Why are you all trying to win over me, the male supporting character?

Katie suppressed her annoyance and returned a sweet smile.

When you don't know what to say, just laugh!

Why bother with all that!

"Come here, child, Auntie will give you a candy."

"Thank you, Auntie! You're so kind!"

"Oh, you're so obedient, so good! Pat your head!"

"Hehe~"

The woman, who had only intended to give the child a piece of candy, was so captivated by the child's smile that she ended up giving her a handful of candy.

Katie didn't refuse and accepted it directly.

It's so great to be a kid.

Don't worry about the formalities between adults, just take what you want.

Lu Chengzhou, however, acted like a parent, instructing her not to eat food from strangers.

"If you want candy, I'll buy it for you. Don't take other people's, okay?"

"it is good!"

Ah, who cares if it's good or bad, just agree and that's it.

021. The future of all the big shots is retiring to their hometowns.

Next, Jiang Aiyu took over Katie's care.

The Meng sisters are considered to be relatively reliable at taking care of children.

When it was Jiang Aiyu's turn, she completely messed things up.

She was seriously telling a child how to kill a vertebrate with a single blow using a fruit knife...

Even an adult like Lu Chengzhou found it terrifying, let alone a child.

Katie was so frightened that she burst into tears and immediately threw herself into Lu Chengzhou's arms, refusing to be alone with Jiang Aiyu any longer.

Jiang Ai said, "Tch."

She didn't insist and simply handed the child over to Lu Chengzhou.

On this awkward night, Lu Chengzhou let Katie sleep in the bed while he slept on a makeshift bed on the floor.

What he didn't know was that after he fell asleep, the little boy just stared at him with his eyes open, his face showing a look of weariness.

"Ugh, really."

Katie felt that these days were becoming more and more like a family.

This is threatening to extinguish even the little fighting spirit she has left.

Thinking of the empire she had painstakingly built in that world, she sighed sadly again.

What?

So, is it true that the future of all big shots is to retire and return to their rural homes?

That's enough.

It seems there's no way we can go back to that world. We might as well make the best of it.

Listening to Lu Chengzhou's even breathing, Katie lay back down with a sense of relief and closed her eyes.

……

……

"Alright, it's your turn, Miss Xu."

After finishing a day of taking care of the baby at Jiang Aiyu's place, it was Xu Qian's turn.

As someone with exceptional qualities of a virtuous wife and loving mother, and with so many days to prepare, she had naturally made thorough preparations and was waiting to bring little Katie to her home.

It's really interesting.

After this little guy arrived, the four-person war was quietly put on hold.

Xu Qian could even see Jiang Aiyu, with her cold and expressionless face, seriously discussing parenting experiences with Meng Wanyu and the others!

Although they still don't involve her in their games much, they've gradually started playing together more.

Xu Qian suddenly realized that there was really no need to compete with them anymore.

They came into this world having already abandoned the past, leaving only the future.

Meng Wanyu and her companions lost their noble status and vast fortune.

Jiang Aiyu lost the power she had cultivated, as well as incalculable wealth.

As for her, she severed her last remaining connections, and everything had to start all over again.

Speaking of which...

This seems to be equivalent to getting married?

Now, there's this child...

Thinking of this, Xu Qian's cheeks flushed, and she chuckled softly.

Okay, this is not bad either.

Lu Chengzhou could tell from her smiling face that she was in a good mood.

After the previous crying, arguing, and cold war, it was truly rare for him to see her smile so genuinely.

For a moment, I felt much more at ease.

"My ex-girlfriends seem to have calmed down lately."

"This is probably all thanks to little Katie."

"If we really can't contact her family, then adopting her directly is also a good option."

As Lu Chengzhou was thinking this, Katie offered her hand.

He took her small hand and shook it gently.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Qian also took her small hand.

Although Katie's eyes showed a hint of resistance, she didn't protest strongly in the end and let her hold her hand.

"Can I listen to my brother tell me a bedtime story tonight?"

Katie looked up at Lu Chengzhou.

Lu Chengzhou said in a serious tone, "You could ask your sister Xu Qian to tell you the story; she's better at telling stories than I am."

The moment she exchanged glances with Xu Qian, she lowered her head.

"Senior, you're joking with me again."

"I remember you wrote very well."

"No, senior..."

"I remember you once helped me copy down a book of good words and phrases."

"Senior...wait, senior, you..."

Xu Qian looked up at him again.

There was a hint of surprise in his eyes.

"Senior, you...you remembered?!"

Lu Chengzhou smiled without saying a word.

His memory is gradually returning.

Although I haven't completely remembered everything, I have indeed picked up a lot of fragments of memories in the past two days.

He felt like he was having a very long dream.

My dream was bizarre and fantastical, with occasional flashes of swords and shadows, but it was still a beautiful dream.

He continued walking forward, but Xu Qian suddenly stopped.

"Senior, now that your memories have returned, you won't blame me, will you?"

Xu Qian looked at him with a hint of unease.

"I...I lied to you..."

At this moment, Lu Chengzhou was looking at her, and Katie was also looking at her.

The two sides maintained a safe distance and stood in a standoff.

"I know I shouldn't lie to you, but I want... I want to be yours... I want to take care of you... I want to repay you... These are all true..."

"I know."

Lu Chengzhou smiled and extended his hand to her.

Thank you for your love and care.

Xu Qian's fingertips trembled as she tentatively touched his palm.

Then he took her hand in his.

“If one day you want to leave me, I will prepare travel expenses for you and support your freedom.” Lu Chengzhou said earnestly, “Until then, stay by my side, and let’s support each other and continue living together.”

"Senior..."

Xu Qian realized that he had given her the greatest freedom.

It is precisely this freedom that will forever bind her heart, making it impossible for her to leave.

She threw herself into his arms and gave him a light kiss.

"Is it really okay to do such embarrassing things in front of children?"