"Okay."
The old police officer responded. Looking at the two cute kids with big, bright eyes and smooth little faces, he felt like pinching them.
"Come here to post bail."
The old police officer walked back to his desk and waved amiably.
Xu Qingqing followed the old police officer to pay the bail. The two cute kids saw Lu Fenglin locked behind the iron fence and timidly surrounded it.
Xu Yiyi struggled to raise his chubby little arms, which were difficult to move because he was wearing too many clothes, and knocked on the iron gate.
"Uncle Lu."
Lu Fenglin, who had his head down on his knees to relieve the pain, heard the timid childish voice and wearily looked up.
He thought he was having hallucinations because of the concussion, but unexpectedly, when he looked up, he saw the little faces of Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an.
"Yiyi, An'an, why are you here?"
Lu Fenglin rubbed his eyes and walked to the iron gate. He pinched Xu Yiyi's face with his cold hand to make sure he wasn't hallucinating.
Xu Yiyi looked at Lu Fenglin shyly. He didn't push Lu Fenglin's hand away even though it was rubbing his little face. His milky voice was full of apology.
"Uncle Lu, I'm sorry. You saved me that day, but I pushed you away."
"I've already told Mom and Dad the truth. I hope you won't be angry with me."
Xu An'an also reached out and grabbed Lu Fenglin's other cold hand. She rubbed his hand with both of hers, hoping to warm him up. She also pleaded for Xu Yiyi.
"Uncle, please forgive brother. I shouldn't have avoided you either."
Lu Fenglin didn't expect the two kids to come specifically to apologize to him. His desperate mood improved a lot, and his heart was filled with warmth.
"It's okay. How could I blame you?"
These two kids were so cute and affectionate. He liked them so much.
Hearing that Lu Fenglin had forgiven him, Xu Yiyi finally smiled with curved eyebrows. He advised Lu Fenglin to apologize to Lu Chuanbai.
"Uncle Lu, before we came, I talked to Dad. As long as you apologize to Dad, he will forgive you."
"Yes. As long as we say sorry to each other, we can make up."
Xu An'an also patted Lu Fenglin's hand to comfort him. She blinked her big, watery eyes, which seemed to contain countless twinkling stars.
Hearing this, Lu Fenglin couldn't help but fall into silence. He didn't want to apologize to Lu Chuanbai voluntarily.
It was Lu Chuanbai's fault for not making things clear in advance.
If he bowed his head to Lu Chuanbai, his dignity would be completely trampled on!
He would rather break off all relations with Lu Chuanbai for the rest of his life.
Seeing Lu Fenglin's firm attitude, Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an glanced at each other. They both saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.
It was so hard to guess what adults were thinking.
By this time, Xu Qingqing had finished handling the matter. She walked over, raised her eyebrows, and looked at Lu Fenglin in the detention center. Her tone softened a bit.
"The procedures are done. Let's go."
Hearing Xu Qingqing say "let's go", Lu Fenglin silently stood up and followed behind her.
Lu Fenglin's car was not there, and it was already late. There were no taxis in sight.
Xu Qingqing put the two kids in the back seat. She leaned against the car and looked at Lu Fenglin, who was hesitating outside the public security bureau. She pointed at the open back door.
"What are you waiting for? Get in the car."
"You guys go first. I'll take a taxi myself."
Lu Fenglin stubbornly refused to get in the car.
But Xu Qingqing frowned. "You have a wound on your head. Don't you want to go to the hospital and get it checked?"
As soon as Xu Qingqing entered the public security bureau, she saw Lu Fenglin holding his head all the time. She also saw the wound on his forehead and guessed that he must have been beaten.
"I don't want to go..."
"Get in the car quickly. I don't have that much patience."
Xu Qingqing rubbed her arms, which were covered with goosebumps from the cold wind. Her tone became even more serious.
She came specially to pick up Lu Fenglin, but he was being so stubborn.
Lu Fenglin stood there for a long time. Seeing that Xu Qingqing wouldn't leave unless he got in the car, he had no choice but to get in.
Xu Qingqing closed the car door and a faint smile appeared on her lips.
That's more like it.
When they arrived at the hospital, Xu Qingqing insisted on taking Lu Fenglin for an X-ray. She wanted to make sure that Lu Fenglin's head was okay before she could feel at ease.
After the X-ray, it was found that Lu Fenglin had a mild concussion from the beating and a slight fracture in his right elbow. He needed to wear a plaster cast and rest.
Xu Qingqing took Lu Fenglin to get the plaster cast. Lu Fenglin stretched out his right arm while helplessly rubbing his eyebrows.
He couldn't remember when he had injured his arm. He just had a fracture out of nowhere.
Xu Qingqing asked the nurse to open a VIP ward, but the nurse looked at her apologetically.
"I'm sorry. All our VIP wards are full. Would a regular ward be okay?"
"Is the regular ward a single room?" Xu Qingqing asked the nurse seriously.
"The regular wards are all double or triple rooms. There will be a curtain in the middle."
Lu Fenglin couldn't stand sharing a room with others, so he waved his hand and refused. "I don't want to share a room with others. I'd rather go home."
"Then share a ward with Lu Chuanbai. Lu Chuanbai's ward is a VIP ward with two rooms. As long as you don't bother each other, it'll be fine."
Xu Qingqing's tone was firm. Just as Lu Fenglin was about to refuse, the two kids grabbed the corner of his clothes and looked at him pleadingly, hoping he wouldn't leave.
Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an had been following them. Their little noses were red from the cold, and their little faces were as white as porcelain dolls in the animation. They were extremely cute.
"Uncle Lu, please stay. If you leave, An'an and brother won't be able to find you."
Xu An'an grabbed Lu Fenglin's hand. She was wearing a little green pointed hat on her head, looking like a cute little elf.
"Yes, uncle, please stay." Xu Yiyi also begged Lu Fenglin not to leave.
Lu Fenglin didn't know how to refuse them for a moment. The two kids simply took his silence as agreement and said to Xu Qingqing with a smile.
"Mom, uncle has agreed. Let's go upstairs quickly. It's so cold outside."
"I haven't agreed yet."
Just as Lu Fenglin was about to refute, the two kids happily dragged him upstairs.
Lu Fenglin didn't want to disappoint them, so he had no choice but to follow.
Lu Chuanbai hadn't fallen asleep yet. He was sitting on the bed quietly reading a book. Hearing the cheerful footsteps of the kids outside, he immediately closed the book.
He knew it must be Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an coming back.
Xu Yiyi and Xu An'an were like two lively little rabbits. They ran over and opened the door.
Lu Chuanbai was just about to greet them, but then he saw Lu Fenglin following behind. He immediately lost his interest.
"Why are you here?"
"I didn't want to come. Yiyi and An'an insisted that I come."
Lu Fenglin was expressionless and spoke firmly.
Seeing the thick bandage on Lu Fenglin's right arm, Lu Chuanbai raised his eyebrows slightly. There was a hint of mockery in his tone.