Hearing him say this earnestly, Lily becomes serious, “But Adair has rarely cried since he’s little, and
he’s been very optimistic.”
“Children at this stage are usually very optimistic, but his optimism is temporary, not long-lasting.” In
many occasions, Rex notices Adair wandering off as if he is thinking about something, which is actually
an unconscious behavior. The child is a bit dull.
Lily feels unsettled upon listening to this, and is afraid that it may cause defects in Adair’s character.
“There’re two reasons that may cause this. One is that his family was incomplete, and the lack of
presence of his father causes his low self-esteem, a condition that might went unnoticed by the child
himself. But others may easily discern it by his fidgeting. Second is his ambiguous understanding of
family relations, so he’s sensitive and highly precautious.”
These two reasons speak the truth to Lily. She had been thinking about these issues before, but
overall, the child seemed doing okay, so she had not paid too much attention.
Now that Rex mentions it, she is a bit panicked. She fears that the child has character defects because
of her own negligence and mistakes. These problems will follow him all the way into adulthood.
Seeing her ever-increasingly anxious expression, Rex looks her in the eyes by the bedside, “You don’t
have to worry too much. His problem is not too serious yet. It’s just that he could get better. So, don’t
prepare everything for him. I know you just want to compensate for what you couldn’t give him, but it’s
not necessarily a good thing.”
For regular families, children will be watched over by grandparents or a babysitter when they are busy.
It is normal and Adair should experience it.
“Maybe for the first time, he would be scared staying at home alone, but not the second time, the third
time. Only in this way, he would grow up mentally.”
Lily worries too much, “Should we talk to a psychologist?”
“No.” Rex replies with his a serious expression, “You’re back now. I’ll give him what he deserves.”
He says so with a hidden message, which is then conveyed to Lily, but she is unsure how to respond.
Single-unit ward is different from the previous emergency room. The unit is very quiet. When no one
talks, the honking downstairs can be heard. The light on the ceiling, which has a gentle white color, falls
on the two of them and casts a shadow behind.
After a moment of silence, Rex takes her hand, regardless of whether she wants to dodge or not, and
says tenderly, “Lily, let’s settle our terms.”
His one sentence has dumbfounded Lily.
Settle the terms.
This phrase means way too much. It includes the misunderstanding and conflict 5 years ago, as well as
the difficult life they both have experienced in these 5 years, and now more about the child’s
everything.
“Settle our terms?” Lily is shaken to her eyebrows, and asks him in return, “How?”
It is funny that she does not know what to do.
“I want to take care of you and Adair. Give you a home.” The man says in a choked, hoarse voice, with
every word coming out genuinely, “I can’t let go of you. I can’t let go of the child. Vivian or whoever else
is all lies. I’m only into you from the very beginning.”
His deep and gentle voice rings in her ears like a warm breeze, propagating through her eardrums to
her heart.
In fact, as long as he was kind and reasonable, her heart would be softened, let alone him with his
heartfelt words and attitude right now.
Lily cannot help but become ensnared by that pair of deep dark eyes. Staring into his shining eyes
moves her by surprise and makes her second-guessing in misunderstanding.
Rex lets go of her hands and holds onto her cheeks, trapping her in a position and forcing her to look
into his eyes, into his heart, “In these 5 years, I’ve never stopped thinking about you once. I pretended
to force you, because I feared that you would run away from me again. I pretended to steal the child
too. You’re the mother of the child and I’m the father. I’ve never once wanted to separate you and
Adair. In fact, I’ve made a plan to avoid court. It’s just that I don’t have the right timing to tell you.”
Lily’s heart pounds against her chest by his words. She loses her ability to think and a mix of emotions
emerge.
Rex stares at her small face. Her eyebrows, the curve of her lips, and every inch from her forehead to
her jaw are sharply carved into his memory.
After a good while, he slowly approaches. His lips stop 5 centimeters away from hers, and he opens his
mouth with a hoarse voice, “Let’s get married and raise the child together.”
His words detonate like a bomb, blowing her mind into a pink mushroom cloud.
She almost forgets to blink, looks at him, astonished, and stutters, “What, what did you say?”
He does not expect her to ask again. Rex tilts his head and licks his drying lips, feeling a little stressed,
“I’m proposing to you.”
Lily hears it and even nods, “I see.”
What she does not understand is that why Rex suddenly chooses to propose to her. After all,
yesterday, in order to see him, she was drugged in the bar.
How come… it progresses to this!?
The suspicion in her eyes is too obvious that Rex cannot neglect, but he explains to her patiently, “You
always think that I give you trouble because I want the child. But, have you ever thought that I like him
because he’s your child rather than some other woman’s? I would only recognize our child.”
In fact, Rex has sweated a lot as he said that. He has gone through many big events and thinks
nothing would trouble him, but proposing to Lily is exactly the one.
He rarely speaks romantically, not to mention proposing. Even if he has, it was 5 years ago when he
first met her. He is unskilled and has no idea about whether she would agree. At this moment, he
seems calm, but inside he is stressing out.
But he has said what need to be said. This little woman just stares at him and does nothing else. Her
gaze is making him nervous.
Rex could almost feel the smoking coming out of his head. His deep eyes are even trying to avoid her
due to the nervousness. All his pretense and composure are dissolving and freezing in this silence, bit
by bit.
He is almost frozen by the waiting, but Lily shows not a single sign.
What does it mean?
Maybe it is because of anger and shame, or maybe it is shyness, Rex loosens his hand on her cheek
and shakes her shoulder with a tinge of sulk on his face, “Did you hear what I say?”
“Yeah.” Lily’s reply is almost like an unconscious reflex. Before Rex relaxes, her next sentence almost
suffocates him, “Why did you propose to me?”
Rex tells himself that he truly loves Lily, otherwise he would strangle her.
His rage bursts into laughter, but after which, his eyes become even deeper and more serious,
“Because I want to chase you again. Is this a good reason?”
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