By the time she finished helping Li Zhanfeng take a bath and dried him off, she had lost track of how much time had passed.

However, Gu Wanrou felt that this period was more difficult than any time five years ago.

She casually took a clean bathrobe from the shelf next to her and wrapped it around her body, but suddenly felt herself being picked up.

"Hey, Li Zhanfeng..." She nervously gripped Li Zhanfeng's bathrobe, her cheek pressed against his chest, where the fragrance of the shower gel they had just used still lingered—a faint scent of citrus soda and lemon, intoxicatingly sweet.

Her body was softly placed on the bed. Gu Wanrou hurriedly tried to turn over and cover herself with the quilt, but the man took the opportunity to lean down and press her delicate body tightly into the soft bedding.

A seductive masculine aura instantly enveloped her, and Gu Wanrou felt as if her whole body was about to go limp.

Li Zhanfeng gently cupped Gu Wanrou's face, moving her from her lips to her cheeks, and then slowly sliding her head down from her earlobe to her neck.

Gu Wanrou's body trembled slightly, and she quickly grabbed Li Zhanfeng's hand: "Li Zhanfeng, don't do this..."

But then she heard Li Zhanfeng chuckle softly beside her ear: "So, Rou Rou, you'll listen to me tonight and sleep here tonight, okay?"

His hoarse voice sounded like he was coaxing a child: "Rou Rou, be a good girl, okay? Go to sleep quietly, I promise I won't move around..."

Feeling his embrace tighten, Gu Wanrou tensed slightly: "Okay, I won't move."

How could she bear to move? This hard-won moment of being together was something she had longed for in her heart.

Li Zhanfeng then crawled back into bed, wrapped his arms around Gu Wanrou from behind, and gently inhaled the fragrance of her hair.

"Mmm, Rou Rou is so nice..."

His voice gradually lowered, and in the darkness, his eyes gleamed with deep restraint and forbearance.

——

The next morning, Zhuiming rushed to the Rong family and told Gu Momo all the information about Li Zhanfeng.

At this moment, the Rong family is already busy preparing for the banquet to welcome Gu Wanrou back to her ancestral home.

Grandpa Rong and Grandma Rong even brought their three sons to personally oversee the setup and decorations. Every aspect of the layout and even the supplies were meticulously designed and arranged. Reporters from all walks of life gathered early, eager to grab the first-hand news of the Rong family banquet.

Early in the morning, Li Qingling and Tianbao brought Li Jiujiu and Gu Nuannuan to the Rong family, making the entire Rong family very lively!

"Nuan Nuan, Jiu Jiu, come here quickly! Aunt Wan Rou and Uncle will be here soon too!" Li Qingling ran to the front seat and patted the chair with her soft little hands, gesturing for Li Jiu Jiu and Gu Nuan Nuan to come over.

Sweetie, dressed in a pink princess dress, gracefully mimicked a waiter's gesture of invitation: "Esteemed guests, the Rong family has prepared a special meal for you. Please enjoy it at your leisure, and feel free to ask if you need anything."

Gu Nuannuan was amused by Tianbao's sensible appearance and couldn't help but clap her hands and cheer: "Wow, Tianbao, you're so amazing! I've only ever seen this pose on TV before, but I didn't expect Tianbao to do it even more elegantly than the pretty ladies on TV!"

Li Qingling licked the sweet cream from the corner of her mouth, her voice incredibly soft and sweet: "Sweetie is a heavyweight contender!"

"Nuan Nuan and Jiu Jiu don't know yet, right? Tian Bao is a little star on TV! She's super popular lately! So many TV programs invite Tian Bao to be on their shows, and even the guests' etiquette and posture are learned from Tian Bao. Our Tian Bao is amazing!"

"Hmph, if our sweet baby weren't still so young, would those wicked aunties in the entertainment industry even have a place to survive? When Sweet Baby grows up, all those wicked aunties in the entertainment industry will be dead or dead~ Maybe they'll even have to scavenge for food, hmph~"

Sweetie covered her mouth and giggled, "Ling'er, your praise is so exaggerated!"

Li Qingling's cheeks puffed out, and she couldn't resist waving her pink fists to punish evil and promote good: "I'm not exaggerating, our sweet baby is really amazing! Besides, there are so many cockroaches in the entertainment industry, Ling'er even wants to catch them!"

Sweetie was finally amused and burst into laughter; Ling'er was simply her source of joy.

Li Jiujiu glanced at Li Qingling and Tianbao, then calmly sat down in her seat.

She was thinking to herself, "Why is Ling'er so noisy? She and Tianbao have been friends for a long time, so of course she knows that."

Gu Nuannuan sat down to the side and pushed all the candies and pastries in front of her towards Li Jiujiu: "These are all for Jiujiu to eat. Jiujiu, don't worry, Daddy loves Mommy so much, Daddy will definitely win Mommy's heart!"

Li Jiujiu finally reacted, looking at Gu Nuannuan with suspicious eyes: "Nuannuan, really?"

Although she had been by Li Zhanfeng's side since childhood, enjoying a life of comfort and ease, and easily fitting into grand occasions like the Rong family, she hadn't smiled much yet because she was worried about the relationship between Gu Wanrou and Li Zhanfeng.

Although she used to say she didn't care about Mommy, she really, really loved Mommy.

Gu Nuannuan smiled and said, "Of course! Nuannuan can tell that Daddy really loves Mommy. And Daddy is so good, why wouldn't Mommy want him? If all else fails, we'll help Daddy and Mommy try harder!"

Li Jiujiu's long eyelashes fluttered, and a glimmer of hope flashed in her crystal-clear eyes.

Yes, she's not alone anymore. She'll definitely be able to make Mommy and Daddy reconcile!

Meanwhile, in the living room, Gu Momo's brows furrowed with anger, and she abruptly stood up from her seat: "What did you say?"

Zhuiming's gaze was fixed on Gu Momo's face. He forced himself to speak and said, "Miss Momo, this matter concerns the whereabouts of your and Miss Wanrou's biological parents, so I cannot hide anything from you. Please also forgive Master Feng for not telling you for the past five years, because at that time Master Feng did not know who Miss Wanrou's biological parents were, let alone that this matter was related to you, Miss Momo!"

"But now that you and Miss Wanrou have recognized each other, I naturally cannot hide this from you."

“Miss Momo, your parents have actually been in the hands of the Emperor-Killing Alliance all along! Over the years, the Emperor-Killing Alliance has been using the lives of Miss Wanrou’s biological parents as leverage, which is why Master Feng has been controlled by the Emperor-Killing Alliance countless times! But Miss Momo, I really beg you... for the sake of your biological parents, and for the sake of Miss Wanrou and Master Feng, please, you must help us!”

A dark glint flashed across Gu Momo's cold, deep eyes, and a murderous intent surged forth instantly.

The information that Zhui Ming mentioned actually matched all the information she had!

So everything back then was actually orchestrated behind the scenes by the Emperor-Slaying Alliance?!

Hah!!!

"MoMo, I suddenly thought of something." Li Zhanting casually stood up from his seat.