Jian Yi understood what her uncle meant, so she obediently got into his arms and sat down on his lap.
"Uncle, please read the documents, I will accompany you." Jian Yi said.
"Yeah." He Lichen responded.
Afterwards, He Lichen continued to read the documents, while Jian Yi sat quietly in his uncle's arms, closed her eyes and rested, not disturbing him at all.
After a long time, He Lichen finished reading the document, closed it gently, and then looked at the little girl in his arms.
She looked very sweet and beautiful when she was sleeping, especially her pretty face and fair skin, which were very lovable, so I couldn't help but want to love her more.
Jian Yi didn't expect that she would fall asleep after resting like this.
Unintentionally, her body moved. Jian Yi slowly opened her eyes and saw her uncle's eyes.
"Uncle." Jian Yi murmured, reaching up with one hand and rubbing her eyes.
"Are you tired?" He Lichen asked with concern, and then said, "I'll take you to the lounge to take a nap?"
"No, I'm not very tired," Jian Yi replied, then she moved, sat upright, and continued to answer her uncle, "I accidentally fell asleep just now."
After waking up a little, Jian Yi looked at her uncle's desk and saw that the files had been closed. She asked her uncle again, "Uncle, are you finished?"
"Well, it's done," He Lichen said, "You can go."
"Yes." Jian Yi responded, but did not leave her uncle's arms immediately.
He Lichen was not in a hurry and asked the little girl, "Are you hungry now?"
"Fortunately, I'm not very hungry."
"What do you want to eat tonight?"
Jian Yi blinked, looked at the ceiling, thought for a while, and then replied, "Steak, I haven't had steak in a long time."
"Well," He Lichen agreed directly without any objection, "I'll call to reserve a seat first, and we'll go there later."
Jian Yi nodded.
In this way, Jian Yi stayed in her uncle's arms and listened to her uncle's phone call.
After He Lichen made a reservation, he hung up the phone and said to the girl, "There are a lot of people tonight. The time I reserved is an hour later. We will leave in twenty minutes."
"Well, that's good." There is nothing wrong with Jian Yi. As long as she is with her uncle, she will be satisfied.
He Lichen added, "I'll carry you to sit on the sofa, okay?"
After all, the sofa is very spacious and comfortable. The little girl can sit in my arms with her legs on the sofa and take a rest.
"Yes." Jian Yi responded. She was very obedient and had no objection at all. She stretched out her hands and hugged her uncle's neck.
He Lichen hugged the little girl, got up and went to the sofa.
He Lichen sat down on the sofa. The two of them still acted as before, but Jian Yi's hand did not leave his uncle's neck.
"Uncle." Jian Yi suddenly called uncle.
"Huh? What's wrong?" He Lichen asked.
"Have you ever hugged... other women like this?" Jian Yi asked. Something else came to mind in an instant, and she hurriedly explained, "Except Auntie and Sister Xiaomei and Sister Xiaoxi."
He Lichen looked at the young girl and asked, "Have you ever seen any other women around me?" without answering.
From the time she met her, when she was still in school and she was still a child, she knew something about her life and things. Over the years, she knew the situation around her, so this issue should have been in her mind for a long time.
There is an answer.
Jian Yi shook her head seriously in reply.
I haven't seen him before. There is indeed no other woman around my uncle.
"Do you still need my answer?" He Lichen asked.
Jian Yi also shook her head, meaning there was no need.
He Lichen was quite satisfied with the little girl's actions, but the next second.
"Uncle, will there be other women around you in the future?" Jian Yi asked.
This time, He Lichen did not answer immediately. Even after more than ten seconds passed, He Lichen did not answer.
Will there be other women? Later?
Maybe, right? After all... I am getting married.
As the heir to the He family and the only son of his parents, getting married and having children with his wife are all things that must be done and will not change in the future.
Jian Yi stared at her uncle's eyes, waiting for his answer in her heart.
In the end, He Lichen did not escape the question. After looking into the girl's eyes, He Lichen replied, "Maybe... yes."
Jian Yi's mind is empty at the moment. She doesn't know what to think about? She doesn't know what to think about?
He Lichen then said something more, "Girl, even if I get married in the future, your relationship with me will not change. You are still very important in my heart."
Her position in his heart will never change, even if he gets married.
He Lichen thought so in his heart, but...
Jian Yi didn't think so in her heart.
When I think about the fact that my brother-in-law will be around other women in the future, that he will marry other women, and will have children, I feel... inexplicably uncomfortable, very uncomfortable.
Jian Yi didn't speak, and she didn't show the pain in her heart. She just moved her body to leave her uncle's side.
"What's wrong?" He Lichen asked, not understanding the little girl's movements.
Jian Yi originally didn't want to answer, she just wanted to leave her uncle's arms, because now in her mind, she would think of her uncle's... wife sitting in his arms like this, which made her feel uncomfortable.
But Jian Yi knew that if her uncle didn't answer, he wouldn't let her leave.
Indeed, He Lichen was like this. At this moment, he was holding the little girl with both hands. No matter how hard he tried, she couldn't struggle away.
"I'm going to...the bathroom." Jian Yi said five words.
But these five words, the voice, and the intonation made even Jian Yi stunned.
There was a hint of crying in these five words. Although I didn't cry, my voice had already changed.
He Lichen was also surprised at this moment. He didn't expect the little girl's voice to be like this. He gradually withdrew the strength in his hand and let the little girl leave his arms.
After Jian Yi left, she quickly walked to the bathroom in the corner of the office.
As He Lichen sat on the sofa, he felt that his arms were suddenly empty and there was a hint of coolness, and He Lichen's heart suddenly trembled.
When she is there, my arms are warm, and my heart... is also warm, but when she is not there, it seems...nowhere is warm.
He Lichen looked at the little girl's back, and then remembered what she had just said and how she looked just now. He Lichen felt doubtful and unspeakable in his heart.
Jian Yi stood in the bathroom, closed the door, and looked at herself in the mirror. With a sudden impulse, Jian Yi wanted to cry.
But Jian Yi knew better that she couldn't cry at this moment. This was He Yi, in her uncle's office, and he was still outside. If his uncle knew that he was crying, and he asked why, how should he answer? (To be continued)