If You Could Hear My Heart
Chapter 1235: Isn’t It Good to Keep It This Way?

Chapter 1235: Chapter 1235: Isn’t It Good to Keep It This Way?

It wasn’t until she entered the bedroom that he turned around and threw away the medicine.

After Xu Chaomu went upstairs, she opened her handbag, and Nie Chenglang’s New Year’s gift turned out to be some things she had left in Paris, including textbooks, report cards, and some award certificates.

As she looked at them, her vision blurred.

This New Year’s gift was very special and evoked a flood of memories for her.

However, after looking through them, she locked all these items in her little box.

There were many things in her little box, all memories, and she only locked away the things she wanted to forget with time.

After tidying up a bit, she took off her coat and napped. No matter what, she had to return to Jin City tomorrow.

More than an hour later, Xiaobao woke up, and the first thing he did was look for his mom.

Even though his mom didn’t feed him, he still wanted her.

After not being able to find her, Xiaobao started to cry.

Seeing him cry so heartbreakingly, the butler had no choice but to carry him to Shen Chi.

Shen Chi stood at the window smoking, looking out at the desolate scenery through the transparent glass.

The north wind made the windows rattle slightly. Winter in C City looked very much like winter, with bare trees, and even the purchased potted plants lacked vitality. Only a few plum trees in the garden were blossoming especially well, their fragrance comforting.

"Fourth Young Master, Xiaobao is crying. Please comfort him," the butler approached him.

Shen Chi quickly extinguished his cigarette and took Xiaobao into his arms.

"What’s the crying for? Missing mommy? Don’t cry; mommy is sleeping," Shen Chi said with a smile.

The butler smiled too; Shen Chi was so gentle like this.

"Fourth Young Master, I’ll go downstairs; call me if you need anything."

"Mhm."

Once the butler left, Shen Chi soothed Xiaobao, and after a while, Xiaobao finally stopped crying.

"Xiaobao, what will you do if mommy takes you back to Jin City tomorrow? Will you miss daddy?"

Xiaobao stared at Shen Chi; perhaps he felt that Shen Chi’s gaze was different from usual. He reached out his little hand to touch Shen Chi’s face.

Shen Chi held his hand and laughed, "Xiaobao, I’ve already told you, from now on, you are not allowed to call anyone else daddy, got it?"

"Uh..." Xiaobao responded, but it was unclear whether he understood or not.

"Here, let daddy teach you how to read."

Saying this, Shen Chi sat down with Xiaobao on the living room sofa.

It was rare for him to have such patience; he didn’t just teach Xiaobao to recognize characters, he also taught him to draw and write.

Although Xiaobao was really very small, Shen Chi felt that it was important to start early with children.

He played with Xiaobao for a long time, and Xiaobao was incredibly happy, often wrapping his arms around Shen Chi’s neck and calling out "Daddy," which made Shen Chi extremely pleased.

In the evening, Xu Chaomu came downstairs to see Xiaobao.

Shen Chi was playing games with Xiaobao. She walked over, picked him up from the sofa, and smiled, "Is baby happy?"

No matter how many emotions she harbored, she would never let them show in front of the child.

"Uh..." Xiaobao grinned.

"Such a good boy!" Xu Chaomu laughed too, completely forgetting how he was like a little devil when he refused to eat, even biting her.

Shen Chi also pretended as if Nie Chenglang had never visited, walking over to Xu Chaomu and wrapping his arms around her waist.

Xu Chaomu trembled, but did not reject him.

"Wouldn’t it be good to always be like this?" he asked in a deep voice.

"...," Xu Chaomu didn’t answer him; such a question couldn’t simply be answered with "good" or "bad."

He was such a smart man, yet he asked such a ridiculous question.

"Mommy, don’t go."

As Xu Chaomu lowered her head, Xiaobao suddenly came up with this milky voice.

Xu Chaomu was startled and then realized, looking angrily at Shen Chi, "Did you teach him this?"

Shen Chi had an innocent face, "I didn’t teach him."

Of course, he taught him; an afternoon’s work, indeed... Xiaobao didn’t disappoint him.

"I’m not leaving..." Xiaobao repeated.

"Do you like it here?" Xu Chaomu asked Xiaobao, "If you like it, Mommy will just leave you here."

"Is that how you coax a child?" Shen Chi frowned.

"My kid, I’ll coax him however I want. What’s it to you?"

"You think having a kid is something special?"

"It is special, yeah. If you’re capable, you give birth then," Xu Chaomu huffed.

"..."

"Mommy, I’m not leaving..." Xiaobao lay on Xu Chaomu’s shoulder and said it again.

Xu Chaomu sweated, wondering how many times Shen Chi had taught him. What an effort he made!

However, Xiaobao looked so sad lying on her shoulder that he was particularly endearing.

Seeing Xiaobao like this, Xu Chaomu actually felt some reluctance.

"Mommy, Mommy..." Xiaobao called out.

"Xiaobao is telling you not to leave," Shen Chi said.

"I’m not deaf," Xu Chaomu gave Shen Chi a cold look.

Shen Chi gave Xu Chaomu a way out, "Butler Cheng happened to buy the shrimp you like. She said she went to a lot of trouble to get them. With this weather, it’s not easy to find them, and these shrimp are being flown over tomorrow morning."

"Extravagant."

"It’s nothing," Shen Chi whispered, "After all, the air freight isn’t cheap."

Xu Chaomu didn’t say anything, just played with Xiaobao.

Shen Chi took the opportunity to stroke her hair and said softly, "Butler Cheng bought them especially for you. It’s my money she spent, but she wouldn’t let me have a single one; she spoils you like her own daughter."

"I can stay," Xu Chaomu compromised after a moment of silence, "But we sleep separately tonight."

"..." A twitch appeared at the corner of Shen Chi’s mouth.

Jin City’s splendid world was exceptionally lively at night, as it was New Year’s, with lights festooned everywhere and fireworks filling the sky.

Shen Chi walked with Xu Chaomu and Xiaobao on the small paths of Jin City, sometimes greeting familiar faces they met with a smile.

Xu Chaomu was quite respectful to Shen Chi’s reputation, the two of them standing together looked very loving.

On the road, they also saw Mrs. Qian. Her little Bao Bao had grown quite big and was still chubby.

Wen Zhiyuan was on vacation abroad, and Xu Chaomu didn’t see her.

Of course, nobody from the Shen Family came back; Shen Chi probably arranged it that way.

That night, Xu Chaomu indeed did not let Shen Chi sleep with her; instead, she slept holding Xiaobao herself.

Shen Chi, sleeping in the next room, felt uncomfortable all night, feeling like Xiaobao was a third wheel and completely forgetting how Xiaobao had spoken well for him that afternoon.

In the middle of the night, he still climbed into Xu Chaomu’s bed and stealthily took Xiaobao away.

Holding her waist, only then did he finally feel settled and slept until dawn.

"Shen Chi, we agreed to sleep separately!" In the morning, Xu Chaomu grabbed her hair.

"It was sleeping separately; you on one side, me on the other. I didn’t do anything."

"Shameless."

"..."

"Where’s Xiaobao?"

"Oh, that third wheel, I threw him out."

"Do you even act like a father? Throwing your son out in the middle of the night?!"

Hearing Xu Chaomu’s words, Shen Chi’s heart skipped a beat. What did she say? A father? A son?