Chapter 153: The Boyfriend at the Desk

Song Qingtian picked up her daughter, and the two of them went upstairs. Ling Nuonuo quietly told Song Qingtian that she had someone she liked!

The very thing Song Qingtian had been most worried about had finally happened.

After all, it was precisely because the original female supporting character loved someone that she ended up hurting herself.

With her daughter in this situation, she feared that Nuonuo might do something foolish.

But if she refused, it would only backfire.

Song Qingtian asked, “Does he like you?”

“He said he likes me—he’s the one who gave me the love letter,” Ling Nuonuo confessed, though she hadn’t dared tell anyone else, yet she couldn’t help wanting to share the news with Mommy.

Song Qingtian held her daughter’s soft, cuddly little body, first utterly astonished, then lost in thought.

“Mommy… are you happy or not? All the other kids like me, but he’s my desk mate—he takes care of me, and he even beat everyone else!”

“He beat everyone else?”

Song Qingtian sensed there must be a whole story behind this.

“Yeah,” Ling Nuonuo explained. “It’s when we all throw paper balls into the trash can. Some kids throw too close, some can’t get it in at all, but he throws really far and still lands right in!”

“So you’re his girlfriend now, and he ‘won’ you away from everyone else?”

“That’s right!”

“What about the other kids—do they think you’re his now?”

“They all agree!”

Children’s world is so simple—but that simplicity can also be a drawback.

Song Qingtian hugged Ling Nuonuo and patted her gently. “But Nuonuo doesn’t belong to the other kids; they have no right to decide where Nuonuo belongs!”

Song Qingtian deliberately acted like a child.

Ling Nuonuo tilted her little face and asked, “What does ‘belong’ mean?”

“It means the place where you’ll ultimately stay, the person you’ll end up being with,” Song Qingtian explained plainly. But Ling Nuonuo was still so young that too many explanations would just confuse her.

Song Qingtian believed that a person’s ultimate belonging wasn’t limited to just one person or one place.

Yet Ling Nuonuo could understand that much.

Ling Nuonuo asked, “So I’m not allowed to like him then?”

“Of course you can—though it depends on how you like him, and also on his intentions. And besides, you’re still so young… It’s complicated, really.”

Ling Nuonuo fidgeted with her hands, looking troubled. “Then what should I do? I don’t want any trouble!”

Ling Nuonuo definitely didn’t want any trouble—she hated trouble more than anything!

“Here’s what we’ll do: tomorrow’s the weekend, so let’s go visit them. Mommy will talk to him. You’re still little—you belong to Mommy and Daddy, but you can still like each other, because liking is an innate human emotion. A person without emotions isn’t normal, and that’s wrong, too.”

Ling Nuonuo tilted her little head, her big black eyes wide with curiosity. “That’s right! I’m Mommy and Daddy’s treasure—I don’t belong to anyone else!”

“No, Nuonuo, you need to understand: you’re still so young, you’re a child, and there are many things you can’t do on your own. Mommy and Daddy are your protectors, as well as your teachers and friends. While they’re playing the role of your parents, they’re also playing other roles for you. But that won’t always stay the same—for example, you can think of Daddy as your boyfriend, because people say daughters are Daddy’s little sweethearts, and that their bond from a past life hasn’t fully played out, so they meet again in this life. It’s just that their past-life connection wasn’t strong enough, so in this life they become Daddy’s daughter. That way, Daddy can take care of you, protect you, and be by your side. And you, in turn, can go out and look for your own Prince Charming—the person who will ultimately be your true belonging.”

“Wow!”

Ling Nuonuo’s dark, bright eyes seemed ready to sparkle with stars, and she clasped her little hands together, full of anticipation.

Just then, Ling Hanyu happened to walk in.

But he’d already heard everything.

Song Qingtian turned around to look at Ling Hanyu as he entered, afraid he might scare her.

He hadn’t even knocked!

Song Qingtian shot him a reproachful glance.

Yet Ling Hanyu’s eyes were icy cold.

How dare this little brat try to make decisions about his daughter?

Song Qingqing frowned slightly, warning Ling Hanyu not to frighten her daughter.

Ling Nuonuo hadn’t planned to tell Ling Hanyu her secret in the first place. Seeing how scared he looked, her little face turned red, and she lowered her head in worry—Daddy was so stern!

He wasn’t good to Mommy, and Mommy wouldn’t give him a baby.

He certainly wouldn’t like her desk-mate boyfriend either.

Ling Nuonuo was terrified and quickly admitted her mistake.

“I’m sorry, Daddy!”

Ling Nuonuo hung her head, looking on the verge of tears.

Song Qingtian shielded her daughter, patting her gently, and turned to Ling Hanyu: “Daddy wants to hear too—just who likes our Nuonuo? It’s wonderful that someone likes our Nuonuo!”

Ling Nuonuo slowly raised her head. First, she looked expectantly at Song Qingtian, seeing how warm and kind she was, and instantly squinted her eyes in delight, smiling like a beautiful flower.

Then she glanced at Ling Hanyu, but before she could even make out his face, he scooped her up and cradled her tenderly in his arms!

End of Chapter 153: The Boyfriend at the Desk