Daddy CEO's Beloved Wife

The Earl's early departure from the royal court masquerade made quite a ripple as many guests were dismayed by the news. Most of them were curious and would like to establish a good relationship with him since he was able to aid the royalty to cover up the funds they were unable to meet. Not only that, the King himself was quite respectful towards the Earl.  Thus, earning enough reputation to make all the guests who arrived there as well as some of the royal family members to wonder what kind of man the Earl was.

Currently, in the dining hall where a very long table was set in the center, each guest was seated on their seats and talked in hushed voices. Most already took off their masks, while a few people still wore their upper-half masks.

At this moment, the Baron, the other person who received an official post from the King himself through merits, silently looked at the empty chair next to where he sat. People from all sides stared at him for a second before averting their gazes as if they never looked at his way. But the Baron was already used to these kinds of eyes and despite the suffocating atmosphere, Cassis was still able to eat his food without any problem.

Not long after everyone was done with their breakfast, a new topic was heatedly discussed amongst the guests.

"I don't see the Earl with us… Perhaps, the rumors from last night turned out to be true."

"Oh? What rumor?"

"Someone said they saw the Earl eying the lady in the golden dress and even followed her out last night."

"But doesn't Prince Francisco fancy that lady?"

"That's true. But I heard the Earl did not give him any chances to get the lady at all! In the end, you can already tell who won between the two men." The first speaker, a young man who was a bit thin in stature and figure, pointed his sharp chin towards the empty chairs in the dining hall as if proving his point.

The lady, whom he had been talking to, also looked at the empty chairs. Her hair stood up as soon as she realized this, but it wasn't only her who moved their eyes to look at the empty chairs. Soon, everyone seemed to understand something but dared not speak loudly about it.

The two people who had been speaking sensed that something was wrong in the atmosphere around them. They quickly shut their lips and no longer raised their heads. However, a pair of glaring eyes were intently staring at them.

Princess Lydia didn't think that the two people's conversation could humiliate her so much.

Last night, she boasted to her friends that her father, the King, would be able to convince the Earl to marry her. The King and the Earl really did talk last evening too, and nobody could tell what they talked about. But who knew that the next morning, they woke up to hear that the Earl had already left.

It could have been alright if there was no news yet received after their talk, making people wonder if the Earl accepted the proposal or not.

But now, a new rumor is rising…

The Earl asked another woman, who was not the princess, to dance. And she was the only person he had danced with before leaving.

Not only that. Today, there were only two empty chairs in the dining hall, making people's imagination run wild.

—Peng!

The sound of a spoon hitting the plate resounded inside the hall. Princess Lydia was extremely angered by what happened. No matter if the rumor was real or not, she still couldn't accept that another woman was involved with the Earl, dirtying her eyes.

What right did she have to stand and dance with the Earl? Prince Lydia thought to herself.

With a surging rage boiling inside her, the princess stood up abruptly to find that woman.

…

"Where would you like to go sir?" Special Assistant Guo asked while looking at the rearview mirror.

Song Yu Han did not reply immediately. He calmly took off his mask and with languid eyes, he said, "Let's go back home."

Special Assistant Guo understood his words instantly and a smile appeared on his lips.

Not long after they left the castle gates, the car drove around several roads and turns before stopping in front of a gray mansion. Song Yu Han stepped out of the car and walked unhurriedly toward an open garden where a tall fence as a divider between two houses was set up.

Within several steps, he finally reached the fence and looked around. Apparently, there was nobody there. But Song Yu Han's face did not change and he patiently waited there without moving.

Even when the clouds above his head were starting to get darker and the wind picked up, his eyes were still as gentle as a calm and clean pond.

Song Yu Han waited for nearly thirty minutes when finally, a rustle was heard from in front of him.

A small head popped out from the bushes.

The previously empty and lonely view Song Yu Han saw was now replaced with a silly grin of a child; lovely and bright that even the dark clouds above them couldn't dim it even for a bit.

"A'Yu~ A'Yu~ A'Yu~ "

The child jumped in front of him with a few leaves stuck on his ruffled hair.

Song Yu Han finally showed a smile on his lips. He even walked closer towards the fence while the child reached his small arms towards him.

"I told you if I'm even a minute late, you don't have to wait for me outside, right?"

"En!" The boy energetically replied as he stared at the tall man in front of him with bright and shiny eyes. "But I still want to wait for A'Yu to come!"

Song Yu Han wanted to tell the boy that it wouldn't be good for him to stay outside for long just to wait for him since there were a lot of factors that could endanger his safety. However, seeing that silly grin and round eyes, all the words he was about to speak were swallowed back down to his stomach.

Again, Song Yu Han realized something.

In this world, he could never win against these two people; Ran Xueyi and Song Zhan.

Xiao Zhanzhan stood closely in front of Song Yu Han. The only thing that separates the two of them was the fence set up between the two lands. However, that spot was only a few centimeters thick and so, the two of them didn't even mind the fence at all.

Hence, it became their favorite and exclusive spot since they met half a year ago.

At that time, Xiao Zhanzhan's nanny left him alone to meet with her lover. The little boy stumbled around the garden and ended up in that place. There, he met a strange man who was standing in front of the wall (fence) and was staring ahead without moving. Xiao Zhanzhan had no sense of danger and crawled towards the man.

When Song Yu Han saw a boy, who looked like him when he was a child, but also looked like Ran Xueyi, the woman he has been longing for but couldn't meet due to some circumstances, crawling in front of him, he didn't even hesitate and climbed the fence to pick the boy up for fear that the ground would scratch his delicate and soft body.

But who knew that only after a few weeks, the boy would soon call him 'Daddy!'. Song Yu Han never thought that a day like that could ever happen to him. Whatever fatigue and gloom he had suffered that day, it would melt away as soon as Xiao Zhanzhan ran up to him with a bright smile.

Just like now…

With a wide smile, his little boy checked his pockets in his pants. However, there was nothing there. Next, he held Song Yu Han's two large and calloused hands and looked intently at it for a few seconds.

Then, Xiao Zhanzhan gave him a confused look.

"A'Yu, you didn't bring any candies for me…?"

"…'

Unfortunately, Xiao Zhanzhan learned something bad from watching cartoons. He started to call Song Yu Han 'A'Yu' instead of 'Daddy' now.

But it was no problem, Song Yu Han could correct it later.

"Ah, sorry… I was a bit busy today--"

Xiao Zhanzhan's bright and smiley face crumpled down into sadness. Disappointment and betrayal filled his round and adorable eyes. Soon, tears bubbled up his eyes.

Thankfully, he stopped his son before he could really cry.

"I didn't bring any right now… But I ordered a whole box of candies and it would only arrive a bit later."

Xiao Zhanzhan's expression immediately brightened up. The silly grin appeared again.

"I knew you wouldn't forget! A'Yu is the best!"

The corners of Song Yu Han's lips twitched. Of course, he lied about ordering a box of candies. But in order to not make his only son cry and hate him for lying to him, Song Yu Han could only bite the gun and really order something after he went back.

Thinking about it again, Ran Xueyi also had an obsession with candies in the past. Song Yu Han smiled when he remembered it.

Forget it… He might as well order two boxes of candies for both of them.