novelraw Chapter 580 - 578 - Familiar Figure
Chapter 580 - 578 - Familiar Figure
Ji Niandong hung up the phone and turned to walk home. She took only two steps before she saw a car approaching, its headlights briefly blinding her. The car turned in and drove inside, and the driver seemed somewhat familiar.
The light was too bright; perhaps she’d seen wrong. Ji Niandong didn’t pay much attention and continued walking toward home with big steps.
As soon as she entered the house, she saw the man who had been waiting there for a while. Seeing her return, he asked, "You’re back? You sent a message saying you had dinner. Nian Nian and I have eaten too."
He explained to her as he moved to take her bag. However, Ji Niandong didn’t intend to remove her shoes to enter. She grabbed his arm and said, "Husband, you should know where Li Yi’s house is, right? Can you take me there?"
"Why are you looking for Li Yi?" Lu Beichen was very alert.
"I’m looking for Li Yi because of Lingling. What are you thinking about?" She shook his arm, "Hurry and take me there."
Lu Beichen asked calmly, "You found out?"
He asked very calmly, which made Ji Niandong frown, "You knew all along?" She paused, "Why didn’t you tell me if you all knew?"
Lu Beichen shook his head and sighed, poking her forehead with his index finger, "See how anxious you are now? If I told you, you’d only worry for nothing. Don’t worry, Shen Congling will be fine."
He looked relaxed and spoke plainly, which calmed Ji Niandong down a bit. Indeed, to him, anything could be easily taken care of, especially trivial matters like this. Truly, she was just worrying unnecessarily.
Only then did she change her shoes and walk in, following behind him and asking, "Husband, what’s going on with Lingling now?" She thought for a moment, "I still want to see her. After all, it’s been a long time, and even though many things have happened, she’s like my own sister. She hasn’t done anything wrong. Besides, she’s in trouble, and Aunt He would be worried too."
What she said was sincere, and she was indeed very concerned. Lu Beichen nodded, "Then I’ll take you over first, and we can talk on the way."
Finally, a smile appeared on Ji Niandong’s face, allowing him to lead her out.
"Where are you going?" Little Bun’s face somehow appeared right at that moment.
"Son, Dad and your Sister Tongtong are going out for a bit and will be back soon. Be good." Lu Beichen gently coaxed.
This soothing voice was irresistible to Little Bun, but his expectant gaze only increased.
Ji Niandong also persuaded, "Nian Nian, we’ll be back shortly. Can you watch some TV by yourself for a bit?"
As soon as she spoke, Little Bun’s face seemed disappointed as he said, "Okay! Come back soon."
He turned and silently walked back to his room, then closed the door and dialed a number, "It’s me!"
"Nian Nian, you’re still up late? Haven’t gone to bed yet?" A gentle and calm voice came from the other end.
Lu Sinian crawled onto the bed, cheerful, "It’s still early. Are you bored at the hospital? I’ll talk to you."
Gu Xiyao glanced lightly at Ning Zesheng, who had been looking at documents since coming from work, as if he didn’t exist. She whispered, "Sure, Nian Nian, what do you want to talk about?"
"Dad and Sister Tongtong went out, and I’m home alone right now with nothing to do. I just watched a..."
"Your dad and Sister Tongtong went out without you?" Gu Xiyao asked.
Little Bun stopped his words and replied seriously, "They seem to have important business, but Dad likes spending time alone with Sister Tongtong and wouldn’t bring me along."
"Is that so?" Came a soft voice from the other end of the line.
Then, silence.