A hangover and the afterglow of intoxication left Siyi feeling utterly disoriented when she woke up the next day. Her body felt like it had been disassembled and reassembled, covered in suggestive hickeys. She glanced at the man lying beside her, the events of the previous night slowly fading from her mind—

Jiang Yanhui, how despicable!

She bit her lip, grabbed the pillow next to her, and threw it forcefully at his handsome face, which looked harmless when he was sleeping in the morning.

Someone who was still sound asleep was finally woken up by an external force. Opening his eyes, he saw an angry face. He was a little confused and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Jiang Yanhui, you're awful!" Siyi's neck turned red as she recalled how he had coaxed and lied to her last night, and the things she had said. She hadn't been very drunk last night, not to the point of blacking out, so the memory was still quite clear. "You..."

"What's wrong with me?" Jiang Yan reached out and grabbed her wrist, bringing it to her lips for a light kiss. "Weren't you saying it felt good last night? Now you're turning your back on me? Sigh, wife, are all women like this, saying one thing and meaning another, always going back on their word?"

"Who went back on their word?!"

"You."

"I don't!"

"Have!"

Jiang Yan sat up and, ignoring her resistance, pulled her into her arms. The morning sunlight streamed through the curtains, casting a soft, gentle glow on the ends of their black hair. "You forgave me last night, so you can't be angry anymore. Of course, if you feel it's not enough, I can apologize again. But baby, don't be angry anymore. I know I was wrong, okay? I've already sent someone to find your older brother, and I believe he'll be back soon. You really don't need to worry; he's not as fragile as you think, okay?"

Actually, Siyi didn't really blame him for anything. They were both angry yesterday and said some harsh things to each other. After leaving the house, she thought that if he caught up with her, she would definitely lose her temper. She went drinking later because he didn't call her at all.

However, since he's been coaxing her so gently, she's already lost all her temper.

"Anyway, you're wrong." By the end, her confidence had waned.

"Yes, I was wrong. How could I be so petty with my wife?" Jiang Yan smiled, her eyes dark and deep, and said each word clearly, "I promise I won't do it again, okay? Honey, we just registered our marriage, and we still have a lot to do. How about we schedule the wedding for two months from now?"

Siyi frowned. "But... I think it's okay if we don't have a wedding. I don't like things that are too complicated. Anyway, I'm marrying you, and that's enough. Besides, Beibei and Tiantian are already so grown up..."

"What does this have to do with Bei Bei and Tian Tian?" Jiang Yan naturally objected. Marriage is a once-in-a-lifetime event, and he knew she didn't like extravagance, but he would never wrong her. He brushed it off with a final sentence, "Wife, don't worry, leave everything to me. You just need to show up when the time comes, is that alright?"

Siyi knew that saying anything more would be useless. Wearing a wedding dress was actually one of the happiest moments for a woman; she was only thinking about her two children. However, Jiang Yan's words also made sense. What happened in the past didn't matter; what mattered was the future. The children needed to be recognized by their ancestral family now.

She considered it very carefully before saying, "Yan Hui, the two children used to live with me and both have the surname Ye. But now, should we change their surnames?"

She had assumed that Jiang Yan, a man of his stature, would want the child to take his surname, but to her surprise, he seemed completely indifferent. He merely gave a faint smile, hugged her, and kissed her, saying, "Silly girl, that's our child. Why change the surname? It doesn't matter whose surname the child takes."

"But……"

"Or you could have another one for me. I've already missed Beibei and Tiantian's growing years. Could you give me another child so I can be there to watch the child grow up with you?"

Siyi blushed, reached out and pushed him away, muttering softly, "...Giving birth is very painful, I don't want to!"

However, just ten days later, the woman who was still saying she didn't want to have any more children had to accept her fate...

That morning was the first day of Beibei and Tiantian's newly opened school, so Jiang Yanhui and Siyi decided to take them to school together before going to talk to the wedding photography team. However, Siyi was a bit reluctant to get out of bed. She had noticed that she had become increasingly lazy lately. Previously, as a career woman, she was always awake around 7 or 8 am, as if she had an alarm clock in her head. But recently, she had been very sleepy, her appetite had inexplicably increased, and she had become somewhat irritable and sensitive. Therefore, Jiang Yanhui tried to indulge her. Seeing that she was still sleeping, he first cooked porridge, served it to the two children, and then went to the bedroom to wake Siyi.

Pinch her slightly red nose and watch her impatiently push her hand away, Jiang Yanhui is quite amused. "Little sleepyhead, get up."

"I... um, my head hurts a little, I can't get up. Yan Hui, why don't you take them?" Si Yi turned over. "I want to sleep a little longer. I'll pick them up in the evening."

"Are you feeling unwell?" She rarely acted like this; she usually took care of everything for the child herself. Besides, it was her first day of school, and she had been so excited last night, preparing this and that. To suddenly say she wasn't going today was completely out of character for her. Jiang Yan reached out and touched her forehead. "What's wrong with you these past few days? You don't seem to be in good spirits, and you often can't get out of bed. You're also picky about your food. Honey, are you feeling unwell? Shall we go to the hospital?"

"Dad, we're going to be late..." Bei Bei and Tian Tian had already packed their schoolbags and stood at the door, pursing their lips in annoyance.

"Alright, Dad will take you to school right away." Jiang Yan glanced at the time, and with no other choice, kissed Siyi's forehead, tucked her in, and then said gently, "I'll take them there first. Remember to get up and eat breakfast."

"Dad, Mom's been so lazy lately, is it because you're too nice to her?" Once in the car, Tian Tian sat quietly to the side, but Bei Bei started tattling, "Mom promised to watch Boonie Bears with me the other day, but she fell asleep halfway through, so I had to call my sister to watch it with me!"

Jiang Yan frowned, thinking to herself that Siyi had indeed been acting very strangely these past few days.

"Dad, we're here!" Beibei shouted excitedly. "Dad, you've gone too far!"

Jiang Yan quickly stepped on the brakes, unbuckled Bei Bei's seatbelt, and kissed their cheeks before taking the children into the school. Bei Bei, however, said, "Dad, I can go in by myself. I'm a man, I don't need Dad to take me to the classroom. You should take your sister to school!"

Jiang Yan smiled and said, "Then remember to listen to your teacher obediently, okay?" Actually, it wasn't a good idea for him to go in. He figured the principal would come out to greet him personally, and he didn't want his son to seem like he was special, as that would put a lot of pressure on him. "Alright, go ahead."

After watching his son enter the school, Jiang Yan turned around and sent his daughter to her school. However, Tian Tian was different; her family always doted on her more. So, he personally went to the principal's office to give some instructions before returning home.

Siyi was already awake, but she hadn't gotten out of bed yet. She was just sitting lazily on the bed, looking blank and seemingly lost in thought.

"Yan Hui, I want some water!" As soon as she saw him return, Si Yi immediately sat up cross-legged. "And what about today's newspaper?"

Jiang Yan brought her water and a newspaper, and after watching her drink most of the glass, she reached out and ruffled her hair. "Aren't you hungry?"

"I'm not hungry." Siyi casually flipped through the newspaper, then suddenly looked up and asked, "How's school? Are they adjusting well?"

"I've arranged it, you can rest assured. I'll go pick them up with you this evening, okay?"

Siyi nodded, then suddenly said, "Yan Hui, there's something I want to tell you."

"Okay." Jiang Yan sat down opposite her, looking like she was all ears.

“I’ve been back in City A for a while now, and I think… I want to go back to work at my old firm. Actually, some senior colleagues have called me before and asked me to come back.” Now she’s just lazing around at home every day, and she feels like she’s going to rot away. She can’t even get out of bed in the mornings. She doesn’t know where all the drive she used to have for work has gone. She has to pull herself together and she absolutely can’t be a lazy bum anymore.

Jiang Yan was genuinely surprised, raising an eyebrow at her, "Why are you going back to work all of a sudden? It's not like I can't support you. I don't like you showing your face in public."

"How can that be the same? It's not a question of whether or not to raise them, it's that I want to work!"

"Okay, can we talk about this later?" Jiang Yan quickly stopped the conversation and said seriously, "Even if you want to go to work, shouldn't you get a medical check-up first? You haven't looked well lately, I'll take you to the hospital."

"No need, I'm fine." Siyi pushed him away and lay down on the bed, saying indistinctly, "I'm just a little lazy. Anyway, there's nothing else to do, I'll lie down for a while longer."

"Alright." Jiang Yan sat up, took off her shirt, and revealed her strong and muscular physique to Si Yi.

"Hey, shameless!" Siyi laughed and picked up a soft pillow from the side, throwing it at him. "Why are you taking off your clothes when I'm resting?"

Jiang Yan caught it with her backhand, laughed and pounced on it, her voice low, "Of course it's... being a hooligan."

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