At that time, Ye Qingliu was reading quietly in the park alone. One time, Ning Xiwan found out that he had not eaten lunch, so she gave him half of her lunch box.
"Why give it to me?" The young Ye Qingliu raised his cold eyes.
Ning Xiwan said confidently, "Because you look like an unwanted kitten."
Ye Qingliu: "..."
Later, somehow, Ning Xiwan developed the habit of feeding him - bringing him breakfast, stuffing him with snacks, and even forcibly dragging him to eat when he stayed up late to study.
Sometimes Duan Shuce couldn't stand it anymore and would join in the effort, under the pretext of "not letting the children go hungry."
Over time, although Ye Qingliu appeared to dislike her, he would obediently eat the food she gave him, and would silently bring her medicine when she was sick.
——Just like now, although Ye Qingliu had an expression that said "Don't treat me like a child", he still let Ning Xiwan pile a mountain of meat into his bowl.
"Eat more," Ning Xiwan picked up another piece of tender beef for him, "You look so skinny."
Ye Qingliu: "...I am of normal weight."
"What standards are you talking about?" Ning Xiwan turned to ask Bai Zhiye, "Is he not eating properly again?"
Bai Zhiye blinked and nodded in agreement: "Yeah, last week I was doing an experiment and only ate sandwiches for three consecutive days."
Ye Qingliu: "..."
Duan Shuce gloated: "Son, how does it feel to be controlled by two mothers?"
Ye Qingliu glanced at him coldly, then suddenly picked up a piece of super spicy beef and put it into Duan Shuce's bowl: "Eat yours."
The steam from the hot pot hung between the four of them, a thin layer of mist forming on the windowpane. The lights from the restaurant refracted through the mist, casting a hazy glow on the tabletop.
Ning Xiwan lowered her head and took a sip of sour plum soup. The cool sour and sweet taste diluted the spiciness on her tongue.
She looked across at herself - Ye Qingliu was listening to Bai Zhiye with his head down, his stern brows softening in the heat; Duan Shuce was lazily leaning back in his chair, his fingers occasionally playing with the ends of her hair.
Outside the window, the night deepens, and the halo of the street lamps spreads on the glass, like a painting soaked in water.
At this moment, Ning Xiwan suddenly felt——
It’s great to have a son.
The glass door of the hot pot restaurant closed behind me, and the early autumn night breeze blew in my face, bringing with it a slightly cool and damp feeling.
Ning Xiwan subconsciously shrank her neck, and the next second, a coat with body temperature was draped over her shoulders.
"It's cold, why don't you wear more clothes?" Duan Shuce's voice came from above her head, and his fingers smoothed the collar of her coat on her shoulders.
Ning Xiwan looked up at him. The light from the street lamp shone from the side, casting shadows of varying shades on his tall nose and jawline, and his eyelashes created a small fan-shaped shadow under his eyes.
She suddenly reached out and gently touched his eyelashes with her fingertips: "Your eyelashes are so long."
Duan Shuce was stunned for a moment, then chuckled and grabbed her fingers, "You only realized it now?"
"I noticed it a long time ago." Ning Xiwan let him hold her hand and gestured with her other hand, "Once, you were sleeping on the table. The sunlight shone on you, and the shadow cast by your eyelashes on your face was this long."
Duan Shuce's eyes darkened, and he suddenly lowered his head and leaned closer: "Have you been peeking at me for a long time?"
Ning Xiwan felt her ears burning as her warm breath brushed against her cheek. She turned away and said, "Who, who peeked!"
Ye Qingliu and Bai Zhiye were walking in front and looked back when they heard the noise.
Bai Zhiye smiled and waved at them: "We'll leave first, you guys take your time--"
Before he could finish his words, Ye Qingliu pulled him back.
"Don't worry about them." Ye Qingliu's voice was cold and indifferent, but revealed a hint of helplessness.
Ning Xiwan watched the two people walking away from her. Ye Qingliu's slender figure was slightly tilted, his shoulder almost touching Bai Zhiye's. The street lights stretched their shadows very long, overlapping on the ground.
"Qingliu has grown up..." she couldn't help but sigh.
Duan Shuce squeezed her palm and asked, "Why, you can't bear to leave your son?"
"Nonsense!" Ning Xiwan glared at him, but couldn't help laughing, "I just think... it's pretty good."
The deep and large tree-lined avenue is especially quiet at night. The street lights light up at intervals, casting clusters of warm yellow light on the ground.
Ning Xiwan walked forward, following Duan Shuce's shadow, deliberately taking heavy steps, as if she could trample him under her feet.
Duan Shuce let her make a fuss. When he reached the third street light, he suddenly turned around, and Ning Xiwan was caught off guard and fell into his arms.
"Throw yourself into my arms?" He raised his eyebrows, and his arms naturally wrapped around her waist.
Ning Xiwan pressed against his chest and tried to push him away, but he held her tighter.
Through the thin fabric, she could feel the warmth of his chest and the vibration of his heartbeat, steady and powerful.
"Who threw himself into my arms?" She protested in a low voice, but it had no deterrent effect.
Duan Shuce chuckled softly, and the vibration of his chest made her ears numb.
He suddenly lowered his head and brushed his nose against her earlobe: "How about this?"
The moment the warm lips touched her earlobe, Ning Xiwan trembled all over and her fingers unconsciously clenched his collar.
Duan Shuce's lips were very soft and slightly cool. He gently held her earlobe and sucked it for a while before letting go, but it made her whole body numb as if she had been electrocuted.
"Duan Shuce!" She hit him with a red face, "This is at school!"
"No one saw it," he said confidently, his fingers gently caressing her waist as if to soothe her. "Besides, it's so dark, who could have seen it clearly?"
As if to prove his words, a burst of laughter suddenly came from the distance, and several students came from around the corner.
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