"Mm, do you like it?"
He suddenly, out of the blue, was treating him just like before.
Ye Xiaobao climbed onto the telescope stand specially prepared in the private room to look at the beautiful seascape outside. Ye Ning, seeing this, worried he might fall, hurried over, "Xiaobao, be careful."
But just then, the man who had pulled out a chair to sit down, had already hoisted the plump little body in his arms, "Want to look at this?"
"Yeah, can you see across from here?"
"Of course, I’ll teach you!"
He lifted him up as if he were picking up a chick, carelessly placed him on the nearby windowsill, then took down the telescope, worth tens of thousands, from its stand and handed it to him.
Ye Ning, startled, blurted out, "That’s very valuable, handing it to him, be careful it doesn’t break!"
The man, who was showing the child how to use the telescope, gave her a cool look, "If it breaks, it breaks. It’s not like I can’t afford it."
You might be able to afford it, but I certainly can’t, oh my goodness, this man, who spoils a child ?
Ye Ning stood desperately behind the two, wanting to persuade them again, but recalling the sensitive topic from before and the still unresolved awkward atmosphere between them, she chose to keep quiet.
So, in the private room, until the waiter served the dishes, the two men, one big and one small, were tinkering with the telescope.
"Can you see clearly now?"
"Yes, but it’s still not quite focused."
"Then adjust it again, ."
A gust of sea breeze rolled in from the outside, and Ye Ning, sitting by the table, truly felt what it meant to be an "outsider"...
The dishes were served, and finally the two stopped fidgeting with the telescope. Thus, the three of them, two adults and a child, gathered around the table and finally began their holiday dinner.
The dinner was lavish, it was evident that careful arrangements had been made, and the dishes were quite exquisite, obviously prepared specially for tonight’s meal with the mother and son.
So, after the mother and son began to eat, Ye Ning thought back to the words of the greeter and felt somewhat remorseful. She hesitated for a while and finally spoke up, "About... what the greeter said earlier, don’t take it to heart. Xiaobao often has people saying he looks or that person."
"Yes, one time, someone even said he looks like the celebrity XX." Ye Ning, trying to ease the awkwardness she had caused, was pulling out all the stops, hoping he wouldn’t harbor any resentment because of the child.
After all, he was a man of high stature, still unmarried; getting involved with her, an unmarried mother, was already a big enough loss for him. Now having people say her child looked like him was like openly declaring him a cheap father, wasn’t it?
Ye Ning felt both awkward and uneasy.
Fortunately, after listening, the man just gave her a fleeting, indifferent glance and then turned to peel the crab shell for the child beside him.
"Crab. Eating it will make your arms even stronger..." he was actually playing with the child.
Ye Ning, watching from across the table, finally gave up and began eating quietly herself...
However, his response eased her worried heart for the moment. He was always a rational and calm person and naturally wouldn’t believe those words said by people trying to entice customers.