"Dad must have answered your call while I was showering," Little Jingshi said with a pout. "Hmph, I asked him just now, but he didn't tell me!"
He spoke as if Fu Yinxiu had deliberately waited for him to shower to answer Ming Yutong's call.
Luckily, Ming Yutong didn't take Little Jingshi's words seriously. Seeing Little JIngshi in his pajamas, clean and soft all over, she exclaimed happily, "You're wearing the pajamas I bought for you."
"Tong Tong, you noticed!" Little Jingshi was thrilled. "Last time at your house, I didn't change clothes and was carried away by Dad in my pajamas. But thanks to that, I've been able to wear the pajamas you bought for me all this time! Aunt Huo washed them during the day, they dried at night, so I get to wear them every day!"
Who would be so eager to wear just one set of pajamas?
This little guy, what more did he want?
But he valued the pajamas she gave him so much, which made Ming Yutong feel both touched and warm.
How could this child be so thoughtful!
"Don't always wear just one," Ming Yutong said.
"But I like wearing the ones you bought for me," Little Jingshi sniffed the pajamas, smelling the scent of laundry detergent and the lingering scent of his bath gel.
But Little Jingshi felt like he could smell his mother from the clothes.
It seemed almost the same as the fragrance from Tong Tong.
"Then I'll buy a few more for you," Ming Yutong said.
"Great!" Little Jingshi was delighted. "If Tong Tong could come and live with me, that would be even better!"
Ming Yutong thought to herself, How could that be possible?
She wanted to live with Little Jingshi, but didn't want to be with Fu Yinxiu.
Just thinking about having Fu Yinxiu under the same roof made her reluctant to get closer.
"Oh, I almost forgot to mention something important," Little Jingshi slapped his forehead. "Tong Tong, tomorrow is the first-grade parent visit day at our school. Can you come?"
Ming Yutong blinked hesitantly and asked, "Can't your dad go?"
"Yeah!" Little Jingshi nodded without hesitation, his face drooping in disappointment. "Dad has to work and can't go. It was the same back in M country. Dad was always busy. Since I started kindergarten, no matter what activities there were, he couldn't make it. Other kids always have at least one parent there, but I'm always alone."
"Sometimes, either Alpha Guard 3 or Alpha Guard 4 would go. But they're very serious and wouldn't play games with me. They'd just stand behind me, which put a lot of pressure on me. Other kids didn't want to play with me anymore. It was hard to come back, start elementary school, and this is my first parent visit day. I don't want it to be like before."
"I've made lots of friends at school. I don't want them to be scared of me or avoid me like when I was in M country, thinking Alpha Guard 3 and Alpha Guard 4 were with me because my family is in the mafia. It's not true. We do have an organization, but we're not mafia!"
"This time, I don't want Dad to send Alpha Guard 3 and Alpha Guard 4 over," Little Jingshi said.
He lowered his head, and Ming Yutong couldn't see his expression clearly, but she noticed Little Jingshi 's shoulders twitching as if he was crying!
Then, she saw him raise his hand and rub his eyes a few times.
When he looked back at the camera, Ming Yutong saw Little Jingshi 's eyes were red, tears streaking down his cheeks.
Little Jingshi 's little acting couldn't really fool Ming Yutong.
But Ming Yutong was easily moved by him.
She cared too much about Little Jingshi . Every word and action of Little Jingshi 's touched her nerves.
She had forgotten that the children at Jixia Academy were not lacking in distinguished or special family backgrounds.
Even the children from the Wen family were there, so how could Little Jingshi be excluded?
It was all because she cared too much.
So when Little Jingshi pretended to cry, Ming Yutong's heart was in turmoil. She was so worried and in pain that she forgot about her own illness.
"I'll go!" Ming Yutong immediately said, "What time is it tomorrow?"
Little Jingshi blinked his big eyes in surprise and asked excitedly, "Really? Tong Tong, you really promise me?"
"Yeah," Ming Yutong nodded, "I'll come to your school tomorrow for the event."
"That's great!" Little Jingshi jumped up excitedly, "Finally, I don't have to rely on Alpha Guard 3 and Alpha Guard 4 anymore, and my classmates won't be scared of me."
When Little Jingshi was happy, Ming Yutong was happy too. "Then you have to tell me what time."
"Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock," Little Jingshi said, "We'll tidy up the classroom ourselves for the first hour, before the parents arrive. Then the parents will visit our class for an hour. The remaining hour, we'll play games and interact together. It'll be a total of two hours."
Ming Yutong noted down, "Okay, I'll be there on time tomorrow."
"Tong Tong, you're really the best!" Little Jingshi approached the screen, pouted, and kissed it.
Ming Yutong kissed back on her end of the screen, "Now go to bed early."
"Mm-hmm! Goodnight, Tong Tong!" Little Jingshi blew a kiss to Ming Yutong before ending the call.
He put the phone aside, knelt on his bed, facing the window, hands clasped together, murmuring, "God, Buddha, please forgive me for the little lie I told Tong Tong. It was... it was a well-intentioned lie, all to help Dad and Mom reconcile. Please don't blame me!"
"I'm still a good kid, and I shouldn't miss out on Christmas gifts!" Little Jingshi finished his plea, satisfied, and lay back to sleep.
***
Ming Yutong got up early and called Ming Yuqian to help her handle the morning's work. She planned to go to the office in the afternoon.