If Mumu were just a subordinate, Kang Ruicheng could lose his temper and find an excuse to kick Mumu out in such an embarrassing situation.
However, Mumu was just a child. Moreover, he was Kang Ruicheng’s child.
The most important thing was that Kang Ruicheng and Mumu didn’t have a good relationship.
Whenever Kang Ruicheng lost his temper, his relationship with Mumu would certainly worsen. If things were worse, the damage might even be beyond repair.
With that in mind, Kang Ruicheng kept having bad feelings while changing his face. In the end, he only felt embarrassed.
Mumu had been watching Kang Ruicheng.
The little boy straightened his back. His clear eyes were bright and full of spirit. His gaze seemed to be able to see through everything in the world.
He was only five years old and young, but he gave people the illusion that he was an adult.
After being stared at by Mumu for a while, Kang Ruicheng suddenly had a feeling that he didn’t dare to look the boy in the eye.
Perhaps, utmost evil and utmost innocence were two extremes that couldn’t meet.
At this moment, Kang Ruicheng was greatly glad that Mumu was just a five-year-old child, who was his child.
As Mumu’s father, Kang Ruicheng held an absolute advantage in identity.
“Ahem!” Kang Ruicheng cleared his throat and pretended to be unmoved. He asked lightly, “Mumu, are you sure that Auntie Youning thinks so?”
Without hesitation, Mumu said, “I’m sure! Daddy, don’t you believe me?”
The little boy’s tone was quite serious as if what he said was true.
In fact, there was no need for Mumu to even think about the answer to that question.
In this old house, he was the youngest but also the one who knew Xu Youning the best.
If even he knew that Xu Youning was angry, she must be madly irritated.
Kang Ruicheng looked at Mumu and did not speak for a long time. He showed no obvious expression on his face.
In this way, no one could see through what Kang Ruicheng was thinking.
Mumu and Kang Ruicheng looked at each other for a moment.
The little boy thought that his dad doubted his words, so he straightened his back again and said seriously, “Daddy, I just guessed what Aunt Youning was thinking, and I’m angry for her. Do you know what this means?”
Kang Ruicheng was very puzzled and looked at Mumu in confusion. “What does it mean?”
Mumu sighed in the tone of an adult and looked at Kang Ruicheng speechlessly. “Daddy, this means that Auntie Youning is even angrier than I expected!”
What the little boy meant was that his analysis was correct, and Xu Youning was even angrier than he had analyzed.
Mumu had no other purpose other than to bluff and have his daddy threatened.
“Daddy shouldn’t have bullied Auntie Youning. Humph!”
Kang Ruicheng didn’t say anything.
He thought about Mumu’s words and couldn’t refute the little boy for the moment.
He felt that Mumu’s analysis was right, but he couldn’t admit it calmly.
Kang Ruicheng turned to look at Mumu and thought about the little boy’s words again. Although he was a bit embarrassed, he still asked, “Mumu, what do you think I should do?”
Mumu soon realized that Kang Ruicheng was asking him for help.
“However, I can’t help him!
“Auntie Youning and I are on the same team!”
The little boy spread out his hands and said helplessly, “Daddy, you’ve completely angered Auntie Youning. Besides, you’re not me, so I can’t help you. I’m sorry…”
Kang Ruicheng was stunned.
For the first time in so many years, he felt so ignorant.
He had a feeling that he seemed to understand Mumu’s words, but he also felt that he didn’t get what the boy meant.
Kang Ruicheng looked at Mumu, and his eyes became puzzled. “What do you mean by I’m not you? If I were you, would this problem be easily solved?”
“Of course!” Mumu didn’t care about Kang Ruicheng’s feelings at all and said naively, “Whatever huge mistakes I make that get Auntie Youning mad, as long as I give her a kiss, all the problems will be solved. She would always forgive me!”
The situation he just described was in stark contrast with Kang Ruicheng’s.
Kang Ruicheng was speechless for a while. He then asked gloomily, “Mumu, did you just say that on purpose?”
Mumu didn’t seem to understand why Kang Ruicheng was angry. He shook his head innocently and said, “Daddy, you asked me that question! Auntie Youning often told me that I should be an honest and polite child.”
Kang Ruicheng felt completely speechless. He pointed to the stairway and said, “Go to her now.”
If the little boy stayed any longer, Kang Ruicheng didn’t know what terrible things he would do.
“Well, okay. That’s also what I’ve wanted to do as well!”
Mumu jumped up all of a sudden and ran toward the stairs like a gust of wind, not caring about Kang Ruicheng at all.
For the first time, Kang Ruicheng felt a sense of distress. After hesitating for a moment, he stopped Mumu, “Wait a minute!”
Mumu turned around and blinked at Kang Ruicheng. “Daddy, do you still want to get berated?”
Kang Ruicheng seemed to choke on the little boy’s words. He denied it in a dull voice, “No.”
“No?” Mumu tilted his head. “What do you want to ask me then?”
Kang Ruicheng did not speak, but his expression was a little strange. He seemed to be hesitating about something.
After a long while, Kang Ruicheng slowly started talking and asked tentatively, “Mumu, can you help me for once?”
When Mumu first heard it, he thought that he had misunderstood. He stared at Kang Ruicheng with his eyes wide open and asked, “Huh? What did you say?”
Kang Ruicheng had been making waves in this world for so many years, but he had never asked anyone for help.
He never thought that the first person he had ever turned to would be a five-year-old child.
What really embarrassed him was that the child was his son, and he needed his son to help solve his relationship problems.
“Ahem!” Kang Ruicheng cleared his throat and forced himself to pretend to be unhurried. “You said that you can solve a lot of problems after you give Youning a kiss. So… can you plead to her for me for once?”
“Hey?” Mumu seemed to find it interesting. He stared at Kang Ruicheng with his eyes wide open. “Daddy, you’re asking for my help, aren’t you?”
Kang Ruicheng avoided Mumu’s eyes and reluctantly admitted, “Yes.”
After getting a satisfactory answer, Mumu smiled happily and he didn’t sound apologetic at all. “Daddy, I’m sorry. I can’t help you.”
Kang Ruicheng was speechless.
Even just by looking at the little boy’s expression, he knew that Mumu was lying.
Kang Ruicheng looked at Mumu suspiciously and then asked tentatively, “Mumu, is it that you can’t help me or you don’t want to?”
Mumu looked at Kang Ruicheng innocently and said, “Daddy, Auntie Youning said that there are some things that can’t be revealed, so all you need to do is keep the truth to yourself.”
Hearing the little boy’s “lecture”, Kang Ruicheng only felt troubled. He looked at Mumu helplessly and said, “Youning shouldn’t have taught you that so soon.”
At this moment, Kang Ruicheng could only tell Mumu that there were some things that he didn’t need to understand yet.
Apart from this method, he did not know what else he could do to regain his prestige.
“Daddy, I don’t think so!” Mumu defended Xu Youning with a serious face. “Auntie Youning said that the more I know, the better it would be. Because knowledge is no burden!”
Kang Ruicheng didn’t say anything.
For a moment, he was particularly serious about whether his language level had slipped or not.
Otherwise, why couldn’t he even defeat a child in a verbal argument?
Seeing that Kang Ruicheng’s expression was getting more and more darkened, Mumu also pretended to be more and more confused. “Daddy, what’s going on with you?”
He clearly knew what was going on with Kang Ruicheng, but he still had to ask.
He admitted that he was doing it on purpose.
“It’s nothing.” Kang Ruicheng waved his hand and pointed to the second floor. “Go to Youning now.”
If he went on talking to this little boy, Kang Ruicheng was afraid that he would actually lose control of himself.
“Okay!”
Mumu was not reluctant to leave Kang Ruicheng at all. He slipped to the second floor, pushed the door open, and went straight back to Xu Youning’s room.
Xu Youning was sitting cross-legged on the sofa in the room leisurely, fiddling with something.
Mumu saw Xu Youning at a glance and rushed straight over. “Auntie Youning, I’m back!” Before Xu Youning could say anything, the little boy asked directly, “Do you want to know what Daddy said to me?”
Xu Youning thought about it and didn’t deny it. She just said, “I’m quite interested. Would you tell me about it?”
She said that just to prevent the little boy from tantalizing her.
Mumu didn’t realize what she was trying to do. He smiled and told Xu Youning about his conversation with Kang Ruicheng without reservation.
Xu Youning didn’t know how to react after hearing the little boy’s words.
She didn’t expect Mumu to be so smart. However, at the same time, she was also a little confused. She looked at Mumu and asked, “How do you know that I’m very angry? Is it just because you saw me ignoring your daddy?”
“Well, that’s just one of my reasons! It’s more like that I guessed it!” Mumu just answered without even thinking about it. His tone was extremely firm. “Also, Auntie Youning, I think you must get angry. That’s the only way that will work!”
This time, Xu Youning was completely amused. She pretended to be listening with all ears and said, “Why must I get angry?”
“Because as long as you’re angry, you can ignore Daddy, and you’ll be safe!” Mumu analyzed with a serious look on his face. “That’s why I told Daddy that you’re very angry. That way he won’t dare to come to you again! I did a great job in this, didn’t I? I’m awesome!”
Xu Youning had never expected that Mumu would follow Fang Heng’s train of thought.
It should be noted that Fang Heng was a grown-up.
“Is it that Fang Heng is not smart enough, or is it that Mumu is just too smart?”
Xu Youning tacitly agreed with the latter. She rubbed Mumu’s hair, nodded, and gave him a thumbs-up. “Yes, you are!”
“You’re also very awesome!” Mumu stood on his tiptoes and kissed Xu Youning. He promised firmly, “Auntie Youning, I promise that I’ll find a way to protect you and won’t let Daddy hurt you and your baby!”
Xu Youning almost burst into tears. She hugged the little boy. There was sobbing in her voice when she said, “Mumu, thank you.”
