After Huo Beichen left, Sheng Nanyin pulled the blanket over herself tightly.
She closed her eyes, her tears soaking the pillow.
The thought of her son being right beside her made her feel increasingly conflicted.
She opened her eyes and let the tears flow freely.
She reached out and hugged her baby tightly.
When will she finally hear him call her "Mom"?
**
The next morning, Zeze woke up early. Seeing that Sheng Nanyin was still sleeping, he ran out to pester Huo Beichen.
"Dad, I'm hungry. Let's go eat."
Huo Beichen barely slept all night. He had just fallen asleep when his son woke him up again at dawn, never letting him have a moment's peace.
Zeze jumped onto his bed and kept bothering him.
If this weren't his own son, he would have thrown him away long ago.
"Call room service," Huo Beichen said coldly.
"No, Dad, I want to go out and play. Get up and come with me."
This energetic child is like a puppy; he gets restless if he doesn't go for a walk at regular times.
Children recover quickly; he was fully recovered overnight and was full of energy again.
Huo Beichen placed his large hand on his forehead, his brows furrowed, his temper ready to erupt at any moment.
"Zeze, you're awake."
At this moment, Sheng Nanyin walked out of the bedroom, her eyes still half-closed, her voice slightly hoarse.
Huo Beichen subconsciously looked at her, but Sheng Nanyin's attention was entirely on Zeze.
She came to Zeze, squatted down and held his little hand, "Zeze, what do you want to eat? I'll take you to eat."
“Aunt Nanyin, you haven’t rested well yet. Go back to sleep for a while. I’ll have my dad take me.”
"..."
He's truly a wonderful son to his father.
"I've had a good sleep, and I'm hungry too. Shall we go together?" Sheng Nanyin smiled gently.
Zeze moved closer to her, "Aunt Nanyin, have you been crying? Why are your eyes so swollen?"
"Huh?" Sheng Nanyin subconsciously touched her eyes, then she realized what was happening.
"Your eyes look strange."
Huo Beichen sat up and said coldly, "Let me see."
Sheng Nanyin obediently turned around.
Then I saw that her eyes were swollen like walnuts.
Huo Beichen frowned, threw off the covers, and got out of bed.
He pulled her up. "What did you do last night? Your eyes are so swollen."
Sheng Nanyin touched her eyes and quickly walked towards the bathroom.
Then a sound of "ah" came from the bathroom.
Huo Beichen and Zeze exchanged a glance, and the little boy chuckled, "Dad, Aunt Nanyin isn't pretty anymore, but you can't be mean to her, okay?"
Whether I yell at her or not is none of your business.
Upon hearing this, Zeze jumped in front of Huo Beichen, tilting his little head back with a fearless expression. "Aunt Nanyin is someone I need to protect. You can't be mean to her!"
Why do you want to protect her?
"I like her because she's good to me!" Children's affections are the purest.
Although Huo Beichen didn't allow Sheng Nanyin to acknowledge Zeze, he at least allowed Sheng Nanyin to see him all the time.
Therefore, after Zeze could remember things, the first person he saw was Sheng Nanyin.
Because she couldn't be with her son often, Sheng Nanyin gave him all her tenderness.
"Dad, let's make a deal," Zeze suddenly said seriously, his little face turning serious.
Huo Beichen immediately became interested; this little kid actually knew about trading.
He crouched down and asked, "What deal?"
"Dad, I will be a good son from now on, and I will get first place in every subject." Zeze's earnest and childlike voice made him look especially cute.
"Then what?"
Zeze grinned, tilted his head, and said in an adorable way, "If you marry Aunt Nanyin, I want her to be my mom."
"..."
Just then, Sheng Nanyin came out with a towel in her hand and her eyes covered.
She was stunned when she heard Zeze's words. She looked at Huo Beichen and saw him staring at her expressionlessly.
Looking at Sheng Nanyin's innocent appearance, he couldn't help but laugh.
What is she pretending for?
She went to great lengths to get close to Zeze, and it turned out that this was her purpose.
Huo Beichen stood up and said to Sheng Nanyin, "Come out with me."
Sheng Nanyin could already sense his anger, so she didn't dare to delay and quickly followed after him.
“Dad…” The child suddenly sensed a change in the atmosphere around him.
"You stay inside the house and don't go anywhere."
Zeze nodded obediently, but his father was unhappy.
Afterwards, Huo Beichen and Sheng Nanyin left together.
Sheng Nanyin took off the towel. At this moment, her eyes were unusually red and swollen. She was so fragile. She had only shed two tears, and she had made herself look like this.
Huo Beichen led her to the fire escape, a secluded spot where few people frequented.
"Speak, what exactly do you want?" Huo Beichen asked coldly.
Sheng Nanyin lowered her head, having listened to Zeze's words. She knew what Huo Beichen was thinking.
He must have thought that he taught Zeze, and that he was eager to become Mrs. Huo.
Who would be a good person to be Mrs. Huo? Being a puppet without feelings or freedom is nothing compared to her carefree life now.
If it weren't for Zeze, she would have disappeared to the ends of the earth.
Sheng Nanyin remained silent.
“Sheng Nanyin, you must always be aware of your place. Over the years, you’ve followed me, and I’ve never wronged you in the slightest. I’ve paid off your debts, given you money, a car, a house, and a life of luxury that you could never have in your entire life.”
He remembered all of these things clearly.
Indeed, materially speaking, Sheng Nanyin didn't lose out at all.
She made a killing trading a tiny bit of affection for material things.
"But—" Huo Beichen's large hand suddenly grabbed her chin.
Sheng Nanyin was forced to tilt her head back.
“If you dare to pull any more tricks, I will make you lose everything, including your family.”
Huo Beichen's voice sounded like it came from a distant hell—so cold, so chilling.
Sheng Nanyin suddenly opened her eyes. She had been with him for many years. Even if there was no love between them, there should still be some friendship between them.
I never imagined that I meant nothing to him.
"Bei Chen, just because I love you, do I have to lose everything?" Sheng Nanyin asked softly.
Huo Beichen's eyes were icy cold. Upon hearing her words, he tightened his grip on her hand again.
It seems that being loved by her is a disgusting thing.
"Are you worthy? Sheng Nanyin, with your status, how dare you covet the position of Mrs. Huo?" His tone was full of disdain.
Sheng Nanyin slightly curled the corners of her lips. Her chin was clearly in pain, but she just wanted to laugh.
"Don't try anything funny in front of me!" Huo Beichen warned again.
Sheng Nanyin's eyes were unusually clear. "Beichen, after I go back here, I'll be going on blind dates. I've always been aware of my limitations regarding you. I already have enough wealth, and I don't love you, so why would I marry you?"
Sheng Nanyin said calmly.
"What did you say?"
"What I said about loving you just now was just a joke. You know I love to joke."
Sheng Nanyin kept smiling, but little did he know that he sensed a deep sadness in her smile.
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