Xia Xingchen looked at the stubborn figure with sore eyes. If Song Weiyi entered this family, his identity would be particularly embarrassing, and she was afraid that the child would be wronged.
"Why haven't you left yet? I told you to leave!" Xia Dabai pricked up his ears, but when he heard nothing, he turned his head slightly and glanced at the door. He only saw a pair of feet and couldn't help but grumble.
"If you want to eat the chicken legs I made, you have to get up, right? You won't be able to eat them if you sleep like this." Xia Xingchen finally spoke.
Xia Dabai thought he was hallucinating, and blinked his watery eyes. The next second, he immediately stood up from the sofa. When he saw her at the door, his little mouth pursed and he started crying, "Dabao!"
He looked like he had suffered a great injustice. Xia Xingchen felt so distressed that she put down the snacks and picked him up from the ground.
"Are you hungry?" Xia Xingchen asked him. He nodded his head like crazy, "I'm hungry. I'm almost starving."
"Don't do that again next time. If you're hungry, you have to eat. Otherwise, you'll starve and won't grow taller."
"It's all because my dad is so annoying!" Xia Dabai muttered. Xia Xingchen carried him downstairs. In the dining room, the housekeeper had already asked the servants to prepare the dishes and wait there. Xia Dabai wanted to eat chicken legs, and she made them herself, so Xia Xingchen was naturally happy to make them.
She entered the kitchen again. Compared with the small house she lived in now, it was a little exaggerated. She tied an apron and skillfully cleaned the chicken legs. Xia Dabai seemed to be afraid that she would leave again. He kept holding his small bowl and followed her feet, like a little tail. She was afraid that the smoke would suffocate him, and asked him to go out several times, but he refused. Finally, she had to give up.
… … …
While she was busy in the kitchen, Bai Yeqing came back. As he walked into the house, he whispered something important to Leng Fei. Leng Fei just said, "Sir, what about Miss Song..."
Before he finished speaking, Bai Yeqing's eyes had already landed on the gift bag on the low table. He didn't listen to what Leng Fei said, but walked over slowly and took out the tie from inside.
He was stunned.
He looked around almost subconsciously. The housekeeper was watching from the side and understood immediately. He smiled and raised his hand to point to the kitchen. Bai Yeqing's eyes darkened a little, took the tie in his hand, and walked in that direction. After taking a step, he remembered something and looked back at Leng Fei, "Let's talk about other things tomorrow. Ask everyone to go back early."
"Yes, sir." Leng Fei nodded. When his figure disappeared, Leng Fei was still standing there watching, feeling worried. It seemed that the President was really attracted to Miss Xia, but attraction was one thing and marriage was another. He doubted whether the President could still be so rational if this continued.
Before Bai Yeqing even reached the kitchen, he heard the baby's voice coming from inside, "Dabao, look, I've already finished a bowl of rice!"
"Well, you're so good. Go out and wait for me. The chicken legs will be ready in a while." Her voice came softly from the kitchen, but I don't know if it was an illusion, but her tone seemed a little gloomy today.
"No, I want to stay here with you. Xiaobai is the worst. If Xiaobai comes back to chase you away and bully you, I will protect you."
"..." Bai Yeqing's face darkened outside. This kid! He is very skilled at destroying his father's stage!
He went in with a cold face.
Xia Dabai mentioned that he was full of resentment and finally had the opportunity to complain in front of Dabao. He was about to speak his mind to Dabao, but someone suddenly grabbed his little collar from behind.
"Who is it? Who?" He waved his hands wildly in the air, holding the bowl in one hand and the spoon in the other. He turned his head to look behind him, and when he saw someone, his face fell.
Xia Xingchen turned around when he heard the noise. Seeing that it was him, his heart skipped a beat and his hand holding the spatula tightened. He half-dragged and half-carried the child out, and he went into the kitchen. He didn't know when the servants in the kitchen were dismissed by him. In short, there were only the two of them in the kitchen.
Xia Xingchen tried to focus on the frying chicken legs and ignored the man. However, some people have the ability to make people feel uneasy just by standing there and doing nothing or saying nothing.
"When did you come back?" Bai Yeqing was the first to speak and break the silence.
"Not long ago." Xia Xingchen replied, and then explained: "The driver said that Dabai refused to eat, and asked me to come and coax him, so I came. I will leave after he finishes his meal and coaxes him to sleep."
Bai Yeqing particularly disliked the sentence she added at the end. He put his hands in his pockets, leaned against the refrigerator beside him, and glanced at her solemnly, "What if he goes on hunger strike again tomorrow?"
"Then don't confine him. Send him to me. I will certainly find a way to keep him from going on a hunger strike."
"No." Bai Yeqing refused. "Since I said you should be under house arrest, then I should be under house arrest. I cannot change my orders overnight. Otherwise, how can I have any authority?"
Is this what they call “the king never jokes”
The chicken legs were ready. Xia Xingchen turned off the fire, turned around and looked at him, "But he didn't do anything wrong, why did you confine him? He's just a child, what's wrong with him missing his mother? He was born from my belly and I raised him, why do you want to separate us? This is cruel to both him and me!"
As Xia Xingchen was talking, she suddenly became excited, and when she looked at him, a thin layer of mist suddenly appeared in her eyes.
Bai Yeqing was startled, his eyes darkened. She realized that her emotions were a little out of control, so she avoided his gaze and turned to leave. Bai Yeqing stretched out his hand and pulled her, and with a force, she spun half a circle and was held in his arms.
Xia Xingchen felt wronged. Her mind was filled with the red invitation card that Yu Zenan showed her, and she felt even more uncomfortable. She struggled subconsciously, but Bai Yeqing tightened his arms and hugged her tighter. She leaned her head on his shoulder, and it was like something hit the softest part of her heart. She stopped struggling, and tears suddenly fell down.
Bai Yeqing couldn't stand her tears and was upset by her crying. He just hugged her with one hand and said, "Don't cry."
She cried, "Why do you like to bully us mother and son so much? Do you think we are easy to bully?"
Bai Yeqing pinched her chin and lifted her face up. "Tell me why you are so easy to bully, huh? Since you like to run away from home, then let you go. I can't let you bring this bad habit to the child as well."
Xia Xingchen was speechless, staring at him with resentful eyes, "You were the one who kicked me out at that time, how did it become me who ran away from home?"
He is really good at shirking responsibility!
Bai Yeqing put one hand on her waist and the other on her side, holding her between his chest and the refrigerator. He looked at her with deep eyes, and Xia Xingchen felt that it was like a whirlpool, as if one more look could easily draw one's heart in.
He leaned over, his lips almost touching hers, and whispered, "You left when I told you to, why are you so obedient?"