The story follows the journey of childhood friends, Dylan and Yue, whose bond transforms into love as they grow older. Life's circumstances pull them apart, leading them down separate paths filled with new challenges. Years later, fate intervenes, r...
In the morning, Dylan accompanied Yue for her initial ultrasound and blood tests. He reached out to a teammate whose wife is an obstetrician-gynecologist to arrange an appointment on short notice; it would have been challenging to get one otherwise.
The doctor's evaluation revealed that both Yue and the baby are doing well, and the happy parents shed tears of joy when they heard their child's heartbeat for the first time. At their next appointment, they might find out if they're having a boy or a girl, though both profess not having any preference of gender.
After the visit, Dylan dropped Yue home around noon and went to a business lunch he could not miss, but not before telling his mom the great news. He did so by sending her a picture that the doctor's assistant took for them. Turns out, the woman is used to having couples ask her for pictures, and she's become quite the expert photographer—she takes the most original and beautiful shots.
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Mime could not believe her eyes. She called Dylan right away to hear the whole story, but her son only told her it was the product of a boozy night of passion. The hopeful woman immediately started planning the wedding in her head.
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It's now 4 in the afternoon. Yue and the children are spending time together on the floor in the playroom. Val is standing behind Yue, styling her hair with a pink toy brush, while Sam is putting some Lego blocks together next to his mom's feet. None of them has noticed that someone has been observing them for a while.
Leaning on the doorframe, handsome and elegant Dylan contemplates the scene that melts his bones. Yue and Sam fit effortlessly in. To Val, Yue is more than a nanny and Sam is more than a friend; the girl has accepted them as part of her family.
Still, what happens next tugs at Dylan's heartstrings. Val spontaneously throws her arms around Yue's neck, kisses her cheek and croons, "I love you, mommy."
Yue's chest freezes and she simply hugs Val back, trying to find the words to explain to this amazing little girl that she's not her mom. How does one do that, especially since Yue herself loves Val as her own daughter already?
Dylan catches his breath and decides to intervene before Yue can say anything to Val.
"Princess! I'm home!" he exclaims as he takes a couple of steps in.
"Daddy!" Val immediately scurries to jump on Dylan's embrace.
"Champ! Come here!" Dylan then encourages Sam, who beams as he throws himself on Dylan as well.
"How are you two?" Dylan asks, knees on the ground, one child on each side, squeezing them with affection.
"Great, daddy," Val responds. "Mommy was letting me comb her soft hair," she states, not a hint of malice in her natural tone. "I love mommy," she adds, and rests her head on Dylan's chest as she shares an affectionate gaze with Yue.
