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

Because she wanted to buy Lego puzzles for Zan Zan, Jin Xi specifically searched online and found that a shopping mall next to the Zhou Group sold them, so she asked Uncle Li to deliver them to her and Zan Zan.

That way, it will be convenient if Zhou Linxu comes over at noon.

After selecting several Lego bricks and puzzles, Jinxi, seeing that there was still some time, decided to take Zanzan for a stroll in the mall.

She usually enjoys shopping at malls, but she just wasted her time aimlessly like that.

Zhou Yanqian held Jinxi's hand and yawned, wondering what was so interesting about shopping at the mall. However, they hadn't walked far when Jinxi suddenly stopped, then pinched his armpit and picked him up.

Zhou Yanqian felt a blur before his eyes, and before he could react, Jin Xi had pulled him into a dessert shop, where he was mostly covered by a GG standee.

Zhou Yanqian: ?

What are you doing?

He was in a daze, clinging to Jinxi's neck. Just as he was about to ask her what she was doing, he saw that Jinxi had already taken out her phone with her other hand and was taking pictures of a certain spot.

Zhou Yanqian also curiously craned his neck to look over. That man... looked so familiar.

Isn't that Jin Xi's older brother, Jin Chen?!

Zhou Yanqian remembered. No wonder he felt like he had forgotten something when he saw Lu Xin just now.

In his past life, when he settled accounts with the Jin family, Jin Chen's wife was no longer Lu Xin!

So this means... infidelity?

Jin Chen was unaware that he had been photographed. He was currently holding his secretary's waist, the two of them very intimately.

Only after they had walked far away did Jinxi finally click her tongue several times and mutter, "Men really do turn bad when they have money; they can't control themselves."

Now she finally understood why Lu Xin looked so haggard; she probably already knew about it.

Hearing Jin Xi's soft muttering, Zhou Yanqian hesitated for a moment before finally saying dryly, "Zhou Linxu didn't."

"Hmm?" Jinxi put him down: "Oh baby, my arm is a little sore, you can get down and walk by yourself."

Zan Zan has indeed recently reached a weight close to that of a normal child; it's a bit strenuous for her to be held in one arm for a while.

Zhou Yanqian pursed his lips: "I didn't ask you to hug me!"

Jinxi chuckled and patted his head, "What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."

Then she heard Zan Zan calling out Zhou Linxu's name in a flurry of chatter. She looked around, but Zhou Linxu wasn't there.

Zhou Yanqian originally didn't want to say it, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that Zhou Linxu had been behaving quite well recently, so he might as well say a good word for him.

He said, "Zhou Linxu! He's not a bad person."

Jinxi paused for a moment, then realized what she meant and couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, okay, I know, I know he's not bad."

She never expected Zan Zan to say something like that, and couldn't help but squat down and stroke his cheek: "Oh baby, you're so cute, let me give you a kiss!"

Zhou Yanqian frantically swayed left and right, but still couldn't select anything!

Jinxi didn't really want to kiss him. She said, "Why doesn't the baby call Zhou Linxu 'Dad'?"

Upon reflection, she realized she hadn't really heard Zan Zan call her that much; the one time she remembered most vividly was when Zan Zan called her "father."

The father and son seemed to speak very little, and it appears that Zan Zan is very dissatisfied with Zhou Linxu.

But every time he was asked, he would walk away arrogantly. However, if Zhou Linxu really wanted to do something for him, he would reluctantly accept it.

In fact, Jinxi can also see that Zanzan still loves Zhou Linxu very much, but sometimes she needs to be "forced to love" him, otherwise he will be stubborn.

Zhou Yanqian didn't expect that Jinxi's focus was on this.

Why not call Zhou Linxu "Dad"?

That's a good question.

He thought back carefully and realized that from some point onwards, his way of referring to Zhou Linxu had changed to "he," "old man," "that man," and "father."

Father is still the least frequently mentioned word, and the title "dad" has long since disappeared.

He thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out why.

Even those feelings of hatred and resentment seemed to be drifting further and further away from him.

"Oh, let me treat you to a bowl of sweet water." Jinxi took Zanzan's chubby little hand again and habitually squeezed his palm. "Let's go, we can rest for a bit."

Zhou Yanqian's thoughts were interrupted by Jin Xi, who then pinched him again: "You're not allowed to pinch me! I'm not some dumpling."

Today is terrible!

Jinxi teased him, "But I'm going to buy you sweet drinks, can't you just let me pinch you for the sake of the sweet drinks?"

"No." Zhou Yanqian coldly refused.

Jinxi: "Oh, why not?"

As she spoke, her hands kept kneading.

Zhou Yanqian actually started thinking about it, why not?

No means no! There aren't that many!

After he had thought about the problem, Jinxi ordered her dessert and pulled him to sit down.

Now that Jinxi wasn't squeezing his hand anymore, Zhou Yanqian hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

Why are you half a beat too slow again?!

Jinxi looked at Zanzan's sullen face, propped her chin on her hand, and asked, "What's wrong? Who upset you again?"

"You," Zhou Yanqian replied, seemingly feeling he hadn't been decisive enough, adding, "You provoked me."

"Alright then, I've offended you," Jinxi said. "I'll apologize with this sweet drink and hope you can forgive me."

It was a weekday, so there weren't many people in the store. Just as Jinxi finished speaking, the peach gum and tapioca balls with milk soup she ordered arrived.

Jinxi said, "Come on, let me show you how to pour the milk."

She opened her phone: "I'll take a picture of you. Other babies this age don't get milk poured on them, but you're different."

Zhou Yanqian raised an eyebrow: "How am I different?"

"Because you're my baby," Jinxi said. "My child is the most amazing person in the world."

Zhou Yanqian suppressed the urge to smile and finally managed to say, "Alright then."

Really! It's just pouring milk!

He held the cup handle with a reserved air, and under Jinxi's smiling gaze, his slender (chubby) little hands poured milk into the bowl in circles.

"Wow! That's amazing! I could never water it so perfectly!" Jinxi exclaimed. "Is this the skill of General Manager Zan Zan?"

Zhou Yanqian was actually a little embarrassed. It was just a super, super small thing, but Jin Xi always made such a fuss about it!

However, he wouldn't blame Jinxi, since he was also very understanding and knew that adults valued face the most.

Sigh, what can I do? He's just a kid now. Let's give way to Jinxi.

Looking at Zan Zan's expression, Jin Xi felt for some reason that he should be given a cup of tea at this moment, and he could even pout and sip it, looking like a little cadre.

The two of them, one big and one small, shared a bowl of sweet soup. After finishing, Jinxi felt about three-tenths full.

Zhou Yanqian drinks a lot of milk, and he finds it sweet, which suits his taste buds perfectly.

When Jinxi was at the dessert shop, she asked Zhou Linxu if he wanted to come over for barbecue, and he agreed, saying he could arrive at 11:30.

Now she's taking Zan Zan upstairs to find barbecue. There's a barbecue restaurant with pretty good reviews that would suit them.

Zhou Yanqian held her hand tightly, then remembered something else.

He squeezed Jinxi's hand, and Jinxi looked down and asked, "What's wrong, my dear Zan Zan?"

Zhou Yanqian asked, "What about the two puppies?"

"Lift your feet first," Jinxi reminded them. After the two of them left the escalator, she said, "The hospital sent me a message this morning saying that the two puppies are fine now. If they don't find adopters today, they'll probably have to find a charity tomorrow."

Zhou Yanqian exclaimed in surprise, "So fast? They're not ready yet! We can give them a little more money so they can stay a couple more days!"

Jinxi said in a serious tone, "The pet hospital told me they didn't have enough space."

Zhou Yanqian puffed out his cheeks: "Then...then..."

He thought about how the golden retriever had brought a ball to the child to play with earlier, and realized that many dogs aren't actually that scary.

Jin Xi said, "Actually, Da Huang and Xiao Huang are very loyal, enthusiastic and cute dogs."

"Do you know a lot about Big Yellow and Little Yellow?" Zhou Yanqian asked. "Have you ever raised them?"

"I've never owned one, but I just know," Jinxi said. "Because if the owner is kind and warm-hearted, the dog will definitely be a kind and warm-hearted dog too."

Zhou Yanqian took a breath, lowered his head, and seemed to be lost in thought.