Chaochao was laughing happily when suddenly her silvery laughter stopped abruptly, and her little face showed fear.

Xie Jingcheng immediately asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Did you choke?"

Xu Yizhou immediately straightened up, the pockmarks on his face falling to the ground as he looked at her anxiously.

Chaochao hurriedly covered her lower abdomen.

"I just sprouted a watermelon seed. Will it grow into a small watermelon?"

Hearing this, Xie Jingcheng breathed a sigh of relief and gently comforted him, "It won't grow into a watermelon, I promise."

Xu Yizhou nodded, "Yes, Chaochao, don't worry. I've been eating watermelon seeds since I was a child, and look at me, I'm perfectly fine."

System: Heh, are you sure you didn't eat poisonous watermelon seeds?

Chaochao still touched her belly with concern: "Really? Will it really not grow into a little watermelon?"

Despite her two older brothers' repeated assurances, she still couldn't put her mind at ease and ate her snacks with a worried expression.

"Oh no! Little Qi, why is my tummy so big? Is it going to grow a little watermelon? Waaaaah—"

Chaochao held a potato chip in one hand and pointed to her bulging little belly with the other, her clear almond-shaped eyes welling up with tears of panic.

System: "...Baby, is it possible that you ate too much?"

After finishing her potato chips, Chaochao shook her head and mumbled, "This is nothing..."

system:"……"

It's alright, the big villain will take care of it.

Time flies, and it's almost noon now.

Feeling at ease staying behind, Xu Yizhou planned to order takeout with Xie Jingcheng.

Chaochao remembered Huo Qin's instructions to go home for lunch.

"This beef is pretty good, but I just ate it yesterday and I don't want to eat it again today... Hey, this Japanese food is good, but the ratings aren't great..." Xu Yizhou stared at the food delivery app, frowning and struggling with his indecisiveness.

Xie Jingcheng sank into the sofa, his handsome face expressionless, indifferent to what he ate.

Chaochao stood in the middle, looking left and right, and then said, "You can come to my house to eat! Auntie's cooking is so delicious!"

Xu Yizhou's hesitant fingers suddenly stopped. Go to the Chao family? The Huo family? The head of the Huo family?

He immediately shook his head and refused, "No, no, no."

I once attended a banquet and caught a glimpse of President Huo from afar, and I was immediately intimidated. If we were to sit down for a meal together, I imagine his legs would tremble so badly they'd shake the table.

However, Xie Jingcheng did not refuse; he looked at Chaochao.

"Does he...do your father agree?"

The little girl nodded vigorously: "Of course my dad will agree. He's a very kind adult and he won't let you go hungry."

"..."

Baby, you probably have a hundred layers of filters when it comes to Daddy.

Xu Yizhou still refused. Putting aside President Huo's fearsome reputation in the business world, he wouldn't dare to go just based on his aura.

Seeing Xie Jingcheng's thoughtful expression, Xu Yizhou leaned back strategically, thinking, "Wow, is Brother Cheng going to agree?"

Before Xie Jingcheng could speak, Xu Yizhou said, "Um, I just remembered I still have a test paper to finish, so I'll head back now."

Then he quickly grabbed his coat and fled.

Chaochao sighed regretfully. She could have proudly told her father that she had made another friend today.

Her bright eyes then locked onto the boy on the sofa, "What about your brother?"

"Auntie's cooking is so, so delicious!" Chaochao tried hard to recall the side dishes she had secretly seen on the kitchen counter that morning. "There was meat, shrimp, and green vegetables..."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but swallow.

She looked at Xie Jingcheng with her big eyes.

Are you really not going? It would be such a shame if you didn't!

"..." Xie Jingcheng stood up, grabbed his coat,

"Let's go."