Adair is still young, but he has known a lot. Unlike his foreign classmates, the children here have asked
him about his surname many times.
"Why don't you have the same surname as your father?"
At first, he is a little confused, but after hearing this many times, he realizes it is not a good thing.
Although he thinks it doesn't matter, the others don't think so.
Hearing such words again, Adair is a little upset because he knows they are saying something bad.
Rex does not cheer Adair up immediately. Everyone has his own thoughts, and so does Adair. A child
doesn't have to force a smile to please his father.
When Rex and Adair walk out, Lily is waiting for them on the path next to the washroom. And then they
have a little conversation with Adair's teacher before they leave.
When they are in the car, Rex drives to the restaurant where he has made a reservation. It is the rush
hour, and there are many cars on the road. Every intersection is bustling with traffic. Maybe because
Adair has fun at school and is tired, he falls asleep when Rex drives halfway.
Lily turns around and smiles, "He has such a good time just now, but now he is asleep."
Rex looks at the cars in front of them and does not reply, as if he is lost in deep thought.
Lily notices he is unusually silent, so she looks at him and asks, "What's wrong with you? Are you
tired?"
Rex's fingers on the steering wheel slightly tremble. When he sees the red light is on, he stops the car
and asks, "Would you like to change Adair's surname?"
When Rex suddenly mentions this, Lily almost doesn't figure out what is going on. This has always
been asked by their parents, but they don't think it necessary, so they don't have any idea about it.
Why does he suddenly mention it?
Lily looks at Rex in confusion, "Why do you suddenly ask this?"
"I didn't think too much about it before, but we are not in a foreign country now and the others may
have a field day with it. Even if we don't care about it, I am afraid it will do harm to Adair." When Rex
says these words, his face is a little gloomy, and he looks extremely serious.
Lily frowns slightly, "Does someone say something about it?"
Hearing this, Rex does not say anything, but his silence proves what she guesses.
As expected, someone is gossiping again.
Lily gets irritated, and she is also a little aggrieved, but she doesn't know how to get rid of it. She snaps
her gaze back to the cars in front of them and says angrily, "I'll change Adair's surname to "Gabbot" in
these days, and this will keep others from gossiping."
If Adair is an adult, Lily won't get so angry with those people. But Adair is just a child who is so young
and doesn't understand anything dark. His fragile and sensitive heart is in need of protection.
However, some adults are so cruel to Adair that they say such words over and over again to hurt him.
Lily thinks they are truly happy, and they don't have any problem at all. Now that the others always
gossip about them, she decides to change Adair's surname into "Gabbot".
Rex can feel her anger. Lily is always very gentle. The reason why she is so furious now is that she
worries about Adair.
"Lily, I know that you are in a fury. So am I. Therefore, for the sake of Adair, we have to do this. You can
tell your parents about it."
Seeing Rex still worried about her, Lily calms down a little. She takes a deep breath and lets it out, "I'm
not blaming you. I just can't watch these people gossip about Adair."
Rex reaches out and holds Lily's cold hand, "I know. I understand you."
Having got through so many difficulties and life's ups and downs with Lily, Rex won't care about such a
trivial thing. Whatever they do is out of their love for Adair. As Adair's parents, they know each other
well.
"I will ask my assistant to get everything ready as soon as possible. Let's go and get it done together,
shall we?"
Lily nods, "Okay."
To her, it doesn't matter whose surname Adair is under. A family's bloodline and relationship can't be
affected by the name. However, she is afraid that Adair would not adapt to it, so she doesn't change it
all the time.
It seems that she must put it on the agenda.
It is already 6:40 p.m. when the car arrives at the restaurant. After Rex stops the car, he walks to the
back seat, opens the door, covers Adair with his grey coat and wakes him up softly, "Adair, here we
are!"
Adair is having a delightful dream. He still feels sleepy. However, when he hears the voice of Rex, he
still rubs his eyes and sits up, "Dad...."
"Yes, I am here." Rex's heart is almost melted by Adair's child voice. He unties Adair's seat belt and lifts
him out of the car, "Now we can go to eat something delicious. Let's go! There's steak you like."
Hearing there's steak, Adair cheers up a little. He has played for a whole day, so he is indeed hungry.
As soon as he enters the restaurant and smells the food, he feels his stomach is empty.
Finishing ordering, Lily and Rex look at each other before the dishes are served. Then Lily asks, "Adair,
do you remember Mom has told you that we will change your surname? Would you like to share your
opinion with us?"
Adair is eating a caramel pudding. When he hears it, he says without raising his head, "It depends on
you."
"Then do you want to change it or not?" Lily continues asking. No matter what, it's Adair name. He has
a final say on it.
Lily thinks that Adair will dwell on this for a moment, but what she doesn't expect is that he agrees
without any hesitation, "It's fine to change it."
Lily is a little surprised, "Are you sure you've thought this through?"
Adair is still eating a caramel pudding, but what he says next distress Rex and Lily, "Yes, my
classmates are all under the surnames with their fathers. I also want to."
Lily gets shocked by this, "Why don't you tell me...?"
Adair seems to be a little embarrassed. He scratches his head and says in a low voice, "I'm afraid you
will be unhappy...."
Lily is at a loss for a moment. She mentioned this to Adair before, but when she saw that he didn't ask
for that, she didn't take it seriously. She didn't expect this at that time....
Lily's eyes turn red and she is about to cry, she holds back her tears, "How could I be unhappy? You
are the child of Mom and Dad. I love you no matter whose surname you are under."
After finishes her words, Lily stands up at once in case Adair will see her tears, "I'm going to the
washroom."
There are only Rex and Adair left in the big private room. As Adair's father, although Rex is very
distressed, he is tougher than Lily, "Dad will change your surname to mine in the next few days. You
don't have to worry too much. You can go to school as usual and everything is the same as it always
is."
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