Chapter 44: The President Personally Went to Fetch Her
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

His small hands knocked on the door to the study room, but the person inside ignored him. However, he did not care and pushed the door open after saying, “Little Bai, I am coming in.”

He first squeezed his head through the gap between the door and the wall. A brightly lit massive oval-shaped study room entered his line of sight.

There were rows of bookshelves that were so tall that he had to raise his head before he could see the top of it. He did not see his dad anywhere, and so he walked over with his tiny slippers padding on the ground to the first row of bookshelves.

When he walked to the fifth row, his dad was indeed there.

It was clear that he was in an extremely bad mood for he had a long face on. He was leaning against a bookshelf as he forcibly flipped through a book he was holding. It even made a loud ‘Pa! Pa!’ sound. As Xia Dabai walked over, he only spared him a quick glance and pursed his lips to not say anything.

Xia Dabai also followed him and solemnly took a book filled with words he could not understand. He flipped the book as if he had serious matters he needed to look into. When he flipped to the tenth page, he immediately got bored. “Little Bai, why did you have to overhear our conversation over the phone? Big baby says that it is rude to do so~”

“Who said that I overheard your conversation. It’s my house phone, I can listen to it whenever I want to.” It seemed like he was blatantly listening to their conversation.

Xia Dabai was speechless. When it came to acting shameless, as a four-year-old kid, even he was not able to beat him at that.

“Little Bai, don’t be too sad.” Xia Dabai leaned over with his small body and raised his small hands because he wanted to pat his shoulder. However, he was not tall enough! In the end, he could only pat Bai Yeqing’s long legs. “I know that you are sad because my Big baby went out on a date, but even if you are sad you shouldn’t punish yourself, right? Worst comes to worst. But when Big baby comes back tomorrow, I’ll help you confess to Big baby! In this way, Big baby may consider you and go on a date with you!”

This rascal!

“Who wants to go on a date with her? It would be best if she never came back!” said Bai Yeqing in a cold tone of voice. He then placed the book back onto the shelf and turned around to leave. All this while, he had a sour expression on his face.

He became more and more anxious and depressed.

Xia Dabai looked at his departing figure and was left head-scratching. He came to console his dad, but why did it seem as though his dad’s mood got even worse?

Bai Yeqing took two steps forward and seemed to have thought of something when he suddenly turned around and gave his son a solemn glare.

“Don’t you dare to spout nonsense in front of Xia Xingchen! Otherwise, you can forget about touching any weapons!”

Xia Dabai was caught by surprise. So, he immediately covered his mouth with his hand and stood upright.

After a while, he could not help but weakly say, “Dad, you are so inferior!”

“Huh?”

“You actually dared to threaten a four-year-old kid…”

Bai Yeqing scoffed and his heart did not seem to soften at all.

When he was being his usual mischievous self, he acted as if he was a small adult and yet now, he actually claimed that he was a four-year-old.

…

Bai Yeqing went overseas for an interview and only came back five days later. In the evening, after he got off the plane, he directly asked Leng Fei to fetch him to President’s Manor.

All of the maids in President’s Manor came to welcome him. Since Xia Dabai was still awake at that time, he directly pounced over him. “Dad, I saw you on television.”

Being hugged by his son, Bai Yeqing felt very satisfied. He reached out his hand and carried him up.

After that, he instinctively scanned his surroundings.

“Where’s Miss Xia?” asked Bai Yeqing.

“Ever since Miss Xia left that day, she hasn’t even come back not even once!”

Bai Yeqing’s facial expression darkened.

Great job! She was trying to run away from home?

Xia Dabai hugged Bai Yeqing’s neck with his two arms and furrowed his eyebrows. He asked, “Dad, did both of you argue with one another? Is Big baby angry at you?”

“What’s there for us to argue?”

“In that case, why isn’t Big baby coming back home?”

Bai Yeqing remained silent for a while before he barked out an order. “Prepare the car.”

…

The two women were eating their fruits while sitting on the sofa with their legs crossed. They were watching the news.

Initially, in her boredom, Xia Xingchen switched from channel to channel using the remote control but ultimately ended up at the news channel.

Bai Yeqing appeared on the screen. She furrowed her eyebrow and was about to change the channel when Chi Weiyang snatched the remote control. “Why are you switching channels? This isn’t a bad channel and look, how handsome! Xingchen, did you notice that once he became our country’s president, even the news seems like an idol drama?”

“You can continue watching. I am going to wash up and sleep. It’s about time that you take off your face mask too.” Xia Xingchen placed the pillow down and stood up.

At this moment…

The doorbell suddenly rang.

“Eh, there are still guests at this point in time?” Chi Weiyang was already suspicious as she got down the sofa.

Xia Xingchen also stopped in her tracks and reminded her, “Check who’s at the door first before opening it.”

“I know.” Chi Weiyang carefully narrowed her beautiful eye and peeped through the door hole. When she took a glance, she thought that her eyes were playing tricks on her. She rubbed her eyes and looked again.

“Ah—” She shrieked, causing the face mask on her face to drop.

Her reaction also got Xia Xingchen scared. “What’s wrong? Who is it? Do we need to call the cops?”

It was already so late and hence, they were scared that there would be molesters lurking around.

“Xingchen… outside…. outside the door is…” Chi Weiyang pointed at the door. However, it took her a long time to speak and only stuttered.

“What is it?” She peeped through the door hole to take a look.

Chi Weiyang said, “It’s the President!”

Xia Xingchen froze. At this moment, she could also see the man through the door hole. He did not look as solemn, stern, and regulated as he was on television. This time, he was wearing a white polo blouse with a brown coat over it.

It was a simple outfit yet his extraordinary, cold, and distinguished demeanor did not lessen one bit.

Moreover…

Judging by the sour look he had on, he seemed pissed for having to wait at the door for a long time.

Xia Xingchen was also very surprised, and she mumbled, “Why is he here?”

“What else? He must be here to fetch you! You have not gone back for so many days!”

Fetch her?

Xia Xingchen thought, ‘I am not that important for him to do so.’

“Why are you still standing here? Open the door!” Chi Weiyang was very thrilled by his presence and excitedly pushed Xia Xingchen. It really seemed as though the President was here to fetch her. Meanwhile Xia Xingchen, on the other hand, was still very confused and took her time to open the door. But the moment her hand touched the door handle, Chi Weiyang suddenly recalled something and pulled her hand away instead. “Wait. Wait. Wait. Don’t move. Give me a moment!”

“What’s wrong?”

“I haven’t washed my face yet! Also, Xingchen, quickly. Help me tidy up my living room. It’s so messy. The President doesn’t even have a place to sit,” said Chi Weiyang while she ran towards the washroom.

Xia Xingchen felt that she was exaggerating. “Isn’t this house quite clean?”

“How is it clean? Quickly tidy up.”

She could only listen to her and cleaned up the place. Although she said she was cleaning up, she only placed the messy pillows neatly back to its original place.

After a while, Chi Weiyang came out from the washroom. Xia Xingchen looked at the woman and her forehead creased.

This woman was too fast! Not only did she change her clothes, but she also put a layer of make-up over her face. This was too much!

“What are you looking at? You have not seen me put on make-up before? Quickly open the door. The President must be very anxious by now.”

He was indeed very anxious.

When the door was opened, his expression looked especially heavy.