The two children were more caring than He Lingchuan had imagined. He Lingchuan was deeply moved and patted the two children's heads with gentle eyes.
Zhou Mingyan squinted at their interaction, his teeth itching with anger.
He had finally won over Nan Chen and Bei Chen's hearts, but after only a few days, why have they started siding with He Lingchuan again?
Zhou Mingyan was extremely jealous and pulled Shen Yanxi to leave, saying, "Xixi, since Mr. He said he doesn't need our care, let's go so as not to upset him."
Hearing Zhou Mingyan's sarcastic tone, Gu Chengze was about to retort when He Lingchuan grabbed his wrist.
He tilted his head slightly, and could vaguely see Shen Yanxi and Zhou Mingyan's faces: "Since you both know I'm unhappy, why don't you hurry up and leave?"
Shen Yanxi stomped her feet in anger. She had originally planned to stay and keep He Lingchuan company, but when she saw Gu Chengze, she changed her mind.
Since He Lingchuan's friends are here, let him stay with them.
Shen Yanxi was angry, her eyes filled with rage.
Shen Yanxi didn't sleep well that night, and when she woke up in the morning, she found that Zhou Mingyan's door was closed.
Her heart skipped a beat. As soon as she opened the door, she saw Zhou Mingyan lying listlessly on the bed.
Upon seeing Shen Yanxi, he reached out his hand, looking weak: "Xixi, I think I have a fever."
Zhou Mingyan's voice sounded very weak. Shen Yanxi touched his forehead and found that he was burning up.
"You do have a fever."
Shen Yanxi didn't dare to waste a minute. She tried to help the person in front of her up: "Let's go to the hospital now."
"No, we can't go to the hospital."
Zhou Mingyan held Shen Yanxi's hand: "You've gone through too much trouble. I'm fine. Just have the kids pour me a glass of water and talk to me."
“Mingyan”.
Shen Yanxi looked helpless, but she couldn't persuade him otherwise, so she could only agree to let the children come and keep him company.
Upon hearing the news that Zhou Mingyan was ill, Nan Chen and Bei Chen immediately and obediently brought him water and stayed by his bedside.
In less than a day, Zhou Mingyan perked up.
Gu Chengze told He Lingchuan about this, and was indignant: "Isn't this faking illness? What kind of illness can be cured in a day? You're shameless. Lingchuan, you're just too good-natured."
Gu Chengze paced back and forth in the room angrily. He had long seen that Zhou Mingyan was not a good person, but Shen Yanxi was still foolishly thinking that he truly loved her.
"What good is it if you know? As long as Zhou Mingyan can fool the people he wants to fool, it proves that he is capable."
He Lingchuan remained calm. In the past, he would have hysterically demanded an explanation from Shen Yanxi, but he wouldn't now.
He just wanted to live a peaceful life and take good care of his two children.
Seeing how calm he was, Gu Chengze breathed a sigh of relief. At least He Lingchuan was completely unfazed by the news.
He was relieved.
However, Gu Chengze was still furious and kept cursing in his room.
While he was hurling his insults, Zhou Mingyan came to visit him at his door.
He pushed open the door and entered, looking at He Lingchuan with a smug expression: "I've brought you your food."
This time, they delivered porridge. Zhou Mingyan was about to put the bowl on the table when Gu Chengze stopped him: "Take it back. Who knows if it's poisoned?"
Zhou Mingyan's expression changed, but he quickly returned to normal.
It's clear he's in a good mood today.
He leaned against the door and picked up the bowl of porridge without a care in the world.
Seeing that he wouldn't leave, Gu Chengze prepared to shoo him away. But Zhou Mingyan saw through his intention and waved his hand in front of him, saying, "Don't chase me away, I'll leave by myself."
After saying that, Zhou Mingyan stared into He Lingchuan's eyes and said, "Nanchen and Beichen haven't come to see you recently, have they?"
He smirked smugly, “When they heard I was sick, my two kids neglected their studies and stayed in my room every day to take care of me. I felt a little embarrassed.”
He Lingchuan remained unmoved by his boasting.
Seeing that he couldn't get angry at He Lingchuan, Zhou Mingyan became anxious and blurted out, "What's the use of you being so good to the children? Aren't you just helping me raise my son? In the end, aren't their hearts still with me?"
These words became increasingly outrageous, and Gu Chengze's face turned pale with anger. He raised his fist to strike, when he heard Nan Chen crying outside: "My stomach hurts, my stomach hurts so much!"
The next second, Bei Chen's voice rang out.
He Lingchuan didn't care about anything else, threw off the covers and ran out. He only found out after asking that the two children had been having diarrhea since morning.
The housekeeper was pacing anxiously nearby and couldn't help but ask, "Are you not dressed warmly enough? It's getting colder lately."
Upon hearing his words, Zhou Mingyan immediately looked at He Lingchuan: "Mr. He, aren't these your own sons? Is this how you take care of them? You actually let them catch a cold and get diarrhea."
He sarcastically remarked from the side, and Shen Yanxi echoed, "Truly useless."
Zhou Mingyan hugged the two children tightly with a look of heartache: "Nanchen and Beichen, don't be afraid. Uncle will take you to buy warm clothes now. We won't wear the thin clothes that Daddy gave us."
Nan Chen tilted her head, pouted, and said softly, "But our clothes were given to us by Mom."
Shen Yanxi's expression changed drastically. She lowered her head somewhat guiltily and muttered softly, "I was in a hurry to go out for breakfast with you this morning, so I just grabbed a couple of random clothes."
"It seems that the unreliable one is someone else."
He Lingchuan coughed a few times and sarcastically remarked to Shen Yanxi without any mercy: "No matter what, you are a mother. How can you be so careless? You're so willing to have dinner with your man that you don't even care about your own child?"
Shen Yanxi's face was pale. She was too embarrassed to talk back, as it was indeed her oversight this time.
She kept her head down, seemingly resigned to being beaten and scolded.
However, He Lingchuan didn't have time to waste with her. He looked at the two children and said, "I'll have Dad get you some warm clothes later."
Before the two children could agree, Zhou Mingyan spoke first: "No need."
He reached out and shielded the two children, saying, "I will take good care of them. Mr. He's most important task now is to take care of himself."
He Lingchuan looked displeased, his brows furrowed, and his gaze towards Zhou Mingyan was extremely sharp.
He took a few steps forward, about to refuse Zhou Mingyan, when he heard the two children say, "Uncle Zhou, we don't need you to take care of us."
"You're sick yourself, so you don't need to worry about us."
"We want Dad to take care of us."
Upon hearing the two children's words, Zhou Mingyan's face instantly darkened.
He turned to Shen Yan for help, but to his surprise, she sided with He Lingchuan: "Mingyan, this is indeed our family matter, and it is not your place to take care of these two children."
"Xixi, what do you mean by this?"
Shen Yanxi moved her lips, excluding Zhou Mingyan for the first time: "After all, He Lingchuan is the child's father, and we are the family."
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