(ch.77)

Xaing woke up to a sunny day with clouds, he checks what time it is, it was 5:30 am, he got up to get ready for work. When he was done doing his morning routine, went to his shared bedroom to change his clothes, he saw that Yue was awake so he quickly changed. He picked up Yue, took her to his shared bed, he asks "What are you doing up so early," in a joyful tone as he smiles at Yue, Yue just giggled. Xaing said "Come on, let's get you ready because today you're coming with me," in a jolly tone as he picks up Yue, and starts to walk to the bathroom. When Xaing got Yue and himself ready, he held Yue's hand as the other hand was carrying the diaper bag, and they left.

As Xaing was driving with Yue in the backseat in her car seat that he took from Yu's car. Xaing thinks he got everything he needed in the diaper bag, he had diapers, bottles of milk, another pair of clothes, snacks, juice boxes, another pair of his clothes, and a few toys for Yue.

He left a note for Yu when she wakes up to let her know that he took Yue with him and that one day they'll have to reveal that they're dating so it's better to do it now. When he got to the company he parked in the parking lot, he took Yue out of her car seat, put her on the ground as he grabs the diaper bag, and he holds one of her hands as they walk into the company.

As they were walking towards the building Xaing could see from the corner of his eyes that someone was taking pictures of Yue and him but he was in a rush so he let it be. When they enter the building Xaing could hear people whispering about Yue and him as they went to the studio room he supposes to be in to record a song but he just ignores it. Most of the time it was in his studio writing new songs, sometimes making the songs, or he'll be in one of the dance rooms to practice his dances. When he got there he saw his manager and the song producers waiting for him, he said that he's sorry that he's late. His manager asks "Xaing why did you bring a child here," in a confused and mad tone.

Xaing said "Yu is busy today so I have to take care of her for the day," in a nervous tone as he gave an awkward smile.

"What is she busy with," said his manager in a confused tone.

"Today she has to go to the company and her company doesn't let little kids in there and no one is available to babysit so she said that I had to take Yue with me," said Xaing in a calm tone.

"Are you ready, we don't have all day," said one of the producers in an annoyed tone.

"This child better not interrupt us," whispered his manager in an upset tone. Xaing nodded and went to record his song. The whole time Yue sat on the couch, watching Xaing singing, she loves to listen to him sing, she would look at Xaing's manager from time to time but she didn't interrupt at all. Xaing's manager would look at Yue from time to time too, eventually, he had the courage to talk to her. He said "Hi, what's your name," in a curious tone as sat next to her.

Yue turns her head to look at him, she said "H- hello, me Chen Ying, you," in a soft tone in her high-pitched voice as her cheeks jingle.

Xaing's manager said "Aw, you're so cute and my name is Mr. Zhao," in a soft and joyful tone as he gave a soft smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhao," in a mousy tone, she smiles at Mr. Zhao, then turns back to watch Xaing sing. When Yue looked at Xaing she saw him smile at her and then he looked away. There were some parts where Xaing had to redo multiply times, every time he had to redo he would apologize. After an hour, Yue taps Mr. Zhao, when he turns to face her she asks if she can eat or drink in the room, Mr. Zhao nods agreeing to let her eat or drink in the room so she got off the couch to grab two snacks and two juice boxes for Mr. Zhao and herself.

She handed the snack and juice box to Mr. Zhao, he thought she wanted him to help her open the juice box and unwrap the snack so he did and handed them back but she said that it was for him. He asks if she was sure and she nodded so he started to eat the snack and drink the juice.

While he finishing the juice he hears Yue asking him for help so he helps her unwraps the snack and open the juice box, she said "Thank you, Mr. Zhao," and begin to eat and drink. After a few minutes, Yue was done eating, Mr. Zhao told her to give him her trash to throw away, she gave him her trash.

When she sat back down he asks if Yue want to sit on his lap, Yue agreed, she climbs onto his lap. 30 minutes later, Mr. Zhao could see that Yue begins to bend down, he bends sideways to see what she's doing, he realized that Yue was falling asleep, he moves her into cradle positions, and he took a blanket put it over her.

After 2 hours they finally had the song recorded, the producers said: "We'll send you the song tomorrow and we'll record the next song next week, same day and time as today."

Xaing nodded and said "Ok, thank you guys for the hard," in a polite tone as the producers walk out of the studio. Xaing walk towards his manager and said "Thank you for watching Yue, is there anything else that I need to do or am I done," in a joyful tone, then a curious tone as he was standing in front of him.

"Well, you really need to practice you're dancing and you should practice singing your songs for your concert that will be happening in three months," Mr. Zhao said in a very serious tone as he sat up straight.

Xaing said "If I go practice then who will watch Yue since she's sleeping and you probably have other things to do than babysit a sleeping child," in a confused tone as he raises an eyebrow.

"Don't worry, I'll watch her until she wakes up when she wakes up I'm bringing her to you," said Mr. Zhao trying to sound annoyed but Xaing could tell that he really likes to babysit Yue but Xaing just nodded and left to go practice. After 6 hours of practicing singing and dancing, Xaing memorizes the dance and lyrics to every song. He took his phone to record himself doing the dance and singing to send to his manager, then he decides if Xaing needs more practice or it's good enough.

After he was done recording he went to go take a shower, put on he's extra pair of clothes, then he went to go get Yu from Mr. Zhao but when he went to the studio they weren't there but he saw a note on the couch, it read "Yue and I went to room 509." So Xaing went to room 509, he saw his manager sleeping on a couch with Yue sleeping on top of him, and they had a blanket over themselves. Xaing had to admit that it was a pretty cute scene, he took out his phone, took a picture, put his phone back into his pocket, and then went to wake Mr. Zhao up.

Mr. Zhao woke up in a startle, he said "What," in a frightened tone as he looks around.

Xaing said "Oh I didn't mean to scare you," in a worried tone, "I'm here to come to get Yue, I should really change her diaper now," in a calm tone as he sat on one of the other couches.

"Oh ok, give me a minute to get up," in a tired tone as he slowly got up to sit. He put one of his hands on Yue's back, his forearm support her back when he was sitting, he gave Yue to Xaing. Xaing said thanks for babysitting her.

Mr. Zhao said "It's fine, I was pretty fun babysitting her. I already changed her diaper about 30 minutes ago so no need, here you go," in a soft tone as he handed the diaper bag to Xaing. Xaing nodded, asks Mr. Zhao if he's going to leave or is he going to stay and do more work, Mr. Zhao said that he's going to do overtime so Xaing said to Mr. Zhao to have a good evening and then he left.

It was 3 pm when they got to their apartment, Xaing quickly press the code to the apartment while one of his arms was holding sleeping Yue. He enters the apartment hoping to see Yu but he didn't so her so he puts Yue in her crib and then went to see if Yu has come home yet, but he didn't find her so he guesses she's still at her company. While he waits for Yu to come back home he watched videos on YouTube until it was 5 pm then he starts edits his song from earlier on his laptop in the living room and sends his video of himself to his manager. After an hour Xaing got hungry so he went to the kitchen to see if there's anything to eat, he saw that there were noodles so he made that to eat. Around 9 pm Xaing was finishing editing the song, he sent that to his manager and the producers to see how they like it.

As he sat back to relax he hears Yue crying so he quickly got up to go check on her, when she saw him she stops crying. Xaing picks up Yue out of her crib, he walks back to the living room as Yue was in a shoulder hold, as he's walking he said "Why are you crying," in a sweet and soft tone. Xaing said "Are you hungry, do you need a diaper change? What do you want," in a curious tone as he sat down on the couch. He put her on the couch, he got up to get a bottle, a diaper, baby wipes, and then he sat down again. He tries to fed her the bottle but she didn't want it so he smelled her diaper, it smelled so horrible. Xaing didn't know how to change a diaper, he only saw Yu do it a few times but he knew he would have to do it or Yu would kill him, so he starts to do what he saw Yu do, somehow he manages to do it correctly. When he was done he cradled her as he slowly pats her bottom, moves back and forth, then he turns on the TV to watch some videos.

As he watches TV Yue begins to cry again so he grabs the bottle and tries to feed her it, she stopped crying. After a few minutes, Xaing looks down to see Yue was drifting off to dreamland, he slowly stopped swinging back and forth, grabs the remote, and leaned back. After a few videos, Xaing got texts from his manager and producers, his manager said that he did really good but keep practicing to make sure he still remembers the dance and lyrics and that he likes the song that Xaing sent him. Xaing texted back "Ok and thank you." The producers said that they like the song but they want to edit it a little more to make it a little better, Xaing texted back "Oh ok and thanks." Xaing turns off the TV, took his phone, and Yue to their room.

When he was done tucking Yue in her crib, he put some calming songs so Yue can sleep while Xaing dance to the songs, as he listens to the song he made up the dance moves in his mind, it was like his body is moving on its own. Eventually, he got tired so he sat down on his shared bed for a few seconds, turn off the music, and then got up to go take a shower and brush his teeth. While he was brushing his teeth he heard Yue crying so he quickly rinses his teeth, walks to see what wrong with Yue. He saw that Yue was standing with the help of the crib's side rail, as she was looking around, crying so he quickly walked towards her, picked her up to his shoulder, begins to walk back and forth and rubbing her back.

After a few minutes, Xaing was getting tired but Yue wouldn't stop crying, he really wishes that Yu was there to help him. He said "Don't cry, shhh, I'm right here, don't cry," in a soft and tired tone as he continues to walk back and forth and rubbing her back, she slowly stop crying, he continues to talk with her. After a while, Xaing legs were going numb so he sat down on his bed, looked at Yue, she was asleep in his chest, he started to fall asleep so he laid down, within a few seconds he fell asleep with Yue.