Jiang Can stretched her shoulders and neck. Recently, Xiao Junyu's weight has increased dramatically, and he's become a chubby little dumpling. Moreover, the little baby, who just learned to walk, doesn't seem to like walking much anymore and clings to his mother to carry him every day.
Jiang Can carried two bags of Xiao Junyu, each weighing as much as flour, in her arms every day, until her shoulder pain flared up.
Huo Zhixing quickly pulled her to the sofa, made her sit comfortably, and massaged her shoulders and neck himself.
However, before Jiang Can could finish speaking, she continued the previous topic, saying, "Why don't I dislike He Jin... because he is really a good person."
“Yao Manning and Fu Qingyan are approaching you with ulterior motives, only He Jin is truly sincere towards you.” She looked up at him and smiled playfully, “Honey, even if your wife is a bit slow, she can always tell the difference between true and false feelings.”
"Oh?" Huo Zhixing asked with a deliberately chuckle, "How were they divided?"
“He Jin treats you the same way I treat you!” Jiang Can blurted out.
Huo Zhixing's heart skipped a beat. He looked at her tenderly and touched her face.
“Birds of a feather flock together,” Jiang Can said softly. “People of the same kind don’t need many words; you can sense it with just a glance. So tell me, how can those 'white lotuses' like Yao Manning and Fu Qingyan compare to He Jin?”
"Besides, I'm not afraid at all that He Jin likes you." She smiled smugly.
Huo Zhixing felt a sweet warmth in his heart. "Why?"
"Because you'll always be by my side!" Jiang Can turned around, went behind the sofa, and wrapped her arms around his neck. "Because... my husband will never leave me in this life, the next life, and the life after that!"
Huo Zhixing felt like he was popping caramel popcorn with double the sugar, and he burst with joy.
He stroked her cheek with his thumb, his affectionate gaze filled with tenderness. Starlight streamed into the room through the window, creating a perfect ambiance...
However, the next second, Master Huo gave a profound demonstration of what it means to be carried away by one's success.
"Oh? You won't leave?" His lips curled into a wide smile, and in his excitement he didn't even know what he was saying. "Wife, you're quite confident! Hahaha..."
Jiang Can's smile froze instantly.
"What do you mean?"
Huo Zhixing suddenly came to his senses, a chill running down his spine.
"Huo Zhixing," Jiang Can pushed his hand away, "explain to me why I can't be confident?"
"..."
You think I'm not worthy of such confidence, is that it?
"No, no..."
"What is that?!" Jiang Can suddenly raised her voice eight octaves!
Huo Zhixing was dumbfounded and wanted to pull out his tongue.
"Oh, so you're looking down on me?" Jiang Can smiled instead of getting angry. "So you had other plans?"
"Wife!"
Huo Zhixing knew he had gotten himself into big trouble again. This time, not only would kneeling on durians be nothing, but even breaking a boulder on his chest wouldn't be enough to quell his wife's anger!
"Can Can, listen to me..."
"Alright, no need to say anything more." Jiang Can said calmly, raising her hand to stop him.
Huo Zhixing swallowed hard.
She was calm, but to him, this should have been the calm before the storm...
Jiang Can returned to the sofa, picked up the phone casually, and called Yin Ruohong in a casual, conversational tone.
"Dad, have you eaten yet? Oh, well, Zhixing isn't feeling well and needs acupuncture. Could you come over?"
Huo Zhixing: "..."
Then, Jiang Can made another call.
"Cousin, how many people are in that elite force of the Nie family army?... Oh, three or five hundred? Do they need training? Heh... Don't be shy, your brother-in-law can spar with them!"
Huo Zhixing: "!!"
A short while later, Jiang Can made a third phone call.
"Hey, Xiaocheng, still in the lab? Nobody's testing your new drug? Bring it over to your brother-in-law! He's got nothing better to do anyway!"
Huo Zhixing rushed into the kitchen, quickly took out the baby food Jiang Can had made for their son, and ran upstairs to be a loving father!
The only one who can save him now is the little dumpling Huo Junyu!
...
Ashu slowly opened her eyes, her head feeling dizzy and painful, as if pricked by needles.
She looked around; this was a secret chamber in the palace, pitch black and so dark that she couldn't see her own hand in front of her face.
It was in this very place that Hea eliminated Queen Jamin's rivals...
A chill ran through Ashu, and she involuntarily curled up into a ball and backed away. As she backed away, she reached the corner of the wall, where there seemed to be traces of dried blood on the cold blue stone wall.
The wooden door creaked open, and footsteps slowly approached. Ashu froze instantly, her eyes wide as she stared into the darkness.
"Ah, you're awake?" The magnificent gold-embroidered shoes stopped in front of her.
Following her gaze, Ashu saw the owner of the shoes raise the corners of his lips, his smile cold and malicious.
"Your Highness..." Ashu said weakly.
Heya squatted down in front of her, suddenly grabbed her chin, and her long, sharp nails, painted with red nail polish, dug deep into her flesh.
Ashu let out a painful cry, but then heard Herya's cold laughter.
"You bitch, this is what happens when you betray me!"
"Ayu is my aunt's woman. I can't catch that wretched woman, so... you'll have to take the blame for her!"
As she spoke, Heya coughed heavily, and a masked man in black entered, holding a syringe in his hand.
Ashu knew what it was and turned pale with fright.
"No, no..." she pleaded, kneeling on the ground. "Please, Your Highness, spare me! I... I was just confused for a moment. I still want to serve Your Highness!"
Heya remained unmoved. "Put it in for her!"
"don't want!"
Ash's heart-wrenching screams filled the entire secret room. At Herya's command, the man in black stepped forward and pressed Ash down, placing a cold needle on the vein in her arm.
If this stuff is injected into her, her life will be worse than death.
"Your Highness, Your Highness!" Ashu cried out, begging for mercy, "Your Highness, I was wrong, please don't do this to me, Your Highness!"
Heya gave a cold, curt smile.
Just as the needle was about to pierce Ashu's skin, she suddenly shouted, "Stop!"
The man in black immediately put away the needles and threw Ashu hard to the ground.
Ashu was like a lump of mud, trembling uncontrollably.
Heya slowly walked up to her and looked down at her.
"Are you really willing to continue to be used by me?"
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