Mama's Princess is Daddy's Beloved

Li Xue's brows got raised as she heard Feng Shufen agreeing to her words. "You knew? Already?" 

The man nodded looking at her before he took his steps to descend downstairs. Li Xue followed after him, a little bit intrigued about his knowledge. 

"Then why did you not say it before? And also when you know that earlier I was pretending then why did you let me do according to my wish? Why did you not tell me that you have already seen through me and my plans?" She asked again, walking behind him to take the seat in the living room. 

Seeing him come to the living room, she was already sure that they would be having a good late-night conversation today. 

Taking a seat, Feng Shufen stared at her. "Because I was waiting for you to trust me." He said and at his words, Li Xue instantly interrupted. 

"Of course, I trust you. Why do you have to even wait for it?" She said and in response to her manner of proclamation received a doubtful gaze from the person. "I … I mean I was wrong today but I trust you the most. There is no doubt about that." Correcting her words, her voice turned meek towards the end as she lightly scratched the top corner of her brows while avoiding the gaze of the man. 

"Trust doesn't come by saying in words, it's shown through your actions." Feng Shufen said as he tiredly leaned back on the sofa to rest, closing his eyes. It was the first time, looking at him Li Xue felt like he was tired. 

Her lips turned into a pout as she felt bad in her heart. Standing up she took steps to reach the side of him before kneeling in front of him. Her hands went to rest over his knees. "I am sorry to hurt you again and again but believe me I was just thinking for you. I just don't want to see you getting in trouble. At that time, I had nothing else in mind except to help you save the clue you have got for your accident." 

She said and Feng Shufen's eyes remained closed without giving any hints in response to her words. Seeing him like that, Li Xue almost thought that there would be no forgiveness coming any time soon. She was about to get up to walk away but just at that time, her hands were held to stop her. 

She paused to look back at him with a small expectant smile, only to find him still resting with his eyes closed. Li Xue didn't disturb his rest, instead, letting him hold her hand she slowly went to take a seat beside him, watching silently at him. 

After a quite long time, she finally heard something coming her way. Though no movement was made in the posture of the man, she knew that he wasn't asleep all the while. He was just resting and giving some thought to the necessary things. 

"I never wanted you to stress out. Just needed you to depend on me to know that in this world, for me, nothing could be more important than you. I never wanted to see you struggle, especially when you are with me. If my presence itself would become a struggle for you, do you still think I would want to stay beside you?"

Feng Shufen said, opening his eyes and his words, especially the last sentence, took Li Xue off guard. In just a second her expression froze, growing a bit pale while her hands turned cold. 

Realizing the meaning that he was conveying with his words, she frantically shook her head, before asking in a threatening tone. "What do you mean? Are you referring to divorce? You better don't think so, otherwise, I will make sure you will be left penniless. Don't forget you have signed an elite marriage certificate with me". 

Seeing her like that, all scared, Feng Shufen could not help but chuckle. Getting back to sit straight, he turned a bit serious. "You know well to use your resources at the right time. But did you forget that you have yet to put your signature on the marriage certificate? It's not done yet." 

"Let's go now and sign them," Li Xue said, almost ready to sprint her way to the Civil Bureau of Affairs. 

"Do you think I fear losing the property?" Feng Shufen asked, tugging her back to sit. Li Xue shook her head, knowing well that if he would be fearing all those then he would have never thought to choose her over them. 

"I know you don't but I feel that keeping your properties under my control, I will easily make myself cling to you more. Then you won't ever have a choice to leave me." 

She said and with her innocent, simple way of thinking, Feng Shufen turned to cup her cheeks into his palms. "For that, you don't have to take so much stress. Just your smallest hint to keep me near would be enough to make me stay".

Li Xue's brows furrowed. "So you mean you are not leaving me, right?" 

The man shook his head, "I never was." 

"But you just said …" 

"What I mean was the consequences that your actions could bring if not being careful. It never meant that I was going to leave your side." Feng Shufen said and it was only at that moment, Li Xue was able to take the right breather. 

She shook her head first, before shifting into his arms. "Don't threaten me like that again. I already promise I will never be that reckless to you." 

Feng Shufen smiled before humming. Earlier, he was a little upset with her but he wasn't able to keep it till the end. How could he be upset with her when every time, around him she manages to keep such adorableness.

"Are you still upset with me?" Li Xue asked, looking up at the man while still keeping her chin over his chest. 

The man shook his head and Li Xue smiled. "Then it's fine, otherwise I would really have to run around to think of the ways to keep you stuck with me." She said as she rested her head back onto him with some ease. They stayed in the position enjoying the moment when Li Xue remembered something. 

"Aye, since you have asked me to not stress out over the things and ask your help in every little thing then there is really something I want to trouble you with". She said, before getting up to sit properly on her own, looking at him with some seriousness. 

Feng Shufen looked at her and nodded. "What is it?" 

Li Xue hesitated a little at first but then shrugging her hesitance off, she said, "I don't know how I should present this but due to some reasons, after so many years, suddenly I feel like there is a little mess in my birth story. I want to know the reality of it. Can you help me investigate that?" She asked before adding more briefness to it.. "I want to know if my parents are really my parents."