C177 Little Fool (1/2)

”You, as a girl, don't even know how to cook. How can you have the nerve to say that?” Xu Qiu laughed.

Ye Xi placed a bowl of rice in front of her and gave her a pair of chopsticks, ”I don't think you have eaten much tonight, these are all made by Aunt Liu. Aunt Liu's culinary skills are comparable to a five star hotel's chef, it's extremely delicious. ”

”Aunt Liu?” Xu Qiu asked.

Ye Xi nodded, ”He hired a servant.”

Xu Qiu laughed, ”Who is he?”

Ye Xi wrinkled his nose at her, ”You asked even though you already know the answer.”

Xu Qiu shook her head. She didn't have any appetite at the moment, but she couldn't bear to touch her daughter's heart either.

”How is it?” Ye Xi asked while blinking his big eyes, as if he was offering a treasure.

Xu Qiu did not manage to taste anything, but he still nodded his head, ”It's very delicious!”

”Then eat more!” Ye Xi giggled as he continued to feed her.

Xu Qiu looked at the mountain in his bowl, his face filled with black lines. He laughed helplessly, ”Xiao Xi, are you a mother pig?”

Ye Xi was startled, he looked at the small bowl in front of her.

He realized that he had inadvertently filled the small bowl in front of her.

In an instant, she blushed in embarrassment as she moved the food that was caught between the chopsticks and was about to be placed into her bowl into her own bowl.

”Idiot!” Xu Qiu laughed.

Ye Xi rushed into Xu Qiu's embrace, ”Mom, you can't insult my intelligence!”

”Haha …” Xu Qiu hugged Ye Xi and patted him, ”In mother's eyes, you only have the IQ of a bottle eater, you don't need to be insulted.”

”…” Black lines appeared on Ye Xi's face. Was it really his own flesh and blood?!

After dinner, he cleaned up his things and took a shower. It was almost 11 P.M. by the time he went to bed.

Ye Xi hugged Xu Qiu's elbow, and placed his little face against her arm. His eyes stared blankly at a certain point, and didn't say anything.

Xu Qiu pretended to think in his heart, as his hands lightly patted the small hands of Ye Xi who was wrapped around her arm, and he also didn't make a sound.

After an unknown period of time.

Ye Xi suddenly raised his head, looked at Xu Qiu, and finally asked: ”Mom, who is that man?”

”…” Xu Qiu's figure trembled, and passed by in a panic. He tilted his head and looked at Ye Xi's bright and curious eyes, and his lips faintly trembled.

His throat felt as if it had been choked by a small invisible hand, making no sound at all.

How could she tell her the man's identity?

It was time to tell her that the man was the culprit who had killed her uncle and grandmother, their enemy.

Or should he tell her that the man was actually …

Ye Xi stared at Xu Qiu's complicated eyes which had multiple emotions flashing across them. He became even more suspicious, ”Mother, you knew each other before right?”

Xu Qiu's eyes flashed with pain and bone-deep hatred as his lips turned white.

How she thought. She had never met him!

Ye Xi took in the pain and hatred in Xu Qiu's eyes, and looked at her pale and trembling lips.

Unable to bear it any longer, Ye Xi pursed his lips, ”Mom, if you don't want to say …”

”Xiao Xi, the man you saw today was a friend of mine when I was young. Because I was young and stupid, I did something wrong and there was a gap between us. ”

”After not seeing her for twenty years, I thought that the events of that year had turned into dust with the passing of the past twenty years, and had disappeared with the wind. He didn't expect that when he saw her again, he would still be unable to let go of that old matter. So what you saw today between him and me was actually not as serious as you thought. ”

”So don't be afraid, Xiao Xi, those harsh words he said couldn't be true. After all, when he and I were young, we could be considered as... Friend. He won't... I won't have the heart to harm you. Actually, he's not that bad! ”

Xu Qiu didn't know why she had said that;

How repulsive was this man's appearance? His methods were sinister and vicious.

She should tell her that man was a heartless, devil-may-care creature!

However, she couldn't think of a single word to say.

He didn't mean what he said!

Ye Xi stared at her.

I wanted to ask her.

If that man really just said those harsh words, it wouldn't harm her at all.

So why was she so scared?

But the words were only on the tip of his tongue.

Seeing the complex expression on her face as she tried to glorify the man, she was unable to say it out loud, unable to bear it any more.

Ye Xi moved closer to her and hugged her arm even tighter, ”Mom, I'm really not afraid, really!”

”Yeah, my Xiao Xi is the strongest.” Xu Qiu kissed her forehead, her clear eyes filled with love.

Ye Xi slightly hooked his finger at her, then lowered his head, his long eyelashes covering the emotions in her eyes. After a long while, he opened his mouth, ”Mother, that man, why did he call you Lan?”

As soon as Ye Xi finished speaking, he felt Xu Qiu's entire body shake violently.

Ye Xi was shocked, he worriedly raised his head and looked at her.

Xu Qiu's face did not have the slightest bit of color, her eyes were filled with pain and evasion. She twitched her face and anxiously pulled Ye Xi's arm that was wrapped around her arm.

Ye Xi saw that her heart was tight, and couldn't help but to move closer to her, wanting to hug her.

But just as she approached.

She then moved to the side and said with a trembling voice, ”Xiao Xi, go to sleep. Mom's tired.”

”…” Ye Xi frowned, he stared at her back for a while, then leaned towards her.

This time, she didn't avoid her.

Ye Xi hugged her from the back, holding her very tightly as he stuck his face to the back of her head, ”Mother, if you don't want to say it, then don't. I won't ask anymore.”

She understood that everyone had a minefield that they didn't want others to encounter. Perhaps this was her mother's minefield.

If he touched it once, it would make her suffer once. She would rather never touch it!