Pei Kaixin sat on the living room sofa and smoked a cigarette. Bai Miaomiao had just finished drinking her calcium-fortified milk powder, and he thought he would wait until she fell asleep before leaving.

But to his surprise, instead of receiving news that Bai Miaomiao was asleep, he received...

Zheng Wanwan sat on a single sofa, wearing a thin coat over her pajamas. She pinched her thumb, looking guilty.

Pei Kaixin almost spilled his drink onto his pants: "Are you sure?"

"Bai Miaomiao herself said she's pregnant." Zheng Wanwan felt extremely guilty about betraying her sister.

However, Bai Miaomiao's health was poor, and this baby might take her life. After tossing and turning all night, she finally told her about it.

Even if it makes you hate her, she has to do it.

Zheng Wanwan dug her nails into her thumb: "Talk to Miaomiao nicely, there will definitely be a solution."

"Go back and rest first." Pei Kaixin rested his elbow on his leg and his hand on his forehead, lost in thought and self-reproach.

When Zheng Wanwan returned to the bedroom, Xu Mengyu was holding Bai Miaomiao, whose back and buttocks were exposed. She smiled and pulled the blanket over her.

Xu Mengyu opened one eye and looked around: "Wanwan, you're still awake?"

"Okay, I'm going to sleep right away."

She had suffered from depression and had never slept well; Pei Lan usually had to coax her to fall asleep.

Xu Mengyu thought for a moment, then turned around and patted the empty seat next to her: "Come over here, I'll lull you to sleep."

Zheng Wanwan lay down on Xu Mengyu's left side. She was wide awake. The thought of Bai Miaomiao telling her such an important thing and trusting her so much, yet she turned around and told Pei Kaixin, made her think about how Bai Miaomiao had told her such an important thing and trusted her so much.

"One, two, three, four..."

Xu Mengyu's sleepy voice rang in her ears, and she gently patted her waist as if she were coaxing a child. However, she wasn't telling a story, but rather counting.

I don't know where she was counting or how long she was taking pictures, but Zheng Wanwan was holding her hand and breathing evenly.

Bai Miaomiao hugged Xu Mengyu's waist, resting her forehead against her body, her little face flushed from sleep.

Early in the morning, Zheng Wanwan slowly lifted the quilt, and Xu Mengyu reached out and touched it before opening her eyes.

"I..."

She almost blurted out a curse, then covered her mouth, staring longingly at the large group of elders gathered around the bed.

Almost everyone in the family was there except for Xu Sichen; he had to attend a morning meeting and therefore hadn't been notified...

"What's wrong?" Xu Mengyu tilted her head, her eyes filled with a strange look that was hard to tell whether she was happy or worried.

Zheng Wanwan sat on the edge of the bed with her head down. Pei Lan walked over and hugged her, gently patting her shoulder to comfort her.

Bai Miaomiao was fast asleep, and because of her poor lung function, the deeper she slept, the louder her breathing became.

Pei Kaixin sat on the edge of the bed, his eyes bruised, clearly from being beaten. One of the reasons he was able to marry Bai Miaomiao was that he promised his father-in-law, Bai Heng, that he would never let her have children.

Now that the baby is here, how could Bai Heng not be furious? It's a matter that could take his precious daughter's life at any moment.

Xu Mengyu slowly moved closer to Zheng Tianming and then put her arms around his waist. She had originally wanted to discuss it with her father first.

After all, Uncle Bai's temper is just as bad as his father's, but now it seems everyone already knows that Brother Kai has been beaten up.

Zheng Tianming pulled her into his arms with one hand. He had just overheard the elders outside saying that the child couldn't be kept and they wanted to persuade Bai Miaomiao to have an abortion.

The child and Bai Miaomiao—this isn't a multiple-choice question; no one would choose wrong.

Bai Miaomiao blinked her long eyelashes, and before she even opened her eyes, her hands started groping around: "Where's Mengyu..." she said, turning to the side, but still missed.

She slowly opened her eyes. Pei Kaixin, worried about startling her, gently placed his hand on her shoulder and said, "Wife."

Bai Miaomiao rubbed her eyes, only to find her whole family there. She looked puzzled and asked, "What's going on?"

Bai Miaomiao's mother, Jiang Yi, said with a stern face: "Yes, I also want to know, how did you get so bold?"

Bai Heng frowned deeply. Was this his daughter's fault?

“Mom, it’s my fault.” Pei Kaixin said, picking Bai Miaomiao up from the bed. “Miaomiao did nothing wrong.”

Bai Miaomiao hugged Pei Kaixin, knowing he must have been beaten by his father, and felt heartbroken, tears streaming down her face.

Zheng Wanwan's eyes were red, tears welling up in them, and her voice was a little hoarse: "Miaomiao, I'm sorry."

Pei Lan knelt down, cupped her face in his large hands, and wiped away the tears from her eyes with his fingertips.

“This child cannot be kept.” Bai Heng said with a stern face.

Is it worth risking her life just to have a child? Doesn't she know?

Bai Miaomiao raised her finger and pointed to her temple: "Unless you shoot me dead, no one can touch my baby."

Bai Heng's eyes turned cold.

Jiang Yi reached out and touched Bai Miaomiao's head. As a mother, how could she not feel sorry for her? If it weren't for her, Bai Miaomiao's health wouldn't be in such a bad state.

She brought her into this world and made her suffer pain she shouldn't have had to endure.

Seeing his wife's eyes redden, Bai Heng swallowed back what he was about to say and placed his hand on her shoulder...

After discussing it for a whole morning, the family finally decided that Bai Miaomiao would be admitted to a special hospital for childbirth when she was four months pregnant.

The Pei family's restaurant opened last night.

Zheng Tianming felt a tightness in his chest. When Xu Mengyu was pregnant, she was all alone, living abroad and not daring to leave her house.

She was originally the little princess who was cherished by her family.

How could he be so irresponsible?

But a major crime unit has already been established, and he and Lao Liang are leading the team, departing the day after tomorrow...

They investigated the orphanage and retrieved all relevant videos. There were more than a dozen or twenty children who had been sent away. If they acted quickly, they might be able to rescue a few more.

He put on the clothes, and although he took them off, the thought of a group of children in a foreign land enduring immense suffering still haunted him.

Seeing that Zheng Tianming seemed distracted, Xu Mengyu gently poked his side: "Tell me, what's wrong with you now?"

Zheng Tianming sat down next to Xu Mengyu: "I have something to do and need to go out for a few days."

"You mean to cut off the beginning and the end?" Xu Mengyu said, leaning back on the sofa. "You said that for my sake and the child's sake, you wouldn't take any risks."

She guessed it the moment Zheng Tianming opened his mouth.

Zheng Tianming moved closer to Xu Mengyu and kissed her cheek with his warm lips: "I definitely will..."

Xu Mengyu quickly covered his mouth, telling him not to talk nonsense. She had read many scripts and knew what not to say.

"I'll be back soon." Zheng Tianming said, shaking Xu Mengyu's hand. "This is the last case I'll take on. I definitely won't be involved in any more in the future."

Xu Mengyu suppressed her anger. She knew Zheng Tianming well; if she argued with him now, he would be distracted when he went out. But she was genuinely angry.

I promised to stay by her and the child's side and be there for them.

"Okay, then it's the last time." Xu Mengyu said, putting her arm around Zheng Tianming's shoulder and kissing him.

Zheng Tianming pulled her into his arms and kissed Xu Mengyu's lips fiercely.

Xu Mengyu snorted softly, thinking, "Just wait, I won't want him anymore when he gets back. What a smug guy..."