Kangkang said with a grin, "I exercise by running every day."
"Is that so? No wonder you’ve gotten so sturdy." An Ruo pinched his little arms and legs, her heart filled with tenderness.
"Kangkang, you’ve gotten a lot taller too, and more and more handsome."
Kangkang smiled shyly, his arms wrapped around her neck, leaning affectionately against her.
"Mom, did you do well when I wasn’t around?" he asked her in a grown-up tone, which made it hard for An Ruo to suppress a chuckle.
"Very well, Mom did very well. And you?"
"Mm, I did well too. But it wasn’t perfect without seeing Mom. Now that I’m back, I can see Mom every day."
An Ruo smiled, her eyes narrowing into slits, the little guy’s way of speaking was beyond his years.
"What do you mean by ’you can see Mom every day from now on’?" she asked, puzzled.
Kangkang glanced at Tang Yuchen not far away, then back at her, "Dad said I will live here from now on and won’t have to leave again."
An Ruo’s smile faded at the corners of her mouth as she got up with the child in her arms and walked over to Tang Yuchen.
"Really? You’re not sending him away again?"
Tang Yuchen nodded slightly, "Mm, he won’t be sent away anymore."
"Wasn’t it supposed to be for a year?"
"A year is not necessary anymore." It took just a few months to resolve everything.
An Ruo curved her lips into a smile, "Whatever you’re up to, it’s good that Kangkang isn’t leaving. I want to spend some alone time with him. I’ll take him out for a while and bring him back later."
"You could just stay here, no need to go out and come back again." After saying that, he turned and walked upstairs.
Today, his expression and tone were subdued. She thought he must have come to terms with it, deciding not to cling to her anymore.
Kangkang wriggled, signaling her to let him down. An Ruo put him on the ground, and he took her hand, saying, "Mom, come see my room."
An Ruo followed him upstairs to his bedroom.
He pushed the door open, and as she walked in and saw the interior, a look of surprise flickered in her eyes.
"Dad did up this room for me. Look, isn’t it just like the one at home?" the little guy asked her excitedly.
Yes, this children’s room was exactly like the one at her place.
"Mom, Dad said I could stay at home every weekend. I’ve decided, I’ll stay with Dad from Monday to Friday, and with Mom on Saturday and Sunday. Actually, I’d prefer to live a few days at each place. But Dad said I have school and shouldn’t be moving back and forth, so it’s better to stay with Mom on weekends." Kangkang looked up at her earnestly as he spoke.
An Ruo sat down on the bed, pulling him with her. Holding his shoulders, she thought for a moment and asked, "Kangkang, tell me the truth, are you happy living with Dad? Or do you get sad?"
Kangkang blinked his big eyes and whispered, "A little bit, because I can’t live with Mom. But if I live with Mom, then I can’t live with Dad. But now that I can see Mom anytime, I’m not sad anymore."
"So, do you like Dad now?"
Kangkang smiled shyly, nodding embarrassedly, "Mm, Dad is really nice to me, he teaches me video games, takes me out to play ball, ride horses, swim, and do lots of fun things... Mom, I like Dad, but I also love Mom."