The morning sun filled the bedroom.
Gu Xinzhou woke up to find that Song Zhen had already left.
He had considerately left a note on her bedside table, "I'm off to the company, I'll be home for dinner tonight."
Besides that, there was also a check for five million.
Gu Xinzhou looked at his carefree handwriting, recalling how he patted the empty space beside him last night and said, "Sleep here."
His voice carried a bewitching power.
Indeed, she lay beside him, the two of them sharing the large quilt, shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand as they slept.
Even though they did nothing at all.
It felt incredibly warm.
After freshening up, Gu Xinzhou left her room and then heard a child's voice, pure and innocent, rising in the air—
"The little duck looked down, and wow, its ugly duckling appearance had changed, it had become a beautiful swan!"
Gu Xinzhou followed the voice to find McDull.
Fang Lingwei was already on an IV drip, still the Sleeping Beauty from a fairy tale, looking serene and beautiful.
McDull lay by the bed, gently stroking her features with his little hand, seriously telling a story.
Meanwhile, Lan Baozhen sat not far away, watching them with a smiling face.
Seeing Gu Xinzhou approach, Lan Baozhen came over and asked in a low voice, "Hungry?"
Gu Xinzhou smiled and replied, "I'll find something to eat downstairs in a bit. By the way, McDull isn't afraid of Mommy anymore?"
"Not at all," Lan Baozhen said, "McDull says that Sleeping Beauty is his mommy's mommy, someone just as dear to him as Mommy. McDull also says he is Sleeping Beauty's little prince and he will definitely awaken Weiwei."
Gu Xinzhou's nose tingled with emotion, "McDull is the little angel God sent to me.
Throughout these tough years, no matter how hard or exhausting it was, McDull's innocence and kindness always gave me strength to keep going."
Lan Baozhen adored McDull too, and with emotion said, "If McDull's brother were still here, with both treasures surrounding Lingwei, waiting for her to wake up, that would be perfect."
Realizing what she had said, she quickly covered her mouth, looking at Gu Xinzhou with an apologetic gaze.
Gu Xinzhou smiled, "It's okay. Grandma, actually, every single moment these years, I've been thinking how wonderful it would be if Dabao were alive. It's all my fault, I failed to protect him."
McDull was telling Fang Lingwei a story, holding a small comb to arrange her hair.
Once a child starts doing something seriously, it seems they can be even more patient than adults.
McDull took his own little toy and placed it in Fang Lingwei's palm, "Grandma, you hold this, I'll hold one too, each of us with one, hehe."
McDull withdrew his hand.
Fang Lingwei's fingers stiffly moved, as if exerting all her strength, she slowly gripped the toy her grandson had given her.
McDull played on the carpet.
While playing, he got up, trying to take the toy out of Fang Lingwei's hand.
But her fingers were gripping tightly, and McDull couldn't pry them open no matter what.
He said dejectedly, "Grandma, you have to give me back the toy, this is a crown, and I have already built my little kingdom, now it's time to crown the King?"
Hearing his voice, Fang Lingwei's fingers slowly relaxed.
McDull said joyfully, "Grandma, you are the most obedient Sleeping Beauty I have ever seen!"
Lan Baozhen was downstairs having breakfast and chatting with Gu Xinzhou, completely oblivious to what had happened upstairs.
Even at noon, when McDull, while eating, said that Grandma was very obedient and nice, neither Lan Baozhen nor Gu Xinzhou took this little episode to heart.