CH 78.2

Chapter 78.2 – Just Like My Own

During dinner, there was a rare addition to the table for two.

The little dumpling sat in front of the table. Her two short legs couldn’t reach the ground, and her head barely popped up above the table. Although neither Lu Qipei nor Qi Yang had raised a child before, they still found the scene amusing.

Lu Qipei sat at the table, not taking her eyes off the child, and finally couldn’t help but take the little dumpling into her arms. She didn’t notice that the moment she did this, the look on the maid’s eyes changed.

She looked towards Qi Yang and said, “Lu Sheng is too young to eat at the table.” Then she glanced at the food on the table and said, “She might not be able to eat these.”

Qi Yang wasn’t angry. She turned to look at Zhi Ting who was standing beside her and said, “What should she eat?”

How would Zhi Ting know? She wasn’t much older than Qi Yang, and she wasn’t married yet. How would she know how to take care of such a big child? These days, Lu Sheng was taken care by the maids in turn, without even a wet nurse.

As soon as Qi yang saw Zhi Ting’s blank look, she knew that she could not count on her, so she turned back and looked at the food on the table at a loss. Then, she simply asked Lu Sheng, “Have your teeth grown yet?”

How could a child who’s almost three years not have teeth yet?

But Lu Sheng who was nestled in Lu Qipei’s arms was still clever enough to say, “They have.” After that, as if afraid that Qi Yang wouldn’t believe her, she opened her mouth to let the latter see her neat white little teeth.

Among the two rows of small white teeth, Qi Yang found a small pointed canine tooth. There was only one of it on the top right, and it looked just like Lu Qipei’s. This made Qi Yang’s gaze turn soft. Then, she looked at Lu Qipei who was holding the little dumpling, and thought that the child really seemed like her own…

Lu Qipei felt a little uncomfortable being stared at, and blinked before asking, “Why are you looking at me like this?”

Qi Yang sighed then quietly said, “The more you look at her, the more she looks like you. No matter how you look at it, she looks just like your own child.”

When the maid next to her heard this, she immediately lowered her head even more. Even Zhi Ting secretly took a few steps back. Everyone seemed eager to escape from the scene of eruption, but the atmosphere between the two was not as tense as expected.

Lu Qipei only looked at Qi Yang helplessly, “Your Highness, please don’t joke like that. It would be bad if people took this seriously.”

Qi Yang looked at Lu Sheng and said, “If we have a child, maybe she would look like Lu Sheng?”

As soon as those words were said, the air turned even more silent. Even Lu Qipei was taken aback, and she inexplicably held Lu Sheng’s hang tightly. She looked at Qi Yang with a gaze that revealed some strange emotions. “What does Your Highness mean by this?”

Qi Yang ignored her, lowering her head instead and asking the little dumpling on Lu Qipei’s arms. “What do you want to eat?”

Lu Sheng was too young to understand the two’s conversation, only blinking at Qi Yang with innocent eyes. Hearing the question, her small black eyes showed confusion, “I, I don’t know.”

Lu Qipei had no choice but to answer, “She’s almost three years old. Soft and light food should be good.”

Qi Yang nodded and told the maid to prepare, then turned around and propped her chin, looking at each other’s eyes.

It seemed that Lu Sheng had never been gazed at like this before, and after being watched by Qi Yang for a long time, she started getting nervous and shy. Finally, unable to resist the pressure on Qi Yang’s gaze, the little dumpling slowly and secretly drilled into Lu Qipei’s arms.

This was just a small, subconscious action, but it undoubtedly revealed her trust and dependence on Lu Qipei.

Qi Yang found this interesting, and she suddenly stretched her hand out to Lu Qipei and said, “Let me hug her.”

Lu Qipei would never refuse Qi Yang, and they sat very close, so she handed the little dumpling in her arms to Qi Yang. It was so fast that Lu Sheng had not time to react at all. Finally, she could only grab her sleeve pitifully.

Qi Yang pursed her lips and smiled, holding the child face to face. Then she asked her, “Why, are you afraid of me?”

Lu Sheng shook her head and replied in a milky voice, “Your Highness, I’m not afraid.”

Qi Yang muttered, “The little one has a sweet mouth.” Then she pointed at Lu Qipei and asked her, “Do you like her more?”

Hearing this, Lu Sheng looked at Qi Yang timidly, seemingly afraid that the latter would be unhappy, but finally nodded.

Qi Yang couldn’t help laughing seeing her cautious appearance and patted Lu Sheng’s head. The little dumpling not only had a soft body with milky fragrance, but also soft hair that felt surprisingly nice to touch.

At first, she patted her head to appease her, but because it felt so good, she ended up patting her more. Finally, she held Lu Sheng in her arms and smiled at Lu Qipei, “Her head is much more comfortable than yours.”

Lu Qipei: “…”

Lu Qipei took the child back in silence. “She is too young. She will have to be fed when the food arrives later, so we shouldn’t bother Your Highness.”

Author notes:

Lu Qipei (jealously): Let go of that child, come to me!!!