Shortly after having breakfast with her family members, despite wanting to stay longer to learn more about them, she had no choice but to leave.

Han Yizhou accompanied her to the parking lot.

"I can drop you off back," he suggested, sounding more like he was insisting on it.

"It's fine. I know how to drive. Also, it's for the better if one recognizes us together for now. I left the place alone last night, I should go back the same as well.

The man sighed in defeat. He didn't want to be separated from her but he had no choice but to wait patiently for the day where they could finally be together.

He took a step forward then pulled her in his embrace. With her around, his control against Yong Liwei was strong. He needed her to be with him. She was his sanity.

She raised her hand and wrapped her arms around him. She shut her eyes and smiled. "Ah, I feel sorry for my big baby."

He lowered his head level to look at her, slightly raising his brow. "The last time I remember, it's supposed to be 'Daddy', right?"

She opened her eyes to look at him. A small giggle escaped her lips. "Uh-huh, but you're more like a big baby right now. My big baby Yizhou."

Instead of complaining, he chuckled instead. It was not like he cared about what the way she was calling. He leaned down, placing a soft kiss on her forehead. "Take care on your way, darling."

"I will."

…

Arriving back at her place, surprisingly, steward Fang was not there to give her another round of scolding. Well, it must be because of Bai Keran. He must have told him about what happened.

The first thing she did was to directly go to her room to greet her son, Little Peanut.

Upon entering her room, there she saw Bella Qin, carrying her son in her arms while standing by the balcony. Morning sunlight was important to the babies after all.

"You're back," Madam Qin said, noticing her presence.

"I'm sorry for the delay. I met my brother and aunt. We had breakfast together." She walked towards them.

"Do you remember them?"

"Yeah, I did. I actually met them yesterday, together with my mother. It seems like they're looking for me for quite a while." She looked at her sleeping son and smiled gently. "Huasheng did not cause any trouble for you, did he?"

"Of course not. The only person causing me trouble was Bai Jingye." She carefully and gently handed the baby to his mother, making sure that he wouldn't wake up.

Recognizing his mother's warmth, Little Peanut ended up snuggling closer against his mother's body.

"Bai Jingye? What did he do to you?"

"Becoming a headache." That was her only explanation. It was not like she could tell her that she argued with him all because of a simple dessert. Strawberry shortcake. It was childish and so out of her character.

Lu Mengjie ended up blinking a few times in confusion. "Eh? What do you mean?"

"Simple as that. Headache."

Was he back to his jerk personality whenever he met new people again? Lu Mengjie ended up sighing inwardly.

"Anyway, I should go now. I still have some other things to take care of." She untied her messy bun, her short hair falling just an inch below her shoulders. "You have to compensate me for calling me late at night, okay?"

"Don't worry, I've bought strawberry shortcake on my way. It's in the kitchen." She grinned at her. It was a known thing in the organization that Bella Qin's favorite was strawberry shortcake.

She stretched out her hand and patted Lu Mengjie's head. "Good girl."

…

Bella Qin went downstairs, heading directly to the kitchen but as she entered, the first thing she saw was Bai Jingye, eating a slice of the shortcake from the cake box.

The instant she saw him eat her sweet dessert, she stomped her way towards him. "You motherfucking dickhole! That's mine!" She growled angrily.

Bai Jingye paused and looked at her. When he saw that she was about to reach out for his plate, he raised it above his head.

"Asshole! Give it back!"

The servants present ended up looking at the couple who were fighting in front of them.

"It's just a slice. Shouldn't you be grateful that I only took a slice to repay what you took from me last night?"

"It was half! Now give the half back to me, you psychotic fetus!"

He raised a brow in amusement when he heard the way she called him.

Psychotic fetus? That sure was a weird way to insult someone younger than her.

"You have a whole box with you."

"Minus a slice!" She tried to reach out for the plate but failed to do so because of their height difference. It was a comical sight for those who saw this that even some servants ended up giggling lightly.

"Bai Jingye!" She gritted her teeth as she glared at him.

"Not happening." But to her surprise, the next thing he did was to wrap his other arm around her waist. He simply did not care about the shocking looks she received from the maids.

Were their eyes deceiving them? Was Master Bai actually cheating behind his wife's back? Was this nanny actually seducing him?

"Bai Jingye…" she warned through her gritted teeth. "Others are looking," she muttered. She knew about his fake relationship with Lu Mengjie and the act they have to pull in front of others.

"Do I look like I care?"

For some reason, she felt her heart skip a beat when she heard his words. Just… What the hell was happening to her?

"My cake."

"It's mine now," he replied with a smug smirk plastered on his lips.

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