Chapter 257 - Break

It was only normal for Little Snow to throw a tantrum when he woke up from his afternoon nap. He still wanted to have his brother back and seeing that his parents weren't doing anything about it, he decided to put on his little protest by giving everyone the silent treatment.

When Shi Enxi saw this, she didn't think much of it. What mattered most was he wasn't skipping meals and he couldn't really ignore her whenever she was showering him with her attention.

The days that followed were busy for both Shi Enxi. There was an urgent business that Lu Mello has to settle which was why he was away for the following days after Little Jade left the house. He even had to fly to another country so he was mostly away, leaving his wife and son at him.

Meanwhile, Shi Enxi was busy preparing Fan Xiao Yao for the audition of an upcoming movie that was going to be directed by Director Guo.

Although because of her pregnancy, this time, she has been feeling more tired and sleepy. Shi Enxi had been dozing off a couple of times even in her office and would end being woken up by one of the staff members or by Fan Xiao Yao.

One day, instead of wakening up by others, this time it was her husband who woke her up. He came straight from the airport just to pick her up only to see her sleeping on her desk.

"Xi'er?" He gently shook her shoulder.

She g.r.o.a.n.e.d a bit and slowly opened her sleepy eyes, "Ah... I fell asleep again..." She muttered as she leaned back. She turned her gaze to the person who woke her up and was about to apologize but was surprised to see her husband instead. "Mello? You're back?"

He chuckled a bit, "We should go home so that you can have a proper rest." He reached forward and gently cupped her cheek. "You shouldn't be overworking yourself, Xi'er."

"I could say the same to you," she retorted before she heaved out a yawn. She stood up and stretched out her arms just to hug him, "I missed you..."

His eyes softened as he hugged her back, "Me too."

They stayed that way for a while before Shi Enxi was the first one to pull away. She looked at her wristwatch to check the time and just as he said, it was time for her to go home.

...

Arriving at home, they were greeted by their son who was looking at them with a big pout on his lips. He was trying his best not to run towards his parents and give them a hug.

Lu Mello blinked a few times, he bent down a bit to whisper in his wife's ear, "What happened to him?"

"Still wants Yu'er to come back." She muttered.

"Oh..."

He turned his gaze back to his son. The side of his lips curled up into a wide grin as he approached the boy, "What's with that look? Aren't you happy to see dad back?"

"Not happy!"

"Not happy?" He blinked a few times, the smile on his lips slowly disappearing. "Then should I go back to work?" He gradually turned away from him.

Just then, Little Snow dropped his tough act and rushed to his father, grabbing his hand, "No! Don't go dada!" 

Lu Mello chuckled inwardly. He faced his son and patted his head, "Now then, can I have a hug?" He knelt in front of him and opened his arms, waiting for his son to give him a hug.

This time, Little Snow didn't hesitate as he jumped in his father's embrace, "Welcome home, dada!"

He smiled and lightly patted his back, "Have you been a good boy to your mom?"

"Of course!" The child exclaimed.

Shi Enxi ended up chuckling, "Reeally?"

The child shot his head towards his mother and placed a finger on his lips, "Shh..."

She raised a brow in amus.e.m.e.nt as she watched how shameless his son was on asking her to be quiet. Oh well, at least he knew that he was giving her trouble for the last few days.

Of course, this small gesture didn't escape Lu Mello's eyes. He carried his son in his arms before he stood up and went to his wife and asked, "Was he behaving?"

Little Snow was nodding his head vigorously as he looked at his mother as if he was trying to convince her with his eyes.

She cupped her chin to think, "Let's see..." She trailed off. She looked at her son and smiled teasingly, "Were you behaving Xue'er?"

Once again, the boy bobbed his head, "Xiao Xue is behaving, right mama?"

Lu Mello ended up sighing as the question was being passed. He slightly shook his head and ended up having a helpless smile on his lips.

"Well, there are times when you behave..." She paused, "And it's not like I can't handle it at times you weren't. Anyway, enough of this. I'm starving."

"Me too!" Followed Little Snow. He turned to his father and grinned, "Dada, let's eat!"

...

After dinner, Shi Enxi headed straight to the master bedroom. It was another tiring day for her and all she wanted to do was to sleep... again. But she couldn't just go to bed with her stomach full so in the end, she went to the study room where her husband was.

"Shouldn't you be resting from work?" She crossed her arms and raised a brow as she looked at the doc.u.ment her husband was holding.

He lowered the file back on the desk and looked at her with a small smile, "I'll rest after I check on this file."

"Huh. Didn't you say that you'll be having a break from work? When will that be?" She inquired. With how busy her husband was, she could already tell that having a break was not going to be easy.

Lu Mello ended up becoming quiet when she asked him the question. He averted his eyes, avoiding her scrutinizing gaze.