"I asked you, did you tell them that the boy and girl twins are not your biological children?" Xiaofeng looked at Ye Cheng suspiciously.
If Ye Cheng had told them, the behavior of Ye Cheng’s parents seemed extremely odd.
It was strange enough that Grandpa Liu could accept her being pregnant and marrying Ye Cheng. If Ye Cheng’s parents knew that her children had no blood relation to Ye Cheng and still treated her the way they just had, that attitude was indeed strange.
She was now a mother herself and understood a mother’s mentality, wishing the best woman in the world for her son.
Moreover, the stature of the Gu family was significant here. With Ye Cheng’s prestige, only the Gu family had the prerogative to choose others, not the other way around.
With slightly pursed lips, Ye Cheng looked down at her and said, "What do you think?"
"You definitely didn’t tell them," she believed.
"Is that important?" Ye Cheng chuckled, "Look at how nervous you are."
"How can I not be nervous?" Xiaofeng glanced at Ye Cheng, "This is about the Gu family’s bloodline issue. If you’re not nervous, can your parents not be?"
Ye Cheng put one arm around Xiaofeng’s waist and said, "So, we need to have another one before they find out, right?"
"I think it’s a good idea, what do you say?"
"It’s all about fate. I would be happy if I am pregnant now. Having children isn’t like creating them on demand."
"That’s what you said." Ye Cheng swept her up and headed inside: "Then I should start trying right now."
"Are you out of your mind? Your parents and my godparents are downstairs," Xiaofeng punched Ye Cheng lightly with her small fists, barely making an impact.
"They’ve all been there. What’s there not to understand?" Ye Cheng didn’t care about the people downstairs: "Creating a successful family is their happiest event, isn’t it?"
"I’m asking you, what exactly is going on between you and Xu Xuezi?" Xiaofeng’s eyes suddenly sharpened as she recalled Ye Cheng’s current troubles.
"Did Xiaonian tell you?"
"Who else? Someone has been avoiding the topic from the start; I guess you must be feeling guilty," Xiaofeng scrutinized Ye Cheng with her eyes.
Ye Cheng looked into her eyes, then his gaze fell on Xiaofeng’s red lips.
Perhaps due to the weather, since arriving in the Imperial Capital, Xiaofeng’s red lips looked especially rosy and tender, her skin seemed even smoother, comparable to the freshly born Xiaobao.
Touching Xiaofeng’s cheeks with his fingers, Ye Cheng explained, "Mr. Xu invited me for a meal. I wasn’t very guarded and fell for Mr. Xu’s trick. When I came out, I bumped into Xu Xuezi. She tried to hold my hand, and I, having just gotten sick, pushed her away without hesitation. Later, the Xu family spread rumors everywhere, claiming that Xu Xuezi and I had become an item and so on."
Listening to Ye Cheng’s explanation, Xiaofeng furrowed her brow: "So, the Xu family has got you by the handle."
"You could say that."
"Now, everyone in the Imperial Capital is waiting for our Gu family to propose to the Xu family. Honey, tell me, should I propose or not?" Ye Cheng rested his head on Xiaofeng’s shoulder, seeking warmth like a baby.
Xiaofeng gently pushed him away: "This is a happy occasion; of course, you should propose."
Ye Cheng looked into her eyes, hoping to see something different, but her expression remained calm: "You’re lying."
Xiaofeng shrugged: "Ye Cheng, I admit I have feelings for you now. But feelings are feelings, life is life. In my heart, even love cannot outweigh my concerns for Erbao’s safety. I don’t know what kind of people the Xu family are, but a family that could make the whole Imperial Capital talk and look forward to a happy event must be no less than the Gu family in status. The Xu family, to marry off their granddaughter, wouldn’t hesitate to ruin her reputation, what else couldn’t they do? So Ye Cheng, I’m sorry, but I can’t stand with you on this."’
Xiaofeng placed her hands on Ye Cheng’s waist, a part of him she always liked the feel of.
Ye Cheng, seeming to have anticipated her words, listened quietly.
People often say, a woman in love loses all reason. Yet in her case, she approached matters of the heart with terrifying rationality.
Xiaofeng of course had her concerns; in her time, she was not only a nobody but also a mother of two children.
So, no matter when, she would never gamble with her twins’ lives.
That was true both now and would be in the future.