Chapter 363: Daughter as the Bond

Jian Yining persuaded her for a while longer, telling her he would go find Sheng Hanyu himself and bring Shi Ran back to her.

But she could not speak like that again in the future; it was too hurtful to the child's heart.

"Mm," Shi Youxuan agreed.

She had been in a fit of anger just now; although her anger had not yet dissipated, her daughter had to be brought back.

She could not lose her daughter; she couldn't bear not seeing her for even a single day!

The door opened, and Shi Youxuan was pleasantly surprised to find the father and daughter standing at the entrance, big hand holding small hand, both wearing snow-white T-shirts.

Sheng Hanyu's T-shirt had written on it: Sorry.

Shi Ran's T-shirt had written on it: I was wrong.

To think he could come up with a new trick just to apologize, and even wear parent-child shirts to provoke her.

Shi Youxuan pulled a long face, but did not lose her temper.

Jian Yining gave a wink, and the two went inside. He knew it was no longer appropriate for him to be there, so he reminded them loudly: "My sister's wedding is tomorrow, don't you two forget. I'm heading back now, there's still a lot to do."

Before he left, he gave Sheng Hanyu a wink, and Sheng Hanyu looked at him with gratitude.

Jian Yining left, and only the family of three remained in the room!

The father and daughter stood before Shi Youxuan holding hands, but fearing he might provoke her, Sheng Hanyu took the initiative to let go of his daughter's hand.

The little girl understood immediately, stepped forward to grab her mother's hand and shook it vigorously, acting spoiled and cute: "Mom, don't be angry anymore, Mom, don't be angry anymore. It's all Ranran's fault, oh, and Dad... Uncle's fault. We shouldn't have made Mom angry..."

Her daughter's words were more effective than Jian Yining's persuasion.

The little bit of anger Shi Youxuan had left vanished into thin air in an instant.

Shi Ran was incredibly sharp; seeing this, she knew it had worked, and immediately burrowed into her mother's arms to act clingy: "Mom, just forgive me, okay? Please? Don't be angry with me anymore. Smile, please smile..."

Shi Youxuan had originally been holding back a smile, but then the little one used both small hands to poke at the corners of her mouth, forcing her to smile.

"Annoying."

Shi Youxuan smiled.

"Mom smiled! Smiling means you're not angry anymore. Mom isn't angry with us anymore..." The little one twisted the logic, automatically grouping herself and Sheng Hanyu together.

"I'll go make dinner." Sheng Hanyu didn't wait for Shi Youxuan to correct her, and went straight to the kitchen.

Things had been quite unpleasant just now; Shi Youxuan figured that if she chased him away now, it probably wouldn't be successful, so she simply didn't bother, treating Sheng Hanyu like air, as if he didn't exist.

"Ranran, you are not allowed to say you don't want Mom anymore in the future, do you understand?" She pulled her daughter into her arms.

Shi Ran nodded heavily twice: "Mm, you aren't allowed to say you don't want Ranran anymore either."

"Okay."

Don't look at how chaotic things were just a moment ago; now, it was a scene of maternal kindness and filial piety.

The two had reconciled, and Shi Youxuan pointed at Shi Ran's T-shirt and asked: "Where did these clothes come from?"

Shi Ran said: "Changed into them downstairs."

"Downstairs?" Shi Youxuan understood. No wonder Sheng Hanyu had been able to appear at home so frequently and at any time during this period; it turned out he was living downstairs!

Seeing her mother's solemn expression, the little girl immediately became vigilant: "Mom, what are you going to do? You won't stop Dad... Uncle from living in our residential complex, will you?"

Hearing her daughter's words, Shi Youxuan felt both angry and amused. She said to her daughter with annoyance: "Don't worry, I don't have the authority to stop him from living in this complex."

The little girl was relieved, but immediately pushed her luck: "Mom, then can I occasionally go stay downstairs... okay, never mind!" Seeing her mother's expression change, she stopped talking just in time.

Shi Youxuan's mood had calmed down a lot now, and she wasn't as agitated as she had been earlier.

She began to ask in detail how her daughter had been taken away, who had taken her, and what she had experienced.

She actually should have asked these things in detail when Ranran first returned, but she had been blinded by anger after just starting, so she hadn't continued.

Shi Ran told her mother she didn't know who had taken her; she couldn't remember.

It seemed like after school ended, she had suddenly arrived at a strange place!

Wang Bingbing had stood before her, giving her lots of food and toys.

She had started to cry, making a huge scene, but Wang Bingbing told her not to cry, saying Uncle would come to pick her up very soon and was already on the way.

She had even asked if she wanted to know who her biological father was.

She would know as soon as Uncle arrived.

Shi Ran told Wang Bingbing that her father was already dead.

Wang Bingbing then said it must be what her mother told her, that she was lying, and that her father wasn't dead at all... Shi Ran said it wasn't Mom who said it, it was Uncle.

She clicked her tongue twice, but didn't say anything else.

She just opened the computer on the table and let her watch the surveillance footage.

The surveillance showed the entrance to the complex, and when Sheng Hanyu's car appeared, Wang Bingbing went out.

Before leaving, she told Shi Ran not to come out under any circumstances, because if she came out, she wouldn't know anything.

Then Shi Ran repeated to her mother what she had seen on the surveillance.

Shi Youxuan finally realized that the whole thing was Wang Bingbing's doing, and that Sheng Hanyu had indeed been wronged!

Although she had wronged him, she didn't intend to apologize; she didn't have that good habit.

The mother and daughter had just finished talking when Sheng Hanyu appeared before them wearing an apron: "Dinner is ready, let's eat."

"Mom, let's go eat, I'm hungry. Uncle, what did you make? It smells so good..."

Sheng Hanyu's cooking skills had improved recently; having practiced more, the food he made was getting better and better, and it was actually not much worse than what her aunt made!

Some people have a talent for cooking, but others are just smart; no matter what they learn, they can pick it up quickly and do it to the best of their ability.

Sheng Hanyu belonged to the latter.

Shi Youxuan was also very smart and had shown a strong interest in cooking, but her skills were just too poor; no matter how much she practiced, it was useless.

Although she wasn't good at cooking, she loved gourmet food!

Sheng Hanyu had seized upon this point, preparing to let his food capture her stomach first, and then walk back into her heart!

That is why he firmly opposed it when Shi Youxuan wanted to find a nanny.

After the meal, Sheng Hanyu washed the dishes and tactfully prepared to take his leave, but Shi Youxuan called out to stop him: "Don't go yet, I have something to say to you."

"It's too late, whatever you have to say can wait until after we attend the wedding tomorrow, goodbye." Sheng Hanyu said this and then ran off, running especially fast.

"Old fox." Shi Youxuan cursed as she watched his back.

She really wasn't there to hold him accountable, she just wanted to talk to him calmly and peacefully.

Before dawn the next day, Shi Youxuan was woken up by a phone call from Jian Yixin!

She had suffered from insomnia last night and had just drifted off into a hazy sleep when she was woken up.

Normally, Shi Youxuan had a very bad temper when waking up, but she couldn't lose her temper today—Jian Yixin was the bride today, so no matter how angry she was, she had to endure it.

"What is it, calling me so early?" Shi Youxuan suppressed her anger and said in the calmest voice possible.

There was no sound from the other end, and she felt something was wrong.

"Hello, hello! Yixin, are you listening? What's wrong with you?" Shi Youxuan asked several times in a row before soft sobbing came from the other end.

It sounded like she was crying?

"Yixin, what's wrong? What on earth happened?" Shi Youxuan's sleepiness was completely driven away by Jian Yixin's crying.

She didn't speak, she just cried.

Shi Youxuan asked anxiously, and she replied: "I'm at your door, can you keep me company and talk?"

Shi Youxuan:...

She didn't even put on her Spring Shoes, jumped out of bed barefoot, ran to the main door, and opened it—Jian Yixin was indeed there!

Her pretty little face was covered in tear stains, and she was squatting at the door looking pitiful.

"Come in quickly."

Shi Youxuan pulled her into the house and had her sit on the sofa in the living room.