Chapter 424: A Secret Between Them
Translator: Larbre Studio Editor: Larbre Studio
After hearing what she had said, Huo Yunshen flushed in embarrassment. He immediately opened his mouth and ate the food on the spoon, swallowing it down without chewing in his haste.
“Cough cough cough…”
He ate too fast and choked on the food. He couldn’t stop coughing.
“Hey, slow down! See, you’re choking now!”
Xu Xiyan thumped on his back to help him clear his throat, then gave him a sip of water.
“Sorry.”
Huo Yunshen was sorry for his clumsiness. If she hadn’t said that she was going to feed him directly with her mouth, he wouldn’t have choked.
He sighed to himself inwardly. This girl could easily cause him to lose control.
Xu Xiyan sniggered. She realized that Huo Yunshen was really sensitive. This man was so cute whenever he was shy!
But on the other hand, was she being too mischievous?
Was she behaving anything like a graceful lady?
After he stopped coughing, Xu Xiyan encouraged him as she continued to feed him, “Eat more, Mr. Huo. You’ll only have energy when you eat enough. You still have a hard battle to fight tomorrow.”
Yes.
There was a hard battle waiting for him tomorrow.
As Huo Yunshen thought of that, he began to eat in big mouthfuls, taking his meal seriously.
After dinner, Xu Xiyan sent Huo Yunshen back to his apartment. Yi Xiao had come over so she went back to her apartment.
At night, Xu Xiyan lay on her bed, too excited to sleep.
Her heart thumped wildly in her chest as she replayed the way Huo Yunshen had kissed her passionately earlier in the day in her mind.
On the bedside table, the screen of her mobile phone lit up. Xu Xiyan picked it up and looked at the screen. It was her daughter Ying Bao.
“Hello?” Xu Xiyan said softly after accepting the call. The little girl’s tender and childish voice came over the phone, “Xi Baby, are you done shooting? Have you eaten yet? Are you sleeping yet?”
The little girl blurted all three questions in one breath. It just showed how much she cared for her mother. Xu Xiyan felt her heart melting with her warmness. She replied, “Yeah, I’m done with today’s shoot and I’m about to go to sleep. Are you in bed now?”
“No. Baby has been waiting for your call. Why didn’t you call me?” The little girl asked in her babyish voice, but Xu Xiyan could hear the disappointment in her tone.
Xu Xiyan remembered. She had promised her daughter that she would call her after she was done filming today, but had forgotten to do so because she had to take care of Huo Yunshen.
She felt really sorry and could not help but feel remorse deeply. “I’m so sorry, Mommy was too busy and forgot.”
“Well all right, Baby can forgive you, but on one condition.”
Did she hear that right? The kid actually wanted to discuss terms with her?
So young yet already so shrewd! Where had she learned that from!?
Xu Xiyan turned to lie on her other side, passing her mobile phone to her other hand. “Okay, what conditions?” she said lazily.
“Take me to see Uncle Dimples,” the little girl said in a serious tone over the phone.
Okay. Xu Xiyan was impressed.
How could she not be? Wasn’t this a special telepathy-like connection between father and daughter? Or was it because blood runs thicker than water?
Ever since her daughter had met Huo Yunshen, she would always whine about wanting to see him. Xu Xiyan thought that the little girl would forget about him after not seeing him for a long time, yet she still remembered him all this while.
“Tell me, why must you want to see Uncle Dimples?” Xu Xiyan decided to play along.
“Baby has something very important to tell Uncle Dimples.”
The little girl’s tone was especially serious. Xu Xiyan could picture her cute little face becoming all serious. It must be very funny to see.
“What do you want to tell him? Can you tell Mommy?” Xu Xiyan pressed on.
“No. It’s a secret between me and Uncle Dimples.”
In reality, Xu Xiyan was the one who did not understand Ying Bao. Although Ying Bao was young, she had a precocious mind and already had her own ideas.
She had already found her goal…