Jing Shao is infertile, but his nanny is pregnant with his child.

A little while later, Lu Yan returned and saw a bowl of millet porridge on the table.

Lu Yan raised an eyebrow and looked at Zhou Yanchen.

"My mom made this for you. The doctor said you can only eat light food right now. We'll make whatever you want to eat when you get home tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan's fingers trembled slightly, and her eyelids twitched as well.

Zhou Yanchen said, "Go home?"

A strange emotion suddenly arose in my heart, a little sour and a little bitter.

She then slightly tugged at her lips, guessing that Zhou Yanchen was just saying it casually and didn't mean anything by it.

She can't afford to overthink it.

She walked over and sat down, picked up the glass and took a sip, then smiled at Zhou Yanchen, "Auntie is so good to me."

Zhou Yanchen remained silent.

Lu Yan didn't expect him to strike up a conversation.

He was never a talkative person to begin with.

After finishing her millet porridge, Lu Yan secretly glanced at Zhou Yanchen.

Zhou Yanchen was also looking at her.

Their eyes met, Lu Yan cleared her throat, and looked at him with a smile, "Mr. Zhou, look, I even got a fever from going into the water to save you in the dead of winter, you won't fire me, will you?"

Zhou Yanchen then realized that Lu Yan had been avoiding him yesterday because she was worried that he would fire her again.

He didn't answer, but deliberately asked her, "What if I really fire you?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan immediately stood up. "Mr. Zhou, you can't fire me!"

Seeing her getting agitated, Zhou Yanchen wanted to laugh but held it in. "Why can't I fire you?"

Lu Yan: "I'm your savior!"

Zhou Yanchen nodded. "But you kissed me."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan felt a fire suddenly rise in her mind, and with a buzz, her head was set ablaze, her face burning hot.

Seeing that the girl's face was visibly flushed, Zhou Yan stared at her intently, seemingly with no intention of letting her off the hook.

Lu Yan blinked repeatedly. "I... I did that to give you breathing exercises!"

She was telling the truth!

Zhou Yanchen, with an expression that suggested he was barely believing her, pressed on again, "Then why did you kiss me again?"

Lu Yan's eyes widened immediately, "!!!"

Zhou Yanchen looked at her and said, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Lu Yan felt a tightness in her chest from anger. She plopped down on the bed, speechless, and said in a muffled voice, "If you want to fire me, then fire me."

She was attracted to his good looks; she admits her mistake!

Seeing her regretful look, Zhou Yan chuckled softly.

Lu Yan kept her head down, sulking, and didn't hear.

After a while, Zhou Yanchen suddenly spoke.

"Give me a reason not to fire you? Perhaps I can consider it."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan immediately raised her head, walked over and sat down next to him, leaning forward.

"Mr. Zhou, think about it, who can cook as well as me? If I leave, Nuannuan will lose weight again. You're her own brother, can you bear to see her like that?"

Zhou Yanchen looked at her face that suddenly leaned closer, and the unique fragrance emanating from her wafted over once more.

He shifted uncomfortably. "Step back a bit, I can hear you."

Lu Yan responded with an "oh," took a step back, and continued speaking.

"And another thing, I've been giving the leader acupuncture for free for five days, and he says it's been effective. If I leave, who will give him acupuncture? Don't you have to pay someone to give you acupuncture?"

Zhou Yanchen: "Anything else?"

Lu Yan sat up straight. "If I leave, who will give you a massage? Be honest, how was my massage?"

Zhou Yan remained silent.

Lu Yan blinked. "Hey, the fact that you didn't say anything means I pressed it well. And also..."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yanchen seemed unable to hold back any longer and chuckled softly, "Anything else?"

Seeing him smile, Lu Yan became bolder.

"Yeah, tell me, besides me, who else cares about you so much and protects you like this!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Yan saw the smile on Zhou Yanchen's lips gradually disappear, and his gaze towards her became serious. "Why?"

Lu Yan asked, puzzled, "Why? Why?"

Zhou Yanchen: "Why have you stood up for me time and time again? You're so smart, you should know it's better to offend a gentleman than a petty person. Do you think it's worth offending Lin Changjian for my sake?"

Lu Yan remained silent for a long while.

This was the first time Zhou Yanchen had said so much to her.

She looked at Zhou Yanchen's face and said, "There are no so many whys. I wanted to save you, so I did. Besides, it was my fault for not staying by your side yesterday. Although I feel guilty, I don't regret it. It's also because I had to make sure my son was safe first."

Lu Yan didn't want to lie to Zhou Yanchen. Zhou Yanchen was a smart man, and she couldn't lie to him.

"If it were anyone else, I would definitely call for help immediately, but you are different."

Zhou Yanchen took a deep breath, suddenly feeling inexplicably nervous. "What's different?"

"I told you, you're not an ordinary person, you're a national hero. If you hadn't been injured, I wouldn't have had the chance to save you. Besides, you shouldn't be laughed at by a despicable person like Lin Changjian. Most importantly, he insulted me too!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan's heart sank.

So, what is he expecting?

He suspected that Lu Yan had no concept of romantic feelings at all!

Forget it.

Lu Yan couldn't understand his expression. She couldn't quite grasp Zhou Yanchen's thoughts. No wonder everyone said he was unpredictable.

"Mr. Zhou, I kissed you underwater, I really did it to breathe for you, I swear on my fortune I didn't lie!"

But you can't swear an oath when you suck on him afterwards.

Zhou Yanchen glanced at her, reassuring her, "Don't worry, I won't fire you."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yan's eyes lit up, and she excitedly grabbed Zhou Yanchen's hand. "Really! I knew Mr. Zhou wasn't such a petty person. Don't worry, I'll definitely do my job well, and I promise I'll never offend you again!"

Zhou Yanchen looked down at her hand, then lifted his eyelids to look at her again.

"You said the same thing last time, and the time before that. And," Zhou Yanchen said, "don't you want to see what you're doing right now?"

Lu Yan looked down and was so startled that she quickly withdrew her hand, chuckling awkwardly, "I was too excited, too excited. I definitely didn't mean to take advantage of you."

Zhou Yanchen pursed his lips. "Go to bed and get some sleep."

Her assurances were not credible at all.

Looking into his slightly tired eyes, Lu Yan said, "Mr. Zhou, let me help you lie down on the bed for a while. Sitting for too long will strain your back."

Zhou Yanchen rolled her eyes at her, speaking through gritted teeth as if trying to prove something, "My back is perfectly fine."

Lu Yan: "......"

If your back is perfectly fine, then it's perfectly fine. Why are you glaring at her?

Good intentions are wasted; he won't lie down, but she will!

Although she had slept all night, Lu Yan hadn't slept soundly. Now, lying in bed, she fell asleep in no time.

Zhou Yan sat quietly by the bed, watching the mother and child sleeping soundly. For the first time, he felt an urge to protect a woman.

He looked down at his legs and fell into deep thought.