He sounded a little cruel and firm in his reply.

Xia Dabai was disheartened and drooped his head before asking, “Why?”

“Little children don’t have to understand adult matters.” He said no more and only glanced at Xia Xingchen who was on the bed. He pulled the door open and walked out.

After the door was closed, the room was quiet for a long time. Xia Xingchen cautiously pried her eyes open and only sat up after she was sure that the man had left.

“Xia Dabai, do you know by saying that, you make me lose face? I never said I wanted to marry him!” Her fair-skinned leg nudged Xia Dabai’s back in sheer frustration.

What did he mean by “I won’t marry her”? He sounded as though she wanted to marry him very much.

Xia Xingchen had resentment in her heart.

Xia Dabai turned his body away and with an innocent look, he said, “I was just trying to help you save face.”

“How are you going to help me?”

“Little aunt had stolen little uncle away. Isn’t that the most humiliating thing?”

Xia Xingchen’s heart bled. This little rascal touched her soft spot.

“But, if our Big baby Xia marries the President, how cool will that be? Although the President is cold and boring, he is still more outstanding than little uncle, right? Big baby, how about we work harder to make daddy marry you?” Xia Dabai’s eyes twinkled towards the end of his sentence.

Xia Xingchen knew what he was thinking. He just wanted to have a complete family just like other children.

However…

“Honey, he’s the President and not any ordinary civilian. So… let’s not think about it, okay?”

She patted the child’s little head. She could not bear seeing the child’s disappointed look, so she stood up and walked to the bathroom with her sleepwear in her hands.

Marry that superior and distinguished President? She did not dare to even think about it. All of the previous Presidents married women of high social status so who was she to be one?

As she thought about him, her mind could not help but recall the intimate scene they shared in the car earlier on. She thought about his strong heartbeat and sturdy arm…

At that moment, her heartbeat became irregular once more.

No! No! Xia Xingchen, don’t let your imagination run wild! In what position was she allowed to think about that man?

She slapped her face and sobered up. She threw that man’s back view to the back of her mind. She placed her hand on her chest and stood for a long while before her heartbeat finally calmed down.

…

The next day.

When morning came, Xia Xingchen held Xia Dabai, who wore a tiny gentleman’s suit, as they walked into the cafeteria. The President was already sitting at the table while the butler served him from the side.

Sunshine shone through the window and into the house. Every movement of his was elegant and his whole body was surrounded with a shining golden light. When they entered, he only lifted up his eyelids and glanced at the child.

Xia Xingchen felt that he was so near to her yet he was still worlds away. They never belonged to the same world.

“Little master, Miss Xia, good morning,” the maid respectfully greeted them. She then pulled out their chairs for them.

“Dad, good morning,” Xia Dabai politely greeted.

“Morning.” He faintly moved his lips.

Xia Xingchen stayed silent and ate her breakfast. After last night, she was too embarrassed to look at him. But it seemed that she was the only one who felt embarrassed since he was indifferent and calm.

“Dad, what is this?” Xia Dabai curiously blinked his big eyes and looked at his neck.

Xia Xingchen looked over and realized that he was looking at the same area of Bai Yeqing’s neck that she had bitten. Last night, she really went on a drunken rampage and bit too harshly, hence, the wound still looked shocking to the eye.

“I let a cheeky cat bit me.” With that said, the President’s gaze knowingly moved towards her.

Xia Xingchen became embarrassed. She felt that his words sounded too intimate.

She instinctively raised her eyes and met his gaze. Her cheeks turned red and she could not hold the table knife properly.

At the side, Xia Dabai seemed to have entered a deep thought after seeing both of them eyeing each other. He happily said, “Then this little cat must be very beautiful.”

“What do you mean?” He raised his brow.

“If not, how could it bite you, dad? And it even chose such an intimate place to bite.” Xia Dabai raised his chin. “If it was me, I wouldn’t let an ugly girl who I dislike bite me!”

With that said, the butler and maids at the side almost could not control their laughter.

Xia Xingchen was so embarrassed that she wanted to dive into a hole.

The President’s face darkened. Who told him a woman bit him?

“That’s enough, Dabai. Eat your breakfast.” Xia Xingchen took a fruit and wanted to shut him up.

Xia Dabai’s large eyes blinked. “Eh? Big baby, why is your face so red?”

“…” Little child prodigy!

…

It was just a breakfast yet it made her feel so flustered. She had just sent the President and Xia Dabai off and dared to let her imagination run wild. She took a look at the time, afterward, he let the chauffeur send her to work.

She arrived at the Ministry in a rush and a bunch of work was already waiting for her.

In the midst of her busy work, Old Madam personally gave her a call.

“Hello, grandma. Sorry, I didn’t give you a notice when I left yesterday.”

“Forget yesterday’s event. But I heard from Xingkong that a stranger picked you up yesterday.”

A stranger?

But Bai Yeqing was someone who everyone knew?

Xingchen did not dare say those words and could only say, “He isn’t considered a stranger. He’s just a friend.”

“Xu Yan and Xingkong said that the man looked suspicious and wasn’t any good person. Xingchen, tell me honestly, you didn’t get close with any bad man, right?”

As she expected, Xia Xingkong did not disappoint her and never forgot to tattletale.

“Grandma, don’t listen to their nonsense. He’s not any bad person. I know the score.”

“You know the score? If you understood that, would you be so silly and give birth to a child without even knowing the child’s father? This incident has turned our Xia Family into a joke!”

Xia Xingchen bit down on her lips and was rendered speechless whenever people mentioned this incident.

“Grandma found a good man for you. I’ll arrange a date for you with him. No matter what, you have to take a good look at him. Don’t be picky. It’s already very fortunate that there are others who don’t care about the fact you have a child.”

“Grandma…” Xia Xingchen wanted to say something but Old Madam cut off her words. “It’s settled.”

With that said, she did not give Xia Xingchen a chance to speak and hung up the call.