Ye Ziyu left the warm bed efficiently as soon as she opened her eyes in the morning.
Di Mingjue touched the spot where she had slept and opened his eyes to see Ye Ziyu already dressed. "Why are you up so early?"
"I'm going to see Xingxing," Ye Ziyu said, tucking her hair back. "It's still early, you can sleep more."
Rubbing his eyes, Di Mingjue sat up in bed. "See him?"
Shouldn't she be seeing their children?
Ye Ziyu hurried away, giving a perfunctory reply, "I'll explain later."
She left like a gust of wind.
Di Mingjue ran a hand through his messy hair and picked up his phone.
[5:07 AM.]
Ye Ziyu knocked on the door. "Xingxing, I'm coming in."
There was no response. She waited a few seconds before opening the door again.
Gazing at the small lump under the covers on the bed, Ye Ziyu entered the room, detecting a pungent smell of herbs. She approached the bed and her eyes fell on the brown bottle on the nightstand.
Trauma medicine?
He didn't fall?
Ye Ziyu bent down to pull the blanket off Xingxing's body.
"Ziyu." Ye Shaoting stood outside the door. Seeing Ye Ziyu's hand reaching for the blanket, he strode in. "What are you doing?"
"I'm checking on Xingxing."
His sudden appearance disrupted Ye Ziyu's plan. She withdrew her hand and stood awkwardly by the bed.
A fleeting smile crossed Ye Shaoting's stern face. "Thank you for your concern, but you don't need to worry too much. I've already contacted a doctor to examine his wound."
After all, he was not her child. Ye Ziyu had no right to comment on Ye Shaoting's actions.
She glanced at Xingxing, still asleep on the bed. "Since Big Brother has called a doctor, I'll be going back now."
"Okay." Ye Shaoting watched Ye Ziyu leave.
Xingxing, beneath the covers, opened his eyes. He wished even more that Ye Ziyu would stay.
Ye Shaoting glanced at the blanket, knowing Xingxing was awake. Feigning ignorance, he reached out and tucked the edges of the blanket around him.
The door closed, and Xingxing's face emerged from the covers.
The injuries on his body were too painful. He had been tormented by pain all night and couldn't sleep.
In the adjacent room.
"You're back so soon?" Hearing the movement, Di Mingjue poked his head out of the door.
Ye Ziyu sat down on the bed, her mind preoccupied.
Di Mingjue stirred and sat up. "Why are you unhappy after visiting Xingxing's room?"
"I saw Big Brother with Xingxing's blood-stained clothes yesterday. I knew Xingxing had fallen onto broken glass."
"So you got up early this morning just to check on his injuries?"
"Yes, but before I could even see, Big Brother came over. He said he had already contacted a doctor."
Understanding the general situation, Di Mingjue also grasped Ye Ziyu's concern. He pulled her into his arms and forced them both back onto the warm bed. "Stop overthinking. He's Xingxing's adoptive father. Do you think he would mistreat the child he brought back himself?"
Although Di Mingjue had a prejudice against Ye Shaoting, the fact that he remained unmarried for his first love and raised a child with no blood relation proved he was a loyal and righteous person who wouldn't harm Xingxing.
He reached out and smoothed the wrinkles on Ye Ziyu's forehead. "Put your worries aside. Instead of thinking so much, think about me."
Ye Ziyu looked at Di Mingjue's face, which was gradually getting closer, and reluctantly raised her hand to shield her face.
"To compensate for my hurt feelings, let me have a kiss." Di Mingjue reached out and removed Ye Ziyu's hand.
"Get up quickly, I need to go check on the children."
"A kiss before you can leave!"
Di Mingjue held Ye Ziyu with both hands, tilting his head and puckering his lips.
Seeing him asking for a kiss so early in the morning, Ye Ziyu helplessly lowered her head and kissed his cheek.