Chapter 254 - I'd be eternally grateful to you

DX nodded and patted her head. "Alright then, but don't be naughty and run around, alright? Auntie Xiao Lei is pregnant, so she shouldn't run around?"

"Pregnan?" Little Monkey repeated the word. She knew what it meant. Her mother was "pregnan" before, and Wyatt used to stay in her mother's belly when she was "pregnan". 

"Preg-nant," DX repeated the word so that she could learn the right pronunciation. 

"Preg-nant."

DX smiled. He then placed Little Monkey down on the floor as he said patiently,"She has two babies inside of her, so you have to be careful, alright? Walk slowly and take care of yourself." 

Little Monkey nodded. "Can I go out and walk around?"

"No, stay around here." 

"Noooo..." Little Monkey shook her head and stomped her foot down. "I wanna walk around!" 

This temple was quite small, and she was already bored with it. She wanted to see the outside, which she missed earlier because she was asleep. 

Xiao Lei stood forward and said to DX with a smile, "Don't worry, President Du. I can take her on a short walk around if she wants."

DX glanced at her for a while before sighing softly. "Alright then. But not too far, and get someone to go with you. Callum and Han Ye have been here before, so they should know the places well enough. And I won't be too far away from here, so if she..."

He glanced down at his young daughter who was looking up at him with her big, bright eyes and placed a hand on her head. As he gently caressed her head, he said, "If she starts to get fussy, just tell someone to come and look for me. I'll be right back. Don't bother my wife. She hasn't fully recovered yet, and I don't want her to feel stress out about anything." 

Xiao Lei smiled at how caring DX was toward Kai Xin even though there were already people tending to Kai Xin's needs. "Alright."

DX then looked at Little Monkey and said, "Daddy is going to go now. You be good, alright? If you want to walk around, then you can go with Xiao Lei. Just no running, alright?" 

Little Monkey nodded and hugged her father's leg. "Bye, Daddy." 

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After DX left, Han Ye and Callum went back to their conversation. Han Ye glanced at Xiao Lei and Little Monkey who was playing at the baby swing as he asked, "So, anything from your uncle? You guys are acting really weird. If Madam President Du asks, I won't be able to lie to her."

Callum sighed. It had been really awkward between him and Luo Guangying ever since they went to the Shenlong Mansion, and it was as if Luo Guangying had withdrawn into a shell. No matter how Callum tried to communicate with him, Luo Guangying did not seem to want to reciprocate. 

Callum looked at his hands. When he tried to touch Luo Guangying earlier, not even an indecent touch which he used to do for fun, Luo Guangying had stepped away from him as if he were covered with germs. "I don't know... I talked to my uncle, and he said that he didn't know what happened as well. He looked at the surveillance cameras, but there was barely any interaction between him and that stupid old man."

He then frowned and added, "The only person Guangying talked to when I wasn't there was a servant. He went to a toilet after he talked to the servant, so my uncle guessed that Guangying was probably asking for the nearest toilet." 

Han Ye frowned. "How was he before and after he came back from the toilet?" 

Callum thought for a while. He did not pay much attention to Luo Guangying at that time because of what they just found out, and his mind was preoccupied with the thought that his father might have a somewhat adopted son out there, who might be the husband of his children's mother. "He might... I'm... I'm not sure really." 

Han Ye massaged his glabella. He did not know what to do about these two. 

"Han Ye!" 

Han Ye and Callum looked up when they heard the voice. It was Xiao Lei. She was walking over to them with Little Monkey taking the lead. 

"Uncle Han!" Little Monkey ran straight into Han Ye's arms. When he smiled and lifted her up, she said, "Walk! Let's go!" 

"Walk?" He looked at Xiao Lei for an explanation. 

"President Du told her that she could go for a walk if she wanted," Xiao Lei explained with a wry grin. "And I think President Du just left the building, so she's eager to walk around. Do you want to come with us?"

Han Ye would love to go with her, but when he thought about the possibility that Wu Yuexue's parents might come, he decided to stay at the temple instead. "I have to be here in case her parents come over. Why don't you go with Callum?"

Xiao Lei and Han Ye looked at Callum, but when they saw his dejected expression, Han Ye said, "Maybe not this sourpuss. Ah, I know. Why don't you go for a walk with Guangying? I think he's bothered by something, so a little walk would be good for him."

Callum immediately perked up and nodded. "Yes, please. Please take him with you, Xiao Lei. Please talk to him and help me find out what's wrong with him. I'd be eternally grateful to you." 

"Hmm... But you're already eternally grateful to me because of this, right?" She looked down at her still-flat belly briefly and smirked.

Callum grinned and scratched the back of his head as he said, "Well, you know what I mean." 

"I'm just joking. Sure, I can ask him, but I can't guarantee that he would come with me."

"Thanks a lot, Xiao Lei!" Callum said and hugged her. When he released her, he saw Luo Guangying staring at him. For some reason, there was a pained expression on the man's eyes before he turned around and walked back into the building.

Callum wanted to go after him, but he did not want to agitate him any further, so he looked at Xiao Lei. With his hands on her shoulders, he said with a serious expression, "I'll leave this to you, Xiao Lei. Again, thanks a lot." 

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