After falling to the ground with a thud from the door he was peeking through, he didn’t need anyone to help him up. He pushed himself up from the floor and ceremoniously dusted off his chubby little hands, then shamelessly said to Ruan Jiaojiao, "Little Potato didn’t see anything, didn’t see anything at all, didn’t see brother kissing sister’s mouth."

"..." Jiaojiao.

Her small face flushed a bit.

She bent down to pick up Tuanzi, who was still rubbing against her ankle on the ground, and feeling a bit uneasy, she rolled her eyes while thinking about how to fool him. Meanwhile, Duan Xi walked over and picked up Little Potato with one hand.

If there’s anyone in the world whom Little Potato loves the most, it has to be Ruan Jiaojiao. But similarly, as much as he loves Jiaojiao, he fears the man beside his sister just as much, even though this man never hits him, unlike his dad who spanks his little butt every other day. But when it comes to Duan Xi, he is just afraid.

Now being held in Duan Xi’s arms, his big eyes reddened immediately, he looked at Ruan Jiaojiao, stretching his little arms, wanting to be held.

But as soon as he reached out, Duan Xi pinched his chubby arm and said, "Too chubby, sister can’t hold you."

Little Potato rubbed his sore chubby arm that had been pinched, feeling more aggrieved, and whimpered, "Not chubby, Little Potato not chubby."

"Chubby, can’t carry." Duan Xi.

"..." Little Potato.

He pouted his little mouth, glanced at Jiaojiao who was holding Tuanzi, and then at Duan Xi who was holding him, and finally couldn’t hold back a ’wah’ and burst into tears sadly.

Duan Xi put him down on the ground, and he himself waddled away on his short legs, crying heartbreakingly as he went to find his mom.

"Brother Xi..." Ruan Jiaojiao called helplessly.

She was puzzled by his behavior that always ended up scaring Little Potato into tears whenever he saw him.

Duan Xi reached out and took the little Tuanzi from her arms, put him on the ground, and explained flatly, "Kids have short memories, they’ll forget about our matter after crying for a while."

"..." Ruan Jiaojiao.

Looking at his serious explanation, she was momentarily at a loss for words. After placing Tuanzi on the ground, Duan Xi headed out, closed and locked the door again.

"Brother Xi?"

"Talk to me a bit, I missed you." Duan Xi said.

Jiaojiao thought about how, due to him being so busy these days, he often came back late at night when she was already asleep. Although living under the same roof, they often missed each other. Feeling a bit heartbroken, she obediently stayed inside and chatted with him for a while, until downstairs Little Potato had cried enough and came back to knock on the door, calling them down to eat watermelon. Only then did they come out of the room.

Downstairs, most of the expected guests had already arrived.

Jiaojiao saw Qin Li, who had grown considerably taller compared to a year ago, and quickly called out to him, pulling him to her side for a chat and asking about how he’s been.

Qin Li’s birthday is in the summer, so he had already celebrated his tenth birthday a while back; now he’s in fifth grade at the elementary school affiliated with Qing University.

At first, he had some trouble adjusting, since the educational resources in small towns can’t compare to big cities, but Shu Wen found a professional tutor for him, and within half a semester, he caught up.

When he graduated fourth grade this June, he ranked among the top three in the entire school, his grades were exceptionally good.

However, he still doesn’t like to talk much, but luckily he’s still young, and his personality can slowly change over time.

Over the past year, Shu Wen and Qin Qiong haven’t stopped trying for a baby, but perhaps the two aren’t destined when it comes to this matter, as they still haven’t succeeded.