Ye Huanyan came out of the bathroom after taking a shower. The TV was still on in the living room. Naonnao's little head poked out from the sofa. He sat there motionlessly like a meditating little monk.
"Why aren't you going to bed?" Ye Huanyan walked up and took Naonnao, who was wearing Hello Kitty pajamas, into her arms. "What are you watching?"
"The Matrix."
Following his gaze, Ye Huanyan looked up and saw that the TV was filled with a solemn and nervous atmosphere.
She pursed her lips. "Children should watch more childish things."
With that said, she took the remote control on the coffee table and switched to a cartoon channel. She changed to a pet cartoon and then held the bag of snacks on the coffee table in front of Naonnao. "Do you want some?"
"No, I'm brushing my teeth."
"Oh."
Ye Huanyan ate a big bag of chips by herself and giggled at the pink bunny running around on the TV.
Naonnao, who was in her arms, stared at the TV expressionlessly and yawned in boredom. "It's so boring."
"Isn't the new version of Cinderella good?"
"It's not good."
"Then I'll give you the old version. The classic version is the classic version. You have good taste."
Naonnao pursed his lips and finally resisted the urge to refute his mother.
He didn't like the old version, the new version, or the classic version.
Only people who believed in fairy tales would like these things. He didn't believe in fairy tales.
After watching the entire classic version of Cinderella, Ye Huanyan finally finished the third bag of chips and finally found her son sleeping in her arms.
She carefully tapped his nose and then carried him to the bedroom. She carefully lifted the blanket and hugged him to sleep.
"Mommy …"
"What's wrong? Mommy's here."
"Do you like that man?"
Hearing this, Ye Huanyan's heart skipped a beat. She lowered her head and looked at the man in her arms.
Naonnao looked at her with sleepy eyes and a puzzled expression. "He obviously didn't treat you well. Why did you come back for him?"
Ye Huanyan frowned. "Uncle told you? Or godmother? "
Gu Sinian and Ji Xiaoyue were probably the two people who knew the most about Ling Han's mistreatment of her. All these years, Gu Sinian had often talked bad about Ling Han in front of Naonnao. Naonnao rarely mentioned his father in front of her, but at this moment, he seemed to already know the relationship between him and Ling Han.
"No." He shook his head. "Uncle and godmother never said anything about it. I want to hear it from mommy."
Ye Huanyan's eyes froze, and she stared at her son in a daze.
For so many years, she had never taken the initiative to mention his father in front of her son. Just because she didn't say anything didn't mean that she didn't care that she couldn't give her son a complete family. No matter how good his uncle and grandparents were to Naonnao, it wasn't the love of his parents.
His intelligence was different from ordinary people, and his occasional strange behavior made her feel sorry. She even wondered if it was because of the lack of fatherly love that he had developed such a mature temperament.
A year ago in Florida, when he first went to the nursery, Gu Sinian was afraid that she would be worried, so he specially gave her the surveillance video of the entire nursery. Every day in the hospital, she would find out in real-time what Naonnao was doing, what he was learning, and whether he was getting along well with the other children.
One of the things that left the deepest impression on her was that there was going to be a parent-child activity in the nursery. There was going to be an exhibition for the children's clay sculptures. Naonnao's clay sculpture was a pet frisbee, and it was very beautiful. The teacher told the children to go home and tell their parents to come to the exhibition the next day.
The other children happily nodded and agreed. Only Naonnao asked the teacher, "I don't have a father. Can my uncle come?"
He seemed to really not care about the fact that he didn't have a father, but the impact of not having a father on him was very significant. For example, after that day, the nursery teacher would give him a few more cookies. For example, other children would take the initiative to give him their building blocks, and even help him complete his homework.
It might seem like a friendly concern, but from another perspective, it was also a form of sympathy.
Naonnao only stayed in the nursery for a month. Later, after he pushed down the building blocks that other children had helped him complete, Gu Sinian took him away from the nursery. After that, he changed two nursery schools. He never mentioned that he didn't have a father again.
If he said that he didn't care, perhaps he really didn't care. But how could a child not have any impact on not having a father?
Ye Huanyan felt a little guilty. She kissed Naonnao's forehead and whispered, "He's actually not as bad as your uncle said. And I also think that you need a father."
"Is it because of me?" Naonnao frowned. "Is it because of me that you left Grandpa, Grandma, and Uncle and came back to look for him?"
"Not all of it. Mommy knows that you're very smart and different from other children, but you may not understand the feelings between adults. Most of the time, children like a person because that person is good to them. To you, such a person is like Mommy, Uncle, Grandma, and Grandpa. Even Aunt Ginghes who takes care of you, or Teacher Denise in the nursery …"
"…"
"But when you grow up, you'll find that you can't help but like a person who doesn't treat you well. It's just because you're attracted to him. Maybe it's because he's good-looking, or maybe it's because he's righteous and kind. This person may not be that good in the eyes of others, but in your eyes, he's really good. Losing him will be a fatal blow to you. At that time, you'll find that you don't ask for anything in return when you love someone."
Naonnao was even more confused. "How can you like a person who doesn't treat you well?"
"This is just an example. In fact, you think that he doesn't treat me well, but he's actually very good to me. From the time I first met him to when I graduated from university, he was very good to me for more than six years."
"…"
"Naonnao, do you really not like him that much?"
It was this kind of kindness that made her feel grateful for so many years. No matter how he misunderstood her, she could forgive him.
After a long time, Naonnao turned over and nestled in Ye Huanyan's arms.
"It doesn't matter if I like him or not. Mommy, it's fine as long as you like him. Mommy, don't look for him because of me. I don't like this reason. I can live without Daddy, but I can't live without Mommy."
"I think you will like him."
The moon was bright outside the window, and the insomniac was not far away. The ashtray was filled with cigarette butts.
The phone suddenly rang and broke the silence in the room. Ling Han stubbed out the cigarette in his hand and threw it into the ashtray. He answered the phone.
Xiao Dong was calling, and he sounded a little depressed. "President Ling, Sheng Anran has rejected the contract extension."
Ling Han frowned. "What's the reason? Have they signed with other companies? "
"No. I think Sheng Anran's manager is also confused. It seems that Sheng Anran is the one who made the decision."
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