The bowl in Song An’s hand was placed on the table with a loud thud as she replied to him fiercely.
Yuchi Jin could not calm down when it came to Ye Moxuan. Though his daughter was furious, he could not suppress the urge to continue with his questions.
“What happened? I’m here to wait for Xuan indeed, but you need to explain why he is not here.”
The initially lively atmosphere became freezing cold almost instantly, and no one at the table had the appetite to continue eating. At that moment, the dining room became silent, and only the sound of the boiling broth in the pot could be heard.
As Yan saw that the potato slices that she threw into the pot had become mushy from boiling, she wanted to scoop it up, but under the current situation, she did not have the guts to do so, so she had to hold back herself.
After a long time, which felt like half a day, Han Muzi finally answered, “He’s in the hospital.”
Hearing that, Yuchi Jin started panting, and he got up on his feet at once. “Hospital? Why is he in the hospital? What happened?”
At first, Yuchi Jin thought that Ye Moxuan was not there because he was out, so he had the leisure to have Chinese New Year’s Eve dinner together with them. However, as soon as he heard that Ye Moxuan was in the hospital, he immediately lost his mood to have dinner.
“Yu Bo, stop eating. We are going to the hospital.”
However, at this moment, Song An spoke out to stop them. “Don’t waste your time. There is nothing you can do even if you go to the hospital now. It’s not a big deal that your grandson was admitted into the hospital. His memory was triggered, and he couldn’t withstand it, so he fainted. He is now resting in the hospital. Do you have any problem with that?”
Upon hearing Song An saying that his memory was triggered, Yuchi Jin was stunned, and unreadable emotions flashed across his old, cloudy eyes.
What she meant is that my grandson, Ye Moxuan, is about to recover his memory?
All of a sudden, Yuchi Jin felt an emptiness inside him. Right now, Ye Moxuan has not recovered his past memories, but he already keeps going against me; if he recovers his past memories, won’t he treat me more indifferently?
Nonetheless, what triggered his memories? Wasn’t he just alright before this? And he didn’t show any unusual reaction after meeting Han Muzi.
“What kind of a response is this?” Song An got on her feet and folded her arms across her chest while looking down at Yuchi Jin. “Are you worried that after he regains his memories, he will abandon you and leave? Right now, I would like to give you a piece of advice. If you are too stubborn, you will end up losing a lot of things. After all these years, if you have not repented on what you did, then I have nothing to say.”
The living room sank into an uncanny silence.
…
Meanwhile, at the hospital.
“Mr. Xiao, if daddy doesn’t wake up for the whole night, are we going to stay here all night?”
Hearing that, Xiao Su suddenly had an idea and turned to look at Little Bean.
“Little Young Master, are you tired? How about… I give your mommy a call to ask her to take you back?”
When Little Bean heard his words, he immediately shook his head in refusal.
“No. I want to stay here to wait for daddy to wake up.”
After saying that, something crossed his mind, and he stared seriously at Xiao Su. “Mr. Xiao, can you stop calling me Little Young Master?”
Xiao Su was stunned. “Why?”
“I know that you treat my daddy very well, so you can just call my name. My name is Little Bean.”
I don’t have the guts to call Young Master Ye’s son as Little Bean!
“Mr. Xiao? I only have this one request. Will you do it?”
Looking at his face and his adorable eyes and tone, Xiao Su realized that there was no way that he could reject him. Nodding, a word was let out from his throat. “Okay.”
Instantly, Little Bean’s face broke into a grin, revealing two rows of clean and white teeth. “Mr. Xiao, I want to hear you call my name.”
Xiao Su was speechless for a moment. This little fellow is so cunning; he is good in putting me on the spot.
Fortunately, he was just a child, so it was not difficult for him to call his name.
“Little Bean,” Xiao Su called out. Hearing that, the curvature on the corner of Little Bean’s lips increased, making Xiao Su have a sudden feeling that this child looked way more pleasing to the eye than Young Master Ye. Though they had faces that looked exactly the same, their personalities were entirely different.
When he was contemplating about this, the little fellow sitting opposite him suddenly asked a staggering question. “Mr. Xiao, do you like Aunt Yan?”
Upon hearing that, Xiao Su nearly choked on his saliva. When he came to his senses, he looked at him in a fluster while his eyes darted everywhere.
My thoughts were seen through by a kid?And in such a short amount of time, no less. Am I behaving that obvious? Doesn’t that mean that… Yan could feel it as well?
Upon having such thoughts, his expression became gloomy.
The corner of his eyes unconsciously glanced at the ugly scar on his face. He had always kept his fondness for Yan in the deepest part within his heart, and not to mention that now he had this ugly scar, which made him even less qualified.
Looking at the little fellow staring at him waiting for an answer, he could not refrain himself from reaching out to rub on his head. However, when his hand was about to touch Little Bean, it stopped abruptly, and after a moment, he drew back his hand and denied with a smile.
“What are you saying? That’s not true.”
He had not had much right to in the past, and now, none.
He had no right to like a nice girl, and no right to touch this cute little fellow before him.
Xiao Su’s every move and action was watched by Little Bean, including the moment when his hand was extended near his head but then retracted back.
Little Bean pouted. “Mr. Xiao, extend your hand.”
“Why?” Stunned, Xiao Su reached out his hand, and Little Bean set his hand in position before deliberately rubbing his head against it.
Xiao Su could feel his little head rubbing against his palm, and the faint itchy feeling felt as though it could clearly reach his heart. Looking at the little fellow before his eyes, he was at a loss for words.
“Mr. Xiao, it’s okay if you like her. You wanted to touch my head, but why did you retract your hand? I didn’t say that I don’t allow you to touch my head.”
Xiao Su could feel his heart become warm. He had never expected that Little Bean had such a clear mind that he could guess his thoughts.
And the first sentence he said just now was obviously referring to the fact that I like Yan.
I like her, but I dare not admit it. And Yan doesn’t know that I like her.
Am I overthinking this? Or it’s just that this kid is too bright…
No… he is merely a four- or five-year-old kid. It’s impossible for him to know so many things.
Xiao Su gently caressed his head for a while before taking his hand back.
“The world of the adults is very complicated. There are a lot of things that are not that simple. It’s hard to explain.”
Little bean cocked his head to a side. “But I don’t think that it’s complicated. Mr. Xiao, take my mommy and daddy as an example; they were separated for so many years because they made things complicated.”
Xiao Su was speechless. He did not want to admit it, but… that was indeed the truth.
