Pei Nian's body stiffened for a moment, her mind wandering.

This wasn't the first time Huo Jingnan had suggested taking her home to meet his parents and discuss marriage. Previously, she had always made excuses to avoid it, but this time she didn't know what excuse to use.

"Niannian," Huo Jingnan's gaze dimmed slightly, "don't you want to come home with me?"

Pei Nian bit her lip, her heart pounding.

The more difficult it is for her to speak, the less she can say anything.

Huo Jingnan asked anxiously, "You don't want to marry me?"

Pei Nian certainly wanted to!

But she couldn't say it.

Sometimes she hates her own personality; she's a taciturn person who keeps everything to herself, as if she's deliberately resisting communication with the outside world.

Huo Jingnan took a deep breath and slowly lowered his hands from around her waist.

He turned his back to her, and when he turned back, he met her bright eyes. A fleeting timidity flashed in her eyes, a shy look that he had never seen in Pei Nian before.

His heart tightened, and he stepped forward to hug her tightly again.

"I know what you're worried about," he whispered gently in her ear. "Don't be afraid, I'm here for you."

Pei Nian's eyes reddened, and she gently stroked his broad back with her small hand.

*

Huo Jiayuan is almost a month old. The little one is no longer the wrinkled baby she was when she was born. She has grown a lot and her features are more beautiful now.

Jiang Can and Huo Zhixing doted on their granddaughter every day, praising her in every way, even the way she sucked on the bottle became a point of admiration for them.

Lu Lishan stood by the crib, looking at her with a proud and kind smile that was unique to grandfathers: "This little Yuanyuan looks just like me! They say that three generations don't leave the maternal uncle's family, but I think she takes after her maternal grandfather!"

Huo Zhixing rolled his eyes, too lazy to argue with him anymore.

However, the next second, Lin Yuqing grabbed Lu Lishan's ear!

"Can't you say something nicer? It sounds just like you! Our little Yuan Yuan is a princess; if she were as rough as you, how could she be beautiful?"

Huo Zhixing knew someone was going to deal with Lu Lishan, and he secretly grinned mischievously.

At this moment, Huo Junyu walked in with a baby bottle.

Little Yuan Yuan opened her eyes, as if sensing that her food had arrived, and with a loud cry, she opened her little mouth.

Huo Junyu hurriedly went to coax him.

During this period, he deeply realized how difficult it is to be a new dad. From being flustered at the beginning to being able to handle things with ease now, only he knows how much he has sacrificed.

However, he still felt that Jiang Mianmian had suffered much more than him. He only had to take care of the child, while his wife risked her life to give birth.

So he would try his best to let Jiang Mianmian rest whenever possible. Since Jiang Mianmian had plenty of milk, he would have her use a breast pump to express it all, put it in a plastic bag, and heat it up for her daughter when she wanted to eat.

This way, Jiang Mianmian won't have to go through the hassle of getting up to breastfeed every time.

At this moment, Huo Junyu first picked up his daughter from the crib, gently coaxed her a couple of times, and then carefully put the pacifier into her mouth.

The little baby is small but strong, gulping down the milk non-stop, and a bottle of milk is gone in no time.

Then Huo Junyu lifted her up and let her lean on his shoulder, gently supporting her back.

"belch……"

Little Yuan Yuan let out a burp, which made everyone laugh.

Only then did Huo Junyu turn her over and hold her horizontally, gently rocking her until the little baby fell asleep, before gently putting her back in her crib.

This series of actions left Huo Jingnan completely dumbfounded.

"Brother..." he exclaimed, "You're amazing!"

"What's the big deal!" Huo Zhixing smiled. "This is what a man should do! Especially the men of our Huo family, we absolutely cannot let our wives suffer the slightest grievance!"

"Yes!" Huo Jingnan nodded vigorously. "I agree with Uncle a million times!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Pei Nian beside him.

Pei Nian lowered her head and remained silent, a blush creeping onto her face.

The little princess was already asleep, so Huo Zhixing and Jiang Can invited Lu Lishan and Lin Yuqing to sit somewhere else for a while. Huo Junyu stretched and prepared to go to his study to handle some official business.

Huo Jingnan patted him on the shoulder and gave him a wink.

"what?"

"There's something I'd like to trouble you with." Huo Jingnan chuckled. "Come on, let's talk in your study."

“Then…” Huo Junyu turned his gaze to Pei Nian.

Pei Nian chuckled and said, "I'm going to go chat with my sister for a while."

"You two... something's not quite right?" Huo Junyu immediately noticed the problem. "Bald Huo, is what you're talking about what Pei Nian was going to tell my wife?"

"Come here!" Huo Jingnan suddenly grabbed him and pulled him into the study.

Pei Nian knocked on the door. Jiang Mianmian was awake and was overjoyed to see her.

"Sister, don't move!" Pei Nian hurriedly pressed her down, "You still have knife wounds on your body!"

"It's been better for a long time!" Jiang Mianmian said, both amused and exasperated. "It's been a month, can't I even move around a bit?"

“I’ve also been cut by a knife,” Pei Nian said, looking at her. “Even someone with thick skin like me needs a month to recover, let alone you…”

"Niannian, this is different."

“Yes, they’re different.” Pei Nian smiled wryly. “The one who came out of your knife was a little baby, the one who came out of mine…”

She didn't continue, afraid that if she talked too much and mentioned those bloody things, it would frighten Jiang Mianmian.

“Oh, right, sister,” she quickly changed the subject, “I came to see you because there’s something I want to discuss with you.”

"What's wrong?"

“Jingnan, he…”

Pei Nian lowered her head, her small hands twisting the hem of her clothes. "He said he wanted to take me back to meet his parents."

Jiang Mianmian's eyes lit up; she was genuinely happy for her!

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