CHAPTER 542: 479 HE HAS A HOME AND ALWAYS WILL HAVE ONE

Song Lili returned to her room and immediately felt that something was off.

Turning her head, she saw Wen Nian heading upstairs, where ... Wen Xun’s room was.

She had no idea what sort of mischief the young and the old were up to again, so she followed them and stood outside the door, listening to the little guy making his report.

However...

She wasn’t angry.

"Sister..."

Song Lili suddenly appeared at the doorway, causing Wen Xun a moment of panic.

Hearing Song Lili’s words, even someone as simple as him could tell that Song Lili hadn’t just arrived—she must have been listening outside for quite a while.

He felt panicked but also a bit annoyed,

"Sister... how could you eavesdrop?"

Song Lili’s eyebrows raised slightly as she walked in, "You dare to talk behind my back, yet you won’t allow me to stand outside your door and eavesdrop?"

"I! I... didn’t talk badly about you."

Wen Xun hurried to explain, but his words lacked confidence and he didn’t dare to meet Song Lili’s eyes, turning his face aside.

Song Lili snorted softly.

Wen Xun hung his head even lower, his face turning bright red.

Song Lili and Wen Nian both knew that Wen Xun was a very honest child, kind-hearted and with solid values. Deep down, he also knew that hiding these things from Song Lili and Wen Nian was a bit underhanded.

But...

"I’m sorry, Sister..."

Wen Xun whispered apologetically.

He had sought to preempt the conversation, but he regretted it as soon as the words were out.

Song Lili stepped forward, pinching Wen Xun’s face,

"You little fool."

"Sister, what exactly is going on between you and Brother Zhongli?"

Wen Xun took the opportunity to ask.

Wen Nian sat to one side, watching the siblings with an amused smile.

Since the person Wen Xun mentioned was Zhongli Wuzhi, Wen Nian felt relieved.

He could read all the subtle expressions on Song Lili’s face with a mere glance at her.

Lili sat down next to Wen Xun,

"Your Brother Zhongli and Sister Little Ear had some relationship issues, and I was trying to get your Brother Zhongli to come to terms with it. What I meant at the time was..."

Lili’s explanation wasn’t just for Wen Xun; she also looked at Wen Nian and said to him,

"Just because two people like each other doesn’t mean they will surely end up together. No matter what the outcome between the two of them, at least everything they experienced was real."

She was merely explaining, but Wen Nian felt a tightness in his chest upon hearing this, inexplicably disliking such a notion.

He was emotionless.

Song Lili seemed rather surprised,

"What? Did I say something wrong?"

She asked Wen Nian.

Wen Nian smiled but said nothing.

Song Lili felt his facial response at this moment to be quite bizarre.

After hearing Song Lili’s explanation, Wen Xun felt suddenly enlightened. Whether she was right or wrong wasn’t important; what he was glad about was that the person his sister liked was Brother Wen Nian and not that Zhongli Wuzhi character.

As long as Sister and Brother Wen Nian were fine, he had nothing to worry about.

Song Lili glanced at Wen Xun’s expression and genuinely found the little guy’s reaction amusing.

That sort of ... elder-like relief.

"So that’s how it is; I misunderstood, hehe."

"You realize the misunderstanding now?"

Song Lili pinched his cheek again.

Wen Xun’s eyes squinted with a smile.

The little guy was born in Tanjin, and his living environment had been quite poor. Song Lili still remembered seeing him for the first time, so tiny, like a little radish plucked from muddy ground.

He was dirty, with dark skin.

Now that he had grown a bit, his skin wasn’t as dark, and he had become much more refined.

He looked a lot like her, and he’d surely become more and more handsome as he grew up.

Song Lili was still feeling smug about her thoughts.

"Sister, you won’t be mad at me for chatting a bit more with Brother Wen Nian, will you?"

"How could I not be? I raised you, and now why is your elbow turning outwards?"

Song Lili shook her head, unable to imagine.

"Hey hey hey, it’s not turning outwards."

Wen Xun argued back.

Song Lili rubbed his head, "Alright, get some sleep, it’s getting late."

"...Yes."

Wen Xun nodded.

Song Lili looked at him, and after a long while, she said,

"Don’t worry, wherever your sister is, that’s where you’ll be, you have a home, and you always will."

"..."

Wen Xun had nothing to say, he looked at Song Lili, who had just been laughing and joking, and now he couldn’t even manage his expression.

Song Lili dragged Wen Nian out with her.

After the door closed, Wen Xun quickly reached out to rub his eyes, keeping the tears that were about to fall in check.

Sitting alone at the edge of the bed, he propped himself up with his hands, swinging his legs, and then laughed to himself foolishly.

He had a home, and he always would.

...

Back in the bedroom, Wen Nian immediately headed for his little girl.

Wen Qichen had already slept all day, perhaps waiting all day for Wen Nian, and upon seeing Wen Nian, she immediately became more animated and bouncier than at any time during the day.

"Little troublemaker, Daddy’s back, Daddy kiss..."

Wen Nian picked up Wen Qichen, kissed her forehead, and then jiggled the little girl around, all the day’s fatigue shedding away in that moment.

He was beaming with a smile, gazing at the little girl with a tender and loving expression.

That’s it, he’s definitely going to be wrapped around his daughter’s finger.

Song Lili could almost foresee what Wen Nian would be like in the future.

However...

"Don’t think that using your daughter as a shield means I won’t settle the score with you."

A chill ran down Wen Nian’s back, and while his smile stiffened for a moment, he quickly turned around and feigned ignorance, asking Song Lili,

"My Lady, what score to settle? I don’t understand."

"What do you mean ’you don’t understand’?"

Song Lili crossed her arms and leaned to the side,

"You believed what Wen Xun said just now, didn’t you?"

"How could I?"

"You did, your expression was a dead giveaway."

Song Lili went into the dressing room to get pajamas and a change of clothes, bringing some out for Wen Nian as well,

"You dare to think that way in your heart, you should have the courage to admit it."

"Alright, alright, I was wrong, I shouldn’t have thought that way."

Wen Nian quickly apologized, "To tell the truth... I didn’t think Wen Xun was talking about Zhongli Wuzhi, I thought it was Lu Ziqing."

"Brother Lu?"

Song Lili frowned incredulously at Wen Nian,

"My Wen Xiaonian, how many years and months will you be jealous of Brother Lu?"

Song Lili sat on the edge of the bed, arms crossed, leisurely watching him entertain the child.

Wen Nian puckered his lips, kissing Wen Qichen’s forehead, playfully scratching the little girl with his finger as he teased her, without even looking at Song Lili he said,

"A lifetime."

His tone was almost petulant, causing Song Lili to laugh out loud,

"Are you a child or what?"

Wen Nian, jostling the child back and forth, had none of the high and silent demeanor he was known for in public,

"Just think of me as a child. It’s better to be safe than sorry. With someone like Lu Ziqing, it’s right to be cautious."

He stated it as if he had a sound argument.

Song Lili shook her head,

"Then when Brother Lu returns to Anlin, wouldn’t that mean..."