MasukWhen I went back to the living room and told Tuan Tuan that Mo Xuan was gone, he looked at me with concern.“Isn't Big Xuan happy because of Daddy?” he asked. We all knew how the two didn't get along.I shook my head at him. “No, sweetheart. He just decided to give us some space. He will be back,” I said.But I realized that I was comforting myself more than I was trying to comfort him. For the last four years, all I ever knew was Mo Xuan.So thinking that I could have lost him because of my decision made me feel really low.“Can we still talk to him?” Tuan Tuan asked, his brows a bit furrowed.“Of course,” I said. “We can call him anytime we want.”When Qing Han finally came, he was carrying boxes of food. He had brought dinner for us.Tuan Tuan, who had been waiting for him anxiously, seemed to tense up a little. He looked at me before looking back at Qing Han.And since Qing Han never missed anything, he furrowed his brows a little. “Is everything okay?” he asked.I sighed deeply,
Tuan was in a good mood after learning that he had done well.I watched him sit by the window, looking outside from time to time as though he was waiting for someone.He was also drawing something in his book, but he refused to let me see it. “Mama, this is not for you today. You can't see it now,” he said.I pouted, looking at him like I was offended. “What do you mean?” I asked. “Everything you used to draw was always for Mommy.”Tuan Tuan looked a bit guilty. He put down his book and wrapped his arms around me. “I know, Mama. But… this one is for Daddy…”I could only sigh. I felt good that he was happy having a dad, but I began wondering if it was a bad idea because he was abandoning me.“Okay, sweetheart,” I said, kissing his cheeks. “Make sure to call him Daddy when he comes back.”Tuan Tuan pursed his lips. “Can I?”“Yes, of course. He is your dad. You can call him whatever you want,” I said. I knew that he would be uneasy at first, but I thought he would get used to it with tim
After I was released from the hospital, Qing Han brought us home. He kept us company for a while and then left for some important meeting.Tuan Tuan followed him to the door. He had grown even more attached to Qing Han after the time they had spent together.I could tell from the way he was looking at him that he didn't want Qing Han to leave.Qing Han must have noticed it too. He bent down to his level and looked at him softly. “I'll be back before you know it,” he said.Tuan Tuan held out his pinky to him. “Promise?” he asked.Qing Han smiled and made a pinky promise with him. “I promise. And I won't be long,” he said.Tuan Tuan nodded, a sigh of relief appearing on his little face. “Okay.”“Mmh,” Qing Han said and ruffled his hair. Then he stood up to leave.“See you, Uncle Qing,” Tuan Tuan said, waving at him.“See you, Buddy,” Qing Han said. He seemed a little hesitant before walking away.Even after he had gotten in his car and left, Tuan Tuan stood by the door and watched.I si
Qing Han didn't leave the hospital again that day. I knew he was worried something would happen once he was gone.Mo Xuan came back with supper, but he didn't stay long, probably because of Qing Han.I could only sigh. I still wished that the two of them got along soon. “I'll see you tomorrow,” he said, patting Tuan Tuan's head.After he left, I looked at Qing Han. “You should talk to him,” I said.Qing Han raised his brows. “If I talk to him, I will end up telling him that you belong to me. We might fight, and I'm scared you will take his side again.”I sighed deeply. “What? I apologized for that…”I felt helpless. It was like he was never going to forget that I took Mo Xuan's side the other night.He wanted to speak, but Tuan Tuan shouted, pointing at the screen. “Mama, see! The bad woman is on TV!”Both Qing Han and I turned to look at the screen on the wall. And truly, we saw Chen Ran.Her face was swollen and her one eye bandaged. Reporters were running after her.“Is it true tha
Xiao Yu woke up in the morning with slight pain all over her body. First, her mind went blank when she noticed the light in the room.Her eyes instinctively moved to the clock on the wall. It was nine o'clock in the morning. Her eyes opened wide in fear.It was Monday morning. She was supposed to be at work already.She reached for her alarm clock on the bedside table. She hadn't switched off the alarm. Why didn't she hear it?She wanted to get up, even though she knew clearly that she wouldn't make it to work on time.But then, she noticed herself. She was naked, and her body…She instinctively turned to look at the bed beside her. She remembered what had happened between her boss and her at night.But the space beside her in the bed was empty. The bathroom door was open, so she knew he wasn't there.“Sh*t!“ She cursed, holding her aching head. “How could I have been so stupid?“She had stayed for so long without ever giving herself to a man. She had always turned them down.And just
Huo Ting Xiao sighed deeply when he saw her reaction. “It's late at night, and I think it's just about to rain. Will it hurt if I spend the night?”Xiao Yu coughed awkwardly the moment he asked the question. And it was only after she had calmed down that she quickly shook her head. “No! You can't."Huo Ting Xiao didn't seem offended. He just stood up, and Xiao Yu sighed inwardly, thinking that he was finally leaving. But to her surprise, he took steps towards her.She remembered the encounter in his office the other day and shrank back in fear. “Hey…”“What? I thought we had enough fun the other day,” Huo Ting Xiao said, backing her into a corner.And when she finally had nowhere to run to, a small smile appeared on his lips. “Why do you keep running from me? I don't eat people…”He stopped and sighed. “But I wouldn't mind eating a girl as beautiful as you…”“Sir…” Xiao Yu said, her face blushing. “You can't say such words. You have to respect yourself."He pinned her against the wall
I called Mo Xuan, and he admitted that he had Tuan Tuan. However, he was still mad at me for ignoring his calls the previous day, so he only gave me an address before hanging up. I was a little mad at him too. He hadn’t even said anything about coming to the country. How could he take Tuan Tuan a
It was late by the time I got to Yu’s place. I had texted her earlier to pick Tuan Tuan up from daycare because I knew I wouldn’t make it on time.Tuan Tuan had a pout on his face when he saw me. “You promised to pick me up, Mama,” he said in his childish voice.I sighed deeply and pulled him into
A painful lump formed in my throat the moment Qing Han began speaking. Since he thought he couldn’t hurt me enough, he had decided to target my friends.First, I knew that if he really investigated, he would find out that the report was forged. Then he would find out about Tuan Tuan.He was going t
…While Chen Xiu and Mo Xuan were having fun, Qing Han was standing by the window of the house across the street.His brother, Qing An Xin, was playing on his phone, still not sure why his brother had, who never liked it visit him, shown up at his house and gone straight to the window.“What are yo







