'Having someone with an unknown background and such a disheveled appearance around her own child was deeply unsettling.'
She turned to Shanshan with a smile. "Sweetheart, look how nice Uncle Lu is. He can be with you every day from now on—go to school with you, eat with you, and do homework with you. How does that sound?"
Her tone was light as she tried to steer the conversation in a different direction.
She gestured toward Lu Yunsheng, who was standing nearby, her eyes filled with expectation, hoping her daughter would get the hint.
"No!"
Shanshan immediately shot back, her voice rising, her tone sharp and resolute.
She shook her head so vigorously it was like a blur, her dark pigtails whipping through the air as her cheeks flushed with agitation.
She refused to even spare Lu Yunsheng a glance, her gaze fixed firmly elsewhere as if he were something utterly repulsive.
