e for these years, Mans was born to his legal wife, his nominal first heir!

For the sake of reason and emotion, the other had to protect himself!

“Go find Mans.”

Cole instructed one of his sons who came to visit him, telling him to find Mans.
“Tell Mans that if I die, the Duke’s Manor will be completely finished!”

The Duke’s Manor, deeply rooted in the Empire for many years, couldn’t be destroyed like this.

Night gradually spread.

Ling Qi, sitting in the courtyard, was still reflecting on Cole’s words.
In the quiet darkness of the night, the tension on his face was no longer hidden.

He wrapped his arms around himself, and his eyes were filled with pain.

At this moment, he felt like he was back in his childhood, back in the shadow cast by Cole.

Cole said that his mother was the most despicable mistress, and if it wasn’t for his mother seducing him and being caught by the Duke’s family’s strictest mistress, the Duchess, he wouldn’t have been held under her control and tormented at every turn.

The Duchess came from a prestigious family and held a much higher status than Cole at the time.

Cole continuously tried to coax and appease the angry Duchess, but with little effect.
Whenever he felt suffocated, it was the nightmare moment for little Ling Qi.

The lady was both merciful and cold-hearted.
She gave Ling Qi the opportunity to survive in the Duke’s residence and also provided him with the chance to receive education and etiquette training.

However, she made the same choice to remain silent about Cole’s cruel treatment towards this illegitimate child.

Ling Qi’s memory was pulled back to the past.

He tightly hugged his arms, trembling slightly all over his body.

Just as he was trembling uncontrollably and starting to feel cold, a pair of chubby hands suddenly embraced him.
At the same time, the voice of the little child sounded.


“Uncle Ling Qi, don’t be sad.”

Ningning’s childish voice sounded like it was about to cry.
He held Ling Qi tightly, using his own warmth to comfort him.
“Ningning will stay with Uncle Ling Qi!”

During the phone call just now, the little child was behind him.
Although he couldn’t hear clearly, he could tell that the person on the other end of the call was very fierce.

After hanging up the phone, Uncle Ling Qi became very sad.

The little child had strong empathy towards people he was close to.
He could sense that Ling Qi was currently on the verge of collapse.
He didn’t know how to solve it, so he could only hold on to Ling Qi, trying to warm him up a little.

Uncle Ling Qi’s body was ice cold.

Facing the sudden appearance of the young child, Ling Qi was stunned for a few seconds.
After a few seconds, he abruptly embraced the young child in his arms.
“Ningning.”

He didn’t say anything to ask the young child to go back or pretend to be unaffected so as not to worry the young child.

At this moment.

He buried his face in the soft chest of the young child in his arms.

“Uncle Ling Qi.”

The young child was infected by his emotions, sniffled, and choked up, saying, “Ningning is most fond of Uncle Ling Qi.
Uncle Ling Qi, please don’t be so sad.”

With the big one and the small one holding each other, Ling Qi could smell the scent of milk on the little one’s body.
It wasn’t the smell of cow’s milk, but the aroma of powdered milk.

The little child managed to trick his way into getting some powdered milk to drink.

In the comforting words and embrace of the little child, Ling Qi slowly regained his composure.
He asked softly, “Ningning, if you found out about your mother, would you go look for her?”

The little child nodded without hesitation.

He replied seriously, “Ningning will go look for her with Daddy!”

Zhan Xi had never said anything bad about Ningning’s mother when educating the young child, so in the little child’s heart, his mother remained a very beautiful presence.

Ling Qi fell silent for a while before saying, “I don’t know if she’s still alive.”

Cole had told him a long time ago that his mother had passed away.

Now that Cole had changed his tune, Ling Qi didn’t know whether to believe it or not.

Ningning didn’t dwell on Ling Qi’s question.
In his small, childish voice, he said earnestly, “If you don’t know, then go ask.”

Ningning’s ability to think was still quite simple, but it was this simplicity that made Ling Qi no longer feel lost.

The place they were sitting was sheltered from the wind, but even so, the cold air of the night grew increasingly harsh.
Ningning was held in Ling Qi’s arms and didn’t feel cold.


He extended his chubby little hand and patted Ling Qi’s back, just as his father would do when he cried or threw a tantrum.

“Uncle Ling Qi, if you’re sad again in the future, tell Ningning.
Ningning will give you candy, chocolate candy given by big brother!”

“Okay.”

Ling Qi responded softly, “Thank you, Ningning.”

The breeze outside caused the little child to sneeze, and tears welled up in his eyes.
He rubbed his nose and continued talking to Ling Qi.

“Uncle Ling Qi, the vegetables Ningning planted have grown.
Tomorrow, Ningning will pick vegetables for you to eat.”

“When Ningning grows up, I’ll earn money for you to spend.”

The words spoken by the little child were lively, but to coax Uncle Ling Qi’s heart, they were firm.

Ling Qi lifted him up, no longer letting him accompany him to continue enjoying the breeze.
Because of his injury, the little child hadn’t been to kindergarten for several days now, and if he caught another cold or fever, he would have to take more time off.

As the two returned, Ling Qi’s mood clearly improved.

Zhan Xi continued to pretend to sleep.
He listened for a while after the two next to him had fallen asleep.

The little child hugged Ling Qi secretly and confessed to Uncle Ling Qi, “Uncle Ling Qi, you should know that Ningning likes you the most!”

Ling Qi, who was confessed to, lowered his head and kissed the chubby little one.
“Uncle Ling Qi loves you very much, too.”

Ling Qi found it difficult to say such words.
From his perspective, it felt awkward and hard to express.
He wouldn’t easily show his affection, and even in his interactions with Zhan Xi, he often maintained a prickly attitude.

But this little child had captured his heart.

The two of them exchanged confessions, while the nearby father looked on dumbfounded, unable to squeeze in a single confession.

After an unknown amount of time, everyone in the room fell into a deep sleep.

The next day arrived.

After Ling Qi got up, he made some warm porridge, afraid that the little child would catch a chill from staying outside with him last night.

While Ling Qi was preparing the porridge, Zhan Xi also got out of bed.

He squatted in the yard, looking at the scattered pieces of the broken little mecha, his brow furrowing deeply.
Ningning would go to school today, but his beloved rainbow mecha still hadn’t been repaired.

The kindergarten had mecha classes every day.
How could his precious baby attend class without a mecha?

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Ningning: Let’s buy a new one! A new little mecha!

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