A timely rain after a long drought.
Rong Bing longed for more affection from Lin Feng, but dared not say it aloud.
Lin Feng found his heart racing. Rong Bing told him to let go, but he didn't. The woman didn't push him away, and Lin Feng understood what was going on.
He boldly kissed Rong Bing's forehead.
Rong Bing closed her eyes, and Lin Feng's lips moved downwards.
"It's burnt." Rong Bing opened her eyes abruptly upon smelling the burnt odor. As she turned her neck, her head bumped into Lin Feng's chin.
The man released his hand, instantly shattering the ambiguous atmosphere.
Rong Bing quickly picked up a spatula and flipped the pancake that had already been put in the pan, only to find that one side was already black.
"Don't get burned, I'll do it." Lin Feng took the spatula.
"Luckily there were only two." He was so focused on being affectionate with Rong Bing that he forgot there was something in the pot.
"Focus on making the pancakes." Rong Bing said each word slowly and deliberately, thankfully nothing bad happened.
"Let's continue when we're done." Lin Feng still felt something.
"We'll talk about it after we're done," Rong Bing said evasively.
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Tiancheng at night.
Shen Xingzhi and Rong Yan went home.
When Fu Yunting saw Shen Xingzhi, he ran over and tried to touch her belly with his little hand, but he was afraid of hurting her. The little boy asked cautiously, "Auntie, is the little sister going to meet us soon?"
"Want to touch the little sister?" Shen Xingzhi saw through Fu Yunting's thoughts.
"Yes." The little boy nodded.
Shen Xingzhi placed Fu Yunting's hand on her stomach: "Is your baby moving?"
Fu Yunting felt it for a while, then suddenly withdrew his hand: "Auntie, my sister kicked me, she kicked my hand."
"I want to touch it too." The four children surrounded Shen Xingzhi.
Rong Yan stepped forward: "Alright, aren't you all afraid of scaring the baby by surrounding him like this?"
"Just touch it once," the children pleaded with their mother.
“It’s okay, come and get in line,” Shen Xingzhi said without any hesitation.
After Auntie and Xiao Ke finished cooking, they stood at the kitchen door and called out, "Rong Yan, dinner's ready!"
Fu Yunlei took the lead in washing his hands.
“This child is the most enthusiastic eater.” Rong Yan said, watching her eldest son run towards the bathroom, “Slow down.”
Han Yue and Lao Deng don't get home until nine o'clock every day, so they don't have time to cook. In winter, if they don't have a hot meal, they feel cold all night.
So before Rongyan and the others started eating, they would set aside the portions for her mother-in-law and Lao Deng.
"I'm going to deliver food to Auntie." After winter, whenever Han Yue was at the training institution in the evening, Xiao Ke would deliver food to her.
"Why don't we eat first and then go?" Rong Yan glanced at the time; it was still early.
"It's okay if I eat later. Take this to Auntie first. I'm off." Xiao Ke carried the insulated food container out the door.
"The little girl is quite clever," Shen Xingzhi praised.
"Yes, I've had a lot more free time since Xiao Ke came. This girl is perceptive and hardworking." Rong Yan was very satisfied with Xiao Ke.
"We like Sister Xiaoke too," the children said in unison.
"Let's eat," Rong Yan said to the children.
Let's all start eating.
Yu Wenhao took some time to send Shen Xingzhi a video call invitation.
"Checking up on you?" the woman said as soon as she answered the phone.
"What are you checking up on? I'm just asking you what's going on tonight. Don't just give me a quick answer." Yu Wenhao was worried that Shen Xingzhi might order takeout for convenience, since takeout is so unhealthy.
Shen Xingzhi rotated the camera to show the dishes on the table: "Is this just something you threw together? I'm at Rong Yan's house, look closely, these are all real dishes."
“Yu Wenhao, don’t you believe me? I already said I would take good care of Xingzhi for you,” Rong Yan chimed in.
"No, no, I just video-called to thank you and bring you gifts when I get back," Yu Wenhao said, quick-wittedly.
"You're quick-witted! Xingzhi will be fine with me, so just focus on your work," Rong Yan emphasized again.
"I'm hanging up now, I'm going to eat. Let's talk later." Shen Xingzhi was starving and just wanted to devour the food on the table.
"Okay, goodbye." Yu Wenhao was relieved to see his wife at Rong Yan's house.
He sat back down at his computer and started working while eating instant noodles.
A short while later, Fu Jingsheng also started a video call with Rong Yan.
The man in the video is eating a hamburger. Looking at the table full of food at home, he swallows hard and says, "Rong Yan, look at me."
"Why are you looking so pitiful?" Rong Yan asked, glancing at the hamburger in her husband's hand.
"I didn't have time to go out for dinner, so I ordered a hamburger." Fu Jingsheng had even skipped dinner to get home as soon as possible.
"To get back as soon as possible, afraid that eating will take up too much time?" Rong Yan saw through it at a glance.
"Just grab a bite outside. Okay, I'm hanging up now." Fu Jingsheng continued with his work.
Shen Xingzhi smiled at Rong Yan: "You said Yu Wenhao was checking up on us, but isn't Fu Jingsheng the same? He's always worried about home when he's away."
"Mom, did Dad hang up? I wanted to talk to him and tell him that we have his favorite braised shrimp today." Rong Shiyu said while peeling a shrimp, "I'll eat it for him first."
"Hey kid, are you deliberately trying to upset your dad?"
"Hehe." Rong Shiyu playfully stuck out her tongue.
After dinner, the children went to do their homework by themselves.
Shen Xingzhi and Rong Yan were chatting in the study. It was too cold outside, so they couldn't go for a walk.
"Is Rong Yan going to have another baby?" Shen Xingzhi asked. "Yun Ting and the others really like children."
"Spare me, sister. I already have four. Why would I have another one? I'm not having any more," Rong Yan said without hesitation.
"What about you? Are you planning to have a second child? Are you really not going to tell Yu Wenhao's parents?" Rong Yan asked her best friend.
“I haven’t thought about a second child yet. I’ll talk about it after this baby is born.” Shen Xingzhi leaned against the table and sighed. “I don’t plan to tell them. I’m afraid they’ll cause trouble. What if they call me again and say things I don’t want to hear? My emotions are already unstable during pregnancy. If they upset me further, I’m afraid I’ll have mental problems.”
"They'll find out sooner or later, after all, he's their own grandson." Rong Yan felt she couldn't keep it a secret any longer.
It's impossible for Yu Wenhao not to go home, and it's even more impossible for his mother not to come and see her son.
"Let Yu Wenhao sound out their attitude."
“No need to ask. Yu’s mother has called several times to ask when Wenhao is going to have a baby. She even said she would come to take care of me when I get pregnant. Do you think I would dare let her take care of me? If she knew I was about to give birth, she would blame me for keeping it a secret.” Shen Xingzhi had already kept it a secret, so she might as well continue to keep it a secret until she couldn’t hide it anymore.
"The happiest way for the elderly is to be surrounded by children and grandchildren, but his family is really making a fuss," Rong Yan sighed.
"Actually, their attitude improved later. Maybe I was too petty. I still couldn't forget what they had said before, and I was afraid they would say it again, so I simply didn't give them a chance." Shen Xingzhi wondered if she was not magnanimous enough.
"It's not that I'm being petty, okay? Let's just take it one step at a time." Rong Yan gently patted her best friend's shoulder.
Early morning.
Fu Jingsheng has arrived home.
Afraid of disturbing everyone, the man opened the door and walked into the room barefoot.
The bedroom wall lamp was on, and in the dim light, Rong Yan could be seen lying on her side, already asleep.
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