Chapter 1210: Father and Son (1/2)
Chapter 1210: Father and Son
Jian Chen’s face immediately lit up in joy and excitement when he heard Xiao Bao. He immediately used the Illusory Flash. He took a step and hurried toward the mountain, leaving behind only an afterimage.
The Heavenly Enchantress realized what he was doing and watched him rapidly approach the island. A struggle appeared in her eyes. She was confident that she could stop Jian Chen from reaching the island, or even stop him from getting anywhere near the island. However, that would mean that she had to fight Jian Chen. At the same time, she was unable to bring herself to stop Jian Chen. In that moment, the Heavenly Enchantress felt rather conflicted.
Jian Chen moved very fast, traversing over twenty kilometers in an instant. While the Heavenly Enchantress hesitated, Jian Chen reached the island, so now it was impossible for her to stop him even if she wanted to.
“Dad, dad, you’ve finally come. I miss you so much,” Xiao Bao happily exclaimed. He jumped off the rock in a nimble fashion and ran over to Jian Chen with his arms open. He said, “Huggie!”
A sliver of never-before-seen tender affection appeared on Jian Chen’s face as he stared at Xiao Bao’s chubby and extremely cute face. He picked him up in one stroke and was so excited that he was left speechless.
Qin Qin stared at Jian Chen and Xiao Bao with mixed emotions. Although she had once guessed that Xiao Bao’s identity would be like this, it was only a guess. She felt a dull ache at the bottom of her heart now that it had become a reality.
Jian Chen’s arrival should have been something worth smiling for Qin Qin, but the outcome was the exact opposite. Qin Qin could not raise her spirits now matter how hard she tried, and she became depressed instead.
Xiao Qian and Xiao Yue failed to notice Qin Qin’s change. They had been stunned by what Xiao Bao had said as they stared who he was calling Jian Chen ‘dad’ so affectionately. All their thoughts had stopped.
Only a long while later did Xiao Qian finally return to her senses. She would never have believed that Jian Chen was Xiao Bao’s father. She thought Xiao Bao had called him the wrong name, so she quickly corrected him, “Xiao Bao, you should call master Jian Chen brother or uncle and not dad. You can’t use dad so casually.”
Xiao Bao clung tightly onto Jian Chen’s neck. He felt like his father’s bosom was even more comfortable than his mother’s, as if his father had something that his mother lacked.
“You’re lying. He’s clearly my dad, so I’m not going to call him big brother or uncle. I’m only going to call him dad. Only dad,” Xiao Bao pouted and unhappily replied to Xiao Qian.
At this moment, Xiao Yue returned to her senses as well. She glanced past Jian Chen and Xiao Bao’s faces and slowly became surprised. She said, “Xiao Qian, why do I feel like Xiao Bao and master Jian Chen’s appearances are similar in some areas.”
With that, Xiao Qian immediately looked closer. Now that the two of them were together, she had indeed found them to be rather similar after comparing their appearances.
Xiao Qian immediately became astounded, “Xiao Yue, now that you mention it, I feel like they just look far too similar as well. If it weren’t for the fact that I know Xiao Bao’s origins, I would suspect… suspect…” Reaching there, Xiao Qian suddenly felt that there was something wrong. The two of them had heard about Xiao Bao’s origins from their master and had no idea that Xiao Bao’s true identity was different from what the Heavenly Enchantress had told them. Now that Xiao Bao constantly called Jian Chen ‘dad’ after seeing him and the fact that the two of them looked far too similar, just like father and son, she immediately sensed that something was wrong.
“Hmph, sister Xiao Qian, sister Xiao Yue, you’re actually working with mum to trick me, telling me that I have no dad. I actually do have a dad. I’ve already found my dad,” Xiao Bao said in irritation. Through his childish voice, his unhappiness for Xiao Qian and Xiao Yue was clearly disclosed. Even his arms around Jian Chen’s neck tightened.
“Xiao Bao, is it really true? Is master Jian Chen really…” Xiao Yue covered her mouth as she stared at Xiao Bao and Jian Chen with widening eyes. Disbelief was spelt across her face as her heart churned.