Xia Qingxue finally remembered that after leaving Huo Rou's house, nowhere was safe.
"No, no, no, you don't have to, you don't have to."
After hanging up the phone, she quickly changed back to the phone given by Huo Rou, which had a rather indescribable appearance. Thinking about it, for safety's sake, she checked into another hotel.
She was so unfortunate, she worked so hard to protect her beautiful online romance.
After a night of tossing and turning, early the next morning, Xia Qingxue, with dark circles under her eyes, arrived at the top-tier villa area in Yu Chang City according to the location An An had given her.
"It's really magnificent," she exclaimed from inside the car, seeing the gate from afar.
After explaining her identity to the security guard at the entrance, the guard, seeing her well-dressed appearance, did not dare to be negligent. He called the Qin family's butler.
"Hello? An An's godmother?" The butler sounded a bit confused upon receiving the call.
An An, who was nearby, heard this and immediately ran over, "Butler Grandpa, it's my godmother. Can you let her in?"
"An An's godmother? Butler Yang, please lead the way," Su Nianzhu said, making arrangements.
A moment later, Su Nianzhu met the person An An called his godmother. She had waist-length coffee-colored curly hair, bright eyes, and a lotus-pink dress that resembled a summer lotus flower.
"Hello, Auntie Su, my name is Xia Qingxue, I am An An's godmother." Xia Qingxue had already inquired about who would be at home. She accurately identified Su Nianzhu.
Su Nianzhu was not like those arrogant and haughty ladies of wealthy families. Her upbringing made her interactions with others full of elegance.
"Hello, Xiao Xia, please come in and sit down."
After entering the house, they happened to meet Qin Ningyi, who had just returned from a morning run. He wiped his sweat and sat down beside An An.
"This is even more like the photo than the photo," Xia Qingxue couldn't help but sigh. Her best friend was hiding it too well. If it weren't for An An, she really wouldn't have known that Huo Rou knew such a person.
After a round of gratitude and pleasantries, Xia Qingxue stated her purpose: "It's like this, I heard from An An that a paternity test has been done, and I thought the results should be out today, so I wanted to come and see the results together."
"Arou has never mentioned the existence of An An's father to me, so I don't know if An An has mistaken someone."
"Mr. Qin, once the results are out, if An An is not your son, I will take him away from here to avoid being scolded by Arou when she returns."
Hearing this assumption, An An merely lowered his head, not refuting. Although he was highly confident that this was his father.
Qin Ningyi frowned, casually draping the towel around his neck. He wanted to say something, but then he thought that if An An wasn't his son, and he had a mother, he had no reason to keep him.
Although they had only spent a short day together, he had developed an inexplicable affection for An An, as if it were a father-son connection.
Qin Ningyi was a man of few words, especially around women. Xia Qingxue chatted idly with Su Nianzhu, while also anxiously waiting for the test results.
"Madam, breakfast is ready, why don't we have breakfast first," the butler reminded them. Just as everyone was seated, Xiao Konglin arrived with the test results.
"He's really my son?" Qin Ningyi's pupils slightly widened, his hand clutching the paternity test report tightening and then loosening.
An An's eyes lit up instantly. He looked at Qin Ningyi, then at Xia Qingxue. He knew he wasn't wrong; this was his father.
"Dad!" The word "Dad" startled Qin Ningyi back to his senses. Looking at An An in front of him, he was a bit dazed. He was indeed his son, but how did this son come about?
The meal was filled with various emotions.
Since An An was Qin Ningyi's son, Xia Qingxue gave An An the clothes and drawing books she had brought from the car.
An An was still wearing clothes that the butler had temporarily prepared for him yesterday, which were not to his taste. Hearing that his own clothes had arrived, he was so happy that he immediately chose an outfit and went upstairs to change.
Su Nianzhu, whose daughter was a fashion designer, had some knowledge of clothes. Apart from the exquisite fabrics, An An's clothes were also very well-designed.
"Xiao Xia, which brand are An An's clothes from? I see he likes them very much. I'll have the butler buy some more to keep at home."
Xia Qingxue was troubled. She tilted her head slightly, "Auntie Su, most of these seem to be made by Arou herself. Some were bought casually when we went out, and I don't think there's a specific brand."
"An An's mother has this skill too?" Su Nianzhu asked happily. "My daughter, that is Ningyi's elder sister, she is a fashion designer. When An An's mother returns, she can even collaborate with her on designs with this skill."
This way, Huo Rou would have a stable job here, and An An could stay here. Su Nianzhu thought it was increasingly feasible.
Xia Qingxue dared not make decisions for Huo Rou. "Then, when Arou returns, Auntie, you can talk to her about it."
An An came down after changing his clothes. A white T-shirt with a blue hand-painted pattern made An An look even fairer and more well-behaved. He walked up to Qin Ningyi, "Mom made these clothes, are they pretty?"
Qin Ningyi nodded, "They are pretty."
Watching An An proudly show off his new clothes, Qin Ningyi admitted that he felt a little strange.
An An was going to go to work with Qin Ningyi, so Xia Qingxue didn't stay any longer. "An An, I'm leaving now. If anything happens, you call your godmother!"
"Mhm!" An An nodded as he looked at Xia Qingxue.
As she walked out the door, she suddenly remembered she had another task for the day. "Oh, right, An An, I contacted Arou yesterday. She said she'll be back in about a month. Your watch is with me. I told her to come to me directly."
Xia Qingxue smiled slyly, "Be prepared."
Qin Ningyi, following behind An An, paused. A month. So, in a month, he would be able to meet the mother who could do anything, as An An described.
Would she come and take An An away?
Upon hearing this news, An An lost his smile. "Why does it still take so long? What happened to Uncle Shen? Mom will take a month to come back too."
Xia Qingxue couldn't stand An An's expression. She rubbed his little face with pity. "She said it's quite troublesome. She was still busy last night."
"Godmother, I want to talk to Mom. She's all alone, will she forget to eat, and then not rest well?" An An was extremely worried. His teary eyes looked at Xia Qingxue, filled with longing.
"I only managed to get through to her yesterday, and Arou said she would be very busy afterwards and might not be reachable again." Xia Qingxue took out her phone and dialed the number. "An An, don't be sad, let's try."
Qin Ningyi took a step closer and leaned slightly towards An An.
The phone rang, and An An stared intently at the phone screen, waiting for Huo Rou's voice to come from the other end.
Qin Ningyi also waited curiously. Huo Rou... what would her voice be like?
After a long time, so long that An An's eyelashes drooped, and he thought the call wouldn't be answered.
The call connected.