The little guy opened his mouth wide in surprise, and then exclaimed in astonishment, "You... you’re going to propose to her?!"
"Shh!" Huangfu Jue reminded softly, and the little guy immediately raised his hand to cover his mouth, glanced around, and then refocused his gaze on his face, "I’ll keep your secret."
Huangfu Jue smiled, "Would you be happy if Uncle and Mommy got married?"
The little guy nodded immediately, then put on a serious face and steadied his shoulders, "But, you have to promise to always treat Mommy well, never bully her, and never make her sad."
He raised his right hand formally.
After all, he was a child and Gan Tang soon showed a curious expression, "How are you going to propose to her?"
"Before that, I need to go get the ring ready." The man laughed.
The little guy nodded in understanding, and then patted his chest, winking at him, "I’ll keep it a secret for you, pretending I don’t know anything."
With that, he lifted his right hand, made a small fist, and stretched it in front of him.
"Uncle Huangfu, I wish you success!"
"Thank you!" He raised his own fist and gently touched it to the little guy’s, then opened his hand to hold the little guy’s soft, tiny fist in his palm, "So, when are you going to start calling me dad?"
By now, Gan Yuan had stopped concealing his feelings for him, and the next step was to win over this little guy.
The little guy pursed his lips, "I haven’t completely forgiven you yet!"
As he spoke, he looked to the side somewhat awkwardly, and a blush crept up his small face.
In his heart, he had already slowly accepted the presence of Huangfu Jue, but because of the little guy’s proud personality, it naturally wasn’t easy for him to take the initiative to change his address.
Watching his little expression, Huangfu Jue secretly smiled.
This child, in some ways, was very much like her.
"It’s alright, I’ll wait for you to fully forgive me." Reaching out his palm, he gently embraced his son’s soft body to his own front, Huangfu Jue’s blue eyes sincerely gazing into his, his tone conveying an apologetic and affectionate sentiment, "It was all my fault before, I should apologize to you."
"You..." the little guy began softly, "Why did you abandon Mommy and me before?"
In his heart, there had always been a knot.
All this time, he had thought his father was already dead, and although he envied other children, he had never held any resentment towards his father.
After learning about Huangfu Jue’s identity, he felt joy but also a bit of confusioin.
In his view, a man should take good care of his wife and child, and he couldn’t understand why Huangfu Jue had left him and Mommy at that time.
This question had actually been weighing on the little guy for a long time, and only today did he finally bring it up.
"No!" Huangfu Jue immediately shook his head, "I never abandoned you, never. Back then, I didn’t even know your Mommy was pregnant, of course... it’s not her fault, I should have found you sooner. Xiaotang, I’m sorry!"
"Really?" the little guy asked.
"Dad wouldn’t lie to you, if you don’t believe me, you can ask your mother later, she will tell you the truth."
"Sir!" the butler approached, stopping respectfully a few steps away, "The young master’s breakfast is ready, and your car is outside."
"Alright, I’ll be right there." Huangfu Jue’s gaze tenderly rested on his son’s face, "Dad has to go now, go have breakfast!"