Did She Miss Something?
Fu Hanjiang drove slowly, especially when passing by a nearby park.
He deliberately pulled over to the side of the road and rolled down the window, looking outside. He wanted to see if there was any chance of running into Junjun.
After all, Junjun was still in the hospital yesterday, so the chances were slim.
However, his gaze suddenly froze when he saw Junjun!
Junjun, bundled up in warm clothes, was sitting on a swing, with a slightly older boy pushing her.
Fu Hanjiang opened the car door and got out.
"Is it fun?"
"Yes!"
"Do you want to go higher?"
"Sure! Haha…"
"Junjun." Fu Hanjiang walked over to Junjun and held the swing ropes.
Junjun, wearing a hat and mask with only her large eyes visible, smiled brightly when she saw him.
"Uncle, it's you!"
The little girl jumped off the swing, and Fu Hanjiang stretched out his arm to catch her.
"Uncle." Junjun clung to his shoulder instinctively. "Did you come to see Junjun?"
"Yes, I did." Fu Hanjiang couldn't help but chuckle. "Of course."
"Does Uncle have something to tell Junjun?"
"Yes." Fu Hanjiang smiled, took out a jewelry box from his pocket, opened it with one hand, and showed it to Junjun.
"This is for you, Junjun. Do you like it?"
Junjun's large eyes sparkled with joy. "Wow! It's Minnie! So pretty!"
She reached out with her gloved hand but then pulled it back.
"What's wrong?" Fu Hanjiang raised an eyebrow. "Don't you like it?"
"I do." Junjun nodded but hesitated. "But Mommy taught Junjun not to take things from others."
Fu Hanjiang thought to himself that this little one was well-mannered. Her mother had taught her well.
"It's okay."
He patted her head. "We're friends, Junjun. Your Minnie got lost, so Uncle brought back two more for you."
"Uncle…"
Junjun's eyes were bright and misty, touched that he remembered her lost Minnie.
She hugged Fu Hanjiang. "Thank you, Uncle. Junjun likes Uncle!"
Her words warmed and softened his heart.
"Uncle likes Junjun too."
He took the hair clips from the box. "Can I put them on for you?"
"Yes!"
Two Minnies, one on each side.
"All done?" Junjun couldn't see and carefully touched them. "Uncle, is Junjun pretty?"
"Very pretty."
Fu Hanjiang nodded. "You're the most beautiful little princess in the world!"
"Giggle…" Junjun laughed happily. "Thank you, Uncle!"
"You're welcome."
Staring at Junjun's cute face, Fu Hanjiang wanted to ask about her illness.
From the moment he met the little one in Philadelphia, he knew she wasn't well. But he still didn't know what exactly she was suffering from.
Considering their bond, maybe he could help her.
"Junjun…"
"Junjun!"
But Junjun's 'guardian' Xu Chun arrived again!
"Junjun!"
Xu Chun quickly took Junjun from Fu Hanjiang's arms and gave him a forced smile. "Hello."
"Hello."
"Junjun!"
Xu Chun pointed at Junjun's head. "Return the things to the uncle, okay?"
She had seen everything earlier, thinking it was just a conversation. She didn't expect Junjun to take the gifts.
"No!"
Junjun covered the hair clips with her little hands. "Uncle gave them to me! Junjun likes them!"
"You little…"
"It's fine."
Fu Hanjiang smiled to ease the situation. "I gave them to her. They're not valuable. Let her keep them."
"But, this…"
"Junjun."
Without waiting for Xu Chun to argue, Fu Hanjiang waved to Junjun. "Uncle has to go. Say goodbye to Uncle."
"Okay, goodbye, Uncle."
"Goodbye."
…
Not far away, Sheng Xiangsi stood there, completely shocked!
It turned out the Minnie clips were for Junjun… they were for Junjun!
He and Junjun knew each other? Not only that, Junjun seemed to like him a lot!
How did things get to this point?!
Did she miss something?!
…
When Xu Chun brought Junjun back, Sheng Xiangsi was already home.
She heard Xu Chun muttering, "Huh? Your mom's shoes are here. She's back! Oh no, she's going to be mad!"
Sheng Xiangsi walked out upon hearing this. "What's the matter? Why should I be mad?"
"Mommy!" Junjun's big eyes sparkled as she happily ran into her mother's arms. "You're back!"
"Good girl." Sheng Xiangsi picked her up and started taking off her thick outerwear.
"Look."
Xu Chun pointed at Junjun's head. As a maid, she couldn't hide anything from her employer.
"This little one met an uncle who gave her these hair clips, and she took them."
She added, "It's the same man I told you about last time, the one we met in the park."
"Mommy!"
Before Sheng Xiangsi could respond, Junjun anxiously tugged at her arm. "Uncle is a good man!"
"A good man?" Xu Chun tapped Junjun's head. "Just because he gave you hair clips? What do you know, little one? They're not even valuable!"
She shook her head and went to the kitchen. "Let your mom deal with you. I'll make dinner."
Sheng Xiangsi remained silent, staring at the hair clips on Junjun's head with furrowed brows.
These clips were not cheap. Xu Chun didn't know, thinking they were rhinestones, but they were actually real diamonds!
"Junjun."
Sheng Xiangsi frowned. "Xu Grandma is right. It's not okay to take things from strangers. Take the clips off and return them to the uncle next time."
She was very confused.
The sudden closeness between the father and daughter was hard to accept and handle.
She was scared…
"Come here."
Sheng Xiangsi reached for Junjun. "Mommy will take them off."
"No!"
Junjun covered her head, her big eyes filled with tears. "Uncle gave them to me! Junjun likes them! I don't want to take them off!"
What?
Sheng Xiangsi was stunned. Her daughter had always been obedient. This was the first time she disobeyed her!
Why? Because of Fu Hanjiang? A father who had never been responsible for her?
Sheng Xiangsi's face darkened. "Junjun! Mommy said take off the clips. Did you hear me?"
"!"
Junjun's small body trembled, and tears filled her eyes for the first time seeing her mother so stern.
"Mommy is mean! Waaa…"
She turned and ran into her room.
"Junjun doesn't want to talk to Mommy anymore!"