Using power to force marriage

Zhao Jingnian rarely socializes, and since the birth of his baby Nuannuan, he has gone out to attend drinking parties even less often.

With his big and little babies at home, he wants to be with them 24/7, so he has no interest in interacting with irrelevant people outside.

However, he had to attend the banquet tonight. It was the birthday celebration of Mr. Pei, the former president of the Beicheng Chamber of Commerce. When Zhao Jing first entered the business world, he often received guidance from Mr. Pei, who could be considered his mentor.

It would be somewhat improper for Zhao Jingnian not to personally attend his 90th birthday celebration.

He took Nuannuan home at 5 p.m. and handed her over to Aunt Sun before going to the banquet.

When Ruan Fu got off work at six o'clock, Nuan Nuan was playing with the cats and dogs in the living room.

When the little one saw his mother return, he excitedly rushed into Ruan Fu's arms, "Mommy~"

"Was our sweet little Nuannuan good at going to work with Daddy today?"

"You're such a good girl!" Little Nuannuan shared the funny things that happened at her dad's company today in her sweet, childlike voice.

She can't speak clearly, and she can't stop drooling, but that doesn't stop Nuannuan from being a little chatterbox.

Every time Ruan Zhengyang and He Shu came to visit Nuannuan, they would marvel at how much their little granddaughter looked like Ruan Fu when she was little, her mouth never stopping from the moment she learned to speak.

The mother and daughter were playing in the living room while Aunt Sun was preparing dinner in the kitchen. Just as dinner was finished, she hurriedly answered a phone call.

Aunt Sun's husband suddenly developed appendicitis and has been taken away by ambulance.

Their children all work and study in other places and are not around, so Aunt Sun has to go to the hospital to take care of them.

The incident happened suddenly, and Ruan Fu told her family driver to take her to the hospital immediately. "Don't worry about me, Zhao Jingnian will be back soon. Hurry to the hospital, and let me know if you need any help."

Aunt Sun thanked her repeatedly and left in a hurry.

When Nuannuan turned three, Ruan Fu had never taken care of the child alone.

However, she figured it would only be the time it takes to eat a meal, and Zhao Jingnian would be back soon. Nuannuan was being very well-behaved and wasn't throwing a tantrum, so she should be able to handle it.

Nuannuan can already feed herself. Using her children's tableware, she feeds herself bite by bite without needing Ruanfu's help.

"Our baby is so good! He ate a whole bowl of rice. How about a few more bites of vegetables?"

Children don't really like eating green vegetables, and Nuannuan is no exception.

"Can eating more vegetables make me as beautiful as my mom?"

"Of course! Not only does Mommy love to eat vegetables, but the little princess in the cartoon also loves to eat vegetables, so baby should eat more too."

Ruan Fu coaxed her, and she ate a few bites of a balanced meal of meat and vegetables.

"Mommy, can Nuannuan have ice cream?"

It's the height of summer right now, and it's hot.

Ever since she let the little one taste ice cream, she has been talking about it all the time.

"Sure, Mom wants some too."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly remembered that a few days ago, she and Nuannuan had secretly eaten a whole can of food while Zhao Jingnian was not at home.

The two of them indulged in the coolness and did not know how to restrain themselves.

When Zhao Jingnian returned and found out, she severely criticized the two of them, saying that as a mother, how could she take her children to eat so much ice cream late at night?

The older man was always very strict about the health of the mother and daughter, insisting that they follow his and her mother's dietary restrictions.

For example, it's almost 8 PM now, so it's absolutely not advisable to eat cold food.

The little rascal blinked his big, round eyes twice and said, "Daddy's not home, I'll eat it secretly, he won't find out."

Ruan Fu thought that her period would be in two days, and she would have to avoid cold food for another week. She figured it wouldn't hurt to indulge herself one more time before her period started.

She hesitated, feeling that she was now a mother and couldn't allow her child to develop the bad habit of craving cold food along with her.

"But if we get caught sneaking food, we'll get a spanking."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Nuannuan covered her bottom and said, "Then let's eat faster."

Ruan Fu thought the little guy made a lot of sense. As long as the evidence was destroyed before Zhao Jingnian returned, he would definitely not know.

There are three cans of ice cream left in the refrigerator, which are 2kg large cans, that the family of three bought at the supermarket last time.

Because Ruan Fu always said that the small jars weren't enough to satisfy her.

"Warm and cozy baby, what flavor do you want to eat?"

"Strawberry, strawberry, strawberry!"

Ruan Fu took the jar of strawberry ice cream from the refrigerator, and the mother and daughter started to sneak a bite like two little mice.

One spoonful for you, one spoonful for me.

"Nuan Nuan, you can't eat too much. You're a little kid, or your tummy will hurt."

She's about to have her period, and she's reminding others about it.

In just a short while, half of a large tub of ice cream was gone.

Nuannuan is still a child, and she ate a lot for dinner. Children's appetites are limited, and she got full after only a few bites, so Ruan Fu ate most of it.

There was still half left, and I couldn't eat any more, so I put the lid back on and put it back in the refrigerator.

"When Dad comes home later, don't tell him we secretly ate ice cream. It's a secret, okay?"

Little Nuannuan nodded like a chick pecking at rice, wiping her mouth clean. "It's a secret, shh~"

After dinner, she took Nuannuan to take a shower, and as soon as she lay down on the bed, she felt a series of cramping pains in her lower abdomen.

However, it wasn't serious; it was within her tolerance level.

"It's already nine o'clock, baby, you should go to sleep now, okay?"

Children should not stay up late during this crucial period of growth.

Although Nuannuan spent time alone with her mother today, she was very well-behaved and fell asleep after telling two stories.

Ruan Fu put down the storybook in her hand and helped her cover herself with the blanket.

The child finally fell asleep, but her stomach pain was getting worse.

It felt like my internal organs were all churning together. I placed my palm on my lower abdomen and could clearly feel a chill spreading from the inside out.

Okay, okay, this is bad.

Ruan Fu frowned and endured the pain, muttering to herself about how unlucky she was.

She didn't finish that tub of ice cream at all, and Nuannuan even helped her eat it. The portion was completely within her tolerance range. She never had a stomachache before, so why did she get one today?

Zhao Jingnian had repeatedly warned her that she was strictly forbidden from eating any raw or cold food a week before her period. If he found out that she had secretly eaten so much ice cream and caused her stomach pain, he would definitely punish her severely.

Nuannuan held her baby, Abeibei, in her arms, sleeping soundly.

Ruan Fu got out of bed, drank a cup of hot water, and then put two heat packs on her face.

She thought this would alleviate the problem, but it didn't.

It's only nine o'clock, and Zhao Jingnian won't be back for at least another hour. He and Old Pei haven't seen each other for quite a while, so they probably have a lot to talk about.

But Ruan Fu was in a lot of pain, so she took a painkiller and curled up on the living room sofa to wait for him to come back.

With tears welling up in her eyes, she dialed his number.

Zhao Jingnian's voice came through the phone receiver. The moment Ruan Fu heard his voice, she finally couldn't hold back her emotions and burst into tears.

Hearing her crying, the man on the other end of the phone panicked instantly.

"Zhao Jingnian, when are you coming back? My stomach hurts so much, please come back soon!"

She cried as she said, "Aunt Sun had an emergency at home and took leave. Only Nuannuan and I are at home."

When Zhao Jingnian heard her crying and saying that her stomach hurt, he quickly walked towards the exit of the banquet hall.

He comforted Ruan Fu, while gesturing to Yu Ming to greet Elder Pei and explain that he had urgent business to attend to and had to leave first.

"Baby, don't worry, I'll go back right now."

Zhao Jingnian calculated that her period was in the next couple of days, and assumed that her stomach pain was due to her period, unaware that she had secretly eaten ice cream.

Although Ruan Fu knew she had done something wrong and shouldn't have been greedy for cold food, she was not at all ashamed to have a stomachache now.

But she felt wronged. Why did she not feel pain when she ate it before, but she felt pain today? And why wasn't Zhao Jingnian home today?

"I got home in 20 minutes."

On his way home, he kept talking to Ruan Fu on the phone, patiently comforting her.

When I got home, I saw her curled up on the sofa as soon as I walked in.

His face was pale, and his forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat from the pain.

This situation doesn't seem right. Although Ruan Fu had menstrual cramps before, they were never this severe.

He quickly walked to the sofa and pulled the person into his arms.

"My period is two days late, why am I suddenly having stomach cramps tonight?"

She blinked nervously, not daring to tell the truth at all.

"I just took painkillers, and now they're working, and I feel much better."

Her head was resting on Zhao Jingnian's chest, her eyelashes were wet, and her eyes were red from crying.

"Something's wrong with you."

Zhao Jingnian felt that she was acting very strangely today. According to her temperament, if her stomach were to hurt like this for no reason, she would definitely cry and make a scene.

But she didn't.

After the painkiller took effect, her stomach pain subsided, and she calmed down.

Zhao Jingnian pinched her cheek with his hand, narrowed his eyes, and questioned, "Tell the truth, did you sneak some ice cream?"

Ruan Fu's eyes darted away; the old man was probably the reincarnation of Morpheus.

"No way!"

The tears she had just held back started falling from her eyes again.

"You didn't even kiss me when you came back, nor did you rub my tummy. You even suspected me of stealing ice cream and wouldn't let me talk to you so fiercely."

She choked up, looking incredibly aggrieved.

"Zhao Jingnian! Don't you love me anymore? I'm starting to hate you!" Ruan Fu's specialty is turning the tables.

Zhao Jingnian was amused by her and immediately got up to check if any ice cream was missing from the refrigerator.

Ruan Fu panicked and grabbed him, not letting him go.

There's no need to check; she definitely ate something tonight.

Zhao Jingnian, with a stern face, raised his hand and slapped her, not with much force, as if flirting.

She was wearing a thin nightgown when the slap landed, making a crisp, clear sound.

"How dare you hit me!"

Her tears flowed even more fiercely, and she pouted accusingly, "Apologize to me right now!"

"Children who do wrong should be spanked. Even a three-year-old like Nuannuan knows this. Don't you know?"