Chapter 55: Do You Have Something Wrong with Your Brain?

Finally finishing the bowl of porridge, Bai Xichen scrunched up his little face as he swallowed the medicine. Then, without any expression, he lifted his delicate little face and stared at Yue Han.

“Here, here, here! For you.”

Yue Han quickly handed the candy in his hand to the little guy.

Only then did Bai Xichen slowly take the candy and hold it under his nose to sniff it. His large cat-like eyes carried a hint of suspicion.

The scent was light and not strong—it didn’t seem to come from the candy itself. At the very least, there shouldn’t be candy with this kind of aroma.

Finally, Bai Xichen slowly tore open the candy wrapper and popped the candy into his mouth.

As soon as it entered, a strong sweet peach flavor filled his mouth. The pleasant scent he had smelled earlier was mostly drowned out. Bai Xichen narrowed his eyes, carefully savoring it bit by bit, trying to separate that unusual scent from the candy itself.

But the candy was only so small. With the bitterness in his mouth fading, the scent quickly vanished too.

His expression darkened slightly.

While Bai Xichen was busy eating porridge and taking medicine, Yue Han took the opportunity to snap a few photos and sent them over to his aunt’s side, so the Bai family could rest assured knowing the little guy was eating and taking his medicine properly.

Soon, some messages came back. After replying to a few of them, Yue Han looked up to see the delicate little boy with a solemn expression, as if burdened with thoughts beyond his years, his eyes fixed on the candy wrapper.

But what kind of serious thoughts could a child have? If it were Mo-ge’s kid, he’d probably be upset about not having enough sweets. Maybe this little one was the same?

The joys and sorrows of people aren’t connected—but maybe kids’ joys and sorrows are?

Though honestly, he’d never heard from the Bai family that Bai Xichen liked sweets. Thinking he had uncovered some great truth, Yue Han reached out his hand.

“Give me the candy wrapper. I’ll fold you an origami crane, how about that?”

He spoke with great confidence.

Thinking back to Mo-ge and his kid’s interactions—even just teaching the kid how to pronounce letters could earn him a worshipful look and endless praise: “Daddy is the greatest dad in the world.” So clearly, his previous approach had been all wrong.

After all, Bai Xichen was still just a child. Once he showed off a bit in front of the little guy, he’d definitely get that same look of admiration!

Bai Xichen looked at Yue Han, then down at the candy wrapper in his hand. In the end, he silently stuffed it into the pocket of his pajamas.

Yue Han: ?

The little guy lay back down without even reaching for a pillow. It looked like he was about to bury himself under the blanket again, using actions to tell Yue Han: I’m going to sleep.

Yue Han: ??

Why did he stash the candy wrapper away?? Where was the promised admiration?

“By the way,” the little guy turned his head to glance at Yue Han just before pulling the blanket over himself, “I want more of that.”

After speaking, the little master tugged the blanket up and covered himself again.

Yue Han, who suddenly felt like a glorified errand boy: ???

“Hey, don’t just stay wrapped up like that. It’s been days—get up and move around a bit. Don’t you have any other interests? Okay, how about this, Xiao Chen, how about I teach you Pinyin? Let’s read together!”

Pinyin?

Was this guy joking?? Was there something wrong with his brain?

Bai Xichen poked his little head out of the blanket again, seriously giving Yue Han a full once-over.

Hmm. Probably hopeless.

Looking a bit more energetic than earlier, the little guy tucked himself right back in again.

Yue Han: …Why do I feel like I’ve just been disdained?

(End of Chapter)