There was indeed a bit of awkwardness.

But in such moments, you must remember one thing—if I’m not awkward, the awkwardness belongs to someone else.

However, Jiang Ran didn’t show any awkwardness at all, and it wasn’t someone else who felt awkward.

The Pei family has always been worried not about the good relationship between Jiang Ran and Pei Huai but about their relationship not being good.

Seeing the two of them now, with endless things to talk about, they’re genuinely happy and couldn’t possibly feel awkward.

What is awkwardness?

It simply doesn’t exist.

Little Pei Jing doesn’t even know what awkwardness is.

As a child, especially a very young child, he eagerly wants to see his father.

Now, hearing Jiang Ran say that Pei Huai is coming to beishi, Pei Jing is just ecstatic, jumping up and down, chanting that his dad is coming, his dad is coming.

Seeing Pei Jing so happy, Jiang Ran couldn’t help but smile along, but at the same time, felt a bit of heartache.

How could one not feel heartache!

Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t a child see his father every day? 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

Only Pei Jing.

Before, Pei Huai was in beishi, and he couldn’t see him.

Now, it seems he himself is in beishi, and still can’t see him.

However, Jiang Ran believes that this situation won’t last much longer.

After Pei Huai’s project ends, he will come to beishi.

By then, the father and son can see each other every day.

Perhaps because of the excitement, that night, Pei Jing tossed and turned in bed for quite a while before falling asleep, talking endlessly about his father as he was about to drift off.

Jiang Ran could understand the child’s thoughts, and without any impatience, stayed by Pei Jing’s side talking.

Only when Pei Jing’s eyes could no longer stay open did Jiang Ran gradually lower her voice.

Jiang Ran thought that after one night, Pei Jing’s excitement would be over.

But unexpectedly, the next day, Pei Jing was still brimming with excitement.

To be precise, he wasn’t just excited, he was full of anticipation.

Pei Jing was eagerly awaiting Pei Huai’s arrival, counting the days on his fingers, calculating when Pei Huai would arrive.

Jiang Ran wasn’t initially in a hurry, but seeing Pei Jing like this, she couldn’t help but feel anxious too.

Fortunately, no matter how long the days of waiting seem, they always pass.

Pei Huai has arrived!

On the morning Pei Huai arrived, Jiang Ran and the others went to the train station early.

It was fortuitous timing, as it happened to be a Saturday, so Pei Jing didn’t have school and could go with them.

They left early because it took an hour from home to the train station.

After arriving, they waited for more than half an hour before Pei Huai’s train came to a stop.

Once the train settled for a moment, the doors slowly opened.

Jiang Ran figured that Pei Huai would wait until others egressed before coming out himself.

But unexpectedly, as soon as the train doors opened, Pei Huai was the first to step out.

With his tall stature and long legs, Pei Huai took big strides and quickly reached Jiang Ran and the others.

Seeing the surprised expression on Jiang Ran’s face, Pei Huai smiled and asked, "What’s wrong?"

Jiang Ran blinked, expressing what was on her mind, "I thought you would wait until the end to come out."

"Knowing you’re outside waiting for me, how could I wait till the end to come out?"

Jiang Ran had taken the train before, so she knew that to be the first off, one must stand by the carriage door in advance.