7 You shouldn't bully your nephew (EDITED)

Feng Ning was about to say something when another man approached and greeted them. "I never expected that I will be seeing an old friend here."

Upon turning their heads, they saw Xia Sinian, holding a wine of glass.

Xia Meilin grinned upon seeing her brother. "I thought that you're never going to show up, brother."

"I had to take care of some things on my way here. Besides, I went to greet Mr. Andrew first before I came here." When he saw the little boy that his sister was carrying, he narrowed his eyes, but he decided to ignore him since he didn't want to say something that would anger his sister.

That didn't escape Feng Ning's eyes. Was Xia Sinian not good with kids? "I didn't know that Sinian-ge is going to come here. How's your work in China?"

"So far it's going well." Xia Sinian said as he turned to Feng Ning. "When will you be going back?"

"I plan on going back next month." Feng Ning smiled. "I will be taking over the family business in China once I get back."

"That's good, I look forward to working with you."

"Brother, how long will you stay in the country?" Xia Meilin asked as she placed Little Melon back on his seat.

"Until next week. Will you be going back with me?"

Xia Meilin nodded. "I will. I think that it's finally time to go home. Grandma and Grandpa keep on asking me when I'll come back and I plan on giving them a surprise."

"I see. That's good." He smiled. "I was able to hear all of your achievements in the news. To be able to win the International Chopin Piano Competition, the Leeds Piano Competition, and the International Tchaikovsky Competition within four years is a great feat. I am so proud of you."

Feng Ning nodded in agreement, "Especially when you're a female pianist. I always knew that you were good at playing the piano since we were young but I never expected that you'll be a genius on the instrument."

A light blush appeared on Xia Meilin's cheeks. "Both of you flatter me too much... of course I work hard and practice a lot to be able to be the person I am today."

"Momma is the best!" The quiet Little Melon finally spoke up which made the grown-ups remember that he was actually there.

Xia Meilin couldn't help but smile. "Oh yeah, before I forget... Baby, this is my older brother, Xia Sinian."

Little Melon looked up at Xia Sinian, "Nice to meet you, uncle Sinian."

Xia Sinian gave him a nod before he turned to Xia Meilin. "So this is your son, Gua?"

"Yes. Isn't he adorable?" Xia Meilin said proudly. "Anyway, is it okay if you can watch him for a while? I will just go and use the restroom."

"Mm, go on."

Xia Meilin turned and patted Little Melon's head. "Be good, okay? Mommy will be back soon."

After that, Xia Meilin left the three boys.

Xia Sinian and Little Melon stared at each other for a while before Xia Sinian went and sat on a chair beside him. "Gua? What a funny name."

Little Melon furrowed his brows upon hearing his name, he pouted. "It's Mello!"

Xia Sinian raised a brow in amusement, "Oh? Is it now?"

Little Melon nodded a few times, "Mello's name is Xia Mello."

Feng Ning blinked a few times. "Is Gua his real name?"

Gua meant melon, right? Feng Ning couldn't help but wonder who named the little boy after a fruit, after all, there were a lot of better names than that.

"Yes, his real name is Xia Gua. My sister named him that way." Xia Sinian said before he took a sip on his wine. He looked at Little Melon and smirked when he saw how sour Little Melon's face became. He could clearly see how the little boy didn't like his name.

Feng Ning sighed heavily. "I can't believe that Xiao Mei gave him this kind of name."

"I know. It must be because she doesn't love him that much since he is-"

"Momma loves Mello a lot!" Mello exclaimed as tears started forming on the side of his eyes the moment he heard the words that his mother doesn't love him from Xia Sinian.

Xia Sinian leaned against his chair, "From what I remember, my sister didn't give you the name 'Mello', it was supposed to be 'Gua', right?"

Feng Ning saw how Little Melon was on the verge of crying. Since he was a child, despite how intelligent and behave Little Melon is, he was quite a very sensitive boy, just like most other children were. Feng Ning knew this. "Sinian-ge, you shouldn't bully your nephew," he cautioned Xia Sinian.

Xia Sinian scoffed. "My nephew? I never saw him as one. If not for my sister, I would have put him in an orphanage."

Little Melon was truly hurt by what Xia Sinian said since he knew what the word 'orphanage' was. For him, it was a place where the children that weren't loved by their parents were brought.

Because of Xia Sinian's hurtful words, Little Melon bursts out crying. "Momma loves Mello! She does! She does! Momma will never bring Mello to the orphanage!"

He jumped off his seat before he ran away from them. The people who saw the little boy crying couldn't help wonder what happened. They all thought that just like every other child, he must be throwing a tantrum for now giving what he wanted.

"Mello!" Feng Ning was about to follow Little Melon but he was stopped by Xia Sinian. "Leave him be. He's a problematic child. He will return once he calms down."

"He is just a small boy, Sinian-ge. You shouldn't hurt him like that whatever the reason is. Mello or Gua, he is a boy that Xiao Mei loves." Feng Ning sighed before he turned to run after Little Melon.

Xia Sinian sneered before he stared coldly at his glass of wine. That boy was the son of a bastard that raped his sister. Why should he treat him nicely? Little Melon should be grateful that Xia Sinian allowed him to take the family name 'Xia'. If not for his sister, Xia Sinian would have thrown him off somewhere far.

But that boy's face... Little Melon looked like someone he knew. Who could it be?