If You Could Hear My Heart-Chapter 1757: Wanting a Daughter (4)

Xu Chaomu brought Xiaobao and Erbao home, and then squatted down to comfort Niannian.

"Be good, Niannian, did your brother bully you? Shall we bully him back instead?" Xu Chaomu wiped away her tears.

Niannian was hugging a doll, her head lowered and not speaking, her shoulders shaking with sadness.

Xu Chaomu comforted her for a long time before Niannian finally stopped crying, but she still refused to speak.

The butler, Ling, took Niannian into the living room, and Xu Chaomu whispered to Shen Yanrou, "Niannian is five years old, she understands quite a lot of things."

"What did Xiaobao and the others say?" Shen Yanrou asked.

"Yeah. Xiaobao asked who her dad was, and then she cried."

Shen Yanrou sighed, a complex feeling stirred in her heart.

In the living room, Xiaobao and Erbao were very enthusiastic, offering their toys to Niannian as she returned.

Niannian stopped crying, holding a pile of toys, looking at both Xiaobao and Erbao.

"Niannian, this is Brother Shen Yun, and this is Brother Shen Ke." Xu Chaomu said to Niannian.

"Hello, brother and brother." Niannian put the previous incident behind her, choosing not to speak about it nor cry anymore.

"Hello Niannian!" Xiaobao and Erbao said simultaneously. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Very soon, Xiaobao took Niannian out to play, and Erbao followed them.

Children forget things quickly, and soon Niannian forgot about the matter and played happily with Xiaobao and Erbao.

Both Xiaobao and Erbao were very smart, and they soon stopped mentioning Niannian’s parents.

At dinner, Shen Chi returned home.

"Fourth brother." Shen Yanrou stood up first to greet.

"Second sister." Shen Chi nodded.

Shen Chi had received a call from the butler Ling, knowing Shen Yanrou and Niannian would return.

"Niannian, call him Fourth Uncle." Shen Yanrou said.

"Hello, Fourth Uncle." Niannian was a bit afraid of Shen Chi.

In her eyes, this uncle seemed aloof and made her a bit scared.

"Hmm." Shen Chi responded.

He glanced at Shen Nian, this girl resembled her parents very much, but she looked a bit more like Mo Shuifu.

He wasn’t someone who liked dwelling in memories, but seeing Niannian for that brief moment reminded him of all the past events.

...

After dinner, Xu Chaomu took Xiaobao and Erbao into a room separately to talk about Niannian.

Xiaobao and Erbao were quite understanding, and upon hearing Xu Chaomu’s explanation, they became more mindful of their words in the future.

"Good, go play with Niannian." Xu Chaomu sent them out.

Closing the door, Xu Chaomu and Shen Chi were alone in the room.

"Hubby, sometimes I really feel for Niannian." Xu Chaomu sighed.

"But some things are destined not to be changed." Shen Chi wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I just hope Niannian grows up happily. Yanrou’s personality has changed, she’s become much gentler, I think Niannian won’t suffer with her."

"Yes, after all, she’s her aunt."

"Since they’ve returned this time, let them stay a little longer."

"You arrange it." Shen Chi kissed her forehead, "Don’t think too much, let past matters remain in the past."

"I know." Xu Chaomu nodded.

"Niannian is really cute." Shen Chi suddenly said.

Xu Chaomu looked up at him, she saw a hint of fluctuation in his eyes, accompanied by... anticipation?

Xu Chaomu curled her lips, she knew he was longing for a daughter again.

After giving birth to Erbao, he often mentioned it, but later, she insisted and he never brought it up again.

It’s not that she really didn’t want to have a child, but she was afraid of having another son.

With two sons already a handful, having another one would be... unbearable.

But Xu Chaomu understood Shen Chi’s feelings, his fondness for daughters evident when he talked about how cute Xixi was at Xiao Mo’s house, and now Niannian.

Squirming a bit in his embrace, Xu Chaomu smiled: "Yes, she’s very cute, I played with her all day, not only cute but very smart too."

"The little girl takes after her mother, very pretty." Shen Chi remarked.

"Yes, Niannian really looks like Shui Fu."

"Chaomu." Shen Chi called softly.

"Hmm?" Xu Chaomu pretended not to understand.

"Will you... have another daughter for me?" Shen Chi pressed his forehead against hers, "I know having a child is tough, I can’t bear to see you go through that again, yet..."

It was the first time Xu Chaomu saw Shen Chi so hesitant, she laughed and stroked his face: "Shen Chi, having a daughter isn’t something I can just decide."

"..." Shen Chi knew she was blaming him again.

"Did you forget how your two precious sons constantly cause trouble every day?" Xu Chaomu said, "If I have another son, how am I supposed to survive?"

"True."

Thinking about Xiaobao and Erbao, Shen Chi couldn’t help but feel stressed.

"Did you hit Shen Yun today?" Shen Chi asked.

"Couldn’t bring myself to do it." Xu Chaomu pouted, "The little guy almost cried, he genuinely apologized."

"A lenient mother raises a spoiled child."

"You try, then. Hit if you dare."

Xu Chaomu knew he was just saying it. He couldn’t bear to hit his two sons.

"Forget it, a lesson is good enough."

"Hubby, in a few days why don’t you accompany Second Sister and Niannian to visit Third Brother and Shui Fu?" Xu Chaomu felt a little sad.

She couldn’t bear appearing in such situations again, fearing it would hurt her heart.

Feeling her pain, Shen Chi nodded: "Okay."

"By the way, Xiaobao just told me their first-grade parent-child event is mid-next month, arrange your schedule so we can attend together." Xu Chaomu said.

Shen Chi wasn’t too fond of such events, finding them more tiring than business-related activities.

He never participated when he was in school. But since Xiaobao was very excited, he decided to accompany him.

"Hmm? Are you unwilling?" Xu Chaomu noticed his delayed response.

"I’ll arrange my schedule."

"You seem to agree reluctantly." Xu Chaomu pouted.

"No, you know I never really liked children’s games."

"I know, I know, that’s why when I was in school, no one even attended my parent-teacher meetings." Xu Chaomu felt aggrieved, "So now I think, if someone cared for me a bit more back then, maybe I wouldn’t have been so rebellious."

Shen Chi pinched her cheek and laughed: "Wouldn’t be so rebellious or wouldn’t be so shameless?"

"Get lost."

"Lucky you were rebellious, or how would I have known you liked me too?" Shen Chi chuckled.

"You’re such a repressed charmer." Xu Chaomu snorted coldly, "So don’t raise the babies like me, I have a strong mentality, those two guys aren’t the same, they get all hurt at the slightest thing."

"They’re pretending, can’t you see?"

"Stop saying bad things about my babies."

"Those two are like film emperors, you genuinely believe them." Shen Chi sneered.

"That’s because they inherited your great acting skills!"

"Not going to argue with you, in your heart, they rank first and second, I’ve been placed third."