Leng Lingxiao straightened his near-perfect tie with a serious face, then raised an eyebrow and responded, "Nonsense, I’m a perfect gentleman, day in and day out... Don’t corrupt me."
Shen Yiming nearly spat out the oolong tea he had just sipped upon hearing this.
Seriously, good intentions seen as ungrateful?
Not wanting to look? Impossible, look at that absent-minded expression of yours... You’re practically ready to rush over.
But Shen Yiming didn’t argue; instead, he started fiddling mysteriously with his phone, as he knew his old buddy too well after years of friendship.
His assumption turned out to be right.
Soon enough, Leng Lingxiao grew impatient.
He glanced at the white suit and red bow tie that had just been delivered, imagining Tang Xiaowan trying on a wedding dress fiery as flames, and he couldn’t help feeling restless.
Glancing at Shen Yiming, he saw he was still chatting!
"Lingxiao, who is that keeping you so busy?" Leng Lingxiao asked with a suspicious look.
Suspecting that he was exchanging messages with Li Ruonan.
Shen Yiming laughed, "Gotcha!"
"Nothing, just discussing children’s beds with my wife. Go try on your clothes, no peeking."
"Come over when you’re done, help give some input."
"Oh, okay, okay, right away."
Leng Lingxiao said nothing more, turned to the mirror, and continued trying on the suit the manager handed him.
But his heart was still itching.
Eventually, Tang Xiaowan picked out six wedding dresses: pure white, romantically pink, cool black, and fiery red, each with a unique feature, all very beautiful.
Just as the group settled into the car, ready to head to the mother and baby store, a message came from Huang City.
Leng Lingxiao handed the phone to Tang Xiaowan, looking at her tenderly: "It’s not."
To make absolutely sure, Leng Lingxiao had prepared Wang Junchen’s nail clippings before Wang Meijuan went to get Ye Wanhua’s blood sample.
Tang Xiaowan only learned about this after lunch.
Tears streamed down her face as she read the test report on her phone. Even though she was prepared, it still hurt unbearably, and she couldn’t help but convulse.
Again and again, she faced setbacks.
"No more tests in the future... If there are none, there are none. I still have you, and..."
Leng Lingxiao raised his hand tenderly, wiping away Tang Xiaowan’s tears: "That’s right, you have me, and Grandma and Grandpa. Be good, no more crying."
His Little Tangtang surely had love.
"Suddenly, I really want to eat... ice cream, a super-size portion, the chocolate kind."
"Okay, let’s go now."
Zhao Renjie heard this and immediately changed lanes.
Following closely behind in a white sedan, Shen Yiming looked confusedly at the SUV ahead.
What are they doing changing lanes here?
"Ling Xiao, may I go with you tomorrow?" Li Ruonan asked in a small voice, afraid of being rejected.
"You’re still pregnant, only two months in, taking wedding photos is tiring, moving around a lot, maybe you shouldn’t go, I’ll record it for you to see."
"You don’t know how boring it is at home."
In truth, Li Ruonan wanted to experience a helicopter ride. She had never seen one her whole life and thought it must feel different from being on a plane.
Shen Yiming pursed his lips, suddenly seeing through his wife’s thoughts, but chose not to call her out on it.
"Okay, then let’s go together."
"That’s fantastic, it must be really interesting. I heard from Tangtang that the helicopter used for the photoshoot is black-based and looks extremely cool, so she intentionally picked out two white wedding dresses. You have no idea, she looks like an angel in them, so beautiful!"
Shen Yiming expressed surprise, "All white?"
"Yeah, but the styles are different. One is short and the other is long, and they have completely different styles. White is the most beautiful color for wedding dresses; you wouldn’t understand."
Shen Yiming didn’t understand the thoughts of young girls, but he could tell that his wife was indeed very interested in helicopters.
"What color wedding dress do you think looks the best?" Li Ruonan asked, smiling as she took a folic acid tablet.
"Oh, it’s good that there’s a pink one. What about red? Do you think that kind of bright red is pretty?"
"That girl picked a bright red one too?"
Li Ruonan frowned, "Yes."
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Hmm, that must be for the motorcycle set.
Hahaha, there will be a good show to watch tomorrow!
"Why are you laughing? I’m telling you... it’s top secret, and you must not tell Leng Lingxiao, otherwise Tangtang won’t talk to me anymore. I can’t betray a friend."
She really had good intentions but did the wrong thing; she wanted to find out what men thought, but she let something slip in the process.
"Alright, alright, I won’t say anything," he assured her.
"I wonder how much it costs to rent those wedding dresses. I hope they don’t get dirty during the shoot."
"Don’t worry, I’m telling you, Ling Xiao has already bought the wedding dress shop. He’s going to give it to Tang Xiaowan as a gift. Remember, it’s a secret; you mustn’t tell."
"No way, that’s so extravagant!"
"Actually... there are many things you don’t know. Ling Xiao’s obsession with Tang Xiaowan is nothing new. I remember when that girl just started junior high, one night, Ling Xiao suddenly called me and said if anyone dared to mess with Tang Xiaowan, he would wipe them out, no matter how powerful their family was."
At this, Li Ruonan burst into laughter.
Shen Yiming heard her and felt puzzled in his heart.
It was a serious matter, after all. Girls in their early teens are too naive and easily deceived.
You know, during that time, Leng Lingxiao, every day, looked ready to kill anyone. If any boy got close to Tang Xiaowan, he would suspect their motives.
"Afraid that other boys would take her away?" Li Ruonan stopped laughing and asked seriously.
"Yeah, that’s right. Back then, Ling Xiao... really was like an old father, treating Tang Xiaowan as if she were his daughter, always worried sick."
"So lucky, to have been cared for since childhood."
Shen Yiming sighed softly and shook his head, "Do you know why Tang Xiaowan especially loves to play hide-and-seek and role-play?"
"Spoiled children, they never grow up," she said.
"It’s because Tang Xiaowan was adopted by Grandma Tang from an orphanage. As a child, she often sat alone on large trees, waiting either for her mom or grandma, until she met Ling Xiao at the age of five and started waiting for Huahua. She switched from climbing trees to rooftops, and later, they played hide-and-seek together, with Ling Xiao playing the mom."
Hearing this, Li Ruonan, who originally felt envious, couldn’t help but tremble inside, her eyes becoming moist.
So... it wasn’t her real grandma!
She had always mistakenly thought that Tang Xiaowan, like her, had divorced parents from childhood. She never imagined Tang Xiaowan was actually adopted from an orphanage.
"Nannan, what’s wrong, are you okay?"
"I was wondering..." Li Ruonan paused, then changed her words, "I always hear Tangtang calling Leng Lingxiao ’Huahua.’ Is it a nickname she gave him, because of the Lingxiao Flower?"
"Yeah, think about it, it’s quite funny, ’Huahua.’
"It is, haha, a grown man being called ’Huahua’ by a little girl. But... it’s quite romantic!"
"So... don’t envy anyone. Everyone has something they lack, just like Tang Xiaowan, no matter how cheerful she seems all the time."
Just then, Li Ruonan’s phone rang. It was a message from Tang Xiaowan.
[I’m sorry, I suddenly really want to eat ice cream. Let’s pick out a baby crib after I’ve eaten. I also kind of want to go bungee jumping. Come with us after dinner, ask your Shen Yiming if he’ll jump too?]
After reading it, Li Ruonan’s face was a picture of shock.
"What’s going on, bungee jumping late at night?"