Chapter 785 - 421: Crisis and Opportunity (Part 4)

Li Peifeng also put a lot of thought into it and after much contemplation, made this decision. Yet when the new life truly arrived, Zhao Qingge still felt utterly bewildered, or rather, at a loss.

Let’s take a look at someone else’s newborn baby first!

"Mom, where’s Yilan? Let me see Yilan quickly."

"Oh, she just fell asleep after feeding. Come on, follow me inside."

Li Yilan, Li Peifeng’s sister, the precious daughter of Old Li and Old Yu, had just turned sixty days old. Her head was already covered with thick black short hair, her skin white and smooth, as delicate as a peeled egg, with her eyes shut and her little mouth pouting, peacefully sleeping in the crib, perfectly showcasing the charm of a human cub.

"Little one grows so fast. Last time I saw her in a video call, she was just this tiny."

Li Peifeng gestured with his hand, clicking his tongue in wonder.

"Yilan’s features are so much like yours, Mom and Dad. She’s going to be beautiful when she grows up."

Zhao Qingge’s gaze softened, and she instinctively reached out her hand, but stopped in mid-air, blinking at Yu Huizhi: "Can I touch her?"

"What’s there to touch? Just give her a kiss. She’s sound asleep; just be gentle, it’s fine."

Yu Huizhi’s smile hadn’t faded since Old Zhao entered the room, suggesting she was recovering well postpartum.

"Then I’ll give her a kiss."

Zhao Qingge cautiously leaned forward and gently kissed the baby’s cheek. But Li Yilan, having just fallen asleep and slumbering lightly, was startlingly awakened by the touch, blinking her big eyes straight at her.

Zhao Qingge was slightly flustered: "Oh, she’s awake?"

"She’s not crying, just looking at you. It means she likes you, Qingge. Do you want to hold her?"

"Can I?"

"Go ahead."

"Hold on... let me take off my coat."

"I’ll hold her first for you!"

Li Peifeng made a quick move, picking up Li Yilan from the bed and while making funny faces, opened his mouth wide as if to bite his sister’s smooth cheek.

"Ahaha, haha~"

Perhaps due to their shared high looks and charisma, or perhaps an innate bond, Li Yilan was not frightened but instead laughed heartily, curiously reaching out her little chubby hand to tug at Li Peifeng’s hair.

"Who plays with children like that? Let go!"

Yu Huizhi chuckled helplessly, and Li Qiyuan cautioned nervously: "Be gentle with your kisses, a child’s skin is tender, and your beard will leave a red mark. I didn’t notice before and your mom scolded me well."

"Got it, got it, she’s my sister, I know my limits. See, isn’t she having fun playing with me?"

Li Peifeng was enjoying playing with Li Yilan, but soon after, when Zhao Qingge returned after hanging up her coat, Li Qiyuan nudged him with a look to signal going outside, and Li made way: "Honey, it’s your turn. Support her back, head, and neck with your right hand, that’ll be more stable."

"Okay."

Nervously yet eagerly, Zhao Qingge took Li Yilan in her arms, but as soon as she settled in, the little one puckered her mouth and wriggled in her embrace, evidently having found something familiar and soft.

"Mom?!"

Zhao Qingge felt a bit embarrassed, while Yu Huizhi laughed heartily: "Don’t mind her, she just fed, she’s definitely full."

"Well, that’s good."

"Keep holding her, get used to it ahead of time. In eight or nine months, you’ll be holding one of your own too."

"..."

Zhao Qingge pursed her lips and said nothing, looking down at the restless Li Yilan in her arms. Though she felt affection and joy for the human cub, there was still a slight unease within.

"Don’t overthink it. Being a mom is both hard and easy."

Yu Huizhi, a veteran, could see her daughter-in-law’s confusion, and as she saw the father and son heading to the living room outside, she closed the door, turned back, and sat on the bed with Zhao Qingge, comforting her: "It’s just that these nine months and a few days of pregnancy are a bit tough, but don’t worry, Fengfeng will take good care of you. If he dares ignore your feelings now, his dad and I won’t let him off!"

Zhao Qingge’s hand slightly paused in patting the baby’s back, looking into Li Yilan’s bright, innocent eyes, and sighed lightly: "But what about Huang Tianxuan?"

"..."

"She’s only one month away from giving birth."

Outside, harmonious discussion between father and son.

Li Peifeng: "Here’s what I’m thinking, we spend New Year’s Eve in Ningyuan this year, and on the second day, we go to Hangzhou to visit Tianxuan. She’s about to give birth, and her parents are urging, you and Mom have to meet her once, and talk about the marriage before the child is born."

Li Qiyuan: "Sounds good, but what’s the point of telling me this? Does your current wife agree?"

Although the father and son had discussed this issue before and reached a consensus, as execution approached, Old Li was truly unwilling to cooperate with his son in the charade. Because Zhao Qingge, the legitimate daughter-in-law, was pregnant, even though Huang Tianxuan was about to give birth as well, not meeting Mr. and Mrs. Huang once would really be unreasonable, but...

Li Qiyuan’s mind was full of conflicting thoughts, which eventually consolidated into one idea: ’This defiant son is truly deserving of death!’

If it weren’t for the arrival of Li Yilan, which softened Old Li’s harshness, he would have really wanted to slap Li Peifeng.

But Li Peifeng had no time to consider his father’s difficulties; he was troubled himself: "... In principle, there’s no problem."

Li Qiyuan: "Explain to me what you mean by ’in principle, there’s no problem’? Your current wife is pregnant, and you’re going to have a wedding with another woman who’s a pregnant lover... You’re calling that ’in principle, no problem’?"

Li Peifeng: "In principle, no problem means that if she’s in a bad mood, she’ll definitely disagree. If she’s in a good mood, she might agree."

"What do you mean by ’might’?!"

"...Might means there are only two possibilities, she either agrees or disagrees, each accounting for fifty percent."

"Son, you understand probability!"

Li Qiyuan was slightly stunned, then sighed: "But you should also understand that this matter also has two possibilities, one is ’you’ll die after doing this’, the other is ’you won’t die after doing this’, each accounting for fifty percent."

Li Peifeng chuckled dryly: "What’s that saying? The courage and resilience of humanity will be etched beneath the stars... I’ve decided to choose hope!"

Li Qiyuan chuckled: "I feel like you’re digging your own grave."