Jiang Xinyue's heart tightened, a bad premonition rising within her. She tried her best to make her tone sound relaxed and natural: "Xuanxuan, who did you make plans with? Can you tell Mommy?"
Bo Xuan lowered his head and said softly, "I made an appointment with Aunt Siyao. She said she would take me to the zoo to see the giant pandas this weekend."
Jiang Xinyue felt as if her heart had been struck a heavy blow upon hearing this answer. But she knew she couldn't show too much emotion in front of her child.
She crouched down and looked tenderly into Bo Xuan's eyes: "Xuanxuan, Mommy really wants to go to the zoo with you to see the pandas. Can you go with Mommy instead? Mommy hasn't taken you out to play properly in a long time."
Bo Xuan frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then shook his head: "No, Mommy, I already promised Aunt Siyao, I can't go back on my word."
Jiang Xinyue felt a sharp pain in her heart. She never expected that Shen Siyao would occupy such an important place in Bo Xuan's heart in such a short time.
But she still patiently persuaded him, "Xuanxuan, look, Mommy wants to be with you every day. You are Mommy's most important baby. Aunt Siyao may only be playing with you for a while, but Mommy will always be there for you as you grow up."
Bo Xuan tilted his head, seemingly understanding but not quite, and said, "But Aunt Siyao is also very good to me. She buys me lots of delicious food and plays games with me."
Jiang Xinyue bit her lip, thinking that Shen Siyao was definitely using these small favors to coax Bo Xuan.
She sighed softly and said, "Xuanxuan, Mommy can buy you delicious food and toys, but Mommy's love for you is different from others. Mommy hopes you can spend more time with Mommy, okay?"
Bo Xuan thought for a moment, then said with some difficulty, "Mommy, can I go to the zoo with Aunt Siyao first, and then go somewhere else with Mommy next time?"
Jiang Xinyue looked at her son's expectant yet conflicted eyes, feeling utterly helpless.
She knew she couldn't force the child, otherwise it might backfire.
She forced a smile: "Okay, Xuanxuan, can you tell Mommy who else will go besides you?"
Just then, the doorbell rang; it was Bo Jingcheng returning.
As soon as he entered the room, he sensed that something was off.
Bo Xuan immediately ran to his side, hugged Bo Jingcheng's leg, and affectionately called out, "Daddy..."
Bo Jingcheng patted Bo Xuan's head, then looked at Jiang Xinyue with a puzzled expression: "What's wrong?"
Just as Jiang Xinyue was about to speak, Bo Xuan immediately interrupted, "Dad, it's okay. Mom wanted to take me out to play, but I told her that I had already made plans with Aunt Siyao and couldn't go with Mom."
At this point, Bo Xuan glanced at Bo Jingcheng, then at Jiang Xinyue, "Dad, Mommy said I should be an honest and trustworthy child. Do you think I shouldn't go back on my word?"
Upon hearing this, Bo Jingcheng reached out and patted Bo Xuan's head, smiling as he said, "Xuanxuan is such a good boy!"
Then, he couldn't help but look at Jiang Xinyue and say, "Xinyue, while you were away, Siyao has been taking care of Xuanxuan. We had promised to take him out to play, and the child remembered it. So..."
Before Bo Jingcheng could finish speaking, Jiang Xinyue took a deep breath and forced a smile: "Since that's the case, then you can go!"
When Bo Jingcheng heard Jiang Xinyue say this, he frowned slightly. He realized that his words might have caused Jiang Xinyue to misunderstand. Just as he was about to explain, Jiang Xinyue had already turned around and walked quickly towards the room.
Bo Jingcheng sighed helplessly, squatted down and said to Bo Xuan, "Xuanxuan, go back to your room and play for a while. Daddy has something to say to Mommy." Bo Xuan nodded obediently and skipped back to his room.
Bo Jingcheng gently knocked on the bedroom door, pushed it open, and saw Jiang Xinyue sitting on the edge of the bed with her back to him, her shoulders trembling slightly.
His heart clenched, and he stepped forward, gently embracing her from behind: "Xinyue, don't overthink it, that's not what I meant."
Jiang Xinyue sniffed, her voice trembling slightly, "Then what do you mean? In your heart, is Shen Siyao taking care of Xuanxuan more important than me, his biological mother?"
Bo Jingcheng quickly turned around, put his hands on Jiang Xinyue's shoulders, and looked earnestly into her eyes: "How could that be? You are Xuanxuan's biological mother. In Xuanxuan's and my hearts, you will always be the most important. It's just that Xuanxuan is really looking forward to going to the zoo with Siyao. He's so young, and he'll be very disappointed if we break our promise."
Jiang Xinyue raised her head, her eyes filled with resentment and grievance: "I know, I don't want to disappoint Xuanxuan either, but I also want to spend more time with him. I'm afraid that he won't be close to me anymore."
Bo Jingcheng pulled Jiang Xinyue into his arms and gently patted her back: "No, blood is thicker than water. How could Xuanxuan not be close to you? When he comes back from the zoo, let's go out and have some fun as a family to make up for the regrets of this time, okay?"
Jiang Xinyue broke free from Bo Jingcheng's embrace, remained silent, and gradually calmed down before gently nodding.
Bo Jingcheng gently kissed her forehead again: "Good girl, wife, don't overthink it."
the next day.
Jiang Xinyue was still asleep in bed when Bo Jingcheng woke up first.
He didn't wake Jiang Xinyue, but gently got up, walked to the side, patted Bo Xuan's shoulder, and quietly woke him up.
Bo Xuan opened his eyes and tried to speak, but was stopped by Bo Jingcheng's gesture of silencing.
Bo Xuan nodded and quickly understood Bo Jingcheng's intention.
The father and son got up quietly, picked up their slippers, and left the room without a sound, gently closing the door behind them.
At this moment, Jiang Xinyue, who was fast asleep on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes.
She threw off the covers, got out of bed, and went to the window. Through the curtains, she saw Shen Siyao standing outside the Bo family villa downstairs.
After a while, Bo Jingcheng and her son Bo Xuan walked towards Shen Siyao.
"Aunt Siyao..."
Bo Xuan happily ran over.
Shen Siyao picked him up in one go, while her husband, Bo Jingcheng, looked at them with tenderness.
Jiang Xinyue looked at the scene downstairs, even though she had expected it.
But when she saw this scene, she still felt as if a huge rock was pressing on her chest, making it hard to breathe.
She gripped the curtains tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.
"Bo Jingcheng, you lied to me again!!!"
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Shen Siyao, Bo Jingcheng took Bo Xuan into the car.
The car slowly drove away, leaving Jiang Xinyue in the empty room.
She sat down on the edge of the bed, feeling lost and disoriented, the image of Bo Xuan running towards Shen Siyao kept flashing through her mind.
"Why? Even my own son likes Shen Siyao. Is it just because she has the female lead's halo?"
Is it because Shen Siyao is the female lead of this world that everyone has to revolve around her?
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