"What about the kid…"
Ryan stops her, "there is a safety seat."
After all, He comes to pick her up right after getting off the plane. Lily decides to do as he insists.
She asks Adair to be careful and then sits on the front passenger seat.
Watching Mum going away, Adair pouts and says, "Uncle you are so annoying! You always want to
have Mummy to yourself, but she is mine!"
Ryan peeks at the review mirror and says, "If there were no me, where did you come from?"
Lily fastens her safety belt and watches them squabbling. She touches her ears to cover her
embarrassment. The adult is not acting like an adult and the kid is also not acting like a kid.
Besides, Ryan looks like he really cares about this argument.
Lily sighs and reaches to poke his waist, murmuring, "Don’t you know how old he is? Can’t you just let
he win?"
Before Ryan replies, Adair quickly cuts in, "Mummy is right. You should let me win. I am just a kid and
you are an adult. You can’t bully me. It is not fair."
"I bully you?" Ryan complains, "You little bad egg."
Lily hears what Adair says and decides to give him a lecture. She turns back and says, "Adair, don’t
talk back to your uncle."
Ryan does care about Adair a lot. During the first year of her work, she almost lives hand to mouth and
can’t meet Adair’s materialistic needs. While since Adair was just a baby, Ryan sends people to bring
different, fancy gifts every day.
He asks nothing from Lily other than her doing some daily chores. During these three years, they
always keep a distance. Lily is grateful form the bottom of her heart and also hopes Adair to do the
same and treat Ryan right.
Scolded, Adair stops talking and looks out the window. The sight reminds Lily a lot of the man buried in
her memory.
Kinship is so miraculous. Though two of them never live together, they are so alike sometimes.
At this moment, Lily feels a bit down. After all these years, although she still thinks of that man when
seeing Adair, the times are fewer and her heart hurts less. Now she can’t even picture his face clearly.
She has used three years to put everything down.
Lily looks away and watches the backing landscape in the window. She doesn’t want to think about the
past any more.
…
Back home, Adair starts playing with the toy cars Ryan bought for him this time.
Little boy likes this kind of stuff. All his toys are limited edition. Ryan pays money happily and Adair
plays happily. Though Lily thinks it is a waste of money, she seldom complains.
She drinks a cup of water and says, "I know you care about him, but you don’t have to buy so many
toys. Adair is so young and he only plays them for pleasure. It is wasting money."
"You think I care about money?" He is grinding coffee beans with head down.
Lily knows he doesn’t care about money. He is a loaded investor and uses money to make more
money. Compared to how much he earns a day, the money he spends on Adair is nothing.
But…
She puts down her glass and becomes serious, "I can’t depend on you forever. You can spoil him now,
but the day will come when we need to rely on ourselves. What if he can’t get used to the life then? "
It is easy to adapt to rich life when you were once poor, however, it is not otherwise.
Hearing this, Ryan stops grinding, instantly reaches to hold her waist and presses her on the marble
table, with his chest on hers.
Lily is shocked and pushes against him, shouting, "Let go of me!"
With him holding her like this, she can’t even move. Otherwise she will touch places she shouldn’t
touch.
"I didn’t know you plan to leave me someday." He sneers and expresses his dissatisfaction.
Lily senses his misapprehension and quickly explains, "That’s not what I meant. I was saying I wanted
to make a living by myself in the future instead of relying on you forever, which makes me feel
worthless.”
"Then what is it that won’t make you feel worthless?" Ryan squints at her, "Is it kicking me away when
you are capable?"
Lily is stunned at what he says and argues, "That is not what I meant."
"Then what did you mean by that?"
"I planned to tell you today." She pauses to calm herself down, "During these two years, I came into
contact with many difficult cases and experienced a lot. I think I am now capable of more and want to
set up a legal firm by myself."
Staring at Ryan’s slightly angry face, she states her future plan, "I know this won’t be easy. But I have
given it a lot of thoughts. It is not a passing fantasy. I worked so hard in these three years so that I
could stand on my own feet someday. You have helped a lot, especially in raising Adair. I won’t be able
to pay you back my whole life, let alone kick you away. You know me better than that. "
Her last sentence eases Ryan. The man rarely shows his emotion, but when with Lily, he is under no
disguise.
"What were you thinking about in the car?" A strange question suddenly pops up.
Lily is surprised and asks, "What?"
"What were you upset about during the way back?"
With that, Lily comes to remember that she was thinking about City J and the man in it. She thought
Ryan wouldn’t notice because she looked away. However, he did.
Ryan is so agile that she can’t let anything pass without being noticed.
Embarrassed, Lily looks down, "Nothing."
Ryan already has the answer. Due to nervousness, Lily’s breath is rasping in her plumb chest, which
draws Ryan’s eyes.
"| planned to tell you today." She pauses to calm herself down, "During these two years, | came into
contact with many difficult cases and experienced a lot. | think | am now capable of more and want to
set up a legal firm by myself."
Staring at Ryan's slightly angry face, she states her future plan, "| Know this won't be easy. But | have
given it a lot of thoughts. It is not a passing fantasy. | worked so hard in these three years so that |
could stand on my own feet someday. You have helped a lot, especially in raising Adair. | won't be able
to pay you back my whole life, let alone kick you away. You know me beiter than that. "
Her last sentence eases Ryan. The man rarely shows his emotion, but when with Lily, he is under no
disguise.
"What were you thinking about in the car?" A strange question suddenly pops up.
Lily is surprised and asks, "What?"
"What were you upset about during the way back?"
With that, Lily comes to remember that she was thinking about City J and the man in it. She thought
Ryan wouldn't notice because she looked away. However, he did.
Ryan is so agile that she can't let anything pass without being noticed.
Embarrassed, Lily looks down, "Nothing."
Ryan already has the answer. Due to nervousness, Lily’s breath is rasping in her plumb chest, which
draws Ryan’s eyes.
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