In the ward.

Lan Xiaoling was wiping her sister's body. When she saw her sister's legs that were only half left, the tears that had just stopped flowing streamed down again.

Gabriel was about to enter the ward. When he saw this scene, he stopped in his tracks and stood at the door for a long time.

It was not until Lan Xiaoling finished wiping that he gently pushed the door open and entered.

"You haven't slept all night. Go and rest first. I'll keep an eye on her here." He also hadn't slept all night, and his voice was extremely hoarse.

Lan Xiaoling hated him, but seeing that he was trying his best to make up for her sister, she couldn't get angry with him no matter what.

Finally, she put down the towel, carried the water to pour it out, and left the ward silently.

She had been out all night. If the two children at home woke up and couldn't find her, they would surely be worried. She should go back and check on their situation now.

As soon as she left, Gabriel sat in front of the hospital bed and pulled the quilt to cover Xiaolan's half legs.

"Freya just said that she will make a pair of prosthetic limbs for you. Then you'll be able to stand up again." Gabriel didn't know what else to say, so he could only tell her about the future plans.

"Of course, even if there are no prosthetic limbs, I'll be your legs. I'll take you wherever you want to go."

Xiaolan, who was in a coma, had her eyelashes flutter slightly, and a tear rolled down from the corner of her eye.

Gabriel lowered his head and didn't notice this scene. He just kept talking to himself with a look of guilt and sympathy.

In the end, he tugged at the corner of his mouth with difficulty, "You haven't seen our sons yet, have you? I'll take you to see them when you get better."

In order to protect the two children, Gabriel had placed them in a private villa not far from the Dark Web, and Lan Xiaoling took care of them personally.

Originally, he wanted to find a nanny to help, but Lan Xiaoling said that she could manage it alone, and the children were not used to having strangers at home. So, Lan Xiaoling was the one handling all the affairs at home, big and small.

Gabriel had to deal with the affairs of the Dark Web and take care of Xiaolan's illness. He left early and came back late every day, and he hadn't spent any time with the children since he came back.

After chatting with Xiaolan for a while, Gabriel told the nurse to take good care of her and then left the medical room to go home and see the children.

As soon as he left, Xiaolan opened her eyes.

But when she saw her own broken legs, there was only a sense of death in her cloudy eyes!

...

In the private villa.

As soon as Gabriel entered the house, he saw a thin and busy figure.

Lan Xiaoling was cleaning. When she heard the sound of the door opening, she turned around and took a look.

"You're back!"

When she saw that it was him, she quickly put down the rag in her hand, took a pair of slippers from the shoe cabinet, and bent over to place them in front of him.

Gabriel looked down at her, feeling slightly surprised.

He had always lived alone and hired a part-time cleaner to clean the house every week. In addition, he had a serious case of cleanliness and had always disliked others touching his personal belongings.

Now Lan Xiaoling was serving him like a maid, which made Gabriel very uncomfortable.

"You're only responsible for taking care of the two children. You don't have to do everything around the house by yourself."

Finally, he managed to say this.

Lan Xiaoling was straightforward and didn't think too much about it. She smiled and said, "I don't have much else to do when I'm free. Besides, I'm living here, eating and drinking your stuff. I can't just stay at home and do nothing, right?"

Gabriel looked into her eyes that curved into crescents when she smiled, and for no reason, his heart gave a little throb.

This woman was clean, and the key was that she had no scheming at all.

It took so much courage for her to take care of his son all this time and choose not to get married. How much courage did she have to muster?

He put on the cotton slippers and was about to go upstairs when Lan Xiaoling's voice came from behind him again, "Um... Mr. Lu, I was just about to prepare breakfast for the children. Do you want some? If so, I'll make an extra portion."

She originally wanted to call him brother-in-law, but then she thought that Gabriel and her sister weren't married yet, so it didn't seem appropriate to call him that, so she changed her words.

When Gabriel heard this, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

He turned around and looked at the girl. There were a few strands of broken hair sticking to her clean face due to sweating from working. She was wearing a simple white T-shirt and a pair of plain denim shorts, which set off her long and slender legs.

At such a beautiful age, she should have had her own life, but because of him, she was staying here to help take care of the children.

At that moment, Gabriel felt a bit of pity for Lan Xiaoling.

"I don't have the habit of eating breakfast."

As soon as he finished speaking, he was about to leave, but Lan Xiaoling's voice sounded again, "How can you not eat breakfast? Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Not eating it for a long time is bad for your stomach. I've cooked millet porridge. If you don't mind, why don't you have some with the children when they come down?"

There was a bit of sincerity and expectation in her eyes, as if it were a sin to refuse her.

Gabriel hesitated for a moment, but in the end, he didn't say anything and walked upstairs.

Lan Xiaoling looked at his proud and lonely back and felt a bit down in her heart.

But soon, she composed herself and walked into the kitchen to prepare breakfast for the children.

Upstairs.

Gabriel gently pushed open the door of the children's room. The two children were still sound asleep.

He approached carefully, pulled the quilt over Yuanbao and covered him up, and then tidied up Yuanyuan's hair. Just as he was about to back out, Yuanyuan, who was usually easily startled and woke up, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Daddy." He called out.

Gabriel turned around, walked back to his side, and stroked his hair, "Did daddy wake you up?"

Yuanyuan shook his head, turned over and sat up on the bed, "No, I've already woken up at this time."

Since coming to the Dark Web, he hadn't seen his daddy every day, and Yuanyuan couldn't sleep well at night. There were dark circles under his big eyes that were as black as grapes.

He had been waiting for his daddy to come back. Just now, he felt his daddy's presence, so he quickly opened his eyes.

Unexpectedly, it was really his daddy.

"Since you're awake, get up, wash up, and have breakfast."

The hostility in Gabriel's eyes had long since faded, replaced by a face full of tenderness.

Yuanyuan grinned and obediently got out of bed, then went to the washroom to brush his teeth and wash his face.

As for Yuanbao, perhaps Lan Xiaoling had always been too indulgent with him, so he had developed the habit of staying in bed. Even though the two of them were talking, he was still sleeping soundly.

"Yuanbao, get up!"

Yuanyuan quickly finished washing up and came over to wake Yuanbao up.

The little guy was woken up and was in a bad mood. He was crying and making a fuss, insisting on looking for his auntie.

Gabriel had no choice but to go downstairs to find Lan Xiaoling, "Yuanbao is making a fuss and looking for you."

Lan Xiaoling, who was frying eggs in the kitchen, heard this and quickly turned off the fire, untied her apron, and rushed upstairs in a hurry. She said to Gabriel, "I've always forgotten to tell you that Yuanbao has a bad temper when he wakes up. He won't stop until I coax him. I should have reminded you when you came up just now."

As she spoke, she went in and picked Yuanbao up in her arms, humming a soothing song, looking very much like she was Yuanbao's mother.