Chapter 658: Chapter 659: Can We Just Stay For A While, Okay?
After dinner, Grandma went to bed in her room.
While Gu Qichen cleaned up the dishes in the kitchen.
Xia Yangyang and Xia Ye were building snowmen in the yard.
From where Gu Qichen was washing dishes, he had a perfect view of the outside scenery.
The moonlight spilled onto the snow-covered ground, making it sparkle in the light.
It was as if the ground wasn’t covered with snow, but with an infinite number of dazzling and blinding diamonds, compelling one’s gaze to linger.
The bustle of those two figures in the yard, one large and one small, felt like a dream to him.
No, for the past four years, he hadn’t dared to dream of such a moment.
Inside Gu Qichen’s heart, it felt as if it was filled with something, so full it was about to overflow.
The snow outside started to fall more heavily.
Xia Yangyang led Xia Ye inside the house.
Gu Qichen hand them both a hot water bottle each.
Xia Yangyang and Xia Ye cuddled with their hot water bottles as they headed to the sunroom to watch the snowfall.
This sunroom was usually used for airing quilts.
The room wasn’t large.
But it was connected to the living room, with floor-to-ceiling windows on all three sides.
The transparent roof was thickly covered with snow.
Snowflakes fell softly against the glass windows, accumulating slowly.
You could even hear the sound of the falling snow; it was a sight to behold.
The two of them each brought a small chair to sit in front of the windows.
Looking at those two figures from the back, Gu Qichen felt as if he was watching two children.
Gu Qichen also grabbed a small chair and sat down with them.
Gu Qichen sat next to Xia Ye, then exhaled onto the glass, drawing the shape of a cake.
“Happy birthday, Summer.” Gu Qichen said.
“Thank you, Uncle.” Xia Yangyang was clearly delighted.
Upon hearing Xia Ye call Gu Qichen ‘Uncle,’ a bitterness rose in Xia Yangyang’s heart.
Xia Ye knew that Gu Qichen was his father, but he didn’t call him ‘Dad.’
Xia Ye was an incredibly intelligent child.
From a young age, no one had used the term ‘father’ in front of him.
But Xia Yangyang knew he understood in his heart.
However, he never once asked her why he didn’t have a father.
The last time she overheard his conversation with Gu Qichen, Xia Yangyang found out not only did he have the concept of a father, he also guessed that his parents were divorced.
Sometimes, this child’s understanding was heartbreaking.
Xia Yangyang drew some candles on the cake on the window and said to Xia Ye, “Summer, make a wish.”
While they were having cake earlier, the store’s clerk had forgotten to put candles on it.
So Xia Ye didn’t make a wish.
Of course, Xia Ye himself didn’t seem to mind.
Xia Ye smiled, “Mom, making wishes is a lie told to children. If I really have a wish, when I grow up, I will make it come true myself. Nobody achieves anything by simply making a wish.”
Xia Ye’s words left Xia Yangyang somewhat dumbfounded.
She always knew her son was mature for his age, but she didn’t know he had thought things through to this extent.
Gu Qichen, sitting by the side, cracked a smile, “Making a wish brings a sense of ceremony to a birthday, and there are actually some wishes that you can fulfill, like for instance, before you gain the ability, I can help fulfill them for you.”
Xia Ye seemed to contemplate seriously, then said, “Then my wish is that we three can be together every year for my birthday, okay?”
Gu Qichen was taken aback, then said, “I promise you.”
Xia Ye turned to look at Xia Yangyang, and Xia Yangyang also said, “Mom promises you too.”
It was clear that Xia Ye was extremely happy, but at the same time, he also started feeling drowsy.
Slowly, Xia Ye rested his head on Gu Qichen’s shoulder and fell asleep.
Xia Yangyang was about to get up, “I will take him to his room to sleep.”
But Gu Qichen held onto Xia Yangyang’s arm, “Can we stay for a while longer, please?”