~Earlier~

Wang Lei hailed for a cab going back to the house. The moment he arrived, he was greeted by Yu Yan's mom and Yu Yan's son.

"Mr. Wang Lei, Mr. Wang Lei!

"

The little mooncake suddenly jumped in Wang Lei excitedly, surprising Yu Yan as she didn't expect her son to be this enthusiastic upon seeing his boss.

"I-I'm sorry, Mr. Wang Lei! My son, he—

"

However, what they saw next was something that they didn't expect. Wang Lei carried Li Jie, the little boy giggling as he was lifted in the air.

"Thank you for greeting me, Li Jie,

" Wang Lei said, now asking him how he is.

"How are you? Did you get a nice sleep for you to be this active?

"

"Yes,

" Li Jie answered with a giggle, already brought down on the floor.

"Mama and Nainai told me that you carried me to the room. Thank you for being nice!

"

Wang Lei smiled at Li Jie's kindness. With him giving him a pat on the head, the little boy held Wang Lei's hand then started pulling him.

"Come on, come on~! We were waiting for you before we could eat dinner!

"

Wang Lei blinked his eyes a few times, looking at Yu Yan and her mother.

"You waited for me? You could have eaten on ahead. Li Jie must be hungry.

"

"No, no, it's alright, dear,

" Yu Yan's mother immediately answered, already standing up from the single couch then linked her arm with his.

"Let's go and eat now, yes? I'm actually happy that you're here with us.

"

With Yu Yan's mouth agape as she was surprised with how her son and mother are hogging her boss, her heart raced in her chest as she felt uneasy with how the two are treating him.

'Oh… he may look nice but he may feel uncomfortable already.'

With her following the three in tow, they already arrived in the dining room, Wang Lei already getting a whiff of the meal that was prepared on the table.

There were dumplings on the table, along with sweet and sour pork. With chao fan prepared, he actually felt famished, already smiling at Yu Yan's mother and her as he thanked them for the dinner.

"Thank you so much for preparing dinner. I'm excited to eat.

"

With Wang Lei sitting down first, Li Jie sat beside Wang Lei, Yu Yan and her mother sitting across them. As Yu Yan looked at Li Jie, she slightly furrowed her brows, feeling embarrassed that he is comfortably sitting beside Wang Lei.

"Umm… mooncake? Can you join mama so that I can feed you here?

"

Li Jie furrowed his brows, innocently answering his mama.

"But I can eat on my own. I don't need any feeding. I want to sit beside Mr. Wang Lei!

"

Yu Yan blushed, already finding her son quite defiant now that Wang Lei is with them. Without him, Li Jie would always follow his mother and grandmother but with a man rarely with them, could it be the reason why Li Jie is now this active?

"Li Jie…

" Yu Yan's voice etched seriousness, making Li Jie's body stiffen on the chair since he rarely saw his mother's scolding tone.

"I told you that you have to—

"

"Yu Yan,

" Wang Lei interrupted, already putting sweet and sour pork and dumplings in his bowl, along with a small portion of chao fan.

"It's alright. I can watch over Li Jie. If he wants to sit beside me, then he could.

"

"But…

"

Yu Yan felt warm in her heart. With how Wang Lei was patient and sweet with her son, she thought that she could trust him with her and just allowed Li Jie to act this way since her boss didn't mind it.

However, with what Wang Lei said next, Yu Yan already felt that he wanted to tease her…

"It's alright for Li Jie to act this way with me around. Besides, if I get closer with him, I'd definitely get closer with you, no?

"

With a wink coming after what he said, Yu Yan's eyebrow twitched, feeling slightly annoyed now that she knew what his intentions are!

'So… he really thought that he could get my attention just by being close with my son. This man…'

Yu Yan's mother understood what they were talking about. With her not minding it as she only let out a soft chuckle, it's as if she was siding with the CEO, the woman already reaching out to Wang Lei's plate to give him more dumplings.

"Eat more, dear. Maybe little Li Jie would want to ask you to play later on since he had a rather long nap this afternoon.

"

"Oh, of course.

"

With Wang Lei respectfully reaching out to the dumplings with his bowl, he even smiled at Yu Yan's mother sincerely, Li Jie's eyes twinkling like stars as he admired his mother's boss.

"Wow, Mr. Wang Lei~! When I grow up, I want to be like you—so nice and respectful!

"

Yu Yan's eyebrow twitched once more. With her having an internal monologue in her head about Wang Lei's real nature, she then wished to herself that her son won't see beyond Wang Lei's personality.

'Oh, my little mooncake… when you get older and when you learn about his past along with how he treats other women, you wouldn't want to be like him!'

"Mama, mama!

"

Yu Yan snapped out of her thoughts. With her smiling at Li Jie as she took a bite of her dumpling, Li Jie asked her a question that made her cough on her food profusely.

"Can Mr. Wang Lei be my father, pretty please?

"

*Cough, cough*

Yu Yan kept hitting her chest. With her mother quickly patting her back, she was too worried to help her, asking Wang Lei to get a glass of water for her daughter.

"Oh, Wang Lei, dear… can you please get Yu Yan water?

"

"Of course,

" Wang Lei said, internally chuckling as he liked Yu Yan's reaction towards her son's statement.

He thought to himself that if he couldn't favor Yu Yan for now, then he would have to get the favor of her mother and especially his son and luckily and surprisingly enough…

It's starting to progress!

With Yu Yan glaring at Wang Lei as she took the glass of water from him, she drank it in one down, wiping the corner of her lips before answering her son.

"Oh, Li Jie,

" she started, giving him a small smile.

"Mr. Wang Lei is mama's boss! It would be inappropriate to say that even though he's a great man.

"

Li Jie pouted. With him looking at Yu Yan then back at Wang Lei, he made a comment with his softest voice that almost broke the three adults' heart.

"But I always wanted a father… Mr. Wang Lei is the only man that visited mama…

"

Oh, their heart! How can children be this innocently cute!?

However, even though Yu Yan wanted to do something about her son's request, she knew that she and Wang Lei just couldn't happen.

First, he's her boss.

Second, he's a womanizer.

And third… she wants her focus only on Li Jie!

"Li Jie…

" Yu Yan spoke softly, love evident in her voice.

"We will talk about this later, alright? For now, you won't understand it… but mama wants you to stop thinking about this for now, alright?

"

Li Jie gave up, the excitement in his eyes dying out. With him nodding as he was now silent, he just nodded once to his mother, breaking Yu Yan and Yu Yan's mother's heart to see him this way.

Heck, even Wang Lei who wasn't so fond of children made him feel uneasy seeing cute little Li Jie this way! With him shaking himself out of his thoughts, he smiled at Li Jie and put his hand on his shoulder, now talking to him sincerely to cheer him up.

"Listen to your mother,

" Wang Lei said, further talking to him.

"I know you're a good boy. Don't worry… I will visit from time to time and play with you. You want that?

"

Li Jie's eyes then shown like stars as if he was given hope. With him looking at his mother and grandmother, he announced what he heard even though the two of them heard Wang Lei.

"You hear that, mama, nainai? Mr. Wang Lei said he'd visit every now and then to play!

"

"That's right,

" Yu Yan's mother said, beaming at Mr. Wang Lei to say thank you.

Yu Yan was grateful that Wang Lei had wiped the sad smile away from her Li Jie's face. With her mouthing a thank you, what little Li Jie had said next made Yu Yan freeze on her seat, along with Wang Lei's answer.

"Great! So that would mean after work, you're going to be going home with mama every evening and be sleeping here?

"

Yu Yan had never thought of that! With her head snapping at Wang Lei, the CEO just smirked at her, back at their teasing game as Wang Lei answered his question for Yu Yan.

"Yes. Your mama and I will be coming home together frequently now. You want that?

"

"Yeah!

"

With Yu Yan's mother giggling on her seat, Yu Yan discreetly glared at her boss, not expecting the sudden turn of events.

'You're really taking advantage of this, Wang Lei… you're really taking advantage of this!'

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