WIL CH 29

Chapter 29: His Sister

Lin Xi had slept for a long time, filled with dreams that kept shifting—sometimes Wen Feng was kissing him, sometimes they were arguing, and sometimes Wen Feng was taking him abroad to get married. The images kept alternating in his mind.

He dreamt of many things, but strangely, he never dreamt of them being apart.

In a hazy state, he noticed some faint rustling beside him—soft, almost like quiet breathing. At first, he thought it was Wen Feng, but when he opened his eyes, he saw the little child whom Wen Feng had held in his arms yesterday.

The little boy was short, lying quietly by the bedside, patiently waiting for Lin Xi to wake up.

Their eyes met, and Lin Xi wondered if he was still dreaming. He blinked to make his vision clearer, and the child, holding onto the bedsheet, curiously studied him.

“Uncle Xi Xi, you’re finally awake! I’ve been waiting for sooooo long!” the boy said in his high-pitched, babyish voice, deliberately stretching out the “so long.”

The little one didn’t quite understand the concept of time—it had only been a few minutes since he entered the room and Lin Xi had woken up.

Lin Xi, just waking and still trying to process the situation, felt it would be rude not to respond to the boy’s attention. Especially after hearing him say he had been waiting so long, he quickly sat up.

“Little one, are you Nian Nian?”

“Yes! My name is Xu Xingnian. I’m three and a half years old already, and I’m in kindergarten. Isn’t that awesome?” Nian Nian’s chubby cheeks formed a shallow dimple when he smiled, and his tiny teeth peeked out, melting Lin Xi’s heart instantly.

Lin Xi unconsciously softened his tone: “Nian Nian, that’s really impressive.”

Nian Nian quickly kicked off his shoes, wanting to climb onto the bed. He had wanted to do it earlier but didn’t dare to wake Lin Xi. Now that Lin Xi was awake, he couldn’t wait to get close to him.

The little legs kicked for a while, but he still couldn’t climb up.

Lin Xi watched him puffing his little cheeks, his face turning red, and found it amusing.

Unable to resist, he finally picked him up and placed him on the bed.

Nian Nian immediately threw himself into Lin Xi’s arms. Lin Xi looked at the small, soft body in his embrace, unsure where to place his hands, afraid he might accidentally hurt him.

But Nian Nian was completely unreserved. He hugged Lin Xi’s neck and, with the seriousness of a little adult, asked, “Uncle Xi Xi, why were you crying yesterday? Did Uncle Wen Feng make you feel better?”

Being asked this by a three-and-a-half-year-old, Lin Xi felt a little embarrassed and didn’t know how to respond.

While he was thinking about how to explain, Wen Feng came in. He was dressed in casual home clothes, his hair slightly loose, looking more relaxed than his usual cold demeanor.

He picked Nian Nian up from Lin Xi’s arms and said to Lin Xi, “You’re awake—let’s get up and have breakfast.”

Lin Xi, still embarrassed from yesterday’s big misunderstanding, avoided Wen Feng’s gaze and murmured into the air, “Got it.”

“Uncle Wen Feng, did you manage to make Uncle Xi Xi feel better yesterday?” The little boy hadn’t heard an answer from Lin Xi and asked Wen Feng instead.

Wen Feng glanced at Lin Xi sitting on the bed and said to Nian Nian, “Still working on it?”

Hearing this, Lin Xi felt even more embarrassed, wishing he could just hide under the covers.

“Then you need to keep it up, Uncle!” Nian Nian raised his arm, clenched his little fist, cheering for his uncle.

Wen Feng replied, “Mm.”

Wen Feng held Nian Nian and walked out of the room. Nian Nian rested his head on Wen Feng’s shoulder and said to Lin Xi, “Uncle Xi Xi, hurry up and wash your face and brush your teeth, okay?”

Lin Xi softly replied, “Okay.”

He sat still for two minutes before getting out of bed to wash up. Looking in the mirror, he realized he was still in his pajamas. He remembered that last night when Wen Feng had carried him to bed, he didn’t seem to change clothes—but he hadn’t paid attention to when he actually did. Just then, Wen Feng entered the bathroom.

Wen Feng was holding an ice pack. Seeing him, Lin Xi wanted to avoid him. He lowered his gaze, picked up his toothbrush, squeezed toothpaste on it, and started brushing his teeth.

While he brushed, Wen Feng wrapped the ice pack with a towel twice.

After finishing brushing and washing his face, Lin Xi was pulled over by Wen Feng to stand face-to-face with him.

“Close your eyes.”

A cool sensation was pressed over his eyes. Wen Feng applied it, removed it, waited until the skin around his eyes wasn’t as cold, and repeated this four or five times before finally discarding the ice pack.

Wen Feng’s thumb gently massaged Lin Xi’s eyes, warming them before letting him open them.

“Still uncomfortable?”

Lin Xi slowly opened his eyes. Wen Feng was very close, and every expression on his face was visible. A warm feeling surged in his chest. He looked at the man in front of him and shook his head: “Not uncomfortable anymore.”

“From now on, if you want to know something, just ask me. Don’t overthink things by yourself.”

“Okay, got it.”

“And don’t cry your eyes like this again.” Even after icing, they were still a little red, with some visible blood vessels. Wen Feng thought that if he had known it would be like this, he would have introduced Lin Xi to Wen Yu as soon as she returned to the country.

He slightly lowered his head and kissed Lin Xi’s eyes.

Lin Xi closed his eyes, eyelashes trembling.

After kissing his eyes, Wen Feng lightly pecked his lips and said, “Let’s go. Wen Yu and Nian Nian are already having breakfast.”

“What? Your sister is here too, and you didn’t wake me up?” Wen Feng scolded, though not for the first time, for making him laze in bed at a crucial moment. Just now, when Nian Nian said he had been waiting for so long, Lin Xi had already felt a bit guilty. Now, meeting Wen Feng’s sister for the first time and keeping her waiting? That felt even ruder.

“I wanted you to rest a little longer.”

“Don’t worry, she’ll like you.” Wen Feng held him, giving his back two gentle pats.

Lin Xi had no mind to cuddle at this point. He quickly pushed Wen Feng away and went to change clothes.

He specifically chose a white sweater with blue jeans. Nervous as he was, he forgot Wen Feng was still in the room. As he took off his pajamas, his smooth, jade-like back was exposed to Wen Feng’s gaze. His elegant shoulder blades shifted, his narrow waistline flowed naturally, the hollow of his back connecting to his tailbone—a natural curve, subtle yet strikingly sexy.

Lin Xi quickly put on his sweater and sat on the bed to put on his pants.

Once ready, he turned his head and immediately caught Wen Feng’s unabashedly intense gaze.

His face flared red in an instant, like a boiled shrimp. His eyes widened, revealing awkward embarrassment. “Why are you standing behind me?”

Wen Feng slowly approached and said lightly, “Lin Xi, I’ve seen every inch of you before. What’s there to be shy about?”

Though he said this, seeing him like this in daylight was still very different from the darkness of last night. Being observed in the day amplified the embarrassment.

Lin Xi turned his head away, refusing to look at him, muttering, “Let’s go already. Nian Nian must be getting impatient.”

“All right.”

At the dining table, Wen Yu was already feeding Nian Nian breakfast.

Getting closer, Lin Xi noticed how much Wen Feng and Wen Yu resembled each other. Those deep brown eyes were the same on Wen Yu’s pretty face. Compared to Wen Feng’s more rugged look, Wen Yu’s features were more softer, making it clear that the two shared a blood relation. Thinking back to yesterday, when he had completely misunderstood them, Lin Xi felt a bit embarrassed to face Wen Yu.

Fortunately, Wen Yu took the initiative to greet them.

“You two, come eat quickly. The food will get cold otherwise.” Wen Yu’s gaze shifted from Nian Nian to the two of them, a clear smile tugging at her lips.

Wen Feng and Lin Xi sat across from Wen Yu and Nian Nian.

The moment Nian Nian saw him, he became ecstatic.

“Uncle Wen Feng, the breakfast you made is so delicious! I already finished one fried egg!” Nian Nian’s mouth was stuffed, looking like a little hamster. He even showed Lin Xi his empty plate afterward.

“Wow, Nian Nian, you’re amazing,” Lin Xi complimented him with a smile.

“He really likes you. Last night he kept talking about you to me and insisted on coming to see you first thing this morning,” Wen Yu explained to Lin Xi.

“But it’s only the first time he’s meeting me,” Lin Xi said.

“True, it’s his first time meeting you, but he’s known for a while that he has an uncle,” Wen Feng added.

Wen Feng had always been reserved, and she had never heard him talk about someone he liked. But during his graduate studies, he had mentioned a very special boy, which had surprised her. She never expected that three years later, he would tell her he had married that boy. However, by that time, she was already in Spain, so it wasn’t until now that she could finally meet the person Wen Feng had kept hidden for so long. During calls abroad with Wen Feng, he would occasionally mention Lin Xi. Over time, Nian Nian had learned that he had an uncle.

Lin Xi glanced at Wen Feng sitting beside him, calmly eating breakfast.

So his sister had known about his existence all along, yet Lin Xi only learned last night that Wen Feng had a sister.

He looked down at his plate, which had two fried eggs, and picked one up to put it into Nian Nian’s empty plate.

“Nian Nian, you need to eat more, eat more so you can grow taller.”

Wen Feng watched his actions, his eyes darkening slightly, but he didn’t speak. He got up and went to the kitchen. He turned on the stove, cracked an egg into the pan, and the sizzling sound soon filled the air. The aroma of the fried egg gradually drifted over to the dining table.

Nian Nian, biting into the egg, mumbled thanks to Lin Xi, his little mouth messy with oil: “Thank you, Uncle Xi Xi, you’re so kind.”

Wen Yu couldn’t help but smile at his cuteness, gently patting his head and wiping the oil from his mouth.

“Thank you, Mama,” the three-and-a-half-year-old said politely, clearly trained by Wen Yu.

Although they had only been together for a morning, Lin Xi already liked him very much, feeling that the little boy was extremely affectionate.

Soon, Wen Feng came out of the kitchen and placed that fried egg onto Lin Xi’s plate.

Lin Xi hadn’t expected it to be for him. In front of Wen Yu, he felt a bit embarrassed. With Wen Feng’s sister present, accepting his gesture seemed slightly improper, so he could only say thanks to Wen Feng.

“Thank you.”

Wen Feng’s lips curved into a smile: “You should eat more too, so you can grow a little taller.”

Lin Xi was caught off guard by Wen Feng’s words, his ears turning red, and he quickly looked away, lowering his head to eat the egg on his plate: “I’m not growing any taller.”

He was already twenty-four; there was no way he could grow taller. Wen Feng was teasing him.

“Then grow some more flesh instead.”

Now, not only his ears were red, but his whole face was flushed. How could Wen Feng say such things in front of his sister?

He sneaked a glance at Wen Yu’s expression. She appeared calm and unbothered, which made him feel slightly relieved.

(To be continued…)