Chapter 2 The Unusual Little Prince
Chapter 2 The Unusual Little Prince
Shen Xi woke up very early that day, but did not go downstairs. She sat on the bed, playing with her phone, her face serene.
In the few days since she arrived, the only people in this villa she's lived in are herself, the housekeeper, and the servants.
There wasn't even a ghost in sight.
Shen Xi couldn't understand how she could find out about the young prince of the Jiang family without arousing suspicion, since she couldn't even get in touch with him.
The villa's housekeeper, being a member of the Jiang family, was inherently aligned with the Jiang family. She remembered that in the novel, when the female supporting character's secret was discovered, the housekeeper was the first to report it to Jiang Ci.
"Ugh, this is so hard!" Shen Xi grabbed her hair in frustration.
Why does everyone want my worthless life?!
Never mind, she's starving, let's go eat first.
Now we can only take it one step at a time.
Shen Xi slowly got out of bed. Her bedroom was large and exquisitely decorated.
Her bedroom was connected to a walk-in closet on the right. She walked toward the closet with some curiosity, hesitated for a while, then picked up a red pomegranate dress and held it up in front of the mirror.
She looked at the girl in the mirror; she had bright eyes and white teeth, two small dimples on her delicate face, and smooth, black hair cascading down her back.
This is her, or rather, her own body.
At that time, she was fully dressed when she entered the book.
She tested the waters, but the butler showed no surprise whatsoever. So, is this how the female supporting character in the novel is supposed to look?
Shen Xi didn't understand.
But now, the clothes in the closet, from any angle, perfectly suit her.
Clothing size, color matching, and even personal taste and style.
Wearing a pomegranate-colored dress, Shen Xi looked suspiciously at the wardrobe in the corridor, a strange feeling rising in her heart.
She shuddered, a strange sense of fear creeping over her.
She didn't dare linger in the bedroom; she picked up her phone and immediately prepared to go downstairs.
Shen Xi ran downstairs, her little face tilted up, thinking that she wouldn't be afraid if there were many people around.
Not long after she came down, she sensed that something was off. Two maids were carefully preparing the meal, but they kept glancing at the door.
The remaining dozen or so servants, dressed in black suits and wearing white gloves, stood orderly at the door. Even the butler was holding a cell phone and waiting at the door with a cold expression.
On the spacious marble table were lean meat porridge, milk and eggs, sandwiches and steak, and a fruit platter.
However, this is for two people.
Shen Xi lowered her eyes, pulled out a long chair, sat at the dining table, and looked towards the door without making a sound.
Is the male lead coming back? Such a big fuss!
A thought struck her: should she eat this meal or not?
Soon, the answer came.
The tranquility of the villa was shattered by the roar of a car. Shen Xi looked up and saw that everyone was rushing towards the gate.
Tsk, anyway, the villainous female supporting character definitely doesn't consider other people's feelings. She doesn't want to feel anything right now either; she's so hungry her stomach is practically sticking to her back!
She made up her mind, picked up the spoon, and was scooping up the porridge to feed it to him.
The sound of footsteps approached from afar.
"Good morning, Mother," a soft, childlike voice rang out.
Mother?!
Upon hearing the sound, Shen Xi slowly and mechanically turned her head to look.
Without a doubt, the child in front of me was exquisite and beautiful, with cute little curly hair, long and thin black eyebrows, and bright, expressive eyes. Dressed in overalls, he looked like a doll displayed in a shop window, except that the toddler in front of me was very elegant.
Jiang Du stared nervously at Shen Xi with his two large, dark, grape-like eyes.
But the child didn't seem to get the response he wanted, and his dark eyes instantly filled with tears.
He lowered his head, his nose reddening: "I'm sorry, I disturbed Mother's meal."
Wow, this is so handsome! This is the young prince of the Jiang family?! No wonder he's the male lead's child!
Shen Xi stared intently at the boy, and after a while, she heard the boy's aggrieved yet extremely obedient voice.
Shen Xi tried her best to control herself from wanting to hug him and rub him. She looked away with difficulty, calmly asked, "Have you had breakfast?"
Stay calm, she's a villainous supporting character! We can't let her character slip!
The little boy immediately looked up and answered in a sweet, soft voice, "Not yet."
No, actually, he had already eaten. He had been looking forward to it for a long time that morning, and he finished eating very quickly.
But he still wanted to eat with his mother; they hadn't sat together at the table in a long time.
The boy's eyes shone with undisguised joy, sparkling as if filled with tiny stars.
Mom seemed a little different today. She didn't seem to dislike him as she usually did, and she didn't scold or beat him whenever they met.
Mom, are you starting to like me?
Shen Xi didn't dare show her affection; that would be too abnormal.
Her voice was flat: "Yes, let's have a meal together."
……
From the moment the young master rushed in and ran to the madam's side, the butler's palms began to sweat. He was afraid that the madam would scold him, and even more afraid that the young master would be sad.
However, it seems that the lady has not been behaving much, showing no signs of the resentment she usually displays, nor has she vented her anger on the young master.
The butler breathed a sigh of relief, but was also very worried. The young master liked the madam so much, what would happen in the future?
Jiang Du's eyes crinkled with joy, and he sat obediently opposite his mother, eating with her silently.
Shen Xi eats very slowly, a habit she developed since childhood.
The little boy noticed that his mother was eating very slowly, so he also began to slow down his eating speed without making a sound.
So Shen Xi spent a full hour eating this breakfast. As she put down her spoon, her child also put down his utensils, looking at her obediently with his delicate big eyes.
"Are you full?" Shen Xi asked casually.
"I'm full," Jiang Du replied quickly, his eyes wide open.
Shen Xi nodded, got up from the dining table, and slowly sat on the living room sofa, ready to play games.
Where Shen Xi couldn't see, the little boy's dark eyes silently gazed at the butler.
—Don't let people near the sofa.
He wanted to be alone with his mother.
The housekeeper was helpless; this was the young master's habit. No matter how much the madam cursed him and told him to get out, the young master would still stubbornly stay by his madam's side and wouldn't allow anyone else to get close to his mother. This was also why Jiang Ci had kept Shen Xi here all this time.
The young master desperately craves his mother's love.
Shen Xi picked up her phone and pretended to scroll through videos, glancing at the child out of the corner of her eye.
The boy picked up the drawing board quietly and sat down not far from Shen Xi. He was afraid that his mother would be disgusted by his closeness, so he carefully kept his distance.
They spent the morning in harmony, until...
A loud, angry female voice rang out…
"Hey! You over there, are you sick in the head...?" Shen Xi stared at the screen, her eyes blazing with anger, and spoke furiously.
The air froze instantly.
The little boy stiffly raised his head, then instinctively lowered it as he stood up and apologized: "Mom, I'm sorry."
Did he really annoy his mother?
As she thought about it, tears streamed down her face, but she dared not cry out loud.
Shen Xi looked on in a panic. She hurriedly picked up the child, patted his back and coaxed him, "Oh dear, I wasn't talking about you. I was playing a game, and my teammates were being unhelpful. I was just scolding them."
As she spoke, fearing the boy might not believe her, she quickly picked up her phone and pointed at the game screen.
Then everything went black.
Okay, now it's her turn to be disappointing, and her teammates are criticizing her again.
The little boy was suddenly picked up by his mother, and he felt as if he were on a cloud. Tears hung on his slightly trembling eyelashes, and he was a little dizzy.
Listening to his mother's flustered explanation, he buried his soft little head in his mother's shoulder, smelled the unique fragrance on his mother, wiped away his tears, pursed his upturned lips, and smiled silently.
Mom, you still like me a little, don't you?
Shen Xi couldn't see the child's face and thought the child was still crying, causing a sudden, sharp pain in her heart.
She was a little sad: "I'm sorry, I scared you."
The boy keenly sensed his mother's self-blame and sadness, and quickly hugged her neck, hurriedly saying, "No, it's not like that, it's not your fault, I misunderstood."
Conversely, the little boy began to incoherently comfort his mother.
……
The butler watched from a distance, and for some reason, he felt that the young master and the madam's crying eyes looked very similar.
But the child isn't the wife's biological child!
After a while, he shook his head, thinking that perhaps his eyesight was failing due to old age.
After this commotion, Shen Xi and Jiang Du became closer, and she felt that the plot had not yet developed to the point of no return.
Rounding up, that means her life can still be saved!
Seeing that his mother was no longer resisting him, Jiang Du cautiously asked, "Mom, can I play games with you?"
Perhaps fearing his mother would dislike him, the boy quickly added, "I learn things very quickly!"
Shen Xi was naturally happy to have someone to play games with her, and immediately nodded.
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