Chapter 998: Because there is no love, even your breathing is a mistake

"I'm sorry."

He looked like a child who had done something wrong, panicked and at a loss.

Sheng Family.

Nianyin had already been "locked up" for three days.

Actually, calling it locked up was a stretch; her personal freedom wasn't restricted, and she came out to eat all three meals a day with the Sheng Family.

Nianyin worried: "Big Sister, if I stay here, do you think Mother will be angry when she finds out?"

Shi Youxuan ladled a bowl of pork rib and kelp soup and placed it in front of her, comforting her: "What are you afraid of? You were locked in this house by me, you have no choice in the matter. Just stay here with peace of mind, don't worry about anything else, I'll handle everything."

Litian: "That's right, Aunt Nianyin, just stay and don't leave. Although our family has many people, there's little trouble, everyone gets along harmoniously and is very happy. Don't go back to the Shi Family, Big Xi Fu guards against you like you're a thief, how boring."

He had his own little ulterior motive.

If Nianyin lived here, she could teach him martial arts; he couldn't be happier.

Zichen poked him and said with dissatisfaction: "You are not allowed to speak ill of my master."

"I'm not speaking ill, I'm just telling the truth."

"It is speaking ill, you aren't allowed to say it."

"I'll say it, if you're not convinced, want to have a fight?"

When there were others around, the two brothers were always united against outsiders, but when there were no "outsiders," the two would occasionally bicker and argue.

Zichen curled his lips: "Do you think I'm stupid? Fighting is your strong suit, I won't fight you. You can go fight with Aunt Nianyin. There's no share of today's snacks for you, I'm going to eat them all myself."

Consequently, Litian conceded: "Brother, I was wrong."

"Hmm, what were you wrong about?"

"I shouldn't speak ill of others behind their backs."

Zichen corrected him: "You can speak ill of others, but you can't speak ill of my master."

Shi Youxuan:...

Wang Yinghao looked at her grandson with doting eyes and patted his head lightly: "It's good manners not to speak ill of people behind their backs. What do you mean you can speak ill of others, but not your master?"

Sheng Jiang tried to smooth things over: "Alright, don't lecture the children while eating, talk about it after the meal."

Nianyin was very envious; the Sheng Family had nearly ten people across three generations, and every day was lively yet the atmosphere was very harmonious.

There were four boys in the house, and being mischievous and causing trouble was a daily occurrence.

Their temperaments and personalities were all different, yet everyone was able to be understanding and tolerant of one another.

This was something that had never happened in the Ji Family.

Suburban Villa.

Ji Yingjie paced back and forth in the living room, cradling her large belly, feeling very restless.

She complained as she walked: "Such a big place, yet there are only the two of us. I'm not allowed to go here, I'm not allowed to go there, it's boring to death... I don't know what's wrong with Nianyin either, she answers one question for every ten asked. Is that dead girl trying to rebel?"

She wanted to go to the Shi Family, but was refused by her husband.

The reason was that he was afraid she would have an accident while heavily pregnant.

She wanted to go to the Sheng Family, but was refused by her husband again, the reason being that the road to the Sheng Family was under construction, the road was bumpy, and he was afraid it would be bad for the child in her belly.

Ji Yingjie flew into a rage: "You use the child as an excuse to put me off all day long. Tell me, did you two do something behind my back that you're sorry to me for?" In fact, since she became pregnant, her temper had improved a lot, and she rarely flew into a rage like this.

She was in the later stages of pregnancy, and Shi Yucheng didn't dare provoke her, but he was also getting tired of hearing her complaints.

"You've been nitpicking these past few days, I don't even know what you want to do."

She suddenly turned around, her large belly almost bumping into her husband. The look of rage on her face vanished, replaced by a happy smile: "Husband—" Her voice was syrupy, and she even batted her eyelashes.

Shi Yucheng was startled: "Be careful, you'll bump into my son."

As soon as the words left his mouth, he realized he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly corrected himself: "Be careful, don't bump into your daughter."

The two had already agreed that they would each have one child; the girl would take Ji Yingjie's surname, Ji, and would be the legitimate Heir of the Ji Family in the future.

The boy would take Shi Yucheng's surname, Shi; although Shi Yucheng didn't have much property to inherit, as Ji Yingjie's son, he wouldn't have to worry about his future life.

"Hmph!"

Ji Yingjie blamed him: "It's no use changing your words now, I already heard what you said just now. I don't care, you have to compensate me."

"Compensate, compensate, I'll agree to whatever compensation you want."

He had fallen for it.

"You said it, you're the one who said it. Wouldn't it have been over if you'd agreed earlier? You made me go through such a big circle."

She happily ordered her husband: "Get my coat, get the car ready, we're going to your eldest daughter's house. Don't tell me about protecting the child, with you protecting me, I'm at ease."

Shi Yucheng:...

He wore a mournful face and forced a smile, but the smile was uglier than crying: "Why do you have to be at odds with her? Isn't it good to just mind our own business? Be good and don't go, okay?"

"No!"

Ji Yingjie supported her waist with both hands, her attitude extremely arrogant: "Shi Yucheng, I'm telling you, I've tolerated you for a long time. Don't be ungrateful, if you don't go today, I'm not finished with you."

"I'll go, don't be angry, I'll go get your coat."

Taking advantage of the time it took to go upstairs to get the coat, he quietly dialed Shi Youxuan's phone: "Your Little Aunt wants to go to Yuke's house, and I can't stop her no matter what. Xuanxuan, hurry and help me think of a way."

Shi Youxuan: "Brother-in-law is sick, he has a cold and fever. Wouldn't it be bad if he passed it on to Little Aunt?"

"Right! You're still the smart one, why didn't I think of that?"

He only thought this was his daughter's excuse and didn't think for a moment that it was true.

Shi Youxuan stopped her father: "Don't say it yourself, Little Aunt will only believe it if I tell her."

She called her Little Aunt, and Little Aunt was indeed convinced without a doubt.

Shi Yucheng came down from upstairs with his coat, but his wife was already sitting slumped on the sofa.

Her good mood from just a moment ago had been swept away completely.

"Did you go upstairs to get clothes? Anyone who didn't know better would think you went to weave cloth; you're so dawdling and never do anything with any efficiency. I think you're just old and useless..."

He was not annoyed: "I'll go get the car."

"Get the car for what? Support me and let's walk along the Xiao Lu, you don't understand anything..."

Ji Yingjie could not go to Yuke's house to pick a fight, so with nowhere to vent her pent-up fury, she directed it all at her husband!

She was nitpicking, looking for trouble on purpose.

"Everything you say is right, don't get so angry that you hurt your health."

Shi Yucheng coaxed her with a very good temper, but he didn't expect that the more he coaxed, the worse her temper became.

Ji Yingjie was different from ordinary people; she didn't like others to be submissive and listen to her every word. She found it interesting and fulfilling only when there was a clash of wills.

She had a very peculiar hobby, which was arguing.

Shi Yucheng didn't want her to argue with Yuke, which was equivalent to erasing her fun, which was why Ji Yingjie was becoming increasingly irritable.

"Let's go back, there's nothing interesting outside, you can't even see a single person." After walking outside for only a short while, she lost interest and prepared to go back.

When the two arrived home, Ji Yingjie had a new idea: "Husband, Gu Zhihao is sick. What if he infects your daughter? I think it would be better to bring Yuke over here for her postpartum recovery; it'll be livelier with more people in the house."

Shi Yucheng:...

He now seriously suspected that he had destroyed the galaxy in his past life, or had committed some heinous act that angered both heaven and man, otherwise, the heavens wouldn't be punishing him like this.

Look at the kind of women he had encountered.

Each and every one of them feared the world wouldn't be in chaos, the type who wanted to poke a hole in the sky.

"No."

He refused flatly: "Don't even think about it. I won't let her come over. In your current condition, can't you just honestly wait to give birth?"