I Kissed Him in the Rain… But Our Son Saw Everything

Ning Shixue’s ears reddened.

He looked up at him with pleading eyes.
“Where are we going?”

Xie Zhaozhou chuckled softly, his voice carrying that lazy, annoying tone.
He still held him.
“Wherever you go, I go. Can I go to your planet with you?”

Ning Shixue then realized he had watched the live stream that night.
He couldn’t help emphasizing quietly,
“I really am an alien.”

“I know,”
Xie Zhaozhou said, lowering his eyes to look at him gently.
His palm cupped the lop ear on his head and rubbed his cheek.
He didn’t stop until Ning Shixue was embarrassed and angry.

The director had also installed several fixed cameras outside the restaurant.
But they weren’t live streaming.
They were for post-production editing the official version.
There might be some useful shots.

The bullet comments only saw Ning Shixue suddenly run out.
But since it took proactive effort to make the slacker stand up, everyone knew why.

[Babe, do you really love him that much? Does it have to be this much? Just a few steps out to pick him up? Shedding tears of blood.jpg]

[Who can tell me how to get such a clingy wife??? I’ll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau right now. Can you give me one??? @Civil Affairs Bureau]

Xie Yaoyao was completely captivated by the aliens.
He excitedly surrounded the aliens with Tang Haohao and the others.
The aliens crouched down for them to touch.
He raised his soft little hand and touched the alien’s face.
Then he quickly pulled it back and hugged his little belly.

“How does Ultraman fight little monsters?”
Tang Haohao asked, his eyes sparkling, clenching his little fist.
“Can you teach me?”

The alien was a bit overwhelmed.
No one told him that coming on the show would mean having to fight little monsters.
But he still demonstrated a few moves with Tang Haohao.
He kicked, then threw left and right hooks.

“…”

Tang Haohao was actually a little disappointed.
After all, Tang He-an was one of the country’s martial arts stars.
He had seen Tang He-an practicing at home and watched his movies.
Compared to that, this alien didn’t look like he could fight at all.

He even felt he wasn’t as good as Little Ning Gege.

But they were aliens.
Other planets must have amazing things that Earth people didn’t understand.
Maybe these moves were very effective in outer space?

Tang Haohao was still excited, clenching his fists, and even started to learn.

The bullet comments were dying of laughter.

[Forget it, forget it. Little Tangyuan isn’t here. Auntie thinks you and Xie Yaoyao could form a ‘Little Geniuses’ group.]

[Xie Yaoyao: Who’s calling me?]

What Xie Yaoyao the Great Demon King cared about most right now wasn’t little monsters.
He hugged the alien sister‘s arm and asked anxiously,
“Sister, sister, where’s your spaceship?”

The program team hadn’t provided one.
The sister could only tell him,
“It’s parked very far away.”

“Are there big chicken drumsticks on the spaceship?”
Xie Yaoyao asked, his chubby face full of excitement.
He didn’t know how far it was.
But if there were big chicken drumsticks, he could ask the driver uncle to take him.

Crispy, fragrant big chicken drumsticks, wrapped in breadcrumbs.
Even Little Mantou next door would be drooling with envy.
Xie Yaoyao’s little mouth was watering.

“What big chicken drumsticks?”
the sister asked, confused.
She looked helplessly at the director.

The director quickly waved his hand.
He didn’t know either.

Xie Yaoyao had dreamed that aliens came to him in a spaceship and gave him big chicken drumsticks.
But no one knew what he dreamed about every night.
Even Ning Shixue didn’t know.

Xie Yaoyao the Great Demon King’s soft, chubby face instantly fell.

What was wrong with this alien?
They had agreed to bring him big chicken drumsticks.
But there weren’t even little ones.

But Xie Yaoyao wasn’t discouraged.
He asked another question he cared about very much.
He spread his chubby little hands.
“I have one billion. Can I buy your spaceship?”

The alien sister laughed uncontrollably.
Who wouldn’t want one billion?
She wouldn’t have to work for the rest of her life.

She just wished she really had a spaceship.

Xie Yaoyao was completely disappointed this time.
His soft, white cheeks puffed out.
No chicken drumsticks, and they wouldn’t sell him the spaceship.
These aliens, like the monster actors on the baby’s set, were probably all fake.

Xie Yaoyao propped his chubby face in his hands and sighed.

He gave up communicating with the aliens.
Only then did he realize the baby was gone again.
Baby alert!

Had the baby been taken by the aliens?

Xie Yaoyao almost immediately thought of the cartoons he had watched.
The baby must be the protagonist.
He escaped to Earth after being bullied by other aliens on his home planet.

If the bad aliens found out the baby was here, they would come and take him away.

Xie Yaoyao forgot about the aliens.
He pattered towards the door.
Running to the restaurant entrance, he saw Ning Shixue and Xie Zhaozhou hugging under the night sky.

He stopped, sucking on his hand, and peeked from the door.
His big, dark eyes blinked.

The baby was hugging Big Daddy.
He wanted to hug too.

But in the end, Xie Yaoyao didn’t go.

Ning Shixue and Xie Zhaozhou didn’t stay outside long.
Just a few minutes, then they went back to the restaurant.
Ning Shixue held Xie Zhaozhou’s wrist.
Xie Zhaozhou followed him in.

[Good, good. Go with 800 (referring to a classic Chinese phrase about following customs/traditions).]

[Director, don’t be unappreciative. After this parenting show ends, quickly make us a dating show. You hear me! @director]

[Wow, this is basically a combined show now.]

Grandpa He had prepared dinner.
With the aliens coming that night, they had made six dishes and a soup.
Each dish was in generous portions.
Even the rice was made in a big pot.

The aliens had to wait until after the meteor shower to appear.
This was the director’s arrangement.

The aliens enthusiastically invited the guests to eat with them.
The guests were a bit hungry after watching the meteor shower.
They pushed the tables together and had a late-night snack.

Xie Zhaozhou held Ning Shixue’s hand under the table.
He played with his cold fingertips.
His phoenix eyes curved as he asked quietly,
“Baby, who were you thinking about during the interview just now?”

“…Don’t call me that,”
Ning Shixue said, the tips of his ears suddenly reddening.
He was afraid of being overheard.

But Xie Zhaozhou hadn’t deliberately lowered his voice.
Everyone near them heard.
Even the bullet comments heard.

[I like your baby. Remember to lock your door.]

[Who understands? I’ve been a fan for years. I never thought Brother Xie dating someone would be like this. It’s just, yeah.]

[Say it boldly. He looks so cheap like this. I’m shipping it to death, sniff.]

Ning Shixue struggled.
His hand was still held by Xie Zhaozhou.
Yan Ting was calculating accounts nearby.
He simply borrowed a pen from Yan Ting and angrily wrote a word on the back of Xie Zhaozhou’s hand.

It was the script of their planet.

Xie Zhaozhou’s deep, dark eyes were still curved as he asked,
“What does this mean?”

“It means you’re annoying,”
Ning Shixue said, glancing at him with a red face, muttering quietly.

Actually, he had written his own name.
After writing it, he felt very embarrassed.
It was like marking someone.

Grandpa He’s cooking was too good.
The aliens couldn’t stop eating.
He Lin asked if they wanted to drink and opened a bottle of red wine.

Qin Zhou was busy filming now.
But he had originally been in a boy band.
He used to be the lead singer.

In a corner of the restaurant, there were guitars, drums, and a microphone.
When there weren’t many customers, Qin Zhou would go over and sing.
The director had arranged for him to sing one for the aliens that night.

He sang the song from their band’s debut album.
When the intro started, the bullet comments couldn’t help feeling nostalgic.

[It’s been ten years. I even voted for them back then.]

[What’s up with the director tonight? It feels like he suddenly got it. Everything he does pleases me.]

[Who knows? Maybe he got possessed when he danced the bunny dance with Ningning. (just kidding)]

[Is Brother Qin the only one singing? I want to hear other guests sing too. Director, hurry up and arrange it!!!]

The director was thinking the same thing.
He went to He Lin first.

He Lin didn’t mind.
His singing was okay, at least he didn’t go off-key.
After Qin Zhou finished, he also went to sing one.
But he sang the theme song from Sailor Moon.

He Miao really liked it recently.

“Guided by the moonlight,
Meeting you again and again,
…”

The director handed out glow sticks to the guests, kids, and aliens.
The restaurant lights were temporarily dimmed.
Only the stage was lit.
He Miao was so excited she jumped up.
Her little pigtails swung.
Her little face was flushed.

“God, please grant me a happy ending,
I’m head over heels for you, past, present, and future,
…”

He Lin’s face was full of smiles.
He even somehow pulled a little flower from his pocket and bent down to hand it to He Miao.

[Director He is a player, but he’s really good to Miaomiao. I can’t imagine how happy I’d be with a dad like that.]

[Sniff, it’s actually Moonlight Legend.]

[Speaking of which, it’s really fate. I noticed Ningning loves stars and the moon, and the kid is called Xie Yaoxing. The kid even said Big Daddy named him.]

[Makes you wonder if they’ve met before.]

[But the Ning and Xie families are old friends. Ningning had already met President Xie.]

Actually, everyone could feel that Ning Shixue was completely different from before.
It was like he was a different person.
It was hard to even connect what the original host had done with him.

After He Lin finished, Tang He-an was also urged to sing one.
His singing was truly terrible.
The aliens were amused.
Tang Haohao sighed and couldn’t help covering his face.

The kid was mortified.

[Isn’t Professor Yan going? You’re already here!]

Yan Ting looked embarrassed.
The director hadn’t even walked over yet.
He raised his hand to refuse.
“I can’t sing. I’m tone-deaf.”

“He really is tone-deaf,”
Tang He-an said, unable to help laughing.
“About as bad as me.”
After saying it, he realized he had zero survival instinct.
He leaned closer to him and quickly added,
“It’s okay to be tone-deaf. I like tone-deaf people.”

“…”
Yan Ting rubbed the bridge of his nose and ignored him.

The director didn’t force Yan Ting.

[Everyone’s sung. What about President Xie!]

The director was actually a bit intimidated by Xie Zhaozhou.
After all, Ning Shixue had gotten sick and injured several times on their show.
But to be popular, you had to be fearless.
He still braced himself and asked.

Xie Zhaozhou’s thin lips pressed together.
He also refused.
“I can’t.”

The bullet comments didn’t believe it.
Before Xie Zhaozhou retired, he had sung the ending theme for his movies several times himself.
How could he not be able to?
Besides, he had also sung opera when he was young.

Ning Shixue was holding a glow stick.
He leaned over and waved it in front of Xie Zhaozhou.
His beautiful eyes sparkled.
He even rubbed against his shoulder.
“Second Brother, go ahead.”

He really wanted to hear Xie Zhaozhou sing.
He had heard the ending themes he sang.
But he had never heard him sing live.

Xie Zhaozhou’s Adam’s apple moved.
In the end, he couldn’t refuse him.
He took the guitar and went to sit on the stage.

Xie Zhaozhou sang the theme song from Snow Ridge.
It was the first movie he ever filmed.
Snow Ridge was a suspense film.
But the theme song was actually a love song.
It had a bit of a Russian flavor.

The lights reflected in his narrow, dark eyes.
Flickering like quenched steel.
When he met Ning Shixue’s eyes, he couldn’t help curving his own.

Ning Shixue also held his glow stick and swayed in the dark audience, following the rhythm of the guitar.

Xie Zhaozhou had lost his singing voice and couldn’t learn opera from Liao Qingchi anymore.
His voice was indeed a bit low and hoarse.
But it suited a song like this from Snow Ridge.
It sounded low and tender.

[Sniff, I’m really crying. I still can’t quite accept Brother Xie retiring. He had already won the Grand Slam Best Actor. What a shame.]

[It’s complete, it’s complete. In this lifetime, I actually got to hear Brother Xie sing Snow Ridge. The director deserves a spot in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.]

[To be honest, I still have the video of the preview screening for Brother Xie’s last movie.]

On the day of the preview screening, all the film’s main creators went to the cinema.
After the movie ended and the media interviews were over, Xie Zhaozhou sat alone in the cinema, leaning back in his seat.
He sat silently for over ten minutes.
He didn’t leave until the cinema staff came to clean up.

He was captured by a media person who was the last to leave.

The cinema lights came on.
Everyone gradually filed out.
The big screen slowly went dark.
It was like a final farewell.

No one knew what Xie Zhaozhou was thinking at that moment.

Ning Shixue felt that Xie Zhaozhou probably would have preferred to be an actor.
Even if Xie Yaoyao and Old Master Xie’s lives were in danger, he could have stayed out of it.
But he had returned to the Xie family.

Xie Zhaozhou never expected that after he finished singing, Ning Shixue’s eyes would be red.
The corner of his mouth lifted.
He asked, not quite seriously,
“Baby, who bullied you?”

“…”
Ning Shixue’s cheeks flushed slightly as he stared at him without speaking.

Xie Zhaozhou assumed he had bullied him.
He reached out his hand for Ning Shixue to hit.
Ning Shixue had originally wanted to hit his palm hard.
But he couldn’t bear to.
In the end, he hit his hand softly.

It didn’t hurt Xie Zhaozhou at all.
It just made his heart itch.
Qin Zhou went to sing again.
He put his arm around Ning Shixue’s waist and whispered in his ear.
Not until Ning Shixue’s ears were red and hot did he completely annoy him.
Ning Shixue lifted his foot and kicked him.

[I’m like a dog. I was sleeping peacefully at night, then kicked by a passing couple.]

[I can’t take it anymore. I really want to say, President Xie, how can you be so annoying? Pinching nose.jpg]

[Who could resist? A beautiful cat clings to you every day, rubbing against you. When bullied, he’ll at most scratch you, and he won’t even scratch hard. He’ll even get embarrassed and swat you with his tail. Could you resist? Lighting a cigarette.jpg]

[Can’t resist, can’t resist. When President Xie gets tired of bullying him, I suggest you send him to me. I’ll help you continue bullying him. Sniff.]

The aliens’ tight suits and headgear were actually very uncomfortable to wear.
The director had originally wanted them to take them off.
But the few aliens refused.
Even when eating, they only lifted them slightly.

The little kids believed so firmly that they were aliens.
They couldn’t bear to destroy it.
They would rather be aliens for one night.

At a little past ten, they finally finished eating.
The aliens were about to leave.
The director brought out some streamer poppers.
When the guests pulled them, it looked like little stars were falling all over the room.

Ning Shixue didn’t know how to use them.
Xie Zhaozhou held his hand and taught him.
When the streamer shot out, Ning Shixue couldn’t help dodging.

Xie Zhaozhou chuckled softly.

Xie Yaoyao didn’t go play with the streamers with them.
He propped his soft cheek in his hands and sat alone on the stage.

“Come on, Zero,”
Tang Haohao said, pulling him along.
Only then did he run over.

Ning Shixue crouched down, held the chubby kid’s little hand, and also shot a streamer.
Xie Yaoyao’s eyes sparkled.

The aliens were really leaving this time.
The little kids hugged each of them in turn.
The aliens also hugged the guests.
When they left, they were covered in streamers.
Tears were almost falling from under their headgear.

It was very late.
The fans were mostly girls.
The director arranged for cars to take them home one by one.

Tonight’s alien adventure also came to an end.
Walking towards the homestay that night, the kids were still looking up at the night sky, trying to find the aliens’ spaceship.

Xie Zhaozhou couldn’t stay long.
He walked Ning Shixue to the homestay and then drove away.

The company was very busy.
These few hours had been squeezed in.

Xie Yaoyao the Great Demon King couldn’t sleep that night.
His soft cheek rubbed against the baby’s arm.
His little feet kicked under the covers.
But he just couldn’t fall asleep.

Ning Shixue, however, slept very soundly.
Winter was approaching.
He got tired more and more easily.
Staying up this late was his limit.
He fell into a deep sleep.

He dreamed he was in a cinema again.
In the darkness, that very low voice asked him,
“What movies do you like?”

“Interstellar?”

“You like stars?”

…

The next day, when Xie Yaoyao woke up, Ning Shixue had already gone to the set.
During the day, there weren’t many customers.
Actually, the last few episodes were mostly filmed at night.
If the guests had urgent matters, they could go out.
As long as two or three people stayed in the restaurant.

He Lin was now facing the issue of moving up the movie’s release date.
He had to seize the time to film.
And the set, even if nothing was done, was losing money every day.

Ning Shixue didn’t have many scenes that day.
He just had to film a few scenes of Wen Yu going to the clinic when he was sick.

Wen Yu’s stomach hurt so much he was vomiting blood.
But he had no money.
He only went to a small clinic.
After examining him, the clinic doctor looked serious.
“I suggest you go to the hospital. You need a thorough examination. You can’t delay any longer.”

Wen Yu’s face was pale.
He just smiled helplessly.

He really had no money.
Actually, when he found that blind younger sister, he had originally planned to send her to a welfare home.
But before he could send her, she got sick.
It was from being out in the cold.

He thought she was very pitiful.
He felt sorry for everyone.
He just couldn’t feel sorry for himself.

He always believed he had caused his younger brother‘s death.

If only he had been more careful the first time he tried to escape with them, younger brother wouldn’t have been smothered by his aunt.

And he had actually helped hit the children his uncle brought back.
He didn’t want to hit them.
If he didn’t, his uncle would hit him.

Not until his hands trembled so much he could no longer hit, preferring to be beaten to death rather than hit again, did his uncle stop forcing him.

But hitting was hitting.
He wasn’t a good person either.

He wanted to send them home, to find their own parents.
Whether he had a home or not didn’t matter anymore.

These few scenes were filmed in less than two hours.
When He Lin called cut, Ning Shixue’s face was already pale again.

Wen Yu got sick at the end of the movie.
Actually, Ning Shixue should have lost weight for the role.
But he hadn’t expected to get sick himself and lose several pounds.
Now, without even trying to lose weight, he was just right for the part.

After filming, the parenting show’s assistant director came to find them.
Ning Shixue and He Lin went to the supermarket in the afternoon.

There were still many things to buy for the restaurant.

Last night, Xie Yaoyao asked the aliens if they had big chicken drumsticks.
The aliens couldn’t give him any.
So today, Grandpa He fried a few big drumsticks for him.
Golden and crispy, just like in Xie Yaoyao’s dream.

But Xie Yaoyao the Great Demon King had no appetite.
He lay on the table.
He only took half a bite of the big drumstick.

“Yaoyao little brother,”
He Miao said, pinching his soft, chubby flesh, puzzled.
“Are you trying to lose weight again?”

Xie Yaoyao could already make the movie with them.
He didn’t need to lose weight anymore.
And he wasn’t fat.

He was just soft.

Xie Yaoyao hugged his little belly.
He melted into a puddle of jelly.
He lay there for a while, then got up and finished the other half of the drumstick.

It rained that evening.
The kids all changed into bright yellow little rain boots.
Each kid also got a little umbrella.

Night fell.

Xie Zhaozhou arrived at the restaurant even earlier than Ning Shixue.
He messaged Ning Shixue.
Ning Shixue said he was on his way.
So he didn’t go into the restaurant.
He held an umbrella and waited by the car.

About ten minutes later, headlights appeared in the distance.

Ning Shixue got out of the car.
He Lin immediately turned the steering wheel and parked the car by the back door of the restaurant.

Xie Yaoyao, in his little rain boots, pattered out.
His little umbrella was also bright yellow.
In the rain, he looked like a little mushroom.

Xie Zhaozhou pulled Ning Shixue close and touched foreheads with him.
He felt his cold hands.

Ning Shixue’s coat was very thick.
But he was still cold.
His own body temperature wasn’t enough to warm the coat.
Xie Zhaozhou took off his own suit jacket and wrapped it around him.

Ning Shixue’s shoulders were covered with Xie Zhaozhou’s coat, still warm from his body heat.
Behind him was Xie Zhaozhou’s chest.
The cold night wind was blocked.
Anyway, he was holding an umbrella.
He thought no one could see.
So he raised his hand and wrapped it around Xie Zhaozhou’s neck.

Xie Zhaozhou held his waist tightly.
In the cold, rainy night, his palm was scorching hot as he cupped Ning Shixue’s face.

After all, they were outside.
Ning Shixue only quickly kissed him, face red, and then pulled away.

The corner of Xie Zhaozhou’s mouth couldn’t help lifting.

But when Xie Yaoyao ran out, the cameraman followed him.
It was so dark at night.
Ning Shixue, unguarded next to Xie Zhaozhou, didn’t notice them at all.
It was all filmed.

[??????]

[Sniff, calling the police. They were secretly kissing behind my esteemed membership’s back.]

[So standoffish. Why not just kiss right in front of me? Send me the address. I’ll hide under your bed at night. (just kidding)]

Xie Yaoyao stopped, holding his little umbrella.
His eyelashes were wet from the rain.
His soft, white cheeks were also cold.
His mouth was pressed together.

[Why isn’t the kid going over?]

[I felt something was off last night. Usually, when the baby plays with something, Xie Yaoyao the Great Demon King would definitely go to him. And today, he was listless even when eating the big drumstick.]

[Could he be jealous?]

[Family vinegar master. (just kidding)]

Xie Yaoyao the Great Demon King vaguely sensed something.
He had never seen Big Daddy hold anyone so gently, like holding the baby.
He had never seen Ning Shixue actively kiss anyone either.
Kissing his cheek was different from this.

They loved each other.
He was the extra kid.

He didn’t have Ji Xiao’s hyperthymesia.
He was less than two when his mother passed away.
But for some reason, he vaguely remembered that feeling.

Staying in the old residence, grandma held him.
There were many people around him.
But it felt like nothing was there.

Only he was left.

Then Big Daddy came to take him away.
Even though Big Daddy didn’t like him, he liked Big Daddy.
He also had the butler grandpa.
This new home felt more like home than grandma’s place.

But it wasn’t completely his home.

Not until he met Ning Shixue.
He was like a wandering little star.
The baby’s arms were his home.

He and the baby were best friends.

Now the baby liked Big Daddy too.
Xie Yaoyao’s long-standing fear had overcome him again.
He was the one who introduced the baby to Big Daddy.
Of course, he wanted them to like each other.

But they were also a family now.
Would he become the extra kid again?

Xie Yaoyao didn’t cry.
But his eyes were red.
He crouched on the ground, holding his umbrella, like a little mushroom.

Not until Ning Shixue suddenly turned and found him.

Ning Shixue met the cameraman’s face.
His toes curled with embarrassment.
Had his kiss with Xie Zhaozhou been live streamed?

But anyway, it was already like this.
Kissing wasn’t illegal.
So he didn’t think about it anymore.

Xie Zhaozhou held the umbrella for him.
He crouched down and reached out his hand to Xie Yaoyao.
Xie Yaoyao pattered over and pounced into his arms.
His chubby little hands hugged his neck.

His little umbrella was abandoned.

Ning Shixue picked him up and asked, his eyes curving,
“What are you doing here? Waiting for me?”

Xie Yaoyao was only three and a half.
He didn’t take up much space.
They still shared the same umbrella.

Xie Yaoyao didn’t want to cry anymore.
He had forgotten what he was thinking about that night.
He kicked his little feet, his eyes sparkling, and said,
“I came to pick up the baby and Big Daddy, to go eat food oh.”