Mama's Princess is Daddy's Beloved

Li Xue has just finished preparing the dinner with Feng Yi Lan sitting on the kitchen's counter. All this time both friends talked a lot and a lot about their past memories, reminiscing every beautiful one, once again.

"So you are now a dessert chef. But you haven't prepared any dessert dish  for me today", Feng Yi Lan said with a pout on her face.

"Ummm … haven't we decided it before? I will make one for you some other day. For now, please manage with these plain dishes. I am really exhausted today", Li Xue said while placing the dishes prepared on the dining table.

She has kept the dinner very simple. Some Chinese eggplant with garlic sauce and plain white rice. Though the dishes were very plain and simple yet its tantalizing fragrance could make anyone drool over. Just looking at the presentation, Feng Yi Lan had no doubts regarding her friend's cooking skills.

And the most important fact that can't be forgotten here Li Xue was now not any chef to begin with, but the head dessert chef of Feng International's famous dessert brand, Sweet Delicacies. From here on whatever she cooks or invent in her kitchen would become the trend that would be followed in various other franchises of Sweet Delicacies all over the country.

Attaining such achievement in the term of only 5 years was not something simple. Her direct promotion here is the self – evidence to prove her hard work and dedication. Looking at all the things like this Feng Yi Lan really felt proud of her friend.

Though some selfish people snatched away her hard earned fame from her, snatched away the prosperous life she had built with her tough training and sleepless nights, yet they weren't able snatch away her remarkable strengths of hard work and dedication.

Five years ago, she was pushed to her lowest to bring the success crown to some other's head. But that selfish plot didn't mark the end of her rise, it has just been a speed breaker that reduced her speed. Fame and success was something written in her destiny, if not on the path of modelling then it will be bestowed to her on the path of gourmet

"Hey! Why are you looking at me like that? Take a seat fast, and I will go and check on my devilic – angel. She would still be out, wandering in the garden looking at the flowers" Li Xue said snapping her friend out from her train of thoughts.

"Umm … oh okay! I will bring out the plates in the meantime", Feng Yi Lan said as Li Xue turned to fetch her daughter from the garden.

The moment she opened the door, the most beautiful little face greeted her eyes. Getting the sight of her little doll's smile, the woman's lips automatically curled up into a pleasant smile.

Right at this time, she caught a glimpse of someone at a distance. When she trailed her eyes towards that direction, a man was walking away. His back was towards them and she wasn't able to see his face. But looking at his back she felt a sense of warmth and tenderness creeping up in her heart.

She felt a little weird with such strange feelings coming in her heart.

Her eyes were still looking at him when she heard the soft voice of her daughter. "Mama, is the dinner ready? Let's go and have it quickly. Aunt Yi Lan would be waiting for us"

Bending down to her daughter's height, she softly caressed her perfect donned hair. Looking at her hair like this, she felt like someone had just combed it to bring the properness into it.

"So how was the garden? Do you like it?" Li Xue asked. Suddenly her eyes darted on the little girl's knees and ankles. It has got some band aids. Holding the eyes full of worry, she immediately asked again, "How did this happen? Did you fall somewhere? Is it still hurting? How did you fell? And why didn't you call me if you got these injuries?"

Her questions came out like the water coming out from the faucet. Li Wei was already expecting her mother to worry like this so, she has come all prepared with the answers. Taking her arms up to reach her mother's cheeks, she said "Mama, I am fine. You don't have to worry so much like this. I am a big – little girl now, not a small kid anymore". Her small palms were giving gentle soothing pats on her mother's cheeks to make her calm down.

Li Xue squinted her eyes on her daughter who was doing her best to make her relax. Then gently holding her ears she said, "At first, you are making me worry and then you are asking me to relax. Tell me quickly, how did you get hurt?"

"Ah … Ah … Mamaa, it's hurting", little Li Wei said closing her eyes in pain.

"You little devil, I haven't even held it that strongly and it's giving you pain. Stop pretending and tell me fast. How did you get yourself hurt?" Li Xue has held her daughter's ears lightly and with much care. There is no way, she would even mistakenly be going to hurt her. But this little daughter of hers knows well to act.

"Mama, don't hold my ears. I am not able to see your pretty face. If you want you can kiss my cheeks", Li Wei offered as if holding her ears wasn't any punishment rather it was the same love her mother shows when she kisses her.

Li Xue sighed at her daughter's words. There is no way she could even pretend to be harsh on her. Her sweet words were enough to break her façade of strictness. How could anyone keep that strictness up when this little devil's adorable smile is enough to break it off.

Leaving her ears, she placed a soft kiss on her cheeks and then asked again, "Is that okay? Now tell me". Little Li Wei nodded in acceptance and then said.

"It' really nothing Mama. I fell on the ground and scratched my knees a little. It wasn't painful, just some small scratches. And even an angel came and helped me in healing it. With his magic, it didn't hurt even a bit. Really!", The little girl tried her best to explain her mother and then assure her that she was fine

"An Angel?", Li Xue asked as her eyes once again moved in the direction where she had caught the glimpse of a man.

Li Wei nodded and said, "Yes Mama. An angel, God gifted me one. Like he gifted me to you."

Not seeing the mother and daughter duo returning, Feng Yi Lan called out from inside, "Hey! Are we going to have our dinner at the door? Should I go and bring everything here?"

At her word, Little Li Wei giggled and said, "Aunt Yi Lan, do the hungry mice in your stomach get you so angry or is it the aromatic food on the table?"

"Hey chipmunk, don't laugh at you poor Aunt. Come, let's have the food first. It's already getting cold", she called again and both mother and daughter returned inside.

Li Xue closed the door behind them but not before taking one last look at the house towards which that man has previously walked to.

After the dinner, Feng Yi Lan was ready to leave Little Carnations. The little girl was already tired so she went to her bed early. The next day was going to be quite important to her. She was going to see her new school the next day.

When Feng Yi Lan was exiting the house, she reminded Li Xue "Dear, I will pick you up tomorrow sharp at 11 am. Be ready by then. Okay?"

Li Xue nodded in agreement.