"Right! Does it look good?" Tang Tang proudly showed off.
Director Tang's face was stern, "Tang Tang, tell Dad, apart from the LV bag, what else did Yan Yueqing give you?"
Tang Tang looked at him, blinked her eyes and said, "This is the first time Sister Yueqing has given me a gift! Well… actually, it's the second time; she also picked some fruit for me to eat yesterday."
Aunt Liu shook her head worriedly, "Tang Tang, you may not know, LV bags are very expensive. She isn't related to you, and giving such an expensive gift out of the blue, she probably has an ulterior motive..."
Tang Tang disagreed, "No! Sister Yueqing just wants to be nice to me."
At first, she too thought Sister Yueqing was after her dad, but when the other party revealed the truth, Tang Tang naturally believed it.
The world of little children doesn't have so many twists and turns.
If they say they dislike, they really dislike!
If they say they like, they truly like!
Director Tang maintained a stern face, "Tang Tang, haven't I taught you not to accept gifts from others casually?"
Tang Tang tried to placate him, "Dad, I know what you are worried about, but Sister Yueqing promised me she won't have any designs on you."
Just when Director Tang was about to comment on her innocence, Tang Tang quickly added, "Besides, Sister Yueqing didn't just give me the bag! She gave gifts to every uncle and aunt in our team!"
Director Tang became even more incensed, "She also gave gifts to other staff members?"
Wasn't this blatant bribery?
To win over Tang Tang, she was even cozying up to the staff?!
Wait a minute!
Director Tang thought of something, "What did she give? It couldn't have been LV bags too, could it?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Tang's interest was piqued, and she eagerly recounted all the day's events.
Director Tang was like someone hearing a fantasy tale!
Yan Yueqing spent three million to buy bags for people and got his daughter an advanced VIP card?!
Had he heard it wrong?
Was that the meaning?
The ride home was silent until they got back, when Director Tang had Aunt Liu take Tang Tang to her room to rest before he contacted the LV flagship store in T City.
The person answering the phone was Sister Wang, who explained the situation with great enthusiasm, "Not only was the VIP card registered under Tang Tang's information, but those ten-plus bags were also gifted in Tang Tang's name!"
A moment later, Director Tang hung up the phone in silence.
Aunt Liu knocked on the door and entered with concern, "Sir, Miss Tang… seems quite fond of Miss Yan..."
The little one had been home for half a day, and the conversation hadn't strayed from Yan Yueqing!
Director Tang didn't mind others being kind to his daughter, but Yan Yueqing using Tang Tang as a stepping stone crossed a line for him!
Moreover, it was such a clumsy tactic...
"If Miss Yan is genuinely kind to Tang Tang, I won't say much. I just fear she might turn out like Miss Qin…" Aunt Liu sighed, "At first, she was so nice to Tang Tang, gave her countless gifts, made the child happy, but in the end—"
When that history was mentioned, Director Tang's heart chilled even more; he raised his hand to interrupt, "Don't worry, I'll handle this matter."
After Aunt Liu left, Director Tang made a call, "Old Lin, have the HR department send me all of Yan Yueqing's information from our company."
Meanwhile, after parting with Tang Tang, Yan Yueqing was about to take a car to the high-speed rail station when Qin Youran called out to her.
"Yueqing, are you heading back to C City? I'm from C City too, let's go together."
Yueqing was somewhat surprised.
Although Qin Youran was characterized as gentle and amiable in the book, her relationship with the original host was very average! In fact, because of the original host's past crazed actions, Qin Youran was somewhat reluctant to interact with her.
Yet now, she suddenly wanted to travel together. It was quite abnormal.
Before she could react, Qin Youran warmly hooked her arm.
From behind, the two looked like close girlfriends.
Yan Yueqing felt inexplicably annoyed by this gesture.
Qin Youran, being very forward, said, "Yueqing, do you really have a child? I don't mean to be nosy, but you look so young, it's impossible to tell that you're a mother!"
Yan Yueqing stared at her with suspicion: "Didn't you all know already?"
Qin Youran covered her mouth, surprised, "How could that be? If you don't say, no one would know!"
Yan Yueqing frowned.
Really?
Her reaction before wasn't like this.
Qin Youran asked with concern, "How old is the little friend? What's his name? Does he also live in City C? Can I go see him?"
Yan Yueqing coolly withdrew her hand.
Qin Youran seemed... a bit overly concerned about her own son, didn't she?
In the book, she waited until her own death before proposing to adopt Yan Wang, and now she was so interested?
You be alone in your beauty, don't come anywhere near my son!
Yan Yueqing said indifferently, "My son is shy and doesn't like meeting strangers."
That was a polite refusal!
This reaction was completely within Qin Youran's expectations.
In the previous life, Yan Yueqing had hidden her son in the hospital for five years! When she adopted him, such a big child couldn't even speak a word!
Qin Youran came like a savior to the child's side, working while slowly opening her heart to him. After she posted their daily VLOGs online, the image of the stoic Little Prince and the gentle mother instantly captured a lot of fans, bringing massive growth to her career!
Although there was some exploitation involved, Qin Youran truly liked Yan Wang!
Then, his biological father Jun Lii found them...
That extraordinary and stern face, even after looking at it for three years, still moved her when she thought back!
Qin Youran desperately tried to use Yan Wang to tie down this man's heart, but he remained unmoved.
As if seeing through her, he was willing to spend a fortune to boost her fame, allow Jun's people to treat her with the highest courtesy, let her post pictures of the manor's daily routines on Weibo... He even encouraged fans to write a sweet story "My Kid and I Conquered the Internet" based on the two of them...
Jun Lii never stopped her, except he just didn't like her.
In the sweet story, they married under a contract and gradually sparked love, yet in reality, it was her one-sided love!
The feeling was truly painful; she couldn't move Jun Lii and could only change her strategy. Relying on three years' efforts, she made Yan Wang unable to leave her! But as Yan Wang's health improved, the Jun Residence seemed to no longer need her? She cruelly used some tactics, making Yan Wang fall ill and unable to recover, while she stayed by the bedside caring for him night and day...
Just when she finally got Jun Lii to give in, allowing her to stay in the manor, Qin Youran misstepped on the stairs!
When she opened her eyes again, she was back at the program group filming a variety show?!
Qin Youran sighed in frustration and then silently cheered herself up in her heart, "It's just starting over, it's not a big deal!"
Who knew that Yan Yueqing would drop the ball at the critical moment? Not only did she not seduce Director Tang, but she also voluntarily revealed Yan Wang's existence?!
With this trend, how could she wait for her to commit suicide?
Qin Youran racked her brains all night without coming up with a countermeasure, only to get close to her and start prying.
"Shy, huh? Kids are shy with strangers, but it gets better with more interaction." Qin Youran shamelessly insisted, "Can I come with you to meet him?"
"Maybe next time," Yan Yueqing firmly declined, "I'll bring you once I have his consent."
Qin Youran bit her lip, her expression somewhat regretful.
Qin Youran seemed very interested in the task of taking care of children, seeking advice from her throughout the entire time.
Yan Yueqing felt she was too enthusiastic! And too strange!
She responded intermittently on the way.
At the high-speed train station, the two were not on the same train, and Yan Yueqing finally breathed a sigh of relief, quickly bidding farewell and leaving.
The journey from T City to C City only took an hour.
However, she left late, and by the time she arrived at the hospital, it was already dark.
Advanced VIP ward.
Pushing the door open, she was greeted by a large floor-to-ceiling window.
When Yan Wang was a child, he needed a sterile environment. The hospital had specially prepared this room for him.
Inside the glass partition was a sterilized room that was disinfected daily, and the partitioned corridor was left for the patient's family, allowing doctors and nurses to check on the patient's condition at any time through the floor-to-ceiling window.
Latterly, as Yan Wang grew older and his immunity improved, there was no need to specifically create a sterile environment. However, the Yan Family's old master felt that the child had grown accustomed to it and saw no need to move to another ward, so he negotiated with the hospital to transform it into a VIP ward for the young one to recuperate.
When she used to read books, Yan Yueqing always felt that the author was particularly fond of this child! Not only did the author use a lot of text to describe Yan Wang's appearance, but he also arranged many scenes to endear him to the readers.
It was not until she saw her son through the glass,
that Yan Yueqing exclaimed—
The author was too conservative in his writing!
The five-year-old child had a stunningly beautiful appearance.
Walking on the street, he would make people involuntarily turn their heads two or three times!
Because of his illness, he lay there weakly, like fragile porcelain, causing people to subconsciously breathe lightly.
"Son..." She whispered softly against the glass.
The blood relationship is very peculiar.
Yan Yueqing thought she only had a favorable impression of Yan Wang from the book. It wasn't until she saw him in person that other emotions arose in her heart.
That sense of connection from deep within her soul, along with a strong desire to protect, flowed through her body with her warm blood, heating her eyes until they were red.
By the time she realized, two large tear drops had already escaped her eyes...
Though it was their first encounter, it felt like a long-awaited reunion...
This feeling left her feeling unbearably tender!
Ding—
The system suddenly woke up.
"Potential Cute Baby detected, does the Host wish to bind with it?"
[Name: Yan Wang
Age: 5 years old
Favorability towards the Host: -50 points.
Mission: Bind and nurture a relationship with Yan Wang, accomplish the mission when his Favorability towards the Host exceeds 90 points.
Reward: +10 enhancement points, 10% refund of consumed nurturing funds.]
WHAT?!
Yan Yueqing's wave of emotions instantly turned into speechlessness!
What was the original owner doing?
Such a well-behaved son, and yet his Favorability towards her was -50?!
Is this serious?
Without any hesitation, she confirmed: "Bind!"
Only after "Binding Successful" appeared in front of her did she tread lightly and open the inner door to walk in.
Yan Wang was soundly asleep.
The little boy's complexion was very pale, like a thin layer of paper, and up close, one could see the fine blood vessels beneath the skin.
His delicate eyebrows were slightly furrowed, his breathing slightly hurried, as if he were having a nightmare.
Yan Yueqing reached out and touched her son's forehead, which was slightly sweaty.
The ward compartment had washing supplies; she took a warm towel from the sterilization cabinet and meticulously wiped her son from forehead to body, hoping to make his sleep more comfortable.
Yan Wang was frail and much thinner than children his age. Only his hands were somewhat swollen on the back due to the frequent IV drips.
"Does it hurt?" Knowing that the child was asleep, she still couldn't help but ask.
The wiping motions of her hand were extraordinarily gentle.
Each touch, that delicate sensation, was like touching some incomparable treasure, making her extra careful.
As the warm towel was applied, Yan Wang's furrowed brows gradually relaxed.
Not knowing what he was dreaming about, a tear stain seeped from the corner of his eye.
The system suddenly prompted:
[Yan Wang's Favorability +5.
Current Favorability: -45.
Huh?
Was the son pretending to be asleep?
If it weren't for the system, Yan Yueqing would have almost been fooled by his masterful acting!
What a great actor he is!
But isn't the little guy too easily satisfied?
Just by wiping his body, the favorability increased?
In that case...
What heinous thing did the original soul do to cause Yan Wang's initial favorability to start at -50?
Yan Yueqing decided not to expose the little trickster. After wiping him clean, she tiptoed out, taking the medical records from the bedside table with her.
She closed the door.
The person on the bed slowly opened his eyes.
His gaze intensely followed her, unwilling to withdraw even after she closed the outer door and completely disappeared into the darkness.
The little guy's eyes were ablaze, his heart deeply shaken.
The gentle person just now...
Was it... Mom... coming back?
Thinking of her actions, Yan Wang lifted his right hand, gently grasping at the air.
It seemed he didn't want Mom to leave!
But suddenly, the cruel words that Yan Yueqing had said over the phone a year ago echoed in his mind.
"Such a sickly child, if he really were my son, he should just die! Don't bother me, okay?"
His heart grew cold once more.
[System Notification:
Yan Wang Favorability -5.
Current Favorability: -50.]
Hmm??????
Yan Yueqing, sitting in the hallway reviewing the medical records, suddenly froze.
What's happening?
The favorability just increased by five points, and now it's suddenly back to the original state?
What did she do?!
Yan Yueqing turned her head to glance at the firmly closed door of the sickroom.
It seemed...
The rift between the original soul and Yan Wang was indeed very deep...
She shook her head, deciding not to go in to see her son but continued to bury herself in the medical records instead.
Yan Wang had been in the hospital since he was born, with numerous medical records.
The ones hanging at the bedside were just reports from the past month; older records were kept at the nurses' station.
As Yan Yueqing read the reports, she searched her mind for the plot details about Yan Wang's illness.
He had a very strange disease!
Rather than calling it a disease, it was more like poisoning.
The book described how he frequently had persistent fevers, was allergic to many foods—vomiting and convulsing if he ate them—and suffered from heart palpitations and difficulty breathing every time the seasons changed.
There was no choice but to stay in the hospital for expensive suppressant drugs and nutritional injections.
After the original soul passed away, Qin Youran took over the care of this child. The first year was also spent in the hospital until the child's biological father came to take him back to the manor for recuperation.
It's odd to say, but the illness that couldn't be cured in the hospital seemed to act up less after they moved to the manor.
Yan Yueqing didn't like Qin Youran's character setup. After the child was brought back to the manor, she lost interest in following the book and didn't know if Yan Wang was ever cured after that.
But she has no intention of pinning her hopes on Jun Lii!
Even if Jun Lii had the means to cure Yan Wang, that would be a matter for a year later!
Such a young child, almost never having seen the blue sky and white clouds outside since birth.
Counting the days, not knowing when the illness would strike him down.
She didn't want Yan Wang to suffer such terrifying and painful moments for even one more day!
At the nurses' station.
The nurse Zhenzhen, in charge of night rounds, ran over holding a stack of records, whispering mysteriously, "Sister Li, guess who I just saw during my rounds?"
Sister Li, counting the materials, didn't even lift her head: "Who?"
"Yan Yueqing!" Zhenzhen was excited, as if afraid Sister Li wouldn't know, and elaborated, "It's Yan Wang's mother from the VIP sickroom!"
Sister Li's hand paused for a moment, as if she remembered something, and she switched to the surveillance footage to take a look.
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