258: Chapter 258 Stuck on the Road 258: Chapter 258 Stuck on the Road In fact.
Many things don’t change just because of a person’s will.
For example, the national soccer team never scores, the girl you like never accepts your confession, or no matter how outstanding you are, there’s always so “other person’s kid” around.
Right now, Xiao Fei was facing such a situation.
He was stuck in traffic.
Sitting in his chair with one hand resting on the steering wheel, Xiao Fei had been waiting in this spot for over half an hour.
A full half-hour, and the car hadn’t moved an inch.
Feeling irritated, Xiao Fei cranked down the window, planning to get so fresh air.
Truthfully, there are many things in life like traffic jams, situations that trap you in one place for hours on end.
But among them, traffic jams are the most infuriating of all.
As ti passed, Xiao Fei’s frown grew deeper and deeper.
That’s when an urge suddenly overtook him—a craving for a cigarette.
Before eting Tang Yuxin, Xiao Fei used to spend his free ti writing online novels.
It was ntally draining, so he’d developed quite a smoking habit.
What truly made him quit, though, was the mont he laid eyes on his three newborn babies in that tiny rental room of less than ten square ters.
That mont hit him like a truck.
For the kids, Xiao Fei summoned imnse willpower to quit smoking.
Or so he had always believed.
But now, stuck in traffic, Xiao Fei found that craving creeping back up on him.
This feeling irritated him imnsely.
All he wanted was a quieter place to calm his restless mind.
So, Xiao Fei picked up his phone and started scrolling through his contact list.
“Sigh…”
He let out a long breath.
It was getting late.
At this hour, Tang Yuxin and the kids were surely getting anxious by now.
Grabbing his phone, Xiao Fei started a video call with Tang Yuxin.
The call rang for a bit before it got picked up.
On the screen was Tang Yuxin, wearing an apron with a few stray vegetable leaves stuck to her face.
“Honey~”
“When are you coming ho?”
The mont she saw Xiao Fei, Tang Yuxin’s face lit up with a cheerful smile.
Xiao Fei smiled faintly.
The frustration he’d been feeling dissipated a little at the sight of his beautiful wife’s radiant face, which seed equally capable of expressing delight or annoyance.
“Sorry, darling.”
“I might be ho pretty late tonight.”
Xiao Fei pointed the phone’s cara toward the line of cars outside, then turned it back to himself.
“See that?
Traffic jam.
It’s a ss.”
“I’ve already been waiting here for over half an hour.”
Hearing this, Tang Yuxin’s expression imdiately fell.
But she quickly perked up again and said with a smile, “Oh, my poor hubby.
But it’s fine if you’re late.
I’ll make dinner for the kids first and let them eat.”
“I’ll wait for you to co back and have dinner together.”
It was to wait and dine together.
Not to leave his dinner ready for him to eat alone when he got ho.
This tiny distinction made Xiao Fei’s heart warm and fuzzy.
Feeling delighted, Xiao Fei said aloud, “You don’t have to wait for .
Go ahead and eat first.
Don’t go hungry, or it’ll make worry.”
“Heeheehee…~”
Tang Yuxin let out a silly little giggle.
“No way.
If hubby’s hungry, I’d feel bad too.”
“And besides, I want to eat with you.”
“Alright then, I’ll try to get ho as soon as I can.”
“How are the kids?”
“They’re right here~”
Tang Yuxin turned the cara, and the kids instantly ca into view.
“Daddy, Daddy!
When are you coming ho?”
“Daddy, my tummy is growling.
Co back soon and eat with us~”
“Daddy… where are you…”
Their calls tugged painfully at Xiao Fei’s heart.
Especially Sanbao.
This little girl didn’t usually talk much.
Compared to Dabao, who seed smarter and more mature, or Er Bao, who was lively and hyper, Sanbao seed quieter and more reserved.
She was a delicate little thing whose soft, sweet voice always carried a hint of shyness, and her big, watery eyes seed ready to tear up at any mont.
She was the kind of child who tugged at your heartstrings in every way.
And now, hearing Sanbao’s slightly sad little voice asking, “Where are you,” Xiao Fei felt as though he had committed so unforgivable sin.
“I’m so sorry, baby.
Daddy’s stuck outside.
It might be a while before I can get back.”
“If you’re hungry, go ahead and eat dinner, okay?
Don’t wait for Daddy.”
“But… won’t Daddy be hungry?”
Sanbao asked softly.
“How about… we bring dinner to Daddy instead~”
“Just like Daddy used to bring food to Mommy that one ti.”
Such a thoughtful little girl.
She made you want to scoop her up and cradle her in your hands.
“Sanbao, you’re so sweet.
But no need to bring food, okay?”
“You stay ho with Mommy, have dinner, and go to bed early, alright?”
Xiao Fei gently reminded them…
The kids listened attentively.
They chatted for a while longer before Xiao Fei finally ended the call.
Monts ago, he’d been laughing and chatting with his kids and sweet wife.
But now, with the call over, the empty car felt overwhelmingly quiet, and Xiao Fei suddenly felt hollow inside.
Seeing that the traffic still hadn’t budged, Xiao Fei glanced around and noticed a supermarket by the road.
After hesitating for a mont, he finally got out of the car, quickly walked to the store, and bought a pack of cigarettes.
Then he returned to his car and lit one up while standing outside.
After all, the road was completely blocked, and plenty of drivers had also stepped out to stretch their legs on the street.
The nicotine soothed Xiao Fei’s agitation, relieving so of the frustration caused by the traffic jam.
anwhile, in the car parked beside Xiao Fei’s…
“Lv Ping, Lv Ping!
Look!”
“That guy outside is super hot!”
The woman in the passenger seat was practically bouncing, reaching out to tap the friend in the driver’s seat.
Lv Ping rolled her eyes at her friend and snorted, “How hot could he be?
Zhang Xiaoya, you’ll gush over any random guy you see… Wait, holy shit!
He’s *damn* hot!
Too hot to handle!”
Initially dismissive, Lv Ping couldn’t believe her eyes when she looked at Xiao Fei.
She nearly hit the gas from sheer excitent.
At this mont, Xiao Fei stood leaning against the door of his Land Rover Defender, squinting into the distance at the long line of cars ahead.
His sharp, perfectly chiseled side profile, tinged with a trace of lancholy in his deep-set eyes, made the two won inside the car swoon.
“What are you waiting for!”
“You were just saying you wanted to hit up so handso guys at the bar tonight, right?
Why not go for this one instead?
He’s right here!”
“Go talk to him already!”
Lv Ping gave Zhang Xiaoya a nudge and a playful wink.
“No… I… I’m too shy…”
“Shy?
You?!”
Lv Ping stared at Zhang Xiaoya in disbelief.
Her friend was known for being wild and outgoing.
In fact, after breaking up earlier that sa day, she’d dragged Lv Ping along to hit up a bar, saying she needed to flirt with so hot guys to nd her broken heart.
And now she was saying she was *shy*?!
*Shy,* my ass!
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