Stepmom Male Lead Villain
Chapter 51
Zhou Qinhe watched as Yan Shuyu gently opened the door and a beam of light shot out from inside the house. He asked, worried, "Are they awake?"
"I don't think so." Yan Shuyu waited for a few seconds before she shook her head and opened the door all the way as she explained to him, “I purposely let the lobby light on when I left. That way, even if they wake up in the middle of the night, they will not be afraid in the dark house.”
He left the lights on even though he knew that his son was sleeping soundly and the little male lead was not much worse than him. From the first day she finished, she adopted quickly and would sleep through the night. He also never overslept and did not fall asleep at all.
Zhou Qinhe nodded and said softly, "You are very wise."
Yan Shuyu smiled in satisfaction.
The two walked inside the apartment one after another and their movements were very gentle. They could hear the breaths of two small children in bed. Zhou Qinhe walked to the bed and saw the two children sleeping next to each other. His smile deepened, and he leaned over and kissed the two of them.
***
Boss Zhou, unlike Yan Shuyu, who liked to sleep, had excellent self-control. No matter how tired he was, his biological clock would always wake him up at the same time.
But today is a little different. Boss Zhou, who had been single for so many years, suddenly realized how "live" he was around him when he woke up. Not to mention he woke up somewhere foreign. It took him a few seconds to remember where he was, and his movement to get out of bed slowed down.
After a moment of silence, Boss Zhou decided to lie down and close his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, the situation had changed drastically from before. Two soft little faces were in front of him with the same silly expression on the two of them.
Yan Shuyu turned around and said happily, “Are you going back as well? That's great."
He had not thought that far before, but now that he saw the boss waking up with him, he suddenly realized that he needed a ride back to the boss' car. Things would be a lot easier if the boss went with him.
Zhou Qinhe was experiencing very complicated emotions right now. He didn't want to talk so he just snorted softly. Yan Shuyu was so happy that no one was bothering him at the moment. He was wearing his clothes with a smile on his face.
After being busy for a few minutes in silence, the two returned to a neatly dressed state as if nothing had happened. Nevertheless, if one looks carefully enough, they will be able to see additional intimacy and feelings left in their eyes whenever their eyes meet.
At 2 am, Yan Shuyu walked to the front desk of the hotel with the boss in her arms to check out. His satisfied expression at her immediately turned to shame under the curious gazes of the girls at the front desk.
Although she knew that they were an official couple but checking out just two hours after they checked in made her feel very like this was just a friend-by-benefit relationship.
Walking outside the hotel, Yan Shuyu was unwilling to share her thoughts with the boss.
Even though Zhou Qinhe had already returned to his usual calm self, seeing how familiar he was with this still bothered him. He looked at her deeply and said, "You seem very experienced at this?"
Yan Shuyu shook her head crazily. "Na-ah, I don't."
But his rejection is weak. Because he had created a very wild persona of himself when he tried to reject his previous boss…
Under the boss's incredulous gaze, Yan Shuyu had no choice but to shut up. Ah, what's been done is done.
Boss Zhou had returned to his usual polite self. He opened the car door and helped her sit on the passenger side. Then, he flicked his forehead as soon as he said and chuckled, “OK, stop frowning. I'm just kidding."
“You're just kidding?” Yan Shuyu looked at him, surprised. "Believe me?"
Boss Zhou did not respond, but he lowered his head and kissed her. The answer is very clear. Yan Shuyu felt like spring had bloomed.
***
Zhou Qinhe watched as Yan Shuyu gently opened the door and a beam of light shot out from inside the house. He asked, worried, "Are they awake?"
"I don't think so." Yan Shuyu waited for a few seconds before she shook her head and opened the door all the way as she explained to him, “I purposely let the lobby light on when I left. That way, even if they wake up in the middle of the night, they will not be afraid in the dark house.”
He left the lights on even though he knew that his son was sleeping soundly and the little male lead was not much worse than him. From the first day she finished, she adopted quickly and would sleep through the night. He also never overslept and did not fall asleep at all.
Zhou Qinhe nodded and said softly, "You are very wise."
Yan Shuyu smiled in satisfaction.
The two walked inside the apartment one after another and their movements were very gentle. They could hear the breaths of two small children in bed. Zhou Qinhe walked to the bed and saw the two children sleeping next to each other. His smile deepened, and he leaned over and kissed the two of them.
***
Boss Zhou, unlike Yan Shuyu, who liked to sleep, had excellent self-control. No matter how tired he was, his biological clock would always wake him up at the same time.
But today is a little different. Boss Zhou, who had been single for so many years, suddenly realized how "live" he was around him when he woke up. Not to mention he woke up somewhere foreign. It took him a few seconds to remember where he was, and his movement to get out of bed slowed down.
After a moment of silence, Boss Zhou decided to lie down and close his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, the situation had changed drastically from before. Two soft little faces were in front of him with the same silly expression on the two of them.
"Good morning, Xiao Yi, Yuanbao," Zhou Qinhe said softly. Seeing those two cute faces, even someone far away from him became a little softened. He reached out and patted the heads of the two of them.
This was the first time Zhou Yi woke up and found his father sleeping next to him. Not to mention he curled up right next to her. He was very emotional and a little embarrassed. He hid his face under the blanket.
While he was busy being shy, his friend, on the other hand, stuck out his head shamelessly and asked gently, "Why are you at my place, Uncle Zhou?"
"Your mother invited me, of course."
"But why did Mother invite Uncle Zhou?" Even though Zhang Yuanjia was a huge fan of Uncle Zhou, he still needed to ask this question in principle.
Uncle Zhou was not gradual at all. Smiling calmly, he said to her, "It's too late to go home last night so I'm staying at Yuanbao's place."
That's a very reasonable reason. However Zhang Yuanjia was a very mature little boy. Partly happy and partly worried, he asked, “But my teacher at school once said that boys and girls are not the same. So why did Mom invite Uncle Zhou to stay over at our place and even sleep in the same bed with us?”
Zhou Qinhe raised his eyebrows. He had not expected this child to be that mature at his age. Even so, she smiled again without worry and teased, “Didn't you invite Xiao Yi as well? She's also a boy.”
It would not work for Zhang Yuanjia. He shook his head seriously and said, “Xiao Yi is still a little friend. He is not the same as Uncle Zhou.”
This kid is not only an adult, he is also very logical. Measured from her intelligence and emotional intelligence alone, it was hard to think that she was Yan Shuyu's biological child. Boss Zhou thought to himself in a joking manner. He looked at the little boy who was still trying to get to the bottom of this. He used a tone that sounded like a compromise and was a little teasing, "Why does Yuanbao think so?"
Zhang Yuanjia, indeed, had an idea in his head, "Is it because Mommy and Uncle Zhou are dating?"
Now Zhou Qinhe was completely shocked. Then, his mouth opened and he laughed happily.
Zhang Yuanjia asked again uncertainly, "Am I right, Uncle Zhou?"
Uncle Zhou simply smiled at him and said, "I'm afraid you should ask your mother."
Even before Yan Shuyu had time to appreciate the special moment, her son, with a face full of anticipation had asked her, "Mom, are you dating Uncle Zhou now?"
“A... dating?”
Zhang Yuanbao explained to him as if he was an expert at this. "That means you're Uncle Zhou's girlfriend."
The little male leader, whose head was right next to Yuanbao, also nodded silently. He looked like he fully understood this subject. Yan Shuyu was even more astonished. As mature as his son was for his age, there was no way he could understand the concept of romance. So, did the boss say anything to them while he was sleeping? Would the boss do something like that?
"Haha, do you two know what a boyfriend is?"
Little Zhou Yi was confused, but his son nodded with experience. “Of course. A boyfriend would go to class with me, we would walk home together, play together. Wanwan, who is new to our school, wants to be my girlfriend but I turned her down.”
“Um, dear...” Yan Shuyu started to panic. "Do you know what you're talking about? Are you going on a date before you even started elementary school? ”
"I refused it." Zhang Yuanjia emphasized the latter part before he asked again, "Does that mean I can date in elementary school, Mom?"
"Of course not," Yan Shuyu said with a very serious look. This was the first time he spoke like a true old man. “Don't date when you're still in school. Maybe... maybe when you go to college.”
Zhang Yuanjia nodded in agreement with his statement then shifted the subject back. “So Mom hasn't answered our question. Are you and Uncle Zhou dating now?”
“Um The sparkling eyes of those little children made Yan Shuyu feel a little embarrassed.
Yan Shuyu, with all his attention on the little ones, was unaware that Boss Zhou, who seemed to be very focused on his work on his laptop, also looked up and gave him a surprised expression. He didn't think he would admit it so swiftly. After glancing at him, Boss Zhou looked back at his email. It seemed that he did not care much about it, but the rising corner of his mouth had already betrayed his emotions.
Zhang Yuanjia and Zhou Yi were as happy as Zhou Qinhe. They cheered openly and threw themselves into the arms of Yan Shuyu.
"That's amazing!" The children were excited and the next thing from Zhang Yuanjia was shocking. "That means Uncle Zhou will be my father in the future and Mother will be Xiao Yi's mother, right?"
Hearing his son's question, Yan Shuyu stiffened slightly. He almost threw the kids away. His face was straight, he asked, "Why ..why do you think so?"
Zhang Yuanjia was still immersed in his own fantasies now. His eyes curved, he said, “Mother and Uncle Zhou are dating, so you will get married in the future. Then Uncle Zhou will be my father and Mother will be Xiao Yi's mother. Isn't that how it works?”
Zhou Yi did not say anything, but he nodded vigorously to one side and it was clear that he was equally excited to have Aunt Yan as his mother.
Yan Shuyu, on the other hand, would start to cry due to the imagination of the children. She wasn't going to be the stepmother of the little male lead, so she had no choice but to try to negotiate with them. "Well, dating doesn't always mean we're getting married, honey."
He had just started talking when he was stopped by his own son. Zhang Yuanbao, distressed, pulled his head from his arms and asked with his head tilted, "But Wanwan said those who only want to date but not marry are con artists. Did Mom cheat Uncle Zhou's emotions?”
Yan Shuyu thought he could spit out blood right now. What does it mean that he cheated Uncle Zhou's emotions? At best they deceive each other's emotions. Zhou Qinhe was not a plain little white flower. How could he be deceived?
However, his son looked down and the leader of the little man, leaning on his shoulder, looked lethargic. The two looked like they were crushed by him saying that he would not marry Boss Zhou. Feeling somewhat guilty, Yan Shuyu said softly, “Mom is actually dating Boss Zhou. Dating and getting married are two different things. You should not confuse the two. ”
Not caring about Zhang Yuanjia, even little Zhou Yi did not like him. The little man's leader looked at Yan Shuyu and asked directly, "Then, will Aunt Yan marry Father?"
Yan Shuyu, "......"
Aunt Yan was very confused now and needed some time to sort through what was on her mind. How could a child with his golden finger be so hard to fool?
A pair of children were still staring at him with eyes filled with a desire to be educated. Yan Shuyu had no choice but to focus on answering their questions. “Married will be something that is headed for the future. We don't really know that now. We are currently dating.”
"Why is marriage something in the future?"
“Because once we make the decision to get married, we will all live together, for the rest of our lives and it can be decades. We will never be apart again. So we will need a lot of time to observe before we make that decision.”
“How long will it take?”
“At least three to give years. We have to take this seriously.” He would break up with the boss long before that and the little ones would not obsess over getting married. Yan Shuyu tried her best to settle it with the children.
At one point, Zhou Qinhe had stopped working and was sitting on a chair with his arms crossed staring at them. When a person is always expressionless, whose emotions are always illegible from his eyes, and always smiles at everyone, he is the most frightening when he does not smile.
Yan Shuyu, finally finished calming the children and even before she could wipe the cold sweat on her forehead, looked up, and met the boss' gaze. She almost cried. “Bo... Darling, what's up now?”
"There's nothing." Zhou Qinhe's appearance was calm and showed no signs that she was dazed a moment ago. He reminded her, “It's already 8:20. Don't.. You have to get up? I'll go have breakfast and wait for you in the car. We will be able to save a few minutes that way.”
After all, Xiao Yi and Yuanbao were children. As smart as they were, they were not as cunning as adults and ended up letting Yan Shuyu mess with him. Zhou Qinhe, on the other hand, could tell that it was not because he had never thought of marrying her, it was because he never wanted to marry her. There is a big difference between the two.
Indeed, Zhou Qinhe had never thought that far either. After all, it is better to live in a date. But he did not give the possibility of thinking at all still bothering him.
Does he really feel that he is someone who is not worthy of a long-term commitment?
Yan Shuyu, not gaining her displeasure, stood on her toes after she heard the boss' words, wrapped her arms around her neck, and gave her a big kiss. “No breakfast shops around here are open. You can get us some milk and bread. ”
It seemed like spring had arrived on Zhou Qinhe's face all of a sudden. He did not release Yan Shuyu but wrapped his arms around her waist and gave her a long morning kiss.
“Oh mi~~” Both the little ones covered their eyes with their small claws at the same time.
Because the children were so cooperative, Zhou Qinhe took the opportunity to kiss her for a full half-minute before she let go of Yan Shuyu, whose knees were now weak, and walked out of the apartment with her suitcase.
***
When Yan Shuyu had just closed the passenger side door, Zhou Qinhe had already brought the two children out with one of them in each arm.
Zhang Yuanjia had been carried by many people, but this was the first time he was so familiar with his beloved Uncle Zhou. She was so excited that her little face turned red. He was around Uncle Zhou when he left the car and was reluctant to get away from him. Perhaps influenced by Yuanbao, Zhou Yi also clung tightly to his father.
Sensing the enthusiasm of the two children, Zhou Qinhe did not disappoint them. He kept carrying both of them and did not put them down. Those two fat stacks became dozens of pounds together. A sufficient burden to make Yan Shuyu kneel down was nothing to Boss Zhou, who exercised periodically. He walked to the front of the school.
Teacher Xiao Lin did not recognize Boss Zhou but he recognized Zhang Yuanbao's little boy whom he was carrying.
Could this be the boy's father? He recalled how Yuanbao's mother had two children with him when he had been dropping off and picking up Yuanbao lately. She thought that one would usually not look after the other person's child for so long, so the two of them had to get ready for marriage.
Teacher Xiao Lin's normally bright smile became warmer. He greeted them from afar, "Yuanbao, I saw your little friend take you to school again, huh?"
Zhang Yuanjia was already placed on the floor now. Holding his little friend's hand, he said obediently, “Good morning, Master.”
"Good morning," Master Xiao Lin said as he stroked Yuanbao's head. Then, looking at his parents, he said, "Hi, Yuanbao's mother, and this one is..."
