Chapter 111

Song Anan kept waiting expectantly for Pei Kuang and Song Zhenhui to come out from the study.

She hurriedly went up to meet them when they finally emerged, "Brother, you're finally out!"

What was with that "finally"? She must be very eager and impatient, afraid that he might make things difficult for others?

Song Zhenhui glanced at Song Anan. He was already unhappy that she only seemed to have eyes for that brat Pei Kuang.

Oblivious, Song Anan bubbled excitedly, "Sister-in-law made snacks. They're so yummy! Do you want to try some?"

Pei Kuang smiled and nodded, "Sure."

Watching the two beside him, Song Zhenhui let out a cold snort, "Don't you see your brother standing right here?"

Song Anan was taken aback. "I... I see you."

Didn't she call out to him earlier?

Song Zhenhui said, "Then how come you only asked if he wanted snacks? You should've asked me too."

All you care about is offering it to this lousy brat. She's obviously biased.

Song Anan was confused. "But Brother, you don't like sweet stuff, right?"

Song Zhenhui replied matter-of-factly, "So just because I don't like it, you don't even bother asking me anymore?"

Without waiting for Song Anan's reply, he turned and headed for the kitchen to look for Zhao Ya.

Song Anan: "???"

She knew he wouldn't eat it, so why should she ask? Wouldn't that be deliberately annoying him?

Song Anan scratched her head in bewilderment. Why was Brother acting so strange today?

Seeing the girl still wrapped in confusion, Pei Kuang helplessly shook his head.

She really was a silly girl. She still hadn't realized her brother was just jealous.

Though one couldn't blame Song Anan. Who'd have thought her usually stoic brother would actually feel jealous?

Pei Kuang laughed and ruffled her hair affectionately.

Song Anan turned to him and asked, "What is it?"

Pei Kuang looked at her indulgently. "Still going for snacks?"

Song Anan immediately forgot about Song Zhenhui. She nodded eagerly, chatting happily, "Let's go to the living room. I picked out some really yummy ones for you just now..."

Song Anan had planned to ask Pei Kuang about what happened in the study when they were alone eating snacks in the living room. But before she could bring it up, Song Zhenhui and Zhao Ya came over.

She didn't get a chance to speak with Pei Kuang privately until the end of the family gathering, when it was almost time to sleep.

Zhao Ya brought Pei Kuang upstairs to the guest bedroom.

"Little Kuang, I just had Aunt Lee tidy up this room yesterday. Let me know if you need anything else."

Pei Kuang smiled. "Thanks, Auntie."

Zhao Ya waved it off. "We're all family. No need to stand on ceremony."

She then called for Song Anan and Song Zhenhui, who was standing by the door, to leave.

"It's getting late. Let's all turn in." Looking at Pei Kuang, she added, "Rest early, Little Kuang."

Pei Kuang politely returned, "Good night, Uncle and Auntie."

Song Zhenhui and Zhao Ya nodded before stepping out.

Before they left, they gestured at Song Anan to follow them.

Song Anan lagged behind the older couple. When she walked past Pei Kuang, she whispered, "Want me to sneak over later?"

Pei Kuang shook his head at her.

One shouldn't go against the elders' wishes, especially not openly. That would ruin their good impression.

"No need. We should obey since they made the arrangements. I'll video call you later," he said, holding up his phone.

Song Anan murmured in assent and left, though not without looking back repeatedly.

She had so many questions to ask him!

So the moment she returned to her room, she immediately video called Pei Kuang.

Pei Kuang laughed. "That eager already? I thought you'd freshen up first."

Song Anan was unabashed. "I wanted to see you!"

Pei Kuang's brows quirked up teasingly. "Weren't we together all day?"

Song Anan glared at him. "Don't pretend. You know what I want to ask."

Pei Kuang chuckled and decided to stop teasing the little girl. "Like your brother said, just some work matters."

Song Anan scoffed in disbelief. "Liar! You and Brother could never discuss work together."

One was in business, the other in showbiz. No overlap at all.

Pei Kuang laughed, "Little girl, don't underestimate others. I make investments too. Why couldn't we talk business?"

Song Anan paused. He had a point. She only found out he was quite accomplished in investments after spending years abroad. That was how he could support her without acting.

"Really?" She still had some doubts.

"Of course." Pei Kuang added, "But we also talked about other stuff."

Song Anan's eyes lit up. "What else did you talk about?"

Pei Kuang said with a smile, "About us, and our plans going forward. Your brother asked how we'd arrange work and life in the future, given the nature of our jobs."

Initially confused, Song Anan soon understood the implication. With her erratic shifts and his long filming schedules, their work situations did pose an issue.

But it wasn't something they had considered before. Things had been fine so far with mutual understanding and compromise, right? No big deal.

"What did you say?" she asked.

Sensing she hadn't thought too deeply about it, Pei Kuang simply said, "Just like how we've been doing it."

"Why, do you have other ideas?"

Song Anan shook her head. "No, things are good as they are."

"I think we can work through any problems in the future too."

Pei Kuang agreed, "I think so too."

In truth, after he had broached getting married, Song Zhenhui asked how he planned to coordinate after the wedding.

Like Song Anan, Pei Kuang felt they could resolve any issues.

Besides, he had considered many possibilities, likely more than anyone else.

As if recalling something, Pei Kuang suddenly asked, "An An, don't you think Auntie was extra warm to me today?"

Song Anan was taken aback. "She was? Seemed normal to me."

Pei Kuang asserted, "She was."

Having spent so many years in showbiz, he was fairly sensitive to changes in others' moods and attitudes. He could tell Zhao Ya looked at him differently today.

She seemed to regard him with heartache and compassion.

Song Anan blurted out, "Oh! My sister-in-law is into looks. She probably thinks you're handsome."

Pei Kuang had been suspicious, but her reaction basically confirmed it. This wasn't Zhao Ya's first time meeting him. Why would she react so differently now unless something happened that he didn't know about?

Seeing through her, Pei Kuang said with a smile, "An An, have I told you your eyes wander when you're not telling the truth?"

Song Anan: "!!!"

Really?

She pursed her lips, hesitating before finally coming clean. In fact, she had only found out today herself. Zhao Ya had randomly searched for Pei Kuang online some time ago and learned of his background. That was why she felt sorry for him now.

Of course, she knew a little about it before, but nowhere near as detailed as what she read online. Especially those sensationalized stories by bloggers aiming to jerk tears.

Lying back on the bed with his hands behind his head, Pei Kuang stared blankly at the ceiling as he digested what the girl had shared.

He had never intended to take advantage of his background and family circumstances. Lee Dong also knew this bottom line and would not leverage it for marketing purposes.

But just because they didn't, it didn't stop others from doing so. Especially after the Zhang Man incident had torn open a hole, the media came swarming.

As a result, there was now no shortage of online articles about his past. Lee Dong had tried to get people to take down a few before, but new ones would crop up after deletion. Eventually, they just let it be.

Recalling what the girl said earlier, Pei Kuang couldn't help but laugh out loud.

In the past, Pei Kuang had probably read those sensationalized articles written by marketing accounts. Anyway, they tried to portray things as tragically as possible and make him seem as miserable as could be.

Yet Pei Kuang never felt that his life was tragic. On the contrary, he felt very fortunate.

Although his parents looked down on him when he was little, he had a grandmother who doted on him.

Later, although he was burdened with a huge debt because his grandmother became ill, he was very lucky to have gotten into the entertainment industry relying on his looks, and quickly earned enough to pay off the debt.

After that, although he was exploited and pressured by his management company, he met Song Linchuan again, who lent him money to pay the penalty fee.

All along his journey, he encountered some misfortunes, but each time he was also lucky enough to turn danger into safety.

But to Pei Kuang, the thing he was most grateful for was meeting Song Anan at the most appropriate time and falling in love with her.

By then, he was no longer shackled and had the ability and confidence to make her happy, as well as the courage to love her. This was what made Pei Kuang most gratified.

However, there was one thing that made him feel very guilty - letting the young girl fall for him first.

Letting her persevere alone for so long, whenever he thought of this, Pei Kuang felt extremely distressed.

But fortunately he still had a chance, and they still had the rest of their lives.

On the other side of the Song family villa, Song Zhenhui and Zhao Ya finished washing up and sat on the bed chatting.

Song Zhenhui roughly recounted what had happened, including Pei Kuang's proposal to publicly certify all his assets to Song Anan.

Zhao Ya was surprised and said, "He really said that?"

Song Zhenhui nodded lightly, "Mm, he even brought over documents of all the assets under his name."

Zhao Ya sighed and said, "It looks like this kid Pei Kuang is really sincere."

Song Zhenhui uncharacteristically did not refute her.

To be honest, if it was Song Linchuan who had done this, they probably wouldn't have been too surprised, after all he had never lacked anything materially since he was little.

Pei Kuang was different. He knew what it felt like to have nothing, and had also experienced destitution. Everything he owned now was earned through years of hard work, and was all he had.

Yet he was willing to give his all.

Zhao Ya sighed and said, "He's a good kid, plus Anan likes him, I really have no objections left."

Most importantly, he also loved Song Anan very much.

Although Song Zhenhui didn't say anything, it could be seen that after tonight's conversation, his attitude had softened a lot.

The couple chatted about some other things.

As if recalling something, Zhao Ya suddenly turned to look at Song Zhenhui and said, "That's right, isn't Pei Kuang's gesture today exactly the same as when you came to propose to me when you were young?"

Song Zhenhui was stunned for a moment, it did seem to be the case.

Back then, when he went to the Zhao family to ask for Zhao Ya's hand in marriage, he also said he would give her his house, car, and all the assets under his name.

Zhao Ya clicked her tongue twice and said, "But you didn't have nearly as much money as Pei Kuang back then. Looking at it this way, Pei Kuang is better than you!"

Song Zhenhui said helplessly, "How old was I back then? He's already this old now. When I was his age now, my net worth was not lower than his."

Zhao Ya thought about it and realized he was right. They had gotten married quite early, right after reaching the legal age.

The couple recalled the past, and suddenly it was as if a conversation box had been opened as they started reminiscing about the past. By the time they realized it, an hour had already passed. So the two quickly turned off the lights and went to sleep.

Tomorrow was New Year's Day, and they still had to get up early to give red packets to the kids.

Song Linchuan returned home early on the morning of New Year's Day.

When he arrived at the Song family, Pei Kuang and Song Anan had just returned from their morning walk.

They happened to run into each other at the door.

After chatting briefly, the three of them walked directly into the Song house, ready to pay New Year's respects to Song Zhenhui and Zhao Ya.

As soon as they entered the villa, they saw the couple coming down from the second floor.

"Uncle, Auntie, happy New Year," Song Anan said first.

Song Linchuan followed closely behind, "Dad, Mom, happy New Year."

Pei Kuang also greeted with a smile, "Uncle, Auntie, happy New Year."

Song Zhenhui and Zhao Ya were clearly prepared as well, taking out three red packets and handing them over.

Song Linchuan and Song Anan were used to it and accepted the red packets directly.

When it was Pei Kuang's turn, he hesitated for a moment.

"Take it, it's a New Year's red packet for good fortune," Zhao Ya said with a smile.

Pei Kuang declined no further and smiled as he accepted it, "Thank you Uncle and Auntie."

Just then, Song Zhenhui waved his hand and said to him, "Don't call us Uncle and Auntie anymore, follow Anan's lead."

Both Song Anan and Pei Kuang were stunned.

By having Pei Kuang change how he addressed them, Song Zhenhui was acknowledging his status.

This was more than just recognizing him as Song Anan's boyfriend, it was tacitly approving that the two would get married in the future.

Realizing this point, Song Anan and Pei Kuang were both very happy.

After all, what better New Year's gift could there be than gaining the approval of family on the very first day?

However, compared to the two's joy, Song Linchuan next to them was completely dumbfounded.

What?!

Letting Pei Kuang address them the same way as his little aunt!

Wouldn't that make him have to call them dad and mom...

Song Linchuan's facial expression was quite interesting to behold.

Only at this moment did he deeply realize that this guy had really become his elder!

Chapter 112

After two years of internship, Song Anan officially became a resident doctor.

It was also in this year that she and Pei Kuang finally tied the knot after a five-year long relationship.

On Song Anan's 25th birthday, the two registered their marriage.

But their wedding was held the following year at an overseas island.

The wedding was mainly organized by Zhao Ya and Pei Kuang. From the wedding details to the bride and groom's attire, Song Anan was completely hands-off.

In fact, Song Anan didn't want a wedding in the first place. Pei Kuang's celebrity status also made it inconvenient.

Mostly, she just found wedding planning to be too troublesome.

Since they had already registered their marriage, she felt having all these formalities didn't really matter - as long as they were together, that was enough.

But Pei Kuang strongly disagreed. He said this was a once-in-a-lifetime event and they should have the appropriate sense of occasion. It had to be perfect.

He even went to Zhao Ya to convince Song Anan when she refused to budge. As a result, Song Anan got a good scolding from her sister-in-law.

After that, the two no longer let her get involved in the wedding planning.

On the morning of the wedding, Zhao Ya woke up Song Anan early to get her hair and makeup done and to put on the wedding dress.

After all that was finished, Song Anan was left alone in the bridal suite to wait until it was time for her walk down the aisle.

The wedding they planned was relatively small, with only close friends and family invited.

Pei Kuang invited some circle insiders and outsiders he was close with, while the Song family side consisted of some aristocratic relatives and Zhao Ya's family members who had watched Song Anan grow up.

As for Song Anan, her network was simple - either former classmates or colleagues from the hospital.

She only invited three roommates and her teacher Jing Wenjin and his wife.

She didn't invite any colleagues or classmates from medical school since they were all busy and couldn't easily take time off.

In any case, none of the invited guests had arrived on the island yet.

This was the Song family's private island, and lodging capacity was limited. Therefore, all invited guests were put up in nearby accommodations off the island. Only their immediate family and the makeup artist stayed on the island itself. The others would come over the day of.

While Song Anan was sitting alone and bored in the bridal suite, the door was suddenly pushed open from outside.

It was Pei Kuang. When he saw Song Anan, his eyes lit up instantly.

The little girl rarely wore makeup, let alone full makeup like today.

The last time Pei Kuang had seen Song Anan with makeup was when they recorded that lifestyle variety show on the final day during the photoshoot for the guest picture album.

Wearing a pure white wedding dress, she sat there obediently looking so beautiful it was almost unreal.

Seeing Pei Kuang, Song Anan was also surprised, "Why are you here?"

Didn't her sister-in-law say he was going to greet the guests?

Pei Kuang smiled as he walked over, "Linchuan is helping me greet them."

"Oh," Song Anan responded.

Pei Kuang looked her up and down with great interest, making Song Anan feel rather awkward.

"What are you looking at? Does it look weird?"

Pei Kuang smiled and leaned down to kiss her lips, "Not weird, very beautiful."

Song Anan quickly pushed him away, "Don't kiss me, you'll smudge my makeup. I still need touch ups."

Mostly she was embarrassed about the makeup artist walking in on them.

Unlike Song Anan, Pei Kuang was completely at ease. He wasn't bothered at all about being caught. On the contrary, her reaction made him want to tease her more, so he leaned in to kiss her again.

Seeing this, Song Anan hurriedly dodged him.

One was dodging kisses while the other was chasing after her trying to kiss her.

Just then, the door to the bridal suite was pushed open again from the outside.

"Little Anan, we're here to keep you compa-" Li Sirui's voice abruptly stopped.

Song Anan and Pei Kuang looked over to see Li Sirui, Cheng Ke, and Cai Xiaodi.

Their eyes were wide open as they stood there stiffly, not knowing whether to enter or exit.

Song Anan had always been shy. Her ears instantly turned red.

Comparatively, Pei Kuang was much more at ease.

He let Song Anan go, not feeling awkward at all about being caught. On the contrary, he smiled and welcomed the three inside.

"Chat with her, I'll go greet the guests first."

With that said, he directly left.

After the door closed again, Li Sirui and the others looked at Song Anan teasingly.

"Oh my! Seems like we came at a bad time."

"No no no, we came at just the right time. The main event is tonight after all, the wedding night!"

"Hahahaha, stop it you guys. They already registered their marriage, it's legal!"

Song Anan covered her face directly.

Too embarrassing.

After teasing Song Anan for a bit, they finally let her off the hook and started chatting casually.

Li Sirui suddenly seemed to remember something. She slapped her thigh and said, "Anan, I really didn't expect you to be from such a wealthy family!"

When they met Song Zhenhui yesterday, he looked familiar. But they didn't realize who he was until looking him up online after getting back.

Wow, Song Anan's big brother turned out to be a business tycoon!

Cheng Ke corrected her, "That's not right. Anan is the same generation as her big brother. Song Linchuan would be considered the wealthy second generation."

Li Sirui paused. That was true.

But that wasn't the point! The point was that they had an authentic rich heiress beside them this whole time.

"Wuwuwu, Anan, can I still get your financial support?" Li Sirui pleaded pitifully.

Beside her, Cai Xiaodi pushed her away righteously, "What's all this about support or not? Have some ambition!"

Then she turned to Song Anan fawningly, "Anan, do you still need someone to be your backpack? Look at me, I can do it!"

The few of them laughed at Cai Xiaodi's silly antics. Their laughter could be heard from far outside the bridal suite.

Song Anan didn't feel the need to explain anything. She knew they were joking around.

In fact, all their families were well off and they rarely talked about family matters when together. They didn't care much for all that.

After being roommates for eight years in college, they understood each other's personalities well. This was a precious friendship.

Just as Song Anan expected, Li Sirui and the others were merely joking around. They all knew her and understood she didn't intentionally keep it a secret.

Song Anan had always been very low-key, just like how nobody knew Song Linchuan was her nephew unless they specifically asked. She didn't feel a need to bring it up herself.

But the news of the Song family being a wealthy clan wasn't only discovered by Li Sirui and the others. Li Dong also found out after seeing the familiar faces at the wedding scene.

He was stunned, with an expression like he had been struck by lightning.

Where was this, some business tycoon convention?

Li Dong slapped Jiang Han's arm, "Pinch me, tell me this isn't a dream!"

Seeing his reaction, a trace of smugness flashed through Jiang Han's eyes.

Back when he first learned of the Song family background, he had been much calmer than Li Dong. At least he didn't suspect he was dreaming!

He lightly coughed and said, "Li Dong, have some backbone. You're a famous agent, don't act like you've never seen the world before."

Li Dong glanced at him but didn't respond.

This guy just loved putting on airs. He didn't believe Jiang Han had been any calmer than him when he first found out.

But right now Li Dong didn't have time to quibble with Jiang Han. His mind was filled with shock that Song Zhenhui turned out to be Song Linchuan's dad! Song Anan's brother!

The Song cousins were really low-key. There wasn't any gossip about it in the industry at all.

If this got out, it would shock so many people!

Seeing Song Linchuan following and helping Song Zhenhui greet guests not far away, Li Dong felt a new sense of admiration.

One had to know, being labeled as the heir of a wealthy clan in the entertainment industry not only commanded respect from industry insiders, but fans also ate it up.

Let's not even mention when Song Linchuan first debuted after winning the talent competition. If his family background had been exposed then, his popularity and topics of discussion would have certainly skyrocketed.

But Song Linchuan didn't say anything at all, and relied entirely on himself to scramble in this circle to get to where he is today, which is also quite remarkable.

In this regard Song Linchuan is actually very similar to Pei Kuang.

Of course, I don't mean their family backgrounds, but the drive both men have within themselves. Song Linchuan doesn't play up his rich second generation image, just like Pei Kuang doesn't play up his 'tragic' family background.

As they've made their way so far, they both place more value on their own abilities.

No wonder they could become friends - their inner cores are actually quite proud.

Li Dong suddenly turned to look at Jiang Han, asking sincerely: "What do you think, does our Pei Kuang count as having married into a wealthy family?"

Jiang Han paused for a moment. Come to think of it, it really does seem so!

He was very clear that Song Zhenhui and his wife Zhao Ya treated Song's younger sister Song Anan like their own daughter.

Jiang Han beckoned Li Dong to come closer and lean in.

Li Dong immediately leaned in. "What is it?" he asked.

Jiang Han pretended to be mysterious and asked: "Do you know how large Auntie's dowry was?"

Li Dong's eyes lit up. Based on his attitude, it must have been a lot.

"How much was it?" he asked.

Jiang Han whispered a number into his ear.

Li Dong's eyes suddenly went wide. "Damn!"

He reacted for several seconds before asking uncertainly: "Really?"

"How could it be fake?" Jiang Han rolled his eyes. "It's absolutely true!"

Li Dong immediately froze in place.

Jiang Han also uncharacteristically didn't ridicule him. He couldn't help it, even he still hadn't gotten over it after knowing for so long.

And so, at the wedding, the two top entertainment agents hid in a corner feeling that the world of the wealthy was simply unimaginable.

The wedding guests gradually took their seats, and before long the wedding ceremony officially began.

As the wedding music started playing, Song Anan took Song Zhenhui's arm as they stood at one end of the red carpet, while Pei Kuang waited at the other end.

The sea breeze blew up Song Anan's veil, sending a flash of white fluttering in the wind.

The newlyweds looked at each other from afar, their mouths slowly turning up at the corners.

Chapter 113

The romantic wedding march sounded, and Song Anan walked down the red carpet arm in arm with Song Zhenhui, then took step by step towards Pei Kuang.

The red carpet was finished quickly. Seeing Pei Kuang who was only a few steps away, Song Anan suddenly understood a little why he had insisted on holding a wedding ceremony.

They were all dressed up, holding flowers, walking towards each other and happiness under the witness of their relatives and friends.

Only those who have personally experienced this feeling can understand. Perhaps in ten or twenty years, whenever she thinks back to this moment, her heart will inevitably throb.

Song Zhenhui very solemnly handed Song Anan's hand over to Pei Kuang, reluctantly exhorting, "I'll leave Anan to you, take good care of her."

Pei Kuang took Song Anan's hand and held it tightly, promising, "Don't worry, I will."

The wedding ceremony was simple in every way, with no complicated procedures or rituals.

The host gave the opening remarks, the bride and groom entered, exchanged wedding rings, read the wedding vows, held the wedding ceremony, and everything went smoothly.

The two made promises to each other and made lifelong commitments.

The wedding entered the stage for family members' speeches. Song Linchuan leisurely walked onto the stage.

Seeing him appear, the audience couldn't help but laugh.

Obviously, everyone knew Song Linchuan's virtues as an old auntie, and they were all looking forward to his speech.

Regarding the entanglements between Song Linchuan, Pei Kuang and Song Anan, most of the guests present had also eaten melon online.

So, without thinking, they knew he must 'threaten' and 'intimidate' the groom a bit, otherwise it would not match his usual auntie style.

But no one expected Song Linchuan to come on stage very calmly and start reading his speech seriously.

"Hello everyone, I am the nephew of today's bride, thank you all for attending my aunt's wedding, I represent my whole family to thank you."

After speaking, he paused and bowed slightly to the audience.

Audience: "???"

It didn't seem to match the expected script at all.

However, just when everyone thought there was nothing exciting to watch, Song Linchuan suddenly turned around and said, "Next, let me first summarize the theme of my speech today. The first theme is called 'I Regret'."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Linchuan glanced at Pei Kuang lightly, the implication was self-evident.

This posture made it clear that he was going to list his accusations against him. The audience below was stunned at first, then someone reacted and laughter began one after another.

Some friends of Song Linchuan and Pei Kuang who were in the circle also started booing, and the scene became very lively for a while. Later, the wedding host came out to control the situation before Song Linchuan could continue.

"My first regret is that when a certain person first said he wanted to visit my aunt at a certain event backstage, I shouldn't have let my guard down. But after deep reflection, I felt that I couldn't completely blame myself either. Please pay attention to this word: visit!"

The audience below was already laughing, good guy, this regretted that he had personally delivered his aunt to Pei Kuang's hands.

On stage, Pei Kuang couldn't help but hold his forehead. This Song Linchuan was going to reveal all his secrets.

Song Linchuan looked righteous and continued to accuse, "So this can only blame the 'enemy' for being too cunning, using the attitude that my aunt is also his aunt to confuse me for many years, which made me let my guard down."

"As for my second regret, when a certain dog...when this certain person started to have different feelings towards my aunt, he came to me to confirm, and I inadvertently gave him tips."

"The third regret is that after a certain person took my aunt away..."

Song Linchuan became more and more aggrieved and indignant, but the audience became more and more excited listening, especially Li Sirui and the others.

Wow wow wow wow, who understands the feeling of eating melon online?

Just the content of this speech was also very explosive in the whole melon-eating community.

Pei Kuang and Song Anan looked at each other, both with a wry smile.

They didn't expect that Song Linchuan had suffered so much grievance.

But it had to be said that Song Linchuan's theme of "I Regret" directly pushed the emotions of the whole wedding ceremony to its peak.

Even Song Zhenhui and Zhao Ya were listening with relish, but they were counting this 'stupid' son in their hearts while listening.

Just when everyone thought Song Linchuan was going to end his speech, he suddenly said, "Okay, I'm done with my first theme, next is the second theme."

The audience was stunned, good guy, there was a second theme too.

Awesome.

Song Linchuan paused for a few seconds and continued, "The second theme is that I'm very grateful."

"I've known Pei Kuang for many years and we both know exactly what kind of people we are. I'm also very relieved that my aunt is with him."

"In recent years, every time I saw my aunt looking happy, I was very grateful that I brought him to my aunt at the beginning. Today is their big day of joy, I'm here on behalf of my whole family to sincerely wish them happiness and sweetness in the future."

These were all words from Song Linchuan's heart. The audience below listened very emotionally. As soon as he finished speaking, applause immediately sounded from below.

Song Anan took the initiative to give Song Linchuan a hug. The scene of the aunt and nephew embracing was very warm.

After the family member's speech section ended, the last section of the wedding followed.

Guest and newlywed interaction.

There were some pre-prepared questions in the venue, all written by the guests before entering the venue, placed in a small box. The host then randomly selected and asked the couple to answer.

The host took out a note from the box and looked at Song Anan and Pei Kuang on stage.

"Newlyweds listen up, the first question is: When was your first kiss?"

As soon as they heard this question, there was an uproar below the stage.

Song Anan let out a soft "ah" and clutched Pei Kuang's hand somewhat at a loss.

With so many people, she was really embarrassed to answer this.

Pei Kuang smiled and squeezed her palm to indicate that she could leave it to him.

He smiled at the people below and replied very calmly, "On the day we confirmed our relationship."

As soon as Pei Kuang finished speaking, Song Anan looked at him in confusion.

Didn't he say before that she had kissed him when she was drunk? Could it be that he was lying to her?

Pei Kuang saw her doubts and explained in a low voice in her ear, "That time only counted as accidentally touching, it can't be counted as kissing."

Song Anan seemed to understand and yet not understand. Kisses and kisses had to be distinguished so clearly?

Pei Kuang chuckled lightly. Of course they had to be distinguished clearly!

The two stood on the stage, and this exchange of glances aroused a very itchy feeling in the audience below.

What was the situation? Did the two still have different answers about the time of their first kiss?

Wow! That would be interesting.

The host timely asked out the thoughts of the crowd, "What's wrong? Does the bride have a different answer to the time of her first kiss?"

After being named, Song Anan quickly shook her head, "No, no."

The host still wanted to continue asking, but was blocked by Pei Kuang with a few words.

Unable to do so, he could only continue to take out the second note from the box, but when he saw the content of the note, the host subconsciously reacted with an "uh".

It was also his reaction that aroused everyone's curiosity, and they all looked at him eagerly.

The host didn't sell it off either, and said directly, "Where did your first kiss take place?"

When the audience heard this question, they suddenly understood what the host had been "uh" about. This second question was just a continuation of the first one.

Since the two had their first kiss on the day they confirmed their relationship, this was asking about the place where they confirmed their relationship!

This question seemed a little more common, and everyone didn't have much expectation.

But unexpectedly, Pei Kuang hesitated when answering such an easy question.

Good guy, judging from his reaction, there was a hidden story!

Pei Kuang suddenly looked at Song Linchuan below, looking like he wanted to speak but hesitated.

Song Linchuan frowned, inexplicably said: "Why are you looking at me?"

Pei Kuang smiled lowly, "At your front door."

Song Linchuan was stunned. What, at his front door?

Wait!

What was the question just now? The place of the first kiss?

At his front door!

Song Linchuan's face suddenly darkened.

No one should hold him back. He was going to kill this dog!

Song Anan and Pei Kuang's wedding was held very successfully.

No one had heard anything about the two holding a wedding ceremony until after it was over and the news slowly spread.

But no one expected that the news would first spread not from the entertainment industry, but from the S City commercial district.

According to informed sources, for Song Anan's wedding, Song Zhenhui and his wife Zhao Ya directly threw hundreds of millions of dowry, including real estate, jewelry, antiques and cultural relics, and most importantly, shares of the Song Group.

This news came out and netizens immediately started discussing it, lamenting the world of the rich.

At the same time, people also started looking into the Song family's background in S City. When they discovered through traces that the current head of the Song Group, Song Zhenhui, had an only son, and a seven-year-old younger sister, keen paparazzi and marketing accounts immediately smelled something.

They both have the surname Song, the nephew is seven years older than the aunt, and they are from S City. The more they looked at it, the more it seemed like the auntie and Song Linchuan!

This discovery made the paparazzi and marketing accounts collectively excited. They started investigating through various channels, and finally managed to dig up some things.

When Song Anan graduated earlier, and Song Linchuan, Song Zhenhui and Zhao Ya attended her graduation ceremony, someone took a photo of them and posted it on the school forum.

As the CEO of the Song Group, Song Zhenhui was a regular on the covers of major business publications, so his identity was quickly discovered.

Wow!

So Song Linchuan and Song Anan really came from a wealthy family!

This news instantly exploded among netizens and fans.

[Oh my god! So Song Linchuan is actually a rich second generation! How come there wasn't any wind of this at all before, this is way too low-key!]

[I know right, nowadays people in the entertainment industry all like to create rich second generation personas, how did Song Linchuan manage to keep it so hidden!]

[Waaa, my brother is so low-key, I love him even more!]

[Wait! I remember a few years ago when Auntie was on a variety show, she mentioned she came from a prominent family, but then there didn't seem to be any more news about it afterwards. Could it have been suppressed by Song Linchuan's team?]

[I'm going! That's very likely! I think it was because the black card Auntie took out was identified as a limited edition by some bank, so the family must be extraordinary.]

[Hold on, I have a small question, is no one surprised by Auntie's dowry? Even for a wealthy family, isn't this too much?]

[To be honest, when I first saw the news about a wealthy family throwing hundreds of millions of dowry for a sister, I was a bit surprised too, after all she's the sister not the daughter. But when I found out it was Song Linchuan's family, I was no longer surprised at all, though I don't know why.]

[Hahaha, what else could it be? With Brother Songbao there, no wonder it's not surprising at all!]

[Laughing to death, some people used to say Auntie would definitely regret not joining the entertainment industry and becoming a doctor instead, since doctors make far less than celebrities. Turns out her family is well-off so she has the confidence!]

[Ahhh, Auntie and Pei Kuang already held their wedding ceremony! How come I didn't hear anything about it, I only knew they got their marriage certificate.]

[Um...so this counts as Pei Kuang marrying into a wealthy family?]

[Ahhh no way, Pei Kuang is pretty rich himself isn't he? Didn't I hear he's very good at investing and earned quite a bit?]

[Still can't compare with the Song family! Go search online and you'll know they are truly wealthy, not something an entertainment star can match!]

...

Since it was already exposed, they didn't try to hide it anymore.

Pei Kuang and Song Linchuan's studios also generously released family photos from the wedding ceremony.

Netizens and fans discussed excitedly, and also sent their congratulations to the newlyweds.

The overall sentiment online was good, but there were still quite a few people making snide remarks, saying Pei Kuang was after Song Anan for her family wealth, which is why he married her.

Some even said things like gold-digger, social climber, son-in-law of a wealthy family.

Pei Kuang had been in the entertainment industry for so many years, he didn't care about stuff like this anymore, and didn't bother with it.

He didn't care what others said and had no intention of stopping everyone's mouths.

But just because Pei Kuang didn't care, didn't mean others didn't care.

For example, Song Zhenhui and Zhao Ya had truly treated Pei Kuang like their own son these past few years. How could they tolerate such rumors spreading?

After all, there was some truth in rumors spreading from many mouths.

So Song Zhenhui and Zhao Ya generously had the PR department of Song Group step in.

In situations like this, trying to explain would just give those people an opportunity to bite back about covering up. So the best way was to divert public attention.

Thus, Song Group's official Weibo account directly released Song Linchuan's wedding speech and edited videos of his interactions with the newlyweds.

Unsurprisingly, this video blew up the internet as soon as it was released.

[Wow, never thought I'd see the day Song Linchuan gives a speech at Auntie's wedding!]

[Hahaha, Song Linchuan is too funny! The theme of his speech is "I Regret It", hahaha, just based on the title, it must be pretty explosive in the world of wedding speeches!]

[I regret it!! OMG, I can't stop laughing, it's such a thorough expression of Song Linchuan's inner feelings!]

[My god, there's so much info in this speech, I don't even know which part to be shocked by!]

[For some reason, when Song Linchuan said "I'm very glad", my eyes suddenly felt hot. He must really approve of Pei Kuang in his heart.]

[Waa waa waa, I was laughing so hard just now, who could've thought Song Linchuan would make such a turn and make me cry!]

[Pei Kuang must treat Auntie very well, otherwise Song Linchuan wouldn't say something like "I'm very glad I brought you to my aunt".]

[Exactly, the Song family wouldn't treat Pei Kuang this way if they didn't truly approve of him.]

[Wow, this interaction is pretty funny too. They kissed on the very first day they became a couple, waa waa, so sweet!]

[Ahhh too sweet, too sweet! Auntie and Pei Kuang are perfect for each other!]

[Wait! Pei Kuang, why are you looking at Song Linchuan when asked where you two first kissed? Omg don't tell me there's some drama here!]

[Laughing to death, Pei Kuang you're too much! To think their first kiss was at Song Linchuan's doorstep, can you be any more hurtful!]

[Song Linchuan: My home's chastity got stolen away, who understands this pain?!]

...

Chapter 114

Everyone in the department could tell that Song Anan had been in high spirits these days. Of course she would be happy after being promoted from resident doctor to attending physician. But everyone knew this wasn't the main reason why Song Anan was so elated.

After all, promotions like this in the hospital system never came out of the blue. There were various criteria to meet. So whether or not one could get promoted, people were mentally prepared.

Take Song Anan's promotion for example. Not only she herself, but many others in the department also expected that she could smoothly get the promotion. Among the doctors being evaluated in her batch, her qualifications and expertise were far ahead of others. It was almost guaranteed that she would be promoted.

Therefore, what really made Song Anan so happy must be something else.

Recently, a TV drama with medical theme was being filmed in a subsidiary building behind their hospital. The male lead happened to be Song Anan's husband, the famous actor Pei Kuang.

Speaking of Pei Kuang, in recent years, all the doctors and nurses in the cardiovascular surgery department of B University Affiliated Hospital were very familiar with him.

Whenever he was free, Pei Kuang would come to the hospital to pick up Song Anan after work. Even when he was away shooting, he would still frequently order fruits and snacks to be delivered to the hospital, as if afraid that Song Anan would go hungry. This made many in the department very envious.

Some unmarried female doctors and nurses even jokingly asked where they could find such a handsome and considerate husband.

That day, after getting off work, Song Anan was going to the crew behind the hospital to pick up Pei Kuang.

The two had just contacted each other. Pei Kuang still had one more scene to shoot that day before he could wrap up. It would be perfect for them to go home together.

During this period, Pei Kuang would usually finish work earlier and come to pick her up. This was the first time that she went to get him instead.

When Song Anan walked past the nurse station, several young nurses were whispering to each other, clearly gossiping about something.

Nurse Xiaochen greeted her with a smile, "Doctor Song, off work? Your husband didn't come to pick you up today?"

Song Anan was used to being teased like this. She smiled back, "He hasn't finished shooting yet. I'll go over and wait for him."

After leaving the main hospital building, she went straight to the subsidiary building in the back, where they had filmed the variety show last time.

The crew was shooting on the second floor. Song Anan looked around for a while but couldn't find Pei Kuang.

Just then the director of this TV drama saw Song Anan and quickly waved her over. Song Anan walked up and politely greeted, "Director Li."

The director's surname was Li, his full name being Li Luyan. He had attended her wedding with Pei Kuang before. Pei Kuang had introduced them.

According to Pei Kuang, Li Luyan had taken good care of him, and the two were best buddies. Naturally Song Anan also respected him a lot.

Li Luyan laughed and asked, "Here to wait for Pei Kuang to finish work? He went to the dressing room to change clothes. There's just one more scene left. Wait here, okay?"

As he spoke, he gestured to his assistant to move a small stool over, and handed it to Song Anan.

Song Anan took the stool with a smile, "Okay, thanks Director Li."

She sat down against the wall so as not to block the way for other crew members.

Li Luyan happened to be free at the moment too. He chatted with Song Anan casually.

"I heard from Pei Kuang that you got promoted to attending physician recently. Impressive!" Li Luyan said.

Song Anan didn't expect Pei Kuang to mention this to others. To her, this was just a routine promotion. She didn't think it deserved the word "impressive".

She scratched her head, a little embarrassed, "No, it's just the normal career advancement at the hospital. Everyone's the same."

But Li Luyan thought otherwise. Their drama was medical themed, so he knew about these promotion systems at hospitals. For someone her age and years of experience, she was indeed quite remarkable.

When Pei Kuang came out of the dressing room, he saw Song Anan chatting and laughing with Li Luyan from afar.

Seeing Pei Kuang, Song Anan stood up right away.

Pei Kuang asked with a smile, "What were you two talking about, so happily?"

Song Anan shook her head. Before she could say anything, Li Luyan jumped in, "Anan was secretly checking up on you, fishing around to ask if you had any kissing scenes today."

Pei Kuang was stunned for a second, but soon realized this must be Li Luyan joking on purpose.

Given Song Anan's personality, even if she did care, she wouldn't ask others directly at most she would fish around behind his back.

Song Anan was taken aback. That wasn't her intention at all!

She just happened to ask what scenes they were shooting next. How could Li Luyan get the wrong idea?

"I...I didn't mean that," Song Anan explained hurriedly, "I was just casually asking..."

Before she finished, Li Luyan was called away by the deputy director.

Well, it was even harder to clarify now.

"I really didn't mean it that way," Song Anan turned to Pei Kuang, "or to check up on you."

Of course Pei Kuang knew she didn't mean it, but he still wanted to tease her, "Don't worry, I'll report voluntarily from now on."

That still sounded distrustful! Song Anan was speechless.

The deputy director called the actors to start shooting on the other side.

Pei Kuang pinched her cheek with a smile, "Wait for me. We'll go home after I shoot this scene."

Before leaving, he couldn't help teasing her again, "Don't worry, I promised you, so I won't go back on my word, no kissing scenes for me."

Even someone as dense as Song Anan understood now that Pei Kuang was just messing with her, and she felt half amused, half exasperated.

This guy really didn't care about occasions when joking around.

She noticed the crew members around them trying to stifle their laughter. Those who didn't know better would think she was super strict with him.

In fact, Song Anan really didn't care about these things. Pei Kuang was an actor. Kissing or bed scenes, if the script called for them, she could understand.

But the fact was, ever since they got together, he had stopped taking such roles.

Song Anan didn't know at first. Later, Li Dong let it slip that it was at Pei Kuang's request.

She specifically talked to Pei Kuang about it then, telling him he didn't have to do this, it was his job, she would understand.

But Pei Kuang insisted. In his own words, no kissing or bed scenes didn't mean no roles to take on. His acting range was broad, so what was there to worry about?

Song Anan couldn't change his mind, so she just let him be.

But deep down, she knew Pei Kuang was doing this for her sake as well.

He always put her feelings first, afraid she would overthink, afraid she would feel uncomfortable seeing those scenes.

This hadn't changed over the years.

Pei Kuang had been shooting this drama for over four months. The two of them got to experience the fun of commuting to work together.

On the day he wrapped up shooting, Song Anan happened to be off work. So they decided to celebrate by going to their favorite private kitchen.

Song Anan had specially ordered a small cake with "Wrap Party" written on it.

Over the years following Pei Kuang she had learned that every occasion worth celebrating should be celebrated properly.

As Pei Kuang put it, having a sense of ritual was still important in life.

The dishes they ordered came out quickly. Song Anan couldn't wait to dig in. For some reason she felt really hungry today.

Pei Kuang scooped her a bowl of chicken soup and handed it to her, "Don't rush, drink up the soup first."

Having some soup before the meal was good for health.

"Oh," Song Anan took the bowl, about to drink. But for some reason, just as the bowl reached her mouth, the smell of chicken soup made her nauseous instantly.

"Ugh~" She really couldn't hold it in and gagged.

Seeing this, Pei Kuang immediately got up and walked over to her, "What's wrong? Do you feel uncomfortable somewhere?"

Song Anan waved her hand, "It's fine, just the smell of the chicken soup made me nauseous."

Pei Kuang frowned, picked up the bowl of chicken soup on the table and sniffed it, "Could the ingredients be not fresh?"

Song Anan said, "Shouldn't be. The ingredients here have always been very fresh. Never had issues before."

She still couldn't resist another sniff of the chicken soup, but no, the nauseating feeling instantly came back.

Pei Kuang paused, as if struck by a sudden thought. His eyes lit up, "Could you be pregnant?"

Song Anan was stunned. Pregnant?!

Her period was usually very punctual, but it was already a week late this time. It was very possible.

The two looked at each other, and Song Anan asked, "So what should we do now?"

Should they continue eating or go back and buy a pregnancy test to check?

Pei Kuang hesitated and said, "Let's eat first and talk about it when we get home."

After saying that, he took away the chicken soup and put some lighter dishes on Song Anan's plate for her to eat first.

Although the two had agreed to talk after the meal, neither of them was in the mood to continue eating. After hastily eating some food, they went to a nearby pharmacy to buy a pregnancy test and returned home.

Sure enough, there were two lines.

Song Anan stood there in a daze, still not quite reacting.

She really was pregnant.

The two had been married for three years, and they hadn't planned on having a child after getting married. Mainly because at that time, Song Anan had just started working, and it wasn't a good time to have a child.

But recently, the two did have plans to conceive.

One reason was that Song Anan had basically stabilized at work. Advancing as a doctor required a certain number of years of experience, so there was no rush and they could take it slow.

As for the second point, it was that both of them were not that young anymore. Pei Kuang was still fine, but he was more concerned about Song Anan. As she grew older, getting pregnant would become more difficult for her, and he couldn't bear to see her suffer. Actually, Pei Kuang didn't care whether they had a child or not, but Song Anan loved children very much. Therefore, since they were going to have one, it would be best to do it sooner rather than later.

This time, after discussing it a month ago, the two decided to stop contraception and also started preparing for pregnancy.

However, they were not in a hurry and wanted to let nature take its course. If Song Anan got pregnant, then they would have the child.

But neither of them expected that she would get pregnant so quickly.

Outside the bathroom, Pei Kuang paced back and forth by the door, "Anan, are you done?"

Song Anan opened the bathroom door in a daze and silently handed Pei Kuang the pregnancy test stick.

Seeing the two lines, Pei Kuang was a little slow to react. "This means you're pregnant?"

Song Anan nodded, "Yes, it should be."

A fleeting ecstasy flashed across Pei Kuang's face. He wanted to hug Song Anan but stopped abruptly for fear of hurting her.

"No, I have to call Li Dong and tell him not to arrange any more work for me. I want to stay home with you, otherwise I won't feel assured."

Song Anan was stunned for a moment.

She wanted to say there was no need. She could take care of herself even though she was pregnant, and he should focus on his work.

But Song Anan knew that she probably couldn't persuade Pei Kuang, so she could only say, "Don't rush, pregnancy tests have a certain false positive rate. We'll go to the hospital tomorrow to get checked before deciding anything."

The next day, the two went to the hospital for a checkup, and it was confirmed that Song Anan was indeed pregnant. The two were overjoyed.

But for new parents, apart from being happy, nervousness followed closely after.

Even though Song Anan was a doctor herself, she couldn't avoid it, let alone Pei Kuang.

Since confirming the pregnancy, he had become very tense. He directly told Li Dong not to arrange any more work for him because he wanted to stay home with Song Anan, otherwise he wouldn't feel at ease.

That wasn't all. Around the 6th week, Pei Kuang even developed "pregnancy nausea", and it was pretty severe.

Everyone was shocked at the time. Song Anan hadn't experienced much as the pregnant one, yet he had such intense "pregnancy nausea".

Only after going to the hospital did they find out that this was called Couvade syndrome.

It referred to when some husbands experience pregnancy-like symptoms when their wives have pregnancy reactions, due to excessive mental stress. This is known as Couvade syndrome.

That day, Pei Kuang happened to have a brand endorsement event to attend. Li Dong came early in the morning to pick him up.

Recently, Li Dong had postponed all the work he could, but some things arranged beforehand couldn't be canceled. This brand event was one such example.

Fortunately, the event was in City B, relatively speaking, this kind of event was more relaxing, Pei Kuang just had to show up.

The event was going smoothly, but no one expected that during the Q&A session with reporters, Pei Kuang suddenly vomited.

Li Dong hurriedly went on stage to hand him a bottle of water to barely suppress it.

Although the vomiting stopped quickly, the incident caused quite a stir online.

[Oh my god! What's going on, what's wrong with Pei Kuang, is there some health issue?]

[F**k f**k! Are my eyes playing tricks or does Pei Kuang seem much thinner this time?]

[The one above is right, he has clearly lost a lot of weight and doesn't seem to be in good health.]

[Ahhhhh, no, Pei Kuang you have to be okay, don't let anything happen!]

[It'll be fine, don't scare yourselves sisters, it was just an accident.]

[That's right, it was probably food poisoning. I've had food poisoning and was vomiting and had diarrhea too.]

While fans were busy reassuring themselves, netizens began all kinds of "Dr. Baidu" diagnoses for Pei Kuang.

Seeing the various online speculation about Pei Kuang's health, Li Dong really couldn't help but shake his head.

Sigh!

Who would believe it if he said this was Couvade syndrome?

As the incident continued to ferment, Pei Kuang could only personally post a Weibo to clarify.

@Pei Kuang: Thank you everyone for your concern. There are no health issues, I get regular checkups, this is just normal "pregnancy nausea". The doctor said it'll get better after some time.

[Waaa, you scared me to death, so it's just pregnancy nausea!]

[Pat pat, as long as you're okay, remember to get regular checkups!]

[F**k! Seeing those online speculations earlier really scared me half to death. As expected, Dr. Baidu diagnoses are unreliable!]

[Hey, wait a minute, you call this normal "pregnancy nausea"? Haha, what's normal about it!]

[Pfft hahaha, this can be considered Pei Kuang's belated fatherhood right, it's understandable to be under great mental stress]

[Poster above, don't exaggerate, Pei Kuang is only 35 this year, still in his prime]

[Tsk tsk, with Song Anan and Pei Kuang's heavenly good looks, their child is going to be so gorgeous]

[I know right, super looking forward to it! Their whole family will be high in looks, they'll turn heads just walking down the street!]

[Ahhhhh, can't wait for the baby to be born and go on daddy-baby variety shows with dad! I'm shallow, I really want to see that happen!]

[My god, what an eye-opener, Pei Kuang must really care deeply about Song Anan to stress himself to this extent]

[Waaa, crying, Pei Kuang really loves her so much!]

...!

Chapter 115

The news that Song Anan was pregnant was made public in this farcical manner.

This 'official announcement' was unprecedented. Many netizens didn't even know the term 'pregnancy accompanying syndrome'.

So the hype around this was off the charts for a while, and was trending on the hot search for several days straight.

Everyone on the internet was anticipating the arrival of this unborn baby.

Pei Kuang and Song Anan's fans immediately seized this opportunity and frantically promoted the couple under the slogan of 'Only real couples are worth shipping', and endless fan materials poured out.

Indeed, they managed to attract quite a few new fans to the ship, the ranks continued to grow, and for a time they were unparalleled in the CP circle.

The CP super topic ranking directly rose to first place.

Online discussions were in full swing, but for the people involved, the nervousness of being new parents made them simply not have time to care about these things.

Throughout her pregnancy, Song Anan was relatively low-maintenance. Other than stronger reactions in early pregnancy, everything else was normal.

During this time, Pei Kuang stopped all the work he had on hand and was basically with her the entire time.

On the other hand, she continued to work herself until going on maternity leave 15 days before delivery.

Song Anan had advised Pei Kuang to not be so nervous, and to keep doing what he needed to do, but he was exceptionally adamant about this matter.

No matter what anyone said, it was useless. He had to be hands on with everything, and even if he couldn't do something himself, he still had to be present to feel assured.

In fact, when Zhao Ya first learned of Song Anan's pregnancy, she was worried too. She came to stay with them for a period of time, thinking that having someone experienced like her around to keep an eye on things would provide peace of mind.

But after a week, Zhao Ya left, because she discovered there was no need for her to be there. It was no exaggeration to say Pei Kuang knew even more than she did.

Ever since finding out Song Anan was pregnant, he had been very diligently studying everything related to pregnancy and childbirth, learning how to take care of an expectant mother. He didn't just consult doctors, but also asked women who had been pregnant before, and had filled up a whole notebook with notes.

It covered everything from early to late pregnancy, as well as care after giving birth. It was extremely comprehensive.

Once when Li Dong came by, he happened to see it and jokingly said he could publish a book already.

When everyone teased him, Pei Kuang would usually just smile without responding. But the more he understood these things, the more he profoundly realized everything a mother goes through when pregnant.

And what he could do was try his best to alleviate Song Anan's physical and psychological discomfort.

With both their efforts, Song Anan successfully gave birth to a baby boy after over 9 months.

According to their prior discussion, if it was a girl her name would be Nuannuan, and if a boy, Mumu.

In the hospital room, Pei Kuang held Song Anan's hand as they looked together at the baby in the crib next to them, joy written all over their faces as new parents.

A group of people stood around the bed, including Zhao Ya, Song Zhenhui and Song Linchuan, also eagerly looking at the child.

Zhao Ya couldn't help sighing, "This child looks so good! Just look at those eyes, like little Kuang, and the mouth and nose like Anan."

Hearing this, Song Linchuan's mouth unconsciously twitched, looking at his mother incredulously.

Zhao Ya glared at him, "What's with that expression?"

Song Linchuan stroked his nose, "Nothing, just worried your eyes are going bad."

How could this wrinkly red baby possibly look good?

Even if he was his auntie's child, Song Linchuan couldn't bring himself to honestly say the child looked good, and could only concede he looked passable.

Zhao Ya naturally picked up on the implication behind Song Linchuan's words, and was instantly unhappy. She went to smack him directly, but he dodged.

As Song Linchuan kept dodging, he mumbled something about looking like a little old man.

Pei Kuang explained with a smile, "Newborns are all like this. They've been soaking in amniotic fluid for so long that their skin is wrinkly. It'll get better after some time."

Zhao Ya immediately followed up, "That's right, what do you know? Newborns change every day."

"Plus, you looked even worse when you were born."

She then pointed at Song Zhenhui and said, "Back then, your dad even suspected the nurses had swapped you, and went to ask them himself, saying we didn't have such an ugly child."

Song Linchuan was stunned for a moment, looking at Song Zhenhui uncertainly.

The old man did something like this?

Song Anan and Pei Kuang also looked at Song Zhenhui in surprise, exchanging a glance and clearly both trying not to laugh.

Song Zhenhui was a little embarrassed having his wife expose his dirty laundry in front of the younger generation.

He lightly coughed and pretended to calmly look at Song Linchuan. "Your mother is right. You looked much worse than your younger brother when you were born."

Younger brother?

Song Linchuan was silenced. He glanced at the sleeping child on the bed and silently looked away.

Ever since this Pei Kuang started being with his auntie, he seemed to care more and more about these generational relationships.

To Song Linchuan, no matter how much younger his auntie's child was, he could accept the child calling him big brother with a clear conscience.

But just thinking about this damn guy's son calling him big brother made him very uncomfortable.

Song Anan had just given birth and her body was weak, so she got tired easily. Before long, she couldn't keep her eyes open.

So as not to disturb her rest, Zhao Ya took Song Zhenhui and Song Linchuan and left first, leaving only Pei Kuang to keep watch in the hospital room.

Pei Kuang sat by the bed looking at Song Anan's sleeping profile, then glanced at the child next to her. He felt very content.

This was his and Song Anan's child, a bond between them.

Thinking this, Pei Kuang couldn't help a warm feeling rising in his heart.

On the day Mumu was born, after getting through the initial chaos, Pei Kuang finally remembered Li Dong's earlier instructions to post something on Weibo updating fans that all was well.

@Pei Kuang: My baby has given birth to our baby. Mother and child are safe and sound. My wife did great!

The photo was of the baby's little feet.

Kuang fans immediately rushed to the scene, followed closely by other netizens, and the internet promptly exploded.

【Oh wow, so Auntie Song gave birth? Mother and child safe and sound, it's a baby boy!】

【Tsk tsk, look at Pei Kuang's smugness. My baby, gave birth, our baby, so much showing off in just one sentence!】

【Waah, my baby, sweet enough to kill】

【Gosh, Pei Kuang calling Auntie Song 'my wife', love that!】

【Congrats congrats! The main thing is they're safe and sound. This family of three must take good care of each other!】

【Ahhhh, just looking at the little feet you can tell it's a cute baby. Come come, auntie wants to hug】

【Hahahaha, laughing to death, sister upstairs, how deep is your filter to be able to tell the baby is good looking from just a picture of feet?】

【Ahem, let me tangent from this floor, since Auntie Song's child, shouldn't he call Song Linchuan big brother?】

【Hahahaha, right, what a 35 year age gap between brothers!】

【@Song Linchuan, take good care of your little brother】

【I'm dead, too funny! Pei Kuang is late age fatherhood, while Song Linchuan gains a little brother late in life!】

【Can't stop laughing, upstairs you're too much! Hahahahaha, 'gains little brother late in life', what's that!】

...

After being discharged from the hospital, Song Anan went directly to a postpartum care center, and Pei Kuang went with her.

This postpartum center was booked by Pei Kuang in advance. He had basically visited all the high-end postpartum centers in City B, inspecting them in person for professionalism and service standards, ensuring they were absolutely top notch.

But on the first day staying at the postpartum center, Song Anan encountered an embarrassing problem - her breasts were engorged.

The lactation consultant and nurses at the center tried many methods, but the effects were not ideal at all. Her milk just wouldn't express out.

Seeing Song Anan sweating profusely from the pain, Pei Kuang couldn't help feeling anxious. "Is there any other way?"

The lactation consultant and nurses hesitated for a few seconds, looking at Pei Kuang as they said, "For Song's situation, there is actually another method we could try, but it requires Pei's assistance."

Pei Kuang paused. He had a rough idea what method they meant.

"Alright, you can leave first. I'll take care of things here."

The nurse confirmed, "Do you know what to pay attention to?"

Pei Kuang lightly nodded. He had done research on dealing with engorgement before, he just didn't think of it earlier.

After all, that method was not suitable for every new mom. They had to judge based on each mom's specific situation.

After the nurse and nanny left, Song Anan was confused as she looked at Pei Kuang.

What on earth were they talking about just now?

"What exactly is this method?" she asked.

Did she need his help too?

Pei Kuang raised his brows. He just leaned in and whispered something softly into her ear. Song Anan's face immediately turned red.

She looked at Pei Kuang, flustered, "No, we can't. You..."

Ten minutes later.

Song Anan sat there, her face flushed, with her back facing Pei Kuang as she fed Muzi.

Seeing how she was reacting, Pei Kuang couldn't help but jokingly tease her, "We're almost like an old married couple, yet you're still so shy about this. What's there to be shy about, it's not like we haven't done it before..."

Hearing this, Song Anan immediately sat up straight and glared at him, "You!"

Pei Kuang shrugged with an indulgent look on his face, "Alright, alright. I won't mention it, I won't mention it..."

Just like Zhao Ya said, babies really did change every day.

By the time Song Anan's postpartum recovery month ended, Muzi had grown a lot bigger, and his facial features had gradually become more defined.

He was an adorable little baby.

Not only was Muzi a cutie, he was also very well-behaved. He usually just ate and slept. He really rarely cried.

He would only whimper a little when he was hungry or needed a diaper change. Otherwise, he was so good, it was unbelievable.

Even the nannies taking care of him at the postpartum care center said that of all the babies they had cared for, this was the first time they saw such an easy, low-maintenance child.

With such a well-behaved child, new parents Song Anan and Pei Kuang were most relaxed.

But Pei Kuang did not let his guard down. He kept a close eye on the mother and child.

About a month after giving birth, he keenly noticed that something seemed off with Song Anan's emotions.

Especially in the last few days before leaving the care center, her mood swings were quite dramatic, mainly manifesting as low spirits, irritability, anxiety, and poor sleep quality.

Song Anan probably also realized something was wrong with herself. She would feel inexplicably sad and want to cry for no reason.

Sometimes when she looked at Pei Kuang, her eyes would suddenly turn red.

The two quickly realized what the problem was. These were signs of postpartum depression.

The main reason Song Anan could recognize the symptoms was because she studied medicine. As for Pei Kuang, it was simply because he had done a lot of research beforehand.

"What should I do? I know this isn't right, but I just can't help it. I'm so useless." Song Anan said dispiritedly.

Pei Kuang wiped her tears and comforted her, "Anan, you can't blame yourself. This is caused by hormone imbalances after giving birth."

"It's okay. You can tell me anything that's making you unhappy or uncomfortable. I'm here. I'll go through this with you."

With red-rimmed eyes, Song Anan said, "My figure is a mess now. I look so ugly."

Pei Kuang looked at Song Anan earnestly, "I really don't think you look ugly. But if you don't like how you look now, I'll exercise with you and help you with postpartum recovery. How about that?"

In fact, Song Anan did not gain much weight during her entire pregnancy. Her postpartum care was very well done. Her recovery was already quite good compared to before, just slightly different.

But Pei Kuang also knew that at times like these, no amount of reassuring words would help much. So he would accompany her to make changes until she was satisfied with how she looked.

Song Anan pursed her lips and nodded lightly, "Okay."

For a long time after that, Pei Kuang accompanied Song Anan in exercising every day. Following the nutritionist's menu, he cooked various delicious and nutritious meals for her postpartum diet.

They also went to see a doctor halfway through, and received timely counseling. Pei Kuang paid close attention to her mood swings as the doctor had instructed, and helped soothe her emotions in a timely manner.

Finally, after three months, Song Anan's postpartum depression was cured.

On this day, Pei Kuang was the happiest. He was overjoyed not only for Song Anan, but also because a huge weight had been lifted off his chest.

In fact, there had always been a thorn in Pei Kuang's heart that no one knew about. This thorn had taken deep root.

Ever since Song Anan got pregnant, on one hand he looked forward to the arrival of the new life, but on the other hand, he was also very afraid.

Afraid that something might happen to Song Anan.

After all, the main reason why Zhang Man loathed him so much was because when she gave birth to him, she had postpartum depression.

But because it wasn't taken seriously and treated in time, Zhang Man suffered for a long time. Later, her way of freeing herself was to redirect all the resentment onto him.

When Pei Kuang was little, he had witnessed Zhang Man at her most hysterical. All her misfortunes seemed to have started from giving birth.

He was especially afraid Song Anan would go down the same path.

Although he knew Song Anan and Zhang Man were different people, fundamentally different at their core, and that Zhang Man reaching this state could not be solely blamed on postpartum depression, that her own character played a big role.

But he still couldn't help worrying.

Fortunately nothing happened. Fortunately it was all in the past now.

Looking at his wife and child in the distance, Pei Kuang's eyes were filled with tenderness.

Chapter 116

Time flew by, and Mu Mu was already three years old.

Song Anan and Pei Kuang had gone from clueless new parents to witnessing their little one grow - from babbling his first words to taking his first steps. Only parents who have experienced this journey understand the joy.

Without a doubt, the two loved Mu Mu very much, but sometimes, they were also a little troubled.

Like today, it was Song Anan's day off, and Pei Kuang also happened to have time. So the two had planned ahead of time, days ago, to leave Mu Mu with the nanny and go out, just the two of them.

But neither had expected that morning the nanny would have an emergency at home and need to take the day off. That left them to watch Mu Mu at home.

Their long-awaited sweet time alone looked about to go up in smoke.

Pei Kuang looked at Song Anan aggrieved, "Wife, how long has it been since we've had time to ourselves since Mu Mu was born?"

Song Anan was also very helpless, but there was no other way since this is how things had turned out. She could only say, "Next time, okay? Let's treat today as a parent-child day at home, we can spend more time with Mu Mu, that's good too."

Pei Kuang sighed silently.

For now, that seemed to be the only option, but he still felt a little unwilling.

As if struck by a sudden thought, his eyes lit up. He turned to Song Anan and asked, "Didn't Linchuan just get back yesterday?"

Although Song Anan didn't know why he had suddenly brought up Song Linchuan, she answered truthfully, "Mm, he finished shooting and got back last night. He even said he was coming over to see Mu Mu today."

Pei Kuang raised a brow and continued asking, "He's home alone?"

Song Anan nodded, "Right, Weiwei can't come back for a couple more days. What's up?"

Song Linchuan and Zhou Wei had finally made their relationship official last year and gotten married.

After all the trials and tribulations they had gone through over the years, it had kept Song Anan on pins and needles watching, but fortunately the ending was a good one.

After marrying, Zhou Wei had moved to Song Linchuan's side, saying it was closer to them and they could look after each other.

The corners of Pei Kuang's eyes lifted slightly as he calmly said, "Since he's coming to see Mu Mu, he can just help watch the kid for a day, right?"

Song Anan was stunned for a moment. Have Song Linchuan watch Mu Mu while they went out on a date, just the two of them?

She knew without even thinking about it that he definitely wouldn't agree to that.

Seeing her reaction, Pei Kuang hit the nail on the head. "It's fine, it won't be a big deal, we'll just trick him into it."

Song Anan let out a sound of surprise. Trick him?!

"How do we trick him?" she asked reflexively.

The corners of Pei Kuang's mouth turned up slightly. He waved Song Anan over and then whispered something in her ear.

Song Anan's eyes went wide in disbelief as she looked at Pei Kuang. "That doesn't seem right." She hesitated.

Pei Kuang shrugged. "Do you still want to go out and have fun or not?"

Song Anan opened and closed her mouth, completely conflicted.

Of course she wanted to. After all, they had been planning this for so many days, how could she not want to go?

Seeing her reaction, Pei Kuang made the decision outright. "Okay, it's settled then. Leave everything to me, you don't need to say anything. Just play along a little later."

About twenty minutes later, Song Linchuan, who had just finished breakfast, suddenly got a call from Pei Kuang.

"What! You and my auntie got in a fight? Okay, I'll be right over."

After hanging up, he didn't delay at all and hurried over right away.

Pei Kuang was the one who opened the door. Song Linchuan's brows were knitted tight as he asked, "What exactly happened? You didn't explain clearly on the phone."

He had only said he and Auntie fought, without explaining what it was about. It was worrying to hear something like that without context.

Pei Kuang sighed, seeming like he wanted to say something but held back, "Come in first, then we'll talk."

After Song Linchuan went in, he saw Song Anan sitting on the sofa with her back to the door.

He had just started to ask what was going on when Song Anan glanced at him without saying anything. The next second, she got up and ran off.

Song Linchuan was completely confused until he heard the sound of the door closing. Only then did he react.

He turned to look at Pei Kuang. "What did you do to upset my auntie so much?"

To make her that angry?

Pei Kuang smiled helplessly, "Just a small thing, she got unhappy. It's all my fault."

Song Linchuan said matter-of-factly, "Of course I know it's all your fault."

Then he added sagely, "Wives need to be soothed. No matter what she says, just go along with her. And you know my auntie is so easy to coax anyway."

Pei Kuang put on a very teachable look. "Okay, I understand."

"What are you still doing standing here then? Go after her!" Song Linchuan urged impatiently, as if Pei Kuang was hopeless.

Pei Kuang looked conflicted, glancing toward the living room. "The nanny took today off... Mu Mu..."

Song Linchuan immediately grasped his meaning and impatiently pushed him toward the door. "That's why I'm here! I'll watch Mu Mu. You go get my auntie back."

Pei Kuang nodded. "Okay, thanks for the trouble."

Then he pointed to a piece of paper on the table and said, "There are some notes on watching the kid, don't forget to look at them."

Song Linchuan waved a hand impatiently, signaling him to hurry up and go already.

Pei Kuang ran over to say bye to Mu Mu first, telling him to be good and listen to Song Linchuan. Only then did he turn and hurry out the door.

Ten minutes later, in the basement parking garage of the apartment complex.

Song Anan was sneakily hiding behind a car. Seeing Pei Kuang emerge from the elevator, she finally came out.

"I think I messed up my acting. What do you think, did Linchuan notice anything?" she asked.

Pei Kuang walked over and ruffled her hair, smiling. "Don't worry, he didn't notice a thing. You acted very well."

Hearing this, Song Anan scratched her head, embarrassed.

She knew Pei Kuang was just comforting her. They had rehearsed it earlier - she was supposed to throw a fit and then storm out, to make it seem like they really fought.

But as soon as she saw Song Linchuan's face, she got nervous. Her mind went blank and she completely forgot the lines they had agreed on earlier. All she could remember was that she was supposed to run out.

"Don't try to make me feel better, I know I didn't act well at all." She said.

Pei Kuang took her hand and smiled gently. "I'm not trying to make you feel better. It was because the characters we came up with earlier were wrong. With your temperament, you could never pull off having a big, showy fight. Linchuan knows you so well, if you had really acted like that, he would have grown suspicious."

"So you see, the way you accidentally bungled it actually fits your character more."

Song Anan thought about it and realized he had a point. It made her feel better.

But still, she said, "I still feel it's not right to trick Linchuan like this."

Pei Kuang smiled and opened the passenger door for Song Anan, signaling for her to get in the car first. "It's fine, it's not like he hasn't tricked us before. We're even now."

Like that time he didn't want to eat takeout anymore, so he faked not feeling well to get Pei Kuang to cook him a nice meal and bring it over.

"And you know he and Weiwei are planning to have a baby soon too. We're giving him a chance to get used to taking care of a kid early..."

After Pei Kuang and Song Anan left, Mu Mu was playing with toys on the rug in the living room.

Seeing his parents go, he didn't fuss or cry. He just blinked his big, innocent round eyes at Song Linchuan and called out obediently, "Brother."

Song Linchuan went over and ruffled the little guy's hair. "It's okay. Mom and dad just have something to take care of, they'll be back soon. Keep playing."

Mu Mu said "Oh" and tilted his head, thinking for a moment. Then he said, "Brother, let's play together."

Song Linchuan sat down on the rug with him. "Sure, I'll play with you."

Mu Mu had been building with blocks. Song Linchuan didn't actually want to play, he just watched Mu Mu play.

After half an hour passed with no sign of Song Anan and Pei Kuang returning, Song Linchuan started feeling restless.

He was just too bored. Song Linchuan suddenly remembered the notes Pei Kuang had mentioned before leaving. Something about things to pay attention to with the kid. He got up and went over to the dining table to take a look.

Seeing the writing on the A4 paper, he couldn't help but be taken aback. It was a record of Mu Mu's diet - what he ate for main meals, snacks, even which takeout places had food he could eat, all neatly noted down.

Song Linchuan suddenly felt something was off.

What does this mean? Could this be prepared for him? Are these two not planning to come back at noon?!

But he thought again, maybe he was overthinking. Didn't the nanny ask for a day off today? These should have been prepared by the nanny for them earlier.

Song Linchuan didn't think too much of it and the morning passed by unknowingly like this.

Mu Mu was really easy to take care of. He mostly just played by himself, or hugged his ball to play with toys. He didn't cry or make a fuss at all.

He would only call for Song Linchuan when he was thirsty, hungry, or wanted to use the bathroom. He was so well behaved without compare.

In his mother Zhao's words, she had never seen a more easygoing child than Mu Mu. Song Linchuan didn't feel tired at all taking care of him.

But it was almost lunch time now, and he didn't know how Pei Kuang and Song Anan were doing. So he wanted to call Pei Kuang to ask.

But just as he picked up his phone, he received an entertainment news push notification from Weibo.

"#Pei Kuang and his young auntie holding hands and having fun at Happy Valley, full of sweetness warning#"

Song Linchuan casually clicked in and saw several photos in the news. Suddenly, he had a bad feeling.

His young auntie was smiling so happily, without a trace of anger at all!

Could it be that their so-called fight was all an act by that dog Pei Kuang to trick him!

He quickly logged into Weibo and as expected, related tags about the two of them were trending. Looking more closely now, under the tags there were not only photos taken secretly by netizens, but also videos.

Checking the posting times of the earliest netizen photos, the first one was taken at the entrance of Happy Valley.

That was 9:30 in the morning. Based on when the two of them left the house, Song Linchuan realized what was going on.

That dog!

So the act this morning was all to trick him into coming over to take care of the child, so they could go out and have a lovers' world, right?

He gnashed his teeth and picked up his phone to call Pei Kuang's number.

One minute later, no one picked up!

Song Linchuan thought Pei Kuang was deliberately not answering his call. He gave a cold laugh, angered till his face turned red.

"Very good, if you have the guts then don't come back!"

After calming down in the room for a while, Song Linchuan was still very angry.

But because he had to consider Mu Mu, he couldn't show it. So he took his phone and switched to his big Weibo account, determined to vent his anger by publicly condemning them online!

@Song Linchuan: Be a decent human being! @Pei Kuang, if you don't answer my call again, I'm going to abandon your son!!!

When netizens and fans saw this Weibo post, their first reaction was confusion.

Woah, what is going on here?

But they weren't stupid either. Connecting it with today's trending news of Song Anan and Pei Kuang's sweet date outing, they roughly guessed what was happening.

[Hahaha, so Pei Kuang and his young auntie went out on a date, leaving the child for Song Linchuan to take care of?]

[Looking at Song Linchuan's reaction, he was probably tricked into taking care of the child without knowing. Otherwise he wouldn't be so angry.]

[Waah, I have experience with this. Last time my brother and sister-in-law wanted to go out and play but had no one to take care of my little nephew, so they deliberately fought at home and ran out, leaving me at home to take care of the child.]

[Damn! This is too miserable, feel sorry for Song Linchuan for 3 seconds.]

[Hahaha, this is so damaging of Pei Kuang and his young auntie.]

[To be fair, Pei Kuang and his young auntie really went overboard this time. They should have been more low-key. If he didn't see the exposed trending news, maybe they could have used this trick again!]

[Song Linchuan: Can you keep your happiness a little quieter, you're disturbing me!]

[Haha I'm dying, Song Linchuan you're not young anymore, how could you still fall for tricks like this? Maybe it's time to reflect.]

[Hahaha, the above bro is going overboard. This is blaming the victim. What wrong did Song Linchuan do? He's just too silly and naive.]

[Fuck! Don't be too excessive, or Song Linchuan will come assassinate you all at night!]

[Young auntie earnestly: Linchuan, take good care of your little brother.]

[Hahaha, little brother, nice one. Every time I think about how Pei Kuang's son calls Song Linchuan big brother, I want to laugh.]

[Can't stop laughing, this family is so funny.]

[Right? Last time Pei Kuang even said someone was faking sickness to freeload food and drink. It's obvious who that "someone" refers to!]

[To be fair, I think it's good for Song Linchuan to take care of the child more. He just got married last year right, shouldn't be long before he can become a dad himself. It's good practice for him.]

[Exactly, Linchuan, your young auntie and uncle are doing this for your own good, they have your best interests at heart.]

[Song Linchuan: Great, a world where only I get hurt has been achieved!]

...

Chapter 117

Song Anan and Pei Kuang were quite hands-on when it came to raising their child.

During Mu Mu's developmental years, they both placed great importance on accompanying him.

Although Song Anan's job seemed relatively stable, when it came to taking care of their child, Pei Kuang did far more than she did.

As a surgeon working three shifts, the nature of her job meant that sometimes when she got home, Mu Mu would already be asleep, not to mention overtime was a daily occurrence.

But from the time Song Anan became pregnant, Pei Kuang basically suspended all his work except for occasionally guest starring in some roles, and didn't start filming again until Mu Mu turned two.

In comparison, they both placed more emphasis on personal privacy, and weren't very keen on having other people in their home, so after Mu Mu turned one, the nanny who had been taking care of him transitioned to a part-time live-in role.

What does part-time live-in mean? It means that as long as either Song Anan or Pei Kuang was home that day, the nanny could take the day off and they would take care of Mu Mu themselves.

Although it was a bit tiring, the effect was obvious - after all, compared to a nanny, a parent's company gave a child more of a sense of security.

Plus, there were many things that children needed to learn through their parents' words and deeds.

One weekend, Pei Kuang was on location for a TV drama shoot, and Song Anan happened to be off, so she was home alone with their son that day.

But right after the mother and son pair woke up from their nap, Song Anan suddenly got an urgent call from the hospital saying there was an emergency meeting she had to get back for.

Since the nanny had the day off, it wasn't appropriate to call her back on such short notice, so she had no choice but to bring her son to the hospital with her.

After arriving at the hospital, Song Anan brought Mu Mu to the cardiothoracic surgery nurses' station and asked the nurses on duty to help keep an eye on him for a bit.

She left the desserts she'd brought next to them and said, "Sorry to trouble you, my family will come pick him up later."

The young nurses gleefully replied, "Don't worry Doctor Song, leave Mu Mu to us, you go ahead to your meeting!"

Song Anan smiled and thanked them again, then squatted down to tell Mu Mu, "Mommy has to go work, be good and listen to the nurse aunties, okay?"

Four-year-old little Mu Mu acted just like a little grown up, patting Song Anan on the shoulder and saying, "Don't worry Mom, go focus on work, I'll be fine on my own."

After that, he looked around the nurses' station and finally pointed to a corner and asked, "Nurse auntie, can I sit over there?"

The nurses were instantly charmed by Mu Mu's cuteness.

Awwww, Doctor Song's son is just too adorable!

Such a little guy, with delicate features and so well-behaved, who wouldn't dote on him?

Makes me want to effortlessly become a mom!

Seeing the group of nurses fawning over Mu Mu, asking him questions nonstop, Song Anan couldn't help covering her forehead.

It seemed that by comparison, Mu Mu was the most mature one.

But she was at ease leaving her son given his temperament, so as Mu Mu looked over, Song Anan gestured to him before leaving.

This wasn't Mu Mu's first time coming to his mom's workplace.

When his dad was home, he would often bring Mu Mu along to bring food for his mom, so he wasn't unfamiliar with this place.

The nurse aunties were really nice to him, always giving him lots of snacks he liked, so Mu Mu really liked them, but sometimes it was also troubling.

Like right now, the nurse aunties had given him lots more snacks, but his parents had limited his snack intake and he'd already reached the quota for today.

If he ate any more that would definitely be a no-go, even though Mom wasn't here, as a little man he had to keep his word and not go back on a promise.

Mu Mu clenched his little fists with determination and firmly said, "Thank you aunties, but I can't have any more snacks today, next time!"

Seeing the little guy like this, the nurses were even more endeared.

So young yet already so disciplined, he's just too amazing!

The head nurse saw her unmarried young nurses going on about how they wished they could have a child like Mu Mu, and jokingly scolded them, "You girls don't even have boyfriends yet you're dreaming about having kids, how bold!"

"Alright, stop crowding around here, get back to work!"

After joking around, those who should work still had to work, and they all scurried off again.

The head nurse came over to Mu Mu's side and smiled as she brought him over to the side, "Mu Mu, will you stay here and be good?"

Mu Mu obediently nodded, "Okay, thank you head nurse auntie."

Then he asked, "Auntie, can I draw here?"

The head nurse smiled, "Of course, do you need me to get you paper and pens?"

Mu Mu shook his head, "No need, I brought my own."

After saying so, he took out pens and a sketchbook from his little backpack, and sat down like a little adult to start drawing.

Seeing Mu Mu's well-behaved manner, the head nurse couldn't help a doting smile spreading across her face.

Ah, it really is someone else's child - not at all like her own little monkey at home, unable to sit still for even a minute.

Right then the head nurse didn't have anything else to do, so she lingered at the nurses' station for a bit.

It took her awhile before she suddenly recalled that Song Anan had said a family member would come pick up her child - who was that family member, could it be Pei Kuang?

The people in cardiothoracic surgery weren't unfamiliar with Pei Kuang, these past few years he had been a frequent visitor here, often coming to pick up Song Anan after work.

The head nurse asked, "Mu Mu, is your dad coming to get you later?"

Mu Mu lifted his head from his sketchbook and shook his head, "Dad is working on set, he can't make it."

The head nurse made a sound of surprise - if not Pei Kuang, who else could it be?

Having been colleagues for many years, she knew a bit about Song Anan's family situation. Their family structure was quite simple, no elders, usually just the three of them.

Could it be the nanny?

That wasn't right either, Song Anan had clearly said family.

Just as the head nurse was feeling confused, a man's voice suddenly sounded in her ear.

"Mu Mu."

The head nurse turned to look, and a man wearing a mask and hat that obscured his appearance was standing outside the nurses' station, though she didn't know when he'd gotten there.

Mu Mu, who had been drawing, turned at the familiar voice and excitedly stood up, "Big brother, you've come to get me!"

Song Linchuan took off his hat and glasses and lightly nodded at the nurses, then looked towards the head nurse standing next to Mu Mu and said, "My aunt asked me to pick up Mu Mu, she told you right?"

The head nurse blankly nodded, "She did."

Without a doubt, Song Linchuan clearly fell under the category of Song Anan's family.

Song Linchuan lightly hmm-ed, and said to Mu Mu, "Let's go, we're going home."

Mu Mu obediently packed up his things and put on his little backpack, saying goodbye to everyone, "Bye aunties."

The nurses all smilingly waved goodbye to him.

Then, Mu Mu walked out of the nurses' station and took Song Linchuan's hand on his own initiative, "Big brother, let's go, don't disturb Mom's work."

The nurses: "..."

Uh...Mu Mu called them auntie, but called Song Linchuan big brother.

This randomly gave Song Linchuan an advantage, it was a bit awkward for them.

However, Song Linchuan himself had long become accustomed to this and remained completely calm, simply nodding to everyone and then casually leading Mu Mu away while holding his hand.

Watching the two brothers' retreating backs, the nurses couldn't help but think of netizens' joking descriptions and laughed out loud.

Hahaha, adult baby brother, this generation of netizens is just too savage!

Song Linchuan brought Mu Mu out of the hospital to the nearby parking lot.

They walked to a black SUV, where the car door was opened from the inside.

Seeing the person in the car, Mu Mu's eyes lit up and he happily called out, "Sis-in-law!"

Zhou Wei smiled and replied, "Mu Mu, hop in, sit with sister-in-law."

Mu Mu really liked Zhou Wei, hearing her say this, he naturally agreed without a second thought.

But he was still small with short legs, climbing into such a tall SUV on his own was a bit difficult, so he automatically held out his arms to Song Linchuan.

"Big brother, carry me."

Song Linchuan smiled as he picked him up, not forgetting to remind, "Slowly, don't bump your sister-in-law's belly."

Although not knowing why, Mu Mu still obediently hmm-ed in response.

Song Linchuan immediately got into the driver's seat, Zhou Wei and Mu Mu sat in the back row, and the car started up and quickly drove into the traffic.

Mu Mu tilted his head and looked at Zhou Wei's belly, asking, "Sister-in-law, are you uncomfortable in your belly?"

Otherwise, why wouldn't brother let me touch sister-in-law's belly, he never used to be like that before.

Zhou Wei pinched Mu Mu's little face and explained with a smile, "It's not discomfort, sister-in-law has a little baby in her belly now."

Mu Mu blinked, there's a little baby in the belly now?

He instinctively looked at Zhou Wei's belly, reacted for a moment, and said in surprise, "I know this, sister-in-law has a little sister in her belly!"

Zhou Wei smiled and asked, "Mu Mu says it's a sister?"

Mu Mu nodded heavily, "Yes, it's a sister."

Song Linchuan uttered a 'heh' and was suddenly interested: "How do you know it's a sister, not a brother?"

Mu Mu tilted his head and thought for a moment: "Because Mu Mu likes sisters more."

When Song Linchuan heard this, he was delighted, "What a coincidence, I also prefer a sister."

Having said that, he glanced at Zhou Wei through the rearview mirror and said smugly, "See, it's not just me saying this, so it must be a daughter."

Zhou Wei shook her head helplessly, this man is so childish.

Ever since confirming the pregnancy at the hospital just now, he had been saying it was a girl. Although Zhou Wei really wanted a daughter too, this was not something they could decide.

But since Mu Mu said the same thing, they might as well expect it, Zhou Wei thought.

After finishing work, Song Anan did not go straight home, but went to Song Linchuan's house to pick up her son first.

In the past two years, they had changed houses. After having Mu Mu, they always felt that there was not enough space at home, so they bought another villa in a nearby villa area.

Song Linchuan also bought one in the villa area and moved in with Zhou Wei afterward.

So now the two families were still in the same villa area, with only two households between them.

When Song Anan came over, Song Linchuan, Zhou Wei and Mu Mu were playing games in the living room on the first floor.

Seeing his mother come, Mu Mu immediately let go of Song Linchuan's hand and ran over briskly, "Mom, Mu Mu has a sister now."

Song Anan was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding, "Sister?"

Where did this sister come from?

Mu Mu nodded his little head like a chick pecking at rice, "Yeah yeah, sister."

Then he turned around and pointed to Zhou Wei behind him, "Sister-in-law has a sister in her belly."

This time Song Anan understood what he meant. She looked at Zhou Wei with delight, "Weiwei, you're pregnant?"

Zhou Wei smiled and nodded.

Song Anan asked again, "Did you go to the hospital for a checkup?"

Zhou Wei smiled and said, "I did, the doctor said it's been four weeks and everything is very normal."

"That's great, that's really great." Song Anan was truly happy for them.

Come to think of it, they had been trying for almost two years without any news, and now they finally had it.

Song Linchuan also said with a smile, "We found out at noon today, and went to the hospital in the afternoon. When you called me in the afternoon, we were at your hospital getting checked."

Hearing this, Song Anan couldn't help frowning, "You went to our hospital, why didn't you let me know in advance? I could've helped find someone for you."

She had just assumed they got checked at another hospital, she didn't expect it was at their hospital.

Song Linchuan immediately pointed at Zhou Wei and complained, "Don't blame me, it was her who didn't want me to say anything, she was afraid it would affect you badly."

When they first discovered the pregnancy at noon, Song Linchuan's first reaction was to call Song Anan, but Zhou Wei stopped him, saying she was worried about causing trouble for her.

With no other choice, Song Linchuan could only have his assistant make an appointment first, before the two of them went over.

Song Anan held Zhou Wei's hand disapprovingly, "Weiwei, you thought too much. Our hospital has special care for family members of medical staff, it's hospital policy."

"What's more, we're family. What's all this about causing trouble or not? You're too courteous."

Song Linchuan immediately agreed, "That's right, she's my auntie, not someone else. What trouble could she possibly cause? We're all family."

Song Anan's words warmed Zhou Wei's heart. She smiled and responded, "Alright, Auntie, I won't do that again next time."

To tell the truth, Zhou Wei really liked Song Anan. Back when she wasn't with Song Linchuan yet, she already liked her very much.

Needless to say, after getting together with Song Linchuan, she liked her even more.

Zhou Wei had always felt that it was hard not to like Song Anan after spending time with her.

Song Anan also gave the couple some tips on caring during pregnancy.

But as she spoke, she suddenly asked, "Are you planning to go to our hospital for prenatal exams afterward?"

Song Linchuan replied, "We will. On the way back, Weiwei and I decided we'll deliver the baby at your hospital."

The affiliated hospital of B University was top notch nationwide, especially for large public hospitals where doctors could be trusted.

Song Anan nodded, "Good. The head of our obstetrics department is a senior classmate I'm on very good terms with. Let me give her a call later and refer her number to you."

Song Linchuan nodded repeatedly, "That's great, I feel much more assured now."

To be honest, this was their first child, and Zhou Wei was not exactly young anymore, so Song Linchuan was quite worried. On the drive home from the hospital, he had thought about asking Pei Kuang for advice.

After all, when his aunt was pregnant, that guy had gone all out.

Zhou Wei was courteous no more, and smiled in agreement.

The three chatted for a while longer, and Zhou Wei also laughingly told Song Anan about Mu Mu saying there was a sister in her belly, making her laugh nonstop.

"The last time he saw a little girl at the amusement park, he kept talking about wanting a sister when he came back. I didn't expect he still remembered it after so long," Song Anan said with a laugh.

Song Linchuan lightly knocked Mu Mu on the forehead, "I also think a sister is great."

Then he looked at Song Anan again and said, "They all say a niece takes after her auntie. My daughter will definitely be as cute as her auntie."

Hearing this, Zhou Wei's eyes also lit up.

She had seen many of Song Anan's childhood photos before, they were simply too adorable.

Song Anan paused for a moment, looking at the expectant gazes of the two, and couldn't help feeling confused: "A niece resembles her aunt, but in terms of seniority, I'm her grand aunt!"

Song Linchuan: "..."

You're right!!

Chapter 118

After having dinner with Song Linchuan and Zhou Wei, Song Anan took Mu Mu home.

As soon as mother and son entered the door, they saw Qiu Qiu slowly coming over from the living room, as if it had been waiting for them all along.

Mu Mu changed his shoes and immediately ran over to hug Qiu Qiu, "Mom, Qiu Qiu was waiting for us."

Song Anan also smiled and squatted down to stroke Qiu Qiu's head. The little guy closed his eyes, looking very comfortable.

Qiu Qiu is now fifteen years old. At this age, cats are undisputedly senior cats. Because they took good care of it, Qiu Qiu was still in pretty good physical condition.

However, as Qiu Qiu grew older, they now basically took it for a checkup every six months, and were very attentive in daily life as well.

Over the years, Qiu Qiu had obviously become a part of their family, especially after Mu Mu was born. The child and cat got along very harmoniously.

"Mom, I want to play with Qiu Qiu for a while before taking a bath." Mu Mu blinked his big round eyes, looking expectantly at Song Anan.

Song Anan smiled and said, "Okay, but only for a while, you have to take a bath in half an hour."

Mu Mu obediently agreed.

Then, child and cat tacitly went to the living room.

Mu Mu took out the small box of cat toys and placed it in front of Qiu Qiu to choose.

But Qiu Qiu was old and didn't like moving around much. It didn't seem very interested in anything after looking around.

Mu Mu seemed to be used to this situation.

He picked up a picture book next to him, sighed like a little adult, and said, "Okay, then I'll read you the picture book."

Qiu Qiu seemed to understand, and lay down by Mu Mu's leg, dozing off.

Soon, Mu Mu's tender voice rang out in the living room. Song Anan smiled and shook her head, then went back to the bedroom.

About half an hour later.

Song Anan came to call Mu Mu to take a bath.

Mu Mu exclaimed, "So soon, it's half an hour already?"

Song Anan pointed to the clock on the wall and said, "We got home at eight, and now it's half past eight, exactly half an hour, mom was keeping time."

Mu Mu uttered an "oh" and, although reluctant, got up decisively and followed his mom to the bathroom.

Since childhood, the child always kept his word. No matter how reluctant he was, he would not throw a tantrum if he had promised something.

In the bathroom, Mu Mu sat naked in the bathtub. "Mom, I miss dad. Can we video chat with him later?"

Song Anan was helping him wash off the bath gel and said, "Not tonight, dad is working. Tomorrow mom is off, we'll ask dad again during the daytime, okay?"

Mu Mu nodded, "Okay."

After washing up, mother and son returned to the bedroom. Song Anan told Mu Mu a bedtime story for a while before they both fell asleep.

It was already midnight when Pei Kuang rushed home. He tiptoed into the bedroom and saw his wife and son on the bed. His eyes were full of tenderness.

He came to the bedside. In the dim light of the nightlight, he looked at the similar sleeping postures of mother and child, and couldn't help smiling silently.

Afraid of waking up Song Anan, Pei Kuang had already taken a shower downstairs. He carried his son to the small bed inside, then lay down next to his wife.

Song Anan was awakened by the rustling movements next to her. When she saw Pei Kuang, she was stunned for a few seconds.

She thought she was dreaming and subconsciously rubbed her eyes.

Pei Kuang was amused by her dazed look. He couldn't help but chuckled softly, "It's not a dream, it's me."

Having said that, he leaned down and pecked her lips lightly.

Song Anan was now fully awake. She looked surprised and said, "How come you're back? Didn't you say it would take a few more days to finish filming?"

Pei Kuang kissed her again with a smile, "Finished early."

He had originally wanted to surprise Song Anan, but was delayed by a late flight, so he got home so late.

"Did you miss me?" He hugged her tightly and took a deep breath at her neck.

Song Anan snuggled in his arms and murmured, "I missed you, I missed you so much."

They hadn't seen each other for almost two months, of course she missed him.

"Mu Mu missed you too. He said he wanted to video chat with you when taking a bath tonight."

Pei Kuang chuckled softly, "Then he must be very surprised to see me in the morning."

Song Anan let out a soft "hmm", and hugged his waist tightly, looking up to kiss him. Pei Kuang kissed her back.

As they kissed more passionately, a fire was lit.

When Pei Kuang put his hand into her pajamas, Song Anan suddenly regained her last bit of sanity and quickly pushed him away, "No, we can't, Mu Mu is here."

Pei Kuang glanced at his son who was sleeping sweetly not far away and couldn't help but hold his forehead.

This little cockblocker is really annoying.

But it was obviously unrealistic to stop at this point. So he blew in her ear and seduced in a low voice, "Then shall we... go to the study?"

There was a large bay window in the study, a very nice place.

They had gone there many times before.

Song Anan's face turned red as she murmured in agreement.

Having obtained her consent, Pei Kuang carried Song Anan out of the bedroom and headed straight for the study.

The next morning, little Mu Mu was the first to wake up. He found himself sleeping in a small bed and thought it was a bit strange at first. But when he turned his head and saw his dad, his eyes lit up instantly.

"Dad!" He shouted happily.

Pei Kuang made a shushing gesture, then pointed to Song Anan who was sleeping soundly.

Mu Mu was very clever and immediately understood what his dad meant. He immediately covered his mouth with his little hand.

Pei Kuang was amused by his son. He got out of bed and carried Mu Mu to the living room.

As soon as they reached the living room, Mu Mu no longer had to hold back. "Dad, when did you come back? How come I didn't know?"

Pei Kuang smiled and pinched his son's cheek, "Last night, you were already asleep."

Mu Mu uttered an "oh", hugged Pei Kuang's neck and didn't let go, "Dad, why were you away for so long this time? Mu Mu missed you to death."

Pei Kuang said with a laugh, "Dad missed Mu Mu too. This time when I come back, I'll spend more time with you, okay?"

When Mu Mu heard that Dad would spend more time with him, he was extremely happy. "Okay!"

Father and son hadn't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they chatted affectionately for a good while. Mu Mu was basically raised by Pei Kuang since he was little, and the two had always had a great relationship.

He chatted nonstop with Pei Kuang, talking about new friends he made at kindergarten, and some particularly fun things he had played. Like a chirping little sparrow.

Pei Kuang didn't find it annoying either, and would ask one or two questions from time to time. Unknowingly, they chatted for a long time.

Mu Mu seemed to have thought of something and suddenly said joyfully, "Dad, I'll tell you a secret, I have a little sister now!"

Pei Kuang was stunned. His first reaction was that Song Anan was pregnant.

"Little sister?"

Mu Mu nodded vigorously with his little head, "Yes, a little sister. Don't believe me, ask Mom."

Hearing this, Pei Kuang became more convinced of his previous guess.

He suddenly changed his face, thinking of something.

Song Anan was already pregnant, so what they did last night was probably too... Pei Kuang couldn't sit still anymore, "Mu Mu, you stay here obediently. Dad is going to check on mom to see if she's okay."

But as soon as he turned around, he bumped right into Song Anan who had just come downstairs.

Song Anan was a little confused.

She was perfectly fine, what could have happened?

"What's wrong?" she asked.

Pei Kuang quickly went up to check her all over, and finally gently placed his hand on her belly, "How are you feeling? Any discomfort anywhere?"

Song Anan was puzzled, "No."

As long as she was not uncomfortable, Pei Kuang was relieved.

He looked at Song Anan disapprovingly, "Why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?"

If he had known, he would have controlled himself last night.

Pregnant?

Song Anan was stunned for a few seconds: "When did I get pregnant?"

Seeing her reaction, Pei Kuang was also a little confused: "You're not pregnant?"

Song Anan shook her head, "No, who told you that?"

Pei Kuang turned to look at Mu Mu.

The little guy was looking at his parents with a blank expression, clearly not understanding the situation.

Song Anan's eyebrows furrowed slightly. This was not right, Mu Mu never talked nonsense.

"What did Mu Mu say?" she asked.

Pei Kuang replied, "He said he has a little sister now."

Hearing this, Song Anan finally knew where the problem was.

She quickly told Pei Kuang about Zhou Wei's pregnancy, and Pei Kuang was somewhat amused.

"How dare this rascal scare his dad so early in the morning!" Song Anan laughed uncontrollably, "It's your own fault for not asking clearly. How can you blame Mu Mu? That's unreasonable."

Pei Kuang reached out and pulled her into his arms directly, "You are biased towards our son and don't even stand up for me."

After saying that, he deliberately teased her by tickling her weak spots.

Song Anan was most ticklish there, laughing uncontrollably, but she also couldn't escape. She could only beg for mercy.

Thus, her laughter and pleas for mercy filled the living room.

Mu Mu was apparently already used to this kind of situation. He watched with great delight, and when he got excited, he would pull Ball Ball next to him to clap along.

Cheering them on!

Without a doubt, for this family, it was a delightful morning.

After breakfast, Mu Mu drew pictures in the living room while Song Anan and Pei Kuang chatted idly on the sofa. Pei Kuang suddenly said, "Anan, why don't you reconsider what I mentioned before?"

Song Anan was a bit confused and asked, "What thing?"

Pei Kuang laughed and said, "The vasectomy."

As soon as Song Anan heard it was about this, she glared at him, "Didn't I already say no before? Why are you bringing it up again!"

But since Pei Kuang had brought up the old topic again, he naturally wouldn't give up so easily. "Anan, I've looked into it already. It won't affect men at all."

Song Anan glanced at him, her attitude still very firm - she disagreed so she disagreed.

In fact, ever since Mu Mu was born, they never planned to have a second child. Pei Kuang was afraid Song Anan would suffer from being pregnant again and didn't want her to go through that ordeal again.

As for Song Anan, she was worried it would interfere with Pei Kuang's work.

Pei Kuang continued to persuade her patiently, "Anan, you're a doctor. I don't need to tell you that contraception isn't 100% effective. I still think..."

Song Anan didn't want to hear him say these things. She reached out and covered his mouth, "I said no, so no!"

"What if I want to have a daughter someday? If you can't do it, does that mean I have to find someone else?"

As soon as Pei Kuang heard this, his gaze became somewhat dangerous. "You want to find someone else to have a child with?"

Song Anan tilted her head stubbornly, "Well, if you can't do it someday, then I have no other choice."

Pei Kuang was so angry he had to laugh.

In just a few seconds, she had mentioned 'he couldn't do it' twice. How could he tolerate this?!

Song Anan clearly also realized the danger. She darted over to her son who was drawing.

"Mu Mu, what are you drawing? Show mommy."

Of course, Mu Mu didn't know his mother was using him as a human shield. He happily handed over his sketchbook with a smile.

Then, the mother and son gleefully discussed it.

Pei Kuang helplessly shook his head.

After this drama finishes filming, Pei Kuang will probably get a month off. Right now his work arrangements revolve around shooting dramas. He avoids other commercial activities as much as possible, to free up more time with his family.

Whenever Pei Kuang is home, Auntie nanny's job becomes so easy. She only needs to work half days, and even sending and picking up Mu Mu from preschool has been taken over by Pei Kuang.

Not only that, Pei Kuang also goes to the hospital to deliver meals to Song Anan every few days, earning great envy from the hospital staff. That day, Song Anan had just finished a surgery when she returned to the ward and heard colleagues complaining about work-life balance issues.

Saying that their husbands complain that they work overtime too much and can't take care of the family.

It's not uncommon to hear such talk in hospitals, since doctors and nurses are all truly very busy.

But whenever her colleagues talked about this, Song Anan never participated, mainly because she didn't have this problem at all.

In fact, Song Anan also knew that many colleagues at the hospital envied her a lot.

She also felt very lucky to have met Pei Kuang.

Now looking back, it was almost always Pei Kuang sacrificing for her over the years, like when he went abroad with her for further studies.

Not to mention when she was pregnant and gave birth, he took a 3 year break from work until Mu Mu turned two before returning to shoot dramas again.

Even her sister-in-law said it's very rare to find a man who can do as much as Pei Kuang has.

After work, when Song Anan returned home, she saw Pei Kuang cooking in the kitchen.

Today Mu Mu was taken away by Song Linchuan and Zhou Wei, who said they would bring him back tonight, so it was just the two of them for dinner.

Pei Kuang glanced sideways and said with a smile, "You're back, must be hungry now. Dinner will be ready soon."

Song Anan didn't say anything, but walked over and hugged him from behind.

Seeing her like this, Pei Kuang thought she must have encountered something.

He put down the spoon in his hand and gently asked, "What's wrong? Did something unhappy happen?"

Song Anan shook her head, "No."

She told him about her colleague at the hospital complaining about not balancing family and career well.

Hearing this, Pei Kuang immediately understood.

So the little girl was unhappy because she felt she had sacrificed too much.

Pei Kuang turned around and hugged Song Anan in his arms, chuckling lightly, "Anan, don't forget I'm 7 years older than you."

Song Anan was a bit confused.

What did the 7 year age gap have to do with anything?

Pei Kuang tapped her forehead and said indulgently, "I'm 7 years older than you, started working earlier, so naturally we're at different life stages. "

"Look, when you gave birth to Mu Mu, I was already well established in the entertainment industry. It was reasonable for me to spend more time on family. But you were different, your career had just started. Of course you should focus more on your career."

Song Anan blinked. She hadn't thought of it that way.

Pei Kuang laughed, of course he could think of it that way.

"Also, there was no sacrifice. Everything I did was for myself."

Song Anan glanced at him, "Don't try to placate me."

She wasn't stupid. How could it all be for himself?

Pei Kuang chuckled lightly, "I'm not placating you."

"Then let me ask you, like many people say online, wasn't it better for you to develop your entertainment career instead of becoming a doctor? Do you feel the same way?"

Song Anan was stunned for a moment, suddenly understanding a bit what he was trying to say.

One who is not a fish, how can he know the joy of fish?

Pei Kuang went on, "Right, I actually don't see my work as so important. Doesn't Linchuan always say I'm blinded by love? So I really enjoyed the process."

Song Anan pursed her lips, holding him tightly around the waist.

She wasn't stupid. Although he said it like that, she understood everything Pei Kuang did.

But it was okay, they still had a long future ahead. She would treat him even better going forward!

Chapter 119

When Mu Mu was just over two years old, Pei Kuang had already started thinking about having him sleep in a separate room. But it wasn't until the day after the little guy's third birthday that he officially started implementing it.

That night, avoiding Song Anan, Pei Kuang took Mu Mu to the study, saying he wanted to have an exclusive father-son talk. Kids are naturally curious, and Mu Mu was no exception. As soon as they entered the study, he blinked his big round eyes and eagerly asked, "Dad, what do you want to tell me?"

Pei Kuang smiled and rubbed his head, mysteriously saying, "Mu Mu, you're three years old today. Dad announces that you're a big boy now."

Mu Mu's eyes suddenly lit up. "Really, Dad? I'm really a big boy now?"

Pei Kuang gave another affirmative answer: "That's right, Mu Mu is a big boy now. Are you happy?"

Mu Mu nodded his little head vigorously: "Happy!"

Kids always look forward to growing up, so just becoming a "big boy" from a "little boy" could make him happy for a long time. But the little guy had no idea what becoming a big boy would mean.

Pei Kuang's mouth twitched slightly, his tone a little coaxing, "Now that Mu Mu is a big boy, you can't sleep with Dad and Mom anymore. Starting tonight, you'll sleep in your own room."

Mu Mu let out an "Ah," and his smile froze on his face.

So big boys couldn't sleep with Dad and Mom anymore? He suddenly felt conflicted.

"But Dad, you're a big boy too. So you can sleep with Mom, right?" Mu Mu asked in confusion.

Pei Kuang tapped his little head and explained with a smile, "That's because Mom is Dad's wife. We should sleep together."

Mu Mu frowned, still not understanding why they should sleep together.

"Did you sleep by yourself when you were three, Dad?" He looked up and asked.

"Of course," Pei Kuang nodded matter-of-factly. "Dad started sleeping alone when he was two."

When Mu Mu heard this, his eyes widened in awe. "Wow, Dad is so awesome!"

Pei Kuang raised his eyebrows. "Just okay. Mu Mu is awesome too. Can you do it?"

"I can!" The little guy pumped his fist resolutely. "If Dad can do it, Mu Mu can definitely do it too!"

Pei Kuang stroked his head and encouraged, "Dad knew it, our Mu Mu is the best!"

Just like that, the father and son reached an agreement smoothly.

Mu Mu hopped out of the study, still shouting that he was going to tell Mom.

Pei Kuang followed behind him, shaking his head with a smile. This silly son, with just a preschool diploma, wouldn't be so easy to fool.

After taking a bath, Song Anan came out of the bedroom and couldn't find the father and son anywhere. But she saw them coming out of the study from afar.

"What were you doing in the study?" She asked puzzledly.

Mu Mu ran over happily, "Mom, I'm going to sleep by myself tonight."

Song Anan was stunned. Sleep alone?

It was as she thought.

She looked at Pei Kuang behind instinctively. Pei Kuang smiled lightly and nodded, "We agreed he'll sleep in the nursery tonight."

Song Anan was stunned for a moment before reacting belatedly. No wonder he had the aunt tidy up the nursery this afternoon.

So this was what he was waiting for.

Pei Kuang had brought up separating Mu Mu's bedroom several times before, but Song Anan still felt he was too young and hadn't relented. She didn't expect him to go around her and talk to Mu Mu this time.

However, seeing the little guy so excited, she couldn't say anything more.

After all, it was normal for a three-year-old to start sleeping separately.

The two helped carry Mu Mu's little pillow and little quilt over. Seeing the refreshed nursery, the little guy was obviously very excited.

"Mom, this is my room from now on, right?" Mu Mu asked.

Song Anan smiled. "Yes, you're in charge of this room from now on."

Mu Mu jumped up in joy again, "Yay!"

After marveling for a while, it was time to sleep. Mu Mu obediently lay in his little bed and covered himself with his little quilt.

Pei Kuang told him a bedtime story, while Song Anan listened with him.

This was no different from before, so until he fell asleep, Mu Mu felt nothing unusual. After all, other than changing rooms, nothing else had changed.

After the little guy's breathing became steady, Pei Kuang and Song Anan tiptoed out of his room.

The nursery was right across from their bedroom. It was designed that way originally for ease of care when separating his bedroom.

Back in the bedroom, Song Anan had a somewhat lost look.

Ever since Mu Mu was born, they had basically slept with him, so suddenly separating felt a bit unusual.

Song Anan had heard before that sometimes it wasn't the child who couldn't leave the parents, but more often the parents who couldn't leave the child.

Looking at it now, it seemed to be true.

Seeing Song Anan's appearance, Pei Kuang couldn't help but shake his head.

He poked her nose and chuckled, "What's wrong, can't bear to part?"

Song Anan sighed, "A little. I suddenly feel like Mu Mu is growing up so fast."

He was already three years old in the blink of an eye.

Pei Kuang could probably understand her feelings. Sometimes when he looked at Mu Mu, he also felt that the child changed every day.

He put his arm around her and said solemnly, "Anan, letting go is essential for us as parents. This is just the beginning, there will be much more in the future, and we have to start getting used to it slowly."

Now it was just separating bedrooms. In the future, he would have his own circle of friends. When he grew older, he would have his own girlfriend and his own family.

And they, as parents, would learn to gradually exit his life at the right times.

Song Anan naturally understood this principle. Her eldest brother and sister-in-law had been like this with her and Song Linchuan. She just hadn't adjusted for the moment.

"Well, I understand, I'll adjust slowly." She said.

Pei Kuang murmured in acknowledgment, holding her palm, "It's okay, you still have me. I'll always be with you."

Song Anan nodded lightly in his arms, "Me too."

Regarding separating the child's bedroom, Pei Kuang had also done a lot of research beforehand.

For example, the optimal age for separate bedrooms was 3 to 5 years old. At this age, children develop gender differences in cognition, and separate bedrooms can nurture independence and correct gender perceptions.

As for why he had brought this up with Song Anan before, it was mainly to give her a psychological preparation process.

But they were still only at the stage of separate bedroom training. The child might become restless and fearful, and could wake up in the middle of the night.

The two had also prepared some coping strategies. The lights in the hallway and the nightlight in the nursery were on, so even if Mu Mu woke up at night, he wouldn't be scared.

Their bedroom door and the nursery door were also open, which also allowed him to keep an eye on the situation across at any time during the night.

Without Mu Mu by her side, Song Anan was still a little uncomfortable after all.

Pei Kuang finally coaxed her to sleep, but she was clearly sleeping uneasily.

She didn't know how long she had slept when suddenly in her half-asleep state, she saw a small shadow standing by their bed.

Song Anan was startled and quickly turned on the ceiling light in the room. Only then did she find that it was Mu Mu standing by their bed.

The little guy was hugging his little pillow tightly, with a twisted expression on his face.

"Mu Mu, what's wrong?" Song Anan asked.

Mu Mu pouted, on the verge of crying, "Mom, I'm scared sleeping alone. I want to sleep with you."

By now Pei Kuang was awake too. Seeing Mu Mu at the bedside, he knew what was going on.

Seeing the little guy like this, Song Anan felt extremely distressed. "Come, come up. Go to sleep with Dad and Mom."

Mu Mu looked hesitantly at Pei Kuang, somewhat reluctant.

He had promised Dad to sleep alone. Would this be breaking his promise?

But what if he really wanted to come up?

Seeing this, Pei Kuang also smiled and beckoned to him, "Come on up."

Hearing this, Mu Mu looked as if he had been pardoned. His eyes were laughing so much they almost disappeared. "Okay, Mu Mu is coming up now."

The next second, before the little one could move, he waved his little hand and threw the small pillow in his hand onto the bed.

Then, very nimbly, he climbed onto the bed and slept between his dad and mom.

But after getting his wish to sleep with dad and mom, Mu Mu couldn't help but worry again: "Dad, am I not very brave?"

I had promised I could sleep by myself, but still failed.

Pei Kuang smiled and replied: "No, not being able to do it this time doesn't mean you can't succeed next time, we can take it slowly."

Mu Mu seemed to semi-understand.

Pei Kuang continued explaining: "You see, it's like when you build blocks, can you build it perfectly every time on the first try?"

Mu Mu shook his head like a rattle drum, "No."

"But as long as I try building it a few more times, I can definitely build it well."

Pei Kuang smiled and said: "That's right, that's the logic. We didn't succeed this time, so let's try again tomorrow. As long as you don't give up, you'll definitely succeed eventually."

Mu Mu tilted his head and thought hard for a while, feeling dad's words made a lot of sense.

That's right, if he can't do it tonight, he can try again tomorrow night.

After all, he wouldn't give up.

Seeing the little one understood his words, Pei Kuang smiled and ruffled his hair.

Lying between his dad and mom, Mu Mu felt very secure, so it wasn't long before he fell asleep.

Watching the father-son interaction, Song Anan felt a warmth in her heart.

Without a doubt, Pei Kuang was a good dad, a really good one.

Although failing to sleep separately on the first day, they would continue to work on it.

In Pei Kuang's words, once the arrow has left the bow, there's no going back. Can't give the child an experience of halfway abandonment.

Luckily Mu Mu was very cooperative. On the second night, he once again returned to his own room.

In the middle of that night, Mu Mu woke up again.

But this time, he didn't immediately get out of bed to find his dad and mom. Instead, hugging his little pillow, he thought for a good while before finally unable to endure it any longer, got out of bed.

This was the method dad had told him during the day - to try controlling himself for a bit.

But if he really couldn't stand it, he could also give up, just not give up right from the start.

When Mu Mu once again came to his parents' bedside, he saw Song Anan stir a little. He immediately recalled startling mom last night when he came over.

So he quickly said in his little milk voice: "Mom, don't be scared, it's me, it's Mu Mu, Mu Mu is here!"

In fact, before Mu Mu came over, Song Anan and Pei Kuang were already awake, but hadn't moved, wanting to see what he would do.

Maybe the little guy would decide to return to his room after all, then they could pretend nothing had happened.

But hearing these words from her son, Song Anan's heart instantly melted.

Waa waa waa, whose little warm man is this!

Song Anan hugged the little one and smothered him in kisses, making Pei Kuang a little jealous watching on the side.

Humph!

His wife had never taken the initiative to kiss him like this!!

Chapter 120

Regarding Mu Mu sleeping in separate rooms, it took five days to achieve the first success.

Since then, there were several more failures in fits and starts before Mu Mu finally got used to it after about a month.

But in any case, the child is still young, nothing can be too absolute.

So between them there was another agreement that if he had a nightmare and woke up, or really, really wanted to sleep with his dad and mom, he could make an exception once.

However, neither of them expected that after successfully sleeping in separate rooms, the happiest one turned out to be Mu Mu.

For the little guy, this was a sign that he had grown up a little.

"Dad, when can I grow up a little more next time?" Mu Mu sat on the sofa, swinging his little short legs and asked.

The little guy who was eager to grow up obviously couldn't wait anymore.

Pei Kuang rubbed his head and replied, "Then you'll have to wait until you start kindergarten."

Mu Mu looked at him curiously and asked, "What is kindergarten?"

Pei Kuang smiled and said, "Kindergarten is a place where a group of little friends play together. Teachers will lead you to play games, tell you stories, and teach you a lot of new knowledge."

Hearing that there were many little friends and that they could play games together and someone would tell them stories, Mu Mu's eyes lit up immediately.

Such a nice place!!

The little guy asked eagerly, "Dad, can I go to kindergarten now?"

Seeing his silly son's eager look, Pei Kuang couldn't help but laugh. He just hoped the little guy wouldn't regret it later.

"No, you're only three years old now. Kindergarten starts at four."

Mu Mu let out a disappointed "Oh".

Well, he was already three years old. Four years old was only one year away. It wasn't that long, was it?

So, going to kindergarten became the thing Mu Mu looked forward to most in the coming year.

Every now and then he would ask Song Anan how much longer until he turned four. At first Song Anan was somewhat puzzled, but after learning the reason, she was quite amused.

She and Pei Kuang thought the same way, they just hoped the little guy wouldn't regret it later.

After all, Song Anan had heard plenty of complaints from colleagues with children about how they would cry and fuss and refuse to go to kindergarten.

And so, with the little guy's anticipation, the day he had been longing for to go to kindergarten finally arrived. It just so happened that Pei Kuang was away filming, so Song Anan took him there herself that day.

Early that morning, Song Anan still couldn't resist and tried to give him a heads up.

"Mu Mu, is there any chance that kindergarten might not be as good as you imagined?"

Mu Mu was stunned for a moment. "How could that be? Kindergarten is obviously very good!"

He then curiously asked, "Mom, why do you say that? Did you not go to kindergarten?"

Song Anan sighed. Of course she had gone.

Back then, she had witnessed with her own eyes the whole class of little buddies crying.

She thought for a moment and said, "Mu Mu, once you start kindergarten, you won't see Dad and Mom all day."

Mu Mu uttered an "Ah", "Can't I go home at night either?"

Song Anan replied, "You can at night, but not during the day."

Mu Mu blinked and said, "But during the day I wouldn't see Dad and Mom anyway."

Song Anan was rendered speechless. Indeed that was the case.

She heaved a silent sigh. Oh well, let's just go with this for now. Given the enthusiasm the little guy had now, she figured no matter how much she said, it would be useless. Better to just let him experience it himself.

That day, Song Anan personally took Mu Mu to kindergarten and handed him over to the teacher.

Sure enough, just as she had expected, some kids were already crying at the kindergarten entrance, but fortunately Mu Mu remained composed the whole time.

When Song Anan was leaving, he held the teacher's hand with one hand and didn't forget to wave to Song Anan with the other.

The teachers nearby couldn't help but take several more glances at Mu Mu. That morning, they had already seen far too many children crying and fussing, refusing to go to school. One like him was really rare.

However, they were only surprised for a moment. After all, kindergarten teachers were quite seasoned.

Not crying now didn't mean he wouldn't cry later when he got to class!

He might be the one who cries the hardest. After all, the others had already cried one round and were exhausted.

But the teachers didn't expect that on the first day of school, Mu Mu would be the only child in the class who didn't cry.

However, although Mu Mu didn't cry, he obviously wasn't very happy at the moment either.

This was nothing like what Dad had said.

The other kids only knew how to cry. The teachers were all gathered around that group of crying children to coax them. They didn't lead them to play games or tell them stories.

Also, the little boy sitting next to him was too loud. He just kept crying, giving Mu Mu a headache.

Finally, Mu Mu couldn't stand it anymore and reached out and pulled the little boy's clothes.

The little boy had been crying with gusto when he suddenly felt someone pull his clothes. He reflexively turned to look.

When he saw Mu Mu, the little boy was stunned for a few seconds, then said between sobs, "You, you look so pretty!"

The chubby little boy had been a sucker for pretty faces since he was little. He liked good-looking people, whether male or female, adults or children. As long as they were good-looking, he liked them very much.

Mu Mu was a bit surprised. He clearly didn't expect the little boy's first words to be about this.

However, he was already used to people complimenting his looks. When he went to the park with his aunt, people would often compliment him.

"Thank you, you don't look bad yourself," Mu Mu replied seriously.

This was something he had learned from his mother, polite mutual compliments.

The idea was that when someone complimented him, he should politely return the compliment as courtesy.

Xiao Pang didn't expect Mu Mu to compliment him back, and was instantly delighted. "My mom says the same thing. She said I'd look even better if I lost some weight."

Then he looked at his belly ruefully and pinched it. "But losing weight is so hard. I just can't control myself from wanting to eat yummy food."

Mu Mu scratched his head, clearly not understanding such troubles.

As if recalling something, Xiao Pang suddenly looked up at Mu Mu, "Oh right, did you pull my clothes earlier because you needed something?"

Mu Mu nodded and asked puzzledly, "I wanted to ask why you were crying just now?"

Xiao Pang was stunned for a moment and replied, "I don't want to go to kindergarten. I miss my mom."

Only then did he realize that Mu Mu hadn't cried at all. He was surprised and said, "Don't you miss your mom?"

Mu Mu shook his head. "My mom has to work during the day. I wouldn't see her even if I didn't come to kindergarten."

Xiao Pang uttered an "Oh", "My dad goes to work too. He's a boss. What does your mom do?"

Mu Mu replied, "My mom is a doctor. She's very busy at work."

"What!" Xiao Pang looked at Mu Mu as if he had heard something outrageous. "Your mom is a doctor?!"

Mu Mu didn't quite understand why he had such a big reaction, but still nodded honestly. "Yeah, my mom is a doctor."

Xiao Pang's voice was very loud, interrupting the crying of the other kids around them.

The others hadn't quite heard what Xiao Pang said at first, but when they heard Mu Mu say his mom was a doctor, the other kids had looks of fear on their faces.

They looked at him with expressions like "You poor thing".

Mu Mu was confused by their looks.

"Mu Mu, does your mom give you shots when you misbehave?" Xiao Pang asked curiously.

Mu Mu's little brow furrowed. "Of course not. Why would she give me shots when I'm not sick?"

Thinking of his mother being falsely accused, his tone suddenly soured. "My mom is a very good doctor. She treats illnesses and saves lives, she wouldn't just randomly give people shots!"

Seeing his little buddy suddenly get angry, Xiao Pang reflexively felt a little guilty. "I mean, I'm not saying your mom isn't a good doctor. I just..."

But the more he tried to explain, the more flustered he got, and the less clear he became.

Fortunately the teacher came over just in time to smooth things over. She gave the class a simple explanation of a doctor's responsibilities and that doctors don't randomly give shots to people.

But the preconceived fear of doctors was already firmly ingrained in the minds of the kids in class. It wouldn't be so easily dispelled.

So when everyone looked at Mu Mu, they still had a hint of sympathy.

Wuwuwu, the fact that Mu Mu's mother was a doctor was absolutely terrifying to children aged four or five.

On Mu Mu's first day of kindergarten, Song Anan was also worried about him the whole day.

However, their kindergarten was a full-day one. You just needed to take the kids there in the morning and pick them up in the afternoon. They would just stay in the kindergarten for lunch and nap.

This saved the parents from all the hassle of commuting back and forth.

Finally, it was time to pick up the kids from school in the afternoon. She arrived at the kindergarten entrance early, just so Mu Mu could see her right away.

Soon after, a group of little kids were led out by the teachers. The new students of the lower grades came out first.

Well, this group of kids tended to cry a lot, so if they came out late, they would probably end up bawling.

From afar, Song Anan could already see Mu Mu standing in line with the other kids. There was a chubby little boy next to him, chatting with him the whole time.

The little guy had already made a friend on his first day of school!

Awesome!

Song Anan walked up to the group of kids in a few steps. At this moment, the other parents hadn't arrived yet, so the kids were quite curious when they saw Song Anan.

"What a beautiful auntie!" Little Fatty's eyes were about to pop out. He was just about to turn around to tell his buddies when he saw Mu Mu rush out like a little firecracker.

"Mommy!"

Little Fatty's smile instantly froze on his face.

The beautiful auntie turned out to be Mu Mu's doctor mom?!

Wuwuwu, just now he was thinking of going over to say hi to the beautiful auntie.

Now he didn't dare at all!

Holding her son's hand, Song Anan bid the teachers farewell with a smile. When she wanted Mu Mu to say bye to his classmates, she suddenly noticed the kids were looking at her a bit weirdly, as if afraid.

Strange, what did they have to fear about her?

On the way home, Song Anan couldn't help but ask Mu Mu about it.

Mu Mu hesitated for a moment, but still told his mom what had happened in kindergarten during the day.

After hearing how things had unfolded, Song Anan was somewhat amused.

She had heard her colleagues at the hospital chat before, saying doctors were used by parents to "frighten" kids - don't behave and I'll take you to get a shot. Back then she thought they were joking, she didn't expect it to be real.

Seeing his mom remain silent, Mu Mu thought she was upset about being misunderstood. He quickly comforted her, "Mommy, don't be sad. Mu Mu knows you're a good doctor."

Song Anan pinched her son's cheek and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Mommy's not upset."

"Also, you misunderstood the other kids. When they said that, they didn't mean to say Mommy wasn't a good doctor."

Mu Mu made a sound of realization. Suddenly he was confused.

In his mind, saying his mom gave random people shots meant they were saying his mom wasn't a good doctor.

Good doctors only treat illnesses and save people, they don't go around giving random shots!

Song Anan smiled and briefly explained to him that many parents used such threats to discipline their kids. She also gave him another example of parents threatening misbehaving kids.

Many parents also liked to say things like they would have the police uncle take the kids away if they didn't behave.

Mu Mu was dumbfounded. How could they do that?!

"It's wrong for their parents to do that. If the kids don't behave, they can educate them. Threatening them like that is wrong!"

Song Anan and Pei Kuang's parenting philosophy was to guide their child to think independently. So at times like this, they would usually guide Mu Mu to continue speaking.

"Oh? Then tell Mommy where exactly they did wrong."

Mu Mu reasoned convincingly, "Mommy, look. Dad told me that if I get lost or run into bad people, I should ask the police uncle for help. So if the other kids are scared of the police, won't they not dare ask the police uncle for help?"

Song Anan patted Mu Mu on the shoulder and said proudly, "Our Mu Mu is so smart, you're absolutely right!"

Mu Mu was also very happy to receive the affirmation. He continued, "It's the same with doctors. Mommy, you said that if I don't feel well, I need to tell Dad and Mommy promptly, and then go to the hospital to see the doctor."

"But if the kids are afraid of doctors, then when they really get sick, they'll be afraid to see the doctor and deliberately not say anything. Wouldn't that delay...delay..."

The little guy scratched his head, suddenly unable to remember the phrase his mom taught him. He looked up at his mom for help.

Song Anan smiled and finished for him, "Delay treatment."

Mu Mu exclaimed in realization, "Right, delay treatment!"

So those parents doing that is wrong!

After getting to the bottom of things, Mu Mu secretly decided.

Tomorrow at kindergarten, he must explain things clearly to his classmates. That way, in the future if any of them get sick, they won't be afraid to see the doctor!

Oh right, they won't be afraid to ask the police uncle for help either!