After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

Noticing Gu Liunian's gaze, Lin Hao snapped out of her daze and met his probing eyes. Feeling a little guilty, Lin Hao looked away.

"I heard from Mother that you were sick a while ago. Are you much better now? If there's anything you need, just say it." Gu Liunian broke the silence.

"I'm completely healed. With Yu-ge'er by my side, there's no problem at all," Lin Hao replied.

Upon hearing Lin Hao's words, the little boy couldn't help but puff out his chest. "Don't worry, Father, I'll take good care of Mother!" he said, patting his chest vigorously to assure her, looking utterly adorable.

Gu Liunian looked at Gu Yu with gentle eyes and said, "Yes, Father believes you." He reached out and patted Gu Yu's head.

Although it was only a few words, Gu Yu, the little dumpling, blushed with excitement, thinking to himself, "Father said he believes me and even patted my head. He must miss me too, just like I miss him!"

Lin Hao noticed the little boy's happiness and pretended to be sad, saying, "Sigh, my baby still prefers your father. When you see your father, you forget about your mother. I'm so pitiful!" As she spoke, she took out a handkerchief and dabbed at the corner of her eye, but her eyes were secretly observing the little boy's behavior.

Sure enough, the little boy panicked and rushed to Lin Hao's side, wrapping one little arm around her waist and trying to wipe away her tears with the other. But due to his limited height, he couldn't reach her, and his face turned red with anxiety.

Lin Hao just wanted to tease him, and seeing his eagerness, she was about to make a move. Unexpectedly, Gu Liunian stepped in first, picking up the little boy to make it easier for him to move. The little boy touched Lin Hao's face with both hands, comforting her, "Mother, don't cry, don't cry, baby likes you, likes you the most, even more than father!"

But Lin Hao was completely oblivious to what he was saying. Gu Liunian's body was warm against hers, and his knees were pressed against hers—a distance that had crossed Lin Hao's comfort zone, making her extremely uncomfortable. Moreover, Gu Liunian was staring at her like a little dumpling, his gaze unreserved.

When Gu Yu, the little dumpling, saw that she didn't speak, he thought she was really angry and immediately became anxious, his voice trembling with tears: "Mommy, don't be angry, I love you the most!" As he spoke, he struggled to get out of Gu Liunian's arms.

Seeing that things had gone too far, Lin Hao quickly hugged him and comforted him, saying, "Mommy was just teasing you. You're Mommy's most beloved little darling! How could I be angry with you?"

The little boy was not easy to appease, and pressed on, "Then I like my mother and I like my father, won't my mother be angry?"

"Of course not! Baby can love both father and mother at the same time. And mother doesn't only love you; she loves other people too!"

"Then who else does Mother like?" the little boy asked eagerly, and before Lin Hao could answer, he came to his own conclusion: "Mother also likes Father, right? So who does Mother like more? Me, or Father?"

Stared at by the little boy's eager gaze, Lin Hao felt like going crazy. This whole situation just felt incredibly strange. And Gu Liunian—what was with that look? Shouldn't he, as the father, step in and help in this situation?

Helpless, Lin Hao could only reply, "Of course I like you more, I like you the most."

Gu Yu, the little dumpling, nodded in satisfaction, not forgetting to comfort his father: "Father, Mother just likes me too much, not that she doesn't like you, just a tiny bit more." As he spoke, he gestured with his little finger to show that it really was only a tiny bit.

Lin Hao couldn't bear to look at Gu Liunian's expression anymore. Oh my god! Now, immediately, dig a hole and bury her!

After a moment of silence, Gu Liunian's voice came: "It's getting late, let's rest!" As he spoke, he was about to order someone to take Gu Yu, the little bun, away.

The little boy immediately looked at him with pleading eyes and said, "But Mother said I can sleep with Father and Mother tonight. Is that right, Mother?"

Lin Hao gave Gu Liunian an awkward smile and said, "Yes, I have already promised Yu-ge'er. He misses you a lot since we haven't seen each other for so long."

Hearing this, Gu Liunian didn't say anything more, but her expression softened considerably as she looked at her son, and her tone became gentler. "Go wash up, then go to sleep." This meant she agreed, and the little boy was overjoyed, urging someone to help him wash up quickly.