Xia Meilin couldn't retort to what Lu Yifeng said earlier, she could only give Lu Yifeng a glare before she went and carried Little Melon in her arms.
Little Melon snuggled close to her chest as his eyes were still a bit sleepy. "Mello has a nice sleep."
She was helpless whenever it came to Little Melon. With an adorable little angel in her arms, Xia Meilin's heart was full of warmth. "I'm glad you did."
Lu Yifeng walked towards them before he leaned and kissed his son on his chubby, soft cheek. "Good morning."
Little Melon giggled softly before he opened his eyes and looked at his father. He reached out his hands to him, "Dadaaa"
Although her heart skipped a beat when Lu Yifeng came close, Xia Meilin ended up frowning when she saw Little Melon's actions. Why did he want to be carried by Lu Yifeng? Na-uh. She was not going to allow Lu Yifeng to steal her son early in the morning.
She turned a blind eye to Little Melon's action as she walked out of the room while carrying him in her arms.
Little Melon turned to look at his mother's face with a cute pout on his lips. Didn't his mother see that he wanted to be carried by his father?
"Momma."
Xia Meilin turned to him with a bright smile. "Yes, baby?"
"..." Why did he suddenly felt like he would be making his mother sad if he told her his thoughts?
Lu Yifeng was following them from behind, his face was gentle as he watched them in front of him.
As they entered the dining room, they saw Jing Yue placing the food on the table.
When Jing Yue raised her head and looked at them, she greeted them with a smile. "Just in time for breakfast. I just finished cooking some of your favorite meals."
"Mami!"
Xia Meilin placed Little Melon on the ground and as soon as she did, Little Melon started running towards Jing Yue. He hugged her by her legs, "Good morning, mami!"
"Good morning, sweetheart." Jing Yue said with a bright smile plastered on her face. She carried Little Melon and kissed him on his forehead. "How was your sleep?"
"Mello dream of ghosts! Mello defeated all of them with dada's help! Dada and Mello are heroes!" He punched his fist in the air after he said that.
Xia Meilin pouted, "You didn't dream of me?"
"Mello did! Momma is the princess we saved in the dream!" Little Melon grinned happily.
Jing Yue placed Little Melon on his baby chair before she sat beside him, "That is sure a nice dream." She turned to Xia Meilin and her son. "Come, let's eat."
They went to their seats and started eating. Since Jing Yue was the one helping Little Melon in eating, Xia Meilin was eating peacefully.
Little Melon turned to his father when he suddenly remembered something. "Will dada come home early?"
"Do you want me to?"
Little Melon nodded a couple of times. "Mello wants dada to come home early."
Xia Meilin sighed. She felt so defeated whenever Lu Yifeng would always end up getting Little Melon's attention. She tried changing the topic instead, "Xiao Gua, starting next week, you will be entering preschool. Are you excited?"
Little Melon's eyes sparkled and he was easily distracted by it, "Yes! Mello will make lots of friends!"
According to Little Melon's knowledge, a school was where kids go to make friends and play. Since he didn't have friends in his age yet, Little Melon was excited to play with kids like him.
Normal children would have been scared to enter a new environment but with Little Melon, it was the opposite. He was just like his mother when she was at his age.
When Xia Meilin was a kid, she was a very extroverted girl.
Jing Yue chuckled upon seeing how happy Little Melon was, "Can you give me an example on how you'll introduce yourself in front of everyone?"
Little Melon nodded his head excitedly before he cleared his throat and put on a serious face this time, "Mello's name is Xia and Lu Mello. Mello loves cupcakes. Mello loves dada and momma. Mello loves cats."
Lu Yifeng, who was sitting beside Xia Meilin, took a glance at her. Xia Meilin did the same and their eyes met.
Xia Meilin knew what his look meant that's why she turned to Little Melon. "Xiao Gua, Mello is your English name... although I really don't mind if you prefer it, however, from now on, your surname is Lu, you don't have to add 'Xia and Lu', from now on it's just going to be Lu, okay? It's supposed to be Lu Gua or Lu Mello."
Little Melon's family name was already changed by Su Lei when he was ordered by Lu Yifeng to do it. It was done on the same day where he got married to Xia Meilin.
Although Su Lei thought that 'Mello' was Little Melon's actual name that's why he registered the name 'Lu Mello' instead.
"Your mother is right, Gua'er. From now on, you will carry your father's name with you." Jing Yue patted his head, "You are a member of the Lu family."
Little Melon didn't really care about his family name. He just preferred 'Mello' since it sounded cooler for him. Everyone called him 'Mello' that's why he got used to it when he was in London.
When Jing Yue mentioned that he would be carrying his father's name, he grinned happily. "Okay! Mello will remember!"
Xia Meilin wanted to cry. Little Melon, why did he looked like he loved his father more than her?
"Dada, take care on your way." Little Melon leaned and kissed his father on his cheek.
Since Little Melon was being carried by Xia Meilin and Lu Yifeng was standing in front of them, he was able to reach out and give him a kiss.
Little Melon and Xia Meilin were seeing him off at that moment.
Xia Meilin and Lu Yifeng ended up staring at each other but like usual, Xia Meilin was the first to break the contact by looking away. Although, a faint blush was seen on her cheeks this time.
The little boy turned to his mother and smiled. "Momma, you give dada a kiss too."
She furrowed her brows when she looked at her son. "What?"
"Momma always says that kiss brings good luck, right?"
Whenever Xia Meilin had a performance to do, she would always ask Little Melon for a kiss before going out to perform on stage. It was something common for both of them but this time, Little Melon was doing the same to his father.
"..." Xia Meilin was in a dilemma. If she knew that this was going to happen in the present, she wouldn't have told her son any of these in the past!
Lu Yifeng smirked since he couldn't help but feel proud of his son. Taking this as a chance, he held Xia Meilin's chin before he leaned down and placed a soft kiss on her lips.
Xia Meilin was so surprised with what he did. She was stunned on her ground and she felt as if her surroundings stopped moving when he kissed her. Her brain was trying to process that moment.
After he pulled away, when he saw that she was still in a daze, Lu Yifeng patted Little Melon's head. "I got my kiss."
Little Melon nodded, "Momma's kisses are the best!"
"Heh, I know." His face softened. After that, he turned and entered his car.
As soon as she snapped out of her trance, her face instantly became red. "Y-You!"
The car's window rolled down and Lu Yifeng looked up at her. "I didn't break anything, I followed our son's request. If you don't like it, you can return the kiss later." After that, he turned to his driver while rolling up the window. "Let's go."
How dare him!
Xia Meilin wanted to at least give him a kick or a punch before he leaves but sadly, the car already left.
"Momma doesn't like Dada's kiss?" Little Melon turned to his mother with a sad look on his face.
Being looked that way by her son, Xia Meilin feel so helpless. Her nose twitched as she tried to distract him with something else. "Let's go back inside. Didn't mami Jing Yue told you that she will bake cupcakes for you? Do you want to help her bake cupcakes?"
Hearing the word 'cupcake' made Little Melon's eyes sparkle in delight. "Okay! Mello will help mami!"
As they entered the kitchen, Xia Meilin placed Little Melon down. Little Melon walked towards Jing Yue while she was preparing the ingredients.
"Mami, Mello wants to help." He said while looking up at her.
"Aww, Gua'er is so kind. Alright, I'll let you help me."
"Madam Lu, I will leave Xiao Gua with you for now since I have to go and visit my friend today." Xia Meilin said while she was standing by the kitchen's entrance.
Jing Yue turned to her with a smile on her face. "Sweetheart, you don't have to address me that way. You can just call me 'mom'."
Mom? That word was something foreign to her. She has never addressed someone that way ever since her parents died. She felt an inexplicable feeling growing in her chest when Jing Yue said that.
Jing Yue was so different when she met her last night. Her cold and strict face was now full of gentleness and warmth.
Xia Meilin knew that Jing Yue wasn't really against her but she didn't accept her fully as well, she was just treating her kindly because of Little Melon.
She smiled back at Jing Yue and decided to play her part as her daughter-in-law, "If it's alright then, from now on, I will address you that way."
Every time Jing Yue smiled in delight, her eyes would narrow and form a curve, just like a crescent moon. "Good girl." Then she turned to Little Melon, "What flavor should we do?"
"Chocolates!" Little Melon jumped happily as he said it.
"Chocolate it is." Jing Yue pulled a chair so that Little Melon could stand on it before they started their baking class.
Meanwhile, Xia Meilin went to her room to change clothes and after she did, she messaged someone.
[I'm on the way to your place.]
After a few seconds, she got a reply.
[Finally! I'll give you the address of my new apartment. ;) ]
[You transferred?]
[Yeah. It's closer to my favorite cafe. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯]
Xia Meilin couldn't help but chuckle. She kept her phone and went out of her place.
On her way out, a middle-aged butler approached her. "Madam, are you heading out?"
Xia Meilin nodded, "Yes. I'll be back before dinner."
"Then I shall prepare the car for you." The butler said politely.
"Oh, no. I will just take a taxi outside." She smiled.
"Taxis are hard to get in this place, madam. It won't be easy for you to get one."
Xia Meilin sighed with what he said. "Fine. Prepare a car for me."
I don't know what cover to choooose! Help me?
I was editing some covers and I'm still a bit of hesitant in the current cover so please help meeee.
The cover with the most votes by lunch (my time) will be this novel's official cover. You all have seen the previous covers, right? The choices are within those 3.
1- The one where Mello's being carried by LYF in the amusement part and XM trying to comfort him
2- LYF hugging XM who's crying
3- this cover. LYF, XM and Mello smiling at the camera
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