Jingxi took advantage while he wasn’t paying attention and grabbed the ice cream cone, then retreated to the other side to sit obediently. After taking a bite with a spoon, she innocently said, "You’re the one who complained the voice was too quiet, and when I shouted louder, you said it was too early. What exactly do you want?"

Ling Haoyu: "..."

This kid really knows how to make excuses...

...

Lan Shan came to the villa to see Ye Xinluo, but she’d just arrived for less than half an hour when the phone in her bag rang, "Hello, what’s up?"

"Shanshan, when are you coming back?"

Gong Shaoyu’s voice was calm, as if he was holding something back. Just as she was about to ask what was going on, she heard Gong Fan’s wailing in the next second.

Instantly, she understood what happened...

She rubbed her forehead with a headache, "It’s been so long, yet you still can’t handle your son—really?"

With the parents not at home and Mrs. Zhang on leave today, it’s probably overwhelming for Gong Shaoyu to handle the child alone.

Why is the difference so big between heads of the household?

This also let Lan Shan know that Gong Shaoyu truly isn’t suited for taking care of little kids!

If you gave him a few contracts, he’d handle them effortlessly, but ask him to take care of a child for a day, he immediately gets worn out...

Ye Xinluo sat aside, trying hard not to laugh. After Lan Shan hung up the call, she finally said, "Alright, you should hurry back, or Fanfan will cry until he loses his voice. Next time, bring the child along so that Shaoyu won’t have a hard time when left alone and feel heartbroken afterward."

Lan Shan originally wanted Gong Shaoyu to spend more time with the child alone.

But unexpectedly, it’s hard to explain...

She stayed for not too long before hurrying back.

Beichen Rui was upstairs in the study working on things—it seemed like he was quite busy these days. She wondered if something had happened at the company...

She stood up, supporting her abdomen, and slowly walked around the yard once.

Ling Haoyu called yesterday to say his mother was planning to return and wanted to visit Ye Xinluo one more time. After some thought, Beichen Rui agreed.

At three in the afternoon, Ye Xinluo was sitting on the sofa watching TV when she heard noise from the entrance and turned to look.

"Brother Ling, Auntie, come over and sit down..."

Perhaps they’d heard this form of address many times before, their faces showed little expression, but there was still a lingering sting in their hearts.

Sitting in her seat, she spoke in a slightly heavy tone, "Isn’t it almost your due date these days? Have you prepared everything you need?"

Right after she spoke, she felt it was a bit inappropriate and added, "Don’t get me wrong, it’s just because I like you at heart that I say this."

Ye Xinluo shook her head with a smile, "How could there be any misunderstanding? Having someone care naturally makes one happy!"

Zhang Minyi smiled faintly, casting her eyes down slightly, an unusual emotion flashing through her eyes.

Seeing this, Ye Xinluo was startled, "Did I... touch on something sad for you? Sorry, I..."

"No..." She hurriedly waved her hand. If anyone should say sorry, it shouldn’t be her!

She collected her thoughts, "It’s just that I remembered some past events, and made you laugh! Sorry about that..." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

For some reason, as Ye Xinluo saw the look of loss on her face, her heart suddenly tightened, as if something was gripping it tightly, though she couldn’t pinpoint where the feeling came from.

Suddenly recalling something, she tentatively asked, "Auntie, when you see me, do you think of someone else?"

Zhang Minyi and Ling Haoyu both froze, thinking she had noticed something, and felt a bit nervous inside.