Si Tong was startled early in the morning and ran onto the bed where I and Si Jiangchen were.
Si Jiangchen used the Soul - Soothing Spell to calm his frightened soul. Only then did Si Tong lie limply in Si Jiangchen's arms, half - asleep.
"Dad Jiangchen, I'm scared..."
The little guy pleaded piteously with Si Jiangchen, "Can... can you make an exception and let me sleep with you?"
To avoid potentially infecting Si Tong, Si Jiangchen never allowed him to sleep in his bed. Poor Si Tong had to sleep alone in a separate room at such a young age.
Si Jiangchen had arranged a nanny for him, but Si Tong didn't like the company of outsiders.
He only liked Si Jiangchen, who had saved his life. He didn't like Lin Shuya at all, even though she was the one who accompanied him all day long.
A child's intuition is always accurate. Lin Shuya thought he was a burden. A parentless child with a considerable inheritance was basically a target for distant relatives.
Si Jiangchen shook his head resolutely and cruelly rejected Si Tong's plea.
Seeing the little pale face fall instantly, I immediately couldn't help but want to speak up for him.
But Si Jiangchen squinted at me, gently rubbed his finger on the back of my hand that was clutching the quilt on my chest, and then said, "The rules cannot be broken. Tongtong is just testing our bottom line."
My hand felt numb where he pinched it. Only then did I remember that I had no right to ask Si Tong to stay.
Under the quilt, Si Jiangchen and I were completely naked...
Si Tong was too young to understand the relationship between a man and a woman, so he was completely unaware of our embarrassing situation.
I couldn't help but glare at the culprit again. It was all his fault for being so insatiable all night, which led to this embarrassing situation.
"Knock, knock, knock..."
There came a gentle knock on the half - open bedroom door. Si Tong's nanny's panicked voice came through, "Mr. Si, did Tongtong run into your room?"
"Yes. Take him back to his own room. If he doesn't want to sleep, get him dressed and washed. We're going home today."
Si Jiangchen instructed. Now that someone had died on the show and it had been disbanded overnight, there was no point in us staying here. It would be better to go back to the city quickly. There were still a lot of troubles waiting for us there!
"Yes!"
The nanny walked in without looking sideways, picked up Si Tong from the bedside, and left.
As soon as the nanny knocked on the door, I had burrowed under the quilt and covered my head. Whether I was married and had consummated the marriage or not, I was still very shy. I simply had no face to show myself!
With a "click" of the door closing, the room fell silent.
Above my head came Si Jiangchen's low laugh, full of good mood. He peeled me out of the quilt like cracking a nut shell and said, "After all these troubles are over, let's get married again."
If it were according to my state of mind a couple of days ago, I would have shaken my head firmly.
However, the life and death experiences in the Book of Reincarnation made me unable to bear to reject a guy who had been looking for me for a hundred years.
I was nestled in his arms and nodded silently.
I could hear his slow heartbeat, as if it was echoing mine.
I felt like crying, so I buried my head in his chest.
"We really need to be more vigilant about Si Tong's situation," Si Jiangchen said as he carried me all the way to the bathroom. Hearing his serious tone, I couldn't help but raise my head and ask, "Is there still someone eyeing him?"
Si Tong was Si Jiangchen's weak point. I didn't know how many people who wanted to control Si Jiangchen would target Si Tong...
"Um..."
Si Jiangchen had carried me to the sink in the bathroom. He held my chin and kissed me on the mouth again. He didn't let me go until I was out of breath, and then slowly said, "From now on, we must lock the bedroom door when we sleep."
His serious look almost made me laugh out of anger. I took a hard bite on his shoulder.
Naturally, Si Jiangchen wouldn't let me off...
When we finished washing and walked out of the bedroom, Si Tong had already finished his breakfast in the dining room.
"Sister Xiaohe, the ginger milk pudding Tang Tang brought is delicious. Come and try it quickly," little Si Tong sat in front of the long dining table and waved his little hand at me. His complexion had improved a lot. The old butler of the Lin family was standing behind him, smiling at us.
"Okay!!"
I was hugged by Si Jiangchen and felt a bit embarrassed. I quickly tried to push him away and walk towards the dining table.
Unexpectedly, my feet went weak and I almost fell to the ground. Si Jiangchen beside me gave a soft laugh and pulled me back into his arms again.
"So eager..."
He whispered in my ear.
"It's all your fault!!" I said angrily and pinched the flesh on his waist.
After a whole night of debauchery, my legs were trembling uncontrollably from exhaustion. But this guy was like a wild beast that had feasted to its heart's content. He looked energetic and so charming that one couldn't take their eyes off him.
"It's my fault. When we get home, I'll cook delicious food for you to replenish your body," Si Jiangchen said in a low voice as he led me to the table. "It's not good to be too thin..."
I looked up and could see a trace of pity in his eyes.
The ginger milk pudding was really delicious. The breakfast the Tang butler brought was Cantonese morning tea. As usual, Si Jiangchen took a few sips of green tea and then went outside to smoke.
I didn't really know what to talk to a child about, so the dining table was quiet. All that could be heard was the gentle clinking of the tableware.
"Sister Xiaohe, I dreamed of auntie last night," Si Tong said to me after finishing his meal and wiping his hands. "Dad Jiangchen was very kind to auntie. I didn't dare to tell him about it."
"What happened in the dream?"
I was a bit shocked. Such a young child as Si Tong was already able to control his emotions so well. He was afraid that what he said would embarrass Si Jiangchen, so he had kept silent until now and only told me.
After reading the Book of Reincarnation, I learned that Ms. Lin Shuya was not actually Lin Fangyu, Si Tong's biological father's sister. Like Si Jiangchen, she had lived for many years.
This could also explain why Lin Shuya didn't like Si Tong at all. A woman controlled by lust and gluttony would never be truly kind to a child from a strange family!
Thinking of this, I suddenly shivered and remembered what Si Jiangchen had said.
"How could a zombie have a child?"
Lin Shuya was a zombie too!
She had been bitten by Si Jiangchen and had killed so many people in the troubled times... How could she have a son like Wei Yuan?
Seeing my face turn ugly, Si Tong quickly said carefully, "S... Sister Xiaohe, actually it's nothing. I just scared myself..."
The cautious and timid look on the little guy made my heart ache.
He was just a child of a few years old. At an age when he should be cuddling and acting coquettishly in his parents' arms, he already had to live while constantly watching others' faces... Si Jiangchen didn't know how to be a good father!!