When Jiang Chen saw his daughter up, he took off his glasses, stood up, and walked over to her.

“Nian Nian, Mom hasn’t come back yet.”

Nian Nian felt upset. “You said Mom would be back this morning.”

Jiang Chen replied, “I said Mom wouldn’t be back before this morning. As for when she’ll be back after this morning, I’m not sure.”

Hearing this, Nian Nian felt even more disappointed.

She snorted, pushed open the door, ran back to the bedroom, jumped into bed, and covered herself with the quilt.

Jiang Chen followed her and saw the small lump on the bed. Clearly, his daughter was upset.

Worried she might suffocate, he gently tried to lift the quilt, but as soon as he did, a small hand shot out from under the quilt and slapped his hand.

The hand quickly disappeared under the quilt again.

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but smile. “Nian Nian, why are you being so unreasonable?”

[Oh no, it looks like President Jiang is going to try to reason with his precious daughter again. President Jiang, wake up! She just needs you to comfort her, not reason with her.]

[Nian Nian: Dad says I’m unreasonable, but I’m the most reasonable baby ever!]

Jiang Chen also thought Nian Nian was the most reasonable baby, so he figured if he said that, she’d come out and argue with him. But this time, he was wrong.

A muffled voice came from under the quilt, “It just doesn’t make sense to me.”

Mom left without saying goodbye, and Dad said she’d be back in the morning—but Dad lied. If grown-ups are unreasonable, why should Nian Nian be reasonable?

Jiang Chen felt bad hearing his daughter’s sad little voice. He was about to say something when he heard a small sigh from under the quilt.

Nian Nian whispered, “Today, Nian Nian wants to be a rebellious Nian Nian.”

Two days ago, Nian Nian overheard Zhao Yi Yang talking about his rebellious cousin who always gave his parents a hard time. Nian Nian didn’t really understand what “rebellious” meant, but Brother Yi Yang explained that it meant being unreasonable. Since Dad said she was unreasonable, Nian Nian decided she’d be rebellious today.

Jiang Chen found this both funny and adorable. Trying not to laugh, he asked, “So, how exactly will Nian Nian rebel?”

“Not getting up, not brushing my teeth, not washing my face, not eating, not doing tasks…” Nian Nian carefully listed all the things she planned to do to rebel.

Jiang Chen smiled, “Nian Nian, that’s not rebelling. That’s just being lazy.”

Nian Nian: “…”

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but laugh.

Hearing her dad laugh made Nian Nian even angrier.

She let out a big huff under the quilt.

Jiang Chen realized his laughter had upset her even more, so he apologized, “I’m sorry, Nian Nian. Dad shouldn’t have laughed.”

“But you laughed.”

“That’s why Dad said sorry.”

“Sorry doesn’t help.”

“Then tell Daddy, how can this be useful?”

“It’s useless anyway.”

“…”

[Hahaha, I enjoy watching CEO Jiang coax his daughter early in the morning. It was worth getting up early to see this live.] 

[Don’t laugh at our Nian Nian. Let her be a rebellious baby today.]

[Nian Nian quickly showed Daddy how powerful she is! Hahaha!]

While Nian Nian was angry with her father, another live broadcast room had a baby waking up.

Fans of Gu Aifei’s live broadcast room were also up early. As soon as the room opened, everyone saw Zhou Jingxing and the twins sleeping soundly. The first one to wake up was little Zhou Ziai.

After Zi Ai woke up, she started looking for her mother. When she got up, she accidentally stepped on her brother’s foot and woke him up.

Zi Yu, who felt pain from his sister stepping on him, started crying. When Zi Ai saw her brother crying and realized their mother wasn’t there, she cried too.

[Oh my, Zi Ai stepped on Zi Yu and it seemed to hurt.]

[Both children are crying. Daddy, please wake up and comfort them.]

The audience hoped Zhou Jingxing would wake up to the crying twins and comfort them, but instead, Zhou Jingxing grabbed a pillow and threw it under the bed, shouting, “Why are you crying? Shut up!”

The twins were so frightened that their crying quieted down.

Zhou Jingxing was really annoyed by the crying. He’s very busy with work and hasn’t taken care of the children much. After a noisy night with the twins, he was grumpy and forgot there was a live camera. He yelled at the children, covered his head with a blanket, and went back to sleep.

[What is Zhou Jingxing doing? Why is he yelling at the children?]

[The children are crying, but instead of comforting them, he’s being harsh. This is wrong.]

[Did he forget the camera was on?]

Zhou Jingxing realized the camera had been on much earlier than usual, so his yelling at the children was recorded.

He closed his eyes, trying to ignore the crying, which only made his mood worse.

Zhou Jingxing is usually praised everywhere. He became a father young and likes watching his children grow up, but he hates crying. He avoids children or asks the nanny to handle them when they cry.

Since his secret marriage and the birth of his children were revealed, his popularity has declined. His wife, Gu Aifei, is an actress and hasn’t been much affected by the news. Gu Aifei continues acting and appearing on TV shows with few negative impacts.

On the other hand, Zhou Jingxing lost important endorsements due to the exposure. His team decided to create a “daughter slave” image for him to restore his image, as this persona is popular with fans.

Zhou Jingxing reluctantly got out of bed, hugging his daughter to coax her.

**

Jiang Chen coaxed his daughter for a long time before waking her up. After breakfast, he started to comb her hair. 

His skills were better today, though one braid was higher than the other, and they were uneven.

“Does it look good?” Nian Nian asked.

Jiang Chen: “It looks good.”

Nian Nian didn’t believe her father. She checked herself on the camera and saw the braids were uneven and not cute.

Nian Nian adjusted her braids to make them more symmetrical. Although a bit loose, they still looked cute.

It was drizzling outside. The director didn’t set any tasks and let everyone move freely, visit each other, or stay at home.

Nian Nian sat under the eaves, watching the raindrops fall. Jiang Chen joined her, imitating her actions.

Seeing his daughter motionless, Jiang Chen asked, “What are you thinking about?”

Nian Nian sighed: “I’m thinking about mother.”

Jiang Chen sighed, saying, “I’m thinking about mother too.”

Nian Nian turned around and asked, “Do you miss grandma?”

“…” Jiang Chen clarified, “I was thinking about your mother.”