Why did the system take my request to take photos with a cosplayer seriously?

【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: Immediately.

[Lucky Xiaoshu]: I'm driving Baima's car on Dongmenwai Street.

【Good Luck Xiao Jing】: OK.

Wen Shu put down her phone and opened the car window to let in some fresh air.

Thinking about it carefully, she and Baima are actually quite similar; they're both rather pretentious.

The difference is that she simply doesn't have the same pretentiousness as Baima...

Ten minutes later, the passenger door was opened and Ding Heng got in.

Wen Shu was startled: "Brother-in-law? Where's my sister?"

"I was called away by my advisor to help out, and I can't leave for a while."

Ding Heng fastened his seatbelt: "She asked me to come with you first, and she'll drive to the hospital herself after she's done with her work."

Wen Shu said "Oh" and started the car without saying anything more.

On the way to the hospital, the two didn't exchange many words.

Wen Shu focused on driving, while Ding Heng kept his head down playing on his phone, neither of them intending to start a conversation.

The quietness inside the car wasn't awkward; rather, it had a strange sense of comfort, as if both of them were tacitly agreeing that it was best to speak less to each other.

Upon arriving at the hospital, Wen Shu parked the car, unbuckled her seatbelt, and prepared to get out.

She glanced at Ding Heng and saw that he didn't seem to be moving.

Wen Shu asked, "Brother-in-law, aren't you going up?"

Ding Heng smiled and said, "I'm afraid your older sister will feel too awkward seeing me. You go up first, I'll wait for your sister."

Wen Shu was slightly taken aback, but then immediately realized what was happening.

It was indeed awkward that my brother-in-law and sister-in-law were traveling together, but my sister wasn't there.

If that's the case, why didn't my brother-in-law wait for my sister and instead hitch a ride with her...?

Wen Shu couldn't understand it, so she stopped thinking about it, got out of the car, and went into the hospital.

The elevator went up to the ninth floor delivery room, which was already surrounded by a group of people.

The eldest sister, Wenlin, leaned against the hospital bed, her face pale. Her brother-in-law stood by the bedside, his expression agitated.

The two sets of parents sat on small sofas, chatting away, creating a lively and warm atmosphere.

The eldest brother-in-law spotted Wenshu first: "Oh, our top student from Peking University is here!"

Wen Shu smiled and went in to greet everyone, finally looking at the little one in the swaddling clothes.

"Xiao Shu, come and hug your niece."

The eldest sister, Wenlin, gestured, "Let my niece absorb your scholarly air and hopefully get into Peking University someday."

Several elders nearby chimed in, "Yes, yes, let Xiaoshu hug you." "To share in your aunt's good fortune." "May you also get into a good university in the future." Such jokes came one after another.

Wen Shu's smile froze on her face.

Whether it was her imagination or not, it seemed that in everyone's eyes, her status as a top student from Peking University was far more important than that of a "daughter"!

Wen Shu looked at the baby in the swaddling clothes again, feeling no joy, but rather disgust.

She told herself that it was just a baby less than a day old, and that it hadn't done anything wrong.

She came into this world clean and pure, her eyes not even fully open yet. I shouldn't have any bad feelings towards her.

But the feeling of disgust lingered, reminding Wenshu of everything that had happened in her family in the past.

Those things she didn't want to remember, those things she thought she had let go of, turned into a feeling of resentment towards everything connected to her.

Wen Shu suddenly felt a little breathless.

She disliked her older sister and didn't want to hold the child!

"Let me give you a hug."

Wenjing suddenly appeared and steadily took the swaddling clothes from the baby.

She gently cradled the baby in her arms, looked down at the wrinkled little face, and her eyes were filled with undisguised tenderness.

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to it, and Wen Shu took the opportunity to quietly withdraw her hand, letting it hang at her side, her fingertips slightly cool.

She looked at her second sister, Wenjing, who was holding the child and gently rocking him, a smile on her lips, chatting softly with everyone about who the child resembled.

In that instant, Wen Shu felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Her second sister clearly suffered far more grievances at home than she did, and she should clearly hate this family more.

However, Wen Shu could not sense even a trace of resentment from Wen Jing.

She adored her newborn niece and was genuinely happy for her older sister; her heartfelt kindness was entirely sincere.

Wen Shu began to hate herself.

"Xiao Shu".

A gentle voice called out in my ear.

Wen Shu turned her head and saw that Ding Heng had appeared behind her at some point.

"I prepared a red envelope for my niece, but I left it in the car. Could you please go down and get it for me?"

The moment Wen Shu and Ding Heng made eye contact, she immediately realized what was happening.

There were no red envelopes in the car.

"Okay, I'll get it."

Wen Shu turned and walked out of the delivery room.

The moment the elevator reached the first floor, she exhaled a long breath, the man's gentle gaze and tone of voice flashing through her mind.

Among the family members, it was Ding Heng, an outsider, who sensed her emotions in an instant and offered her a way out.

This allows her to temporarily escape the suffocating space and have a chance to catch her breath.

Would my brother-in-law be this gentle to everyone?

A thought inexplicably flashed through Wen Shu's mind, but she shook her head violently to dismiss it.

I dare not think about it...

Chapter 316: Ding Heng Takes a Drastic Measures

Back in the car, Wen Shu leaned back in the driver's seat, staring blankly at the flow of people coming and going at the hospital entrance.

About ten minutes later, Wenjing and Ding Heng appeared in the rearview mirror.

When they passed the Porsche, Ding Heng did not get back into the car. Instead, he tapped on the driver's side window to signal Wen Shu to follow them.

The two cars drove into the evening rush hour traffic one after the other, first arriving at Zhao Yanxi's coffee shop.

Zhao Yanxi changed out of her apron, picked up her bag, and came out of the store, skipping and jumping into Wenjing's car.

The two vehicles continued on their way and eventually arrived at a high-end barbecue restaurant.

The four people sat down, the charcoal fire was lit, and the grease on the grill sizzled.

Because of the novelty brought by the eldest sister's recent childbirth, the conversation at the dinner table always revolved around the child. Wenjing and Zhao Yanxi even started discussing plans on how to raise the child together in the future.

Wen Shu, standing to the side, was speechless.

Good guy!

In real life, I have two, three, four, or even more... mothers?

Gradually, Wenjing and Zhao Yanxi, two best friends who hadn't even graduated from university yet, started to have disagreements about parenting philosophies.

Wenjing put on a stern face: "How can you completely let your children run wild! There has to be a limit to spoiling them."

Zhao Yanxi retorted, "What do you mean by 'degree'? Xiao Jingjing, you have the same idea as my mother, you want to schedule classes for your child from birth?"

"What you're saying."

Wenjing was unhappy: "Having a plan is better than working hard for three days and resting for two. If you take care of the child, he will definitely go astray."

"Going astray is still better than being a bookworm!"

Zhao Yanxi was furious and started seeking outside help: "Wen Shu, you be the judge, can you stand your sister?"

Wen Shu was completely out of it and was a little confused when she was suddenly called out.

"Me? I'm fine, of course! But you're really not suited to taking care of kids. These days, who talks about pushing their children to excel? Kids aren't born just to get into college. Besides..."

Wen Shu smiled awkwardly: "My brother-in-law is not bad off, there's no need to start worrying about the child from the womb."

Seeing that even her own sister wasn't on her side, Wenjing looked a little aggrieved.

"You two are really in cahoots."

"Alright, alright."

Ding Heng picked up the meat and divided it into the bowls of the three girls.

He complained, "They can't even take care of themselves, let alone raise children? They're just thinking about all sorts of nonsense. They should finish eating this plate of meat first."

Wen Shu then noticed that Ding Heng had been quietly grilling the meat and was very mindful of everyone's taste preferences.

For example, Zhao Yanxi hasn't been eating spicy food lately, and Wenjing prefers it a bit charred.

He is always gentle and meticulous, no wonder his second sister and Yanxi are completely under his control and wish they could have his children right away.

Wen Shu looked down at her bowl again; it contained her favorite beef tenderloin, cooked to perfection.

Coincidence?

Without thinking too much, she picked up the meat, put it in her mouth, and chewed slowly.

After finishing her meal and returning home, Baima rushed over to show off the results of her hard work over the past few days.

"Freshly released camping vlog! You guys have to check it out!"

Zhao Yanxi and Wen Jing immediately gathered around and excitedly tapped on the screen.