The Cage Of The Past

"Well, Let's talk about business!" Zion Ni raised his hands and call the waiter's attention.

"Waiter, order!"

Xiaoxi Chen was stunned and don't dare to say anything.

"Since he is your son, I treat you both a nice meal and I hope this little genius won't disagree with uncle's request." Zion Ni opened his mouth with a smile and his eyes feel on Xiaoxi Chen's face.

"Chao, see what would you like to eat?" Zion Ni encourages the child to pick up his favorite food because he likes the kid very much while seeing him.

Chao looked at Xiaoxi Chen first, did not take the initiative to make an order, as he realizes his Mom didn't speak a word, he dare not to order unless she says so.

Zion Ni look at the child's eyes, seems he understood his reaction, he thinks the child so sensible, obviously, Xiaoxi educates her son in a good way because he saw how the child behave in front of other people.

"Manager Ni, I should pay for this meal!" Xiaoxi Chen thought that if her son's game could be sold she should treat him.

"How can it be?" Zion Ni quickly said: "What kind of person I am to let a woman pay the bill? Besides, you've been a lifesaver for me and I haven't had time to thank you, so, for now, it's my treat!"

"Manager Ni, don't mention it!"

"You are too polite, Xiaoxi!" Zion Ni looks at her arm. "Right, Xiaoxi, how was your wound?"

"Well! It's getting better!" Xiaoxi Chen said.

"Tomorrow I'll take you to the hospital!" Zion Ni looked at the menu and sees that the mother and son are very reserved, he ordered a few meals that are suitable for the child to eat and then he thinks that Xiaoxi Chen needs a tonic for her wound so he ordered a tonic soup for her.

"Give me some fruit juice!" Zion Ni saw the fruit juice cup in front of Chao which already been empty so he added another one for him.

"No need, Uncle!" Chao immediately said although he loves to drink fruit juice he opted not to accept it since he thinks the uncle in front of him still a stranger.

"Why? Do you want to help uncle to save his money? Don't worry all the expenses we are going to spend today, I will reimburse it to the company since this is an official meeting. Hahaha, so do not worry little boy!"

"Mommy, can I drink another fruit juice?" Chao quickly asked Xiaoxi's permission carefully.

Zion Ni watching this scene, his heart suddenly touched by the child's behavior. He thinks that Chao is sensible and looking at him makes him admired him more. "What's wrong, need to ask your Mommy decision even if you wanted to drink juice? Does it break your Mom's law, tell me, uncle will make your Mommy change her mind!"

"Hmmm! He is just a good child." Xiaoxi proudly said it to Zion emphasizing how she raised her child.

"Xiaoxi, you are a good mother to him because even in a small decision he needs to ask your approval on it. This is the right way of taming the young generation nowadays!" said Zion Ni

"I just wanted him to obey properly. I taught him how to respect other people," she smiled while saying it

"That's right, here Chao, drink this fruit juice since your Mommy agrees on it." Zion Ni put the fruit juice in front of him, the kid was excited once he saw it and quickly drink it.

"Manager Ni, does our CEO really want to develop Chao's designed game?" Xiaoxi Chen asked with doubt.

"Yes! He mentioned to me, so today he sent me here to discuss with you all the details about it. Honestly, I didn't expect that it would be you cause even Rouzhen didn't know that the mother of this genius little child was you."

Xiaoxi Chen didn't expect that the person who talked with her last night was Rouzhen Gu, and she couldn't help herself not to blushed after she remembered the time Rouzhen also help Chao to buy all those ȧduŀt stuff and ċȯndȯms her son sold last time. So she now knows the person Chao had been mentioning as an uncle who bought all those ȧduŀt stuff was him, she can't ignore in her mind not to ask silently as to why Rouzhen purchased all of it. She felt blushed remembering the ċȯndȯms Rouzhen had bought. She thinks that Rouzhen really a playboy man and might have active sėxuȧŀ activities otherwise he will not help Chao if he doesn't have a specific reason to do it. Thinking about Rouzhen Gu, she felt being disgusted, really that cunning fox must have some secrets in life.

"Xiaoxi?" Zion Ni sees her in deep thought, so he called her attention.

"Uncle, my Mommy has been thinking a lot lately, so don't disturb her while she's been thinking about her personal issues, you can talk to me either!"

"Oh!" Xiaoxi Chen immediately sobers up when her son said so, looking at ZIon Ni's thoughtful face, she hurriedly apologizes. "I'm sorry, Manager Ni, I only remember something!"

"Hahaha! Distracted?" Zion Ni nod with understanding and smile towards Chao. "Little boy, your game is very promising, your big bird uncle said to give you a million reward, are you satisfied with it?"

"Then pretty uncle, is everyone else's game is the same price you've offered?" before Xiaoxi Chen could open her mouth, Chao had asked the usual question to Zion, acting like an ȧduŀt who deals with a business. " I want to know whether the price of other designed game is much higher than the one you've offered me."

Zion Ni hand that was holding the fruit juice startled, he was stupefied at the same time, his eyes hesitate to look at the face of dignified Chao who is now talking in a business-minded way. It reminded him of someone twelve years ago, a freshman at that time, who have designed a game of his own and said the same thing when talking about the price!

Zion Ni astonished, the young boy in front of him approached the same as Rouzhen Gu. This young boy had the same level of Rouzhen business acumen, only that he was eighteen years old twelve years ago, while Chao is only five years old who talk to him that way.

Zion Ni quickly retreats and smile gently, "Yes, your's is higher than the others!"

He doesn't know why Rouzhen Gu is willing to pay for such a high price, but he can't forget Rouzhen said that this kid is worth it.

"Why?" Xiaoxi Chen can't help and speak.

"I don't know!" Zion Ni smiled. "This is the cheque, he handed it to me before I left his office. He honestly prepared it and I don't know his reason, he's the boss!"

"Mommy, is this the cheque?" Chao frowned. "Does that mean we can buy a house?"

"Hmmm!" Xiaoxi Chen face blushed and look at the fill-up cheque, then she was stunned. Her son's game price is higher than her salary for ten years. " But Manager Ni, does Chao's game have such potential? Is it worth the price?"

"To be honest, usually a game is only around a few hundred thousand, but our CEO had a huge check on it, must have his intention if I am not mistaken, he must not know Chao is your son, so this money you can take it with an ȧssurance that the game worth it." Zion Ni thought she was worried about Rouzhen Gu's ulterior motives.

"Mommy we can buy a house now, don't need to trouble others anymore!" Chao only thought about buying a house and let his Mom have a good life.

Zion Ni heard his words then asked in concern: "You don't have a place to stay?" he suddenly looks at Xiaoxi Chen.

"No, we are staying at my friend's house!" Xiaoxi Chen explained.

"Oh! Well, this money is not enough to buy a house!"

"Not enough?" Chao pulled down his little face once he heard it. "Then how much is needed to buy a house?"

"Chao!" Xiaoxi Chen look at her son's face and said gently: "Buying a house is Mommy's problem, you as a kid should not worry about it, okay?"

"Oh!" Obviously, Chao was disappointed.

Zion Ni heard their conversation and feel a little heartache too. "Xiaoxi, where is the kid's father?" he suddenly asked.

When she heard him asking about it, Xiaoxi Chen's face turned pale.

"Uncle… not every kid will have a Daddy, it same as not every kid have Mommy too!" Chao speaks before Xiaoxi Chen said anything.

Stunned again. He asked in his mind. "Is she a single parent?"

Xiaoxi Chen did not open her mouth to explain.

"Mommy, I'm the man, of course, it's my responsibility to buy a house for us!"

"Son, no matter what, the housing problem should be settled by Mommy, you are just a kid and haven't grown up, don't think about this matter, okay?"

Xiaoxi Chen saw that her son did not give up. Her gentle face was changed, said it with a severe countenance, she's thinking that her precious child was too hard to handle when it comes to this matter.

"Good child!" Zion Ni start to being serious and no longer keep his playful look, "Chao, come to your lofty aspirations!"

"Chao, if there are any changes, uncle will call you!"

After the meal, he insisted on sending Xiaoxi and Chao at home.

"Tomorrow morning, I will come and pick you up to the hospital!" Zion Ni did not forget that she needs to take the stitches out of her wound.

"No need to trouble you, Manager Ni, I am okay!"

"Uncle, why does my Mommy need to go to the hospital?" Attracted by their conversation, the booming sound of childlike innocence rang out. "What's the matter with Mommy?"

"Mommy is fine!" Xiaoxi Chen said anxiously: " Mommy is going to visit a friend at the hospital!"

"Oh!" Nod doubtfully, Chao hold his hand tighter as if in doubt of what Xiaoxi Chen been said.

Through the rear-view mirror Zion Ni glances at Chao, why is it that a child of five years old should be so strong that even the house matter he has to worry. Is their life really so hard? Thinking of the clothes worn by Xiaoxi Chen, seem to be a rigid suit, she is just an age of youth, most women he saw in their company flaunt their dresses, while this woman was always so simple!

"Beautiful uncle!" Chao thinks of something again.

"God! Can you stop calling me beautiful uncle! Call me uncle Zion, it's my name not beautiful uncle, I am a man, not a lady!" Zion Ni feels annoyed when people told him that he looks beautiful rather than handsome.

"But you are beautiful like Mommy!"

"Xiaoxi what's wrong with your child? Keep calling me beautiful. Do I look like a pretty woman?" he is complaining at her, while Xiaoxi broke into laughter.

"Alright! Call me uncle Zion, for faith's sake!" Chao thoughtful eyes were stunned, and the pure and beautiful little face broke into a naughty smile. He saw that the child mannerism had a big resemblance to Rouzhen. Chao curled up his mouth and said, "Uncle Zion, why big bird uncle didn't come by himself?"

"Chao, do not call him that way it's bad!" Xiaoxi Chen quickly said it.

"Hahahahaha…." Zion Ni burst into laughter. "Kid you really are naughty, you are the first person who dares to call Rouzhen that way. Hahahaha!!! I might tell him about it. Hahahaha!"

Xiaoxi Chen faces getting blushed like a red apple.

"Kid, he has something to do!" Zion stopped laughing and said

"Then can I see him?"

"Of course, you can, he is your Mommy's boss!"

"Then you help me to thank big bird uncle, okay?"

"Chao, stop calling that uncle with that title, he is my boss!" She felt so embarrassed and a little bit of a headache, her brow frowned, Xiaoxi Chen completely lops her head, her pretty face is full of frustration, she really afraid of her son to see Rouzhen Gu because the mere thought of selling him a box of ċȯndȯms and ȧduŀt stuff last time she feel shame, it would be a big mess if they meet up.

"Alright!" Chao nod but already get used to it, he could not easily change.

The next day…

Xiaoxi! I will reach soon!" Zion Ni called over while he was on his way to her house to pick her up

"So fast?" Xiaoxi Chen said.

"To accompany my lifesaver to the hospital, of course, I have to hurry, " Zion Ni said quickly

"Thank you, Manager Ni, I will come down soon, you wait for me at the bus stop lane" Xiaoxi Chen off the ŀȧptop, took her bag, open the door and go out.

As soon as reach the bus stop lane she saw the bright blue Bugatti and at the side of the car stood a tall man smoking a cigarette, looking like he had been standing there for a long time, with the same position often.

"Why did he come?" Xiaoxi asked in her mind. Xiaoxi Chen didn't know that Rouzhen will come as he never said something to her the other day.

"Going out?" See her holding her bag, he walked behind her and ask her directly.

"Sir CEO, why are you here?"

"Have you done considering the matter I've told you last time?" He didn't answer her question instead he asked a different matter.

"What matter?"

"Move to my place! He said without hesitation.

Stunned! Dull! Baffled!

"Didn't you say you were going to be my woman? My son just happened to be missing his Mommy!" He said slowly and went up to her closer. Xiaoxi Chen looked up at him, there was blood vessel in his pretty and expressive eyes, he seemed to have been up all night but there was something divine in it and looking into her eyes, whispered, "Now what? Care to answer me please?"

"Sir CEO, I said I had a child, I am not the simple woman you think, I have no intention to be other people's wife or lover, I am not suitable!" She was pleased with her reaction, seeing her reflection in his dark eyes, so calm and indifferent.

Rouzhen Gu eyes were slightly narrowed and the smile on his face was lightly restrained. Although it was light, Xiaoxi Chen still noticed it. She knew he was getting angry, her face drawn a faint smile but her heart was beating rapidly.

At this moment, Zion Ni's car reached the other side of the bus stop lane, he saw Rouzhen Gu's Bugatti, Zion Ni's eyes turned dark, today is their day off.