Pampered by the School Bully-Chapter 1179: Life as a Family of Three

When Ye Xi realized what was happening, Huo Yao’s little chubby paw was already grabbing his chin. A bit higher up, the tiny fingers poked right into Ye Xi’s nostril.

Ye Xi quickly grabbed Huo Yao’s chubby little hand, took it away, and frowned at the little one.

Huo Yao’s big, shiny eyes stared at him, and as Ye Xi stared back, he could smell the milky scent on the child.

"Sigh..."

Letting out a sigh, Ye Xi turned around and walked into the room, closing the door behind him.

Ye Xi held Huo Yao with one hand and picked up the baby bag from the ground, tossing it onto the bed, and put Huo Yao on the bed as well.

However, as soon as Huo Yao sat on the bed, his mouth drooped, looking like he was about to cry.

Ye Xi had no choice but to pick Huo Yao up again, and only then did Huo Yao stop crying and continued to grab at Ye Xi’s chin with his little chubby paw.

Ye Xi was still a bit dazed, since he stayed in the lab until eleven last night and then wrote a paper until three in the morning. Now it’s only six-fifty.

With only three hours of sleep, his eyes were bloodshot, and he kept yawning, overall feeling very tired.

Ye Xi didn’t know what to say to Huo Feng.

He felt somewhat resentful inside...

Because he knew he wasn’t close with Huo Feng at all. They barely knew each other!

He couldn’t even understand why Huo Feng would send his child his way?

Even if the nanny was sick, it didn’t make sense to ask him to babysit, right?

Huo Feng, with so many brothers and friends, couldn’t possibly find no one to help him in an emergency?

Despite the confusion, Ye Xi was holding Huo Yao right now, so he had no choice but to accept it.

After spending some time together, Ye Xi found that Huo Yao liked being held and enjoyed poking people’s noses and pulling at their mouths.

Though it was quite annoying, Ye Xi could only tolerate it.

While brushing his teeth and washing his face, Ye Xi did everything with one hand holding the baby and the other doing the tasks.

Looking at his haggard reflection and the sweet, milky Huo Yao in the mirror, Ye Xi thought the scenario was surprisingly amusing.

He felt an instant flash of what it might be like to become a father?

If he became a father in the future, perhaps it would be just like this?

Ye Xi mused.

After a quick wash-up, Ye Xi started boiling water.

Huo Feng had sent him a picture titled ’How to Take Care of Huo Yao,’ which included instructions on feeding formula, changing diapers, dealing with toys, calming him down if he cries... and so on.

Ye Xi replied to Huo Feng with a: [Got it.]

Then, he examined the pictures carefully and thoroughly.

Huo Feng was quite satisfied with Ye Xi’s compliant behavior!

Then, Ye Xi prepared to mix formula once the water boiled.

His babysitter routine was thus launched...

Around eight o’clock, Ye Xi received a message from Minal on WeChat, asking him: [Fiancé, knowing you have a day off today! I deliberately scored two discounted tickets to the aquarium! Wanna see dolphins? Lalala~]

At that time, Huo Yao was happily playing with the two little orange cats in the dorm, and Ye Xi finally got his hands free, sitting on the side playing with his phone and replying to her: [Can’t go.]

Minal replied excitedly: [Ah! No way! I’ve bought the tickets! You have to go! I’m heading your way now!]

Seeing a slew of exclamation points, Ye Xi could imagine Minal’s expression on the other side. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

He curled his lips slightly, picked up his phone, and recorded a video of Huo Yao playing with the kittens to send to her.

Consider that an explanation.

He had a child here, there was no way he could go out.

Soon, Minal replied: [Whose secret child is this? Tell me immediately, or I’m coming over!]

Ye Xi grinned and sent her: [Huo Feng said his nanny was sick, so he brought the child to me early this morning. So, are you coming?]

Minal: [Coming! Right away! It turns out it’s little prince from Sangzhi’s family!]

Ye Xi: [Yes.]

Minal: [Wait for me! I’ll pack some stuff and come see you! Have you had breakfast yet? I’ll bring some!]

Ye Xi: [Not yet. Bring some fruit if you can.]

Minal: [Okay! Wait for me, fiancé!]

Ye Xi later joked: [...]

Minal was still in Beijing now, living in the graduate dormitory.

She continued her studies, but decided to stay at the university for her graduate degree.

She made this big decision entirely for Ye Xi!

Because Ye Xi has one more year before he completes his PhD, and after graduation, he will directly stay and become a professor. Minal decided to stick with Ye Xi, so of course, she needed to stay as close to him as possible!

Her grades weren’t enough to go straight for a PhD, so she had to stay for grad school.

But that’s okay!

As long as she could get closer to Ye Xi!

Minal is the type to say she’s coming, and then she’s on her way.

She put down her phone, quickly ran out of her dorm, rode her bike to the nearest cafeteria to buy breakfast for Ye Xi, and picked up some fruit to bring along.

In 20 minutes, Minal was breathlessly knocking on Ye Xi’s door.

Opening the dorm door, Ye Xi saw Minal gasping for air, and couldn’t help but warn: "Quickly came over again? I told you not to rush. We’re not really in a hurry."

Minal caught her breath and replied, "I was eager to see you, fiancé!"

With an expression of helplessness, Ye Xi took the stuff from her hands and changed the subject: "Come in."

"Hehe~"

Minal smiled as she walked into the dorm room.

Minal walked past the bed and saw Huo Yao sitting on the edge of the bed, chattering away with the two little orange cats, her rosy little mouth pouting with a serious look as she spoke.

"Wow, sweetheart, what are you doing here~"

Minal immediately crouched beside Huo Yao, and hugged his chubby little body, "So cute! It’s been so long since we last met! He’s so adorable and chubby."

"Chubby?"

Ye Xi felt like that adjective was rather odd.

Carrying the fruit, he went into the bathroom to rinse them, while Minal’s voice came from outside: "Did you say it was Feng who brought Little Yaoyao over? Why? Are you and Feng good friends now?"

Ye Xi washed and shook his head, "I have no idea what he’s thinking. He brought him over early this morning without telling me beforehand. I mean, even sending him to you would make more sense than to me. Wait a minute..."

Ye Xi suddenly felt something was off, "How did he know I have a day off today? Did you tell him?"

Minal frantically shook her head outside, "No way! Absolutely not! You finally have a break today, why would I blurt it out everywhere? I even bought the tickets in advance, just waiting for you to have a break!"

Perhaps Minal forgot that she had already let all her fans know about Ye Xi’s day off via Douyin yesterday.

Ye Xi thus found it rather puzzling, "If you didn’t say anything, how did Huo Feng know I was off today? Even if he was going to bring the kid over, wouldn’t he at least ask?"

Minal said, "I don’t know! It really wasn’t me, I swear I didn’t say anything! You don’t trust me, do you?"

Ye Xi: "Not necessarily."

Minal: "Hmph! If you don’t believe me, I’ll jump out of the window to prove my innocence!"

Ye Xi: "This is the first floor."

Minal: "Then I’ll jump out at Feng’s place!"

Ye Xi: "Say no more." I’ll take your word for it.

Ye Xi thought: After all, it’s no use finding out now, the kid is here already, and it’s just a matter of taking care of him for a day.

After washing the fruit, Ye Xi placed it in front of Minal and lay back on the bed, lazily saying, "I stayed up until three AM last night and was woken by Huo Feng at six in the morning, so I’m taking a nap now. Watch the kid for a while. If you can’t handle him, call me."

Seeing him like this, Minal obligingly said, "Okay, okay, you sleep well. I’ll be quiet with Little Yaoyao!"

Ye Xi gave a soft smile before closing his eyes.

Minal looked up at him, seeing his peaceful face, and felt sweet inside.

Lately, she and Ye Xi had been developing more and more of a boyfriend-girlfriend vibe.

While Ye Xi hadn’t made any overly intimate gestures toward her, he was becoming more natural with her behaviors.

Their interactions were becoming more domestic.

But Minal felt there was still a little something missing!

This time, she couldn’t quite put her finger on what that something was...

"Eee-yah!"

Suddenly, Huo Yao grabbed a grape from the fruit bowl with his cat-grabbing little hand, squeezing a handful of juice.

"Oh dear..."

Minal received a shock, hurriedly grabbed his little hand, took the grape from his palm, "Let go, let go, be good, let go."

On the bed, Ye Xi peeked open an eye to glance at Minal.

Seeing her flustered and hasty manner, he smiled slightly but remained unresponsive, continuing to sleep soundly.

It ended up being just Minal watching the kid, and Ye Xi slept through the morning.

In the afternoon, the two didn’t go anywhere, just stayed in the dorm with the kid...

Minal even took the opportunity to snap plenty of photos, capturing the lifestyle she imagined sharing with Ye Xi as a family of three!