The man appears to just notice her; he glances over and wants to anger her. But when his gaze falls
upon her, it fixates on her.
Today, she is wearing a light pink jacket, a very fresh color. Inside she wears a V collar blouse. With a
pair of whitewashed tight jeans, on her feet is a pair of white sneakers. Half of her hair is let down and
half tied behind her head. One look and she appears to be a college student.
Rex immediately recalls the time they met in a bar five years ago. It was the same feeling. In the
pompous and extravagant environment, she is like a daisy on the peak of a rocky outcrop.
Five years passed and the child is already so big. She is already twenty-nine years old. But time seems
to be very kind to her. Not only is she spared from aging, but she also looks even younger.
She has a baby face and doesn’t look like the mother of a child, especially when she smiles.
Lily notices the deep stare of the man and feels uneasy and begins to adjust Adair’s collar to avoid his
gaze.
What is he looking at with such concentration? Is there something on her face?
Lily endeavors to keep a neutral expression. She doesn’t want to appear in such a way that makes him
misunderstand.
“What do you want to drink? Uncle will have someone prepare.” Rex waves for a waiter.
Adair ponders and says, “I want soda!”
“No.” Lily immediately objects, “Soda’s bad for your teeth, you can have some juice.”
“Okay.” Adair is not spoilt, “then I’ll have some orange juice, thanks.”
The waitress doesn’t look old and should be around twenty. Sees Adair being so cute and well-
behaved, she praises, “What a cute kid!”
This is the first time Rex hears an outsider praising his son and he proudly replies, “Yes, he is lovely.”
“…” Lily looks by the side. In the past, she had seen him handling lawsuits and other major cases but
she had never seen him having such a big reaction. It was just a compliment from others and he is so
happy. It is like a huge issue for him.
She ponders about the time she gave birth and heard a nurse praising her child. It must be the same.
At that time she was overjoyed. Now she is already used to it.
She realizes that what he is experiencing is similar to five years ago when she became a mother to
someone. Lily couldn’t harden her heart towards him.
No matter what, he is the child’s biological father. It is a bond that will never break and they can’t
escape from this relationship.
The three of them sit in the rest area. Most of the time Rex is talking to Adair and Lily just sits on one
side listening. She will only reply occasionally when the child asks.
Soon, it is time to board the airplane. Rex leads the way and Lily holds onto Adair’s hand and follows
behind. They step into the airplane after the boarding passes are checked.
Adair’s large eyes keep looking around curiously. The first class is different from the economy class. It
is not that packed and the seats are bigger. Adair sits feels it very comfortable. “Mom, when will the
airplane take off?”
Lily teaches him how to buckle up the seat belt, “We’re going to take off soon, are you afraid?”
“No.” He is very excited and shakes his head. Though he says that, Lily could see that it is his first time
flying in an airplane and he is visibly anxious.
At this moment, the air stewardess brings over two snacks. One is a cup of fruit juice and the other is a
piece of cake. Lily looks at him and knows that he has instructed it.
“You’ll need to wait for a while till the aircraft takes off. You can play with this jigsaw puzzle.” He hands
over a mini jigsaw puzzle which is jumbled up.
Adair takes it over and lowers his head in concentration to fix the puzzle. His two eyes look seriously at
the puzzle. He looks so cute.
Lily’s seat is next to Rex’s. She didn’t rest well these few days and her eye bags are showing. Rex
notices and gives her a blanket, “Rest for a while, I’ll look after the kid.”
“It’s okay, I’m not tired.” How can she not be tired? It’s because Rex has never taken care of a child and
can be careless at times. In case something happens to the kid, he may not know how to tell her.
After a short wait, the airplane takes off. Along the runway, the sound of the engines roaring spread to
the cabin. Soon after, the airplane climbs to a suitable height and starts to cruise.
“You can pull open the window lids.” Rex reminds the boy but doesn’t help him with it.
Adair opens as he was told and sees plenty of clouds below the airplane. He turns and shouts with
sparkles in his eyes, “It’s so beautiful!”
Lily couldn’t resist being infected by him and smiles, “Sit properly and don’t move, you can keep
watching outside.”
Adair turns his head and continues to look towards outside through the window.
“First time on an airplane?” The man beside her asks.
Lily softly replies, “Yes.”
“There will be plenty of opportunities in the future.” He says this but does not elaborate. However, Lily is
affected by these words.
It is very quiet and no one speaks. Initially Lily could stay awake but after a while, she nods to sleep,
feeling that her eyelids are so heavy. Very quickly, she couldn’t control herself any further and falls into
a deep sleep.
Rex hears the steady breathing from the woman beside him. His eyes shift from the documents to her
snow-white complexion. The light from outside shone on her beautiful face. He quickly closed the
window lids, worried that it would disturb her sleep.
The air stewardess walks over and asks if he wants another blanket. Before she could ask, she sees
him waving to remain silent.
The stewardess looks at the fast asleep Lily and in her heart, she is so envious that she can have this
man’s care and concern.
Rex looks and becomes engrossed. He stares at every inch of her face. Very soon they will be back at
where they lived once. When he thinks of it, he will become very excited.
Only God would know how long he has waited for this day and longed for this day. Moreover, this time
they are going back with Adair. All these are like a dream to Rex.
“Uncle…” A small kid’s voice comes into his ears.
Rex lifts his head and could only see a chubby hand holding onto the jigsaw puzzle. With a satisfied
expression, he reports, “I’ve completed it.”
Adair turns and looks at Lily who is asleep and he doesn’t make any noise. He is careful to remind Rex,
“Uncle, my mommy is asleep. We’ll have to speak softly.”
Unbeknownst to him, he suddenly feels the emotion racing through him and his eyes start to turn red.
He is afraid that the kid could see and he says gently, “Okay, we’ll speak softly.”
Adair turns and looks at Lily who is asleep and he doesn’t make any noise. He is careful to remind Rex,
“Uncle, my mommy is asleep. We'll have to speak softly.”
Unbeknownst to him, he suddenly feels the emotion racing through him and his eyes start to turn red.
He is afraid that the kid could see and he says gently, “Okay, we'll speak softly.”
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