Chapter 30

After the mothers were taken away by the production crew, they didn’t get a chance to say goodbye to their children.

[The production crew should have let the mothers say goodbye. The children will definitely cry when they wake up and find their mothers gone.]

The audience was curious about how the fathers would handle the children alone. Although the mothers were good at caring for the children, the fathers were expected to struggle more.

[Vote for the best father at taking care of children.]

[Zhou Jingxing is likely the best. He is meticulous and gentle, and his children are close to him.]

[I think Zhao Heng is good because his older child, Zhao Yiyang, helps with the younger ones.]

[It seems like Jiang Chen might be the worst at this. He doesn’t usually spend much time with his daughter,Nian Nian, and might struggle with tasks like cooking and bathing.]

The audience’s guesses were correct. When the children woke up and found their mothers gone, most started crying. Zhou Ziai and Zhou Ziyu, the youngest, cried the most when they realized their mother was missing. Luckily, Zhou Jingxing knew how to comfort them, and they stopped crying soon after.

[The babies are crying so pitifully; touch them.]

[I said Zhou Jingxing is definitely the best at taking care of kids. He calmed the twins quickly.]

[I used to be annoyed by idols who were secretly married, but now I’ve changed my mind about Zhou Jingxing. Seeing how responsible he is and how much he dotes on his daughter, it makes sense he kept his marriage a secret.]

On the other side, Jiang Xu cried a bit when he saw that his mother was gone. But he quickly forgot and was soon distracted by the toys his father brought out. He played happily.

Zhao Yiyang didn’t cry. Even though he was upset about his mother being missing, he listened to his father and managed his emotions well.

Jiang Chen was waiting for his daughter to wake up from her nap.

After hearing what the staff said, Jiang Chen was a little worried. He had never taken care of a child alone before.

His main concern was that Nian Nian might cry.

He used to think Nian Nian wouldn’t cry, just like him when he was a child. But after the last time he tried to calm her at the resort and she cried, Jiang Chen became very anxious about her crying.

…He is really hard to calm down.

When the clock hit two o’clock, Nian Nian woke up. She saw her father working on the computer.

She didn’t see her mother.

“Dad, where is Mom?” Nian Nian asked.

Jiang Chen turned off the computer and said, “Mom is away temporarily. Dad and Nian Nian will spend some time together.”

Jiang Chen explained that the mothers were on vacation, and there were rules from the program team that they couldn’t contact their mothers while with their fathers.

Nian Nian frowned and asked, “When will Mom come back?”

“I don’t know,” Jiang Chen said, “At least Mom won’t be back until tomorrow morning.”

Nian Nian frowned even more and looked at her father in silence.

Jiang Chen tried to figure out how to comfort her if she cried.

So, they both sat in the living room, staring at each other.

But luckily, Nian Nian didn’t cry.

She sat in front of her 17-level Rubik’s Cube, facing away from her father, and played alone.

Seeing that Nian Nian didn’t cry, Jiang Chen felt relieved and went back to his computer to finish some work.

[Nian Nian didn’t cry.]

[Nian Nian didn’t cry, but she was clearly upset. Why didn’t Brother Youzi comfort her?]

[Nian Nian looks like her mother in many ways, but her eyes and eyebrows are exactly like her father’s. Their expressions were the same when they looked at each other. It was really funny.]

The living room was quiet until Jiang Chen finished his work. Seeing that Nian Nian was struggling with the Rubik’s Cube, he sat next to her to help.

But when Nian Nian saw her father coming, she moved away a bit, keeping her distance, and continued to turn her back to him.

Jiang Chen realized that his daughter was angry.

Still mad at him.

Jiang Chen asked in surprise, “Is Nian Nian angry? Angry at Dad?”

[Um… So our President Jiang didn’t realize his daughter was angry?]

[When Nian Nian turned her back to Dad, it was clear she was angry, but Dad only noticed it now.]

Nian Nian continued to turn her back to her father.

Jiang Chen said, “Nian Nian is being unreasonable.”

When Nian Nian heard this, she stopped playing with the Rubik’s Cube and turned to look at her father. Her frown deepened, as if asking: Why is Nian Nian being unreasonable?

“Isn’t it?” Jiang Chen tried to reason: “It was the director’s idea for Mom to leave. Dad, like you, only found out after Mom left. We are both victims. But Nian Nian is blaming Dad now. Tell me, are you being unreasonable?”

[Victim? Sister Youzi was just going on vacation, but Brother Youzi is acting like a victim. The program team said: We don’t take the blame!]

[Why didn’t Mr. Jiang comfort Nian Nian instead of reasoning with her? I hate it when people reason with me when I’m angry.]

Nian Nian was still very angry. She was upset that her father called her unreasonable.

“I’m not blaming you,” Nian Nian said.

“Then why is Nian Nian angry with Dad?”

“I’m not angry, I just don’t want to see Dad right now.” Nian Nian frowned, sighed heavily, and said, “It would be better if Dad didn’t come on the show, then Mom wouldn’t have left.”

“So, Dad, stay away from me now, or I’ll really get angry.”

Jiang Chen: “…”

It turned out he was disliked.

[Hahaha, President Jiang is being disliked again!]

[Nian Nian is going to be mad at Daddy soon. Let’s see what Nian Nian looks like when she gets angry!]

[Whether she’s angry or not, just comfort her. Come on, President Jiang!]

Soon it was time for the guests to gather. Before leaving, Nian Nian finally let her father get close to her.

Jiang Chen struggled with the comb, not knowing how to start with his daughter’s hair.

After all the adjustments, Nian Nian touched her hair and noticed it was different from usual. Usually, her mother would tie two cute little buns for her, but now she just had a small bun on top.

Nian Nian touched the small bun and asked, “Does it look good?”

Jiang Chen nodded: “It looks good.”

When the camera was taking pictures of Nian Nian’s new hairstyle, the person holding the camera seemed to tremble when he heard Jiang Chen say “looks good.”

A small black bun was on top of Nian Nian’s head. Since the bun was tied too high, a few strands of hair at the back that were too short fell down, making her look messy.

It wasn’t exactly what you’d call “good looking.”

Nian Nian believed her father’s words without a doubt. She thought her new hairstyle looked really good. After feeling a few strands of hair falling from the back of her head, she used her hands to divide her hair into two halves and brushed them to the front. This way, it looked symmetrical and should look better.

Audience: …