Lin Yuxi chuckled, bent down and gently touched the stray hairs on his head, her face full of tenderness, "Mom will watch you go into school, then I'll leave."

"Okay, you don't need to pick me up tonight. Let Dad pick me up. He's tough and can handle the sun and wind. You and Grandma can just wait for me at home." Gu Siyan waved to Lin Yuxi with her backpack full of books on her back and ran to school.

"That brat, all he does is go against me every day. This morning he even told me not to work with you tonight." Gu Chen sneered.

Lin Yuxi's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment. She reached out and pinched his arm, which was all muscle.

“The kids are all grown up now. I’ve told you to be quieter at night, but you don’t listen. You always have to make so much noise,” she said in a low voice as she sat in the passenger seat.

She never imagined that their shameless nighttime revelry would be overheard by their child.

Gu Chen coughed lightly and turned his head to the other side. "I'll be quieter next time."

Jiang Shufen and He Cuiping also went out together, heading towards the library. He Cuiping also wanted to take the college entrance exam.

Moreover, Gu Chen was off work today, leaving only him and Lin Yuxi at home. As soon as they got home, they started being all lovey-dovey again.

When the two woke up, it was already afternoon. Gu Chen put on his clothes and gently kissed Lin Yuxi's forehead. "You stay home and sleep. I'll go pick up the child."

"Okay, go ahead." Lin Yuxi stretched out her hand, her fair arm covered in red marks. She lifted her leg and gave his calf a quick tug. Looking at his unbuttoned shirt, she casually touched his eight-pack abs.

An hour later, Gu Chen brought Gu Siyan and Jiang Shufen back with him. There was a small bouquet of flowers in the car, which looked particularly pleasing to the eye. Lin Yuxi simply put them in a vase and placed them on the table.

Gu Siyan is usually picked up and dropped off by Jiang Shufen.

Lin Yuxi devoted herself to her agricultural research experiments, and in just three years, she has developed more than ten products and graduated ahead of schedule.

Gu Chen's job change was relatively minor, but he was promoted one level. When his child started elementary school, he applied for a larger house. Lin Yuxi liked houses with yards, so they specifically chose one with a yard. In the end, they selected a two-story house with five rooms, two living rooms, and a small yard, which was very spacious.

This time, even more people came to the courtyard, making it more lively, and three tables were set up.

Gu Chen is in charge of cooking. At the age of thirty-three, it is the time for a man to be independent and needs to cook and cook by himself.

Lin Yuxi touched her slightly protruding belly, sat in the courtyard, covered with a blanket, holding a storybook in her hands, and softly told a story.

Two bright red lanterns hung at the entrance, forming a pair, which seemed to reflect the long shadows cast inside the courtyard.

As the party ended, Lin Yuxi leaned against Gu Chen, looked up at the bright moon and stars in the sky, stretched out her hand, and peered through her fingers. Even in the darkest place, it seemed as if light was shining in.

Just like when she first came into this world and fell into the water, she didn't want to die, so she desperately tried to grab onto a piece of driftwood on the water.

The moonlight was beautiful, casting long shadows of the two people in the courtyard.

Gu Siyan fiddled with the camera in her hand, and snapped a picture of the two of them.

Time stands still here.

【over】