CHAPTER 48: CHAPTER 48: IS THERE A PROBLEM?

His little hand lay on the quilt, unconsciously twisted together, as if only this could bring him some comfort.

As she watched, Zhuang Shuqing’s nose suddenly felt a wave of sourness.

This is just a three-year-old child!

Such a cute and beautiful little boy, to what extent must his parents’ hearts have been hardened to abandon him at the orphanage door. Now, his tiny body not only endures so much pain but also has to face death alone...

With these thoughts, Zhuang Shuqing leaned against the hallway wall, biting her clothes and silently shedding tears.

Even after she became sensible and found out that she was abandoned at the orphanage’s doorstep when she was only a few months old, she never felt this sad.

Because the concept of parents was too vague for her, she never thought of herself as pitiable.

But Xiao Xuan appeared after she understood how the world works, and she couldn’t let go.

After crying for who knows how long, Zhuang Shuqing finally wiped away her tears and walked into the ward.

Xiao Xuan, with his sharp eyes, immediately noticed Zhuang Shuqing and his expressionless face was instantly covered with a layer of joy.

"Shuqing sister~"

"Xiao Xuan, what are you doing?" Zhuang Shuqing walked over, sat beside his bed, and talked to him with a smile as usual.

"I’m watching them~" He pointed to the children on two adjacent beds, looking a bit downcast, "Shuqing sister, why do they all have dads and moms, but Xiao Xuan doesn’t have a dad and mom?"

His voice wasn’t loud, but it was enough for everyone around to hear, the parents by the beds next to him looked over, and Zhuang Shuqing was startled, immediately lowering her eyes to ease the sourness she felt.

After a long while, she slowly lifted her head and said very seriously, "Xiao Xuan, you do have a dad and mom, they just went to a very far place~"

"Oh, will they come back to see Xiao Xuan?"

"That depends on how Xiao Xuan behaves. If you take your medicine nicely and get better, then Shuqing sister will be your mom, okay?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuan’s eyes instantly lit up, and even his voice had a skip in it: "Really?"

"Of course."

"Then Xiao Xuan will have a dad too, right?"

A dad?

Zhuang Shuqing was at a loss, where would she find him a dad?

But seeing his hopeful little eyes, she couldn’t bear to hurt him and could only say, "That also depends on your behavior. If you behave well, I will find you a dad, okay?"

"Okay~"

Seeing his truly heartfelt smile, Zhuang Shuqing finally breathed a sigh of relief. She stayed in the ward with Xiao Xuan for an afternoon,

In the evening, two children from the orphanage came to the hospital to keep Xiao Xuan company, and after Zhuang Shuqing gave them some instructions, she left.

Back at the apartment, she dove into bed, her mind full of thoughts of Xiao Xuan’s dad...

After some time, the quilt was lifted to reveal a pair of swollen, troubled eyes. She didn’t have many male friends, and if she needed help, there was only one person she could turn to...

Getting out of bed, she rummaged through her bag, and finally, in a corner, she found a scrap of paper.

Looking at the bold and strong numbers on it, Zhuang Shuqing suddenly felt very shameless.

Pulling out her phone and dialing the string of numbers, her heart was beating faster than usual.

The phone rang ten times before it was finally picked up, revealing a slightly weary voice.

"What’s up?"

"Lu... Mr. Lu, I was just wondering, the promise you made when I helped you with your medicine last time, does it still stand?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, Zhuang Shuqing’s hand unconsciously clenched the phone, ready to speak again, but then she heard a steady and pleasant voice coming through from the other end.