Teasing the Strawberry-Flavored Baby Alpha (ABO, GL) - Chapter 17

Chapter 17

Seeing that Lu Ningwan was taken care of by her mother, Shen Tian pulled her mommy to go take a bath.

Lu Ningwan was led by Lin Qinghan back to the kid’s room, which had its own bathroom with everything well-prepared. Shampoo, body wash, and other essentials were placed where Lu Ningwan could easily reach them. Lin Qinghan patiently adjusted the water temperature for her before leaving.

Lu Ningwan felt warm inside, casting aside her earlier unhappiness. She quickly started washing herself. When she was almost done scrubbing, she felt shy, worried that asking Auntie to help would be a bother. She stood under the shower, rinsing for five minutes, unable to call out.

Outside, Lin Qinghan figured it was about time and said to Lu Ningwan inside, “Little Lu? Almost done? Auntie can help you scrub.”

“Um, yeah, I’m done.” Lu Ningwan said, feeling shy.

Lin Qinghan could tell the child was embarrassed. She helped Lu Ningwan scrub briefly and then left, but stayed in the kid’s room in case Lu Ningwan needed anything in the bathroom.

Shen Tian was quick. After her mommy dried her hair, she rushed back to her room like a little tiger. When she got there, her mother was helping Little Sister Lu dry her hair.

Shen Tian happily walked in. “Little Sister Lu, I’m done bathing too.” She tugged at Lin Qinghan’s sleeve. “Mother, Mother, let me help Little Sister Lu dry her hair.”

Lin Qinghan, amused, pinched her daughter’s cheek with one hand. “No way, you’re too little to hold the hairdryer steady. You might burn Little Lu. Wait till you’re bigger to help her, okay?”

“Okay.” The little kid pouted, acting cute with Lin Qinghan.

After drying their hair, Lin Qinghan tucked both kids into bed.

Shen Tian and Lu Ningwan lay obediently on their pillows. Shen Tian smiled at her mother. “Mother, tell us a bunny story today.”

“Alright.” Lin Qinghan skillfully pulled a storybook from the kid’s shelf and sat by the bed to read to the two children.

Lu Ningwan’s heart was a mix of emotions. It had been so long since anyone read her a story. Tiantian’s mother and mommy were so kind, making her feel at home.

Lu Ningwan felt warm inside, letting go of the layers of guard around her heart at Shen Tian’s house. She fell asleep during Lin Qinghan’s second story.

Lin Qinghan smiled and continued reading softly to her kid. Soon, Shen Tian couldn’t keep her eyes open either. Lin Qinghan turned off the bedside lamp, leaving only a few nightlights on, and quietly left the room.

In their room, Shen Xian saw Lin Qinghan return and smiled. “Both asleep?”

“Yup, sleeping soundly, one more than the other. That Ningwan is really a good kid.” Lin Qinghan lay on her side of the bed, propping herself up on her arm, talking to Shen Xian.

“She is. It’d be nice if she could stay with us. Raising three little cuties together sounds so fun, but her grandparents are still around, and unless her guardian messes up, we can’t adopt her.” Shen Xian sighed.

“Then let’s have Little Lu over on weekends and holidays. They’re at school most days anyway, so she won’t spend much time at her uncle’s.” Lin Qinghan suggested.

“Good idea. That Lu Ming is just a snob. Once he knows who we are, I bet he’ll ease up on Little Lu. Plus, Tiantian will be thrilled to have her over.”

“Yep, next time we see Lu Ming, we’ll give him a heads-up.” Lin Qinghan smiled, thinking Little Lu was a great kid too.