Chapter 587 Love You Secretly
Meanwhile, Huo Ling was having a lot of fun photographing the two adorable children. Each photograph turned out amazing. She was busy editing the photographs when she received a private message from Su Shaoqing: Send more pictures of her!
The text message only contained a few words. At first, Huo Ling was astonished. Immediately after that, she regained her composure and turned to glance at Fu Ling.
Fu Ling was playing with Lego bricks with Bao. He was a smart child, and he had obviously inherited his parents’ intelligence. As she watched, Huo Ling began to smile. It was an expression of adoration toward lovely things.
Fu Ling looked up and saw Huo Ling pointing her phone’s camera at them. She found it amusing. “You’ve been snapping away for the whole night. Aren’t you bored yet?”
She knew Huo Ling loved children, especially Bao. Hence, she did not stop the young lady from photographing them.
Huo Ling blinked. “Yeah, how would I get bored? Did you know I was the youngest member of the Huo family? I didn’t get to play with other kids, even though I wanted to. Due to my young age, my family members didn’t allow me to play with this and that!”
Huo Ling was right. Usually, families like the Huo family forbade their members from interacting with the outside world. Huo Ling, in particular, was still young. Naturally, her family members would not allow her to interact with other members of society at such a young age. As a result, Huo Ling still maintained a childlike demeanor.
Huo Ling took a few photographs of Fu Ling and Bao before lowering her head once more to fiddle with WeChat.
Using “HuoHuoHuo” as her WeChat username, she typed: How much are you going to pay for one photo?
Su Shaoqing replied: Daylight robbery, eh?
HuoHuoHuo typed: Fine! It’s also all right if you don’t pay. After all, I’m not the want who wants these photographs!
Huo Ling had decided to obtain a sum of money from Su Shaoqing. At the same time, Su Shaoqing was sitting inside his car and looking at his phone. Then, he sent ten Red Packets worth two hundred each via WeChat.
Huo Ling was stunned. She kept tapping on her phone’s screen with her little fingers to receive the money.
HuoHuoHuo typed: Thank you, Boss! After that, she sent a fresh batch of Fu Ling’s photographs with an accompanying text message: Today’s batch is complete. I’m waiting for your Red Packets tomorrow!
Then, Huo Ling exited WeChat and resumed playing with Bao and Fu Ling.
On the other hand, Su Shaoqing was staring at Fu Ling’s photographs with a stunned expression. In the photographs, Fu Ling seemed to notice something joyful, and she was laughing happily.
Su Shaoqing twitched his lips and touched the phone’s screen as if he was touching Fu Ling’s face. A moment passed before he looked away from the photographs. He saved all of them and picked the best photograph as his phone’s lock screen.
He decided to use a different photograph of Fu Ling every day.
A smile appeared on Su Shaoqing’s lips. Finally, he put his phone in his pocket and drove away.
Evidently, the Wutong Residence was far livelier than the Su residence. It was impossible for the residence to be quiet when there were so many people around. Furthermore, apart from two men, Fu Chengyan and Li Heng, the rest of the people were women and children.
When the two children were already tired, Shen Qianan and Pei Huan carried them back to their room to wash up and go to sleep.
After that, Li Heng also got up and left. However, Fu Chengyan was still sitting beside Shi Nuan. He noticed how energetic Shi Nuan seemed and asked, “Aren’t you going to sleep?”
She shook her head. “I overslept this afternoon, so I can’t sleep now.” As she spoke, she looked at Fu Ling and Huo Ling. “Say, should we bring Bai over?”
Shi Nuan felt bad when she realized how much Fu Ling loved her son. Originally, Fu Ling was supposed to be a mother. If her child was still alive, he or she would probably be Bao and Yu’s age.
Unfortunately, that incident caused Fu Ling to lose her child. Shi Nuan could tell that Fu Ling loved children, and she treated Bai, Bao, and Yu equally well.
As he listened, a slight crease appeared between Fu Chengyan’s eyebrows. “We shall see! That kid’s situation is different from Bao’s!”
Shi Nuan was a bit disappointed. “Bai’s still very young. That’s the main thing. Actually, leaving him alone in the hospital isn’t such a good thing, don’t you think?” She still wanted to bring Bai home. “A suitable bone marrow hasn’t been found yet and staying in the hospital only serves to sustain his life. Besides, we also have Huo Ling with us.”
Fu Chengyan looked up and glanced at Fu Ling. Then, he nodded. “I’ll think about it.”
“Don’t think about it anymore. There are so many people at home, anyway. Are you still worried that something bad will happen? Bai’s so young. Instead of leaving him in the hospital, we might as well let him socialize with other kids!”
In fact, Shi Nuan had been considering this matter for a long time. It was not a spontaneous decision.
Huo Ling had good hearing. In truth, she had overheard the conversation between Shi Nuan and Fu Chengyan. “What kid? Is there another kid?” Huo Ling regarded Shi Nuan. “Ms. Nuan, who’s Bai?”
“He’s my son!” Fu Ling said and looked at Huo Ling. “He’s been ill since he was very young. He’s currently in the hospital!”
Huo Ling opened her mouth. “Your son?”
Her astonishment was hardly surprising, for she was aware of Fu Ling’s physical condition. The latter was unable to have a child.
Still, Huo Ling nodded after hearing Fu Ling’s response. “Is it serious?”
“It’s leukemia!” Fu Ling answered.
Huo Ling frowned. “That’s bad. Doesn’t your blood type match with his, Fu Ling?”
Fu Ling froze upon hearing Huo Ling’s question. She lowered her head and replied, “He’s my adopted son…”
Huo Ling understood her at once. “Then, you haven’t found Bai’s biological parents, right? Actually, staying long-term in the hospital isn’t such a good idea. Right, how old is Bai?”
“He’s three.”
“He’s so young!” Huo Ling sympathized with her when she thought of Bao and Yu. “In fact, you can bring him back. There’s nothing much that can be done by letting him stay in the hospital, so it’s better to let him come home. Actually, kids will feel lonely when they are sick. We have two more kids at home, after all. You can bring Bai back!”
Since Huo Ling said so, Fu Chengyan nodded. Aside from that, Fu Ling also looked at him expectantly. Thus, Fu Chengyan simply could not bring himself to reject her.
“It’s fine if he comes back, but you must quit your job, Ling.” Despite his approval, Fu Chengyan would not allow Fu Ling to go to work. “Bai’s still young. I know you’re worried about his medical bills, but don’t forget I’m your brother!”
Fu Ling was touched, and tears began to fill her eyes. “Chengyan, I…”
“All right, it’s getting late. Bring Bai back from the hospital tomorrow morning! If you must work, go to Shengyuan Group.” Fu Chengyan took a brief pause, then continued, “If you don’t want to go to Shengyuan Group, go to Shi Nuan’s company, Huancheng. Till then, we’ll offer you an easier job so that you can take care of Bai!”
“Sure!” Fu Ling replied.
Naturally, she wanted to spend more time with Bai. However, life got in the way. In order to treat Bai’s illness, the only thing she could do was to look for work. “Thank you, Chengyan! And thank you too, Nuan!”
Shi Nuan laughed. “You don’t have to thank me. We’re family!”
Shi Nuan’s body was getting heavier and heavier. “Actually, it’s a good thing if you go to Huancheng. Currently, it’s not convenient for me to head there. If you go there, you can at least take a look at the company’s conditions for me. I heard from Huan that you studied management, so once you head there, just let Zhou Zheng guide you. It’s very simple. Zhou Zheng has basically taken care of everything.”
“Great!” Fu Ling did not decline the offer. Deep down, she knew this was what Fu Chengyan and Shi Nuan wished for, and she also knew the couple cared a lot for her. If she rejected their offer, she would only let them down.
The following day, Su Shaoqing also received a phone call from Fu Chengyan about Fu Ling’s intention of bringing Bai home. It was a bombshell to him. When Bai was still in the hospital, Fu Ling would visit him from time to time. As such, Su Shaoqing had a reason to meet her. However, he no longer had a chance to meet her as Fu Ling would be taking the child home.
That day, Fu Ling woke up early. She felt very happy as she was going to bring Bai home, so she got up early to prepare breakfast with the chef. After the meal, she drove the car given to her by Shi Nuan to the hospital.
The morning air was fresh and clear, and Fu Ling was in high spirits. At the hospital, she took care of Bai’s discharge and changed his outfit into a new, clean one.
Bai must have been properly cared for in the hospital, for he had gained a significant amount of weight. His cheeks had become chubby, and Fu Ling could not resist touching them.
On the contrary, Bai tugged at Fu Ling’s sleeve reluctantly when he realized he was about to leave the hospital. “Mommy, are we leaving now?”
“Yes!” Fu Ling squatted down to zip up Bai’s jacket and roll up his long sleeves. When she noticed the disappointment in his eyes, Fu Ling felt puzzled and squatted down to look at him. “What’s the matter? Don’t you want to leave?”
Bai nodded. “Are you going to take me home, Mommy? Next time, when you go to work, do I have to wait until nighttime before I can see you again?”
Guilt overwhelmed Fu Ling as she listened to his response. “I’m sorry, Bai. I was really busy at work, so I had to leave you alone. I promise I won’t be like that anymore, okay?”
“But…” Still, Bai looked out of the main entrance longingly, as if he was observing something.
Fu Ling had no idea what Bai was thinking about and assumed he was afraid. “Bai, I’ll take you to Uncle’s house. Your aunt is also at his place. Ms. Pei’s around, too, along with Bao and Yu.”
She caressed Bai’s little head. “Do you still remember Bao?”
Bai nodded. “Yes!”
“I’ll bring you to him so you two can play together, all right?” Fu Ling held his hands. “What are you looking at? Did other kids play with you while I was away?”
She asked that question because she found Bai’s reaction rather strange. In the past, he also stayed in a hospital when they were overseas. Each time, however, he badly wanted to go home.
“I…” Bai pouted and did not know how to answer her. “No, it’s…”
