Although Lu Wei was as cold as Xi Yuan to the outside world , they had seen his gentle and warm side many times before .

But the fact that Xi Yuan had seen Lu Alix for the first time and she was already comfortable with his presence was too shocking. Babies generally have a sense of selection. They tend to select the people they want around them. So Lu Alix adjusting to Xi Yuan's sudden and new visit was quite sweet yet unexpected .

Judging by the way Xi Yuan was carrying the child around the house while rocking her in his arms every now and then , it was much too heartwarming ! Most importantly , the man was evidently knowledgeable when it came to handling babies...

For some unknown reason , when Rong Xinghe looked at the man being gentle and caring towards every little requirement of Lu Alix , her heart started beating crazily. He... was so amazing !

After sometime , Xi Yuan returned back the baby to Ningtao ,"Umm... Mrs. Lu. Could you please take off those bangles from your hands ? Their cold surface was making the baby uncomfortable."

Ningtao quickly took out the jewelry before taking back her daughter and looked at her husband apologetically ,"Actually , Songyan had visited earlier and she had gifted me these bangles in order to congratulate me for Alix. I just forgot to take them out and didn't thought that Alix would get hurt. I am sorry."

Lu Wei shook his head ,"You don't need to apologize for something so small Tao. By the way , thanks for coaxing Alix , Yuan."

Xi Yuan simply nodded his head.

Ningtao laughed as she kissed Lu Alix's nose ,"So I have got two babysitters for Alix now. Perfect !"

Xi Yuan looked confusedly at the family and Mother Lu pulled his cheeks with a smirk ,"She is referring to you and Xinghe. Other than you , only Xinghe has been able to coax her this smoothly. Next time , if we have to go anywhere along with Wei and Ningtao , we will leave our granddaughter with you two , understood ?"

Xi Yuan was stupefied as he glanced at the woman poking Lu Alix's chin playfully. Could she be any more perfect than this ? Just how lucky was he to have met her ? When he saw the genuine smile on Rong Xinghe's lips , warmth spread across his heart and his lips curled up with amus.e.m.e.nt as well.

Lu Wei was obviously noticing how this d.a.m.ned man's eyes were glued to his kiddo and that was irking him pretty badly. Was he planning to die or something ?

After tolerating it for some more seconds , Lu Wei took a deep breath and pulled Xi Yuan's collar as he drew the 'lover's' attention towards him , when no one was noticing them ,"You seem to have forgotten that you are standing in front of your crush's brother , Mr. Xi. Or are you mistaken that I am no longer the same ruthless Lu Wei after becoming a father ? Stop ogling her like that !"

Xi Yuan was taken aback by the rage in Lu Wei's eyes as he gulped hard and nodded obediently. Was he really trying to challenge this man's protectiveness towards his sisters ? He must be an idiot if he was doing so. The six tigers were always the six tigers , no matter what !

After sometime , he glanced at his mentor's daughter ,"She is an angel , Senior Lu. Congratulations from the entire Xi family. I have brought some gifts along if you don't mind."

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After giving gifts , having dinner together and discussing about Rong Xinghe's future business plans in Lu Wei's study room , both Xi Yuan and Rong Xinghe headed towards Elite residences.

"They both look so perfect together , don't they ?", Mother Lu sighed as she watched the man and the woman exiting the family mansion together.

"They really do. Xi Yuan doesn't have a girlfriend too. How about we encourage Xinghe to pursue him ?", Father Lu smiled.

"That's a very good idea !", Ningtao chirped.

"That's a very bad idea !", Lu Wei retorted almost instantly ,"My sister is not going to chase any man ever. Instead , men will throw themselves at her. Am I making myself clear ? No one is going to push her for another relations.h.i.+p. You all know what happened with Zhou Che !"

All the three family members turned around and fixed their gazes on the mature man acting immaturely.

Lu Wei smiled awkwardly and walked away without saying another word. That Xi Yuan was going to drive him crazy one day !

Ningtao sighed as she saw the man locking himself into his study ,"A brother always has his concerns."

Mother Lu nodded ,"Xinghe and Xiao are two pieces of his heart. He can't let them break down again."

"But Xinghe will have to eventually open up her heart to someone someday , right ? Same is the case with that Yuan. Both the children have suffered a lot.", Father Lu sighed as he reminisced the past.

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Meanwhile , Rong Xinghe was driving Xi Yuan's Black Porsche as the man checked his mails on his phone.

"Can I ask you something ?", the girl looked at the man.

"Ask but keep your eyes on the road.", the man said while still looking through the mails.

Rong Xinghe raised her brows ever so slightly. How did he knew that she was looking at him ? Smart !

The girl turned her head around and looked back at the road ,"How do you know about taking care of the babies ?"

Xi Yuan smiled at the girl and patted her head gently ,"Could you pull over at the side of the road please ?"

Maybe it was time for him to open up about that chapter of his life to her... After all , she deserved to know everything about him.

Rong Xinghe was initially confused but when she noticed certain traces of sadness and contemplation in his gaze , she pulled over at the left side of the road ,"Yuan... Its fine if you don't want to talk about it. Really !"

Xi Yuan didn't said anything. He was trying to gather up some courage to talk to her but it was difficult to disclose a part of his past. So after few seconds of silence , he pulled the girl towards him and held her cold hands into his warm ones tightly.

Rong Xinghe realized that something was wrong with the man's behavior today. So she gently cupped his face with the palms of her hands and asked softly ,"What happened Yuan ?"