Lily is totally dumbfounded at that question. It is just another ordinary sentence, but for some reasons
she can’t face it head on. She is completely at a loss in this situation.
Just as she is lost in her thoughts, the man in front of her suddenly brushes past her, and lowers
himself to put a stop to the awkwardness. “I’m your mother’s good friend.”
“Friend?” The little boy’s eyes light up instantly as he looks like he understands what Rex is saying. “I
know! I have a lot of friends too in the kindergarten!”
Rex carefully studies the little boy whose height barely reaches Lily’s thigh. His face is fair, like the suet
jade and he has distinguishable baby fat that a boy of that age possesses. He can see that his chin is
slightly protruded and his mouth resembles Lily’s while his eyes and nose take after his features.
He doesn’t need to verify whether this little child is his own child, all it takes a glance to vanquish all his
doubts and suspicion.
This is definitely his child, or more specifically their child.
Whenever he registers in his mind that this little kid is related to him, he feels like his whole body is
burning up and an inexplicable emotion is surging throughout his body. A sense of longing and
nostalgia accompanied by loss and anxiety are threatening to blow him up.
The man can’t help feeling sorry and regretful for this woman, who repeatedly mentioned that she
never loved him, who told him that she has fallen for another guy. She was feeble and helpless with
nothing to rely on, but she had somehow been bearing and eventually giving birth to his child in a
foreign country.
If what she has said before is true, that she has forgotten everything between them, then what logical
explanation is there for her to do all this for him?
He is now thirty seven and no longer young. Although his features and figure still carry a resemblance
of himself when he was thirty, it is another story when it comes to his thinking. He now craves for his
own family, a family where he can love his wife and children.
But his dreams were shattered five years ago in that accident and he really thought that his life was
over, that he will carry his regrets to death’s door, alone, and he really thought that he won’t have any
chance to immerse himself in this kind of happiness. Alas, God does not abandon him completely; this
turns out to be quite the pleasant surprise for him.
Rex stands there stiffly like a pine tree as he registers the doubts and suspicion in the little boy’s eyes.
It is only natural he can’t recognize his father who has been absent in his life for five years.
When he realizes this, he is suddenly overwhelmed with sadness, a layer of sweat starting to form
within his clenched fists. His mind is racing fast, thinking how he should communicate with the little kid.
He can’t be too matter-of-factly and neither can he be too unnatural. He is shocked that he can’t
produce any words in the end.
The two adults are remaining silent, it is Adair who breaks the silence by tugging at Lily’s sleeve, “Mum,
we should go, aren’t you saying that we are going to the supermarket?”
“I’ll bring you there.” Rex blurts out without thinking. He has just met his son, it is hard for him to part
with his son again just like this.
When Lily hears this, she immediately becomes apprehensive. She retreats slightly and says, “It’s
okay, it is colder than usual outside, and we should go home now.”
“Ah…” Adair is still a child after all, so he won’t be able to read between the lines. He lets out a cry,
“Mum, I have been at home for the whole day.”
Normally his friends in the kindergarten will keep him company when he’s at the kindergarten, but now
he is beyond bored staying alone at home.
“I’ve already said that the weather is chilly, why can’t you listen? If you want to go, then go alone.” Lily
still has some lingering fear, so she can’t help but scold him a little.
When she sees that the little kid clams up with a wronged expression, she suddenly feels heartbroken
at this sight.
Rex knits his brows, “Don’t scold him like that, I’ll send you guys there, and it won’t be that cold.”
“I said, there’s no need for that.” Lily looks at him this time, and discovers that this man’s eyes are red.
Her heart skips a beat, as she acknowledges the peculiar feeling rising in her heart since the three of
them have met. This is especially true when the man was talking to Adair, his tone was gentle and he
was full of patience. He has never been like this towards anyone else.
She is almost swallowed up by this unusual feeling, but she doesn’t want to see that happen. Therefore
she is trying to escape.
But it is too bad. Rex doesn’t plan to allow her to escape this time. When he sees that she is still in
disagreement, he nonchalantly asks Adair.
“Little Adair, do you want to go to the supermarket?”
Adair throws a few glances towards his mother, and he whispers, “I want to…”
“If I send you and your mum there, is that alright?”
“Erm…” The little kid clasps his hands, obviously in a dilemma as he really wants to go. But he is still
an educated child, hence he shakes his head, “I really want to go, but uncle, you have to ask my mum,
if she agrees with you then I’ll go.”
Rex is delighted after seeing him behaving like this. He can see from these small things that Lily has
been teaching him well over the past five years.
The man withdraws his gaze and shifts it towards the solemn-looking woman standing beside him, and
his eyes return to their previous sharpness once again.
Lily is planning to reject his proposal but she finds it hard to actually say it out loud. She knows that
he’s actually telling her to stop resisting in a roundabout way. She can’t refuse him; he’s determined to
spend some time with his child.
She is afraid that he will reveal their relationship in front of Adair; therefore she is careful not to provoke
him. She can only comply.
Lily lowers her gaze helplessly, and she replies dryly, “Alright.”
After getting her approval, Adair is ecstatic. He hugs her thigh and kisses her on her pants and says,
“Mum, you’re the best! I love you!”
Rex heads towards his car, stretches his hand to open the car door to the back seats. He is driving a
Mercedes-Benz G series SUV which has a high sill and it will be difficult for the little kid to climb into the
back seats on his own.
Lily is going to scoop up the kid to help him, but this man is one step ahead of her as he scoops up the
kid with both of his arms and places him in the back seats effortlessly. His arms are bulging with
muscles when he was carrying the child and this makes him full of manliness. He also doesn’t forget to
strap the kid with seatbelt.
This is the first physical encounter for the father and son duo, and the man’s heart can’t suppress his
gentleness and kindness. This kind of feeling can’t be replicated through his imagination alone.
Lily is observing their interaction, and she will be lying if she says that her heart is not disturbed. She
always thought that it would be the end of the world if Rex lays eyes on Adair, but now she is seriously
in doubt and can’t be sure of anything anymore.
Lily shakes her head and snaps out of her confusion, and wants to enter the back seats too after he
retrieves his hand. But just then, the door is slammed shut before she can enter the back seats.
“I need to take care of my child.” Her expression is ugly and her face is pale when she says this.
“The child is already five years old, it is impossible he doesn’t know how to sit properly in the car.” He
adjusts his body to face her and lowers his voice. “If you don’t want to together with me, you can go.”
After finishing his sentence, without waiting for her to process and consider his words, he immediately
enters into the driver’s seat.
The car is started instantly as Lily watches the car frame that is vibrating dully. She is afraid that he will
drive away without her and she will not be able to see Adair again.
Without giving it much thought, Lily walks in strides towards the passenger seat and opens the car
door, and steps into the car.
Rex studies the woman who is now wearing her seat belts with the corner of his eyes, and a curve
appears at his lips. He secretly reprimands her in his heart as his contrasting emotions of love and hate
are wrestling with each other. It seems that she is not the type to obey simply but she will bend under
pressure.
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