When they arrived in the suburbia, they chose a place next to a brook. Some of them started to set up tents, and some set up the grills.
Only Clarence and âLittle Rabbitâ were sitting in the folding chairs aside. One was calm and easy, and the other one widened his eyes, looking around to enjoy the view.
Stella walked over and squatted down next to Clarence. She said crossly, âMr. Conrad, are you here inspecting?â
Clarence looked at her and answered calmly, âIf you could tell me earlier, I would take Nathan here.â
Stella was speechless.
What a shameless man!
Clarence added, âBesides, I am doing something.â
Stella was confused, âWhat have you done?â
Clarence turned to glance at the boy, who was stilling upright, âIf I donât take care of him, what if he ran away and got lost? How will you explain to his mother in that case?â
âHo ho.â
Stella wasnât in the mood to talk to him. She took out a cup of yogurt from her snack bag and gave it to âLittle Rabbitâ. Rubbing his head, she said, âBoy, just sit here and be a good boy. Donât run around. Probably there would be a lot of bad eggs around here.â
Next to them, Clarence slightly snorted. He disdained how she tried to scare the boy.
âLittle Rabbitâ held the yogurt in his hands and nodded solemnly, âI wonât run around and neither will I make trouble to you.â
Stella smiled. She stood up and said, âGood boy. You can play with this... uncle here. Iâll call you over if the barbecue is ready.â
Clarence asked unhappily, âWhy are you treating us so differently?â
Stella gritted her teeth, âJust shut up, Uncle!â
Clarence was speechless.
After Stella was gone, âLittle Rabbitâ turned to look at Clarence, passing the yogurt in his hands to him. Clarence said indifferently, âItâs for you. I wonât drink it.â
âI know. Uncle, please open it for me.â
Clarence sneered, âYou are so old now. Why canât you open the yogurt?â
âLittle Rabbitâ answered in a serious tone, âUncle, when you got off the car, you snatched the candies from Stellaâs mouth. Iâve seen it.â
Clarenceâs temples popped. He looked at the boy expressionlessly, and his eyes were fierce and cold.
âLittle Rabbitâ wasnât afraid of him at all, âUncle, if you donât open it for me. Iâm going to find Stella...â
Before he finished speaking, his hands were empty. Clarence opened the lid and returned the yogurt to him.
âThank you, Uncle.â
After that, âLittle Rabbitâ raised his head and drank the yogurt in silence.
Clarence said, âBrat, you came out alone. Arenât your family worried?â
âLittle Rabbitâ finished drinking the yogurt and corrected him, âIâm already ten years old. Iâm not a brat. Uncle, when you were young, didnât you ever go out with your friends before? Did your family forbid you to go out?â
Clarence was rendered speechless again.
On the other side, Sherry secretly checked on what was going on with them while adding the carbon to the grills, âI didnât expect that brat and Mr.
Conrad could enjoy chatting so much. Have they thought each other a bosom friend?â
Stella raised her eyebrows and smiled, âYou called him a handsome young man before. Now you called him a brat.â
âJesus... Stella, I was wrong. Please donât mention my dark history.â Sherry felt so exhausted, âAs soon as it ends, Iâll send him home. I wonât believe anyone known online anymore. What a little liar!â
Stella said, âIs there any misunderstanding? Heâs quite cute and polite. Did you just imagined too much?â
Sherry stubbornly retorted, âHow could it be possible? He sent me photos of his abs. I couldnât imagine them, could I? I donât want to fall in love anymore in my life. Iâve encountered all kinds of scumbags - scumbags who cheated on me, who kept a girlfriend pool, and this one as well... Heâs so young but he didnât behave himself at all. He learned to be a scumbag. I donât think I have the luck to fall in love. Iâd better become a nun.â
Stella patted her on the shoulder with a smile for comfort, âNo worries. After the design contest, you can go take a leave and travel. As long as you can join the activities in real life, you would meet your Mr. Right.â
âIâd better give up. Anyway, I can always attract the scumbags. Iâve accepted my fate.â
Stella raised her head and looked at the young couples who were teasing each other next to the brooks. She curled up her lips, âItâs so good to be young!â
Sherry also looked over, heaving a sigh, âExactly. If I were still their age, how could I be heartbroken by the scumbags?â
They had takeout and snacks for lunch. After that, two couples found a flower field nearby, so they went over.
Others who didnât go there either took a nap in the tent or sat next to the brook, lost in thought.
Stella sat next to Clarence and whispered, âMr. Conrad, do you feel quite bored?â
Clarence turned to look at her, curling up his thin lips into a smile, âWith you beside me, how could I feel bored?â
Stella also smiled. Looking at the sparkling stream for a long while, she said, âSometimes, I feel too stressed at work. If I hang out with those kids, I will feel relaxed.â
âKids? How much older are you than them?â
Stella said naturally, âAlso Iâm just a few years older, Iâm still older than them. In my heart, they are like Chan. They are my younger brothers and sisters.â
Clarence reached out and held her in his arms. He whispered, âIâm only a few years older than you. Why did you call me Uncle?â
Stella didnât answer.
Clarence bit her earlobe gently, âEhn?â
Instantly, Stellaâs cheeks turned red and burning. She reached out to push him away, âStop it! There are so many people here!â
Clarence turned around and checked, âI canât see anyone.â
Except for the child, who was doing his homework with his back to them, there was nobody else.
Sherry also had gone somewhere.
Mr. Conrad Proposes to His Ex-wife Again Stella protected herself with her hands in front, âNo, you canât do it.â
Upon hearing it, Clarence chuckled, âWhat canât I do?â
Stella was shocked.
She didnât expect that at this moment, the wretched man still tried to flirt with her. She wasnât in the mood to talk to him anymore. When she was about to stand up, he pulled her back and said, âAll right. Iâll stop teasing you. Sit here with me.â
She could hear the faint tiredness in his voice.
After a while, Stella asked, âAre you still quite busy recently?â
Clarence hummed. He explained, âIâve got a lot of things to deal with. Iâll be on a business trip tomorrow.â
âWhy didnât you tell me earlier?â
âI wanted to tell you today. Who knows you had such a plan.â
Stella curled her lips. She had to admit that it was her bad.
After a pause, she asked again, âWhen will you come back?â
âIâll be gone for a whole week at least.â
Clarence didnât worry about her. After all, a lot of people were protecting her in secret. He worried about other things.
Stella sat up in his arms and asked, âAre you bothered by something? You seemed to be a bit weird today.â
Clarence curled up his lips, âWeird? In what way?â
âYou are rarely so serious.â
âIt seems that you like me more when Iâm not serious.â
Stella choked up.
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