Ever since Zoey had announced that she wouldn’t be coming home tonight, the two kids had been unusually excited, screaming and jumping around. They would have been even happier if they had known that their favorite uncle was really their own daddy, right?
Thinking of those happy images, Zoey couldn t help but smile open. Walking to the promenade to call home to ask for leave to come back, he heard Nini sitting on his lap, and reported the situation with him, “Uncle, uncle … has a beautiful aunt who came to see you Oh!”
Auntie almost accidentally blurted it out, but luckily Nini had quick reflexes and turned it around in a flash.
Jerry Xiao was helping KK with the exercises and listening to her, so he didn’t pay attention and just asked, “What pretty aunt?”
“Pretty aunt in a wheelchair.”
Nabi?
Jerry Xiao frowned slightly before asking, “Did she leave any messages?”
Nini shook her little head, “Only said she came to Uncle Zhao, and when Uncle wasn’t there, she left. Uncle, who is she? Does she like Uncle?”
Jerry Xiao coughed and subconsciously looked up at Zoey, who intentionally avoided his eyes and walked over to KK, pretending not to see his eyes. Before he could explain to the little girl, KK had already spoken coolly, “That’s uncle’s first love, Nini, didn’t you read the newspaper last time? It’s the uncle and the auntie. You also said that Auntie has a great body.”
Jerry Xiao’s eyebrows twitched. This brat actually remembered that racy newspaper!
“Oh, so that’s her! Ajussi’s eyes are really good! She’s even better looking than Zoey!”
The two kids were going back and forth, basically singing a double act. jerry Xiao’s face was dark, intentionally or unintentionally looked at Zoey several times, but she just lowered her head and fiddled with KK’s course book, as if she wasn’t listening to them at all, and as if she had heard them and cared about them so much that she intentionally didn’t pay any attention to him.
“Zoey , you seem upset.” KK looked up at Zoey .
Zoey slapped him on the forehead, stood up, and waved at the little girl in Jerry Xiao’s arms again, “Come on, it’s time for you guys to take a bath!”
The two little things obediently got up and headed for the bathroom, Zoey wanted to follow, but Jerry Xiao got up and dragged her by the hand, Zoey purposely didn’t turn around, only struggled, but he suddenly hugged her and turned into the other room, and then locked the door silently.
Before he could speak, he looked down at her and was the first to open his mouth, “Are you angry?”
“No, why would I be angry?” She replied with deliberate coolness, a faint smile hidden in her eyelash-covered eyes.
So, he is also caring about his feelings? This kind of feeling … is really surprisingly good, so, can’t help but want to want to tease him …
“I told you, that photo was just a misunderstanding.” He didn’t know why he had to explain for those old things in the past, but he just couldn’t help it. It was the fault of those two brats who only fanned the flames!
“So, I didn’t say anything, did I?” She still didn’t look up. The moment she looked up, she was bound to reveal herself.
However, the more he did so, the more Jerry Xiao felt that she was making a scene. He was actually a little uneasy, picking up her lower jaw, wanting to explain some more, but, meeting her eyes, he instantly blackened his face.
“You tricked me!”
She rippled into a smile and grabbed his hand that was resting on her chin, “It’s like you’re the one who thinks I’m too petty.”
Seeing her smile, Jerry Xiao untraceable relief, but also annoyed that she just deliberately put on that look, clearly want to let him misunderstanding, so low, in her lips heavy bite.
“Well …,” she whacked him in pain before he switched to a kiss. It wasn’t until outside the door, with the kids looking around strangely, that he released her with a sigh of relief. Red-faced, she pushed him away and hurried out.
Three days later.
Early in the morning, Zoey started picking out her clothes, and Owen Baker passed by her room door and looked at the bed full of clothes and felt a slight twinge in his heart. The woman who wants to please herself is probably the scene now.
He squeezed the birthday present he’d gotten especially for her in his hand, and Zoey looked back to see him in the doorway.
“Good morning, brother.”
“What are your plans for today?” He had no intention of asking her out. A day like this was supposed to belong between lovers, not between brother and sister.
“There’s something very, very important to do today.” The thought of talking to Jerry about the kids today made my heart skip a beat. It was really hard to imagine how he and the kids would react respectively when this matter was said!
“Even though you’re so busy, ‘Happy Birthday’ I’ll say it anyway.” Owen Baker held out the present behind him and handed it to Zoey, who took it with delight and looked up at him, “You haven’t mentioned it in the last couple days, I thought you’d forgotten.”
How could he forget? Although she had been away from home for the past few years, but, everything about her was on his mind. It was impossible to forget in this lifetime.
“I have a social engagement tonight, so I won’t be able to accompany you. After the dinner, I have an 8:00 pm flight to go on a business trip, so I’m afraid I won’t be able to see you again today.”
“Will you be too tired to travel that late?” She ached for her brother.
Owen Baker felt warm inside and didn’t say anything, only compared the gift box with his lower jaw, “Open it and see, you should like it.” . “That’s for sure, I’m sure I’ll like anything you give me.” Zoey said as she opened the gift. Seeing the two crystal pearl earrings lying inside the small brocade box, her jaw dropped in surprise, surprised, “Brother, this pair of earrings, how come they’re here with you?”
She took it out with delight and looked through it several times. Yes, it had ‘L’ and ‘Y’ engraved on it as well.
Watching her enjoy it made Owen Baker feel happy too. “These aren’t the same pair of earrings as last time, but they’re almost identical to that pair. Seeing how anxious you were when Nabi lost them last time, I thought I’d buy you another pair. It’s still handmade by the same master, and it’s so similar that even you won’t recognize it.”
Not that couple?
Zoey was still a little sad. That pair of earrings was a memento of the bond that had been formed between her and Jerry. However, she was very happy to get this pair of earrings. Jumping up and down, she put the earrings into Owen Baker’s hand, “Brother, please put them on for me!”
There really couldn’t be a better time to take these earrings to Jerry and talk about the baby! She thought that really God wanted her to say it all today, hence the pair of earrings Owen had sent out.
…
All day long, Jerry Xiao was busy with back and forth meetings. Zoey nestled on the sofa, watching TV with Yami Hu and eating. Recently, she has been busy with her relationship, neglecting her family, and her mother has long been dissatisfied, so she must not neglect her on such a special day today.
When it was almost time for dinner, Zoey received a call from Jerry Xiao.
“What are you up to?” His voice came from the other end of the line, accompanied by the sound of flipping papers. Zoey leaned against Yami Hu’s shoulder and answered, “Watching TV with my mom. What about you?”
Yami Hu turned his face and looked at his daughter’s sweet face and knew that she was in love. He couldn’t help but put his ears up and curiously listened to the movement over there.
“It’s been a busy day, with two days’ worth of assignments to complete.” Tomorrow and the next two days happened to be weekends, and he wanted to take the opportunity to take two days off and take her and the kids out for a vacation, which, of course, had already been arranged.
“So you don’t have time tonight?” Zoey didn’t want to bother him, but she couldn’t help but feel lost inside.
“There’s time.” Even if there wasn’t, he’d squeeze it in. “I’m calling to tell you not to get ready to cook dinner tonight, I’ve made reservations at the Simu Rotisserie. I’ll pick you up about eight o’clock after work.”
She would smile away, “No need. Just go pick up the kids, I’ll take a cab directly from this side.”
The two of them chatted for a while before putting down the phone. Zoey was holding the phone with a sweet look on her face. Yami Hu was also happy in her heart, “The two of them are so close, when will you bring them back to show us? But you have to get past mom, if mom doesn’t like it,….”
“Mom, you would have loved him.” Zoey thought for a moment, “I’ll bring him back tonight, or tomorrow, if he’s free.”
“Really?” Yami Hu was pleasantly surprised, “Then I’ll have to talk to the old man so we can get ready.”
“You don’t have to be so nervous.” Zoey smiled away and took her mother’s arm again, leaned in to her ear and spoke mysteriously, “Mom, there’s one more thing I need to tell you.”
“What is it?”
“Starting tonight, the kids will have their own dad.”
“Pro-daddy?” Yami Hu was decidedly surprised, she was almost incredulous, “You mean, he’s the kids’ daddy?”
“Uh-huh.” Zoey smiled. Yami Hu was now looking forward to it even more, and figured that it was the best possible ending.
…
In the evening, at almost 7:00 p. m., Zoey and Jerry talked on the phone for the last time and started to change clothes. When they were about to go out, they received a call from Nabi Yan.
“Zoey , can we talk?” Nabi Yan got straight to the point, her tone gentle.
“Now?” Zoey looked down at the clock. It was an hour before the appointment with Jerry.
“Well, I hear it’s your birthday, are you busy? Is it a date with Jerry?” Nabi Yan’s tone, much darker.
Zoey was a little apologetic, but, didn’t want to keep it from her. “I’m sorry, but Jerry and I have an appointment at 8:00 at Simu’s, so I may not be able to come out to meet you.”
“There’s still an hour to spare, isn’t there Zoey , I’ll just talk to you for a little while, it won’t take up too much of your time. Really!” Nabi Yan pleaded.
Zoey checked the time again. Today was a very important day and she didn’t want to be late, even by a minute. So …
“I only have half an hour, maybe not enough, why don’t we change it for another time?”
“No, Zoey ! Half an hour is enough.” Nabi Yan said immediately, and worried that Zoey would refuse, she added, “I only need ten minutes.”
Zoey thought for a moment, “Okay then, where do we meet?”
“I’m in a cafe not far from your door, just come straight over.” Nabi Yan gave the address and Zoey got ready and headed out the door.
…
When Zoey arrived at the cafe, Nabi Yan was already there. She was not in a wheelchair, but with a pair of crutches. Even though she was in a fancy restaurant, the people around her couldn’t help but look at her twice.
It’s a shame that a beautiful face is a disabled body.
Nabi Yan was getting more and more uncomfortable with the stares, and Zoey hurried over and sat down in front of her.
“There you are.” Upon seeing her, Nabi Yan just barely managed to pull out a smile. At a glance, she saw the pair of studs on Zoey’s ears, and her whole body shook.