Chapter 553: Moving on (2)
Xiaoshi saw Lanni off when she was done discussing with Han Xichen. She was holding Yue in her arms and after hugging Lanni and kissing her cheek, she held up the little girl’s hand to help her wave goodbye to Lanni. "Thanks for dropping by. But why did you insist on not staying for dinner? I was preparing to bring out my best culinary skills." She asked. She had overheard Han Xichen ask her to stay for dinner, but her response was that she had to leave.
Lanni was glad that they were willing to invite her so cordially and would have stayed if she could. "I promised Xiehan to make him his favorite meal. He will be unhappy if I don’t." She explained, and they giggled at how Xiehan would probably complain like a little boy if she didn’t make his dinner when he was expecting it.
Lanni caught sight of Yue trying to blow her a kiss at the side. She couldn’t do it right so all she did was nibble at her hand and then blow out a puff of air. Her heart melted. "Do you want me to take her away for the night?" She asked, majorly because she could not resist the thought of a night with the jovial Yue.
Xiaoshi thought about it and had to drop the bummer. "Xichen has to leave the city tomorrow so we decided to have a family sleepover tonight. Yue will sleep with us so she does not think that her daddy doesn’t love her anymore just because he is leaving."
"That’s so adorable." She had to admit, even though she would no longer be able to take the little girl with her. She had also heard about Han Xichen’s need to leave so she thought it would be crazy to insist on taking their daughter away.
Seeing her disappointment, Xiaoshi leaned over and lowered her voice, covering her daughter’s ears even though she was too young to understand whatever they were talking about. "I’ll definitely let you take her away in two days. I’ll need it." She winked.
"What will happen in two days?" Lanni was confused.
They had discussed such matters a gazillion times and Lanni would take their daughter away whenever she needed some time alone with Han Xichen, but it was still embarrassing to say it out aloud. She cleared her throat. "Xichen will come back."
Lanni exaggeratedly mouthed an "Oh" to tease her, earning a smack. She laughed out aloud. "Leave it to me to get her off your hands."
"Then I’ll have to thank you. Wait a second." Xiaoshi let her hold Yue and returned to the apartment, coming back with a plastic bag which she stuffed into Lanni’s arms.
"What are these?" Lanni peeked into the bag and marvelled at the assortment of cookies.