“Little guy, mommy loves you so much! Let mommy pinch your cheeks!”
She pulled her hand out of Mu Yazhe's grip to pinch each of her son's delicate cheeks .
She was neither harsh nor gentle . Youyou's face did not show a hint of resistance at her action; instead, he affectionately said, “Mommy, you are so energetic . You don't seem to be an injured patient at all!”
“Mommy isn't a patient in the first place . ”
“Mommy, gentler, gentler!”
As the mother and son bickered, the man's shoulders shook fervently for a split second .
Feeling the loss of warmth in his palm, he was jolted awake from his sleep .
The man lifted his head as his cold eyes opened wide . The moment his blurry vision refocused, he saw her hugging their son as she pinched his cheeks wantonly .
Youyou showed no signs of resistance to this, though . Nestling in her arms contentedly, he let her pinch and rub his cheeks however she wanted while producing melodious and soft giggles .
A warm smile spread on the little lad's face, which was as fair as porcelain .
Witnessing this, the man's anxious heart gradually eased .
Earlier, he had a dream .
In his dream, he was standing with her on a single-log bridge . Under the bridge were the gus.h.i.+ng waves of a river . He held onto her hand tightly as they cautiously walked across it .
Suddenly, her grip loosened, and she fell off the bridge into the waters below .
He awoke with a start, only to realize that it was nothing but a nightmare at the sight of the mother-son pair .
It was a false alarm .
Little Yichen was also jolted awake by the pair's bickering . Raising his sleepy head, his sight was greeted by the duo embracing and horsing around . He flushed slightly as his das.h.i.+ng brows knitted .
“Mommy!” he called out with a brittle voice .
She s.h.i.+fted her gaze from her younger son to her older son . Seeing that he was awake, her eyes turned into crescents as she gently said, “Little Yichen, you are awake!”
“Uh-huh!” He pursed his lips shyly upon the realization that he had fallen asleep and said guiltily, “I'm with mommy this whole time . I was just a bit tired, so I accidentally fell asleep!”
She was deeply touched by his claim . At the same time, she also felt a little heartache for him .
“You must be tired! Do you want to sleep some more?”
“No! I want to accompany mommy now . Does your face hurt still, mommy?”
He came close to his mother . A pair of large and glistening eyes blinked at her as he inspected the swollen half of her face . “The swelling has subsided a little, but it is still swollen . ”
“It must be painful!” Youyou pouted indignantly . “Speaking of which, stupid mommy, what happened to you?! How did your face end up like this from just filming a show?”
After a pause, his eyes slowly narrowed and he asked suspiciously, “Could it be that there's someone on set bullying mommy?”
Her smile stiffened . Beside her, Little Yichen also voiced out his suspicion . “I also find it to be strange . Daddy said that mommy had gotten hurt during filming; I don't believe that at all!”
“It's obvious that there is a handprint on mommy's face . Someone seemed to have hit her . ”
“Uh-huh! I saw it, too . Five b.l.o.o.d.y finger marks! Mommy, is there someone on set bullying you?”
The two little boys approached her with an air of suspicion . The two palm-sized faces came up close; their bright eyes were filled with doubt as they looked at her .
Her heart thumped in her chest .
These two little guys had such sharp instincts .