Chapter 345 New Dad

Zhou Xiye used a lot of force, and Jiang Zhizhi almost crashed into his arms, her face hitting his hard chest, which hurt a little.

Hearing his strong heartbeat brought me a strange sense of peace.

Tears welled up, especially when I heard his deep voice say thank you in my ear; the tears flowed even more fiercely.

For the first time, Zhou Xiye ignored the stares of passersby and tightly hugged Jiang Zhizhi with one arm, wishing he could meld her into his body.

On the way here from the compound with his daughter, he was overwhelmed with a mix of emotions.

Guilt, sadness, and even more so, heartache.

He kept thinking about how to avoid letting Jiang Zhizhi get pregnant and have a baby while he was away from home, because it would be too hard for one person to raise a child alone.

Shang Shang looked at her father curiously, then at her mother who was buried in Zhou Xiye's arms. She reached out and grabbed Jiang Zhizhi's hair, pulling her up while anxiously shouting "Ah ah ah!"

She felt strange because her mother didn't hug her or smile at her, so she had to make sure she could see her mother's face clearly.

The little guy ruined the atmosphere between the two.

Jiang Zhizhi reached out and pried the little girl's hand away, then rubbed her nose and wiped away her tears, taking two steps back: "It's all your fault. Your chest is too hard, and you bumped into my nose, that's why I cried."

Zhou Xiye's eyes narrowed slightly, a smile playing on his lips: "Yes, it's my fault."

Shang Shang reached out to Jiang Zhizhi for a hug again, making "poof poof poof" sounds.

Jiang Zhizhi hugged her daughter, buried her face in her little shoulder for a moment, and then looked up at Zhou Xiye: "When did you get back?"

The tears in her eyes hadn't completely faded, and the glistening moisture made her eyes even brighter.

Zhou Xiye said in a deep voice, "I just got home an hour ago and came to find you. Little Zhou wouldn't let me hold him, so I brought Shangshang with me."

Jiang Zhizhi chuckled: "He definitely won't let you hug him. He's very picky. How did you feel when you saw them?"

After calming down, Jiang Zhizhi became curious about Zhou Xiye's expression when he saw the two children.

It's even more regrettable that I wasn't home at the time and didn't see Zhou Xiye's reaction when he saw the child.

Zhou Xiye paused for a moment, then answered truthfully: "They were in the yard at the time, shocked, their minds went blank, but they firmly believed that these were not children from the neighborhood who came to visit. They had a gut feeling that these were my children."

Thinking back now, the way little Zhouji looked up at his feet, his eyes crinkling with a smile: "It was a magical feeling."

Jiang Zhizhi laughed and hugged Shang Shang: "Come on, let's sit on that bench over there. Have you eaten yet?"

Zhou Xiye tried to reach out and hug the child, but the little guy was already unwilling, clinging tightly to Jiang Zhizhi's neck, just giggling at him, but refusing to be hugged.

After sitting down, Shang Shang reached out to Zhou Xiye to hold her, wanting to stand on his lap and bounce back and forth.

Zhou Xiye had no idea that a seven-month-old baby could be so energetic, constantly wriggling and twisting all the way here.

Jiang Zhizhi watched Zhou Xiye carefully supporting Shang Shang and smiled, "Shang Shang is actually a lazy girl. If it were Xiao Zhouji, he could crush your legs, and then he wouldn't be able to stop for even a minute."

Zhou Xiye spoke again: "Thank you for your hard work."

Jiang Zhizhi glanced at him: "All you do is say thank you and say thank you for your hard work. Why are you being so polite? The way you're acting makes me feel like we're growing apart. Do you not like me as much as you used to..."

Zhou Xiye hurriedly explained, "No, I didn't mean that, I just wanted to..."

Jiang Zhizhi laughed: "I was just teasing you. I know what you mean, but they are my children too. It's only right that they work hard."

"Besides, I'm not working hard. Don't underestimate the two children. I rarely have the chance to spend time with them. I have to go out and look for them every day. You don't know, they are the two most popular children in the compound now."

As she spoke, she told Zhou Xiye about how her two children had always been the ones who fought over to hold them since they were little.

Zhou Xiye was even more surprised. Jiang Zhizhi was already very popular among the people in the compound, but he didn't expect the two children to be so popular as well.

But she also knew that it was because of Jiang Zhizhi that the two children were more popular.

Shang Shang was very unhappy that the two of them kept talking, so she reached out her little hand and patted Zhou Xiye's face, forbidding him to speak anymore.

Jiang Zhizhi checked the time: "Have her pee, I'll go upstairs and tell the boss, then we'll go back. Shangshang needs to eat soon, otherwise she'll get very grumpy."

Zhou Xiye didn't think it would be too difficult. It wasn't until Jiang Zhizhi left that he realized he had no idea how to hold the child to urinate.

Because the little girl wouldn't stay still in his arms at all; she was like a little silkworm, constantly moving around, and he couldn't hold her any longer.

Finally, the little girl threw a tantrum, stubbornly refusing to cooperate, her face turning red as she strained with all her might.

Zhou Xiye was afraid of hurting Shang Shang, and also afraid that she would be unhappy and start crying, so he quickly hugged her.

The moment he held her in his arms, the little girl did something big: she pooped on Zhou Xiye and peed on him at the same time.

Zhou Xiye was stunned once again, holding the little girl up and looking at the poop on his legs, feeling somewhat helpless.

Jiang Zhizhi was worried that Zhou Xiye wouldn't be able to take care of the child alone, so she ran to tell her boss and then quickly ran back.

Seeing Zhou Xiye awkwardly holding the child, his pants wet and soiled with poop, she couldn't help but laugh out loud. She quickly went over and took Shang Shang from him, saying, "Come on, let's go to the washroom to clean up."

As he spoke, he skillfully grabbed Shang Shang, pulled down her pants, took out some paper from his pocket, tidied her up a bit, then took a blanket from the bag Zhou Xiye had brought, wrapped her up, and carried her to the washroom.

The little girl didn't seem to feel uncomfortable at all; she happily ate while holding her hands.

As Zhou Xiye watched Jiang Zhizhi's skillful movements, his heart stirred again. After a moment of hesitation, he quickly followed in Jiang Zhizhi's footsteps.

As they came out of the washroom, Jiang Zhizhi looked at Zhou Xiye's pants, which were soaked in the front, and couldn't help but laugh again: "Hang in there, you can change when you get home. But these things are normal when taking care of a child."

He then handed Shang Shang to Zhou Xiye, saying, "Holding her will give you some cover."

She carried her bag and followed Zhou Xiye, glancing at him every now and then, her heart overflowing with joy.

She had always imagined what Zhou Xiye would look like holding a child, and now, looking at him, it was just as she had imagined—full of tenderness.

On the way, Jiang Zhizhi gave Zhou Xiye another lesson: "Shang Shang never cooperates. She won't pee when you hold her, but she'll pee immediately when you put her down. So you have to hold her for a while longer."

Zhou Xiye frowned: "But she wasn't happy about it, her little face turned red."

Jiang Zhizhi reached out and squeezed Shang Shang's small hand: "That's just how she is..."

Before he could finish speaking, Zhou Xiye suddenly stopped and looked into the distance.

Jiang Zhizhi also looked over, but didn't see any familiar faces in the bustling crowd. She asked with some confusion, "Who did you see?"