Feng Yan was currently in Country B, having just finished a meeting when he felt his phone vibrate. Seeing a message from Feng Shaoyu, he thought something might have happened at home. His brows furrowed slightly as he opened the message.

【Third Brother: (Image) Are you sure they need me to take care of them? 】

Opening the photo, it was clearly a candid shot taken by Feng Shaoyu in the dining room.

Not knowing what had happened, the enraged Feng Jingxu was being restrained by the servants, while Sheng Xia, sitting in a wheelchair across from him, wore an innocent expression with a hint of mischievousness in her slightly raised eyes. Standing next to her were the twins, who were watching the commotion with tilted heads.

At a glance, it seemed like a picture of a content and warm family.

Feng Yan: “…”

He calmly recalled the reports from the butler before. Feng Jingxu and Sheng Xia disliked each other, and they rarely communicated even when at home. The twins were also afraid of Sheng Xia, constantly calling her a “wicked stepmother” and making her cry every day.

Initially, the butler was troubled, not knowing how to improve the children’s impression of her.

If he remembered correctly, during the video call at the hospital, Xiaoxu had also shown disgust and aggressiveness towards Sheng Xia.

Feng Yan pondered for a moment, zoomed in on the photo to carefully examine it, but could only see the embarrassment on the young man’s face. Although Feng Xuran was blocked, her expression couldn’t be seen clearly, but Feng Xuchen seemed to be close to Sheng Xia without any resistance.

Pressing his temples, he suddenly remembered the sly and agile demeanor Sheng Xia had revealed during their video call. Was this change starting from the car accident?

Later on, after a satisfying meal, Sheng Xia slept soundly on the soft bed in her room. When she opened her eyes, she was greeted by two pairs of round eyes.

“Wow, the wicked stepmother is awake!”

Upon realizing she was awake, the twins, who were leaning on the bed, looked as if they were startled and instinctively wanted to hide under the bed. However, Sheng Xia directly grabbed the back of their collars and, with a little effort, lifted them onto the bed.

They hadn’t reacted yet, still raising their heads blankly, when they met Sheng Xia’s bright and smiling black eyes. “What’s this? You can sneak into my room to watch me sleep but don’t dare to be discovered?”

In fact, when the little ones sneaked in, Sheng Xia did sense it, but after realizing there was no danger, she fell back into a deep sleep.

Unexpectedly, these two little ones, not daring to wake her up, had been quietly leaning on the bed, watching her sleep. They were truly well-behaved.

With a slight provocation, Feng Xuran immediately forgot about what had just happened, staring wide-eyed and puffing her cheeks. “We didn’t watch you sleep! You slept for such a long time, and we couldn’t wake you up!”

Feng Xuchen also nodded vigorously, his soft black hair bouncing along. “The wicked stepmother was sleeping all the time, but we couldn’t disturb the adult’s sleep.”

Facing the accusations from the little ones, Sheng Xia just yawned nonchalantly, her beautiful eyes still carrying a lazy sleepiness. “So, what brings you to me?”

Having returned from the apocalypse, being able to eat and sleep was an ideal life for her. Of course, she had to get enough sleep.

As she asked, Feng Xuran’s face immediately turned red, and her lips stammered as she didn’t know what to say.

On the other hand, Feng Xuchen blinked his grape-like eyes and earnestly replied, “Xuchen and sister can’t sleep. We want to know if everyone escaped from the castle, will they be eaten by monsters.”

Sheng Xia immediately laughed and intentionally prolonged her tone, “Oh—so you couldn’t sleep because you wanted to know the ending.”

“It’s all because of you!” Thinking she was mocking them, Feng Xuran, frustrated, jumped on the bed, accusing, “You deliberately didn’t tell us the ending, making us unable to sleep, bad woman!”

“Yeah, because I’m the wicked stepmother, right?” Sheng Xia winked playfully at them. “Not letting you sleep is quite normal, isn’t it?”

Feng Xuran suddenly choked, feeling that what she said seemed to make sense but also felt somehow wrong. She couldn’t help but furrow her brow in confusion.

“Not a wicked stepmother, not being bad.” Feng Xuchen anxiously shook his head, holding Sheng Xia’s hand and placing it on top of his head. “You touch Xuchen’s head and tell a story.”

Thinking of the gentle feeling when she rubbed his head at noon, the little one’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.

Sheng Xia deliberately made it difficult, “But I don’t want to touch Xuchen’s head now. Didn’t we already make trade at noon?”

Feng Xuchen was momentarily stunned, repeating in a murmur, “Don’t want to touch Xuchen’s head? Why?”

Clearly, she was very happy at noon.

He pursed his small lips, his bright grape-like eyes filled with grievance, emitting an aura of loss. Yet, his small hand tightly gripped Sheng Xia’s finger.

Looking at him with a bit of heartache, Feng Xuran received a prompt, then looked at Sheng Xia and asked, “So, what do you want to do now?”

“Well…” Sheng Xia pretended to think. “I want to go to the garden now. Do you want to come with me?”

Ever since she entered the Feng residence, she had been eyeing the blooming rose garden. Just waking up now, with the perfect sunlight, it was an excellent time for a delicious afternoon tea.

Feng Xuran quickly pressed down her brother’s head, about to agree, and with a serious expression, she presented a condition, “We’ll go with you, but you have to tell us the ending.”

“Sure.” Sheng Xia readily agreed this time. Then, when the eyes of the twins lit up, she smiled and said, “I also have a condition. Xuran, help me change my clothes.”

“Feng Xuchen, push me down the stairs. Okay?”

Just as the system was about to remind the host not to ruin the character setting and to make things difficult for the twins, it hesitated and sent: 【…】Very well, the host is probably the most enthusiastic about completing this task.

Feng Xuran lowered her head, pondered for a moment, and felt that it was fair, so she nodded her little head.

Seeing her sister nod, Feng Xuchen also nodded quickly, raising his hand eagerly. “Xuchen is very strong and can push the wicked stepmother down the stairs.”

“Okay, I’m looking forward to it.”

Sheng Xia casually rubbed his head, then, leaning on the armrest, exerted a little force and sat in the wheelchair. She gestured towards the little leopard, hooking her finger. “Come, help me choose clothes.”

Watching her sister unwillingly follow Sheng Xia out, Feng Xuchen, who was suddenly touched on the head, covered his head with his hands and eyes twinkling:

The wicked stepmother touched his head again. She must be lying when she said she didn’t want to just now. Clearly, she likes it a lot!

The dressing room was indeed luxurious, filled with the latest collections from top luxury brands, including bags and even specially designed, custom-made clothes from designers who came to the house.

The original owner had good taste, and there were no clothes unsuitable for Sheng Xia. She sat comfortably in the wheelchair, directing Feng Xuran to pick whatever she liked.

Feng Xuran, keeping her promise, carefully searched through the dressing room for her, eventually finding a lavender-colored long dress. Since the child was still young, Sheng Xia didn’t make it difficult for her and only asked Feng Xuran to help her put on the dress.

“Isn’t this done very well?”

Sheng Xia lightly patted the little one’s head, pushing the wheelchair out. Feng Xuran, who was initially stunned, subconsciously touched her own head. Did the bad woman just… praise her?

She hesitated for a moment, then saw her brother running over, trying hard to push Sheng Xia towards the elevator, his face turning red. Astonishingly, Sheng Xia really let go and comfortably settled into the wheelchair. This irritated Feng Xuran, who stomped her foot and hurriedly went to help—

She was indeed still the bad woman who only bullies children. Ahh, nothing has changed at all!

Just as they reached the ground floor, Sheng Xia saw the anxious servants searching for something. Before she could ask, someone spotted them coming out of the elevator. Their eyes lit up, and someone raised their voice, “Found them!!”

“We found them, we found them. Young Master and Young Miss are with Madam!”

“Great, Young Master and Young Miss are with Madam, not lost!”

Surrounded by the frantic servants, and seeing even the butler sweating as he rushed over, Sheng Xia seemed to know something.

Without waiting for her to inquire, someone noticed them coming out of the elevator and enthusiastically shouted, “Found them!!”

Surrounded by the panicked servants, and with the butler sweating as he rushed over, Sheng Xia seemed to have figured something out. She couldn’t help but lower her head to look at the two kids, “When you came to find me, didn’t you tell anyone else?”

Feng Xuchen was panting heavily, leaning against the armrest for breath. Upon hearing her question, he suddenly became dazed, “Xuchen… seems to have forgotten.”

Feng Xuran, on the other hand, stood proudly, puffing her chest, “We didn’t sleep, of course, we sneaked to find you. Who knew you were sleeping for so long, so it’s all your fault.”

Alright, the little one seems to have learned to turn the tables, Sheng Xia raised an eyebrow.

The butler, who had just arrived to say something, was taken aback, “Did the two children come to find you, madam?”

The two children had never been to the fourth floor, let alone come to find Sheng Xia. So, when everyone realized the kids weren’t in their rooms or the playroom, even though they searched everywhere anxiously, they hadn’t gone to the fourth floor to look for them.

Who could have thought that they happened to be on the fourth floor, in Sheng Xia’s room?

The two kids had always been well-behaved, and it seemed they had never done something so willful before. Seeing them around Sheng Xia, the butler’s expression became somewhat complicated, and he couldn’t help but smile.

It’s really good; the children are gradually getting closer to the lady.

Completely unaware of the butler’s relieved expression, Sheng Xia, seeing the approaching fire-breathing dragon behind him, suddenly leaned back, covering her chest softly and weakly, “Yes, they suddenly ran into my room. When I woke up and saw them, I was really surprised.”

“Sheng Xia, you—”

“Look, because of your willful behavior, how many people worried about you?” Without waiting for Feng Jingxu to speak, Sheng Xia pretended to pat the heads of the two small ones, “Hurry up and apologize to them.”

Knowing that they were indeed wrong, the twins immediately lowered their heads and apologized, “Sorry.”

Feng Jingxu opened his mouth, “Sheng Xia, you—”

Sheng Xia interrupted again, pretending to be serious, “Look at your brother, he’s so worried about finding you that he can’t even speak. Why don’t you go hug your brother and comfort him?”

The two little ones were pushed by her and actually took a few subconscious steps toward Feng Jingxu. They looked at each other, hesitated, and then timidly hugged his big long legs, “Brother, sorry.”

Feng Jingxu, who had never been approached by his younger siblings like this before: “…!!”

He stiffened all over, not daring to move at all, afraid that he might accidentally knock down the little ones. While he was helpless, blushing even more, the annoying woman’s hypocritical voice came again—

“Ah, seeing how loving you all are, Mom is really gratified.” After expressing her emotions with an emotional tone, Sheng Xia quickly turned her head seamlessly, “Zhao, I want afternoon tea. Let’s have it in the rose garden.”

Feng Jingxu: “…” Although this woman is full of lies, she was the least sincere this time!!

—Ah ah ah, someone please take them away quickly!!

The servants acted very swiftly, so by the time Shang Lanqiu came to visit her stepsister under the pretext of checking up on her, Sheng Xia was already sitting in the rose garden, happily enjoying afternoon tea.