Chapter 26: Kite String
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Hearing her mother’s words, He Jingsu’s eyes began to redden. She looked at He Ying with tear-filled eyes and said, aggrieved, “But Beibei said she would always be with me.”
She had promised.
Seeing Daidai like this, He Ying also felt a little bad. It was clear that this one had an instinctual possessiveness toward Bei Queting, but she didn’t understand her own feelings. This reminded her of Jing Dan back then.
He Ying sighed softly, not wanting to push her. She ruffled her head and said gently, “Since Little Ting promised you, she will definitely do it.”
The children were still young. It was fine if they were a little dazed. After all, they had a long time ahead of them, enough time for them to recognize their own hearts.
Even with He Ying’s comfort, He Jingsu still didn’t feel any better. The tears in her eyes were on the verge of falling, looking incredibly wronged.
He Ying smiled silently. So this was the love of adolescence?
So innocent, so naive.
When Bei Queting came over, this was the scene she saw. Her expression changed, and she quickly went to get a tissue to wipe the corners of her eyes. “Daidai, what’s wrong?” she asked urgently.
For so many years, she had rarely seen He Jingsu on the verge of tears. She had grown up in a honey pot, surrounded by people who doted on her. Few things could make her feel wronged and cry.
He Jingsu looked at Bei Queting’s anxious expression, tugged on her sleeve, and asked sullenly, “You said you would always be with me, right?”
Hearing this question, Bei Queting’s face stiffened. She subconsciously looked at He Ying and the others, then quickly looked away, as if she were guilty. Looking at He Jingsu’s pitiful appearance, her throat felt a little dry.
“Beibei!” Seeing that she didn’t answer immediately, He Jingsu grew even more anxious. Her eyes grew redder, and the water in them was about to spill over.
“Yes, I promised you,” Bei Queting said in a low voice. She couldn’t bear to see He Jingsu’s sad appearance, but after saying this, she didn’t dare to look at He Ying and the others. She was afraid of seeing the shock and disgust in their eyes.
Yes, they had taken her in, and yet she had such dirty thoughts about their only precious child. What would they think?
Hearing Bei Queting’s answer, the expression on He Jingsu’s face finally relaxed a little. She sniffled and said, “You promised me, so you can’t go back on your word!”
She could also be very good to Beibei, so she only needed her!
“Mhm, I won’t go back on my word,” Bei Queting said softly. At such a young age, she had made a promise for a lifetime.
Only because this person was He Jingsu, the Daidai who could pull her out of the abyss of pain.
In this lifetime, she could only have her.
He Jingsu’s tears turned to laughter. With her repeated promises, she was completely at ease.
Jing Dan watched them silently. He Ying’s eyes held a hint of a sigh. Then she said softly, “Daidai, can you go back to your room first? I have something to say to Little Ting.”
Bei Queting’s body stiffened. Her heart instantly sank to the bottom of a lake, cold and trembling.
“Is there something I can’t hear?” He Jingsu didn’t understand.
“Of course. I’ll tell you when the time is right, okay?” He Ying said gently. Her little cub was simple-minded. It wasn’t necessarily a good thing for her to know too much at once.
He Jingsu was about to say something when she was suddenly stopped by Bei Queting. She heard her say softly, “Daidai, go back to the room and wait for me, okay? I’ll be quick.”
Bei Queting had spoken. He Jingsu pouted, but in the end, she obediently went upstairs to her room.
Seeing He Jingsu like this, He Ying couldn’t help but laugh. Was this what they called having a wife and forgetting your mother? And this wife wasn’t even officially her wife yet!
But fortunately, He Jingsu eventually left. After she left, the atmosphere among the three of them immediately changed, becoming a little silent and oppressive. Bei Queting’s heart trembled even more in this oppressive atmosphere.
Had they already figured something out?
Yes, they were so smart, especially Aunt He. How could she possibly hide it from her?
“Aunt He, you’ve figured it out, haven’t you?” Bei Queting asked, her voice dry.
Seeing her stiff posture, He Ying’s gaze gradually softened. “Do you think we’ve figured it out or not?” she asked softly.
Bei Queting pressed her lips together. In the end, she summoned the courage to look directly at He Ying and said, her words almost forced out, “Aunt He, Aunt Jing, I like Daidai.”
The moment she said this, Bei Queting’s shoulders slumped. The courage she had just summoned collapsed in an instant. Next, she would face their judgment.
Seeing her like this, He Ying’s eyes couldn’t help but show a hint of affection. After all, Bei Queting had lived with them for so many years, and they had long since treated her as their own daughter. When they first noticed, they were not without shock. But after thinking about it carefully, they found that it was not unacceptable.
After all, compared to some unknown person who would pop up in the future, Bei Queting, whom they had watched grow up, was much more familiar.
“Mhm, I know,” He Ying replied.
Hearing her calm reaction, Bei Queting was stunned. She looked at He Ying in disbelief. Not only her, but even Jing Dan showed her a gentle expression.
“You’re not blaming me?” Was that it?
He Ying chuckled softly. “Why would I blame you? In this period, have you done anything bad to Daidai?”
Bei Queting quickly shook her head.
“Since you haven’t, it means your character is worthy of affirmation. Why would I blame you?”
“But, but I like Daidai, I…” Bei Queting couldn’t continue. To put it bluntly, the adopted daughter wanted to get together with their biological daughter. How could they be so calm?
Seeing her so conflicted, He Ying asked, “Then let me ask you, do you think you can love Daidai more than anyone else and be better to her?”
“Of course!” Bei Queting said firmly. She could love Daidai more than anyone else and be better to her!
He Ying slowly smiled. “In that case, why don’t you have the right to pursue Daidai, just like everyone else?”
“Little Ting, you have to understand one thing. We are not related by blood. We have not gone through any adoption procedures, so you and Daidai are not related.”
“You have the right to pursue Daidai. Of course, you only have the right. The right to agree or not is still in Daidai’s hands.”
He Ying spoke with concern, but she was already laughing inwardly. Looking at Daidai, she had probably unknowingly handed over the right already.
After hearing He Ying’s words, Bei Queting was stunned. She had not expected this to be the final result.
She had thought, she had thought, that she would face their disappointed gazes.
“Alright, go upstairs. If you don’t go up soon, Daidai will come looking for her,” He Ying said, ruffling her head warmly.
Bei Queting’s face was a little moved. She stood up and bowed to He Ying and Jing Dan, saying solemnly, “Aunt He, Aunt Jing, thank you.”
Thank you for giving me infinite courage.
“Go on up,” He Ying urged.
“Mhm,” Bei Queting replied, eager to see He Jingsu. She teleported and disappeared from the living room.
Seeing her so eager, He Ying couldn’t help but laugh. She shook her head and looked at Jing Dan.
“What if they have puppy love?” Jing Dan said, not without worry. She had never experienced the taste of puppy love herself. Was it okay for Daidai to experience it?
“They’ll have a sense of propriety.” He Ying held Jing Dan. Even if she didn’t trust Daidai’s dazedness, she had to believe that Bei Queting probably wouldn’t do anything now. As long as they didn’t do anything out of line, it was just a relationship. Plus, they wouldn’t affect their studies at all, so He Ying was even less worried.
Jing Dan hummed, still hung up on the fact that she had never experienced puppy love.
“What’s wrong? So listless?” He Ying gently pinched her cheek. This person didn’t even bother to pretend in front of her; all her emotions were on her face.
“I’ve never had puppy love!” Jing Dan said innocently.
Although she had been snatched away by He Ying not long after she came of age, she had indeed never experienced puppy love!
He Ying was speechless.
She ground her teeth slightly. Jing Dan didn’t even know her when she was little. Who did she want to have puppy love with?
“Don’t think about it. You’re mine. What do you need puppy love for? Aren’t we good like this now?” He Ying held her tighter. It had been so difficult for her to pursue her back then. When she was sixteen or seventeen?
Kill her.
And it would have been immoral when she was sixteen or seventeen. After all, she wasn’t the same age as Daidai and the others. She was over a hundred years older than Jing Dan…
Meanwhile, Bei Queting, who had gone upstairs, saw He Jingsu pressed against the door, as if she were trying to eavesdrop.
Seeing her like this, Bei Queting couldn’t help but laugh. “Daidai,” she called out.
He Jingsu was startled. She hadn’t expected her to teleport back to the room. Had she seen her eavesdropping just now?
Belatedly, a sense of embarrassment crept in.
“What did you say to Mom and the others?” Embarrassed as she was, she really wanted to know.
Bei Queting looked at her and let out a low laugh. She suddenly said playfully, “I won’t tell you now. I’ll tell you when the time is right.”
She put her hands behind her back and walked toward the bed with light steps, clearly planning to sleep here and not go back to school.
“Huh? You really can’t tell me now?” He Jingsu was wronged. She followed beside Bei Queting like a butterfly, begging her to tell her.
“I really can’t.” Bei Queting turned around and looked at He Jingsu’s drooping eyebrows. Her gaze softened. She reached out and stroked her eyebrows, saying softly, “If I can in the future, I will tell you everything.”
If the two of them could really be together, then today’s conversation with Aunt He and the others, telling her about it would also add to her joy.
He Jingsu pouted, but seeing Bei Queting’s insistence, she didn’t ask any more questions.
Bei Queting looked at her pouting, a hint of a smile in her eyes.
She had once thought she was a free wind, not a kite held by a string. But now she thought, as long as one end of the string was in He Jingsu’s hands, she was willing to be that kite that had lost its freedom.
