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

When Jinxi woke up, Zanzan was still fast asleep, hugging her arm.

She carefully withdrew her arm, then couldn't resist pinching his little nose. After hugging his arm, he was much more well-behaved that night.

After washing up, it was still early, so Jinxi asked the staff if they had any new keychains. She had only asked casually, and was just thinking about whether to donate her scarf when the staff actually found a brand new keychain on the props truck.

After thanking him, Jinxi sat in the courtyard, still pondering the small toy that Zhou Linxu had brought over yesterday.

This doll is really small; Jinxi can hold it in the palm of her hand.

She deftly sewed a matching colored cord loop onto the small doll with needle and thread. If she didn't want to use it as a keychain later, she could simply use a knife to untie the cord and restore it to its original state.

When Zhou Yanqian came out of the room, he saw Jinxi with her head down, seemingly doing something. He walked over with some doubt and saw that she was playing with a small dog doll the size of his palm.

Moreover, this puppy doll looks somewhat similar to the puppy doll his mother left in his room.

Jinxi noticed someone approaching her. She turned her head slightly and saw Zanzan with his hair sticking up, still wearing his pajamas, and looking like he had just woken up.

She waved to Zan Zan: "Come here, baby."

This time, Zhou Yanqian didn't hesitate much. He walked over, and Jin Xi pulled him into her arms and placed the puppy doll in his little hand.

To be honest, it was just the right size in Zan Zan's hands; Zhou Linxu made a thoughtful choice.

Perhaps because it resembled his dog plush toy at home, Zhou Yanqian quite liked this dog plush toy, which was about the same size as his hand. He squeezed it and found it to be fluffy.

He sniffed it; it smelled quite nice, as if it had been washed.

Jinxi gently stroked his little face and suggested, "I just sewed a rope loop on the back. How about we use a keychain to hang it on you today?"

She pointed to the little doll: "How cute! Just like Zan Zan Xiao Bao."

Zhou Yanqian had gotten used to the nicknames she would occasionally use, such as "baby" or "little treasure."

He flipped the puppy plush toy over and, sure enough, saw a small rope loop of the same color on the back. Jinxi was also wearing a silver keychain on her finger.

Zhou Yanqian reluctantly agreed, "Okay."

It's actually not bad. Coincidentally, his clothes today are also brown, so it's a decent match.

Jinxi put the keychain into his hand: "Baby, put the keychain on yourself."

It's quite simple to put on a keychain, but for a three-year-old like him, it's a bit difficult to pry open the silver key ring, since you can't take care of one at the same time.

Seeing this, Jinxi reached out and helped him open the key ring, so Zhou Yanqian could successfully put the rope loop on.

"You're such a great kid!" Jinxi didn't hold back her praise, even giving him a thumbs up: "Amazing! Amazing!"

Zhou Yanqian's lips curled up slightly, then quickly smoothed out: "It's alright."

However, he suddenly realized that he hadn't asked about the origin of the little doll. After all, it didn't look like it was provided by the production team. But he knew exactly what was in Jinxi's bag and suitcase, and this little dog doll wasn't among them.

Zhou Yanqian turned to look at her, asking suspiciously, "Did you go out to play while I was asleep?"

Jinxi was somewhat puzzled by the question: "Why do you say that?"

Zhou Yanqian shook the keychain in his hand, and the little dog plush toy wobbled twice with his movement: "Otherwise, where did this come from?"

Aside from Jinxi secretly leaving the production team behind his back, he really couldn't figure out how she got there.

After Jinxi understood what he meant, she was both amused and exasperated. She raised her hands and couldn't help but cup his face and pat it twice: "You slept with your arms around me all night, so even if I wanted to sneak out to play, I couldn't!"

Zhou Yanqian's eyes widened in disbelief. Who, who was sleeping with her arm around his arm!

He was sleeping soundly by himself, a child!

Before he could refute her words, Jinxi continued, "It was given to you by your father. He came over last night, but you were asleep, and he was in a hurry to get back to Jincheng. He left this little doll for you and then left."

His dad?

That man? Zhou Linxu?

Has that man arrived?

Zhou Yanqian kept his eyes fixed on Jin Xi's face, trying to find a trace of humor in her expression, but Jin Xi did not.

Moreover, he was in a daze yesterday and seemed to hear that man's voice. At that time, he thought he was... dreaming.

Jinxi looked at him with some confusion, and patted his little head: "Why are you looking at me? You slept so soundly yesterday that your dad was afraid of waking you up and making you unable to continue sleeping, so he didn't wake you up."

She added, "Okay, go brush your teeth, wash your face, and put on lotion. I'll go find your clothes. The other kids will be here soon and you won't be done yet."

Jinxi got up, ready to take his hand and go inside, but Zanzan seemed to have gone mad and didn't move at all.

She looked down, puzzled. "What's wrong, baby?"

Zhou Yanqian snapped out of his daze, blinked, one hand was being held by Jin Xi, and the other hand was still clutching the puppy doll.

The puppy doll made a smiling face and looked very well-behaved.

Upon suddenly hearing that the man had been here, Zhou Yanqian couldn't quite describe his feelings.

Why is he here? What brings him here?

Isn't there a direct flight to Jincheng? Why go through the trouble of transferring in Yuncheng?

Jinxi didn't notice that Zanzan was looking down and deep in thought. She took away his puppy toy and made him brush his teeth and wash his face by himself, while she went to look at his clothes for the day.

As luck would have it, today he was wearing a pair of brown overalls with several holes in the two straps, which were perfect for attaching the puppy plush toy to the hole near his heart.

She nodded with great satisfaction; it was simply perfect!

Zhou Yanqian dawdled through his washing and returned to the bedroom, where Jin Xi had already prepared everything for him.

He initially thought the doll was quite pleasing to the eye, but when he found out who had sent it, he thought it was ugly.

He thought about it carefully while washing up before he finally understood why.

It was that man who finally remembered he had a three-and-a-half-year-old son, and he came over specifically to make his presence known and gain favor, so that he could easily tell outsiders, "Look how much I love this son."

It's just a show.

I reckon that once this episode airs, he'll have the group's PR team start touting how good he is as a father.

Then everyone will think he's not just a good father, but also a good entrepreneur, and the Zhou Group's stock will soar again.

He was, after all, a former top executive in the Zhou family, and he knew all the tricks of the trade.

That man only knows how to use this trick, but even such a hypocritical and selfish person still managed to fool this fool Jinxi completely.

Zhou Yanqian crossed his arms, looked up at Jin Xi, and decided to let it go.

Respect the fate of others; he was given a second chance at life not to be a savior!

Jinxi adjusted the straps of Zanzan's overalls after he put on his pants, but then asked in confusion, "Where's the puppy?"

Why is she not wearing the baby carrier when she came back after going out for a bit?

Just as Zan Zan was about to speak, Jin Xi said, "Hmm? How did you end up on the bed?"

She walked over, picked up the puppy plush toy, squatted down in front of Zan Zan, and was about to put it back on when Zan Zan's soft little hand blocked the holes.

Jinxi looked at him with some confusion and asked, "What's wrong?"