CHAPTER 779: CHAPTER 779: THE POWER OF A MOTHER’S LOVE (1 MORE)

Both of them let go at the same time, and Da Bao, having caused the trouble, was so scared that he tried to grab onto something.

Unfortunately, he didn’t catch anything.

The moment Xu Niannian saw it, her eyes widened and the power of motherly love made Xu Niannian’s reflexes incredibly fast.

Quickly putting Xiao Bao on the sofa, she then leapt forward to catch Da Bao.

There was not a moment’s pause in the whole process, and thankfully, she successfully caught Da Bao in her arms.

But Xu Niannian, because she ran too quickly, fell straight to the ground.

Not only that, but her knee hit the low wooden coffee table.

Da Bao was scared too, his hands tightly grasping the front of Xu Niannian’s clothes, his chubby face pale as a sheet.

He cautiously patted his little chest, barely missing hitting the sharp corner of the coffee table with his backside.

Turning around, his voice would become high-pitched, and involuntarily, his legs clamped together, that was close, so close.

Xu Niannian, unconcerned with the pain, saw how even her bold and robust son had turned pale with fright and immediately felt an immense heartache.

She gently patted Da Bao’s back, "Be good, baby, mommy’s here."

Xu Niannian was scared into a cold sweat and still felt the aftereffects.

If he had fallen in that spot, he would have certainly hit the corner of the coffee table.

Sister-in-law Du was also quite frightened.

She hurriedly helped Xu Niannian up.

No sooner had she steadied herself than Xu Niannian inhaled sharply from the pain in her knee.

But Ji Ruhua was in a panic, running to the bathroom, as Da Bao had just peed on her face.

Because Ji Ruhua was running with squinted eyes, Sister-in-law Du was accidentally bumped by her.

"Niannian, I’m sorry, it was my fault for not holding the child steady, are you alright?"

Sister-in-law Du felt extremely guilty; if not for Xu Niannian’s quick actions, such a lovely child would have definitely fallen to the ground.

For such a small child, falling to the ground is no small matter.

Xu Niannian, her knee hurting, forced a slight smile upon hearing Sister-in-law Du’s words, "Sister-in-law, it’s not your fault."

Sister-in-law Du understood the subtext of Xu Niannian’s words and felt somewhat embarrassed for a moment.

Fearing that Xu Niannian might be displeased, she quickly took the blame upon herself.

"It’s all my fault. How can it have nothing to do with me, Sister-in-law? If I hadn’t let go too quickly without looking clearly, the child wouldn’t have almost been dropped."

Xu Niannian knew Sister-in-law Du meant well and also knew she wanted to keep the peace.

Jin Yu had said that Sister-in-law Du normally looked after him well. Xu Niannian appreciated Sister-in-law Du and did not want to embarrass her.

"Hmm, Sister-in-law, I know, as long as the child is alright," Xu Niannian said with a smile.

Ultimately, no one was to blame for what happened. If there was anyone to blame, it might be her own child who deliberately did something naughty.

In that moment, although she disliked Ji Ruhua, she could not blame her for what happened.

After all, she had been peed on the face, and the natural reaction for anyone would be to back away, and Sister-in-law Du had loosened her grip only because she thought Ji Ruhua had caught the child.

While rational analysis explained the situation, emotionally, Xu Niannian couldn’t help but feel some resentment towards Ji Ruhua.

Especially since Ji Ruhua was her romantic rival.

Her son had almost been dropped because of Ruhua, it would be strange if Xu Niannian wasn’t angry.

Besides, Ji Ruhua, seeing the child almost fall down because of her, showed not a hint of concern and was only preoccupied with cleaning herself. Unless Xu Niannian was a Bodhisattva with boundless compassion and mercy, it would be impossible for her not to bear any grudge.

Sister-in-law Du noticed the forced smile on Xu Niannian’s face and for a moment did not know what to say.

The sound of water running came from the bathroom, and Sister-in-law Du’s fondness for Ji Ruhua diminished slightly.

A child accidentally urinating on her could be understood; after all, it’s a normal human reaction to dodge it.

But the complete lack of concern when the child almost fell in her arms, only caring about cleaning herself—that made it somewhat difficult for Sister-in-law Du to accept.