CH 78.3

Outside the wedding venue, the glass door separated them from the bustling voices inside.

Zhou Wenjia handed Si Huaixi a cocktail, casually starting a conversation as if between friends.

“How have you been lately? Being His Majesty, the King must be exhausting. Even as the owner of a small entertainment company, I’m so busy with various things, hahaha…”

Si Huaixi took a sip of his drink, his deep eyes lowered, and replied, “It’s just like that, not particularly busy. There are many talented people supporting this country, and my position is not important.”

Zhou Wenjia’s eyes flickered, he lowered his head, and smiled helplessly.

It was truly the first time he had heard someone say that being in the position of a king was not important. If it were posted on the Star Network, it would surely be met with angry backlash from the people. But when Si Huaixi said it in person, he could genuinely feel that this was a position that the imperial citizens admired and longed for, but it truly held no importance to him.

Zhou Wenjia sighed inwardly and asked, “Have you ever considered finding someone else? It’s been so long since he passed away.”

“…”

The atmosphere suddenly fell into an awkward silence.

They both knew who he was referring to, and neither dared to easily utter that name.

Si Huaixi’s eyes darkened, remaining silent for a long time before he said, “No.”

Seeing this, Zhou Wenjia didn’t intend to continue this awkward topic. He suddenly suggested, “Since you don’t plan to find someone else, have you ever thought about adopting a child?”

Zhou Wenjia spoke straightforwardly, “Irin approached me. She wanted to persuade you to participate in the family variety show hosted by my company. I think she cares about you and wants to find something for you to do. As a former good friend of Pei Zhaozhou, I also hope you can move on… Adopting a child is just a suggestion. After all, raising a child is quite troublesome. My nephew drives me crazy. But simply participating in a variety show is still relaxed and enjoyable. It’s all about playing with innocent children, a way to relax. What do you think?”

Si Huaixi’s eyes were deep and low, so silent that Zhou Wenjia was about to give up persuading him.

Then he suddenly said, “I’ll consider it.”

Si Huaixi furrowed his brow, finished the remaining drink, and bid farewell to Zhou Wenjia.

He didn’t return to his residence.

Instead, he went to the king’s office. It was late in the evening, and almost everyone had left, including Irin.

Rarely having some free time, Si Huaixi took out a bottle of brandy from the liquor cabinet, sat on the king’s sofa, and swirled the glass, releasing the fragrant aroma of the pale brandy.

In the dim light, his deep sapphire eyes, as still as the ocean that had been silent for a long time, seemed about to stir up a storm.

Suddenly, a ringing sound broke the silence.

Si Huaixi glanced coldly at the phone on the table, which was connected to the King’s hotline. Despite the closed period, he could ignore the call, but he still stood up and picked it up.

To his surprise, a very young and tender voice came from the other end.

“Hello… Is this His Majesty, the King?”

Si Huaixi thought it was a prank by a child but patiently replied, “Yes, I am. May I ask where your parents are, young one?”

The child’s innocent voice sounded serious as she spoke to Si Huaixi, “Your Majesty, my name is Little Soybean. I will turn four years old soon. I have something I need your help with. My Daddy has been in a coma for over three years now. Although the wicked doctor is skilled, he couldn’t wake my Daddy up… When I saw the King’s hotline, I thought Your Majesty could do anything, so I beg His Majesty, the King, to save my Daddy.”

…Little Soybean.

Suddenly, Si Huaixi remembered that Brother Pei gave the unborn child the nickname Little Soybean. If it had been born healthy, it would have been about the same age as this child.

Telling the truth to this innocent child would be cruel. He wasn’t a doctor, unable to wake up her Daddy, nor was he the all-powerful person she believed him to be. At least… he couldn’t save Brother Pei.

“…I’m sorry, I don’t have the ability to wake up your Daddy. If you’re willing, I can bring your Daddy to the main star where there are more competent doctors than me.”

Si Huaixi’s eyes dimmed, and he spoke with a slightly strained voice.

“Is it really impossible?” Little Soybean’s eyes welled up with tears. Her chubby little hand wiped away the teardrops, and her clear, azure eyes, as pure as the starry sea, shed tears like falling stars.

“The wicked doctor once slipped and said that if he doesn’t wake up after three years, he might become a permanent vegetable. Little Soybean doesn’t want her Daddy to remain unconscious. I miss my Daddy a lot, and I miss the other Dad too. Why hasn’t he come to see Little Soybean… boo-hoo…”

Little Soybean usually wore a cold expression and played the role of a little tyrant among the children. But today, she accidentally watched a TV drama that told the story of the female lead being in a coma for a year and being declared brain-dead if she didn’t wake up, making it difficult for her to wake up for a lifetime.

Her Daddy had been asleep for three years. If he couldn’t wake up, would he also become a permanent vegetable for a lifetime?

She secretly searched the Star Network to find the wicked doctor and asked him. Luckily, he was still in a hangover and didn’t anticipate her mind-reading ability, so she heard his thoughts. What the TV drama said was true…

The longer the sleep, the harder it is to wake up.

Little Soybean, who had always been strong and independent, couldn’t help but feel afraid. After all, she was just a little child of three years old, scared that her Daddy would leave her and never wake up.

So she made this call to the King’s hotline. She believed that the all-powerful His Majesty, the King, could surely solve her problem. But now even His Majesty, the King says it’s impossible…

Si Huaixi listened to the helpless crying voice of the unfamiliar child and seemed to empathize with her. His heart ached, and a bitter, extremely wry smile appeared on his lips.

But he dared not give her any unrealistic hope. The moment hope shatters is the cruelest.

The little child gradually stopped sobbing and clenched her small fist as she spoke to Si Huaixi, saying, “Your Majesty, Little Soybean is coming to the imperial capital. I heard my other Dad is there, and he must be a powerful person, otherwise, Little Soybean wouldn’t… Oh, I shouldn’t say more, but he definitely has a way to awaken Daddy!”

Si Huaixi furrowed his brows slightly. It sounded like Little Soybean’s Dad was an unreliable scammer who disappeared after having a child with Little Soybean’s Daddy, a scumbag.

“That’s it! Thank you, Your Majesty, for listening to Little Soybean. I will come to the imperial capital, hoping to meet Your Majesty!”

Little Soybean hurriedly hung up the call because she saw Dr. Yi Chengze, the black-hearted doctor, walking towards her. She quickly turned up the volume of the TV.

Luckily, the doctor just got up to get a glass of water. When he saw Little Soybean watching the TV quietly, he only reminded her, “Don’t turn up the volume so loud, and children shouldn’t watch too much TV, it will ruin their eyesight. Listen to what this doctor says and save some electricity.”

Little Soybean rolled her eyes. The insincere guy only spoke the truth in the last sentence. She hid the phone in the gap of the sofa and lazily shouted, “Got it!”

After seeing Dr. Yi Chengze closed the door, Little Soybean quickly jumped off the sofa and wrote a letter, explaining that she was going to the imperial capital to find her other Dad and save her Daddy.

Once she finished writing, Little Soybean placed the letter on the table and carried her yellow duck backpack, which contained food, clothes, and the necessary interstellar currency.

And then…

With tears in her eyes, Little Soybean bid farewell to her Daddy, Pei Zhaozhou, who was inside the glass medical pod, and left home overnight.

However, she didn’t notice that after she left, Pei Zhaozhou, who had been sleeping inside the medical pod, started to twitch his eyelashes, as if he was about to wake up.

The next day…

Dr. Yi Chengze saw that no one was at home and thought Little Soybean had gone out to play. But he didn’t expect her to be gone until it was already dark. He found a handwritten letter she left on the table, stating that she was running away from home to find her other Dad.

Dr. Yi Chengze was completely puzzled.

For a moment, he thought Little Soybean was joking, but soon he realized that she had even packed her clothes!

The brat had actually run away from home!!!

Dr. Yi Chengze immediately panicked and started searching for Little Soybean. However, he was surprised to find that Pei Zhaozhou had awakened at this moment.

In an embarrassed and flustered state, Dr. Yi Chengze went out to search for Little Soybean, and when he finally returned home, he saw puddles of water on the floor and realized that the medical pod’s door had been opened…

This meant…

Dr. Yi Chengze saw Pei Zhaozhou dressed and waiting for him in the living room.

His mind went blank.

— Help!!! Just lost someone else’s child. What should I do when the parents come knocking on the door?!

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