The boyâs words brought warmth to the ladyâs heart because this feeling of being needed hasnât been felt in her for a long timeâ¦.
âSweetie, come with me, Iâll bring you and your sister somewhere to rest. From now on no one can hurt either of you anymore with me around.â Her promise sounded like it was meant for the kids to hear, but in truth, its also meant for herself as a vow in this case.
Back in the corridor of the inn, Ning Yu has been staring back and forth for signs of her Auntie Ning ever since the woman left for a stroll. That face showed sheâs very anxious and didnât like being left alone. Fortunately for her though, this girl didnât need to wait long and soon caught a glimpse of the long-awaited figure.
Racing over and ready to cry out, Ning Yu was happy in that split second, that was until she noticed the others tagging along with the lady, specifically the two kids thatâs making the woman giggle with laughter.
This made her unhappy, very unhappy indeed because those fists had crunched up into a ball at this point. Nevertheless, she gathered herself after inhaling deeply to confront the situation.
âAuntie Ning, youâre back! These two fellas areâ¦.â She asks with a forced smile.
âOh, theyâre both someone I met outside during my stroll. The boyâs name is Bai Xiachen and the girl is Dragony. I saw that they are homeless and decided to take them in.â
What the lady didnât tell was the little guy would make her excruciatingly happy. Merely a single phrase would be enough to make her giggle with laughter, just like the beginning scene when she entered Ning Yuâs gaze.
âHello little boy, little girl, my name is Ning Yu, Iâm happy to meet the both of you.â
The boy blinks and blinks, responding with a question instead: âAuntie, what is your relationship with Pretty Granny?â
Having a kid call her a title far beyond her own age was, well, damning for the girl herself. Going stiff in the face like a cracked template, itâs difficult for Ning Yu to hold back the temper from her expression. âYou should call me sister!â
âButâ¦â Getting all teary, Bai Xiachen really baked in the sad face, âIf youâre calling her auntie and weâre calling her pretty granny, wouldnât it be wrong to call you sister?â
Bai Ning couldnât bear to let this continue after seeing the boyâs somewhat distraught face. Using a gentle voice to correct the girl, âYuâer, he is still a child so you shouldnât get hung on some title or name. Besides, he didnât address you wrong considering all things. Heâs a child I took in as a grandson earlier so heâs right to call you auntie.â
Ning Yuâs body froze in that moment.
She had tried for so many years in order to become Bai Ningâs daughter, yet some unknown wild boy and girl could do so without her knowledge and in such short timing? Ridiculous! Unfair!
âAuntie Ning,â pressing down her anger, Ning Yu knew she had to say something to keep up her own image. âIâm sorry, I am wrong, I shouldnât have been angry with a child. Itâs just⦠Auntie Ning is still so young. I only felt its bad to call you a grandmother.â
Chuckling at the flattery, the lady almost found it amusing to be called young. âIâm well over forty at this point, which part of me is still young? If I had a daughter then her children would be almost as big too. Therefore, itâs right of them to call me a granny. Besides, I really like this little guy so its fine.â
Pursing her lips until blood almost faded from that skin, Ning Yu really wanted to scream out in frustration. Thankfully for herself she had better reasoning than to argue the issue right now. Thereâs always another chance at another place, sheâs not going to let this go!