"What are you looking at, girl?" When they were halfway there and Leng Yuchen saw that An Qi was already asleep, he turned to An Yufei, who had been staring at him all along, and asked.
An Yufei had to smile, as the word "girl" was very new to her. "I'm just looking at your profile… Your nose, eyes, and mouth..." An Yufei answered without reservation.
"There's no need to keep looking! You are indeed my daughter!" Leng Yuchen still did not know how to communicate with his daughter, but his intuition told him that this smart child would not appreciate him leaning down and trying to sweet talk her. So, he chose to speak to her honestly.
"Is that so? You're absolutely sure?" she asked for confirmation.
"Yes, as I believe An Qi. I have always believed her, as she has never given me any reason not to do so," he replied.
As the car passed by numerous street lamps, their lights flickered on his face. His eyes remained fixed on An Yufei as she asked him, "Then, why did you not take responsibility for me as your own child back then?"
An Yufei could not help but ask him the question that had always been in her mother's heart. As Leng Yuchen looked at his daughter, he answered her with regret, "I did send someone back to look for her at that time, but she had already left."
"Hmph, that's no excuse! If you really cared about her, you shouldn't have left her all alone!" An Yufei scooted closer to her mother as she spoke, as if she was using her little body to protect An Qi. Her expression was one of heartache.
Leng Yuchen's heart suddenly constricted. After all, his daughter was right. Back then, even though he did have a reason to leave, that was not a sufficient excuse for his having neglected An Qi.
This was why, for the past five years, he had been looking for An Qi. He wanted to make up for his mistake. Now that he'd finally found An Qi, he was determined to never give her up again, no matter what!
When An Yufei saw the guilt on his face, she suddenly yanked out a handful of her hair and handed it to Leng Yuchen, while saying, "This is for you."
Leng Yuchen saw a rare shyness on her face. As he reached for the hair, he asked, "What is this for?"
However, he had already guessed that An Yufei wanted him to bring the hair in for DNA testing. As he shook his head, he said, "I'm sure that you're my daughter, so there is no need for me to conduct any tests!"
An Yufei laughed lightly upon hearing this. "That won't do. I won't agree to accepting you as my father until it is confirmed absolutely!"
After hearing her response, Leng Yuchen was speechless. Sheng Jie, who was in the front of the car, also gasped in shock as he thought… This child speaks to Boss Leng in a tone that is so similar to Boss Leng's!
"Well, let's get it tested then. Then, once you get the test results, you can rest assured, which will make me at ease as well," Leng Yuchen said with a smile.
"Ok." An Yufei nodded somewhat reluctantly.
As he gazed at the pair through the rearview mirror, Sheng Jie saw his boss' curved smile. It was that moment that he knew that it was over. Boss Leng was wrapped around his daughter's finger!
At the Lake Heart Villa.
When they arrived at the villa, Leng Yuchen winked at An Yufei and said, "This shall be your home from now on. Do you like it?"
"Yes!" An Yufei jumped out of the car, feeling as if she was skipping on clouds, revealing her childlike, delightful demeanor.
Leng Yuchen was instantly relieved as he carried the sleeping An Qi and strode towards the villa with An Yufei. He has been preparing this place for several years, and the day had finally come for him to bring them home to it!
Leng Yuchen had wanted to stay in the master bedroom, but he knew that until he got the official DNA test results, An Yufei would not allow it. In fact, she would look at him as if she was guarding her mother against a thief of her virtue! So, he could only place An Qi in the bed before leaving.
As he sighed, he thought… I can't tell if it is a good or bad thing that my daughter is so smart and strong willed!
The next morning, when An Qi woke up, it was already well past breakfast time. As she got up to get dressed, she screamed as a blue film fell off her forehead, making a splatting sound as it hit the floor and startling her.
As she looked at it carefully, she saw that it was a clump of three fever cooling patches that had been stacked together. "Who's the one without any common sense now, as don't they know that this many fever cooling patches have the same effect as a single one?" An Qi muttered to herself, completely unaware that she was in a new and strange environment.
Leng Yuchen had truly created a world that totally belonged to An Qi. He had painstakingly chosen every detail with her in mind, just by remembering how she was in his memories. This demonstrated that his love and care for An Qi were far deeper than he sometimes was able to show through his emotions.
"Mom, you're awake. How are you feeling?" An Yufei asked as she handed An Qi a glass of milk.
She then and stuck her hand out and touched An Qi's forehead. Without waiting for her mother's answer, she whispered, "Thank goodness. The fever's gone."
"Little Yufei, didn't I tell you that mustn't waste things? Using just one fever cooling patch is just as effective as using three!" An Qi voiced her protest at what she assumed was her daughter's excessive use of fever cooling patches.
"I didn't put those on you. The uncle who sent you back last night did," An Yufei said, while she motioned for An Qi to drink the milk quickly. An Qi immediately drank every drop.
She then added, "Oh, and by the way, the uncle claimed he is my father."
Upon hearing this, An Qi spat the milk out. An Yufei dodged the milk as it sprayed past her.
"You mean Leng Yuchen? But… Where am I? Isn't this a hotel? What exactly did he tell you when we were on the way here?" An Qi asked, while she ran to the window and looked down.
"He didn't say anything special, but he did promise to take responsibility for us," An Yufei said.
She then took a book from her suitcase and began to read it. In her opinion, it had really taken An Qi much too long to realize what was happening!
In fact, it had taken her so long that she had enough time to learn several new nouns! For example, this morning's lesson used an idiom that involved "a woman who drinks green tea and wears a watch," when in reality, it is really describing her as being a two-faced b*tch!
As An Yufei was looking at the explanation in her book, the "Poisoned Chicken Soup," which was her version of a toxic "Chicken Soup for the Soul," it seemed that the phrase was quite similar to Gu Xiaonan! But, strictly speaking, Gu Xiaonan only wore a watch on the surface of her skin (meaning that she was a b*tch only on the surface). On the other hand, her mother, Zeng Xuerou, was the real master b*tch!
While Any Yufei was devoting herself to this game of studying idioms, nouns, and names, An Qi suddenly shrank away from the window and laid down flat on the floor. It seemed as if she was afraid of being discovered by someone.
An Yufei raised her head and asked, "Is it the uncle who calls himself my father? Is he coming?"
An Qi motioned to her to be quiet as she laid on the ground like a big turtle. An Yufei closed her book, jumped down from her chair, and went to open the door for Leng Yuchen.
As Leng Yuchen breezed in, he seemed very excited. He picked up An Yufei as soon as he entered the room and didn't even notice An Qi, who was still lying on the ground, at all.
"Haha, you are indeed my daughter! I now have the test results to prove it! Let's see where you can escape to now!" He chuckled as he slapped the test results down on the bed so that An Yufei could see them clearly.
"Call me dad!" he then added with another chuckle.
"No!" she refused.
"Okay… Then call me father," he said.
"No!" She shook her head and stomped her foot.
"Change your name to Leng Yufei!" he said, trying another angle.
In front of his daughter, Leng Yuchen was putty in her hands. In fact, she seemed to be the parent, bossing him around. Whenever he was with An Yufei, Leng Yuchen should really be called "Toddler Leng!"
Even after An Qi had been lying on the ground for nearly half a day, she had still only heard the names of the two people opposite her, who were only discussing themselves. They had never even mentioned her at all! Feeling neglected, she got up from the floor breathlessly, buttoned the last button of her shirt, grabbed her handbag and ran towards the door.
"Stop right there!"
"Hey, mom! Stop!"
However, just as An Qi was halfway out of the room, An Yufei and Leng Yuchen called out to An Qi at the same time, while their obsidian eyes locked onto An Qi's retreating back.
After all these years, An Qi finally knew where An Yufei had gotten the sense that she was a superior being from! It was clearly from her dad!