Rebirth from the Ashes

Chapter 724: It’s Friendly and Won’t Scratch

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Miss.” The girl gave Shen Xia sweet smile.

Taking a glance at Shen Xi, the boy tightened his grip over his sister’s hand. He pursed his lips and refused to say a word but let go a little of his inhibition.

“Call me Aunty. Come with me.” Shen Xi extended a hand to them while feeling sorry for these poor little things. These kids were putting up a mean front, but they must feel nervous inside. They were only four after all.

“Mommy told me to call pretty ones “Miss”.” The girl’s eyes were beautiful crescents when she chuckled. She was so adorable.

Sure, Shen Xi was a Miss based on age, but technically, she was their aunt.

The girl took Shen Xi’s hand.

Without a word, the boy followed behind Shen Xi hand-in-hand with his sister.

Shangguan Yangiu heaved relief as the children seemed to take to Shen Xi more than the rest of them here.

They were strangers to these kids. Besides, the children must have been through some traumatic experiences to remain vigilant toward strangers.

Yun Jinping smiled lovingly, having no idea that her daughter was popular among children. She wondered what it would be like when Xixi had her own.

While no one was looking, Li Yuan beckoned Shen Xi over. His fair lady adored children and so did the children toward her.

Leading the kids, Shen Xi sat by Li Yuan.

Out of nowhere, Toffeecito came running and crouched by Li Yuan. Little animals tended to draw the attention of minors. The girl’s eyes lit up at the sight of Toffeecito.

The eyes of the emotionless boy softened as he sat upright next to Li Yuan.

Delighted and curious, the girl reached out a hand to touch Toffeecito but quickly withdrew her arm in fear.

With a smile, Li Yuan patted Toffeecito’s tiny head and said to her, “It’s friendly and wont scratch. Try it.”

Shen Xi could tell that the girl wanted to play with Toffeecito, but fear got the better of her. Here the girl was, giving Toffeecito a longing look instead. Shen Xi took the girl’s hand to feel Toffeecito as the latter looked on with expectant and perturbed eyes.

Toffeecito brushed its fluffy head against the girl’s palms while meowing softly as a token of friendship.

Widening her sparkling eyes, the girl retracted her arm ever so slightly before gently stroking Toffeecito. After she was sure Toffeecito was harmless, she grew bold to pat its head and smoothen its fur.

Shen Xi looked at Li Yuan and smiled.

Li Yuan carried the girl to sit by him. The girl was adorable and sensible. It seemed her mother did a good job raising the girl.

Prior to today, Li Yuan never imagined that such a thing would happen to Fu Qingli. The guy had always practiced caution, yet someone managed to slip through the cracks and give them two children after a one-night stand.

“Brother.” Shen Xi murmured as she quietly scuffed his palm in a comer.

Li Yuan softly brushed his fingers against her palm and grinned tenderly at her. He asked, “What’s the situation with Yu Qiubai?”

“All good. She was asleep when I went over.” In fact, Shen Xi wanted to ask if he knew Yu Qiubai or his mother. In the end, she held her tongue.

Yu Qiubai’s mother was in better health. During her lucid moments, she could not remember anything other than her son, her husband, and the family of three’s happiest days.

It was terrifying when she had an episode as if she feared something or repenting her sin to someone. Yu Qiubai’s mother would not be able to recognize her son. Fortunately, she only had a handful of these episodes now.

Her mental health seemed to be in better control now during episodes. Although sleeping pills and sedatives no longer worked, Shen Xi’s specialized calming agent did the trick. Yu Qiubai’s mother could sleep soundly after an episode and wake up to normalcy.

Li Yuan gave an acknowledging response without adding to it. He presented a Rubik’s cube from God knows where and handed it to the boy with a friendly smile.

Taken by surprise, the boy accepted the cube.

Shen Xi watched as the boy solved the cube in no time. The process only took mere seconds.

Perhaps unwilling to get into a conversation, the boy focused on the cube in hand. He solved and shuffled the Rubik’s cube repeatedly.

After a fun time with Toffeecito, the girl began to initiate talks with Li Yuan and Shen Xi.

Fu Qingxuan brought out all of Toffeecito’s favorite things. Kneeling by the girl, he intended to give her the tiny mouse but worried the toy might scare her. In the end, Fu Qingxuan picked the cute-looking sparrow. “This is the one. It likes to play this. Let your uncle take you to the large space there. You

can play all you want there.”

The girl watched as Toffeecito stared intently at the sparrow and lifted its paw to claw it. Taking a glance at Fu Qingxuan, she hesitated for a bit before nodding.

Fu Qingxuan was over the moon. Grabbing the girl by the hand, he led her to the vast space in the living room and passed the toy to her, so she could play with Toffeecito.

Shen Xi drew close to Li Yuan. “Brother, did you realize? All credit should go to Toffeecito.”

Toffeecito was the ultimate weapon to break the ice. It did not take long for the girl to warm up to Fu Qingxuan. She was already calling Fu Qingxuan Uncle.

Bobbing his head with delight, Li Yuan inquired the little guy who was absorbed in the Rubik’s cube. “Don’t you want to play with your sister?”

Shen Xi glanced at the quiet boy who was fixated on solving the cube.

She had not heard him say a word since their encounter. The boy was more indifferent and withdrawn than Fu Qingli. Where did he get his personality?

Keeping to himself, the boy shook his head as an answer to Li Yuan’s question.

Shen Xi looked over and went to search for a few snacks at the coffee table. Carrying a slice of cake, she sat next to the boy and handed the cake to him. “What would you like to drink? Is milk okay?”

The boy took a fleeting glance at her. To everyone’s surprise, the boy accepted the cake willingly and ate it up.

Everyone watching was in shock, awestruck by Shen Xi’s charms. Since coming to the house, the girl had a little something to eat while the boy refused to eat, drink, and talk. Now that he was finally filling his belly, they could heave a sigh of relief.

Shangguan Yangiu gave Shen Xia look to stay with the little man while she would pick up the milk.

She and her husband were just chatting on the flight that Xixi would be the first to have children as she was married before anyone else. It never occurred to them that the person to give them grandchildren was Qingli..