Before long, Lan Keren brought in two bowls of porridge, one big and one small. They were made for the two of them, and Tang Yuchen naturally picked up the big bowl, intending to feed An Ruo.
An Ruo noticed Lan Keren’s look and smiled, stopping the man from feeding her the porridge.
"I’ll have the small one. I’ve been sleeping too much these days, and I’m not hungry at all."
"No way, you’re eating the big one," Tang Yuchen said, not allowing any refusal. Lan Keren amusingly told him, "This big bowl is meant for you. An Ruo hasn’t been eating much lately, she can’t even finish the small bowl. But you, you haven’t eaten much these days, so you must finish this bowl today."
Tang Yuchen gave her an unhappy look, indicating she shouldn’t say such worrying things in front of An Ruo.
Lan Keren wasn’t angry; instead, she smiled and said, "What I’m saying is the truth."
An Ruo took the spoon from his hand, scooped a spoonful, and with a smile, fed him, "Tang Yuchen, I’ll feed you; will you eat or not?"
"Of course I’ll eat," the man quickly nodded, "but later, when I feed you, you have to eat as well. However much I feed you, you have to eat."
An Ruo suggested, "How about this? You finish this bowl, and I’ll finish the other one. If you eat too little, I won’t be able to eat either."
"Alright." This deal was quite fair.
After all, An Ruo usually didn’t eat more than a bowl of porridge each day.
Seeing the matter settled, Lan Keren quietly slipped out. The room was left with only the two of them, feeding each other porridge.
Watching the time, Lan Keren came to the door and knocked, with An Ruo’s voice coming from inside, "Come in."
She pushed the door open and saw Tang Yuchen lying asleep beside An Ruo.
An Ruo had covered him with a blanket and turned her head to ask, "How long can he sleep?"
"William said the effect should last eight hours."
"No need to be polite with us, but aren’t you worried he’ll get angry when he wakes up? Ah Chen can’t bear to waste even a little time with you."
If he knew they planned for him to sleep eight hours, he’d definitely be very angry.
"If he throws a fit, I’ll just deal with it," An Ruo laughed, not afraid of Tang Yuchen at all.
Lan Keren chuckled, as only she could tame him.
"Ke Ren, could you please bring Kangkang to me?"
Lan Keren left for a while, and soon Kangkang came in. The little one had been feeling quite down lately, wanting to be near mom, but dad wouldn’t let anyone disturb her.
He could only visit them for a short while each morning and couldn’t even talk to them.
When An Ruo saw him come in, she smiled and waved at him. His eyes turned red, and he rushed into her arms.
"Mom, I missed you so much," he said, tightly hugging her, his small face buried in her chest, complaining aggrievedly.
An Ruo struggled to lift him onto the bed, and the mother and son leaned against the headboard together.
"Kangkang, haven’t you been eating well lately? You’ve lost so much weight," An Ruo said, touching his little face lovingly, noticing it was less chubby than before.
"I’ve been eating well, Mom, don’t worry about me," the little guy said sensibly, and An Ruo felt a pang in her heart.
Her son, so young, had to go through these things, and it made her cherish him even more.
He was supposed to grow up healthy and happy, but as parents, they always failed to keep their promises. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⟡𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕥⟡𝕟𝕖𝕥
Thinking of this, An Ruo hugged him even tighter and kept kissing his little face.