Chapter 174: Why Don't You Just Confess to Him?

Because of Meng Ze, Ling Feng did not particularly care for Xiaofeng; the only reason he was willing to come over was entirely for the sake of Bai Shunan.

Watching Xiaofeng wolf down the fried chicken, he said to Bai Shunan, "This child doesn't usually get the chance to eat anything good, does she? It's not that I'm complaining, but Meng Ze is not a competent father at all."

Seeing Xiaofeng's clothing, he added, "She doesn't even have a few decent outfits. These were probably picked up for twenty or thirty yuan inside the scenic area, right? Even tourists from out of town wouldn't buy these clothes."

Bai Shunan rolled her eyes at Ling Feng: "Don't talk about her like that. Everyone has their own life; maybe they feel very happy."

Ling Feng said, "Fine, then I can only offer my blessings and respect. I hope the two of them stay locked together—no, the family of three."

Although Ling Feng was complaining, when he saw cheese sauce on the corner of Xiaofeng's mouth, he still picked up a tissue and wiped it for the little girl.

Cherishing the fair and protecting the delicate was his instinct, regardless of how old the other person was.

Xiaofeng said politely, "Thank you, Uncle."

"Xiaofeng, call me Uncle-in-law," Ling Feng said in a low voice.

Xiaofeng asked, "What is an Uncle-in-law?"

Hearing this, Bai Shunan couldn't help but kick Ling Feng under the table, then said to Xiaofeng, "Xiaofeng, you aren't allowed to call her that randomly; he is not your Uncle-in-law."

Ling Feng said, "Heart of stone. I've been pursuing you for over four years now. In these four-plus years, I have only been devoted to you alone."

Bai Shunan asked, "When you were on a business trip to the United States last year, didn't you follow two hot girls?"

"That... wasn't that just playing along for the occasion? I just chatted with them a bit, there was no actual progress."

Bai Shunan said, "That's just you having the heart of a thief but not the guts of one."

"I... fine, how did you know? Have you been keeping an eye on my account the whole time?"

Bai Shunan drank her beverage and said, "If you don't want people to know, you shouldn't have done it."

"You following me also shows that you care about me."

Xiaofeng listened to the two of them bickering and kept giggling.

Ling Feng asked, "Little girl, what are you laughing at?"

Xiaofeng said, "Big Aunt and Uncle arguing, it's just like the kids in our kindergarten."

Ling Feng then asked, "So do your mom and dad argue like this?"

"Mom and Dad?" Xiaofeng opened her big eyes, looking a bit bewildered.

Ling Feng said, "Is your dad Meng Ze?"

Xiaofeng thought for a moment and nodded.

She supposed so.

Mom said that at home she could only call him Uncle, and if anyone asked outside, she should say Uncle Meng Ze is her dad.

Bai Shunan said to Ling Feng, "Just eat your fried chicken and don't ask so many questions."

Ling Feng said in a low voice, "I don't like fried chicken; this is something only children like to eat."

"Adults like it too. Look at this shop—isn't it full of adults?"

There were many young people in this shop, the kind in their twenties.

Ling Feng said, "Forget it, I'll eat some then, so I don't have to find something else to eat when I go back later."

"You could eat with Ruoruo and the others; Ruoruo has improved at stir-frying lately."

"But I don't want to eat with Meng Ze," Ling Feng said.

Xiaofeng was a smart and precocious girl; hearing that Ling Feng seemed to really dislike Meng Ze, she couldn't help but ask, "Uncle, why do you dislike my dad so much?"

Ling Feng said, "Let me give you an example. Suppose you have a piece of fried chicken in your hand. It was originally your fried chicken, but I wanted to eat it too, so I tricked you out of your fried chicken and drank your beverage while I was at it—would you dislike me?"

Xiaofeng thought for a moment, then pushed her fried chicken in front of Ling Feng: "Uncle, then I'll give my fried chicken to you, can you please not dislike Dad Meng Ze?"

Ling Feng: "..."

Bai Shunan smiled from the side.

The sky had already turned dark, but Bai Shuruo's homestay was still brightly lit.

Bai Shuruo and Meng Ze had already finished dinner and had cleaned up a room on the second floor, saying that more guests were coming that night.

Homestays nowadays are very competitive; when guests arrive, you have to go to the airport to pick them up, and you have to take them to the airport when they leave.

However, to save money, the homestays on this street pooled together to hire a car and a driver. Whoever had guests arriving, they would all use the same service to pick them up; if the driver wasn't available, Meng Ze would go pick them up.

It was just that Bai Shuruo needed to be waiting.

Bai Shunan watched Bai Shuruo busy running back and forth—cleaning the guest room, and once that was done, she had to give Xiaofeng a bath, and after the bath, she had to coax her to sleep.

Bai Shunan had never raised a child herself and couldn't help even if she wanted to. Watching her younger sister work so hard, she just felt tired at heart.

She asked Bai Shuruo, "What time are the guests coming?"

"Probably a little after 12," Bai Shuruo said.

"Why don't you go get some rest, and I'll keep watch for you," Bai Shunan said.

Bai Shuruo quickly said, "No need, Sister. 12 o'clock is still a long way off. Besides, you aren't familiar with my business here, so I'd better do it. At most, I'll just get up a little earlier tomorrow."

Bai Shunan asked, "Isn't there a guest checking out tomorrow morning? Don't you have to get up early for that too?"

"Meng Ze will be here to keep watch tomorrow morning."

Bai Shunan sighed and said, "Then I'll go keep Xiaofeng company while she sleeps; she really liked me today."

"That works too."

Xiaofeng was actually already asleep in Bai Shuruo's room, sprawled out alone, the quilt rolled into a ball, but with her little hands and feet, she looked especially adorable.

Bai Shunan felt a lump in her throat.

Xiaofeng was so young, yet she was already forced to be sensible.

It wasn't that this was impossible—everyone has their own fate—it was just that Xiaofeng could clearly have lived a different life.

Bai Shunan lay down beside Xiaofeng, tucked her in, and carefully studied her little face.

Xiaofeng looks more like Bai Shunan, but the heroic spirit between her brows looks exactly like Han Yangting.

And Han Yangting's brows and eyes also bear a slight resemblance to Meng Ze's, after all, they are half-brothers born of the same father. Therefore, Han Yangting subjectively believed that Xiaofeng was Meng Ze's child.

The period when Bai Shuruo was pregnant was also the same period when she and Meng Ze joined forces to plot the transfer of funds, which is why Han Yangting suspected that Bai Shuruo had fallen in love with Meng Ze during that time.

Bai Shunan sighed again.

Matters of the heart are just that complicated, much like her own past.

Fortunately, she withdrew early and did not sink deep into the relationship; now, focusing on her career, she considers this a very wise choice.

Bai Shunan leaned against Xiaofeng, smelling the milky scent of the infant on her, and fell asleep before long.

However, near one o'clock, she was woken up again.

She has always been a light sleeper and could tell that tourists had arrived; the tourists who arrived tonight were particularly lacking in manners, making a lot of noise and even shouting for Bai Shuruo to carry their luggage for them.

Bai Shunan was furious and wanted to go out and scold them, but once she thought about how this was Bai Shuruo's homestay and that she had to rely on online reputation to survive, if she angered these two tourists and received a bad review, the homestay's business would be affected.

She held it in, but could no longer fall back asleep.

A sleepless night.

Dawn broke, and Bai Shunan also had to catch the noon flight back to Fengcheng.

Perhaps because she slept with Xiaofeng for a night, she didn't feel sorry for her younger sister at all now; her sister's life was chosen by herself, and she felt sorry for Xiaofeng now.

Before leaving, Bai Shunan whispered to Bai Shuruo: "Ruoruo, why don't you just confess to Han Yangting? You and Meng Ze haven't truly been together these past few years, which shows that you haven't let go of Han Yangting in your own heart either, and he has you in his heart too. You two should live your lives well, and we, your family, will feel more at ease."