Chapter 1904: Even a Grown Man is Afraid of Thunder

Outside, lightning flashed and thunder rumbled as always; the sky was as pitch-black as a lump of ink, and the rain fell endlessly.

At this moment, Yuanyuan's phone rang; it was her mother calling. Her mother knew that her daughter and grandchildren were all afraid of thunder, so she called to bolster their courage.

Zihan spoke up at the right moment: "Auntie, please don't worry. I am here; I won't let them be afraid."

Yuanyuan glared at him fiercely, meaning to say, "Who asked you to run your mouth?"

"You talk too much!"

But when her mother heard Zihan's voice, she was clearly very happy.

She even asked Zihan to take the call, and the two chatted quite well. Her mother kept giving instructions over the phone, and Zihan agreed to everything.

After hanging up, he acted as if he had received an imperial sword, showing off: "Mom said I should stay tonight and not leave, to protect you all."

Yuanyuan did not object; mainly, the weather was too terrifying, and it might be dangerous to go out.

With thunder like this, it might not stop all night.

Just as Yuanyuan was about to agree, a knock sounded at the door, and He Han's voice rang out from outside: "Yuanyuan, Yuanyuan, I'm here!"

Sheng Zihan was furious; what are you here for at a time like this? Who asked you to come?

"I'll go open the door."

He went to open the door on his own initiative, and as soon as he saw He Han, he said: "Thanks, you go back; I'm here, I don't need you."

"No."

He Han did not retreat in the face of difficulty, but instead came inside.

"Yuanyuan, this thunder is too scary, it scared me to death..."

Sheng Zihan:...

This guy didn't come over to be a protector of the flowers, but to seek protection; he was afraid too.

But if you're afraid, just stay home properly; why come out if you're afraid?

Once He Han arrived, he didn't want to leave; he also wanted to stay and keep Tian Yuanyuan company, and he even provoked Zihan: "When we were abroad, every time it thundered, we were together."

Zihan was so angry that he couldn't even vent his frustration.

He said coldly: "This is Jiangzhou, not abroad. From now on, with me here, you won't be needed. Go stay wherever it's cool."

He Han wouldn't leave; he stated that this was Yuanyuan's home, not Zihan's, so why should he listen to him?

A grown man acting like a little girl afraid of thunder, and on top of that, shamelessly mooching in someone else's house like a third wheel—Zihan naturally wouldn't let this flaw of his go and mocked him fiercely.

Gradually, the thunder quieted down and the rain stopped.

Zihan said to He Han: "You should go back now; don't keep mooching here."

He Han: "This isn't your house either; do I need your permission to be where I am? I'm not leaving; I'm staying here tonight."

Tian Yuanyuan agreed: "That's fine."

With two grown men staying, how they would sleep became a problem.

Yuanyuan took the two children to stay in the master bedroom and said they could figure out the remaining rooms themselves.

There was only one bedroom left; could it be that two grown men were going to sleep in one bed?

He Han indicated that it was no problem, he could accept it, and he had no objections.

Zihan stated: "In your dreams. You might not have objections, but I do. I am not sharing a room with you; I'm going to the living room to sleep on the sofa."

The sofa was an old-fashioned spring sofa; when he got up in the morning, his waist felt like it was about to snap. Zihan's expression was pained, and he grimaced.

"What's wrong with you?" He Han walked out of the guest bedroom, looking quite refreshed.

"None of your business; just worry about yourself." Zihan said unpleasantly.

"Look at you; regardless of anything else, we all lived under the same roof last night. Was I wrong to care about you?"

He Han saw that his waist was acting up and kindly offered to rub it for him.

But he was rejected by Zihan: "No need. If you stay away from me, I won't have any problems at all."

He Han ignored his jab and changed the subject: "What's for breakfast?"

Zihan:...

"What you eat for breakfast has nothing to do with me. It's sunny now and there's no thunder, so you should go."

He wanted to drive He Han away, but Tian Yuanyuan objected: "Eat breakfast before you go; it's not far from here to the company anyway."

"Good idea."

He Han looked at Zihan with a smile: "How about that? Yuanyuan has spoken; surely you won't be that stingy. Go cook; your skills aren't bad, and you shouldn't be missing one pair of chopsticks for me."

Sheng Zihan was annoyed to no end; of course he was stingy, and he did mind that extra pair of chopsticks.

If he weren't here, their family of four eating breakfast together—how happy and harmonious that would be.

Now with He Han added, it was too annoying.

But he couldn't refuse, since Yuanyuan had agreed.

Zihan went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, and He Han followed him in.

"I'll help you."

He wanted to say no, but then he thought better of it; if he used him to help, he wouldn't be able to go harass Yuanyuan and his own children.

The two grown men prepared breakfast in the kitchen; He Han was actually much more nimble than him. Soon, a table of food was ready, and everyone gathered to eat breakfast.

After breakfast, He Han still showed no sign of leaving; instead, he urged Zihan to go!

"Why haven't you left yet?"

"Why haven't you left?"

He Han: "I have some things to say to Yuanyuan that I can't let you hear, so you go first."

Sheng Zihan:...

This person was getting more and more outrageous.

He was just about to retort, when Yuanyuan spoke up: "Sheng Zihan, you should go; it's inconvenient for us to talk while you're here."

Since Yuanyuan had already spoken, he had no choice but to comply, walking out of Yuanyuan's house, unwilling and reluctant.

Seeing Sheng Zihan's car drive away, He Han walked back in from the balcony and said to Yuanyuan: "Actually, you shouldn't be so stubborn. Sheng Zihan is sincere; why not just accept him?"

Yuanyuan glared at him: "Did you accept his favors too? Everyone around me is defecting one by one, and now even you are speaking up for him. I've truly become a loner, with not a single confidant left by my side."

He Han: "Yuanyuan, try looking at it from a different perspective. The people around you are your family and friends; we all want what's best for you. Since everyone is urging you to reconcile, is there a possibility that Sheng Zihan has really changed for the better now?"

"Those involved are confused, while bystanders see clearly; we see things more thoroughly than you do..."

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Sheng Family.

Li Xue sat before the table, resting her chin in her hands.

Boring.

Very boring.

The seafood porridge and breakfast she made were unanimously praised by everyone, but her mother-in-law explicitly forbade it, saying that while it was delicious, she should just not make it in the future.

These were the servants' tasks, and she was the Eldest Young Mistress of the Sheng Family.

The job of the Eldest Young Mistress was to live in luxury and go shopping!

She was not used to that kind of life, but her mother-in-law said that getting used to it was a process, and she would get used to it eventually.

Li Xueer had been married into the Sheng Family for three months, but she still hadn't gotten used to it.

Just as she was feeling truly bored, the door was knocked on three times lightly.

"Yueyue, come in."

Li Xueer's eyes lit up; besides Yueyue, there was basically no one else who would knock like that.

The door was pushed open, and it was indeed Yueyue; the little girl smiled and took her sister-in-law's hand: "Sister-in-law, will you play hide-and-seek with me?"

"Alright, let's go."

"Let's go."

The two hit it off immediately, hand in hand, skipping and jumping downstairs to play hide-and-seek in the courtyard.