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

Ollie was almost the first to rush out.

He was the first to escape onto the carriage, while Pei Yuening behind him called out to him to be careful not to fall.

But he escaped even faster.

He squeezed into the carriage in one breath, then forcefully pulled down the curtain, huddled into his seat, and gasped for breath.

The servants returned to the front of the convoy without changing their expressions, respectfully bowing their heads and awaiting orders.

Pei Yuening stood on the steps at the entrance of the Duke's mansion, reluctantly holding Luo Ren's hand.

The sunlight cast their shadows, which overlapped on the stone pavement.

"What exactly happened yesterday?" Pei Yuening asked, frowning. "Did you get into a fight with my brother?"

Luo Ren remained silent for a moment, ultimately unable to admit it.

"...Go back and ask him."

Pei Yuening glared at him: "...Fine."

He stood still, and Luo Ren didn't move either.

The two stood quietly at the entrance of the Duke's mansion, neither letting go of the other's hand.

Luo Ren placed his palm on Pei Yuening's hand, gently took it, and kissed it.

I want to stay with you a little longer.

Pei Yuening couldn't help but chuckle.

He jumped down from the steps, snuggled into Luo Ren's arms, and wrapped his arms tightly around his waist.

"Me too……"

As he spoke, he quietly raised his head, only to meet Luo Ren's grey-blue eyes.

Inside the carriage, Ollie was brainstorming.

He tried hard to recall what Luo Ren had just said, his brain frantically searching for clues, and suddenly all the odd details made sense.

No wonder... no wonder he felt the atmosphere inside the tent was strange that day at the ancient temple ruins!

No wonder Pei Yuening always cared about him for no apparent reason; it turned out it was because of his father!

Furthermore, he was so enthusiastic about bringing me and Ryan together, and he's changed so much. No matter how much I give him the cold shoulder, he always has a smile on his face and never gets angry!

What's even more shocking is that he had always thought Pei Yuening was only being tolerant of him because she considered him a friend...

It turns out that Pei Yuening was actually looking at his love life with the mindset of a "prospective stepmother"!

Ollie is about to explode.

He sat in the carriage, furious and helpless, waiting and waiting, but no one returned.

He frowned, and finally couldn't help but lift a corner of the carriage curtain: "Father...!!!!!!!!!"

He gasped.

In front of the Duke's mansion, Luo Ren was holding Pei Yuening's waist and kissing him.

Pei Yuening gently placed her hands on Luo Ren's shoulders, closed her eyes, tilted her head back, and slowly responded to his breath.

Ollie's pupils dilated again.

He suddenly slammed the carriage curtain down, jerked backward, and slammed his back against the carriage wall with a dull thud.

I almost couldn't catch my breath.

This...this is outrageous!

He huddled in the corner of the carriage, covering his face, his ears burning red.

Although he and Ryan would kiss goodbye on street corners, but... but!!

Father and Pei Yuening... No, this!!!

Holy crap!

……

Their kiss was long and restrained.

Luo Ren pressed his lips against Pei Yuening's, gently sucking and slowly caressing them, as if trying to stretch out every second of this afternoon.

Pei Yuening's eyelashes trembled, her fingertips tightened on Luo Ren's shoulder, and she gradually relaxed and softened in his arms.

Luo Ren gently brushed his thumb against his side.

When they parted, both of them were breathing heavily.

Pei Yuening lowered her head, pressed her cheek against Luo Ren's chest, and took a couple of breaths. Her ears were so red they looked like they were about to bleed.

Luo Ren hugged him tightly: "...Would you like to come to the Duke Luo's mansion this weekend?"

Pei Yuening gave a muffled "Mmm": "What?"

"I miss you."

Pei Yuening chuckled and said helplessly, "I know."

He let go of her hand, then suddenly stood on tiptoe and leaned in to quickly touch Luo Ren's lips.

Luo Ren's eyes darkened for a moment, and his hand was already around Pei Yuening's waist again, as if he wanted to take that kiss back and do it again properly.

Pei Yuening reacted quickly, patting his shoulder with a smile and pushing him half a step away.

"Alright, alright, get in the car. Go back and get some rest; your eyes are bloodshot."

Luo Ren stood there watching him for a while, then finally withdrew his hand and turned to walk towards the carriage.

Before lifting the curtain and getting into the car, he glanced at Pei Yuening.

Pei Yuening remained standing in the same spot and waved to him.

The curtain fell, and the carriage slowly began to move.

Pei Yuening stood at the bottom of the steps in front of the Duke's mansion, watching the convoy turn the corner and disappear completely before slowly letting out a breath.

He turned around humming a song, in a good mood, but his smile vanished instantly.

Ye Jiyun was standing at her doorstep, looking at him expressionlessly.

Pei Yuening stopped in her tracks. Caught red-handed doing something wrong, she instinctively took a small step back.

"Brother...brother..."

Ye Jiyun didn't move, her gaze lingering on his reddened lips for a moment.

"……go home."

After Ye Jiyun finished speaking, she turned and went inside.

"Oh, okay..." Pei Yuening smiled apologetically and quickly jogged after him.

As soon as Pei Yuening entered the house, he was pounced on by two unidentified creatures with cream all over their faces.

"Owner!!!"

Gao Gao and Juan Juan each hugged one of his cheeks and gave him a quick kiss, leaving Pei Yuening's face all sticky.

"...Oh, alright, alright." He led them to sit down opposite Ye Jiyun, took the wet towels handed to him by the butler and wiped their faces, before cleaning himself up.

A plate of haphazardly cut cream cake was placed in front of Ye Jiyun, who felt a mixture of amusement and anger.

Gao Gao chuckled and pointed with her little hand: "Master, look, wasn't I good! I even saved some for my brother! I cut it myself!"

Pei Yuening sighed helplessly, "Alright, alright, be good."

He kissed Gao Gao and Juan Juan one by one, then sent the two little demons back to the kitchen.

Gao Gao wanted to stay and not leave, but Pei Yuening pushed her out with one hand on each arm: "Alright, alright, you two go eat first, I'll come back and play with you later."

"Alright!" Gao Gao flapped her wings, grabbed Juan Juan's tail, and flew away.

Juanjuan: "??? Didn't I say I wasn't going to fly?"

The living room fell silent again, and Pei Yuening breathed a sigh of relief.

Ye Jiyun remained sitting silently in place. After hesitating for a while, he walked over, sat down next to Ye Jiyun, and gently leaned on his shoulder.

Ye Jiyun did not move.

Pei Yuening spoke softly, "Brother."

"Um."

"I really like him."

He spoke without any coquetry or hesitation.

Ye Jiyun leaned back, her gaze fixed on the crookedly cut cream cake on the plate opposite her. After a long while, she finally hummed in agreement.

"I know."

Pei Yuening turned her head to look at him: "Don't you support me?"

"No, besides, what good would it do if I said I disagreed?" Ye Jiyun smiled, a hint of helplessness in her smile. "You were kissing him like that at the door just now, you wouldn't listen to anything I said, would you?"

Pei Yuening's face flushed instantly, and she buried her face in Ye Jiyun's shoulder: "...Brother!"

"Alright." Ye Jiyun raised her hand and ruffled his hair. "Whatever makes you happy. I have nothing to say."

"Although I'm not entirely satisfied with Luo Ren, at least he was willing to offer his entire fortune to me to ask for your hand in marriage, which is certainly respectable."

Pei Yuening: "Mm."

"...I'm just having a hard time accepting it," Ye Jiyun said, forcing a smile. "At this time last year, you weren't very willing to talk to me."

Pei Yuening was slightly taken aback.

"Back then, you were so obsessed with Ollie. I was anxious, but I didn't know how to get close to you. Even now, when I think back on it, I feel like my memories of you from that period are blurry."

Ye Jiyun gently put her arm around his shoulder. "Then one day you suddenly changed. You were willing to talk to me, willing to stay with me, would come over and call me brother, and would cook so many delicious things."

Pei Yuening's breath hitched for a moment.

"I just thought," Ye Jiyun said softly, glancing at Pei Yuening leaning on her shoulder with gentle eyes, "that period of time felt like a dream."

"It's only recently started to feel a bit real. You can be cute, you can get angry, and you can bake cakes in the kitchen and fill the whole house with a sweet smell."

"And in two years, you'll be getting married."

Pei Yuening didn't speak, her eyes, which were already sore, froze slightly.

He keenly noticed that slight abnormality.

What's going on? What is Ye Jiyun saying?

Last year... wasn't that the timeline at the beginning of the original work?

What does he mean by "recent reality"?

Pei Yuening instinctively wanted to ask, but when she turned her head and saw the faint look of disorientation in Ye Jiyun's eyes, she swallowed her words.

"...No, that won't happen." Pei Yuening pursed his lips. "Even so, I'll still be your brother."

Ye Jiyun's lips curved slightly: "Of course."

"If you are unhappy, wronged, or if Luo Ren makes you unhappy, you can come back to me."

"What if he won't let me come back?"

"Then let's have another match."

Pei Yuening burst out laughing: "You just broke through to SSS level and you're already using him as practice?"

"Is that not allowed?"

"Okay, okay." Pei Yuening sat up straight. "But don't really hurt him."

Ye Jiyun snorted, neither agreeing nor disagreeing.

He patted Pei Yuening's head again.

"Tell your brother what's wrong, don't keep it to yourself."

Pei Yuening nodded.

"it is good."