One late night, at Xi Garden.

The temperature outside has dropped, and a layer of frost has covered the grass in the yard, but inside, under the velvet quilt, it's a scene of enchanting spring...

Afterwards, Huo Zhixing leaned against the headboard with a silly look on his face, while Jiang Can slept soundly in his arms.

He kissed his little wife in his arms, and after a while, he pulled his arm out from under her head, quietly opened the bedside table drawer, and took out a stack of bright red banknotes.

By the dim light, he counted them one by one.

One hundred, two hundred, three hundred...

He smiled smugly when he counted to the eighth card.

It was as if I'd never seen so much money in my life.

Huo Zhixing quickly put the money back after counting it, but before he could be happy for long, he thought again that he hadn't been diligent enough this month. With so little money, he obviously hadn't worked hard enough to count it!

And it's really unacceptable that after so much hard work, nothing has come of it.

Huo Zhixing scratched his head, his brow furrowing slightly.

He didn't really want children, but lately he'd been pressured too much, and everyone was eyeing Jiang Can's belly.

Needless to say, Yin Ruohong and Yin Wenxi's biggest wish was to see Jiang Can pregnant before leaving Yangcheng.

Fu Xiuyu hadn't cared much about this before, but now she resolutely chose her best friend over her son, and together with her best friend, she pressured her son to make them become grandmothers.

Huo Zhanpeng would occasionally join in the fun, frequently posting adorable pictures of the baby in the family group chat.

Huo Wenyuan practically had the words "great-grandson" etched on his head.

Huo Zhixing's biggest fear right now is his grandfather calling him home for dinner!

...

The next day, the men gathered again in a private room at the bar.

Bai Jingyuan, Lu Lishan, and Fang Han were engrossed in playing Dou Dizhu (a popular Chinese card game), while Huo Zhixing and Ye Chen sat at opposite ends of the sofa, silent and withdrawn.

While shuffling the cards, Bai Jingyuan quietly asked, "What happened to those two?"

"I don't know what's going on with Attorney Ye, but our young master..." Fang Han grinned mischievously.

Bai Jingyuan's curiosity was instantly piqued. "Tell me, tell me!"

"It's nothing," Fang Han said, "I've just been pressured to have a baby lately!"

"Pfft!" Bai Jingyuan almost spat out his wine. "Third Brother not only married into the family, but now he can even have children? He has that ability?"

Lu Lishan and Fang Han both looked at him as if he were mentally challenged.

"Young Master Bai, what are you saying... It's both sets of parents who are urging him to hurry up and get our young mistress pregnant!"

Before Bai Jingyuan could even utter an "oh," Huo Zhixing, who had appeared behind him at some unknown time, punched him hard on the head!

Lu Lishan smiled and pulled Huo Zhixing aside.

The men stopped playing cards and started drinking and chatting together.

Lu Lishan asked him, "Why are you the only one being urged? Shouldn't we be urging Jiang Can?"

Huo Zhixing pouted: "They're afraid that Cancan will be under too much pressure, so they don't urge her."

"..." So his position in the family is quite obvious.

Lu Lishan suddenly felt like they were kindred spirits, and wished he could pass on all his life experience to him.

"In this regard... I do have some experience! Although I didn't become a father last time, at least Yuqing was pregnant!"

Huo Zhixing glanced at him expressionlessly. "Okay, continue."

Lu Lishan thought for a moment: "Didn't I mention before that Jiang Can's constitution is relatively weak?"

"She is a bit weak, but it's not like there's no chance of her getting pregnant. Besides, my father-in-law has been giving her acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine treatments recently, so it should be effective!"

"So that's your problem?"

"roll!"

"Why are you so angry? I didn't say you have a problem!" Lu Lishan lowered his voice. "What I mean is... are you doing it too frequently?"

"..." Huo Zhixing's expression changed, and he stared at him with a death stare.

Seeing his expression, Lu Lishan slapped him hard on the chest. "I told you so! Let me tell you, you can't do this kind of thing too often. You have to hold back for a few days and wait for the right moment to strike with all your might!"

Huo Zhixing, his face grim and impatient, said, "Where did you get so many fallacies and heresies from?"

Lu Lishan looked at him seriously: "This is science."

"Science my ass!" Huo Zhixing cursed inwardly.

When things weren't scientific, he only made a few big bucks. But now that it's "scientific," how can he work hard and make money?

They were chatting enthusiastically, while Ye Chen's lonely figure by the bar seemed out of place.

"Hey, Lao Ye!" Bai Jingyuan patted him on the shoulder with a glass of wine. "Stop spacing out! Come and play with us for a while!"

"I……"

Ye Chen looked like he wanted to say something but hesitated.

He looked up and was suddenly met with Huo Zhixing's piercing gaze, so he quickly lowered his head again.

Huo Zhixing poured himself a drink and said softly, "What is it? Speak up."

Ye Chen hesitated for a moment.

His behavior made everyone think that he was heartbroken again because of Cheng Xuerou.

Just as everyone had rehearsed their words of advice to him several times, Ye Chen suddenly blurted out, "Third Brother, is Yi Lan really dating Nie Xin?"

Everyone: "??"

Huo Zhixing looked into his eyes, a slight smile playing on his lips, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

"You ask me? How would I know?"

"That's right!" Bai Jingyuan shouted casually, "If you want to know the truth, just go ask Tang Yilan yourself!"

Ye Chen pursed his lips and remained silent.

"Old Ye, you're acting strange today. Why are you suddenly concerned about Tang Yilan? We thought you were so down because of Cheng Xuerou again!"

After a long pause, Ye Chen gave a bitter smile, "I've seen through her, and I have no feelings for her anymore..."

"Oh!" Bai Jingyuan understood again. "So you mean you have feelings for Director Tang now?"

Ye Chen was startled, his heart pounding.

He couldn't explain why either.

But when he saw the photo of Tang Yilan chatting and laughing with Nie Xin, he did feel a little awkward.

"Third Brother," Ye Chen licked his lips, "I...I just asked casually."

Huo Zhixing took a deep breath.

There's a saying, isn't there? "This is a case of 'protesting too much'!"

If the lighting in the private room hadn't been so dim, he really wanted to record Ye Chen's expression and use it to embarrass him later.

"I can't answer your question," Huo Zhixing chuckled. "Besides, even if Tang Yilan and Nie Xin get together, I think it's great. They're equals, share similar interests, and are a good match!"

"Third Brother, you're wrong too!" Bai Jingyuan frowned at him. "Didn't you used to hate Nie Xin and almost blacklist him? Why are you siding with him today?"

"That was before," Huo Zhixing said calmly. "Now he's Cancan's cousin, which makes him my cousin too. Of course I'll side with my own family!"

After speaking, she looked at Ye Chen, who remained motionless.

Huo Zhixing was speechless. Even this couldn't get him to tell the truth?