Zoey’s heart was in complete turmoil from that kiss. It was a terrible thing! She thought that after she fled back to her country, she could at least not see him for a while, and then she could sort herself out, but then he came back.
And …
As soon as he came back, he appeared in front of her and kissed her that way. How could she organize her thoughts like that? His shadow was all that was left in her mind.
After returning home from the mall and pulling out her things so that her father, Sam Baker, could try on some of his new shirts, Zoey pulled out her children’s clothes and had them put them on one by one to see if they fit.
Zoey was so pleased with the blue coats on the two children that she couldn’t help but give them a few kisses on the cheeks.
“Zoey , it’s been a day yay.” KK suddenly said.
Zoey was looking down at the zipper on his shirt and didn’t look up, just said, “What day?”
“It’s been a day since we separated from Uncle! Uncle should be coming back for us, right?” Nini explained for KK. The twins really have a heart to heart, no matter how much KK says something out of the ordinary, it’s always Nini who understands her the most. Zoey froze. Thinking of her parents who were chatting while changing clothes, her heart tightened. Subconsciously wanting to change the subject, she already heard her mother Yami Hu’s voice coming from behind, “Nini, the uncle you just mentioned, which uncle is it? The uncle you guys met in Arabia?”
Zoey immediately turned back, “Mom, no. Just a regular friend of mine.”
The kids didn’t notice her anxious look, KK narrowed her eyes badly, “It’s not just friends, it’s obviously a couple.”
“Hmm? What’s going on here?” Sam Baker glanced at Yami Hu and then at his daughter and couldn’t help but say, “Zoey’s got a boyfriend and she’s hiding it from us? He’s not really Arab, is he? We won’t let you marry that far away.”
No! Not like this …
She was tempted to explain, but Nini had already picked up the conversation. “It’s not the Arabs oh! Grandma and Grandpa know Uncle too, it’s the Uncle Oh that Nini told you about before.”
Zoey bowed her head in resignation. That big mouth! If she could, she really, really wanted to take a needle and sew it up before she could.
As expected …
Sam Baker and Yami Hu, whose faces had been smiling, changed suddenly. The smiles froze on their faces, and their eyes looked toward Zoey with a seriousness that made Zoey shiver. She bit her lip and heard her father, Sam Baker, slowly speak, “The uncle the kids are talking about is the Xiao Family’s penis?”
Zoey pulled back her brow and did not speak.
This is, naturally, a tacit admission!
A pang of disappointment welled up in Sam Baker’s eyes. Yami Hu didn’t look any better. “Mrs. Lee, take the two children upstairs first.” Sam Baker didn’t get angry and just ordered first.
Li Ma answered and hurriedly trotted out to lead the children away. The two children stared at each other for a while before snapping out of it and realizing that they seemed to have said the wrong thing.
“Grandpa and Grandma don’t seem to like Uncle.” Nini said.
“Not only do you not like it, but, like, you hate it.” KK agrees with Nini’s words. The little head goes back over and looks downstairs, sympathizing with a certain figure, “That’s bad, will Zoey get punished by copying kanji 500 times?”
“I don’t know, if only Uncle was here, I could ask him to help Zoey copy.” Nini also had a sympathetic look on her face.
“Looks like we really said the wrong thing.” KK summarized.
Nini covered her little mouth with an innocent face, tugged her little eyebrows, and said weakly, “I think … it’s more likely that we’ll be the ones who’ll be penalized for copying words 500 times …”
“OH!” KK exclaimed exaggeratedly, slapping his head with a headache, tempted to just hang on the wall and play dead.
…
Downstairs.
After the two children went upstairs, the atmosphere in the hall was unusually serious, and Zoey sat across from the two elders, her hands resting uneasily on her lap. He pursed his lips before raising his head to look at the two elders.
“Zoey , what the hell is going on?” Sam Baker took the lead and looked at his daughter, “Is it true what the kids are saying?”
“We did meet in Arabia.” Zoey admitted matter-of-factly, “He’s met both kids too. my group’s new gas project is with my godmother’s company, and I happen to be in charge of it, so, it’s always an encounter.”
Sam Baker listened to his daughter’s explanation and looked sideways at Yami Hu, who looked at Zoey, “Zoey, Mom and Dad don’t want to interfere with your behavior, but you know better than we do what kind of person he is. I know you have a soft heart and a soft ear, but who knows what his purpose is in approaching you this time. I can’t say for sure that he just wants to take away this pair of kids!”
Zoey bites her bottom lip lightly, “We’re, not about to fall in love …”
“Not being in love is correct. Dad also told you clearly that the Xiao Family penis is not acceptable to us – even if he is the father of two children! Haha! He’s not entitled to have two kids call him Dad!” Sam Baker’s tone was firm and completely irrefutable.
“Your dad is right. Today, I’m also on the same line as your dad. Zoey , mom and dad have no problem with whoever you fall in love with, it’s him that we resolutely won’t allow!” Yami Hu also firmly expressed his position.
Zoey didn’t say anything more. Mom and Dad’s reaction was within her expectation, there was no suspense at all. She didn’t want to argue for Jerry Xiao either, because even she wasn’t sure if he was true to her. She had once believed in him 100%, but the pain she felt afterward was more of a collapse of trust.
Suspicion, already deeply implanted in her heart by him personally, how hard would it be to build trust again?
President’s Office.
Looking at the screen of his cell phone, the image of the four members of his family, Jerry Xiao picked up his lips, and the bottom of his eyes rippled with an unprecedented blending of Nguyen.
“Hey, what are you looking at na? Told you to look at the file, you look at your phone.” Zac White glanced at him and brought his face up, surprised to see it was a picture of the kids with her.
“You guys are back together at this point?” He couldn’t believe his godly speed. It’s only been a few days since he woke up, how did he take them all down again?
“So much for managing.” He put away his cell phone and looked down at the papers Zac White had sent over. Zac White sat across from him holding his chest and looking at him, shaking his head straight.
“What do you mean?” Jerry Xiao didn’t look up, just asked lightly. As if he knew what kind of expression Zac White was wearing at the moment.
“Sympathize with you.” Zac White spread his hands, “According to my eyes, it’s going to be a lot harder for you to catch her this time.”
Jerry Xiao paused in his movements and glanced at him with a slight lift of his eyebrows. His whole body slumped onto the table, “It’s just as well that you hurt her so completely, you don’t know, do you, that when you were in a coma, your mom rushed over to her hospital room and slapped her across the face.”
Jerry Xiao’s heart ached, almost as if he could visualize the image. The movement paused there for a long time without making a sound.
“I told you you did it to yourself! You obviously cared about her that much, and you had to do it in the first place. Now, tell me, how come you don’t want to tell your mother about the baby? Your mother has a lot of preconceived notions about her. The sooner you tell her, the sooner you’ll solve a stumbling block between you.” Zac White’s sincere advice.
Jerry Xiao gave him a heavy look and explained again, “Don’t reveal half a word about the baby in front of my mom.”
Zac White froze for a moment, and then, shook his head back and forth. “Okay, okay, okay, I can’t figure you out at all. You show me the project documents, and we’ll talk about the details of cooperation later.”
“Uh-huh.” Jerry Xiao just faintly answered and lowered his head. At the bottom of his eyes, a slice of gloom surfaced.
Yes, even though my mother had too many preconceived notions about Zoey, she couldn’t say a word about it now.
Because … he was afraid that he would leave at any moment, he was afraid that he would no longer be able to protect her …
Once the day comes when he disappears from this world, the child’s fate will inevitably become the biggest point of contention between the mother and Zoey.
He, doesn’t want to see that …
Just want her to be well and the kids to be well …
As the night wore on, Zoey lay alone in her bed, unable to sleep. In his mind, the images that came back to him, each one had his presence. Him, back again! And, they were this close.
In the end, it was impossible to fall asleep. She sat up from the bed and walked out onto the terrace, staring up at the stars in a daze. It was a surprisingly cold late winter night. She was dressed very thinly, just a plain nightgown and cotton slippers, and stood there against the wind. She cringed as a snowflake fell and landed on the tip of her nose.
She touched it and the snowflake had melted into a drop of water, causing her to shiver softly.
After blowing the wind, the thoughts became clearer, and the sleepiness was not left at all. At this time, the cell phone but suddenly rang in the room. Subconsciously turned back to look at the wall clock, already 1:00 a. m., this time, how can there be a phone call to find themselves?
At the thought of a possibility, the heart, uncontrollably, jumped hard. Almost immediately, turned back around and ran toward the room. Grabbed the bedside cell phone, took a look, and sure enough …
Or the number eight months ago. She had long since deleted it from her phone book, and had thought that the number herself had long since disappeared from her memory, but now that she saw it again, she realized that it was actually …
Never forgot about it …
One number, one number, all clearly reflected in the mind …
Zoey didn’t answer the phone right away, taking a deep breath and calming her racing heart before picking it up.
For a long time, no sound came out.
She didn’t …
Neither did he …
Only each other’s breath, through the airwaves into each other’s ears, gently hitting the thin eardrum. The surrounding atmosphere inexplicably ignited a touch of strangeness.
She pursed her lips and held her cell phone as she retraced her steps to the terrace. She quietly looked at the vast night sky, feeling the snowflakes fluttering like cotton wool, and she spoke first, her voice soft and careful as if to break this quiet beauty between them, “Why is there still a call for me?”
“Your number hasn’t changed.” His voice, too, was as light as hers. Even the background was silent.
“Oh.” She answered. Each other’s numbers are still the same, all that familiar, but each other … have changed a lot …
“Why are you calling me so late?” Zoey asked, and then seemed to think it was wrong, so she changed her tone, “Or are you calling about the kids? But they’re asleep at this hour.”
“Find them some other time. Why are you still up so late?” Jerry Xiao asked.
“… I’m jet lagged.” A few hours of jet lag is something that simple children adapt to quickly. She, however, was different.
“Don’t stand on the terrace when it’s so cool.” Jerry Xiao’s droning voice was a blend of unspeakable nguyen.
Zoey felt a palpitation in her heart, gripped the phone and subconsciously looked around, “Where are you?”