Ye Ningwan originally planned to find an empty ward in the hospital to take a nap. She had been performing high-intensity surgery for more than six hours in a row, and she felt completely drained, unable to even lift her eyelids.

But Pei Fengzhi couldn't bear to see her suffer like this, so he insisted on taking her home.

Ye Ningwan said this.

"It's okay, I can just make do in an empty hospital room. I'm only going to take a nap anyway, and it would be too much trouble to go back to the hospital later."

Her body, however, remained nestled motionless in Pei Fengzhi's arms, completely unmoved.

Pei Fengzhi held her in his arms and said gently.

"It's no trouble at all. You can just close your eyes and sleep. I'll hold you."

Seeing Ye Ningwan letting him hold her, Pei Fengzhi's lips curled up slightly, and his usually cold and indifferent eyes were filled with tenderness and warmth.

She actually wanted to find a comfortable bed to sleep in. The lack of sleep and long hours of fatigue had caused dark circles under Ye Ningwan's eyes and a haggard look on her face.

She's always been so grumpy when she wakes up. If she doesn't get a good night's sleep, she'll be throwing a tantrum for who knows how long, and then you won't be able to coax her back.

Pei Fengzhi sighed softly, reaching out to stroke Ye Ningwan's loose, slightly wavy long hair. Her light chestnut-colored, slightly wavy hair intertwined with Pei Fengzhi's black hair, as if the two would never be separated.

When Ye Ning woke up, she wasn't greeted by Pei Fengzhi's face, but by two identical, innocent-looking faces.

Ye Ningwan rubbed her eyes groggily, thinking she was dreaming.

Until the two little heads lying on her bedside tilted in the same direction, like two silly little puppies, looking into Ye Ningwan's eyes with innocent and a little silly eyes.

"Mommy."

"Mommy."

The two of them spoke almost simultaneously.

Ye Ningwan finally came to her senses, reached out and touched Xiaoxing's little head and Ye Jingyu's little face, her voice slightly hoarse.

"What brings you two here?"

Little Star reached out and picked up a cup from the coffee table, handing it to Ye Ningwan.

"Mommy, drink some water."

Ye Ningwan accepted the glass.

Little Star climbed onto Ye Ningwan's bed and sat on the quilt. Her small body knelt down, like a soft little puppy, trying to bring her head closer.

Ye Jingyu remained by the bedside, quietly waiting for Ye Ningwan to finish her water. He then took the glass from her and carefully placed it back on the bedside table.

“You’ve been sleeping for two whole days. Uncle Pei thought you were sick, so he called a doctor, but the doctor said you were just sleeping, so Uncle Pei was relieved.”

Ye Jingyu glanced at Little Star and muttered something.

“You scared Little Star to death. He thought you were dead and cried so hard. He and Uncle Pei have been with you these past few days and keep checking your breath with their fingers.”

When Ye Jingyu said this, there was a hint of helplessness in his tone.

As Ye Ningwan listened to Ye Jingyu's words, an image flashed through her mind almost simultaneously of Little Star lying by her bedside, her face covered in tear and snot bubbles, her little hand cautiously reaching under her nose—a cute yet slightly pitiful sight.

A slight smile crept onto her lips as she gently patted Little Star's head and chuckled softly.

"So cute."

As Ye Ningwan spoke, she reached out and scooped Ye Jingyu up from the ground, letting the little guy sit in her lap. She also patted Ye Jingyu's head and looked down at him.

"You've worked so hard, worrying about me and taking care of Little Star."

Ye Jingyu's thoughts were exposed by Ye Ningwan, and he subconsciously lowered his head to avoid her gaze.

His fingers were intertwined, and his knuckles turned blue and white from the force.

"I didn't have it very hard."

He wasn't worried at all!

He just...

Looking at her proud son, Ye Ningwan's smile widened even more.

She suddenly lowered her head, kissed Ye Jingyu on the forehead, and whispered.

"You're great."

Ye Jingyu suddenly raised his head, blinked his big eyes, and looked surprised, but his porcelain-white face slowly turned light pink.

Before he could say anything, Little Star pouted and crawled over, nuzzling against Ye Ningwan until she snuggled into her arms, hugging Ye Ningwan's neck and bringing her little face close, saying eagerly.

"I want a kiss too!"

Ye Ningwan laughed.

She kissed Little Star's soft left cheek and then gave him a quick peck on his right cheek.

Just as the little one was snuggling in her arms, being affectionate and clingy, the bedroom door was suddenly and unexpectedly opened.

Squeak.

A faint sound arose.

The three people in the room all looked surprised and nervous.

No sooner said than done, Ye Ningwan grabbed Xiaoxing by the back of the neck and shoved her into the blanket.

Ye Jingyu reacted instantly, shifting his position on the bed to cover the small bulge that Ye Ningwan had tucked into the blanket.

The incident happened in just three seconds. Butler Wenbo had already walked in from the entrance hall and could clearly see Ye Ningwan and Ye Jingyu on the bed.

When the butler, Wenbo, saw Ye Ningwan sitting on the bed, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Madam, you're finally awake!"

Ye Ningwan smiled as she looked at the housekeeper.

“I’m awake,” Little Star said. “I slept for a long time.”

The butler breathed a sigh of relief and said thankfully.

"It's good that you're awake, it's good that you're awake. You have no idea how worried Ninth Master was about you. He's been with you these past few days. I've never seen him like this before."

Ye Ningwan didn't care about the housekeeper's words; she simply pointed at the housekeeper and asked.

"Really? What happened to you? How did you get like this?"

The butler looked down at his disheveled uniform and then reached out to touch his messy hair. However, those two unconscious tugs only made his hair, which was coated with hair gel, stand up even more haphazardly.

The butler sighed somewhat awkwardly.

"Oh dear, this was done by the eldest daughter. Please forgive her, Madam."

Upon hearing the housekeeper mention Pei Mingzhu, Ye Ningwan raised an eyebrow.

"Her? Instead of staying at the hospital with Fang Ruotang, what is she doing here?"

The housekeeper couldn't help but feel a headache when Ye Ningwan mentioned this.

That's why he's in such a hurry to see if Ye Ningwan has woken up yet; otherwise, how could he dare to come and disturb Ye Ningwan's rest despite Pei Fengzhi's strict orders?

"Well... it's been over 48 hours since Miss Cousin had her surgery, but she still hasn't woken up. So, Miss Eldest thinks... she thinks your surgery failed!"