“Sure. I think you will become very good friends. You can play games together.”
Jing Xi poked him gently on his nose and said, “Well, now you need to go to bed. I’ll wake you up early in the morning and we will go there together.”
“OK. Good night, mommy. Good night, daddy.” Little Tieniu closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Mo Yutian had already gotten in bed. Upon hearing that Jin Xiaoxi was taking little Tieniu to the palace, he suddenly became a bit nervous.
“Xiaoxi, are you taking Niuniu to the palace?”
“No. We’re going to the hospital. The prince is sick. I have to take care of him there.”
Mo Yutian said nothing further. But he was worried. What if they recognized little Tieniu?
After all, little Tieniu was their Little Apple, and he looked very similar to Huo Yunshen, his biological father.
Mo Yutian felt extremely reluctant at the thought that Little Apple would be leaving him soon.
Without Little Apple, would he still have a home?
He had been fathering the boy for three years, and could barely live without him now.
But no matter how reluctant he felt, it was meant to happen sooner or later.
A dragon belonged in the sea. Little Apple was, after, all a prince. He should return to his palace, and he deserved whatever he was entitled to.
However, he was still so reluctant. What if the boy felt uncomfortable in his new home? What if he was bullied without his “daddy”?
It was a quiet night. On the following morning, Jing Xi was about to take Niuniu to the hospital.
When saying goodbye, Mo Yutian cuddled the boy again and again. It felt like the boy was leaving him for good.
“Come on, Brother Heiniu, I’ll bring Niuniu back safe and sound after work.”
Jing Xi laughed at him for being so reluctant to leave his boy.
Mo Yutian had to let go of the boy. Then he hugged Jin Xiaoxi goodbye.
Jin Xiaoxi was caught by surprise. She forgot to react and let him hold her tightly.
Mo Yutian held her by the waist. He cuddled her firmly and whispered, “Xiaoxi, let’s be a real couple.”
It felt like some feather tickling her ears, almost like a slight electric shock.
Jing Xi became stiff and blushed.
She could not handle something like this and replied timidly, “Aren’t we a couple now?”
“I meant… a real couple.”
Seeing that she was not ready to give an answer, he had to let her go.
Jing Xi was still blushing. She rushed to Niuniu and replied, “We should get going. Talk to you later.”
She held the boy in hand and almost fled the room. With her running away, Mo Yutian was left wondering.
Was that a yes or no?
Outside the house, the shuttle was already waiting. Jing Xi brought the boy into the car.
It was little Tieniu’s first time in a limo. He looked and reached around curiously.