Chapter 220 - 120: The House is Soundproof, I Can’t Hear Anything

Chapter 220: Chapter 120: The House is Soundproof, I Can’t Hear Anything

"A rash?"

Chen Yuan, still half-asleep, saw Jiang Wanyi’s eyes were red with worry.

"We took a nap this afternoon, and when we woke up, I saw she’d broken out in these little red spots. Hurry, come take a look."

Chen Yuan slipped on his slippers and got out of bed, grabbing his pajama pants without even taking the time to put them on.

When he got to the master bedroom, Mili was already awake, lying listlessly on the bed and looking pitiful.

She really was covered in little red spots.

"It’s nothing to worry about. She’s fine now."

Chen Yuan said, sighing in relief.

"She’s fine?"

"It’s common for babies to get a rash after their first fever breaks. I’m not entirely sure of the exact reason, but you can think of it as a detoxification process. In short, the rash means she’s recovered."

Chen Yuan sat on the edge of the bed and took her temperature with the forehead thermometer.

"37.2. Much better."

"You scared me to death just now."

Jiang Wanyi wiped away her tears. "I was afraid she’d caught some contagious disease."

"You don’t have to worry now. She’ll probably be completely fine by tonight, so you can rest easy."

The joy of that moment was like something bursting in her heart.

Before, she had just been hoping she would get better soon.

Now, she didn’t have to hope anymore. She was really getting better.

Chen Yuan lay spread-eagled on the bed. Jiang Wanyi could clearly tell that his entire body was relaxed.

A proper man like him wouldn’t normally lie so brazenly on her bed.

But this was a bit too brazen, lying on her bed in nothing but his underwear.

They had been sleeping in the same bed for the past few days, and this was what he wore at night, too.

But when they slept, he was under the covers, and with the lights off at night, no one could see anything. It was like how she would take off her own bra.

But now it was broad daylight, and he was just lying there on her bed in plain sight.

’And all puffed out like that. So shameless!’

"Hurry up and put your pants on! It’s broad daylight. Are you trying to be a degenerate?" Jiang Wanyi said, tossing his pajama pants at him.

"Oops, I forgot. But ’see no evil,’ Mom. You’re not being very proper right now." Chen Yuan smoothly pulled on his pants as he spoke.

"Twisting my words."

Jiang Wanyi wrinkled her delicate nose. "Are you hungry? What do you feel like eating?"

"Let’s have some meat."

Jiang Wanyi smiled knowingly. ’He’s proactively asking for meat. That means he’s truly relaxed now.’

"Beef stew?" Jiang Wanyi suggested.

"Mhm."

"I’ll start it now. If I let it stew for a few hours, it’ll be more tender when we eat."

"Sounds good. As long as it’s meat, I’m happy. Make some for the baby first, and just let her have a little bit."

"Mhm."

Jiang Wanyi went to the kitchen and quickly prepared the baby’s food. It was just a small portion, about a third of what she usually ate.

Carrying Mili’s food, Jiang Wanyi returned to the room to find that Chen Yuan had torn off the baby’s diaper. She wasn’t wearing anything at all.

"Look at her. The rash has spread quite a bit."

"That’s normal. It’s a good thing that it’s all coming out."

Chen Yuan patted Mili’s bottom. "Mili, come on, time to eat."

Her fever hadn’t completely broken, so Mili was still a bit lethargic, but neither of them was very worried anymore.

At the sight of food, Mili crawled over on her own. But she didn’t have much strength and couldn’t sit up by herself, which was a pitiful sight.

Chen Yuan held the baby in his arms and gave her a little squeeze.

"Look how much she’s filled out. She’s so much chubbier than when we first met," Chen Yuan said with a sigh.

"And look at her butt, it’s so nice and firm."

"I feel it every day," Jiang Wanyi said with a laugh.

"Her little butt is so perky, I can’t get enough of it. I wonder what it’ll be like when she grows up."

"It won’t be far off. You have to believe in the power of genetics."

"Genetics..."

Uh...

Chen Yuan realized he’d apparently said the wrong thing.

"I’m gonna pinch you!"

Jiang Wanyi was embarrassed by his comment, but she herself was quite satisfied with her own rear. Even in figure-hugging clothes, it filled them out nicely and wasn’t the least bit flat.

After giving Chen Yuan a light swat, Jiang Wanyi started feeding Mili, who ate with gusto. She was truly hungry.

Chen Yuan went to the living room. After Jiang Wanyi finished feeding the baby, she carried her out, the relief on her face plain to see.

"Why don’t you two play for a while? I need to tidy up the house. I haven’t done anything for the past few days, and it’s a total mess."

"Mhm."

First, Jiang Wanyi went to the kitchen, put the beef in the pressure cooker, and set it to stew.

Then, she gathered all the clothes they had worn for the past few days, planning to wash them all.

"The baby’s much better. We can just put her in her playpen and keep an eye on her. Let me help you out."

"You don’t need to do chores. I have my own system, and you’ll just mess up my flow if you help. You two go play in there. You don’t have to do anything."

Since Jiang Wanyi gave him no opening, Chen Yuan didn’t insist.

He really wasn’t very good at that kind of work anyway. He’d probably just make a bigger mess if he tried to help.

For the entire afternoon, Jiang Wanyi didn’t stop. She was constantly doing chores around the house, washing everything that needed to be washed and tidying everything that needed to be tidied.

"Dad, your moment has come."

Jiang Wanyi stood at the bathroom doorway, holding a few spin-dried clothes that she’d put on hangers.

"The clothes rack on the balcony is a little high for me. I’ll leave it to you."

"Piece of cake."

He took the clean clothes out to the balcony, stood on his tiptoes to hang them up, and then held Mili as they stood there looking at the view outside.

He checked her temperature again with the forehead thermometer. It was 37 degrees. She had pretty much recovered.

Around six in the evening, the three of them sat down to eat at the dining table. Jiang Wanyi had made red-braised beef, and it looked, smelled, and tasted divine.