Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son-Chapter 543 - 540

On Friday afternoon, after waking up from her nap, Ye Zhenzhen went to the kindergarten with Song Jinze to pick up Xiao Chen and bring him home.

Having not seen the little guy for a week, Ye Zhenzhen embraced him, "Xiao Chen, did you miss Mommy?"

Xiao Chen was naturally happy to see his mother come to pick him up, yet when he saw his father, the smile on his chubby little face disappeared, and he pouted and nodded, "I missed~"

Ye Zhenzhen’s eyebrows twitched slightly, and she coaxed gently, "What’s wrong with my son? Why are you suddenly unhappy? Is it because you missed Mommy and Daddy?"

Throughout the week, she had been in touch with Madam Song over WeChat, knowing that for the most part, Song Wenbai had been taking care of Xiao Chen. She had also called Song Wenbai, whose tone hadn’t been very pleasant, simply telling her to focus on her work and not worry about the child.

With all that had happened during the week, indeed, she hadn’t been able to give much attention to the little guy. Fortunately, she had taken a few days off and was feeling a bit better, able to spend a pleasant weekend with him.

Song Yuchen shook his head, "It’s not because of Mommy."

Grandpa said Mommy was busy, so she didn’t have time to pay attention to him, and he wasn’t mad at all, because he knew Mommy was filming a movie, but...

The little guy buried his head in Ye Zhenzhen’s embrace, his little eyes filled with grievance and dissatisfaction as he glanced at Song Jinze, really upset.

Song Jinze noticed the expression on the little guy’s face and stretched his hand toward Ye Zhenzhen, gesturing to hold the child.

Clutching Ye Zhenzhen tightly, the little guy refused, "No, I don’t want Daddy to hold me."

Song Jinze furrowed his brows, "Xiao Chen, your mother hasn’t been feeling well the last couple of days and took leave, so she didn’t go to the set. Come on, Daddy will carry you to the car."

Seeing that the little guy’s expression was quite different from usual, Ye Zhenzhen said to Song Jinze, "It’s okay, I can carry him to the car."

"Daddy will carry~"

Song Yuchen turned his head towards Song Jinze with his arms open, his chubby little face still very unhappy.

After Song Jinze held the little guy in his arms, he asked him, "Did I make you unhappy?"

Song Yuchen pouted, huffing and turning his head away, determined not to pay any mind to Song Jinze.

"Song Yuchen, what is this behavior?"

Song Yuchen buried his head in Song Jinze’s embrace, afraid of his father’s anger, it was one thing, but not wanting to talk to him was another altogether; in any case, he just didn’t want to speak.

"Ah..."

Ye Zhenzhen tugged at the man’s sleeve, signaling with her eyes for him not to say anymore.

She touched the little guy’s hand, "Xiao Chen, how about we eat cake when we get home, we have both strawberry and chocolate flavors, okay~"

Upon hearing his mother’s words, Xiao Chen lifted his little head out of Song Jinze’s embrace and nodded at Ye Zhenzhen.

After the family of three got in the car, Xiao Chen sat in the middle, holding onto Ye Zhenzhen and not letting go, occasionally lifting his head to look at her, his little eyes brimming with a pitiable air.

It was as if his most beloved Mommy was about to abandon him in the next second, and yet, unable to part, he clung to the warm embrace of Mommy, lingering and bidding farewell.

Ye Zhenzhen ran her fingers through the little guy’s thick wisps of hair, from his little ear and squeezed his chubby little face, her lips curled with an indulgent and affectionate smile, remaining silent.

Not long after they arrived home, Watermelon had already been brought back from Qingquan Villa by Yu Lili. Xiao Chen was very happy to see Watermelon, quickly took off his shoes, and ran off to play with Watermelon.

Song Jinze’s expression turned sour as he saw the little guy would rather talk to Watermelon than pay him any attention.

"Song Yuchen, put on your slippers!"

Ye Zhenzhen turned her head and glanced at Song Jinze, whispering, "As his father, why are you so stern every time you see him? Can’t you smile a bit? How many times have I told you?

Your tone shouldn’t be so harsh, can’t you be a bit gentler?"

"I..."

The man’s defensive words had yet to be spoken when the little one interrupted him;

"Mommy, let’s eat strawberry cake together!" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Sure~"

Song Jinze frowned, "Song Yuchen, have you washed your hands? Go wash them first!"

Ye Zhenzhen patted Song Jinze’s arm, "Mr. Song, when you come home, you are a kind-hearted dad and...a considerate husband, not President Song anymore."

"Oh, my husband looks very handsome when he smiles~ Remember to smile more, I’ll take our son to wash his hands."

"..."

Song Jinze stood in place, watching the big and small figures walk past him hand in hand happily, feeling extremely complex emotions...

During a break from eating cake, Ye Zhenzhen excused herself to go to the restroom and went upstairs to call Xiao Chen’s kindergarten teacher, asking about the little guy’s recent situation at the kindergarten.

The teacher said everything was normal with the little one, and there were no unusual signs.

This somewhat eased Ye Zhenzhen’s mind, while Song Yuchen hadn’t spoken a single word to Song Jinze since coming home, until bedtime, when he clung to Ye Zhenzhen, asking her to tell him a story.

It was only after telling three stories that Ye Zhenzhen wanted to coax him into discussing whether his unhappiness today was due to not seeing his parents for a few days, or if something unhappy had happened at kindergarten.

Instead, the little one asked her a question, "Mommy, will you leave me one day, and will you also leave Daddy?"

Ye Zhenzhen was first taken aback, then adjusted her lying position, holding the little one seriously as she looked at him and answered, "No."

Her voice was gentle and resolute.

This response appeared to daze Song Yuchen for a moment, and after he pursed his lips, a smile immediately spread across his childlike face.

"Is what you said true? You really won’t leave me, won’t leave Daddy, or should I say, even if you leave Daddy, you wouldn’t abandon me, right?"

Ye Zhenzhen nodded, "Right, I won’t leave you, nor Daddy, even if..."

Hearing Ye Zhenzhen’s half-statement, Song Yuchen’s bright black eyes started to twinkle, and his expression grew tense with anticipation. He was eager to know Ye Zhenzhen’s next words.

"There are no ’even ifs,’ these things you’re thinking of won’t happen. Trust Mommy, I won’t choose to leave you or Daddy."

Outside the children’s room, a hand with distinct knuckles gently moved away from the doorknob, and Song Jinze’s lips curved slightly.

That night in the hotel, he heard her say she had already gone back...

Words spoken while conscious were certainly more real than those spoken in dreams.

Inside the room, Ye Zhenzhen smiled and asked Song Yuchen, "You’ve asked Mommy a question, so can Mommy ask you one too?"

"Of course you can!"

"Why were you unhappy today? Are you worried about Mommy leaving you, or did something happen at kindergarten that made you unhappy?"

Song Yuchen shook his head, "No, I was very happy at kindergarten, it’s just..."

"Yes, what is it?"

As he spoke about this, Song Yuchen’s twinkling eyes became filled with loss and unhappiness. Pouting, it took him a while to finally say, "Because I heard, I heard...that Daddy will eventually not want you, and I will be with my real mommy, just like Shen Yibo..."

"But... Mommy, I want you to be my real mommy. I don’t want any other real mommy... Wah..."