196 In Addition to Work, He Actually Has to Guide the Child?
âThank you, brother. If thereâs anything, contact me at any time.â Luo Xi got up to go to the Mumu Time lounge. âI will go and check in on Jian Jiaâ
The live broadcast was only a few days away, so Luo Xi had asked Dou Fei to get Jian Jia two days before.
Jian Jia was cleaning his brush when he saw Luo Xi walk in. âDaddy!â he called out happily.
Luo Xi carried him and placed him on his lap. âDaddy! See? Do you recognize him?â asked the little boy. âI want to give this painting to Jiejie.â
âWhere are the other children?â
âHere.â The little boy opened his bags that had paintings he had already finished.
âDaddy, will I also have a mom?â the child asked. âThey all have mothers.â
Luo Xi was stunned. âThe Directorâs mother is your mother, right? Even if you come live with me, you can visit her often.â
âDaddy, I want a mommy that only belongs to me. You can adopt me. Can you also adopt a mommy?â the boy asked innocently.
Luo Xi couldnât help but laugh. âWhy would you have such thoughts?â
luo xi wasnât considered a public figure. He had always kept a low profile and even kept the fact that he wanted to adopt the child a secret. However, he was still often exposed on his alma materâs Tieba forum.
Someone had noticed that he was going to adopt Jian Jia after the class reunion but Lin Wan had become a hot topic and her private life had been dug out.
Later, he admitted that he was going through the procedures to adopt Jian Jia. But the orphanage thought he was too young. It would take another year for them to agree to let Jian Jia live with him.
Halfway through the second episode of âWe Are Also Very Ordinaryâ, the orphanageâs person-in-charge and Luo Xi received a call from the Festival Group.
Like all the other guests, the production team first asked for the childâs opinion, and then decided to bring Luo Xi onto the show.
âThen, daddy, how can I have mommy?â He asked.
When he decided to adopt Jian Jia, Luo Xi had decided to find out about the childâs background. Both of his parents had passed away.
âYou do have a mommy. But she became an angel. She protects you from heaven,â said Luo Xi patiently.
âThen, daddy, can you find an Auntie like Nannan?â Jian Jia asked with anticipation. âYou still have to wait a year to take me home. You can adopt a mommy at that time.â
Luo Xi didnât know what to say.
âIâll tell you a story,â he said, trying to change the topic.
In the neighborhood next to Yun Xi High School, Li Zexuan said he wanted to get his blanket from home. That was his excuse. In reality, he wanted to see what was going on in the new house.
Aunt Huang didnât know that Li Zexuan was arriving, so she hadnât made a meal for him.
In the dining room, Li Zexin gobbled up a pot of crab and shrimp dumplings then he raced against time to let Lin Wan tutor him in English.
Every day, Lin Wan only ate dinner after Li Zexn left for his dorms.
As soon as Li Zexuan entered the door, he heard the conversation in English.
âIs that Ms. Lin?â he said. âCan she really help Xinxin with English?â
Li Zexin, who was interrupted, pushed his brother aside. âWhy did you come back? Isnât it Wednesday today? I wonât be able to make it for the evening self-study. Donât disturb me.â
Li Zexuan pulled a chair to him and sat down. âI want to see if Ms. Linâs pronunciation is accurate.â
âDonât say anything. Xinxin, look at the grammar here, â Lin Wan explained with a highlighter.
The alarm rang. Li Zexin hugged his book and ran out. âMs. Lin, see you tomorrow.â
After his brother returned to school, Li Zexuan finally got to talk to Lin Wan.
âMs. Lin, which university did you graduate from? Your English is pretty good.â Li Zexuan praised her.
Lin Wan was about to say, âNanjing Universityâ, but she quickly realized that there was no such university in this world. She changed it to the original ownerâs school and added, âI like to watch American dramas, but high school English is a little difficult, so I canât teach you.â
âYou did that on purpose, didnât you? You just donât want to teach me. I didnât even say anything, and you rejected me.â Li Zexuan pretended to be angry.
âIâll teach you in your third year, if youâre not afraid that your English will get worse,â Lin Wan said poignantly.
âIâm not afraid.â Li Zexuan smiled.
Lin Wan was baffled. âDoes this child not know what sarcasm is?â
Lin Wan felt that her life was becoming more and more fulfilling. Other than work, she even had a child to tutor.
âLi Zexuan, did you come back today just for this? Doesnât your school usually keep the gates closed?â
âI came back to get a blanket,â Li Zexuan lied. âI have to reach school before eight.â
âWhat happened to your blanket?â
âItâs dirty. Sun Mingtao spilled his drink on my bed.â
Lin Wan tilted her head in suspicion.
âItâs true,â Li Zexuan said firmly.
âYou took a taxi back? Why didnât you ask Assistant Qin to bring you a blanket instead?â Lin Wan saw through the childâs little tricks.
Li Zexuan made up his mind. âThatâs enough. I lied to the teacher and said I wanted to get a blanket. I just wanted to see if Xinxin lives here every day while I am the only one in school.â
Lin Wan poked gently at Li Zexuanâs head. âYou lied to your teacher and now you lie to your parents. Xuanuan, didnât you do your junior high school exams, as well? You know how difficult it is. You are still fighting with your younger brother for love?â
Li Zexuan was embarrassed by Lin Wanâs words. He had just come here for a free meal. How had everything escalated into a judgment of his personality?
Li Zexuan pouted. âYou didnât cook for me. I can eat less. After I am done, you can send me back to school.â
âAlright, hurry up and eat.â
At seven, Lin Wan drove Li Zexuan to Yun Xi High School, which was a few kilometers away, on her electric scooter. Although it only took twenty minutes, Li Zexuan felt like his entire body was falling apart.
After the scooter stopped in front of the school, Li Zexuan limped to his dorm room. He turned to look at Lin Wan. Lin Wan wore a black helmet and sat on her dark blue scooter.
âMs. Lin, please get back safely.â Li Zexuan said loudly. Then, he took a photo of an electric scooter and posted it on his third WeChat moments of the year.
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[The driver is Ms. Lin. She said she would drop me to school in the open caravan. After I arrived at school, I felt my numb feet would never walk again. Ms. Lin is a big liar.]n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Lin Wan saw Li Zexuan enter the school gate and then left on her electric scooter. She had just bought this scooter a few days ago. She hadnât expected to use it so soon.
Li Zexuanâs moments on WeChat quickly became a hot topic again.
[Is the one wearing the helmet Lin Wan? It is clearly an ordinary electric scooter, but why does it look like a Ferghana horse on which she would gallop through the world?]
[Lin Wan is the most down-to-earth person. Riding an electric scooter to send a big star to school.]
[You canât carry people properly on an electric scooter. Lin Wan, didnât you get stopped by the police?]
It was Xuanxuanâs third post this year.
âWhy is it that every single post of mine is related to Lin Wan?â
At a glance, he looked as though he was dissatisfied with Lin Wan, but after considering it carefully, he realized that it was the opposite.