CHAPTER 245: CHAPTER 225: DISGUISE, FALSEHOOD, CONCEALMENT (1_3)

"Mom, Xiao Meng is fine. She’s not the kind of person to be petty. Maybe she’s just been sick for too long and in low spirits lately."

"Alright, just pay more attention, okay?"

"Okay." Yin Shixiu chuckled softly.

"What’s so funny?"

"I said before, you would definitely like her a lot."

"Look now, you treat her better than you treat me."

Zhou Mengqin paused for a moment and then said, "Old Fourth, she’s a likable girl. One reason I’m good to her is that she’s indeed a hardworking and aspiring girl. Another reason... you should know why I accepted her so quickly."

"You don’t care for the position of the Yin Family head, but someone else clearly does."

Yin Shixiu’s eyes looked out the window, deep in thought, and he said, "Father is still in good health."

"Even if he’s healthy, age is a factor. I’m not saying your older brother is bad, but I raised these kids, and I know their nature very well."

"If in the end, the position of the family head goes to your brother... you and Xiao Meng will get nothing."

Yin Shixiu knew this very well.

Not only would they get nothing, but it could be worse.

He’s not afraid of how Yin Shiqing plans to deal with him in the future, but now there’s Xiao Meng, Shuangshuang, and Huanghuang to consider.

Back when Huanghuang was just born, Yin Shiqing already dared to make a move in secret, showing how anxious he was.

"...Alright, Mom, I understand. I’ll plan ahead."

After ending the call with his mother, Yin Shixiu walked over to Shuangshuang and Huanghuang’s crib. Not having seen the children for a long time made him miss them terribly.

As soon as he reached out with his finger, Shuangshuang grabbed onto it and sat up on her own, then tried to stand.

Yin Shixiu held onto Shuangshuang’s underarms, letting her stand on his leg.

Prince Huang blinked his eyes, wanting Dad to hold him too, muttering, "pa pa, pa pa..."

Yin Shixiu picked up one in each arm, and Prince Huang stood on the bed without holding onto Yin Shixiu’s hand, though his little body wobbled and soon enough fell onto the bed with a "thud."

This made Yin Shixiu burst into laughter.

"Huanghuang, stand up."

"Gou Gou!"

Now Shuangshuang could call out to people too, calling everyone "Gou Gou!"

The credit goes to Shan Minglang.

For this "Gou Gou," Shan Minglang taught her day and night. When she finally said it, he excitedly carried Shuangshuang around, and she followed him shouting "Gou Gou."

Prince Huang propped his chubby hands on the bed surface and climbed with strength while chanting, bending his short legs and standing with unstable feet, only to fall back after two seconds.

Shuangshuang laughed joyfully beside him, completely unaware that "Gou Gou" could at least stand, while she could only crawl.

Su Xiaomeng came out of the bathroom, and Yin Shixiu had already lulled Shuangshuang and Huanghuang to sleep.

"Why did you take so long to wash?"

"I took a bath for a while."

Su Xiaomeng said casually.

Yin Shixiu didn’t suspect much and went into the bathroom for his shower.

Su Xiaomeng leaned against the headboard, feeling a slight pain in her body. She picked up a vocabulary book next to her and began memorizing words. She had an English Level Six exam next month.

Passing Level Six wasn’t a problem, but to get a higher score, she needed more preparation time.

Yin Shixiu came out of the bathroom with just a towel wrapped around him. Seeing Su Xiaomeng studying vocabulary seriously, he walked over and casually took her vocabulary book away.

Then he straddled her legs, held her wrists, and lowered his head to kiss her.

His actions were too swift and too smooth, which made Su Xiaomeng instinctively turn her head away.

Yin Shixiu raised an eyebrow and looked at her with some confusion...

Su Xiaomeng realized her reaction was too strong and looked at him, "I-I was just startled by you..."

Yin Shixiu raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "Looks like I’ve been gone too long on business, and you’re not used to it anymore..."

He lowered his body, leaning close to her ear, with warmth spilling from his lips onto the skin near her ear, "It’s okay, we’ll get used to it slowly..."

Su Xiaomeng closed her eyes tightly, her body tensing up again...

She wanted to feel Yin Shixiu’s kiss, to feel his intense desire for her, the kind of love that was possessive to the bone, but...

She couldn’t do it.

"Hmm!"

Su Xiaomeng pushed him away forcefully and gasped for breath. When she met Yin Shixiu’s dark eyes, her gaze quickly faltered, "Shuangshuang and Huanghuang are here... I..."

Yin Shixiu looked at her steadily and then said, "Alright, then we’ll change locations, let’s go to the living room..."