Chapter 322 - MLM Nest (1/2)

Early the next morning, Xiao Luo went to the open window and drew the curtains aside. As he breathed in the fresh air, birds could be heard chirping away in the trees beyond the window. What a delightful day to wake up to, he thought.

“Daddy, daddy…”

Before Xiao Luo could even freshen up, Su Xiaobei was already outside his door, knocking on it and calling for him.

Xiao Luo promptly went to the door and let her in.

“Daddy, have you eaten breakfast? Have you brushed your teeth? Mommy said that you must brush your teeth every morning and night so that worms won’t grow,” Su Xiaobei told him, looking very solemn as she gave Xiao Luo a short lesson in oral hygiene.

“Is that so? Okay, daddy will go and brush my teeth now!”

Xiao Luo touched her head affectionately then headed for the bathroom.

The little girl followed him in and held the edge of the sink with her tiny hands. She stared at Xiao Luo with unblinking, large eyes.

“Daddy.”

“Hmm?”

“Why aren’t you staying with mommy?”

“Daddy has to work at night. I will disturb you and mommy if I’m staying with her,” Xiao Luo said, randomly coming up with another white lie.

The little girl frowned. “But you can work during the day,” she responded.

“I have other things to do during the day.”

Xiao Luo put down his toothbrush and gently pinched her cheek.

After was.h.i.+ng his face, he picked Su Xiaobei up and walked out.

At Su Li’s apartment, a sumptuous breakfast had been laid on the dining table—at a quick glance, he saw that there was a selection of bread, poached eggs, corn, pastries, milk and cereals. Aunt Lee was still busy in the kitchen, and when she saw Xiao Luo walking in carrying Su Xiaobei, she greeted him warmly, “Good morning, Mr. Xiao, breakfast’s ready!”

Xiao Luo nodded and smiled. Su Li was already at the table, and as Xiao Luo took his seat opposite her, he wished her a good morning.

Su Li only lifted her head and glanced at him.

Her hair was worn loosely, cascading over her shoulders, and as rays of the morning sun streamed in from the balcony windows, her exquisite features glowed with a fairy-like l.u.s.ter that accentuated her beauty.

“Su Xiaobei, now that he has woke up, can you be a good girl now and eat up?”

“Yup.”

The little girl nodded cheekily and beamed at Xiao Luo.

Xiao Luo smiled back at her and placed her on the high chair next to him.

As Su Xiaobei ate her breakfast heartily, she kept smiling sweetly at Xiao Luo all the while, and Xiao Luo, likewise, smiled back.

Watching the two of them share such a strong bond as father and daughter, Su Li felt an inexplicable sense of envy and jealousy, perhaps to the extent of even hatred. She was the one who had brought up Su Xiaobei, yet she couldn’t even compete with an outsider. Seeing how her daughter was reacting to Xiao Luo, she felt like the outsider instead. But what could she say? Wasn’t she the one who hired Xiao Luo to be Su Xiaobei’s surrogate father in the first place? In any case, Xiao Luo seemed like he was doing a great job, and wasn’t that precisely what she wanted?

“I’ll have to go out after breakfast,” Xiao Luo said.

“I already said it before. While you have to play your role, you are free to do your own things.” Su Li replied curtly without even looking at Xiao Luo.

Xiao Luo did speak further, and he realized that this woman seemed very reluctant to have any conversation with him. Which, in a sense, suited him well, as he wasn’t someone who enjoyed making small talk.

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