Your Highness, your wife doesn't want you anymore!

The cold fried dough sticks were dry and hard. Nan Zhi took two bites, her throat felt dry and she felt choked. She frowned slightly.

Seeing this, Jin Si Nian, who was sitting silently to the side, got up and poured a glass of warm water for her, even though he was very embarrassed. He then sat down next to her.

His large, warm hands covered her soft cheeks, gently kneading and squeezing them, his tone full of indignant grievance: "Why do you always protect Pei Jingzhi?"

"Child, I am your legally married husband, the one you share your bed with!"

"All you do is yell at me, stop me, and always protect outsiders."

This was the first time Nan Zhi had spoken to him in an angry tone.

To an outsider, it might have just sounded like he was speaking a little faster and in a slightly more urgent tone, not at all fierce. But to Jin Si Nian, who cared deeply for her, it was incredibly painful.

Nan Zhi gently pulled down his mischievous hand, her brows furrowing slightly, and explained earnestly and softly, "Hitting people is never a good thing."

"If you win, you'll end up in jail; if you lose, you'll end up in the hospital. It's not worth it at all."

Jin Si Nian grabbed her small hand tightly with his own, and said with a mix of arrogance and frustration, "How could I possibly lose to him?"

"But, but it's wrong to take action." Nan Zhi looked at him stubbornly and said seriously, word by word.

Jin Si Nian leaned down slightly, forehead to forehead with hers, and poured out all his grievances: "He offended me first."

"He openly has designs on you, and he even wants to take my place and become the stepfather of my child. How can I tolerate this?"

His eyes gleamed with malice and disdain, and he cursed Pei Jingzhi inwardly for his insatiable greed.

That man longed for him to divorce Zhizhi every day, flirting with her in front of him, scheming to steal his wife and his two children—it was utterly delusional.

"But... we can't do it," Nan Zhi insisted softly.

She knew that Jingzhi had indeed overstepped his bounds, but a physical altercation would only result in mutual destruction.

Besides, Grandma and Grandpa Pei are there too!

Jin Si Nian felt a tightness in his chest, his eyes brimming with grievance, and his voice was deep and hoarse: "But he's hoping for our divorce, wanting my child to call someone else 'Dad,' he's utterly shameless!"

"Zhizhi, you're never on my side."

"He wants to take you away, he even has designs on the child, I really want to tear him to pieces!"

He regretted it terribly for not letting Pei Jingzhi leave so easily!

Looking at the boyishly aggrieved and stubborn man in front of her, Nan Zhi patiently and gently advised, "Hitting people is wrong. In the future, your children will learn bad habits from you."

Jin Si Nian hung his head, his eyes drooping, and his voice was muffled with a hint of grievance as he complained, "I didn't hit him, how could my baby learn bad habits from me?"

He looked up at her, his eyes welling up with tears, feeling incredibly wronged: "You didn't comfort me at all, you wouldn't even say a few words to coax or lie to me."

"Do you regret getting our marriage certificate? Do you regret marrying me?"

Seeing the redness in his eyes, Nan Zhi's heart tightened. She quickly raised her hand and gently lifted his drooping head, shaking her head frantically yet earnestly: "No, no!"

"I don't regret it, not even a little bit."

"He can't take me away from him. I... I've already rejected him."

"The children are all yours, and they only recognize you as their father."

The girl's flustered and clumsy attempts to comfort him finally caused Jin Si Nian's already reddened eyes to completely break down.

He reached out and pulled her tightly into his arms, then leaned down to cover her soft lips with a deep kiss filled with possessiveness and grievance.

Between kisses, he declared in a hoarse, stubborn voice, "You are mine too."

After lunch, Kings left again.

Grandma Jin watched him come and go in a hurry, showing no manners whatsoever. She deliberately put on a stern face and complained, her tone feigning anger: "This kid is getting more and more unruly. He didn't even say goodbye before leaving."

"Sometimes raising a dog is more comforting than raising a grandson like this."

Nan Zhi was startled by her grandmother's sudden rant and her gaze fell on the embroidery hoop in her grandmother's hand.

In just a short while, with the needle and thread moving swiftly, the outline of a majestic little tiger had already taken shape, the stitches fine and neat, lifelike.

She quickly and softly explained for Jin Si Nian, "He... he went to pick up Wang Cai."

"Changxi just said that Wangcai gave birth to five puppies a few days ago."

Wangcai is a Corgi that Grandma has always loved. He is usually well-behaved and lovable.

She used to love playing with him when she came to the old house, but Jin Si Nian wouldn't let her hug him!

Wangcai was cared for by a veterinary doctor throughout her pregnancy and recently gave birth smoothly.

As soon as Jin Si Nian heard the news, he couldn't wait to rush to pick up the mother dog and her litter of puppies and take them home.

Actually, he wanted to get rid of a litter of dogs so that his wife would come back with him.

Upon hearing the reason, Grandma Jin instantly lost her serious expression, her eyes crinkling into a smile, while her embroidery remained meticulous and unhurried.

"Speaking of hard work, Wangcai is more diligent than the two brothers, Siwen and Sinian," she joked with a smile, then changed the subject with hopeful eyes, "But now Sinian has also worked hard and has lived up to my expectations."

She looked up at Nan Zhi's slightly protruding belly with tenderness and anticipation, her eyes filled with hopeful anticipation: "Once the two little ones in your belly are safely delivered, the house will be so lively."

Grandma continued stitching with her fingers, smiling broadly, "I'll finish this yellow tiger head first, and then I'll embroider a pink one later."

Old Madam Jin will regret not embroidering two identical ones later...

Evening

As soon as Jin Si Nian's car came to a stop in the courtyard, the door opened and Wang Cai, dressed in an exquisite floral dress, eagerly jumped out.

Having not been back to Jinlong Bay for a long time, the puppy was exceptionally excited, its light and crisp footsteps echoing as it ran all the way to the backyard.

It stood firmly on its hind legs, its front paws resting on Grandma Jin's knees, wagging its tail and tilting its head back, barking excitedly.

Grandma Jin smiled and ruffled its fluffy head, teasingly saying, "Alright, alright, I know you've worked hard; you're a great contributor to our family."

Overjoyed at being comforted, Wangcai turned and ran back to Nanzhi, wanting to pounce on her affectionately and cuddle up to her.

Just as its claws were about to touch Nan Zhi's clothes, Jin Si Nian stretched out his long arm and swiftly and accurately lifted the little guy into the air.

With a possessive and slightly stingy look in his eyes, he earnestly instructed the puppy in his arms: "Don't pounce on me. Zhizhi is pregnant and can't rub against me."

Wangcai's four short legs dangled in the air, its brows furrowed, and its round dog face was full of grievance. It barked twice at Jin Si Nian, as if in silent protest.

Wangcai knew that its little master wouldn't allow it to rub against Nanzhi.

He's stingy, always stingy, he'd even be jealous of a dog.

Nan Zhi watched the amusing scene of the person and the dog, a smile playing in her eyes, and asked softly, "Why are you so late?"

Jin Si Nian put Wang Cai down, turned around and gently pulled her into his arms, explaining softly, "I made an appointment with the vet on the way. I'll take Wang Cai to get spayed in two months. One birth is enough."

Upon hearing this, Nan Zhi immediately asked curiously, "Then, where are the puppies? Why, why did only Wangcai come back?"

Jin Si Nian looked down into her bright eyes, deliberately lowered his voice, and teased her with a serious tone, "Because Wang Cai drank Wang Zai's milk!"