She stopped right behind him, lowering herself slightly and grabbing his hand.

He turned around when he felt the cold touch on his hand. She put her other hand onto his forehead and noticed that his temperature had returned to normal, so she was relieved. "What's up? Are you thinking about Lingtian again?"

She remembered that he had behaved the same way the day before Qing Ming . He had also gotten sick and was hiding something on his mind.

"Are they all asleep?" he asked quietly as he put his arm over her shoulder.

"Mmm, maybe you should sleep in another room for now since our son is easily woken up in the middle of the night. I want to..."

"Leave it to Aunt Lin and Aunt Fang. You shouldn't overexert yourself at the moment," Mu Yuchen interrupted Xi Xiaye before she could even finish her sentence.

She was way too concerned about their son! He was the one who married her. She should be staying with him. Why else did he hire all the servants?

"But..."

"No buts. Aunt Lin and Aunt Fang are very experienced. Just let them handle it. Grandmother also wants to help. Your job now is to recover your health. There's a lot of work waiting for you to do after you've recovered. Let them take care of our son. There's Xiao Rui, our parents, and grandparents around us, so don't worry."

He looked at her intently. With her past trauma, she might just spend most of her time in the future with Xiao Cheng and Xiao Rui, and with work taking up another large chunk of her time, there was not really much time left. She would want to spend time with the elders as well. Then, what would become of him?

Master Mu was getting unhappy as he thought about it. He realized she had always been the top priority for him, but he might not always be the top priority for her. At least, for now, the one sleeping in the next room was almost more important than him.

He had to take precautionary measures.

"That's their concern. We as parents should show more concern as well. That's how we bond with them. We have to start educating them since young. Our relationship should be developed from now on," Xi Xiaye replied.

He studied her for a while before turning around without a word and going to bed.

Xi Xiaye frowned. As she was about to head over, she heard her son's loud wailing, so she quickly walked towards the baby room.

Mu Zicheng was wide awake and crying really loudly. Aunt Lin and Sis Wang rushed over when they heard the noise, and they were all trying to calm him down.

"Is Little Master's diaper wet?"

"Missus, Little Master might be hungry."

"Where are his toys?"

...

For some reason, Mu Zicheng went totally mad with his crying this time around. Luckily, the room was soundproof, or else even Wang Hui downstairs might hear him too. Mu Yuchen could still hear his loud wailing from the master bedroom.

Xi Xiaye took her child from Aunt Lin and started to comfort him. "Don't cry, my baby. What's wrong? I'm here. It's alright."

The few of them took turns holding him, but Mu Zicheng never stopped crying.

They changed his diaper and tried to feed him, but he did not want any food. Xi Xiaye was really tense as she looked at Sis Wang. "Sis Wang, is the baby not feeling well somewhere?"

Things had been fine in the hospital. With all the experienced nurses around, Mu Zicheng was quiet and well-behaved. He had never acted like this before. Could it be because of the sudden change in the environment? He had been crying several times today already, and she spent a great deal of effort putting him to sleep just now. Alas, now he woke up again in just half an hour!

"Don't worry, Missus. I suppose he's not used to the new environment. I..."

"Give him to me."

Before Sis Wang could finish her sentence, a deep voice came from behind her. They looked back and saw Mu Yuchen walking over wearing his black sleeping robe. He looked pretty calm. However, he did shoot Xi Xiaye an odd glance when he walked up to her.

Xi Xiaye coughed slightly before handing the baby over to him as she turned her face away.

Mu Yuchen lowered his body slightly to hold his son. He awkwardly tried to imitate the nurses in the hospital as he lightly tapped Mu Zicheng's butt to comfort him. "Father's here. What are you crying about?"

His tone was gentle. Maybe the little thing noticed the man was his own father, so he clenched his fists and stopped crying. He looked at Mu Yuchen as he waved his arms around.

"Are you trying to show me something? Hmm?"

"Let Aunt Lin put you to sleep. Here we go."

Mu Yuchen handed the little thing to Aunt Lin after a while. However, Mu Zicheng seemed to know what he was saying, and he started crying again the moment Aunt Lin held him. Mu Yuchen quickly took him back.

It happened several times. Every time Mu Yuchen let go of him, the little thing would continue crying, and then stop when Mu Yuchen held him again.

...

Xi Xiaye was surprised to see what was happening. She gave the father-son pair a doubtful glance.

Did her son actually like his father holding him?

Even Aunt Lin and Sis Wang were shocked. They looked at the father-son pair and smiled. "Master, it seems like Little Master really likes you. Elder Madam held him for quite some time in the afternoon and he wouldn't stop as well. He only slept after Missus held him, and now he's so comfortable in your arms. Could it be a special bond between father and son?" Sis Wang giggled.

Mu Yuchen looked at the little thing in his arms for a while. He took a deep breath and turned towards his little woman. "Do I put him in the cradle?"

Xi Xiaye nodded. "Be careful. His ears are very sensitive."

Mu Yuchen walked towards the cradle. As he was about to put Mu Zicheng down, his eyes opened the moment his little butt touched the surface. In shock, Mu Yuchen quickly held him again.

The little thing closed his eyes again moments later. Xi Xiaye took him from Mu Yuchen. This time around, Mu Zicheng only stirred slightly and gazed up drowsily at Xi Xiaye for a little while before closing his eyes and continuing to sleep again.

Xi Xiaye stared at the little guy for a long while. Then, she took a deep breath and glanced at the clock on the wall.

It was already late at night. The breeze outside was getting really chilly. Although it was a busy night, in the end, Xi Xiaye decided to dismiss everyone.

"Aunt Lin, Sis Wang, it's already really late. You guys can head back and sleep. I guess he's still getting used to the new environment. I'll take care of him for now. Mr. Mu, go get your son's pillow."

Holding her son, she then walked into the bedroom.

...

Mu Yuchen frowned as he looked at the third person on their bed. Peering at Xi Xiaye across him moments later, he asked, "What are you doing?"

Xi Xiaye watched her son as she lay down on the bed, and casually combed her messy hair. "He hasn't been sleeping very well and might wake up at night, so it's easier for me to take care of him this way. You can help out too. Alright, it's time to sleep. Stay over on that side since you just recovered from a fever. Don't stay too close to us."

She then proceeded to switch the main lights off and only left the dim lights right beside the windows on.

Mu Yuchen felt the throb of a headache coming on as he looked at the two of them for a while before letting out a helpless sigh. He glared at the baby unhappily.

He needed the mother's slender body, not the baby!

What a nightmare!

He knew this was coming!

His status in this family was becoming lower and lower!

He massaged his temples before he crossed over and grabbed the blanket right behind Xi Xiaye. Ignoring her struggles, he pinned her down. "I didn't expect you to forget about me once you found something new. Is this how things are going to be now?"

Xi Xiaye turned around and faced him in shock. She then noticed that he really seemed dissatisfied and sounded jealous as well. Now, she finally understood why her man was acting weird the whole night.

She could not help but scold him, "That's enough, Chairman Mu. I didn't expect you to be this petty."

"It's not about being petty. It's a matter of attitude. Your behavior will lead to spoiling our son. No matter how well you take care of him, he'll become someone else's husband in the future. Then, he'll only listen to his wife. This is the bad part about having a son. I'm sure he's not going to listen to you in the future. I told you daughters are always better. Moreover, I'm your husband, so I'll be the one who walks alongside you until the end of the journey of life."

"What are you talking about? A daughter will become someone else's wife as well! So, are you saying that you're an unfilial son? No wonder you're not close to your parents. Plus, I don't think you've been listening to me as well! I'm sure our son will grow up to be an understanding and mature person who'll treat us very well. I expect my son and my daughter-in-law along with our grandkids to visit us frequently, just like how we visit our grandparents now. Mr. Mu, I now realize you can be pretty selfish at times."

Xi Xiaye shot him a cold and disapproving gaze as a warning.

"I'm the exception. I'm selfish because of you. Fine, I shouldn't put it that way. Don't look at me like that! Just leave our son to me. You just worry about work and me."

"Don't you like our son?" Xi Xiaye squinted at him.

"How is that possible? I like any child that you give birth to. I just want to voice out my opinion. I'm just worried that you might be overburdening yourself! What do you think of me, Mrs. Mu?" he asked seriously as he hugged her tightly.

Xi Xiaye gave him a serious look and replied, "You're alright. I used to think you were ideal, but your image is starting to deteriorate, and you're shifting slightly further away from the ideal."

"That's not bad. I was brought up in a peaceful family. The relationship between parents can influence the children a lot."

"What do you mean? Please express yourself properly." Xi Xiaye raised her eyebrows as she noticed that his eyes were definitely plotting something.

"I mean we have to behave very lovingly in front of our sons. Not only are we in a fantastic relationship, but we also need to have rapport too. If you always ignore me, aren't you worried that I might...?"

"Worry about what? Are you going to look for a female secretary? Or go out with some movie star for dinner? I heard from the PR Department there's a new ambassador lately. She's a young, innocent girl, and quite a pretty one too. Ahem, a certain someone was looking at her for too long during the anniversary dinner and she felt embarrassed. Do you think I don't know about it?" Xi Xiaye raised his chin with one finger as she looked straight into his eyes.

Mu Yuchen finally understood the terror of a woman who remembered his past faults. He felt a chill shoot down his spine and he quickly said, "Who was looking at her? You were standing right behind her. I was looking at you. Moreover, do you think my standards are that low? How is it my fault if she gets the wrong idea? You know very well I don't like people in the entertainment industry."

As he finished his sentence, he was reminded of something and he quickly let go of her. His eyes darkened as he took a deep breath and he pulled the blanket over the two of them. "It's getting late. Go to sleep."

Their happy moments were taken over by a gloomy atmosphere. He had already closed his eyes when she looked at him. Starting to feel bad, she quickly snuggled up to him. "I don't mean that. Please don't get angry at me, Mr. Mu."

He grabbed her hands and replied without even opening his eyes. "I don't dare be angry at you."

She chuckled. "Really?"

"What do you think?" He glanced at her.

His noble and handsome expression that contained a hint of unhappiness came into her sight. Xi Xiaye instantly smiled cheerfully. "At least, you're slightly self-aware. Do you have to be jealous of your own son? He's just a little baby. It's our duty and responsibility to take care of him."

"You also have a duty and responsibility to me," he immediately said.

"I'll compensate you well enough in time. When our son grows older, we'll have a lot of time together."

"How are you going to compensate me?" When he heard her response, he immediately opened his eyes and looked meaningfully at her.

"I'll treat you to a meal..."

"Before that, it's best if you can pay a little bit of interest. One kiss isn't too much, is it?"

"I... Mmm... our son..."

"He's not awake. Even if he is, he won't understand what's going on."

This pervert!

He managed to get quite a few minutes of sweetness out of her. Then, a certain someone suddenly squeezed the pillow tightly as he rolled off the bed and ran out of the door.

Xi Xiaye watched the sorry way he ran off and could not help but chuckle. After that, she fell asleep a little exhausted. Poor Master Mu slept on the cold sofa outside for the night. When he woke up the next day, his head felt heavy. In the end, he caught a cold and had a rather high fever.

Inside the chairman of Glory World's office.

Cough cough!

The suppressed coughing kept continuing to echo throughout the room. Sitting before the window, Mu Yuchen was browsing through a document. He looked up at the few super large screens which were displaying information related to the stock market and company insights while his other hand covered his mouth with a clean tissue.

"Chairman Mu, Chief Su is outside here!" the secretary reported.

Mu Yuchen did not even blink as he said with a raspy voice, "Let him in, and bring two cups of Mao Jian."

"Got it, Chairman Mu!"

The secretary left quickly. In a moment, Su Chen's lean figure walked in. As he set his coat down, he sat down and casually tossed the hard disk in his hand onto the table. He said in exhaustion, "I managed to find out. Look at it yourself! It was a car without a number plate, and it should've been a woman sitting inside. She wore sunglasses, so you have to find out who it is yourself."

"More than a month has passed since the incident, and you bring me this half-heartedly. Your skills have worsened." Mu Yuchen closed the document in hand as he complained in a raspy voice. Then, he could not help but cough lightly a few more times.

"Why are you still at work when you're sick? Don't tell me it's too earn money for your child. Your wealth is enough to sustain the many generations after you! You can't blame me for this either. I only had people investigate it once work started after the New Year. I don't manage the administrative region. Do you really think it's easy to investigate all the cars in City Z without a number plate? Besides, we're the traffic police, not the Ministry of Public Security. The fact that we could find this is pretty commendable. Besides, the region that this car passed through is my rival's," Su Chen said while looking annoyed. He was recently quite troubled by his family. What a bad start to the year!

"Is your backyard on fire again?"

Mu Yuchen had been hearing a lot about the things on Su Chen's end from Li Si. Indeed, he had gotten into something with Ji Zitong. Back then, when he saw Elder Su and Su Yu appear before Ji Zitong's flower shop, he already had a feeling that there was going to be a spectacular show from Su Chen. It certainly turned out as he expected.

Su Chen accepted the tea that the secretary served him and carefully took two sips. "Forget it. Let's not talk about these things. Work's ending soon. Let's have a few drinks with the bros. Call Zimo. Oh yeah, a friend of mine's returned from abroad too, so let's hang out."

"Do I look like I can go right now?" Mu Yuchen held back his coughs and asked in a hoarse voice.

"Why can't you? You don't drink, so you can just chat with your buddies. Let's go!" Su Chen urged, and without waiting for Mu Yuchen to answer, he got up to take his coat before casually swinging it over his shoulders. "I'll give Zimo a call."

Then, he took out his phone from his pocket and was about to call Zhou Zimo when his phone unexpectedly buzzed. Su Chen looked down and saw that it was Ji Zitong. He already knew what was up. Early this morning, he heard from his sister, Su Yu, that the elder had gone to exchange martial arts moves with Ji Zitong's father again!

He lifted a hand to massage between his brows as he felt his head ache. The call went through. "What is it?"

"Go to XX Restaurant near my father's martial arts center right away. Your grandfather invited my father to drink, and now the two of them are drunk. The elder came by in a taxi himself!" It was hard to miss the hint of contained anger in Ji Zitong's voice.

When Su Chen heard her furious voice, he widened his eyes. After a while, he reacted. "It's only been a few days. How did the old man and your father progress so quickly to become good friends?"

"Come over right away and explain the whole thing to my parents. Tell them that I've got nothing to do with you. You know that I've got limited patience."

Ji Zitong sighed deeply. Without waiting for the other person to answer, she hung up, and then looked helplessly at the two who were sprawled drunk on the table.

Elder Su's temperament was quite agreeable with her father's. Ever since the last time Elder Su came to look for her parents at the martial arts center, Elder Su had been coming quite frequently whether it was to play chess with her father or to exchange some moves. In just half a month, the two of them were like friends who had known each other all along. In short, they became close friends.

...

On Glory World Corporation's end.

Mu Yuchen handed the hard disk that Su Chen tossed over to him to Li Si. He said in a hoarse voice, "Find that woman in the recording. I want the results tomorrow."

"Yes, Master!" Li Si answered respectfully, and then took the hard disk from Mu Yuchen's hand.

"Ah Chen, come with me. The elder is drunk and is probably unconscious right now." Su Chen sighed helplessly and said in bewilderment, "He's only happy if he gives me nonsense to deal with!"

Mu Yuchen took his windbreaker from the rack, and simply put it over his shoulders. He grabbed the car keys from the table, and looked meaningfully at Su Chen. "The elder's risking his life to get you a wife, so you should thank him. Let's go."

Su Chen found his words rather odd. "What wife? Where did you get this gossip? Ji Zitong and I had nothing to do with each other at all!"

Su Chen quickly chased after him as he explained profusely. At most, he was just hiring her to be his wife. Even when he had proposed that, that woman had looked at him in disdain!

Mu Yuchen, who walked ahead, suddenly stopped in his steps and abruptly turned to look at Su Chen while smiling faintly. "I didn't say it was Ji Zitong. You exposed yourself."

"Bloody hell! You bastard, you tricked me again!"