"Where were you going?" Xiao Tianyao was about to check on Senja when he was running onto his son on the hallway.

His son.

Xiao Mugi looked up at his father. It has been three years since the last time he met him and now the little boy didn't know what he had to say.

"I …" He stuttered. "I went with Aunty Qianru to Prince Qi Xunyi's place." He said sheepishly. He lowered his gazed.

Xiao Tianyao approached him and knelt down in front of his son until their eyes in a line. The scary feeling for his father was starting to form, but Xiao Mugi pushed himself to stay.

He looked over at his father when he tousled his hair.

"You are a big guy now…" Xiao Tianyao said like a proud father.

Xiao Mugi stared at him and said. "You are married now…"

Xiao Tianyao's surprise expression turned to be a chuckled. "Have you met her?"

Xiao Mugi nodded as the strange scary feeling that he felt for his father dissipated. "I have."

"How is she?"

"She is more childish than me." Xiao Mugi stated with straight face.

Xiao Tianyao raised his brows and laughed at this. "I am agreed with you. She can be childish sometime." He nodded to emphasize his words. "But, she is also could turn fierce if you slight her. She could turn cunning if you trick her and she can be the most affectionate person if you love her."

Xiao Mugi listened to his father in silent before he nodded.

"Most importantly, she was your mother now and I hope you could treat her as the one." Xiao Tianyao said warmly and Xiao Mugi nodded again.

"She is sick, I fed her this afternoon." Xiao Mugi informed him timidly.

"Thank you."

...…

"How are you feeling?" Xiao Tianyao asked Senja who was staring blankly at the night sky beside her window.

He had just done his meeting with Leader Jingguo and talked with his son for a short time, actually he didn't quite know what the topic that he should talk with Xiao Mugi, so their encountered was only turned to be short moment of conversation.

Xiao Tianyao walked closer at Senja and stroked her back, but she didn't respond it.

"What happened?" Xiao Tianyao asked again, this time he lifted Senja body and put her in his lap as he cradled her.

"Want to share with me?" He asked her softly. He firmly held her in his arms.

Leaning to his chest, Senja nuzzled the curve of his shoulder. "I am tired." She said weakly.

She felt exhausted actually and didn't know what to do to get rid of it. It wasn't something physically, but it mentally, she was mentally exhausted.

"You can sleep. I am here." Xiao Tianyao kissed her forehead.

They were staying like that for almost an hour before Senja decided to speak. "Tianyao, why don't you remember about Qi Xunyi?"

Xiao Tianyao puzzled by Senja chose of topic, but he answered her anyway. "I don't know, I couldn't recall if I had ever seen him somewhere." He said honestly.

"Do you remember the moment when you invaded Xinghe?" Senja raised her head slightly to see his reaction.

"I remember."

"But, did you remember the detail?"

Xiao Tianyao readjusted Senja position so he could see her clearly. "What do you want to say, Senja?"

"Do you remember who had killed the Emperor of Xinghe?"

Upon hearing this question, Xiao Tianyao's brow furrowed. He looked at into the distance as he tried to recall. "… It wasn't me…" He mumbled.

"If it wasn't you, then who had done that?" Senja probed.

Xiao Tianyao tried to remember it, but couldn't come up with anyone. It almost like he just got the Xinghe Kingdom destroyed without an effort. He knew that he had led the army to invade Xinghe, but couldn't be able remember the process.

To took down a Country must be taking a long time preparation and strategies, but since Senja mentioned it. He was indeed didn't remember any of it.

He shook his head. "I don't remember…" He said puzzled. "I can't recall anything from that…"

Senja looked at his confusion expression and leaned her head back to his chest. "It's okay, you will remember it." She said tiredly.

She couldn't help him now with her condition like this, but she was determined to find out what had happened to him back then.

Xiao Tianyao's mind wondered over this matter. There was something wrong with him...

"You came early…" Senja stated, trying to distract Xiao Tianyao confusion.

"I came immediately the moment I heard the news." He sighed deeply. "I shouldn't leave you." His voice laced with regret.

"I have told you…"

"I am sorry."

Senja nodded.

"How about the matter at L City?"

"Xiao Jun got the hideout of the Misty Cloud Clan and I will meet him two weeks from now to gather more information." Xiao Tianyao added softly when Senja raised her head to argue. "Would you like come with me?"

Senja, who was ready to argue with him was smiling when she heard his question. "Of course."