Yan Jin Chao's hand paused for a moment. He had explained to this little one countless times that he was no longer her father.
In the end, he was too lazy to explain.
Since the little one had no intention of leaving, he tacitly allowed her to call him that.
Seeing that her father no longer refused her, Xue Xing Yue secretly smiled.
As expected, he was her father. Blood was thicker than water, an inseparable bond.
"Daddy, didn't Miss Lin invite you on an outing today? Aren't you going?" Xue Xing Yue put down her spoon and looked up to ask her father.
Yan Jin Chao heard this, raised his eyes, and looked at the little one, saying indifferently, "You want to go?"
Xue Xing Yue secretly smiled, somewhat slyly, "Yes, Daddy, I haven't had a good look around since I got here, so I want to go."
She thought her father would refuse, but unexpectedly, her father agreed. "Alright."
With one word, Xue Xing Yue was overjoyed.
Her desire to protect her father for her mother grew even stronger in her heart.
"Young Master, the carriage is ready," Xue Song's voice came from outside the door.
Xue Xing Yue heard this, put down her spoon, and stretched out her two small arms towards her father, "Daddy, hug me..."
Yan Jin Chao walked forward, holding her little bottom with one hand, and walked out.
Outside the door, Xue Song looked at this scene, somewhat surprised. Didn't the Young Master hate being approached by others?
What was going on with this little one?
"Uncle Xue Song..."
Xue Song froze, looked up, and saw the beautifully carved little girl waving her small arms at him.
Exquisitely cute, extremely beautiful.
Xue Song couldn't help but pull at the corners of his mouth, unconsciously smiling upwards, "Alright..."
Until he could no longer see the little one's shadow, Xue Song wondered what was wrong with him.
He had been bewitched by the little one.
After getting into the carriage, Xue Xing Yue was placed on a soft cushion by her father. She saw her father take out a box, two boxes, three boxes of beautiful brocade boxes from the drawer below.
To her surprise, they were all pastries of various shapes.
"Daddy, are these for me?" Xue Xing Yue's eyes lit up.
"Yes," Yan Jin Chao said indifferently.
Xue Xing Yue eagerly picked up a flower-shaped pastry. She thought the pastry would be dry, but to her surprise, it melted in her mouth. She didn't need to bite it at all. She only had eight teeth now, and although biting wasn't difficult, she preferred not to bite.
After eating several pieces, the box was closed. She looked up and saw her father say, "Eating too much will cause indigestion."
Xue Xing Yue could only watch as her father put the pastries away.
She couldn't help but lick her lips. Those pastries were delicious, but she had to behave obediently in front of her father.
Just then, the carriage stopped.
Before she could ask her father for a hug, her father had already picked her up and got off the carriage.
She saw a expanse of green scenery, with patches of red and green flowers interspersed within the green.
"Young Master Yan..." Lin Shi Shu had been watching since the Yan family's carriage stopped.
Until the carriage curtain was lifted and she saw the slender figure step out, her heart leaped with joy, but she was stunned by the little girl in his arms.
"Miss Lin," Yan Jin Chao said indifferently.
Xue Xing Yue looked at the woman who had proactively spoken to her father. She was good-looking, and seemed to be a young lady from a prominent family.
It was clear that she had intentions towards her father.
Her eyes were filled with affection.
"Daddy, the scenery over there is nice. Shall we go there?" Xue Xing Yue spoke before Lin Shi Shu could continue.
"Alright," Yan Jin Chao didn't want to have too much contact with Lin Shi Shu.
Daddy? Lin Shi Shu was taken aback. When did Yan Jin Chao have such a big child?
She had secretly sent people to investigate Yan Jin Chao's background, and he had no children at all.
"Young Master Yan, this is not your child, is it?" she couldn't help but ask.
Xue Xing Yue looked up as the woman followed, asking her father questions. She wrapped her small arms around Yan Jin Chao's neck and said in a tender, childish voice, "I am my daddy's child."
Lin Shi Shu looked at Yan Jin Chao, hoping to hear what she wanted from his mouth.
"Her parents are missing, so she is temporarily staying with me," Yan Jin Chao said indifferently.
Xue Xing Yue was slightly stunned, pouting, and a little unhappy. Daddy still didn't acknowledge her.
Lin Shi Shu was relieved and stepped forward, saying, "Let me hold her!"
As she said this, she reached out to take Xue Xing Yue from Yan Jin Chao's arms. Xue Xing Yue hugged Yan Jin Chao tightly and shook her head, "No, I don't want to..."
Yan Jin Chao glanced at her indifferently, then said, "No need, thank you, Miss Lin."
With that, he sat down. Just as Lin Shi Shu was about to sit down, she heard the little one waving her arms and calling out into the distance, "Uncle Xue Song, come here..."
Xue Song didn't want to come, but the young master didn't stop her, so he had to brace himself and walk over.
"Uncle Xue Song, sit down!" Xue Xing Yue patted the spot next to her with her small hand.
Xue Song shook his head, "I won't sit!"
"Daddy, Uncle Xue Song won't sit," Xue Xing Yue looked at Yan Jin Chao, her eyes sparkling with a light that was impossible to refuse.
"Sit," Yan Jin Chao could only utter the word.
Xue Song sat down helplessly.
Lin Shi Shu saw that all the seats were taken and could only force a smile, "I'll go over there."
Xue Xing Yue chuckled in her heart. Trying to snatch her daddy from her? No way.
Lin Shi Shu returned with a disappointed expression, "Cousin, what's wrong?"
"Xiao Yu, I find it increasingly difficult to get close to him..."
Yu Xiao Yu looked up in the direction of Yan Jin Chao and saw the little one standing out. She didn't know what she had said to make the man beside her smile slightly, a smile she had never seen.
That little one had pleased Yan Jin Chao.
That slight upward curve of his lips, though small, caused ripples in her heart.
Yu Xiao Yu withdrew her gaze and said, "Cousin, it's just a child, very easy to deal with."
Lin Shi Shu shook her head, "That little one is very smart."
Yu Xiao Yu didn't believe it. How smart could a child be?
"Cousin, why don't I try?"
Lin Shi Shu looked at Yu Xiao Yu and then said, "That little one is very much to Young Master Yan's liking. Don't anger Yan."
"Cousin, don't you trust me?" Yu Xiao Yu asked.
Lin Shi Shu bit her lower lip, "Then go ahead!"
Yu Xiao Yu walked over, bowed, and said, "Young Master Yan, whose child is this? She's so cute!"
Yan Jin Chao didn't even look up and said indifferently, "Miss Yu."
Yu Xiao Yu didn't even glance at Yan Jin Chao and asked, "Young Master Yan, may I hold the child?"
Yan Jin Chao was about to refuse when he heard the little one beside his arm say, "Yes, I want this sister to hold me."