Xin looked at me briefly before bending down to Little Lion's level. “Do you want me to take care of your mommy?“ He asked.“Yes!“ Little Lion almost shouted. “You look rich and powerful. You are the ideal person I have always had in mind.“Xin nodded and looked at me again. I didn't know why I felt like his look was full of ridicule. “Okay! I will do it. But can you answer one question for me?“ He asked.I felt confused. I did not understand why he wanted to ask Little Lion a question. But I hoped that it would not be anything out of reason.Little Lion nodded hurriedly. “What do you want to know? My mommy is not married. She does not have a boyfriend, either. There is only…”“Little Lion!“ I shouted and took a step forward. He would keep on embarrassing me if I let him continue talking to that man.“Your age,” Xin said, throwing me a look. “Can you tell me your birth date?“I froze in place, my heart beating so fast against my chest. How could he think of asking that question?Could
I froze in my seat once again. I thought that we had been done with that topic. Why was he asking about Little Lion again?“What? Aren't you going to say anything?“ Xin asked, his voice turning a little colder.I shook my head, feeling a little mad. “Who do you think you are to ask such questions? Little Lion just turned four last month. He was born on the twentieth of December,” I said.Xin was silent for a while. Then he sighed. “Did you sleep with another man after you left? Who is he?“ He asked. And I was taken aback. Why the hell was he asking those kinds of questions?I scoffed and looked at him in the eye. “President Xin, I would rather keep my personal life private. What does Little Lion's dad have to do with you?““I want to be his dad!“ Xin said it out of the blue, and I was startled.I creased my brows and looked at him to make sure that I had heard him right. “You…”Xin slowly parked the car at the side of the road and turned to look at me. “Can I? Please?“ He asked.I was
“Who else? Are you trying to deny it? Everyone saw you!“ Skye said loudly, making everyone else turn and look at me.Apart from being confused, I felt annoyed. Was she just trying to frame me so that I would look careless in front of Xin?“I saw you push it,” the girl seated next to Skye said, and I creased my brows more. It looked like I didn't have just one enemy in the office.I would have thought that I had actually knocked down the laptop unknowingly if they hadn't insisted that much.I smiled and looked at Skye. “I didn't do it,” I said. Who cared about her position in the company?“You…” Skye said, her lips quivering. “The laptop belongs to President Xin. It contains all the important information about the business deal he is supposed to close tomorrow. We are going to be dead!“.I shivered a little. I personally knew the kind of animal Xin could be. But I did not understand why they were blaming me for all that.“What's the commotion about?“ Someone spoke from the door, and we
I just realized that I had shouted at him when I heard gasps around me. Everyone was looking at me. I froze for a second, then forced a smile on my face.What was done was done. There was no way I was going to change that. Maybe I could just await the consequences.Xin, who was walking past me, stopped. I could see his eyes throwing daggers at me. He looked like he wanted to swallow me whole.“What are you up to, Isabel?“ He asked and leaned closer to me. And I shivered from his coldness. I knew that I must have pissed him so badly.I hurriedly shook my head. “Nothing. I just need your help. Is that bad?“ I asked and wore a pitiful look. Who said that I could not act pitifully?“Didn't you say that you would do everything by yourself? Are you giving up in the first ten minutes?“ He asked.I rolled my eyes at him. “Who said I was giving up? I want you to give me the passcode to your ruined laptop,” I said. Did he think that I wanted to work on the whole project with him?“My passcode?
My eyes opened wide in shock. Didn't he say that he was drunk and that he did not remember anything?Wasn't he also the person who said that I should never mention that night to him because it was a mistake? Why was he talking about it now?“Isabel, I missed you so much. Why did you leave without informing me?“ Xin asked again.And this time, I came back to my senses. I pushed him away and adjusted my clothes. Then I looked at him angrily. “Xin, have some respect for yourself, please. I don't know what you are up to, but please leave me out of it,” I said.Whom did he think he was? I was never going to trust a word that came out of his mouth.Sigh! I took a deep breath and looked away from him. Even though I was mad at him, my heart was beating so fast. It almost sounded like he cared about me.I thought that the evil boss would shut up, but he chose to be shameless. Xin took another step towards me and looked into my eyes.“Isabel, why don't you give me a chance to explain to you ev
"Am I welcome?“ Xin asked and looked up at me. His look made my intestines churn.“Mommy! Handsome Xin came over! Let him in, please,” Little Lion said, holding Xin's hand. I even became confused. Since when did the child start pleading for the sake of the man?I cleared my throat and looked up at Xin. “What do you want?“ I asked. If there was anything that he wanted to tell me, he should have done it when we were at work! There was no need for him to follow me over.“I brought dinner,” he said, waving the bags in his hands. And a frown appeared on my face.“President Xin! What is your game today? Little Lion and I can take care of ourselves,” I said angrily. It was not like we were ever going to sleep hungry.“By eating that?“ Xin asked and pointed at the bowls of noodles that I had set on the table. I felt a little embarrassed.I had come home late, and I didn't have time to prepare food. So I decided to prepare something very simple for the two of us.I swallowed hard and looked ba
Little Lion nodded continuously. “Mmh, I don't know him,” he said. “And my mommy doesn't like talking about him. I just don't know why.“Xin was quiet for a few seconds as he stared at the kid. "Didn't she tell you the name?" He asked.Several questions began going through his head again. Could it be that Isabel met another man just after she left and got pregnant?Was the man toxic? Why didn't she stay with him? And why hadn't she ever told Little Lion anything about his dad?He would have thought that Little was actually his son if he had not been told his date of birth. There were so many similarities between the two of them.Little Lion's face turned sadder. “Mommy looks sad when I ask about my dad. I prefer not talking about him to her,” he said.“Don't you think that she will get mad if she finds out that you are looking for him?“ Xin asked with raised brows.Little Lion pursed his lips for a few seconds. “Even though I want to have a daddy so bad, I won't do anything that will
“Little Lion!“ I shouted. How could he ask such a question?“Um, my bed is so tiny. Mommy, will you let Handsome Xin sleep on your bed today?“ The child asked with a straight face. What he was up to, I could not tell.Wait! Could it be that Xin had tried to pollute his mind with adult stuff? Did he ask him to say that?But why would he do that? He was obviously not interested in me. Who could explain everything to me?Before I had time to say anything, Little Lion hugged my legs and rushed to his room. "Goodnight, Big Yan! Goodnight, Handsome Xin!“I sighed and turned to look at Xin. “What is the meaning of all this?“ I asked. He had just stood there calmly, waiting for the kid to speak up for him.Xin pursed his lips. “I don't know either,” he said, taking a step towards me.I quickly took a step back and shook my head at him. “Don't come any closer,” I warned. I did not trust the man.Xin sighed as he looked up at my face. “I didn't want to bother you. If you don't mind, I will slee