Chapter 1251 - 835: Extra Concern

Su Xiaomeng’s drowsiness instantly vanished. She glanced at Yin Shixiu, who was already asleep beside her, then got out of bed and tiptoed to the balcony.

"Xiao Ang?"

"...Ang."

Xiao Meng listened to Xiao Ang using his own name as a filler sound and couldn’t help finding it really funny.

She sat down in the single rocking chair on the balcony, covered her mouth and yawned, not wanting Xiao Ang to hear the sleepy fatigue in her voice. After the yawn, Xiao Meng cleared her throat and asked,

"It’s so late, why aren’t you asleep yet? Whose phone are you using? Your Dad’s?"

"...Ang, Dad’s phone."

After answering, Xiao Ang hurriedly added, "I don’t have a phone yet. When I do, I’ll call you with my own phone."

Su Xiaomeng suddenly laughed. Curled up alone in the rocking chair, gently swaying the bamboo seat, she said, "Then why are you calling me? Did you run into some problem?"

"Uh... I..."

On the other end of the line came the little guy’s hemming and hawing. Su Xiaomeng raised her eyebrows, even more curious about what he would say.

After a long moment, Xiao Xiaoang finally said,

"I just wanted to call you, and have you save this phone number."

"That’s it?"

"Ang! That’s it."

Xiao Xiaoang answered seriously. Su Xiaomeng let out a small laugh. "Alright then, Auntie will save this number, under the name ’Xiao Ang,’ okay?"

"Mm, okay."

Xiao Xiaoang felt very satisfied with both Su Xiaomeng’s actions and her attitude.

"Then if there’s nothing else, shouldn’t Xiao Ang go to sleep now? It’s so late, and you still have kindergarten tomorrow, right?"

"...Mm."

After Xiao Meng said that, Xiao Xiaoang’s reply sounded a bit hesitant.

But Su Xiaomeng didn’t pick up on it. She paused to think for a moment, then said, "Then Auntie will say good night first. Xiao Ang, go to bed early, okay?"

"Su Xiaomeng... are you free the day after tomorrow?"

"Mm? The day after tomorrow? Uh... the day after tomorrow’s Friday, Auntie has to work."

There was an obvious pause on the other end, as if he didn’t quite know how to respond to Xiao Meng. Xiao Meng pressed her lips together; for once, she was racking her brains to carefully guess at the little guy’s thoughts and emotions on the other end of the line...

Afraid that if she said the wrong thing, she’d hurt his feelings; afraid that if her reaction wasn’t strong enough, she wouldn’t win his affection.

But Xiao Xiaoang was Xiao Yan’s son. Why was she taking it so to heart? Whether Xiao Xiaoang liked her or hated her—was that important to her...

Important.

Su Xiaomeng couldn’t explain why; she couldn’t even put together a clear chain of cause and effect. But when it came to this question, her answer was firm and without hesitation.

She cared a lot about this child. Maybe it was because the child she had with Shixiu also had a birthmark between the brows similar to Xiao Ang’s. Maybe it was because if Little Treasure were still alive, he’d be about the same age as Xiao Ang... Or maybe because Xiao Ang’s looks resembled Huang Huang’s a little...

"Um, is there something going on? If it’s something important, Auntie can ask for leave."

"...The day after tomorrow there’s a parent–child activity at kindergarten, where the parents have to participate together with the kids."

"Oh, so that’s it. Isn’t your Dad and your Aunt Pu Yang going with you?"

"They... they’re... both really busy. They said they don’t have time, so... I’m just really pitiful." After Xiao Xiaoang finished, he even sighed.

Su Xiaomeng couldn’t help laughing again. The kid’s quirky way of talking really was a bit like Shuangshuang’s.

"How about this, I’ll see if I can rearrange my time... okay?"

"...Oh, okay." He sounded calm, but on the other end of the line his brows were already dancing with joy, his eyes squinting from smiling.