Chapter 188: Departure
"Bao’er, I actually knew your parents." Seeing Bao’er deeply engrossed in her meal, Chu You chose this moment to speak, the little girl had been rather hesitant around him, and to reduce this barrier, he had decided to take advantage of his knowledge from his past life and approach the topic through her parents.
As expected, hearing Chu You’s words, Bao’er, who was engrossed in her meal, lifted her head, her large, innocent eyes silently staring at him.
His face still held the soft smile, "Your mother, Dugu Mengting, once took care of me for a while. At that time, I was even younger than you are now." Unless Bao’er had personally told him in her past life that her mother had taken care of him for a while, he would not have been able to recall the somewhat blurry name of the woman in his memory—so that woman was Bao’er’s mother.
"Ah? Really?" Bao’er was somewhat shocked. She hadn’t expected that the young leader before her had such a history with her mother.
Chu You nodded, "Of course, and you were brought here by my parents. The main reason for my visit was actually to see you." Chu You casually explained why he had been staring at Bao’er earlier.
Hearing that he had come specifically to see her, Bao’er suddenly felt something she hadn’t felt in a long time, and a word sprung to mind: warmth...
Is this what warmth feels like? She hadn’t felt it for such a long time. Furthermore, it turned out that he was the son of her aunt and uncle. Without any reason, Bao’er felt a sense of closeness towards Chu You.
"Then, where are aunt and uncle? How come they haven’t come? I haven’t seen them for more than two years," Bao’er softly said, with reminiscence and longing in her eyes, clearly recalling something.
Not expecting Bao’er to remember his parents, Chu You felt a touch of happiness. He noticed that she had become less resistant towards him, now able to engage in normal conversation rather than the previous exchange of questions and answers.