"Who are you asking?"

Caius looked at Li Qiao beside him, then pointed at himself, "Me?"

“It stinks!”

Li Yao rolled his eyes at him and said, "I hate the smell of alcohol."

I don't have a good impression of people who like to drink and reek of alcohol.

Caius leaned forward and said, "Sorry, I won't drink anymore."

He didn't smell like anything, really.

Li Qiao coughed lightly and changed the subject, "Okay, let's go eat hot pot together. We've already reserved a table."

She drank it too, but only one glass, so it shouldn't taste good, right?

It turns out the little guy doesn’t like the smell of alcohol. Remember this.

Don't be stuck here, eating is more important.

They went to the hot pot restaurant together. Li Yao didn't say anything, but was a little distracted until he was suddenly carried to a chair and came back to his senses.

He looked up, "Mom..."

"ah?"

"Why are you with him?"

Caius took little Li Yao to the bathroom, and now they were the only two left here. Li Yao didn't even lower his voice when he spoke.

"Baby, what are you worried about?"

Li Qiao sat next to him and chuckled helplessly: "You don't have to worry about Mom being upset because you two are with him, so don't be so resistant. If you want to play with him, just play with him. Don't think too much, okay?"

There was something unnatural on Li Yao's face.

He was a little embarrassed to talk about such emotional matters as his parents' relationship.

I didn't expect Li Qiao to tell him this directly.

He was perhaps too startled.

Or maybe I'm really thinking too much.

Actually, there is no need to think so much.

He was worried that if he got too close to Caius and the better their relationship, Li Qiao would think that he wanted a father and would think about starting a family because of them.

The so-called "perfect" family.

However, Li Qiao now told him that this would not be the case and he should just go and have fun.

When facing Chaos, his words were always sharp, like a thorn in the side. In any case, he was not a good and obedient child.

Become arrogant because of being favored.

This word suddenly popped into my mind.

It seemed that he knew that the man would not be angry, so he performed a series of strange actions even to himself.

Obviously, this is not the case when facing other "uncles".

Analyzing his inner feelings, he seemed a little depressed and although his expression was calm, he actually had very complicated feelings.

"I know," he heard himself say.

And here comes Caius.

"What's wrong?" Caius was puzzled and subconsciously raised his hand to touch his face. "Is there something dirty?"

"No."

After pondering it over in his mind, Li Yao said solemnly: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have spoken to you like that."

Being emotional, very rude.

Caius was flattered. "Don't say that, baby. You're really nice. I don't mind. Your attitude towards me also shows that you are familiar with me."

He knew how this kid acted with people he didn't know well. He just kept silent and, to put it bluntly, he didn't care at all.

For example, when it comes to Li Ci, he is very silent.

Caius was happy to be able to show his true self in front of him. After all, it was a sign of trust in him.

"I'm hungry."

Little Li Yao squeezed his arm, and he smiled and carried him to sit on the chair, "Then let's eat."

He has a small appetite and doesn't eat greasy food. He is not used to spicy food and spends most of his time helping others cook meat.

The other three people all liked it the spicier it was, but his was special, but it looked good too. Well, just looking at it made me full.

“…”

After this day, Li Yao would no longer have any random thoughts, his emotions would no longer change, and his attitude towards Caius would not be so harsh.

To be honest, gradually, the relationship between them became pretty good.

The distance was neither too close nor too far, and this situation made Li Yao feel very safe.

Once he accepted it, the younger one would be more receptive, and just like that, Caius easily broke into the interior of their home.

But I still don’t have the qualification to be called “Dad”.

He didn't care too much about this. It was enough that he really liked them. Moreover, he could feel that the children had a very close affection for him, which was different from their feelings for others.

At first, he only dared to visit when the children were at home. Later, after getting to know them better, he became bolder and dared to visit even when they were not at home.

Li Qiao's repeated failures in research were really discouraging. At first everything went smoothly, but in the later stages, it started to get stuck and encountered a bottleneck.

"I studied medicine, maybe I can help you..."

After saying this, he could swear that he saw the light in Li Qiao's eyes.

That was a look that looked at... a tool.

"You're welcome to come visit us more often."

In this way, he was welcomed by Li Qiao.

Later, he was an assistant who did not ask for money.

"Extract that..."

"good."

"Try this antigen on mice, be careful..."

"good."

"The microscope is broken. Someone will deliver it later. Pay attention and go get a courier."

"good."

Obviously, he's been busy.

It was a long time later that I realized that I seemed to have forgotten something.

It was not until half a year later, when he saw Yu Rufeng, that he suddenly remembered.

Yu Rufeng had a sad face. "What are you doing? My mom can't find you anywhere. She's so worried."

"I'm sorry, I forgot to tell her."

He was able to come here because he asked Yu Rufeng's father for help and was nominally appointed as the general manager of a company. In short, he was a relative of Yu Rufeng.

He is not lazy and works very seriously. However, as a member of management, his ideas are sometimes different from everyone else's.

Yu Rufeng's mother didn't know where he had gone, so his father helped to keep the secret, mainly because he was worried that Yu's mother would fly over on impulse.

Yu Rufeng felt that this was not a good idea, so he sneaked over here and reminded Caius to take it easy.

"Why are you hiding this from her? I think you can tell her."

He really didn't understand what Caius was thinking.

"You're still young."

Caius spoke briefly and to the point, and didn't seem to intend to say more.

"It's up to you, just keep it in mind."

"Oh, by the way, my dad asked me to ask you when you will go back. My eldest brother is getting married."

"Okay, I'll go back when I have time."

Yu Rufeng shook his head and looked back, "Where's my sister Qiao Qiao?"

"Busy."

"Busy? Busy about what? Not home?"

Caius smiled but said nothing.

Yu Rufeng: “…” What does this mean?

"Anything else?"

He was horrified, "Are you driving me away???"

"That's not the case." Caius looked at him calmly, "I just want you to come back another day."

"It's rude to come without even bringing a gift."