Xi Yan nodded. "Buy them all."
The shop assistant immediately beamed and began to introduce the products to him. Xi Yan frowned and listened attentively. Bai Le found it amusing. He noticed that the customers in this store included not only heavily pregnant women, but also quite a few men like himself.
And no one seemed to notice anything amiss, not even glancing at him twice. In fact, it could be said that their eyes were more directed at Xi Yan than at him.
"Do you know if it's a boy or a girl?" the shop assistant asked.
Xi Yan said calmly, "A boy."
The shop assistant immediately selected several baby clothes made of high-quality cotton fabric for him. "Choose clothes first. You can absolutely trust the fabric and workmanship of this. It won't cause any harm to your baby's delicate skin, and we can even embroider your baby's name on it. They're all handmade."
Xi Yan's eyes flickered upon hearing this. "Name?"
The shop assistant said, "Yes, it's the name. May I ask if the baby has been named yet?"
Xi Yan's lips curled up slightly, and his previously icy expression seemed to melt away as he nodded.
Bai Le blushed involuntarily.
Seeing that the shop assistant was about to launch into another long explanation, Xi Yan frowned and interrupted her, "Wrap them all up."
He paused, then added, "Together with the blue one from before."
Knowing that a big spender had arrived, the shop assistants became even more enthusiastic towards them. Someone even led Bai Le to sit on the sofa to rest, and then someone else appeared out of nowhere and handed him a glass of water.
Bai Le was feeling thirsty, so he unceremoniously reached out and took the toys. He watched Xi Yan frowned and examined the two baby toys, seemingly struggling to decide which one was better, but in the end he chose both.
Bai Le thought to himself, "He really doesn't seem angry, which is somewhat unexpected."
"Uncle, do you have a baby in your belly too?" Suddenly, a childish voice rang out. Bai Le turned his head and saw a four or five-year-old girl in a princess dress looking at him with curiosity.
For some reason, looking at the exquisitely dressed child in front of him, who clearly grew up pampered, Bai Le was reminded of...
Orphan
Seeing Mu Mu and the others in the courtyard made me feel a little sad.
He softened his tone and winked at the little girl. "Guess?"
"I'm sorry, I wasn't watching my child."
Just then, a very young-looking man walked over, took the little girl's hand, and gave Bai Le an apologetic smile.
"It's alright, it's alright." Bai Le shook his head, seeing the little girl looking unhappy as she was being pulled along, and even making a face at the man, so he said sternly, "You can't treat Daddy like that, or Daddy will be angry."
The little girl pouted. "I'm not afraid of him getting angry."
Usually, one parent is bound to be afraid of the other. Bai Le then asked, "Are you afraid of your mother? What if she gets angry?"
The little girl shook her head, looking puzzled. "I don't have a mother."
"Ah..." Bai Le quickly apologized to the young man, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry." He hadn't expected it to be a single-parent family, but then he paused, thinking, wait a minute, if it was a single-parent family, what was he doing browsing in a baby store?
Bai Le met the man's suppressed laughter, then suddenly seemed to realize something, his mouth dropped open, his gaze falling on the man's perfectly flat stomach, and countless "Holy crap" thoughts popped into his head, could it be what he was thinking?
The man, unaware of his inner thoughts, smiled and said, "I'm his father. His father isn't here."
"Ah..." Bai Le was a little embarrassed. He saw that she didn't show any signs of pregnancy at all, so he didn't think about it.
How many months pregnant are you? Mine just came out.
Hearing this question, Bai Le never expected that he would have such an experience one day, so he could only bite the bullet and say, "More than five months."
"You'll have to take extra care of yourself then. Don't let your guard down just because you've passed the first three months," the man said, sounding like someone who'd been through it all.
".. Thanks."
The man smiled good-naturedly at him and said goodbye, then called the little girl's name, "Weiwei, say goodbye to Uncle, Daddy will take you to buy some yummy food."
The little girl nodded reluctantly.
The man noticed her odd behavior and frowned, asking, "What's wrong with you today? You've been acting strange ever since you left the house."
The little girl named Weiwei pouted and said, "I hate Daddy."
Upon hearing this, Bai Le realized he was in deep trouble and awkwardly shifted his position, as he had no intention of getting involved in other people's family disputes.
The man wasn't angry at these words, but his tone was somber. "Is it because Dad didn't do a good enough job?"
Weiwei's eyes reddened, and she rubbed them, choking back tears, "I hate that Daddy always cries, and I hate that Father always yells at Daddy."
The man paused, looking at her in surprise, clearly not expecting her to say such a thing. He then smiled awkwardly at Bai Le immediately looked away and got up to leave.
Just as I stood up, I heard a deep, cold voice enter my ears, "What is it?"
Looking up, I saw Xi Yan walking over unhurriedly, his gaze falling on the father and daughter for only a moment before settling on Bai Le.
Bai Le quickly shook his head at him, then turned his back to the father and daughter and winked at them, signaling them to leave quickly.
Unexpectedly, their understanding was completely lacking. Xi Yan frowned and reached out to touch his twitching face. "What are you doing?"
Bai Le grabbed his hand as it reached for him, trying to pull him away from the scene.
"Is this your husband?"
Bai Le turned her head and saw that the man had already comforted the little girl. He was holding the little girl's red eyes and smiling at her, looking at her with a poised and generous demeanor.
Bai Le had no choice but to answer yes.
Upon hearing this, Xi Yan turned to look at him, then turned back. If it weren't for the faint smile in his eyes, one would not have noticed that he was smiling.