Chapter 1963: 1963

“He’s actually ready to name the baby?” she thought .

Shen Manting felt her heart jolt with shock, and she felt angry, like how a person feels when their possessions are coveted by another .

Her brows furrowed into a frown, and she reached out her hands and said, “Give me the baby . ”

But she’d already taken the child back while she was speaking .

Shen Manting’s voice was rather harsh . Shen Luo’an wasn’t stupid . He could tell she was angry .

Shen Luo’an pursed his lips and he, too, began to scowl .

He’d been in good spirits, but when he saw how guarded Shen Manting was, his mood took a sudden downturn, and his gentle gaze turned increasingly cold .

“Shen Manting, what do you mean by this?” His voice wasn’t raised, but it clearly carried a hint of anger .

When Shen Manting heard his voice, she backed off .

When she looked up, she saw Shen Luo’an’s angry expression .

She lowered her head and said coldly, “The baby’s afraid of strangers . He’ll cry . ”

“Afraid of strangers?” Shen Luo’an chuckled suddenly . “Can’t you find a better excuse to brush me off with? Afraid of strangers? He’s only a few days old, and yet you’re telling me that he’s afraid of strangers?”

Shen Manting fell silent and hugged the baby even more tightly in her arms .

“The baby’s mine . The baby’s mine,” she thought . “Even if he is the baby’s real father, I won’t allow him to take the baby away from me!”

But Shen Manting didn’t say this out loud .

She held the child, but she didn’t feel at all confident that she’d be able to keep him .

Shen Luo’an’s tone of voice was harsh, but when he saw Shen Manting’s reticence, he found it was pointless to argue with her .

Gritting his teeth, he stood up and turned to leave .

He closed the door behind him, and it made a not-so-subtle noise .

The baby seemed to sense something, but it also seemed that he didn’t, because his tiny lips pursed, but his breathing soon returned to normal .

Shen Manting stared at the closed door, and her eyes stung . Her breath caught in her throat, and her heart mercilessly hammered against her chest .

She lifted her head up and looked at the ceiling above her head . The room was completely silent .

February 1 . Gloomy day .

I don’t know where Shen Luo’an went off to . Madam Lin still stayed here to take care of me and the baby .

I know he’s just being spiteful and ran off because I made him angry yesterday . He didn’t return home last night .

Thank heavens . I can finally take care of the baby with peace of mind and get a good night’s sleep .

I hope he forgets about me and never comes back .

February 8 . Sunny day .

It’s been a week since Shen Luo’an left, and he hasn’t come back .

Thanks to Madam Lin’s care, I feel myself getting healthier . The baby spends a lot more time awake, and sometimes he’ll open his eyes to look at me .

I’m content .

Baby, Mummy loves you .

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February 13 . Rainy day .

The baby is half a month old now . Shen Luo’an came back and once again looked much thinner than he did before .

He ate at home, but he didn’t say a single word to me . He only came to take a look at the baby .

He didn’t ask to hold him, which struck me as rather strange .

He went out again . I keep having the feeling that he’s up to something .

I hope that I’m just overthinking things .

I finally thought of a name for the baby . His name will be Shen Yuexiao .

“Yue” as in “to surpass,” and “Xiao” as in “a hero . ” So it means “more than a hero . ”

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Shen Manting closed her diary, and Xiao Yue’er watched her from the side with his big and pretty pitch-black eyes .

Suddenly, he opened his mouth and yawned .

His tiny face became all red, and his tiny hands balled themselves into fists . He looked pure, innocent, and oblivious as he looked at Shen Manting .

Shen Manting’s lips curled up into a smile, and she picked up the baby, cooing softly, “Shen Yuexiao . Shen Yuexiao . Do you like your name?”

The door wasn’t closed, and all of a sudden she could hear the soft sound of footsteps from outside the room .