Chapter 159 - 123: I Love Mom Too! I Love Mom More Than Him! I Love Mom the Most
Chapter 159: Chapter 123: I Love Mom Too! I Love Mom More Than Him! I Love Mom the Most
Shu Chao Yu poked his little chest.
"No!" Xiao Juzi blurted out between sobs. "He’s trying to steal Mom from me. Why would I be touched by that!"
"If he really wanted to take your mom away from you, he has the means and the power to do it. He could find a way without even considering your feelings. I think you can tell... he loves your mom very much..."
Xiao Juzi cut him off. "I love Mom too! I love Mom more than he does! I love Mom the most!"
"That’s different. There’s a lot of love he can give your mom that you can’t." Shu Chao Yu thought what he said was fine, but on second thought, it sounded a little off.
’No, I can’t lead this innocent kid astray.’
"Anyway," he mumbled, "your mom is a grown-up. She needs lots and lots of love. Your love alone is nowhere near enough!"
Xiao Juzi looked like he only half-understood.
Shu Chao Yu patted his head. "If you really don’t like him, your uncle won’t force you to accept him. You two can just stay out of each other’s way. The way things are now is actually pretty good."
"It’s not good at all!"
Shu Yao came out, freshly showered and dressed. "Xiao Juzi, time to go."
Xiao Juzi’s moodiness vanished in an instant. He jumped out of his uncle’s arms and ran happily to Shu Yao.
Shu Chao Yu was a little dumbfounded.
’This kid’s mood swings are way too fast!’
Xiao Juzi leaned in and sniffed his mom hard. He could still smell the faint scent of that annoying pest, but mostly he smelled her fragrant shower gel.
He was somewhat satisfied.
Shu Yao, wearing a slightly loose jacket, told him seriously, "You can’t come with me like this. If you’re discovered, you’ll be kicked out."
Xiao Juzi did as his mother said and turned into a kitten, hiding inside her jacket. His fluffy little head poked out from an opening near the pocket. As long as he didn’t talk and stayed still, he looked just like a decorative doll on her clothes.
"Hee hee~" Xiao Juzi giggled childishly.
"Once we get to school, not a sound, and don’t poke your head out!" Shu Yao stressed again and again. "You only come out when I say so."
"Okay~" Xiao Juzi was on his best behavior.
Seeing the little guy completely wrapped around her finger, Shu Chao Yu was thoroughly impressed with Shu Yao’s mothering skills.
’The old carrot and stick approach.’
’And just like that, she had the little furball under control.’
Shu Chao Yu checked the time. "It’s already nine-thirty. You’re going to school now? Ke left first thing this morning."
"We’re just going to hang out for a bit." Shu Yao wanted to let her son experience a high school classroom ahead of time.
’Last night, I got too caught up in the joys of the adult world and neglected him. Time to make it up to him today~’
But when she got to the school, she realized something was wrong.
It was clearly Monday, yet the classrooms were empty. The campus was sparsely populated too.
’What’s going on?’
Shu Yao contacted Ke Dancheng. "Where are you?"
Ke Dancheng replied, "I’m at the hospital."
’Still at the hospital at this hour.’
Shu Yao asked, "Are there no classes today?"
"..." There was a moment of silence on Ke Dancheng’s end. "There are no classes this morning, but there’s an information session for Imperial University at eleven-thirty. Didn’t Wei tell you?"
Shu Yao was speechless. "..."
’Teacher Wei was always pestering me to come to class. I got so fed up that I... blocked him.’
"You’ve seen me every day for the past two days, how could you not have mentioned it!" Shu Yao was exasperated.
Ke Dancheng said guiltily, "I thought Wei had told you..."
Besides, he hadn’t thought Shu Yao would care about it anyway.
Shu Yao knew it was mostly her own fault.
"Forget it, let’s just go home." ’Well, at least we came. I didn’t completely break my promise to my son.’
Xiao Juzi squirmed unhappily inside her jacket.
Just then, Ke Dancheng said over the video call, "Sister Yao, the Imperial University info session is probably still worth attending. I heard Imperial University plans on expanding enrollment this year, and they’ve invited some outstanding alumni to promote it at various high schools. For our Imperial High School, I think it’s... the Commander..."
"The Commander!?" Shu Yao was stunned.
’She knew him, all right. Very well. Especially after last night.’
Ke Dancheng didn’t notice her strange reaction. He just assumed she was reacting like any other girl, starstruck by the Federation’s Commander.
"I’m not certain," Ke Dancheng said cautiously. "I just saw a lot of people saying that on our school’s forum."
"Oh, okay."
’I’ll find out if he’s the speaker soon enough.’
’Then again, why wait? Wouldn’t it be faster to just ask him directly?’