Chapter 79: You Must Be Good

When Ling Hanyu called Song Qingtian, the mother and daughter were taking a bath.

Aunt Chen said that during the few days Song Qingtian was away, Ling Nuonuo was always sad, secretly crying in her room, believing that Song Qingtian had left.

She refused to comb her hair, bathe, or eat, only drinking a little milk each day—everything was coaxed out of her by Aunt Chen.

Compared with previous visits, for some unknown reason this time Ling Nuonuo’s condition was very poor, which was worrying.

Song Qingtian knew very well that the reason for this situation was that the original female supporting character had always ignored her daughter, and the daughter had grown accustomed to not having her mother at home to take care of her.

But since Song Qingtian arrived, she had been meticulously caring for her daughter.

If she suddenly disappeared, the daughter would start to overthink things.

Some things, if you’ve never had them, you won’t even dream of them, nor will you be disappointed when you lose them.

A child who has never tasted candy doesn’t know how sweet it is, so they won’t even think about going to buy some, let alone fear losing that sweetness.

In the past, Ling Nuonuo didn’t have any extravagant expectations; she just knew she had Mommy.

But now it’s different.

Ling Nuonuo sees her as an indispensable touch of sweetness, and she’s afraid of losing it.

Although Song Qingtian’s foot was injured, she still helped her daughter take a bath. Ling Nuonuo, however, was very obedient—after bathing, she wrapped herself in a towel, wore a bunny hat, and hardly needed any medical tubes.

As soon as the mother and daughter came out of the bathroom, they saw a man as big as a mountain standing coldly in the doorway of the bedroom.

Song Qingtian had just finished her bath, with one foot wrapped in a waterproof cloth and the other balanced on one leg, looking quite strange—but breathtakingly beautiful.

Ling Hanyu suppressed his urge to fly into a rage as he looked at his daughter’s adorably clueless expression.

Before Ling Hanyu could get angry, Ling Nuonuo hurried toward him, pressing against the fiery Ling Hanyu at the door.

“Daddy…”

Just as the adorable little treasure was about to pounce onto Ling Hanyu’s lap, Song Qingtian spoke up to stop her: “Nuonuo, Daddy hasn’t taken a bath yet!”

It was as if a button had been installed on Ling Nuonuo’s body—she stopped dead in her tracks, like a car hitting the brakes.

Ling Nuonuo stared blankly at Ling Hanyu, then turned around and ran straight to Song Qingtian, hugging the towel around her.

Song Qingtian nearly got knocked over; without warning, she took a step back to steady herself, wrapping both hands around her daughter’s little body.

If she could pick her up, Song Qingtian would definitely do so.

But right now, her condition didn’t allow it.

She met Ling Hanyu’s gaze and realized her mistake. Still, she explained: “Nuonuo has been crying nonstop, so I came back early and forgot to tell you.”

Ling Hanyu stepped forward to Song Qingtian, pinching her chin: “Don’t challenge me anymore.”

Song Qingtian was speechless. This man seemed to have evolved from history itself—no matter what she said, he wouldn’t listen.

Well then, she’d just skip the explanation.

Ling Nuonuo was there, tilting her little face up to watch them.

Song Qingtian gently pulled Ling Hanyu’s hand away: “Go take a shower—you’re sweating.”

She could already smell the sweat.

“Daddy, if you don’t take a shower, you’re not being good!”

Since Ling Nuonuo wasn’t taking a shower, she was already being naughty.

Mommy said you have to wash seven times to be good!

She needs to wash once every day, starting now.

Ling Nuonuo tilted her little head and thought, “What if I wash seven times?”

“Mommy, I want to wash seven times a day!”

Ling Hanyu looked down at his daughter: “No way.”

“Mommy…”

Ling Nuonuo simply wouldn’t listen to Ling Hanyu. She wanted Mommy, and she wanted to be good!

Song Qingtian had no choice but to move aside, freeing her chin from Ling Hanyu’s grip, and took her daughter’s little hand, leading her to the bed.

As mother and daughter left, Ling Hanyu glanced back at them. His anger at wanting to strangle Song Qingtian had subsided, and he headed to the bathroom.

When Ling Hanyu came out of the bath, the mother and daughter were already asleep, cuddled together.

Ling Hanyu was tired these days too, so he lay down on the bed behind Song Qingtian, covered himself with a blanket, and fell asleep.

By the time they woke up, someone downstairs was waiting to sign some papers.

This time, Song Qingtian wouldn’t give Ling Hanyu another chance—she’d go herself.

And she was determined to get back the three million she owed Ling Hanyu; otherwise, she wouldn’t be Song Qingtian.

End of Chapter 79: You Must Be Good