Chapter 559: 496 I hope you can be happy, joyous, and follow your heart’s desires, that’s all.
Heaven grants people a window only to seemingly shut a door in their face.
Lu Xiaoer studied Princess Chinian’s expression seriously—and for quite a long time at that.
She just stared at Princess Chinian... to the point that even when Song Lili called her, she didn’t hear.
Where would Song Lili know that Lu Xiaoer recognized Princess Chinian?
No matter how foolish Zhongli Wuzhi was, he surely wouldn’t discuss his relationship with Princess Chinian in front of Lu Xiaoer, would he?
Thinking this, she was quickly proven wrong by reality.
"With such a beautiful person here, a princess of a nation... Zhongli should be counting his blessings, right?"
As Lu Xiaoer and Song Lili went upstairs together, Xiaoer muttered at her side.
Song Lili nearly missed a step on the stairway,
"You... you know her?!"
Seeing Song Lili’s surprise, Lu Xiaoer was instead taken aback, "Is it strange that I know her?"
"Who, who told you?"
Song Lili blinked, forgiving herself for not having foresight. If she had known that Xiaoer was aware of Princess Chinian, she would not have brought Lu Xiaoer back to the President Mansion.
"Zhongli."
Lu Xiaoer stated the surname crisply, yet it was enough to make Song Lili’s jaw drop.
"What did he tell you about Chinian!"
Did this man have no will to live at all!
"Why can’t he mention it?" Lu Xiaoer found Song Lili’s reaction quite amusing.
"Is he... is he courting death?"
"What do you mean ’courting death’; you make it sound so unpleasant..." Lu Xiaoer laughed softly, "Maybe he always wanted to die, just pretending to be courting death."
"..."
Song Lili became silent all at once; she clearly heard the temperature in Lu Xiaoer’s voice drop several degrees as she spoke the latter half of the sentence.
"He thinks I’ve fallen out of love with him, so he has to emphasize his new love to be fair... Isn’t that just like his style?"
Lu Xiaoer chuckled softly, with a hint of sarcasm in her voice.
At this point, Song Lili truly felt uncomfortable all over.
The two entered the room, and the nanny was feeding Wen Qichen.
"Madam."
"Is he fed?"
"Almost done."
The nanny had barely finished speaking when Wen Qichen seemed to hear Song Lili’s voice and immediately let go, which was somewhat comical.
After placing the child in Song Lili’s arms, the nanny stepped out.
"Do you want to hold him?"
Song Lili suggested to Lu Xiaoer.
Lu Xiaoer stretched her neck, looking intently at the little fellow, and couldn’t help but smile,
"This little girl is really cute."
"Like me."
As soon as Lu Xiaoer complimented, Song Lili leaned in to bask in the shared glory.
"Childish."
Xiaoer muttered, then took the young girl from Song Lili’s hands, "Is it okay to hold her like this?"
"Uh huh, support her neck a bit."
"Like this?"
"Yes, right, your way of holding a baby is very standard!"
Song Lili praised her.
"I am smart, after all; I can learn anything."
"..."
Birds of a feather flock together, it seems. Now that the best friends were together, their personalities were laid bare without restraint.
Lu Xiaoer held Wen Qichen, gently rocking him,
"Little troublemaker, grow up fast!"
"Pfft..."
"Little troublemaker, you should look more like your mom, cute, but your personality should be more like your dad, easy-going."
"Hey, hey, Lu Xiaoer, what do you mean by that? Are you saying I have a bad temper?"
"If we’re talking about temperament... indeed, yours isn’t as good as Wen Nian’s."
Lu Xiaoer wasn’t afraid of offending Song Lili, speaking so bluntly.
The two of them sat on the sofa, with Lu Xiaoer sitting cross-legged, cuddling such a little guy in her arms...
Song Lili couldn’t help but feel nostalgic about "Lu Xiaoer."
When she was executed, her child was still in her womb... She didn’t even know if it would’ve been a daughter or a son.
She had imagined many versions of Xiaoer as a mother, but watching her hold a child like this felt more immersive.
"This child, to say it’s born just like that..."
"Do you want to have one, too?"
"Have I gone mad? I’m doing perfectly fine on my own; why have kids?"
Lu Xiaoer immediately gave Song Lili a look.
"Don’t you think kids are cute?"
Song Lili asked again, with an evident hint of temptation in her words.
Lu Xiaoer frowned and hummed,
"Other people’s kids are always cute, but having your own is like playing the lottery; it’s thrilling to death! What if the kid isn’t cute, can you stuff them back?"
"Hahaha!"
Song Lili was really about to be tickled to death by Lu Xiaoer.
"Let me tell you, don’t think about tricking me into having kids, I’m not falling for that again. I will stick to my singlehood to the very end!"
Lu Xiaoer said it with conviction.
Song Lili looked at her tenderly...
"What’s wrong? You want to say something else?"
"I don’t want to say anything, as long as you’re happy, that’s good."
"..."
"Xiaoer, I really don’t have any demands on you, whether you’re with Zhongli or not, all I hope is that you follow your heart and be happy. That’s all."
That’s all...
Once these words were spoken, Song Lili wanted to slap herself.
Do what you desire, and be happy and joyful...
In this world, how many people can actually achieve these two things?
That almost seems greedy.
Lu Xiaoer squinted her eyes at Song Lili, defiantly saying,
"Don’t worry, as long as I can stick to my decision to stay single, I’ll definitely be happy and joyful!"
"You’re the best, okay?"
Song Lili really wanted to persuade her some more and give her and Zhongli Wuzhi another chance.
The two of them had known each other for several years.
They had been through a lot together, and their relationship had become more and more stable. Yet, they abandoned it due to other things, other people...
It was somewhat regrettable.
Song Lili had seen her truly happy.
It was when she was with Zhongli Wuzhi.
Whether it was the recent times when she brought up Zhongli Wuzhi, or in the past life when she married Zhongli Wuzhi.
Really, it was much happier than the so-called singlehood she was firmly advocating.
"Xiao Qichen, grow up fast, I only have you as my precious daughter; I really want to hear you call me ’mom’..."
"Hey, Lu Xiaoer, that’s too much!"
Song Lili hurriedly took Wen Qichen from Lu Xiaoer’s arms.
"What’s the matter with you, why are you so stingy?"
"Qichen is smart, and if you talk nonsense like that, what if he really starts calling you mom?"
"What’s wrong with that? If Qichen calls me mom, when I get old, I’ll leave all my wealth to her!"
"Your wealth? The wealth you earn from working yourself to death with overtime at the hospital? Is it enough to buy a house in the center of Anlin City?"
"Song! Lili!"
"Okay, okay, I’m wrong, I’m wrong, I shouldn’t have told the truth!"