Transmigrated to a Period Novel as the Genius Antagonist's Birth Mother

Chapter 55: Birthday

Content Warning: Implied smexy time～

Cen Zhengnian only has a two-day vacation, and his feelings towards Chu Xia are somewhat complicated. It is impossible to say that he is not moved at all, but it has not reached the level of deep love either.

Just like a faint ripple on a clear lake surface, it has not formed into a stormy wave.

What Cen Zhengnian regrets the most is that there is no one to warm his bed. He has to sleep alone and only gets warm in the middle of the night.

Actually, what Cen Huai'an is most reluctant to part with is An'an.

How long can a child hold a grudge? Cen Huai'an no longer holds any grudges against Cen Zhengnian.

He knows that Cen Zhengnian will leave tomorrow. In the afternoon, he kept pestering him to play chess. Even when Hu Lei's son, Hu Pandeng, brought his friends to play with him, he didn't want to go out.

Then Hu Pandeng and the others came in to see Cen Huai'an and Cen Zhengnian playing chess together.

Hu Pandeng is a lively child with a slightly dark complexion. He looks strong and healthy.

Chu Xia asked Cen Huai'an, "An'an, can you let Pandeng and them play with your toys?"

Cen Huai'an generously said, "Except for the ones my dad gave me, the rest are all fine."

Chu Xia took out his comic books, checkers, and flying chess, and also brought a bunch of candy and snacks to set up a table for the children to eat and play.

Hu Pandeng and the other children were well-behaved. They thanked Chu Xia while eating candy.

Chu Xia couldn't understand Go, and neither could Hu Pandeng and the other children.

But children are curious, and among them, except for a quiet-looking boy who was reading the comic book, the rest crowded behind Cen Huai'an to watch him play chess.

Cen Huai'an was squeezed tightly by their side, with no empty space at all.

Chu Xia didn't go over again. She sat next to Cen Zhengnian.

As soon as she sat down, Cen Zhengnian looked over and saw her rubbing her hands and blowing on them to keep warm. He reached out and touched her hand, saying, "It's a bit cold."

Then he held her hand, and the warmth from his palm spread to her—it was indeed warmer than keeping her hands in her own pockets.

In front of her were all the children, and Chu Xia felt a little embarrassed. She pulled her hand out but couldn't pull it away. She quickly put her hand down on her lap so that the children opposite wouldn't see.

Fortunately, those little children were all focused on the chess game and didn't notice their actions. Chu Xia sighed with relief.

Children are not quiet; they ask questions when they don't understand. When Cen Huai'an made a move, Hu Pandeng asked, "An'an, why did you make this move?"

The other children also had many questions.

"An'an, can't you go down to the center?"

"You can block the black flag here; go down here."

"There's space there; go down there."

Chu Xia couldn't help but laugh. She could see that Cen Huai'an was getting fed up. He turned his head and said to them, "Shut up."

But these children obviously weren't afraid of him. They stopped for a few seconds at most, then started chattering again.

They didn't understand what the concept of 'the gentleman who watches chess doesn't speak' is. They only knew to ask when they didn't understand, fully exercising their role in providing opinions.