“Is Little Uncle not coming back today? Is he just not having dinner, or is he not coming back at all tonight?” Jingxu sat down, and suddenly, as if he had just realized something, raised an eyebrow in a strange tone. “Wait, could he have a date outside?”

Speaking of which, ever since Little Uncle came back to live with them, it seemed like he had turned over a new leaf and didn’t go frequently on bars and clubs anymore. If he hadn’t suddenly not come back today, he might have forgotten what Little Uncle was like outside.

Could it be that he finally couldn’t resist the temptation from outside?

Jingxu subconsciously glanced at Sheng Xia. She was already seriously eating, her pale pink lips turning red from the spiciness, but she couldn’t stop and ate with particular satisfaction.

“…” Is this what Little Uncle meant by caring for his family?

He rolled his eyes speechlessly, but couldn’t help but also pick up a piece of water-cooked beef, which was both numbing and spicy and exceptionally tender. He calmly drank a glass of water and then picked up a piece of diced chicken with chili.

Sheng Xia was indeed toxic!

The housekeeper smiled and explained for Feng Shaoyu, “Young Master is out discussing business for Mr. Sheng. His business partner invited him out, and Young Master couldn’t refuse. Since he’s not sure when it will end, Young Master said his apartment is nearby, so he’ll just go there to sleep tonight.”

Feng Jingxu’s face was already red from the spiciness, and he couldn’t help but exclaim, “Sss,” before gulping down two glasses of water and complaining, “Uncle suddenly isn’t here, and I feel like something’s missing.”

Doesn’t that mean he’s the only one accompanying the two kids tonight, without even a substitute?

Hearing the muttering of the elder brother, Sheng Xia couldn’t help but lazily tease, “What, because no one is pampering you now?”

Sheng Xia and Feng Jingxu couldn’t meet without bickering, and in ninety-nine percent of cases, it was Feng Jingxu who got provoked. At this point, Feng Shaoyu would smile bitterly and act as a mediator, coaxing both sides with a good temper.

Now that he wasn’t here, it did feel a bit strange.

Feng Jingxu was suddenly disgusted, “Who needs to be pampered, I’m just–“

After so long, he seemed to inexplicably get used to the family sitting at the dinner table arguing and making noise.

Even his younger aunt would occasionally be called down by Sheng Xia. Although she only sat alone in the corner, it was still eating together.

Especially after dinner, they would always play a game with the twins, unconsciously making it a daily habit.

Now that his uncle suddenly wasn’t coming back at night, Feng Jingxu found it strangely difficult to adapt.

Clearly… this used to be the norm.

Tsk.

–Obviously, he wasn’t the only one; even the twins were very unaccustomed to it.

As soon as Feng Xuchen came in and noticed the missing person, he immediately looked at the empty seat and said eagerly, “Uncle hasn’t come to eat yet, let’s go get him, Ranran!”

Feng Xuran grabbed his younger brother speechlessly, “Didn’t Grandpa Zhao just say that Uncle won’t be coming back tonight, so he won’t be eating with us?”

“What, why not?”

Upon learning that her uncle couldn’t come back because of something urgent, Feng Xuchen visibly paused. As if thinking of something, he suddenly drooped his head and whispered, “Will Uncle come back tomorrow? Every time Uncle leaves, it’s for a very long time, and he doesn’t come back.”

Feng Xuran paused, subconsciously looking at Feng Jingxu.

It wasn’t just Uncle; it was the same with his brother. As soon as the adults left, they would be gone for a long time, and then it would just be her and her brother left in the house…

Thinking of this, Feng Xuran subconsciously tightened her grip on her brother’s hand, feeling suddenly uneasy herself.

Just as she was trying to comfort her brother, a pair of chopsticks suddenly appeared in front of her plate. She looked up and saw Sheng Xia casually taking a white-boiled shrimp.

It was a dish specially prepared for the children by the chef, knowing that they couldn’t eat Sichuan cuisine.

Feng Xuran: “…”

Right, she belatedly realized, even if the other adults might leave, there was still Sheng Xia… Mom was here.

She wouldn’t leave.

Thinking this, the little one suddenly felt relieved and calmly picked up a dish for her.

It’s worth noting that although Feng Xuran would indulge in the past, it was only when Sheng Xia tried to steal her food that she would turn her head pretending not to see.

This time, she actually took the initiative to share her food, and Sheng Xia looked at her in surprise for a long time.

Looking around and finding that no one seemed to be paying attention, her ears turned red as she pulled Sheng Xia’s hand.

Sheng Xia obediently lowered her head, only to hear the little one seriously “cursing,” “Can you please sit in the wheelchair all the time, Mom?”

Mom was so lazy, always needing someone to take care of her. So, as long as she stayed in the wheelchair, she wouldn’t leave home, right?

Feng Xuran thought seriously, if Mom agreed, she wouldn’t mind taking care of her and even share toys and treats.

She gets everything from her!

Sheng Xia: “…?”

She couldn’t help but doubt her ears. The shrimp she confidently picked up just now accidentally slipped and fell into the bowl, curling up as if mocking her.

Sheng Xia took a deep breath, her face suddenly showing horror. Oh no, oh no, she, this wicked stepmother, hadn’t even had a chance to mistreat the children, and the unfilial daughter was already impatiently trying to paralyze the old mother in bed!

–Help, help!

System: [……]

After dinner, as Sheng Xia was about to play games, she suddenly noticed that the system seemed unusually silent tonight. “System?”

As she tentatively called out, the system hesitated in her mind, as if unsure of something.

Sensing that something was wrong, Sheng Xia paused, raised an eyebrow calmly, and asked, “System, do you want to say something?”

The system hesitated and confessed: [It seems like there has been a change in the plot, but I’m not sure if it’s because of this incident.]

“Is it related to Feng Shaoyu?”

The system responded with an affirmative sound: [In the original work, to highlight the male lead’s strength, it was mentioned at the end that due to a series of wrong decisions, the Feng family gradually declined. However, the male lead, after taking over the family business, seized the market and swallowed up many of the Feng family’s forces, replacing the Feng family’s former status in the industry.]

[Although this part was not detailed in the original work, according to Feng Shaoyu’s data analysis, due to Feng Yan’s inability to return from overseas, some of the domestic cooperation was entrusted to Feng Shaoyu. However, Feng Shaoyu made a mistake and was drugged and deceived into signing an unequal gambling agreement by a trusted assistant and a partner, which almost broke the Feng family’s financial chain, resulting in heavy losses.]

No way, the original work actually mentioned the decline of the Feng family, how did she not know? Sheng Xia suddenly took a sharp breath, her face becoming serious along with it.

This is her ticket to retirement! She was thinking that after she finished her tasks, she could continue to enjoy her retirement life. But now, they’re telling her that even if she changes her own ending, her ticket will still shrink?

–How can this be allowed?

Sheng Xia keenly grasped the key point, “So the wrong decision should have happened later in the plot, but now it’s happening earlier?”

The system seemed to confirm it in the past, and after a while, it came back hesitantly, “Indeed, it’s happening earlier, and the people related to that matter are all present. But strangely, this time, Feng Shaoyu’s partner in cooperation is actually from the Shi family, but in the original work, the Shi family shouldn’t have been involved. It shouldn’t have anything to do with the male lead.”

“If that’s the case–” Sheng Xia thought for a moment and made a decisive decision, “Regardless of whether the plot is ahead of schedule, we just need to stop him from drinking, right?”

System: [Wait, host, don’t act recklessly–]

Ignoring the system’s anxious advice, she turned and walked into the first-floor game room.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the game room was different from before. Even with Feng Jingxu accompanying them, the twins still seemed listless.

Feng Jingxu was not good at dealing with children in the first place. Seeing them like this and unable to understand, he tried to take the initiative to pick up a monster model and invite them to play.

However, Feng Xuchen, who was usually enthusiastic and active, was not in the mood this time. He just knelt in the sandpit, randomly drawing in the sand with his little hands, “Uncle really won’t come back tonight?”

Feng Jingxu rubbed his ears, looking incredulous, “No way, I’m playing with you guys, and you’re only thinking about Uncle. Where’s your conscience?”

Feng Xuchen immediately widened his bright grape-like eyes, pursed his lips, and sulkily pouted, “Brother is stupid!”

Even Feng Xuran frowned at him, looking disapproving.

Feng Jingxu suddenly became even more jealous, feeling deeply aggrieved.

He sacrificed his image every day to play monsters, but what about Uncle? Except for a few times when Sheng Xia dragged him into it, he always ran away at the first opportunity he find. How could he compare to him? Damn it!

However, seeing his fierce expression, Feng Xuchen was startled, and tears welled up in his grape-like eyes. He went to hug his sister, looking aggrieved, “Brother, bad!”

Feng Jingxu: “…?”

Just as Feng Jingxu was anxiously spinning around, not knowing where he had upset his younger siblings, Sheng Xia’s lazy mockery suddenly sounded at the door.

“Are you stupid? They’re just scared. They’re afraid you guys will leave and never come back, like before.”

Watching this ridiculous scene, Sheng Xia propped up her chin and elongated her voice, “After all, in the past, the children were left alone at home, with no one to accompany them. The empty house only had the two of them, how pitiful.”

“You guys have finally stayed at home for so long, and the two children have gradually gotten used to having someone play with them. But then Shaoyu suddenly said he wouldn’t come back, and they had a psychological stress reaction.”

As Sheng Xia spoke, she even showed a sad expression. She sighed deeply, her thick eyelashes drooping slightly, making her look extremely melancholic and fragile. “I understand. Busy, all busy–“

Feng Jingxu: “…”

He hesitated for a long time, his expression is a mix of purple and green. He knew that Sheng Xia must have some bad idea in mind, but seeing the twins about to cry, he took a deep breath and compromised, “So what do you want to do?”

“How could it be what I want to do? I’m clearly worried about Xuchen and Xuran.”

Sheng Xia blinked innocently, and before Feng Jingxu could respond, she smiled and said, “Or, we could just go give your little uncle a surprise?”

Feng Jingxu looked back expressionlessly and replied, “I think you want to give our little uncle a scare, don’t you?”