The little girl pouted, “Will Zoey get an uncle from Qatar? But people don’t like yeh. neither does KK.”
Owen Baker hugged her and lost his smile as he walked out the door, “So who do you like?”
“Nini likes her uncle, but he said she can’t marry her own sister.” She was frustrated.
Owen Baker collected the bitterness in his heart and asked with a smile, “Hmm. You remember so well.”
“Nini still likes someone. But, he should not like Nini and KK. nor Zoey …” Otherwise, why would he not visit them for so long?
“Who are you talking about?” Owen asked. Not ignoring the despondency in the little girl’s eyes.
The little girl hesitated for a long time before saying softly, “Uncle …”
Owen Baker heart slightly shocked, obviously did not expect the child actually remember Jerry Xiao. children are still so small, forgetfulness has always been very big, not to mention has been 8 months so long. Especially Nini this girl, often is heartless. However, Jerry Xiao, she is still Nabi chatter.
Could it be that blood is thicker than water?
Jerry Xiao, how lucky he is! For so many years, even though he had never fulfilled his fatherly duties, the child still hung on to him with such dedication. This is really enviable.
…
After taking a sip of beef soup, Mrs. Shamli looked at Zoeywith concern , “You don’t look too good today. Is it something about the project that’s bothering you?”
“Nope. Don’t worry Godmother, I just didn’t sleep well last night.” Zoey answered quickly.
“That’s good. If you can’t hold it together, talk to your godmother and she’ll grant you a few days off.” Mrs. Shamli didn’t know until today that it was Jerry Xiao who was in charge, so it was expected that Zoey couldn’t be calm about it.
Zoey smiles, shaking her head. Cheer up, “I can hold up, I have to accompany my godmother to the meeting with the people over there in a while. Don’t worry, godmother, I will be in my best condition for the meeting.”
“Hmm. That would be best.” Mrs. Shamley paused, and suddenly, raised her face to look at Zoey , “Zoey, ever thought about taking the Baker family back from him?”
“Hmm?” Zoey froze for a moment. Lifting his eyes, he looked at her with what appeared to be some confusion.
Mrs. Cenri smiled slightly, the elan and certainty of a successful woman in her eyes, “If you want it, I’ll find a way to get it back for you. It just depends on you, if you still really want it.”
Zoey held the spoon without moving, and for a long time just kept her head down, looking thoughtful.
“You don’t have to rush to answer me, not at all now.” Mrs. Shamley was unruffled, “Come, dine first. Owen , come and sit down.”
“Good morning.” Owen set Nini down and greeted everyone.
Nini turned her head and said to KK, “Uncle said that there is a camel race today oh KK, let’s go together!”
“Really? I’m going!” KK immediately got excited.
“But we all have important jobs today.” Owen was in a bit of a bind.
“Never mind. Let Oldwood accompany the two children.” Madame opened her mouth, and didn’t want to spoil the two children’s fun. Lao Mu was Mrs. Shamli’s old driver, having come from Nepal, but also knowing the local culture and having a steady nature, so the children were relieved to be left in her hands.
When Zoey and her group accompanied Mrs. Shamli to appear at the venue, people from MY group of companies were already waiting there. She didn’t want to search carefully, but just one glance revealed the figure that wasn’t there at all …
“Hello, ma’am. I’m the special assistant to Mr. Xiao of MY Group, just call me Afon.” Ah Feng’s contained his chest and probed his hand over to shake Mrs. Shamli’s hand.
Mrs. Shamli is not the slightest bit lose the momentum, faint and he shook. Toward him than a please arm, is not moving to look at Zoey, see her lost soul, she also pull away from the line of sight, as if casually ask: “I heard that your president personally arrived, he did not come together?”
“Regarding this, it’s really unfortunate. Mr. Xiao has always wanted to meet up with Madam in person, but because of some temporary health conditions, that’s why I had to attend on his behalf.”
“Oh? Are you sick? Is it serious? Did you call a doctor?”
“It’s an old problem, ma’am, don’t bother.”
…
Zoey listens to their back and forth of pleasantries, but just catches that last one from Fung. Old problem? Still wiid? Does that mean he’s still sick?
Zoey’s thoughts flew away for a moment, and when she came back to her senses, it was Jing Si who pulled her, “Madam wants you to go over there and be the interpreter.”
She actually got lost in her own thoughts and noticed everyone’s eyes looking towards her before she hurriedly walked over to Mrs. Shamli and sat down next to her. Both sides brought over people from various countries, so in order to facilitate communication, Zoey translated Chinese or Arabic into common English.
After eight months of study, her Arabic, which wasn’t exactly outstanding, was no longer a problem at all for day-to-day communication and work, so she was perfectly capable of such a job.
Without a local driver’s license, Jerry Xiao gave maps to local people and drove in a local’s car to the place that was obviously unfamiliar but inhabited by people he knew well.
He didn’t really know Arabic, and the good thing was that it was clearly marked on the map. So it didn’t take too long to get to his destination.
This is a villa situated in the desert, with an area of more than a thousand pings. Jerry Xiao just stood on the desert road, looking at the villa in front of him from a distance. Exotic flavor, but let him feel intimate. Xu because, she and the child are living here ….
According to Fung, she’s working as an interpreter at the venue at this moment. So, where are the kids? Are they there now?
When he thought of those two long-lost children, the emotions that surged in his heart were really a hundred times. The thoughts at the bottom of his heart had tended to swell, but the deep guilt was also almost drowning him.
I don’t know what kind of reaction the two kids will have when they see him. Like their mommy, will they be annoyed and hate him, or will they have already forgotten about him?
I didn’t dare to think about it any more, for fear that if I thought about it so much, I would lose the courage to face them. Moving forward, I intended to knock on the door. Instead, the door of the villa was pulled open from the inside, only to see an older man holding two children come out.
His thoughts lurched, and his eyes settled on the two children’s faces. Seeing them clearly in that instant only felt as unreal as a dream.
The children didn’t know what they were talking about with the older man, tilting their little heads and talking animatedly. Apparently, Arabic wasn’t too good for them yet, so they were struggling to speak it. From time to time, they were accompanied by hand gestures and exaggerated expressions. But, even so, it didn’t affect the communication between the three of them at all. The two little guys, on the contrary, became more and more excited as they spoke.
Are they, like, going on a cruise?
As if touched by the children’s laughter, Jerry Xiao also couldn’t help but smile. Finally, he couldn’t wait any longer and walked forward, his heart had never been so eager, “KK! Nini!”
The two children, first thought that they had misheard. After just a moment’s pause, when they were about to continue opening their mouths to say something to Uncle Mu, the two of them turned their heads back in unison.
“Uncle!!!” Calling out in unison, the two pairs of childish eyes immediately blossomed with a different luster.
KK and Nini, however, didn’t immediately make a move, but just stood beside Uncle Mu, jawing their watery eyes at him.
“Uncle, is it really you?” Nini asked in disbelief.
“Seems true.” KK replied.
Jerry Xiao stood there, looking deeply at the two children, the feelings that welled up in his heart for a moment, but it was a hundred turns, complex and inexplicable. The sound of ‘uncle’ was so loud that his heart trembled. He, is it possible to imagine on his own, they called is actually a ‘daddy’?
He squatted down and opened his arms toward the children, smiling deeply. The children seemed to recognize that it was really him, cheered, broke away from Uncle Mu, like a wild horse out of control, jumped straight toward him.
“Uncle!”
“It’s really Uncle!”
Two little ones, one on each side, jumped into his arms. He tightened his arms and embraced the two children in a full embrace. That soft, warm breath, momentarily filled his chest, the ecstasy in his heart could not be suppressed no matter what.
Big palms excitedly hugged the back of each of the two children’s heads, so that their little faces were pressed against his own, and he greedily and gently rubbed against their soft skin, as if this was the only way to truly feel their presence …
Not a dream, not a fantasy …
He had fantasized countless times about how happy he would be if these two children were his own. It never occurred to him that the heavens would actually favor him in this way and bestow this fortune on his head.
Oldwood looked inexplicably at the scene before him, staring wide-eyed and alert at the large man who had suddenly appeared, as if to prevent him from stealing the child at any moment. His mouth muttered, naive, not knowing what he was saying. But at this moment, Jerry Xiao could not care so much. His mind was on the children.
“Cough cough … Uncle, you’re going to hug me so much that I’m going to break.” Nini finally couldn’t help herself and twisted her little head.
“Uncle, did you miss us too much since you haven’t seen us in a while?” KK bobbed his little head as well.
Jerry Xiao hurriedly let go of the two children and tried to suppress his over-excited emotions for fear of scaring them.
“Yes, Uncle misses you guys!” Jerry Xiao looked at this and that with joy.
The kids are changing day by day, and eight months on, Nini is a total beauty and KK has all his style. I don’t know if it’s a figment of my imagination or what, but I just feel that these two kids are looking more and more like myself.
Those eyebrows, that little nose, that little mouth …
What a damned thing! Earlier, why had he never thought that these two little things were his own? No wonder, they had that tacit understanding earlier!
“Uncle, we miss you too!” Nini hugged his neck, softly pouting, “KK and I have missed you from time to time! Don’t we, KK?”
“Uh-huh!” KK leaned in his arms, nodding like garlic. Wide-eyed looking at him, his small mouth pouted, very aggrieved, “Thought Uncle didn’t want us anymore, Zoey lied to us, said Uncle would never come to us again …”
The child spoke of this with a look of resignation and despondency. Nini subconsciously hugged his neck tighter, as if she was afraid that he would suddenly disappear again.
Feeling the emotions of the two children, Jerry Xiao only felt that his chest was choked, and it was a little difficult to breathe. He firmly embraced the two children, respectively printed the most tender kiss on their foreheads: “I’m sorry … Uncle is very sincere to apologize to you, forgive uncle for not coming to you for so long … ”
Forgive him, too, for these five years of gross dereliction of duty. Going forward, he was willing to spend one five years, two five years, countless five years, to make up for it all …