Chapter 12

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Han Cheng looked at Xia Tian incredulously. “I fell asleep while waiting for your cup of milk… And you drank it all by yourself?”

Sure enough, he was being rebellious.

How would Xia Tian know that Han Cheng would wake up so quickly. Xia Tian had finished the entire cup of milk and did not leave a single drop. He couldn’t explain clearly and could only apologise profusely, “Sorry, I… I didn’t mean it…”

Han Cheng let out an exasperated laugh. He stood up, stretched his shoulders and said in a low voice, “It’s getting late, go to bed.”

“No, no, I’ll make you another cup of hot milk.” Xia Tian was about to die from tremendous guilt. He was afraid that Han Cheng would refuse and desperately continued, “I’ll be really quick. Really… I’ll also add a little sugar to make it sweet, okay?”

Xia Tian looked at Han Cheng anxiously. He was worried, fearing that Han Cheng would leave just like that.

Han Cheng focused on Xia Tian’s anxious look and felt unconsciously amused. Suddenly, a mean part of his personality was longing to try and push Xia Tian’s limits. He was especially tempted to head upstairs without saying a word.

Xia Tian might anxiously reach out to stop him and say more words to keep him here.

Maybe he would stand in front of the stairs and plead, or maybe he would directly hold his hand…

But there was another possibility of Xia Tian not daring to stop him and would instead stand downstairs with a face full of embarrassment and finally head upstairs in low spirits, sleeping anxiously all night.

Han Cheng rubbed his eyebrows, suppressed the evil thoughts in his mind and smiled gently at Xia Tian. “Okay, but hurry up.”

Xia Tian instantly felt relaxed and became cheerful. Nodding vigorously with bright eyes, he spoke a word, “Immediately” and eagerly went to warm the milk.

Han Cheng sat back on the sofa and called Liang Qingfeng to ask about the situation.

Sure enough, this time the milk was heated in less than ten minutes. Han Cheng drank the milk and smiled. “Thank you, I feel more comfortable.”

Xia Tian grinned as he took the empty glass and rinsed it clean. Han Cheng, who was still dizzy, urged in a low voice, “Leave it there. Someone will clean up tomorrow. Go upstairs to rest.”

“Okay,” Xia Tian agreed and went upstairs with Han Cheng. Both returned to their own respective bedrooms.

Xia Tian’s emotions were like a roller coaster the whole day, running up and down several times. At this time, his mood was much calmer and he was relaxed. After lying down on his bed, he fell asleep instantly.

On the other hand, Han Cheng, who drank Xia Tian’s cup of milk filled with love, was lying in bed and couldn’t sleep.

Han Cheng had been doing his best to purify his body and mind for a month and hadn’t drank for a long time. Today, after consuming too much alcohol, his blood surged and his temple tingled.

The more he couldn’t sleep, the more Han Cheng’s mind wouldn’t stop thinking about today’s work, tomorrow’s arrangements… Work related issues kept rolling into his mind. The longer he thought about it, the more severe his headache became.

Han Cheng took a few deep breaths and tried his best to distract himself by thinking about other things. Somehow, Xia Tian’s smiling face appeared in Han Cheng’s mind.

He had to admit, Xia Tian’s rebellious side was a lovely sight.

Han Cheng recalled that he had never experienced this stage. There was no way to compare. The only reference was his two cousins.

Thinking about the horrible things that his two cousins had done that made his uncle and aunt anxious, Han Cheng felt that Xia Tian’s rebellious side was much more adorable.

Han Cheng could fully accept this kind of small behaviour, such as secretly drinking the milk.

He could even classify this action as a likable junior being coy towards him.

But…

Now that he became Xia Tian’s guardian, he still had to bear the responsibility, otherwise he would be letting Xia Tian’s father and Zhou Yun down.

Xia Tian’s father, Xia Zhi Cheng, was a man of integrity and had Confucian business ethics. Han Cheng had worked with him many times in his early years. He knew about his personality and admired him very much.

Of course, Xia Zhi Cheng’s son should not grow up crooked.

“Children in the rebellious period are sensitive and fragile. They need more care and consideration from their guardians than usual.”

Han Cheng remembered that he had previously done a search on his phone about teenagers going through a rebellious period and thought about it… Maybe from tomorrow, whenever he was free, he could try to pick Xia Tian up and drop him off from school.

His relationship with Xia Tian was quite special. If they were too intimate, he would be called out for taking advantage of the opportunity. This would make him feel guiltier towards Xia Tian’s father.

Occasionally picking Xia Tian up and dropping him off from school, learning about his schoolwork, supervising the completion of his homework, and regularly talking to Xia Tian about his feelings…

Whenever Xia Tian made mistakes, he would give him moderate criticism and punishment. When he was in a bad mood, comfort him. When he performed well, give him timely praise and material rewards…

This was the best way of showing his love and care that Han Cheng could think of after drinking.

He didn’t know if it was the cup of hot milk that finally worked, or the pillow¹The raws wrote that Xia Tian gave him a pillow but it wasn’t mentioned in the previous chapters. that Xia Tian gave him. Han Cheng thought about it for a while, his headache easing slightly, and he slowly fell asleep.

Early next morning, due to the habitual practice of waking up early, Han Cheng woke up and was suffering from a hangover. But unlike the past, Han Cheng was not uncomfortable. Looking at the rib soup that Xia Tian brought to him at the dining table made him have an appetite.

Han Cheng drank two sips of soup, remembering what happened before going to bed yesterday and said to Xia Tian, “The autumn work and rest time will be adjusted soon.²Due to daylight saving time, many countries have the practice of setting the clock forward by one hour during the warmer part of the year, so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. My normal working hour is half an hour later than yours. In the future, you will go to school in the morning by my car. We’ll head to your school first, and then I’ll go to the company.”

Xia Tian was dumbfounded by the sudden arrangement and said, “Your company adjusted its schedule so early? When did it adjust?”

Han Cheng paused for a while, lowered his head to eat a pastry and said, “Yesterday.”

Xia Tian choked and weakly replied, “It isn’t convenient, right? Although the school is barely on the way to your office, it will also set you back some time.”

“It doesn’t matter.” Han Cheng stared at Xia Tian. “What? Are you unwilling?”

Han Cheng remembered the love letter he had found in Xia Tian’s exercise book. With a slight smile on his face, he continued, “Is it because you don’t want your classmates to see me, or is it because you don’t want your classmates to know that you’re married?”

A boy in his rebellious period was probably ashamed to admit this. Thinking of this, Han Cheng made a peaceful proposition. “If you are seen, you don’t have to tell them that I am your husband, just say that I am an uncle.”

“No, no, I am willing.” When Xia Tian heard the word “husband”, his ears turned crimson red. He was afraid of Han Cheng misunderstanding the situation so he shook his head hurriedly. “Of course I do, but… I don’t know why you would suddenly arrange this.”

Han Cheng smiled indifferently after receiving the affirmative answer from Xia Tian. “For energy conservation and emission reduction.”

Xia Tian’s heart sped up as he blushed and commented, “You are really enthusiastic about environmental protection.”

Han Cheng unreservedly accepted Xia Tian’s compliments, and then asked, “Did you do your homework after coming back yesterday?”

“I did.” Xia Tian replied, “I wrote it all afternoon and evening. There’s only one composition left to do.”

Han Cheng was a little surprised. Xia Tian was afraid that Han Cheng would not believe it and insisted, “It’s true. I’ll bring it to you in a while. You can check it.”

“There is no need to check since I won’t have any time today.” Han Cheng smiled. “There is a meeting at nine. I’ll have to head to the company right after breakfast.”

Xia Tian felt uneasy and said, “Then I’ll sort and arrange it properly… It’ll be more convenient for you when you want to check.”

“I’ll check it tonight then… If everything goes well today, I should be able to come back for dinner.” Han Cheng thought about it and said, “Mark the questions you can’t do, and I’ll go over it with you this evening.”

Xia Tian was pleasantly surprised and asked, “Are you not going out tonight?”

Han Cheng smiled. “Of course I’d like to, but… those are irrelevant things and are not as important as helping you with your homework.”

Xia Tian felt warm and nodded again and again. “Okay. Later I’ll mark those that I don’t know. I… I’ll check it myself first and try to figure out a few so as not to waste your time.”

Han Cheng thought of previously how Xia Tian solved his questions, the way he tried his best to solve the problem, and frowned, “No, I really have time. Go ahead and write your composition.”

“Okay.” Xia Tian promised, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, “After I finish eating, I’ll go and write.”

Han Cheng nodded and asked casually, “What is the topic about?”

“A letter to my family.” After the words left his mouth, Xia Tian was taken aback.

Han Cheng’s “husband” kept echoing clearly in Xia Tian’s head…

Husbands are also considered family, right?

But other people usually write a letter to their father, a letter to their mother, if he wrote… a letter to his husband…

“What’s the matter?” Han Cheng raised his eyes and knitted his brows when he saw Xia Tian in a daze. “The soup will get cold.”

“Ah!” Xia Tian regained his senses, and his cheeks flushed rapidly. He didn’t dare to look at Han Cheng at all. He lowered his head to cover his beet red face, quickly drank the small soup bowl in front of him, and ran up the stairs as if he was on fire.

Han Cheng gave the good soup a sniff. He had to wait for it to cool down before drinking it…

Xia Tian was really rebellious.

• 1
  The raws wrote that Xia Tian gave him a pillow but it wasn’t mentioned in the previous chapters. ↩︎
• 2
  Due to daylight saving time, many countries have the practice of setting the clock forward by one hour during the warmer part of the year, so that evenings have more daylight and mornings have less. ↩︎