After Marrying The Paranoid God of War (Rebirth) - Chapter 18.1
Chapter 18: Father and Son Reunion
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Just past noon, the bustling streets of Chang’an West Market were lively.
Ruan An lifted the curtain of the carriage with her fair and slender hand. Looking from afar, she saw Li Yifang approaching from the West Market office towards the direction of the carriage where she and Ruan Xi were.
The man was dressed elegantly and greeted her with a warm smile.
Li Yifang was signaling to her that he had finished his official business and would soon be able to take them, mother and son, back to Jiazhou.
Ruan An nodded in response to Li Yifang. Today, she didn’t intentionally dress up as an old woman, but she had prepared a curtain hat in advance in the carriage, just in case of any unexpected situations when leaving the city.
In a blink of an eye, Li Yifang had already walked to the side of the carriage.
Seeing the beauty who had not yet lowered the curtain, her temperament was as clear and refreshing as a secluded orchid, causing Li Yifang’s heart to sway.
Li Yifang cleared his throat and concealed his emotions.
Ruan An was wearing a plain white robe, with skin whiter than snow. Her dense black hair was only half-tied with a wooden hairpin, and there was no trace of makeup on her face, yet she exuded a charming and jade-like beauty.
Her appearance was pure and slightly youthful; others would never guess that she was already a mother of a three-year-old child.
Ruan An expressed her gratitude to Li Yifang again, saying in a gentle tone, “Thank you, Lord Li, for escorting us back to our hometown.”
Li Yifang replied, “No need for thanks; this is what I should do.”
As Ruan An lowered the curtain, Li Yifang also boarded the carriage. Before he could settle in, Ruan An felt her son Ruan Xi pulling on her thumb with his small hand.
Ruan An looked at Ruan Xi and asked softly, “Xi’er, what’s the matter?”
Ruan Xi lowered his thick, curled eyelashes and pleaded softly, “Mom, I forgot to buy some sweets for brother Sun Ye .”
Ruan An couldn’t help but laugh, reaching out to scratch her son’s little nose and teasing him, “I think Xi’er wants to eat it himself.”
Ruan Xi shook his little head vigorously and quietly defended, “I don’t.”
After listening to the mother and son’s conversation, Li Yi Fang said, “It’s still early. We’re on the official road in the West Market. I’ll take Xi’er to buy some sweets, and we’ll be back soon.”
Ruan An did not refuse. She had prepared some easily storable snacks for the child in advance, but they couldn’t compare to the delicate treats sold in the west market shops.
A child his age was bound to have a sweet tooth, and since they were leaving Chang’an, they would not return to this place. After returning to Jiazhou, it would be difficult to find such exquisite snacks as those in the West Market of Chang’an.
Therefore, Ruan An extended her slender index finger and advised Ruan Xi, “Alright, you must listen to Uncle Li and come back quickly.”
Ruan Xi obediently nodded her little head, “Mm~”
After Li Yifang got off the carriage, carrying the child, Ruan An originally intended to lift the curtain of the carriage and take another look at the scenery of the West Market.
After some hesitation, Ruan An’s delicate hand hung in the air, but she ultimately chose to give up.
Although Chang’an City was a bustling imperial capital, for her, ever since she entered this city in her previous life, her life had been like an endless nightmare.
Her desire to leave this place grew more urgent day by day, but Ruan An continued to fulfill her duties as a physician.
Although she had some conflicts with Li’s mother, she still examined and diagnosed her daily, without mentioning what she had said to her that day to Li Yifang.
He Xinyan’s condition finally improved after taking the medicines she had prepared, and the girl’s personality became much brighter. Seeing the smiling face of a recovering patient was a great comfort to her as a physician.
But Ruan An still held some regrets in her heart.
She still missed the health of her cousin from the Fang family and wanted to meet her old friend in the Daci Temple. In her previous life, if it wasn’t for the comfort of this old friend, she wouldn’t have been able to endure for so long. Perhaps she would have succumbed to mental exhaustion and been tortured to death by those people in the palace.
And the most regrettable thing, yet she dared not treat it as regret, was that she still didn’t have the opportunity to see Huo Pingxiao.
On that day, the arrogant young man said that when they meet again in the future, he would grant her two wishes.
On the day of their separation, Ruan An had already made those wishes in her heart. At this moment, those two wishes remained unchanged.
Even in her past life, trapped in the deep palace, whenever she heard the news of Huo Pingxiao going to battle, she would kneel in front of the Buddha for a long time, devoutly praying. She would silently recite those two wishes from the bottom of her heart—
First wish, may Marquis Dingbei achieve great victories and return safely.
Second wish, may the Central Plains be at peace, with no more wars, and Marquis Dingbei need not go to battle elsewhere.
Later, Li Shuying did not allow her to meet Ruan Xi anymore, so she added another wish.
The third wish was that she hoped to find her child’s whereabouts as soon as possible, so that mother and child would not be separated anymore.
Thinking of this, Ruan An gave a bitter smile.
She sighs at herself, clearly someone who has lived through life again, yet she still can’t let go of those infatuations with him.
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