After being reborn, the scumbag CEO begs me to remarry him every day.

Perhaps to save face, Mr. and Mrs. Qiao waited at the entrance of the residential area early in the morning.

Upon seeing Tang Xia, he stopped keeping a cold face.

Qiao's mother glanced at the child in her arms. Although it was a girl, she was quite pleasing to the eye.

Just as she was about to take it, Tang Xia took a step back.

"Mom, Niannian is a light sleeper, so I'll hold her. Could you and Dad please help me carry these things upstairs?"

The people coming and going around were all neighbors. Although Qiao's mother wanted to curse, she held back and just rolled her eyes at Tang Xia.

"You must be so happy now that your grandson is finally back."

When acquaintances came over to greet them, the elderly couple would put on an act.

"It's my granddaughter."

"Girls are fine too! Preferring boys to girls is an old-fashioned idea that should have been eliminated long ago."

The neighbors were busy going out to buy groceries and didn't notice that the two old men looked ashen-faced.

Tang Xia stood aside, watching them put on a show with a cold eye.

As soon as she got home, Qiao's mother threw down her things and said her arms were sore.

At this moment, Lin Yiyue came out of the master bedroom and quickly helped Qiao's mother to sit down on the sofa, obediently giving her a massage.

Then, as if she had just noticed Tang Xia, she covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise, "Sister-in-law, when did you get back?"

Tang Xia gave a forced smile: "I just got back. But what are you doing here?"

Lin Yiyue didn't answer her question directly, but instead pretended to be scared and looked at Qiao's mother.

With no outsiders around, Qiao's mother stopped pretending and said impatiently, "When you weren't home, Xiaoyue volunteered to come and take care of us, but what did you do? You even hurt An'an. So I discussed it with Zhiyu and we decided to let Xiaoyue and An'an move in as an apology on your behalf."

Tang Xia really underestimated how shameless these two old men were.

That's blatant lying!

Lin Yiyue and Lin An'an had clearly moved in a long time ago.

It seems that his provocation at the hospital that day was nothing more than an attempt to find a plausible excuse for himself.

Lin Yiyue really went to any lengths to get close to Qiao Zhiyu, even if it would hurt her own child, she didn't care.

Tang Xia truly looked down on such people.

The people in the room were waiting for her reaction.

Tang Xia simply nodded slightly: "Mom is right. I have no objection to Miss Lin moving in. But where will Niannian stay?"

"How much space can a little kid like her take up? She can just sleep in the bedroom, right?"

"Mom! This is where you're wrong!" Tang Xia suddenly raised her voice, her expression serious, and questioned, "You know how hard Zhiyu works every day. When I get up in the middle of the night to get a drink of water, I move so quietly that I'm afraid of waking him. Now you're letting the baby sleep in our bedroom. Aren't you deliberately making sure Zhiyu doesn't get a good night's sleep?"

Tang Xia knew that in Qiao's mother's heart, no one could compare to Qiao Zhiyu.

Sure enough, upon hearing her words, Qiao's mother also began to hesitate.

"Well, let's discuss this matter again when Zhiyu returns."

Lin Yiyue, who was standing next to her, immediately changed her expression.

She had been working like a slave for the Qiao family all this time, taking care of everything from three meals a day to sweeping and mopping the floor. Unexpectedly, Tang Xia's words changed Qiao's mother's mind.

A sinister glint flashed in Lin Yiyue's eyes as she looked at Tang Xia.

In the end, Lin Yiyue was still unable to move in.

I learned from Qiao Zhinuan that she and Lin An'an also live in this community now.

But Tang Xia knew that Qiao Zhiyu must have secretly paid for it.

Lin Yiyue brought Lin An'an back to China because she had nowhere else to turn, and she didn't have much money to begin with.

If it weren't for Qiao Zhiyu's help during this period, I probably would have been sleeping on the streets long ago.

Tang Xia moved into the nursery to take care of Niannian, and started sleeping in a separate room from Qiao Zhiyu.

That night, just after Tang Xia had put Niannian to sleep, Qiao Zhiyu pushed the door open and came in.

Is Niannian asleep?

As soon as Qiao Zhiyu opened his mouth, Tang Xia smelled a strong odor of alcohol.

She frowned, her face showing disgust.

But fearing she would wake the child, Tang Xia could only force herself to stand up, push Qiao Zhiyu to the door, and close the door behind her.

In Qiao Zhiyu's eyes, it was as if Tang Xia had taken the initiative to throw herself into his arms.

"Honey, we haven't done it in a long time. Today, since the kids are asleep, why don't you just satisfy me, okay?"

"Qiao Zhiyu, is this kind of thing always on your mind?"

Tang Xia pushed him away and went to the balcony for some fresh air.

Qiao Zhiyu also moved closer and hugged her from behind: "What's wrong with you lately? It's not like what they said, that you don't want me anymore after you have a baby, is it?"

Qiao Zhiyu was still joking, completely unaware of Tang Xia's disgust towards him.

Tang Xia turned to look at him and asked seriously, "Last time at the hospital, did you really think I was trying to hurt Lin An'an on purpose?"

Qiao Zhiyu paused, released her, and said with some impatience, "This matter has been over for so long, why are you bringing it up again? Besides, Yiyue hasn't pursued it any further."

"I just want to know your attitude."

Tang Xia's determined expression, as if she was determined to get to the bottom of things, made Qiao Zhiyu feel a surge of annoyance.

"Why do you have to pick on Lin Yiyue when there are so many people around?"

"Qiao Zhiyu, ask yourself honestly, is it that I have a problem with her, or is it that you feel guilty?"

"I...I didn't." Qiao Zhiyu's tone immediately softened, but he still couldn't help but defend his childhood sweetheart: "Yiyue has had a miserable time abroad all these years. It's nothing for me to help her and her son. Don't get the wrong idea."

Tang Xia scoffed at his explanation.

Lin Yiyue is the only one in the world who is miserable, but what about all the sacrifices she has made for the Qiao family over the years, the hardships she endured for IVF, and raising Nian Nian all by herself? Aren't all of that miserable too?

But Tang Xia did not say any of this.

Even if she spoke up, Qiao Zhiyu would only think she was playing the victim.

A person who doesn't love you will eat the wrong things no matter what they do.

She took a deep breath, paused for a moment, and said calmly, "A postpartum nanny will be coming to the house tomorrow to help me take care of Niannian."

"A postpartum nanny? Why didn't you discuss this with me?"

"You've been away from home every day lately, how can I discuss things with you?"

Qiao Zhiyu fell silent again.

He works during the day, and when he gets home at night, he always hears the baby crying, which makes him feel irritable.

While smoking in the car, Lin Yiyue happened to see him, so he decided to go to her place to find some peace and quiet.

Since Nian Nian came home, Qiao Zhiyu has not fed the child once or changed her diaper once.

He had an easier time being a father than anyone else.

However, Qiao Zhiyu had recently spent a lot of money on Lin Yiyue, and he still wouldn't budge on the matter of having a postpartum nanny: "The family is short of money lately, so why don't you just work a little harder? Besides, can a postpartum nanny compare to you taking care of her personally?"

Qiao Zhiyu deliberately ignored the fatigue in Tang Xia's eyes, as well as the red and swollen joints from washing clothes by hand every day.

How can any of this compare to the suffering Lin Yiyue endured abroad?