Chapter 944: Chapter 175: Love That Erodes to the Bone

Rong Rui was extremely upset, furrowing his small brow and glaring at Yige, "Go away! Didn’t you hear? I’ve already broken up with you! This is your house with him. I do not want to live here! Anyway, you two are together now, and you’ll have kids in the future. He doesn’t care about me as his son!"

"Little Rui, don’t be so troublesome."

Zhang Lan sighed and joined the persuasion team.

Rong Rui looked at Zhang Lan with grievance and said softly, "Aunt Zhang, since we came back, you’ve changed! You’re no longer the Aunt Zhang who sided with me! You’ve been bought by my dad too!"

Zhang Lan, "..."

"Little Rui..."

"Sister Zhang, don’t say it. I can tell that you’re on my dad’s side too."

As Zhang Xu opened her mouth, Rong Rui squinted at her and said.

Zhang Xu, "..."

"Little Rui..."

"I’ve told you not to call me Little Rui! You’re not anyone significant to me, so why are you calling me so affectionately?" Rong Rui clenched his small fists and angrily looked at Tang Yige, growling.

Tang Yige’s clear eyes showed hurt as she silently watched Rong Rui.

"Stop pretending. You’re eager for me to leave so you can enjoy your world together." Rong Rui stubbornly straightened his back, his pouting mouth trembling, wanting to cry but desperately holding back.

Tang Yige’s heart ached, reaching out to hug him.

Rong Rui, however, stepped back immediately, looking at Tang Yige with rejection.

"Little Rui..."

"Let’s talk."

Si Nan, who had been silent, now spoke gently, his eyes serious as he looked at Rong Rui.

Tang Yige was slightly stunned, nervously looking at Si Nan.

Rong Rui was also taken aback, lifting his small head to look at Si Nan.

Si Nan squinted, "If you’re a man, you should act like one. How can you call yourself a man if you give a woman a hard time?"

Tang Yige’s mouth twitched slightly, glancing at Rong Rui.

The little kid’s face turned red, embarrassed, as he clenched his small fists, defiantly staring at Si Nan.

Si Nan hummed lightly, "Shall we talk?"

"Talk, let’s talk then!"

Even though Rong Rui didn’t know what they were supposed to talk about!

But since it was about a man’s dignity, even if he didn’t know what to talk about, he had to agree bravely.

"Alright. Follow me!"

Si Nan turned around and walked towards the study.

Rong Rui hesitantly watched Si Nan’s tall back, slowly putting his bag on the floor. Exposed from his scarf and hat was a small face, white with a hint of red, delicate and very cute.

Silently glancing at Tang Yige and the others, Rong Rui took a deep breath, mustering his small manly courage, and walked towards the study with his head held high.

Tang Yige stood up, anxiously watching Si Nan and Rong Rui.

Si Nan stood at the study door, waiting for the little one to proudly pass him and walk into the study. He then turned his gaze, deeply looking at Tang Yige, before walking into the study.

The sound of the study door closing reached Tang Yige, making her take a light breath.

She quickly picked up the little guy’s bag of luggage, brought it back to the bedroom, and dumped everything out, hiding the bag, cough.

...

The study.

Si Nan looked at the little one standing not far from him and raised his eyebrows, "Sit!"

"..."

Rong Rui glanced at the sofa and walked over, intending to be cool. Turning around, he sat firmly on the sofa, but he wrapped himself too tightly, and the down jacket fabric was quite slippery, so as soon as he sat down, he slid right off.

Rong Rui was terribly embarrassed, quickly propping himself up, no longer trying to be cool, climbing onto the sofa to sit properly, blushing and pretending as if nothing had happened while looking at Si Nan.

Si Nan’s eyes gleamed subtly, he walked to the sofa opposite him and sat down, crossing his long legs, his back relaxed and casually leaning against the sofa back, clasping his hands on his legs, adopting a negotiating posture with Rong Rui.

Rong Rui’s eyes scanned Si Nan from top to bottom, and then glanced silently at himself.

He deeply felt that he probably couldn’t pull off the same demeanor as Si Nan, so he gave up.

He raised his chin, looked at Si Nan, and said, "What do you want to talk about?"

"You?"

The study.

Si Nan looked at the little one standing not far from him and raised his eyebrows, "Sit!"

"..."

Rong Rui glanced at the sofa and walked over, intending to be cool. Turning around, he sat firmly on the sofa, but he wrapped himself too tightly, and the down jacket fabric was quite slippery, so as soon as he sat down, he slid right off.

Rong Rui was terribly embarrassed, quickly propping himself up, no longer trying to be cool, climbing onto the sofa to sit properly, blushing and pretending as if nothing had happened while looking at Si Nan.

Si Nan’s eyes gleamed subtly, he walked to the sofa opposite him and sat down, crossing his long legs, his back relaxed and casually leaning against the sofa back, clasping his hands on his legs, adopting a negotiating posture with Rong Rui.

Rong Rui’s eyes scanned Si Nan from top to bottom, and then glanced silently at himself.

He deeply felt that he probably couldn’t pull off the same demeanor as Si Nan, so he gave up.

He raised his chin, looked at Si Nan, and said, "What do you want to talk about?"

"You?"

Si Nan squinted, his thin lips pursed into a stern arc, "Don’t know how to address me? Do you need me to teach you?"

Rong Rui was taken aback, staring at Si Nan.

Why was he so serious?

Was he trying to scare him?!

"I asked you, do you know what to call me?" Si Nan quietly looked at Rong Rui.

Rong Rui frowned, pouted, "What to call you?"

"You don’t know, do you?"

Si Nan nodded, "Alright, today I’ll tell you again what you should call me."

Rong Rui pressed his pink lips tightly together.

"Let me give you a formal introduction."

Si Nan looked at Rong Rui, his expression and gaze extremely serious, "My name is Si Nan, and I am your biological father, Rong Rui. You should call me dad."

Rong Rui’s eyes twitched.

"Do you understand?" Si Nan asked.

".....Can I pretend I didn’t hear it?"

"Rong Rui."

Si Nan spoke solemnly, "Whether you like it or not, I am your father. Whether you acknowledge it or not, it can’t change this fact. You are my son, and you always will be!"

Seeing how serious he was, the awkward little expression on Rong Rui’s face slowly disappeared, turning serious.

Noticing this, Si Nan’s eyes flashed again. He said, "Because of you, and your mother, I feel my life is complete and perfect. I want you to understand that you are very important to me, very precious. I love you, son."

Rong Rui, "..."

His little face shuddered, and his big eyes widened, looking at Si Nan in surprise.

Si Nan’s expression remained serious, without any hint of insincerity or joking, as he stared at Rong Rui, "I will protect you, watch you grow up. I won’t miss any part of your growth. Your mother and I will always love you, protect you, and be there for you until the end of our lives. You are the most beautiful continuation of our lives."

Rong Rui’s small face grew warm.

His little heart was pounding like crazy!

Si Nan then put his legs down, stood up from the sofa, and walked towards Rong Rui.

Seeing him coming over, Rong Rui’s little face twitched with fear.

Si Nan approached him, sat on the coffee table in front of the sofa, leaned forward slightly, his gentle eyes warmly looking at Rong Rui’s uneasy little face, softly saying, "So, would you like to call me dad and let me be with you as you grow up?"

"..." Rong Rui’s eyes widened, his gloved little hands clenching in front of him, his pale face wrinkled with conflict as he looked at Si Nan.

Si Nan didn’t rush him, patiently watching him, the expectation in his eyes was clearly displayed in front of Rong Rui.

He wanted him to know just how much he loved and valued him!

At the end of the day.

Si Nan knew deep down.

The reason Rong Rui clung so desperately to Tang Yige, and his intense fear of losing her.

It was due to a lack of security, and a longing and yearning for maternal love.

He feared that Yige would be taken away from him, that she wouldn’t treat him well or care about him anymore, that he would lose that warmth.

So whenever he got close to Yige, acted familiar, the little guy would rebel strongly.

Si Nan’s heart ached slightly, he couldn’t help but reach out and gently take one of Little Rui’s small hands into his own, saying, "You’ll never lose your dad, dad will always love you."

"...R- Really?"

Rong Rui’s eyes widened, his eye corners reddened, uncertainly staring at Si Nan.