Lan Yu Xi felt a tickle from his nibble and pushed him gently, "My daughter is much happier than I am. You never doted on me the way you dote on Zhao Zhao and Mu Mu."
Nan Xiao leaned in and bit her again, "Are you being honest? As a child, what did you ever ask for that I didn't buy for you?"
Lan Yu Xi thought for a moment, "That's true, but every time I asked you for something, your attitude wasn't as good as Zhao Zhao's."
Nan Xiao slyly pinched her small bottom, "Look at your son's sulky face. If I dared to treat you like this, you'd be furious with me."
Zhao Zhao picked up his phone and looked at his reflection, "Is my face sulky?"
Mu Mu nodded with absolute certainty, "Extremely sulky!"
Zhao Zhao pushed the corners of his mouth up, forcing a smile, "Have you found the clothes? As long as they're not too over the top, I'll buy them for you."
"You should stop smiling, it's quite frightening." Mu Mu pushed the tablet closer to his face, "They're not over the top, they're pink and princess-themed."
Zhao Zhao glanced at the tablet, his lips twitching uncontrollably, "Mom, I really can't compliment my sister's taste. With these clothes, how could Sister Shi Han possibly agree to wear them with her?"
Lan Yu Xi took the tablet and looked at it, her eyes blinking rapidly before she suppressed a smile and said, "This is a dream every girl has in her childhood. I also wanted a dream princess dress like this when I was little, but I didn't dare to say it because even if I had, your father wouldn't have bought it for me."
Nan Xiao looked down at the tablet. If anyone understood him best, it was his Xi Bao. He wouldn't have bought her such a cartoonish item even if she had asked.
"See if there are any sizes that would fit your mother. Let's buy three."
Lan Yu Xi patted his thigh, "Don't be silly. I'm already this old, how can I wear such a dress?"
"Isn't it your dream? Buy it, don't wear it, just hang it up and look at it." Nan Xiao picked up the tablet, selected three sizes, small, medium, and large, and placed the order.
Lan Yu Xi glanced at him. Seeing that it was no use, she turned to Mu Mu and asked, "Shouldn't your brother and sister be home from school soon?"
"Yes, they'll be home in about an hour." Mu Mu smiled and hugged her mother's neck. Just as she was about to kiss her, there was a knock on the door.
Nan Xiao got up and opened the door. Seeing Elder Hong, his master, and his father standing outside, he quickly ushered them in.
"Master~" Lan Yu Xi saw Elder Hong and quickly got out of bed, "Why are you here? If you're here, what about my Mistress?"
"She's here, downstairs. How are you feeling? You've slept for so long, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"
"I'm fine... My Mistress is here? She's recovered so quickly? She can already come out."
"Your Mistress is recovering very quickly, she'll be discharged in a day or two. She heard you were awake and insisted on coming to see you."
"Then I'll go down and see her." Lan Yu Xi rushed out in a hurry.
Elder Hong smiled helplessly, "This girl, why is she still like a child."
"She's so energetic, it seems she's truly fine." Elder Duan reached out and picked up Mu Mu, "She's full of life, but my little darling has suffered a great deal."
Mu Mu hugged her grand-master's neck and giggled, "Grand-master, I'm fine now that Mom is awake. Dad and Mom were just saying that I look even prettier now that I've lost weight."
Elder Duan smiled and pinched her little nose, "My Mu Mu is the most beautiful, whether she's fat or thin."
Elder Hong cast him a sideways glance, "When did our Mu Mu become yours?"
Nan Xiao saw they were about to bicker again and gave his father a look. The father and son quietly slipped out.
In the evening, Lan Yu Xi kept her master's family at the Half-Mountain Villa for dinner and then sent them back to the hospital.
When she and Nan Xiao returned to the bedroom, Zhao Zhao and Mu Mu were already in bed.
Nan Xiao looked at the two little ones and smiled helplessly. He hadn't been close to his wife for almost ten days, and now that he had a chance, the bed was occupied by the children.
Lan Yu Xi smiled and squeezed Nan Xiao's hand, then lay down in the spot reserved for her by Zhao Zhao and Mu Mu.
After the two little ones were settled, they each hugged an arm of hers.
"Mom~" Mu Mu snuggled closer to Lan Yu Xi.
"Mom is here."
"Mom will always be here, right?"
"Yes! My dears, don't be afraid. For both of you, I will try my best to suppress Mei Xi. Although she is my second personality, I cannot tolerate my children calling her Mom, nor can I allow another woman to lay a hand on your father. I would rather perish with Mei Xi than let another woman have him."
Nan Xiao's hand paused as he unbuttoned his shirt, "That mouthful of blood you spat out, was it because of this? You don't trust me that much? I'm very selective, not just anyone can get into my bed."
Lan Yu Xi's lips twitched, "When did I not trust you? I knew that man was fake as soon as I saw him. The reason I spat blood was that I heard Xia Qian Qian's voice again. That voice is the nightmare of my life."
Nan Xiao took off his coat and threw it aside, "Fu Rui Xi was fake. The DNA report is out, guess who she is?"
Lan Yu Xi rubbed her temples, "Do I still need to guess? I threw her at Nan Xiao Le's house precisely because I knew she was Xia Qian Qian."
Nan Xiao frowned and got into bed, "Hong Feng really went to a lot of trouble to torment me, even managing to turn Xia Qian Qian into you. It's a pity that Fu Rui Xi became a scapegoat."
Lan Yu Xi said gravely, "Restore Fu Rui Xi's identity."
"Yes, I've already told them to proceed."
Nan Xiao stroked Mu Mu's little head, and Mu Mu turned to hug him.
Nan Xiao affectionately kissed her forehead, "Mom is awake, you can sleep soundly now."
"Hmm~ No, I have a lot more to say to Mom!"
"What do you want to say?"
Mu Mu pouted, turned back into Lan Yu Xi's arms, "Mom, Dad is so mean! He wasn't injured, but he only told Grandpa and Brother, and didn't tell me, making me cry for days."
"You're still young. Dad didn't tell you because he was afraid bad people would find out and ruin his plan."
"Then why did he tell Brother?"
"Because Brother is a man, and many responsibilities need him to bear them. And the most important thing is that Brother is more stable and talks very little, so he's less likely to slip up."
Mu Mu pouted, "So you mean I talk too much?"
Nan Xiao let out a chuckle and picked the little one up onto his lap, "It's not because you talk too much, it's because Dad pities you and doesn't want you to know too much. Because the more you know, the heavier the burden becomes."
"But I want to share your burdens too."
Nan Xiao affectionately stroked her head, "Be good, don't be like your mother. Girls are meant to be beautiful little princesses."
Lan Yu Xi pouted, "What about me?"