It made Ji An cough, "But you don't know him. He is a stranger to you."
"I saw his picture in Nana's house. He looks so handsome and I think you know him too." She looked down and seemed a bit disappointed, "Don't you like Daddy Cheng Ze, don't you find him handsome?"
Ji An panicked when she heard that. "Sofia! He is a stranger to you! Don't call him daddy, it is not right! You don't know him."
Just then, the lift slide open, Cheng Ze was standing in front of them and made her froze as she stared at him.
"Are you coming out or are you going back up?"
'Is this for real or I'm hallucinating?' she looked at him in disbelief. They were just talking about him and now he is right in front of them.
"Daddy!" Sofia called him excitedly. "Why are you here? How did you know we're here? Nana told me stories about you." She couldn't stop talking as she was really pleased and excited to see him.
"Sofia, calm down." She held Sofia's hand tightly, "Don't disturb Uncle Cheng Ze. I think he is busy right now. We should go." It was pretty obvious that she was trying to avoid him.
He bends down and talked to Sofia, "I'm not busy! Guess what, I think, I prefer daddy than an uncle. It sounds better don't you think so, Sofia?" he smiled warmly at Sofia. "Nana?" His brows furrowed.
"It's my mother, she calls her nana. I didn't know she was telling her stories about you. I'm sorry it will not happen—"
"Its okay Ji An." He smiled at Sofia before looking at Ji An, "Why do you look and sound nervous? Is it okay if she calls me daddy?" he looked straight in her eye.
Ji An couldn't stand his stare and diverted her eyes outside the lift, "We should move first, we are blocking the lift, people might want to use it and—"
She didn't stop talking until he cut her off. "Ji An calm down! No wonder your Sofia is so bubbly, she is just like you. You talk a lot when you get nervous and excited." he then looked at Sofia and carried her.
'What? I'm excited? About what?' she thought. "Cheng Ze, where are you taking my daughter? Where are you going? Aren't you here for something?" she followed him as he took Sofia to the lobby of the hotel.
"Yeah, I was actually going to talk to your husband about business but seems like he's not there."
"Husband? You mean my EX-HUSBAND! Oh, he is there. He's with a woman actually!" she got mad at him for referring Eric as her husband.
"So are you jealous that he has a woman in his room. I thought you are divorced?" he asked with no emotion.
"No! Of course not! I'm mad at you for calling him my husband." she explained.
Her words made him happy, 'So she doesn't have any feelings for him anymore?' "Let's go out and let's pretend we are one happy family! Is that okay with you Sofia?"
"Wait, what? No Cheng Ze, don't do this to my daughter. Please, it's not good to make her get close to you, you're getting married aren't you?"
"Come here my dear wife, stop talking or else I will kiss that lips of yours to shut you up," he spoke in Chinese so Sofia will not understand it. He took her hand and held it tightly so she can't run away from him.
She didn't feel embarrassed, she's just worried that his fiancee will see them and they'll end up fighting. She doesn't want to be the reason for the possible argument.
Cheng Ze put Sofia at the back seat and secured her with the seatbelt. He then opened the door at the front for Ji An. But Ji An won't go in. "Are you joining us or I'm taking Sofia by myself?"
Ji An rushed inside when he said that. No way she's letting him take her daughter. "Where are we going? We didn't have breakfast yet. I was planning to eat with Er—"
"Well I'm your husband for today, aren't I? Let me take my wife and daughter for breakfast. My little darling Sofia, where do you want to eat?" he looked at her in the mirror.
"I want to eat pancakes and some ice cream. Mummy can I eat ice cream?" she made a pitiful face.
"She looks just like you. She behaves like you too. Acting all cute. Do you know, even if you say no, I will still let her have ice cream?" he let out a chuckle.
"What do you mean? She's my daughter, obviously, she'll be like me. We don't act cute okay, and no ice cream. Too early for ice cream." she gave him a pout. Acting like his wife. 'Oh my God! What am I doing? Wake up Ji An! This is not real.'
"Look at that pout, makes wanna kiss those lips," he bit his lower lip, just the thought of kissing her makes him excited like a teenager.
It made Ji An blushed. She remembered that night when he got her mind messed up. She felt like she was tamed by him.
"Daddy I want a kiss too." Sofia suddenly spoke and stopped Ji An's thoughts.
"But of course my darling, let me take you to Tiger Pancake House first and get those pancakes for you. Once you finish your food, I'll give you loads of kisses." he was behaving like her real father.
Ji An couldn't understand why he was acting like this. 'What is he doing?'