Everglow

Chapter 4: I'm Feeling More Solid I Suppose

The young lady politely smiled at them in greeting, "Welcome, may I help you?"

You XiaoMo felt his cheeks heat up, willing his voice to be firm while he said, "I would like to make an appointment to see Jia Wen today."

Ever the professional, the woman's facial expression didn't alter at all, quickly relaying the information, "That can be easily arranged, but as she does have two clients ahead of you, you'll have to wait."

You XiaoMo nodded immediately, in a respectful tone replied, "That's fine."

The woman politely smiled, "Then while you wait I'll need you to fill out this form and you're welcome to take a sit in the lobby."

"Thank you." You XiaoMo said, taking the offered papers on the clipboard and blankly turned to stare out in the area.

Once again, Ling Xiao took the lead, already on the move and heading toward two open chairs near a wall, You XiaoMo quickly made his way over to follow.

Sitting down, You XiaoMo's eyes flickered toward Ling Xiao's face before looking down at the paper in hand.

It seemed to be simple enough requested info, mostly name, and other similar contact details.

He started to fill it out easily, then he started to finally stall as he noticed some other questions that he had to fill out. Questions like, how far along he was and inquiring about his condition thus far.

You XiaoMo was in the middle of filling out information when Ling Xiao interrupted him saying, "You didn't mention what happened yesterday."

You XiaoMo lifted his gaze up, quietly laughed, "I, uh, thought it would be simpler just to tell her in person."

Ling Xiao raised his eyebrow, gently saying, "I still think you should at least vaguely mention it."

For some reason, You XiaoMo felt an edge of danger in that soft tone, so feeling like not dealing with it today, caved in and jotted it simply down in a summarized format.

When he was done, before You XiaoMo could make the move to rise up, Ling Xiao had already taken the papers out of his hand and was walking up toward the counter to turn them in.

You XiaoMo stared mindlessly for a moment before a smile appeared on his youthful and tender features.

Upon Ling Xiao's return, You XiaoMo promptly leaned forward against the man, resting his head on his shoulder in a natural manner. Determined to avoid any and all line of sights of the surrounding people. While he didn't assume they'd be judgmental, he didn't want to see their probing stares.

You XiaoMo eventually stopped idly playing with the fabric of Ling Xiao's robe, getting bored enough to start flickering his gaze around the room curiously. He wasn't aiming to look at the people in the room, but he couldn't help it as his peripheral would skate across them.

There were two pregnant women in the room waiting, both without their spouses or husband; one was by herself while the other was with her infant toddler. The little boy was being placated as he bounced on his mother's knee happily with obvious stains of spit up on his clothing.

You XiaoMo lifted his gaze up to glance at Ling Xiao, the man's eyes were closed, posture lazy and yet still held that noble and elegant air to him.

You XiaoMo couldn't help it but wonder about the future, would that be them later on? Would Ling Xiao even do such a thing? Honestly, the thought of Ling Xiao dealing with children never crossed his mind. He's also never seen Ling Xiao around kids and has no idea how the man will react.