If You Could Hear My Heart-Chapter 1344: The Killer of Her Mother

Years ago, when she first met Zhou Ran, she carried the same aura about her.

She never expected that after so many years, it would remain unchanged.

Xiaobao stared at Zhou Ran for a while, not scared, but not answering Zhou Ran either.

Zhou Ran moved closer and reached out to touch Xiaobao’s head, but her hand stopped midway. She sought Xu Chaomu’s opinion: "May I touch him?"

Xu Chaomu was silent for a long time before nodding...

Zhou Ran touched Xiaobao’s head, and to her surprise, felt an unusual throbbing in her heart.

She thought her heart had long been in stillness, like stagnant water, unable to stir even the slightest ripple, but this child made her heart beat again.

Xiaobao’s brows and eyes resembled Shen Chi’s, and for a moment, she thought she saw Shen Chi as a little boy.

The time when she had just given birth to Shen Chi was the happiest period of her life; Shen Cexian was very kind to her, she was thrilled to have added a son.

In an instant, thirty years had passed.

"How cute, looks a lot like Achi when he was little." Zhou Ran’s lips involuntarily curled into a smile.

Xiaobao was tugging at Xu Chaomu’s clothes, staring at Zhou Ran with big eyes.

"What’s your name?" Zhou Ran asked again.

Only then did Xiaobao tell her: "Shen Yun."

"That’s nice, very nice." Zhou Ran smiled.

Xu Chaomu rarely saw Zhou Ran smile, especially a smile that came from the heart. It seemed that from the first day she knew Zhou Ran, Zhou Ran was not one to smile.

Before long, Zhou Ran’s gaze shifted to Xu Chaomu’s slightly protruding belly, and she asked with concern, "Are you pregnant?"

Xu Chaomu nodded, not saying a word.

She knew that neither Zhou Ran nor Shen Cexian liked her. If not for Shen Chi’s persistence, she probably would never have ended up with Shen Chi.

"That’s good, Xiaobao will have a companion." Zhou Ran said with a faint smile, "How many months?"

"Three months." Xu Chaomu finally replied softly.

"Take good care of yourself, leave everything else to Achi, and just tell him whatever you want to eat." Zhou Ran said.

For some reason, Xu Chaomu’s eyes welled up with tears; this was probably the first time Zhou Ran had shown concern for her.

She didn’t know whether she should accept this concern, knowing that no matter what Zhou Ran said or did, she was the murderer of her mother.

"Mom, don’t worry, I’ll take good care of Chaomu." Shen Chi said.

"Mhm."

Zhou Ran held Xiaobao’s hand and refused to let go; she didn’t actually like children much, but seeing Xiaobao stirred a different kind of feeling inside her.

"Xiaobao, tell grandma what you like to eat, and I’ll get it for you." Zhou Ran said.

Hearing the word "grandma," Xu Chaomu felt a bit uncomfortable; she had never taught Xiaobao to use this term, and she didn’t know if Xiaobao understood it.

But no matter what, Zhou Ran was indeed Xiaobao’s grandmother, his blood grandmother.

"I want to eat plums." Xiaobao said in a babyish voice.

"We have them, we have them." Zhou Ran was delighted, it turned out Xiaobao understood her, what a smart child.

The cupboard was opened and it was full of snacks, all brought by visitors for Shen Cexian, and amongst the snacks were plums.

Shen Chi glanced at Xu Chaomu, took her small hand in his large one, and gently caressed it in the palm of his hand.

Before Zhou Ran could come over, Xiaobao already ran towards her.

Xiaobao was still unsteady on his feet, stumbling as he went, nearly falling down.

But Shen Cexian was swift to react, shouting, "Walk slowly."

Xiaobao paused, looked at Shen Cexian on the sickbed, feeling somewhat unfamiliar, this grandfather seemed a bit scary...

"Here, take this, Grandma will feed you." Zhou Ran squatted down, very patiently opening the snack pack.

"I can do it." Xiaobao grabbed the bag.

"Good, good, then you do it on your own." Zhou Ran smiled.

Xiaobao really did open the pack himself and took out a plum to pop into his mouth.

After he ate one, he didn’t forget to run to Shen Chi and Xu Chaomu, raising his little hand: "Daddy eat, Mommy eat too."

Shen Chi laughed and patted his head: "Feed it to Mommy."

Xu Chaomu furrowed her brow with a complaining look at Shen Chi; she was so grown up, why would she need to be fed.

Xiaobao was especially obedient; he really did put a plum in Xu Chaomu’s hand, and she had no choice but to eat it.

Xiaobao didn’t forget Zhou Ran who gave him the plums; he went to her side, opened his small hand which held a plum: "Here..."

Zhou Ran’s eyes warmed; she hadn’t expected that she would come to enjoy this kind of familial joy at her age.

Zhou Ran bent down and took the plum from Xiaobao’s hand.

Xiaobao was very happy. He ran to Shen Cexian’s bedside and shyly offered Shen Cexian a plum.

Shen Cexian’s hand was slow to reach out, but Xiaobao was persistent, still extending his little hand.

Even with the greatest resentment, Shen Cexian wouldn’t take it out on a child, even though this child had no blood relation to him.

He took the plum from Xiaobao’s hand, which made Xiaobao even happier.

He quickly ran to Shen Chi: "Daddy, you’re the only one without one."

"Then give me one," Shen Chi bent down, patiently said.

Shen Chi’s face always wore a smile, a kind and loving smile that neither Zhou Ran nor Shen Cexian had seen before.

It seems that Shen Chi had long since accepted the child.

"You said you didn’t want any," Xiaobao said with playful arrogance.

"Daddy didn’t say he didn’t want any."

"Then you trick me, and I’ll give you one," Xiaobao looked at Shen Chi with blinking eyes.

He was a bit afraid of Zhou Ran and Shen Cexian, but he wasn’t afraid of Shen Chi at all; Daddy was the dearest.

"..." Shen Chi’s face was full of black lines.

Xu Chaomu laughed, her gaze tenderly watching the father and son.

Zhou Ran also laughed; the child was truly adorable, her gaze constantly on Xiaobao.

At this moment, all she saw was warmth and hope, and she didn’t at all remember that this child wasn’t Shen Chi’s.

"You’re being naughty now, aren’t you? Got punished to stand yesterday and forgot today?" Shen Chi pinched his cheeks and put on a stern face.

"So mean," Xiaobao pouted.

He had to take out a plum from the bag for Shen Chi, but just as Shen Chi was ready to take it, Xiaobao suddenly popped the plum into his own mouth.

"..." Shen Chi’s mouth twitched.

Xiaobao chuckled gleefully, and Xu Chaomu couldn’t hold it back, bursting into laughter.

She looped her arm through Shen Chi’s, and he pinched Xiaobao’s face, the little guy was getting naughtier.

Shen Cexian on the hospital bed looked a bit moved; the cold ward wasn’t as desolate as before, instead it was filled with tenderness.

"Stay for dinner tonight, you must be tired," Zhou Ran said.

Shen Chi glanced at Xu Chaomu, and she nodded slightly.

Everyone played with Xiaobao for a while longer, then Shen Cexian finally asked, "How is your Third Brother doing?"

"He hasn’t woken up yet," Shen Chi said.

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