Chapter 146
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Translated by: Peri
In the
locker room, Chi Cheng took off his clothes and felt cool. Because of Chi
Cheng's presence, Chi Ying didn't choose a bikini but changed into a relatively
conservative swimsuit.
The
tight-fitting swimsuit still outlined her perfect body curve making her look sexy.
Chi Cheng
only wore a pair of shorts revealing his round belly like a ball. Chi Cheng
patted his tummy with satisfaction and said, "Like a watermelon.”
The
metaphor is not uncommon in the adult language. Chi Cheng heard someone say it
once and he really felt like a watermelon. It was the first time Chi Ying heard
someone refer to themselves with that metaphor and she couldn't help but burst
out laughing.
Chi
Ying's eyes fell on Chi Cheng's exposed belly button. She was afraid that he
would catch a cold and happened to see shirts of various sizes placed in the
cupboard of the dressing room. The two of them wore one piece each and fastened
the buttons.
When Chi
Ying led Chi Cheng out of the locker room, Lu Jingyan stood tall at the door
waiting for them. Surprisingly, he also changed into casual clothes. He looked
less serious compared to when he wore a suit and tie. His broad shoulders and
long legs made him look handsome.
Meeting
Chi Ying's surprised eyes, Lu Jingyan said lightly, “Start well and ends well.”
Chi Cheng
realized what his father was saying was inscrutable. For fear of being excluded by the adults, he asked Lu Jingyan with bright eyes, “What does it mean to
start well dad?”
Lu
Jingyan looked down at him and chuckled, "I meant to play with you.”
Jiang
Chong's imagination of Mr. Lu sitting on a merry-go-round in a suit and leather
shoes while spinning in circles may have been dashed. But Lu Jingyan's
appearance on the merry-go-round in his casual clothes won't be disappointing. His facial features were as handsome as beautiful
carvings. His deep, eyes and thin lips were pursed unnaturally. His jawline is
still neat and clean. Mainly, his arrogant and noble temperament is not
diminished by the colorful lights and cheerful music.
The long
bell rang and the turntable started, Lu Jingyan was slightly distracted and was
quickly called back by Chi Cheng's tender and loud singing.
Perhaps he
inherited his mother's musical talent. Although Chi Cheng didn't know the
lyrics of the song, the rhythm and pitch were very accurate. Lu Jingyan
inadvertently hooked his lips. In the corner of the light, Chi Ying also smiled.
Although she had always loved to laugh, her eyes were now brighter than ever. The
light in his eyes flowed to the depths of his heart.
After a
lap on the beach, they were ready to move into shallow water. Chi Ying took off
the coat on herself and Chi Cheng. Chi Cheng's round belly was seen again while
her perfect figure was also revealed.
She has a
beautiful chest, slender waist, and full buttocks. Paired with long, straight,
and fair legs with beautiful arcs. She looked particularly dazzling in the sun.
Lu
Jingyan glanced at her and felt the heat was unbearable for no reason. His gaze
quickly staggered.
Of course,
Chi Cheng didn't think so much. He happily led his beautiful mother into the
sea and there were still many surprises waiting for him ahead. Chi Cheng
hesitated for a while but finally stuck a foot in the water. The seawater was
warm and soft and gave a magical feeling.
Chi Cheng
blurted, “It's so comfortable.”
Chi Ying
carefully supported him and gradually more than half of Chi Cheng's body was covered
by water.
When he
was just wandering in the amusement park, Chi Cheng was always leading his
mother to the front while his father followed with a serious face. Chi Cheng swam
a few times before realizing his father hadn't followed.
He
couldn't help but wonder, “Where's Dad?"
Chi Ying
turned around with him. Lu Jingyan was still standing on the beach, looking tall
and straight with his thin lips pursed and eyes not knowing where to settle
them.
“Dad,
Daddy— "
Chi
Cheng's childish voice was wrapped in the sea breeze and quickly flowed to Lu
Jingyan's ears.
Lu
Jingyan came back to his senses, looked at them and his eyes tightened slightly.
It didn't take a while for the mother and son to splash water playfully all
over their bodies.
Chi
Cheng's big eyes were covered with droplets of water making him sprightlier. Chi
Ying's wet hair was sticking to her porcelain skin showing a bit of
exquisiteness.
Lu
Jingyan's ears were flushed and he coughed lowly as he said, “You guys play.”
His gaze
finally stayed on Chi Ying for a moment, then turned away.
Chi Cheng
raised his mouth, “Ah, dad is a liar, you said starts well and ends well.”
Chi Ying
thought that Lu Jingyan's willingness to enter the amusement park was
unprecedented and naturally couldn't blame him.
She gave
a random reason, “Dad didn't bring a swimsuit.”
Chi Cheng
had no doubts and believed directly. He nodded earnestly, “Okay, Dad is so
pitiful, let's remember to buy him a swimsuit next time.”
Chi Cheng
regarded the seawater as a big bathtub and swam comfortably. Time flickered to
the evening and the twilight gradually closed in.
Chi Ying
finally fished the reluctant Chi Cheng out of the sea and took him to take a
shower. His delicate skin has been soaked in seawater for a long time making it
wrinkle.
After
that, Lu Jingyan took them to a coastal restaurant. It was five-star and had an
elegant environment. Through the window, you can see the sea sparkling and glowing
in the moonlight.
Chi Cheng
saw his birthday cake. It was decorated with dozens of cartoon animals like a
miniature zoo and a chocolate flag fluttered with the words Happy Birthday to
Cheng Cheng.
Chi Cheng
couldn't help but sigh, “What a big cake ~~"
Lu
Jingyan chuckled softly, “Do you like it?"
Chi Cheng
hurriedly answered, "I like it.”
Chi Cheng
did not forget to show his diligence and thriftiness, “But Dad, what if we can’t
finish eating such a big cake?”
"You
can eat as much as you can.”
Chi Cheng
frowned, “It will be wasted.”
“Take it
home if you can't finish it.”
Seeing
that Chi Cheng was still worried, Lu Jingyan said again, "... I'll eat it.”
Finally
hearing a satisfactory answer, Chi Cheng nodded contentedly, "Yeah!”
Then he
started hosting his own birthday party.
“Mom,
light a candle.”
“Turn off
the light.”
The
lights went out and the candles lit up.
“Mom and
Dad, will you sing a birthday song for me?"
His mom
sings well, so she will naturally sing to him. Sure enough, in the warm
candlelight, Chi Cheng saw his mother nod with a smile in her eyes. Then he cast his expectant eyes on Lu Jingyan.
Chi Cheng subconsciously felt that it would be a very powerful thing to make
his non-talkative Dad sing. His eyes were fiery and lovely like thousands of
small twinkling stars.
Lu
Jingyan was slightly stunned and paused, then he gave a light "um".
Chi Cheng
almost stopped laughing from his eyes.
Lu
Jingyan came from a wealthy family and was the eldest grandson of Mr. Lu,
naturally he did not slacken in his musical training. Coupled with the magnetic
and pleasant voice, a birthday song is a no-brainer. It's just that his voice
was as low as a cello making it sound out of tune from the cheerfulness of the
birthday song. Fortunately, Lu Jingyan's words were gentle.
The
evening wind was salty and wet outside the window. While the candlelight
flickered. Chi Cheng closed his eyes with satisfaction, clasped his hands
together, and made two small wishes.
As the
song faded away, Chi Cheng said mysteriously, “Mom and Dad, do you want to know
what my birthday wish is?"
Chi Ying
reached out and rubbed Chi Cheng's little head and told him, “You should hide
your birthday wish in your heart, it won't work if you say it.”
Chi Cheng
twitched his eyebrows in frustration, “Okay, I won’t say it.”
Then,
holding his head in one hand, he muttered in a very small voice, “How can you
help me make it happen if I don't say it?"
Chi Cheng
thought in a trance as the candles melted colorful wax that was about to drip
onto the cake.
“Blow out
the candles Cheng Cheng.”
It wasn't
until Lu Jingyan's low-pitched voice sounded that Chi Cheng suddenly realized what
was about to happen. His cheeks puffed out and he took a long serious breath. Unfortunately,
his strength is small and it did not extinguish the candle.
Chi Cheng
tugged at Chi Ying's sleeve aggrievedly, “Mom and Dad come.”
Lu
Jingyan and Chi Ying looked at each other. She wondered if Chi Cheng fussing
like this and with Lu Jingyan's high-cold character would make him explode.
So she took the initiative to say, “I'll come.”
The sky got
darker and soon the day will pass.
After
dinner, Chi Cheng's chubby belly bloated. He leaned on the window and asked, “Are
we going home?"
Lu
Jingyan also asked him, “Do you want to go home or live here?"
Chi Cheng
saw it had become dark outside and the sea breeze was stronger. The waves hit
the reef one after another and looked a bit terrifying.
He
thought about his grandmother, so he said, “I want to go home.”
"Okay.”
“Dad, are
you going home with us too?"
Lu
Jingyan's voice was a little nervous, “Do you want... Dad to come home with you?"
Chi Cheng
frowned lightly as he thought seriously. Having one more person in the family
is a big deal for him. If there is another person like his uncle, half of his
snacks will be taken away. But this man is his father. Although they didn't know
each other for a long time and his father didn't talk much, he was kind to him.
If his Dad is with them then it is always lively.
After a
while, Chi Cheng nodded, “Yes.”
Lu
Jingyan’s heart moved and looked at Chi Ying. Her skin was still white in the
dim light and her eyebrows and eyes were softer. Her beautiful smile is gentle
and moving.
His heart
tightened slightly, “Dad is not ready.”
Chi Cheng
rolled his eyes and seemed to understand the reason, “Is Dad afraid that there
will be no clothes to change? You can ask Mom to take you to buy clothes. Mom
will be very patient and gentle.”
“Dad, you
don't have to worry. Although had struggles before, mother will still like you.”
Lu
Jingyan raised his eyebrows, “Oh? How do you know this?"
Chi Cheng
recalled what the auntie in the kindergarten cafeteria said to him and relayed
it to Lu Jingyan, “Dad is so good-looking, everyone will like you.”
"..."
translated by Peri @ Periwinkle Wings TL (periwinklewingsmtranslations.blogspot.com)
Chi Cheng
seemed to have remembered something again and the little adult waved his hand, “Forget
it, Dad don't think about what I said. I forgot you are a person who can change
a lot of clothes.”
"...”
Lu
Jingyan gently patted him firmly, “Let's go see the cherry blossoms.”
Since the
cherry blossoms in the Park trended on Weibo, the Lantern Festival has been
postponed from the Mid-Autumn Festival to the National Day.
The helicopter
took them off the island and soon hovered over the park.
“It's so
beautiful.”
“It's a
real cherry blossom.”
“It's
exactly the same as my mother's brooch.”
“There's
a full moon over there.”
Chi Ying
followed Chi Cheng's fleeting gaze and looked at one area. She saw a corner of
large orange-yellow petals. Chi Ying suddenly remembered that she was playing a
joke on Chi Cheng that there will not only be cherry blossoms but also small
orange trees... In the end, she added, “It's
really not a problem, we can just take a plane to travel to other cities.”
This was
also her original plan.
She
almost forgot what kind of person Lu Jingyan was. If Chi Cheng wanted a star,
he would be able to get it for him.
Lu
Jingyan pilot the helicopter without turning his eyes downward.
He
corrected, “It's not the moon, it's the orange.”
Chi Cheng
asked, “Orange?"
Chi
Yingyan smiled and said, “It's an orange.”
Chi Cheng
also seemed to remember what his mother said before and his eyes lit up, “Really.”
Chi Cheng
did not know how to write his name. He pressed his entire face against the
window which crushed his nose, “It seems that there is one more missing.”
“What's
your name, Dad?”
“Lu
Jingyan.”
Chi Cheng
thoughtfully read it again, word by word, “Lu, Jing, Yan.”
“Then
Dad, next time you will draw a deer.”
"..."
Lu
Jingyan said in a deep voice, “I can just watch you guys.”
After Chi
Cheng had a good time watching, the helicopter stopped again on the top floor
of the Oushi Building.
Under the
deep night, there were thousands of lights flashing. It was different from the
island as the night wind is cooler. Fortunately, Lu Jingyan prepared a lot of
clothes for Chi Cheng. Chi Ying put them on until Chi Cheng was wrapped nicely
and only a pair of big black eyes were exposed. Because his mouth was also
wrapped in the collar, Chi Cheng's voice was muffled, “Mom, you should also wear more clothes.”
Then, he
ran to Lu Jingyan, “Dad, do you have any clothes for mommy to wear?”
“Cheng
Cheng.” Chi Ying stopped him.
Chi Cheng
may have regarded Lu Jingyan as a vault and warehouse that can conjure
anything. But she knew very well that Lu Jingyan had paid an equal amount of
sweat to prepare all this and it was not good to get used to it.
Chi Ying
took Chi Cheng's little hand, “Mom is not cold, I don't need it.”
Before
she finished speaking, Lu Jingyan's coat had already been placed on her body
and the unique refreshing breath filled her nostrils.
“It's all
right.”
He was
wearing a thin blouse with a slightly open neckline, revealing a vaguely proportioned
body. His eyes are deep and charming with a fatal attraction. Chi Ying staggered and lowered her eyelashes
slightly.
“Thank
you.”
Chi
Ying's car was parked in the basement. The city was brightly lit at night and
there was no particular safety hazard when driving. Chi Ying did not ask Lu
Jingyan to send them off.
Lu
Jingyan nodded lightly, his strong eyes fell on her and Chi Cheng, “Pay
attention to safety.”
“You too,
pay attention to rest.”
"Well.”
“Goodbye,
Dad ~~”
“Goodbye.”
After Chi
Cheng got into the car with his mother, he opened his mouth, “Mom, I really
have a father.”
His voice
was young and cute, “It feels a bit like a dream.”
“Do you
like Daddy?”
“Yes,
Daddy is good to me. It's just that I haven’t seen him before...”
“Don't
blame Dad, it was Mom who made Dad disappear for so many years. Mom apologized
to Chengcheng.”
“It's
okay mom, dad is back.” And with his mother, Chengcheng is already very happy.
After
returning home, Chi Cheng softly walked to Mother Chi while his mom reviewed
the script.
His mom
said that after the National Day, she will start to film a new drama.
Chi Cheng
said happily, “Grandma, I found my father today. It's a birthday surprise my
parents gave me together.”
Mother
Chi raised her head, her eyes gliding with surprise, “What did Chengcheng say?"
Chi Cheng
threw himself into Mother Chi's arms and rubbed, “I said I found my father.”
Mother
Chi scratched his little nose, “If you talk nonsense, your nose will grow
longer.”
Chi Cheng
hurriedly said, “Grandma, what I said is true.”
Mother
Chi raised her eyebrows, “Who is your father?”
“A tall man
who looks like me...”
Mother
Chi felt that Chi Cheng did not seem to be joking and became serious, “Does
Cheng Cheng know Dad's name?"
Chi Cheng
nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, “I know.”
Just as
he was about to answer, he found that his memory was a little fuzzy.
"Lu...”
"Lu..”
“What he said was Lu, Grandma.”