Chapter 16

A certain mother chatted and forgot about her son, as a temporary father Mu Yunsheng had to take the little buns to bed.

The two little buns were sort of obedient, looking at Mu Yunsheng’s cold look, they didn’t dare to pester him with bedtime stories like they pestered Shen Xinrui, and only obediently lay on the bed counting the stars painted on the ceiling.

From time to time, the living room resounded with women’s exaggerated laughter and excited shouts, Mu Yunsheng, who was leaning on the head of the little buns’ bed, couldn’t help but wrinkle his eyebrows, and lowered his eyes to look at the two milk dolls beside him, both of them staring at themselves with their big round eyes, with no intention of going to sleep. He thought for a moment and stood up, then brought his cell phone over, dialing a few times, and before long, a soft and pleasant lullaby rang out.

“Sleep.”

Mu Yunsheng reached out and pulled the thin blanket to cover the two little buns’ tiny feet. Shen Haoxuan looked at him with his black eyes open, and half a dozen times he yawned and mumbled, “Mommy is a bad person, she doesn’t take Xuanxuan to sleep.”

Listening to that dissatisfied tender voice, Mu Yusheng slightly curved the corner of his mouth and stretched out his hand to touch Shen Haoxuan’s head. Shen Linfeng lying beside Shen Haoxuan’s head saw, stretched out his little hand to grab his big palm, then snuggled his little face in, rubbed it and cooed out, “Fengfeng would be nice to have a daddy ……”

The curve of Mu Yunsheng’s mouth curved even more, but he also just repeated in a deep voice, “Sleep.”

“Uhm ……”

The toddler’s muffled mumbling eventually dispersed, leaving only the lullaby playing slowly and gently.

Moonlight slipped in through the undrawn curtains, spilling onto the man beside that bed. At this moment, the cold moonlight was no longer suitable for him, as his gaze was too gentle and full of loving intentions.

About midnight, Shen Xinrui and Sikong Ye finally tired of chatting, have said good night each go back to sleep.

Shen Xinrui went upstairs and didn’t go directly to her own room, but walked towards her two sons’ rooms, patting her head in remorse as she walked. She is really a bad mother, once chatting to forget her own son, fortunately there are Yunsheng with ……

Thinking then, she relaxed her footsteps and walked to the door, listening sideways to the silence inside.

Gently unscrew the door, into the eyes is a dim room, only the wall lamp in the corner of the wall emits a weak light, and from the curtains between the cracks in the moonlight streaming in. Through this weak light, Shen Xinrui saw that the two little buns on the cot had already fallen asleep, and could vaguely see the thin blanket undulating. Turning her eyes slightly, she saw the man with long arms and legs curled up at the head of the bed, his head leaning diagonally against the wall, his thin bangs leaving a shadow on his face.

Looking at the man who was cowering at the head of the bed sleeping hard, Shen Xinrui was stunned, and the position of her heart instantly softened. Once upon a time, that big boy that she picked up also knew to care and love others. She was touched by the changes he had made for her, and even if they weren’t love, she felt that having him as her “brother” was truly a blessing in her life.

“Mmm.”

Muffled humming sounded suddenly, Shen Xinrui froze then came back to her senses, raising her eyes to look, the big boy who was just in the side of her heart had already woken up.

“Yunsheng ……”

“Shhh.”

Shen Xinrui took a step forward and called out, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she was stopped by the other party.

Mu Yunsheng gently stood up from the bed and tucked the little bun in again before walking to the door and signaling Shen Xinrui to exit. It wasn’t until both of them had walked out of the room that he spoke, “They’re asleep.”

Mu Yunsheng’s meaning was simple, that is, the little buns had already fallen asleep, and it would be best for the two of them not to wake them up again. Shen Xinrui understood what he meant, so she nodded, “Uh, thank you, Yunsheng.”

As the words fell, silence fell around them. Finally, Mu Yunsheng reached out and ruffled Shen Xinrui’s hair scattered around her cheeks behind her ear, his movements as gentle as ever.

“Go to sleep. ……”

He opened his mouth lightly, his voice line smooth, it was such a shallow bang that warmed the room full of warmth.

With Sikong Ye happy and free chat, from the child-rearing experience all the way to talk about skincare, and then from skincare to talk about a variety of content. Shen Xinrui found himself and this just met the girl is really destiny, no matter what the content of what topic, basically mouth can chat, simply do not have to divide the age of fashion and trend. The other party is also five years younger than her it, can get along with no generation gap ah, but instead there is sympathetic to the feeling of hating each other. However, the consequences of staying up all night chatting is that the next day to sleep until the morning to get up, this can be bad, she still have to go to the military district in the morning to report it!

Climbing out of bed in a flash, Shen Xinrui dressed and washed up in a hurry, then rushed downstairs in a panic.

Downstairs in the living room, Mu Yusheng and the two little buns are sitting on the sofa watching cartoons, did not see Sikong Ye, I guess she is still asleep. Seeing Shen Xinrui come down, XuanXuan little bun immediately scurried over and wrapped his arms around her thighs and pampered her.

“Mom, mom, today is the weekend, take me and my brother and Daddy Yunsheng to play at the playground, okay?”

Shen Xinrui leaned down and kissed Shen Haoxuan’s face, then picked him up and threw him to Mu Yunsheng, and finally patted his little face, “I’m sorry Oh Xuanxuan, mommy has to go to the PLA uncle’s place to help out today, next time!”

Hearing Shen Xinrui say that she couldn’t take herself to the playground, Shen Haoxuan didn’t have the slightest bit of frustration, instead, he tugged on her hand with an excited face, “The PLA uncle’s place?

Mom I want to go too, I want to go too!”

At this time, Shen Linfeng, who was nestled beside Mu Yunsheng, also scurried over and tugged on Shen Xinrui’s pant leg, “Mom take me.”

Looking at her two sons who both wanted to go to the military area with her, Shen Xinrui couldn’t help but hold her forehead. She couldn’t figure out why the two little buns were so obsessed with the military area. Two little guy from childhood to the most favorite people wearing military uniforms, those things related to the army are particularly interested in, every time she wants to go to the military area are pestering to go together, and occasionally with the past, the two people on the ground at once rushed over to wrap their arms around those wearing military uniforms soldiers do not let go of their hands. Ordinary people’s children, the age of hearing the sound of firecrackers will be scared to cry, they are good, not only love to see the soldiers target shooting, the sound of those cannons and bombs are not afraid, but also happy to clap their hands.

“Mom, mom! XuanXuan wants to go XuanXuan wants to go!”

“Feng Feng also wants to go! Also want!”

Two little buns, a pull Shen Xinrui’s clothes, a pull her pants leg, both open watery eyes looking at her, holding back the energy to make noise.

Shen Xinrui was noisy head is big, put Shen Haoxuan on the ground, and then deliberately face to look at them: “You two little bad eggs! What’s so good about the barracks, you have to make a scene, don’t tell me it’s inherited from your dad, how can this be inherited!”

“Who is my father?”

In unison, the two little buns raised their little faces and looked at Shen Xinrui, the latter’s body stiffened, and then regretted that he was not mentioning which pot, how should he answer now?

In fact, the little buns is not the first time to ask this question, but in the past Shen Xinrui will always divert their attention, or say that Mu Yunsheng is their father, what father and father is the same meaning and so on. But today it seemed like it wasn’t going to be easy to fool them, because Shen Haoxuan actually said, “Mommy’s not allowed to lie! Pretty sister said that the person who married mom is our dad, and daddy Yunsheng didn’t marry mom, so he’s not our dad.”

“I …… “Shen Xinrui was speechless. What should she say good, how is this little son so smart, little adult like, is this point is inherited Lai …… forget it, do not want him also.

Once again thought of the man who made himself hurt and sad, Shen Xinrui’s mood immediately became very bad, and her face also obviously sank. Shen Haoxuan and Shen Linfeng did not know the changes in her heart, see her pull down her face, also thought that she said the wrong thing, busy fearful shrink back.

“Is mom angry?”

Shen Haoxuan’s timid little voice came from his ears, waking up Shen Xinrui who was caught up in the old memories, she reluctantly showed a smile, and then reached out to hug him and Shen Linfeng, softly: “Mom is not angry. About daddy’s things, when you grow up some mom will tell you. Now, Xuanxuan and Fengfeng have to be obedient and be good at home and play with Yun

Sheng’s father. Mommy will definitely take you guys to the playground next weekend, okay?”

“Okay ……,” the two little buns pouted in dissatisfaction, but still compromised under Shen Xinrui’s soft voice.

“Ring ring ring–”

The crisp ringtone suddenly rang, Shen Xinrui was busy releasing her hand to take out her cell phone from her bag.

The caller ID was an unfamiliar number, from Y City, Y Province. Shen Xinrui didn’t remember that she had friends or knew anyone in this province, but it didn’t seem like a wrong number or harassment because it was still ringing after a few rings.

“Hello, hello, this is Shen Xinrui.”

In the end, Shen Xinrui picked up. After her words fell, the other party was silent, with only the sound of ragged breathing.

Her body trembled uncontrollably and Shen Xinrui wondered if she was hallucinating. It’s been three years, and that familiar breathing sound once again rang from her ears.

Could it be …… him?

“Ms. Shen ……”

There is a coffee shop by the M City train station, two floors, the store is not big but the layout is very elegant. Order a cup of coffee and sit in the cubicle on the second floor, and through the glass window beside you, you can see the people hurrying downstairs. Shen Xinrui rarely came to such a place, because she didn’t have too much time to consume, and cafes were usually places to pass the time and spend time. But she had to sit here today, and that was because of a phone call half an hour ago, where the other party designated this café for an interview.

Picking up the cup and taking a small sip, the bitter flavor of the coffee started from the bud on the tip of her tongue and invaded her entire mouth, Shen Xinrui froze for a moment and then reacted that she had forgotten to put in sugar. Somewhat helplessly put down the cup, she sighed and looked out the window at the downstairs, people carrying large and small bags were coming and going, for the time being, she did not see that familiar figure.

Waiting, or rather waiting with a hint of expectation. Shen Xinrui’s mood is unusually contradictory, the reason is because of that phone call half an hour ago, when first picked up the sound of breathing, indeed very familiar, but not a few seconds later changed to a strange woman’s voice, is Han Yilin, Li Yuanhang’s wife.

After three years of absence, that man, once again, appeared in her life.