The little pastries were probably produced in Lort’s own country, all in English that Qiao Wanqing didn’t understand, but they looked very delicate and must have been expensive.

She had been quite calm when receiving the gift, but now, with Gu Yanqing looking at her like that, she felt inexplicably guilty.

In a moment of impulse, she said, “Why are you looking at it like you want to eat it?”

Gu Yanqing had been in her room for quite a while, waiting for her to return, and quickly adjusted his posture to give a serious look at the box of pastries.

As a result, when Qiao Wanqing said that, he almost broke character.

“…” Gu Yanqing fell silent for a second and replied, “No, I want to throw it away.”

His jealousy was still evident.

Qiao Wanqing helplessly walked over to put the box away, wanting to store it in the cupboard so it wouldn’t be in Gu Yanqing’s sight—mainly because she was genuinely afraid this jealous man would throw it out. It looked too good to waste.

Just as she closed the box, Gu Yanqing’s warm body came up behind her.

It was summer, and Qiao Wanqing was wearing a thin shirt, suddenly feeling the intense heat radiating from him.

Probably because he hadn’t buttoned up, she could even feel his outline.

Qiao Wanqing froze.

“Baby,” Gu Yanqing gently kissed her cheek, his hand slipping under her nightgown, suggesting meaningfully, “My heart is hurt and needs your healing.”

“…How do I compensate?”

“Of course…” Gu Yanqing kissed her, the rest of his words left unspoken.

“Wait…” Qiao Wanqing’s clothes were loose, and she felt his hand caressing her abdomen for a moment before moving up to that area where no one had ever been before, making her grab his hand.

“Don’t worry, I just tried it. He won’t wake up.”

“…”

Before Qiao Wanqing could say anything else, the enemy decisively invaded the city and plundered the pool, giving her no chance to think or resist.

Qiao Wanqing’s body was sensitive, and she instantly softened in his arms, letting him do as he pleased…

The two adults were up to no good.

To prevent Kouko from suddenly waking up and seeing something inappropriate, they lowered the air conditioning temperature, covered Kouko with a thin blanket, and both squeezed into the air conditioning quilt.

Due to someone’s injured hand being inconvenient, Qiao Wanqing blushed as she undressed herself, and incidentally helped him…

Taking advantage of the small light left in the room, Qiao Wanqing saw Gu Yanqing’s smiling face and felt so ashamed that her fingertips turned red.

However, her mind was also groggy.

She had read too many novels and thought it would be very comfortable.

After all, it was not her first time specially she already had a child, but the fact proved that it still hurt.

The pain made her wish she could kick away the person on her body.

It wasn’t until later that she slowly began to feel it and finally felt comfortable.

The person on her body kissed her, bringing her joy in a world she had never experienced before.

By the time Gu Yanqing finally finished, she was so tired that she had no strength to get out of bed and take a shower.

In the end, she felt that Gu Yanqing had wiped her body with water.

Qiao Wanqing felt so tired and she fell into a deep sleep.

Gu Yanqing got up to pour out the water, washed herself briefly, then lay back down on the bed.

He looked at her two treasures, one big and one small, tucked in the blankets and then hugged Qiao Wanqing to sleep.

Life felt most satisfying like this.

…

However, her sleep wasn’t very peaceful.

Throughout the night, she drifted in and out of dreams that seemed connected to her real life and this world, intertwined with each other.

Eventually, she felt something warm and wet licking her face.

It seemed like their pet husky named Niangao.

Qiao Wanqing, annoyed by the licking, lifted her sore hand to push away the troublesome head, mumbling, “Niangao, stop it.”

But something felt off.

As she became more awake, Qiao Wanqing realized this wasn’t Niangao.

Suddenly, she woke up fully and found Gu Yanqing looking at her with a dark expression.

Nothing is worse than waking up next to the person you just shared a passionate night with, only to call someone else’s name.

“I… Niangao was our previous dog.”

Gu Yanqing: “…”

Waking up early and being mistaken for a big dog made Gu Yanqing feel even more heartbroken.

Qiao Wanqing looked outside and saw it was getting bright—probably around five in the morning.

They had stayed up until nearly two the night before, and she wondered where Gu Yanqing found the energy to be so lively.

Her whole body felt sore, but inside, there was a warm sweetness spreading, making her heart feel light.

Yet, no amount of sweetness could fight off her sleepiness.

Qiao Wanqing’s eyelids drooped again, and she thought she could sleep for another ten years, saying, “Let’s sleep a bit more.”

But Gu Yanqing showed no signs of wanting to sleep.

He kissed her cheek and murmured, “You keep sleeping.”

Qiao Wanqing wanted to say, “How can I sleep like this?” Yet, despite Gu Yanqing’s teasing, she found herself dozing off again—until he…

“No!” Qiao Wanqing reached under the covers to stop him, saying, “Kou Kou is about to wake up!”

“It’s still early. I’ll be quick.”

“…”

It wasn’t fair!

The one putting in all the effort had so much energy, while she, the one supposed to enjoy it, felt so tired she just wanted to collapse on the bed.

As Gu Yanqing prepared to act, Kou Kou suddenly stirred awake and, in his usual soft voice, called out, “Mommy~”

Both of them froze instantly.

When Kou Kou naturally woke up, his sleepiness vanished quickly.

He opened his eyes and saw his mom and dad in the same blanket, excitedly shouting, “Daddy!”

He had never slept with both of them before!

“Hmm, baby.”

Gu Yanqing’s voice was hoarse, and he really wanted to pull this troublesome little guy up and give him a playful smack!

He always interrupted his plans.

Unaware that he had disturbed his parents, Kou Kou rolled out of bed, climbing over Qiao Wanqing to squeeze between them.

Qiao Wanqing, in pain for some unknown reason, grimaced as Kou Kou pressed down on her, while the little rascal looked so happy, tugging on the blanket and saying, “Sleep, Kou Kou sleep~”

Kou Kou wanted to sleep right between them.

Thankfully, they were both dressed neatly to avoid waking him up.

Gu Yanqing, with a dark expression, lifted the covers to let this little troublemaker squeeze in.

He then turned over to lie on his back, trying to avoid any awkward situations.

Having a child too early could be a problem; they’d just become a huge spotlight, brightening up their parents’ bed.

Kou Kou didn’t understand his parents’ expressions.

He happily squeezed between them, lying on his back with his little feet kicking the blanket, laughing, “Hee hee hee!”

Qiao Wanqing didn’t care about them; she was feeling sleepy again and wanted to rest, but Kou Kou kept pushing around like a little pig.

He was fully awake now and not at all tired.

After kicking the blanket for a while, he turned and rested his head on his mom’s chest, using his little feet to kick his dad.

“Kou Kou, don’t make trouble,” Qiao Wanqing said, wrapping her arms around his little head as he squirmed.

But Kou Kou, the little troublemaker, just happily said, “Kick, kick Daddy!”

His dad was already in a bad mood, grabbing his little foot and pretending to hit it a couple of times.

This made Kou Kou even happier, and he kicked back at his dad’s face.

Gu Yanqing was both annoyed and amused by him.

After trying to grab him a few times, he jokingly went for Kou Kou’s little feet again, saying, “Baby, you can’t kick people. Be good.”

“Ah?” Kou Kou had no intention of kicking; he just wanted to play, looking confused at his dad.

Gu Yanqing replied, “Because Kou Kou’s little feet smell!”

As he pretended to sniff and scrunched his face in disgust, he added, “Ugh, so smelly!”

Kou Kou was very self-loving, thinking he was cute, well-behaved, and smart—definitely the best baby in the world.

There was no way he’d allow anyone to say his little feet were smelly.

Plus, Mom washed him and made him smell nice every day!

He grabbed his own little foot, mimicking Gu Yanqing by smelling it, and then joyfully exclaimed, “Smell, smell! Kou Kou is very, very fragrant!”

“…”

Wow, he really is full of himself!