Just Want To Be With You

“Thank you Daddy.” Duan-duan pursed his lips and smiled, feeling extremely happy.

The last time he went to that restaurant with Mommy and Daddy, his Mommy had ordered this much of what he liked.

At that time, he even had an ice-cream.

But after taking a bite, Duan-duan turned his gaze back to the filming crew members and there was a smile in his eyes.

The uncles and aunties of the filming crews were also eating with him.

– When Zhou Jianchen ordered the meals, he ordered theirs as well.

At this moment, all the filming crews were eating the ‘boxed meals’ from the top-notch restaurant, and whatever, like “Brother Chen actually didn’t cook for his child” or “The unhygienic food from outside” were all thrown to the back of their minds.

Irresponsible father, crossed out; Brother Chen specially ordered the child’s favorite food, checked!

After the meals, Duan-duan had to take a nap and the filming crews had a break too.

Zhou Jianchen did not sleep. After covering Duan-duan with the blanket, he went upstairs alone to call Liang Yin.

When he came down, the director however came up to him again.

“Brother Chen, let’s discuss some matters.” He said cautiously.

“Speak out.” Zhou Jianchen replied.

“Can you make a meal for Duan-duan? Even if it’s just one meal it would be great.” The director raised one finger and spoke with unparalleled seriousness. If they don’t ask for it, Brother Chen most likely can truly just order meals for Duan-duan.

The food from the top-notch restaurants are indeed delicious, but this is not what the audience wants to watch ah.

“Didn’t the meal in the morning count?” Zhou Jianchen answered back.

“ ….. “ The director was rendered speechless, “Count, of course that’s count. But, what I mean are those slightly regular lunches or dinners ….. Can we just make one meal?” That noodles boiled in egg-based soup in the morning, who the hell don’t know ah!

Seeing the hard to fathom joy or anger on Brother Chen’s face, the director added, “We’ll watch from the side, there won’t be any problem … “ Not only will they teach him the specific steps, but they will even wash and cut the vegetables for him ah. If one-take is unsuccessful, there is still a second-take!

Even if the process is rough, the prospect is certainly bright! Definitely will not defame their Brother Chen!

Hearing him, Zhou Jianchen sneered yet paid no heed to his words.

At 2.30 in the afternoon, Duan-duan finally woke up and sat up in a single movement with a little dazed. Daddy wasn’t in the room, and merely Uncle Cameraman. Looking at him for a long while, he climbed out of the bed and put on his shoes to walk out.

Zhou Jianchen was on the balcony making phone calls. Seeing that, Duan-duan went to the kitchen himself to get a small cup and pour some water.

“Brother Chen, Duan-duan is awake.” The cameraman who followed saw that Zhou Jianchen hadn’t noticed and reminded him in a low voice.

When Zhou Jianchen turned around, he saw his son standing on a small stool drinking water.

Closing the glass door, he then walked in.

It was windy outside and the weather forecast reported that there will be rain today.

The director looked at Duan-duan who was drinking water, and his eyes narrowed with a smile. He now has a new trope; other families are trying to be ‘qualified daddies’, but our family is about ‘how to be a qualified son’!

If possible, I will not trouble Daddy! Be independent and self-reliant!

Turning around and caught sight of Zhou Jianchen’s entrance, he held back his smile.

Duan-duan also saw him coming over and called out “Daddy”, then put down the cup and climbed down.

Zhou Jianchen wanted to say something, but momentarily didn’t know what to say.

Looking at him for a moment, Duan-duan then ran to the living room to play by himself again.

He still picked up that Rubik’s cube and looked at it for a long time, wondering how his father could restore it with a few twists.

Zhou Jianchen stood for a while, walked to the sofa and continued to sit there.

Everything seems like a duplication of copy and paste, with the recurrence of the morning scene.

Ten minutes …

Twenty minutes …

Feeling restless, Zhou Jianchen saw his son still probing with the Rubik’s cube. He walked over, “Didn’t know how?”

“En.” Duan-duan looked up at his father and nodded.

“I’ll teach you.” Zhou Jianchen said, took the Rubik’s cube and sat down.

The filming crews’ eyes widened, and this father and son finally interacted! The director quickly waved his hand to motion the cameramen to keep pace — shoot, shoot, shoot from all directions!

Zhou Jianchen played a lot of Rubik’s cubes when he was a child. The 3x3x3 Rubik’s cube was easy to play with and it was jumbled with a few twists, and easily restored after a few rotations.

Duan-duan was stunned. His Uncle taught him how to play the Rubik’s cube and had also told him how to solve it, but he didn’t remember it, so he fumbled blindly by himself and at most he could only complete two sides, but unable to solve the third no matter what.

Zhou Jianchen then explained the specific steps to him. As he talked and manipulated it, Duan-duan listened patiently, not daring to miss a word.

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Zhou Jianchen explained profoundly in simple terms and Duan-duan listened very earnestly. With repeated manipulations and twenty minutes later, Duan-duan finally solved the third side.

Finally completing with so much effort, Duan-duan pursed his lips and smiled brightly.

Yet Zhou Jianchen said, “Again with the fourth side.”

The wind was getting stronger outside, but the house was quiet. Everyone was watching Zhou Jianchen teach Duan-duan how to solve the Rubik’s cube. Third, fourth, fifth and finally the sixth side!

“Wow!” Once all sides were solved, Duan-duan couldn’t help holding up the Rubik’s cube and exclaimed out, his little face was full of joy.

The filming crews could not help but applaud. Two and a half hours, a full two and a half hours, Little Duan-duan finally solved the Rubik’s cube!

He is only three years old ah!

Even if not mentioning his intelligence, just this patience, how many children have it ah!

“Brother Chen, Duan-duan is really amazing!” The director couldn’t help but praise.

The expressionless Zhou Jianchen, “His mother taught him well.” Saying that, he just picked up his cellphone and made a meal order again.

It’s almost half past five.

The director, “ ….. “

By the time they had eaten and tidied up, it was almost half past seven.

Zhou Jianchen had cleared up all the rubbish and even reminded the filming crew to have someone throw it out when they leave. It was already raining outside.

Duan-duan was watching Super Wings. Liang Yin didn’t allow him to watch too much TV, merely two hours a week. Duan-duan watched it intently, without even blinking his eyes.

And Zhou Jianchen just sat down beside him.

He originally thought to read the script for a while, but the cartoon theme song sounded too magical.

“Jett, you have a righteous heart; Donnie … “

After taking a few glances, he suddenly recalled that the company seemingly has never produced any animation yet …

After the two episodes ended, the director came over again, “Brother Chen, shouldn’t you give Duan-duan a bath so he can go to bed early?”

All had damn accompanied them to watch cartoons together.

Duan-duan withdrew his gaze to look at Zhou Jianchen, Daddy has never given him a bath yet.

Zhou Jianchen looked at the time and realized that it was just before eight o’clock. Thinking about it, it seems his son really goes to bed very early whenever his son is at home.

Turning his head to look at Duan-duan, he was still spirited with no sleepiness in sight.

He still patted his head, “Let’s go.”

Wash up early then go to bed early and going to bed early will end this boring show quickly.

Walking into the bathroom, Zhou Jianchen filled the bathtub with water, while Duan-duan climbed onto the vanity top himself to brush his teeth and wash his face.

Zhou Jianchen turned around and noted his tardiness. He walked over to take his toothbrush and rinsing cup for him, and squeezed the toothpaste for him.

Looking at the grape-flavored toothpaste on top, Duan-duan was silent for a moment then quietly took it and started brushing his teeth.

The cameraman on the side said, “Brother Chen, you seemed to have taken the wrong one … Duan-duan seemingly uses the strawberry-flavored at night … “

He followed in when he (DD) was brushing his teeth this morning and asked once he saw that he had two small tubes of toothpaste. Duan-duan told him that he used the grape-flavored toothpaste in the morning and the strawberry-flavored in the evening because his Mommy said that Duan-duan smell especially nice after using the strawberry-flavored toothpaste at night.

Zhou Jianchen, “ ….. “

Afraid that his father would be embarrassed, Duan-duan hurriedly said, “It’s okay.”

It’s okay to be wrong once in a while …

Zhou Jianchen shot him a glance, then went to turn off the water again.

After brushing his teeth and wiping his face with a small towel, he climbed down the small stool and took off his pants. Uncle Cameraman was there, and he was a little shy, so he secretly went to hide behind his father.

Seeing this, Zhou Jianchen immediately drove the cameraman out and blocked the camera mounted on the wall.

“Brother Chen, Brother Chen!” The cameraman tapped on the door.

This is quite an interesting scene ah, how can they not filmed it!

Yet Zhou Jianchen ignored him.

Duan-duan finally relaxed. Mommy said that you can’t let others look at your body casually, regardless if you are a boy or a girl, you must protect yourself.

“Thank you Daddy.” He said again.

Zhou Jianchen looked at him and just took off his clothes for him.

After the bath, put on the pajamas and blow-dry his hair, Zhou Jianchen then took him to sleep in his room.

His own room.

Duan-duan climbed onto the bed obediently and pulled the small blanket to cover himself.

He is already used to sleeping alone since he was little.

Seeing nothing was amiss, Zhou Jianchen then turned off the light and walked out.

That’s it? The director looked with an uptight expression.

Zhou Jianchen swept him a glance, otherwise?

“Brother Chen, you are not sleeping together with Little Duan-duan?” The director asked. He was still waiting to film the scenes of the father and son sleeping together, the father and son’s night-chatting scene, and even if there’s none, the selling point of father and son sleeping awkwardly will also do ah!

What’s more, Heavens knows how many people wanted to watch Brother Chen sleeping in private ah!

“He’s used to sleeping alone.” Zhou Jianchen replied and just walked to his newly decorated bedroom next door.

“But he’s still so young ah … “ The director was still unwilling to give up.

Zhou Jianchen, however, no longer paid him any attention.

Taking a change of clothes, he just went upstairs to wash up. Although downstairs had been set up, he was still used to upstairs.

He came down after the shower and had changed into the pajamas, the cameras were all aimed at him. Sweeping his gaze over expressionlessly, Zhou Jianchen opened the door to enter his bedroom and closed the door in passing again.

I’m going to sleep, you guys do as you please.

“OMG, Brother Chen looks so handsome in his pajamas!” In the monitoring room, several female screenwriters couldn’t help but exclaim in low voices and were full of excitement.

Late night benefits, this is really the late night benefits ah!

The director glared at them, “Don’t talk nonsense! The person belongs to Sister Yin!” As Sister Yin’s devoted fan, he absolutely disallowed Brother Chen to be coveted by anyone!

The several female screenwriters even wailed mournfully for a while.

As the night got darker, the filming crews left Cuihu Villa one after another, leaving only a few cameras on. The rain outside was getting heavier and at the same time, followed by a series of thunderous noises.

August is precisely the thunderstorm season.

Zhou Jianchen had ended the phone call with Liang Yin and was sitting on the bed reading the script. As he was reading, he was distracted by the lightning flashes and thunder outside the window.

The thunder and lightning were approaching closer, and the sound was getting louder, rumbling as if about to shatter the eardrums.

He thought of his little son next door.

He remembered his family’s Old Lady seemed to have said that he was afraid of thunder?

Looking at the time, it was already ten o’clock and it had been more than an hour since he went to bed …

Thinking as such, he finally got out of bed.

Opening the door, he however was dumbfounded at once.

Duan-duan was standing at the threshold with his little blanket and seeing him open the door, he raised his head with his mouth shriveled and brimming with tears, “Daddy, I’m scared … “

Unbeknownst how long he has been standing there.