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

As the sun gradually veered westward, the clouds on the horizon were tinged with golden yellow by the setting sun.

The carriage slowly came to a stop at the street corner where the Duke's mansion was located. The coachman did not make a sound and even tightened the reins very gently.

Luo Ren released Pei Yuening's hand, then paused for a moment.

Pei Yuening looked at him in the same way, and suddenly didn't want to move.

"..." He leaned closer to Luo Ren. "Then I'm leaving."

"Um."

"Take care on your way back."

"it is good."

Pei Yuening didn't move.

Luo Ren didn't urge him.

After a few seconds, Pei Yuening sighed, reached out and hooked her arm around Luo Ren's neck, leaned over and pressed her lips to his.

Luo Ren's hand naturally covered his soft hair, his thumb brushing against the hairline behind his ear before letting go.

"Goodbye," Pei Yuening said.

This time, he's really gone.

He lifted the carriage curtain and jumped out, his knees buckling slightly as he landed.

There were no pedestrians nearby, and the main residence of the Duke's mansion stood quietly not far away.

Pei Yuening lowered her head and quickly turned into the street where her home was located, then jogged up the steps.

The butler was already waiting outside the door. Upon seeing him return, he bowed slightly and said, "Young Master."

"Grandpa Butler," Pei Yuening smiled at him, stepped through the gate, and casually asked, "Where's my brother?"

"His Excellency the Duke is resting upstairs."

"Oh." Pei Yuening didn't think much of it, changed her shoes and walked towards her room. "Then don't disturb him, let him rest."

Ye Jiyun slowly withdrew his gaze from the second-floor window.

He was standing in a great spot, with a perfect view of the entire street corner.

The location where the carriage stopped, Pei Yuening's action of jumping off the carriage, and the arc of his robe lifting when he bent over.

I saw everything.

They also knew perfectly well whose carriage it was.

Ye Jiyun gripped the window frame, his knuckles white, the veins on the back of his hand standing out, the force so intense it almost snapped the solid wood.

"..."

He lowered his eyes, turned around, and closed the window.

The hands hanging by the sides slowly closed, the nails digging deep into the palms, until the edges turned white.

The door was not closed properly.

The cheers of Gao Gao and the others rang out the next second, along with Pei Yuening's laughter.

Ye Jiyun's hand suddenly loosened its grip.

He didn't know what to say.

From his brother's perspective, he had more to consider.

I don't know whether I should stop him or sit down and listen to him carefully.

I don't know if pretending not to see it will hurt or spoil him.

Ye Jiyun sighed helplessly and forced a smile.

Never mind, it's all Luo Ren's fault.

……

Pei Yuening pushed open the door and entered the room. Gao Gao and Juan Juan were lying on the windowsill sunbathing.

Snowball was unusually absent; instead, he had been taken by a servant to the Royal Zoo to find Aurora and didn't return until evening.

The egg was still a lump, spread out on the desk like a black pancake, pretending to be deep and serious.

"Master! You're back!" Gao Gao was the first to spot him.

Then she and Juanjuan flew over and hugged Pei Yuening's neck, showering her with kisses: "Ahhh! Where did you go?! I missed you so much!!"

"The western suburbs."

Pei Yuening answered without changing his expression, ignoring their spittle, took off his coat and draped it over the back of the chair, and said in a low voice, "I went for a walk with Luo Ren."

Gao Gao and Juan Juan paused in their kissing, then their expressions changed dramatically: "Yue~ So you went on a date with your husband."

Pei Yuening ignored it and took out a casual outfit from the closet to change into.

It was still uncomfortable when I changed clothes, since my back wasn't very comfortable.

He hesitated for a moment, but still asked Gao Gao to use magic to heal him.

Pei Yuening wasn't very hungry, and Gao Gao and the others had been eating snacks all afternoon.

So they didn't go downstairs, and the four creatures sat together in the room playing.

Chess pieces were laid out on the table, arranged haphazardly in black and white.

Because they don't know how to play chess at all, they are playing Gomoku with chess pieces.

"Put it here!"

"Why should it be placed here? I won't put it here."

"You just left it here!"

"Never mind that!"

"You cheated, Juanjuan!"

"I didn't! This is called the 'Underpants Formation'! It's like this in Master's sea of ​​consciousness!"

"..." Pei Yuening's eyes twitched.

After one round, he was completely exhausted.

Egg and Cake were still not convinced and were spitting at each other.

Juanjuan ignored them and snuggled up to Pei Yuening's side.

Pei Yuening reached out and touched its round belly.

Still chicken wing rice wraps.

Then, he suddenly remembered something and casually said, "Oh right, Juanjuan."

"Um?"

"Come with me to the preliminary selection next Friday."

Juanjuan raised her head: "What? Going to fight?"

"right."

"Alright, alright! Who should we fight! Luo Ren!"

"...That's not true."

"oh oh."

Gao Gao immediately looked up from the chessboard: "Preliminary selection? What preliminary selection? Where do we go? Will you take me with you?"

Egg bounced over: "What? What's so fun about this! We can use magic openly now?"

"The preliminary rounds of the Three Schools Cup," Pei Yuening said, "will be held at the Holy Academy, in the secret realm fighting monsters. Just roll out there, you two—"

"Let's go too!" Gao Gao interjected.

"Yes!" Egg chimed in.

"no."

"Why not!"

"No one's home, you guys watch the house."

"No! It's been so long since you took us out to play!" Gao Gao started bringing up old grievances, "The last time we went out was the last time!"

Egg: "Exactly!"

Pei Yuening sighed helplessly, "Then what can we do? In the official Three Schools Cup, we can only bring a maximum of two monsters. Wouldn't I feel bad if anyone else had to take them?"

Gao Gao wouldn't have it anymore. With a flap of her wings, she landed in the very center of the chessboard and started throwing a tantrum, knocking the pieces all over the place: "I don't care! I don't care! I'm going! I'm practically moldy at home! Egg too! Right, Egg?"

Egg: "Exactly!"

Pei Yuening: "You guys..."

He took a deep breath.

"Do you know how much of a sensation it would cause to bring three familiars out? An ancient dragon, a top-tier healing familiar, and an ultra-rare dark-type dream demon."

He looked up, his expression complicated: "I'm not afraid you'll cause trouble, I'm afraid someone will make you uncomfortable."

Gao Gao and Dan Dan kept throwing tantrums, their main theme being "I won't listen to a turtle's rambling."

They made a lot of noise and eventually even tried to threaten Pei Yuening by saying they would burst from overeating.

Pei Yuening: ...Alright then.

They were truly being manipulated.

He sighed and stood up: "Never mind, I'll go ask my brother."

Egg and Cake cheered at the same time, and Pulling flew out behind him.

Juanjuan, the holdout, remained unmoved, but still perched on Pei Yuening's head to watch the commotion.

Pei Yuening pushed open Ye Jiyun's door, where Ye was sitting at her desk looking at some documents.

When Ye Jiyun heard the door open, she looked up and her gaze fell on Pei Yuening. Her expression was somewhat complicated, but it was quickly masked by a gentle smile.

"What's wrong?"

"Brother." Before Pei Yuening could even speak, Gao Gao and Dan Dan had already rushed in and perched on his desk, one on each side.

"elder brother!!"

"What are you doing? Listen to us!"

"The selections are next week! We want to go to the Holy Academy with our master!"

"Very well-behaved, doesn't cause any trouble!"

"Seriously! We just wanted to go out and have some fun! We were so bored!"

"Brother, you have to believe me!"

Ye Jiyun was sandwiched between them, and a rare look of helplessness appeared on her face.

He reached out to lightly block Gao Gao's wings as they swooped down, then glanced at Pei Yuening standing at the door.

Pei Yuening was even more speechless, but still managed to say, "Brother, it's just..."

"I want to bring my books to the preliminary rounds of the Three Schools Cup next week, and they insist on going too."

"I'm worried that bringing three familiars would be too conspicuous, so I came to ask for your opinion."

Ye Jiyun chuckled softly: "It's alright, don't worry."

"Dean Qi sent me an invitation, asking me to be a judge in the preliminary selection and observe the process together."

Pei Yuening was taken aback.

"So I'll be there then," Ye Jiyun said. "The preliminary selection doesn't matter. You can bring Gao Gao and Juan Juan into the secret realm and speed through it directly."

"Eggsy will stay with me; the referee's view from the side will be better."

"With my brother here, nothing will happen."

Gao Gao was so excited that she ran around the room shouting, "Yay!! That's great!!"

Egg: "Great job! Finally, we can go out and play!"

Pei Yuening smiled too.

"Okay, let's go together then."