Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
It was weird. She could not remember anything and acted like a seven-year-old child. She could not remember anything, except for her daddy. Ye Ningyuan briefed Bai Ye about her situation and sent him a copy of her CT scan. The doctor said that a blood clot had put pressure on a nerve in her brain when she hit her head, and it would be a difficult operation that he was not confident in. Ye Ningyuan could only seek help from Bai Ye.
Bai Ye called him at night to talk about An Xunuo. The blood clot was so near to the nerve that it was almost impossible to operate on it. If they operated on it, it would put her life in danger. However, Xunuo would be fine if they left the blood clot as it was.
He couldn’t help it either. If Xunuo could recover both mentally and physically, the blood clot might move away. It would be easier to operate on it then. Ye Ningyuan had no choice but to end the call.
Riyadh.
Su Man looked at the CT scan that was sent over in the afternoon. He asked, “Even you can’t operate on her?”
Bai Ye laughed. “I was exaggerating, but I only have fifty percent confidence. Michael and his family were assassinated, leaving Xunuo to live in the world alone. She had failed to kill Ning Ning, and her organization would definitely try to kill her. If I cured her, she would seek revenge, and her organization would, in turn, kill her. Curing her meant killing her.”
“You just want to see Ning Ning make a fool of himself.”
“Haha…” Bai Ye laughed out loud. ‘Being hugged by a grown lady while hearing her call him ‘daddy’? What a lovely scene. Ning Ning seemed to have a thing for that girl. Perhaps he could try to love someone again. Why not?’ He admitted that he had a little bit of an evil taste as well. “Su Man, let’s go to London.”
Su Man, “…Be careful that extreme joy begets sorrow.”
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London, the headquarters of the Top Terrorist Organization.
An Xunuo could not leave Ye Ningyuan at all. She would start crying whenever he left her for a while and complained about the pain. Nobody could stand her, except Ye Ningyuan.
“Be good. Stop crying.” Ye Ningyuan wiped off the cold tears on her face with his fingers. He had taken time to manage some affairs of the Top Terrorist Organization while she napped. However, he didn’t expect her to wake up so soon. She cried as soon as she couldn’t find him, so the ward called him using the bell.
It was a twenty-minute walk from the intelligence room to the ward, but he only took less than ten minutes to reach. Xunuo had been crying for a while and tears crisscrossed on her face. She looked pitiful.
“Daddy…” Xunuo cried even louder when she saw him. She wiped her snot and tears on his silk shirt, creating a mess. He took some tissue and wiped her face clean gently.
Vermilion Bird facepalmed. White Tiger pushed his spectacles up and said, “Isn’t Big Boss a germophobe?”
“It depends on the person he is with,” Black Tortoise said calmly.
Azure Dragon asked, “Who said that?”
“Me!”
Vermilion Bird rolled her eyes. She put her hands on her chest and looked happy. “I’ve never seen Big Boss behaving so gently.”
“If Ophelia could address him otherwise, it would be perfect.” Calling him ‘daddy’ was demoralizing indeed.
“But…” White Tiger’s lenses reflected a flash of light. “Big Boss has the potential to become a great nanny indeed.”
Everybody was lost for words.
Ye Ningyuan coaxed her patiently until she broke into a smile. Everybody was surprised. Although An Xunuo had the personality of a child, she was a little strange. She was usually cold to everybody except Ye Ningyuan. She would only cry and behave petulantly in front of him. Others could not handle her at all, let alone see her smile.
“I finally know why no man can resist the charms of a beautiful woman. She is so pretty when she smiles.” Black Tortoise babbled.
“Indeed!” Azure Dragon agreed with him.
“How dare you covet Big Boss’s daughter?” White Tiger said coldly.
Vermilion Bird couldn’t stand it and glared at him.
“Are you hungry? Is there anything you want to eat?” Ye Ningyuan asked softly.
“Daddy, I want some cake.” Both Xunuo’s voice and personality had changed. She became childish and was no longer indifferent.
“Shall we eat something else first before eating the cake?”
“Okay!” An Xunuo nodded happily.
Ye Ningyuan asked the nurse to send some porridge over and saw the four people looking at him at the door. He smiled and asked, “Are you all very free?”
The four of them left immediately. Ye Ningyuan’s smile was scary at times. They had grown up together with him, after all. They could tell the evilness in his smile. If they didn’t leave quickly, they might be driven into exile in the Antarctic.
An Xunuo looked at Ye Ningyuan with her widened eyes. Although her eyes were a little red because she had just cried, they were as bright and pretty as black gems. Ye Ningyuan smiled and asked, “What’s the matter?”
“It seems like Daddy has become younger.” An Xunuo reached her hands out to him and touched his face. She was confused about why her daddy had become younger. Ye Ningyuan smiled. She touched his smooth chin and rubbed it curiously. “Daddy, where’s your mustache?”
Ye Ningyuan said, “Daddy shaved it. I look better without it.”
“Yeah, Daddy became prettier.” An Xunuo’s gaze was filled with happiness. Suddenly, she hugged him. “Daddy, please don’t leave me. I will be scared if I don’t see you.”
His heart ached. Xunuo really loved Michael a lot. “Okay, I won’t leave.”
The fragrance of her hair distracted him a little. He pushed An Xunuo away as if nothing had happened and said softly, “Daddy’s shirt is dirty. Don’t come near me.”
Xunuo took a piece of tissue hurriedly. “I’ll wipe it for Daddy.”
“It’s okay, Xunuo…”
“I’ll wipe it for you.” An Xunuo wiped his shirt carefully with her little head right in front of his chest. Her rough hands slid across his chest, and he was feeling a little awkward. However, he stayed still and let her help him as he didn’t want her to be unhappy.
He could just change out of the shirt if it was damaged.
“Daddy, I don’t want to sleep here tonight.” Ye Ningyuan had been with her for the past few nights, and he knew that it was hard for her to fall asleep at night. Since she was always having nightmares, the doctor had given her shots for her to sleep well at night. He would then arrive at the ward before Xunuo woke up.
“Be good. I’ll bring you to your room later.” Ye Ningyuan smiled. She only had to rest well anyway. It was alright for her to not stay in the ward. Considering how much she relied on him, Ye Ningyuan asked for the room next to his to be prepared for An Xunuo.
An Xunuo clapped her hands cutely. “I know Daddy’s the best!”
Ye Ningyuan looked at her deeply and said, “Whatever you like!”
An Xunuo pounced into his arms again and hugged him joyfully.