Mr. Bo, Madam Is Pregnant!
Chapter 360: If Happiness Had a Flavor

Chapter 360: Chapter 360: If Happiness Had a Flavor

That day, they witnessed the most beautiful sunrise.

In his memory, Zhao Xiaole had never smiled so happily, his eyes almost disappearing.

For breakfast, Bo Jingshen fried eggs in the oil used for the ham and placed them in bread to make egg and ham sandwiches. The three of them shared the meal together. It was a simple breakfast, yet Zhao Xiaole ate it with great satisfaction.

On the way back, Zhao Xiaole felt sleepy and dozed off, wishing to fall asleep.

Su Lu gently patted him, "Go to sleep, we got up early today. You can catch up on some sleep during the ride."

But Zhao Xiaole kept refusing to sleep, even though his eyes were barely staying open.

"Why aren’t you sleeping?" Su Lu asked him.

Zhao Xiaole rubbed his eyes, "I have something to say, but I can’t remember what it is right now."

"If you can’t remember, you can think about it after you’ve slept. You’re too tired to think straight," Su Lu said.

Zhao Xiaole nodded, "Okay then."

He then yawned, slowly closed his eyes, and his breathing became slow and deep. But after just a short while, the child suddenly opened his eyes.

"What’s wrong?" Su Lu asked, clasping his small hand.

"I remember now," Zhao Xiaole said. "Mom, can you print out one of today’s photos for me? I want to put it in the photo frame in my room."

Su Lu pinched his nose, "After all that trouble, that’s what you couldn’t remember?"

But Zhao Xiaole was serious, "Because it’s important!"

"Alright, alright, it’s important. Mom will remember," Su Lu stroked his hair. "Can you sleep now? Go to sleep."

Zhao Xiaole then closed his eyes and slept peacefully.

The car suddenly became very quiet. Bo Jingshen, sitting in the driver’s seat, looked at Su Lu and Zhao Xiaole through the rearview mirror and said in a low voice, "I’ll stop at the service area later. Do you want to come and sit in front with me?"

"Isn’t it fine for me to sit in the back?"

"I don’t think so. I want you sitting next to me," Bo Jingshen said frankly.

Even though that was the child he loved, he still loved Su Lu more.

Su Lu was silent for a few seconds before responding, "...Oh."

When they reached the service area, Su Lu moved to the front seat. Bo Jingshen went to the restroom, and on his return, passing by the service area’s snack shop, he casually bought Su Lu an ice cream cone. After a thought, he also bought her a cup of oden.

Su Lu looked at him, bringing back a bunch of food from a restroom break, her expression somewhat helpless.

"Let’s eat outside the car," Su Lu suggested as she got out. "The child is sleeping soundly, and if he wakes up to the smell of food... and I don’t let him have these snacks, it would just be tormenting him."

So, Bo Jingshen and Su Lu squatted by the car, sharing a cup of oden and two cones together.

It was... simple fare, and yet it seemed to have a flavor all its own.

Bo Jingshen felt if happiness had a taste, this might just be what it tasted like.

As a result, he took the tip of the ice cream cone, the part with chocolate inside, and popped it into Su Lu’s mouth.

It was arguably the essence of the ice cream, just like the heart of a watermelon, or the roe in a crab, the undoubted pinnacle of flavor.

Su Lu was taken aback and mumbled indistinctly, "What are you doing...?"

Bo Jingshen just smiled, saying nothing.

Su Lu silently ate it, feeling an indescribable sensation in her heart, and in some corner of her heart, she also felt content squatting by the car with him, watching cars come and go in the service area, then eating a cup of oden together.

This feeling enveloped one’s heart with a dense warmth.

After eating, neither of them rushed to drive off, but instead stayed put for a while, until it truly became a bit hot, then they finally set off.

Inside the car, the air conditioning was solid and cooling, while Zhao Xiaole, bundled up in a small blanket, slept soundly and sweetly in the child safety seat.

Upon returning to Feng City, and still not awake when they arrived home, Su Lu carried the child upstairs.

Bo Jingshen had no intention of going upstairs to sit for a while, from yesterday to today, he had already spent quite a bit of time with mother and child, and there was no need for him to press on relentlessly.

He stood outside the entrance, watching Su Lu carry the child into the elevator, before returning to his car, sat in the driver’s seat, sent a WeChat message to Su Lu, and then started the car to leave.

"Ding!" With that sound, the elevator doors opened on the floor.

Su Lu walked out of the elevator, carrying the child who was slumped asleep on her shoulder, and was startled by a figure standing at the door to her home.

"Why are you—" Su Lu looked at him, somewhat surprised.

Qiao Li stood with his back to the elevator doors, intently admiring the clusters upon clusters of roses in the corridor, vibrant and dripping with color.

It was only when he heard the sound of the elevator doors opening that he slowly turned around to face Su Lu.

"...Here?" Su Lu asked.

Qiao Li smiled faintly, "I missed you and Xiao Le, so I came to see you."

Qiao Li watched Xiao Le, who was fast asleep on Su Lu’s shoulder, and reached out to take him.

Zhao Xiaole, in a drowsy sleep, mumbled, "Daddy... I’m sleepy..."

Startled, Qiao Li’s eyes suddenly widened.

Sorrow gradually released from the depths of his eyes. His mouth opened, but in the end, he asked nothing.

Su Lu opened the door, Qiao Li entered carrying Zhao Xiaole, and laid the child on the bed.

Zhao Xiaole, without waking, turned over and continued sleeping snugly under the covers.

Qiao Li came out, just as Su Lu handed him a glass of water, setting it on the coffee table.

"About us..." Qiao Li pursed his lips, "When are we going to play? To Three Gardens."

Su Lu bit her lip.

"Or, have you already decided not to go with me to take Xiao Le there?"

"No, I’ve checked the weather forecast, and this weekend looks good, cloudy without rain, not too sunny, just right. What do you think?" Su Lu asked.

Taking Zhao Xiaole with Qiao Li to Three Gardens, Su Lu had never intended to go back on her word, but her mindset had already changed from before. In fact, she had already made up her mind that this time, while taking Zhao Xiaole to Three Gardens with Qiao Li, she would make things clear to him.

She had no intention of keeping Qiao Li hanging on while she remained entangled with Bo Jingshen.

Over the years, she had more than once, openly and covertly, directly and indirectly, told Qiao Li many times not to waste his time on her.

But Qiao Li had never listened, perhaps because Bo Jingshen had been absent throughout these years.

Su Lu felt that this time, she truly needed to have a serious talk with Qiao Li.

Not wanting to drag him along, and indeed, he should no longer waste time on her.

Regardless of whether she would continue to have an unclear relationship with Bo Jingshen or something else, whatever the result, Su Lu did not want Qiao Li to delay because of her any longer.

"Okay, good." Qiao Li nodded, "Let’s plan for this weekend, then."

His eyes cast downwards, Su Lu couldn’t see the vast sorrow within them.