Yu He and Qin Beiting brought the two children back to the west wing room. As soon as they pushed the door open—
"Surprise..."
"Bang... Bang..."
The Ye family, a family of five, pulled open the prepared party poppers the moment the door was opened. However, upon seeing Qin Beiting among those returning, their joyful smiles froze as if caught in mid-air.
"Grandma, Dad, Mom, Big Brother, why are you all here?" Yu He was somewhat surprised to see them.
To avoid worrying them, she hadn't told them about her hospitalization.
They were even more surprised to see Qin Beiting returning with Yu He, especially Ye Zizheng.
He pulled Yu He aside, "Didn't I warn you repeatedly? He's just a scumbag! Why are you still with him?"
Yu He: ... Uh.
"Seventh Master Qin, my sister barely survived a brush with death. Can't you just let her go?" Ye Qichen said to Qin Beiting, his face grim, almost grinding his teeth.
Cheng Lizhu and Ye Jianming stood where they were, unsure whether to be happy or sad.
Because of what happened five years ago, Qin Beiting was a sensitive topic for them. Yu He had disappeared because of him, her life and death unknown, and they, being unable to retaliate due to their limited strength.
Yu He had finally returned, having forgotten Qin Beiting. They thought these two would never have any connection again, but they hadn't expected them to be together again so soon.
Only Grandma Ye was the happiest seeing this scene, and she couldn't help but give Duoduo and Yueyue a thumbs-up, "Well done."
Duoduo and Yueyue, on the other hand, indicated that they didn't know how Mommy and Daddy got back together.
"Grandma, Dad, Mom." Qin Beiting called out naturally, making Ye Jianming and Cheng Lizhu feel flattered.
"Before, I had some memory issues and did things that wronged everyone. I apologize to all of you. I'm sorry." Qin Beiting explained sincerely.
His words stunned everyone in the Ye family. They couldn't believe that the aloof and imposing Seventh Master Qin's vocabulary contained the words "I'm sorry"!
This was such a weighty apology that they had to accept it whether they wanted to or not.
"Who are you calling Mom and Dad! Don't just call us that." Ye Qichen seized on this point.
"Exactly! My parents only gave birth to the three of us!" Ye Zizheng chimed in.
Facing the direct challenge from his future brothers-in-law, Qin Beiting calmly explained, "My and Yu He's children are already this old. We'll get married sooner or later to give them legitimacy, and these titles will have to change eventually."
"Who said I'd marry you!" Yu He glared at him.
"Baby, don't undermine me. Besides, I promised Yueyue and Duoduo that they would inherit all my assets in the future."
Qin Beiting turned to Yu He, his tone carrying a hint of playfulness, which almost made Ye Qichen and the others drop their jaws.
Was this really the cold-blooded King Yama, Seventh Master Qin, from the rumors?
Not only did he apologize voluntarily, but he was also acting spoiled?
"Shut up!" Yu He couldn't stand him acting spoiled in front of the family; he was ruining his image!
Qin Beiting actually obeyed and shut up, so obediently that Ye Qichen didn't know where to pick a fault anymore.
Only Grandma Ye laughed heartily, "Oh, marriage is bound to happen sooner or later, the children are this old, it's time to get it done! But no matter how urgent, we must eat first. Don't let my granddaughter and great-grandchildren go hungry."
"Yes, let's eat first and wash our hands for dinner," Cheng Lizhu agreed.
Cheng Lizhu had already prepared a large table of dishes.
Yu He took the two children into the kitchen to wash their hands and help bring out dishes. Seeing this, Qin Beiting quickly took the dish from her hand, "You sit down, I'll do it."
Cheng Lizhu watched his actions and thought of how Ye Jianming used to treat her. As someone who had been through it, she could see that Qin Beiting genuinely loved Yu He, and she suddenly felt a sense of release.
Perhaps over the years, they might have misunderstood the relationship between Qin Beiting and Yu He.
As long as Xiao He liked him, she would support it, and she would make Ye Jianming support it too.
After a lively family meal, they chatted about everyday matters and then left.
In the evening, Yu He finished bathing Duoduo. When Yueyue had also finished, and she was about to take them to bed, Qin Beiting eagerly took Duoduo's little hand, "Mommy is tired, Daddy will take you to sleep."
"Hooray~ Daddy, will you tell us a story?" Duoduo asked.
Qin Beiting: "Yes."
"That's great." Duoduo cheered, then waved to Yu He, "Mommy, you get some rest early. I'm going to sleep now, goodnight."
Yu He knew Qin Beiting wanted to get closer to the children, so she didn't stop him and waved back, "Goodnight."
Yu He had converted the two small rooms of the west wing into bedrooms for the children, with Yueyue on the left and Duoduo on the right.
Yueyue went back to his own room on his own. Qin Beiting took Duoduo to her room first.
The room was decorated as a pink princess room. Duoduo obediently took off her shoes and climbed onto the bed. Qin Beiting tucked her in, "What story do you want to hear?"
Duoduo: "I want to hear 'The Domineering CEO and His Little Sweet Wife'."
Qin Beiting: "..."
What on earth was this?
He suddenly became curious about what kind of stories Yu He used to tell the children.
"What stories did Mommy used to tell you?" he asked.
"Mommy's stories are boring, I want to hear something new. Tell me a story about you being a domineering CEO~" Duoduo said with a pout.
Qin Beiting cleared his throat. As for his days as a CEO... he thought of all the foolish things he had done to Yu He recently and wished he could erase them from his memory.
But seeing Duoduo's eyes sparkle with anticipation, he casually made something up.
"The CEO was diagnosed with severe anger issues and paranoid personality disorder from a young age. His temper was erratic, and he hurt many people around him. However, because his family was wealthy and powerful, no one dared to punish him, so his condition gradually worsened. He hurt more and more people, and everyone was afraid to get close to him, and no one dared to play with him. He felt extremely lonely.
"Until he met his little sweet wife. The little sweet wife was gentle and lovely, and she didn't mind his illness. She played with him..."
"Would the CEO hurt the little sweet wife when he had an episode?" Duoduo suddenly asked.
Qin Beiting replied without hesitation, "No."
Duoduo argued, "That's not right. Shouldn't a CEO, when having an episode, be unable to control himself and hurt his little sweet wife? But the little sweet wife didn't blame him because she knew the CEO didn't do it on purpose; he was just sick.
"After the CEO recovered from his illness, seeing that his little sweet wife didn't leave him even though she was injured, he was even more moved and loved her more? Wouldn't that be both angsty and sweet?"
"..."
Qin Beiting: "Where did you read that?"
"Many novels are written like that." Duoduo then realized she had let slip and knew she couldn't let Daddy know she read novels. She quickly corrected herself, "No, I just made it up myself."
It seemed he needed to control what his children were exposed to and prevent them from being exposed to such unnutritious things too early.
Qin Beiting: "... I'll tell you the story of the ugly duckling instead..."
Qin Beiting finally managed to coax Duoduo to sleep. He turned and went to check on Yueyue's room. He saw him lying against his headboard, tinkering with his laptop, clearly not wanting to sleep so early.