âOh, thatâs your dad? He looks very young!â Jiang Peiying was stunned too. She had sent her son out simply to test the waters. She never expected him to have a personal chat with Mo Liuxiâs father.
Well...
She had no idea how she was supposed to describe her son. If not for the fact that his looks resembled hers, she would have doubted that he was truly her child.
âWhat is Jin doing with your father...?â she asked Mo Liuxi haltingly.
Mo Liuxi was speechless with exasperation; that was supposed to be his question! However, he still gave an explanation, âMy parents live in the same neighborhood as my sister, and theyâll go over almost every day to visit my little nephew.â
âI see,â Jiang Peiying replied with understanding.
...
At 11 p.m., Yan Su finally came home. Not long after she had showered, while she was in the room, Mo Liuxi sneaked in holding Yan Yan, who was fast asleep and hurriedly burrowed under the covers beside her.
Yan Su deliberately raised her brows and poked him in his chest. âI asked for Yan Yan to come in, not you. My mom is asleep next door!â
Mo Liuxi scoffed. âYour mom is such a smart woman, Iâm sure sheâs already guessed it. Sheâs just not calling us out. Besides, we even have a kid together. Whatâs there to be afraid of? Donât worry, Iâll still spare a thought for her feelings. Iâll sneak back to my room in the morning.â
Yan Su could not change his mind, so she allowed him to have his way. In the meantime, she turned her head to watch Yan Yan sleeping quietly.
âOh, right! Why didnât you tell me that your brother was visiting too?â Mo Liuxi poked her on the cheek. âYou did it on purpose, didnât you? So that your brother could find out more about my family?â
âStop imagining things. Jin just went to play with Little Apple. Besides, he wanted to go, and I couldnât stop him.â Yan Su turned around to glare at him. âYou, on the other hand, arranged a meet-up with our parents without telling me anything! Did you even seek my opinion?â
Mo Liuxi glanced at her lazily, and replied, âYouâve already dragged it from the New Year to the summer vacation! How much longer do you want to delay it â until the end of the year? By then, Yan Yan would already be old enough to start moving around on her own! Your parents are getting anxious!â
Yan Su had nothing to say to that. He was right.
Mo Liuxi snorted with righteous indignation, âBeing with you is serious anxiety-inducing. But what can I do about it? Itâs just my luck that even though the woman I found is older than me, sheâs completely immature. Whoever said women mature earlier than men was bullshitting!â
Yan Su was completely taken aback.
How egotistical of him!
âWhy are you glaring at me? Are you unhappy with what I said? Why donât we let your mother be the judge tomorrow?â Mo Liuxi said.
Yan Su naturally did not want her mother to judge anything. She knew she would be in for a huge reprimand.
âAfter the meeting in summer, weâll get married at the end of the year. That settles it!â Mo Liuxi released her and turned around to open the drawer. âWhy is it gone?â he asked.
Yan Suâs legs suddenly went limp. âCanât you even take a break for one night? You have an examination tomorrow!â
âI only need my brain for the examination tomorrow,â Mo Liuxi replied matter-of-factly.
Yan Su was helpless against him. Eventually, she conceded defeat and walked over to the wardrobe. She pulled out a safe box and punched in the secret code before retrieving the object from inside.
Mo Liuxiâs eyes suddenly turned mischievous. âI know you like collecting such things. But even so, thereâs no need to treat it as if it were a treasure.â
Yan Su stayed silent for a moment. She then gritted her teeth in exasperation and replied, âI was worried that my mom would find it if she went through my things during her visit! That was how...â
âThat was how what?â Mo Liuxi narrowed his black eyes at her.
âNothing.â Yan Su closed the safe box and climbed back into bed.