Destined with You

"Uncle Han, I have to go home now, but I’ll come back to play with you later, okay?" Baobei looked at him reluctantly.

Beiming Han’s gaze finally fell on Baobei’s face. He tried hard to put on a smile, but in the end, he failed...

He really couldn’t smile...

"Okay, goodbye, Baobei."

"Goodbye, Uncle Han." After Baobei spoke, Gu Qingxin intended to carry Baobei away, but the little girl signaled for her mommy to put her down.

Although Gu Qingxin was anxious, she chose to respect her daughter’s wishes and set her down.

Baobei immediately ran towards Beiming Han, and without hesitation, Beiming Han got off the bed and knelt on the ground. Baobei threw herself into his arms, and he reached out to catch her small body.

Baobei kissed him on the left cheek, and before Beiming Han could react, the little one kissed his right cheek, then his forehead, the tip of his nose, and his chin...

Holding the little thing in his arms, Beiming Han had an inexplicable urge to cry...

So reluctant, really so reluctant...

This weak, small, tender, pink little girl had already deeply rooted herself in his heart, making it impossible for him to let go.

"Goodbye, Uncle Han." Baobei hugged him again, then withdrew from his embrace and turned to walk towards her mommy.

Baobei couldn’t bear to leave him either.

Gu Qingxin watched the two of them, one big and one small, both with red-rimmed eyes. Clearly, they had only met a few times, clearly they didn’t know they were kin, yet parting felt like a matter of life and death...

At that moment, Gu Qingxin even felt she was being cruel...

Baobei reached the door but couldn’t resist turning back to glance at the man still half-kneeling on the ground. She waved her little pink hand at him and then walked out.

"I’ll take Baobei downstairs." Gu Qingxin turned awkwardly, picked up Baobei, and left the apartment in one go, stopping only when they reached downstairs.

When Gu Qingxin wanted to put Baobei in the car, Baobei suddenly wrapped her arms around her neck.

Gu Qingxin looked at her daughter, knowing Baobei had something to say.

"Mommy, I really like Uncle Han. Could you...please not make him so sad?" Baobei’s tears fell in large drops.

Baobei was frail by nature, and her physical development was late in every aspect, so she didn’t speak as fluently as Xia Tian, but she understood what she needed to know.

Baobei could feel that Uncle Han was very, very sad just now...

"Baobei..."

"Mommy, Baobei doesn’t like Uncle Han to be sad. If Uncle Han is sad, Baobei is sad too... Mommy, could you call Baobei a little later? Tell Baobei... Uncle Han is not sad anymore." Baobei blinked her large, hopeful eyes at her mommy.

...

After sending off Baobei, Gu Qingxin felt like a deflated balloon, utterly drained of energy...

She sat on the steps, hugging her legs, resting her chin on her knees, her feelings complex and indescribable...

It wasn’t until she was embraced that she snapped back to reality, lifting her head to meet Beiming Han’s deep, ocean-like eyes.

With a lightness of body, he lifted her up, and at that moment, Gu Qingxin even forgot to struggle, forgot the harsh words she had just said.

"It’s late, and it’s cool here." Beiming Han said as he carried her back towards the apartment.

Gu Qingxin knew she should get down, but remembering her daughter’s words just now, she stiffened her body and didn’t move, allowing him to carry her into the elevator...