Chapter 40

"Thank you!" Yu Jing sincerely thanked Mu Yan, her eyes filled with tenderness as she looked at him.

"For what? Don't forget, I can now be Yuxi's father. This is what I should do!" Mu Yan said with a smile.

"Okay! Then, Uncle Big Log, can I call you Dad now?" Yuxi asked, blinking her big, adorable eyes.

"Of course, of course you can!" Mu Yan patted Yuxi's little head and agreed.

"Dad... Dad!"

Yuxi looked at Mu Yan, seemingly gathering all her courage to call out.

"Good girl!" Mu Yan immediately responded.

"Dad, Yuxi has a dad now, I have a dad too!" Hearing Mu Yan's response, Yuxi was so happy that she started dancing around, then suddenly jumped into Mu Yan's arms and said, "Dad, I won't be a child without a dad anymore!"

Listening to Yuxi's seemingly innocent words, Yu Jing felt a lump in her throat and couldn't help but turn away.

When she turned back, she saw Mu Yan looking at her and then gave her a comforting smile.

Yu Jing also smiled sweetly, looking at Yuxi in Mu Yan's arms, her eyes full of affection.

"Yuxi, come and have some birthday cake!"

Yu Jing cut a piece of the small birthday cake.

Yuxi had already eaten a lot of barbecue and couldn't eat much more, so she only took a few bites and put it aside, then drank some drinks and started playing with the sand by herself.

Yu Jing didn't waste the half-eaten cake and finished it all.

Seeing this, Mu Yan smiled and said, "Even though the CEO is worth millions, you are still very frugal. This is a good trend to promote!"

Yu Jing rolled her eyes and said, "I wasn't raised in luxury. When I was Yuxi's age, my father was working in a town in the southwestern region. The living standards there were very poor. Although my father was a local official, I could only eat a birthday cake on my birthday. I loved eating cakes. I remember one time on my birthday, I was crying for a birthday cake. It happened to be a heavy rain that day. To avoid disappointing me, my father braved the rain and went to the county town to buy a cake. Although the town was only about ten miles from the county, there was only a gravel road, and the town government didn't have a car. After the heavy rain, even bicycles couldn't travel on the gravel road. In the end, my father left his bicycle by the roadside and ran to the county town on foot to buy the cake. On the way back, he was afraid the cake would get wet, so he wrapped it tightly in a raincoat. He was in the rain for two hours, but that night I had a happy birthday and ate a delicious cake. However, my father fell ill that night and lay in bed for two weeks before he recovered."

"I didn't expect your father to be so good to you!" Mu Yan sighed.

"Yes!" Yu Jing sighed, but her eyes were filled with more sadness.

"Alright, let's not talk about this. You either cooked for Yuxi and me or played with Yuxi, so you didn't eat much, right? I'll cut you a piece!" Yu Jing said, about to do so.

Mu Yan shook his head and said, "No, take it back and eat it later. I'll eat some barbecue. This birthday cake has made me feel so sad that I don't want to eat it anymore!"

"Achoo!"

Hearing Yuxi sneeze, Mu Yan immediately said, "Yuxi, it's a bit cold now. Dad will wash your hands and feet. Come to the tent, and Dad will tell you a story!"

"Okay!" Hearing her new dad was going to tell her a story, Yuxi happily agreed.

Mu Yan took a bottle of mineral water and washed Yuxi's hands and feet, then carried her into the tent and started telling her a story.

The little girl had played so much today that she fell asleep soon after settling down.

Mu Yan immediately went to the car and took a blanket to cover Yuxi, so she wouldn't catch a cold.

Seeing this, Yu Jing was surprised and said, "You even brought a blanket?"

Mu Yan smiled and said, "It's quite cold by the sea at night, so I bought one."

"Mu Yan, if you were really Yuxi's dad, I think she would be very happy!" Feeling Mu Yan's thoughtfulness, Yu Jing also sighed.

Mu Yan smiled and said, "I am already, unless you, President Yu, are willing!"

"Go away, a few compliments and you're already on top of the world. I'm telling you, not only do I not fancy you, but even if I did, it's impossible. I am the wife of the Su family, and Fenghua belongs to the Su family. Unless you can make Fenghua yours one day, then I might consider it!" Yu Jing's tone seemed to return to that of a female CEO, but it was tinged with a playful tone.

Hearing this, Mu Yan had a thoughtful look on his face and said after a while, "That seems quite difficult, but I'll try my best!"

After saying this, Mu Yan deliberately clenched his fist, showing his determination, which made Yu Jing laugh "giggles!"

Yuxi was already asleep. Mu Yan ate a little to fill his stomach, then tidied up and carried Yu Jing, gently placing her in the car.

On the way back, the two didn't chat much, but Mu Yan saw Yu Jing's happy face looking at her daughter in the rearview mirror and found that Yu Jing looked even more beautiful than when she was cold and distant.

The car drove directly to Yulin Garden, where one of the villas was Yu Jing's current residence.

Yu Jing asked Mu Yan to park the car not far from her front door and said, "That's it. You can go back now. I'll call someone to pick me up."

Hearing Yu Jing's instructions, Mu Yan made a bitter face and said, "President, I'm Yuxi's dad now. Can't I at least carry my own daughter to bed?"

"Mu Yan, the Su family still has a lot of power, and my shares are restricted. If rumors spread, it will be bad for me. Once I solve the problem, you can come to see Yuxi openly, and even tell others you're her dad!" Yu Jing explained, but after explaining, she felt her explanation was too intimate and blushed.

Her slightly red face was exceptionally beautiful, and in the dim light, it added a layer of alluring mist. It was the first time Mu Yan had seen Yu Jing blush, and she was so beautiful.

"I understand, Jing, I'll wait!" Mu Yan said seriously.

"Don't call me Jing!"

Hearing this, Yu Jing immediately shouted, but by then, Mu Yan had already gotten out of the car and quickly disappeared into the night.

Looking at the direction Mu Yan disappeared, Yu Jing's eyes showed a complex expression.

PS: The birthday cake is already here, so why not add it to your collection and vote?