Chapter 782 - 421: Crisis and Hope

All human activities have the consistent and unchanging goal of achieving happiness.

But everyone has a different definition of happiness, and even one’s own concept of happiness can change over time.

Li Peifeng used to think that if he could achieve the goal of uniting with five girls, marrying them one by one, maintaining this complex relationship like in his dreams, and forming a big family where they could enjoy the rest of their lives together happily, that would be happiness.

However, after last night, Li Peifeng had a new standard for happiness.

Actually, one doesn’t need to accomplish big dreams to be happy. Focusing on the present, happiness is simply found in the moment of decisively starting or deciding something.

"Let’s have hot pot tonight."

Moments like this, the instant a choice is made, are truly exciting.

Upon deeper analysis, happiness is simply about decisively doing what you want to do.

Like this:

"You’re crashing the bridal room again? Then don’t blame me for being rude!"

This is a forced counterattack, a rare courage, and when making decisions and physically disciplining Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning for their night raid in front of Zhao Qingge, Li Peifeng was very happy.

But the cost of happiness was the bite marks and scratches all over, which were minor issues; Li Peifeng had thick skin and amazing recovery abilities, back to normal by the same night. The real problem was that someone was missing from the party.

So the next morning, Huang Tianxuan’s attitude was frighteningly cold.

It has to be explained that Huang Tianxuan’s absence wasn’t because she couldn’t share a room after getting pregnant, but simply because she disdained their morally degenerate behavior and didn’t want to join their ranks;

Her cold attitude wasn’t because she felt wronged by not being included in the party, nor did she hate herself for losing her ability to participate due to pregnancy...

"Why is it just the two of us eating? Are the other three unable to get out of bed with weak legs, or are they too embarrassed to go out?"

"They’re sleeping in their respective rooms, let them be, I saved some food for them."

While speaking, Li Peifeng took Huang Tianxuan’s rice bowl, poured her a bowl of eight-treasure porridge and placed it in front of her, then sat down on a chair next to her, his gaze slightly apologetic: "Drink more, I especially cooked it for you and our son, it’s very nourishing."

Huang Tianxuan let out a laugh, seemingly both mocking and self-deprecating: "No matter how much I nourish, with your behavior, I’m afraid it won’t be long before I get miscarried out of anger."

"Don’t say such things."

Li Peifeng reprimanded nervously, reaching out to touch Huang Tianxuan’s abdomen, but was intercepted with a slap.

"Dirty, don’t touch me and the child!"

"Calm down."

Huang Tianxuan’s expression was both disdainful and resentful, a very standard reaction of jealousy. It was rare to see such an expression on her face, which amused Li Peifeng. He helplessly tried to justify his actions from the previous night. Like he didn’t want to behave recklessly, but Wu Wenyue and Xu Manning were being troublesome, so he reluctantly imposed some penalties.

Huang Tianxuan, looking disinterested, stirred the porridge in her bowl with a spoon: "Say less, the more you talk, the more nauseated I get."

Having a child is indeed a very exhausting task, not to mention the physical pain during childbirth, the torment of ten months of pregnancy is constant.

Pregnancy causes hormonal imbalances, directly affecting changes in neurotransmitters regulating emotions in the brain, leading to fluctuating emotions in pregnant women, suddenly wanting to "pick a fight" and get angry for no reason. Even a calm and gentle person becomes sensitive and irritable during pregnancy, and severe cases may even lead to postpartum depression. Huang Tianxuan, although still in early pregnancy, was already showing symptoms.

Previously, when faced with such situations, Huang Tianxuan might have only complained to Li Peifeng a bit and mocked the other three girls without taking it too seriously.

But now that she’s pregnant, it’s like being affected by a ’rage’ buff, making her particularly angry about this issue, no matter how sincerely Li Peifeng apologized, it was ineffective. Huang Tianxuan even proposed moving back to her own home.

"As a pregnant woman, I really don’t want to get upset with you all. I’m packing my bags and leaving after dinner. Do whatever you like, staying here will only make me furious."

Li Peifeng was silent for a moment, then suddenly changed the subject, smiling: "Let’s go take wedding photos after dinner."

"What?"

Li Peifeng confidently said: "Wedding photos, now is the perfect time to take them. Waiting until your belly shows will be too late."

Huang Tianxuan hesitated for two seconds, didn’t mention moving anymore, just nodded slightly, and agreed.

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Love is a skill that requires heartfelt learning. Without a certain accumulation of experience and a process of learning, one can’t manage a relationship well, which is why first loves often end in failure.

Moreover, those children whose parents have discordant relationships often don’t know how to love when they grow up because their parents set a wrong example. They don’t know what true love looks like or what a happy partnership entails, so their journey in love becomes more challenging.

But Li Peifeng didn’t have such worries. His parents were a model couple among a hundred others, although it meant he had to endure ’dog food’ from an early age, the benefit was the subtle understanding of how to manage relationships.

As an adult, Li Peifeng with his exceptionally good looks, went through numerous romantic encounters, accumulating a wealth of experience. Towards the end of his college life, he even gained the ability to have a profound connection with his one true love... so, Li Peifeng knew how to love, how to meet his partner’s needs, and sometimes he even narcissistically thought of himself as the most perfect partner in the eyes of every woman in the world.