Summer Vacation

The Chen Hai incident dragged on for several more days. No matter who came to persuade him, it seemed useless, and the two of them went straight into divorce proceedings—though because of the cooling-off period, Chen Hai and Feng Shan were only temporarily separated and not living together.

As for Qiaoqiao's custody, the two hadn't seemed to reach an agreement yet. Both Feng Shan and Chen Hai wanted Qiaoqiao to stay with them. The two had gotten married because of their child, and now when they were about to get divorced, they were still thinking about the child's welfare. They were the ones this child mattered most to, yet in the end, the child was the one who got hurt the most and was the most innocent of all.

Summer vacation, clear skies.

Though it wasn't a rest day, Ye Shuang had chosen to stay home because of a cold and cough.

"Cough, cough, cough." Ye Shuang held his cup. Perhaps because the water was filled a bit too full, his coughing made the water spill over.

The reason he wasn't resting at the Chen family's place was simply because things over there with Chen Hai were a mess. Dragging his sick body over there would undoubtedly just be an inconvenience to them.

"Cough, hmm." As Ye Shuang drank his water, a long-haired young woman nearby walked over with some medicine. "Ye Shuang, take your medicine."

"Yeah, thanks."

After taking the medicine and swallowing it, Bai Yuyou sat down and studied his current appearance. "You okay?"

"It's just a minor cold. I haven't been resting well these past few days, so I really do need to take a break."

As he spoke, Ye Shuang couldn't help but sniffle. His current condition really wasn't suitable for going to work at the company. But just then, he noticed Bai Yuyou lean in close, and a cool sensation touched his forehead.

Bai Yuyou pressed her forehead against Ye Shuang's. After a few seconds, she sat up straight and said, "It's fine. No fever."

"Do you want me to hold you and let you sleep for a while?" She reached out both hands and asked.

Today, Yuyou was wearing a simple white T-shirt and black shorts. Even though the clothes were loose, they still flattered her figure. She held out her hands, giving the impression that her embrace would be wonderfully soft.

"It's fine." Ye Shuang smiled softly and reached out to pinch Bai Yuyou's cheek.

He asked, "Where's Keke?"

"Keke went to pick up her sister," Bai Yuyou said. Ye Shuang then remembered that Keke's younger sister was coming here to study. Perhaps she'd even end up going to school together with Yezi.

"Keke will be back in a bit. Yezi just went out to walk Erdan," Bai Yuyou continued. Yezi still seemed to like calling the corgi Erdan, and now even Bai Yuyou had started calling it that.

Just then, his phone vibrated. Ye Shuang glanced at it and saw it was a message from Tang Keke.

Keke: Big brother, are you coming over to eat?

Not only did Ye Shuang's phone vibrate, but Yuyou's phone also buzzed. She took out her phone and saw that it was also a message from Keke, asking if they wanted to come downstairs and eat.

"An invitation?" Ye Shuang shook his head and planned to decline. After all, going to someone else's place with a cold wasn't a good idea. What if he infected them?

"Ye Shuang isn't going?"

"Yeah, it's better to skip it since I have a cold. Are you going down yourself?" Ye Shuang asked.

"Then I'll stay with you." After hearing that Ye Shuang wasn't going, Bai Yuyou also replied to Keke, saying that both she and Ye Shuang weren't coming over for dinner. The young woman then slowly stood up, intending to make something for Ye Shuang to eat.

"Cough, let me do it."

Ye Shuang stood up as well. "I'll help you."

"You sure you're fine?"

"I'm okay at home." But before Ye Shuang entered the kitchen, he put on a mask. Opening the fridge, he took out ingredients and began to prepare them.

It was around five or six in the evening now. Perhaps because summer days were longer, it was still quite bright outside.

Ye Shuang was chopping ingredients. Even with a cold, his hands were still quick and nimble. In no time, he had the ingredients prepared. Bai Yuyou, standing off to the side, couldn't really help much except to cut some ginger and scallions for him.

Since they hadn't gone grocery shopping, tonight's meal was a simple tomato scrambled eggs, plus a braised taro and pork belly pot.

After frying each side of the taro until golden, he laid the rendered pork belly on top, poured in the sauce, added water, covered the pot, and let it braise.

"Alright, almost done. Sprinkle some scallions on top and it's ready to eat." As Ye Shuang spoke, he felt a weight on his arm. Turning his head, he saw that Bai Yuyou had pressed her cheek against his arm, and both of her hands were holding onto his palm.

"What's wrong?"

"I want to smell Ye Shuang's scent," Bai Yuyou said softly, rubbing her cheek against his arm again.

"I'm sweating, you know."

"It's fine. I like it."

A moment later, Yezi came back, leading Liuqianwu on a leash. As soon as she changed into her indoor shoes, she caught the aroma of the food. "Smells so good."

"Woof!" Liuqianwu also barked, and without being told, walked over to the paw-washing machine to get its paws cleaned—so human-like.

"Erdan is such a good boy." Yezi patted Liuqianwu's head.

"Woof!" It got an annoyed response. The corgi was already tired; otherwise, it would definitely bark another time to tell this little mistress how ugly that name was.

After washing her hands, Yezi sat down at the dining table and said, "Dad, I just saw Sister Keke downstairs, along with her mom and dad."

"Is that so?"

"Sister Keke even invited us to eat at her place," Yezi said. "Aren't we going?"

"Dad has a cold. It's not a good idea to go over there." As Ye Shuang spoke, he also prepared the serving chopsticks. "I'll use these chopsticks to pick up food, so I won't infect you."

"Alright," Yezi said as she picked up some food and placed it on Ye Shuang's plate. "Eat up, Dad."

"Have some too, Mom." She didn't forget to serve Bai Yuyou as well.

"Thank you," Bai Yuyou said.

"You're welcome~" Yezi replied cutely.

Ye Shuang seemed amused by her adorable mannerisms. The three of them sitting together really did give off the feeling of a family of three.

Though Yezi really was her daughter.

"It's been a long time since I've seen my other mom," Yezi suddenly said at that moment.

"She's pregnant, so she's been grounded," Ye Shuang said jokingly.

"Can I go see my mom?"

"You can, but it's not convenient right now," Ye Shuang said.

"Why not?"

"Because your Uncle Chen Hai and Aunt Feng Shan have some things going on, so... yeah, it's not convenient."

"They're getting a divorce?"

"..." Ye Shuang paused mid-motion as he picked up food with his chopsticks. But thinking about Yezi's background, he thought for a few seconds and said, "Yeah, it's about that."

Bai Yuyou beside him froze, because she didn't even know that Chen Hai was about to get a divorce.

"But the two of them seem like such a good match," Yezi said. "Uncle Chen Hai said he regrets it himself."

"Is that so?" Ye Shuang said, quite surprised.