Spring Branches

"Lu Yichuan, how can you talk like that?" Tang Shiyan was a little angry: "I am the child's biological grandmother, I will see what's wrong with her, I won't hurt her."

Gradually, Lu Yichuang realized that what he had just said was a bit too harsh and excessive.

After all, the person opposite was Tang Asi's biological mother and the child's biological grandmother. When conflicts arose between him and Tang Asi, Tang Shiyan often gave him advice on how to resolve them.

Tang Shiyan had been taking care of the child for the first three months after he was born. In those three months, she looked much older.

Grandma missed her granddaughter and came to see her. It was natural.

People should not forget their roots.

What's more, the person on the other end of the phone was doing him a favor.

If she hadn't given birth to Tang Asi, there would be no Xiaoxiao today.

Unable to hear Lu Yichuan's response, Tang Shiyan continued, "Lu Yichuan, do you think I would harm Xiaoxiao? How could you think of me like that?! She is the only bloodline left by my daughter. Looking at her is just like looking at Ah Si."

At this point, the person on the other side had already started sobbing, and the sobbing sounds continued.

Self-blame and regret attacked Lu Yichuan little by little.

He apologized: "I'm sorry Aunt Tang, that's not what I meant just now."

Tang Shiyan asked: "What do you mean?"

As soon as I heard that she was going to see the child, I immediately asked for leave from the company. How could it be such a coincidence?

Lu Yichuan said: "Xiaoxiao is my biological daughter after all, my only child. As a father, I naturally want to be by her side when she is sick, but I am afraid that taking care of Xiaoxiao will tire you out."

Tang Shiyan said: "I am not afraid of being tired."

Lu Yichuan: “…”

Lu Yichuan said, "Okay, come over. You can take care of me during the day while I'm at work."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yichuan turned around and saw Xiaoxiao standing behind him.

For a second I was scared.

"Dad..." Xiaoxiao spoke first, her voice soft and sticky.

Her face was pale and she looked dazed, as if she was about to fall down at any moment.

"How did you get here?" When the little girl was about to fall, Lu Yichuang quickly picked up Xiaoxiao.

Xiao Xiao was in Lu Yichuan's arms, pouting her lips in grievance, her eyes were red and misty, and she said in a hoarse voice: "Dad... I didn't see you when I got up, and I was very sad. I thought you didn't want me anymore, and I was very sad."

Lu Yichuan chuckled, "How could I not want my baby? You are the motivation for Daddy to live in this world."

Having said that, Lu Yichuang carried Xiaoxiao back to the room, put her on the bed, and covered her with a quilt.

Lu Yichuan said, "Xiaoxiao, lie down first, Dad will go downstairs to get you some porridge."

Xiao Xiao nodded and agreed: "Okay, Dad."

After a while, Lu Yichuang came up with a bowl of black rice porridge.

He scooped up a spoonful of porridge, blew it gently, and then brought it to the little mouth.

The father and daughter didn't say anything and ate the porridge quietly.

After finishing a bowl of porridge, Lu Yichuang gave Xiaoxiao the medicine the doctor had prescribed.

Xiaoxiao then spoke.

She said, "Dad, who were you talking to on the phone just now? Is there someone coming over?"

Lu Yichuan said: "Well, Dad just called your grandma, she will be here soon."

Xiao Xiao raised the corner of her mouth and smiled, "That's great."

"Xiaoxiao, who do you like most besides your dad?" Lu Yichuang suddenly asked.

After asking, I felt a little regretful.

Because the one who stays with Xiaoxiao all year round is either himself or An Na.

There has never been an extra third person around Xiaoxiao again.

Lu Yichuan smiled and said, "Forget it, don't answer, Dad knows the answer."

Xiao Xiao: "Oh."

Just then, the doorbell rang outside.

Lu Yichuan glanced back and said to Xiaoxiao, "Maybe grandma is here. I'll go open the door. Just lie down quietly and don't move."

Xiaoxiao nodded: "Okay."

The little girl usually talks a lot, so even if he said that, Xiaoxiao would reply with many words.

However, for her who was sick today, she just said "oh" and made peace.

Lu Yichuan knew that the little girl was suffering, and he wanted to take all the pain on her behalf, but...

Lu Yichuan went over and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, before I could even talk to Tang Shiyan, she quickly ran towards the master bedroom on the second floor.

Lu Yichuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

It seems that this is a real grandma.

"Xiao Xiao, Xiao Xiao~~"

Every time she climbed a step, Tang Shiyan would shout, her voice filled with tears.

When she came to the bedroom, she saw Xiaoxiao lying on the bed. Her face was pale and she looked listless. Tang Shiyan couldn't help crying.

She said, "Xiaoxiao, why did you suddenly get sick? Are you feeling very uncomfortable, my dear child?"

Although it was painful, Xiao Xiao still managed a far-fetched smile and said, "Grandma, I'm fine. Don't worry about me. I'm fine."

After she said this, Tang Shiyan became even sadder.

She couldn't help but think of her baby daughter again.

Tang Shiyan said: "You are just like your mother, very stubborn. You only report good news and never bad news. No matter how uncomfortable you are, you always say everything is fine."

Xiaoxiao really wanted to comfort the old man in front of her, but she didn't know how. She could only raise her hand with difficulty and wipe away the tears from the corners of Tang Shiyan's eyes with the back of her hand.

This is the kind of scene that Lu Yichuan hates the most.

Seeing the two women in the room, he thought of his lover again.

My nose felt sore and my eyes instantly became moist.

Lu Yichuan said, "I'll heat up the porridge in the pot and stir-fry two dishes."

Having said that, before the two of them could reply, he ran out of the room.

Tang Shiyan withdrew her gaze from the empty doorway and looked at Xiaoxiao again, "Xiaoxiao, do you miss your mother?"

Xiaoxiao nodded: "I want to."

"So do you want to see your mother?"

Xiaoxiao suddenly widened her eyes.

She didn't quite understand what her grandma meant.

If she says she wants to see her, will her grandma take her to see her mother?

Didn't her mother...die when she gave birth to her?

Xiao Xiao: "Grandma, what do you mean? I don't understand."

Tang Shiyan smiled and wiped the tears from her face, "Grandma has a secret to tell you, but you can't tell Dad."

Xiaoxiao nodded: "Okay."

Tang Shiyan said, "What if you tell your father?"

Tang Shiyan still took some precautions.

Children are the easiest to be deceived. They can be fooled by a piece of candy. What’s more, the person she is hiding this from is her father, who is Xiaoxiao’s favorite person.

Xiaoxiao is a little embarrassed.

If her mother was really still alive, she had to tell her father such important news, as her father missed her mother too.

"This..." Xiao Xiao hesitated.

If Daddy doesn't know about Mom's existence, but the whole world knows about it and Daddy is the only one kept in the dark, then Xiaoxiao would rather not know this secret.

Seeing Xiaoxiao's hesitation and embarrassment, Tang Shiyan smiled and said, "We Xiaoxiao are more sensible than our peers. You should have guessed what the secret is. You can judge for yourself which is more important. If you want to know, tell grandma and I will take you to see her. It doesn't matter if you don't want to see her. We will follow your inner choice."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yichuang walked in.

He said, "Aunt Tang, let Xiao Xiao rest for a while. I will go down with you to have dinner with you."

The two adults came into the living room. Tang Shiyan looked at the dazzling array of dishes on the table and felt relieved.

When Tang Asi was around, all the housework, including cooking, was contracted out to Lu Yichuang, and Tang Asi only needed to be a hands-off boss.

Her precious daughter was enjoying her life when something like that happened...

Tang Shiyan sighed deeply and her eyes suddenly turned red.

She said: "Lu Yichuan, are you not going to find a mother for Xiao Xiao in the future?"

Lu Yichuan paused for a moment, then slowly raised his head, staring into Tang Shiyan's eyes, and said, "Do you want me to find another one?"

Tang Shiyan sneered: "This is your business, you decide for yourself, why do you need to ask me?"

Lu Yichuang said "Oh", lowered his head and continued eating.

What an obvious temptation.

Regardless of whether Tang Shiyan was sincere or not, Lu Yichuan really didn't plan to continue the marriage because he now had Xiaoxiao.

If Xiaoxiao didn't exist in the world, she would have died on the operating table five years ago along with Tang Asi. Many years in the future, if someone appeared who made Lu Yichuan feel something for her, Lu Yichuan thought, he would marry that girl.

This is how we spend our long life.

It can also be regarded as an explanation for coming into this world.

Both of them lowered their heads to eat breakfast, and no one said another word.

After breakfast, Lu Yichuan went upstairs.

He went up and saw Xiaoxiao looking towards the door with her round eyes.

"Aren't you sleepy?" Lu Yichuang walked over and sat next to Xiaoxiao.

Xiao Xiao shook her head with a sad look on her face: "Dad, are you going to work?"

Lu Yichuan nodded: "Yeah."

"What time will you be back?" Xiaoxiao asked, her eyes a little moist.

Lu Yichuan sighed softly, tidied up the hair on his forehead, and said, "What's wrong? Do you want your dad to accompany you?"

Xiaoxiao nodded and shook her head: "...You should go to work."

Recently, Xiaoxiao heard the teachers talking about the pressure Shen Group was under recently. If Lu Yichuan didn't go to work but stayed at home with her, the company might be in even worse trouble.

Xiaoxiao didn't want the company built by her father to be destroyed like this.

"Okay then, I'll buy you the little cake you like when I come back in the evening."

"Thank you dad."

Lu Yichuang put on his clothes, sorted out his work, and walked down again.

Tang Shiyan was talking on the phone, acting sneaky.

Lu Yichuan coughed and Tang Shiyan hung up the phone in a hurry.

He said, "Aunt Tang, Xiao Xiao is now in your care. I'm going to the company now."

……

Shen Group.

Lu Yichuang came to the company in the morning, drank a cup of coffee, and then went to a meeting, which lasted the whole morning.

The cell phone was turned off and in the secretary's hand.

After the meeting, everyone left. Lu Yichuan leaned back in his chair, rubbing his brows in annoyance.

There has been some unrest within the company recently, with several people secretly selling their shares to the Shen Group. Several veterans just said at the meeting that they were going to resign and retire.

They are all core figures in the company. Once they leave, the company will face the situation of falling apart.

"Mr. Lu." The secretary came over.

Lu Yichuang didn't look up and continued doing the same actions as before.

The secretary pushed the phone in front of Lu Yichuan and said, "Mr. Lu, this is your phone. An Na just called me and asked you to call him back."

"Yeah." Lu Yichuan made a gesture and the secretary retreated.

Lu Yichuan was stunned for several seconds before picking up his phone to look at it.

When I turned on my phone, a lot of text messages and missed calls popped up all at once.

Lu Yichuan read the text message first.

The most common messages were about work, followed by a voice message sent by Tang Shiyan.

Lu Yichuan clicked on it and listened.

"Lu Yichuan, Xiaoxiao is crying and shouting to see you now, do you want to come back? I feel like there's something wrong with Xiaoxiao, she has a thin layer of red rash all over her body."

When he heard this voice, Lu Yichuan's face changed.

Just when I was about to reply to Tang Shiyan, Ana called again.

Lu Yichuan clicked to answer the call.

Ah Na said, "Mr. Lu, something bad has happened. The little female teacher suddenly disappeared overnight. But I just received a text message saying that the female teacher has been kidnapped and asked you to bring money to redeem her."

Lu Yichuan sneered: "What does this have to do with me? Why do I need to bring money to redeem someone? Do I know the female teacher? Why was this text message not sent to me, but to you?"

Ah Na said, "I was also wondering about this. I just sent someone to investigate. The news he passed on was that... Sister Tang is not dead. The female teacher is Sister Tang."

"What?!" Lu Yichuan said solemnly.

How come everything happens to be so coincidental?

First, Xiaoxiao kept muttering that she wanted to see him, and then a female teacher was kidnapped and he was asked to redeem her. Isn't this too much of a coincidence?

If it is a female teacher, it must be Tang Asi.

All of this was designed by her, so what did she want to express by doing this?

Let's see whether he will save his daughter first or her?

This is impossible.

Tang Asi must love his daughter very, very much. He would never let anything happen to her, let alone use her as a bargaining chip to threaten others.

This proves that the female teacher is definitely not Tang Asi.

Or maybe Xiaoxiao is not sick.

Lu Yichuang held his forehead with his hand, his head was exploding.

It kept buzzing.

Ana said, "Mr. Lu, what should we do next?"

Lu Yichuan didn't say anything.

Ana didn't say anything else.

After a long while, Lu Yichuan said, "Don't worry about anything."

"Ah?" Ana didn't understand what Lu Yichuan meant.

If the female teacher was Tang Asi, as the spies had investigated, how could they not care about anything? That was a life, and it was his beloved wife, his little mother.