Ni Sitian finally decided to think it through herself and not discuss it with the child's 'stepfather'.

That evening, after Ni Sitian finished showering, she saw Xu Tingchuan lying on the bed, looking ready. She smiled speechlessly and walked over.

She glanced at the crib and, noticing that Tuantuan wasn't lying there, asked, "Where's Tuantuan? Didn't I tell you to put him to sleep?"

“He’s not available today, so I told him to go sleep with Aunt Qin,” Xu Tingchuan said, patting the bed as he added, “Hurry up and get on.”

Ni Sitian sighed helplessly and decided to indulge him this once in a while.

She got into bed, but before she could even lie down, Xu Tingchuan pulled the blanket over her head.

"Hahaha...it's so itchy...don't touch there..."

A silvery laugh echoed from the waves as Xu Tingchuan threw out his pajamas.

Suddenly, the blanket was tugged, and a soft voice rang out: "Mommy, Mommy."

When Ni Sitian heard Tuantuan's voice, she paused for a moment, immediately threw off the covers and sat up. She saw Tuantuan standing at the foot of the bed, wearing cute cartoon pajamas.

"Tuantuan, didn't you sleep with Aunt Qin?" Ni Sitian immediately bent down and carried him to the bed.

Tuantuan hugged Ni Sitian's neck and said, "Mom, I want to sleep with you."

Ni Sitian smiled, then seemed to remember something and turned to look at Xu Tingchuan, who was shirtless and looked resentful.

She glanced back at her son, who depended on her, and felt a real dilemma.

"How about..." she wanted to ask Xu Tingchuan for his consent.

But before she could finish speaking, Xu Tingchuan immediately lay down with his back to her, pulled the blanket over himself, and turned the back of his head towards her.

Ni Sitian sighed slightly. She had already offended one person, and she couldn't let another one down, so she put Tuantuan between herself and Xu Tingchuan.

"Mommy, tell me a story." Tuantuan wanted to hear her mother tell a story.

Ni Sitian hugged him and whispered stories to him. She only stopped talking after he closed his eyes.

She glanced up at Xu Tingchuan, only to see him still facing her in the same posture.

She seemed genuinely angry this time; she stretched her leg and tickled Xu Tingchuan's calf with her foot.

Xu Tingchuan ignored her and moved his leg away so she couldn't touch him.

Ni Sitian wanted to speak but was afraid of waking Tuantuan, so she had no choice but to leave it at that for now and apologize properly tomorrow.

It was really unfair to him to be interrupted like that, but he was just too jealous.

Never mind, I'll go to sleep first and talk about it tomorrow.

Ni Sitian closed her eyes, kissed Tuantuan's head, and then hugged him as she fell asleep.

Xu Tingchuan didn't feel any movement behind him for a while, so he turned around and saw the two of them, one big and one small, sleeping soundly in each other's arms.

He was frustrated, and she didn't even try to comfort him. She was heartless and had indeed changed her mind. She only had eyes for her son, and he had become dispensable to her.

Xu Tingchuan turned his head back and closed his eyes in frustration.

The next morning, Ni Sitian woke up to find Xu Tingchuan packing his things with his back to her.

"Why are you packing your luggage?" she asked, puzzled.

"Business trip," Xu Tingchuan replied succinctly.

Ni Sitian's mind wasn't fully clear yet. She said "Oh" and then opened her eyes wide, saying, "Are we going today? Why so suddenly? When will you be back? This Thursday is Tuantuan's birthday."

"Don't worry, I'll try my best to be back before his birthday," Xu Tingchuan said as he continued packing.