"Really?!" The little guy was astonished and thrilled.
"Mm, trust Daddy, Daddy won’t lie to you."
"But why can’t we live together now?"
"You’re still young, there are some things you don’t understand, but Daddy is working hard, working to make us a family together one day."
Kangkang gazed steadily at Daddy, his words greatly impacting his young mind.
"Daddy, do you love Mom?" he tentatively asked him.
"Love." The man replied without hesitation.
Kangkang couldn’t help but smile. Even if he didn’t understand love, he knew that Daddy loved Mom, and that made him very happy.
"Daddy, I love you too. You have to work hard so the three of us can always live together, okay?"
Yuchen nodded at him seriously, "Mm, I will!"
After this exchange, Kangkang had no objections to moving in with Daddy. He was young, and the promises made by the adults gave him peace of mind, so he was satisfied, because he knew that one day they would all be together again.
When Kangkang went to Yuchen’s, An Ruo felt very unaccustomed, as if a huge piece of her was missing, and she found it hard to let go.
She suffered from insomnia on the first night.
The next afternoon, she went to pick up her child from school very early. Kangkang was also very happy to see her, and after chatting with his mother for a while, Yuchen took him away again.
Watching him take the child away, inexplicably, An Ruo felt he was the big bad wolf specifically there to separate her from her son.
However, she didn’t show it, silently enduring the pain in her heart.
A week passed quickly, and she temporarily got used to not having Kangkang around, but she still longed to see her son all the time.
Kangkang adapted quickly, and he got used to living at Daddy’s because Daddy played games with him every night!
With the child gone, An Ruo had a lot more free time.
Mo Hua called her every day and often asked her out for meals or to go for a walk. She didn’t go every time, but when it was feasible, she would go, and if not, she wouldn’t.
Time hurried by, and over a month had passed. An Ruo still went to pick up her child from school every day, rain or shine, just to spend those few minutes with him.
It was Friday, and she went to pick up her child as usual. She had already decided to insist on taking Kangkang home for two days, even if Yuchen didn’t agree.
To her surprise, he took the initiative to tell her to let Kangkang stay with her for the weekend, to keep her company for two days.
Since he had said so, she naturally happily agreed.
Kangkang, knowing he was going to Mom’s today, jumped up excitedly, as he had been longing to go home to be with Mom.
An Ruo cheerfully drove him home, stopping to buy lots of delicious things at the supermarket near the residential area. When they entered, they both were laden with large and small bags.
Aunt Zhou was also very happy to see Kangkang; she had developed a deep bond with the little guy.
After handing the things to Aunt Zhou, Kangkang lay on the sofa exhausted, sighing, "Phew, finally home again!"
An Ruo smiled happily. Her son considered this his only home, and she was actually quite proud of that.
The mother and son had a great time over the two days, so much so that on Monday, when Yuchen came to take Kangkang away, they both found it hard to let go of each other.
Seeing how much his son didn’t want to leave An Ruo, Yuchen really wanted to say: Son, actually, I can’t bear to leave your mom either...