Chapter 1336 - Untitled (1/2)
Bai Beibei could not help but laugh. “Honestly! Is that what all of you have been dreaming about? He’s our boss, and this is a job. Nothing more and nothing less.”
“Beibei, do you really feel nothing at all for our boss?” Zuo Ying brows shot up in disbelief.
Bai Beibei shook her head. “I really don’t have any feelings for him. I don’t see him that way.”
As she spoke, Bai Beibei said softly, “Sister Ying, I have a favour to ask of you.”
“Yes?”
“Since I’ll be following the boss to China, I’ll need someone to take care of Yingying. Do you think you can watch over her for a few days – at least till I’m back?”
Zuo Ying’s eyes lit up the moment Bai Beibei made mention of her daughter. Almost immediately, she rubbed her palms together and said, “Oh well, alright. I do adore that daughter of yours. Yingying looks like a doll and has the sweetest mouth I’ve ever seen. That cheeky minx wraps everyone she meets around her fingers. The last time I brought her home with me, my parents demanded that I produce a daughter as sweet as your little girl.”
Bai Beibei’s charming features shone with a soft light. “It’s settled then. I’ve got to go pick Yingying up. It’s her first day in kindergarten.”
“Alright, see you tomorrow.”
…
Standing in front of a herd of kindergarteners, the teacher in charge greeted Bai Beibei. “Good afternoon miss, Yingying’s been anxiously waiting for you.”
“Mommy!” At this moment, a little pink ball bounced over, hugging her knees. The little girl craned to look up at the towering form of her mother. In the giggling voice of a child whose enthusiasm had peaked, she babbled, “Mommy, miss you,” over and over again.
Yingying was three years old this year. Today, she was wearing a yellow t-shirt with a child-sized pair of jeans. Her eyes grape-like eyes sparkled in childish wonder as she stared up at her mother. Like Bai Beibei, Yingying’s skin was as smooth as jade and incredibly soft to touch. She was a gem in the making.
Bai Beibei bent down and hugged Yingying; her eyes were glimmering with love. “Yingying, how was your first day at school? Did you get along with the other children?”
“Yes, mommy! My friends gave me snacks. Look!” Yingying bounced excitedly as she patted her small bulging school bag.
“Yingying, it’s rude to accept gifts without giving anything in return…”
“I know, mommy. I… I shared some of my things too!” Yingying blinked her doe-shaped eyes innocently. The purity with which she looked up at her mother would have melted even the hardest of hearts.
The teacher smiled as she watched the exchange between mother and daughter. “Please don’t be too hard on Yingying. She’s a sweet girl – very polite too! All the other children flocked to her, hoping to become her friend. Many of them shared their snacks with her. If you would believe it, I’d say that Yingying is the star student of her class.”
A smile tugged at Bai Beibei lips. “Thank you for taking care of Yingying. We’ll be taking our leave now.”
“Bye-bye!”
Yingying waved at her teacher.
…
Bai Beibei did not take a taxi. The apartment she rented was very close to the kindergarten. It was only a ten-minute walk, so she carried Yingying home.
“Mommy, I can walk.” Yingying looked up at her mother worriedly.
“Mommy isn’t tired. Mommy hasn’t seen Yingying the whole day. Mommy would like to carry you for a little while…”
Yingying huddled closer, kissing her mother on her cheek. “Mommy works really, really hard! Yingying loves you!”
Bai Beibei felt her heart turning into mush. To think she had once considered aborting this little angel of hers.
Yingying was beautiful and sweet-tongued. She was her little elf. Yingying charmed everyone she met with ease. She was the bane of every single auntie and uncle around. No one in their neighbourhood did not know her.
Having such a daughter, Bai Beibei was very satisfied.
“Yingying, mommy needs to tell you something. Mommy is going on a business trip for a few days. Auntie Ying will come and take care of you. You must be good and listen to her, alright?”