Chapter 492: Is there even a single decent person in your old Chen family?

Hiss~

In the evening, Chen Yan blearily opened his eyes, turned his head, and murmured, 'Yeah, this is my familiar home.'

He lay on the bed, let out a long sigh, rubbed his temples, and cursed, 'Damn it, how did I get drunk again?'

'I shouldn't have listened to those two idiots; just a couple of measly drinks, sigh~'

Chen Yan lay there a bit longer, about to get up, when Gao Yang walked in holding the child.

Seeing him awake, Gao Yang spoke with a sarcastic tone: 'Yo, our Duke of Wei is awake?'

'You've got a big face, getting drunk outside and flopping onto the table, then demanding we come pick you up. Do you have any idea how busy we've been these two days, how much we have to tidy up?'

'You think everyone's as idle as you? You eat your fill and then can't find anything to do!'

Chen Yan sniffed, didn't retort, just listened silently until Gao Yang finished, then he spoke:

'Since you're busy, why not have Qing'er come get me? In the end, you still came yourself, didn't you?'

When he came back, he had vaguely heard Gao Yang's complaints, knowing she had personally gone to fetch him.

'You...'

'All right, enough of you, hard‑mouth sis!' Chen Yan exhaled a turbid breath, waved at her, 'Come, let me hold my daughter.'

Xiao Sui An was awake now; the little bundle, over half a year old, grew cuter by the day, especially clingy to his dad Chen Yan—whenever he saw him, he'd break into a grin, showing two tiny teeth.

'You little ingrate!' Gao Yang muttered, gently laying the daughter on the bed.

Xiao Sui An giggled and lunged toward Chen Yan.

'Oh, my precious has grown a bit more.' Chen Yan's mood lifted at once; he scooped up his daughter and snuggled her.

Gao Yang took off her shoes, sat cross‑legged on the bed, propping her chin with one hand as she watched the affectionate father‑daughter pair, her lips unconsciously curving upward.

'Xiao Sui An, do you know her?' Chen Yan, on a whim, turned with his daughter in his arms so the big and the little both looked toward Gao Yang.

'It's Mom!'

Gao Yang's voice softened; during this period, when she was bored, she started teaching the daughter to speak.

'Xiao Sui An, call Mom.'

The little one blinked her big eyes, dazed, utterly clueless about what her mother was saying.

This made Chen Yan chuckle: 'A kid who's only six months old—how could she talk?'

'At least she needs to grow a bit more first!'

'That's other people's kids; my Xiao Sui An is really smart, and with this Princess teaching her, she'll definitely learn!' Gao Yang protested.

The daughter was overly affectionate toward Chen Yan, even surpassing her mother who fed her every day, and Gao Yang felt resentful about that.

Naturally, she wanted to win back a point on this front!

If the daughter just learned to speak and called 'Mom,' wouldn't that be a victory over Chen Yan?

Just thinking about it made Gao Yang tremble with excitement; she clapped her hands at Xiao Sui An and said, 'Good girl, come, call Mom~'

'Mom~'

Xiao Sui An seemed a little confused, looking at her favorite dad, then at the mom clapping in front of her, thinking they were playing; she instantly beamed, her big eyes narrowing as her mouth opened slightly.

'Eh~'

Gao Yang:???

Chen Yan:!!!

Inside the room, the atmosphere fell silent for a moment, then a burst of unrestrained laughter rang out.

'Pfft—hahahaha!' Chen Yan laughed so hard he couldn't sit up; this was ten thousand times more amusing than teasing Gao Yang, making her angry, then coaxing her.

'... What, you're saying "eh"?!' Gao Yang flushed, her defenses instantly shattered.

If she stayed quiet it would be fine, but the moment she spoke, Chen Yan laughed even louder.

Only Xiao Sui An sat blankly on the bed, her tiny head unable to comprehend what had happened.

Chen Yan seemed to think of something even funnier; he immediately sat up, stifling his laughter, and put on a funny voice to respond to what had just happened for Gao Yang.

'Mom~'

'Eh~'

'Holy shit! Hahahaha!'

Seeing her father laugh happily, Xiao Sui An joined in with a giggle.

Only Gao Yang's wounded world was realized.

'No laughing! No laughing! Did you hear me? I told you not to laugh!' Gao Yang, furious, unleashed a flurry of slaps; though they didn't really hurt Chen Yan, they were basically ineffective.

Chen Yan laughed even more unrestrainedly.

Gao Yang flew into a rage: 'No more laughing—or I'll get angry!'

She lunged to cover Chen Yan's mouth, but he wouldn't let her have her way, and the mocking laughter never ceased.

However, at that moment, something even more unexpected happened.

Seeing Gao Yang bullying her dad, Xiao Sui An got upset, crawled over while humming, and smacked Gao Yang's face with her tiny hands.

Gao Yang was stunned!

It wasn't because it hurt—after all, how much force could a one‑and‑a‑half‑year‑old have?

But damn, it was infuriating!

I've painstakingly raised this child, holding her day and night, and now she's helping Chen Yan bully me?

And she hit me?

'Gaia!!'

Gao Yang threw her head back and shouted, her heart a tumult of feelings, yet she couldn't say anything to a clueless child; she could only lie down, tears unshed, wailing, 'I can't go on! I'll go tell my Father Emperor that the Chens have not a single decent person, constantly bullying me!'

'If the big ones bully me, that's bad enough—but the little ones won't let me off either!'

I don't want to live!

Chen Yan really laughed himself tired; who the hell can put up with this?

Seeing Gao Yang look utterly hopeless, he even felt a bit sorry for her.

Glancing at Xiao Sui An happily crawling onto his belly, Chen Yan stifled laughter, "All right, all right, my daughter is only half a year old; she doesn't understand yet."

If anyone bullies you, my daughter will definitely help you too.

Gao Yang didn't speak, her eyes vacant.

She wouldn't believe Chen Yan's nonsense.

His daughter is closest to him; Gao Yang had no doubt that if she saw them fighting, she would definitely help him.

"Baby, you've hurt Mommy's heart; hurry and kiss her!"

Chen Yan slipped his hand behind Gao Yang's neck, lifted her up, with his other arm around the daughter, the three of them pressed their cheeks together, then he brought the daughter closer to Gao Yang.

It was just a joke to cheer Gao Yang up, but unexpectedly Xiao Sui An seemed to understand and planted a kiss on Gao Yang's face.

"Huh-hah~"

"Huh?" Not only Chen Yan was startled, Gao Yang was startled too.

Could it be... their daughter can understand a little?

Chen Yan blinked, testing the waters by moving his daughter a bit closer, "Baby, give Daddy a kiss."

Xiao Sui An clenched her tiny fists, widened her eyes at the father before her, and simply didn't understand his words.

Chen Yan and Gao Yang were a bit disappointed, but not surprised.

"Baby, can Mommy hold you for a while?"

He asked softly, and before Gao Yang could react, he shoved the daughter into her arms.

Gao Yang stared blankly, lowered her gaze to meet the daughter's bewildered yet extraordinarily bright eyes, then pretended to dislike it and handed her back.

"Who wants to hold you? There's not a decent person in your old Chen family!"

"......"