spring bite mark

Chapter 139 Bathing Together
Yan Changye slowly removed his gloves and spoke first:

“I placed my child under Xie Yunxi’s care. If you look closely, it’s not entirely wrong to say that he is Xie Yunxi’s son.”

Jiang Tiancheng gave a vague "Oh," and said, "Why not raise them in the capital yourself? If you're too busy, we can help you out."

"The child was born prematurely and has been receiving treatment in Hong Kong. After his condition stabilized, the feng shui master suggested that he stay in Hong Kong for a few more years to further stabilize his destiny," Yan Changye explained, his expression a mixture of truth and falsehood.

The wealthy and powerful families in the port city placed great importance on feng shui and fortune telling. Jiang Tiancheng had no doubts and was deeply impressed:
"Su Yan was always worried that Manman's refusal to have children would affect your relationship. Now you actually have two grandchildren, which is an unexpected joy and a perfect life."

"Aren't you the same? These past two days you've been calling Xie Jian your precious darling, and even said it's a pity he's not ours..." Chen Suyan teased, but the joy in her eyes was impossible to hide.

After the old man's birthday banquet, she was filled with worries, and tonight's family dinner made her even more restless. She never expected things to turn out this way, and she was overjoyed. She simply sat down next to the child and lovingly served him his meal, looking at him with great delight.

Jiang Manman breathed a sigh of relief.

The Jiang family's side has now officially accepted the arrangement.

The atmosphere at the subsequent family dinner became more relaxed, and Jiang Che placed all of Yan Changye's favorite dishes in front of him:

"Brother-in-law, good brother-in-law, raising children is not easy, you should eat more nourishing foods."

Yan Changye glanced at him with a detached look: "I'm perfectly healthy, I don't need any tonics."

After saying that, she thoughtfully served Jiang Manman a bowl of seafood soup before speaking to Jiang Tiancheng:
"The Jiang family has been too conservative in recent years. It seems stable, but it has almost been forced to the bottom."

Jiang Tiancheng's heart stirred slightly: "I'm sorry to have made you laugh."

“After the liquidation of the Ning family is completed, I will give the Jiang family 20%.” It’s not that Yan Changye didn’t want to give more, but if he gave too much, the Jiang family wouldn’t be able to handle it. “Father-in-law can start looking for managers soon. 20% of the Ning family’s assets are equivalent to 30% of the Jiang family’s assets, so a lot of manpower will be needed to manage them.”

Even though Jiang Tiancheng was prepared, he was still shocked: "This, this is too valuable!"

"It's nothing, just a small token from the son-in-law to his father-in-law." Yan Changye said meaningfully, "Let's use the Ning family as a test first. The Jiang family will definitely go much further in the future."

Jiang Tiancheng, who was usually composed, couldn't help but feel his blood boiling at this moment.

After dinner, Yan Changye, as usual, accompanied Jiang Tiancheng for tea. Jiang Manman took Yan Yu and Xie Jian to the bedroom on the second floor to look at the new toys that Jiang Che had bought for Xie Jian. Yan Yu wasn't very interested in the toys, but he still patiently dealt with Xie Jian.

Jiang Manman suddenly remembered something and asked the two children in a low voice, "Did you already know that I was your mother?"

“Yes. When I miss my mom, I look at the photos on my dad’s phone. His phone is full of pictures of my mom,” Xie Jian answered innocently.

Jiang Manman thought of Yan Yu's avoidance of her at the national style exhibition in Gangdu, and Xie Jian's extremely intimate yet hesitant expression at the hotel, and wondered:

"So, since you knew, why didn't you tell me?"

"You can't say that!" Xie Jian blinked his big eyes and said seriously, "Daddy said that every time we call you Mommy, you will turn into a wicked fairy and fly away, and we will never be able to catch you again."

"That was when we were three years old, and we were crying and asking for our mother. He just made it up to fool Xie Jian," Yan Yu said casually. "Xie Jian still believes it to this day."

"What about A-Yu?" Jiang Manman asked, looking at Yan Yu, who was clearly more mature.

Yan Yu was silent for a moment, then said in a low voice, "He said, you don't want me."

Jiang Manman: "..." She knew it, how could two naive children keep such a secret about this...

What a scoundrel! He even betrayed her in front of the child!
“I didn’t abandon you,” Jiang Manman explained solemnly. “It was your dad who misunderstood because he only listened halfway. I will make it up to you slowly in the future for the six years we missed.”

"No need for compensation," Yan Yu said softly. "Being able to return to my mother's side is already very, very good."

Looking at the two adorable children, Jiang Manman's resentment towards Yan Changye deepened.

After Yan Changye finished discussing the details of the Ning family's business division with Jiang Tiancheng, he came upstairs to find Jiang Manman and found that his wife's attitude towards him was even colder. He couldn't help but click his tongue in disapproval.
"I remember Madam's period wasn't in the last few days, so why is she so emotionally unstable?"

Despite her complaints, Jiang Manman couldn't very well argue with him at the Jiang family home.

She took Yan Yu and Xie Jian's hands: "Finished talking? Let's go."

Yan Changye's gaze swept over her face, then he bent down, picked up the two children, one in each arm, and carried them downstairs, politely bidding farewell to Jiang Tiancheng and Chen Suyan.

Jiang Manman walked behind him, watching him hold the child so easily. Then she thought about how she had let the child sit in her arms for a while on the way to the Jiang family and her legs were still numb. She felt a bit complicated.

It was already dark when I returned to No. 1 Mansion, and the servants who were on holiday had already returned to their posts.

Upon seeing the banquet at the villa, the butler was utterly astonished!
"Thank you for the banquet." Jiang Manman didn't need to explain in detail to the butler. "From now on, they will be the young masters of the villa."

After saying that, he grabbed one of them with each hand and went upstairs.

The butler stared blankly at Yan Changye, who was being ignored by Jiang Manman.

His peach blossom eyes quietly fell on the backs of Jiang Manman and the two children, his voice slightly low: "They are my own children. Put away your curiosity about the rest. Now that there are two more little ones in the house, go and ask two nutritionists to plan their diets."

The butler suppressed his intense gossip and respectfully agreed.

In the bathroom, Jiang Manman was awkwardly bathing her two children. Xie Jian was fine, frolicking naked in the bathtub, but Yan Yu was different. He refused to take off his underwear and was very restrained, not letting Jiang Manman touch him.

He took a shower by himself last night.

Jiang Manman had absolutely no experience in taking care of children, and stood somewhat helplessly by the huge bathtub, holding the bath towels for both children.

Behind him, the sound of leisurely footsteps rang out. Yan Changye leaned against the bathroom door, his voice tinged with a smile: "Madam, a grown son should avoid his mother. Let me take care of the bath."

Seeing Yan Yu's embarrassed expression, Jiang Manman belatedly stood up and handed a bath towel to Yan Changye: "Then I'll go to the bedroom and wait for them."

"No need to wait. Just do what you need to do. They'll be done bathing in at least an hour."

After Yan Changye finished speaking, without caring that Jiang Manman hadn't left yet, he slowly unbuttoned his shirt right in front of her. In a few moments, his clothes were scattered all over the floor, and to Jiang Manman's astonishment, he shamelessly entered the bathroom.

The next moment, the two little children instinctively snuggled up to him.

Seeing that she hadn't left yet, Yan Changye's peach blossom eyes held a hint of amusement: "Madam, you wouldn't be thinking of joining us, would you? That's not appropriate."

Jiang Manman turned and left.

(End of this chapter)