Chapter 239 - 128: By Holding Hands, I’m No Longer the Child’s Stepmother

Chapter 239: Chapter 128: By Holding Hands, I’m No Longer the Child’s Stepmother

The next morning, when Jiang Wanyi woke up, she could already hear her daughter’s laughter. It wasn’t very loud, though, so she figured they were still in the bedroom.

She glanced at her phone and saw it was already past nine in the morning.

She’d been taking care of the baby for the past few days and hadn’t been sleeping well. Last night, she finally got a good night’s rest and slept straight through until now.

She got dressed, put on the hair clip Chen Yuan had bought her yesterday, admired herself in the mirror for a moment, then opened her bedroom door and walked to the entrance of the spare bedroom.

Chen Yuan was holding up a blanket, covering both himself and Mili. Their laughter was non-stop.

She walked over and lifted the blanket. The two of them looked up and saw Jiang Wanyi.

"What do you two want for breakfast?"

"You’re not mad anymore?"

"Even if I am, I still have to make you two food."

Chen Yuan chuckled, noticing that Jiang Wanyi was wearing the hair clip he’d bought her yesterday.

’She must have thought it through,’ he mused. ’Someone as level-headed as her wouldn’t dwell on something like this for long.’

"I’d like some rice porridge. You can just whip up whatever for the rest."

"Alright. You two can play a little longer."

Jiang Wanyi left. Chen Yuan played with the baby for a little while longer before dressing her and taking her to wash up.

When they came out, breakfast was on the table: rice porridge, fried eggs, bacon, sliced bread, ham, and that glass of milky-white milk.

RING RING RING—

Chen Yuan’s phone rang. Jiang Wanyi glanced at it and saw the caller ID: Comrade Li.

She knew it was a call from his mother and had a good idea why she was calling him.

"Mom."

Chen Yuan answered the phone.

"Something came up at school. I’ll be back in a few days."

"It’s not set in stone yet."

"Got it."

After a few more words, Chen Yuan hung up and went back to eating.

"Was that your mom on the phone? Asking you to come home soon?"

Chen Yuan nodded without hiding anything.

"Yeah, she was asking when I’m coming back. My mom’s pretty hands-off with me these days. As long as I’m alive, she doesn’t care about anything else."

"Maybe parents from the north aren’t great at expressing themselves, but I’m sure she’s always thinking of you."

Jiang Wanyi thought for a moment before saying, "Let’s spend some time with her today, then drop her off at my mom’s in the afternoon. After that, we can go practice your driving. When we’re done, we can go out for a bit. Then I’ll book your flight for tomorrow. If you miss the baby, you can just come back a few days early. It all works out."

Chen Yuan thought about it and agreed the plan was fine.

After breakfast, Jiang Wanyi started packing. Besides the essentials, she also brought a baby bottle and diapers.

Jiang Wanyi put on a matching skirt set with thick, black stockings that would be warm enough for the weather. Over it, she wore a beige overcoat. Her hair was left down, complementing the whole outfit perfectly.

"What do you think of this outfit?"

"It would be absolutely perfect with a pair of flats."

"We’re on the same page."

She took a pair of black, square-buckled flats from the shoe cabinet. Putting them on felt like adding the perfect finishing touch.

She was about to ask Chen Yuan again if it looked good, but she noticed his gaze was fixed on her legs.

’This cheeky guy,’ she thought. ’Sometimes he’s so serious, but other times he can be such a lech. Still, I don’t mind it at all. In fact, I’m even a little pleased.’

Once everything was ready, the two of them left with Mili.

"I need to get you to master your driving quickly. That way, you can drive us around when we go out."

"You don’t seem to like driving very much."

"Yeah. I like being a passenger, but I don’t like to drive."

At that moment, even Jiang Wanyi herself didn’t realize it.

It wasn’t that she liked being a passenger; it was that she liked the feeling of Chen Yuan driving her and their child. It gave her a sense of family, which was the real reason she kept pushing him to get good at driving.

They drove to Wanda Plaza and carried the baby up to the third floor, where there was an indoor play area where they could let her play for a while.

But Mili was still too young—not even a year old yet—so there wasn’t much she could do. She could only go down the slide a few times or play in the ball pit for a bit.

Meanwhile, Jiang Wanyi seemed quite interested in the place herself. She kept looking at the arcade games, already swept up in the atmosphere.

"If you want to play, go ahead. I’ll stay here with the baby."

"Let’s go together later. We should stay with the baby first."

Jiang Wanyi wanted to play, but she had a bit of stage fright and hoped Chen Yuan would go with her, which would give her some courage.

"Let’s play with the baby first. After she’s had her fun, I’ll go with you."

She raised an eyebrow at Chen Yuan. "So, in your heart, the baby comes first, and I come second, is that right?"

"Er... Is that jealousy I smell? Don’t tell me you’re even jealous of our daughter."

"Tch. I’m not jealous. But a certain someone did say he was on my team. I guess he’s completely forgotten about that."

"I haven’t forgotten at all. I’m just pretending to be on her side. In reality, you and I are still the closest."

Jiang Wanyi found these childish words extremely satisfying and was very happy to hear them.

"Alright then, let’s play with her for a while."

Chen Yuan carried the baby into the ball pit. Mili was like an unbridled pony, crawling through the colorful balls with all her might.

When she got tired of crawling, she would just plop down and stay put. Chen Yuan took some of the small balls and buried her, leaving only her little head exposed.

Jiang Wanyi sat nearby, taking pictures of the two of them and watching them quietly.

After playing in the ball pit, Chen Yuan planned to take Mili to the slide.

"Stop watching and come help. If you keep staring like that, you’re going to turn into a stepmom," Chen Yuan called out.

Taking off her shoes, Jiang Wanyi stepped into the ball pit too. Her small feet, wrapped in thick, black stockings, looked exceptionally beautiful.

"Hey, how did I suddenly become a stepmom?"