Ji Huaishen withdrew his hand, bent down, and stared at her jade-like face with his dark eyes.

"sorry."

His voice was sincere and earnest, as if he knew he had made a big mistake.

Mu Xiaocheng pouted, avoiding his gaze, and said angrily, "Don't do that again."

She kept begging him for forgiveness last night and kept refusing, but he wouldn't listen.

They kept tormenting her, and the abuse only intensified.

Ji Huaishen frowned, looking quite troubled, and said, "I'm afraid that's a bit difficult. I'll try my best, okay?"

Although he has good self-control, there are times when he just can't control his emotions.

It's beyond our control.

Of course, he didn't want to either.

"No good." Mu Xiaocheng angrily stepped back, baring her teeth and barely suppressing the urge to bite him.

Ji Huaishen pulled the person into his arms and held him tightly.

"It's okay, it's my fault. I won't do it again."

Hearing him say that, Mu Xiaocheng's anger subsided somewhat.

"real?"

Mu Xiaocheng raised an eyebrow, her eyes filled with suspicion.

"Yes," he answered readily.

Let's try to appease him for now; he can't guarantee what will happen in the future.

Relieved to receive his answer, Mu Xiaocheng wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek.

You're not allowed to lie to me.

"besides……"

besides?

Ji Huaishen frowned. "Any other requests?"

He suddenly became a little nervous.

But then he heard the little girl in his arms say, "I'm hungry."

Hearing her say that, Ji Huaishen suddenly smiled and affectionately ruffled her hair.

"I'll take you to eat something delicious."

Mu Xiaocheng smiled, her eyes crinkling and her lips curving into a sweet smile, letting him carry her downstairs.

When Lou Quzheng saw the two of them come down, still looking so affectionate, he quickly covered Chi Yan's eyes with one hand.

"Do not look at what is improper."

Chi Yan: "..."

He hasn't seen anything yet.

What is Uncle Lou doing?

He's not a child anymore.

When Mu Xiaocheng saw someone downstairs, she struggled a couple of times in Ji Huaishen's arms and said, "You, you, put me down."

Ji Huaishen didn't insist and carefully put her down.

Lou Quzheng saw Mu Xiaocheng and quickly said, "Little Cheng, I have something to tell you."

Although Mu Xiaocheng was hungry, she knew that Lou Quzheng must have something important to tell her, so she did not refuse.

Ji Huaishen lowered his head and whispered in her ear, "I'll go get you something to eat."

After saying that, he looked at Chi Yan, who understood and immediately followed Ji Huaishen.

Just then, Mu Heng returned from outside and saw Lou Quzheng in the hall.

Lou Quzheng's smile widened when he saw Mu Heng.

"You're back just in time. Let's have a good chat, the three of us."

Mu Heng was taken aback; he hadn't expected Lou Quzheng to suddenly appear here.

Although they all lived together before, Lou Quzheng seemed to have a lot of opinions about him and hardly ever spoke to him.

Lou Quzheng treated him like a complete stranger.

No, to be precise, they were more like enemies.

Mu Heng didn't say anything, walked towards the two of them, and sat on the sofa.

Lou Quzheng took a sip of tea, crossed his legs, and began to speak leisurely: "Do you know why I've always treated you coldly?"

Mu Heng shook his head.

Mu Xiaocheng, standing to the side, boldly guessed, "You two weren't rivals in love before, were you? You like my mom?"

Lou Quzheng didn't expect Mu Xiaocheng to be so smart, answering the question correctly in one go.