He narrowed his eyes slightly, looking down at me.
Bai Le chuckled and sat up. "You actually came." He then glanced at his watch and clicked his tongue in amazement. "Twenty-odd minutes? Did you fly here?"
Xi Yan looked at him without speaking. After a long while, she sighed, seemingly helpless towards him.
Bai Le patted the seat next to him with a grin, gesturing for him to sit down.
"You're just worrying unnecessarily. I'm not a child; I can take care of myself. Nothing will happen to me."
Because it was the crucial first three months, Bai Le was forbidden from going out alone. Even his mother and Bai Yin betrayed him and sided with Xi Yan. But if you really kept Bai Le at home for that long, he would go crazy.
"Is everything alright at your company?" Bai Le lay back down.
He was asking a question he already knew the answer to, because he was in the same position and knew that unless something major happened, the company wouldn't be unable to function without them.
Xi Yan shook his head and said in a deep voice, "If you want to save me trouble, you should behave yourself."
Bai Le smiled and leaned her head closer to him. "How have I been naughty? Tell me."
Xi Yan reached out and gently pinched his cheek, saying indifferently, "You know perfectly well why."
Bai Le chuckled, "I really didn't know."
Xi Yan glanced at him but didn't say anything.
Bai Le, draped in his arm, stopped teasing him and instead remembered something, saying with a smile, "I saw your wallpaper the other day."
Xi Yan was taken aback and turned to look at him.
Bai Le shook his head mysteriously, "Oh, I never expected this."
Xi Yan pursed her lips tightly.
"Don't be embarrassed, it's nothing." Bai Le readily took out his phone to show him.
"Do you want my wallpaper or your photo?"
On the screen, Xi Yan is sitting in a wheelchair, holding a goldfish bag, with a bustling festival in the background.
Seeing that Xi Yan had indeed stopped speaking, he turned his head away, a barely perceptible smile appearing on his lips.
The sunlight felt warm on his skin, but it was a bit too bright. Bai Le rolled over, wanting Xi Yan to shield him from the sun.
Xi Yan looked down at him, stroked his fluffy head, and said in a deep voice, "Want to sleep?"
Bai Le gave a long, nasal reply, then tugged at his sleeve, "Let me lean on you for a bit."
Xi Yan smiled. His eyes were extremely beautiful, but most of the time they were indifferent and cold. Only in front of Bai Le would he show a smile without any restraint.
"Um."
Bai Le leaned against his lap, his eyes half-closed, Xi Yan absentmindedly stroked his hair.
Just as he was about to fall asleep, he was awakened by a piercing child's cry. Bai Le immediately opened his eyes because it was Mu Mu's voice.
"What's wrong?"
Mu Mu was holding a broken kite and crying incessantly. In front of him stood a boy who looked to be about three years old, and next to him stood a young woman.
Lin Xu held Mu Mu, his eyes red, but it was from anger.
Bai Le walked over and picked Mu Mu up, frowning as he asked, "Why are you crying?"
Mu Mu isn't a child who cries easily, especially not so heart-wrenchingly.
Mu Mu was too young to explain what had happened, so Lin Xu calmly explained it to Bai Le.
He was playing with a kite with Mu Mu when a little boy rushed up and wanted to play with their kite. He refused, and the little boy cried and dragged his mother over.
His mother came over and, without saying a word, wanted to trade toys with them, completely disregarding whether they wanted to or not.
Lin Xu refused and tried to turn around and leave with Mu Mu, but the little boy tried to snatch their kite away, and the kite was torn in the struggle.
After listening, Bai Le patted Lin Xu's head and praised him, "You've done very well."
The woman knew he was a parent as soon as she saw Bai Le arrive, so she smiled and tried to smooth things over.
"It's just kids playing around, no need to be so serious."
Bai Le smiled and said, "Really?"
The woman, seeing him, assumed he was good-natured and easy to talk to, so she relaxed. "Kids always find something fun in other people's games; taking turns playing with different things keeps things interesting for everyone."
Lin Xu blushed and retorted, "But he pushed Mu Mu."
Xi Yan arrived just in time to hear those words, and his eyes turned cold.
"What's wrong?"
Bai Le smiled and patted Lin Xu's head, saying, "Take your little brother over there to play; we have some things to take care of."
Seeing another person arrive, the woman said warily, "What do we have to say? We don't know each other; it's just kids playing around."
"They only do this when they're playing well. If a child doesn't exhibit these behaviors, it's because nobody plays with them."
Bai Le glanced at the little boy hiding behind the woman. The boy saw him looking at him and fearlessly made a face at him.
"I don't argue with children," Bai Le shook his head. "And I don't have the time or inclination to educate your child."
"Of course! Do you think my child needs your interference?" the woman retorted angrily.
Bai Le sighed and turned to look at Xi Yan, "How do you think we should handle this? I really don't want people to say I'm bullying a woman."
Xi Yan, his face cold and lost in thought, only softened slightly upon hearing Bai Le's voice. He shook his head at him, indicating that he didn't need Bai Le's help.
"Honey, what are you doing standing here?" At this moment, a tall, muscular man walked over; he looked like the woman's husband.
Sure enough, the woman immediately became arrogant upon hearing his voice. She glanced at Bai Le provocatively, a cold smile playing on her lips, as if to say, "Everyone has someone backing them up."
The reason she is not afraid of trouble is because she has such a husband, which gives her confidence.