Capítulo 207: Unable to Bear More Misfortune
In Philadelphia, Fu Hanjiang found it strange that Junjun always talked about her mother but never mentioned her father. Today, her question made him even more curious.
"Junjun..."
Fu Hanjiang was about to ask her more details.
"Junjun!"
Suddenly, a loud voice called out.
It was Xu Chun!
She had been watching closely and didn't dare to look away for a moment. Who would have thought that a strange man would appear?
"Hey!"
Xu Chun ran over, breathless, and scooped Junjun up, glaring fiercely at Fu Hanjiang.
"Who are you? Talking to someone else's child? Are you out of your mind?"
Without giving Fu Hanjiang a chance to explain, she turned and left with Junjun in her arms.
No, she ran.
As if Fu Hanjiang were some kind of monster.
She soothed Junjun as she went, "Don't be afraid, Nanny is here! Remember, you mustn't talk to strangers. Fortunately, I got to you quickly. If you were taken, I'd lose my job at the least. How would your mother survive?"
As she spoke, Xu Chun's eyes welled up with tears.
"You are your mother's world!"
"Nanny."
Junjun lifted her chubby little hand and kindly wiped Xu Chun's tears, "Nanny, don't cry. The uncle is not a bad person. I've seen him before."
"You?" Xu Chun was skeptical, "Where did you see him? What's his name?"
"..."
Junjun opened her mouth but realized she didn't know and couldn't answer.
"You see." Xu Chun was convinced Junjun was mistaken, "You're just a child. What do you know? Never mind, from now on, I'll watch you even more closely!"
At that moment, Fu Hanjiang still stood where he was.
He was dumbfounded. Did she really think he was a kidnapper?
On second thought, what did Junjun mean by her question? Were her parents not getting along?
Could it be that her father abandoned her and her mother?
Tsk, such a cute daughter, how could anyone abandon her?
Also, Junjun just left, and he didn't get the chance to buy her favorite strawberry milk.
...
Back at the apartment, Sheng Xiangsi noticed that Junjun seemed listless and not quite herself.
She took her temperature but found she didn't have a fever.
Relieved, Sheng Xiangsi listened as Xu Chun recounted the encounter with the strange uncle.
"This is my fault." Xu Chun apologized, "Don't worry, from now on, I won't take my eyes off Junjun!"
She was genuinely remorseful and still shaken. If Junjun had been lost, her life wouldn't be enough to compensate!
"Sister Xu." Sheng Xiangsi felt embarrassed, "This isn't your fault."
Who could predict accidents?
"Besides, didn't you handle it well? Junjun is fine, isn't she?"
"Not entirely." Xu Chun pointed to the still listless Junjun, "She's not sick, but she was scared."
Seeing Xu Chun's red eyes, Sheng Xiangsi realized Xu Chun was even more frightened.
"Sister Xu, go rest. I'll take care of Junjun and comfort her."
"Okay." Xu Chun nodded, "Junjun is closest to you. Spending time with you will help her forget the bad things."
"True."
That evening, when Sheng Xiangsi was giving Junjun a bath, the bathroom was warm.
She put Junjun's favorite little duck in the tub, but Junjun didn't laugh as she usually did.
Sheng Xiangsi realized something was seriously wrong.
"My dear Junjun, are you troubled today?"
"Mommy." Junjun looked up, her big eyes like grapes, hesitant to speak.
"Huh?" Sheng Xiangsi was getting anxious, "What's bothering you, Junjun? Can't you tell Mommy?"
"It's not that."
Junjun shook her head. Though she was young, she vaguely felt that her question might upset her mother, so she hadn't dared to ask since coming back.
Now, under her mother's persistent questioning, she couldn't hold back.
"Mommy, does every child have a mom and... a dad? And it's only because of them that there's a Junjun, right?"
"!"
Sheng Xiangsi was shocked, her mind going blank for a moment.
She never expected Junjun to be troubled by such a question!
From the day Junjun was born, Sheng Xiangsi knew this would eventually become an issue.
She wasn't a child born of mutual love between her parents...
Her father despised and hated her mother intensely!
For years, Sheng Xiangsi had avoided this issue, never mentioning the words father or dad to Junjun...
But the inevitable couldn't be avoided.
It had come.
"Mommy."
Junjun's big, wet eyes clung to her mother's sleeve, "Do I have a dad too?"
"..."
Sheng Xiangsi's heart ached, but she had to nod.
"Yes, of course."
"Then..." Junjun's eyes brightened, "Mommy, where is Daddy? Why has he never come to see me? Doesn't he like me?"
Sheng Xiangsi's heart was breaking, "No, no..."
Her eyes reddened, "How could he not? Daddy loves Junjun very much. When you were little, Daddy was with you."
—When you were still in Mommy's tummy.
Though it was brief.
"Really?" Junjun frowned, "I don't remember. I must have been too small! So why doesn't Daddy come to see me now?"
"Because..."
Sheng Xiangsi choked on her words, but she had to soothe her daughter, "Daddy is very busy. His work keeps him very busy."
"Oh." Junjun seemed to understand, "Then, when Daddy is not busy, will he come to see me?"
Looking at her daughter's expectant eyes, Sheng Xiangsi nodded against her will, "...Yes."
"Mommy."
Junjun seemed more spirited than before, "Why doesn't Daddy call me?"
When Mommy used to be away in Jiangcheng, she would call often.
"..."
Sheng Xiangsi's heart ached so much it felt like it stopped!
Choking back tears, she said, "That's because Daddy's job is very special. He can't just call anytime."
Lies came easily.
But she preferred lying to telling Junjun the truth about her heartless, irresponsible father!
She would bear the hatred for Fu Hanjiang alone.
Junjun wouldn't know who her father was. She would live in beautiful fantasies about him.
Her Junjun had suffered enough; she couldn't bear any more misfortune.
"I see."
Junjun believed her, nodding obediently, "I'll be good and wait for Daddy at home."
"Good girl."
For a moment, Sheng Xiangsi's heart twisted painfully, and she couldn't even look into her daughter's eyes.
She won't wait; Junjun won't wait for Daddy...
Just like I did, a child unwanted by her father.
...
"Daddy, please, Xiangsi begs you on her knees!"
"Daddy, please, take Xiangsi with you. Xiangsi promises to be good, not eat much, and take care of the younger siblings..."
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