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She finished a bowl of steaming hot and sour noodles to her heartâs content, finally feeling truly full.
She then waited for Little Baby to slowly finish his meal as well before settling the bill with the proprietress and leaving the hot and sour noodle shop with him.
Once they stepped out of the food street alley, Rong Yan enjoyed the night breeze, having a rare moment of leisure. She said to Little Baby, who was holding her hand, âDo you want to go for a walk?â
Li Duiduiâs eyes suddenly lit up, âCan we?â
Then he shook his head quickly, gripping her hand tighter, âNever mind, I donât want to walk anymore. Mom is tired, I want to go home and watch cartoons with mom.â
He was torn between wanting to walk but also worried about getting tired himself. Rong Yan pinched his smooth little face and, holding his hand, said generously, âLetâs go! Since weâve just eaten, we canât go straight to sleep anyway. Itâs better to take a walk and help our food digest.â
âI remember thereâs a claw machine shop ahead. Letâs see if there are any cute dolls~â
She pulled the little guy along, excitedly setting off without further ado.
The beautiful little boy hesitated, but his desire overcame his sensibility, and he let Rong Yan pull him along.
Feeling secretly guilty for her small adventure, Rong Yan intended to make it up to the little one. She accompanied Little Baby from playing claw machines to whack-a-mole, and from there to the electronic games arcade. It wasnât until they were both sweating from all the fun that they finally headed back to Dihor Garden, still not wanting the night to end.
When they got back, Li Shengxiao had not yet returned.
Rong Yan gave Little Baby a bath, changed him into cute pajamas, turned on the living room TV for him to watch for a while, then went to the bathroom with a change of clothes for herself.
After a quick shower, the sticky sweat was finally washed away. Rong Yan put on fresh pajamas, washed her face, and applied a sleeping mask to her face for a rare treat before she left the bathroom.
The living room was filled with the sounds of Bears out.
Xiong Da and Xiong Er were up to their antics with Bald Qiang, and the laughter was incessant.
She poured a glass of milk in the kitchen and brought it to the living room, placing it on the coffee table. She said to the little one, who was watching TV obediently, âHere, Duidui, have some milk. We should get ready for bed.â
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the little one who had been glued to the TV calmly pick up the remote control and turn off the TV. He turned around, sat up straight, and with a serious expression on his little face, looked intently at her.
This responseâ¦
Rong Yanâs heart skipped a beat.
Sure enough, she heard the little oneâs serious voice, âMom, so what exactly did you do that you think Iâd be angry about?â
Here we go again!
Rong Yan had barely managed to wash away the sweat from her bath when she almost started sweating again. Heâd been having so much fun that night she thought he had forgotten about it, but he actually remembered. Werenât children supposed to have short attention spans, easily distracted?
Why didnât this theory apply to her Duidui!
With no noodle shop owner to distract him now, Rong Yan couldnât find an excuse to avoid the little oneâs determination to get to the bottom of things. She took a deep breath, resigned herself, and looked into his eyes, ââ¦I really didnât do anything.â
âImpossible, I donât believe it.â The beautiful little boy was adamant, without a hint of hesitation!
Three black lines slid down Rong Yanâs forehead, and she adopted a soft policy, ââ¦Do you really distrust me that much?â
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