Xiaxia snorted coldly, not wanting to pay attention to her father. Sure enough, her father still secretly flirted with her dad while she was in kindergarten.
Wei Yutang turned to look at Chu Qing, hoping he could give him an answer.
Chu Qing didn't say anything, but gave him a helpless look. Wei Yutang immediately understood when he saw his expression, and sat down next to Xia Xia.
The chair behind the desk was spacious, and even with Xiaxia being small and Wei Yutang also there, it didn't feel crowded at all.
Normally, Xiaxia would definitely move aside to make room for her father, but today she deliberately squeezed him.
"Xiaxia found out?"
"I'm not stupid."
Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. This child is very clever. Wei Yutang helped him finish his homework, and on the way back, Xiaxia insisted on holding his father's hand with one hand and his father's hand with the other.
In short, she didn't give her father a chance to carry her on her back while holding his hand.
As Xiaxia walked out of the company building, she could see the scene reflected in the glass outside. Upon seeing it, she suddenly stopped in her tracks.
He suddenly felt... this really felt like a family of three.
Xiaxia was unhappy every time his father came to visit. He liked his father and loved his father, but he just didn't like his father being with his father.
One day, while Chu Qing was working overtime at the company, Xia Xia, carrying the chestnuts she had just asked her assistant uncle to buy, went to the conference room with her father.
"What's wrong?"
The freshly cooked chestnuts are still warm, making them a very comforting treat in the already cool autumn weather.
Xiaxia is peeling the chestnut shells little by little with her small hands, saying as she peels:
Why do you like my dad?
"Can't figure it out?"
"Hmm, I don't understand."
Xiaxia put the peeled chestnuts aside, just in time to give them to her father when she went to pick him up from get off work.
"Your dad is so outstanding, isn't it normal for me to like him? Or... are you still hung up on that matter?"
Before meeting Xiaxia, Wei Yutang never believed that a child could remember things at such a young age.
“At the time, I felt that your father was a bit of a stranger, which is why I pushed him away.”
Xiaxia squeezed open the chestnut shell with force, as if she were squeezing the chestnut as if it were her father.
"My dad is my dad, how could he be a stranger? You're just making excuses! What if my dad falls down the stairs!"
Wei Yutang could clearly sense that something was wrong at that moment, and that he felt as unfamiliar as a stranger to him.
But Xiaxia is different. To him, his father is his father, no matter what he becomes.
She was angry that her father was deliberately making excuses, but she also knew that if her father really disliked her, he wouldn't be acting like this now. So she could only accept it with a reluctant expression.
"You have to promise me that you won't bully my dad anymore, and you won't push him like that again."
“If you don’t want to, when you get old I’ll send you to a nursing home so you can live on your own, and I’ll take Dad to find a young man.”
Wei Yutang admitted that he was wrong at the time, leaving such a big shadow on Xia Xia when she was still young, and he still can't forget it to this day.
"I promise you, Xiaxia is welcome to keep an eye on me at all times."
After finishing speaking, in the conference room, Wei Yutang habitually extended his hand to Xia Xia as if a normal collaboration had ended.
Xiaxia thought for a moment, then took two chestnuts and placed them in her father's palm. She lowered her head, peeling the chestnuts while muttering:
“You peel it yourself, I’ll peel mine for Dad.”
"Let's peel them together."
"Okay, but you can't sneak any food."
After peeling the chestnuts, Xia Xia went to pick up Chu Qing from get off work. On the way, Xia Xia emphasized to his father that even if he agreed, he was still his father's most important little darling.
Wei Yutang saw Chu Qing coming downstairs from afar and lowered his head to kiss Xia Xia's forehead.
"Yes, you are our little darling."
Having won over this little devil, Wei Yutang felt that it wouldn't be long before Chu Qing agreed to live with him.
At this age, Wei Yutang was more mature than before. For him, love was not just love, but also meant responsibility.
Give Chu Qing enough respect and love, and the responsibility of giving him a home.
Today, Chu Qing, dressed in a beige fitted trench coat, saw that familiar car. Her long legs quickened her pace, and her cool features seemed to gain warmth in that instant.
Wei Yutang got out of the car and opened the door. As soon as Chu Qing got in, Xia Xia handed him the peeled chestnuts.
"Dad, you must be tired from work!"
"It's alright, thank you Xiaxia."
As soon as Chu Qing got into the car, she noticed that Xia Xia was no longer as hostile to Wei Yutang as before, and guessed that the two of them might have reached some kind of agreement behind her back.
"What's wrong? You're not angry with your father anymore?"
"Hmph, Xiaxia isn't that kind of petty kid."
Today, Xiaxia was wearing a dark green coat, which made his fair skin stand out even more. He rubbed his hands together, tilted his head, and leaned against his father.
Preventing her father from contacting her father was to make him happy, but not preventing it was also for the same reason.
She's definitely stingy, but she can be a little generous for her dad.
"There's a banquet I need to attend tomorrow night. Would you like to come with me?"
Wei Yutang had this idea a long time ago, and appearing together in a formal setting would be a way of indirectly announcing Chu Qing's identity.
While it's true that not everyone is as bad as you think, there are always some people who are overly enthusiastic and will try to do things that might bother him in order to curry favor.
Having finally won her over, Wei Yutang didn't want anything else to cause a misunderstanding.
After all, there are some unscrupulous people in the circle who like to be clever and use certain methods to curry favor.
They are the kind of people you want to spend your whole life with, and they deserve to be treated with the utmost care.
"good."
Chu Qing happened to have a day off tomorrow, and Xia Xia next to her would occasionally reach into the bag and pull out a chestnut.
Although all the chestnuts looked the same after being peeled, Xiaxia inexplicably felt that the ones he touched must have been peeled by his father, and that he had carefully peeled every single one for his dad.
Since Dad is going, he must go with him.
That evening, Wei Yutang left Chu Qing at the villa. The entire dressing room was filled with clothes custom-made to his size from Wei Yutang's favorite private tailor.
I specifically instructed them that the two of them should have roughly the same style.
From shirts, suits, and ties to accessories such as cufflinks and brooches, everything is ready.
After reading it, Chu Qing inexplicably thought of something, as if this family was just waiting for his arrival.
Wei Yutang wanted to get closer to Chu Qing after Xia Xia fell asleep, so that the two could reconcile and make up for everything that had been missing during this time.
The TV in the living room was playing Xiaxia's favorite cartoon, and Chu Qing gently held Wei Yutang's hand.
Wei Yutang paused slightly with his arm, then gently interlocked his fingers.
Chu Qing's fingertip accidentally touched Wei Yutang's empty finger. She lowered her eyes and reflected in her mind, realizing that something seemed to be missing.
As the ending theme of the animated film began to play, Xiaxia leaned back in her father's arms and lazily yawned.
"Dad, I'm so sleepy."
"Take a shower and go to bed."
When Wei Yutang heard this, he paused, and couldn't help but feel glad that he had the foresight that Xiaxia's room was far from the master bedroom he had arranged.
Xiaxia was about to nod, but then suddenly realized that they were with their father, and stared at him suspiciously for a while.
After thinking for a moment, she decided to hug Chu Qing's arm, gently shake it, and then drawled out her words in a coquettish tone:
"Dad, this bed is so big, Xiaxia is scared to sleep alone."
Author's Note:
Xiaxia: What? You're scared too?
My darlings, I have something to do tomorrow and won't be updating. The update the day after tomorrow will be at 11 PM. Mwah!
Chapter 29
Wei Yutang's face darkened after hearing what Xia Xia said. He reached out and gently pinched Xia Xia's ear. As soon as he touched it, Xia Xia let out a dramatic "Ouch!"
"Waaaaah, Daddy, look, Father is bullying me."
Chu Qing suppressed the urge to smile, and as she held Xia Xia in her arms, she gave Wei Yutang a reassuring look and gently patted Xia Xia's back.
"I'll stay with you."
After Chu Qing spoke, Wei Yutang couldn't say anything even if he wanted to object, and could only watch helplessly as Chu Qing took Xia Xia away.
As Xiaxia passed by her father, she deliberately stuck out her tongue and shook her head happily.
Xiaxia hopes her father is happy, but accepting her father is a somewhat difficult thing for her.
So he wanted to really annoy his father, and seeing his father's dark face made him incredibly happy.
Chu Qing skillfully took care of Xia Xia, helping him change into his pajamas and coaxing him to sleep. When she heard his breathing become even, she reached out to tuck him in and gently kissed his forehead.
He closed the door with the lightest touch, and as soon as he turned around, he saw Wei Yutang, who had been waiting there for who knows how long.
Wei Yutang walked over and asked in a low voice:
"Did you fall asleep?"
"Um."
The two walked side by side to another room, the sound of their slippers on the floor almost imperceptible. An unspoken understanding and warmth filled the air, making Chu Qing unconsciously relax.
The sense of security that having another person by his side brought Chu Qing made her inexplicably lost in thought.
Before this, he was like a robot that followed the steps to complete tasks.