Huang Li couldn''t agree more with what Lu Mello said. It was not him but Shi Enxi was driving everyone insane. Right now, he couldn''t understand her anymore, he didn''t know what was running through her mind.

    "Huang Li." Lu Mello turned his attention to him. With a smile that didn''t reach his eyes, he asked, "Do you want to go out for a drink tonight? After dinner?"

    For a drink? Did he mean by getting drunk?

    "How are you supposed to go home if you''re drunk?" He raised a brow at him.

    "You don''t mind me staying here for the night, do you?" Lu Mello wasn''t feeling like going home to the place he once lived with his wife. It was filled with memories of her. He was afraid that he might end up turning entirely insane.

    Huang Li didn''t mind it tho. He was just going to accompany him, it was not like he was going to drink until he drops. Lu Mello needed someone to keep an eye on him and that was what he was going to do.

    ...

    Fan Xiao Yao woke up thanks to the alarm clock that Huang Li set up for her. Slowly and reluctantly, she uncovered her face. She blinked, closed her eyes, and blinked again. From the window, she could see that it was already nighttime. The lights in the room weren''t on so she found herself inside a quiet, and dark room. Her phone was still ringing because of the alarm. She reached out and tapped on the screen, turning the alarm off.

    She sat up, dragged her feet off the bed, and rubbed her knuckles onto her eyes, brushing off the remainders of sleep from her eyes. She stood up and headed straight to the door, pulling the door open. She left the bedroom and the first thing she did was to pass by the guest room just to check on Lu Mello but he wasn''t there.

    Did he already leave?

    She was about to head to the living room but she heard sounds coming from the kitchen, two men talking.

    Fan Xiao Yao began taking light, slow steps just so they won''t hear her coming. She wanted to know what they were talking about so she ended up eavesdropping on them from a safe distance.

    "I still have to meet Yaoyao''s parents." Hang Li''s voice was heard, coming inside the kitchen.

    Parents? Fan Xiao Yao''s eyes went vacant at the mention of her parents. Why did he want to meet her parents? Her family at present was... something she didn''t want to introduce to him.

    "I can''t believe you proposed to her without giving her a ring." A sigh came from Lu Mello after he said that.

    "I want to propose to her again. Properly."

    When Fan Xiao Yao heard Huang Li''s reply, she covered her mouth with her hands, startled by his words.

    Propose again?

    Just at the thought of it made her heart race. She could feel her cheeks burn up and at the same time, the warmth was welling in her c.h.e.s.t.

    "I also want to introduce her to my parents."

    His parents? He wanted to introduce her to his parents?

    The side of her lips curled up into a smile. That would be lovely. She could only hope that his parents would like her.

    "Anyway, I should wake up Yaoyao now. She probably slept in." Huang Li said.

    Hearing him, Fan Xiao Yao panicked and quickly head off to the stairs and stopped in the middle of it. She turned and acted like she was just heading her way down.

    Huang Li came out of the kitchen and saw her going down the last stair step. "Oh, you''re awake." He smiled, approaching her. "Just in time for dinner."

    "Mm..." She faked a yawn. "I don''t think I''ll be sleeping early today."

    "That''s fine. Mello and I planned on going out for a drink."

    She blinked a few times, turning her gaze to him. "Eh? He''s still here?"

    "Yeah. He wanted to stay here for the night so I guess you have to watch over the kids while we''re out."

    Fan Xiao Yao''s lips were stretched into a straight line. Even if Lu Mello sounded better when she heard him talking to Huang Li, she was actually more worried about how to face him after what happened between them. How should she act? Should she just be her usual self?

    When they entered the dining room, she saw Lu Mingyu sitting on the baby seat while Lu Mello was carrying Lu Xueren in his arms. He walked towards the other, empty baby seat, and placed the boy there before he turned his eyes on them when he noticed them enter.

    He didn''t say anything and instead, he sat on the chair in between the kids.

    Fan Xiao Yao couldn''t help but gulp nervously but she tried her best not to show that she was still affected and was still feeling guilty for lying to him. She sat on her usual seat, beside her lover and beside Lu Mingyu.Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click a href="#''s-still-here_48866216265172707"#''s-still-here_48866216265172707/a for visiting.

    As they all began their dinner, Lu Mello never spoke a word to Fan Xiao Yao. If not for Huang Li and the little boys, who were keeping the mood light, things would have gone awkward.

    Well... It still was, at least for Fan Xiao Yao. She couldn''t even look her childhood friend in the eye and instead, she distracted herself with the little boy beside her. Feeding him and was wiping his lips and hands clean from time to time while Lu Mello did the same to Lu Xueren.

    On the other hand, Huang Li didn''t fail to notice such a scene and for some reason, he could feel small jealously brewing in his c.h.e.s.t especially when he knew their past. He knew that he shouldn''t be feeling that way, he knew that it was wrong but he couldn''t help it. They both looked like a family right now and it was making him uncomfortable.