Stuck in you

Rachel opened her arms immediately to welcome Mendes, but she was surprised that the boy slowed down as he got closer to her. He slowly threw himself into her arms and wrapped his arms around her waist tightly in return.

"Rachel!" he exclaimed affectionately as he embraced her tightly and pressed his chubby cheek into her waist.

Rachel was both surprised and happy to see Mendes. But she never noticed that Jonathan was not as happy as he used to whenever he saw Mendes.

Instead, he glanced at the kid's father briefly. When their gaze met, Dylan Xu immediately tried to avoid it.

At least he seemed to be restraining himself. Despite the years, he was getting cheeky now.

Rachel crouched to level her face with the boy and talked to him.

At the same time, Dylan Xu walked to Jonathan and greeted him. "I'm sorry that we were unable to inform you in advance of our coming."

Jonathan smiled faintly and ushered them towards a seat with his arm. "Please, have a seat." But he then thought to himself, 'But you did anyway.'

If Dylan didn't arrive with Mendes in tow, Jonathan would have driven him out of the house at the first chance he'd get.

Jonathan felt sick of Dylan. Even though his feeling towards Dylan had nothing to do with the child, he didn't feel the same fondness towards Mendes that he had before.

"Why don't we go upstairs?" Jonathan suddenly suggested.

Dylan's eyes lit up. "Okay," he replied while nodding.

He turned around and took a few steps forward. His son suddenly called out to him from behind, "Dad, where are you going?" The boy left Rachel and ran to his father.

Dylan frowned and said in a scolding tone of voice, "I have something to deal with. You just stay here for a while. And don't make trouble."

Mendes' face saddened as he paused. Nevertheless, he nodded to his father and pouted.

Dylan initially thought to tell Mendes to play with Rachel, but changed his mind when he felt that it was not appropriate to say that.

He worried that Jonathan might suspect that he deliberately brought Mendes with him for that visit.

"He shouted that he wanted to see Dr. Shen when he heard that I was coming over," he explained in order to conceal the true reason why he brought Mendes with him. "He made quite a ruckus when I was about to leave unless I agreed to take him with me."

Jonathan stared at him with a strangely faint smile on his face. Dylan lowered his voice to almost a whisper because of the guilt that he felt.

Ever since he was transferred back, he began working behind the scenes for some TV programs. He recently took over a project that developed a story that focused on the Fu family.

Dylan never intended to use his own son for the situation, but he wasn't able to find Jack after he begged him for help several times.

It was then that he understood that Jack refused the help that he requested.

And since Dylan was not about to let this chance slip by, he decided to turn to Jonathan instead for help.

more difficult to deal

that seemed

more important that success. But he was not sure if was a good

the meantime, it had been a long time since Rachel last saw Mendes. She immediately noticed that he lost a lot of weight, and

the boy was a chatterbox now. He was just so happy to be

had very little patience for children, but the presence of Mendes triggered some

great it would be if she could have a

the servants. She asked the maid to

had no idea how to get

stared long at Rachel because she had lost her beautiful hair. Her haircut was as short

to be a boy? Why did you get your hair cut

heard his

raised a hand and touched her short hair in a carefree way.

and whispered,

and slightly rubbed his

Tracy, and he

was a pleasant feeling that gently touched Tracy's

how it would've been if only Mendes were

a sweet smile. "Come here, Mendes,"

soon as he was within arm's length. "You look

smiled at her

with a smile and said, "Look at him!

been a good boy?"

"Of course I am!"

boy sounded more optimistic and

Fu family's maid approached them with a tray filled with snacks and fruits. Tracy was

happy, she thought that when the boy finally grew up, he would definitely become a playboy who would be good

a pale face when he went downstairs. He barely smiled to them and

as Mendes looked reluctant to wave

as she watched their car drive away from their house. "Kids are so cute, aren't

to wonder when Tracy began

any expression on her face as she turned

about Mendes' visit. "I'm already old. I think it will be nice if I have a grandchild of my

was at a loss to answer her. Tracy's statement left her speechless. Tracy then turned to her

awkwardly

grandchild one day. After all, Jack had

snacks and fruits on the table and then turned to Tracy and asked her, "Mrs. Fu, how would you like to

up." Tracy then turned to Rachel.

the door to the study half-open. She immediately knocked on the

There's no need to knock," Jonathan said

the study was wide open, and the morning sunlight poured into the room from