Chapter 24
The medical examination results were reassuring and satisfactory; Xu Yirou was in good health and there were no abnormalities.
The table in front of the sofa was covered with snacks and candies, and a plate of sliced fruit.
With ice cream in her mouth and a donut in her hand, Xu Yirou was watching TV and laughing heartily.
As Xu Qingyan passed by the TV room, she frowned and gently reminded her, "Mom, you should eat less cold and sugary food. Too much sugar can cause cavities, and too much ice cream can cause stomach aches."
"I didn't eat much, just a little bit." Xu Yirou pinched her fingers, her chubby little face unconcerned. "Okay, go do your thing, don't worry about me."
Xu Qingyan was a little worried, so he sat down next to her, his dark eyes full of seriousness: "Mom, open your mouth so I can see your teeth."
Xu Yirou opened her dark, bright eyes and pouted unhappily, "No!"
"Why?" Xu Qingyan asked thoughtfully. "Are you worried about having your cavities discovered?"
Xu Yirou swallowed the ice cream in her mouth, leaving a ring of white milk stains around her lips, and spat twice in annoyance:
"I don't have cavities, my teeth are perfectly fine, look!"
She opened her mouth wide, revealing a set of neat, white teeth.
Xu Qingyan turned on her phone's flashlight and held it close to look at it.
After a while, he slowly straightened up and turned off the lights.
Xu Yirou tilted her chin up proudly and said, "See? There isn't any."
"Um, no, but—"
Xu Qingyan said expressionlessly, "Mom, did you secretly eat some spicy snacks?"
Who would have thought that a cute little baby's mouth would be filled with the pungent smell of spicy food?
In his eyes, spicy strips are pure junk food. The baby's stomach is fragile and her immunity is low. He would rather she eat more sugar than allow her to eat spicy strips.
This was a rule that Xu Qingyan had set before his business trip.
Xu Yirou, realizing she'd been caught out, felt guilty: "No, I didn't eat it secretly."
Knowing the cub's mother's stubborn nature, Xu Qingyan hooked her long leg and brought the trash can next to her.
Xu Yirou: !!!
The trash can lid was lifted, and the Spicy Prince logo was blatantly exposed to the air.
Xu Yirou: QAQ
Xu Qingyan slowly picked it up with her two long, slender, fair fingers, and red chili oil dripped from the opening: "Mom, is there anything else you want to say?"
"I don't know anything, I didn't eat it." Xu Yirou turned away, her ears red, and said with a stiff neck, "You didn't even see me eat it, hmph."
It means that they will only confess if they are caught red-handed and caught red-handed.
"Mom, you taught us to be honest and trustworthy from a young age—"
The cub quickly covered its ears with its chubby little hands, refusing to listen, saying, "Don't listen, don't listen, you turtle chanting scriptures."
Xu Qingyan: ...
Xu Qingyan's forehead was etched with dark lines, and she realized that her gentle, dignified, mature and calm mother from the past had disappeared.
Modern mothers are innocent, childlike, and rebellious; they need not only care but also guidance.
It was a wonderful feeling; she was both their mother and like a daughter they were raising together.
He couldn't help but reach out and touch her head, then pulled out a wet wipe and gently wiped away the milk stains around her mouth.
"Mom, are we going to the zoo tomorrow?"
Xu Yirou's attention shifted immediately, and her eyes lit up as she counted the heads: "Great! Me, Mom, Xiaobao, and you, let's go together!"
"It would be great if Erbao could come." Her voice lowered slowly as she sighed regretfully, "Never mind, Erbao is a big star, too busy, he has to film every day to make money."
Xu Qingyan had repeatedly asked He Nianzhu to take up positions in the group so that he could manage the company with him.
However, He Nianzhu showed no interest in managing the company and spent his days idly, focusing all his attention on the entertainment industry.
The little money he earns is less than the company's daily profit. Xu Qingyan can't understand why her younger brother is so determined to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.
"Mom, do you want Ahri to come back?"
"Yes, I do." Xu Yirou smiled. "Erbao can imitate a lot of animal sounds, he's amazing."
As if thinking of something, Xu Qingyan's thin lips curled slightly: "Indeed impressive."
He could learn the sounds of 108 different pigs without batting an eye, which truly impressed him.
He tentatively asked Xu Yirou if she should ask her younger brother to ask the crew for leave to come back, but to his surprise, his playful mother shook her head.
"Dabao, Erbao will definitely have their pay docked if they take time off work. Earning money is so hard," she whispered. "I need to use the money I earn to buy gifts for Mom, I can't spend it on you guys..."
She earns 300 yuan per shoot, and she only shoots two days a week. It takes her a long time to save enough money to buy a gift for her mother.
Xu Qingyan casually asked, "What gift does Mom want to give Grandma?"
"I won't tell you." Xu Yirou said mysteriously, grinning foolishly. "You'll find out when the time comes."
Xu Qingyan guessed it was a jewelry gift, and he immediately thought of the pink hair clips and crowns in Xu Yirou's jewelry box.
Although they are all set with diamonds and gemstones, the color... the old lady is unlikely to like it, right?
He wisely refrained from asking further questions; it would have been better if he hadn't, as asking might have reminded his mother of the incident.
Uncle Yun walked over and said, "Young Master, Young Master Xu has arrived and is waiting for you downstairs."
Xu Qingyan nodded and stood up. Before leaving, she turned back and instructed, "Mom, watch one more episode and then stop. Don't eat any snacks either. Go to your room and play with Chengcheng."
Xu Yirou waved her hand: "Okay."
*
Downstairs, Xu Yue sat with an imposing posture, his gentle and refined white suit exuding a wicked and arrogant charm that contrasted sharply with his delicate features.
He heard the unhurried footsteps slowly descending the stairs. Xu Yue looked up, adjusted his glasses, and exclaimed in surprise.
"Hey, our mysterious dad from Beijing's social circle has arrived."
The amazing pictures of the mysterious CEO dad and his beloved little princess that were going viral in the saleswoman group have reached Xu Yue.
If he hadn't known that his so-called beloved little princess was actually his mother, he probably would have thought that his good friend had secretly married and had a child behind his back.
Xu Qingyan: "Get to the point."
"I've brought you some big news today." Xu Yue, with a bright red cherry dangling from his mouth, took a bite. "Want to hear it?"
Xu Yue's habit of keeping things a secret was something he was born with; he was a natural riddle teller.
Xu Qingyan glanced at the wall clock: "You have ten minutes. I have a meeting in ten minutes."
"Tsk." Xu Yue chewed his food. "You really have no sense of romance. Luckily you're handsome and rich, otherwise you'd definitely be a bachelor for life."
Xu Qingyan shot him a glare.
Xu Yue stopped joking: "Alright, alright, I'll tell you the truth. I ran into your ex-girlfriend's ex-manager at the Su family's banquet yesterday."
"That person told me in a mysterious way that your girlfriend has a six-year-old child, and that you... cough cough, you might have been cheated on."
Almost instantly, Xu Qingyan's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he looked like he wanted to devour someone, which frightened Xu Yue so much that he put down the cherries in his hand.
"It's none of my business." Fearing he, an innocent bystander, would be implicated, Xu Yue added:
“You broke up just a few months ago, and she announced her retirement from the entertainment industry. At that time, there were all sorts of rumors in the industry. This year, she has secretly made a comeback... Someone took a picture of that child in front of her house.”
As Xu Yue spoke, he pulled out the blurry, A/V quality candid photo from his phone.
Xu Qingyan lowered his eyes uncontrollably—
The woman was tall, with a slender, snow-white waist that was particularly eye-catching. Her face was completely covered by a hat and mask. She carried a plastic bag in one hand and a short-haired child in the other, walking silently with her head down.
Due to the camera angle, the child's face is blurry, but judging from his clothes, he should be a boy.
Xu Qingyan watched coldly in silence.
Xu Yue reluctantly put his phone back in his pocket and comforted him, "Hey, it's normal to feel uncomfortable the first time you're being cuckolded. You'll get used to it when you're my age."
Everyone in the industry knows that Xu Yue's biological father was kidnapped by a group of vicious thugs in his early years. The little brother was so frightened that he developed mental problems and never acted like a real man again after that.
Fortunately, Xu Yue's mother had already given birth to him by then. Considering this, Old Xu turned a blind eye to his wife's affair with a younger man.
As long as he doesn't have any illegitimate children and doesn't bring them home, his wife can do whatever she wants with him.
Mr. Xu's magnanimity has brought harmony to his marriage and filial piety to his children. It's outrageous and bizarre, but it makes sense.
Xu Qingyan's forehead vein throbbed, and he gritted his teeth and glared: "Shut up."
Xu Yue immediately silenced the message.
Xu Qingyan's face was extremely ugly, and his gloomy atmosphere enveloped the entire living room. Xu Yue rubbed his arms.
He said with great loyalty, "You're my brother, I can't stand by and watch you get bullied. I'll go back and have them expose this and help you get revenge."
Well-known social media apps in China are products of the Xu family, such as the three giants: Weibo, Xiaolanshu, and WeChat.
Xu Yue could easily make things difficult for or even blacklist an actor, even if that person was a Best Actress winner; that's the power of capital.
"No need." In just a few minutes, Xu Qingyan had already composed himself, his cold and sharp eyes remaining calm and composed. "There's no point in dwelling on what happened five years ago. I'm busy, I don't have that kind of free time."
After saying that, he suddenly got up and went upstairs.
Xu Yue was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed, "No, you're just leaving?"
"My time is up, you can do as you please."
"..."
What a beast! At least give him a glass of water!
*
The man's face was ashen, his thick eyebrows furrowed, and he exuded a cold aura as he silently headed towards the study.
[Scented grass, sweet berries, drinking dew, leaning against a tree]
[Raising my head and standing on tiptoe, I quicken my pace of growing up]
"La la la~ Oh yeah!"
The toddler in the TV room was singing along to the ending theme song. He was obviously off-key, but it wasn't bad at all. His babyish voice was incredibly soft and cute, and his little figure was happily jumping around on the soft sofa.
Xu Yirou got into the mood to sing, climbed off the sofa, stuck her butt out, and searched everywhere for a microphone.
After searching for a long time without success, she sat on the ground, feeling lost and frustrated. She remembered that there used to be two microphones here, so where did they go?
Xu Yirou was picking at the soles of her feet out of boredom when suddenly, her eldest son's figure flashed past the doorway.
Xu Yirou hurriedly chased after him, calling out, "Dabao, Dabao!"
Hearing the cub's call, Xu Qingyan instinctively stopped.
Xu Yirou couldn't stop in time and bumped into his leg with a thud, falling to the ground with a childish cry of pain: "Ouch!"
Xu Qingyan froze for a moment, then quickly squatted down and said with concern, "Mom, are you hurt? I'm sorry, I was just lost in thought."
Xu Yirou rubbed her little bottom, which had almost split in two, and said, "It's okay, it just hurts a little."
She looked up at her son, her eyes blinking, and asked, "Dabao, what's wrong? Are you angry?"
"I don't."
“You did, I could tell.” Xu Yirou rested her chin on her hand and imitated his expression by frowning hard. “You were like this just now, so fierce, you must have been unhappy.”
Xu Qingyan was stunned: "Did I scare you?"
"I'm not scared." Xu Yirou shook her head, her eyes curving like the moon when she smiled. "You're my son, I'm not afraid of anything, I'm just worried about you."
"...Mom, please speak clearly."
The mother cub glared at him, wrinkled her little nose, and drawled in dissatisfaction, "Ugh, you men just don't understand romance~"
Xu Qingyan: =_=
Her interruption eased Xu Qingyan's heavy mood somewhat, and he led Xu Yirou back to the TV room.
I was immediately taken aback when I opened the door.
The trash can was full of wrappers of various colors, there were a few extra white stains on the dark carpet, and a piece of pink cream was stuck on the table.
Unsurprisingly, it was his mother's doing.
Xu Yirou scratched her head: "Don't mind me, just sit wherever you like."
The TV was still playing cartoons. Xu Qingyan picked up the remote and coldly pressed the power off button.
Hsu Yi-jou transforms into a screaming chicken.
"What are you doing?!" The mother cub looked hurt and shocked.
Xu Qingyan raised an eyebrow: "I remember when I left just now, I asked you to find Chengcheng to play with. Why are you here alone?"
"Xiao Bao has gone to work." The little boy sighed, his brows furrowed with worry. "She said she can only play with me after she's done."
No wonder it was so quiet upstairs; Mom was the only one in the TV room.
Xu Qingyan happened to have some free time, so he replied without hesitation, "It's alright, I'll play with you then."
Looking at her eldest son's serious expression, Xu Yirou had some doubts. Her eldest son had always been a troublemaker and had almost never played games like hide-and-seek.
Does he know how to play?
"Dabao, do you know the rules of the game?" The cub's innocent eyes were full of undisguised suspicion. "You can't just play around like that."
Xu Qingyan's brows twitched. How difficult could a game that didn't require any brainpower be? His mother was underestimating him.
"I don't mess around."
Only after receiving her son's solemn assurance did Xu Yirou feel relieved. She then ordered him to face the wall and count to sixty before running off to find a place to hide.
The Xu family villa, excluding the outdoor area, is the size of three football fields. The mother and son agreed to hide in only the rooms along the corridor.
Behind the gate!
Oh no, Da Bao has sharp eyes, he'll definitely spot her.
Hide under the bed!
Oh no, it's so dark.
Under the table!
No, no, what if Da Bao can't find it?
As the countdown accelerated, the little boy, in a moment of panic, rushed to his daughter Xu Niancheng's room and buried himself in the covers.
Xu Niancheng, who is currently live streaming: ???
What came in?
She turned her head and looked closely; the baby's round little bottom was sticking out of the blanket.
Fans in the live stream who also witnessed this scene went wild.
[It just zoomed in so fast I didn't even see it clearly. I thought the screen was lagging, but it turned out to be a kid.]
Wow, what kind of look is this? Haha
[Haha, so cute! Is she Chengcheng's younger sister? Or her niece or something?]
Xu Niancheng replied with a smile, "This is my little princess."
She then turned the phone to silent mode, put it down, and leaned closer to ask softly, "Mom, what are you doing?"
A muffled voice came from under the covers: "Shh, I'm playing hide-and-seek with Da Bao."
Xu Niancheng blinked in surprise. Her older brother would actually play such a childish game with their mother.
She seemed to sense something and looked towards the wide-open door, and the brother and sister's eyes met unexpectedly.
Xu Qingyan, who was standing at the door, raised her hand and made a shushing gesture.
Xu Niancheng smiled knowingly.
"Mom, where are you?"
"Oh, not here?"
"Mom is so good at hiding, we can't find her at all."
Xu Qingyan pretended to wander around, but in reality, the two siblings were both staring at the cub hiding under the covers with smiles.
Xu Yirou lay on the bed under the covers, covering her mouth and giggling. Her little face was flushed from being sullen, but she was still having a great time.
Xu Qingyan estimated that it was about time, and worried that her mother might suffocate if she stayed in the suffocating room any longer, so she stepped towards the bedside.
Xu Yirou was like a little ostrich, her round little bottom sticking out high, swaying back and forth as if afraid that no one would see her.
"Mom, I—"
puff.
Pfft.
Ouch, my stomach hurts so much, I can't help but fart.
Oh no, has Da Bao already found out about me?
But I don't want to be found out... But, but I also need to fart, oh dear, what should I do!
The cub broke out in a cold sweat, and in a flash, it suddenly covered its bottom with both hands to physically mute itself.
Pfft, pfft, pfft, and then three more loud farts.
Suddenly, the blanket above her head was pulled off, and the blinding sunlight shone on Xu Yirou again. She was about to speak when her face suddenly changed, and she hurriedly covered her nose and retreated.
The soft little hand waved: "Ugh, it smells awful."
Xu Qingyan, who was the first to suffer and whose face turned green, asked, "Mom, does your stomach hurt?"
"Huh? How did you know?"
Xu Qingyan remained silent.
How could he explain it, saying that these farts were particularly smelly? That one whiff would tell he had an upset stomach?
Xu Niancheng giggled and covered her mouth as she said, "Mom, I'll take you to the toilet."
"Oh, okay." Xu Yirou reluctantly got off the plane, too shy to look at the two of them.
Ugh, so embarrassing QAQ
"Mom, eating ice cream can easily cause a cold and upset stomach, and spicy strips can easily irritate the stomach and intestines. You can't eat too much ice cream, and you should try not to eat spicy strips."
"Are you willing to believe me now?"
The cub paused.
Realizing she had done something wrong, Xu Yirou bit her lip and timidly turned her head: "I...I understand."
Her clear eyes were filled with apprehension, making one feel sorry for her.
Xu Qingyan's expression softened: "Mom, I'm not scolding you. I just want to tell you what things you can't do and what the consequences will be. If you get an upset stomach, you have to go to the hospital. You're afraid of injections, aren't you?"
Xu Yirou's eyes welled up with tears: "Yes~"
"Please don't mix ice cream and spicy snacks anymore, okay?"
Tears streamed down her face: "Okay~"
Xu Qingyan tenderly wiped away the tears on the cub's mother's face: "Mom, don't cry, I didn't mean to blame you."
Xu Yirou shook her head and exclaimed:
"My stomach hurts so much, ouch, I can't hold it in any longer!"
I need to poop!
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