After transmigrating, I became a stepmother.

The family of three finished washing up and it was time for bed.

Little Baozi lay down on the bed early and was looking at the picture book that Lin Hao had specially drawn for him. It was a picture book that Lin Hao drew based on the fairy tales in her memory.

When Lin Hao finally came out of the bathroom after dawdling for a while, she saw two people, one big and one small, discussing something on the bed. Hearing her voice, they both looked over.

In that instant, Lin Hao saw two faces with extremely similar features and expressions. Before that, she had never thought that the father and son looked so alike.

Meeting their gazes, Lin Hao awkwardly walked to the bedside and sat down, asking curiously, "What are you talking about?" The little boy excitedly replied, "Mother, Little Red Riding Hood is so silly! I know I shouldn't run out to play by myself, but she still runs around. What a disobedient child!"

What could Lin Hao say? She could only say that she had never considered the story from this perspective. All she had ever learned was that people shouldn't easily trust others and should learn to distinguish between good and evil, otherwise they would harm themselves and others. Thinking about it, it makes sense. Gu Yu, the little dumpling, had many servants in his family since birth, so he would never be left alone. Therefore, he couldn't understand that it was normal for a child to go out alone.

"Yes, my darling is right. You can't be disobedient like Little Red Riding Hood in the future! You have to be a good girl."

"Yes, yes, I will. I'm the best boy." The little dumpling nodded vigorously.

"Mom, come up here quickly!" The little boy patted the soft bed with his small hands, signaling to Lin Hao.

The family of three lay together, each lost in their own thoughts. Little Baozi was unusually excited; usually he would have already fallen asleep by this time, but clearly, he wasn't sleepy at all.

The little boy, lying between the two adults, first looked at Lin Hao, then cautiously glanced at Gu Liunian. He slowly reached out his little hand, took Lin Hao's finger in his, and gave her a sweet smile.

With her other hand, she slowly and tentatively approached Gu Liunian's hand, and seeing that he did not move, she took his fingers in hers.

Finally, she carefully placed both hands on her little belly. As a result, Lin Hao and Gu Liunian's hands inevitably touched. For a moment, their fingertips trembled slightly, and they instinctively pulled back, but were quickly pulled back by the little dumpling. Then, pretending to be nonchalant, she said to the two of them, "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep."

Lin Hao watched his actions with amusement, yet also felt a pang of heartache. She wondered what the little boy's relationship with his parents was like before he arrived. Why was he so cautious in front of his own parents? Perhaps it was because Gu Liunian was simply too serious.

Feeling the warmth from a body that wasn't hers, Lin Hao felt a little nervous. "Um, you should get some rest too!" she said, trying to pretend to go to sleep. But Gu Liunian interrupted her: "Thank you!"

Lin Hao was bewildered. Was Gu Liunian thanking her? Why? Had she done something that warranted his gratitude?

Perhaps Lin Hao's gaze was too direct, because Gu Liunian said calmly, "You have taken good care of Yu Ge'er."

"Ah, this, this isn't what I should do! After all, he's my son!" Lin Hao replied awkwardly.

Gu Liunian was silent for a moment, then said to her, "It's good that you think this way."

"Hmm? You think that way? How do you think that? That sounds weird." Lin Hao looked at him in confusion, but saw that he was not going to continue. Following his gaze, she saw that the little bun was already asleep, with a sweet smile on his face, probably having a good dream.

Helpless, Lin Hao had no choice but to give up asking further. But her mind kept wandering; Gu Liunian's words clearly implied something more! Could there be some hidden story? Could it be… good heavens! Could the little bun be his child with another woman? But that shouldn't be the case! If that were the case, the way the manor treats the little bun wouldn't be like that!

Could it be that there was something wrong with the original owner? After all, the age gap between Gu Liunian and the original owner was indeed quite large, a full six years. The original owner was only eighteen this year, but the little bun was already two years old. She had previously thought that the original owner had given birth early, but now it seems that she had indeed been too presumptuous.