Chapter 59.2

Ai Wei nodded and replied, “No problem.”

Although the two adults had already agreed, they still needed to make some preparations before going. The imperial family’s identity was sensitive, so they couldn’t just go like ordinary tourists.

Moreover, the little child’s rainbow mini mecha was still in good condition, so there was no hurry to customize a new mecha.

With these thoughts in mind, Ai Wei didn’t plan to rush the trip to the Sixth Planet. She wanted to prepare well because there were many fun things there. When they visit there with the little child, they could have a great time.

After spending time in the palace, the little child was full and satisfied, so he happily followed his father back.

When he returned, he brought along Fatty.

Zhan Xi was slightly more accepting of Fatty compared to Rolling. After all, they really couldn’t afford the latter.

On the way back home, the little child sat in the cart and chatted with his father. His little voice was sweet and sometimes his sentences were a bit jumbled, but Zhan Xi could understand him.

The father and son chatted all the way, creating a warm and harmonious atmosphere.

Soon, they arrived home.

As soon as the little child returned, he threw himself into Ling Qi’s arms and excitedly told him about what he had just discussed with his father.

“Uncle Ling Qi, why did you drink alcohol yesterday?”

The topic suddenly shifted to Ling Qi, and the little child touched Ling Qi’s face with concern. His pair of bright black eyes were full of worry. “Although it looks pretty, drinking alcohol is not good!”

Ling Qi: “?”

Ling Qi’s eyelids twitched. “What looks pretty?”

The little child blushed, honestly saying, “The uncle who drank alcohol is so pretty!”

Yesterday, Ling Qi got drunk, and his cheeks were flushed. His already beautiful eyes were moist, and it seemed like tears had fallen. His wet eyelashes made his eyes even more alluring.

Ling Qi blushed slightly due to the teasing of the little child. The little child was once again dumbfounded.

The dumbfounded little child hugged Ling Qi’s neck and whispered, “Uncle, Ningning wants to give you a kiss.”

As a child who was always kissed, the little child also liked to kiss others. However, under the guidance of his father, the little child knew that he could only kiss familiar adults.

Upon hearing this request, Ling Qi leaned over and gave the little child a kiss.

The little child squinted his eyes and giggled.

After kissing the little child, Ling Qi turned his head and saw Zhan Xi. The little child’s eyes lit up, and he seized the opportunity, saying, “Daddy also thinks Uncle is handsome!”

“Uncle Ling Qi, can you let Daddy have a kiss too?”

Ling Qi, who was holding the little child, remained silent.

Zhan Xi, who was carrying the backpack behind the little child, also remained silent.

The gazes of the two adults coincidentally met at this moment. In that instant, the air seemed to freeze. An indescribable atmosphere quietly spread, but the little child was completely unaware of it.

He was just urging his father, “Daddy, give Uncle Ling Qi a kiss too.”

Uncle Ling Qi looked so good, and the little child felt so happy after kissing him. He wanted his father to feel happy, too.

The little child’s urging, which showed filial piety, made Zhan Xi’s ears turn red.

He cleared his throat and tried to appear calm, saying, “Ahem, Ningning, adults shouldn’t kiss each other casually. Get down and don’t let Uncle Ling Qi carry you. Auntie Ai Wei said you should come down and take a walk to aid digestion.”

The little child was unhappy.

He held onto Ling Qi’s neck tightly and refused to get off Ling Qi.

Ling Qi carried the chubby little child in his arms, not letting him down but directly bringing him back to the room. “Ningning, sleep with me tonight.”

“Okay, can Daddy come too?”

“No, he can’t.”

“Oh, then Daddy will have to sleep alone. Daddy is so pitiful.”

Listening to the conversation between his own child and Ling Qi, Zhan Xi touched his nose and turned back to the yard to keep himself busy. Sometimes his little child could be quite caring towards his father.

For two or three consecutive days, Zhan Xi had the little child accompany Ling Qi to sleep.

He privately told the little child, “Your Uncle Ling Qi hasn’t been in a good mood lately. Ningning, you’re already a mature and sensible child, so take care of Uncle Ling Qi, okay?”

The little child, who had always been taken care of by Uncle Ling Qi, heard this and showed a determined expression on his chubby face. “Ningning will definitely cheer up Uncle Ling Qi!”

Zhan Xi smiled and kissed his chubby face.

In order to better comfort Uncle Ling Qi, the little child also asked his father about the reason behind Uncle Ling Qi’s unhappiness. The information he gathered was that Uncle Ling Qi was unhappy because of his family.

However, Zhan Xi didn’t go into detail about the specific situation of Uncle Ling Qi’s family with the little child.

At this age, the little child’s mind was filled with wild imagination, and he imagined a beautiful picture of Uncle Ling Qi being sad because of his family.

The little child had also experienced sadness.

When he saw others having mothers while he didn’t, he would hide under the covers and cry with great sadness. He cried himself to sleep, and his father took him out of the blanket, thinking he had a nightmare.

Thinking that Uncle Ling Qi might secretly cry under the covers, the little child was extremely worried.

He accompanied Ling Qi to sleep at night, occasionally extending his little hand to quietly lift the corner of the blanket covering Ling Qi’s head, then he would squeeze his little head in to see if Uncle Ling Qi was crying.

Ling Qi had the habit of sleeping with his head covered. But recently, he found himself unable to fall asleep before the blanket was lifted, and then he would open his eyes to see Ningning’s face.

Although this little face was very cute, Ling Qi truly felt that his heart couldn’t handle such a late-night surprise.

Ningning peered with a worried look on his face, as if afraid that Ling Qi had slept to death.

“Ningning.”

Startled once again by the little child, Ling Qi calmed his heartbeat a bit and earnestly assured Ningning, “I just like sleeping with my head covered. Don’t worry, I won’t suffocate.”

Ningning nervously watched him, seemingly not convinced.

In the end, under the late-night intrusion of Ningning’s head poking out, Ling Qi forcibly changed his bad habit of sleeping with his head covered. It should be noted that he had maintained this bad habit for many years without changing, but now he was completely defeated by a little child.

After changing his sleeping habit, he slept soundly that night.

Ningning nestled in Ling Qi’s arms, tilting his head to see Ling Qi’s face without needing to lift the covers. Without needing to do so, the little child also slept well.

During the day, Ningning attended school, and in the evening, he played with his father and uncle.

Zhan Xi didn’t spend much time at home because he was busy making money, but with Ling Qi around, Ningning had someone to take care of him at home.

The teacher of Ningning’s mecha class in kindergarten paid high attention to him, and despite being someone who wasn’t easy to get along with based on appearances alone, this teacher surprisingly knew how to coax children.

He encouraged the children, saying things like, “The children in our class are all amazing. As a teacher who has seen so many children, I still think the children in our class are the best. Such fantastic children should be able to complete a ten-minute mecha run, right? Although the teacher knows you can all do it, the teacher still wants to see you run.”

Teacher Rick not only knew how to coax the entire class at once but also knew how to coax Ningning individually.

Ningning, who was praised by the teacher every day, would come home from school and wear his rainbow-colored little mecha to play in front of the house and in the yard.

Zhan Xi took on some work and was not at home these past few days.

Ling Qi, who was responsible for taking care of Ningning, took the opportunity while the little child was playing with Fatty in the yard wearing his mecha to tidy up at the steamed bun stall up ahead.

Other shops sell breakfast buns early in the morning, but theirs was quite special. They sell weight loss buns and weight loss bento boxes.

Since Zhan Xi’s cooking was always difficult to eat and was both unappetizing and healthy, his weight loss shop was doing fairly well.

Ling Qi was halfway through cleaning when suddenly footsteps outside could be heard. The sound of footsteps approached from a distance and eventually stopped in front of him.

Without lifting his head, he replied directly: “The bun shop is closed today, please—”

“Ling Qi.”

A voice with a sense of pressure abruptly sounded, accurately calling out Ling Qi’s name. However, the person’s expression didn’t seem too amiable: “You shouldn’t have appeared in White Mist Star.”

Ling Qi’s hand, which was holding the cloth, suddenly tightened.

He looked up and saw the person in front of him; the color draining from his face instantly, leaving it pale and clean. In his eyes, there was disgust, hatred, as well as fear and avoidance.

The two parties stood silently facing each other.

Ling Qi tightly clenched the cloth in his hand, gritting his teeth and exerting all his efforts to control his emotions. After a long time, he finally spoke: “I came here not because of you.”

“I didn’t intend to see you.”

Ling Qi’s words only elicited mocking laughter from the other person.

“I’ve said it before. Don’t attempt useless tricks in front of me. Since you’re so eager to come back, then come back with me now.”

“I won’t go back,” Ling Qi replied.

But the man had lost his patience. He waved his hand, and immediately a group of followers appeared behind him. Those people forcibly dragged Ling Qi out, treating him roughly.

Ling Qi resisted angrily.

However, the man held his chin, his gaze icy cold: “It’s been so long. Have you learned to defy your father now?”

“We have no relationship anymore! Let me go!”

Amidst Ling Qi’s struggle and the commotion outside, it attracted the attention of the little child playing in the courtyard.

The child, wearing a rainbow-colored mini mech suit, saw Uncle Ling Qi being held down and restrained in such a manner. He stood still for a moment, and the next second, he dashed forward.

“Let go of my Uncle Ling Qi!!!”

The little child was like a small cannonball, launching himself forward. He was so angry that even his childish voice changed pitch.

Teacher Rick had said that the little child nowadays was very formidable! A child as formidable as him would definitely be able to protect Uncle Ling Qi!

The little child charged forward aggressively.

However, before his head could reach the man’s body, he was kicked away directly by the man.

The little child, who was kicked and tumbled, almost couldn’t get up from the ground. His head hit the ground, making him feel a bit dizzy.

Ling Qi’s eyes turned red when he saw the little child being beaten.

He stared fiercely at the man’s face, his voice trembling with anger. “He’s just a child, and you can lay a hand on him? Are you even human?!”

The man showed no response to such reproach.

He coldly watched as the little child struggled to get up, and without any emotion in his tone, he notified, “If he continues to attack me, he’ll keep getting beaten.”

Ling Qi’s eyes were burning with hatred.

But even in such anger, he compromised, saying, “I’ll go with you, just don’t touch him.”

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The author has something to say:

Ningning: Got beaten up QAQ

 

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