"Wife..." Ruan Jianguo opened his eyes, blearily looking at Shu Jie sitting by his bed. He reached out to grab her hand but was too drunk to even focus, missing it entirely.

Shu Jie proactively reached out to hold his hand and looked at him.

Ruan Jianguo gave a silly smile, "Wife, don’t worry, I won’t let you... hiccup..." He squinted his eyes without finishing his sentence, leaving Shu Jie waiting in vain for the rest.

This time, Ruan Jianguo actually fell asleep, snoring loudly.

With no other choice, Shu Jie composed herself, stood up to help him take off his clothes, and then gently wiped him down with warm water. It was midsummer, so he wouldn’t catch cold even if he wasn’t wearing a shirt. Instead of putting clothes back on him, she just covered him with a thin blanket and left.

Outside, Jiaojiao was still waiting.

Seeing Shu Jie come out, she immediately came forward to ask, "Mom, how’s Dad?"

Shu Jie replied, "He’s fine. Hurry up and go to sleep, staying up late is bad for your health."

Jiaojiao peeked inside and saw only the back of Ruan Jianguo sleeping soundly. She nodded, didn’t ask any more questions, and turned to go upstairs to bed.

The next day, when Jiaojiao got up, she first checked on the hungover Ruan Jianguo. After all, as he was getting older, a whole night of hangover gave him quite a headache.

Feeling a bit sorry for him, she sat next to him and advised, "Dad, you should drink less in the future."

Feeling warmth in his heart from Jiaojiao’s caring words, Ruan Jianguo thought his daughter was truly his little comfort. Just as he was about to say something moved, Jiaojiao poked his round belly and continued, "Look how round your belly is. Last night, it took Brother Duan and Uncle together to carry you."

"..." Ruan Jianguo.

Feeling a bit embarrassed and unwilling to admit it, he looked up at Duan Xi and said, "Xiaoxi, you really lack exercise. Boys should work out more, you know?"

Duan Xi stood at the door waiting for Jiaojiao, said nothing, but it was precisely his silence that made Ruan Jianguo feel awkward, casting him a disgruntled glance.

Jiaojiao added, "Dad, I’m serious. Just imagine, if your belly gets bigger, like being ten months pregnant, and you end up bald, how mismatched would you and Mom look standing together."

Ruan Jianguo pictured what she said, shivering at the thought. Just as he was about to make a promise, he recalled what he said last night and became downcast, looking at Jiaojiao with a sigh, "Sweetheart, I’ve already promised your mom I’ll handle the divorce procedures."

Jiaojiao was taken aback.

She asked him, "Dad, are you sure about this?"

Ruan Jianguo nodded.

Jiaojiao was silent for a few seconds, then reached out to hug him, "Dad, no matter what decision you and Mom make, Jiaojiao will support you both."

Ruan Jianguo felt that his little comfort had returned, quickly hugged her back, but only for a few seconds before Duan Xi announced the time, "It’s eight o’clock."

The little comfort yelped upon remembering Lu Zishu waiting impatiently at the hospital, pushed Ruan Jianguo away, "Dad, we need to go to the hospital now. You rest well."

With that, without waiting for Ruan Jianguo’s reaction, she grabbed the breakfast that Ruanlin Family had packaged earlier and rushed to the hospital, leaving Ruan Jianguo behind to wallow in self-pity, occasionally gritting his teeth and cursing Duan Xi, the big bad wolf who was stealing his little cabbage.