novelraw Chapter 576 - 574: Why Didn’t I Meet You Earlier?
Chapter 576 - 574: Why Didn’t I Meet You Earlier?
When Lu Beichen went out, Ji Niandong was still sitting on the sofa in the living room, looking at her notebook. She seemed to be very focused, not noticing that he had already come over.
Lu Beichen just sat beside her, watching her, and the two of them remained in this stalemate for a long time. Ji Niandong still didn’t put down the notebook.
Finally, Lu Beichen surrendered, "Why are you so stubborn? Aren’t you willing to say even a word to me?"
The notebook hadn’t been turned over; how could she possibly be reading it?
She just didn’t know how to face him. His presence next to her made her heart feel chaotic and uneasy, like sitting on pins and needles.
Hearing him speak, she slowly put down the notebook, turned to face him, glanced at him, and then lowered her head again.
She looked pitiful and cautious.
Lu Beichen sighed, reached out to pull her into his arms, "Don’t be angry, okay? I promise, without your permission, neither Nian Nian nor I will meet Xi Yao again."
He spoke earnestly, her ear pressed against his chest, she could hear his steady and powerful heartbeat, feeling both familiar and reassuring.
Ji Niandong felt a sour sensation in her nose, "Husband, I’m being too petty! I shouldn’t have been mad at you."
Hearing her say this, Lu Beichen finally breathed a complete sigh of relief, as if everything was back in his control, "Mrs. Lu has the right to be angry. You can be petty and jealous, but didn’t Mrs. Lu forget something?"
He held her shoulders, lifting her from his embrace, looked into her eyes, and said seriously, "I think I’ve said more than once that Xi Yao is not Nian Nian’s mother. It’s not to appease you or Nian Nian; she’s just my niece, truly."
Then who exactly is Nian Nian’s mother?!
Ji Niandong opened her mouth but couldn’t ask this question.
"Tongtong, can you trust me just this once, hmm?" His prolongation of the last syllable seemed almost enchanting.
Ji Niandong nodded, "Even if she is Nian Nian’s mother, I shouldn’t be so petty. I understand a child’s longing to see their mother more than anyone else, otherwise, I wouldn’t have taken Nian Nian to see her today."
Lu Beichen was about to speak when she hurriedly added, "Husband, I’m just... just afraid of losing you both."
Her voice was soft and light, saying this quietly, causing Lu Beichen to completely collapse.
He knew she lacked security, always asking him if he would leave her, if he would abandon her, but he didn’t realize her sense of security was this low!
Lu Beichen reached out to touch her face, "I’ve been thinking, is there anything I haven’t done well enough, so Mrs. Lu always feels so insecure, so distrustful of me."
Ji Niandong suddenly looked up at him, "No, you haven’t done anything wrong! You, you’re just too good."
So good that she felt she had nothing, that she could lose him at any moment!
"Since Mrs. Lu thinks I’m so good, and I also think Mrs. Lu is the best, then let’s be good together, okay?"
He spoke as if reciting a tongue twister, and Ji Niandong blankly asked, "Do you really think I’m the best?"
Lu Beichen shook his head, pinched her face with a bit of helplessness, "Then why did I marry you?"
Ji Niandong threw herself into his arms, wrapping her arms around his neck, seemingly pouring out all her grievances, hugging him and crying for a while before choking out, "Why didn’t I meet you sooner? If only I had met you first... No, even if I met you first, it wouldn’t help!"
The sister-in-law was right; if she had met him first, he wouldn’t have been the one who spoiled her like this!