As early summer arrived, Xu Tingchuan had largely recovered. Apart from being rather quiet and not smiling, he had resumed going to work as usual.

Because Tuantuan was still young and needed constant care, he didn't move back to his and Ni Sitian's home, but instead stayed in the mansion. When he went to work, Tuantuan was left in Jin Rulan's care.

When he was a child, he always wanted to be close to Jin Rulan but could not. Now, his son can sleep in Jin Rulan's arms every day.

Xu Jiayue has a regular work schedule and a lot of free time, so she helps take care of Tuantuan whenever she has free time.

They almost never rely on servants; they bring their own and do everything themselves.

Seeing a baby who was originally weak at birth become plump and adorable gives one a sense of accomplishment.

Xu Jiayue's wedding was postponed until the end of the Lunar New Year. She and Han Shizhao had agreed that after the wedding, whenever he was busy in the army, she would live in the Xu family mansion so that she could take better care of Tuantuan. Han Shizhao agreed.

Jia Yue still felt somewhat apologetic towards him; such a request was indeed a bit excessive, but that was all she could ask for now.

Spring goes and autumn comes and winter solstice arrives. Time passes by in a fulfilling and busy way, but everyone seems to feel like something is missing in their heart.

Shen Muzhi never found Xiang Zhilan, and Xu Tingchuan never met Ni Sitian again.

Pei Yang looked at the calendar; Xu Jiayue's wedding date was getting closer and closer.

Gu Chen is the only one who is truly happy and content. Fu Wennuan is pregnant again, already five months along, and will be able to give him a baby next spring.

Little Tuantuan is now ten months old. At this age, she can stand up shakily while holding onto the railing and take small, unsteady steps, but she falls back onto the bed after taking only a couple of steps.

When getting dressed and put on socks, they start to cooperate by stretching out their arms and legs, and their development is basically similar to that of ordinary babies.

However, while most children would make a purposeful sound at this time, Tuantuan seemed not to utter a single word.

Xu Tingchuan tried to teach him to say "Dad" and "Mom," but it didn't work for a long time.

Jin Rulan consulted a parenting expert. She wasn't in a hurry to get him to speak. Her family didn't compare him to other children; they just wanted Tuantuan to develop and grow up normally.

The consultation concluded that if there were no problems with the vocal cords, we could only wait and see for a while until after the baby's first birthday.

Aside from not speaking, Tuantuan is quite intelligent. He can already understand what the adults are saying and can also make corresponding actions.

For example, on one occasion, Xu Jiayue was talking to Jin Rulan about not being able to find her phone and wanted her to call to see where it was.

Tuantuan crawled on the floor, took out a cell phone from under the crib, and handed it to Xu Jiayue with her little hand.

Xu Jiayue and Jin Rulan were stunned, and then hugged Tuantuan and kissed her.

Compared to not speaking, Jin Rulan was actually more worried about Tuantuan's lack of smiles. She almost never smiled, even less than Xu Tingchuan when he was a child. Moreover, no matter how she tried to make her smile, she wouldn't. Her eyes always seemed to have a calmness beyond that of an infant.

She was so worried that she didn't know what to do, but Xu Jiayue joked that maybe the genius was looking down on the intelligence of us mere mortals.

Xu Tingchuan rarely smiled as a child and was much more mature than other children. He was admitted to a prestigious university at the age of thirteen, demonstrating an intelligence far beyond that of ordinary people. Therefore, Xu Jiayue felt that Tuantuan might be even more formidable than his brother and was not worried about that.

The Lunar New Year is just around the corner, and Xu Jiayue is getting married in two days, but she doesn't look like a bride at all.

These past two days, Xu Tingchuan has been away on a business trip, and she's been sleeping with Tuantuan in her arms.