Along with the kiss, He Lin's tears also fell.

Faced with such a complicated situation, Yu Lian was somewhat overwhelmed.

Why is He Lin crying?

He Lin didn't say anything, but responded with his actions.

He held Yu Lian tightly, feeling an urge to meld himself into her very being.

After a long while, He Lin loosened his grip a little, but he was still unwilling to let go.

Outside the door, the children's voices grew louder as they discussed the power outage.

It was already evening, and with the gloomy weather, the whole house was shrouded in darkness.

dong dong dong-

There was a noise outside the door, accompanied by the sounds of children playing.

"Mom! My brother hit me!"

He Ningchuan resumed his daily routine.

Yu Lian agreed softly, then got up and pushed He Lin away, "If you still want to rest, I'll go out and check on the child first."

She ran out of the master bedroom in a panic.

The moment the door closed, He Lin's eyes revealed an undisguised triumphant satisfaction.

He knew from the beginning that she was more responsive to gentle persuasion than force, but given his nature, he would never do such a thing.

But people always change, and circumstances change too. He Lin is still the same He Lin, but something has changed in some corner of his mind.

Once he understands this, his actions will naturally change.

Pretending to be wronged in front of Yu Lian and portraying himself as a weakling to win her favor is a shortcut that He Lin can't give up right now.

Downstairs, after dealing with the children's affairs, Yu Lian took a flashlight to check the electricity in the house.

If there is no damage, it's probably just a normal power outage.

Yu Lian retrieved a row of candles from the storage room and lit the candlesticks.

"Alright, the power probably won't come back on tonight. Everyone, please be quiet for a bit, okay? And whatever you do, don't touch the candles. An'an will keep an eye on your younger siblings."

The candlelight flickered in the dimly lit living room due to the gentle breeze after the rain, and thunder rumbled in the distance again.

He Ningxi huddled timidly in her grandmother's arms, too afraid to move.

Only He Ningze was running around in the open space of the living room.

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The thunder grew louder, so much so that He Ning'an couldn't concentrate. She put down the book in her hand and said, "Move over a bit, don't keep pushing me."

Sui Sui clung to her brother's arm, refusing to let go. "No, I'm scared, big brother, please protect me."

"what ever."

He could hear his grandmother and aunt talking from time to time. The ball rolled to his feet, and He Ning'an kicked it back to his younger brother.

Mom was frantically searching for things in the kitchen, like playing ping-pong.

With no leftover food due to the power outage, Yu Lian dug out the fuel and charcoal she had used for a barbecue a while ago, intending to cook something simple for the children.

Yu Lian had lived alone before and was well-prepared for such emergencies, so the stove was lit quickly without much effort.

Several children gathered around the eaves of the courtyard, enjoying the breeze and warmth.

"Mom, what are you making that smells so good?"

Yu Lian looked at Sui Sui's fawning face and tried hard not to laugh out loud.

The second brother, He Ningze, showed no mercy to his younger brother, saying, "There's only water in the pot. How did you come to that conclusion?"

He Ningchuan had no idea what was under the pot lid and chuckled awkwardly.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and go find your coat to put on. Mom will make you dinner."

"Mom, let me help you."

He Ning'an stayed behind and whispered after her younger brother left, "Mom, did you and Dad have a fight? Did he do something bad? You don't know that after you left this morning, he ran back to his room and mysteriously closed the door..."

"Fine...you heartless little brat, is this how you treat your own father?"

He Lin's sudden appearance startled the mother and son.

He Ning'an remained calm in the face of danger, saying, "I'm just stating the facts."

Yu Lian naturally chose to protect her son, saying, "Why are you blaming the child? I told him to say it."

He Lin was very dissatisfied with her attitude, so he came over, pushed his son away, and sat down next to Yu Lian.

"You only know how to help your son, so your favorite person is the child, not me, right?"

The sudden sadness in his tone made He Ning'an look at his aggrieved father with disdain.

"Are you alright, Mom? I'll go call Auntie and ask the doctor to take Dad away. He's acting strangely."

Hearing this, He Lin didn't refute, but just stared intently at Yu Lian. "I told you I was terminally ill, you could even tell the baby was there, forget it..."

"What do you mean by 'calculate'? Don't talk nonsense. An'an is just concerned about you. An'an, don't talk to your father like that in the future. It's very impolite. Dad has been in a bad mood lately. You should comfort him more, okay?"

"But……"

"There's no 'buts' about it. I know you resent Dad, but these are special times. Listen to Mom, okay?"

He Ning'an swallowed her anger and reluctantly nodded, "Okay, Mom will listen to you."

He turned and left, and He Lin was the happiest. He clung to Yu Lian, not wanting to be separated for even a moment.

"Don't do that, you're disturbing my cooking."

"I'll take care of it, you rest."

Yu Lian refused and did not hand him the small shovel in her hand.

"You don't believe me..."

Yu Lian was just worried that his cooking wouldn't taste good and would affect the children's appetite.

However, they didn't take into account He Lin's current sensitivity.

"How could that be? I was just worried you'd get burned. If the fire gets too big, the boiling water might splash on you."

Upon seeing this, He Lin said righteously, "Then I should do it even more. What if I splash it on you?"

"Alright, but you can't just add any seasonings, otherwise Manman won't eat it and will go hungry tonight."

He Lin recalled how he was naughty as a child and refused to eat, and his father would beat him with a stick.

Although he could not physically punish his daughter, he felt that Yu Lian's actions were too lenient.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault... I have a lot of problems."

"It's my fault, don't blame yourself. If I hadn't been so careless at the time, I would have naively thought it would only take two or three months to get better, and none of this would have happened. Don't take the blame on yourself."

The two apologized to each other, unaware of He Ningxi behind them.

Yu Xin covered her mouth and chuckled, then pulled her little niece back to the living room. "Look, Mommy and Daddy love you very much."

He Ningxi denied it on the spot, saying, "My dad doesn't love me; he loves my mom."

Yu Xin keenly noticed how her little niece addressed her older sister.

"Is that so? But it's good that your mother loves you."

He Ningxi then realized what she had said without thinking.

"No...no! I don't want anyone else, I want to stay with Grandpa and Grandma."

Seeing that her child was being stubborn, Yu Xin decided not to argue with her any further.

"Believe it or not, you'll be eating something different from everyone else in a little while."

He Ningxi frowned. "What's there to discuss? She's biased towards her brother, isn't it normal that they eat different things?"

"Hey~ you little rascal, what are you thinking about all day long? Don't you know you weren't healthy when you were born... Never mind, you don't want to hear it anyway."

Yu Xin's words came to an abrupt end, leaving He Ningxi disappointed. In her memory, she didn't have a mother when she was younger.

So I was very curious about what my aunt said.

But I was too proud to keep listening, so I could only sit on the sofa, itching to listen.

Half an hour later, it was dinner time.

Based on appetite, Yu Lian made different flavored soup noodles for each person.

The candlelight was dim, but He Ningxi could still tell at a glance that hers was different from the others.

What she had just told her aunt was now overturned.

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