2 Sweethearts 2 (1/2)
Curious, Shen Mochen glanced towards the room where the sound was coming from. After pondering about his next course of action, he scurried over unsteadily to the room on his stubby legs.
Having just woken up, Peach's fair, chubby face was slightly flushed. She was wailing and her newly-grown lashes were damp with tears.
Eyebrows furrowed, Shen Mochen stood by Peach's cot and scrutinised the wrinkly crying infant. ”She's so ugly when she cries. What a bore!” he thought.
However, the moment Shen Mochen stood next to her crib, Peach surprisingly stopped wailing. Opening her tiny eyes that were still unable to open fully, Peach took one look at Shen Mochen and started giggling.
”Her smile makes her look even uglier,”
Shen Mochen thought to himself. Then, he stretched out his hand to pinch Peach's flushed, delicate cheeks in order to make her cry. However, the more he pinched her cheeks, the happier Peach was and she kept on giggling.
He Yue and Peach's parents who entered the room after Shen Mochen, watched the scene unfolding before them in surprise.
Peach's mother walked over to the crib and picked Peach up, intending to say something.
But before she could say anything, Peach began bawling heartbreakingly as her mother had obstructed her view of Shen Mochen.
Peach's mother quickly signalled Peach's father to prepare Peach's milk. Unfortunately, even when her father came back with the milk, Peach continued bawling with no sign of stopping.
He Yue pulled Shen Mochen to the side. Baffled, she wondered aloud, ”Peach was fine just a while ago, why would she start crying all of a sudden?”
Taking a look at her son, she then offered, ”Would you like Mochen to try playing with her?”
Shen Mochen turned his head away to express his refusal to play with the hideous baby.
Peach's mother was at a loss. With no other choice, she squatted down next to Shen Mochen, whilst carrying Peach in one hand and the milk bottle in the other. She then coaxed Peach, ”My dear Peach, Mochen is here to see you today. If you don't behave yourself, he will laugh at you.”