Seeing the girl's astonished expression, Lu Ting suppressed his excitement. He knelt on the ground with one leg, his face flushed rarely: "Sorry, I was too excited and didn't care about your thoughts. Do you... want this child?"
Lin Yueqi didn't answer him directly, but asked instead: "Do you like children?"
"I like you, and I don't want you to suffer any harm. This is our first child, and I don't want him to die like this." Lu Ting panted for a while, and said, "You are the mother of the child. I am more. So even though I really want you to have this child, I must respect your choice."
The corners of Lin Yueqi's lips curled up, and she held the man's hand and said, "I want to give birth too. But according to the situation, I'm afraid I'll have to suspend school next semester, and I can persist this semester."
Lu Ting was very thoughtful, and he said, "I will find a teacher to make up your lessons for you."
Lin Yueqi nodded and said, "I'm going to call my aunt. I'm still young, and I have to finish my studies and work in the future. When the child is born, I have to ask my aunt to help take care of it."
"Okay, I'll call my aunt when I get back and pick her up, okay?" Lu Ting was so excited that he was a little incoherent. He thought of something, slapped himself on the forehead and said: "By the way, since you want to get married, you must have a wedding room. Tomorrow we will go to see the wedding room."
The legal age of marriage in Hua was changed from 22 to 20 for men and 18 for women. If it was a few years ago, Lu Ting would definitely not be able to get married at this age, but now it is reasonable and legal.
Lin Yueqi knew that Lu Ting's family was well off, but she also knew that Lu Ting was starting his own business. She held the man's hand and said, "No need... House prices are very expensive now. In city A, the house prices in the suburbs are now over 20,000. We can rent a similar small house, and the rent will not be too expensive .”
Lu Ting flicked her forehead: "Leave it to me to raise the family and raise the daughter. You don't have to worry too much. Tomorrow night, you go back with me, have a meal with grandpa, and talk about our affairs, okay?"
Thinking of their big house, Lin Yueqi hesitated: "Your grandpa..."
"Don't worry about this. Our family regards a wife first. You will soon be my wife, and grandpa will not treat you slowly. He will definitely like you very much." Lu Ting paused, and then said: "Besides, since we I'm about to get married, and I need to explain to you clearly about my family."
"What about your family?"
Lin Yueqi thought of the twists and turns of the wealthy family, and couldn't help but start to worry. Because she was deeply poisoned by the TV series, and at the same time, she was very afraid of facing those relatives in Lu Ting's family.
The next day happened to be Monday, Lin Yueqi and Lu Ting quickly went to get their marriage certificate.
Aunt Lin Yu didn't say anything to blame for Lin Yueqi's pregnancy at school. Because she knew that no matter what she said, nothing could change this established fact.
Instead of blaming her, it's better to share her worries. She planned the future for her two children.
Lin Yueqi took a break from school for half a year. After the child was born, if she was physically able, she would go back to school first. They rented a house near the school, she was responsible for helping to bring up the baby, and Lin Yueqi took care of the child while studying.
Both Lin Yueqi and Lu Ting were quite satisfied with this arrangement.
On Monday night, Lu Ting took Lin Yueqi home.
The chef at home has prepared a table of dishes waiting for them. The old man sat on the table, and the two juniors sat on the left and right sides of the old man.
After staring at the old man for a few seconds when entering the door, Lin Yueqi didn't dare to look up at him anymore.
At this moment, her heart felt like a turbulent sea. She never expected that Lu Ting was actually the grandson of Lu's richest man, or the only grandson of Lu's richest man.
The Lu family is thin and has no other relatives. Lu Ting is only an elder like the old man.
Lin Yueqi was about to faint, and she was still dizzy after eating, feeling unreal.
People who used to appear in the CCTV news suddenly appeared in front of her and became her elders. She found it incredible. The old man didn't make things difficult for her, but treated her very well.
After the meal, he first called her to the study room, put a bracelet on her hand, and then handed her a card, saying: "This is the card that grandpa gave you. You will spend all your food and clothing in the future." You can simply withdraw from the card, so you don’t have to work so hard.”
Lin Yueqi quickly evaded and refused: "No, no, grandpa, I really can't accept it. Lu Ting has treated me very well, and he has covered all my meals. I really can't accept your card anymore."
Old General Lu stuffed the card into her hand, frowned and said: "He is grandpa's grandson, and you are also grandpa's good grandson, grandpa must treat them equally! Besides, you still have my little great-grandson in your stomach, even if it's for the little great-grandson, You must also accept this."
The old man said so, and she could only accept it.
Lu Ting bought a villa in the villa area near A University, and furnished three children's rooms. Lin Yu was also invited from his hometown to take care of Lin Yueqi's mother and daughter.
Lin Yueqi submitted an application for suspension of study with the school, and after the final exam, she was able to raise her baby at home with peace of mind. However, she was not idle during this time, and she would take open classes at home and study by herself every day.
Around the Spring Festival was the coldest time, and Lin Yueqi developed chilblains on her hands again.
That night, Lu Ting held her both hands, and while applying ointment on her, he said, "I wanted to do this last year, but I didn't have the guts. I didn't expect that the girl I was thinking about last year would actually become me today." Wife, it's like a dream."
Lin Yueqi sat cross-legged on the bed, stretched out her hand, and let the man dip in the ointment to apply frostbite on her.
She also tilted her head and said with emotion: "I feel it too, it's like a dream."
Holding her hand, Lu Ting leaned over and kissed her on the cheek, and said in a low voice, "Thank you for being willing to pay for me."
It is not easy for a girl to take a year off from school to give birth to this child for him. Especially for a girl like Lin Yueqi who is willing to let go of everything and stop for a year, he knows it's not easy.
Maybe she will lose a good opportunity during the year she stops. Maybe in the year she stops, she will completely miss her dream. Lu Ting is well aware of her dedication, so he cherishes it even more.
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During Lin Yueqi's pregnancy, in addition to morning sickness, she also had lower body edema. The more bulging her belly was, the more fragile her body seemed to be.
In May, the temperature in city A rises.
Lu Ting was going on a business trip to the United States for half a month. After having dinner with his wife in the evening, he had to catch a plane.
Lin Yueqi didn't have much appetite, so Lu Ting could only feed her soup spoonful by spoonful.
She looked disgusted and said, "I'm not a three-year-old anymore. What do you think of me when you feed me like this?"
"In the next half month, I won't be able to return to China, and I won't be able to sleep with you every night. Are you afraid?" Lu Ting asked her back.
Lin Yueqi rolled her eyes: "Do you really think I'm a child?"
Lu Ting scooped up another spoonful of soup for her, handed it to her mouth, and said softly: "I always dream these days. I dream that you are separated from me, and you bear the child alone, give birth to her, raise her, and earn money for her. Milk powder money. During pregnancy, all kinds of rare pregnancy reactions will make you miserable, but I am not by your side."
With soup in her mouth, Lin Yueqi couldn't help herself from laughing. She bumped the man's forehead with her forehead: "What are you thinking? Dreams and reality are opposite! I am so happy now, how could those things in my dreams happen."
Seeing the smile in the girl's eyes, Lu Ting felt a little better. But for some reason, after witnessing his wife's hard work during pregnancy, his heart felt as if a piece had been taken away, and he fell to the ground empty. It was also as if, being pierced by countless thin needles, it was very painful, and even made him a little out of breath.
Seeing him dazed, Lin Yueqi stretched out her hand to grab his ear: "Old Lu, what are you thinking? You don't have to worry about me, don't worry, with my aunt here, she will definitely take care of me. When you come back, I will almost It's time to give birth, when the time comes, you will accompany me to watch the birth of the child, okay?"
"Okay." Lu Ting's eyes were slightly wet, and he always felt that all the happiness in front of him was not real.
He put down the soup bowl, hugged her into his arms, and said in a low voice, "I will love you well, and spend every day of the rest of my life loving you."
"Wow, Lao Lu, your love stories are getting better and better."
Lin Yueqi laughed, rubbed her arms in his arms, and said in a low voice: "Lao Lu, even if it's like in your dream, what does it matter if we miss you for a few years? You will always come to me, yes No? As long as you have me in your heart, I will be very happy and content."
"Stupid." Lu Ting kissed her on the top of her hair, and said in a low voice, "It's my luck to marry you."
"It is my good fortune to marry you." Lin Yueqi looked up at him with a small face, and said, "Old Lu, you really don't have to blame yourself so much for a dream, not to mention that it was just a dream. It's true, don't you also compensate me now?"
Even so, he always felt that he owed her a lot.
When Lu Ting went on a business trip for half a month, he would make video calls with her every night.
Watch her eat and watch her sleep. If he was free, he would tell her stories over the phone and act as prenatal education.
The man's voice was low and filtered out through the speaker of the phone, like a male announcer on a midnight radio station, but more charming than a male announcer.
In mid-June, Lin Yueqi was admitted to the hospital.
That night, while Lu Ting was talking to her, she suddenly felt a pain in her stomach, and she had a labor reaction.
Lu Ting followed the doctor into the delivery room. Since it was a painless delivery, Lin Yueqi didn't feel the legendary tenth-level pain of death, and the whole process was quite easy.
When the doctor held the child in front of her, she was slightly relieved.
It's okay, it's okay, she is a big fat girl, and she looks easy to support.
Because Lin Yueqi always liked to curl up in Lu Ting's arms when sleeping, he named the girl Tuantuan.
Lin Yueqi returned to school less than a month after giving birth.
She goes to class during the day, and goes home to take the children to do homework and read books when there is no class.
Fortunately, Tuantuan is also very sensible, as if she understands what her mother is doing, she doesn't cry or make trouble. He always lies quietly in his mother's arms and sucks milk, watching her study quietly.
Although Lu Ting was not at home every now and then, once he came home, Lin Yueqi and Lin Yu could sleep well at night.
He changes the child's diaper, and the child needs to be fed at night, and it is he who carries the child downstairs to nurse.
Lin Yueqi was raised well, with enough milk, and the milk stocked in the refrigerator every day was enough for the little girl to eat several meals.
Since having a child, Lu Ting has mastered another skill.
Lin Yueqi often found that Lu Ting was holding the child, whispering to the child, sometimes repeating a series of phonetic words.
"Tuantuan, this is Guoguo, this is water, this is cake..." When he saw Lin Yueqi passing by with her water glass in her mouth, he would point to Lin Yueqi and say to the child, "That's Daddy's big baby."
Every time she heard this, Lin Yueqi couldn't take it anymore, she bit her water glass and quickly retreated from the battlefield.
Not only that, Lu Ting's aloof wechat avatar, which has been unshakable for more than ten years, changes every week.
Today is a picture of Tuan Tuan wearing a floral skirt.
Tomorrow, it will be a photo of Tuan Tuan wearing a red skirt with pigtails.
The day after tomorrow, it was a photo of him kissing Tuantuan chubby Jio.
Not only that, the circle of friends is crazy about posting babies. Lin Yueqi was very curious about how people in his circle of friends would evaluate his behavior.
This day, she took out the man's mobile phone and saw that there were over a hundred likes and a frightening number of comments.
A subordinate of his company, he boasted:
"Boss Lu's son's feet are so cute! He will definitely become a great weapon in the future, but his feet are nothing in the pool."
"Congratulations Mr. Lu, the kid's jio is so cute!"
A professor commented: "The child is very cute, very similar to classmate Lin."
In Lu Ting's circle of friends, there are no classmates, only a few teachers whom he respects in school. Of course these teachers also knew about his relationship with Lin Yueqi, and of course they also knew about Lin Yueqi's suspension of school.
Coupled with the fact that he frequently posted about his baby, these teachers would have guessed it no matter what.
Li Xing replied: "I rely on you pervert, it's great to have a child!? What a fart! Be careful that I will steal it from you and I will tell you..."
Lu Ting replied to Li Xing: "It's quite remarkable, better than you as a single dog. [Smiling]"
Li Xing was not convinced, and turned back: "Did the single dog offend you? Offended you? Showgirl crazy devil! Ha ha!"
Lu Ting didn't bother to talk to him, and continued to be his own showman.
In his circle of friends, there are almost all pictures of Tuan Tuan, one picture almost every week. In contrast, Lin Yueqi, as a mother, seemed a little unfriendly to her daughter.
Lin Yueqi didn't know why Lu Ting collapsed as soon as he had a daughter.
…
When Tuantuan was 1 year old, Lin Yueqi was in her senior year and was looking for a job, but unexpectedly, she received an invitation from Li Chengde to star in the huge production of the Republic of China "Shengyue on the Sea".
This is a story based on the heroines of the Republic of China. Because Director Li has planned it for many years and it is his last work before retirement, it has attracted much attention.
When Lin Yueqi's makeup photo was released, netizens were shocked.
Soon, someone began to pick up Lin Yueqi's details:
"University A's belle, her boyfriend is a very handsome girl, and it is said that her family is quite rich. The school belle also took a break from school for more than half a year, and it is said that she is sick. Now it seems that she should be preparing to enter the entertainment industry."
"The face value is good! It's very refreshing! It's different from those facelifts in the entertainment circle, it's a clean stream!"
"Let's gossip quietly. This school belle has been playing tricks for a long time before. Someone tried to take advantage of her at a dinner party... As a result, everyone (including the actors and directors) at that dinner party was completely hidden. It is said that this school belle and Li Xing had a relationship. relation."
The above rumors, inexplicably, became "Li Xing is Lin Yueqi's incumbent".
Of course Li Xing was angry, he was a single dog, somehow he was labeled as a certain boyfriend, how could girls hook up with him in the future
Thinking about how he, a handsome young man who has guarded his body like a jade for many years, can be called "the bohemian rich second generation" by the public opinion!
The more Li Xing thought about it, the more angry he became, and he posted on Weibo to clarify.
Li Xing V: "I'm single, please don't arrange girlfriends for me! If you do this, how can I find a girlfriend?"
As soon as Li Xing's comment came out, the trend of public opinion became "Lin Yueqi forcibly rubbed the heat and slapped her in the face!".
At that time, Lin Yueqi was not popular, and there were not many public opinions, and she herself did not notice such remarks. In July of the following year, after the release of "Shengyue on the Sea", the ratings broke through 2, and Lin Yueqi became a myth in the ratings.
Lin Yueqi became popular, and all major companies wanted to sign her. Just when Lin Yueqi wanted to sign a contract with Maize, Lu Ting stopped her contract and gave her a long series of analysis, saying: "Mai Ce's boss, Zhuang Boshan, is good at making stars, but he himself is greedy for beauty. Do you think, if you follow such a boss and refuse to be ruled by him, will he really give you good resources?"
"You have a high starting point for your debut, but this kind of resources can consume you for three years at most. If you don't have a good drama in these three years and you can't make a successful transition, then after three years, any impactful thing may be lost. It will cause devastating damage to your future." As Lu Ting said, he pushed out Li Xing's business card and said, "Although Li Xing's Jiachen is not as qualified as Mai Ce, he is serious about creating actors. .A few years ago, two actors were signed, and they won the Best Actor and Best Actress awards respectively."
While breastfeeding the one-year-old Tuantuan in her arms, Lin Yueqi said, "So you mean, let me consider Jiachen?"
"I'm just giving you a suggestion. The final decision is up to you to choose. Whether you choose right or wrong, as your family, I will be your strongest backing."
Lu Ting held Lin Yueqi's hand and whispered.
Tuantuan licked the pacifier, and suddenly opened those clear eyes. She waved her hands in her mother's arms, chattering excitedly.
What Lu Ting and Lin Yueqi said to her was completely based on guesswork.
The little girl is more than one year old, can already walk, and obviously has her own thoughts. Lin Yueqi asked her to help her get something, and she would definitely not make a mistake. Occasionally, I would call out "Grandma" and "Mom".
Seeing her waving her arms, "Gua la la hometown" for a while, she looked at her parents with a pair of bright eyes, as if saying, "Do you understand what I mean?"
The two grown-ups looked at her for a few seconds, then resumed their conversation.
Tuantuan: ...
This is the first setback since she was born.
Lin Yueqi thought about it for a few days, and finally chose to sign Jiachen. To live up to expectations, Jiachen takes every actor who signs a contract seriously.
When Tuantuan was four years old, Lin Yueqi won the first Best Actress Award in her life and became Jiachen's another actress.
Lin Yueqi's worth rose from tens of thousands to tens of millions, or even hundreds of millions. Still not satisfied with the status quo, she began to take the postgraduate entrance examination while filming.
The four-year-old Tuantuan has already learned how to go to the house to Jiewa, and he is a little thief.
Lu Ting's Mara Island project has been very successful and has become an entertainment paradise in Huaguo, and the name of Mr. Si is also widely known.
At the same time, Lu's richest man announced his retirement, and Lu Ting took over the group.
Colonel A suddenly became the heir to the richest man, causing a sensation in the campus forums. By the way, the campus romance between him and Lin Yueqi was discovered.
Lin Yueqi went to pick up Tuantuan from school and was secretly photographed, and the photos were also posted online.
At first, the topic of the media was: "Lin Yueqi's illegitimate daughter was exposed, and the identity of the biological father is a mystery?"
Afterwards, the topic became: "Lin Yueqi's ex-boyfriend became the heir to the richest man, and she regrets it all."
After a short period of fermentation, the topic simply became: "Lin Yueqi was coveted for fame and wealth and was adopted, and she also gave birth to a daughter for the patron. Her former grassroots boyfriend has suddenly turned into the grandson of the richest man, and her intestines are full of regrets."
These topics suddenly surfaced on the Internet.
Li Xing wanted to clarify in time, but was stopped by Lu Ting. He said: "Since some people want to create public opinion, let them go. We will come out to refute the rumors when the topic is fermented to a high level. If they want to talk about it, they will use me as a gun. Then we will use our tricks and borrow their moral bottom line." The breaking news, stir up a wave of heat for her."
Li Xing was shocked by the "Wo Qi" he said.
How many years have the two of you been married, and the child is five years old. Are you still so tired? "Wo Qi" is simply not to be too pampered.
Lin Yueqi in the photo is holding the chubby ball with one hand and carrying a heavy canvas bag with one hand.
In the photo, you can clearly see Xiaopangtuan's double chin and body shape, and you can also clearly see a handful of celery emerging from Lin Yueqi's canvas bag.
When netizens saw this photo, their first reaction was not to eat melons, but to lament Lin Yueqi's arm strength and her grocery shopping bag:
"What is Lin Yueqi doing that is more terrifying than the arm strength in the reality show! How can she hold such a fat girl with one hand? And, is the canvas bag in her hand full of vegetables? The star actually picks up the baby and buys vegetables by herself!? ?”
"Shocked, that's right, this baby is as fat as a ball, so lovable! Lin Yueqi's grocery shopping operation is really coquettish 2333."
"There are two Lin Yueqi fans upstairs, don't be too obvious about bragging about your master! Lin Yueqi might really regret it this time? Such a handsome guy, the richest man of the third generation, will be raised by someone to give birth to a baby. [White Eyes] "
"+1, my intestines are red with regret!"
"I'm in the same grade as Lu Ting, so I know their pair. When I was in school, they were quite popular, and they were frequent visitors to the forum. However, I'm not surprised that Lin Yueqi made such a choice. It's rumored in the department that Lu Ting Ting is tall, rich and handsome, but I have seen the car driven by Lu Ting, which is an old BMW. It is too much to say that he is from a well-off family. Lin Yueqi is a typical Phoenix girl, and she is so beautiful, she will definitely do her best Do your best. When she was in school, she ate at the same table with big stars. How could she look up to a college student with nothing? But it is said that Lu Ting is quite infatuated. There is no man's dignity at all. Lin Yueqi took a year off from school, probably to avoid Lu Ting, so that she could be listed as a gold medal winner. It turned out that Lu Ting was... "
As soon as this revelation came out, it was retweeted and hyped by marketing accounts.
These marketing accounts don't care about the spread of this incident and the impact it will have on Lin Yueqi. They just want to see Lin Yueqi being slapped in the face by her ex-boyfriend so that netizens on the entire network will eat melons.
…
The comments on the Internet became more and more fierce, and because Lin Yueqi let go of Maize, he specially bought a navy army to blackmail her.
In the evening, when Lin Yueqi's family was eating together, the little chubby girl was sitting on a chair with a pair of fat legs hanging, dangling while eating, and vaguely said: "Mom, why are people on the Internet so boring? It seems They act as if you're having a bad day."
Seeing his daughter's lips covered with rice grains, Lu Ting squeezed the veil tightly to wipe her off: "Don't ask these unnutritious things during meals, will mom be happy if you mention this?"
The little chubby girl substituted herself in turn, nodded and said: "I won't be happy. Then I won't mention this. Mom, let me tell you, today the teacher and classmates praised me for being cute, and they also said that my paintings are beautiful. Homework is good too!"
Lin Yueqi looked at the little chubby girl with a carefree face, and said with a smile: "Well, our group is awesome! Those rumors on the Internet, did someone bully you at school?"
Tuantuan shook his head: "No. Teacher Tang also used this to teach us not to believe in rumors, not to spread rumors, and not to be a keyboard warrior, but to be a quality netizen! Therefore, not only did the classmates in the class not bully me, You are afraid that I will be angry, so come to comfort me."
Lin Yueqi smiled at the little girl, raised her hand to rub the little girl's head, and then looked up at Lu Ting.
The man met her eyes, reached out and rubbed her head, and said in a low voice, "Leave this to me, don't worry."
Lin Yueqi smiled brightly: "I've always been at ease when you do things."
…
The next day, Lin Yueqi recorded a variety show on Banana Channel to promote the upcoming movie.
One of the links is the truth-telling interview.
Guests who lost the game had to conduct a truth-telling interview. Because of filming injuries, Lin Yueqi's game play is average, not as good as other guests. This directly led to her being punished and entering the "truthful interview".
Entering the interview session, the audience suddenly went dark, as if there was a power outage.
Now there was a burst of screaming, and the host suppressed the scene. A minute later, the lights on the scene suddenly turned on, and there was an extra man on the sofa in the cubicle of "Truth or Telling Interview".
That man was none other than Lu Ting, who was at the top of the public opinion topic.
Obviously, Lin Yueqi was also surprised why he was here. Together with her, the audience and netizens in the live broadcast room were also surprised:
"What the hell is going on!!! Why is Lu Ting here? It's scary! Is this here to tear down your first love? Oh my god, Shura field!"
"Lin Yueqi fell in love with him, it was really unlucky 2333, now that she is well-off, so did you come to punish her ex-girlfriend?"
"I'll go, I feel like I can't escape from the Shura field! It's very cruel!"
…
Just when everyone was confused, the host said, "Mr. Lu is our special guest today. Of course, as a special guest, he has to accept our interview. It just so happens that both of you are on the cusp, so I will Ask straight."
"The first question, when did you and Lin Yueqi start dating? Did you chase her or did she chase you?"
Lu Ting glanced at Lin Yueqi who was still in a daze beside him: "She is a sophomore, I chased her."
"The second question. How much did you like her at that time?"
"I like it so much that I gave her my heart."
While speaking, he looked at Lin Yueqi again.
Netizens in the live broadcast room held their breath, not daring to take a breath at all, for fear of missing the Shura field.
"The third question, what do you want to say to Miss Lin now?"
Lu Ting stood up with a heavy face, and began to exercise his muscles and bones. He clasped his fists with both hands, and his knuckles were pinched.
A netizen in the live broadcast room: "I rely on Lu Ting and you stop! He will just dump you, and you are not allowed to hit anyone!! You are on the show!"
Lu Ting took a deep breath, said it sooner than later, put one hand into his trouser pocket and took out something, and knelt down in front of Lin Yueqi with a "slap".
There was a "wow" at the scene.
Lu Ting knelt down on one knee in front of her, and opened the brocade box, revealing a pigeon egg. He looked at her affectionately and said, "Honey, this is a proposal five years late, marry me."
Everyone:? ? ? wife? ?
Even if they were old couples, facing such a sudden marriage proposal, Lin Yueqi still couldn't hold back and cried while covering her mouth.
She nodded, stretched out her hand, and let the man put the pigeon eggs on her.
At this moment, the little chubby girl in a princess dress came onto the stage holding a bouquet of flowers, and stuffed a bouquet of roses into her arms: "Mom, these are the flowers that Dad gave you!"
Lin Yueqi took the flowers, and as soon as she raised her eyes, the man's body pressed over and kissed her lips in front of the audience from all over the country.
The man pressed the back of her head and kissed her, and after a while, his Adam's apple rolled, and he said softly, "This time, it's not a hyacinth."
Lin Yueqi: "..."
Lu Ting hugged her for a while before letting go. Fu took her hand again, faced the camera, and said with a smile in front of audiences across the country: "Let me introduce to you, this is my wife and my first love."
Then he bent down to hug Tuantuan and said, "This is my daughter, Tuantuan."
Obviously the two have been together for many years, but when he introduced this to others, Lin Yueqi couldn't help but blush.
Lu Ting held the child with one hand, interlocking her fingers with one hand.
Seeing that her ears were completely red, he leaned over again, kissed her ear, and whispered, "Honey, I love you."