Chapter 82 - That's not fair

"Well, that's nothing to be ashamed of," Murong Yu said. He glanced at Xiao Zhihao and thought that the kid was nothing like his mother, at least he was nothing like the "Fei Yanqing" that Murong Yu knew before. Xiao Zhihao was solemn and kept to himself, but "Fei Yanqing" often went around creating troubles by picking fights with his men.

Murong Yu thought wryly, "Maybe even that was just an act?"

Xiao Zhihao did not notice what Murong Yu was thinking about. Instead, he said with a sigh, "I'm not ashamed that she's a cleaner… I just don't want to deal with people might make fun of her. I can take all the abuse and mean things that people say about me, but..."

He looked at Murong Yu with a determined glare before he added, "If anyone dares to say one bad thing about my mother, I'd skin him alive..." 

Murong Yu felt a slight chill that ran down his spine, and he smirked inwardly as he thought, "If he's my son, he'd be the most suitable to take over The Lion's Herd. He's definitely capable of being cruel..." 

With that thought, Murong Yu said to Xiao Zhihao, "Well, I won't make fun of her then. Anyway, where's your dad?"

Xiao Zhihao had a fleeting sad gaze in his eyes as he thought about his missing father. After a few seconds, he shrugged and his shoulders slumped down as he replied his teacher.

"He went out two years ago... and he's never been back since then. But I know he would be back one day!" 

Murong Yu nodded. As he stirred his cup of hot tea, he thought, "That man left her? Odd… I thought he's very protective of her?"

He knew who Xiao Yunjie was. Xiao Yunjie's ex-boss cracked when Murong Yu held the gun to his temple. Unfortunately, the information made Murong Yu angrier than ever and that man's life was extinguished that day. 

"So, what your mum's new job?" Murong Yu asked as he took a sip of the tea. 

"Erm… Let's talk another time," Xiao Zhihao said. He knew who Luo Guangying and Callum were, and he did not want to talk too much about them in case someone would hurt his mother. 

Glancing at the clock perched on the wall behind Murong Yu, Xiao Zhihao quickly said, "I have to go back and study. Bye, Mr. Murong."

Murong Yu nodded. He then said, "Don't be such a nerd and go play some games instead of studying 24/7." 

Xiao Zhihao bowed at Murong Yu before he walked away. 

As Murong Yu watched Xiao Zhihao running across the field toward the dorms, he thought, "Fei Yanqing... No. Xiao Xiao Lei... That could have been our son. You could've lived a life of luxury... Why did you betray me?" 

Crack~!

He had gripped his cup of tea so tightly that he broke the cup. However, as if he could not feel pain at all, he merely kept his eyes on the back of the boy who was still jogging across the field.

….

Once she hung up the call, Xiao Lei checked her fridge. It was already fully stocked with the freshest ingredients when she moved in yesterday, and Callum told her that there would be a maid coming in next weekend to clean and do the grocery. 

As she looked at the pack of organic strawberries, her heart ached a little. Then she shook her head and lightly slapped her cheek. "Xiao Xiao Lei, these aren't for you. It's for your future child… You need to eat better now so that you'd be able to carry a healthy child for them."

With that in mind, she took the strawberries out of the box they came in and washed them. Once she was done, she carefully cut removed the stems and leaves before she went next door. 

Three knocks later, the door opened. 

"Oh, Sister Xiao Lei, you're finally here! Come, you can team up with Brother Ziyan!" Tian Le said with a cheerful smile as he led Xiao Lei into the living room. 

Xiao Lei noticed that despite the layout of the house was similar to hers, a lot of the furniture was in fact lower than those in her house. 

"Xiao Lei, you're here! Come! Help me teach that smug brat a lesson!" Lu Ziyan said as he held up the XBOX controller. 

They were playing Forza Motorsport 7, and Tian Le was up by 5 to 0. 

Xiao Lei placed the strawberries down on the coffee table and picked up the controller. After 5 seconds, she asked, "How do you even play?" 

"You have never played before?" Tian Le asked.

"No…" Xiao Lei said with a slight pout. She used to love games, but the last game console they bought was a Gameboy Color, which she bought from one of the thieves in the gang. It was already a long time ago. 

"It's easy," Tian Le said. He then taught her which buttons to use, and how to hit the corners. Once she memorized everything, he said, "Hmm, let's have a free round against AI.

Xiao Lei did not score that bad in her first round. She then played against Lu Ziyan while Tian Le sat on the couch, munching away the strawberries. 

"I won!" Xiao Lei said as she jumped up in excitement.

Lu Ziyan smirked. He did not play seriously against her since it was her first time. They played a few more rounds, and in the end, Xiao Lei got good enough that Lu Ziyan stopped going easy on her. 

When they tied at 5-5, Lu Ziyan suddenly yawned and said, "Why don't you play with Tian Le? I need to do some work and take a nap. Dinner is going to be long later."

Xiao Lei nodded.

After Lu Ziyan went into his room, Xiao Lei and Tian Le continued to battle it out at the couch. 30 minutes later, Xiao Lei threw the console onto the couch as she sighed loudly. 

"That's not fair…" 

"Talent is talent…" Tian Le smirked before he went to the kitchen to get them something to drink. When he came out with two cans of Coke, he said, "Maybe if you practice long enough, you can beat me one day… Maybe." 

Xiao Lei laughed softly. She took the can from him and said, "If I have a console to practice with, I'd definitely beat you next time." 

"Dream on… But," Tian Le thought for a moment before he said, "if you want to play, I have a spare set in my room. I can lend it to you."

"No, no, no. That's expensive! You shouldn't simply lend expensive stuff to people you barely met."

"It's fine. Including this one and the one in my room, I have another one in my dorm room. Last year, the two guys and my godmother's family didn't coordinate with their gifts, so I ended up with three brand new consoles. I spent most of my time at school, and when I'm home, I play with this set, so the one in my room is just there for decorative purposes," Tian Le explained. 

He noticed that Xiao Lei was looking at his artificial leg, and it made him conscious.