"Huang Huang’s temperament really resembles Uncle; I guess the brains are quite similar too. But Shuang Shuang... um..."

"Cough, cough!"

Su Xiaomeng quickly gave a fake cough and glanced at Yin Meng, "I know, like me, alright?"

Yin Meng hurriedly reached out and pulled Su Xiaomeng into her embrace.

"Hey, how are things developing between you and that Major General Lin?"

"Developing as usual, what else could there be?"

"What do you mean by ’developing as usual’?"

Su Xiaomeng teased her, "No passion at all!"

Yin Meng gave Su Xiaomeng a glance,

"Yes, you have passion alright, the passion you put into your relationship is nearly burning you into ashes!"

"..."

"I don’t want to be like you, I’m scared."

Yin Meng murmured, compared to Su Xiaomeng, Yin Meng is a more rational woman.

Su Xiaomeng lay on the table, Yin Meng said she’s scared, afraid that such emotions, such passion, would turn her into ashes... as if implying Su Xiaomeng herself had never been afraid.

Not far away, Lin Xinhong and Shan Mingxu formed a team, battling against Bai Shunyuan and Shan Minglang, while Zeng Xiaocheng sat beside Shan Minglang with a sheepish smile.

This Zeng Xiaocheng really sticks to Shan Minglang...

Yin Meng’s gaze rested on Lin Xinhong from afar.

Since she started dating Lin Xinhong, Yin Meng always maintained a rational and gradual emotional development process.

No overwhelming impulses, no heart-throbbing moments...

Their relationship was like a glass of plain water, tasteless, but that was exactly what Yin Meng wanted.

As for Lin Xinhong...

Yin Meng pursed her lips, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

In the evening, half the people stayed at Yijing Manor, although all could have stayed there.

But the Yin Family’s house wasn’t far either, so a few men went to stay there.

Shuang Shuang and Huang Huang just spent their third birthday like this.

After coaxing the two children to sleep, Xiaomeng, wearing pajamas, went downstairs, wanting to get some fresh air in the courtyard.

Coincidentally, Bai Fengmao and Bai Sidong were also in the courtyard, and as Xiaomeng walked over, she disturbed the father and son’s moonlit chat.

"Am I interrupting you?"

Su Xiaomeng scratched her head, and Bai Fengmao quickly waved her over,

"No, come sit with Grandpa."

Su Xiaomeng smiled at her grandpa, the bench was long enough, and Xiaomeng sat down next to Bai Fengmao, the three of them side by side, with plenty of space.

Bai Fengmao wrapped his arm around Su Xiaomeng’s shoulders, pulling her into his embrace.

Sitting on the mountaintop, the vast sky full of stars was breathtakingly beautiful.

"Shuang Shuang and Huang Huang are three years old now, and my Xiaomeng is becoming more mature... Time flies too fast."

Su Xiaomeng smiled slightly,

"Three years, what’s the rush?"

Bai Sidong laughed, "When I think of when Si Xian left Beijing, you were still in Si Xian’s belly, and now, that’s truly fast."

Both Grandpa and Uncle have experienced life’s ups and downs and are practical, righteous people.

Looking back, every step taken in their youth is a footprint left behind.

Su Xiaomeng doesn’t feel time passes quickly...

In the month and a half after Yin Shixiu’s incident, every day felt like a year, and she didn’t know when such days would end.

Wanting a result yet fearing it, fearing a bad result that would end her hopes.

Persevere...

Life seemed to be just as the elders said, it had to be slowly, slowly endured...

Xiaomeng didn’t ask what her grandpa and uncle were talking about before she arrived...

As she got closer, she overheard Bai Sidong mention the word "drug lord."

And their conversation shifted when they noticed her arrival.

Since Yin Shixiu’s incident, Su Xiaomeng has often had this feeling...

Men, no matter how dangerous what they’re doing outside, they always want to keep it from their lovers.

They always think they can hide it perfectly, flawlessly.

Little do they know, the person who understands them best is their beloved at their side...

Uncle is a detective, a high-risk occupation, she really doesn’t know how Auntie got through it step by step.

Is it like her now, enduring it slowly?

Perhaps it’s because the Bai Family has bravery and tenacity running in their blood, that Xiaomeng now carries herself resolutely and steadfastly.

She can handle it, no problem.

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On Sunday afternoon, Xiaomeng led Shuang Shuang and Huang Huang down the mountain.

As everyone left Yijing Manor, the manor suddenly became much quieter.