“Come here, Xiangyan. I’ll help you sit on the chair.”
Moving the chair on one side away, Gu Yan held fat Xiangyan to help him sit on the chair. Later he moved his body to the center of the chair.
“You are so heavy that you will certainly be a big and fat man in the future.”
Because Gu Yan hadn’t expected that the little boy would be so heavy, she even distorted her face. She took a lot of efforts to move him on the chair which was not very high off the ground. Unexpectedly, the sweat streamed down Gu Yan’s back and soaked her shirt, which tightly cling to her back.
“You shouldn’t spoil him like this. Actually, he can go up by himself.” Mo Yichen squinted at the naughty Xiangyan, hinting him to behave himself.
Having read Mo Yichen’s mind, Xiangyan shook his head and made a face towards his father. Absolutely, he was showing off because he wasn’t afraid of Mo Yichen now. Mo Yichen would surely not punish him if Gu Yan was present. Therefore, Xiangyan was elated, doing whatever he wanted by virtue of Gu Yan’s love for him.
Mo Yichen jealously eyed Xiangyan. Both of them saw each other as a rival. When Mo Yichen looked at Gu Yan awkwardly, Gu Yan was absorbed in looking at Xiangyan, without any idea of Mo Yichen’s needs.
Mo Yichen got angry when seeing that, although his rival was his childish son who hadn’t gone to school yet.
“Hey, could you stop isolating me?” Mo Yichen sniffed and closed his mouth lightly, looking at Gu Yan grievously. Mo Yichen was like a concubine in disgrace, whose eyes were full of melancholy and complaint.
“Why do you behave like a child? It surprises me that you should see such a kid as a rival in order to win my favor.” Gu Yan laughed at him. Mo Yichen was astonished by Gu Yan’s indifference. He thought it was unfair that he was not allowed to complain even though his “territory” was occupied. He was upset with his eyes looking down the floor.
Seeing Mo Yichen’s helplessness, Gu Yan snickered and squinted at him, covering her mouth with her hand. Then she cleared her throat, pretending to be calm.
“Dad, you’re wrong. Because we are family, Aunt Gu likes me can be taken as she likes you. You would be regarded as a mean person if you behave like this. Dad, you’re an adult now, so don’t you feel ashamed if you are not masculine?”
Xiangyan gave his explanations to Mo Yichen with great solemnity as he touched the toys on the table. Then he winked at Gu Yan while Mo Yichen was not paying attention to them.
Having no idea of Xiangyan’s inner thoughts, Gu Yan just felt the father and the son were too childish. Their conversation really made her confused and she didn’t know what they wanted to do on earth.
“You’re just a kid, so there is still something you don’t understand. You must be misled by someone else. I will teach you a lesson after we go home. I bet you wouldn’t mention it again.” Since Mo Yichen was not able to fight back Xiangyan, he just frightened him, wishing him to stop making trouble and eat quietly.
Mo Yichen had thought Xiangyan dared not say much. In fact, Mo Yichen was defeated again by his son. He was anxious because at that time he realized it was more and more difficult to take control of children. He felt it hard to educate Xiangyan well by himself.
“Aunt Gu, my dad is always using force to deal with problems if he is unable to beat others in words. With such a dad, I’m afraid that no one would be willing to be my stepmother.”
Gu Yan laughed even harder, but she thought Xiangyan’s words had a profound meaning. It amazed her that she could heard these words from such a kid. She didn’t expect that such a kid should think so much. She couldn’t help feeling a little distressed at the thought of children from single-parent families being indeed precocious.
Gu Yan touched his head, showing her fondness to him.
“Aunt Gu, could you be my mom?”
Suddenly, Xiangyan raised his head to stare at Gu Yan, showing his expectation with his big watery eyes. He seemed like a child about to be abandoned by his mother who is going away and begged his mother not to leave.
Gu Yan’s heart was trembled when she maintained eye contact with Xiangyan. She was more distressed than delightful when her own child asked her like that. A kid, who was away from his mother from childhood without maternal love, was really pitiful.
Mo Yichen was so happy when he heard Xiangyan asked Gu Yan like that. It seemed that Xiangyan had fully accepted Gu Yan in his heart, so Mo Yichen wouldn’t have to worry about whether they two would get along well in the future. Mo Yichen stared with interest at Xiangyan.
Xiangyan made such a lot of foreshadowing, just for raising the question. As Mo Yichen’s son, Xiangyan was really smart and acted logically.
Mo Yichen was very comfortable in his heart. He felt it was worthwhile to take care of Xiangyan before. What Xiangyan did was obviously to assist Mo Yichen. Mo Yichen chuckled to himself. His joy was beyond words. At that time, he was more looking forward to receiving Gu Yan’s answer.
“Sir and madam, here’s the menu. What would you like to eat?”
“Did he call me madam?” Being blushed with shame, Gu Yan took the menu with her eyes looking at the other side. While Mo Yichen, who was focusing on the menu, showed nothing unusual on his face and had no intention to explain.
Suddenly he looked up at Gu Yan, who skillfully avoided the eye contact with him. Maintaining eye contact would make Gu Yan even more embarrassed at that time.
“Well, I…” Gu Yan said shyly. Having plucked up her courage, she tried to explain something.
“Excuse me, may I ask what food is edible for such a kid?” Mo Yichen interrupted Gu Yan. The waiter turned around, explaining to Mo Yichen patiently.
Mo Yichen was really handsome when he got serious about something. Masculinity could be fully reflected from his gestures and expressions. With such a handsome boyfriend and a lovely son, Gu Yan was very happy at that moment. She felt that it was a blessing in her life to have them with her in the future.
Mo Yichen ordered dishes that Gu Yan and Xiangyan liked to eat, with his heart full of delight. Fortunately, he just interrupted Gu Yan. He just wanted others to accept such a misunderstanding, which he thought would perhaps come true one day.
Mo Yichen tried to hide his happy mood, but he found Gu Yan lowered her head to think about something, in an absent-minded appearance.
When the waiter took the menu to the kitchen, Gu Yan was blushed more and even at a loss. Mo Yichen stared at Gu Yan, with his eyes narrowed and lips curved slightly.
What a happy family they seemed to be in the eyes of outsiders, including a handsome man, a beautiful lady and a clever, sensible boy.
“Aunt Gu, you haven’t answered my question just now. My dad and I are still waiting for your answer.”
