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Jian Yunong was just about to stop when Huo Jincheng had already grabbed her hand, turning the key in the lock twice. By the time Jian Yunong reacted, Huo Jincheng had already entered the house with an air of ownership, surveying the living room.
What does that satisfied look on his face mean?
Jian Yunong closed the door and glared at him, fuming.
Huo Jincheng only needed one sentence to break her composure.
"I'm going to cook."
Jian Yunong was really hungry. Her cooking skills were terrible, and although she had bought a bunch of ingredients, she had only planned to make a salad to fill her stomach.
"Come here. Help me roll up my sleeves."
"Okay."
Submitting to the culinary tyranny, as soon as Huo Jincheng called her, Jian Yunong immediately jogged over to help him roll up his sleeves.
"Wash these."
"Okay."
For a moment, the only sound in the kitchen was the running water.
Jian Yunong felt as if she had returned five years into the past, when Huo Jincheng would cook while she assisted him, being all obedient and flattering.
Half an hour later, the dishes were ready.
Jian Yunong silently ate two bowls. In the past, she could eat four bowls… It wasn't that her appetite had shrunk; it was just that Huo Jincheng's cooking today had already been devoured, and Jian Yunong was almost licking the plate clean.
"Do you feel like the food we made today wasn't enough and you didn't eat enough?"
Huo Jincheng hit the nail on the head regarding Jian Yunong's thoughts.
Jian Yunong weakly nodded.
"Do you still want to eat more?"
Desire flickered in Jian Yunong's eyes.
"We'll talk about it next time."
"…"
Huo Jincheng slowly wiped his mouth clean. "Now we need to do something else."
"What is it?" Jian Yunong put down her chopsticks. "Are you planning to talk to me about your love-hate relationship with your mother?"
"About my custody of the child." Huo Jincheng's expression darkened, his gaze fixed on Jian Yunong with a brooding intensity. The speed at which he turned hostile was startling.
"Although you have Time as your backing, the child was born in America. According to American law, if this goes to court... I've consulted the best legal team, and there hasn't been a case they lost."
Huo Jincheng's businesslike demeanor frightened Jian Yunong.
"What do you mean?" She instinctively tightened her grip on her chopsticks. "Are you trying to take Guai Guai away from me?"
"Guai Guai?" Huo Jincheng frowned, his tone filled with disdain. "You actually named my son that? It sounds like a dog's name."
"That's my choice since I gave birth to him. Huo Jincheng, you only contributed a little tadpole; what right do you have to take him from me? What right do you have to dictate to me?"
Huo Jincheng directly picked up Jian Yunong, "Why are you trembling? Are you scared? You know what fear is?"
Jian Yunong couldn't struggle and was pinned down on the sofa.
Huo Jincheng gently nibbled and kissed her collarbone, "Are you stupid? We are husband and wife; what is mine is also yours."
Jian Yunong had no idea which of his words were true and which were false.
"Who told you to deceive me?"
"You brought in an outsider to deceive me?"
"Jian Yunong, when you get ruthless, you can hurt me more than anyone else."
He was someone high up, the esteemed Third Young Master Huo.
He said she hurt him.
"I am homeless now; you have to take me in from now on."
What? The Third Young Master Huo said he was homeless? And used the term 'take me in'? This person had just threatened her with the best legal team.
Jian Yunong's eyes flickered, "Homeless? Are you joking?"
"Yes. I had a falling out with my mother; I have to start from scratch."
Huo Jincheng lowered his gaze at Jian Yunong, "Didn't you say you didn't like my mother and couldn't get along with her?"
Jian Yunong's heart sank, "Doesn't your mother hate me to death?"
"It's nothing. No matter how good you are, she won't like you."
Huo Jincheng's hand slipped into her clothes. "Without me, she would still live well. For the past thirty years, I've been nothing but a tool for making money. From now on, I want to choose the life I want. I am not the Third Young Master of the Huo Family, nor the president of Huo Group, and I'm not some hotel tycoon... Once those glories fade away, all I have left is you and the child."
Jian Yunong's vision of Huo Jincheng became blurry. "Why didn't you tell me in advance..."
Making such a decision must not have been easy.
It took a resolute determination and courage.
"Why should I tell you? You first gave me a scare, then surprised me."
Huo Jincheng captured Jian Yunong's lips, turning all words into a long, deep kiss.
Huo Jincheng had many things he hadn't told Jian Yunong.
For example, after Jian Yunong went missing, he began planning to establish his own independence. He wanted to break free from his mother's overwhelming control and have his own career, as well as the right to choose his own wife.
In these five years, Huo Jincheng had done only two things: leave the Huo Family and search for Jian Yunong.
He believed he had done enough for the Huo Family, only to find that his own mother couldn't accept the wife he liked and insisted on replacing her with a scheming woman he didn't like at all.
Even if Jian Yunong didn't speak up, Huo Jincheng was willing to leave the Huo Family.
By the time Jian Yunong woke up, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon.
Her phone was set to remind her; the school bus was about to arrive at their doorstep.
Clothes were scattered all over Jian Yunong's body. She nudged the man beside her. "Hey, it's time to get up. We need to pick up the little one."
The calf kicked him on the thigh without courtesy. "Didn't you say to ask me to support you? From now on, these matters are your responsibility; I'll take care of the family."
Huo Jincheng grabbed her leg and touched it. "Hmm, we'll continue this tonight."
Jian Yunong's leg started to shake helplessly.
The little one felt something was off today; he was greeted by Sweetheart and a strange man.
The little one was a bit unhappy.
If it wasn't Time, it meant no chocolate to eat.
So the little one glanced at the strange man and didn't look again.
"Sweetheart, what are we having for dinner tonight? Tuna salad? Or avocado salad? I also want steak. Do you want some? I think my last attempt at making fried eggs didn't go well; can I try again this time?"
Huo Jincheng frowned. "You're letting him cook for you?"
How old is the little one? Such a small child, isn't he afraid of getting burned? Or splattered with oil?
Huo Jincheng's tone was a bit fierce, and the little one looked at him displeased. "Who are you? Why are you being mean to my mommy?"
The little one ran over and grabbed Jian Yunong's hand. "Sweetheart, you need to be more careful with your eyes. No matter how good-looking a man is, if he has a bad temper, he shouldn't be kept."
Jian Yunong: "..."
Huo Jincheng sneered. "I'm your father."
The little one replied meaningfully, "That heartless man."
"You can't be too calculative with the child," Huo Jincheng said, staring at Jian Yunong. "What have you been telling the child?"
Jian Yunong felt wronged. "It's not me teaching them; I hardly ever mentioned you!"
Huo Jincheng was exasperated. "So you need me to praise you for not mentioning me at all?"
Jian Yunong couldn't even be bothered to speak ill of him!
She patted the obedient child's head. "Come here, Baby, let me introduce you. This is your dad."
The child responded, "You came here really early. I haven't even grown up to marry a Daughter-in-law yet, and you just showed up."
Huo Jincheng had no choice but to accept it. Jian Yunong kept signaling him not to get angry.
But the child was right; he had missed five years of their growth.
"From now on, Dad will always be with you and your mom. Will you give me a chance to make up for it?"
Huo Jincheng squatted down in front of the child, his gaze level with theirs. Upon closer inspection, he could still see some resemblance between them.
The child pursed their lips and looked at Jian Yunong, who was smiling at them.
"Then you can't speak loudly to Mom. You also can't leave us again; you have to take me to school every day and participate in my parent-child sports day. Can you carry me and run really fast?"
Huo Jincheng smiled gently. "Of course."
"Then let's see how you perform first."
Though the child was young, they had quite the presence.
He tugged at Huo Jincheng, "Sweetheart is prone to getting hurt while cooking, and her food doesn't taste good. Don't tell her. Otherwise, let's just order pizza later."
Huo Jincheng found it hard to imagine how Jian Yunong, who couldn't cook, managed to raise a child.
"It's okay, Dad can cook. I wouldn't want your mom to cook either."
For dinner, there were five dishes and one soup. Just a shrimp steamed egg quickly brought the little one and Huo Jincheng closer together.
Their relationship developed so rapidly that it made Jian Yunong feel jealous.
In the evening, Huo Jincheng read bedtime stories to the little one.
In the morning, Huo Jincheng prepared breakfast for the little one and took him to school. Even the little one's friends liked Huo Jincheng.
Because Huo Jincheng could cook!
The house used to be filled with the little one's crisp voice, "Sweetheart, Sweetheart! Look!"
Now it had changed to, "Dad! Dad, you're amazing!" "Dad, look!"
The once cool little one had turned into Huo Jincheng's little tail.
On the weekend, Huo Jincheng drove Jian Yunong and the little one to the beach.
There, the little one met a little girlfriend. The girl was wearing a mermaid swimsuit, chubby and particularly sweet when she smiled. The little one gave her all his chocolate, and the two kids played together.
Jian Yunong watched the two children building sandcastles under the sunshade while Huo Jincheng went to buy drinks.
"Wait." Jian Yunong called him back and handed him her wallet.
Huo Jincheng did not answer, "What are you doing?"
"I was afraid you didn't have any money on you."
Jian Yunong, fearing to hurt his pride, changed her words, "I was worried you didn't have any change."
During this time, Huo Jincheng hadn't gone out or dealt with work, looking like he was focused on being unemployed—oh no, a full-time stay-at-home dad.
Huo Jincheng grabbed Jian Yunong's hand and kissed her fiercely on the lips.
Their kissing photo on the beach was captured by paparazzi and published in a newspaper in Nancheng.
When Mist Shenshen called to question Jian Yunong, she realized they had actually been photographed.
"Please tell me you weren't caught!"
"I was caught. But they blurred the child's face."
Mist Shenshen scolded Jian Yunong and then added with a hint of smugness, "See? The Huo Family must be furious. They lost their son and now their grandson. What good is all that money?"
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