Chapter 853: I Love You All More Than I Love Myself

She said, “Mommy and Daddy love you, Iron Egg, and the baby. Both of you are our babies.”

“Just like this little baby in Mom’s stomach, you’re also the children Mom gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy. You’re all my flesh and blood. Do you know why it hurts when we’re bitten? Because our flesh and blood are connected, and blood is thicker than water. Our hearts are connected. There’s no way to separate us.”

“All of you are pieces of flesh that fell off Mom’s body. I love all of you more than I love myself.”

Fang Zikai finally looked up.

He asked skeptically, “Really?”

“Of course.”

“You’re not lying to us?”

“I’m not lying.”

Fang Zikai couldn’t make up his mind. He didn’t know if he should believe his mother’s words or doubt them. He looked at Fang Zicheng and said in a nasal voice, “Brother, do you believe her? Do you think Mom is telling the truth?”

Qiao Jiusheng was a little surprised.

Couldn’t this child ask her behind her back?

Fang Zicheng nodded. Seeing that Fang Zikai was still looking at him eagerly, he said, “Of course I believe her.” After answering, Fang Zicheng recalled Fang Zikai’s embarrassing performance just now and couldn’t help but say, “If you want Mom and the others to like you, eat less chocolate.”

He reached out and gently patted Fang Zikai’s round belly, saying, “I can’t like this big belly.”

Fang Zikai was already used to being despised by his brother.

He snorted and began to consider this question seriously.

Could it be that if he stopped eating chocolate, his parents would always love him?

Fang Yusheng gave Fang Zicheng a praising look.

Understanding his father’s gaze, Fang Zicheng turned his head awkwardly and looked out of the window.

He was thinking about what his mother had just said.

—Why does it hurt when we get bitten?

That’s because flesh and blood were connected. Blood was thicker than water, and ten fingers were connected to the heart.

This was family.

Fang Zicheng’s heart began to heat up. Stunned for a moment, he lowered his head and stared at his chest. He couldn’t understand why it was so hot. He poked his heart and realized that it didn’t feel bad.

After chatting with Lisa and the others for a while, they saw that it was almost half past nine. Thinking that the children should sleep early, the young couple got up and bade farewell, returning home with the children. After they slept, Qiao Jiusheng and Fang Yusheng returned to their rooms to rest.

The next morning, Qiao Jiusheng woke up to see two children standing by her bed.

Fang Zikai and Fang Zicheng stood side by side, both staring at Qiao Jiusheng. They looked like they were studying a very magical creature.

Qiao Jiusheng felt a chill run down her spine. “What’s the matter?” Qiao Jiusheng was a little uneasy. Did these two little fellows do something bad and come to apologize?

Both brothers were shaking their heads.

Qiao Jiusheng was puzzled.

“Then why are you here?”

Fang Zicheng looked at Fang Zikai.

Fang Zikai said, “We want to touch Mom’s stomach.”

Qiao Jiusheng was stunned for a moment. Amused, she couldn’t help but tease them. “Why?”

“Dad said that we used to grow up slowly in our mother’s womb. We wanted to come and see what the baby in our stomach looked like.”

“I can’t see it now, but I can only see it when I’m born.”

“Then let’s touch it.”

The brothers really wanted to touch it and even Fang Zicheng was eager to give it a try. Qiao Jiusheng was used to spoiling the children. She said, “Alright, the baby is sleeping. You have to be gentle.”

“Okay.”

Qiao Jiusheng lay down on the bed, and the two little fellows climbed onto it.

Fang Zicheng said, “I’m the older brother. I’ll touch it first.”

Fang Zikai said, “I’m the younger brother. You should let me touch it first.”

Fang Zicheng thought for a while and said, “You have to respect your older brother.”

Fang Zikai wasn’t to be outdone. He spoke eloquently. “You should give in to the young.”

The brothers looked at each other.

“Rock, paper, scissors.”

Fang Zikai thought to himself that his brother would definitely throw out a rock, so he would just throw out a paper. With this thought in mind, he threw out a paper as well. However, Fang Zicheng threw out a pair of scissors.

Fang Zikai was a little stunned.

“Why didn’t you throw a punch today?”

Fang Zicheng gave a meaningful smile and said, “You’re a fool.” He pushed Fang Zikai away and knelt down beside his mother’s stomach. He placed his small hand on his mother’s abdomen. Her stomach was flat, and he could not touch the baby. Fang Zicheng stared at the wound on Qiao Jiusheng’s abdomen, and his green eyes seemed to darken a little.

However, the person in question, Fang Zicheng, did not notice any changes in himself.

He asked Qiao Jiusheng, “Does it hurt? When you perform the surgery.”

Qiao Jiusheng was a little surprised.

She asked Fang Zicheng, “Is Iron Egg feeling sorry for Mom?”

Fang Zicheng didn’t speak.

Did his heart ache?

His hand slid across the faint scar. He did not know what heartache was. Looking at the scar, he was just a little afraid. He suddenly lowered his head and kissed Qiao Jiusheng’s stomach. In a low voice, he told the baby inside, “Baby, I’m the eldest brother. You have to be obedient.”

After some thought, Fang Zicheng said, “If you’re obedient, I’ll reward you when you’re born.”

Fang Yusheng had wanted to see if Qiao Jiusheng had woken up. He was about to enter the house when he saw this scene—

His lover was lying on the bed, and his two sons were both kneeling by the bed. The elder son was softly talking to his unborn baby, and the younger son was eagerly watching his elder son interact with the baby.

This was a very warm and common scene, but Fang Yusheng almost burst into tears.

This was a beautiful scene that Fang Yusheng had never dared to dream of in his previous life.

Fang Yusheng did not disturb the children’s interaction with Qiao Jiusheng. Without batting an eyelid, he turned around and left. When the three of them finished being intimate and arrived at the front hall fully dressed, Fang Yusheng handed Qiao Jiusheng a cup of water and some folic acid. “Drink it.”

“Thank you.”

Qiao Jiusheng drank some folic acid tablets and helped Auntie Jin make breakfast.

It was already summer vacation, and the two little fellows did not have to go to school. Children nowadays attended all kinds of tuition classes at a young age. Qiao Jiusheng knew a few socialites in Binjiang City who specialized in piano, violin, and painting.

Qiao Jiusheng had initially thought of this as well, but Fang Yusheng felt that the children were still too young. Their childhood was very precious, and it was not appropriate to exploit them too much.

In the end, they decided that they would study when they were older and pursue hobbies that they were interested in.

Hence, during the summer vacation, the two children had nothing to do at home.

This “nothing to do” referred to doing things without any rules, but they had their own private matters. Fang Zicheng had to read a large number of books every day. Sometimes, he would search for videos online that he was interested in. Fang Zikai, on the other hand, was busy fooling around, talking on the phone with his kindergarten friends.

With nothing to do, Fang Yusheng suddenly found his violin.