Su Beibei hung up the phone. Li Ao, who had been eavesdropping behind the door, quickly opened the door, poked his head out from the crack, and asked Su Beibei expectantly, "Mom, is Dad free tomorrow?"
Su Beibei looked at her son's sparkling eyes and felt that she had made the right decision to agree to Li Li's request. Su Beibei strode to the door of the children's room, squatted in front of Li Ao, and said to him, "Neil, Mom and Dad will play with you tomorrow. What do you want to play?"
In the past, Li Ao would have said he wanted to go to the amusement park, the zoo, or any other lively and fun place. But after hearing what Su Beibei said, Li Ao asked Su Beibei, "Can I ask Dad to come home for dinner?"
Su Beibei was stunned.
Li Ao's hands were entwined and hung in front of him. He lowered his head and whispered softly, "Mom, if we get divorced, will Dad never come home again? And I won't be able to eat with him at home anymore?"
Su Beibei's tears almost burst out. The aunt who was squatting in the trash can picking vegetables also felt sour in her heart after hearing Li Ao's words.
Seeing Li Ao's heartbroken expression, Su Beibei couldn't help but reflect: Was deciding to divorce really such a mistake? Should she continue to live with Li Li for the sake of their children? Even if she suffered a little more injustice in life, it wouldn't matter?
Su Beibei's heart wavered for a moment, but she didn't show it.
"Okay, I'll ask your father to come home for dinner tomorrow."
Li Ao's face immediately lit up with a smile. "Okay!" He skipped back to his room, picked up the sketchbook on the small desk, and said to Su Beibei while holding it: "I want to show my drawings to Dad. The teacher praised my drawings for being beautiful!"
Su Beibei looked at Li Ao, who was jumping around with excitement, but she couldn't laugh.
Su Beibei returned to her room and was silent for a while. When the sour feeling in her heart dissipated a little, she opened Weibo. As soon as she opened Weibo, Su Beibei saw that Noland Watson had updated a status half an hour ago. He posted a picture of his fitness dinner.
Su Beibei had unfollowed Noland a long time ago, but she had never chatted with him. Seeing that Noland only had a plate of vegetable salad and a small piece of steak for dinner, she opened the private chat box with Noland.
Colonel Beilei: [Cong Nuo.]
Su Beibei thought Noland was not online, as it was late at night in New York.
Su Beibei was about to log out of Weibo when she saw an extra message in the private message box. She opened it curiously and found that Noland had actually replied to the message.
Noland: [Belle, long time no see.]
Su Beibei was a little surprised. She asked Noland: [You haven't slept yet?]
Noland told her: "I'm in Los Angeles these days." The time difference between Los Angeles and Wangdong City is sixteen hours. Noon in Su Beibei's case is eight or nine o'clock in the evening there. Noland is a night owl, so he is naturally awake at this time.
Su Beibei was quite surprised to learn that Noland was in Los Angeles. "What are you doing in Los Angeles? Working?"
Noland replied with a smiley face and then said, "Let's chat on WeChat. I'm not very good at Weibo."
Su Beibei: [Okay.]
As soon as Su Beibei logged out of Weibo, she received a message from Noland on WeChat. Noland had sent a voice message directly. He spoke English quickly with an American accent, but Su Beibei didn't find it stressful.
Noland told Su Beibei that he would be singing the theme song for a movie soon and would be working with the composer in Los Angeles for a week.
Su Beibei replied: [What a coincidence! I’m also going to Los Angeles the day after tomorrow.]
Noland replied even faster: [The day after tomorrow? What are you doing? How long will you be staying? What time will you arrive? I can pick you up.]
After hearing Norland's flurry of responses, Su Beibei wondered why he was still as moody as he was when he was little. She told him, "I'm going to graduate school at the University of Southern California for one to two years."
Noland: [That’s great.]
Noland quickly withdrew the message and sent a voice message to Su Beibei: [Los Angeles welcomes you, Belle, I'll pick you up.]
Thinking of Noland's immense popularity, Su Beibei directly declined. "I'll invite you to my house once I find a place to live."
Noland continued to push, "I want braised pork trotters, shredded cabbage, and hot pot!"
Su Beibei whispered, "Foodie!"
At this time, the aunt knocked on the door outside and reminded Su Beibei: "Beibei, it's time to eat."
"good."
Su Beibei told Noland that she would contact him later, then put down her phone and went to the children's room to call Li Ao out for dinner.
In the restaurant.
Li Ao sat on his high stool and ate his food bite by bite. He was a bit picky about food and didn't like celery. He liked meat but absolutely could not accept even a little bit of skin and fat.
Li Ao bit into the slightly fatty piece of meat, and his face immediately wrinkled up. While Li Ao was observing Su Beibei's reaction from the corner of his eye, he secretly stuck out his tongue.
When Li Li realized that Su Beibei hadn't noticed his movements, he finally made a sound, pointing at the piece of food on his tongue and mumbling, "Mom, there's fat."
Su Beibei just looked at him quietly, neither scolding him nor hitting him.
Li Ao was a little afraid of his mother's expression of being secretly angry but not showing it. He didn't dare to spit out the piece of fat meat, but he couldn't swallow it either.
Su Beibei pretended to be calm as she put a few celery sticks into her bowl. She said, "Neil, eating some fatty meat is good for you. If you want to grow up quickly and protect your mother, then eat that meal."
Li Ao was provoked by Su Beibei, and then he reluctantly retracted his tongue, frowned and swallowed the fat meat. Seeing that Li Ao was willing to listen to Su Beibei, the aunt immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Neil is just picky about food, so he is thin."
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