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

As Zhou Yanqian heard the clear voice coming from his phone, his ears inexplicably felt hot.

He didn't reply earlier or later, but he did reply right after Jinxi took his phone away.

And then he kept babbling on and on!

Jinxi tapped the back of the "like" button on her phone: "It's your turn to reply."

Zhou Yanqian responded with an "oh," but continued eating his crispy pork while holding his phone, showing no sign of replying.

Jinxi chuckled softly and said deliberately, "Xiaoxu, let's go and sort out the gifts. It doesn't look good to have them piled up in the living room."

Zhou Linxu glanced at Zan Zan and nodded: "Okay, indeed. Is there a small room? Put it in the room."

Jinxi nodded and said, "Yes, yes, there's a storage room. Let's move the wine in first."

Zhou Linxu nodded.

The two men walked over, each carrying a box, and went to the storeroom.

After watching the two of them go to the storage room, Zhou Yanqian turned back to look at his grandparents in the kitchen.

After confirming that the four of them wouldn't suddenly appear, she put down her baby chopsticks, furtively picked up her phone, unlocked it, and looked around.

Then, with feigned seriousness, he pressed the voice message button and said, "Alright, we'll talk when you get here. Have fun, I don't have time to reply."

After replying, Zhou Yanqian put his phone aside and then comfortably started eating his "paopai" (a type of fried dough stick).

Mmm! It seems even more delicious today!

While enjoying his delicious meal, Zan Zan was completely unaware that there were actually two furry heads perched by the door of the storage room, having witnessed the entire scene.

Jinxi whispered, "Why is your son so arrogant?"

Zhou Linxu glanced down and saw that Jin Xi was leaning against the door frame, as if she were in his arms, so that both of them could see her secretly.

Zhou Linxu pursed his lips: "Don't say things like that, he'll get angry if he hears it. It's just shyness."

Are you shy?

Jinxi blinked her eyes, and when she showed Zhengzheng the front and back cross-sections, she didn't seem shy at all...

However, children have their own social circles. Jinxi watched Zanzan munching on crispy pork and nodded, "You're right, let's just pretend we don't know anything."

Jinxi subconsciously straightened up, but she forgot that the two of them were extremely close because they were trying to peek at Zanzan. Her body stiffened, and the back of her head bumped directly into Zhou Linxu's collarbone.

Caught off guard, Zhou Linxu let out a muffled groan.

Upon hearing this, Jinxi quickly turned around, took a step back, and instinctively tilted her head back.

However, the two of them were already close together, and they were also near the door frame. Before she could even react, Zhou Linxu had already raised his hand as quickly as possible and placed his palm on the door frame. Jin Xi tilted her head back and bumped into his palm.

Zhou Linxu sighed. His gaze swept over the hand that was pinning Xiao Xi's head, then gradually moved downwards, finally settling on her eyes.

Jinxi still looked up at him with her head slightly tilted back, her eyes slightly wide open. She couldn't tell whether she was stunned by the sight or for some other reason.

The sounds around me seemed to be amplified infinitely, as if by a loudspeaker: the sound of Zan Zan playing cartoons, and the sound of Yang Hongyan and Jin Dahai arguing in the kitchen.

The sound of pattering rain outside and the pounding of my own heart.

She could even smell the woody scent of Zhou Linxu's perfume.

For a moment, neither of them looked away.

Zhou Linxu blinked lightly, his gaze shifting downwards to her thin lips, which were slightly pursed due to nervousness.

He bowed his head slightly: "Jin Xi."

Jinxi hummed in confusion, "W-what's wrong?"

She looked at Zhou Linxu, but Zhou Linxu suddenly smiled at her.

It wasn't the usual pursed-lip smile, nor the somewhat helpless smile he gave when facing Zan Zan.

His eyes curved into crescent moons, and the corners of his mouth turned up; he seemed genuinely happy.

Jinxi was even more confused. She tilted her head and asked, "What... are you laughing at?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she felt Zhou Linxu's palm gently supporting her head and applying a little force, separating her head slightly from the door frame.

But because he didn't move, Jinxi subconsciously took a step toward him, bringing their bodies closer together.

Jin Xi was about to speak first when she heard Zhou Linxu say, "You need to be careful."

There was an undisguised joy in his tone.

After saying that, he withdrew his arm and walked out of the small storage room, leaving Jinxi standing there alone, looking completely bewildered.

careful?

What is she being careful about?

That was just an accident!

Did Zhou Linxu develop health problems from staying up late?

Although Jinxi was thinking this, her face involuntarily flushed. She couldn't help but wonder when Zhou Linxu started wearing perfume.

It was very light, and also...suitable for him.

Jin Xi patted his face, took several deep breaths, and calmed down. Jin Daxi, strictly speaking, is your boss!

Why are you going to analyze what your boss's perfume smells like? Isn't that a bit too much of a stretch?!

Wake up, it's so great today!

She took several deep breaths, trying to forget the unexpected scene that had just occurred.

Jinxi calmed herself down and went out with her head covered, but unexpectedly, Zhou Linxu was right at the door. Jinxi was startled and took a step back.

Zhou Linxu was holding two bottles of red wine. Seeing Jin Xi's startled expression, he smiled and said in a doting tone, "I told you, you need to be careful."

Jinxi looked into his bright eyes, casually hummed twice, held her breath, and walked towards the living room, trying to appear calm.

Zhou Linxu turned his head, looked at Jin Xi's clumsy movements, raised his eyebrows slightly, and happily went to put the wine away.

Zhou Yanqian had already finished two pieces of crispy pork. He turned to Jinxi to tell her that he was going to play on his phone, but Jinxi just walked past the sofa like the wind, ignoring him completely.

Zhou Yanqian was puzzled. What's wrong? Her face was so red you could fry an egg in it.

Moreover, Zhou Yanqian wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he felt like he had seen this scene before.