Chapter 594: Chapter 594: Aquarium Trip
Du Ruo tenderly cradled his face.
She vaguely remembered, when Du Shaoheng was very young, he always obediently stuck by her side.
He and Du Li were both her younger brothers.
But among the two brothers, she favored Du Shaoheng the most.
Because Du Shaoheng was always very good.
From a young age, Du Li was rebellious, but Du Shaoheng never showed any signs of rebellion.
Their parents were always very busy.
The eldest sister is like a mother, and Du Shaoheng always listened to Du Ruo.
Du Ruo dared not imagine what she would do if she lost Du Shaoheng.
Du Shaoheng was her most important family member; she even valued him more than their parents.
Du Ruo said, “Shaoheng, it’s okay… everything will be alright.”
She said this, yet for a moment she couldn’t tell whether she was comforting him or herself.
Du Shaoheng could sense the tremor in her voice; he could feel her fear and anxiety, her helplessness.
He knew that his sister was scared, scared of losing him.
Du Shaoheng said, “Sister, don’t be afraid.”
For some reason, this sentence made Du Ruo suddenly feel a lump in her throat!
Her eyes reddened, only feeling a choking sensation: “Are you scared?”
Du Shaoheng slightly pursed his thin lips, “I think… a little… I’m a bit scared.”
Du Ruo hugged him tightly.
“What are you afraid of?”
Du Shaoheng said, “I’m afraid… I’m afraid I won’t have the chance to see the two children grow up well.”
His tone was somewhat choked up.
From childhood to adulthood, Du Shaoheng rarely used these words—afraid.
Although he was very good as a child, he was always courageous; he wasn’t afraid of the dark, or ghosts, and wasn’t afraid to do things alone.
After he grew up, he wasn’t afraid of risks or challenges, always taking them on.
But… perhaps after becoming a father, he found himself with concerns. After reuniting with Junjun, he had one more concern in his heart.
He had too many worries; this was the first time he told Du Ruo that he would be afraid.
…
A week later.
Li Yufei planned her work in advance, intending to take Junjun to the aquarium.
Before this, she had already arranged with Guan Yue, who agreed to bring Xixi along, and she and Du Shaoheng would also join.
Except in special circumstances, Li Yufei wouldn’t contact Du Shaoheng proactively, usually communicating through Guan Yue.
Now, though they were co-parenting the child, after all, they were from two families, she definitely needed to avoid suspicion.
Originally, Li Yufei wanted to invite Lin Qi, but recently, Huo Tingdong didn’t have any free time; company affairs were particularly busy and numerous, so Lin Qi declined.
However, Lin Qi planned with Li Yufei to go camping later.
Li Yufei gladly accepted.
She usually managed a company, and was very busy, really busy, so couldn’t spare much time to be with Junjun.
But now that summer vacation was here, Li Yufei did her best to find time to take Junjun out to play.
Junjun, after over a month of rehab, could now walk smoothly on the ground, although he couldn’t run or jump for now, going to the aquarium, walking, wandering, and looking around wouldn’t be a problem.
He said it was his first time going to the aquarium.
Therefore, Li Yufei meticulously prepared in advance; the day before departure, she took Junjun to the supermarket, buying a lot of snacks.
On the day of departure, Li Yufei woke Junjun up early.
Mother and son got in the car and arrived at the Ocean World entrance.
Du Shaoheng and Guan Yue were already there.
The car parked in the parking lot.
The family of three waited in the car.
Li Yufei’s car just entered the parking lot, recognizing Du Shaoheng’s Bentley from afar.
She parked the car next to the Bentley, got out, locked the car, and held Junjun’s hand.
Du Shaoheng also got out with Xixi, followed by Guan Yue.
Li Yufei walked over, smiling: “Did you wait long?”
Du Shaoheng answered immediately: “No, we just got here not long ago.”
“Brother!”
Du Huaixi, upon seeing Junjun, called out crisply.
This call of “Brother” immediately melted Junjun’s heart.
Du Shaoheng immediately put Du Huaixi down.
Xixi, carrying a small backpack, hopped over to Junjun’s side and hooked his hand: “Brother, you look great in these clothes.”
Today, Junjun was wearing a khaki short-sleeved shirt, gray denim overalls, and white sneakers, looking very sunny and adorable.
Li Yufei, on the other hand, was in a matching outfit of the same color scheme as Junjun, a white top, gray jeans; looking at them together, they were unmistakably mother and son.
Du Shaoheng rarely saw Li Yufei dressed this way.
In school, Li Yufei always wore a uniform: a suit with a skirt; she rarely wore casual clothes.
After entering the workforce, she started wearing professional attire.
Li Yufei usually had little spare time, so she didn’t spend much thought on dressing up; her clothes were bought in sets, mostly professional wear.
She looked particularly good and imposing in a suit.
But now, suddenly switching to casual wear, it was completely different from usual, all at once making her look ten years younger, as if she’d returned to university days.
Guan Yue couldn’t help but compliment: “Yufei, first time seeing you in everyday clothes, you look quite nice in this!”
Li Yufei smiled: “Really, thank you.”
Not far away, Xixi had already pulled Junjun close to the aquarium entrance.
At that moment, people were already queueing up.
Li Yufei had booked VIP tickets, so they wouldn’t need to queue.
The two little ones were especially excited and eager, wanting to get in as soon as possible, so they waved and called to the three: “Daddy and Mommy, hurry up!”
“Mommy! Come on!”
Guan Yue responded: “Got it! Slow down, don’t run too far.”
Pausing for a moment, she looked at Li Yufei and said: “The two little ones, their relationship is getting better and better.”
Li Yufei: “Yes.”
Guan Yue: “Earlier, Xixi always asked me why I didn’t give her a brother; I felt a bit depressed, I gave birth to her, even if Shaoheng and I have a second child, it would be a brother, not a sister. Now, Xixi has Junjun as a brother, it’s like a dream come true. Seeing the good relationship between the siblings, I’m also very happy.”
Li Yufei and Guan Yue walked side by side.
The two of them chatted as they walked: “Although Xixi is the younger sister, she always takes care of Junjun. Guan Yue, you’ve raised your daughter very well; Xixi is so good and sensible, gentle and obedient; I’d love a daughter like that.”
Guan Yue couldn’t help asking: “Yufei, do you plan to remarry in the future? If you want a daughter, you still have the chance.”
Li Yufei said: “Remarrying… I haven’t thought about it for now.”
Guan Yue asked again: “Will you continue to live alone, won’t you feel lonely?”
Li Yufei: “I don’t feel lonely; I have Junjun, he is my little lover, my past life lover.”