Crackling sounds~
Ye Ziyu took a picture of Xingxing's back.
"When I came back, I happened to pass by a dessert shop and bought you your favorite strawberry cake," Di Mingjue pushed open the door, speaking as he walked towards Ye Ziyu.
He placed the items on the nightstand between the two beds and turned to look at Xingxing, who was sleeping in a huff. He gestured with his fingers and moved his lips, "This is?"
Ye Ziyu lifted the quilt and got out of bed. She pulled the confused Di Mingjue and they walked out into the corridor.
"What happened between you two after I left?" Seeing Ye Ziyu's strange behavior, Di Mingjue guessed it had something to do with Xingxing inside the room.
To tell or not to tell?
Ye Ziyu glanced at Di Mingjue, reached out, and handed him the photo she had just taken.
"His back looks a little unhappy. Did he throw a tantrum at you?" Di Mingjue, thinking of Xingxing's prickly nature, worried if his sharp edges had hurt Ye Ziyu.
His finger landed on the screen, sliding forward a few photos. Ye Ziyu said, "Look at this one."
"Where was this taken? It doesn't look like the Ye residence. Did you go somewhere else with him?" Di Mingjue enlarged the picture, looking at the layout of the room.
"You think this is Xingxing too?" Ye Ziyu asked excitedly.
Di Mingjue initially thought both photos were of Xingxing, but her words implied that the person in the current photo was someone else.
He lowered his head and looked more closely. Di Mingjue uncertainly asked, "Is this Xiao Ran?"
Ye Ziyu nodded.
She could hardly believe that Xiao Ran and Xingxing's backs looked so similar. Thinking carefully, it wasn't just their appearance; even their preferences had some similarities.
Di Mingjue returned the phone to Ye Ziyu's hand and gently comforted her, "Children are often a little alike. You see newborn babies; if they're dressed the same, you can't tell them apart at all. You can't even determine their gender at a glance."
Yes, Xingxing was a year older than Xiao Ran in actual age. When he was abandoned at birth, she hadn't been pregnant yet.
Ye Ziyu sat on a chair in the corridor, looking towards the hospital room. She smiled and teased Di Mingjue, "You'd better be even nicer to me in front of Xingxing."
"Hm?" Di Mingjue's tone rose.
Ye Ziyu leaned closer to his ear and whispered, "Xingxing thinks you're not good enough for me and told me to divorce you."
"This kid!" Di Mingjue stood up from his chair indignantly. "No wonder he's always hated me. So the reason is with you."
It truly validated his thoughts; he not only had to guard against love rivals of a similar age but also against children.
As Di Mingjue pondered, he suddenly smiled and put his arm around Ye Ziyu's shoulder. "Is he trying to find you a husband? Or is he trying to make you his mother?"
A new husband?
Ye Ziyu patted his shoulder, "Why are you talking such nonsense too!"
Actually, she felt more that Xingxing simply disliked Di Mingjue and wanted him to stay away from her so that she wouldn't have to see Di Mingjue, whom she disliked, when they were together.
Regardless of the reason, Di Mingjue already had a knot in his heart. He was petty and didn't want Ye Ziyu to focus all her attention on Xingxing, acting like a child and deliberately competing for Ye Ziyu's affection.
The two returned to the ward. Xingxing had already turned around, and his expression of disgust towards Di Mingjue remained unchanged.
Di Mingjue no longer felt any affection for him. He moved a stool and sat in the gap in the middle of the hospital bed. Not only did this prevent Xingxing from seeing Ye Ziyu, but he also arrogantly turned his back to him.
"Try some. This is all your favorite food," Di Mingjue opened the bedside dining table and placed the food on it after removing the packaging.
Ye Ziyu turned her head, looking at Xingxing's direction with effort, "There's fruit here. What would you like to eat, Xingxing?"