My Evil Cinderella: Taming A Villainous Wife - Chapter 277

Shi Enxi was taken aback when she heard those words from her son’s lip. She opened her eyes just to look at him, “Xue’er?”

She saw how Little Snow’s shoulders flinched when he heard her voice. It was as if he was surprised to learn that she was still awake.

“Xue’er, I know that you’re awake.”

The boy slowly raised his head to look at her in guilt. He averted his eyes from her as if afraid that she might scold him.

“What made you say that, Xue’er? What made you even think of that? Who planted that in your head?” Shi Enxi was fuming in anger inside when she thought of someone saying horrible words to her son.

Little Snow’s lips remained pursed as he refused to tell her anything about it and when she saw that, she ended up sighing heavily.

“I will never hate you, Xue’er.” She gently stroked his hair. “I know that I’ve been strict with you for these past weeks but I am only doing that for you.” Shi Enxi didn’t know whether her son will come to understand what she said or not but she could only hope it would. “I am only doing what I think is best for you.”

The boy finally turned his eyes to her and they were filled with tears, “Really?”

It broke Shi Enxi’s heart to see her son that way. The person who poisoned Little Snow’s mind must be one of the workers at home. That could only be possible. It was either the maids he was friendly with or… his nanny.

“Of course. I will never hate my lovely Xue’er so whoever told you that must be lying. I love you so so much, always remember that, okay?”

A smile finally appeared on the child’s face when he heard her words, “I love you too, mama!”

She leaned forward and nuzzled his nose which made her son giggle. “Mamaaaa, stoooop!”

Shi Enxi paused; her eyes softened at the sight of his smiling face. She would do anything to protect his smile. The thought of not wanting him back then made her feel guilt-ridden all of a sudden.

“Xue’er, who told you that I hate you?”

“No one told me, mama. Xuexue was watching a cartoon…”

“Cartoon?” She blinked a few times.

The boy nodded, “Why did Cinderella’s mother hate her, mama?”

“… You watched something like that?”

“It’s Nanny Ai’s favorite movie so Xuexue wanted to watch it!” He grinned at her.

She ended up sighing heavily. So it wasn’t because of someone but because of what he watched…

“Xue’er, why don’t we get some sleep now? Mama’s really tired and sleepy now.”

“But Xuexue isn’t!”

“Mama is carrying your sister in her tummy so I have to get as much rest as possible you know.” She reasoned out.

The boy ended up looking at her protruding belly, “Is that why mama’s stomach is growing big?”

“Yes,” she whispered softly. She gently c.a.r.e.s.sed his cheek before continuing, “So be a good brother, okay? You have to take care of your sister and protect her.”

“Okay! Xuexue can protect meimei too!”

“Good, now let’s get some rest, okay?”

…

Later that night, while the two were asleep, a small creak was heard when the door was pushed open.

Shi Enxi was a light sleeper so the moment she felt someone else’s presence in the room, she woke up and her guards went up. She didn’t have any weapon with her so she was worried on how she should deal with the person who entered the room. Should she catch him by surprise?

She slowly moved her hand and held the pillow, ready to use it as a weapon to distract the person who entered the room.

As she felt that the person was getting close to her, she turned and threw the pillow at the person before she sat up and moved away, “Who-” she paused upon seeing someone familiar thanks to the moon’s light that entered through the window.

Lu Mello was standing near the bed with the pillow she threw on his hands. He caught it before it could hit his face. He blinked a few times, looking at the pillow he was holding before he turned his gaze at her, “Uh… did I wake you up?”

Shi Enxi sighed in relief before frowning at him, “Can’t you see? You should have told me that you were coming.” She wanted to raise her voice but she didn’t since their son was sleeping so deeply.

“I wanted to surprise you…” He chuckled a bit before he walked towards the bed and sat at the side of it, returning the pillow to her.

So that’s why he didn’t call her even once. She should have known. She worried for nothing. “Seriously…” Now that he was there, she felt more relieved than ever. The days where she would worry for her life was gone. No one was after her or her family anymore.

Shi Enxi crawled to his side to hug him, “Please let me know next time…”

“If I did, it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore.” He chuckled, hugging her back.

“I don’t like this kind of surprise.”

“Alright, alright, next time I’ll give you a surprise, I’ll give you a hint.” Lu Mello said with a smile as he gently stroked her head.

“You should.” She looked at him and leaned forward, placing a soft kiss on his lips. “I missed you.”

“Me too…” He whispered as he kissed her back longingly. The kiss was short by her before he could even go deeper. They were at their son’s room after all. She broke free from the kiss, “Anyway, have you eaten already? I can prepare something for you if you haven’t.”

“It’s fine. I ate something on my way. I’ll just take a bath and join you and our son after.” He stroked her cheek with his thumb, “Do you want to join me?”

She raised a brow at his question, “I already had my bath.”

“You can take a bath again.”

“I’m sleepy.” She released him from her hug and turned away. She knew things would heat up if she joined him. Shi Enxi lied down once again. She turned her back to him and hugged their son.