After resting for a few days, Lu Lan was bored as she didn't have a habit of staying at the home. Since she was sixteen, she started working to meet her daily lifestyle and now Si Li would not allow her to do a single thing. How could she not be bored?
Tomorrow was the weekend and Lu Lan had decided to go to Old Mansion. She really missed Little Champ.
To fulfil her wish, Lu Lan decided to go on hunger strike. Initially, Si Li ignored her childish behaviour because he knew that, whatever happened, she didn't miss her meal. Later, actually, Lu Lan started regretting her decision.
Now she couldn't go back from her words. What if Little Champ would hear that his mommy had chosen food over him? He would be very upset. Therefore, Lu Lan stubbornly continued her hunger strike.
This time, Si Li surrendered to Lu Lan "Fine, I will get someone to fetch Little Champ tomorrow from Old Mansion. Now Eat."
"Hehehe" Lu Lan laughed aloud. Finally, after so many days, a single thing would happen according to her wish.
"Ohhh…. I forgot to ask you something." Lu Lan asked Si Li while eating her food.
"Naam...Naam."
"Speak." Si Li took a deep breath helplessly. He didn't know what would she ask this time? Since that incident, Si Li really spoiled her and she shameless asked many new things.
Might be he was the first person who spoiled her like this after the death of her parents and of course, as she was Si Li's the lover, so who would he spoil other than her?.
"It's about Little Champ. Actually, I didn't see him speaking. So I want to ask…" Lu Lan wanted to continue but she stopped. Even if Little Champ couldn't speak, she didn't want to hurt Si Li by asking questions like this.
"He can speak." Si Li saw her hesitation.
Lu Lan ecstatically opened her eyes wide and she immediately asked: "Why didn't he speak, then?" Of course, Little Champ was so cute and when he spoke he would be more adorable.
"When he was in the orphanage he stopped speaking due to some bad incidents and has become rigid. It is only now because of Old Man's love, his rigidness has reduced but still, he does not like to speak and I don't want to force him for that." Si Li explained.
"Ohhh…" Lu Lan felt bad for Little Champ.
'My poor Little Champ.. he had suffered so much' Lu Lan thought.
"But, I think you can help me in this" Si Li suddenly said.
"Huh???" Lu Lan looked questioningly at Si Li
"From the first day, Little Champ is quite attached with you. You both even do the video call every day, maybe you can make him speak a little." Si Li's eye showed a hope.
"Sure, I will definitely help Little Champ," Lu Lan said confidently. A high spirit and determination were shown in her eyes to make Little Champ speak.
"Now can I ask you something," Si Li asked.
"Sure…" Lu Lan said as she felt enthusiastically all of a sudden might be because she would be meet Little Champ tomorrow.
"Which punishment have you decided for Madam Lu?" Of course, Si Li didn't forget about Madam Lu. He was just waiting for Lu Lan's health to become stable.
Lu Lan was startled. She didn't know why Madam Lu hated her so much? Lu Lan's eyes became teary by remembering that incident. She still felt that pain.
Si Li saw tears in her eyes so he put aside the documents and stood up from the sofa. He went and sat in front of her, holding her hand and said softly, "You can share it with me".
Lu Lan saw warmth in Si Li's eyes and then told him the entire incident as it happened that night. After hearing, Si Li's body stiffened, his heart ached and his blood boiled. He wanted to kill Madam Lu right at this moment but he wanted Lu Lan to decide what she wanted.
"I don't know why she hates me so much," she said in shrieked voice.
Seeing her crying, Si Li immediately hugged her tightly "Don't worry, I will never let her go."
"But I don't want to hurt grandfather," Lu Lan said while she was in his embrace.
"Then leave it to me." Si Li patted her head to comfort her.
Then Si Li released her from his embrace and asked "Do you trust me?"
Lu Lan nodded.
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Editor-SK.