"Could you hold me and let me sleep for a while, just a little while." Xiao Xiaoang held up a finger in front of his little face, looking extremely endearing.
He was just staring at her...
For a brief moment, Su Xiaomeng’s heart ached with the pleading look in Xiao Xiaoang’s eyes. She didn’t know how to handle this feeling.
She understood that her special attention to Xiao Xiaoang was because of the red birthmark on his forehead.
She didn’t know if this birthmark was exactly like her late daughter’s, but evidently, she couldn’t separate this birthmark from Little Treasure.
Actually... this isn’t right.
After last night, Xiao Meng vaguely realized that this child liked her far more than Pu Yang.
Today, when he was sick, he didn’t go to see Pu Yang and instead called him.
Xiao Meng was no fool; she could imagine how much this child, who had grown up without a mother, lacked maternal love, even with her eyes closed...
"Just hold me for a while..."
Xiao Xiaoang saw that Su Xiaomeng hadn’t responded for a long time and pleaded again, then...
"Auntie’s clothes are dirty, not good for hugging you, you just sleep, I’ll hum a lullaby for you, alright?"
"..." Xiao Xiaoang’s big eyes showed a hint of loneliness but quickly disappeared. He nodded at Su Xiaomeng, "Okay."
Xiao Meng bent over, took a deep breath, and started humming a lullaby...
Thinking about it, even Shuangshuang and Huanghuang seemed to have stopped wanting to fall asleep to lullabies...
Actually, Xiao Xiaoang couldn’t sleep at all. From calling Su Xiaomeng to waiting for her to come and now, the little guy had been in a relatively excited state, partly because he was excited, partly because he didn’t want to use the time spent with Su Xiaomeng to sleep.
However, he didn’t expect Su Xiaomeng would hum a lullaby, and as she hummed, Xiao Xiaoang actually fell asleep.
Not long after Xiao Meng coaxed the little guy to sleep, her phone rang, she quickly silenced it, fearing the ringtone would wake Xiao Xiaoang, and only called back after leaving the room.
"I’ve already taken Shuangshuang and Huanghuang back home, where are you? I’ll come to take you home."
Xiao Meng didn’t know when Xiao Yan would return, she had already promised Xiao Ang she would wait until Xiao Yan returned before leaving...
"It’s okay, you take Shuangshuang and Huanghuang home first, I’ll take a taxi back later."
"..." Silence on the other end made Su Xiaomeng quite uneasy, she pursed her lips and said,
"Last night, I went to Gui Street with Xiao Yan and his son."
"Oh, so it was them."
Yin Shixiu replied calmly, but here, Su Xiaomeng wasn’t sure if Yin Shixiu’s mood matched his tone.
"Yeah, I didn’t want to hide it from you, but I know it’s a bit strange... I wanted to tell you last night, but you just... Right?" Su Xiaomeng said playfully.
Even through the phone, Yin Shixiu could sense her flattery.
"Xiao Yan’s wife died after giving birth to Xiao Ang, so Xiao Ang never had a mother. I have quite a connection with Xiao Ang, the kid likes me a bit, so... Oh, didn’t Huang’er complain to you before? Saying I saved a child and a dog at the parking lot... that was Xiao Yan’s son and his dog."
"From what you say, you really do have quite a connection."
"Isn’t it? Haha..." Su Xiaomeng’s heart fluttered listening to Yin Shixiu’s tone.
"When are you coming back?"
"As soon as Xiao Yan returns, I’ll head home, the kid might have eaten too much at Gui Street last night, it’s partly my responsibility, so..."
"Su Xiaomeng, you’re quite responsible now."
"Shixiu..."
"Alright, we’ll talk more when you return."
"Hmm... okay."
After Su Xiaomeng replied, Yin Shixiu hung up the phone, leaving Xiao Meng slightly trembling.
She hadn’t done anything wrong to Yin Shixiu, yet she felt inexplicably guilty.
After hanging up, Xiao Meng looked outside several times, as if eagerly waiting for Xiao Yan to come back.
Sister Liu approached and said to Su Xiaomeng, "Miss Su, would you like some tea?"
"Sure, thank you."
Xiao Meng was indeed a bit thirsty, Sister Liu made tea and chatted casually with her, "I’ve never seen Young Master get close to anyone like this, except for Master and Young Master."
"Have you always worked at the Xiao Family?"
"I was hired after Young Master brought Young Master Xiao home from abroad."
"Oh... I see. Then... You probably don’t know much about Xiao Xiaoang’s mother..."
Su Xiaomeng asked casually.
Sister Liu laughed, "I’m just an employee, how could I know the owner’s private affairs? Even if I happened to know, I wouldn’t gossip about it."
"You’re right, I was careless."
Xiao Meng said lightly, her curiosity stemming from the fact that Xiao Yan was only twenty-five years old and already had a child at twenty... What kind of person was the mother?
Xiao Xiaoang took her around upstairs, but Xiao Meng didn’t see a trace related to Xiao Xiaoang’s mother.
Which was quite peculiar.
"Miss Su, are you staying for dinner?"
"Did your Young Master say when he’ll be back?"
"Usually around six or seven, especially since Young Master is home."
"Oh, that’s good... I won’t stay for dinner, when Young Master returns, I’ll also head home." Su Xiaomeng replied.
Just after she finished speaking, the sound of a car was heard outside, Sister Liu immediately said, "It should be Young Master returning."
Su Xiaomeng thought it was quite timely.
Within minutes, people came in, not just Xiao Yan but also Pu Yang.
Su Xiaomeng stood up wanting to properly greet them, paused, then said, "You came back together..."
Xiao Yan was surprised to see Su Xiaomeng at home, Pu Yang even more so...
"Mrs. Yin, why are you here?"
Su Xiaomeng hurriedly explained, after listening, Xiao Yan immediately ran into Xiao Ang’s room, while Pu Yang... approached Xiao Meng and said awkwardly,
"So it was you yesterday at their kindergarten’s parent-child activity..."
"No, I was late, he said neither you nor Xiao Yan were available, I quite like Xiao Ang, so I agreed, but it still led to a misunderstanding, at night Xiao Ang wanted to go to Gui Street for the night market, so I took him as compensation."
"You don’t need to explain so much to me, Xiao Ang never really liked me, you saved Little Tiger twice, also saved him once, he’s definitely fond of you."
"I was just afraid you’d misunderstand."
"What could I misunderstand you for, you’re a noble wife!" Pu Yang teased jokingly.