Xiaxia tilted her head and brought her cheek close to her father's mouth. This time, Chu Qing didn't refuse and gave her a light kiss.
"And here too, a kiss here as well."
"Um."
Before the hangover soup was even ready, Xiaxia was already feeling restless. Chu Qing had helped him develop very healthy sleep habits, and he would usually be asleep by this time.
Xiaxia hadn't started fussing about wanting to sleep yet, but she was already yawning repeatedly.
Wei Yutang called the nanny over and took Xiaxia to bathe. Before being carried away, Xiaxia clung to the nanny's arm and said to her father:
"Dad, only I can kiss you, you're not allowed to."
Before her father could answer, Xiaxia couldn't help but yawn again, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Xiaxia fed Chu Qing the honey water, which he drank quickly, but it wasn't a very pleasant-tasting hangover remedy, and Wei Yutang couldn't get him to drink a single drop.
"Have some to drink, or you'll have a headache tomorrow."
"I won't drink it, so I'll just have a headache."
Chu Qing pursed her lips, her head stubbornly turned to one side, appearing somewhat willful.
It's true that he's a headache because he's disobedient, but apart from that, Wei Yutang inexplicably feels that this side of Chu Qing is more realistic.
In the end, he only managed to get three sips down. After finishing, Chu Qing hugged the sofa cushions to his chest, buried his head in them, and stood out conspicuously in the middle of his messy hair with a single stray hair sticking up.
"Xiaxia is asleep, you should rest too."
After putting down the bowl of hangover soup, Wei Yutang pondered how to take Chu Qing to the guest room upstairs, and gently nudged his shoulder.
As soon as they touched, Chu Qing quickly moved to the side and said in a muffled voice:
"Don't touch me."
Author's Note:
Xiaxia: Sleeping is ruining my life!!!
Today's playmate diary: I met such an adorable little girl, and I couldn't resist giving her a gift. I'm so sorry, I almost lost out!
Chapter 16
As Chu Qing spoke, he moved to the side, just like Xia Xia usually did when she disliked him.
It was true that Chu Qing was difficult and troublesome, but Wei Yutang also found Chu Qing's appearance both cute and genuine. He half-squatted down in front of him, raised his head, and coaxed her gently in a low voice:
"Go to sleep, we can talk about it tomorrow, okay?"
Compared to simply indulging Xiaxia, Wei Yutang showed more doting affection at this moment, and his originally sharp eyebrows and eyes softened.
"No, I'll forget about it tomorrow."
Chu Qing rested her chin on a cushion and muttered, judging from her expression, it seemed she couldn't expect him to give in.
The housekeeper and servants in the villa all wisely left, and the only sound in the quiet living room was the deafening, irregular heartbeat of Wei Yutang.
"I'll remember it for you."
"Really?"
"Really, I'm not kidding, wanna pinky swear?"
Wei Yutang extended his hand, and Chu Qing actually extended his little finger.
At this time, Wei Yutang's body temperature was on the colder side, while Chu Qing's body temperature was hotter after drinking alcohol.
When they met, Wei Yutang had an inexplicable urge to hold his hand in his palm, and the thought was put into practice the very next second.
Chu Qing looked up in confusion and met Wei Yutang's gaze, who had stood up at some point.
"When did pinky promises become like this... Why didn't Xiaxia tell me?"
Wei Yutang could see right through Chu Qing's eyes. He cleared his throat, released his grip, and, feigning seriousness, said:
"Then ask Xiaxia tomorrow."
"Okay, sure."
"I'll take you to rest."
After speaking, Wei Yutang bent down and effortlessly carried Chu Qing in a princess carry.
Fearing falling even more after getting drunk, Chu Qing instinctively hugged his neck and leaned against him, close to his heart.
"Do I really have to hug you? This is the way Xiaxia should be hugged."
Wei Yutang lowered his eyes and saw Chu Qing's fair nape, his nose filled with the unique fragrance emanating from him.
The wine wasn't strong and didn't intoxicate, but the person in his arms gave Wei Yutang a feeling of excitement that only came with drunkenness. His Adam's apple bobbed, and after a long while, he replied in a low, hoarse voice:
"I'm strong, I can even lift both of you and Xiaxia."
Chu Qing nodded gently, looked up at Wei Yutang, her eyes seeming to ask, "So that's how it is?" This gave Wei Yutang a rare sense of guilt for having fooled a drunkard.
Upon entering the indoor elevator, Wei Yutang inexplicably thought of the past.
Everyone assumed that he had contacted Chu Qing at a high school reunion in college, but that wasn't actually the case.
Back in high school, he and Chu Qing had a brief period of sitting together as deskmates, lasting only a week.
Chu Qing sat near the window; the summer sun was too intense, making her afternoon nap difficult to endure.
Chu Qing was fine before his afternoon nap, but once he fell asleep, he liked to move closer to me.
The boy's unconscious touch of his fingertips, coupled with a dazed look at Chu Qing when she had just woken up, caused Wei Yutang to have a long dream after returning to his dormitory.
The dream scenes drove Wei Yutang to desperately try to escape. He changed classes and moved to a new environment, but the people in his dreams remained the same. Instead, the distance between them only intensified his anxiety.
The longing that had been building up finally erupted when they met again in college, and their love burst forth like a volcanic eruption.
Wei Yutang's excellence is beyond doubt. He has confessed his love to many people, but only Chu Qing has never uttered a word of love, yet he has willingly and secretly loved her for many, many years.
The elevator doors opened, and before Wei Yutang could react, Chu Qing, growing impatient, frowned and asked:
Can you even walk?
Recalling the past and hearing these words now, Wei Yutang couldn't help but chuckle softly and hugged him even tighter.
"I don't know how to take care of children, but I can walk."
Wei Yutang rarely lets his friends stay at the villa. The guest room was only tidied up by the housekeeper last month. As if by some strange twist of fate, he brought Chu Qing back to his bedroom.
Chu Qing yawned with her eyes half-closed, the thought of sleeping firmly occupying her mind as drowsiness overcame her.
If it weren't for the fact that Wei Yutang's embrace was a bit uncomfortable, he could have fallen asleep leaning against Wei Yutang's chest.
"Take a shower before you go to sleep."
"I don't."
Chu Qing lifted the covers and crawled into the bed. After covering herself with the covers, she frowned and carefully smelled the smell of the covers. The more she smelled, the more she frowned.
This subtle expression made Wei Yutang's heart leap into his throat, and he asked:
"What's wrong?"
"This doesn't feel like my home."
After saying this, Chu Qing didn't care about Wei Yutang's reply. Too sleepy, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Wei Yutang stood by the bed for a long time, pondering the possibility of waking Chu Qing up to take a bath. After a while, he decided to give up and looked down at Chu Qing's peaceful sleeping face.
With a slight twitch of his fingertips, he longed to kiss him like Xia Xia had. Just as he bent down and was about to touch him, Chu Qing moved slightly, startling Wei Yutang into immediately standing up straight.
Chu Qing's skin was a cool white, which was more noticeable at night. At this moment, her slender fingers tugged at the dark blue blanket.
"It's so hot."
Wei Yutang walked to the door and turned on the air conditioner, then turned back to help him tidy up the blankets.
Looking at Chu Qing lying in his usual resting place, a strange sense of satisfaction welled up inside him.
He went to the guest room next door, turned off the cold water switch halfway through his cold shower, and thought about Chu Qing choosing to let things go.
...
Xiaxia had just woken up in the early morning. Before she could even change out of her pajamas, she ran out in her slippers, intending to look for her father, but she couldn't find him because there were so many rooms.
He went up to the second floor and peered out from the balcony. He saw a maid watering the flowers in the back garden, and beckoned to her, asking:
Good morning, Uncle. Have you seen my dad?
The child's voice attracted Wei Yutang, who was up early. He went outside and saw Xiaxia lying there. He frowned and said:
"It's dangerous to lie like that, Daddy isn't awake yet."
"Why isn't Dad fully awake? Dad usually gets up very early."
After Xiaxia finished speaking, she looked around and saw that the place where her father had just been standing was no longer occupied. She sighed and was about to ask the uncle again when her father's voice came from behind her.
"come over."
Because she really wanted to find her father, Xiaxia decided to obediently run over for the time being.
"oh."
Wei Yutang led him to the washroom, squeezed toothpaste onto his toothbrush, and then bent down to brush Xiaxia's teeth. Xiaxia simply stood there and showed his teeth.
Her curious little eyes fell on her father, and she was worried that if her father didn't tell her after she finished brushing her teeth, she would throw a tantrum.
After brushing his teeth and washing his face, and helping Xiaxia change his clothes, Wei Yutang carried him downstairs to the living room.
"Where's Dad? If you don't tell me where Dad is, I'm going to cry."
"She cried so loudly that she called her father."
Wei Yutang didn't take the childish threat to heart at all, and instead helped him smooth his messy hair.
"Your dad drank too much last night, so he might wake up late today."
Wei Yutang patiently soothed Xia Xia's emotions, hoping he would behave and not bother Chu Qing.
“Xiaxia, your father wasn’t born your father. Sometimes he needs his own space and life.”