Before he died, my grandfather forced me to marry the richest man in the capital.

Shen Pei and the others still hadn't left the living room downstairs. Ji Hancheng gave a perfunctory "hmm," and Shen Pei and the others thought they had a chance, so they stayed on their own initiative, seemingly wanting to stay for dinner.

Tang Junyao followed Ji Hancheng upstairs. Although the two had not remarried, in everyone's hearts they were no different from a married couple. Yuan Shu did not instruct anyone else to prepare another room.

There was a tacit understanding among the entire Ji family that they were husband and wife.

If Tang Junyao insisted on having another room at this moment, it would seem pretentious. They slept together when traveling, and it would be a bit fake to pretend to be separate when they returned to the Ji residence.

She stopped being coy, carried Xiaoyouzi into Ji Hancheng's master bedroom on the second floor, put Xiaoyouzi on the bed, and said, "Lele, it's nap time. We're going to sleep now. Lie down and close your eyes."

Little Yuzu had played in this room before when she lived at the Ji residence, so she naturally knew that this room belonged to her father. She mumbled a few words, "Daddy, Daddy."

Tang Junyao took off her shoes and sat down on the edge of the bed. She pinched his little cheek and said affectionately, "You little rascal, you know this is Daddy's room."

Watching the two children playing happily on the bed, the scene was heartwarming, filling a corner of my heart with warmth. I said to the little one on the bed, "Go to sleep quickly, I'll give you something delicious when you wake up."

Little Youzi listened to him and quickly pretended to close her eyes, but her trembling eyelashes betrayed her. Tang Junyao glanced at Little Youzi and found it both funny and cute.

Even the stern-faced man standing there found the person on the bed adorable. The little one pretended to be asleep, keeping his little eyes tightly closed and not daring to open them.

I tried my best to appear asleep.

Little Yuzu is a pretty good sleeper; she can pretend for a bit and then she'll actually fall asleep without you even realizing it.

She lay on her side on the bed without getting up, Ji Hancheng lay on the other side, and Xiaoyouzi was in the middle, a perfect picture of a family of three, only missing a certificate.

Suddenly, he raised his hand above Xiaoyouzi's head and reached out to her. She instinctively handed him her hand, and the two intertwined their fingers, placing it tightly above Xiaoyouzi's head, both turning to face each other.

She stared at the wall lamp in the distance for a while before tilting her head and asking the man on the other side, "Is Ji Mingyuan's impotence related to you? Tell the truth."

Then she added, just in case he tried to find a way to respond, "You said you wouldn't lie."

Okay, the road is blocked, brother-in-law. It's not that I want to betray you, it's your sister who wants to get to the bottom of this.

With a meaningful smile, he asked, "Before answering your question, let me ask you one: what kind of person do you think your brother is?"

Ji Hancheng wouldn't ask that question without a reason; based on Tang Junyao's understanding, there must be a reason behind his words.

She quickly guessed, frowning slightly. "You mean this has something to do with my brother?"

His tone was half-believing, half-doubting.

Ji Hancheng didn't admit it directly, but just smiled faintly, "Actually, no matter whose fault it is, it was only a matter of time before Ji Mingyuan failed, it just happened a little earlier. Why do you have to worry about it? Aren't you tired?"

Her refusal to admit or refute the fact proves that this matter is indeed related to her brother, and that Ji Mingyuan harbored lewd intentions towards her.

She felt neither sympathy for Ji Mingyuan nor blame for her brother after this happened; on the contrary, she felt warmed by his kindness.

A deep voice echoed in the room, "Your brother has been monitoring Ji Mingyuan for a long time. He overheard him making some wrong moves, but he stopped him in time. As for what those things were, he has already accepted the consequences, so let's not dwell on it."

"Fine, if my brother doesn't want her to know, then she doesn't know." After thinking for a moment, she asked again, "I'm curious, why didn't Ji Mingyuan's mother have another child?"

Ji Mingyuan is currently unable to have children, so isn't that the end of his lineage? That's incredibly risky.

Judging from Shen Pei's words, they really wanted Ji Mingyuan to join the Ji family. Not to mention seizing power, they at least hoped to occupy a piece of their territory. But there was no hope for someone as useless as Ji Mingyuan.

Tang Junyao couldn't understand this.

Seeing her questioning expression, Ji Hancheng patiently answered, "This can only be said to be a case of good and evil being rewarded in the end. When Ji Mingyuan was 8 years old, his aunt was pregnant with a child, but the test showed that it was a girl, so she did not hesitate to abort it. After that, no matter how much Chinese medicine she took, she could not get pregnant."

So that's how it is. All my doubts have been resolved.

Abortion is definitely not something you can do casually. If you can tell the sex of the baby, it means the baby is already several months along. It's no wonder your body would be harmed if you had an abortion.

It was a life, after all. How could she do that? She and Su Xue couldn't bear to kill it back then.

The three of them slept until 3 p.m., when they were woken up by the lively noise downstairs.

Little Yuzi had been awake for a while and was sitting in the middle playing with a Rubik's Cube by herself. She was very well-behaved and didn't disturb her parents who were still sleeping.

She got up, rubbed the back of her son's head, and twisted her neck. "Baby, why didn't you call for Mommy when you got up?"

Glancing to the side, I saw that the little guy had turned one side of the Rubik's Cube to the same color. I couldn't help but exclaim, "Lele, you're amazing!"

Hearing the commotion, Ji Hancheng opened his eyes, sat up, looked at his son, and smiled slightly, a hint of smugness in his eyes. "The genes are there, there's nothing we can do about it."

Tang Junyao: You really know how to flatter yourself; even a city wall isn't as thick as you.

At the dinner table, everyone appeared to be in harmony, but in reality, they were all harboring their own thoughts. Shen Pei's gaze kept drifting towards Xiao Youzi, and Yuan Shu could hardly ignore this intense gaze. She suddenly looked up and met Shen Pei's eyes, "Does Lele have any food on him? Do you think he can get enough to eat?"

Shen Pei: "............" So stingy, I can't even look at it.

After Yuan Shu finished speaking, she continued eating, not feeling the awkward atmosphere at all. Tang Junyao, on the other hand, glanced at Ji Hancheng and felt something was strange. Why was her aunt staring at Lele instead of eating?

Tang Junting felt annoyed looking at the child who was showered with love and affection. She thought that Tang Junyao was just a mother who gained status because of her son. What was there to be proud of? "Auntie, I just thought Lele was cute, so I took a second look. It will be fine after my child with Mingyuan is born."

Tang Junyao really wanted to tell her at that moment, "That day will never come."

At this moment, I felt quite sorry for Tang Junting. Everyone present knew that Ji Mingyuan was infertile, and she was holding on to her own turf, jumping around so happily, like a dying fish thrashing about on the beach. The people around her knew that she wouldn't have a good ending, but they watched coldly.

Shaking his head helplessly, everyone at the table reacted differently upon hearing this, and the atmosphere suddenly turned cold. They lowered their heads and ate their food. Shen Pei wanted to get angry, but he held back, after all, Tang Junting didn't know yet.

They have to get married eventually. Given Ji Mingyuan's current situation, he can't marry a rich heiress. If it's discovered that he can't do that, they'll be ruined. But Tang Junting is different; she can't be controlled. If she dares to say anything, they'll crush her.

Shen Pei's plan was quite clever: she could divorce Mingyuan after he recovered.

Tang Junting thought her words had made them envious, and she was very happy as she enjoyed her meal.

After finishing her meal, Tang Junyao went to the restroom to wash her hands, and Tang Junting followed right behind her.

After using the restroom, she noticed Tang Junting standing abruptly to the side. Ignoring her presence, she took a step to leave, only to have a hand block her way.

So she stopped rushing and leaned lazily against the bathroom door frame, crossing her arms as she asked, "Go ahead and say it, or I'll take the blame if you die of holding it in today."

After saying that, he raised his chin, gesturing for her to hurry up, "Are you going to tell me or not? If you don't, I'm leaving. Don't blame me if you hang up on me."

Tang Junting was in a good mood today and wasn't angry at all. That brat had no manners and couldn't say anything nice; it was all just empty words. "Sister..."

The question was cut off at the end: "Alzheimer's disease, or intermittent amnesia?"

Tang Junting took a deep breath, remembering Yuan Shu's words, and changed her address to "sister-in-law".

Tang Junyao spoke calmly, gesturing for her to speak, "Let it go."

"I'm about to become the young mistress of the Ji family. I hope we can get along peacefully in the future. I don't want to cause discord in the Ji family and make a fool of myself in front of them. What do you think?" His face was full of smugness and showing off. He wasn't here to ask for peace at all. He was clearly just reminding her again because he was afraid she didn't know.

Tang Junyao stared at her showing off, giving her an expression that said, "I'm not saying anything, just keep performing."

After a long silence, Tang Junting finally spoke, "The performance is over. Do you need me to give some feedback? Sure, I'll say a few words. First, we're not from the same world, so there's no point in talking about peace. Second, you have a lot of jokes about you, so it doesn't matter whether people see them or not, because you yourself are quite a joke just by standing there. You have an innate sense of humor. Don't worry, I'm not criticizing you, I'm praising you."

Tang Junting came here to show off. So what? She's going to be Mrs. Ji now, no more pretense. "You only got your footing because of your son. Don't forget you haven't remarried yet. What are you so smug about?"

Tang Junyao straightened up, clapped her hands, and smiled meaningfully, with a mischievous grin. "You're not engaged yet, there's still more than a month to go, and you're already showing off. But as your sister-in-law, I'd like to wish you happiness in advance."

Sexual happiness and bliss are homophones if not written out, so no one would know their meaning. At this moment, Tang Junting naturally felt it was happiness, and standing in the toilet, she murmured to herself, "I will definitely be happier than you."

When Tang Junyao arrived in the living room, she ran into Ji Hancheng, who was coming downstairs. He put his arm around her waist from behind, glanced in the direction of the bathroom, and asked, "Why did you take so long?"

He saw her go into the bathroom when he went upstairs. He had already come downstairs, so why was she taking so long to come out?

Tang Junyao didn't seem to care, as if nothing had happened. "You set a good example as a teacher once, not bad."

"Um?"

She changed the subject, saying that there was no need for men to get involved in women's conflicts, adding, "Auntie said Lele sleeps with her tonight."

He was certainly willing to do this; things would be much easier once the third wheel was gone. However, Tang Junyao nipped his idea in the bud, saying, "Don't think about such things. I'm going to work tomorrow, and I don't want to leave a bad impression."

Ji Hancheng leaned close to her ear and said, "I guarantee no one will find out."

Tang Junyao would never believe this man's credibility in this regard. "I don't believe him. It's just not going to work out. Let's reschedule for another day."

The man, who had instantly lost his temper, had a dark look in his eyes, as if he couldn't muster any energy without this. He gritted his teeth and said, "Tang Junyao, you already owe me a lot of interest. You just wait."

To others, this scene appeared to be the two of them whispering intimately, oblivious to everyone around them. Tang Junting saw this when she came out of the restroom, and she was furious. She secretly resolved to have a son.

After dinner, Shen Pei and his family sat in the living room for a while before going home.

Having been given a heads-up, Ji Hancheng behaved himself that night, only kissing her a few times before holding her and going to sleep.