“Haha, you’re getting too bold with your father. Careful, or I’ll spank you,” he said, raising his slender hand in a playful threat, his hawk-like eyes filled with doting love as he looked at his daughter.
“Mommy said I can say whatever I want. Don’t believe me? Ask mommy!” the girl said, her pink cheeks puffed out proudly, making him laugh again.
“Nian Yu, are you being mischievous again?” Mei Siyu, wearing a light purple narrow dress, her hair cascading down her back, simply tied with a satin ribbon – her favorite style.
“Mommy, daddy ignored me!” the little girl complained, pulling Mei Siyu’s hand and pointing at Ming Lengchen.
“Cheng, how could you ignore our little princess? Look how sad she is,” Mei Siyu said softly, her almond eyes moving from her daughter to his face, still unable to get enough of the face she had been looking at for five years. She was grateful to heaven for the happy family she now had, having arrived with nothing.
“Yuer, I was just thinking about you, so I didn’t hear our baby calling,” he said innocently, looking at his wife with deep affection.
Five years ago, he had given up his throne, all his nobility and power, bringing his beloved wife to this secluded paradise. They lived a happy life, content with each other, until the birth of their daughter brought new challenges.
“Cheng, the diaper,” she requested, and he quickly complied.
“Cheng, I want to sleep with our daughter tonight. Can you go to the guest room?” Facing his wife’s clear, beautiful eyes, he was lost and reluctantly left.
“Daddy, lift me up!” Since their daughter learned to speak, he had become a full-time caregiver, as his Yuer was pregnant again.
They lived happily like this, and by the end of that year, they welcomed their son. Looking at Yuer lying on the bed with a pale face, he solemnly swore, “I will never let Yuer get pregnant again!”
“Chen, why say such things, the baby is here,” Mei Si Yu shyly nestled in her husband’s arms.
“Nian Yu wants a hug too!”
“Nian Chen wants a hug even more!” The childish voices echoed in the air.
