Chapter Five

The car had just driven into Stephen's grand villa. before it stopped steadily, a pleasant ringtone came playing. It was a beautiful military song. Stephen was a little bit helpless. When was he never so close to the military?

Ariel smiled happily when he heard the ringtone. It was a special ring tone assigned to his mum. He quickly took out his cell phone from the small bag which he had brought with him.

"Mommy, have you arrived yet?" Stephen was slightly stunned and he pricked up his ears as soon as he heard the word "mommy".

"I've been here for a while. How are you doing today? Did you behave well?" her cold and clear voice came to from the other side. It sounded a little tired, perhaps because of the long trip.

"Mommy, I listen to my daddy all the time," Ariel assured her. "Are you tired?" Ariel had always been obedient in front of his mommy. He also heard the slight weariness in his mommy's voice.

"It's all right. it's just that it's uncomfortably hot here." Brielle buried herself deep in the chair. Oliver didn't wake her up on the way, so she didn't wake up until they had reached the destination. When she opened her eyes, she saw a beautiful sunset. Then she was busy with the arrangement of the entourage and worked with the local force leaders to discuss the following arrangement and then had dinner. She was really tired after doing a series of things. She usually would not feel so tired no matter how much work she had done. It seemed that the man still had such a great impact on her. She thought that she would not be so affected by him again. However, she had underestimated his position in her heart. Brielle just could not admit it. She could never efface him from her heart.

"Mommy, Ariel is not with you. You have to take good care of yourself." the little boy said seriously. It was easy tot ell how worried he was when he said it.

Stephen quietly listened to their conversation. because it was in the car, he was able to hear what they were talking about, although it was not very clear. There was an inexplicable feeling in this heart which he did not know why.

"OK, I'll take good care of myself. From tomorrow onwards, mommy will start the totally enclosed training and my phone has to be handed in, which means I cannot call you then. You must go to be kindergarten obediently and don't fight with others clearly?" Brielle rubbed her temples with her fingers, trying to alleviate some fatigue.

"Yes, Mommy! I'll have my dad drive me there." But the kindergarten was a little far away from here! he didn't know whether Stephen had time to drive him or not.

"Well, mommy's going to sleep. Time for bed." Brielle didn't mention Stephen at all, as if she had nothing to do with him. "Goodbye, mommy." Stephen was shocked to see his son hang up the phone directly. So didn't that woman have anything to talk with him since she had just thrown her son to him?

Stephen expected her to say something about him. He must have forgotten that he was the one who wanted to be done with her. "So, that's all? Didn't your mommy mention me?" Stephen asked with a little expectancy, an emotion he didn't even notice.

"What for?" Ariel asked him strangely. 'Why should my mommy mention him? Does he have a mental problem?' The boy thought.

Stephen wanted to say something but he finally gave it up. he opened the door and stepped out of the car. it seemed that woman really took seriously what he had said to her after the wedding. For him, she was nobody and for her, he was nobody too.

Ariel got off the car following Stephen. He looked curiously at the villa in front of them. 'What's wrong with that man? Why is he so capricious? Who has offended him? Oh, God! I should not trust this beautiful man', Ariel said to himself.

Fan Fei also felt strange, he thought, 'What is wrong with Mr. Chu today? Wasn't he nice to Ariel just now? Why did he become angry suddenly? It seemed so hard for them to understand what their boss was thinking about.'

"Uncle Fan, what do you think is wrong with Mr. Chu?" Fan was stunned by his words, well. it seemed that the father and son were both not ok now. Ariel called his dad Mr. Chu instead of daddy. How unlucky Fan was to meet a person like them!

"Well, I don't know!" Ariel hadn't expected that Fan Fei would give him an answer. He shook his head and followed Stephen. Who knew whether Stephen had a mental problem or not? This was his house. What if Stephen did not allow him to enter the house?

"Why are you following me?" As he undressed Stephen asked the little boy curiously, who had following him into his bedroom. Wasn't his room on the other side?

'Mr. Chu, it was the first time that I had been to your house OK? Whom else should I follow?' Ariel thought, speechless. "Then whom should I follow?" Stephen stopped unbuttoning his shirt for a minute. He was so angry that he had forgotten that this little guy was not familiar here. It was not his fault. Fan Fei was the one who should have followed the little guy!

Fan Fei felt wronged. In his mind, he thought, 'Boss, you are all masters. Ariel kept on following you. What do you expect me to do? Stop him? Mrs. Pei was also ignored by you two, wasn't she?'

Stephen was brought up by Mrs. Pei. And she had always lived with him. she was so happy when she received the call from Fan Fei and got the news that Stephen had a five-year-old son. She waited and waited, but when they finally came back, she saw them go upstairs suddenly. A the moment, she didn't know what she should do.

"Let's go! I'll take you there and I'll ask Mrs. Pei to bathe you. Have a good night and I'll drive you to kindergarten tomorrow." Mr. Chu could only stop undressing and take him to the study room. he had not forgotten that he was asked to drive Ariel to the kindergarten tomorrow.

Ariel didn't say anything more to him. he was really tired after one day outside. Although he was energetic, he was still only a child. All he wanted to do now was to sleep.

Although the child's room had just been decorated today, it was all made of the best materials and there was no toxic pollution. Stephen could be assured to have the little guy live in it.

Ariel's eyes brightened on entering the room. 'Wow! What a gorgeous room!' He said in his head. There was a small sky blue bed and a soft light purple curtain swinging with the wind gently; a green desk with all kinds of cartoon designs on it and a rice white wardrobe that complemented the orange wall. The atmosphere looked so tranquil.

Stephen was also a little surprised. The former room in cold hue was completely changed to another style, which was more child-friendly. At the same time, the active atmosphere here eased his dissatisfaction. He had to say this design concept was good.

Ariel threw his bad away, rushed to the bed, and jumped on it. Then he touched the things he was interested in one by one. He was so excited and was really into them.

Leaning against the door, Stephen looked at his son dotingly. he had gotten a sense of satisfaction in his heart. At least his son was satisfied with what he had done. Nothing else could please him like this.

"I'll ask Mrs. Pei to come up and bathe you."

"No. I'll bathe myself. Mommy tells me that I'm a little man now and I can't have anyone else to do it for me." With these words, he went to open the wardrobe. he was startled by the clothes inside. his daddy seemed to have bought the whole clothing shop. It was summer now. Stephen had prepared all his clothes for the whole year. he didn't think Ariel would live here forever, did he? Did he forget that Ariel's mommy said he would be here for only three months? It looked like he wanted to keep his son for himself. He knew he couldn't. What a Luxurious man! Stephen led such an extravagant lifestyle. No wonder Ariel's mommy asked him to only take his bag with him.

"Well, do you like them? They are all new styles for this year." Mr. Chu must have forgotten that his son was just a little boy and he could not care less about the new fad or style.

Ignored by his son, Stephen touched his nose helplessly and followed him to the bathroom. The bathroom did not change too much. Only some children's items were added.

"Son, are you sure that you don't need any help? Can you do it alone?" Ariel suddenly turned his head and looked at him coldly, as if Stephen was such a nuisance.

"I can do it by myself, would you please go out? Mr. Chu, I'm going to take a shower." Seriously?! The little guy was so fickle, wasn't he? Who called him daddy just now? And then "Mr. Chu in such a short time? At this moment he found the child to be not cute at all! Stephen began to feel sad.

"Well, then! I'm going to take a shower too. Call me if you need anything." In such hot weather, usually, the first thing for Stephen to do when he arrived home was to take a shower. So what happened today was really an exemption from his usual routine.

After hanging up the phone, Brielle kept still as she sat lazily on the chair. The coldness on her delicate face faded away. Her fine lips were bitten tenderly by her white teeth. The long eyelashes covered her beautiful eyes. She looked so charming under the gleaming moonlight. She was undoubtedly beautiful. But her beauty was different from Rebecca's. It might be because she stayed in the army all year round, both her shape and her body showed a heroic spirit. The daily military training did not damage her glittering and translucent skin because of her inborn beauty. At the moment, her skin appeared more delicate in the moonlight.

When Adam Thompson entered the room, he saw this beautiful scene. It was so beautiful that he couldn't bear to interrupt it. He quietly turned and walked away. He knew that there was something bothering her today, so he asked Oliver not to wake her up at the destination. Strong as she was, he hadn't expected to see her vulnerable side today.

Did her unusual behavior have anything to do with the man she met today? Did the man have anything to do with Ariel? Having thought of this, he couldn't control the pain in his heart which came overwhelmingly and went away quickly.

It was a brand anew day. The morning of the Chu family was undoubtedly busy. Mrs. Pei had people prepare more than 20 kinds of breakfast due to the coming of the new young master whose taste she did not know, which obviously complicated everything up.

Ariel was excited today because last night Stephen said that he would send him to kindergarten in person. He wanted those who said that he had no daddy to know that he did have a daddy. Therefore he had a happy time during breakfast and finished eating quickly. Seeing this, Stepehn wondered what the little boy was thinking about.

"Hurry up, daddy. We are gonna be late." There must be something fishy behind this, Stephen thought. He now understood that this little boy would only call him 'daddy' with his sweet voice when he had a trick on him. He'd like to know what was going on next.

Stephen raised his hand and looked at his expensive watch. It was only seven o'clock, why was he so anxious! He ignored him and continued to eat his breakfast slowly, acting as elegantly as completing a piece of art. 'An evildoer is an evildoer.' Ariel though. He was so pissed at him. 'Humph! You will pay for that!'

"Don't worry, it's still early. We have time." Stephen was still taking it show. "Daddy, are you sure we are not late? DO you know where my kindergarten is?"

Uh! He really forgot to ask about it. His hands paused for a while. Alright! He made a mistake again. But even if he didn't know, they still had enough time, expect that the kindergarten was on the other side of the city.

"Okay. Where is it?" Stephen asked casually, continuing his movement. He never forgot to show his charm. "Star Kindergarten on GH Road."

'Hey, man. Let me see if you can still be so calm.' he quipped. "Well." Alas! Stephen was speechless again. he seemed to be shocked by this little boy all the time in the past two days. GH Road was exactly on the other side of the city. Why did they choose such a far place! It took almost an hour to get there driving fast.

'Why did you choose a far away kindergarten!" He remembered that the villa used as their matrimonial home at that time was only a twenty-minute drive from here. Why was the kindergarten so far? It seemed that Stephen thought Brielle Yang lived in that place all along.

"It's not fair. It's close to mommy's army." Why did he think it was far. It was a relatively good kindergarten closest to the army. Well. He was sent to such a far because it was convenient for pickups and drop-offs. Stephen started to imagine again.

"Who will pick you up when your mommy is not free?" He remembered that the villa there was arranged with drivers and nannies, but he still asked unconsciously.

"Uncle Oliver! Something when Uncle Oliver and mommy go to other armies to study, Uncle Adam will pick me up." Ariel looked at his daddy with his head tilted and blinked his eyes from time to time.

Wait, if he still can't understand the underlying meaning so far, he would not be the Stephen Chu was famous in B City. He knew their driver could not go into the army. However who was Uncle Oliver? Who was Uncle Adam? Stephen spoke out his mind.

"Uncle Oliver is the accompanying officer of mommy, and Uncle Adam is the chief of staff of mommy's army!" Ariel looked strangely at the man in front of him. He was so stupid that he asked him for such simple questions.

Stephen was not all-knowing. He couldn't predict that. "Don't you live in Maple Night?" Stephen's stomach knotted a bit. He was afraid that the answer was exactly what he thought.

"Who said that we lived there. I lived in the dormitory building of the army with mommy when I was little! And what is Maple Night?" Ariel was curious. Why should he live there with mommy? He didn't know that place at all.

At first, Stephen thought he was well-prepared for what he heard, but he was stunned again when he heard this. He should have known that Brielle, just like him did not want to go back to that place. he should have met her if she lived there for all these years, and the people in the villa should have told him that he had a son.

However, even if they would meet each other, it was not sure that Stephen would've recognized them. Stephen must have forgotten that Brielle was just standing so close to him yesterday and he did not remember her until she gave him the marriage certificate.

"Alright, let's hurry up!" Stephen hid his true feelings, picked up the briefcase and his coat, and walked out. he was so used to copping out. It could be seen from his assistant. After all, he that lays down with dogs, will rise up with fleas.

Ariel secretly despised his daddy. This evildoer was dishonest and temperamental all day. Why did his mommy have such poor taste and like this guy? Ariel wanted to shed tears.

Getting to the door, Ariel twitched the corners of his mouth slightly when he saw the Lamborghini driven by Fan Fei approached them. The Ferrari limited edition sports car he saw yesterday already made him feel that this man was extravagant. He didn't expect to see a Lamborghini Hermes today. How many of these world-class cars on earth were in his garage! It seemed that he had to re-examine the man in front of him.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up, or we will really be late." What's wrong with this boy? Why was he so surprised to see this car? Did he know the value of the car?

Well, Stephen, Ariel did know the value of the car. Otherwise what do you think was he out for in the news on the internet. Ariel got into the car without a word, ignoring the questioning sight from his dad.

Hey! He had a temper. Stephen carefully adjusted the seat belt for him, stepped on the clutch, and drove away. he did this at one go without interruption.

Ariel didn't talk all the way. Compared with his daddy's extravagance, Ariel and his mommy grew up in the slums but Ariel never really realized it now. After all, he and mommy were already well off compared to ordinary people. But compared with Stephen Chu, he immediately knew the gap between them.

Stephen ignored him too because he was deep in his thoughts. He never thought that his nominal wife did not live in the villa. So, did she ever use the money he gave her every year? He always thought that he had given her the best life, so even if he never appeared, he was fair for her. After all, the position of Mrs. Chu was always there for her. But her unexpected behavior made him feel frustrated and a bit guilty. She was just an innocent young girl six years ago! How did she survive in the army under such a tough condition with their son?

The father and son had different ideas. Fortunately, there were not many cars in the morning, so it was not too late when they got to kindergarten. Stephen's eye-catching sports car caught the attention of many people because it was close to the suburbs, not as bustling as downtown.

Stephen was accustomed to being the focus of people so he took his time. But Ariel was depressed. He knew that it would make a stir, so he was so reluctant to get into the car at first. Now, look they are being talked about! But his daddy still smiled charmingly. He now forgot how to show his classmate that he had a daddy. How he wishes he could bury himself! He really did not want to be talked about. He was not that kind of person.

Stephen followed Ariel into the kindergarten. Looking at the serious face of his son, he didn't know how he had annoyed him. He laughed at himself, without knowing that this smile attracted many women who were here to send their children, and humbled many men. Hey! It seemed that Stephen was insensible!

"Ariel Chu, stop!" Suddenly a young voice sounded, and it stopped the awkward father and son at the same time. A chubby boy ran over and pushed Ariel with his chubby hand. Stephen's eyes changed immediately, becoming cold and hard. He quickly stretched out his hand and grabbed the falling body.

"Leo Dong, why did you push me?" Ariel was pissed. This boy liked to bully him with his big body, but he couldn't beat him every time. Seriously, Ariel had learned how to fight well with uncles from the army since he was young. It would be odd if Leo won.

"Ariel Chu, my mom told me that you are a bastard. You don't have a dad. Stop lying that you have a dad." It seemed that the little boy didn't notice the darkening face of Stephen so he did not stop talking nonsense.

"Who said that? I have a daddy. I'm not a bastard!" Crap! He's actually not bastard! Don't they see the man on the edge of rage beside them?

"Get your dad here to prove then! We'll not call you a bastard any more if it's true. My mom said that your mom is a bitch. That's why you don't have a dad." OMG! What are these parts! How could they teach a child this? Alas!

Ariel really lost his temper. He punched Leo before Stephen could react. He could beat the malicious remarks against himself, but never against his mother. Like father like son, Ariel never let others hurt the people he cared about.

"Ariel Chu, you hurt my nose again!" Leo ran back covering his nose. What luck! He was hurt on the nose by Ariel every time. Stephen could not stay calm anymore about the situation! "Ariel hit that boy something." But he realized that his son would never suffer any kind of tormenting or bulling form anyone. He can fight for himself. Thinking of that Stephen became less cold and began to smile slightly.

"You little bastard, how ill-bred you are! Who told you to beat my son? Didn't your mother teach you how to behave?" Stephen said to the boy. A woman in heavy makeup came forward. She was Leo's makeup came forward. She was Leo Dong's mother. Her words made the smile on Stephen's face disappear again. He targeted the woman with his piercing eyes.

"Old woman, who is the bastard you talk about? The one in your hand?" Stephen is so evil! Ariel took his sharp tongue after him. Cursing even without dirty words. In fact, the woman was not really old. She just had heavy makeup, fancy clothes, A sharp tongue, and bad behavior. Alright, maybe she was an old woman.

"Eh! Who are you?" This evil woman finally noticed that there was such a handsome man nearby. her loud voice was immediately lowered.

It seemed that Stephen was less charming than before as he always ignored this morning, "Sorry to tell you that I am his daddy, the husband of the bitch you are referring to. So, old woman, why do you think I am? huh!" There was a hint of coldness and gnashing in Stephen's tone. He stopped smiling, bursting out of anger. Showing his temper. Even his eyes were becoming cold. Ariel could not help but shiver because of this, let alone that woman whom he was staring at. She finally found out how dangerous this man was. Her legs went weak when she saw his flinty face. Her boldness was gone. The bad is afraid of the ruthlessness, and the ruthless is afraid of the demon.

"Remember to brush your teeth before you go out next time, so as not to pollute the air. I don't want to see you again. otherwise, I will let you know the consequence of annoying me." It seemed that Stephen was really curious. He even committed a threat.

What could the consequences actually be? Mrs. Dong was so scared that her face became paler. In fact, she did not have much hatred towards Brielle Yang. She just did not like her loftiness which attracted her husband every time in the parent-child games. She hated to be compared with her. Brielle Yang was so innocent! This was who she was. It was not her fault to be so attractive.