Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Lu Xingguang took the opportunity to snuggle in Yan Susu’s arms.
Young Uncle had been right. All women are soft-hearted. One only had to look pitiful to win their hearts.
“Pretty wife, you will protect me, right?”
Yan Susu laughed in resignation. “Sorry, I can’t even protect myself…”
Once upon a time, she had assumed that Ling Xiusi was the prince that would save her from hell. She knew now that Ling Xiusi was, in fact, her prison, keeping her locked up forever in chilling loneliness with no end in sight and no hope of salvation.
“No problem, I can protect you. Although my father is very fierce and cold as ice, I still have my grandfather, grandmother, and uncle who all love me very much and will stand by me!” Lu Xingguang stated with gusto, heroically, thumping his little chest.
Young Uncle had also said that if looking pitiful did not work, he should demonstrate manliness.
Yep, he was definitely being very manly now!
Watching the machismo on the face of the brave little man-child, Yan Susu could not help but laugh. “OK, you protect me, then. But, before you start your protection duty, can you tell me who you came here with?”
The disappearance of this child should have the adults in a panic by now.
“Don’t worry; they will find me eventually,” Lu Xingguang assured her with confidence.
Smiling, Yan Susu had no intention of sending him away. After all, a hospital was a complicated place, and it would be safer for him to stay here.
At that time, the nurse entered, holding a tray of syringes. “Time for your jab.”
Yan Susu obliged by rolling up her sleeve.
Jumping off the stool with a thud, Lu Xingguang stepped next to the nurse and stole a syringe, hiding it behind his back.
The nurse administered the injection skilfully and, after giving Yan Susu some instructions, left the room without noticing Lu Xingguang’s little prank.
However, Yan Susu had witnessed it all, and, with a stern face, she said, “Give it up.”
Looking the picture of innocence, Lu Xingguang asked, “Give what up?”
“Give it up now. It’s extremely dangerous.”
Pursing his lips and looking slightly unhappy, Lu Xingguang nonetheless extended his arm, and there, in his little palm, was a syringe.
Yan Susu snatched the syringe quickly. Grabbing Lu Xingguang’s hand, her face hardened as she raised the syringe and threatened teasingly, “A child who steals is a bad child and should be pierced in the finger!”
Naturally, the impish Lu Xingguang knew very well that Yan Susu was merely joking, so he played along by pretending to be scared and saying loudly, “Don’t hurt me; I promise not to do it again!”
“What do you think you’re doing?” Having heard the young master’s screams, a servant charged into the room. Taking Lu Xingguang into her arms, she glared fiercely at Yan Susu, shouting, “Quick, somebody, come quick! A human trafficker is here!”
Stunned by this sudden turn of events, Yan Susu froze and forgot to lower the hand that still held the syringe.
The shout for help had attracted many people. At the mention of human trafficking, they rushed forward to hold Yan Susu down, ready to pack her off to the police station.
“Wait, this is a misunderstanding…” Yan Susu scrambled to explain, but her movement only resulted in the people who were holding her down tightening their grip. The pain made her grimace. In the end, she decided not to resist to avoid further aggravation.
“She is not…” Lu Xingguang panicked and tried to intercede on Yan Susu’s behalf.
The servant interpreted his agitation as fear and hugged him close to her, consoling him gently. “There, there, Young Master. Do not be afraid. It’s all right. It’s all right now.”
The young master had suddenly gone missing. Upon hearing that a human trafficker was on the loose in the hospital, the servant had almost suffered a heart attack.
If anything untoward were to happen to the young master, killing her a hundred times over would not be enough punishment!
“She is not…” Agitated and angry by now, Lu Xingguang bit the servant’s hand and, in the brief moment when she released her grip on him, jumped down. “Let her go. Let her go right now…!”
“Young Master, where are you going? Wait for me!”