"Who... who is your wife? You wish~~"
The beautiful campus belle wife blushed, the atmosphere becoming strangely intimate. With Aunt Wang gone, it felt as if a layer of thin paper separating them had been removed.
"R-right, who was at the door just now."
Luo Tianyi, feeling the awkwardness, changed the subject to break the lingering mood, recalling the knocking she'd heard while showering.
"Oh, it was nothing, just the landlord coming to collect rent."
Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Luo Tianyi opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but her lips settled into a bitter smile. She knew they were two months behind on rent.
"Am I... useless?"
Thinking about their current situation, Luo Tianyi bit her rosy lips, her eyes dimming, her delicate hands clenched tightly. "I can't even pay the rent."
"And the milk powder for Mengmeng and the other two, I..."
Before Luo Tianyi could finish, she was enveloped in a warm embrace. A large hand encircled her slender waist, which could be held with just one hand. "Silly girl, what are you talking about? You've already done wonderfully."
"It's me who is useless. I wasn't there for your ten months of pregnancy or when you were recovering and taking care of three babies."
A gentle, magnetic voice sounded by her ear. In that moment, Luo Tianyi felt truly safe. "Things like this will never happen again. You and the three little ones have me."
"Mmm."
She responded with a sound as faint as a mosquito's hum. This... was the feeling of having someone to rely on? This feeling was so strange, something she'd never experienced.
She had been so tired this past year, unable to relax for even a moment.
"Hiss..."
Just as Luo Tianyi was about to break free from Ye Xuan's embrace, she frowned slightly, her delicate hand instinctively gripping Ye Xuan's arm with force.
"What's wrong? Are you okay?"
Seeing Luo Tianyi's sudden pain, he asked with concern on his face.
Feeling Ye Xuan's gaze, Luo Tianyi's face turned a deep crimson. The throbbing pain in her chest made her feel tormented. But did she really have to express milk as the doctor instructed?
However... if she didn't express milk, the three little ones would only drink formula. Firstly, it was expensive, and secondly, it wasn't good for the babies.
Although others could assist in expressing milk, the best method was to have her own man stimulate it to achieve the best results.
"I... I'm fine."
Luo Tianyi's face was flushed. Of course, she wouldn't say that the doctor and Aunt Wang had both suggested letting the babies' father help her express milk, but she really couldn't bring herself to say it.
"Really fine?"
Seeing Luo Tianyi's expression, her face so red, it didn't seem like she was fine. "If you really need my help, don't be shy, I'd be happy to."
Luo Tianyi: "..."
"Oh, I said I'm fine. When I need your help, I'll tell you."
Luo Tianyi wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground. It was all her fault for being so uncooperative. Other women could express milk naturally, but why was it so difficult for her?
Ring ring~
Just as Ye Xuan was about to say something, a phone rang. Seeing it was a call from Xiao Ming, his roommate from the second dorm, he answered it casually.
"Hello, Boss. Where are you? The freshman welcome party is about to start."
As soon as he answered, Xiao Ming's voice came from the other end. Ye Xuan was startled; he had almost forgotten he had a performance in the freshman welcome party today.
But, damn it, he just became a dad, how could he possibly attend a freshman welcome party? Hell, the welcome party wasn't as important as his campus belle wife and his little cotton-padded jackets.
"Ding! Host has triggered a choice mission: Attend the freshman welcome party!"
"Mission Choice One: Attend the freshman welcome party, reward: Tenfold cashback on consumption, capped at one million!"
"Mission Choice Two: Refuse to attend, little ding ding shortens by ten centimeters!"
"What the hell..."
As the system's voice echoed in his ears, Ye Xuan exploded. Damn it, this dog system was too brutal. Was this forcing him to choose?
Luo Tianyi, hearing the curse, gave Ye Xuan a stern glare.
"Cough cough, okay, I'll be back at school immediately."
Ye Xuan snapped back to reality. Damn it, it wasn't that he didn't want to choose the second option, he just purely liked one million.
"By the way, Second Brother, I want to change the song I'm singing. I'll send you the accompaniment later. Go give it to the music teacher for the party."
Seeing Luo Tianyi playing with the three little ones, the heartwarming scene made him change his mind. Perhaps he needed to do something at this freshman welcome party.
Xiao Ming: "!!!"
"Boss, what are you doing? Pushing me into the fire pit again?" Xiao Ming's eyes widened on the other end. His boss was putting him in a difficult position. Who knew the president of the party's arts association liked him?
Of course, it wasn't just liking him; they were childhood sweethearts with a pre-arranged marriage.
"Get lost!"
"Hanging up now~"
After hanging up, Ye Xuan smiled slightly. Even though it was through the phone, he could imagine Xiao Ming's heartbroken expression.
"Cough cough... That is..."
Ye Xuan smiled awkwardly. "I have to attend the freshman welcome party at school tonight, so I might have to... go out for a while."
He had just recognized his three little cotton-padded jackets, and now he was asking Luo Tianyi to take care of them alone. He felt guilty, but... damn it, he didn't dare to refuse. If his little ding ding shortened by 10 centimeters, he'd have nowhere to cry.
"Go ahead."
Luo Tianyi nodded. With him gone, she wouldn't have to feel self-conscious about trying to get some nutrient fluid for the babies.
"Don't worry, I'll be back very soon."
After saying that, Ye Xuan didn't leave. Instead, he went to the three little babies. "Mengmeng, Nuonuo, and Hanhan, you have to listen to Mama, okay? Daddy is going out for a little while."
He pinched the cheeks of the three little babies, nodded at Luo Tianyi, and left. However, just as he stepped out the door, he remembered something. "Right, wife, there's some money in the coffee table drawer. Take it to spend when you need it."
Not having Luo Tianyi's WeChat, Ye Xuan could only convert his wealth into cash and leave it in the drawer.
Just as Luo Tianyi was about to speak, she heard the door close with a *bang*. Thinking of how naturally he had just called her "wife," her face flushed slightly. She went to the coffee table, opened the drawer, and was stunned to see neat stacks of RMB, five stacks on each layer, for a total of four layers.
"This is... twenty thousand?!"
Seeing twenty thousand in the drawer, Luo Tianyi's heart twitched again. Thinking of Ye Xuan's words just now about having him in the future, she felt a surge of security. Was she finally free from worrying about money?
"But, what prize did he win? Before it was over ten thousand, and now twenty thousand. That's over thirty thousand already. In less than a day, he spent thirty thousand on himself and the three little babies..."
Even if he had won a prize, being able to take out thirty thousand without batting an eye indicated that Ye Xuan was at least a very good and responsible man.
Grabbing Luo Tianyi's car keys, he drove a stretched Lincoln towards Tianhai University, flooring the accelerator. He wanted to finish singing one song as quickly as possible and then return to accompany his goddess campus belle wife and their three little cotton-padded jackets.
In the meantime, Ye Xuan sent the song he wanted to express his feelings through to Xiao Ming.
On the way, Ye Xuan thought a lot. It felt like a dream that the goddess campus belle Luo Tianyi had actually become his woman, and they had even had triplets?