Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Xue Jue spat out Xue Wanwan’s white and tender little hand with no expression on his face, but Xue Wanwan seemed to think it was fun, so he sent his little fist to Xue Jue’s face again.
“Ey-ah-” Xue Wanwan called out in a sweet voice.
However, Xue Jue was indifferent and suddenly turned his head to avoid Xue Wanwan’s touch.
“Ah ah ah -” Xue Wanwan seemed to be very dissatisfied with Xue Jue’s reaction and kept making protesting sounds.
Seeing this, Zu Qi slowly leaned against the bedside and waved his hands slightly awkwardly: “You go on, just pretend I don’t exist. I didn’t see anything just now.”
“…” Xue Jue’s forehead had three obvious black lines drawn. After a moment of silence, he carried Xue Wanwan, who was babbling non-stop, to his bedside. “Are you hungry?”
Zu Qi shook his head.
He ate every day while lying down and had nothing to do. Weng Yuxiang often asked the servants to make porridge and soup at home and bring it over. At this time, he still felt a little uncomfortable with a bloated stomach.
Xue Jue asked again: “Then I will help you get up so that you can walk around?”
Zu Qi continued to shake his head and said, “You go about your business and don’t worry about me. I will call you if I need anything.”
After hearing what Zu Qi said, without saying anything else, Xue Jue carried the noisy Xue Wanwan to the window and stood there. Outside was the busy street and the bright and festive night scene.
Now that winter had started, the weather had turned cold, and the heater had been turned on indoors. Although it was very warm, the air still felt not very fresh, and the tightly closed ward was a bit stuffy.
Xue Jue opened the window a small crack, and the cool wind flowed in through the crack. After it combined with the heating in the room, it didn’t feel very cold.
However, Xue Wanwan seemed to like the wind very much. He kept raising his two small hands that were clenched into fists and making vague and childish sounds from his mouth.
Zu Qi sat on the bed and watched boredly as Xue Jue and Xue Wanwan, the father and son, interacted. He found that despite Xue Jue’s appearance being as cold as an iceberg, he was actually pretty good at taking care of children, at least more patient than him.
Thinking of the ear-piercing cries of that brat Xue Wanwan, Zu Qi felt only fear and impatience.
For the first time, he understood that being a parent was not easy. He must have tormented his parents a lot when he was a child.
When his thoughts fell on his long-dead parents, Zu Qi’s mood couldn’t help but become much lower. He lowered his eyes to cover the sadness in his eyes, as if his heart was tightly grasped by something big, and even breathing became extremely difficult for him.
Soon, Zu Qi suddenly remembered something – he had been in this world for more than two months at least, but he had never met the original owner’s parents, and he had never even received a call from his family.
Logically speaking, for such an important matter as giving birth to a child, the family of the original owner should show their face, right?
Unfortunately, Zu Qi didn’t even see a single person in the past two days.
Zu Qi recalled the content of the novel and couldn’t find any description about the original owner’s family.
The original owner was an insignificant cannon fodder in the novel. His each appearance could be summarized in only two or three paragraphs, so the author must have been too lazy to mention the original owner’s family.
The only thing he remembered was that when the original owner was still in high school, Shi Hao approached him to film a movie. The original owner went home and discussed it with his parents. As a result, after his parents heard that the salary was very high, they happily signed the contract and received the deposit, and then sent the original owner away.
Zu Qi: “…”
As expected, in the world of novels, weirdos appeared in pairs.
Zu Qi had lived in the real world for more than 20 years, and he had never seen parents who were so careless about their children, especially people like Xue Yanjing. He was afraid that this could only be written about in novels.
Zu Qi picked up his phone and looked through his contact list, but still found no trace of the original owner’s family. It was as if the original owner was born alone, struggled in the entertainment industry alone, and then met Xue Jue.
He wondered if Xue Jue knew about this…
Zu Qi was hesitating whether to ask Xue Jue, when a white and fat little fist suddenly appeared in his sight. The little fist waved in front of Zu Qi’s eyes, and finally touched Zu Qi’s cheek.
The milky laughter of a little baby rang in his ears.
Zu Qi raised his head when he heard the sound, and then he noticed that Xue Jue, who was holding Xue Wanwan, had walked up to him at some point. Xue Jue’s hands were slightly stretched forward and he had put Xue Wanwan on Zu Qi’s chest.
“Want to hug?” Xue Jue asked.
Zu Qi lowered his eyes and looked at the milky baby spitting out small bubbles. At this time, Xue Wanwan’s eyes had fully opened, like two crystal clear black grapes, looking at Zu Qi eagerly and curiously.
The little guy rarely calmed down completely. Even if he didn’t cry or make a fuss, he still punched and kicked his legs from time to time.
Maybe it was because he was used to seeing it, but at this moment Zu Qi didn’t think Xue Wanwan was as dark and ugly as before, but rather a little cute. He also exuded a strong milky fragrance, which made Zu Qi feel like he wanted to bury his head into the child’s body inexplicably. The idea of carrying the child in his arms caused him to take a deep breath.
Zu Qi suppressed the impulse that came in his heart. After calming down, he shook his head and said, “No, you should hold him.”
Xue Jue: “I’ll stay here and watch. Nothing will happen.”
“It’s not a question of whether anything will happen. The key is that this brat won’t let me hold him at all.” Zu Qi glanced at Xue Wanwan who was reaching out to him sourly, without concealing the envy, jealousy and hatred on his face.
Xue Jue saw Zu Qi’s reaction in his eyes, and a faint smile suddenly appeared on his expressionless face.
Somehow, he had a very subtle feeling. Thinking of the child in his arms that he and Zu Qi shared, his whole heart was filled with an indescribable emotion.
In fact, Xue Jue never regarded Zu Qi as a family member.
From a long time ago, he was the only one in his world. His domineering and selfish father and cowardly and incompetent mother made him deeply tired, and he gradually lost his longing for this so-called home.
The appearance of Zu Qi and this child was just an accident, but they forced their way into his life in a way that could not be refused. He had no feelings for Zu Qi and the child, and only intended to shoulder his due responsibilities.
But when Xue Jue picked up this child who was connected to him by blood, he suddenly felt something different.
This was his biological son… his blood ran in his body… it was an inseparable connection between him and Zu Qi.
Thinking of this, Xue Jue’s heart felt soft. He slowly put the child into Zu Qi’s arms, and then placed his hands on the edge of the bed in a protective posture.
Zu Qi carefully took Xue Wanwan and lifted him up gently. The baby in his arms giggled at him and raised his hand to touch his face with his little fist.
Seeing this scene, Zu Qi’s heart almost melted.
“The last time you hugged him, he cried because he needed to pee. It didn’t mean that he wouldn’t let you hug him.” Xue Jue explained softly. After a pause, he added helplessly, “But he really doesn’t like being held by my mother and Butler Zhang, maybe their holding position makes him feel uncomfortable.”
The two of them were very close, and Xue Jue seemed to be talking in Zu Qi’s ear. All the warm breath he exhaled fell on Zu Qi’s ear, which made it itchy and numb.
Zu Qi subconsciously shrank his neck and moved a little to the side, quickly shortening the distance between him and Xue Jue.
Xue Jue naturally noticed Zu Qi’s movements and couldn’t help but be stunned for two seconds. The smile that filled the corners of his eyes also froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered, stood up straight and took two steps back calmly.
Zu Qi had been paying attention to Xue Jue’s reaction from his peripheral vision, and suddenly his expression was a little embarrassed. He hugged Xue Wanwan stiffly with both hands, not knowing what to do.
The room was extremely quiet, with only Xue Wanwan’s babbling voice making Zu Qi and Xue Jue seem even more silent.
“Relax, don’t hold him too tightly.” Xue Jue suddenly said.
Zu Qi responded and quickly relaxed his strength. He turned around and saw that Xue Jue was already standing far away, almost pressed against the wall, as if he wished he could be thousands of miles away from Zu Qi.
Zu Qi: “…”
Xue Jue tried his best to act calm, then he changed the topic and said: “I have thought of a few names for the child. See if you think any of them are suitable. We have to get the child’s household registration done as soon as possible.”
As he said that, Xue Jue took out his phone and searched for something.
“I’ve already chosen a name.” Zu Qi replied. He gently touched Xue Wanwan’s face with his hand. The little baby suddenly giggled and wanted to grab Zu Qi’s finger.
Zu Qi looked at the little guy and thought he was so cute. He really wanted to hug him tightly and ravage him. The father’s love that was constantly overflowing from the bottom of his heart had turned out of control.
After a while, Xue Jue found the names he had written down in the memo. He picked up the phone and handed it to Zu Qi and asked, “What name did you choose?”
“Xue Wanwan.” Zu Qi said with a smile. He was very satisfied with this name. He had been calling the baby Xue Wanwan for the past two days. Even Weng Yuxiang also called him Wanwan.
Unexpectedly, Xue Jue suddenly lowered his face, looked at Zu Qi with a deep gaze for a long time, and suddenly said in a deep voice: “Don’t fool around.”
Zu Qi was confused: “I’m not fooling around, I really like this name.”
Xue Juan seemed to have thought of something, and could not help but say with a sneer at the corner of his mouth: “Isn’t the reason why you chose this name because of the ten million I gave you?”
“It’s not all because of this…” Zu Qi swallowed guiltily.
Xue Jue’s attitude was firm: “No matter what name you want, I can promise you, but not this one.”
Zu Qi was also a little annoyed: “Why?!” He was already used to calling it, and it would inevitably be very uncomfortable to suddenly change his way of calling.
Xue Jue didn’t say anything for a long time, looking down at Zu Qi with a look of warmth and anger in his eyes, slowing turning into indifference. He couldn’t figure out why Zu Qi was so obsessed with the word “ten million”, and he never thought that using 10 million to retain Zu Qi was something worth showing off.
Obviously they were married and even had a child together, but he needed 10 million to beg Zu Qi to stay…
He was afraid there were few couples as ridiculous as them in this world.
The more Xue Jue thought about it, the colder his heart became. The fantasies and expectations he had for his family not long ago also completely disappeared at this time.
It was because of his poor memory that he actually forgot that Zu Qi was originally a villain who clung to power and only had money and power in his eyes and did not consider anything else.
It was true that a person’s nature was not easy to change…
Then, he said, “Xue Mingkun, just give this name.”
Xue Mingkun?!
Damn it!!!
Zu Qi’s eyes widened in shock, and he turned his head to look at the expressionless Xue Jue in disbelief.
He also thought that what he did a while ago completely changed the original plot of the novel, and that as long as he did not follow the plot, he could completely avoid everything that was about to happen.
However, it turned out that he was too naive.
In the novel, the son born between Xue Jue and the original owner was also named Xue Mingkun.
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