“She said I was very nice for the first time, said she really liked me, and enjoyed the food I made so much that she always showed a satisfied expression, making me feel needed,” Ye Zhi looked at him. “So no matter how I played with her or what we did together, I found it very interesting, and I never felt impatient.”
“Not only has she thought about me being her mom, but I’ve also thought about her being my daughter,” Ye Zhi bravely expressed his thoughts.
Huo Youqiao looked at him, with a smile that seemed half playful, half knowing. “Oh? Why does it sound like I’m a bit redundant?”
Ye Zhi’s face immediately turned red, and he hurriedly said, “No, it’s not like that.” Seeing the playful look in the man’s eyes, he realized he was joking, and his face turned even redder. Unable to resist, he tiptoed and kissed him on the lips, whispering softly, “Because of you, both of our wishes have come true.”
They were now truly family to each other.
Huo Youqiao leaned down to kiss him, deliberately keeping his lips just one centimeter away from his. Ye Zhi understood what he meant and blushed, leaning in proactively. At the moment their lips touched, Huo Youqiao hugged him tightly again, then deepened the kiss.
The alluring sound of water echoed in the bedroom, lasting for over a minute before finally stopping. Ye Zhi was indeed tired. He washed his face and used the toilet in the bathroom, and when he came out, Huo Youqiao had already prepared pajamas for him.
The closet door was open, and Ye Zhi glanced at it, seeing that his luggage had been neatly arranged. His few clothes were all hung up, and even in a small compartment, the clothes he had made for the future baby were neatly folded.
Huo Youqiao also changed his pajamas for him and tucked him in.
At the moment he reached the pillow, the already strong drowsiness surged again. Ye Zhi yawned, his voice soft, “Aren’t you going to sleep with me?”
Huo Youqiao lay down beside him, but he hadn’t even changed out of his suit, not even loosening his tie. “I still have some work to do.”
“Poor you,” Ye Zhi rubbed his eyes, realizing that Huo Youqiao seemed to have something to tell him, so he tried to stay awake. “Is there something you want to tell me?”
“Hmm,” Huo Youqiao paused before saying, “I’ve informed our relatives and friends. They’ll come for dinner in five days, which will be our wedding banquet.” He touched Ye Zhi’s slightly stunned face gently, his tone soft, “We’re not having a big wedding, just informing close relatives and friends. Do you mind? I’ll apply for my wedding leave soon, and then we can travel together.”
It took Ye Zhi a while to come back to his senses. He was a little nervous. “Will Mother and the others come?”
“I’ve informed them all. Even if they come, don’t be afraid. I’ll be here, okay?” Huo Youqiao gently nodded.
Ye Zhi nodded gently too, then couldn’t help but wrap his arms around his neck and ask for a kiss. With his breath soothing him, Ye Zhi finally relaxed.
He knew in his heart that he had to face it eventually.
But now that Huo Youqiao was here, he didn’t need to be afraid anymore.
Even if the worst were to happen, they were prepared to face it together.
Huo Youqiao didn’t let Ye Zhi worry about the banquet. Instead, he hired a professional chef to make nutritious meals for him during his pregnancy, and he also called the owner of a custom clothing store to make clothes for him. Huo Ran had graduated from kindergarten, and it was cold outside, so the two of them stayed home and played together. They couldn’t play too vigorously, so they played puzzles together.
The nanny was a plump middle-aged woman who was very kind and easy-going. When she found out that Ye Zhi was pregnant, she went out and bought some yarn the next day, saying she wanted to knit a sweater for the baby. Ye Zhi tried to stop her, but the nanny just smiled and said, “I’m getting paid for nothing, and I only do this little bit of work. If you don’t mind, let me knit a sweater for the baby. I’m pretty good at it. And I bought top-quality yarn, which is warmer than what’s sold outside.”
Ye Zhi couldn’t refuse her, so he could only thank her first.
So while they played puzzles, the nanny watched TV and knitted a sweater.
When “Huo Youcheng” was suddenly mentioned on TV, it was Huo Ran who reacted first. She looked up at the TV, immediately excitedly exclaimed, “It’s Uncle!”
Ye Zhi reflexively looked up, his gaze falling on the large screen, and then he saw Huo Youcheng’s face.
It was an entertainment news broadcast, and the footage was not very clear, as if it was taken secretly. But what was captured was Huo Youcheng and Jiang Ruoruo kissing passionately in a car. The car window seemed to have been deliberately lowered, and the two of them were kissing passionately, their intertwined tongues clearly exposed. Ye Zhi’s heart skipped a beat when he saw it. The first thing he did was to cover Huo Ran’s eyes and then said to the nanny, “Could you please change the channel?”
The nanny was watching with relish but changed to a children’s channel at his words. Ye Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
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