Be Careful, Scum Dad! Mommy Is Back!
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Chapter 263: Chapter 263: Hiding All Her Secrets Chapter 263: Chapter 263: Hiding All Her Secrets Lu Xining was worried that if she put her daughter down, the child would wake up again, so she kept holding her.

Jing Zheng had also stayed up all night, watching over both of them.

In the early hours, Lu Xining couldn’t shake the feeling that there was an elusive gaze outside the hospital room, looking in.

But as Little Dumpling had finally settled down, she didn’t dare to move an inch.

The silent and elongated hospital corridor.

After dealing with the aftermath for the Zhou Family, Ji Muye, dressed in black clothes and trousers, his hands still carrying a blood-stained suit jacket, his back slightly bent, silently leaned against the cold wall of the corridor.

Half of his facial profile was hidden in the darkness, and Ji Muye peered through the door of the hospital room, which was not closed tightly, and saw the warm scene inside.

A tide of guilt flooded out from the depths of his profound eyes.

He had ultimately failed to protect his own daughter.

He was still too slow.

Ji Muye had never felt such a strong desire for power and authority before, but at that moment, he yearned for more elevated power.

Wealth commanded respect, but power demanded submission.

Only by holding firm to those, could he prevent the events of the last night from happening again.

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After daybreak.

The doctor came to perform a full-body checkup on Lu Nuonuo.

All her indicators were normal.

After another day of observation in the hospital, she could be discharged if there were no problems.

Lu Xining learned from the bodyguard at the door that Ji Muye had visited in the early morning and had stayed in the corridor alone until dawn before leaving.

“Nuonuo, here comes the fragrant milk powder~”

Seeing Little Dumpling awake, Jing Zheng treated her as though he was holding a precious and fragile treasure, needing to hold the child in his arms to feel at ease.

Nestled in Jing Zheng’s embrace, Lu Nuonuo took the milk bottle, thanked him, and began to gulp it down.

Halfway through drinking, she didn’t forget to give a thumbs-up to praise Jing Zheng.

“Uncle is great~”

“Nuonuo and Uncle are the best in the world~”

Lu Xining sat on the sofa to the side, watching Jing Zheng beaming with joy because of the child’s affection, feeling slightly worried.

It seemed that Nuonuo was dependent on her uncle, but in reality, it was more about Jing Zheng’s dependence on Nuonuo.

Port City was undoubtedly a hellish place for Jing Zheng.

But for the precious child, he stepped onto this land again.

Even as early as the car ride back to the hospital from the Zhou Family the previous night, Fu Junhang had talked to her about the Jing Family’s affairs.

When it came to the decision about destroying the Zhou Family’s port goods, Jing Zheng suggested leveraging the Jing Family’s political influence to contain the Zhou Family’s retaliatory actions.

Although Fu Junhang didn’t know the specific events that had happened to Jing Zheng in the past, he could tell from Lu Xining’s previous attitudes that she definitely didn’t want him to get involved.

So he did not take Jing Zheng’s suggestion and directly destroyed the Zhou Family’s goods in Port City.

Lu Xining remembered that year…

The old master of the Jing Family had clearly stated that if Jing Zheng ever appeared in Port City again, they would unquestionably punish him with family discipline!

Seeing the barely concealed sorrowfulness and wistfulness on Jing Zheng’s face, she was somewhat worried about his state.

Lu Nuonuo held the milk bottle with both hands, her round eyes rotating.

Lying in her uncle’s arms, she smiled at Lu Xining, shook the bottle after finishing, and on her smooth little face blushed with pink, there were crease marks from where she had slept against Lu Xining’s clothes.

“Mommy, look, I drank it all up~”

“Our Nuonuo is really great.”

Hearing her mother’s praise, Little Dumpling nodded in complete agreement.

She then cheerfully said, “Nuonuo is super great!”

Coming down from Jing Zheng’s embrace, Lu Nuonuo threw herself into the arms of Lu Xining.

The fragrance of milk powder wafted around Lu Xining, as the child’s bright smile filled with love and warmth made one unable to resist holding her and doting on her.

Little Dumpling stretched out both hands to cover Lu Xining’s eyes and softly said, “Mommy worked hard~”

“Nuonuo will stay by Mommy’s side as she sleeps.”

She hummed the lullaby that Lu Xining sang to her to sleep, looking quite like an adult in her own right.

Feeling her daughter’s concern, Lu Xining closed her eyes in line with her expectations.

After a while, Lu Nuonuo carefully removed her hands.

Seeing “sleeping” Lu Xining, she revealed a relieved smile and leaned over to give her a gentle kiss.

Jing Zheng, witnessing this scene, felt a tug at his heart,

She tiptoed back to Jing Zheng’s side, holding his hand as they walked towards the hospital bed, whispering, “Uncle, be gentle, don’t wake up Mommy.”

Lu Nuonuo patted the bedcover on the hospital bed, signaling Jing Zheng to lie down.

Thinking the child was simply playing a game of house with him, Jing Zheng didn’t give it much thought and lay down on the hospital bed as she had indicated.

Then he saw…

He saw Little Dumpling deftly climb up, taking her pink little fox blanket and covering him with it, even using the little fox’s ears to cover his eyes.

Lu Nuonuo repeated the same ritual on Jing Zheng that she used on her mother.

The only difference was that she also lay down beside Jing Zheng.

Despite being just two years old, Nuonuo’s emotional awareness was even sharper than an adult’s.

Her little hand, not even a third the size of Jing Zheng’s palm, mimicked the gestures of an adult and gently patted his shoulder.

“Uncle, sleep well, Nuonuo will always stay with you.”

It was Uncle’s sensitive period.

But fear not! With Nuonuo here, she’d be sure to heal her beautiful, rich Uncle!

The scent of milk powder on Little Dumpling, fresh from her drink, was somewhat like a soothing fragrance.

Jing Zheng’s hand, clenched tight under the covers, slowly relaxed its grip, and his eyes closed as well.

The tall figure, scrunched up under the blanket, looked extremely vulnerable.

Lu Nuonuo kissed his cheek and whispered into his ear for comfort.

“Don’t be scared, Uncle, Nuonuo and Mommy will protect you.”

Little Dumpling, who hadn’t gotten enough sleep herself, lulled and lulled until she too fell asleep.

Hearing the steady, soft breathing of the child in his arms, Jing Zheng opened his eyes and met the gaze of Lu Xining, who had already opened her eyes on the sofa.

She walked over quietly and sat beside the hospital bed, soothing him, “Sleep peacefully.”

Jing Zheng’s eyes, deep-set like those of Westerners, trembled at her words, and holding the little one in his arms, he drifted off to sleep.

The sleep aid fragrance that Lu Xining had someone bring also arrived.

She lit one on the bedside table and sat quietly at the edge of the bed watching the sleeping pair.

The elder, sensitive and fragile.

The younger, intelligent and bold.

… The two treasures of their family.

At the doorway of the hospital room, Fu Junhang saw the scene inside, lowered his hand that was about to knock, and quietly waited outside for Lu Xining to come out.

Catching a glimpse of a figure in the corridor out of the corner of her eye, Lu Xining gently opened the hospital room door, and in a flash, her eyes turned cold, her presence becoming sharp.

She said to Fu Junhang, “Is everything ready?”

The man nodded and handed her a document.

Lu Xining, looking at the clearly written contents on the white paper, remembered her long-forgotten mother: Chu Yan.

A woman who seemed as soft as a tussah yet had a nature as resilient as pine and cypress.

Indulged and willful in the first half of her life; tactical and strategically-minded in the latter half.

And here, were all her secrets hidden.

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