From-DIDIDA Novels
She was clearly a small child, and yet she was so serious about her painting.
Su Li walked over and sat at one side, seriously studying Rainy’s painting. It was only when Rainy finished painting and raised her head that she realized Su Li was sitting, facing her.
“Hello, Granny.” Her sweet voice called out.
“Yes. Hello…” Su Li rubbed Rainy’s round face. Then, she took Rainy’s painting and gently tapped on the table as if she was deciding on something.
“Ruoxin, come in here for a second.”
“Alright.” Xia Ruoxin agreed before lowering her head to pinch her daughter’s cheeks. “Baby, Mommy is going to go talk to Teacher Su about something. You have to sit here obediently.”
Before she even finished speaking, somebody had already interrupted her.
“Pretty lady, don’t worry. We’ll help you keep a watch on this little beauty; you won’t lose
her.”
“That’s right. This little beauty won’t disappear under our watch. Unless she teleports through space, then we wouldn’t be able to do anything about that.”
Xia Ruoxin felt extremely weak towards the kind and precious words from the others in the studio.
She stood up and headed towards Su Li’s office. Su Li held a painting in her hand, her thoughts unknown to others.
“Yes, Ruoxin, sit.” Su Li pointed to the seat in front of her. Xia Ruoxin sat down, not knowing why Su Li had called her over.
“Actually, it’s a small thing.” Su Li smiled before presenting the painting in her hand to Xia Ruoxin. “Look at this; the child is quite talented.”
Xia Ruoxin reached over for the painting. Indeed, her daughter had a talent for drawing just like her. She was not going to demand that her daughter learn or master something. Rainy was dogged by bad luck since the moment she was born. All she hoped for was Rainy to grow up healthily. Other than that, there wasn’t anything else she wanted for her daughter.
As for art—if Rainy had interests in it, then sure, she should learn it. As her mother, she was completely supportive of it.
Su Li clasped her hands together, the smile on her face reflecting memories of the past. “I used to be a student, too, just like Rainy. However, I never got to take up this job after I grew up. It was one of my biggest regrets. That’s why, this time, I wanted to let you know that a nursery painting and calligraphy competition is coming up. I’m a judge there. I’ll let Rainy use this painting to take part in the competition, Ruoxin, what do you think?”
Of course, Ruoxin was more than willing. She couldn’t help but feel a sense of pride rise up in her heart. This proved that Rainy was very outstanding. She wasn’t worse off than other children. Furthermore, although the previous nursery painting and calligraphy competition had seemed like an unimportant event in the little children’s worlds, it left an unforgettable memory of deception for Rainy.
“Thank you, Teacher Su Li, I’m willing to let her participate in the competition.” Xia Ruoxin hastily stood up and bowed to Su Li.
By the time she came out, Rainy was still seriously painting out intelligible drawings on a piece of paper. Sometimes, it was hard for her not to believe that her child was really talented. Although she had never intentionally taught Rainy how to draw, the little fella just had her own sense of imagination. Maybe, this was blood relation; this was a genetic inheritance. However, if that was true, then what did Rainy inherit from that man?
The color of his eyes? Or his character?
“Daddy.” Upon seeing the man outside, Chu Xiang immediately ran towards him, letting him carry her up. So much time had passed, and she was getting used to calling him ‘Daddy’. She also managed to understand Chu Lui’s character better within that period. This daddy… although he didn’t say much, he actually treated her very well.
Chu Lui picked up Chu Xiang and walked into the school. His body was long and slender. Under the layer of fitted clothing was the body of a model. He walked with big steps, his eyes looking steadily forward.
“You want to see Rainy Gao?” The director was stunned for a moment.
What did he want to see that child for? That child didn’t offend anybody, did she?
“I just came over to see if there was any way I could compensate her.”
Chu Lui let Chu Xiang off to play on her own. He sat down, naturally crossing his legs one over another. No matter what, what the Chu family did was not right; and similarly, he did not approve of it. However, now that things had already become like this, then all he could do was to provide some form of compensation to the child.
The director hastily made a call to the teacher in charge of Rainy’s class. Not long after, the teacher-in-charge made her way over. Of course, the moment she saw Chu Lui’s face, she started to feel a little nervous. It was best to keep away from a married man, especially this man who was like a rock. Even if she was crazy over guys, she would never dare to fantasize about men who were this scary.
That was why she definitely wasn’t going to feel good about herself. This man came here looking for her hoping to talk about feelings and ideals and to discuss the past and the future.
“Director, you were looking for me?” She stood properly, her two eyes afraid to look around as she awaited the principal’s scolding.
“Xiao Meng, this is Mr. Chu. You probably recognize him. He’s the parent of one of your students.”
The director smiled as she introduced the teacher. “Mr. Chu, this is the teacher-in-charge for your daughter’s class. She’s called Xiao Meng.”
Chu Lui nodded his head at Teacher Xiao Meng, making Xiao Meng feel a bit overwhelmed by his action. She had goosebumps all over her body, and the hair on her body stood on their ends.
“Xiao Meng…” The director maintained her smiling appearance; however, Teacher Xiao Meng could feel a cold air blowing towards her. Moreover, this cold air came from the man that stood in front of her.
“Xiao Meng, Mr. Chu would like to meet Rainy Gao for a while.”
“Rainy Gao?” Teacher Xiao Meng blinked her eyes, and then she stole a look at Chu Lui. The great Mr. Chu’s expression never changed. It was as if the expression on his face was pasted on with glue. Could it be that this was a mannequin, considering how it never moved?
“Yes, Rainy Gao. Quickly go call Rainy Gao over.” The director was a little anxious. She really wanted to kick Xiao Meng. How could someone who used to be so bright act in such a dense manner today that it made him want to punch her?
“Sorry, director,” Teacher Xiao Meng apologetically said, “Rainy Gao hasn’t been in school for two days straight already.”
“Is that so? Then did she mention when she was going to come back?” The director asked again. If Chu Lui wanted to meet somebodyno matter what, he would have to meet them. Simply leaving like that, that was not like his character at all. If he couldn’t meet her today, wasn’t there still a tomorrow?
“Actually, she didn’t,” Teacher Xiao Meng answered honestly, “This child doesn’t come to school almost every day. It seems like she had just recovered from a serious illness. That’s why most of the time, she stays at home.”
“Is that so?” The director nodded her head. “Understood.”
“Mr. Chu, would you like to visit this child?” The director probed. If he couldn’t meet the person here, he could just go find them himself. A sudden visitation should be fine, right? Yes, it was fine as long as she kept the ball rolling