"Alright, alright, the baby won't grow up that fast."

She swallowed the dryness in her throat, but even so, Shen Meiren's throat was much drier than usual.

"Waaaaah..."

The baby's little body was sobbing uncontrollably.

Not that fast? Wouldn't it still grow bigger?

The little one doesn't want to grow up, never wants to grow up!

Never leave your father...

Seeing that the little one's crying was unstoppable, and tears were about to flow like a flood.

Shen Yulou's clothes on his shoulders were completely soaked.

Helpless, Shen Meiren could only look at Chi Yuan with pleading eyes.

So Chi Yuan also joined the baby-coaxing team.

"It's okay, Uncle will cast a spell on the baby so that the baby will never grow up and can always stay by Daddy's side, and kiss him every day, okay?"

The baby's crying subsided, but it was still making pitiful "woof woof woof..." sounds.

"Okay? Dad... Uncle said he'd cast a spell on you so you'll never leave Daddy, okay?"

"Don't cry, little one. What if Uncle suddenly changes his mind and refuses to cast the spell on you if you keep crying?"

The baby wanted to stop crying immediately, but he had cried so hard that he could only stop slowly.

She was still sobbing, tears streaming down her face, but her wet little face still looked expectantly at Chi Yuan.

"Ma mi ma mi hong!"

Chi Yuan closed his eyes and cast a spell on the baby.

"Okay!"

Then he opened his eyes.

The little one looked at his hands and feet.

Is that all?

A question arose in her teary eyes: Really? Daddy didn't lie to me, did he?

"Uncle never lies; only a dog would lie!"

Chi Yuan used a white lie.

"Wow! Baby won't grow up anymore! Uncle Chi Yuan is a very powerful magician!"

With Shen Yulou chiming in, the naive boy believed it.

The two of them cleaned up the disheveled little guy together, and finally fed him a few spoonfuls of egg custard. The little guy clung tightly to Shen Yulou's clothes and fell asleep.

Just as Shen Yulou was about to put him down to eat, the little guy immediately started crying, it seems he's been traumatized.

"I'm so sorry, I know he loves me very much, but I didn't expect him to react so strongly."

Shen Meiren's only feelings right now are regret, deep regret.

I underestimated my baby's love for dads. This is a sensitive and vulnerable time for little ones!

"It's okay, it's normal. Every age group has its own psychological state."

"As he gets older and matures to that stage, he will gradually adapt."

"But I can't bear to part with it!"

The baby's reaction today also reminded him.

Even if the little one grows up slowly, he will eventually grow up. Shen Meiren couldn't help but cry when she thought about the day she would have to part with her child.

So she hugged the baby and cried on Chi Yuan's shoulder.

"The passage of time is inevitable, so we must seize the moment and cherish every moment."

That was all Professor Chi could offer as a consolation.

"If only magic really existed in the world."

"How so?"

Shen Yulou also asked, sobbing.

"If you had magic, you could turn back time and go back to his childhood."

"But what if he also wants to grow up?"

"Then he's reached the point where he needs to leave you. The most important lesson for parents is learning to let go."

Chi Yuan patted Shen Yulou on the shoulder.

"Besides, he's still so young, you two have a long time to spend together."

That's true, that makes sense.

Shen Yulou, sobbing, suddenly realized something.

The children are still so young; they have many more dimensions to experience.

Even after all that's happened, the baby's infancy in the original world isn't over yet.

It will take countless hours for the baby to progress from infancy to toddlerhood, then to adulthood, and finally to completely end infancy.