mesbooks Chapter 293 Chen Er is back
Chapter 293 Chen Er is back
"Xiao Ran! Don't let self-blame and guilt affect your judgment!"
This time, Chen Ji didn't even add her last name. Looking at the girl in pain in front of him, his brows were tightly furrowed. For the first time, he experienced what "heartache" meant.
"Calm down and listen to me.
There is one thing you don't know. Chen Lingyi had sent someone to assassinate Chen'er once before, but failed.
I can say that I know Chen Lingyi a little bit. If she fails once, she will definitely achieve her goal the second time. With such determination, she will not involve Niu Dan to cause trouble. "
"Why did Niu Dan die here?"
Luo Xiaoran murmured, she didn’t understand, if it wasn’t Chen Lingyi, who else would attack a seven-year-old child?
"Chen'er! Where is Chen'er?"
When Luo Xiaoran thought of her two younger brothers, one who died tragically in the pavilion by the water, and the other whose whereabouts were unknown, she felt as if an iron fist had scratched her chest, tightly grasped her heart, and repeatedly ravaged it.
Chen Ji's eyes flickered slightly, and his tone was filled with gnashing of teeth:
"The people behind the bloody incident at Prince Yan's Mansion on the Mid-Autumn Festival were well aware that I must not make a big fuss about it, and I might just have to swallow this loss first.
But they have made a wrong calculation. I will get to the bottom of this matter and make them pay with blood!"
"There's also my brother's blood and my best friend's blood in this. I'm going to make them pay with their blood!"
"If you want revenge, you have to keep your spirits up. Xiaoran, why don't you go down and rest first?" Chen Ji suggested.
Luo Xiaoran shook her head.
"I will follow you. I will not rest or leave until the person who killed Niu Dan and Uncle Li is found, and before Chen'er is found."
Just then, Wei Lin hurried over with shining eyes.
As if God wanted to compensate Luo Xiaoran for losing a younger brother, he asked Wei Lin to bring news about another younger brother.
"Master, Jiayi is back with Master Chener!"
Luo Xiaoran suddenly looked towards Wei Lin. Not far behind him, a man with an extremely ordinary face was holding Chen'er and walking towards the water pavilion.
Luo Xiaoran couldn't believe that Chen'er appeared in front of her so easily. She stared at him for a long time until she heard a familiar voice:
"elder sister!"
Luo Xiaoran traveled to ancient times and met many people, but not many of them took her to heart.
Today, two of them have left her, and she doesn't want to lose the third one.
The moment she heard Chen Xingchen's cry, Luo Xiaoran felt that at this moment, at least there was something around her that could support her, because God had left Chen'er for her.
Chen Xingchen put his left hand around Jiayi's neck, stretched out his right hand and waved wildly, greeting Luo Xiaoran with a smile.
Luo Xiaoran curled the corners of her mouth hard, trying to smile back at Chen Xingchen, but her smile was uglier than crying.
When they were still a few steps away from the water pavilion, Jia Yi carefully put Chen Xingchen down, and saw this short figure running towards Luo Xiaoran like a sharp arrow.
Luo Xiaoran took two steps forward to catch Chen Xingchen who was running towards her, then she squatted down and held him in her arms. She could truly feel the soft presence in her arms, and her eyes became red again.
"Sister, Chen'er misses you so much, why don't you come to see Chen'er?"
"Don't worry, sister. Chen'er lives well here. Uncle treats Chen'er very well, and grandpa is with Chen'er. Chen'er will become very powerful in the future and can protect sister."
"But Chen'er still misses his sisters, sister Qiu Niang, brother Niu Dan, sister Kong Qing, Master Sun, Uncle Xiang, Aunt Ji, and sister Ruyi. When can I go home?"
"Well, I know I have to live here, but when I miss everyone, can I just go home for three days? If not, one day will do!"
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Chen Xingchen has been living in Prince Yan's Mansion since he was rescued from Hulu Mountain. This is the first time he has seen Luo Xiaoran since they separated. He couldn't hide his happiness in his heart. His little mouth opened and closed, chattering about his longing for her.
Luo Xiaoran rested her chin on Chen Xingchen's small shoulder, listening to him share with her his life in Prince Yan's Mansion and expressing his longing for Hexi Village.
Silent tears slid down and dripped onto Chen Xingchen's clothes on the back, leaving irregular circular tear marks.
Chen'er, luckily you are fine, but we will never see Niu Dan again! Uncle Li has truly left us!
"Chen'er, where did you go just now?"
Luo Xiaoran wiped away her tears, forced herself to put on a normal expression, and looked at Chen Xingchen carefully.
Chen Xingchen looked at Luo Xiaoran, whose eyes were red and swollen, and asked in confusion: "Sister, why are you crying?"
As expected, she cried so miserably that she couldn't hide it at all. Luo Xiaoran felt a sore nose and forced herself to remain calm, at least to make her voice not sound trembling.
"I haven't seen Chen'er for several days. I miss Chen'er, so I really want to know what Chen'er did just now. I couldn't find you!"
When Chen Xingchen heard Luo Xiaoran say in person that she missed him too, his eyes curved into the shape of a moon with joy.
"I was playing hide-and-seek with Grandpa. Uncle Jiayi took me to hide, and Grandpa said he was coming to find us."
Having said that, Chen Xingchen shook his little head and looked around.
"Where's Grandpa? He said he would come find us after he counted to 100, but we waited for a long time and Grandpa didn't come. He lost!"
By the end of his speech, Chen Xingchen's tone had become proud, as if he was already waiting for his grandfather to come so that he could show off his victory to him.
When Jia Yi brought Chen Xingchen back, the bloodstains in Prince Yan's Mansion had been washed away, and Chen Xingchen had no idea what had happened here.
"I remember that grandpa was feeding the fish in the waterside pavilion, and he was using the fish food that my uncle bought for me. Grandpa was snatching things from a child, shame on him!"
After Chen Xingchen finished speaking, he wanted to hold Luo Xiaoran's hand and walk towards the pavilion, and said as if offering a treasure:
"Sister, let me show you the fish I fed. They are so fat!
My uncle said that fish don’t know when they are hungry or full, and he wouldn’t let me feed them so much fish food that it would burst their stomachs.
Chen'er was obedient and only fed the fish five times a day instead of ten times, so the fish grew fat and their stomachs didn't burst!"
Chen Xingchen was so excited to see Luo Xiaoran that he never stopped talking. But he just took a step and found that he couldn't move anymore. Luo Xiaoran grabbed him.
"I've just seen the fish you mentioned. They are indeed plump and cute. Chen'er takes good care of them!
But now the fish have all gone under the lotus leaves and don’t want to come out, so we won’t be able to see them even if we go there.”
As Luo Xiaoran spoke, she calmly led Chen Xingchen away from the waterside pavilion. She caught a glimpse of the man who had just entered carrying Chen'er. He should be the "Uncle Jiayi" that Chen'er mentioned.