As Xiaoyun held Ziling in his arms, she stared back at his face in silence. It almost felt oddly creepy for a second until a smile appeared.
"Da-da!"
"Hey, Ziling. You want to do something?"
The baby only stared back at him, watching him eat with his chopsticks as Tianci walked away from the kitchen.
"Okay, maybe not right now. But after I finish eating, we can go do something fun together."
"Let me hold her. You can finish eating first."
Leyan finally came back from the backyard as she took Ziling into her arms, freeing Xiaoyun's hand to eat with his bowls up.
"Thanks."
"Where's Tianci?"
"She went back to her room to work on something," Xiaoyun answered as he picked up a piece of fish meat.
"I shouldn't have let her bring work home..."
"Too late now."
As Xiaoyun ate more and more of the rice, he suddenly heard a weird sound coming from behind him.
It was very quiet. Much quieter than earlier. A steady splash sound in the backyard that never seems to end.
