Mrs. Fu, please be mindful of the appropriate boundaries.

She turned her head to look at him, and he happened to bend down, so her lips brushed against his. Xu Qingcheng trembled, and the last word fell out.

She instinctively tried to pull away, but the man pressed one hand against her other cheek, preventing her from escaping. Their lips met, and they could clearly feel each other's breath.

The man's dark eyes stared at her, neither advancing nor retreating. He pressed forward, not allowing her to back down.

"You kissed me?" he asked.

As he spoke, his lips brushed against hers, and Xu Qingcheng could feel her lips trembling as he spoke, making her teeth go numb.

The man's dark eyes were like black holes, as if they were about to suck people in. Xu Qingcheng felt inexplicably flustered. In the blink of an eye, she was suddenly pulled into his arms and spun around halfway in his embrace before being held securely in his arms.

He braced his arms behind her, pinning her against the foot of the little bed where he wished. A smile played at the corners of his eyes, and he said shamelessly, "You can kiss me."

After he finished speaking, he lowered his face and gave his lips a very innocent touch.

Then he looked up at her.

Xu Qingcheng was a little stunned. What was that?

What does it mean to kiss her?

Before she could figure out his lewd tactics, the man's hand around her waist tightened, pulling her into his arms. "Haven't you kissed enough?"

"It's okay, you can continue."

After he finished speaking, he suddenly kissed her fiercely and forcefully.

This kiss was wild and domineering, overwhelming. Miss Xu only had time to utter a soft "mmm" before he devoured her completely, leaving her no time to protest.

She slapped his shoulder and chest, extremely annoyed.

The strength in the woman's hand was nothing more than a minor pleasure to him. Fu Jingting had to admit that his heart was aching with jealousy, and he didn't know what to do with her.

He wanted to bully her without restraint, but he was also afraid that she would get really angry and ignore him. If he didn't bully her, every bone in his body would itch with desire.

He wanted to see the allure in her eyes, the way she was captivating and alluring, the way she was so charming that she drove men crazy.

"Fu..."

She tried to push him away, but she had no strength in her hands. He had kneaded her with his strong arms, and even her voice became soft.

Fu Jingting released her only after he had kissed her enough, a deep smile in his eyes. "Was that enough?"

Xu Qingcheng was both angry and annoyed. She covered his mouth with one hand and pressed it against hers again, exasperated. "Fu Jingting, do you have any shame? Do you think I don't understand that you're just being a pervert!"

Her eyes were red with anger, and she slapped him hard. "Is it fun to bully me? Huh?"

The man didn't retaliate as she slapped him hard. Suddenly, he picked her up, spun her around, and pinned her against the wall. "Yes, I just wanted to bully you. The kind of bullying a man does to a woman."

He wore the most serious expression on his face while saying the most shameless things, which annoyed Xu Qingcheng. "Did you even ask me if I was willing?"

Fu Jingting paused for a moment, then asked, "Are you willing?"

"I refuse!" Xu Qingcheng shouted back.

"That's why I'm asking you why?"

Since she had made it clear that she was unwilling, he simply decided not to ask for her opinion.

What kind of twisted logic is this?!

What kind of twisted logic is that?!

Xu Qingcheng was going crazy. "Let go of me, I want to go back."

She pushed him away, not intending to continue entangled with him. Didn't she understand his intentions, constantly trying to hug and kiss her?!

He just wanted to sleep with her.

She's crazy! Does she need a man?!

Fu Jingting wouldn't let go, and Xu Qingcheng's eyes flashed with cold light as she glared at him, saying, "Don't even think about hitting me, Fu Jingting. If you want to find a woman, go ahead. Besides, I don't lack men, and I don't need to put up with you."

Make do...

The veins on the man's forehead bulged, and he looked at her with a fierce gaze. "With me, it's just settling. With whom is it not settling? You little punk who feeds you shrimp, you're not even fully grown yet, showing off a few abs and thinking you're tough enough? Do you even know how to make you truly happy?"

His eyes were filled with coldness and resentment, and his words were undisguised. The young girl might not understand, but how could Xu Qingcheng not understand the shamelessness in his words?

"That's enough!" she yelled angrily. "You shameless bastard! Don't assume everyone is as filthy and thinks like you."

The man pressed a finger to her lips. "Shh, don't wake Xu Yuan."

He lowered his gaze and smiled at her, "What was I thinking? Miss Xu knows perfectly well."

he!!!

Xu Qingcheng almost choked on her breath. Her face turned red, and even though she was very eloquent, she was speechless.

Seeing her like this, Fu Jingting didn't say anything more. If he really angered her and she ran away, he would have to find a way to coax her. He sighed helplessly and asked her, "Let's eat. It won't taste good if it gets cold."

The person suddenly softened their tone, for no apparent reason.

Xu Qingcheng wasn't buying it. She turned her head away coldly and said, "I won't eat it."

Fu Jingting glanced at her, then picked her up in his arms. Xu Qingcheng cried out in surprise and quickly grabbed him.

Ignoring her struggles, he picked her up and carried her outside.

As he reached the master bedroom door, he suddenly stopped and looked at the woman in his arms, her face flushed with anger. "Should I wake Xu Yuan up? It's been over half an hour."

She was so angry with him that she felt a tightness in her chest, but he acted as if nothing was wrong and talked to her as if nothing had happened.

Xu Qingcheng was furious and, in a fit of hatred, bit his shoulder.

She bit hard even through her shirt.

He could feel the man's tense muscles, but he wasn't annoyed. He let her be, lightly patting her bottom with his hand. "Stop fooling around!"

Ah ah ah ah ah ah!

Xu Qingcheng was going crazy. She was so angry that she felt like she was going to vomit blood. Which eye of his did he see her making a scene with?

The two were arguing when they suddenly heard a childish voice, "Daddy, Mommy."

The two of them turned their heads at the same time and saw Xu Yuan sitting on the bed in the bedroom, rubbing her eyes, as if she had been woken up by them.

The little one had also fallen asleep. He crawled out of the blanket and all the way to the foot of the bed, looking at them curiously. Then he opened his arms to Fu Jingting and said, "Daddy, Daddy, Yuanyuan wants a hug too."

Xu Qingcheng was really... Although Xu Yuan was still young, she was still embarrassed.

She gritted her teeth and whispered, "Put me down right now."

Fu Jingting not only didn't put her down, but also carried her into the bedroom. He stood at the foot of the bed, smiling at Xu Yuan, "Daddy's carrying Mommy, how am I supposed to carry you?"

"Fu Jingting!"

Xu Qingcheng was so angry that if Xu Yuan were even a little bit older, she would dig a hole and bury herself.

Xu Yuan whined unhappily, "No, I want Daddy to hold me too..."

Fu Jingting changed his position and hugged Xu Qingcheng, letting her sit directly on one of her arms, like he was holding a little girl.

"Then come a little closer."

The man stretched out an arm towards her, and he leaned in to hug Xu Yuan. Xu Qingcheng tilted with his body, as if she was about to be thrown off. She almost instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.

The next moment, Xu Yuan was also held in his arms, and Xu Qingcheng was face to face with Xu Yuan.

The little girl was overjoyed. She found it all so novel and laughed heartily. She and her mother were being held by her father.

Xu Qingcheng was devastated; she wasn't a child.

Fu Jingting held two people, but not as tightly as he held her alone. Xu Qingcheng struggled and tried to break free, but she couldn't escape and was still held in his arms.

Fu Jingting raised an eyebrow and looked at Xu Yuan, "Mom is running away and won't let Dad hug her."

Xu Yuan looked at her and said, "Mom, Yuan Yuan wants Mom to come with me."

His methods of coaxing children were truly top-notch, leaving Xu Qingcheng utterly exasperated.

Seeing that she was about to completely lose her temper if things continued like this, Fu Jingting quickly changed the subject, "Xu Yuan is hungry, you feed her."

He grabbed her wrist and tried to pull her downstairs, but Xu Qingcheng shook him off.

He didn't say anything, and followed behind the two.

Xu Yuan nestled on her father's back, secretly observing her mother's expression. "Yuan Yuan, eat well, and Mommy won't be angry."

The little guy's grandma's soft voice sounded pitiful.

Xu Qingcheng's heart is so sensitive, just like children. Her voice softened, "Mom isn't angry with Yuanyuan."

When we got downstairs, the steamed seafood and dipping sauces were already laid out on the dining table.

Fu Jingting turned to look at her, "Should we wish for her a steamed egg custard?"

Xu Qingcheng thought for a moment and nodded.

Fu Jingting looked at her and said, "Tell me, how do you steam it?"

Xu Qingcheng didn't bother looking at him anymore and went straight into the kitchen. The smell of him cleaning seafood was still there, making her feel nauseous. She quickly opened the kitchen window to ventilate the room.

She's very skilled at steaming eggs; she's quite adept at it.

Fu Jingting helped Xu Yuan wash her hands and face, and the little one ran to the kitchen by herself, waving her hand proudly to Xu Qingcheng, "Mommy, Yuan Yuan is all clean now, doesn't she smell nice?"

Xu Qingcheng bent down to take a symbolic sniff and coaxed her, "It smells so good, you can go outside and wait."

Xu Qingcheng had already started steaming the steamed eggs. Fu Jingting saw this and asked, "Want to steam one?"

She doesn't eat much.

Aren't you going to eat?

Too lazy to pay attention to him, Xu Qingcheng carried Xu Yuan out and saw that he had prepared a special chair for children, so she put Xu Yuan in it.

Xu Qingcheng sat beside her, picked out fish meat for Xu Yuan, and carefully removed the fish bones before putting it into Xu Yuan's small bowl.

Turning to Fu Jingting, she said, "Buy her a set of children's bowls, otherwise she'll break your bowl." The key point is that it's very dangerous.

"Hmm. Not yet." Fu Jingting came over and asked her, "How long will it take to steam?"

"I've set a timer; I'll just turn off the stove when the kitchen timer rings in a bit."

Fu Jingting sat down on the other side of Xu Yuan. The man lowered his eyes and peeled shrimp, then placed the peeled shrimp in the bowl in front of Qingcheng.

Xu Qingcheng didn't eat either, pretending not to see it.

Fu Jingting asked Xu Yuan if she wanted to eat, and the little girl said yes in a clear voice. He then put the shrimp in her mouth, which was captured on a photograph by Xu Qingcheng.

"It's too big, break it open." A whole shrimp is hard for a child to chew.

For Fu Jingting, this was a completely new experience; he didn't know much about raising children.

"Is there anything else I need to be careful about?" He was eager to learn and wanted to try it out.

Xu Qingcheng glanced at him and said, "I suggest you hire a nanny to help you take care of her."

The implication is that it would be very difficult for you to take care of her on your own now.

"I sleep with her, we haven't separated yet, she might not be used to sleeping alone." In other words, he has to hold Xu Yuan and sleep together at night.

"If she moves a lot in her sleep at night, she probably needs to go to the toilet. You should carry her there. Don't wait for her to call you, or she'll wet the bed."

Xu Qingcheng explained, leaving Fu Jingting speechless. "What if she really peed?"

The woman looked up at him. "Change Xuyuan's clothes. Either change the bedding at night, or you can change it in another room during the day. She doesn't like waterproof pads; her skin is prone to allergies. I don't put diapers on her anymore; she's too big for them. She kicks off the covers at night, so you need to cover her up, leaving her legs out, but making sure her tummy is covered. If she gets cold, she'll get diarrhea."

Fu Jingting, "..."

The man was silent for a while. He saw that none of the shrimp in her bowl had been touched. When she opened her mouth to speak again, he suddenly stretched out his arm and fed them directly into her mouth.

Before Xu Qingcheng could dodge, the sauce landed in her mouth. The man carefully wiped the sauce off her lips with his fingers.

Ask her, "Is it delicious?"

"..."

"Who feeds them well?"

Xu Qingcheng's face suddenly flushed red.

Xu Yuan was still causing trouble nearby, opening her mouth and begging to be fed, "Yuan Yuan wants to eat too..."

The man withdrew his hand and happily fed Xu Yuan a mouthful as well.

Xu Qingcheng, really, you shouldn't have even the slightest romantic thoughts. That young heartthrob is just like when you see a decent-looking celebrity in a magazine and think, "Wow, he's good-looking," and then you might get a little flirty.

But he had absolutely no other intentions. He suddenly fed her, leaving Xu Qingcheng nowhere to hide, and Fu Jingting even saw it.

Now, being teased and mocked by him like this, she felt a burning sensation in her heart and was extremely embarrassed.

Especially since it happened in front of Xu Yuan, even though Yuan Yuan didn't understand.

Under the table, Xu Qingcheng kicked his leg hard.

Fu Jingting suddenly smiled, clearly in high spirits.

In the afternoon, Xu Qingcheng was about to leave, but Xu Yuan cried and made a scene, refusing to let her go. Xu Qingcheng then told Xu Yuan to go with her first.

Xu Yuan didn't want to leave; she wanted her father.

This only made Xu Qingcheng extremely annoyed.

She lost her temper and yelled at the child, who then burst into tears.

Fu Jingting quickly picked up the child and comforted him. He looked at Xu Qingcheng and said, "I'll try to take care of Xu Yuan by myself tonight. Can you help me out? You can stay in another room tonight."

"If that doesn't work, I'll hire a nanny to help me take care of it later. It's a bit too late to look for someone now."

"I told you that during the day!" Xu Qingcheng stomped her feet in anger. She felt bad when Xu Yuan cried.

Fu Jingting remained silent for a long time before finally speaking, "I didn't expect kids to be so difficult to raise."

Xu Qingcheng pursed her lips and laid down three rules for him: "It's settled for today. I'll stay in the guest room next door, and you can't lay a hand on me. Otherwise, I'll take Xu Yuan and leave, and I won't let Xu Yuan stay here overnight again."

"it is good."

Fu Jingting agreed without hesitation.

Xu Qingcheng then agreed and called home to say she wouldn't be going back.

Zhao Lan asked her where she was going, but she didn't say in detail.

Zhao Lan didn't ask any more questions. She knew that Song Chang had introduced a potential partner to Qingcheng, but she didn't know what he was like. However, since they were both older, it wouldn't be good to ask too many questions. She only advised, "You're not young anymore. If you meet someone suitable, you can settle down, but you still need to be careful."

"I understand." The implied meaning in her mother's words still made Xu Qingcheng blush slightly.

Xu Yuan was having a great time playing with two puppies, one in each hand, running all over the house. She played by herself and didn't need anyone to accompany her.

Xu Qingcheng looked at the little teddy bear that Xu Yuan was holding in her hand, and suddenly she reached out and pressed her hand to her eyes.

Some things, when you look back on them, seem so distant, so very distant.

But some things just happen in unexpected ways; she never imagined she would leave behind a wish.

I have no regrets to this day.

But I'm a little troubled by this entanglement that I can't shake off because of making a wish.

"Where's Dad?"

Xu Yuan asked her.

"Upstairs, they're tidying up your room," Xu Qingcheng said, pointing upstairs.

Xu Yuan was carrying her little teddy bear to climb the stairs when Xu Qingcheng grabbed her arm and asked, "Yuan Yuan, do you like your dad?"

"like."

Do you like your mom?

"like."

Do you prefer your dad or your mom?

The child tilted his head and said, "I like Mommy."

Xu Qingcheng smiled.

Fu Jingting was coming downstairs when he heard this and couldn't help but laugh.

He reached out and patted Xu Yuan's little head. "Do you like Daddy or Mommy more?"

"dad."

Xu Qingcheng, "..."

Fu Jingting looked at her with a sneer. How could such a young child make choices? Only adults make choices.

"Your toy section is all set up, want to go take a look?" Fu Jingting asked Xu Yuan, who then climbed the stairs by herself.

The little girl's play area was filled with beautiful dolls, various plush toys, and a small slide that had been built. She was overjoyed.

After playing and not sleeping much during the day, Xu Qingcheng saw Xu Yuan rubbing her eyes and quickly ran a bath for her.

Fu Jingting followed to help. The little one was having a great time playing in the water. Xu Qingcheng's clothes were all wet from her. The dress was made of thin material, and the wet parts clung to her body.

The man glanced over, then couldn't help but cough lightly and clear his throat.

Sweeping her with his fiery gaze, Xu Qingcheng looked down and abruptly turned around. "Close your eyes."