“A petite Eastern woman,” Joel’s expression suddenly softened with tenderness. “A very sweet Eastern woman.”
“Dong…” Princess Chris covered her mouth, as if she could hear her heart breaking.
Joel turned around, and she quickly lowered her head, afraid that he would see the tears in her eyes.
Joel sat down on another sofa. He could see she was very upset, and he felt bad, but he had to make her give up.
"I love her, I love her very much. Even though she left me then, my love for her remains unchanged."
Princess Chris suddenly raised her head, "She left you? Then I..." She still has a chance!
“Although she left me, for the past ten years, not a single day has passed without the torment of missing her. I can never forget her, I…” Joel took a deep breath. “I can’t stop loving her.”
No wonder the bitterness and helplessness in his eyes never faded. "You still have to try to forget..." Her words were immediately cut off.
“I’ve tried for ten years!” Joel exclaimed softly, a hint of excitement in his voice. “And I failed for ten years.”
"But you can't..."
“Princess,” Joel interrupted her again, “she’s back,” his face regaining its tender, affectionate expression. “She’s back with me!”
Princess Chris felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her head, and she began to shiver with cold. "She...is back?"
“Yes, she’s back, and I love her even more!” Joel’s face was full of doting and loving smiles.
"You...you..." Why does my heart hurt so much? She gritted her teeth and endured it. "You're not lying to me?"
Joel asked softly, "Why would I lie to you?"
“Because…” She preferred to believe it wasn’t true, so she would still have a chance. “I don’t believe you!”
Joel looked at her for a while before sighing and saying, "I knew you'd say that."
"President, Jay is here." Jasmine's voice came through the walkie-talkie on Joel's desk.
“Perfect,” he smiled. “I’d like to ask you to meet someone.” He said calmly.
Princess Chris gasped for breath. "It's...her?"
“No, it’s not her. I’m afraid we won’t be able to see her for a while.” Joel smiled helplessly. “She’s angry with me, you know. I think she’s punishing me a little for what happened at the birthday party, so I don’t know where she’s gone.”
Just then, a knock came at the door.
"Excuse me." Joel went to open the door and saw Du Yunhao standing at the door carrying a McDonald's bag and a bottle of Coke. "Did David pick you up?" Joel took the bag and let him in.
"Yeah! Uncle David even took me to McDonald's to buy chicken nuggets, it's a new product, do you want some?" Du Yunhao put the Coke on the desk and threw his backpack on the floor. Then he snatched the bag from Joel's hand. "Both apple pies inside are mine!"
Joel frowned. "If your mommy knew I was always feeding you McDonald's, she'd kill me!"
“That’s your problem. I want to eat more while Mommy’s not around,” Du Yunhao said, taking out an apple pie and starting to unpack it. “Just don’t tell her.”
"Wait a minute before eating, let's meet someone first." Joel took his son's hand and led him to Princess Chris.
Seeing the princess's eyes widen as she stared at Du Yunhao, Joel couldn't help but smile. "I think anyone who isn't blind can tell he's my son, Jay."
“Jay, this is Princess Chris.”
Du Yunhao blinked. "Princess Chris? Not that princess, is it?"
Joel frowned. "It's that princess." What trick is this brat up to now?
Upon hearing this, Du Yunhao immediately broke free from Joel's grasp and took a large step back, scrutinizing Joel from head to toe. "Hmm! Daddy, I didn't expect you to be so audacious. Aren't you afraid I'll tell Mommy?"
Joel was both amused and exasperated. If this kid were to say something like that to the doll, he would be in deep trouble!
"Kid, don't talk nonsense in front of your mommy. She'll take it seriously. You...you're going to get me into trouble!"
Jay tilted his head to look at Joel, "Hmm!" Then he strolled to the sofa, sat down, and took a bite of apple pie. "I'll think about it."
"What?" Staring at his son, who seemed to thrive on chaos, Joel had completely forgotten about the princess. "You'll think about it? What do you mean, 'think about it'?"
“What I mean is,” Du Yunhao continued, still chewing on his apple pie, his mind racing, “if I’m in a good mood, of course I’ll forget about these things that don’t concern me. But if I’m in a bad mood…” His eyes darted around. “I’ll make others suffer—like you, Daddy, you know, in Chinese we say, ‘sharing weal and woe!’”
Joel's eyes narrowed, his face suddenly darkening. "Kid, I'm warning you..."
"Sigh, don't give me that look. Others may be afraid of me, but I'm not. Grandma won't let you touch a hair on my head," Du Yunhao said nonchalantly, waving his hand. "Even if you're not afraid of Grandma, I bet you're not afraid Mommy won't come back, right? So if you dare... hehehe, I definitely have a way to keep Mommy from coming back!"
Joel stared wide-eyed, but couldn't utter a word.
'Hmm, for example, I could tell her…' Du Yunhao pondered. 'While she was away, you went out and had fun with a lot of pretty girls, slept with many voluptuous and beautiful women, and said they were all plump and fleshy, unlike Mommy who was thin and small, and you couldn't feel anything when you touched her. You also said Mommy was frigid and had no reaction at all, and…'
Joel's eyes widened, and Princess Chris, who was originally immersed in despair and sorrow, opened her mouth wider and wider as she listened, wondering if Joel's son was a devil.
"Besides, you'd better not come back! Even if you deny it, do you think Mommy will believe you or me? So, Daddy, you'd better curry favor with me, or you'll have a hard time later!" Du Yunhao concluded smugly.
Joel's expression was strange, a mixture of anger and helplessness, and he just stood there awkwardly, at a loss for what to do.
Princess Chris had never imagined that Joel would ever be outmaneuvered, it was unbelievable, especially by his own son. It looked truly... ridiculous. Princess Chris could no longer contain her laughter, she lowered her head and covered her mouth to chuckle, her laughter growing louder until both Joel and his son turned to look at her.
“I’m so… I’m so… sorry…” Kerry sauntered in her business trip, “But… but… really… really… it is…” She couldn’t finish her sentence, so she simply laughed it off.
Seeing Joel's increased embarrassment, Du Yunhao stood up and pulled Joel to sit down beside him. "It's okay, Daddy, I'll help you!"
Joel raised an eyebrow, looking at him strangely. "You're helping me? Isn't that what you're doing, trying to harm me?"
“You can bribe me!” Du Yunhao said matter-of-factly.
Joel squinted again.