However, it was slightly pitiful that the President, Ye Moxuan, had never dealt with such cases. He stood rooted to the ground, not knowing what to do. It wasn’t until he heard Little Sprout’s loud cries that he returned to his senses. Then, he slowly put her on the soft mattress beside him. Initially, he gently coaxed her not to cry, but he didn’t know what to do next.
Han Muzi, who was hiding in the blanket, didn’t know whether she should help him or not. After contemplating it, she decided not to do that. After all, he had to start somewhere. Only after Ye Moxuan had done this himself would he know how to take care of his own daughter.
Hence, Han Muzi pretended to be asleep in bed while Ye Moxuan frantically flitted around. Initially, he had no idea what to do. However, since he had taken some classes before, he slowly followed the instructions, and he settled everything down calmly.
It was just that it took a long time. On top of that, after he had taken care of Little Sprout, he was covered in sweat. There was a thin film of sweat even on the sides of his nose. He wanted to lift his hand to wipe it off, but he realized that his fingers had a weird odor. The corner of his mouth twitched involuntarily before he quickly tidied everything up and headed to the washroom to wash his hands and change into clean clothes.
When he came out from there, he realized that Han Muzi had brought Little Sprout next to her, and both of them were fast asleep. Ye Moxuan then walked to the bed at a steady pace.
The two people were breathing evenly in their sleep. With just a glance, Ye Moxuan realized that they resembled each other. It was known that a girl would resemble her father when she was younger, but she would look more like her mother during the process of growing up. Right now, Little Sprout resembled Han Muzi very much.
At this moment, Ye Moxuan’s cold and tough character had suddenly softened. While looking at the two precious people next to him, he sat by the bed and slowly lay down. The previous events they had experienced together flitted across his mind as he thought about all the sufferings Han Muzi had been through, and the pain he had caused her. In the future, he would use the remainder of his entire life to take good care of Han Muzi and his precious baby girl.
However, it was a pity that Little Bean had no idea that his useless father had completely singled him out and that he would have to live through a long time of his sister being more favored in the family. However, when he grew older, he became similar to his father, who was a man who loved his wife and his daughter fiercely. As for Little Bean himself, he would become someone who did the same to his mother and sister. There would be many arguments with his father and him in the future as well. Of course, these would all be in the epilogue.
At this moment, Little Bean was still sleeping soundly in his room, having no idea of all of this.
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After Han Muzi had delivered her second baby, Luo Huimei couldn’t help expressing her astonishment. “Look at Muzi! She doesn’t seem to be any older than you, yet she has already had her second baby. More importantly, Little Bean is already so big now.”
Yan paused for a moment before asking, “Mom, what are you trying to say?”
Luo Huimei glanced at her. “What do you think? She is so hardworking! Shouldn’t you try to catch up as well?”
Upon hearing that, Yan couldn’t help holding her hands up to surrender. “Mom, please have mercy on me. You know very well that I’ve just entered a relationship. Do you want me to have a flash marriage?”
Flash marriage? Hearing the new term, Luo Huimei smiled in satisfaction. “If he is reliable enough, there’s nothing wrong with that.”
Yan was so stunned that she didn’t know how to reply to that. She thought that Luo Huimei would ask her to observe him for a while more. Although she desperately wanted to marry him, they had finally become an item after so many obstacles. She also didn’t know whether Han Qing would be with her forever. It was also quite possible that he just wanted to give it a try, and he would probably regret it in the future.
Thinking about this, Yan suddenly looked crestfallen.
“Yan, think about it—if he is an outstanding person, there’s no difference in marrying early or late. It’s even better to force him to settle down using marriage.”
Yan could only smile bitterly. “Mom, we are in a modern society now. Without any solid relationship, do you think marriage can truly keep someone grounded? Now, men and women are equal. If you ask me to marry someone I don’t love, I can’t accept it either.”
The times had changed—women didn’t have to rely on men now, and chastity wasn’t the most important anymore. As both genders had become equals, they could walk down the aisle together when they got married, and they also could go separate ways when they decided to break up. It was a rather stupid idea to use children or marriage to force a man to settle down.
“You are right. But I think that that guy is quite into you. On top of that, he is also Muzi’s brother, so we know his family well. Since you like him so much, you have to seize this opportunity. After all, I think he is not young anymore. You are, but…” Speaking of this, Luo Huimei paused. As she didn’t think that it would sound too nice after saying it out loud, she leaned into her daughter’s ears to say something in a low voice.
Her words had caused Yan’s fair face to blush red. She pushed her mother away while saying, “Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?”
After Luo Huimei was pushed away, she couldn’t help smiling while her eyes lit up. “There’s nothing wrong in that! Don’t be so shy, Yan! I’m your mother after all, so there’s nothing to be embarrassed about in such discussions. I’m just worried about your future happiness.” Luo Huimei even emphasized on her last sentence.
Yan’s face turned even redder as she didn’t expect that her mother would be so open-minded. “Stop it. I don’t want to hear that anymore.” With that, she ran to the washroom immediately. Looking at her face in the mirror that was flushed due to shyness, she turned the tap on to rinse her face with cold water to try to lower the temperature of her face.
However, in no time, Yan began to consider what Luo Huimei had told her seriously. Getting married… She had never dared to even think about marrying Han Qing. She had been yearning for it deep down, as she couldn’t love anyone else except for Han Qing. Hence, she had no other choices apart from marrying him.
However, it was different for Han Qing. To her, she felt that Han Qing was the one, but it wasn’t the case for him. He had changed a lot ever since they had become a couple—he had taken the initiative a lot more, and the indifferent man slowly revealed his more personal character. However, even so, he was calmer than Yan, and he still took control of the relationship. If he wanted, he could break up with her any time. When that happened, Yan would be devastated.
After thinking about this, Yan was clear that she loved him a lot, yet he didn’t put in as much feelings in this relationship. Oh, actually, that’s not quite right either. If he hadn’t put in as much feelings, why would he give up a hundred-million deal for me? Thinking about that, she realized that she was quite important to him after all.
Thinking of this, Yan cupped her face as she smiled in satisfaction. She figured she had better not think too much. After all, they went through a lot before getting together. All she had to do right now was to nurture their relationship carefully and leave the marriage discussion until it came naturally to them some day.
