Chapter 227 - Amaze you (2/2)

Niu Niu smiled as he understood what the poem was saying.

”Is the girlfriend challenging the youth?”

Yan Mei nodded, ”Yes! Smart, Niu Niu!”

Niu Niu giggled as Yan Mei slightly pinched his nose to compliment him. She then continued the narration of the poem, Niu Niu intently listening to her.

”'There's not a thing I would not do for you, Beloved,' said he. 'Then go,' said she, 'to your mother dear and bring her heart to me.'”

Niu Niu gasped, ”Oh! Is the youth going to take her mother's heart?”

Yan Mei put a finger in front of Niu Niu to silence him. She did not answer his question, but she continued telling him the next stanzas of the poem.

”Without another word, Youth left and went to his mother dear. And opened her b.r.e.a.s.t and took her heart. He did not shed a tear! Then back to his Maiden fair he ran, unmindful of the rain; but his feet slipped and he fell down, and loud he groaned with pain!”

”Hmph!” Niu Niu harrumphed, ”It's his karma! How could he take his mother's heart?”

Giggling, Yan Mei hushed him once more, continuing the next part of the poem.

”Still in his hand, he held the prize. That would win his Maiden's hand; And he thought of his mother dear, so kind, so sweet, so fond. And then he heard a voice, not from his lips but all apart: 'Get up,' it said; 'Were you hurt, Child?' It was his mother's heart.”

”Wow!” Niu Niu furrowed his brows when Yan Mei had finished telling him the poem. ”Even though the son took her heart, the mother still cared for him!”

”Yes,” Yan Mei agreed, continuing to pat Niu Niu's body to help him sleep. ”Now, Niu Niu, let this be a lesson and a reminder. Respect your parents and your elders. Always remember that no one can beat the love of a mother who loves her child.”

Niu Niu yawned, slowly nodding at Yan Mei who continued to pat his sides.

”I will always remember that, Boo-boo,” he sleepily replied, his eyes closing. Yan Mei giggled as she found it cute for Niu Niu to be so active, then suddenly quickly falling asleep.

”Good night and sweet dreams, Niu Niu,” Yan Mei whispered as she kissed his forehead, Yan Mei slowly sitting up as she watched him for a few seconds.

He just asked her to tell her a story, but she did not expect to share the poem that she loved the most about a mother's love.

She somehow felt melancholic, but the moment she felt arms wrapping around her waist, she was surprised to see Lei Zhao giving her a back hug.

”He fell asleep?” Lei Zhao asked as he rested his chin on her shoulder. Yan Mei nodded as she slowly turned her body to face him, her arms wrapped around his neck.

”Want to hang out on the balcony for a while before we go to bed, hmm?”

Lei Zhao chuckled as he nodded. He gave Yan Mei a kiss on the lips, Yan Mei smiling at him afterward as they locked eyes with each other.

”You never cease to amaze me, Lei Zhao,” she complimented him, Lei Zhao grinning ear to ear as he liked her compliment.

”I would always continue to amaze you, Yan Mei,” he said, now holding her hand. ”Want some hot drink before going to bed?”

”Mm,” Yan Mei nodded, ”On the balcony. Order one small cake, too, please?”

Lei Zhao and Yan Mei then walked to the balcony as Lei Zhao called for room service. The two of them finally had some time alone after having fun with the little Niu Niu.