Chapter 806 - 428: The Ups and Downs of Married Life (Part 2)

And the moment he left, the atmosphere in the office grew even more silent. The two of them looked at each other, their eyes seemingly filled with a thousand unspoken words.

For quite a long time recently, because Zhao Qingge was pregnant and Huang Tianxuan had given birth, most of Li Peifeng’s energy had been tied up, so the two of them hadn’t seen each other much. It was only now that Huang Tianxuan had brought the baby back to the Capital, and the mobile game "Sword and Law" had reached a staged milestone, that Li Peifeng could come over this once. As for being neglected like this, it was hard to say whether He Yimeng didn’t harbor some subtle resentment.

"So how does it feel, being a father now?"

"It’s alright, not that many feelings, but sometimes when I look at the baby, I get this complicated mix of amazement, relief, and tenderness... How about we have one too?"

He Yimeng gave him a look that clearly said "are you out of your mind": "Two kids still not enough for you? Planning for five women, each to give you one? Li Peifeng, are you addicted to changing diapers or what? Even if you like kids, with you having to look after the little ones and those older ones as well, you sure you can handle it?"

Li Peifeng hesitated and said, "I can manage. After Tianxuan returned to the Capital last week, Qingge let the postpartum nanny go. She and Tianxuan, mother and son, are both being taken care of by me alone, and I don’t feel it’s that exhausting. Taking care of one or two more pregnant women, I could still handle it..."

"Enough already, you may not have had your fill of waiting on pregnant women, but I’m not exactly eager to be one. Besides."

At this point, He Yimeng trailed off, then frowned and said, "So when exactly is your wedding with Huang Tianxuan?"

October 2nd.

That was the date of Li Peifeng’s second wedding, to be held at a star-rated hotel in Hangzhou.

On this, Huang Tianxuan was very satisfied, and both sets of parents had no objections.

By rights, everything was ready, only the east wind was missing*, but whether this wedding in the near future could come to a smooth close, Li Peifeng never felt sure in his heart—because his wife, Zhao Qingge, didn’t agree!

At the moment, Zhao Duoduo was more than five months pregnant, her belly was gradually rounding out, and her temper was getting worse by the day. This wasn’t just due to physiological reasons; it also had a lot to do with the fact that Huang Tianxuan and her son had moved back into the neighboring villa and become her next-door neighbors, even dropping by for meals from time to time.

...

"What took you so long to come back? Hurry up and cook, my son and I are both starving."

It was noon when he left West Continent Company. On his way home, Li Peifeng bought two bags of groceries and hurried back.

He had just parked the car and stepped into the yard when he saw Huang Tianxuan standing on the astronomical terrace on the second floor, holding the baby in her left arm and waving at him with her right while calling out.

Meanwhile, Zhao Qingge was sitting on the sofa in the living room on the first floor. Her face expressionless as still water, she was holding a book and reading. Only when she heard Huang Tianxuan’s voice did she begrudge a faint glance this way through the floor-to-ceiling windows.

In the warm spring sunlight, the crabapple blossoms blooming by the courtyard wall opened one by one. A light breeze passed through, spreading the rustling sound of leaves and a faint floral fragrance across the yard, leaving a ground dappled with mottled shadows.

Such a scene, for no particular reason, tugged at something in Li Peifeng’s heart.

Joy, contentment, fullness.

To be more specific: a heart filled with lingering affection, looking as if seeing them for the first time.

The "five-in-one" he had dreamed of had finally taken shape, and the fruits of love were being born one after another. All those memories of getting to know the various women surfaced like flowing years; it felt as though everything had changed, and at the same time, as though nothing had changed.

Even if the future was shrouded in uncertainty, and right now he was stuck in the "quagmire" of one servant to five masters, four big and one small, just in this moment, with just this one look, Li Peifeng felt his life was already without regrets!

"Click~"

On reflex, Li Peifeng took out his phone, aimed it at the mother and child upstairs, and pressed the shutter.

Not understanding, Huang Tianxuan asked, "What are you doing?"

"I’m gazing up at spring!"

Huang Tianxuan laughed and cursed, "Cut the crap, hurry up and cook, or get up here and help me change your son’s diaper... I’ve had enough of this spring rain of his."

"If even dead wood is to speak of romance, we can’t let romanticism go mute. Have a little sense of occasion, will you... Come on, change your pose. Yeah, lift your head a bit, the light’s better."

At first, Huang Tianxuan wasn’t in the mood, but once the camera was pointed her way, she still cooperated and struck some poses.

Click, click—two beautiful shots came out just like that. Li Peifeng also snapped two photos of Zhao Qingge reading inside, and only then, under Huang Tianxuan’s urging, did he finally move his legs and head inside.

"Hurry up and cook, if there’s no milk for your son this afternoon, that’s on you."

"Don’t worry, right away. I cook really fast."

Grinning from ear to ear, Li Peifeng put his hand on the fingerprint lock to enter, only to hear a crisp notification sound: "Fingerprint error!"

He figured maybe his finger was dusty or he’d placed it wrong, so he didn’t think much of it and adjusted his finger to try unlocking again.

"Fingerprint error!"

"Fingerprint error... system locked!"

After four failed attempts in a row, the door was directly locked. Inside, Zhao Qingge was still holding her book, appearing to be completely absorbed in her reading, no interest in the outside world at all. But Li Peifeng noticed that she’d been sneaking glances at the doorway from the corner of her eye.

Like a criminal returning to the scene of the crime to watch the show.

Don’t tell me she deleted my fingerprint?

Letting out a light breath, Li Peifeng refused to give up and tried unlocking with the password. He entered it twice and both times it came back as incorrect. Now he was finally sure: not only the fingerprint, but the password had been changed too!

So this was her way of kicking me out of the house?

"Duoduo, what did you change the password to?"

Leaning against the window, Li Peifeng called out in a pleasant tone. Zhao Qingge ignored him, only lowering her head with a cold chuckle before continuing to read, clearly not intending to tell him.

Unfortunately for her, Li had a cheat. Even if she didn’t answer, he still caught the string of numbers that flashed across Zhao Qingge’s mind.

"976953... Beep, welcome home..."