the spring breeze passed by as xi xiaye opened the windows, making the curtains dance with the wind.
she stretched her back and looked back towards the bed where the man was still sound asleep.
it had been a long time since he had a good night’s sleep, and he had gone to bed pretty late last night. he had to make up for all the hours of sleep that he had missed all at once.
xi xiaye did not wake him up. she called the company and informed lan zilang that she would not be going to the office today. then, she went downstairs to take a look at her son and prepared to make some food.
…
as mu yuchen was sleeping, he could feel something moving beside him. his hand reached out for it without even opening his eyes as he thought it was his wife. he wanted to get her closer to him.
instead, his hand touched something soft and squishy, and he also felt his fingertips getting wet.
he instantly opened his eyes—
the little guy was nibbling on his fingers happily with his teeth that had started to grow. mu yuchen could feel a slight twinge on his fingers.
mu xiaocheng’s eyes widened when he noticed his father looking at him, and the two of them started a staring contest with each other.
mu xiaocheng probably did not remember much about his father, so he was looking at him with great curiosity. since he had just learned how to walk, he walked around the bed despite being shaky.
“mu xiaocheng, do you remember who i am?” mu yuchen’s eyes were filled with love as he grabbed the toddler’s small hand.
naturally, mu xiaocheng had no idea what he was saying, but he could sense that this man before him meant no harm, so he stood up and gave mu yuchen a big smile. he extended his hand upwards and handed mu yuchen his toy with a giggle, giving his father a friendly glance.
mu yuchen’s heart melted when he looked at his son. he helped him up to sit on his lap. “come to daddy, you seemed much stronger now. why don’t you try calling me ‘daddy’ now?”
mu xiaocheng waved his hands around happily, and the bedroom was filled with the child’s laughter.
“get up if you’re awake. sis wang is preparing breakfast downstairs. he just woke up, so i guess he’s hungry too.”
as the two of them were having fun, xi xiaye came inside the room. she went to the wardrobe and picked some outfits out for him. “i’ve told grandfather that we’re going over later. mother said she’ll cook for us. by the way, su chen called you several times. i think there are updates for ah mo’s matter, so remember to call him back later.”
she draped some of his clothes on the chair before picking up mu xiaocheng in her arms.
mu yuchen pinched mu xiaocheng’s cheek before getting out of bed. then, he grabbed his clothes and went into the bathroom.
…
after a light breakfast, the family headed towards the mu residence.
the whole family was tensed after something like this happened, especially mu lingshi. she could not sleep last night and seemed to be out of herself. because zhuang shurong was worried sick, she asked dr. zhong to come and take a look at her this morning too.
the living room was empty when mu yuchen and xi xiaye entered the house.
“where’s everyone?” mu yuchen frowned as he asked the butler.
“master, elder master is in the backyard. your parents went shopping, and ms. lingshi is resting upstairs.
“brother, sister-in-law!” mu lingshi’s voice reached them from above. the two of them raised their head and saw her lumbering slowly down the staircase.
“what happened to you?” mu yuchen noticed mu lingshi’s pale face and frowned. “couldn’t sleep well?”
“i’d be lying if i said i wasn’t worried. is there any news right now? last night was painful for me. this has never happened…”
xi xiaye helped mu lingshi to the sofa. “you only have to worry about your health right now. let the rest of us worry about that. don’t you trust me and father?”
mu yuchen did not seem very happy, but he was genuinely concerned. “i know ah mo’s ability very well. just stay home and try not to go out if it’s unnecessary.”
“are you saying that someone’s trying to harm me?” mu lingshi noticed mu yuchen’s grim expression. “ah mo kept telling me that things are going to get chaotic, especially after what happened between gu qiwu and doris.”
“i can’t answer you right now. you’ll just have to stay put at home for now,” mu yuchen started brewing some tea as he spoke.
“but, brother, i…” as mu lingshi was about to continue, the servant’s voice reached them from the entrance. “miss, there’s a delivery for you!”
the servant came over with a huge package.
“a delivery?”
mu lingshi was stunned for a moment, then she examined the package. she had no idea what it was, so she felt it was odd. “wang xiao? i don’t know this person. what’s this?”
mu yuchen sensed that something was strange, so he stopped brewing the tea and glanced over at mu lingshi who seemed confused and was about to open the package. however, mu yuchen swiftly took it away from her.
his sudden movement startled both mu lingshi and xi xiaye!