Chapter 397: Brother Sleeps Next to You

“Really?”

Qianqian’s face was full of hope, her eyes clearly lively.

Why would her birth mother be so indifferent to her?

Aunt Chen felt a twinge of pain in her heart.

After a two-second pause, before she managed to respond, Qianqian suddenly lifted the blanket and climbed in.

“Miss Qianqian, are you going to sleep?”

“Mmmhmm.”

Qianqian tucked herself in nicely and obediently said, “Qianqian is good, early, sleep, mama, love.”

She meant to say that if she went to bed early and was a good baby who listened to her mom, then her mom would like her.

Aunt Chen’s heart ached even more, and she turned away to wipe her tears.

As she composed herself and thought to offer a few words of comfort, someone suddenly knocked on the door.

“Perhaps the Fourth Young Madam has come back.

Miss Qianqian, you lie down, I’ll go open the door!”

Aunt Chen hurriedly got up and trotted to the door, but her gaze into the parallel outside revealed no one.

It was Bo Qingshan, holding a pillow in his arms, his gaze passing over Aunt Chen to look at Bo Qianqian who was eagerly watching the door from the bed.

Upon seeing Aunt Chen’s expression shift from hope to disappointment in a second, he knew what was happening.

His brows furrowed momentarily, then he put on a smile and walked in.

“Qianqian, is it okay if brother sleeps next to you tonight?”

Qianqian blinked her eyes, “Brother, dark, scared?”

Bo Qingshan smiled, “Yes, brother is afraid of the dark, doesn’t dare to sleep alone.

Is it okay for Qianqian to help brother fall asleep?”

Qianqian blinked again and quickly made up her mind.

She shifted further into the bed, leaving almost half of it empty for him, and cutely patted the space next to her, “Brother, lie, lie.”

“Alright!”

Bo Qingshan lifted the blanket and got in, but he didn’t lie down immediately.

He pulled the blanket up to his waist, ensuring that it also covered Qianqian just beneath her chin.

He protected her well, so that not even a cold breeze could sneak in.

“Aunt Chen, you go to sleep.

I’ve arranged a room for you.

Tonight, I’ll stay with Qianqian.”

Aunt Chen agreed enthusiastically twice and happily left the room.

Outside, a servant was waiting to guide her, having been specifically instructed by the young master to take her to a room directly opposite Miss Qianqian’s—a small room that would make it convenient to care for Miss Qianqian in case anything happened.

Aunt Chen, who had been holding her tears back for so long, finally let them fall when she was out of sight.

Thank goodness, the Bo Family still has relatives who truly care for Miss Qianqian.

Otherwise.

Otherwise, how would such a small child survive?

In the room, Bo Qingshan lay on his side, hand stretched out, and magically produced a strawberry about half the size of a palm.

He put a finger to his lips and gestured for silence, “Shh, let’s eat quietly.”

Bo Qianqian instinctively reached for it but then pulled her hand back, “Mommy said, no eating at night, teeth get bad.”

“It’s fine, just one won’t hurt your teeth,” Bo Qingshan whispered near her ear.

“I also brushed my teeth, and if you eat after brushing, it’s okay.

I only saved two, and this one is specially for you.”

Qianqian was quickly persuaded, took the strawberry, and began to nibble on it bit by bit.

“Thank you, brother.”

That phrase came out fluently.

Bo Qingshan had her lie on her side and patted Qianqian’s back through the blanket.

Qianqian snuggled into his arms to eat the strawberry, munching away like a little hamster.

Soon, the strawberry was finished, and the patting from Bo Qingshan became a tad heavier.

Before long, Qianqian’s eyelids began to droop, and when she felt sleepy, she naturally snuggled closer into her brother’s embrace.

In the middle of the night, Aunt Chen, feeling worried, came to check on them.

She found both children well covered, with Bo Qingshan’s hand still outside the blanket, holding Qianqian.