Five years after my wife's death, she came back!

She managed to say a few incoherent words before becoming so sleepy that she fell into a deep sleep.

The sky darkened completely, and the streetlights outside the window cast a pale yellow glow into the room. Various noises gradually rose from the neighborhood.

Shi Ying heard what sounded like footsteps, then felt a tickling sensation on her face, and it felt like something soft was nuzzling against her chest.

She frowned, trying to turn over, but soon the surroundings quieted down, and she was finally able to sleep peacefully.

Shi Ying was awakened by the fragrance.

She rubbed her eyes, stretched while lying on the bed, and the increasingly strong aroma of food made her realize how hungry she was.

When Shang Chenyan walked in, he saw her wrapped herself up in a blanket, with only her big eyes showing as she looked towards the door.

"Awake?" He walked over, touched her face, and kissed her. "Are you hungry? Get up and eat something."

Shi Ying whimpered as he kissed her, instinctively wrapping her arms around his neck: "What delicious food did you make?"

"These are all things you like." Shang Chenyan's hand reached into the blanket, slowly moving up along her protruding ankle bone, stroking her rounded knees, smooth inner thighs, and finally landing on the slight indentation of her cotton panties.

Shi Ying shuddered and instinctively closed her eyes.

"Does it still hurt?"

"Don't touch it..."

Shi Ying blushed again. Shang Chenyan remembered everything that had happened between them, but she hadn't remembered that this was the first time the two of them had done something like that. She couldn't help but feel embarrassed and shy.

Shi Ying reached out and punched him lightly: "Are you lying to me? You don't look sick at all!"

Shang Chenyan whispered with a smile, his lips close to hers, "My illness is in my heart. Now that you're back, my illness is cured."

His slender fingers twirled gently, and Shi Ying involuntarily arched her back. She quickly pushed him away and sat up, saying, "I'm hungry."

"Where's my porridge? Is it all burnt?"

Shang Chenyan carried her to the bathroom: "By the time you remember, you should have called the fire department to put out the fire."

Shi Ying buried her face in his neck and bit him in a fit of anger and embarrassment.

It was half an hour later when the two of them came out of the bathroom.

As soon as she opened the bedroom door, a little pink dumpling rushed over and jumped into her arms.

"Nian Nian!"

Perhaps because she knew that Shang Nian was actually her own child, Shi Ying's feelings were very complicated.

There were surprises, but also some confusion.

Good heavens, she's only twenty-two years old, how did she become a mother of a five-year-old?

She squatted down and took a closer look at Shang Nian. How come she had never noticed before that Shang Nian's eyes looked very similar to hers, both being round almond-shaped eyes? Their face shapes were also somewhat similar. The more she looked, the more she felt that they looked alike in every way.

How could such a big baby have come out of her belly?

Shang Nian jumped up and hugged her neck, her little shoulders trembling, making Shi Ying feel extremely guilty: "I'm sorry, Nian Nian, Mommy shouldn't have left you..."

Shi Ying's nose tingled with emotion. She said that no amount of apologies could make up for the lack of companionship and care she had given Shang Nian over the past five years.

She herself grew up without her parents' company, so she understands all too well how much children yearn for and depend on their parents.

She still remembers that when she was in school, every time there was a parent-teacher meeting or a parent-child activity, everyone else would be happily together as a family of three, but she was always all alone.

Since her father could no longer come and her mother had a new family, Shi Ying didn't want to disturb her.

Fortunately, Shang Chenyan took good care of Shang Nian and did not neglect her because of her departure.

Shang Nian clung to her, sobbing, and Shi Ying had no choice but to pick her up and let her cling to her like a koala.

"Shang Nian, get down and walk by yourself." Shang Chenyan walked out from behind Shi Ying.

Shang Nian pretended not to hear.

"It's okay." Although a five-year-old child is not light, Shi Ying still wanted to hug her more.

"You three are happy, but I'm invisible?" A familiar, nonchalant voice rang out, and only then did Shi Ying realize that there was someone else on the sofa.

Shang Chenyan frowned: "Why haven't you left yet?"

Pei Yanchuan tossed his phone aside: "I went through all that trouble to pick up Xiao Shangnian from school, took her to the hospital for a check-up, and even spent a walk with her in the park, and you want to kick me out without even letting me eat a bite?"

If he hadn't happened to see Shang Chenyan cooking when he brought Shang Nian here, he would have left long ago.

But today, he absolutely had to eat a meal personally prepared by Shang Chenyan.

Shang Chenyan found him annoying, but Shi Ying was too embarrassed to kick him out and had already invited Pei Yanchuan to sit down, so he had no choice but to shut up.

The table was full of dishes that Shi Ying liked, but she still couldn't resist going to the kitchen to take a look at the porridge she had cooked.

Not only was the porridge burnt, but the bottom of the pot was also covered with a layer of black, unremovable paste.

Shi Ying has completely given up on studying cooking.

Shang Chenyan served her some soup: "Tell me what you want to eat, and don't go into the kitchen and scare people again."

Shi Ying kicked him under the table.

"But you still have to go to work every day, and you're so busy, yet you still have to cook..." Can't she feel sorry for you?

When the topic of work came up, Shi Ying asked again, "Do I have to go back to work?"

Pei Yanchuan looked at her in surprise: "This is the first time I've heard of someone wanting to go to work voluntarily."

"What's wrong with going to work? Staying home every day is so boring."

Pei Yanchuan swiftly grabbed the last chicken wing: "You won't think that way after you've worked here for a few more days."

Only those who have experienced the trials of the workplace know how blissful it is to be a carefree couch potato.

Still going to work? That's called putting in the hardship when you can't.

They don't understand, they don't respect.

Shang Chenyan said gently, "If you'd like, you can come to the company with me."

Shi Ying thought for a moment and said, "Let's forget about it."

If I go to the company with him, we'll just be cuddling in the office all day. How can he concentrate on making money?

She wanted to spend more time with Shang Nian during this period.

After finishing his meal, Shang Chenyan couldn't stand Pei Yanchuan being a third wheel any longer and threatened him with his eyes to leave immediately.

"Okay, okay, I'm leaving."

"Oh, right." Before leaving, Pei Yanchuan took out a poster and placed it on the table. "Xiao Shang is participating in a school event. You two go and attend it yourselves in three days."

"A parent-child sports day?" Shi Ying browsed through it carefully and found it quite interesting.

"Also, today Nian Nian's school fired a cook," Pei Yanchuan reported. "The teacher told me after school that the cook was fired for dishonest practices. The new cook isn't familiar with the students yet, so please send the teacher any dietary restrictions he might have."

"Okay, thank you."

Shi Ying hugged Shang Nian and waved goodbye to him. Pei Yanchuan then vigorously rubbed Shang Nian's head.

"Let's go, Xiao Shangnian."