Chapter 197: Dealing with Daddy

Bai Shuruo felt a start in her heart.

She looked behind her and saw that tall, upright figure.

Tall and handsome, even at 35, there was still a hint of youthfulness on his dashing face—no, it was a sense of being mature beyond his years.

He first glanced at her, very coldly, and the next second, his gaze was on Xiaofeng.

He crouched down and opened his arms toward Xiaofeng; Xiaofeng immediately flew over to him—evidently, they often played games like this.

After he picked Xiaofeng up, his voice was extremely gentle: "Why did Xiaofeng come to find Daddy?"

"Not to find Daddy, but to bring Mommy... to her room." Xiaofeng pointed at the room behind them and said.

She had snuck in to look the day before yesterday, so she knew there were photos of Mommy here.

Only then did Han Yangting look at Bai Shuruo again.

Bai Shuruo really disliked this feeling, as if she were an intruder; although her things were here, he had just been too lazy to clear them out, and now, prompted by Xiaofeng, he would surely throw these things away.

Consequently, she feigned stubbornness and said: "Indeed, it was Xiaofeng who brought me here."

Then she walked up to them and reached out her hands to hold Xiaofeng: "Xiaofeng, let's go back to your room."

Xiaofeng had been clinging to Daddy's neck the whole time; she liked Han Yangting very much now because as long as she was by Daddy's side, she didn't have to walk, and he gave her a full sense of security.

"Xiaofeng, let Mommy hold you." Seeing Xiaofeng was reluctant, Bai Shuruo said it again, and this time her attitude appeared very firm.

Xiaofeng had no choice but to reach out to be held by Bai Shuruo.

But Bai Shuruo only carried her to the top of the stairs before putting her down, then said: "Xiaofeng, you are already so big; no matter where you are, you must learn to walk by yourself. You can't always let others carry you around, do you know?"

Xiaofeng immediately felt aggrieved.

She had been here for so long, and everyone had been fighting to hold her; how come she couldn't be held when it came to Mommy?

It wasn't that she insisted on being carried, but comparing the two, she felt that Mommy didn't love her as much anymore.

Thinking of this, tears couldn't help but stream down Xiaofeng's face.

Seeing this, Han Yangting immediately strode over and picked Xiaofeng up.

"Xiaofeng, Daddy will carry you up."

Xiaofeng wrapped her arms around Han Yangting's neck again, then leaned aggrievedly against his shoulder.

Bai Shuruo felt inexplicably angry again.

She said to Han Yangting: "You will spoil her."

"She won't be spoiled; little girls are meant to be pampered as they grow up." As Han Yangting spoke, he reached the toy room in a few steps.

After he entered, he asked Xiaofeng: "Xiaofeng, what do you want to play?"

"Play soccer," Xiaofeng said.

Inside, there was a tabletop soccer game toy; Xiaofeng liked playing this with Daddy the most.

Han Yangting set the toy out and then played with Xiaofeng.

Bai Shuruo stood to the side, suddenly feeling like an outsider.

Looking at the way Han Yangting and Xiaofeng were getting along, she inexplicably thought of how they used to get along.

It was so similar; he used to treat her like a daughter to be pampered!

There was an inexplicable touch of heartache.

On second thought, it was fine for Han Yangting to accompany Xiaofeng; he looked very patient, while she had never calmed down to play with Xiaofeng. Back when they were in Dali, she had to worry about life, and it was already good enough to take care of Xiaofeng's food and clothing.

She really had never spent a whole day focusing on playing toys with her.

Bored, she picked up a picture book to read.

These picture books were in both Chinese and English, some for training concentration and some for training patience; she didn't know if Xiaofeng could understand them.

Just like that, Han Yangting and Xiaofeng played together, while Bai Shuruo read the picture book on the side.

When Ye Caiyue came up to look for them, she suddenly felt this scene was very beautiful and warm; it was the scenario she had always dreamed of.

Ye Caiyue watched for a good while, and not wanting to disturb them, she went back down on her own.

Bai Shuruo had been reading the picture book for a long time; she looked up and saw Xiaofeng was still playing with Han Yangting.

She couldn't help but ask herself in her heart: Wasn't it agreed that she would be the one accompanying Xiaofeng these two days? Now that Han Yangting was accompanying her on the side, did that count as him encroaching on the time she had to spend with Xiaofeng?

However, it was Xiaofeng who had asked him to come; she could also accompany Xiaofeng, so it didn't seem to count as encroachment.

What Bai Shuruo should be doing now was to get Xiaofeng to be with her.

So she put the picture book down and said to Xiaofeng: "Xiaofeng, how about Mommy takes you outside to see the butterflies?"

Back in Dali, Bai Shuruo often took Xiaofeng to see the butterflies in the flower bushes.

Xiaofeng was in the middle of a competition with Han Yangting and was having a great time; hearing Bai Shuruo call her, she still politely said: "Mommy, can I play one more round with Daddy?"

Bai Shuruo had no choice but to say: "You may."

"Mommy, come over quickly, let's work together to deal with Daddy."

Bai Shuruo glanced at Han Yangting, but he didn't even lift his head.

However, Xiaofeng was pleading with her so earnestly that she had no choice but to say: "Alright, then Mommy will watch from the side."

Xiaofeng, however, took her hand, placed it on the lever, and said: "Mommy, you come kick the soccer ball in."

Bai Shuruo glanced at Han Yangting again.

The corners of his mouth still held a smile, and this smile was for Xiaofeng.

He didn't even look at her once.

Bai Shuruo thought to herself, if he wasn't going to pay her any mind, why should she pay him any mind?

She would just pretend she was doing it for Xiaofeng.

So she held the lever and said to Xiaofeng: "Xiaofeng, just one round, okay? After this round, we'll go see the butterflies."

"Okay, Mommy," Xiaofeng said obediently.

Bai Shuruo began to compete intensely with Han Yangting.

Games are like this: when you watch others play, you think they are crazy and hopelessly addicted, but when you play yourself, you become even crazier.

In order to win, Bai Shuruo soon started to vie with Han Yangting; the two of them fought back and forth, and every time a goal was scored, Bai Shuruo could hardly hide her excitement.

However, in the next round, she would lose to him again.

Just like that, back and forth, Bai Shuruo even forgot about the agreement to play one round and then go outside to see the butterflies; she had seemingly returned to the time when she used to be with him, treating the current him as the him from the past.

Han Yangting, on the other hand, played calmly the whole time without saying a word.

Han Dongbei came up, wanting to call them down for dinner, but seeing Han Yangting and Bai Shuruo playing a game with Xiaofeng watching from the side, he was suddenly somewhat stunned.

This scene was so much like the beauty of the human world.

He paused and decided not to call them after all.

Arriving in the living room, Ye Caiyue asked him, "Why didn't you call them down for dinner?"

Han Dongbei sat down next to Ye Caiyue and then puzzledly said, "Why do I feel that those two children are quite a good match? They don't look like they are about to divorce at all. Has Yangting been in contact with Nana recently?"

Ye Caiyue said, "It seems so; they even ate together the day before yesterday."

Han Dongbei said, "Then I don't understand; perhaps they are acting for the sake of Xiaofeng."

"That, I don't know. Let's ask Yangting in a couple of days."