“I’m preparing for tonight’s party,” Sun Xiaowei sighed softly. “I wanted to invite him over, but I found that everything is already taken care of, and I can’t find an excuse.”
"An excuse?" Sheng Nanyin didn't understand.
Given their relationship, would Sun Xiaowei need an excuse to call Huo Beichen over?
“I’m sorry to have made you laugh,” Sun Xiaowei said with a bitter smile, “but that’s the truth.”
“However, I understand,” she continued, “I haven’t spent enough time with Beichen yet, and he hasn’t discovered what makes me so adorable.”
“We’re getting married soon, and I have a lifetime to let him get to know me.”
Sheng Nanyin's gaze paused slightly.
Sun Xiaowei's words were truly brilliant.
While seemingly complaining, they were actually showing off their affection in a very subtle way.
Fortunately, when she complained, Sheng Nanyin showed no sympathy whatsoever.
Otherwise, the slap in the face at this moment will be unexpectedly resounding!
"Ms. Sun, what should we do now?" she brought the question back to the main point.
"I'll think of a way," Sun Xiaowei replied calmly.
Two hours later, Sheng Nanyin returned to the park, holding a doll named George in her hand.
Zeze hugged George tightly, looking very happy.
It has to be said that at such a young age, he already has the demeanor of a movie star.
"Does it really take this long to make a round trip?" Huo Beichen frowned.
"I went to the supermarket on the way and bought some groceries." Sheng Nanyin had already prepared her reason.
There were indeed more fresh ingredients at home; she had ordered takeout to be delivered downstairs.
Taking advantage of this time, she delivered her and Zeze's passports and other belongings to the route they would inevitably take that night.
Doing it this way will be much safer.
"What did you buy?" Huo Beichen asked.
“Zeze likes beef, eggs, and pasta, as well as some seasonings,” Sheng Nanyin replied. “It’s better to choose these things yourself.”
These were all answers she had already thought of.
To her surprise, Huo Beichen actually asked a question.
"That's all?" Huo Beichen pressed.
She sensed something else in his tone. "Is there anything else I absolutely need to buy?" she asked in return.
Huo Beichen remained silent, a hint of disappointment appearing in his eyes.
Sheng Nanyin really couldn't understand it.
“Dad,” Zeze pointed to the pirate ship in the distance, “come with me to ride that one.”
Huo Beichen got up and left with Zeze.
Sheng Nanyin secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Having a child and being a smooth talker would be great.
After disembarking from the pirate ship, Zeze walked slowly, his face somewhat pale.
Sheng Nanyin quickly stepped forward, squatted down, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"
Zeze hugged her neck and rested his little head on her shoulder. "Mommy, I can't breathe," he said, sounding aggrieved.
Sheng Nanyin understood; he rarely rode pirate ships and was somewhat unaccustomed to them.
"It's okay, Mom will carry you for a while." Sheng Nanyin picked him up and walked forward while gently patting his back.
In Huo Beichen's eyes, Sheng Nanyin seemed to be enveloped in a soft light at this moment.
He had seen many beautiful aspects of her.
This was the only time he had ever seen him like this.
A softness, which he himself was unaware of, welled up in his eyes.
Before long, Zeze came to her senses and straightened up.
“Mom, Dad wasn’t scared at all on the pirate ship just now.” He looked at Huo Beichen next to him.
“Dad is an adult,” Sheng Nanyin explained with a smile.
Zeze shook her head seriously, "But the uncles and aunts sitting in front of me were also screaming in fear."
"But Dad didn't make a sound at all, so I think Dad is very brave!" The little girl's face was full of admiration.
“Yes, your father is indeed very brave.” Sheng Nanyin nodded, not wanting to damage Huo Beichen’s lofty image in the child’s mind.
Huo Beichen's face remained expressionless.
Only he knew that a strange joy was welling up inside him.
"Dad, can you still play that with me?" Zeze pointed in the distance.
Huo Beichen and Sheng Nanyin turned to look.
That thing is called a meteor hammer, I think. It rotates 360 degrees without any blind spots.
Compared to it, even pirate ships are just small fry.
“Zeze…” Sheng Nanyin looked troubled.
How can I subtly convey that he might not be suited for that kind of game?
Zeze was very clever and immediately asked, "Mom, you think I can't play that, right?"
Before Sheng Nanyin could speak, several young men and women walked past them and hurried toward the meteor hammer.
"It's a deal, anyone who doesn't dare to go up is a coward."
"If anyone is a coward, don't blame us for hanging up on them every day from now on."
Upon hearing this, Zeze also looked troubled.
Go ahead, he's actually a little scared.
If he doesn't go, he'll be a coward.
Even though he's still young, he doesn't need to be a coward.
Sheng Nanyin understood that at this moment, a qualified mother should encourage and accompany her child to ride the meteor hammer.
But she really didn't dare.
Zeze turned her gaze to Huo Beichen.
Huo Beichen didn't look at him, but instead saw the meteor hammer not far away, seemingly pondering something.
Zeze was inevitably a little disappointed; he had hoped that Huo Beichen would accompany him upstairs.
Sheng Nanyin put Zeze down and pointed to the ice cream parlor in front of her: "Mommy is thirsty, let's go buy an ice cream."
After Zeze left, she said, "That shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"
“That’s not a problem,” Huo Beichen replied, “but shouldn’t you go and keep him company this time?”
Um?
"Aren't you fighting me for custody?" Huo Beichen continued, "You should be prepared to be both a father and a mother. In this situation, gender shouldn't be an issue."
Sheng Nanyin: ...
Okay, she admitted that he had a point.
After finishing her ice cream, she let out a heavy sigh.
Encouraged by the dessert, she grabbed Zeze's little hand and said, "Zeze, Mommy will take you to play with the meteor hammer."
Zeze tilted her little face up and looked at her with wide eyes: "Mommy, do you dare to go up?"
"...Don't underestimate your mother."
Sheng Nanyin pulled Zeze along and walked all the way to the ticket booth for the meteor hammer.
Just then, a group of people came down.
Among these people, many were pale, had weak legs, and were vomiting constantly; very few looked good.
Sheng Nanyin frowned, imagining the pain she would experience while playing.
However, the arrow was already on the bowstring and had to be released.
"Mom, are you sure you really want to go up there?" Zeze asked one last time, a question that seemed to pierce the soul.
Sheng Nanyin swallowed hard several times: "Let's go."
Suddenly, the ticket in her hand was snatched away.
Immediately afterwards, Zeze was also picked up.
"Can't you just give in to me?" Sheng Nanyin heard Huo Beichen's hateful voice.
She stared blankly as he and Zeze got on the meteor hammer.
Does he need her to back down?
Even if she gives in, what can she change?
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