Chapter 57 - 56: I Am Not Xiao Huai’an! (2 Updates)

Chapter 57: Chapter 56: I Am Not Xiao Huai’an! (2 Updates)

Xu Jing was slightly taken aback. Thinking of how that Little Point had fearlessly stood in front of her earlier, she couldn’t help but feel a little guilty. She squatted down to meet his eyes, gently caressing his small head, and asked worriedly, "Chang Xiao, what’s wrong? Were you scared by what happened just now?"

Xiao Huai’an stared blankly at the woman in front of him. Before he knew it, those pesky bugs seemed to have crawled into his eyes again, making them feel sore and uncomfortable.

He couldn’t help but clench his small fists, rubbing his slightly red eyes, and whispered, "Do you still like me?"

Xu Jing was momentarily stunned, unable to comprehend the child’s line of thought. She nodded solemnly and said, "Of course, I like you."

"Then... will you like me no matter what?"

"Of course."

Xu Jing furrowed her brows slightly, thinking that the earlier incident might have left a shadow in his heart. She asked worriedly, "Chang Xiao, what’s the matter? Don’t worry, those uncles and aunts didn’t mean to bully us. They just had some misunderstandings, but now that the misunderstandings are cleared up, everything is fine."

Xiao Huai’an hesitated to speak as he looked at the woman in front of him. His small hands raised slightly and then quietly dropped back down.

He was very afraid that once Mom knew he was Xiao Huai’an, she wouldn’t like him anymore.

He remembered Xianyun saying that this feeling was called insecurity, caused by a bad bug worse than the one that made his eyes sore.

Whenever he felt like that, he needed someone to hold him tight to chase those bad bugs away.

Every time he woke from a nightmare, Xianyun would hold him tight, and those bad bugs would truly disappear.

He really wished Mom would hold him now.

But he dared not say it.

Xiao Huai’an blinked rapidly. He didn’t want Mom to see the bad bugs in his eyes.

Those bad bugs were really bad; not only did they make him uncomfortable, but they also made him cry. And every time he cried when he was little, Mom would get upset and would scold and hit him.

Mom was so nice to him now; he couldn’t make Mom unhappy.

Xu Jing saw that the Little Point’s eyes were red, and his lips were pursed stubbornly, refusing to cry. Her heart ached, wondering why.

She really didn’t understand this creature called children and didn’t know how to coax them.

She sighed softly and simply reached out to pick up the child. When she saw his eyes widen instantly and his small hands instinctively hug her neck, she smiled faintly and said, "Chang Xiao, don’t be afraid. Didn’t you want to eat the food I cook? I’ll take you home and cook for you, okay?

But what I make might not taste very good."

She originally intended to take him to find his family herself.

But now there was no choice but to ask Chen Hu to look instead.

Xiao Huai’an maintained his startled expression for quite a while before realizing this wasn’t a dream. His small hands immediately tightened around Xu Jing as he buried his small head into her neck, a soft voice carrying a hint of hoarseness, "Chang Xiao will eat anything."

The little mouth hidden in the shadows couldn’t help but curve upward.

Mom’s embrace was so soft and fragrant, much more comfortable than Xianyun’s, seemingly... seemingly even better than Dad’s!

It felt like some of the bad bugs in his heart had been driven away.

Xianyun really hadn’t lied to him.

Feeling the Little Point leaning on her with such attachment, Xu Jing was slightly startled. The strange feeling she had pushed to the back of her mind rushed back.

This child was too close to her.

It seemed it couldn’t simply be described as liking her.

It was more like... he saw her as his own mom.

At this moment, Cheng Qingqing, who had come out to help Xu Jing with her things as she was busy, was momentarily stunned when she saw this scene. She shook her head with a smile and said, "Jing, you and this little one are truly destined. Why not take him as a godson?"

With worries in her heart, Xu Jing couldn’t help but chide softly, "What nonsense. Chang Xiao’s emotions are not quite right. I’ll take him back first.

When Chunyang arrives later, please tell her to head back on her own."

Chen Hu and another officer, Wu Xiangui, who had been by her side these days, were outside. Her returning home early was a chance for them to help inquire about where this little one’s family was.

Though she held a Little Point in her arms, he wasn’t light at all.

Xu Jing got tired after holding him for a while, seeing that Chang Xiao seemed in a better mood, she put him down and led him by the hand towards the back door. After the medical consultation ended yesterday, some patients still lingered at the front door. Not wanting to waste time, she decided to leave through the back door.

Unexpectedly, just after stepping out of Xinglin Hall’s back door with Chang Xiao, she encountered someone unexpected.

When she saw the man who should have left appearing again in front of her, Xu Jing was uncharacteristically stunned.

A certain premonition in her heart once again weighed heavily.

Xiao Yi’s gaze brushed over her briefly before moving away, looking down at the little child who was frozen in shock, and sighed deeply, saying, "Xiao Huai’an, do you realize, every time you sneak away like this, you scare Xianyun terribly."

Xu Jing stiffened slightly.

The premonition in her heart instantly became a reality, leaving her momentarily unsure of how to react.

The Little Point was actually Xiao Huai’an.

Her... her son whom she had never met!

Xu Jing had had her suspicions before, but the child said he was called Chang Xiao, while she remembered her son’s name as Xiao Huai’an.

Moreover, she always thought this child’s strange temperament was due to mistreatment from his family. Yet Chunyang and Chunxiang clearly said the child was doing well by Xiao Yi’s side, how could mistreatment be involved?

She hadn’t expected this reaction from the child was simply because he was facing—her!

Over two years ago, Xiao Yi had taken the child to his side, and neither the original owner nor Chunyang and Chunxiang had seen him since.

The original owner had a terribly distorted mindset towards this child. While he was with her, she barely looked at him, venting her frustrations on this poor child. Hence, in the original owner’s memory, the child’s face was always blurry as if veiled.

Those memories filled with resentment and anger were ones Xu Jing didn’t want to revisit, deliberately pushing them to the deepest parts of her mind.

As a result, she hadn’t recognized the child by her side as her suddenly appearing son!

Before Xu Jing could fully process, the child she was holding suddenly flung her hand away, rushing towards Xiao Yi, hugging his leg tightly, shaking his small head vigorously and exclaiming excitedly, "I’m not, I am not Xiao Huai’an, no!"

The voice was unmistakably filled with sobs.

Even Xiao Yi was somewhat taken aback.

He had never seen the child lose control like this.

Like a wounded little creature that didn’t know how to vent its hurt, it could only helplessly seek a place that felt safe to hide in.

He gently patted the child’s head, attempting to lift him up, "Huai’an..."

"I’m not!"

Unexpectedly, the child hugged him even tighter, burying his little face deep within Xiao Yi’s robe, crying loudly, "I’m not Xiao Huai’an! I’m not!"

Xu Jing stood there, somewhat dazed, seeing the child shouting so hoarsely, she couldn’t help but frown slightly.

Her inability to recognize this child was partly due to the child’s deliberate concealment.

Why didn’t he want to acknowledge he was Xiao Huai’an?

Not only that, he seemed to strongly reject it.

Her mind suddenly recalled when the child asked her earlier, so insecure, whether she would like him no matter what. Her heart suddenly felt like it was pierced by a sharp needle.

If it was true that those victims earlier were killed with needles.

Then perhaps she slightly understood the pain they felt before dying.