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

After closing the bedroom door, Jinxi turned on the light in the main room to ensure that the light would not disturb Zanzan's sleep.

She looked at Zhou Linxu, who followed her out, and asked, "What brings you here?"

When I spoke with Zan Zan on the phone before, didn't he say that it would take about a week?

It's only been two days, right?

Moreover, in the novel, Zhou Linxu, as seen from Zan Zan's perspective, is a very rigid and principled father who always means what he says.

They don't seem like the type to surprise children.

Why did it come so suddenly today?

Jinxi looked at Zhou Linxu, and her thoughts were once again uncontrollably led astray.

Now that the light is good, his face looks like it's glowing, and his body proportions seem better than when he was in the yard.

Zhou Linxu ignored Jin Xi's intense gaze and said, "The company has an urgent project that requires my decision, so I came back early."

Jinxi said "oh" and then thought about it again. That didn't make sense. The company had urgent work. Shouldn't he go straight back to Jincheng?

Why did you come to Yuncheng first?

She recalled the way Zhou Linxu looked at Zanzan earlier, and the little doll on the bedside table, and understood a few things: he missed his child.

Jinxi asked, "We have to film all day tomorrow, but I've already bought tickets for tonight, so I'll probably get home around 9:30."

Zhou Linxu hummed in agreement: "Understood."

Jinxi didn't hear anything more and sighed inwardly. She finally knew who Zanzan had learned to be so quiet from.

She continued, "And you, when are you going back?"

Zhou Lin's preface succinctly states: "Now."

Jinxi subconsciously responded with a few "ohs," then realized what she meant and asked, "Now? When did you arrive?"

"I arrived two hours ago." Zhou Linxu said in a calm tone, "You've taken care of Zan Zan's matter."

I arrived two hours ago, which means I came straight from the airport just to see the sleeping child.

This Zhou Linxu doesn't seem like the serious and unapproachable character described in the novel. In fact, Jin Xi feels that he quite likes to praise others.

What happened between the father and son that made them seem less like father and son and more like superior and subordinate?

However, some things cannot be discerned from just one meeting.

She said, "Zanzan is a very obedient child. Tonight, he even made me some milk."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Linxu subconsciously turned his head to look at the closed bedroom door. As if taking a deep breath, he hummed in agreement, "Yes, he has always been a very obedient child."

For a moment, neither of them spoke.

Zhou Linxu glanced at his watch and stood up from the stool: "I have to go now."

After saying that, he paused, then added, "I might be quite busy these next few days and may not be able to come back."

In reality, after marrying the original owner of the body, he rarely went home and spent almost all his time at the company or on business trips.

He and the original owner rarely sat quietly and chatted like this.

A boss who earns a lot of money and talks very little is hard to find even with a lantern.

Jinxi nodded: "Don't worry, Zanzan will be fine with me watching over him."

Upon hearing her words, Zhou Linxu's gaze fell upon her instead.

Normally, she would only hint at her feelings and affections, whether openly or subtly. To put it bluntly, praise was just a way for her to attract attention.

But Jinxi seems different tonight. Although she said something reckless just now, she has been much more normal since then.

Furthermore, when praising Zan Zan, there was no longer any sense of belittling or boasting in his words.

Looking at his contract wife, Zhou Linxu felt somewhat unable to understand her.

Jin Xi noticed Zhou Linxu staring intently at her face, and couldn't help but raise her hand to touch it, asking in confusion, "Is there something on my face?"

Zhou Linxu snapped out of his daze: "I'm leaving now."

Jinxi nodded: "Okay, be careful."

She personally escorted Zhou Linxu to the gate of the courtyard, only to find a taxi parked not far away, with a man standing next to it.

Jinxi thought about it carefully and concluded that it must be Zhou Linxu's assistant, named Gao Sheng.

Goldman Sachs naturally saw his boss turn back, and he also saw Jin Xi from afar. As if he noticed that Jin Xi was looking at him, he nodded very politely as a greeting.

Jinxi stood with her arms crossed at the gate of the courtyard, watching the taxi drive away until it disappeared from sight, before turning around and going back into the house.

She quietly climbed back into bed, and as soon as she lay down, she noticed a small, warm hot water bottle approaching her.

I thought I had accidentally woken Zan Zan up, but when I turned around, I realized I hadn't. I just instinctively reached out to find her arm.

Jinxi took a deep breath and stretched her arm out a little so he could hold her while she slept.

Then he stretched out his other hand a little further, preparing to turn off the nightlight.

However, my gaze still lingered on that palm-sized doll, and I felt that I could find something to wear it on tomorrow so that I could hang it on Zan Zan's body.

Jinxi noted down the idea and lightly touched the touch screen of the nightlight.

The room returned to its usual tranquility.

Meanwhile, Zhou Linxu was still on his way to the airport.

The car window was slightly opened, and a breeze blew in, clearing his feverish mind.

The Goldman Sachs representative standing nearby asked, "Boss, have you met with Zan Zan?"

Zhou Linxu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and he said in a low voice, "He's asleep."

That means it was a one-sided meeting.

Goldman Sachs didn't ask any more questions, but Zhou Linxu seemed to have thought of something. He said, "Have the production team send me the master tapes they shot tomorrow."

He wasn't particularly interested in the variety show, but he remembered what Jinxi had just said, and Zanzan had proactively made her a cup of milk.

Zan Zan, this child, has actually been very reserved since we brought him home. When we talk to him, he speaks in a muffled voice, or he doesn't say anything at all.

Forget about making him milk, he rarely even initiates conversations with me anymore.

He was curious about what Jin Xi had done.

After hearing Zhou Linxu's words, Goldman Sachs took a moment to process them before finally nodding and saying, "Okay, I've got it."

Zhou Linxu hummed in agreement and rolled up the car window.