It was exactly 7:30 when Shen Mingzhu returned home after the walk. She turned on the TV to watch the local news. Pei Yang went into the kitchen, cut a plate of fruit, and brewed Shen Mingzhu's favorite rose black tea.

"Wife, ah."

Glancing at the strawberry that was being fed to her mouth, Shen Mingzhu turned her head away gently, "I don't want it. I don't eat fruit at night."

"After eating, I will exercise with you. Don't worry about gaining weight."

Shen Mingzhu rolled her eyes at the man, half smiling, "Are you talking about serious exercise?"

Pei Yang said with a playful smile: "That depends on you. I can do either anyway."

"Get away from me." Shen Mingzhu cursed with a smile.

Pei Yang turned his head and said to the German Shepherd lying on the coffee table: "Didn't you hear me? I told you to get out of here."

German Shepherd expressionless: I am a real dog, but you are really not a human.

Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but kick the man, "I'm talking about you."

"You women just like to say the opposite of what you mean. When you're angry, you just want to be comforted. I understand."

As he spoke, he pulled Shen Mingzhu onto his lap, put his arms around her waist, and hugged her tightly like a doll.

"What are you doing?"

"To comfort you."

"I don't need it, let go."

"Then it's your turn to coax me. I need it."

"Are you still young?"

"I am not small, don't you know it best?"

Defeated by the man's shamelessness, Shen Mingzhu turned her head to watch the news.

The next second, my shoulder felt heavy and a furry head appeared.

"I really wish it was just the two of us at home, so I could hold you like this every day, without anyone disturbing me, and do whatever I want."

Shen Mingzhu's heart softened inexplicably and she turned around to look at the man.

Time seems to have never been kind to the man in front of me. His face is still as handsome and impressive as when I first met him, but now he has become more calm and elegant.

Although there was no passionate love between the two, there was only a long-lasting love and mutual support.

But I don’t remember who said it, but companionship is the most lasting confession of love.

How lucky you are to meet someone in this life who can't bear to see you suffer any injustice and will protect you.

"I've thought about it."

"Have you decided to have a third child with me? Then let's hurry up and go back to the room to do it."

Shen Mingzhu was so angry that she punched the man on the chest, "You have nothing else in your head except that piece of yellow crap?"

"No, I'm still pretending to be you."

Amused by the man's glib tongue, Shen Mingzhu couldn't help but explain in a good mood: "I've made up my mind. I'll retire when I'm forty."

"Give birth to a third child after retirement?"

"Go away~"

Shen Mingzhu rolled her eyes speechlessly and swayed her feet in the air.

This action is too childish, but it doesn't look out of place on her. Instead, it has a kind of cute little woman's cuteness.

"After I retire, I will travel around the world. When I have had enough fun, I will go to the mountainous areas to teach and set up Hope Primary Schools. When Ziheng and Guoguo have their own families and children, I will come back to help take care of the grandchildren. By the time the grandchildren grow up, we will have lived to the end of our lives."

Pei Yang looked at her tenderly, "Then do you know what my dream is?"

Shen Mingzhu teased: "Give birth to a third child? Then your dream will be difficult to realize for me."

Pei Yang hugged her and said, "I want to live longer than you. If you live to 88, I will live to 89. I can't bear to leave you alone in this world, waiting for death alone."

It would be a lie to say that she wasn't touched, but Shen Mingzhu instinctively teased, "Is there another possibility? If you were gone, I could find a young and handsome guy and live a rich and colorful life? I'm looking forward to it just thinking about it~"

Shen Mingzhu couldn't help laughing and said, "You don't want me to coax you. How can I coax you if you're not angry?"

After saying that, he took the initiative to give her a kiss.

Pei Yang reacted very quickly and grabbed the back of her head, turning the light kiss into a passionate French kiss.

The strong love blends with the night, and the beautiful silhouettes of the couple necking each other are reflected on the hazy window screen.

…

The night sky is like a huge curtain, dotted with tiny stars.

Pei Tang leaned on his brother's shoulder and pointed at the stars above his head and counted them one by one, "...18, 19, 20..."

Under the starlight, the girl's face was as bright and flawless as a jade plate, and her beautiful almond eyes reflected the tiny starlight, which was very beautiful.

The tenderness in Pei Ziheng's eyes was brighter than the stars in the sky, "It's time to go back."

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"Wait till I finish counting."

After answering, he complained to Pei Ziheng: "Hey, brother, don't interrupt me. You made me count again."

Pei Ziheng rubbed her head and said, "If you can't count them all night, do we have to sleep on the top of the mountain tonight?"

"It's not impossible. I've never spent a night on a mountaintop before."

Pei Ziheng knocked her head as soon as she finished speaking, "Put away this idea of ​​yours. Unless you get married in the future, you are not allowed to spend the night outside when you are alone."

Pei Tang snorted in dissatisfaction: "You travel all over the world all day long, and you barely see me twice a month, and you have the nerve to set such rules for me."

Pei Ziheng lowered his voice to comfort her: "We are different."

"Why is it different?"

"It's very dangerous out there. You're a pretty girl, so you're likely to be targeted by bad people with bad intentions."

Pei Tang snorted, "If we talk about danger, you are the most dangerous person around me. You are not my parents' biological child, and you have no blood relationship with me, but you live under the same roof with me. What if..."

"Nothing will happen."

Pei Ziheng interrupted her seriously and seriously, which was rare for her, and then asked: "When did you know?"

Pei Tang knew what he was asking, and replied with drooping eyelids and puffed cheeks: "I knew it when I was very young. I heard grandma say that you are not your parents' biological child, and asked mom to have another son."

After saying that, he turned his head to look at her, his beautiful almond eyes were unusually firm, "No matter if you are my parents' biological child or not, in my heart, you are the only brother, and I will not let anyone take your place, even my biological brother or sister."

So, this is the real reason why you don’t agree with your parents having a third child, not because you are afraid that your younger siblings will compete for your favor.

Pei Ziheng has always been calm and rational. He can remain calm even when faced with a huge crisis. He is a terrifyingly lucid person, but at this moment he lost his voice.

He reached out and gently held the girl in his arms, and gave her a kiss on the top of her head without any distractions.

Pei Tang buried his face in his chest and whispered softly, "I don't want to go home at all. I want to stay with you for a while longer."

"Mom will worry if I go back too late."

Pei Tang raised his face from his chest and looked at him, "Will you still accompany me like this in the future?"

"Um."

“Make a pinky promise.”

Pei Ziheng stretched out his right little finger and gently hooked it around hers.

Pei Tang was satisfied with the promise he received. He looked up at the night sky with almond-shaped eyes that were brighter than the stars. "Next time, I must count how many stars there are."

"Let's go home."

"oh."

Under the night sky, the brother and sister walking hand in hand are as beautiful as silhouettes drawn by a master.

(End of this chapter)