68 The Babysitting Experience 5 (2/2)

Lin Kang walked to the other end of the room and placed the blocks down. Then he turned to Lin Xi and a proud smirk appeared on his face as if he was saying, 'You lost. What are you going to do now?'

With the winner's ease, Lin Kang returned to his seat and continued working. He assumed his son would distract himself with some other activity, one that was preferably more silent. However, Lin Kang had underestimated his son's propensity for getting things even.

With his back turned to Lin Xi, Lin Kang had no idea his son was crawling off the play mats to head towards the pile of building blocks that Lin Kang had moved to the other end of the room.

Lin Kang's study was carpeted so Lin Xi did not make any noise to attract his father's attention as he made the journey. As Lin Xi held the block in his hand, he grinned, some would say wickedly. Oh, he was going to get even alright…

While Lin Kang was filling up an excel sheet, something hit him on the back of his head. He stopped working and turned to look. A building block landed squarely on the floor next to his chair.

He whipped his head around to where he placed the set of blocks and was shocked to see his son sitting near them. 'Wait, when did he move there?' was the question that was on his mind, and then it was succeeded by the question, 'Did Lin Xi throw this block at me?'

Lin Xi had his head turned away, playing perfectly the role of an innocent bystander when Lin Kang zeroed his eyes on him.

Lin Kang knew the culprit had to be his son but how did a one-year-old toddler manage to aim a block at his head and hit him with it. Where did he get the strength? He did not remember raising Hercules as his son.

Lin Kang's eyes swept the area around Lin Xi and something caught his eye. Instead of a chaotic mess, Lin Xi had arranged the building blocks into a row and placed the coloring book over it. He had essentially created a makeshift catapult.

Like a normal father, Lin Kang was understandably impressed by his son's innovative thinking but that was overwhelmed by a different kind of feeling that was more intensive.

For a man as prideful as Lin Kang, he felt humiliated because he was outwitted by his son that was barely above one year of age. His own ego got in the way of being proud of his son's achievement. The man's pride truly knew no bounds.

Lin Kang stood up as a menacing aura gathered around him. The workers at his company knew this as the calm before the storm and they understood the storm was going to be huge. They would be silent and subdued in his presence, overwhelmed by Lin Kang's domineering presence. Even Xiu Ling and Mrs. Lin knew better than to speak against him when he was like this.

Lin Xi finally turned to look at his father. He was stunned like most in Lin Kang's majestic presence would but instead of fear, respect or any of those that Lin Kang was expecting to see in his son's eyes, the boy's gaze was filled with interest and intrigue.