Your Highness, your wife doesn't want you anymore!

Nan Zhi pursed her lips and stopped arguing. Jin Si Nian then casually grabbed a set of blue baby clothes and put both the pink and blue sets into the shopping basket.

He just wanted to have a daughter.

As night deepened, the bathroom was filled with steam.

Nan Zhi held the showerhead, only bending over to spray water on her feet, without taking off any of her clothes.

Jin Si Nian moved a small stool to stand guard at the bathroom door, and followed him in with a straight face, claiming it was for personal protection.

She said she was now pregnant with twins and her belly was heavy, and the ground was slippery, so she could easily fall if she wasn't careful.

He's the one who's prone to falling!

With his gaze fixed on her, Nan Zhi felt extremely uncomfortable and couldn't concentrate on washing up at all.

Even though the two were already very close and knew each other's bodies intimately, being stared at so intently by him still made her feel intensely embarrassed.

"You, you don't... stare at me." Her stammering worsened with nervousness.

A possessive smile played on Jin Si's eyes as he leaned leisurely against the doorframe. "What if you slip and fall if I don't keep an eye on you?"

"If something happens to you, I'll be without a wife."

Nan Zhi bit her lower lip hard, her ear tips turning bright red as if they were about to bleed, and urged impatiently, "You, you get out."

He did it on purpose.

"I'm not going out." Jin Si Nian slowly stood up and walked towards her step by step, his tone lazy. "If it's inconvenient for Zhi Zhi to wash, I can help you."

Nan Zhi hurriedly reached out and pushed him away, shaking her head frantically, "No need, I... I can manage."

Jin Si Nian raised an eyebrow, his gaze falling on her fully clothed body, feigning confusion: "But you haven't taken your clothes off, how are you going to take a bath?"

They are now husband and wife.

Taking a bath together is a perfectly normal thing, but Zhizhi is just very shy.

As soon as he finished speaking, he turned around, walked to the bathtub, and turned on the water valve, and warm water gushed into the tub.

Nan Zhi sighed inwardly, even considering giving up on washing altogether, but she had worked up a light sweat from practicing yoga during the day, leaving her feeling sticky all over, and it would be really uncomfortable not to take a shower.

A warm breath enveloped her from behind. Jin Si Nian raised his hand and gently untied the ribbons of her dress at the back. His voice was gentle yet soft, leaving no room for refusal: "Be good, don't move. I'll carry you back to bed after you've washed up."

……

When Nan Zhi came out of the bathroom, her face was burning red, and she buried herself in Jin Si Nian's arms, refusing to look up.

Jin Nian then finished showering, with only a towel loosely wrapped around his waist, and water droplets dripping from his dark hair.

He gently settled Nan Zhi on the bed, and the little girl immediately wrapped herself tightly in the quilt and curled up into a ball, secretly cursing him for being a scoundrel, her mind filled with the image of him teasing her in the bathroom earlier.

Jin Si Nian changed into loose pajamas, holding a bottle of pregnancy oil in her hand, and walked back to the bedside. Seeing a small bulge in the blanket, she chuckled softly, "Zhi Zhi, I didn't go too far today, did I? I didn't even bother you in the end."

He didn't go inside.

We didn't get to eat any!

As he spoke, he reached out and lifted a corner of the blanket, his palm slipping inside to gently stroke her lower abdomen: "I haven't applied any stretch marks yet. If stretch marks appear on your belly, don't blame me for feeling wronged."

Nan Zhi then obediently sat up, took the initiative to lift her loose nightgown, revealing her round belly, and waited for him patiently.

With his warm palms gently spreading the oil, Jin Si Nian massaged her softly as he said in a low voice, "I need to go to the city hospital tomorrow. Old Liu has already been admitted to the hospital by Dr. Zhao. I need to go and ask about the detailed examination results."

Nan Zhi nodded gently.

Jin Si Nian's tone was tinged with helplessness: "My older brother is away on a business trip and can't come back right now, otherwise I would definitely leave this kind of thing to him and wouldn't leave you at home."

"I know, I know." Nan Zhi replied casually, picking up her phone from beside her pillow. A new message popped up on the screen; it was from Lin Wan.

The letter was full of polite concern, saying that he had heard she was having a hard time with her twins and wanted to stay at her home to take care of her.

Nan Zhi paused for a moment, then typed a reply: "No need, I have someone taking care of things here, no need to trouble you."

Her feelings for Lin Wan were always complicated. She had longed for maternal love, but she also remembered the past estrangement and felt an insurmountable sense of unfamiliarity. She simply couldn't accept his advances.

Just like before, nothing special is fine.

She couldn't forgive, and hating was too exhausting.

not worth it!

Jin Si Nian wiped the remaining grease off his hands, lay down on the bed, and pulled her into his arms. He glanced at the chat history and frowned immediately: "Your grandmother, Aunt Qing, and I take turns looking after you. With three people serving you, there's no shortage of manpower. What's she up to by suddenly coming over here?"

His tone was wary as he earnestly warned, "Don't let her in the door. Who knows what she's up to? If she hurts you or the two babies in your belly, I won't let her off easily."

Nan Zhi chuckled softly at his tense train of thought and poked his arm, saying, "I...I didn't...she didn't come over."

Messages from Lin Wan kept popping up on my phone screen, each word laced with calculation.

[Xiao Zhi, why didn't you speak up for your brother when he visited you last time?]

[If there's anything else you want to eat, you can tell Mom and she'll buy it for you.]

Your brother has a project he's working on; could you help him out?

You two are, after all, siblings. We're very happy that you married President Jin. At least you share the surname Nan, so we're family.

Aren't we also your source of confidence and support?

Isn't it just about mutual help among relatives?

Jin Si Nian tightened his grip on Nan Zhi's arm abruptly, his gaze sweeping over the long string of words before he scoffed disdainfully, his tone full of annoyance: "Why don't you just delete all these people who are only thinking about climbing the social ladder and taking advantage of others?"

"It's disgusting to look at."

Nan Zhi stiffened slightly, her fingertips gripping the bedsheet tightly, and she stammered in a low voice, "I...I have something very important, and...it's still in their hands."

Without saying a word, Jin Nian took the phone from her hand, deftly tapped to delete the contact, and then blocked all contact methods, his actions swift and decisive.

He placed the phone back in Nan Zhi's hand, gently pressing his palm against her back to comfort her: "Whatever it is, just tell me, and as long as I can do it, I'll get it all back for you."

Nan Zhi lowered her eyes and remained silent.

That thing was destroyed long ago, and even Kings couldn't restore it.

On the other side, Nan Yu was sending a message while clutching her phone when it showed she had been blocked: "Damn it, I've been blocked."

Nan Jianhai was taken aback and looked at Lin Wan, who was sitting silently on the sofa: "Your relationship with her isn't that great either, but she's still your own daughter."

"They just deleted you."

"Dad, if we don't address this now, Young Master Jin won't help us, and the company will go bankrupt next month!"