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Xie Zhaoyuan fell asleep nestled in Pei Xingzhi's arms, but Pei Xingzhi was wide awake.

Looking at the sleeping person in his arms, he felt as if his heart was blocked by a wad of cotton, making it difficult to breathe and difficult to calm down.

Xie Zhaoyuan never uttered a word about how difficult her days of imprisonment by Qin Wushuang were. But from her emaciated body and despondent eyes, he could clearly feel her despair and breakdown during her imprisonment.

She always reported good news and never bad news. As long as she was not overwhelmed, she never bothered to tell anyone about her suffering.

"Um……"

She was probably having a nightmare; she suddenly frowned and let out a soft groan as she slept.

“Good girl…” Pei Xingzhi quickly reached out and patted her back, gently coaxing her, “Don’t be afraid, sweetie, I’m here, Pei Xingzhi is here.”

Upon hearing Pei Xingzhi's name, her tightly furrowed brows immediately relaxed.

"Good girl, A-Yuan..." Pei Xingzhi touched her face, and she unconsciously rubbed her cheek against Pei Xingzhi's palm, like an insecure cat.

Pei Xingzhi looked down at her, and just as he was about to lean down and kiss her face, a warm drop of water suddenly slid down his cheek.

He subconsciously reached out to wipe it, but found that the more he wiped, the more there was, and he couldn't get it clean no matter what he did.

“…I really lost to you.”

He felt helpless and heartbroken, and in the end, he could only choke out a few words to the sleeping Xie Zhaoyuan.

Xie Zhaoyuan was fast asleep and did not hear those words. She only vaguely felt her face itchy, as if water was flowing on her skin.

"oops……"

She impatiently raised her hand and slapped her face, then buried her cheek in Pei Xingzhi's chest as if annoyed.

“Heh,” Pei Xingzhi was still in tears when she suddenly made him laugh.

Unaware of anything, she simply snuggled into Pei Xingzhi's arms and slept peacefully.

She slept for a long time. When she woke up, it was already dark outside.

"Honey, are you awake?"

A familiar female voice, tinged with a sob, rang in Xie Zhaoyuan's ears. Xie Zhaoyuan rubbed her eyes and turned to look to the side only after her vision was completely clear.

"...Mom? Dad?" She sat up abruptly in bed, staring blankly at Bai Ruiying and Xie Jiangshan who were standing guard by her bedside.

"Hey." Bai Ruiying wiped away her tears while gently stroking Xie Zhaoyuan's face, measuring Xie Zhaoyuan's thin cheeks with her thin palm.

"You're awake now, sweetie. Do you feel any better?"

"Mmm." Xie Zhaoyuan immediately felt wronged.

She sat down on the edge of the bed and opened her arms to Bai Ruiying and Xie Jiangshan, asking for a hug.

"Dad, Mom, I miss you so much."

Bai Ruiying's tears, which she had been holding back for so long, finally burst forth at this moment.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back..." She stood up almost frantically and hugged the pitiful Xie Zhaoyuan tightly.

Xie Jiangshan then opened his arms and hugged his wife and daughter tightly.

"It's alright, it's alright for my Zhaozhao..."

"Where is everything alright?" Bai Ruiying touched Xie Zhaoyuan's shoulders and back with heartache, feeling both angry and sad. "The child has lost so much weight, he's just skin and bones... That damned Qin Wushuang, if he had dared to die even a moment later, I would have dared to chop him up with a knife!"

"Sigh..." Xie Jiangshan sighed heavily, already sobbing so hard he could barely speak. "It's alright. Although Qin Wushuang is dead, the Qin Group is still here. I will not let the Qin family go."

"Mmm!" Xie Zhaoyuan nodded in Bai Ruiying's arms, her obedient yet aggrieved appearance making Xie Jiangshan's heart tremble.

“…Just cry if you want to.” On the balcony, Song Yihuan glanced at Xie Mingyi’s red eyes and very considerately took out two tissues from her bag and handed them to him. “Take these to wipe your tears. No one will laugh at you.”

“Exactly,” Pei Lingxuan agreed. “Look at my brother, he’s crying so hard his face is streaked with tears.”

Pei Xingzhi rolled his eyes at her.

"Dad, Mom, where's my son?" Xie Zhaoyuan recovered from her shock, and her first thought was to find her son.

"Xiangxiang is here." Pei Yulin picked up Xiangxiang and carefully placed her into Xie Zhaoyuan's arms.

"The little rascal just finished drinking his milk and is feeling sleepy right now."

Xie Zhaoyuan held her son, whom she had been longing for day and night, but instead of paying attention to him, she looked up at Pei Yulin and softly called out, "Mom."

"Hey." Pei Yulin responded with red eyes, and tenderly patted her head. "It's good that you're back. Once things are settled here, Mom will cook delicious food for you every day and make sure you regain all the weight you lost."

"Mm!" Xie Zhaoyuan nodded, then spoke a few more words with Pei Yulin before looking at the little kid in her arms with peace of mind.

"Think about it." She patted the little boy's bottom, tears streaming down her face. "Think about it, I'm your mommy. Do you still remember your mommy?"

Unable to speak, he could only stare blankly at Xie Zhaoyuan with his round, bright eyes. Xie Zhaoyuan tilted his head and, as before, pinched his little face and smiled.

"Think about it, I'm your mother, don't you recognize me?"

Not knowing if he could understand her, he stared blankly at Xie Zhaoyuan with wide eyes, then suddenly let out a burp.

"Uh……"

Seeing this, Xie Zhaoyuan quickly freed one hand to gently pat Xiangxiang's belly. Xiangxiang seemed to find the action familiar, looked at Xie Zhaoyuan for a while, and then grinned and giggled.

He smiled, and everyone else in the room laughed along. Xie Zhaoyuan breathed a sigh of relief; the weight that had been hanging over her head finally lifted.

"The little thing is so cute!" She pinched Xiangxiang's cheek and couldn't help but lower her head to kiss Xiangxiang's face several times.

Thinking about it, it seemed he recognized her. She kissed him, and he smiled, his face turning bright red, looking just like a lucky doll.

"Sigh..." Xie Mingyi sighed, finally taking the tissue Song Yihuan handed him and awkwardly wiping his tears.

"Our family is finally all together again."

“Yes,” Pei Lingxuan agreed, wiping her eyes. “Without that annoying person, our whole family can finally stay together in peace.”

“Hmm!” Song Yihuan nodded in agreement, but then she unconsciously thought of something else.

"Hey." She nudged Pei Lingxuan's arm, glanced at Lin Jiahe beside her out of the corner of her eye, and whispered in her ear.

"How have you thought things through with Lin Jiahe?"

“…Huh?” Pei Lingxuan knew what she meant, but pretended to be stupid. “What do I have to do with him? Why should I consider it?”

"...You're going to pretend, aren't you?" Song Yihuan saw through her at a glance and threatened her directly, "If you're determined to pretend with me, then I'll go and tell Zhaozhao about this right now and let her give her opinion."

With that, Song Yihuan actually went to find Xie Zhaoyuan.