Chapter 2129: Chapter 2129: The Eighteenth Coming-of-Age Ceremony (11)
The little boy, upon hearing this, immediately covered his small mouth, indicating that he definitely wouldn’t speak, his little head shaking vigorously.
Lu Xian bent down and kissed him on the forehead again: "Sleep, from now on I will be your dad. You’re called Xiaomeng, Lu Meng."
The little boy nodded, not knowing if he truly understood or was just pretending to, and followed up with what Lu Xian said: "Amon will be good, secretly loving mommy."
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Jiaojiao got up a little early the next day because it was Friday. She had two classes in the morning. As usual, she went into the bathroom to wash up, and seeing the weather outside was nice, she brushed her teeth while walking to the balcony.
This balcony of hers was the only south-facing one that protruded from the house, following the uniform planning of the community. As she stretched and looked to the left as usual, she noticed a small figure standing on the chair on the once-vacant neighboring balcony, also looking her way. Upon seeing her, the figure began waving a small hand vigorously.
Jiaojiao paused for a second; the distance was too far for her to discern the other’s expression, but she vaguely thought the little guy seemed a bit excited.
After her initial surprise, she also smiled and waved back.
Seeing her response, the little guy got even more excited, waving both hands and even jumping up and down.
Jiaojiao found it adorable, and just as she was about to signal him to be careful, she saw a tall figure emerge behind him—it was Lu Xian. Lu Xian glanced in her direction, seemingly nodded a bit, then picked up the little boy from the chair and walked back into the house.
Jiaojiao looked at the now-empty neighboring balcony, shrugged, pursed her lips, and went back inside as well.
Tomorrow was Saturday. Downstairs, Ruan Jianguo was discussing plans for Jiaojiao’s birthday banquet with Ruan Hao, while Shu Jiao helped the Ruanlin Family by bringing breakfast from the kitchen and mentioned the child Lu Xian had brought back.
Ruan Jianguo immediately looked up with interest and asked, "Didn’t see that coming, this kid is something, huh?"
He thought about his three children, those who should have settled down hadn’t, and those who shouldn’t have had none at all!
"What nonsense, that child shouldn’t belong to Xiaoxuan, looks to be about three or four years old, the timing doesn’t match," Ruanlin Family shook her head and said, but immediately added: "That child is indeed good-looking, particularly well-behaved and sensible, but... ah, times have changed now, who knows what they’re thinking."
Like Zhao Li, the Ruanlin Family couldn’t quite understand why Lu Xian, who wasn’t even married yet, would bring a child home. It’s not like Shu Wen and Qin Qiong, who were a couple unable to have children, so they adopted one.
Lu Xian wasn’t even married, not even dating, and now he brought back such a child. How would he find a partner in the future?
"Isn’t his biological child? I thought he was..." Ruan Jianguo shook his head, thinking but not saying the rest.
Shu Jiao quietly served a bowl of porridge for Jiaojiao, who hadn’t come down yet, without commenting. When Jiaojiao came downstairs, the group dropped the topic.
Duan Xi had already left before dawn, and since Jiaojiao didn’t drive, only Ruan Hao could take her to school. However, Shu Jiao also joined them in the car today.
After getting in, Jiaojiao sat in the back seat, playing with her phone and texting Duan Xi, while Shu Jiao in the front asked her, "Jiaojiao, did you meet Lu Xian yesterday?"
"I met him," Jiaojiao replied.
"And do you think he’s changed?" Shu Jiao asked.
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