周六的阳光斜斜爬进落地窗，在桌布上洒下金斑。周建平看着儿子用叉子戳着cupcake，奶油沾在嘴角，突然觉得喉咙发紧：“Hunter，we have something that we need to tell you.”

李曼看了眼周建平，不耐地说道：“Joe, just come straight out with it.”

周建平再次艰难开口道：“We uh kind of have something big news……”

“sweetie,”李曼直接揽住儿子单薄的肩膀，广藿香香水混着蛋糕的甜香，“Sometimes, grown-ups figure out that they need to live in different places to be happier. So, Mommy and Daddy have decided have decided to get a divorce.”她轻轻擦去儿子脸上的奶油，“That means we won’t be married anymore and we won’t live together.”

周伯希的叉子悬在半空，巧克力碎屑簌簌落在盘子里。他歪着脑袋，睫毛在阳光下投出细碎的影：“Why do you have to get a divorce?”

周建平刚欲开口，李曼已经抢白道：“Sometimes, people change or start wanting different things in life. It doesn’t mean we don’t care about each other—it just means we think it’s better for both of us to live separately so we can be happier. But what matters most is this: we both love you so much, and that will never change. You’re still our amazing kid, and we’ll always be your Mommy and Daddy.

“We know this might be hard to hear, and we're really sorry if it makes you feel sad. We love you more than anything, and we want you to be happy too. We promise that both of us will always be here for you, no matter what. You’ll get to spend time with both of us, and we’ll always be there to help you, take care of you, and love you—just like we always have.”周建平在一旁补充道。

“I don’t always like when things change. It can feel a little scary or strange.”周伯希低下头，情绪明显有些低落。

“We know change isn’t easy, but we’ll be right here with you as you go through it. Just remember—we love you more than anything, and that’s never going to change.”李曼轻抚着儿子的头。

“除了daddy和mommy分开，你的生活不会有任何改变，I promise.”周建平伸手握住儿子的手。

周伯希放下手中的叉子，一脸认真地问道：“我要去一个新国家吗？还得转学吗？”

“你不需要去新的国家，也不需要转学。”周建平连忙回答。

“So… everything's gonna be the same?”周伯希再次确认道。

李曼将儿子的手包进自己掌心，点了点头，“Yeah, everything will be just like before. You’ll keep living in China with Dad, and you can still come to the US to hang out with Mom during the holidays.”她声音温柔得像融化的焦糖。

周伯希突然笑起来，露出缺了颗门牙的豁口：“哦，那就没问题了。你们还有其他事情要说吗？没有的话，我要去给Amy准备生日贺卡了。”他蹦跳着跑开了。

厨房飘来咖啡机的嗡鸣，李曼斜倚在椅背上，挑着眉看呆立的前夫。晨光给她的侧脸镀上金边，像是在说：你看，孩子远比我们想象的要通透。

月光从窗帘缝隙间漏进来，轻柔地洒在三人身上，父母的手都被周伯希紧紧攥着。

“sweetheart，daddy和mommy离婚不会对你有任何影响的，daddy保证。”周建平的声音里带着一丝小心翼翼。

周伯希眨着亮晶晶的眼睛，小脸上满是认真，“I really like Mommy now. I mean, she was pretty before, but now she’s even more awesome. She didn’t smile a lot before, but now she’s always got this happy, shiny look in her eyes.”接着，他又看向周建平，“Before, I barely saw Daddy ‘cause Mommy said daddy was super busy. But now, I see him all the time! You even came to my sports day!.”周伯希手舞足蹈地比划着周建平是如何陪他一起跑步的。

李曼轻轻捏了捏儿子的鼻子，佯装嗔怪，“小没良心的，mommy怀胎九个月把你生下来，在你心里还不如daddy陪你玩一会儿。”

周伯希急忙在李曼脸上亲了一口，“I love you，mommy！”