"Come upstairs with me." Qin Xiaoyu wanted to give him a few warnings.

"Going to bed now? Isn't that a bit too hasty?" A Lei chuckled as he followed, speaking in a low voice.

"You!" Qin Xiaoyu had only climbed two steps when she heard him say that, and her anger flared up instantly. She raised her leg and kicked at his shinbone.

Her voice was a bit loud, and the two of them had been the center of attention. Just one sentence was enough to draw everyone's attention.

Qin Xiaoyu's foot was halfway through the kick when she realized everyone was staring at her in disbelief. She tried to pull her foot back, but it was too late. The force was reduced by half, and she lost her balance, falling straight down the stairs.

A Lei caught her, preventing her from falling face-first into the mud, but the hug was a bit too intimate.

"Go to that room, don't linger here!" My cousin's wife blushed and quickly shooed the children to the living room.

Qin Xiaoyu buried her face in A Lei's chest, her face burning red, and she dared not look up.

Once the area was cleared, she turned around and ran upstairs.

A Lei has long legs and big strides, and he caught up in just a few steps.

"What's wrong with you? Don't you know how to be polite when you're at someone else's house? Just say what you mean... Mmm." Her mouth was covered, and A Lei greedily sucked on her lips.

Qin Xiaoyu never imagined that she would be forcibly kissed in her own home, but what power did she have to resist?

She couldn't break free no matter what she did; he held her tightly, so tightly that she couldn't breathe, as if he wanted to meld her into his life.

There was some noise down the stairs, and alarm bells rang in Qin Xiaoyu's mind, her will gradually returning. With her last bit of strength, she pushed A Lei away.

She felt a sudden dizziness and almost fell to the ground, but she slumped onto the nearest sofa.

"Alright, I've fulfilled your request. Come to my house for dinner tomorrow." A Lei leaned down and pulled her into his arms, smiling sweetly and brightly, like a boy experiencing his first love.

Qin Xiaoyu's heart stirred, and she realized that she really didn't want to run away anymore. Being caught by him once wouldn't be considered a loss.

"We'll talk about tomorrow. Let's go downstairs," Qin Xiaoyu said, taking a deep breath to calm herself down.

"I thought you called me up here for something important, but it turns out you just wanted a kiss. Want more? Plenty." A Lei started being cheeky again, and the blush that had just faded from Qin Xiaoyu's face returned. She glared at him angrily, not knowing how to retort.

"If you keep trying to seduce me, I won't be so polite." A Lei pressed down on him.

"No, what if the child runs up here!" Qin Xiaoyu said, then crawled out from under his arm.

She was absolutely right. The young woman standing at the top of the stairs had a serious expression on her face and tears in her eyes.

"Little sister." Qin Xiaoyu ran over, but her little sister pushed her away and turned around and stomped downstairs.

"What's wrong?" Zhou Xing's mother happened to see the mother and daughter chasing after her one after the other, so she quickly stopped her younger sister, hugged her, and asked softly.

"I miss my Uncle Zhou," the little girl cried, feeling wronged.

Qin Xiaoyu felt a dull stab to her heart, and her mood completely vanished.

She walked over and took her little sister from Zhou Xing's mother's arms. Zhou Xing's mother was already in tears when she heard her little sister's words, but fearing that Qin Xiaoyu would have a bad feeling if she saw it, she covered her face and ran to the bathroom.

"Mommy, I miss Uncle Zhou too," Qin Xiaoyu said softly, pulling her little sister into her arms.

She heard a door open, and when she turned around, A Lei was gone.

As the car headlights swept across, the large snowflakes in the light looked like white butterflies, disappearing into the night in the blink of an eye.

"Why did they leave?" Zhou Yue sensed something was wrong and came over to check.

"It's urgent. We have a lot of family members, and it would take half a day to inform everyone," Qin Xiaoyu explained to him.

"Don't rush, take your time, this can't be rushed," Zhou Yue comforted her.

“This can’t be rushed. I’ve done the calculations, and your marriage is destined to happen next year at the earliest. You can’t get married today,” said Aunt Wang as she walked over from the living room.

"The year after next? That's fine too, Godmother, you've got it all figured out." Zhou Yue joined in with Xiao Yu's random calls and started calling Wang Da Niang "Godmother" as well.

"Godmother, are you really that accurate? I don't really believe you." Ever since Aunt Wang told her about the two gambling incidents last time, she no longer believed in fortune telling.

"We'll see if it's accurate or not then. Xiaoyue, you look like you have two big ones." Aunt Wang said immediately after touching Zhou Yue's belly with her withered hand.

"Really? That's great! I also want to have one so it'll be easier." Zhou Yue didn't really believe her, but she just listened for fun.

"Didn't you want to have a football team? Two isn't enough," Qin Xiaoyu snorted.

"Just kidding. We already have two kids, so if we have two more, four would be just right. We can't manage too many. Xiao Jin is getting on in years, and Li Sheng is still young, so we need to focus on his studies." Zhou Yue is a truly excellent stepmother, keeping both children's needs in mind.

"Xiaoyue, people say that doing good deeds is a virtue. With your kind heart, God won't let you suffer too much. Don't worry, your hard times are over, and only sweetness will remain from now on." Aunt Wang counted on her fingers for a while.

Commander Zhou overheard this as he passed by, opened his mouth, then swallowed his words. It was something kind said; there was no need to argue.

To make work easier, Qin Xiaoyu specially installed a telephone line in her room so that she wouldn't have to run downstairs to answer calls in the middle of the night and wake up the people upstairs.

She had already taken a nap when A Lei called, and was still a little groggy when she answered.

"You slept so well, but I couldn't sleep!" There was a hint of self-mockery in A Lei's voice.

"You, if you have insomnia, just stay insomnia, why are you bothering others!" Qin Xiaoyu was so sleepy that her words were muffled.

"I'm reminding you, you have a date today, and you can't go back on your word," A Lei said irritably.

"Okay, got it. I'm going to sleep, don't call again." Qin Xiaoyu pressed the receiver up, closed her eyes, and drifted off to sleep.

The phone rang again, and she angrily slammed it down with her pillow, but in the quiet of the night, the ringing was particularly jarring.

Qin Xiaoyu had no choice but to pick up the microphone in a huff.

What are you doing!

"Little Fish." A Lei's voice was a little deep. Qin Xiaoyu was not used to it yet, and in a moment of daze, she came to her senses.

"Speak quickly if you have something to say."

"I miss you."

"..."

"Little fish, are you listening?"

"Go to sleep. See you tomorrow, no, today." Qin Xiaoyu's voice suddenly became unusually gentle. She didn't know what had touched a nerve, but she suddenly wanted to be nicer to him.

Sometimes, we should cherish what we have. Things we always take for granted and assume will always be there may be lost in the blink of an eye.

Hearing that Qin Xiaoyu was going to A Lei's great-uncle's house for dinner, Zhou Xing's mother started making a fuss from morning. Commander Zhou let her take out two bottles of fine wine that had been stored for more than ten years, and added two cartons of premium cigarettes. Seeing that she was still not satisfied, he pointed upstairs and said.