"You're welcome? What can you do to me?" Haitang continued smugly.

An Rong, unable to bear it any longer, grabbed her arm and dragged her outside. Once outside the courtyard, he gave her a hard shove, and Haitang fell flat on her backside.

Without waiting for her to react, An Rong immediately closed the courtyard gate and bolted it shut.

"Open the door for me, open the door now!" Haitang persisted, banging on the door from the outside.

The noise was so loud that Yuan Doudou inside the house heard it too.

"I'm going out to take a look. Angie, you go to sleep first."

Angie nodded, lay down obediently, closed his eyes, and went to sleep.

Yuan Doudou checked her clothes and, finding nothing amiss, left the room, just as she bumped into Ye Xiaoqian, who was also leaving at the same time.

"DouDou, don't worry about her, I'll deal with her." Ye Xiaoqian had made up her mind. When she went out, she would slap her face without hesitation until she couldn't scream anymore.

Yuan Doudou knew her character and guessed that she was going to use force again. After all, Haitang was a maid in a wealthy family, and she couldn't withstand a few punches and kicks from her.

"Xiaoqian, don't be impulsive. First, find out what she wants to do," Yuan Doudou advised.

Ye Xiaoqian waved her hand, completely disregarding Dou Dou's instructions; Dou Dou was just too soft-hearted.

When Yuan Doudou arrived at the door, she saw that An Rong was still there. "An Rong, what's going on? Why won't you let her in?"

An Rong frowned slightly. "It was Haitang. She came to cause trouble, and I kicked her out."

"Good shot! You can't show mercy to people like that." Ye Xiaoqian was optimistic about An Rong; he was finally no longer a coward.

Haitang was still making a fuss outside, shouting loudly, "Yuan Doudou, come out quickly, I need to talk to you."

"Open the door," Yuan Doudou said.

An Rong didn't hesitate and immediately opened the door, wanting to see what his wife was going to do. Anyway, with him there, Haitang couldn't cause any trouble.

"Yuan Doudou, I came here to apologize to you. What do you mean by turning me away?" Haitang slightly toned down her arrogance. She remembered her master's words; if Yuan Doudou didn't forgive her, she would be in big trouble.

Yuan Doudou was completely confused, not understanding what she was being so arrogant about. This didn't seem like an apology at all; she was clearly just looking for a scolding.

An Rong, who has a good temper, couldn't stand Haitang and kicked her out.

"Haitang, if you want to apologize, then show me your sincerity. I won't accept your apology just because you raise your voice," Yuan Doudou reminded her.

This matter is over, and it doesn't matter whether Haitang apologizes or not. It's probably not her intention to apologize; it's likely that Lu Chaoyang ordered her to apologize.

Why bother? She doesn't care about these things.

But since she's here, let's teach her a lesson.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have hit you yesterday," Haitang said in a low, mosquito-like voice.

"Are you talking to a ghost? Your voice is so soft," Ye Xiaoqian complained.

Haitang glared at Ye Xiaoqian, "Mind your own business! You're such a busybody."

"What are you looking at? Speak louder, or DouDou won't be able to hear you, right, DouDou?" Ye Xiaoqian looked at Yuan DouDou.

Yuan Doudou also felt that the apology was not sincere enough, saying, "I do not accept your apology."

"You, you ganged up on us!" Haitang said, tears welling up in her eyes.

Yuan Doudou was speechless. Whatever they did made her cry.

"Alright, if you feel wronged, go back. I don't need your apology." He wasn't really there to apologize, so of course he wasn't sincere.

Haitang simply plopped down on the ground and wailed loudly.

The crying was deafening.

Ye Xiaoqian originally intended to use force, but she never expected her to resort to this tactic, so she could only plug her ears to stop the noise pollution.

“What did I do wrong? I just came to find Lu Xi and ask him to do what he was supposed to do. I saw that he was reluctant to leave, so I got angry and couldn’t help but hit you. I’m also very upset. I didn’t do it on purpose. Now my master wants to punish me for such a small thing. Who can I tell my grievances to? I grew up with my master since I was a child. He treats me like a brother. But everything changed after you came. He doesn’t care about me. He only thinks about you. Why should he?”

Haitang's attacks came like a barrage of cannon fire, and Yuan Doudou was finding it hard to keep up.

"Okay, don't cry. I accept your apology. Go back now." Yuan Doudou was also helpless. It was so late, everyone needed to rest, and there was no need to waste everyone's time over such a small matter.

Haitang stopped crying. "Really? You've forgiven me?"

Yuan Doudou nodded, and immediately saw her reveal a triumphant smile.

"Alright, at least you have a conscience. I'll go back and won't disturb your rest anymore." After saying that, Haitang ran away in a flash.

Ye Xiaoqian pointed at her, so angry she couldn't close her mouth, "No, look at her, she just deserves a beating."

"Forget it, there's no need to waste time on unimportant people." Yuan Doudou turned around and walked back, yawning as she went.

"I think you're just too soft-hearted," Ye Xiaoqian couldn't help but complain.

Yuan Doudou smiled without saying a word, letting her think whatever she wanted. Everyone has different ways of handling things; she just didn't like trouble.

“Lu Xi, you don’t need to be afraid of her anymore. Remember, you are now family with us, and you have nothing to do with them anymore.” Yuan Doudou noticed Lu Xi’s reaction when he saw Haitang. It must be that the long-term suppression had caused him psychological trauma. He had a stress reaction when he saw Haitang. His face showed fear, his whole body was trembling, and his fists were clenched.

"Sister Dou Dou, I understand. I will try my best to overcome it," Lu Xi said firmly.

Yuan Doudou patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Don't rush, take your time."

After he leaves the Lu residence, as time goes by, he will gradually forget the memories of this place.

An Rong cheered him on from the side, saying, "Lu Xi is a big kid now. He'll get through this setback soon."

"Alright, it's getting late. Go and rest with your brother Anrong." Yuan Doudou still believed that the wounds in her heart needed time to heal, not just a few words from others.

After watching them enter the next room, Yuan Doudou turned around and went back to her own room.

Anji was already asleep, and Yuan Doudou sat by the bed, quietly watching him.

Even the sleeping posture of a three-year-old is incredibly cute; the more you look at it, the more you like it, and the more you become addicted to it.

As she looked at him, Yuan Doudou couldn't resist touching his little bottom; it was chubby and felt amazing.

Then she thought about it again, and realized she was pregnant with another baby. It was amazing. By the time the second baby was born, Angie would be almost five years old and would be a sensible older brother.

After watching for an unknown amount of time, Yuan Doudou became so sleepy that she finally lay down, hugged Anji, and fell fast asleep.

The next day, as soon as Yuan Doudou woke up, she heard An Rong and Lu Chaoyang talking outside the door.

"Anrong, I'm so sorry. I only found out last night that Haitang did such a thing. I asked her to come and apologize to Doudou. Has she come?"

An Rong looked at Lu Chaoyang, trying to figure out his true thoughts. He seemed to care a lot about Dou Dou. Could it be that he also liked Dou Dou?

“They’re here. Dou Dou has forgiven her,” An Rong said calmly.