Chapter 727: Chapter 727: Eyes Filled with Utter Disdain

"How are you feeling? Any better?" Ye Fei asked as she noticed the little guy looked much better when he came out.

Just a moment ago, he was feeling uncomfortable from eating too much, and he had been frowning all along.

"Much better!" Xiao Mo rubbed his tummy, "I can even rub my tummy now!"

"Alright, alright, stop rubbing." Ye Fei grabbed his hand, "It’s hard to feel better."

"Why don’t you find a Switch game to play for a bit? Something with light exercise, to help you digest." Ye Fei suggested. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Though it was quite late.

She really worried about the little guy going to bed with such a full stomach.

The little guy was really tired, he covered his mouth and yawned, saying, "Can I just go to sleep now? I’m so sleepy."

Ye Fei sighed and said, "Alright, then go to sleep."

The little guy, feeling like he had been pardoned, rushed into the bedroom and climbed onto the bed with a tumble.

He lay obediently on the edge and patted the spot in the middle, "Xiao Fei, come here."

Look at that, he really was treating Zhao Gushen well.

Letting Ye Fei lie in the middle, one person on each side, both could lean against Xiao Fei.

How nice!

Ye Fei smiled, about to go over, when Zhao Gushen beat her to it.

Right in the little guy’s surprised wide-eyed gaze, Zhao Gushen lay firmly in the middle, originally reserved for Ye Fei.

Zhao Gushen turned his head and told the little guy, "Come to think of it, I’ve never hugged you to sleep before. Today is a great opportunity, you can lean on me to sleep."

The little guy: "..."

He didn’t want to lean on Zhao Gushen to sleep.

Zhao Gushen’s chest was hard, not comfortable at all, and didn’t smell nice like Xiao Fei.

"Dad, go over there! One person on each side, no fighting!" the little guy said.

"No way!" Zhao Gushen heartlessly rejected the little guy’s proposal, "You’re too old to still want to cuddle Xiao Fei, people will laugh at you if they hear."

The little guy: "..."

"Then we just won’t say anything!" the little guy immediately said.

Zhao Gushen raised an eyebrow, "Don’t you want to sleep with me?"

The little guy looked disdainfully from Zhao Gushen’s face to his chest and back.

A look completely filled with disdain.

Zhao Gushen: "..."

"Alright, let’s just make do," Zhao Gushen said.

The little guy: "..."

He really didn’t want to make do with Zhao Gushen.

Ye Fei could only comfort him: "Dad has never slept with you before, you know. He feels really regrettable, having missed four years."

"He even mentioned it before; he never got to participate in your previous birthdays, it made him feel really bad," Ye Fei said. "Just fulfill his wish this once."

The little guy doubtfully looked up at Zhao Gushen.

Really?

Could Dad really say something so heartfelt?

"Really," Ye Fei nodded heavily several times from behind Zhao Gushen.

Unseen by the little guy, Ye Fei quietly poked Zhao Gushen’s lower back a few times.

Maybe because Ye Fei’s embrace was stolen by the little guy, Zhao Gushen had to nod: "Really."

The little guy struggled for quite a while before finally saying, "Alright then. Dad, you can cuddle me to sleep."

Saying this, he even snuggled into Zhao Gushen’s embrace himself.

Then he grabbed Zhao Gushen’s arm and brought it around his back.

Zhao Gushen: "..."

"Alright, let’s sleep," Ye Fei said as she reached for the control panel at the edge of the bed.

Installed in the room was a control system similar to a hotel room.

From the headboard, you could control the lights in the room.

"Goodnight," Ye Fei said again.

"Goodnight, Xiao Fei," the little guy said softly from within Zhao Gushen’s embrace, "Goodnight, Dad."

After a while, Zhao Gushen estimated that Xiao Mo should have fallen asleep by now.

He quietly tried to move Xiao Mo out of his arms, hoping to turn around and cuddle Ye Fei.

Cuddling Xiao Mo didn’t come close to cuddling Ye Fei.

Although Xiao Mo smelled milky sweet and was quite nice smelling.

Still, it wasn’t as good as Ye Fei.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhao Gushen moved, Xiao Mo wriggled in his arms: "Dad, hold me tight."

Zhao Gushen: "..."

"You’re not asleep yet?" Zhao Gushen whispered to Xiao Mo.

He was afraid raising his voice would wake up Ye Fei.

Xiao Mo lifted his head, in the dark, his eyes could still be seen faintly sparkling.

He then said, "Didn’t you say you’d hold me to sleep all night? You can’t turn over!"

Zhao Gushen: "..."

This little guy, couldn’t he be staying awake just waiting for this moment!

"You did it on purpose, didn’t you?" Zhao Gushen said squinting.

Xiao Mo yawned: "Ah, so sleepy."

"Aren’t you two sleeping yet?" Ye Fei also said.

"You’re not asleep either?" Zhao Gushen turned back and asked.

"I was, but got woken up by you two," Ye Fei said.

Even though Zhao Gushen and the little guy were speaking in low tones,

All three of them squeezed onto one bed, how could she not hear them?

With just those words from Ye Fei, both father and son didn’t dare make a sound.

Father and son exchanged a silent glance and, quite in sync, closed their eyes tightly.

However, Xiao Mo still held onto Zhao Gushen tight, not just with his arm.

Even a little short leg was placed across Zhao Gushen’s waist.

There was truly no way Zhao Gushen could turn over.

Zhao Gushen: "..."

He gave up.

Hearing Zhao Gushen’s sigh, Ye Fei stifled a laugh, snuggled up behind him.

She pressed her cheek against Zhao Gushen’s back and said, "Good night."

Only then did Zhao Gushen feel some comfort.

With a slight curl of his lips, he replied, "Good night."

***

The next day, when Ye Fei woke up, she found that somehow Xiao Mo had ended up between her and Zhao Gushen.

And Zhao Gushen had rolled over to face her.

The two were face-to-face, sandwiching Xiao Mo in the middle.

The space left for Xiao Mo was very little.

But looking at it, it was especially warm and cozy.

Ye Fei wondered how the little guy had ended up in the middle.

Upon close inspection, even in sleep, he clung especially tight to Zhao Gushen.

Ye Fei couldn’t help but have a bold guess.

Could it be that Xiao Mo was holding on to Zhao Gushen the whole time?

When Zhao Gushen fell into a deep sleep and naturally turned over, he brought Xiao Mo to the middle.

Ye Fei smiled and lightly kissed Xiao Mo’s cheek.

Then, over Xiao Mo, she kissed Zhao Gushen on the cheek.

It was only 7 o’clock now.

But Ye Fei thought it better to get up early.

Aunt Lin and Housekeeper Hong might not come over this early.

She wanted to get up early to fry the leftover dumplings from the night before as breakfast.

To avoid the elders waking up to no breakfast.

Xiao Mo smacked his lips in his sleep, still dreaming, not waking even when kissed by Ye Fei.

But Zhao Gushen woke up immediately.

Opening his eyes, he saw Ye Fei’s surprised expression.