C12 He Adored Her
“It’s okay, my daughter’s a picky eater, too.” But Fu Jingyan was significantly thinner, so Yan Shu was worried. “Stay here and wait for me, okay?”
She left the room and headed to the kitchen.
Fu Jingyan didn’t know what she was up to. But she had told him to wait, so he obediently lay back on the bed and waited.
Soon, she returned with a new food tray.
Before she even reached the bed, Fu Jingyan’s mouth was already watering from the smell of the dishes. He couldn’t help but sit up and crane his neck to see what type of food it was.
Beef noodles and sweet and sour pork ribs!
Yan Shu placed the tray in front of him and smiled. “I made these. Give it a taste.”
Fu Jingyan eagerly picked up the chopsticks and stuffed the noodles into his mouth.
It tasted exactly like the ones from the other day!
The boy hadn’t eaten much in the past two days, so he was practically starving. He proceeded to wolf down the food without even looking up from his bowl.
“Take it easy, those noodles are hot.” Yan Shu took the bowl and blew on the noodles before feeding it to him.
Fu Jingyan ate each spoonful with relish, feeling all warm and fuzzy.
He finished the entire bowl in no time. The pork ribs weren’t as hot, so Yan Shu let him eat by himself while she poured him a glass of milk.
All of a sudden, the door was kicked open and Fu Yunchen stormed into the room.
“I finally found you, my darling nephew!” He pounced on Fu Jingyan and rubbed his face against the boy’s. “It’s a good thing I installed a GPS into your iPad, or who knows what would happen to me if our family found out you went missing!”
Fu Jingyan’s cheeks twisted this way and that under the man’s ardent ministrations.
Unable to bear it any longer, Yan Shu stepped forward and pulled them apart. “A child’s skin is delicate,” she lectured Fu Yunchen. “You can’t just rub and knead it like a piece of dough!”
In response, he narrowed his eyes at her. “And who might you be?”
She was wearing a hotel manager’s uniform and cradling Fu Jingyan as if he were her own. In fact, they looked very much alike.
Fu Yunchen had to squint to make sure that he wasn’t seeing things.
He snatched the boy back and sneered. “He’s my nephew. I always pinch his face whenever I like! What are you planning to do with my precious nephew?”
Over the years, there had been countless women who had targeted his brother. They had all tried to coddle Fu Jingyan in a bid to be his stepmother.
Fu Yunchen was sure that Yan Shu was no different.
Fu Jingyan struggled in his arms and eventually jumped away from his hold.
He stood in front of Yan Shu, his cheeks puffed up in anger. He held his iPad, which contained the message: “Second Uncle, if you bully her again, I will get very mad!”
This was the first time the boy had said something mean to Fu Yunchen. He clutched his chest and whined. “Nephew, I am your uncle! How can you choose an outsider over me?”
Fu Jingyan typed a new message: “She isn’t an outsider! She called me ‘Baby’.”
“Aha!” Fu Yunchen pointed a finger at Yan Shu. “So you really have evil intentions toward my nephew! You’re using him to marry my brother, aren’t you?”
Yan Shu only looked at him like he was an idiot.
Just then, the receptionist’s voice came through her walkie-talkie. She ruffled the boy’s head and said, “I’m going back to work now, Baby. Enjoy your meal.”
Fu Jingyan nodded and raised his iPad to her. “Can I please have your phone number?”
He adored this woman. She was kind and gentle, and the food she made was scrumptious.
“Of course.” Yan Shu tapped on the iPad and entered her contact number. “If you want to eat more, just call me.”
Fu Jingyan nodded again, his tender face breaking out into a bright smile.
The sight shocked Fu Yunchen speechless. “Nephew, did you just smile?” He hadn’t seen the boy smile in ages. “Come, show me another one!”
But Fu Jingyan only rolled his eyes and resumed eating.
It took Fu Yunchen a moment to realize that the boy was eating with gusto. He had the second shock of his life within the span of a few minutes. “Nephew! I thought you had anorexia?”
