Chapter 17 Acceptable

• "Mummy, I'm scared."
• Lately, An Le had been practicing sleeping alone for comfort. But now, she walked into An Jingxi's room with her short legs.
• An Le probably wasn't used to sleeping alone, so she had a nightmare and cried, her little face turning red. She rubbed her eyes and stood at the door, looking at her.
• Before An Jingxi could react, her tear-stained face was seen by An Le.
• Seeing her mommy so upset, An Le immediately forgot about her own fear and climbed onto the bed with her short legs. "Mummy, why are you crying?"
• "It's nothing, Lele. Mummy's eyes were just irritated by the wind." An Jingxi reached out and wiped the tears from her face, gently holding An Le in her arms. "What's wrong, baby? Why are you still crying?"
• "Lele is fine. I was just scared by the bad guy in my dream, but now that I have Mummy's protection, Lele is not afraid anymore." An Le relied on An Jingxi, hugging her neck and curling up in her embrace. "Mummy, did you cry because of that man from before?"
• An Jingxi was momentarily stunned, gently touched An Le's head, and said, "Why would Lele think that?"
• "Because Lele heard what Mummy and Auntie Gan said. I know that man likes Mummy." An Le tilted her head and looked at An Jingxi innocently.
• An Jingxi had always known that these two children were smart, but she didn't expect them to be so perceptive. She hugged An Le and rested her chin on top of her head.
• "Lele, you're thinking too much. That man is just a client of Mummy's, like Uncle David from America and Uncle Jayden. He's just a client, nothing more."
• She emphasized the last sentence, not sure if she was telling An Le or reminding herself that Cold Night was just a client.
• But An Le seemed to not have heard her and continued speaking.
• "Actually, if you like that man too, me and big brother can accept it. After all, he looks like big brother." An Le thought for a moment and continued, "If we have a little brother or sister in the future, it's okay if they're not nice to me and big brother, as long as Mummy is happy."
• An Le kept on talking, and An Jingxi couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in her heart.
• I didn't expect that her precious Lele would think so much. He must be very upset while thinking about these things.
• "Lele, don't overthink. Mommy only has you and your brother as her children, and she will always love you both," An Jingxi kissed his forehead. "It's already late, if you don't go to sleep now, you'll turn into a little monster tomorrow."
• "Lele doesn't want to become a little monster. Lele will go to sleep right away," An Jingxi gently placed An Le on the bed and carefully covered him with a blanket. "Mommy will tell Lele a story, okay? Once mommy finishes, Lele will fall asleep."
• "Okay."
• "A long, long time ago..." An Jingxi told the story while gently patting An Le.
• "...and so, the sheep lived happily ever after." After finishing the story, An Jingxi looked at An Le's peaceful sleeping face, her eyes filled with tenderness.
• "Baby, mommy can remain unmarried for the rest of her life for you. Mommy doesn't ask for anything, just hoping that our family can live happily together."
• Getting off the bed, An Jingxi splashed her face with cold water to wake herself up, looking at her reflection in the mirror.
• An Jingxi, it's okay. As long as you have two precious children, everything will be fine.
• An Jingxi kept reassuring herself.
• Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three months had passed.
• During these months, Leng Ye had been using work to numb himself, constantly busy with various cases.
• In the eyes of outsiders, he was still the decisive and ruthless Leng Ye, but only the people in the company knew that he had become even colder and more ruthless.
• Leng Ye had not contacted An Jingxi again, even though he often wanted to see her, but in the end, he restrained his impulses.
• He could only use work to numb himself. He knew that there was also a lot of resentment within the company.
• So, taking advantage of the recent acquisition of a very good small company, Leng Ye decided to give them two days of paid leave.
• Leng Ye looked at the time and saw that it was still early, so he put on his coat and prepared to go see the newly opened shopping mall nearby.
• The mall happened to be next to An Jingxi's company. In fact, Leng Ye had his own ulterior motive for opening the mall here. What if one day he and An Jingxi coincidentally met here?
• With the hope of encountering An Jingxi, Leng Ye drove to the shopping mall.
• An Jingxi had already taken the afternoon off. She planned to go with Mi Ge to buy some new clothes for Lele and also buy some for herself.
• Just as she closed the door, her phone started ringing.
• "Hey, Xiaomi, don't worry. I'm almost out of the company, I'll be there soon," An Jingxi thought Mige was urging her to hurry up.
• "Hey, Jingxi, something's wrong. Lele is missing!" Mige said anxiously.
• "What did you say!" An Jingxi immediately rushed out.
• "Just now, Lele said he wanted to eat ice cream, so I told him to wait for me here. I went to queue up and buy it, but when I came back, Lele was gone!" Mige was still searching everywhere in the mall, gesturing to people, asking if they had seen him.
• An Jingxi stood by the roadside for a long time without catching a taxi. Helpless, she had to run over. While running, An Jingxi gasped for breath and said to Mige, "Don't worry for now, Lele is very smart, he shouldn't be in any danger. Keep looking around, and if you can't find him, wait for me. I'm already on my way."
• Meanwhile, the worried An Le, the little friend, had lost his way in the mall. He walked further and further, but couldn't see Mige anywhere after walking for a long time.
• Finally, An Le couldn't help but cry in distress.
• The people shopping nearby looked at the pitiful An Le but didn't dare to comfort him, afraid that it might be some new scam. They pretended not to see and walked past.
• Cold Night, who was patrolling the various stores, immediately noticed the pitiful An Le, crying with a pot lid on his head.
• At first, Cold Night was reluctant to get involved, but when he saw the pitiful An Le crying, he felt a strange pang of sympathy. He approached, squatted in front of An Le, and kindly inquired, "Little one, why are you crying here all alone?"
• "Uncle, I got lost," An Le couldn't help but cry even more pitifully when he saw someone showing concern for him. However, he still took two cautious steps back because his mother and brother had warned him about the presence of bad people outside.
• Cold Night took out a tissue and gently wiped away An Le's tears. "Don't cry, Uncle will help you."
• As An Le looked at Cold Night's face, a sudden realization struck him. He had seen this uncle before in his mother's office!
• In an instant, all the fear in An Le's heart seemed to vanish.
• "Do you remember who you came with? Uncle can help you make an announcement to find them, alright?" Cold Night gently touched his head and asked.