99: Missing her

Missing her

Qin Yan walked back to her building with the grocery items she had purchased. When anybody saw her, they were shocked seeing a young girl carry so much grocery in her arms.

Many of them even came forward to help her, but Qin Yan refused everyone politely. When she reached her building, the security guard also offered to help her.

Qin Yan refused him politely and brought the groceries in the elevator. This much weight did not matter to her. She was accustomed to lift even more weight.

Qin Yan noticed a delivery boy in the elevator. He was holding a takeout of Gold and Silver Pavilion. 'Since when does Gold and Silver Pavilion offer takeouts,' she thought.

Gold and Silver Pavilion was a high end restaurant which did not offer facility of takeouts. No matter how much money one is willing to pay, the Gold and Silver Pavilion would not offer takeouts to anyone.

Qin Yan pushed the button of 18th floor on the panel. She noticed that the delivery guy also intended to go to her floor only.

As the elevator door opened on the 18th floor, the delivery guy walked out opposite to Qin Yan's condo and rang the doorbell.

Qin Yan gathered the grocery bags and got out of the elevator. As she was putting in the password, she heard the door opposite to her open.

She glanced backward to see a man in the wheelchair. His long legs were visible to Qin Yan but his face was blocked by the delivery guy standing in front of him.

The man took the delivery and closed the door. The whole process did not take even a minute as if the man was in some kind of hurry.

'It seems like the next door neighbour is quite an influential person to get a takeout from Gold and Silver Pavilion,' Qin Yan thought.

She then turned around and opened the door. She then arranged all the groceries and prepared a meal for herself.

After having dinner, Qin Yan waited for little bun's call but she did not get any. She wanted to call back but seeing Xi Ting's attitude last time, she thought that it would not be good for her to seek out the little guy less Xi Ting thinks that she has any ill intentions towards him.

She waited for a while then drank warm milk before retiring for the day.

Meanwhile, Xi Ting also had dinner. His dinner was light as he had already notified the Gold and Silver Pavilion's chef as per the instructions given by his doctor.

He then went to the study room to review the documents that needed his attention.

Till he was done with his work, it was already midnight.

He then winded up everything and returned to his bedroom. Even after an hour had passed, no drowsiness was detected in his eyes.

This happened almost everyday. When he woke up from the coma, he realised that he could not sleep. If he fell asleep for a bit, he would dream of the scene when Mo Ran was assassinated which would make him wake up startled.

It was the similar scene every time. After a while, his mind started rebelling sleepiness as he knew that once he slept, the nightmares would haunt him continuously. This eventually resulted in insomnia.

"Cookie, I can't sleep again," Xi Ting said as he held a photo of Mo Ran with a helpless and miserable look. His face was smiling but his eyes were filled with tears.

It had been a long time since the death of Mo Ran, but Xi Ting's eyes still remained listless.

"Why can't I feel anything? I want to cry but the tears refuse to fall down from my eyes. Whenever I try to sleep, I wake up getting startled by the nightmares. What should I do now?" he asked to the Mo Ran in the photo.

"My life has become hollow with your departure. I don't find anything worth striving for. It seems that my heart died along with you, cookie," he said smiling at Mo Ran's photo.

*

A few days passed by and the weekend arrived. In these days, Qin Yan and Xi Ting did not come face to face as Xi Ting did not step out of his condominium.

In the Xi mansion, a little guy got up early. He brushed his teeth and then took a shower.

Although he was only five years old, he didn't require any help from the adults for getting him ready. In fact, he loathed the touch of anybody other than his family.

After showering, the little guy put on his clothes and got dressed just like a little man. He did not like any cute clothes and his likes and dislikes were just like his father.

He put on a little shirt and a little jeans which was designed for him by Xi Ting's designer. The clothes fitted him properly and he looked just like a little adult. He combed his hair properly and rechecked his appearance again.

He then packed some essential things in his small bagpack and carried the bagpack downstairs.

Xi Qinghe and Madam Li were sitting in the living room waiting for the little guy to have breakfast. Xi Jung also had come from his morning run and had just went for freshening up.

As the little guy walked downstairs with his bagpack, both Madam Li and Xi Qinghe were puzzled.

"Eh, baby are you going somewhere?" Madam Li asked her grandson while indicating him to come closer.

The little guy stepped forward and answered, "Yes grandma, I am going to S city."

Madam Li was even more puzzled. She glanced at Xi Qinghe and saw that he also had the same expression as her.

She hugged the little guy and made him sit on her lap, "Baby, why are you going to S city? And who is taking you there?"

The little guy giggled, "Grandma, you are so forgetful. Didn't you say that I will go to live with dad on weekends? Then today is Saturday."

After hearing the words of little bun, a realization dawned upon both the grandparents. 'Yes, we were so happy with baby living with us that we forgot that he has to go to S city to live with his father.'

"Sorry baby, we totally forgot about this matter," Madam Li said.

"It's okay grandma. But can you tell uncle to hurry up?" the little guy looked at Madam Li with his big round eyes.

Madam Li and Xi Qinghe looked at each other. They had never seen the little guy so eager to meet his father. In fact, whenever the father and son met, both of them behaved just like two blocks of wood, one big and one small.

Just as Madam Li was thinking about asking the little guy why he is so eager to meet his father, Xi Jung came downstairs.

The little guy jumped from his grandmother's lap and ran towards his uncle with his small legs.

He then tugged his uncle's pants asking for his attention.

Xi Jung saw the little devil ready prim and proper. Unlike Madam Li and Xi Qinghe, he had a hunch why the little guy was behaving like this.

He bent down to hear what the little devil had to say. The little guy just asked him with a smile on his face, "Uncle, when are we leaving for S city?"

Xi Jung replied, "In the afternoon, after I wind up my work."

The little guy's eyes dimmed and the smile vanished from his face, "NO! I want to go now!"

Xi Jung looked at the little devil's cold face which resembled his father. Seeing his big brother's reflection in the little devil, Xi Jung shivered involuntarily.

He still said, "But I have some work now baby. We have to wait till afternoon. It's just a few hours."

The little guy realised that this strategy is not working so he turned to Madam Li with tears in his eyes, "Grandma, I miss dad. I want to see him as soon as possible."

Madam Li's heart softened seeing her grandson. She felt her heart ache. 'My grandson already did not receive the love of his mother and now because of these circumstances, he is also being devoid of his father's love. He is so pitiful,' Madam Li thought.

"Xi Jung, bring baby to S city now. I don't know anything other than that. You can finish your work afterwards," Madam Li ordered.

"But, mom..."

"No buts. Have your breakfast and depart for S city. Do you understand?" Madam Li instructed her son.

Xi Jung nodded resignedly.

The little guy's eyes lit up and he gave a kiss to his grandma, "Yay! Grandma is the best!"

Madam Li was overjoyed by her grandson's love. She hugged the little guy lovingly, "Anything for you baby."

Xi Qinghe witnessed everything. He knew that there is some other reason for his grandson wanting to rush to S city. He was not that naive like Madam Li and understood his grandson's tactics.

But he still did not interfere as he couldn't bear to see his grandson sad.0

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