“Qing’er, are you okay now?”
Seeing An Qing come out, An Yunfan asked somewhat surprised.
“Mm, sorry to worry you, Father; I’m fine.”
An Qing responded gently: “It’s just that last night I was a bit too expectant and accidentally had insomnia… now I’m completely fine.”
An Qing explained indifferently.
Hearing this, An Yunfan chuckled and nodded.
“Ah, so that’s it; that’s good, that’s good!”
An Yunfan no longer worried; his hanging heart finally settled.
All of this was seen by An Qing.
But she knew that the man before her had never worried about her.
What he worried about was, if An Qing rested and Chen Guang came but couldn’t see her, what to do.
In An Yunfan’s heart, there was only desire for power and face; there had never been true family affection.
Otherwise, the current situation wouldn’t have arisen.
His goodness toward An Yu had all transferred to An Qing.
“Hahaha, Qing’er, don’t worry; from now on, every year, we’ll celebrate for you like this!”
These words seemed to display fatherly love in front of An Qing, but they only made An Qing feel nauseous.
Today was the most painful birthday in her two lives.
However, in front of An Yunfan, An Qing wouldn’t show her pain, because that wasn’t her persona.
Even if… the persona might already be meaningless.
But An Qing still didn’t want to face reality.
“That’s great; thank you, Father; you’re really too good to me.”
An Qing revealed a somewhat happy smile, but the pain hidden beneath the smile was known only to herself.
“Hahaha, I say, Qing’er, aren’t you being a bit too formal? You’re my own daughter; if I’m not good to you, who would I be good to?”
An Yunfan smiled and waved his hand.
An Qing nodded.
Really… hypocritical.
“Alright then, Qing’er; I’ll go entertain them first!” An Yunfan chuckled and nodded: “As for you… since you’re not feeling well, don’t mind them; just sit there and rest!”
Of course she had to rest; what if she felt unwell again?
This group of people, whether company executives or An family relatives, none were as important as that outsider Chen Guang.
Only by appeasing Chen Guang could their family further expand.
At that time, what wouldn’t they have?
So, An Qing certainly couldn’t have problems; she just needed to rest.
“Is that okay?”
An Qing looked at An Yunfan somewhat worriedly.
“Hey, what’s not okay about it? They’re all family; could they make things difficult for you? Just rest assured; leave the rest to me!”
An Yunfan’s smile was incomparably hearty, just like a true good father.
Unfortunately, it was all just appearances.
“Okay, I know.”
An Qing was still forcing a smile; she nodded at An Yunfan, then sat on the sofa.
Seeing An Qing go to rest, An Yunfan left reassured and went to greet relatives and friends.
Glancing at An Yunfan’s departing back, An Qing quickly turned her gaze away.
Her hand reached into her pocket, touching that little cat hairpin that still hadn’t been given out until now.
Chen Guang hadn’t arrived yet, but he should be soon; they had coordinated the time.
However, An Qing didn’t look forward to his arrival, because she really disliked that man.
It was only because An Yu liked him that she had to contact and destroy it.
She subconsciously gripped the hairpin in her hand, tighter and tighter.
Just like grasping someone she had never caught in her lifetime.
So, where exactly was An Yu now…?
…
An Yu was now eating breakfast at Cheng Shimumeng’s home.
Oh, or rather, a breakfast-lunch combo meal.
After all, it was past breakfast time now.
She ate in small bites, but it seemed only she was this calm.
Beside her, Cheng Shimumeng smiled as she looked at Ning Wanciu, occasionally glancing at Huai Xiang.
Toward Ning Wanciu, it was her usual teasing.
Last night, sleeping while holding An Yu the whole night; this morning, it seemed something else had happened.
Cheng Shimumeng couldn’t help but smile.
As for Huai Xiang…
That was just pure mockery.
Although she hadn’t seen exactly what happened, Cheng Shimumeng could guess.
It was nothing more than being unhappy about being left alone, and without thinking, running to complain to An Yu… and then being seen by Ning Wanciu or something.
Too easy to guess, Huai Xiang.
Cheng Shimumeng wouldn’t doubt whether Huai Xiang, like Ning Wanciu, had those kinds of feelings toward An Yu.
The reason was simple: this person was an idiot; she didn’t have that kind of brain.
However, being too quiet wasn’t good either; if An Yu noticed something off, her plan wouldn’t go well.
“Right, after eating, does everyone want to watch a movie or something~”
Cheng Shimumeng asked with a smile.
“Mm, movie?”
An Yu tilted her head; the half-eaten breakfast was set down by her.
“Ah…” Beside her, Ning Wanciu, who had been secretly observing An Yu’s reaction, quickly realized something; she very naturally took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped An Yu’s mouth: “Really, it’s stuck there!”
“Wu…”
An Yu obediently accepted Ning Wanciu’s wiping: “Mm…”
“Alright, you guys continue talking~”
Looking at An Yu’s now clean mouth, Ning Wanciu nodded satisfiedly.
“Mm.”
The two’s actions were very natural; no one felt it was improper.
Cheng Shimumeng’s lips subconsciously curved upward; this was what she wanted.
After this, she could appropriately increase the intensity a bit.
However, not today.
“How about it; interested?”
Cheng Shimumeng acted as if she hadn’t seen anything and asked softly.
“If you want to watch… mm… then watch the animated movie Xiangxiang said she wanted to see last time~”
Cheng Shimumeng deliberately mentioned Huai Xiang, the purpose being to quickly change her mood.
“Me? When did I… ah!”
Huai Xiang quickly blinked, seeming to remember something; the earlier embarrassment was instantly forgotten by her.
“Watch it, watch it!”
She had been looking forward to that movie for so long, but recently she hadn’t had time, not to mention…
Her money had all been swindled by Cheng Shimumeng; no money for movie tickets!
Now that Cheng Shimumeng had taken the initiative to mention it, what was there to say!
Watch it hard!
Seeing this, Cheng Shimumeng curved her lips; Huai Xiang was indeed a simple idiot.
As long as something else diverted her attention, she forgot all the previous unpleasantness.
“Then, what about An Yu?”
An Yu blinked expressionlessly.
“Mm, want to watch.”
Animated movie; she hadn’t seen one yet.
On the other side, unlike the relaxed and happy atmosphere at An Yu’s place.
The atmosphere at the An family was gradually becoming heavy.
Although on the surface it was hard to tell, the fact was so.
Because no matter how they waited, the young master of the Chen family just didn’t appear.