Proud senior schoolgirl was tender and sweet, we fell in love

Lin Yu's brother-in-law and son were born two months apart.

Qi Yan even felt a little envious about that.

After all, he had been married for a year now, and because of work, Lin Meiya hadn't planned on having children yet.

Xie Xiao also remembered Luo Yanran saying that Lin Meiya was very career-oriented.

Now Tuan Zi was about to start kindergarten.

Lin Yu's child had been born, but there was no news from Qi Yan's side.

Today was Tuan Zi's first day of kindergarten, and it was supposed to be Xie Xiao and his wife taking him there together.

But Luo Yanran had a court hearing today and really couldn't make it, so she left early with apologies.

As the godfather, Qi Yan also came over at that time.

He had to go to a court hearing too!

Tuan Zi wasn't chubby like he used to be as a baby.

He had grown so handsome, making his parents' worries superfluous.

At such a young age, he had deep and beautiful eyes, just like his mother's.

He was the kind of beautiful child who would draw a second look from passersby.

Dressed in his kindergarten uniform, carrying a little backpack, and being hurriedly carried in his father's arms toward the door.

His godfather was waiting for him.

Xie Hang, the little guy, was feeling aggrieved, "Why isn't Mom taking me to school?"

"Mom really couldn't do it today, but she will pick you up after school. Didn't Mom explain it to you?" Xie Xiao patiently explained to his son, "Mom has to work."

Tuan Zi sulked and after being silent for a while, he still spoke up, "But Mom promised she would take me to kindergarten on the first day of school."

Indeed, that was the case, but plans can't keep up with changes, can they?

The court session had been rescheduled; it wasn't sudden, they had been notified a month in advance.

But Luo Yanran really couldn't tell that to her son.

Because Xie Hang wasn't very willing to go to school.

"Wasn't Mom's thing unexpected?" Xie Xiao said somewhat vaguely, "You'll be good in kindergarten, right? Do you still remember what you said to Xiaoyuer last time you went back? You said you're a big brother now, you're going to school~"

Xiaoyuer is the name of Lin Yu and Liu Ou's daughter, officially named Lin Yuyu.

The little girl was very pretty, and it seemed she resembled Lin Yu more. Of course, she actually looked the most like her grandmother.

Lin Yu's mother.

The name was chosen by Liu Ou, who said that meeting is a beautiful thing.

So, she was named Lin Yuyu.

It sounded a bit like Lin Yu's name; Liu Ou's family wasn't too happy at first, feeling it was too similar to her father's name. Explore more at My Virtual Library Empire

But both the grandmother and Lin Yu liked this name a lot.

In the end, it was settled.

Sure enough, mentioning Xiaoyuer quieted Xie Hang down; he obediently responded with an "okay."

When getting into the car, he even politely called out, "Godfather~"

Qi Yan responded, "Why is my son unhappy?"

"He misses Mom." Xie Xiao said helplessly, even throwing in a casual "I appreciate it."

Qi Yan handed over a little toy to Tuan Zi, and sure enough, the little rascal cheered up at once.

He sweetly said his favorite was Godfather Qi Yan~

"You just play it up, 'appreciate it' and all." Qi Yan extended his hand to ruffle the little guy's head and made him sit properly, then started driving.

"Couldn't help it, Li Jun took the car home last night and is still stuck on the road now. My wife took the other car." Xie Xiao genuinely felt a little embarrassed.

Luckily, Qi Yan was on his way anyway.

This kiddo just moved recently and doesn't live far away.

Qi Yan snorted twice but didn't really hold it against him.

From here, it only takes fifteen minutes to drive to the kindergarten.

This is an international kindergarten, chosen by Xie Xiao and Luo Yanran after much deliberation.

Tuan Zi had attended two days of trial classes and seemed to enjoy them.

At this moment, Xie Xiao looked at his son playing with toys in the baby car seat and still felt a bit anxious, "When you go to school, you must listen to the teacher, okay? Mom and Dad will come to pick you up, alright?"

The little guy nodded obediently, "I know, Daddy, don't worry."

He even tried to comfort Xie Xiao.

Qi Yan laughed but his eyes betrayed a semblance of loneliness.

Now, all his close friends had children of their own, and he really liked kids himself.

The couple had discussed this issue several times before but it always seemed to end on a somewhat unhappy note.

Qi Yan knew he had fallen into a fallacy; both Lin Yu and Xie Xiao had been in relationships for quite a long time.

Therefore, they had a certain understanding with their wives.

An understanding he and Lin Meiya did not yet have.

Of course, he loved his wife and he knew she loved him too, but maybe it was because everyone else seemed so perfect.

It made his own life feel as if it were always missing something.@@novelbin@@

Xie Xiao noticed Qi Yan's suddenly downcast mood.

He glanced at Qi Yan driving and eventually averted his gaze.

The little rascal was somewhat reluctant to be dropped off at kindergarten, his eyes reddening.

But at least he didn't cry.

Thankfully, the teacher was a very gentle and pretty sister, so the little guy was eventually coaxed inside.

After he went in, Xie Xiao and Qi Yan got back into the car together.

Sitting in the passenger seat, Xie Xiao asked, "What's wrong? Got something on your mind?"

Qi Yan's mood was all too obvious to Xie Xiao.

Qi Yan was usually full of energy, but in that moment, he seemed to be lacking spirit.

That was quite rare to see.

Qi Yan glanced at Xie Xiao and started the car, "Is it that obvious?"

"Well, it seems very obvious to me," Xie Xiao nodded and said, "Can you talk about it?"

Qi Yan was silent for a moment, then smiled helplessly, "Sometimes I feel like the people around me are too fulfilled, which seems to have messed up my mindset."

Xie Xiao was momentarily stunned as the car pulled away.

"You and Lin Yu have both married the people you love and had children with them. That's something to envy. You both got married after staying together, and I sometimes wonder if I got married too early..."

Xie Xiao frowned, his voice growing heavier, "Qi Yan, did you cheat?"

"What the hell? Don't talk nonsense!" Qi Yan's voice spiked sharply, "I didn't, stop spouting nonsense! If I don't get to sleep in my bed tonight, I'm knocking on your door!"

Xie Xiao sighed in relief, "It's not that; it's just your tone made me a bit scared!"

"Impossible, okay! I love my wife!" Qi Yan said seriously, placing a strong emphasis on his words.

Xie Xiao quickly replied, "OKOK. It's just that when you mentioned regretting getting married so early, I thought..."

"Thought what..." Qi Yan relaxed a bit, "I was just saying. I feel that if we weren't married, I wouldn't be thinking about having her give birth to a child. I know she's still young, wanting to work hard at her career..."

Qi Yan's voice was soft, but it was clear that was the case.

Yet in his heart, he still desired a child.

Even if he controlled himself and didn't say it out loud, wouldn't it still come out in casual conversation?

She must be upset about it too, right?