Spoiled Sparrow

The three chatted for a long time in the coffee shop. Jiang Wenli solemnly apologized to Ruan Qing, and the matter was put behind them.

As Ruan Qing walked out of the coffee shop, a familiar little dumpling ran towards her.

"Mommy~"

Youyou rushed over and hugged her leg, while He Xunnan stood not far behind her with her little schoolbag in his hand.

"Are you feeling any better?"

I was planning to visit her tomorrow, but I didn't expect to run into her here.

Ruan Qing led her soft little hand into the coffee shop and ordered several kinds of small cakes.

"Thank you, Mommy~ Youyou loves you."

I love you too~

She felt guilty at the thought of such a young child being implicated by her and going through such a serious ordeal.

"Brother Xun Nan, would you like a latte?"

He Xunan nodded with a smile.

"How has Youyou been these past few days? I hope what happened last time didn't leave a lasting negative impression on her?"

While the child went to get tissues, Ruan Qing asked He Xun Nan in a low voice.

"Don't worry, you'll receive ongoing counseling after seeing a psychologist."

"There are no major problems at the moment."

Ruan Qing: "That's good."

He Xunnan: "And you? Have you ever thought about finding your biological parents?"

Ruan Qing had just put a small spoonful of taro paste Basque into her mouth, and before she could even taste it, she swallowed it down.

"Biological parents?" Ruan Qing smiled, her eyes filled with melancholy. "I was abandoned. Is there any point in searching for them?"

After learning that she was not the biological child of the Su family, she also thought about finding her relatives.

They even secretly posted on forums for finding relatives.

But Shen Zhaolan told her that she had been abandoned by her biological parents, and later, no one replied to her missing person posts on the forum.

As time went by, she forgot about it.

Even now, when He Xunnan mentions this matter, she seems somewhat dazed.

He Xunnan frowned: "Abandoned? Who told you that?"

Ruan Qing sensed a hint of anger in his tone.

"What's wrong?"

She said doubtfully, "My adoptive parents told me."

After she said those words, she suddenly realized something.

He Xunnan bluntly stated, "They don't love you at all. Do you really believe what they say?"

After she finished speaking, Ruan Qing fell into deep thought.

Before being kicked out of the Su family, even though her adoptive father treated her badly, she never doubted Shen Zhaolan's love for her.

Looking back now, can I still believe what she said?

How could He Xunnan...?

Ruan Qing looked at him with a hint of wariness: "Brother Xun Nan, why are you suddenly asking me this?"

"It's nothing, it's just that seeing you reminds me of Youyou."

Just then, Youyou ran over and sat down next to Ruan Qing.

With a babbling laugh, she asked, "What are you saying, Daddy and Mommy?"

She remembered that her classmates in the early childhood education class all said that their parents slept together. Why didn't her parents sleep together?

So, the child innocently asked, "Why don't Mommy and Daddy live together?"

Before the two could answer, she threw out another question.

She innocently gestured to the pictures in the book: "In the English picture book, both the dad and mom sleep in the same bed~ Youyou sleeps in the middle~ hehe."

Ruan Qing felt embarrassed and tried to brush it off, but the child was very curious and insisted on getting to the bottom of it.

"Why is it different from what the picture book says?"

Helpless, she could only look to the child's father across from her, who sat upright and indifferent, as if it were none of her business.

To everyone's surprise, He Xunnan also made a startling statement: "Then how about letting Mom come home with us?"

"Yay! Yay!"

Ruan Qing's pleading look turned awkward.

She wanted to refuse, but seeing Youyou's happy smile, she couldn't bear to disappoint her.

No matter how familiar she was with He Xun Nan, he was still a man, so how could she go to stay at his house?

Ruan Qing didn't know how to refuse, so she made an excuse to go to the restroom and ask Lin Yun'en.

"No, bring her to my house. It doesn't matter where she sleeps, let her experience the love of two mothers."

"I love you, my darling, you truly deserve the title of China's best friend."

As soon as Ruan Qing sat down after hanging up the phone, Youyou said, "Mommy, let's go to the hot springs in the mountains this weekend. Youyou has never been to one before."

How can a child's thoughts change so quickly?

He Xunnan: "I'm busy with work this weekend, so I'll have to trouble you."

Fortunately, her father isn't going, so she has nothing to fear.

Having gone through so much lately, it's time to relax.

"Okay~ No problem."

"Thank you, Mommy~ I love you!"

He Xunnan escorted Ruan Qing home, and before leaving, he hugged and kissed her, showing his love without reservation.

To be honest, she was a little reluctant to part with the child.

The phrase "I love you" is surprisingly the most frequently heard from children.

Suddenly, I realized that in all these years with Fu Chen, neither of them had ever uttered those three words. It's truly heartbreaking.

Back in her apartment, Ruan Qing lay half-reclined on the sofa, browsing guides to nearby hot springs.

Lin Yun'en walked up from behind and wrapped her arms around her neck.

"Are you going to a hot spring? With whom?"

Ruan Qing looked up: "Youyou, my goddaughter."

Lin Yun'en remembered, it was the one in the hospital.

"I know a place, can you take me there?"

"Okay."

*

The weekend arrived quickly, the weather warmed up, and the winter sun put her in a good mood.

Lin Yun'en and Ruan Qing picked up Youyou early in the morning and drove to Yunyin Villa.

The entire resort is located in the mountains on the outskirts of Beijing, and it boasts the only natural hot spring.

"Hello, check-in is here."

"Excuse me, ma'am, we are not accepting outside guests today."

What the hell? Lin Yun'en opened the hotel's website; she had just booked the room that morning.

Lin Yun'en showed her phone screen to the front desk: "We booked a family room in advance, didn't we?"

"I'm so sorry, ma'am, we received this notification this morning. We're very sorry, but would it be alright if I arranged for you to stay at another hotel?"

No sooner had the receptionist finished speaking than the hotel manager rushed over from a distance.

He handed each of them his business card.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, are you Ms. Ruan?"

Ruan Qing took the business card and nodded, "That's me."

The manager immediately said respectfully, "Congratulations on winning our hotel's suite experience prize. You'll be upgraded to a 360° mountain view private hot spring suite for free. Here's your room key."

"Our hotel is only at your service today. Please call me if you need anything."

Lin Yun'en joked from the side, "Miss Ruan has booked this mountain for herself today."

What are you waiting for when something like this is falling from the sky? Let's go for it!

The bellhop carried the luggage to the room, and as soon as the door opened, the mountain scenery, draped in a snow-white coat, came into view.

Wow~ So beautiful~

As soon as Youyou entered, she jumped up excitedly, her small figure moving through the eight spaces before finally emerging after a while.

Lin Yun'en leaned close to Ruan Qing's ear and asked, "Could it have been arranged by Fu Chen? Are there any security cameras here?"

Such a luxurious suite actually has a trial card? Lin Yun'en just checked the price: 129999.

Fu Chen hasn't been hanging around her or sending her any messages these past few days.

The two had not been in contact since they returned from the castle that day.

Ruan Qing shook her head: "No way, he doesn't know we're here."

"Could it be He Xunnan?"

Ruan Qing: "Possibly, but not likely. It wouldn't be Dr. Dong, would it?"

Lin Yun'en's expression immediately turned shy.

"No way~ Is Dr. Dong really that romantic~ I like him a little more now."

Ruan Qing: ...People in the throes of new love are terrifying.

Following online instructions, the two checked every room in the suite and, after confirming there were no surveillance cameras, the three of them finally relaxed and soaked in the hot spring.

The warm spring water enveloped my whole body, and I didn't feel cold even in the snow.

Ruan Qing leaned her head against the side, her relaxed nerves making her feel comfortable enough to fall asleep.

Just as I was relaxing, my buttocks underwater suddenly felt a warm palm, which gave it a light squeeze.

Ruan Qing: "Ah!!!"