Chapter 185 On the way?

Everything in the room looked familiar.

The furnishings and items in the room are exactly as they were, without any changes.

The last time she woke up in the villa, nothing had changed.

But if she had to say what she was most familiar with, it would be the Cloud Sea Home.

After they got married, the two lived here most of the time, and every little ornament here was added by Lin Xiyin little by little.

At that time, she still had high hopes for this family and for Pei Muye.

Everything here was arranged according to her preferences.

Even the cushions and the vase she bought before are still in their original places.

Sometimes she would sit on the sofa in the living room, turn on the floor lamp, casually open a book, and wait for Pei Muye to come back.

Even now, that book remains on the page she opened when she left.

No one has touched it.

"Mommy!"

Lin Youxing came out of the room and, with his short legs, rushed into Lin Xiyin's arms.

"My room!"

The little guy excitedly grabbed Lin Xiyin's hand and led her forward.

Pei Muye explained, "I converted the room you slept in before into a children's room."

There were actually other rooms, but he subconsciously didn't want Lin Xiyin to have the chance to sleep in that room again.

So it was converted into a child's room.

Lin Xiyin also remembered that whenever she and Pei Muyi had a disagreement, they would sleep in that room.

Later, they went to the old house, and the two could no longer separate.

Pei Muyi also said at the time that the reason he agreed to go to the old house was because he didn't want her to sleep in another room.

Looking at this room now, I feel a mix of emotions.

Lin Youxing was still young; he didn't understand, nor would he ask, why Pei Muye had a room for him in every residence.

But Lin Xiyin knew very well that even if she didn't bring it up now, Lin Youxing would ask her this question when he grew up.

"Yo yo." Lin Xiyin squatted down to look him in the eye.

Lin Youxing's face was flushed, and she blinked her big eyes, her long eyelashes fluttering.

"Mommy."

Her voice was sweet and gentle, making people's hearts soften.

Lin Xiyin asked him, "Youyou, do you remember when you asked me about Dad?"

"Dad?" Lin Youxing tilted his little head.

He couldn't remember asking any questions at all.

He shook his head: "I don't have a father!"

Pei Muye stood at the bedroom door, his eyes filled with tenderness and doting affection.

Looking at the two, one big and one small, that catches the eye.

These two people will be his everything from now on.

“You have a father.” Lin Xiyin told him without hesitation, “Youyou, before… because of some things between Mom and Dad, I couldn’t tell you where your father is.”

"I have a father?" Lin Youxing's eyes widened immediately. "Do I really have a father?"

The little guy is three years old and already has a strong ability to express himself.

Moreover, after attending early childhood education classes in a predominantly Chinese environment, he has been able to speak many long sentences.

Yes, you have a father.

After Lin Xiyin finished speaking, she glanced at Pei Muye.

Pei Muye never expected that happiness would come so suddenly.

He walked over and knelt on one knee beside the two of them.

Lin Youxing blinked his big eyes, looking at this person and then at that person.

Lin Xiyin said, "Oh, Uncle Pei is your father."

The little guy immediately opened his big eyes and looked at Pei Muye.

“Yes, he is your father.” Lin Xiyin had already said it, so she didn’t hold back anymore: “Yoyo, he is your father.”

The little guy blinked.

Pei Muye's Adam's apple bobbed, his eyes stung, and his throat felt congested.

He spoke with difficulty: "Yoyo, I'm your dad."

"dad?"

The little guy was still confused.

For some reason, Uncle Pei suddenly became my father.

Pei Muye suddenly lowered his head and wiped away the tears on his face.

Lin Xiyin spoke softly from the side, "I'm sorry..."

Pei Muye didn't speak, but lowered his head and reached out to hug the mother and child.

He was having trouble controlling his emotions at that moment.

With his identity recognized, Lin Xiyin personally told Lin Youxing that he was his father, which had a profound emotional impact on Pei Muye.

The two had discussed this issue before, but he didn't expect Lin Xiyin to tell Lin Youxing the truth so suddenly.

"Don't apologize to me." He whispered in Lin Xiyin's ear, "The one who should apologize is me. I owe you all..."

Lin Youxing was too young to feel such deep emotions.

He pushed Pei Muyi away: "Are you really my father?"

"Yes." Pei Muye kissed him: "Yoyo, I'm your dad."

"Mommy..." Lin Youxing looked at Lin Xiyin: "Why is Uncle Pei Daddy?"

“Because,” Lin Xiyin looked at him and explained, “because Mommy and Daddy had a little conflict before, so they separated.”

"You two had a fight?" Lin Youxing frowned slightly. "Fighting isn't good behavior!"

“We’ve made up now,” Lin Xiyin said hastily. “So, oh dear, I’m sorry for only telling you now.”

"It's okay, Mommy, I forgive you!" Lin Youxing was happy again: "You two are back together! Did you hold hands?"

In his early childhood education class, if he quarrels with other children, the teacher always lets them hold hands when they make up.

"Let's hold hands!"

The little guy was very serious. After he finished speaking, he went to pull Lin Xiyin's hand and then to pull Pei Muye's hand as well.

Pei Muye offered him his hand.

He earnestly placed the two adults' hands together: "You can't fight!"

Pei Muye looked at Lin Xiyin and took her hand.

He said, "Okay, we won't argue anymore."

His warm palm touched her skin, and Lin Xiyin turned her face away, her earlobes turning red.

"I have a dad now!"

The little guy was very happy, his eyes shining: "I'm going to school, and I'm going to tell all my friends!"

Pei Muye let go of Lin Xiyin's hand and picked up Lin Youxing: "Okay, Dad will take you to school tomorrow."

"Yay!"

Lin Xiyin checked the time, worried that Qu Jianhang was getting impatient, and said, "Then I'll take Youyou over first."

Although Pei Muye was reluctant, he had no way to force him to stay.

He said, "Okay, I'll take you there."

Lin Youxing asked curiously, "Where are we going?"

Lin Xiyin said, "We're going to Grandma's place, which is very close to Dad's."

"Why don't you sleep with your dad?" Lin Youxing asked curiously. "Other kids' parents all live together."

Neither Pei Muye nor Lin Xiyin spoke for a moment.

Lin Youxing then said, "Didn't you two make up?"

Pei Muye glanced at Lin Xiyin.

He didn't know how to explain it to his child.

The word "divorce" is unfamiliar to children.

Lin Xiyin didn't know what to say.

Lin Youxing spoke again: "Why don't you sleep together now that you've made up?"

He said matter-of-factly, "The other children's parents all sleep together!"

Lin Xiyin, who had been somewhat silent, couldn't help but laugh when she heard him say that.

"How do you know that the other children's parents sleep together?"

"I... I just know!" Lin Youxing's confidence wavered.

After all, he had never seen someone else's parents sleep together.

But in his mind, his parents were supposed to sleep together.

Lin Xiyin gathered her thoughts and began, "Oh dear, not all parents sleep together..."

Pei Muye interrupted her, saying, "Yinyin, don't talk to the child like that."

Lin Xiyin looked at him: "Then what should I say?"

Pei Muye thought for a moment and said, "Youyou, your parents can't live together for the time being because of some reasons."

Lin Youxing asked, "What's the reason?"

Lin Xiyin glanced at Pei Muye, as if to say, "See? He has a lot of questions for you."

Pei Muye said, "I'll tell you about this when Youyou is a little older, okay?"

"I've grown up!" Lin Youxing immediately puffed out his little chest: "I'm three years old!"

"Then, when Youyou turns five, Daddy will tell you, okay?"

Lin Youxing was clearly not satisfied and pouted as she looked at Lin Xiyin.

Lin Xiyin thought for a moment and said, "Then, four and a half years old?"

"Alright," the little guy reluctantly agreed, "Then you have to keep your word, no backing out!"

Having finally calmed him down, Lin Xiyin prepared to take him away.

Pei Muye saw them off.

The two of them held Lin Youxing's small hands, one on each side.

The little guy bounced around, looking up at this and that, clearly very happy.

The person who used to hold his hand was Uncle Pei.

He's a dad now!

And Mom!

very nice!

The two adults could also sense the child's happiness.

Lin Xiyin felt a pang of sadness.

Ultimately, it was she who created this environment for the child, preventing him from experiencing his father's love.

Although he has been told now, he still missed more than two years of fatherly love.

Lin Xiyin always felt indebted to him for this.

Pei Muye seemed to be able to understand her thoughts.

He said, "Yinyin, don't overthink it. This is all my fault."

If he had been more resolute and trusted her more back then, things wouldn't have turned out this way.

Even if... after the divorce, instead of wallowing in his emotions and being unable to extricate himself from the pain, he went to find Lin Xiyin and discovered some clues.

But he did nothing.

Three years were wasted.

Three years, perhaps, with sunrise and sunset, time flies by, more than a thousand days and nights, it's not much.

However, what he lacked was the journey of a child from infancy to early learning to speak.

And those years can never be made up for.

This is his fault.

How could he bear to watch Lin Xiyin take all the blame upon herself?

“Let’s not mention it anymore.” Lin Xiyin looked down at her happy son and smiled, “We’ll make it up to him more in the future.”

"good."

Qu Jianhang's house is not far away.

Pei Muyi suddenly realized that the two houses were too close; they had only walked for a few minutes before arriving.

He wished this road could be longer, much longer.

"I should go back now." After saying that, Lin Xiyin turned to Lin Youxing and said, "Youyou, say goodbye to your dad."

"Goodbye, Daddy!" The little guy was quite obedient: "See you tomorrow!"

“I’ll pick Youyou up tomorrow.” Pei Muye looked at her. “If you live here in the future, can I… give you a ride home from get off work? You know, it’s on my way to the company.”