The Devil's Sleeping Beauty

The Little Melon grinned happily when he got a praise from his father.

Their attention was caught when they heard a female clear her throat. The three of them looked towards the woman.

Jing Yue was looking at her son as if trying to remind him to introduce her.

Lu Yifeng didn’t forget his mother, he actually wanted to show his mother how much his new family meant to him. "Oh yeah, Meilin, Xiao Gua, meet my mother, Jing Yue."

Xia Meilin turned to his mother and noticed the similar features between them. Lu Yifeng’s mother looked young, it wasn’t even obvious that she was actually his mother!

"It’s nice to finally meet you, Madam Lu." Xia Meilin said with a polite smile on her lips. "My husband did tell me that you’ll be meeting me today so... I prepared a small gift for you."

She went and took a box from her bag before she handed it to Jing Yue.

Jing Yue looked at the box that Xia Meilin gave her before she accepted it with a small smile. "Thank you."

"You will love it." Lu Yifeng was smiling at his mother. Although Meilin’s sweet way of addressing him, ’my husband’, was enough to make him smile ear to ear.

Seeing how her son was smiling with his eyes sparkling, Jing Yue couldn’t help but sigh in defeat. He really loves that woman. She was actually hoping to convince him into a divorce but as a mother who has a soft spot for her son, she couldn’t help but give Xia Meilin a chance and see what kind of woman she is.

She opened the box to see what was inside.

Inside was a jade bracelet. It was the finely polished jade with an emerald hue. Since Jing Yue is fond of jades, she can, at once, distinguish the quality of the jade just by looking at it. The jade bracelet that Xia Meilin gave her was one of the high quality jades. Jing Yue love jade not only because of its aesthetic beauty but also because of what it represents regarding social value.

Seeing the bracelet made her smile. "This is such a beautiful gift. Thank you."

Xia Meilin has already gained a good impression from Jing Yue the moment she saw her play the piano but now with this gift, she couldn’t help but be pleased with Lu Yifeng’s choice of woman. Xia Meilin was a wonderful woman, being a mother like her, Jing Yue could see how Xia Meilin cared so much about Little Melon. Although she still wasn’t completely convinced since Jing Yue thinks that Bai Xiu Ying was still her girl of choice for her son.

Xia Meilin watched Jing Yue wear the jade bracelet and she was relieved that she liked it. The bracelet was expensive but with Xia Meilin’s standing, it was affordable for her.

"Mello has a gift too!" Little Melon went and took a cupcake box. Inside was a blueberry flavored cupcake.

He went and stood in front of Jing Yue and reached out the cupcake to her. "This is for Dada’s momma."

Jing Yue’s eyes softened. Little Melon definitely look like her son when Lu Yifeng was in the same age as him. The only difference is their personalities. Lu Yifeng was a quiet child while Little Melon was a child filled with energy.

She accepted the cupcake box before she patted his head. "Call me grandma."

"But Dada’s momma doesn’t look like a grandma." Little Mello pouted. "Dada’s momma is Mello’s momma!"

A soft chuckled was heard from Jing Yue. She couldn’t help but love the small boy.

"Oh! But Mello has Momma as my momma already..." Little Melon turned to Xia Meilin.

Jing Yue smiled, her face brightening up. "Then call me Mammy."

Little Melon turned back to Jing Yue and tilted his head to the side in confusion, "Mami?"

Xia Meilin and Lu Yifeng eyed each other before they turned back to Jing Yue.

"I have made a reservation in Red Garden. We will have our dinner there. Lets go." Lu Yifeng said before he looked at his assistant who was standing outside of the room. "Send all these gifts at home."

"Yes, sir."

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When they arrived in the restaurant and entered the room they reserved, Xia Jiamu and Ji Ruo were already there.

Jing Yue wasn’t surprised to see them since she was already told by Lu Yifeng that they will be having a family dinner after Xia Meilin’s concert.

"It’s a pleasure to finally meet you, Senior Xia, Madam Xia." She gracefully greeted.

"The pleasure is all mine, Mrs. Lu. And please, no need for formalities since were now a family." Xia Jiamu said with a smile as he shook her hand.

Jing Yue responded him with a stiff smile before she sat on her seat. Since her husband was long gone, Jing Yue is the Matriarch of the Lu family.

Lu Yifeng sat beside his mother, on his other side, Xia Meilin was sitting.

Their meals were brought in by the waitress and waiters and was placed on their table. A soft music was played, and an expensive wine was opened and poured on their glasses. For the Little Melon, he was given an orange juice as his drink.

The room was quiet and only Little Melon was the one making the conversations, he was telling stories about what happened in the concert and he started telling them again about what happened in the amusement park.

The tension between the Xia elders and Jing Yue disappeared because of Little Melon.

Ji Ruo turned to Jing Yue and smiled. After knowing Jing Yue, Ji Ruo saw that she was a strong and independent woman who knows how to respect elders.

"Here, dear, have some of this." Ji Ruo smiled as she offered her some food.

Jing Yue smiled back at her, "Thank you, Madam Xia."