Ye Li and Aunt Lan had always been worried that Li Xueqing would collapse again once she knew the truth, so they did everything they could to conceal it.
They were so invested in their act that on many occasions, both of them forgot that Ye Mushen had already left.
When Aunt Lan had finished baking bread and making soy milk early in the morning, she would casually brew a cup of black coffee.
It was only when she brought it out to the kitchen and saw the empty sofa that she rembered the master was no longer there. She then hurriedly poured away the coffee, fearing that Li Xueqing would see it later.
Ye Li, too, would co ho and cheerfully shout, "Daddy, Mom, I’m back," and then proceed to cuddle with Li Xueqing, playfully expressing how much she missed her father.
Everything changed tonight after Li Xueqing appeared in the banquet hall.
There was no despair.
Nor was there a collapse.
Li Xueqing’s condition was much better than they had imagined.
Seeing Ye Li finish washing up and change into her ho clothes, carrying Da Bai downstairs indicating she would sleep with her mom tonight, Li Xueqing smiled and pointed at Aunt Lan, "Ah Li, you are late."
"Aunt Lan, you go back to your room to sleep. It’s your turn tomorrow night!"
Ye Li forcefully declared her intention to cut in line.
Aunt Lan shook her head with a smile, "That won’t do, we have to queue civilly!"
Saying that, Aunt Lan pushed Ye Li upstairs, "The last ti Uncle Fu visited, we all treated him as a guest, and you kept cheekily calling him ’little uncle’, annoying him. Today is the Fu Family’s new son-in-law’s first official visit. Do you have the heart to let him stay alone?"
"Yes, Ah Li..."
Li Xueqing chid in from the side, "Just think about it. If it were your first ti visiting the Fu Family’s house, a place unfamiliar to you, and Yanci didn’t accompany you, leaving you alone in your room for the night, how would you feel? Go on, your mom is fine. I’ll chat with Aunt Lan and then go to sleep..."
The door closed, and the living room was plunged into darkness.
Ye Li stood at the door with Da Bai for a long while, sighed softly, then turned and went upstairs.
The door pushed open easily, and Ye Li walked in, crashing into Fu Yanci’s embrace.
His brows and eyes were deeply set due to the backlight, his gaze warm.
He wore the dark blue ho clothes that Mom found for him the last ti he ca to the house.
There was still a faint scent lingering on him after his shower.
Fu Yanci just looked at her with a profound gaze, as if, at this mont, his eyes and heart were filled only with her.
Gazing back tenderly, Ye Li whispered, "Fu Yanci, I’m so tired, I really want to cry, but there’s a part of that’s still a bit happy."
With her words falling, the man released his hands from around her waist.
He lifted Ye Li sideways and carried her back to the bed, gently placing her down before pulling the covers over them both. Fu Yanci tenderly stroked Ye Li’s back and said, "Ah Li, I understand!"
Tired, because they had kept the secret for so long, and it was exhausting.
Wanting to cry, because no matter how convincing the act, Dad wouldn’t co back.
Happy, because the things they worried about did not happen.
Li Xueqing did not get sick, nor did she collapse.
She even managed to comfort Ye Li and Aunt Lan in turn, saying she was alright.
She even had the mood to tease Fu Yanci, saying that Ah Li had always been mischievous since she was young, and calling him ’little uncle’ last ti was just to irritate you on purpose, don’t take it to heart.
"Ah Li, Mom will be fine, don’t worry..."
"Okay!... Fu Yanci, thank you for doing so much for , for Mom, for the Ye Family. Dad, if he has a spirit in heaven, will definitely be very comforted. Seeing how good you are, he probably won’t want to be the most difficult father-in-law in history anymore."
"Really?"
"Really... Fu Yanci, have I ever told you that I think I might be a little..."
"Ah Li?"
The girl’s voice grew softer and softer.
When Fu Yanci looked down again, the girl in his arms was already asleep against his chest.
Even with her eyes closed, the spot between her eyebrows was still tightly furrowed, as if she was dreaming about sothing saddening and troubling.
He really wanted to ask her, Ah Li, what were you going to say?
But all he could think about was her tearful appearance with Pear Blossom-like sorrow, pitifully crying.
Staring at the girl’s peaceful sleeping face for a long ti, Fu Yanci leaned down and kissed her lips, then turned off the light.
The room was enveloped in tranquility.
His ears filled with the girl’s even and soft breathing.
His senses filled with her faint fragrance.
Though it was the light scent of Pear Blossoms, it seed to dispel the sandalwood scent on him.
Fu Yanci felt an unprecedented peace in his heart.
His mind filled with Li Xueqing’s gentle call: Yanci, co ho.
And the girl’s sparkling eyes: Fu Yanci, let’s go ho!
In the darkness, Fu Yanci breathed out lightly.
The feeling of coming ho seed... not bad at all?
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