Transmigrated into a wealthy family's stepmother, I raised the villain into a sweet child.

Zhou Linxu put his phone aside and glanced at his little brat who was secretly watching him.

He raised an eyebrow slightly and said gently, "Zan Zan, you can go now."

Zhou Yanqian even crossed his legs and said, "Tch, I'm not listening."

But before he could even gloat for three seconds, he was "thrown over".

The baby fell to the right, but before he could fall onto Zhou Linxu's lap, he was quickly scooped up and held tightly in someone's arms.

?

What just happened?

Zhou Linxu looked down at the bewildered little brat and chuckled as he flicked the chubby cheek on his face: "What's wrong? Gone dumbfounded?"

Zhou Yanqian looked down at the arm across his waist, then looked back at his father, whose eyes were full of smiles.

Zhou Yanqian:

Zhou Yanqian had nothing to say. He silently shrank back from Zhou Linxu's embrace, shuffled to the single sofa in his slippers, and quietly climbed up and sat down, pretending that nothing had just happened.

Zanmao started acting like nothing had happened again.

Zhou Linxu walked over: "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Zhou Yanqian raised his eyes to look at the tall Zhou Linxu, then at his own short stature, pursed his lips, and remained silent.

Zhou Linxu grabbed his arm and picked him up again, making him sit on his lap: "You're allowed to sit on me, but I'm not allowed to flip you over. There's no reason for this to bully me."

Zhou Yanqian silently raised his hand, wanting to cover his ears, but Zhou Linxu reacted quickly and pressed his arm down.

He said, "There's no way to escape it; we have to face it."

"You're going to drive me crazy!" Zhou Yanqian was truly exhausted. "You're bullying a child!"

Zhou Linxu said, "I didn't bully you; you sat on my stomach first."

"So what!" Zhou Yanqian retorted, "I'm only a little bit heavy, but you used a lot of force to flip me over. Nobody flips over a child like that!"

Is that so?

Looking at Zan Zan's sullen expression, Zhou Linxu was momentarily uncertain.

Zhou Yanqian said, "You're threatening me!"

Zhou Linxu was shocked: "When did I threaten you?"

Zhou Yanqian lowered his head, looking at his hand that was being held down: "Don't you know that a child's flesh is very delicate? Apologize to me!"

I really don't know.

All I know is that Zhou Zanzan is a bit of a jerk.

Who told him to argue like that? And so self-righteously?

Zhou Linxu tried to reason with him, but Zan Zan had already turned his head away, as if to say that he wouldn't talk to him unless he apologized.

Zhou Linxu sat down with him in his arms and said, "Zanzan, even children need to be reasonable. What you're doing is being unreasonable and not behaving like a good child."

"I never said I was going to be a good kid." Zhou Yanqian chuckled twice. "Go be the good kid yourself!"

He was just playing around with Zhou Linxu at first!

He was the one who started it all!

Now he still wants to call himself a bad kid? Good heavens, what kind of father is that!

Just then, Jinxi came downstairs after washing her hair.

She sensed something unusual in the living room as she stepped out of the elevator, and was just about to slip back into the elevator to come down later when...

Zhou Linxu, however, had already spotted her first.

Jinxi took a breath, walked over, and asked, "What's wrong? Did you two have a fight?"

Upon hearing Jin Xi's voice, Zhou Yanqian turned his head to look, his face full of resentment.

Jinxi exclaimed, "Weren't we just having fun?"

Zhou Linxu felt a headache coming on: "Yeah, we were having a great time just now."

When he overturned Zan Zan, wasn't he just playing along with him?

Who knew that Zhou Zanzan would turn around and deny everything?

Jinxi walked over and sat down, then reached out and took Zanzan from Zhou Linxu's arms, asking, "What's wrong? What did you and Dad do?"

Zhou Yanqian said, "He knocked me over!"

Just like that, they easily overturned him!

Jin Xi exclaimed in surprise, not quite understanding, and then turned to look at Zhou Linxu: "What's going on?"

Zhou Linxu briefly recounted what had just happened.

Jinxi was both amused and exasperated after hearing this. It was just a case of trying to bully someone but ending up being suppressed instead, and finally feeling like she had lost face.

He could have let it go if Zhou Linxu hadn't hugged him; he would have just acted as if nothing had happened.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Linxu hugged him and tried to reason with him.

The kid lost even more face.

She looked at Zhou Linxu and gestured with her eyes.

Then, choosing her tone carefully, she said, "I see. Xiao Xu, you really shouldn't have knocked Zan Zan over. What if you hadn't caught him and he had fallen to the ground?"

Zhou Linxu looked at the little cub in Jinxi's arms. It wasn't looking at him right now, but its ears were right in front of him.

Zhou Linxu said earnestly, "I'm sorry, Zan Zan. I just wanted to play with you. I didn't think about anything else."

Jinxi gently lifted Zanzan in her arms: "Zanzan, Daddy apologizes to you."

Zhou Yanqian then reluctantly glanced at him: "It's good that you know, just don't do it again next time."

Jinxi chimed in, "Yes, Xiaoxu, when Zanzan falls and bumps himself, won't you be the one who's heartbroken, upset, and anxious?"

After saying that, she scratched Zan Zan's chin again: "Do you know, the day you got sick, Dad was wearing a bathrobe, and his hair was still dripping wet. He didn't even have time to dry himself before he carried you up to me. He was so worried."

Zhou Yanqian blinked and started fidgeting with his hands, looking here and there. Of course, he hadn't forgotten that day when he had also seen Zhou Linxu's wet hair.

"You were actually doing something wrong just now. We have many organs inside our bellies. Even though you're not heavy now, sitting for a long time can still compress those organs. What if you damage Daddy's organs?"

Zhou Yanqian said guiltily, "I only sat there for a short while!"

Jinxi said, "I know Zanzan must miss his dad and want to play with him, but shouldn't we be mindful of boundaries when we play? You're such a smart little one, you must know that too, right?"

Zhou Yanqian readily agreed: "Yeah, I'll only play this once, I won't play it again!"

He's not really a naive little kid!

"But to be fair, you didn't do very well this time," Jinxi said. "Dad apologized to you, shouldn't you apologize to Dad too?"

Zhou Yanqian glanced quickly at Zhou Linxu and found that he was staring straight at him.

He was a little embarrassed, but still mumbled, "I'm sorry."

Zhou Linxu leaned slightly closer to the two of them and said very sincerely, "I didn't hear it."

Zhou Yanqian almost thought Zhou Linxu was provoking him, but seeing his serious expression, he pursed his lips and spoke much more clearly this time: "I'm sorry."

Zhou Linxu hummed in agreement: "I forgive you."

Jinxi said, "Okay, shaking hands means we've made up."

Zhou Linxu reached out and took Zanzan's small hand in his: "We've made up."

Zhou Yanqian then said hesitantly, "But you said I'm a bad kid."

Zhou Linxu said softly, "Dad just spoke without thinking. I apologize again. I'm sorry, Dad shouldn't have said that."

Zhou Yanqian then squeezed his hand in return: "I'll forgive you this time."

"Okay." Zhou Linxu's lips curled up slightly: "Zanzan, whether you're a bad kid or a good kid, Daddy loves you."

What are you doing?! What are you doing?!

Saying things that make children feel embarrassed for no reason!

Zhou Yanqian had never heard Zhou Linxu say these words in his previous life, and for a moment he was a little unsure how to react.

But Zhou Linxu took the opportunity to hug him back: "Come on, Daddy will take you to see if Daju and Dali have woken up yet."

Zhou Yanqian gave a soft "hmm," and this time he wasn't like a difficult little pig anymore. He put one arm around his neck, and the father and son made up again.

Jinxi leaned back on the sofa, watching the two of them walk towards the backyard, and finally shook her head helplessly.

It seems we still need to hold a short meeting with Xiaoxu.

His eldest son is a very sensitive baby who cares a lot about his image, so he'll have to be extra careful about what he says in the future.