If you want to survive after transmigrating, become the male protagonist's new mother.

In the foyer, the butler came to greet them, and was visibly taken aback when he saw Pei Yuening.

But he quickly lowered his head and didn't ask any more questions.

"Where is Ollie?" Luo Ren asked.

"Young Master Ollie is in the study, sir."

Luo Ren nodded: "Let him come over."

"Yes."

After saying that, he led Pei Yuening further inside.

Pei Yuening's feelings were complicated.

That night he was "invited" out of here, but today, he was personally led in by Luo Ren.

Luo Ren led him to sit on the sofa in front of the hall, and a maid quickly brought them a cup of tea.

Pei Yuening smiled and thanked her, then obediently picked up the teacup.

The maid paused for a moment, then blushed and hurriedly retreated.

Pei Yuening's smile froze.

...Miss, I don't understand what's wrong with you.

So, yet another one blinded by the allure of "roses"...

Luo Ren took in the whole scene and gently curled his lips.

The living room was quiet for a while as Pei Yuening sipped her tea.

I don't know why, but in this other world, everything else is like stone, but the tea is alright.

Moreover, he didn't know why, even though the background and environment here looked like medieval Europe, so many nobles used names that sounded like Chinese characters.

Besides the male lead Ollie, there's also his wife Ryan.

Whoever you want will appear.

A figure came down the stairs. Pei Yuening heard the noise and put down her teacup.

Ollie has been busy all day and is tired now.

From the lowest servants to the head steward, no one knew who had sent the food box on his father's table.

There's nothing I can do but wait for my father to come back and ask him directly.

But to my surprise, he didn't come back alone.

The moment his gaze fell upon the room, Ollie's expression froze.

His mouth gaped slightly, his eyes wide: "Pei Yuening! What are you doing here?!"

Luo Ren glanced at him: "I invited him."

Ollie: "..."

His expression was worse than if he had swallowed a fly.

His gaze swept back and forth between Luo Ren and Pei Yuening, his lips moved, and his face turned bright red.

"Father," he finally found his voice, "how could you—"

"I called you here," Luo Ren interrupted him, "to make you apologize."

Ollie: "???"

"Apologize?" His voice rose an octave. "Me? To him?"

"Yes," Luo Ren said.

"Impossible!" Ollie shouted. "Father, you don't know what he used to be like—"

"I know," Luo Ren said calmly, "but he didn't do anything wrong in the back garden that day."

Ollie opened his mouth, then closed it again.

"In front of so many people, you reprimanded him without asking any questions, and even took my side and kicked him out."

As Luo Ren spoke, his brows suddenly furrowed: "Who taught you these rules?"

Ollie clenched his fist, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged slightly.

Pei Yuening sat to the side, suddenly unsure where to look.

This script doesn't seem right!

He hadn't even stepped inside yet, so why was Ollie being forced to apologize?

He had imagined this scene many times before he came.

But when the moment actually arrived, he found that the scene wasn't as satisfying as he had imagined.

Ollie has too much pride.

The feeling of being scolded by your father in front of your "enemy"...

Pei Yuening thought about it, and realized that if it were him, he would probably want to crawl into a hole and disappear.

Oh dear, they're all our own kids... Look at the mess this has made.

The hall was silent for a few seconds.

Ollie gritted his teeth, his eyes fixed on the ground, refusing to utter a single word.

Luo Ren didn't urge him.

He sat there, his grey-blue eyes calmly watching Ollie.

There was no anger or disappointment in his gaze, only an unquestionable demand from a father to his son.

Pei Yuening couldn't stand it anymore.

He cleared his throat and chuckled awkwardly, "Garlic...garlic, not even wearing a swimsuit..."

"Shut up." Ollie abruptly raised his head, his reddened eyes brimming with tears. "I don't need your fake kindness!"

"??" Pei Yuening's smile vanished.

Okay, okay, you don't appreciate it, do you?

His expression instantly changed: "Serves you right! Your father should have taught you a lesson!"

Ollie's breath hitched, and he instantly exploded: "Pei Yuening! What right do you have to talk to me like that, like a mother?!"

Pei Yuening: ? (The female celebrity points to her own meme)

That's what he thinks, but is it something he can say?

OK, he'd better not say anything.

Luo Ren ignored their childish bickering and, as a parent, stepped in to take charge: "Oli."

"Apologize."

Ollie's lips were trembling.

His gaze swept back and forth between Luo Ren and Pei Yuening once more.

Finally, he took a deep breath and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth.

"……sorry."

The sound was so faint, like a mosquito's buzz, that you couldn't hear it unless you listened very carefully.

Pei Yuening was taken aback.

Hey, he actually apologized.

Although his attitude was a bit bad, although his voice was a bit soft, and although his expression looked like he wanted to eat someone alive.

But he actually apologized, wow, that's something else!

Pei Yuening wasn't the type to hold a grudge, so he smiled and nodded, "I heard you, it's okay."

Ollie: "..."

He felt an inexplicable anger rising within him at Pei Yuening's presumptuous manner!

Luo Ren nodded and said nothing more.

He turned to Pei Yuening, his tone much gentler: "Is it stuffy here? Shall we go sit in the garden?"

Pei Yuening nodded: "Okay."

He followed Luo Ren outside, and when he passed by Ollie, he deliberately kept a half-meter distance from him.

The weather is lovely today; blue skies, white clouds, and swaying tree shadows fill the air.

As Pei Yuening walked through the corridor, she secretly glanced at Luo Ren's profile.

He still had that same expression as if his wife had died; you couldn't tell anything from it.

The garden was quiet.

The afternoon sun shone through the trellis, casting dappled shadows on the stone table.

Pei Yuening sat opposite Luo Ren, with a steaming cup of black tea and several plates of delicate snacks in front of her.

But he would no longer trust anything in this strange world except tea.

The atmosphere became somewhat quiet for a moment.

Luo Ren spoke first: "I'm sorry about what happened earlier."

Pei Yuening paused, then quickly waved her hand, "No, no, it's alright, you really don't need to worry about it."

Luo Ren hummed in agreement and continued, "Oli's biological father was my comrade-in-arms; he sacrificed himself for the Empire."

"I know Ollie has gone too far with you, but out of consideration for our relationship, this is all I can do as your adoptive father."

"He's not a bad person by nature, it's just that I've been away from home for many years and haven't been able to discipline him properly."

Luo Ren paused for a moment: "It won't happen again."

Pei Yuening was taken aback.

This information was mentioned in the original work, but hearing it from Luo Ren's mouth gave it a different, strange feeling.

Pei Yuening didn't know what to say, so she just nodded.

However, he was actually more concerned about something else.

Wait a minute, how much does Luo Ren actually know about those pastries?!

If it's just that you saw yourself giving the same item to the emperor and that's how you came to think of it... then that's fine.

But what if Gao Gao gets exposed? Wouldn't that be the end of the world?!

Pei Yuening was lost in thought when Luo Ren, sitting opposite him, seemed to sense his inner turmoil.

So he asked, "What's wrong?"