Chapter 19 Part2 (2/2)

He definitely did it on purpose.

Breathing another silent sigh, Jia He lifted her hands and cupped them around his face. ”Yi Wenze.”

All right, I'm ready now. I don't believe that you don't want to…

His head was bowed to look at her, and he seemed to be smiling.

All of a sudden, there was a barrage of knocking on their door. ”You guys are back?”

It was Wenrun.

Jia He gave him a look like that of an innocent victim. Yi Wenze, too, could only be grudgingly resigned to this, and directing his voice at the door, he replied, ”We're back. We're going to sleep now.”

Outside the door, there was a brief silence, and then Wenrun's very plaintive voice was heard. ”My son won't sleep. He insists he must sleep with his aunt, and he's tortured me for a few hours already. Big Bro, please do a good deed and help me coax him to sleep…” Once she finished saying this, she began making indistinguishable little murmurs, sounding as if she was gently soothing the little child.

Lightly tweaking the tip of Jia He's nose, Yi Wenze told her softly, ”For some things, let me be the one to do them.”

Jia He's cheeks heated momentarily. She watched as he went to open the door. Wenrun, holding that little nephew in her arms, was so exhausted her eyes could barely open as she very apologetically looked at Jia He and explained, ”Mrs. Yi, you have an enchantment over children. He won't even have his mummy.”

Reaching over and taking that half-asleep little nephew from her, Jia He quietly replied, ”No worries. I really like him.”

Wenrun said a few more things and then swayingly shuffled back to her own room.

As Jia He held the little boy, she felt him nuzzling around. And then his hand felt its way to the front of her chest again… Wanting very much to cry, she looked at Yi Wenze and whispered, ”He's sure to be a ladies' man in the future.

Yi Wenze was rather helpless in this as well. He extended his pointer finger and gently lifted away the little hand, successfully diverting the boy's attention. Alas, an even more woeful situation arose: the little hand clamped around his finger, utterly unwilling to let go.

The two therefore could only stand there, not really knowing what they should do.

After a while, as they silently communicated with one another by mouthing their words, they arduously managed to get him onto the bed and took turns holding him while the other person showered. When they had both finished was.h.i.+ng up and changed, the child finally burrowed himself completely into Jia He's arms and fell into a sound sleep.

Cradling that little person who was snugged against her, Jia He lay on her side and, looking at Yi Wenze, asked in a low voice, ”Why aren't you coming to bed yet?”

In the moonlight that spilled through the window, gazing upon the side profile of his face and upon his eyes was pure enjoyment. The only pity was that on their first night here in New Zealand, there was a ”third wheel” lying between them.

His smile spread into his eyes. ”You lit a fire but you didn't put it out. How am I supposed to sleep?”

Jia He shushed him. ”Your nephew already knows really well how to hit on girls. Don't set even more bad examples for him to follow.”

There was a short while of stillness. Then the child suddenly s.h.i.+fted.

Sensing this, Yi Wenze reached over, picked him up, and brought him to the bathroom. When they came back, he was even able to coax the little nephew back to sleep before re-tucking him into Jia He's embrace.

In the dimness, she watched as he did all of this. Her heart suddenly was stirred. ”You're definitely going to be a great dad.”

Letting out a little chuckle, he breathed, ”Sleep now.”

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Children's sleep patterns are very regular. Jia He was still fast asleep when she sensed that the person in her arms was starting to s.h.i.+ft about. Her mind fuzzy, she opened her eyes to see him staring at her with his pure, innocent ones. ”Aunt.”

She carried on in her daze and stared back at him. One second, two seconds…

Finally processing who this person in her embrace was, she immediately started to wakefulness and, holding him, sat straight up and began inspecting for signs that he might have wet the bed. After feeling around for some time and discovering that everywhere was nice and dry, she at last breathed out in relief.

”You're awake?” Yi Wenze walked into the room carrying a gla.s.s of milk and some fruit.

With an ”mm-hmm,” she commented, ”This is just too amazing. This kid is just a little past two years old but he already doesn't wet the bed.”

Bringing the gla.s.s of milk up to her mouth, Yi Wenze stated in a mild tone, ”I brought him out three times in the middle of the night. You didn't feel anything?”

Jia He was in mid-swallow and nearly sprayed everything back out. ”No way. Really?”

He held a piece of fruit in front of her lips. ”Want to sleep some more?”

This particular hour was when she was usually in her soundest slumber. With her eyes closed, she ate the fruit and rather sheepishly declined, ”We're in your little sister's house. I wouldn't feel right sleeping in so late.”

The warmth in her embrace disappeared. He had picked the little nephew up into his arms. ”It's okay. She's still sleeping. I'll carry him over to his dad and then come back to keep you company.”

She answered with an ”mm,” then at once lay down and went back to sleep.

Before, when she slept with her arms enclosed around Yi Wenze, she would always have a comfortable sleep, because his embrace was strong and secure. However, this past night, she had had to protect the child with her entire body and had practically been in a curled-over posture. Now as she finally relaxed her body, she felt achiness flood through her, and she could not even lift an arm.

While she was in a half-awake, half-asleep state, she felt something soft on her lips, and then warmth enclosed around them.

She made a couple of moans, but his tongue had already glided right in. Very tenderly, he gave her a lingering good-morning kiss. Except the kiss was too long. She was almost breathless. Her mouth feeling parched, she swallowed. This subtle little action, though, quietened him. Puzzled, Jia He opened her eyes. ”What's wrong?”

With a little chuckle, he pulled her against his chest. ”Hurry and sleep.”

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