365 XIAO MUGI's VISION

Xiao Mugi knew to not pull her hair harshly, so he just pulled it to get Senja's attention back at him.

"You really wanted to know why?" Senja peeked from her arms.

Xiao Mugi was often around Qianru, so he would hear Senja's inquiry every time she asked about Xiao Tianyao.

"Yes." Xiao Mugi nodded.

A mischievous smile curled on the corner of Senja's lips. "Sure?" She asked for the boy certainty.

"Sure." He was nodding again.

"Because I am married with your father." Senja said slowly, made sure that Xiao Mugi heard her every word. She looked at his innocent expression gradually changing.

Xiao Mugi was staring at Senja, waiting for her answer expectantly, yet when Senja told him the reason his chubby face bit by bit turned horrid.

"No…" He said nearly like a whisper.

"Yes." Senja said firmly, satisfied because she could scare him. She pulled her lips into a winner's smile.

"No." He shook his head this time.

But, Senja adamant to frightened him. "Yes."

"I don't want to have stepmother." He said weakly.

"Too late, I am here now." Senja sat straight and shrugged her shoulder nonchalantly.

"I don't want to call you 'mother'" The little boy seemed in the verge of crying. A tear was threatening to spill on the corner of his eyes.

But, Senja enjoyed it to tease him. She never had a little brother and didn't think that she wanted one. Yet, to be able to tease Xiao Mugi was so amusing for her. Probably, that was why god didn't give her a little brother since the beginning.

"But, you have to. Because, I am your mother now." Senja demanded.

Xiao Mugi shook his head again. "No, you are too young to be my mother."

Senja smirked upon hearing this statement. "Of course I am a young and beautiful, don't you agree with me?"

"No." He shook his head again. "I just said you are young, not beautiful."

"Yes, but you think that I am beautiful right?"

"No." Xiao Mugi blinked his eyes. "Aunty Qianru is more beautiful." He said innocently.

"Why are you comparing me with another woman?" Senja was squinted her eyes and folding her arms, feeling offended.

"You need comparison if you wanted to claim that you are beautiful…" Xiao Mugi retorted.

**Oh, great! He knew how to argue back.** Senja thought in annoyance.

She didn't know where he learned to argue like that. However, Senja had to admit that for a six years old kid, his words were truth and she was very unhappy to admit it.

No matter what, it was woman nature to be offended when she was compared with another woman, especially when the woman that became comparison was much better. At least this happened with Senja.

And Xiao Mugi just said that Qianru more beautiful than her. Called it childish or narrow minded, but Senja felt offended.

"You know, beauty is coming from heart. No matter how beautiful your face, if you have a bad heart, then it will end up no good." Senja tried to counterattack with the wisest words that she remembered.

"In that case, aunty Qianru is the most beautiful woman." Xiao Mugi concluded.

In that time, Senja was very tempting to pinch Xiao Mugi's cheeks and shook his body so he would change his opinion.

"Why?" Senja snapped, folding her arms in front of her chest.

"Aunty Qianru has taken care of me while father not around." He said lightly.

But, his words dissipated Senja discontent feeling. Like blowing a fire on the candle, it evaporated into the thin air.

"When the last time do you meet your father?" Senja asked, her expression soften.

"Three years ago." He answered.

"Was that the time when you were being kidnapped?"

Xiao Mugi nodded. He jumped from his bench, circled the table and settled down beside Senja. Now, he was sitting next to her.

"You know what?" He asked a rhetorical question, but Senja couldn't help and answered him.

"What?" She leaned her body forward, intrigued by what the boy wanted to say.

With serious face Xiao Mugi spoke. "People said, the woman that had saved me at that time was going to be my stepmother. But, even though it was three years ago, I still remember clearly that, the woman is not you." Xiao Mugi crocked his head as he scrutinized Senja's face.

Without hesitation Senja directly knew who Xiao Mugi was referring to. It must be Rindy.

"Of course, I am not her." Senja said offhandedly.

"But, why did my father marry you instead of her?"

"I don't know, you can ask your father when he arrived. He is on the way here after all."

There was an obvious grimace on the little boy face, as though he was remembering something that he didn't like. "… It has been long time since I talked with him."

Senja chuckled. "So what? He is still your father right?"

But, Xiao Mugi expression was downcast.

"What is it?" Senja grip his chin and raised his little face gently.

Xiao Tianyao's eyes were staring back at her with nervousness. His brows wrinkled in discomfort by the idea of talking with his father.

"What happened?" Senja asked gently as she could sense his emotion, the pure unhappiness emotion from a little boy.

"Father sometime scared me." He said meekly.

"Terrified you?"

Senja knew that sometime Xiao Tianyao could be so domineering and terrifying, but Senja couldn't portray Xiao Tianyao terrified his own son.

"What he did to you?" Senja felt the concern for him. If Xiao Tianyao really did something to the little boy, she would make sure he would get an earful of her words.

Xiao Mugi shook his head. "He didn't do anything…"

Now Senja was confused with his reply. "So, why do you afraid of him?"

"I don't know…" Xiao Mugi shrugged. "I have this image in my mind…" He touched his temple.

"What image?"

Her little head was looking his right and left, check his surrounding to see if there was someone else nearby. His behavior somehow drew a soft smile on Senja's lips. It was entertaining to see a little boy who acted like an adult.

Xiao Mugi looked hesitated to tell Senja, "Tell me, what image. I promise it is only between us." Senja probed the boy. Her curiosity was getting the best of her and she was so itchy to know further.

"Alright," He sighed in a deep breath. "But, don't tell anyone about this." His innocent face turned serious.

"Alright…" Senja promised. Leaning closer to hear his voice that was barely liked a whisper.

"I have the image of father stabbed me with his sword." He said cautiously.

His words make Senja's expression taut in confusion. "What?"

Xiao Mugi vexed because he thought Senja didn't pay attention to him.

"I said, I have the image of father stabbed me with his sword." He repeated, a little bit louder than before.

"What do you mean you have this image?"

"The image is in here." Once again he pointed his temple with his stubby finger. "I can't forget it."

"Impossible." Senja muttered.

"See? You even think that I am lying." He exclaimed with a pout.

Subconsciously Senja tousled his dark hair and smiled. "It's not like that."

"So? Like what?"

"When it happened? I mean your image?"

Xiao Mugi gave some thought about it, but then shook his head. "I don't know… I just know that it happened, but didn't remember when."

Senja glanced at Xiao Mugi beside her. "Maybe it was only a dream, since you didn't know when it happened."

The little boy glared at Senja, but then he lowered his gazed. "Maybe you are right…" He said defeated.

Looking at him feeling down Senja grinned mischievously. "Well, sometime children have a dream that look like reality and since you are just a little boy, it might happen to you as well."

Xiao Mugi snapped his head and shot Senja an agitated looked, but before he could complain Senja stood up and stretched her body.

"I am hungry, let's go back home. Let's see what our lunch." She stretched out her hands toward Xiao Mugi.

"I can walk alone just fine!" He grumbled, although that what he said, he grabbed Senja's hand anyway.

Senja only smiled when she saw this peculiar attitude.

Along the way both of them kept silent until Xiao Mugi shook her hand which grabbed his. "You promised me that you will not say anything about it."

Senja looked down at him and said. "Alright, you have my word. Promise."

"Including aunty Qianru." He added.

"Hmm? I thought you are close with her. Is it only me who knew about this?" Senja raised her brows incredulously.

Xiao Mugi nodded. "Don't tell anyone." He warned again.

"Alright, alright. If you didn't trust me why you told me in the first place?" Senja mumbled.

However, Xiao Mugi didn't answer that question.

"You have promised me…" He muttered after a few step of silent. Senja rolled her eyes, not bother to retort.

Xiao Mugi also didn't know why he was telling Senja all about that. Presumably, it was Senja ability that made the little boy comfortable to her or they have the similarity that only both of them that could feel it…