After the divorce, Mr. Gu spent every day at the crematorium.

Despite Gu Tianyou's confident words, Shen Yao still shook her head firmly.

"No, you still need to learn how to take care of children."

Gu Tianyou didn't understand.

“I can do business and projects. But I really don’t know how to take care of children.”

The thought of his child sobbing in his ear made him feel like the sky was falling.

Despite seeing the man in such pain, Shen Yao did not change her mind.

She carefully explained her point of view.

"You can hire a postpartum nanny during your postpartum period. But after that, you'll need to learn how to take care of your baby."

"Of course, you can hire a nanny to do some physical work. But I hope that you will take care of the child primarily."

"Didn't you say that as long as I don't give up, I'll do anything you ask?"

After hearing Shen Yao's words, Gu Tianyou knew he had nothing more to say.

That was indeed what he promised Shen Yao back then.

It's not good to go back on your word now.

Moreover, as long as Shen Yao doesn't give up, he can't give up either.

In the end, Gu Tianyou agreed to Shen Yao's request: he would take care of the child after she finished her postpartum confinement.

"Then start reading books on parenting today."

"For example, how to soothe a child, how to hold a child correctly, and how to breastfeed correctly."

Gu Tianyou listened to Shen Yao's instructions and wrote them down one by one.

However, he was somewhat stunned when he heard about breastfeeding.

He glanced down at his chest and said sheepishly, "I don't have any."

Shen Yao blinked, and after a moment, she finally understood what the man meant.

Her lips twitched violently. "You don't need to worry about that. You can drink formula, or I'll squeeze it out and put it in the refrigerator. You can just heat it up when you need it."

Gu Tianyou said "Oh," seemingly understanding but not quite.

Shen Yao didn't care whether he understood or not.

Anyway, you'll understand when the time comes.

After giving her some instructions, Shen Yao sent Gu Tianyou back.

Gu Tianyou didn't want to leave so soon.

He glanced around the ward and saw a washcloth that had been taken out in advance from Shen Yao's bed.

Looking at the time, it's almost 8 a.m.

Gu Tianyou simply said, "Let me help you wash up."

Shen Yao glanced at Gu Tianyou silently, then nodded, "Okay, help me up."

Upon hearing these familiar words, Gu Tianyou felt both excited and frightened.

He leaned on his cane and came to Shen Yao's right side, letting her support his arm as she slowly got out of bed.

When the woman's weight pressed down on him, Gu Tianyou felt strained.

He can walk now, but he's not very good at it yet.

So, when the woman leaned on his shoulder, Gu Tianyou felt his body tilt slightly to the left.

He quickly gripped his cane, gritted his teeth, and slowly pulled the woman into his arms.

Shen Yao heard the man's panting.

Knowing that his body was still recovering and might not be able to support his weight, I tried my best to maintain my balance and avoid leaning on him.

Gu Tianyou felt his body lighten and immediately understood what was happening.

He gripped his cane, readjusted his weight, put his left arm around the woman's shoulder, and pulled her towards him.

"Come closer to me without worry."

The man spoke very softly.

It was as light as a feather, gently brushing against Shen Yao's heart.

Shen Yao turned her head to look at the man and noticed that he was sweating.

Even such a small action, such a small act of support, made it difficult for the man.

She could already vaguely imagine how much effort and sweat a man would have to put in to learn to walk.

"Okay, get ready."

Shen Yao reminded the man.

She was somewhat worried that if she leaned her body against him, the man would be unable to support himself and would fall to the ground.

Therefore, she needed to make sure the man had adjusted his center of gravity.

The man answered decisively.

"Come closer, I promise I won't let you fall to the ground."

Hearing the man say that, Shen Yao no longer hesitated, gritted her teeth, and rested her head on the man's shoulder.

In that instant, Shen Yao suddenly remembered something: she seemed to have never leaned on this man's shoulder.

Yes, I've never leaned on a man's shoulder.

She never leaned on a man when he was at his healthiest and strongest.

After time had passed and things had changed, Shen Yao finally leaned on the shoulder of this man who was now seriously ill.

Although at this point, the man's shoulders no longer resembled those of a healthy young man.

But for some reason, Shen Yao felt very at ease looking at it.

And so, a man with mobility issues helped a very weak woman slowly make her way to the washroom.

Fortunately, a chair was provided in the washroom.

Gu Tianyou helped Shen Yao sit down before reaching for the toothbrush and cup on the sink.

Shen Yao sat in a chair brushing her teeth and rinsing her mouth, while Gu Tianyou leaned on his cane and watched her from the doorway.

Shen Yao, who was halfway through scrolling, felt the man's gaze and quickly made him turn around.

"Don't look at me like that, it's strange."

The man didn't turn around; instead, he just stared at Shen Yao's every move.

Shen Yao felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze and rolled her eyes at him.

"Turn around when I tell you to, otherwise I feel really uncomfortable with you staring at me like that."

"Can't I even look at my own wife?"

Gu Tianyou did not turn around because of the woman's words. Instead, he smiled and stared at the woman.

Shen Yao felt helpless under his gaze and could only turn away.

Just as she turned around, everything went black before her eyes, and her body suddenly fell to the side.

He was about to fall to the ground.

Gu Tianyou's heart skipped a beat. He quickly reached out and grabbed the woman's slender waist, pulling her closer to him.

Shen Yao felt a force pulling her back.

A loud bang was heard.

Shen Yao heard something hit the ground.

She covered her head, opened her eyes, and found herself lying in Gu Tianyou's arms.

Gu Tianyou seemed afraid that she would fall and hurt herself, so he almost hunched over and wrapped her in his hands.

"Are you ok?"

Hearing such a loud noise, Shen Yao knew that the man's head had hit the ground.

She was very worried that the man might hit his head again and get seriously injured.

After a while, a sound came from above.

"It's okay, he's still alive."

Upon hearing this, Shen Yao was suddenly overcome with grief. She abruptly broke free from the man's hands and attempted to get up on her own.

Unexpectedly, because he hadn't been able to eat much lately and was very weak, he suddenly rolled to the ground with no strength in his hands.

When Gu Tianyou heard the woman roll to the ground, he instinctively turned around and hugged her again.

Because she suddenly lost her balance, Shen Yao instinctively wrapped her arms around Gu Tianyou's neck.

On the cold floor, the two embraced and looked at each other.

Their eyes met, and they remained silent.

After a while, Shen Yao reached out her right hand to stroke Gu Tianyou's head, "Does it hurt?"