“Daddy, shall we stay.” Yaxin begged his father again.

Lixian didn’t know what to do, and his gaze passed by Yibo.

“We will disturb Uncle Zhan and Mr. Wang.” Lixian sighed in his mind. He was really not deliberate. He could not take the child away and felt in a dilemma with Zhan and Fei request for his stay.

“Not really. Since Fei wants to have fun with your son, just stay.” Yibo could only say this and had no choice but to make them stay today.

“Thank you, Mr. Wang.” Lixian sighed with relief. He felt really stressed being stuck in the middle.

“Mr. Lixian, sit down. You should be tired standing and talking for so long.” Zhan put a bottle of water in front of Lixian, “Drink some water first.”

“Mr. Lixian, eat some fruits. They were bought by handsome uncle.” Fei handed bananas to Lixian and Yaxin, “Yaxin, help yourself, too.”

Yaxin took it over and began to eat happily. He was so innocent, smiling joyfully, not knowing the war of love among the adults.

“Thank you, Mr. Wang.” Lixian glanced at the bananas in front of him and handed them to Yaxin, “Yaxin likes eating bananas, Just let him eat and I will have some water.”

Could he eat the food bought by Yibo?

It was already very lucky for him to stay.

But he wondered how Yibo minded if he stayed here, so that Yibo wanted him to leave.

“Mr Xiao and Mr. Wang have known each other long since, no? Why hasn’t Mr Xiao mentioned this?” Lixian asked after drinking some water.

“We got to know each other just because of work. Should I show off at anywhere?” Zhan gave a sidelong glance to Yibo, who didn’t speak and looked cold and serious, “I am afraid of being blacklisted by Mr. Wang.”

Yibo only took the bottle up and drank water, but did not reply, even averting his gaze to somewhere else.

Yibo screwed the bottle cap slowly, and then put it on the table,”You are quite conscious and keep a low profile.”

“I have self-knowledge.” Zhan lightly raised his eyebrow, “Without any fantasy.”

Zhan needed to keep a clear head, otherwise, he would be confused about himself and the future direction.

Zhan stretched out his hand to touch Fei’ back of head, and smiled faintly.

Afterwards, they had a rest and went to see other animals, such as fat polar bear and smart sea lion.

The sun was bending in the west and it was very late now, so they walked out of the park.

Lixian took Yaxin’s hand and said good-bye to Zhan and Yibo, “Mr. Wang and Mr Xiao, good-bye.”

“Mr. Lixian, good-bye.” Zhan waved his hand to him.

But Yaxin was still unwilling to leave and held Fei’ little hand, “Fei, see you in the kindergarten.”

“OK” Fei frowned with a little disgust, “Don’t show such a grieved appearance. We will meet again in the kindergarten.”

“Fine.” Yaxin raised his lips and began to smile, looking somewhat silly.

“Let’s go.” Lixian opened the car door and let Yaxin get into the car first. He nodded at Yibo and Zhan, got into the car and drove away.

Zhan and Fei looked at the receding car all the time, Yibo cleared his throat in order to bring back their attention, “They have gone but you are still looking. Are you so reluctant to separate from them?”

“Handsome uncle, I will cry sadly if you leave.” Fei walked forward and hugged his leg with smile, “I will hold your leg, not to let you go. Are you satisfied?”

“Only you can make me happy.” Yibo bent down and stretched out his finger to rub her nose.

Yibo lifted Fei and said to Zhan, “Get into the car. Where do you want to go for dinner?”

“Can we fuel up on cola, French fries and hamburgers?” Fei put her arms around Yibo’s neck, with two big eyes full of expectancy.

“No.” Zhan refused directly.

“…” The hope in Fei’ eyes went out.

Yibo felt Fei so pitiful, just like a dog abandoned by its owner.

He stretched out his hand to touch her head, and bent down in order to make his lips close to her ear, “Listen to me, and I promise you will get what you want.”

“What are you talking about?” Zhan was unsatisfied with Yibo’s smile, “Don’t mislead the child.”

He didn’t allow Fei to eat the junk food. If Yibo dared to make trouble, Zhan would give him hell.

“Nothing.” Yibo put Fei into the car, “I asked you to get in, What are you doing?”

Zhan got into the car and Fei was still seated between him and Yibo, which made Zhan increasingly find that they were a family.

The driver drove away and the car ran on the crowded road.

“Where are we going?” Zhan looked at the streetscape flashing by the window. This was the direction to the downtown, “Doesn’t Mr. Yibo go back to the hotel or Beijing?”

“Zhan, can’t you have some conscience? I came to help you solve the problem, but you want to send me off after using me? Zhan, don’t you feel guilty?” Yibo accused Zhan of kicking down the ladder.

“I didn’t mean that. Mr. Yibo is in charge of Wang Group and must be very busy, I can’t waste your time.” Zhan said seriously, “Besides, it is also beneficial for you to deal with this thing.”

Yibo frowned, “But I still helped you. You owe me a favor, don’t you?”

“…”

Zhan didn’t know how many favors he owed him. Anyway, it was OK with one more.

“What do you want?” Since he wanted Zhan to return the favor, Yibo definitely had his own intention.

“Just follow me.” Yibo leaned backwards and lightly adjusted his collar.

Zhan curled his lip unhappily. Why was he so mysterious?

***

The car stopped at a fast food flagship store in the downtown.

Zhan frowned as soon as he got out of the car, “I have told you not to mislead the child. Why do you take us here?”

“I want to eat.” Yibo held Fei between his arms.

“Mr. Yibo, don’t fool me. Do you think I will believe you?” Zhan looked coldly at Fei, who stayed between Yibo’s arms, “Fei, come down to mommy.”

“Well…” Fei didn’t dare to retort and agreed obediently. Then she loosened her arms around Yibo’s neck, “Handsome uncle, put me down,”

But Yibo hugged Fei more tightly and said to Zhan, “Why did you talk so fiercely to the child?”

“Did I? She doesn’t listen to me, and as a mother, shouldn’t I teach her a lesson?” Zhan asked rhetorically.

“Just calm down.” Yibo didn’t know how gentle he was this time, looking like a loving father who protected his precious daughter, feeling pitiful for her.

“I have already said no, but you still take her here to eat junk food. We all know it is not good for children. Why do you insist? Yibo, you will only spoil the child in this way.”

Zhan was quite angry about Yibo’s indifference, “We have agreed on not eating junk food like hamburgers. Now who is violating the agreement?”

“Mommy, it’s my fault. I will not eat. Please don’t be angry.” Seeing mommy so emotional, Fei knew she shouldn’t be willful.

“Look, she almost cries.” Yibo felt painful for Fei, whose eyes turned red with grievance.

“That’s because she has violated the agreement, She has no reason to cry.” Zhan didn’t think Fei deserved the compassion, “Will you appraise her even if she makes a mistake, Mr. Yibo?”

Yibo thought Zhan was too unreasonable, and he asked, “Fei, how long has it been since you ate these foods last time?”

“I can’t remember. It was very long ago.” Fei remembered she ate those foods secretly with Lulu last time, but was found out by Zhan, who arrived earlier than she had expected.

Zhan was very angry, so he threw away the cola and hamburgers and fiercely criticized Fei and Lulu, Of course Fei received a beating, because she did something wrong and tried to keep it secret from mommy.

“Listen, she said she couldn’t remember because she hasn’t eaten these foods for a long time. It’s okay to eat them every few months. Why do you press the child so hard? She doesn’t have much to take pleasure. If you continue like this, she will only feel unhappy. As a parent, don’t you want your child to be happy?” Yibo said clearly and logically.

Fei plucked Yibo by his clothes, “Handsome uncle, Don’t say that anymore. I will not eat. Let’s leave here.”

“Don’t be afraid, I am here and believe me.” Yibo held her little hand, full of confidence.

Zhan curled his lip coldly, “It’s no use, Mr. Yibo.”

“You owe me a favor.” Yibo reminded him.

“So what? I am Fei’ mother, but you are nothing! Mind your own business, please.” Zhan pressed his lips together, looking very determined.

‘You are nothing!’

These words really hurt Yibo, He was not Fei’ father indeed, but just an outsider. Only Zhan had the guardianship to Fei as her mother.

An unprecedented darkness spread out on Yibo’s cold face. He held Fei and looked directly at Zhan with slightly narrowed and sharp eyes.

Zhan’s stubbornness was like a flower blooming on the top of a mountain, flickering in the wind and snow, not afraid of being snapped.

“Zhan, say it again.” Yibo exhaled lightly

“Mr. Yibo, put Fei down.” Zhan didn’t reply to him directly, “Fei, come down.”

“Handsome uncle, put me down.” Fei was struggling.

Yibo was afraid that she would fell down, so he put her down. Fei walked to Zhan once she got freed.

Fei took Zhan by the hand and bit her lip, “Mommy, I know I have done wrong. Don’t quarrel with handsome uncle.”

“We are not quarreling.” The two answered simultaneously.

Yibo and Zhan looked at each other and then looked away. Glancing at them, Fei pressed her lips together, lowered down her head and couldn’t help smiling, but she didn’t dare to behave evidently.

“Mr. Yibo, I have no discrepancy if you want to eat these foods. You can eat as much as you want and I will buy for you. But the agreement between the child and me cannot be invalidated arbitrarily. If I allow her to eat junk food, this will be irresponsibility to her health and as a mother, and I will be a bad mother.”

Zhan restrained himself and slowed down his voice, “What do you want to eat? I will go to order for you.”

“Well, give me one portion for all the foods inside.” Yibo felt angry, childish like a kid.

“OK” Zhan walked into the store with Fei.

He stood in front of the ordering counter, “One portion for each kind of foods in the store.”

The attendant thought he had misheard, “Are you sure?”

How could the two of them eat so much?

“Yes.” Zhan confirmed, “Please be quick, Someone cannot wait already.”

“OK. Please wait a moment.” The attendant ordered all the foods and told Zhan the amount.

Zhan paid by QR code scanning. Looking at the amount, Zhan felt a little distressed.

Ordinarily Zhan was not a person who wasted money, and he was always economical. To his surprise, Yibo came up with such a request, which made him lose a lot of money in his wallet.

But the promise had been made and he couldn’t go back on his word.

After quite a while, the foods were finally prepared, which were put on several trays.

Zhan passed them to Yibo one after another, which were put on the rectangular table, “Mr. Yibo, help yourself. See you.”

“Stop.” Yibo shouted coldly, “Hasn’t Mr Xiao heard ‘It’s easier to raise the devil than to lay him? Since you have called me over, then I need you to look at me eating and to leave after I finish”

Zhan bit his lip and clenched his fists, telling himself to calm down and not to be irritated by Yibo.

“Mr. Yibo, could you please stop behaving like a child?” Zhan said impolitely

“Mr Xiao, this is the consequence for you provoking me, You have to take responsibility for that.” Looking at so much food on the table, Yibo took the French fries and began to eat, ignoring them, after getting a glimpse.

He raised his lips while eating, smirking.

His appearance was really annoying.

Zhan chuckled lightly.

Seeing Yibo eating, Fei felt she was hungry and she stretched out her little hand to touch her tummy.

Yibo glanced at Fei and looked up at Zhan, “If Mr Xiao is hungry, I don’t mind you siting down to have some with me.”

“I am not hungry.” Zhan said clearly, but the result was that his stomach rumbled loudly.

Zhan suddenly felt embarrassed and his face turned red. He bit his lips and really wanted to disappear.

Yibo laughed at the same time, feeling very complacent.

“Mommy, your stomach is saying it is hungry.” Fei added.

“I heard that too.” Yibo took up a spicy chicken wing and put close to his nose to smell it, making an attractive gesture, “So delicious, Does Mr Xiao want one?”

Zhan ate nothing this noon while staying at the Xiao family, and then went to pick Fei up. He was really hungry at this moment.

“These were bought for Mr. Yibo. Please help yourself.” Zhan refused to resign himself.

“Then I will begin to eat.” Yibo took a bite with satisfaction, “You are adult and it’s OK for you to keep hungry for a while, But how can you let a child to suffer with you? She is just 5 years old, and it is high time for her to grow up. Please don’t be so stubborn.”

“If Mr. Yibo really feels pitiful for the child, you should allow me to take the child away, instead of asking me to accompany you here to look at you eating.” Zhan retorted.

“There is so much food here. Can’t you eat some? Will you die after eating this?” Yibo said seriously, “You will not die, will you? Besides, the agreement is made by people. Can’t you be a little flexible?”

“Mr. Yibo doesn’t want to let us go, then please eat quickly.” Zhan said coldly, without any desire to compromise.

Yibo put down the chicken wing, and really wanted to know what Zhan was thinking in his mind.

Zhan continued to force himself against Yibo at this time.

Yibo took up the tissue to wipe the oil stain on his hand, then took out something from his suit pocket and put it on the table.

A marriage certificate with red background and gold letters entered Zhan’s eyes, which surprising him.

Zhan averted his gaze from the red marriage certificate to Yibo’s face, and a trace of surprise flashed by in his eyes.

What did he mean? Did he carry the marriage certificate just like ID card?

“Mr Xiao, since you are so disobedient, I can only do this.” Yibo’s fair fingertip fell down on the marriage certificate, and his finger appeared to be elegant and perfect against the certificate, “Zhan, I am not only the person in charge of the cooperation project between you and the company, but also the one who has intimate relationship with you. As your other half in law, I think I am qualified for the child’s education.”

Looking at Yibo’s handsome face, which turned more and more serious, Zhan swallowed.

Was he serious?

Legally speaking, he was his husband and thus the child’s father.

Even though he was stepfather, he was qualified for the child’s education.

“What do you want to do?” Zhan stood in front of Fei to protect her, “I gave birth to her.”

He meant that Yibo was not her biological father, so he denied Yibo qualification.

“The law doesn’t care about blood relationship, and gives me duty and right.” Yibo smiled. What he said really made sense.

Zhan frowned, looking like a mother wolf which protected his wolf cub, with much alertness.

“Are you angry?” Yibo’s fingertip lightly hit the marriage certificate, “I am just bringing out the facts and reasons.”

“Zhan, Mr. Wang, what a coincidence.” At this time a cold and elegant figure walked forward, but was attracted by the red marriage certificate on the table, “Whose marriage certificate?”