Chapter 150 - Du Mansion Party (16)

"Caleb!" Caleb corrected her while shaking his head slowly. When his father handed him a juice box, Caleb drank half of it before standing up again. "I'm going to go to the gaming room, Dad." 

"Go... I'll find you later," William said as he gently patted his son's buttock. 

When Caleb ran off, Little Monkey pouted at being left behind, but her mother refused to let her go. 

"It's almost time to sleep," Kai Xin said softly as she wiped the sweat off her daughter's face with a wet tissue. 

"Noo..." Little Monkey complained, but her protest was rendered useless when she yawned loudly immediately after saying "no". Knowing that her mother was not going to release her, Little Monkey merely sat on her mother's laps while drinking her water from the sippy cup quietly.  

She thought about going to her father, but he was talking about boring stuff... In the end, she decided to stay put. 

As for William, after talking with Little Monkey for a while, he went into the dance circle to dance with Old Madam Du. After all, he had known the old lady ever since he was a boy. 

Xiao Lei continued to sit with Kai Xin to accompany her since the latter was bored out of her mind. Occasionally, there would be guests who stopped by to say hi and to introduce their children to her. Kai Xin knew that they were playing the long game, so she did not entertain them much. She merely said that her children could make their own friends without her help and that if their children wanted to be friends with her children, then they had to talk to them themselves. 

"This is annoying..." Kai Xin grumbled while feeding her daughter a little blueberry. 

Xiao Lei chuckled and said, "There are pros and cons in being Madam President Du." 

Kai Xin smiled and shrugged. They continued to play with Little Monkey, who was yawning but still refusing to leave her mother's side. 

"This little one..." Kai Xin suddenly said as she patted her daughter's thigh absentmindedly, "She gets to live today because of Han Ye's sacrifice..."

When her brain finally registered what Kai Xin was talking about, Xiao Lei's eyes went wide. "Huh? What do you mean?" 

Kai Xin gave Xiao Lei a summary of what happened back then. Everyone knew about what Song Qiao did, but not that many people knew about the sacrifice that Han Ye made for them. When she ended the summary, she looked at her daughter loving and placed a soft kiss on her daughter's head before she said, "Without Han Ye, my naughty little baby might not have lived to see the day..." 

Xiao Lei smiled sadly. Before this, she only knew how Wu Yuexue got into the accident and that the latter passed away roughly two to three years ago. It was only after Kai Xin told her that she knew about the entire truth. 

Glancing at Han Ye who was still dancing with Angela Zhang, Xiao Lei mumbled, "It must have been hard for him to make that choice."

Xiao Lei did not know if she could make the same choice... Between a husband she loved dearly and a child who had no blood relation to her... It made her respect Han Ye even more than before, and also felt even guilty now for biting him earlier.

Kai Xin nodded. She could still remember how Han Ye had cried while his wife's body turned cold in his arms. "Yeah... Han Ye didn't tell me much, but XiAn told me that Han Ye had been in love with his late wife since they were still children."

"Yeah, they did..." Xiao Lei said softly as she continued to stare at Han Ye who was grinning while he whispered something into Angela Zhang's ear. 

"So, Xiao Lei, you haven't told me what you think of Angela yet? Do you think she is a good fit for our Han Ye?" Kai Xin asked while looking at Xiao Lei intently. 

Xiao Lei looked at Angela Zhang, and she did not know what to think. On one hand, she hated Angela Zhang's aunt who played a role in her being orphaned. On the other hand, Angela Zhang was... innocent. At the very least, she was not involved with the things that happened back then. 

As for now... Angela Zhang was a jealous person, that Xiao Lei could tell. But jealousy was normal behavior for someone who was in love... Xiao Lei would be more suspicious if Angela Zhang did not show any form of jealous behavior.

Xiao Lei looked at Han Ye, who was holding Angela Zhang close to him. Right now, for Wu Yuexue to be able to rest in peace, Xiao Lei hoped that Han Ye would be happy. As long as the woman was kind and treated him well, Xiao Lei would not interfere much.  

So, with a smile, she turned to Kai Xin and said honestly, "I think only Han Ye can tell whether Angela is good for him or not. As for me, I don't have any opinions about her since I didn't really talk much to her before... Well, there's one thing..."

"What?" Kai Xin asked curiously while adjusting Little Monkey's position. Despite the noisy background, the little girl was already slowly falling asleep. She was sucking on her thumb while resting against her mother's bulging belly.

Occasionally, the little girl would caress her mother's bulging belly while mumbling something that no one could understand. 

"She's a very picky eater," Xiao Lei replied with a chuckle. 

Kai Xin smiled but did not say anything. She seemed to be thinking about something while she continued to pat her daughter's thigh gently in a rhythmic manner to lull the little girl into sleep. 

A moment later, they heard footsteps and looked toward the direction only to see Tian Le, Xiao Zhihao, the twins, Caleb, and Alex walking toward them. Tian Le, Jack, and Alex were going toward the movie theatre room to find Lyle and Xiao Zhihao when they bumped into Caleb, who was on the way to the gaming room. 

It had been so long since they met Caleb, so Tian Le dragged the little boy away from the gaming room. 

"Aww... Little Monkey is already sleepy? I haven't even played with her today," Tian Le groaned as he flicked the little girl's rosy cheek. He then reached down and picked up the sleepy little girl. "Little Monkey, Big Brother Tian Le will tuck you in today, alright?" 

Caleb tugged Tian Le's sleeve and looked up at the older boy before he said sternly, "I will too!" 

He loved the adorable little girl, and since Little Monkey was the youngest among those he considered as family members, he felt that it was only right for him to treat her as his precious little sister.

"Mm..." The little girl nodded and pressed her face into Tian Le's chest while patting Caleb's head. 

"Give her a quick shower and change her clothes first before you tuck her in. You know where everything is, right?" Kai Xin asked Tian Le with a gentle smile. She could always rely on Tian Le to take care of the kids.

"Yeah, Godmother. I know. See ya~" Tian Le quickly walked away before Kai Xin could nag him about something else. Caleb followed right behind him while telling Tian Le about what he had been doing in South Africa, France, and Switzerland the past few months as well as his holiday in Taiwan where he met a hot actress.  

Meanwhile, from the moment they appeared, the twins were surrounded by girls who asked them to be their dance partners. Jack was friendlier, and he promised some of the girls that he would dance with them, while Lyle... He was basically dragged into the middle of the dance circle by Alex. 

A while later, DX returned An Qi Yan to Sima Erden who had finally come out to join the fun. He then walked over to Kai Xin.

"Where's Little Monkey?" DX asked as he stood next to his wife and bent down to kiss her on the head. He then whispered, "I love you..." 

Kai Xin smiled gently as she watched her beloved husband standing straight again. "Tian Le and Caleb took her back to her bedroom. It's her bedtime." 

"She didn't cry?" DX asked out of curiosity. Whenever he was home, his little daughter always threw a tantrum if he did not put her to bed. 

Kai Xin laughed. "I'm sorry, husband, but those two are very cute boys, and my daughter has a good eye for pretty boys." 

DX sighed but didn't say anything else. 

"Mum, it's 'Something Stupid'! It's Dad's song!" Xiao Zhihao said to his mother when the band started to play a new song. 

"Em..." Xiao Lei nodded.

"Let's dance!" Xiao Zhihao said excitedly while dragging his mother's hand to the dancing ground. 

.....

Han Ye was dancing with Angela Zhang. During the second song, he had exchanged partners with another director so that he could discuss some work matter with her. Once the second song ended, he graciously released the director so that she could go back to her partner. 

"What did you talk about with her?" Angela Zhang asked while she looked up at Han Ye. 

"Just some work-related matter," Han Ye replied with a smile as he placed a quick kiss on Angela Zhang's lips. "Do you want to rest?" 

"Just one last dance..." 

"Alright," Han Ye caressed the back of her head and gently pulled her closer to him as they danced to Robin Williams. While they were dancing, he saw Xiao Lei being pulled into the dance circle by her son. "Is her leg ok?" he thought as he swayed to the music. 

He felt so worried that he kept an eye on her the whole time. 

As for Xiao Lei, she was completely uncaring about others while she danced happily with her son, even bending down slightly so that her son could twirl her around. She was so unreserved compared to others that she was giggling loudly as she danced about. 

He could even hear her and Xiao Zhihao singing along to the song. 

"And then I go and spoil it all, By saying somethin' stupid like, 'I love you'," Xiao Zhihao and Xiao Lei sang while looking at each other. When they noticed that people were glancing at them, they stuck their tongues out slightly before giggling. 

"Mum, you and Dad always danced to this song..." Xiao Zhihao said while standing on tiptoe so that he could twirl his mother around.

"Yeah..." 

"Why?" 

Xiao Lei chuckled and smiled. She hugged her son and danced slowly as she replied in a soft voice, "This song was playing in the background when your Dad confessed to me..." 

Pressed against his mother's chest, Xiao Zhihao looked up and said with a sad smile, "I miss Dad..."

"I miss him too..." Xiao Lei placed a kiss on the top of her son's head and mumbled, "Hey, guess what?" 

"What?" 

She bent over slightly and whispered with a grin, "You were created under the influence of this song as well..."