CHAPTER 242: CHAPTER 242 WAITING FOR YOU (1)

"Cough, cough—"

Mi Jing also choked on the water. Seeing her coughing violently, Cancan’s little face was full of joy, and he asked loudly, "Auntie, are you okay? Can you swim up yourself?"

Uh, she’s standing! Also, she can’t swim!

Mi Jing froze for a moment as the chill hit her. She trembled for a bit, then immediately moved her hands through the water, trying to quickly get to the shore.

Fortunately, the pool was shallower than her height, otherwise, as a non-swimmer, Mi Jing would have surely drowned.

Because of the resistance of the water and the clothes she was wearing, which were soaked, Mi Jing felt her body was somewhat heavy. Every step she took required a great effort.

After three or four minutes, Mi Jing finally climbed out of the pool slowly, panting heavily. She didn’t care about the diamond necklace and directly picked up Gu Can, who was looking at her with concern, and walked straight into the house.

"Auntie, are you okay now? Uncle will be back soon." Xuanxuan had made a call to Shen Lingxing and then hurriedly rushed out of the house. Seeing Mi Jing safe and sound, she was slightly relieved.

Shen Lingxing will come back? Xuanxuan called him?

Mi Jing was startled, wondering how Xuanxuan knew Shen Lingxing’s phone number.

"Xuanxuan, how did you know to call your uncle?" She was only five years old; remembering a string of numbers should be difficult, right? Besides, without a special reason, Xuanxuan wouldn’t specifically remember Shen Lingxing’s phone number. Mi Jing asked while carrying Gu Can into the house, feeling puzzled.

"Uncle put a business card on the coffee table. He said if anything happens and Auntie can’t handle it, call the number on the card." Xuanxuan answered honestly.

A business card?

Mi Jing was slightly surprised, and then a sense of warmth filled her heart because of Shen Lingxing’s thoughtfulness and care.

Both Mi Jing and Gu Can’s clothes were soaked, so Mi Jing could better understand how Gu Can felt at that moment.

Taking big strides up to the second floor, she carried Gu Can into the bathroom. While running the water, Mi Jing instructed Xuanxuan behind her, "Xuanxuan, go get Cancan’s clothes."

Last night Xuanxuan had bathed with Cancan, and Mi Jing had fetched the clothes, so she knew where Cancan’s clothes were placed.

After Xuanxuan went out, Mi Jing put Cancan into the bathtub, letting her soak in the warm water, and then began to undress her.

"Auntie, why don’t you bathe with Cancan?" Gu Can obediently let Mi Jing help her undress, her eyes as pure and clear as ever.

"No need, Auntie will bathe after Cancan is done." Even though Gu Can was just a child and a girl at that, it would have been nothing to bathe together, but Mi Jing still felt shy and couldn’t naturally expose herself completely in front of others. So, she immediately declined Gu Can’s suggestion.

"But Auntie’s clothes are all wet, it must be very cold." Gu Can could completely empathize, her wet clothes sticking to her body, not only uncomfortable but also cold.

"It’s okay, I’m not very cold." Mi Jing feigned calmness.

How could she not be cold!

Gu Can didn’t believe Mi Jing at all, saying, "Auntie, Cancan can bathe herself."

"Auntie knows Cancan is great, but it’s cold now, and the water will get cold quickly."

"Then Cancan will bathe quickly." After undressing, Cancan took the towel from Mi Jing’s hand and quickly wiped herself. A minute later, she placed the towel on the edge of the bathtub, smiling, "Okay, Auntie, you can dry Cancan and help her get dressed now."

Gu Can’s sensible and understanding nature once again warmed Mi Jing’s heart, "No hurry, soak for a while longer."

"But Cancan doesn’t want to soak anymore." Gu Can’s attitude was very firm.

"Auntie, you should help Cancan get dressed quickly, and I will accompany Cancan to bask in the sun outside." Xuanxuan had been standing aside with the clothes for a while, she also wanted Mi Jing to change out of her wet clothes as soon as possible, so she interrupted.

Go outside again?

Thinking of what just happened, Mi Jing’s heart couldn’t help but tighten, worried that Gu Can would go outside to look for the necklace that was now lost somewhere and fall into the pool again.

"You can’t go outside!" Mi Jing said sternly, which was rare.

Then, after helping Gu Can get dressed, Mi Jing was still worried. She personally took Xuanxuan and Gu Can downstairs, letting them sit by the glass window to bask in the sun from inside the house.

After receiving Xuanxuan’s call, Shen Lingxing immediately handed over his work to his assistant Jiang Jian and rushed home in a hurry.

"Xuanxuan, where is your aunt?" Shen Lingxing asked anxiously as he swiftly opened the door with his keys, looking around the house, but only seeing the two children. He didn’t see any sign of Mi Jing, so he asked anxiously.

"Auntie is upstairs..."

Xuanxuan was focused on playing with clay with Cancan. Hearing Shen Lingxing’s voice, she immediately looked up, mumbled, and reflexively answered Shen Lingxing.

But before she could finish her sentence, Shen Lingxing rushed upstairs like a gust of wind. After looking around and hearing sounds coming from the bathroom, he quickly walked over.

Ka-chak—

The sudden sound of the door opening startled Mi Jing. Instinctively, she quickly grabbed a towel to cover herself and turned to look at the door.

"Xuanxuan said you fell into the pool, are you okay?" Knowing that Mi Jing couldn’t swim, Shen Lingxing was extremely worried when he heard she had fallen into the pool.

"I’m fine! The pool isn’t very deep." Feeling guilty from being questioned by Shen Lingxing, Mi Jing’s eyes flickered, and she pretended to be calm.

Unable to even look after two kids properly and falling into the pool herself, Mi Jing felt quite embarrassed about the incident.

"Are you sure you don’t feel any discomfort?" Shen Lingxing walked to the side of the bathtub, still worried.

"No." Mi Jing held onto the towel tightly, saying, "You should go check on Cancan to make sure she’s okay."

"Honey, why are you so nervous?" Shen Lingxing asked, standing by the bathtub and looking down at Mi Jing, raising his brows.

"I’m not nervous!" Mi Jing blinked, slightly tilting her head back, reflexively retorting. Her quick response made her seem even more guilty.

Hearing this, the worry between Shen Lingxing’s brows completely disappeared, and a faint, somewhat playful smile appeared on his handsome face, making Mi Jing’s heart tremble.

"I’m really fine, go check on Cancan and then go back to work." Mi Jing said with a stiff smile, eager for Shen Lingxing to leave quickly because she not only felt guilty but also a bit shy.