Chapter 38

After finishing a hot pot meal, Ruan Xizhi was drenched in sweat, her mouth burning, but she felt completely satisfied.

It was so delicious she almost wanted to cry.

In her past life, she had never realized how tasty hot pot was. Not eating it would be a lifetime regret!

She glanced at Xing Xiaochi, his face flushed and cute. He stuck out his tongue and waved his hand, saying, “Spicy, so spicy!”

Ruan Xizhi smiled at his little monkey-like antics, “Spicy is what makes it delicious. You’ll be able to try all the world’s flavors in the future.”

Xing Xiaochi didn’t fully understand, but he nodded, “Mm, I want to eat very delicious things and put them in my tummy.”

Last time, Xie Xiaochi ate fried chicken with Ruan Xizhi, and now, he had hot pot with her—foods he had once longed for.

Finally, he could brag to the kids next door that he, too, had eaten hot pot.

At the same time, Xing Xiaochi realized that this stepmother wasn’t just great at shooting, magic tricks, and picking food; she was really impressive in many ways!

And the one who was truly impressive was his dad, who knew how to choose such a wonderful stepmother.

His dad had chosen such a great stepmother for him.

“I’ve decided,” Xing Xiaochi said, panting a little, looking at Ruan Xizhi, “I want to sleep with you!”

Ruan Xizhi: “…”

You really know how to make decisions.

Seeing that Xing Peixuan was there, in order to smoothly get out of this situation later, she reluctantly agreed with a forced smile, “Fine, you can sleep with me.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Xing Xiaochi made another shocking statement: “Dad has to sleep with me too. You promised on the phone to sleep with Xiaochi!”

Xing Xiaochi blinked his innocent eyes at Xing Peixuan, looking like a cute little heater.

Xing Peixuan couldn’t resist and felt his heart melt.

In order to see Xing Xiaochi’s adorable face a little longer, he pretended to stay calm and didn’t move.

Ruan Xizhi, seeing this, felt relieved. She remembered a subtle detail from the original story.

It clearly described that Xing Peixuan had a cleanliness obsession and didn’t allow anyone to get too close, including Xing Xiaochi.

Even after Xing Xiaochi turned dark, Xing Peixuan never hugged him once, let alone slept in the same bed. That was unthinkable.

Ruan Xizhi smiled and rubbed the little boy’s head, “I’ll sleep with you…”

Before she could finish her sentence, she heard Xie Peixuan speak up, “Alright.”

Xing Xiaochi jumped up excitedly, “Yay, let’s go sleep now!”

Ruan Xizhi: “?”

Wasn’t he supposed to have cleanliness issues?

Ruan Xizhi was the type to feel sleepy right after eating, but now she couldn’t sleep.

Listening to the sound of water from the bathroom, her heart pounded in her chest.

In her past life, due to having five older brothers, she never had much contact with boys, let alone share a room or sleep in the same bed.

Xing Xiaochi, noticing she was still awake, pouted and asked, “Auntie, are you unable to sleep?”

This address was something Xing Xiaochi had asked Grandpa Chen about when he first returned to the villa. Since he hadn’t been able to call her anything at his grandmother’s house, he felt guilty. So, as soon as he returned, he pulled Butler Chen into the room to ask.

They discussed the relationship of how to address each other.

He knew every child only had one mother, and although he had never met her, he knew that Ruan Xizhi wasn’t his mother.

Earlier, he had called her “Auntie,” but later wasn’t sure if that was appropriate, so he didn’t call her much.

Now, calling her that again felt a bit strange.

Ruan Xizhi was surprised to hear him address her.

She knew that although Xing Xiaochi was still young, he had a strong sense of caution. So, she planned to give the child enough security, but she hadn’t expected his growth to exceed her expectations.

However—

Ruan Xizhi smiled and rubbed Xing Xiaochi’s head. “Why call me Auntie? Call me Sister.”

Xing Xiaochi shook his head. “The book doesn’t say that. The stepmother who dad marries later is called stepmother, so if I don’t want to call, I have to call you Auntie.”

Ruan Xizhi didn’t expect him to know so much and laughed as she tried to coax him. “Isn’t Tongtong calling me Sister now? Then if you and Tongtong both call me Sister, wouldn’t that make you two a pair?”

As soon as he heard that he could be paired with Su Tongtong, Xing Xiaochi stopped thinking about the logic and said, “Okay, Sister.”

“Good boy,” Ruan Xizhi said, pinching his cheek.

But when Xing Peixuan came out of the shower, Xing Xiaochi called, “Guoguo, come lie down, I want to tell you a story.”

Xing Peixuan squinted, his tone unfriendly. “Guoguo?”

Xing Xiaochi didn’t try to find logic from Ruan Xizhi, so he tried to find it from Xing Peixuan. “Sister said, since Tongtong and I are a pair, she calls you Guoguo, so I’ll call you Guoguo too.”

Hmm, logic couldn’t be messed up.

Ruan Xizhi: “……”

Ruan Xizhi met Xing Peixuan’s deep gaze, and she pursed her lips, avoiding his eyes.

But as she looked away, she caught a glimpse of his half-naked body.

Xing Peixuan was tall, with long and muscular limbs. His smooth, sculpted muscles clearly contained powerful strength, and droplets of water ran down his chest.

Ruan Xizhi had never seen a man’s bare body before, and this time, she truly felt the difference between their bodies.

She lowered her gaze, swallowing, a bit dazed.

Ruan Xizhi heard footsteps getting closer, and soon, the bed on the other side sank down.

Xing Peixuan’s voice was deep and husky as he corrected Xing Xiaochi. “Don’t call me that. I’m your dad, understand?”

Xing Xiaochi obediently nodded, then flipped his logic again. “Okay, then I’ll let Tongtong call you Dad too, so we’ll still be a pair.”

Xing Peixuan: “……..”

Ruan Xizhi couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.

That’s some crazy logic. She silently gave Xing Xiaochi a thumbs up.