It was bedtime. Pingan clung on to Venus and wouldn’t leave. Kerry said: “Come on, Pingan. You need
to sleep with me tonight.”
Pingan was displeased. He grabbed Venus’s arm tightly and ignored Kerry.
Kerry said in a soft voice: “Pingan, mom’s wound is still not healed. She needs to be left alone. Come
with daddy. You are the best baby in the world.”
Another reason why Kerry didn’t want Pingan to sleep with Venus was because Venus had been using
various medicines recently which could affect the baby’s health adversely.
A few minutes later, Pingan kissed on Venus’s forehead and said: “Mom, please get well soon.”
Venus nodded, as if she was also a baby.
Kerry bent over and kissed Venus on her forehead and said: “Go to sleep now. Call me if you are not
feeling well.”
“Sure.”
Kerry then held Pingan up and took him to the guest room. There was only a small bed but it was
enough for him and the baby.
“Okay, now, we need to sleep.” Kerry put Pingan on bed.
Pingan pouted his mouth. He didn’t want to sleep with Kerry. Kerry looked into his eyes and asked
seriously: “Pingan, why don’t you like daddy?”
Pingan’s eyes were sparkling. Of course he couldn’t understand Kerry’ s question. He was less than
one year old.
“Forget it. Just sleep.”
Pingan covered himself under a quilt.
Kerry removed his shoes and laid beside the baby. The baby looks so small. And Kerry was worrying
that he may injure the baby when he was deep in sleep.
Kerry and the baby could hardly be alone together, and Kerry thought he should take the chance and
bond with the baby. But he didn’t know how.
Pingan’s eyes were still wide open. Obviously he also couldn’t sleep.
Kerry took out his phone and searched: How to bond with the baby before sleep.
He found many answers. Some people suggest that he should play games with the baby, but Kerry
was afraid that Pingan would get too excited. Some people say that he should tell a bedtime story, and
Kerry found this suggestion feasible. Because he watched a lot of movies, and in the movies, the
parents always tell their baby bedtime story before the baby goes to sleep.
Kerry then looked at the baby and stroked his hair gently. He said: “You and I have known each other
for a long time but this is the first time we sleep together. Do you want a bedtime story?”
Pingan looked at him with confusion and said: “Story?” Pingan obviously had no idea what story is.
Kerry felt sorry for him. No one had ever told him a story before. But that also means he could be the
first one to tell him a story.
“Okay, I am going to tell you a story about a man called Pangu. Pangu is the one who opened the
universe. It was a long long time ago, and there was nothing in the universe. It was just a black void.
And then......”
Kerry’ s voice was very deep, and before the story was over, Kerry found the baby was deep in sleep.
His eyes were closed. His eyelashes are so long, like two little brushes. And he smells very sweet, like
milk.
Kerry stared at the baby unblinkingly. It is such a joy to simply look at the baby. Kerry thought. He
wished that moment could last forever.
Kerry then kissed the baby on his forehead and turned off the light. Kerry was worried that the baby
may roll off the bed, so he didn’t fall asleep deeply, and he checked from time to time to see whether
the baby was still there.
It was three o’clock in the morning. Kerry woke up again to check on the baby. But the moment he
opened his eyes, he was wide awake. Because the baby was no longer on the bed.
He turned on the light and checked everywhere but the baby was nowhere to be seen. Kerry broke out
into a cold sweat. He left the room and went into Venus’ ward, and then, he was shocked to the core by
what he saw.
He saw the baby was floating above Venus’s bed, and he was still deep in sleep. Other people would
freak out if they saw this scene, but Kerry was not afraid, because similar things happened to him
before.
Kerry sighed with relief. He walked to Pingan and held the baby in his arms. He touched the baby’s
forehead, and found his body temperature was just fine. He knew he couldn’t let anyone know about
Pingan’s superpower, or other people would judge Pingan and even distance themselves from Pingan.
And he couldn’t let that happen. Besides, he could feel that the baby’s superpower is much stronger
than his.
Kerry then went back to the guest room. To prevent the baby from floating away again, he grabbed the
baby’s hand tightly. He was too worried so he didn’t sleep very well.
It was in the morning. Kerry felt someone was rubbing his face. He opened his eyes and found the
baby was staring at him angrily.
“What’s the matter?” Kerry ask. “Did I do anything wrong?”
“Pee....”
“Oh! I’m sorry. I forgot.” Kerry said. He held Pingan up and rushed into the bathroom.
Pingan peed. Kerry then tried to wash Pingan’s face. He had never done that before and he seemed
very clumsy. He was rubbing the baby’s face with the towel way too hard as if he was rubbing his own
face. The baby felt painful but he didn’t know how to tell Kerry to be gentle.
After washing his face, Kerry then tried to dress the baby. John the Butler saw them and said: “Sir, do
you need any help?”
“No. I can handle it. What’s so difficult about dressing the baby.” Kerry said.
But turned out, dressing the baby was much more difficult than he expected. He and the baby both
suffered a lot before the baby was finally dressed. Beads of sweat appeared on Kerry’s forehead.
Kerry then took Pingan into Venus’s ward. A nurse was cleaning there. Venus smiled brightly when she
saw Kerry and the baby.
After breakfast, Kerry said to Pingan: “Daddy will go to work later. When I am away, you must behave
yourself. Don’t make your mother angry. Is that a deal?”
Pingan only winked his sparkling eyes.
Kerry then specially told Henry to keep an eye on Pingan. And Henry said: “Sure. Don’t worry sir.
Pingan is a very sweet boy. He will be good.”
“I hope so.” Kerry said. “Oh, I almost forgot. If Hao Nangong comes, don’t let him get into the ward.”
“Sure.” Henry said seriously. He knew how much trouble Hao had caused for Kerry and Venus.
It was eight o’clock. A doctor and a nurse came to Venus’ ward to check on her. They all exclaimed in
delight when they saw Pingan. They found Pingan exceptionally cute. And the doctor said: “The baby
looks so much like his father.” He then looked at Venus and said: “How was your sleep last night? How
do you feel?”
Venus didn’t say anything. Kerry walked closer to her and said in a soft voice: “Did you sleep well last
night?”
Venus nodded. “Yes. Yes.”
Kerry smiled at her. He then looked at the doctor with a serious expression and said: “She went to
sleep at nine o’clock last night. And she didn’t say she was in any kind of discomfort.”
“That’s good. Now she needs to be put on a new drip.”
“Is that still necessary?”
The doctor shot him a sideways glance and said: “Of course it is necessary. Don’t worry. We know
what’s the best for her.”
Kerry knows nothing about medicine. So he could only listen to the doctor.
After everyone left, Kerry said to Venus: “I’ll go to work. You stay here and do what the doctors tell you
to do.”
Venus smiled at him. She then went to play with Pingan.
Kerry looked at them. He realized now he has a bigger responsibility. He needs to take care the both of
them. But he doesn’t feel stressed. He feels very happy.
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