What surprised Su Jingyang was that Ling Li was sitting on the stool next to the bed, not sleeping, and seemed to be staring at him intently this whole time. As soon as he turned his head, Su Jingyang met his tender gaze.

Su Jingyang stood up and Ling Li leaned forward to help him. Su Jingyang's voice was still a bit hoarse from yelling too much earlier: "Ah-Li, why are you sitting there in the middle of the night? Why didn't you go to bed?"

It was almost November now, the weather was a bit cold. After Su Jingyang finished putting on a coat, he found that Ling Li didn't wear much, so he turned around and took one of his own, ready to put it on him.

Ling Li grabbed his hand and shook it, "I'm not cold, my hands are warm." He said so, but still smiled and let Su Jingyang put the clothes on him.

"How are you not cold, you'll get sick if you feel too cold." After Ling Licong came to Rongcheng and got that sudden illness. He took a lot of tonics, but his body was always weak and he often got dizzy, Su Jingyang was very worried about him.

Listening to his fuss, Ling Li couldn't help but smile and laugh. Su Jingyang asked why he was laughing, Ling Li said: "I'm glad you and the child were both safe, my wish came true."

"Thank you for praying for me, Ah-Li. You don't know but I almost thought I would..."

That crazy system suddenly came out and stimulated him, he was full of hatred and almost vomited blood from anger. Fortunately, he adjusted himself in time and persevered.

Su Jingyang looked at Ling Li and couldn't help thinking about his situation at the time. Giving birth to Ah-Xuan must've been more difficult. Ling Li smiled and shook his head when he asked him about it, saying that he had almost forgotten, but Su Jingyang couldn't help thinking back on the unforgettable pain. How could it be so easily forgotten?

Ling Li said, "It's probably because I watched him grow up little by little, the painful coating my memories of that time were replaced by something else."

But Su Jingyang still felt that he would never be able to forget it.

Su Jingyang again asked Ling Li to go back and sleep, but Ling Li shook his head, "I just got here from putting your two little guys to sleep."

Speaking of the two children, Ling Li's light-coloured pupils were full of affection. He couldn't help but laugh a bit, "The older one's too noisy, like you! When they grow up, you'll surely have headaches for days!"

Su Jingyang felt embarrassed in his heart, and couldn't help but ask: "Shouldn't they already be asleep this late?"

Ling Li smiled and said, "A newborn child doesn't have a proper sleep cycle. You can't expect him to wake and rest on time like an adult, that's impossible."

Su Jingyang felt fortunate in his heart. Fortunately, someone will take the child in the future, otherwise, he'll really go crazy.

Su Jingyang suddenly raised his hand to cover his rumbling belly, Ling Li said, "I know you would be hungry, so I made your favourite meals. It only needs to be warmed to serve, come."

"Ah-Li, you're the best!" Su Jingyang's stomach was already growling from hunger, his eyes were bright and he nodded vigorously at Ling Li, he felt that he could now eat five bowls of rice in one breath without stopping.

Ling Li got up and opened the door to the room, whispering a few words to the people outside, and soon returning to accompany Su Jingyang again.

Ling Li used the bright candlelight in the room to look closely at his complexion. He found that his spirit was really much better than before. He was no longer in that state of horrible and cold silence from the previous month, as if he was about to faint from the pain at the next moment. "By the way, is your back still hurting?"

Su Jingyang knew what he was worried about, and immediately shook his head: "It doesn't hurt anymore!"

Su Jingyang was relaxed after unloading the cargo. Thinking back to the days before, he felt that there was a dark mist in his mind that couldn't be dissipated. His whole person was tightly wrapped in something, and he couldn't escape or give in. He was depressed and suffocated. Now that he thought about it, he got a little scared. It seemed that he was almost dragged into an abyss, fortunately, he was able to persevere!

"That's good, that's good..." For Ling Li, those days and nights were also a haze that weighed on his heart. He was worried all day long. He couldn't eat or sleep well, for fear that Su Jingyang would repeat the same tragedy as Lu Qian's at that time... This time, listening to Su Jingyang saying this, and seeing that his expression did indeed seem to have recovered some of the brightness from the past, Ling Li also felt relieved. "Jingyang, thank you so much for making it through. Thank you."

Su Jingyang: "......???!"

Although he had become accustomed to collecting energy from Ling Li, he was still shocked at this time. No energy was collected during this period. The original progress bar dropped a little to 6.4%, but after Ling Li thanked him, it rose and went straight to 7.5%! This was an explosive increase in value! ! ! It truly caught him off guard!

Moreover, the thing Ling Li was grateful for was his well-being? ?

Su Jingyang already knew that he was very special to Ling Li, but he was still touched by this. His eyes were sour, and he couldn't help reaching out to hug Ling Li tightly.

The food was delivered quickly. Ling Li wanted to serve it on the bed for Su Jingyang to eat, but Su Jingyang said he wanted to get out of bed and move around. He wrapped his clothes, put on shoes, and got out of bed to eat. He had a big belly for so long and now finally realized what it meant to be as light as a swallow.

Su Jingyang stuffed his mouth with rice, Ling Li watched him from the side, and from time to time, he filled his bowl with vegetables: "By the way, Jingyang, after you gave birth, something happened."

Su Jingyang's rapidly moving cheeks stopped. He looked at Ling Li with a pair of bright black eyes, and asked vaguely: "What?"

Could it be... Rong Ci? Su Jingyang's heart fell sharply.

Ling Li saw his worry and hurriedly said: "It's good news, that is, the purple mist of Wuqun Mountain skyrocketed after you gave birth. It's quite spectacular and I heard them say that the people in Rongcheng are going crazy now, saying... saying that the energy is unprecedentedly abundant."

It turned out to be this. Su Jingyang's thoughts wandered to the twenty-year fluctuations that Rong Ci told him about. This time they were lucky, so the energy was more abundant.

Su Jingyang took two more servings. Looking at Ling Li's expression, he felt that he must have some questions, he asked him about it without concealing it. Ling Li hesitated before whispering, "They said this change is due to your two children, everyone is praising you, saying that you're the lucky star of Rongcheng."

Su Jingyang was silent for a moment, is it really related to the children?

Maybe, after all... they have the blood of Rong Ci.

"Jingyang, in fact, the child's other father is Rong Ci, right?" Ling Li almost guessed it.

Su Jingyang nodded, he drank two sips of soup, and then raised his face again to look at Ling Li. His expression sank slightly, "It's him. He knew, but he deliberately concealed it from me."

Ling Li looked at him quietly and sighed after a long time.

Su Jingyang asked, "Does Ah-Li think I'm a little unreasonable?"

Before Ling Li could answer, Su Jingyang put down the spoon in his hand. The grievance that was forced down in his heart rushed up again. His eyes were full of anger, and his tone became more serious: "But I think it's ridiculous! It's obviously him! His child! But he refused to say anything and kept it from me for so long! After we got married, he was so tolerant of me and the child in my stomach, especially in the previous month, he stayed with me night and day. Whenever I couldn't sleep, I- I would feel like it was caused by the child and that I hurt him, I was so sorry!! I was so guilty...!" Su Jingyang choked up as he said, "Now I discover that he was just toying with me this whole time! How could I not be angry?!"

"Perhaps, Rong Ci had his reasons back then, you can ask him about it..." Ling Li looked at Su Jingyang's face full of worry, he didn't continue to talk about it.

In fact, he still hadn't figured out how Su Jingyang could be totally unaware of who the child's father was, but there were so many mysteries surrounding him that Ling Li didn't even want to ask.

Ling Li paused and said to him: "No matter what happens, Jingyang, I'll support whatever path you decide to take. I'll follow you wherever you go, as long as you're happy."

In the end, Su Jingyang still failed to finish five bowls of rice. He rinsed his mouth, walked around the room for a while to digest, then climbed onto the bed once again.

He asked Ling Li to stay in bed and sleep with him, but Ling Li said, "I won't stay. Rong Ci had to go interrogate someone, but he'll definitely be back later."

"Interrogate who?" Su Jingyang inadvertently knew Rong Ci's whereabouts, he casually continued to ask, but heard an unexpected answer from Ling Li.

"Mrs Ru."

"Her?!" Su Jingyang was still wondering how that woman suddenly became involved. Ling Li shook his head, "You may not know, but she deliberately asked Rong Xiao to inform you."

Su Jingyang was stunned frozen, Ling Li's eyes were somewhat cold and he continued: "That child Rong Xia had always cared about Rong Ci. He cried and begged you, you'll not doubt it while in a hurry. You're pregnant, and you can only travel in a carriage on a specific road. Rong Hua's injured, but I was extremely afraid and worried about you acting unreasonably, because before this he had sent me a letter informing me of the events and telling me not to worry. Rong Ci shouldn't have had any major problems, he also sent you a letter, but the road was too perilous and so the messenger missed you. When I took Dr Li and they rushed to Wuqun Mountain, I happened to run into her inviting almost all the elders of the Rong family. I guess she wanted you to go up the mountain to find you. If the child you were pregnant with wasn't Rong Ci's then it would be difficult to get close to Wuqun Mountain or even stay in Rongcheng for that matter. If you really were pregnant with Rong Ci's child, then she would encourage the elders who were eager to save Rong Ci and force you to go up the mountain and find him. But you're already more than eight months pregnant... She plans to kill you. If something happens to Rong Ci, then her ambition can be realized. But she didn't expect Rong Ci to come down at that exact moment."

艸艸艸 this woman was simply insane! Even if she killed them all, Rong Xia wouldn't have the ability to become the City Lord. What on earth was she thinking! ! ? ?

Su Jingyang gritted his teeth and said bitterly: "Yeah, how could I believe what Rong Xia said!? How could I let myself get fooled!!!"

At that time, his heart was hanging by a thread. When he heard Rong Xia's cries, there was only one thought in his mind, and that was to find Rong Ci. Nothing else would be considered. How could he have time to thoroughly about it?

Ling Li said, "She put you in great danger. I think Rong Ci won't let her go this time."

Ling Li couldn't sleep and refused to leave, so he sat on the bedside to guard him. Su Jingyang closed his eyes but opened them again. He blinked a few times and said with helpless laughter, "Ah-Li, is today a special day?"

Ling Li tilted his head slightly, his eyes bent into crescents and he smield again, "It's nothing, I just wanted to see more of you is all."

He was just suddenly afraid that he wouldn't be able to see him again in the future... Ling Li covered his eyes with warm hands, and said softly: "Alright, go to sleep."

Su Jingyang didn't know when Rong Ci came back or when Ling Li left. When he woke up, he found himself sleeping inside Rong Ci's arms. When Su Jingyang opened his eyes, he saw the handsome face close at hand. Rong Ci was sleeping, seemingly very quietly and heavily, he didn't wake up even when he moved, and his complexion seemed pale.

Was he hurt?

Su Jingyang frowned, he had just raised his hand to touch his face, Rong Ci didn't open his eyes, and said in a low and hoarse voice: "I received some shocks on the mountain, I'll get better once I recuperate slowly. I know you're not worried, but I'm just afraid that you'd guess randomly, so I'm telling you this."

"...I won't guess randomly, don't think too much." Su Jingyang snorted heavily.

"Yes." Rong Ci pressed his head into his chest, "It's still early, accompany me to sleep for a while."

Su Jingyang suddenly heard a child's hoarse cry in his ears, the crying gradually got closer and closer. He got up with flailing arms and looked out the door with his eyes wide open. One of the two nannies were holding one of the children in her arms, with a bitter expression on her face. She came to Su Jingyang for help.

"Oh, the two little princes cry no matter how much we coax. Madame, please try."

Su Jingyang looked at the two small faces that were all red with crying, suddenly at a loss. He stretched out his hand and retracted it again. He rubbed his arm, tensely stretched out his hand again, and hugged the one who was crying more miserably in his arms.

Su Jingyang was immediately horrified. Damn, it's too soft! ! ! Can't hug it too hard! !

Rong Ci also reached out and took one. His movements were more proficient than Su Jingyang, probably because he had done this before. He also wanted to instruct Su Jingyang, but Su Jingyang slapped his hand away and humbly asked the nurse for advice.

Su Jingyang's hands and feet were bound for a while, his stiff arms could only loosen slowly, and the flailing child who was crying in his arms gradually became quiet.

Su Jingyang didn't even dare to take a breath. He found that the one in Rong Ci's arms was crying no matter how much he coaxed, its voice was hoarse crying.

"... Child! Give it to me!" Su Jingyang resigned, sternly saying.

Rong Ci looked at him silently and obediently exchanged the child with him.

After the change, Su Jingyang started to coax again. He had just finished coaxing when the one in Rong Ci's arms began crying again! ! ! It's like it was being wrung by the neck, crying so sadly!

Su Jingyang and Rong Ci looked at each other.

"..."

"..."

Damn! ! What's with this situation! !

After repeating this a few times, the situation remained the same. As long as the two children left Su Jingyang, they would cry loudly! ! Su Jingyang's eyes widened little by little, an ominous premonition rose in his heart. He suddenly felt extremely light-headed—————————— Ahh! ! ! !

Whether it was the work of that ghost system or the child's natural abnormal dependence on him, he only knew one thing: there'll only be more and more difficult days to come...

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