Chapter 71: Sudden Transformation, Special Commissioner

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Sudden Transformation, Special Commissioner

"That’s not true, Mengmeng. Don’t say things like that."

"Mommy and Daddy will never abandon you. We’ll always love you the most."

"It’s just that..."

Jiang Fan scratched his head, racking his brain for an excuse.

"It’s just that Daddy isn’t feeling well right now. I toss and turn a lot when I sleep, so I might hurt Mommy."

"So how about we let Mommy sleep over there?"

Jiang Fan had scraped the bottom of the barrel to come up with such an excuse.

"Then if I sleep in the middle, aren’t you afraid of hurting me, Daddy?"

"Or have you been lying to me all along?"

"Uh... that’s... No, absolutely not."

Jiang Fan quickly shook his head. How could he possibly admit to that?

He really wanted to find the person who told him kids were easy to fool and pin them to the ground for a good beating.

’Just look at this kid. You can’t fool her at all.’

"I want Daddy to sleep while holding Mommy!"

"Or else I won’t go to sleep."

After speaking, Mengmeng sat angrily on the bed and turned her head away.

She puffed out her cheeks, clearly intending to ignore them.

’It’s almost 2 AM. If she doesn’t sleep soon, her body won’t be able to take it.’

A pang of worry flashed through Yin Ruxue’s eyes.

"This..."

"Fine! We’ll sleep!"

"You get over here and hold me from behind."

Taking a deep breath, Yin Ruxue steeled herself with great resolve.

For her daughter, she would do anything.

"Huh??"

Jiang Fan couldn’t have been more reluctant.

"I’m warning you, you’d better behave."

Yin Ruxue whispered, her face beet red.

Her face was as red as an apple, so flushed it looked like you could squeeze water from it.

"What can I do about this thing?"

"There are some things I can’t control, you know?"

"Enough nonsense. Get to sleep. Mengmeng can’t stay up any longer! Her health isn’t that great to begin with."

"Staying up late will put more strain on her body."

"Fine."

Jiang Fan rubbed his nose, feeling helpless.

This made Yin Ruxue burn with a nameless frustration.

’I’m a top-tier beauty, for crying out loud. Why does it feel like *he’s* the one who’s disgusted with me? It feels like I’m the one desperately throwing myself at him.’

"Yay! I want Mommy to hold me while I sleep."

Seeing Jiang Fan lie down and wrap his arms around Yin Ruxue, Mengmeng also snuggled into her embrace.

But Jiang Fan’s position was incredibly awkward. His entire body went rigid, and he dared not move a muscle.

He didn’t even dare to press up against Yin Ruxue.

The two of them just lay there on their right sides.

What terrified Jiang Fan the most was that he was gradually starting to rise to the occasion.

The more he tried not to, the less he could control it.

’This is torture!’

The biggest problem was that while he was holding Yin Ruxue, Mengmeng—who was snuggled in her mother’s embrace—had a firm grip on his arm.

This meant that even if he wanted to pull away, he couldn’t. The slightest movement would wake Mengmeng.

"Jiang Fan, you’d better behave!"

Yin Ruxue’s voice, tinged with embarrassment, broke the silence.

"Look, let me explain... I really don’t mean to, but I can’t control it."

"Then move a little. Don’t press against me."

Yin Ruxue warned, forcibly suppressing her embarrassment.

"I’ve already moved as far as I can... I’m at least 20 centimeters away from you. Any further and I’ll roll off the bed."

Hearing this, Yin Ruxue was secretly shocked. ’Twenty centimeters away and it’s still poking me... Just how big is it? That thing could kill someone, right?’

To her surprise, she unconsciously imagined herself in that scenario.

It made her whole body tremble faintly. If the lights were on, you would see she was as red as a boiled lobster.

As for Jiang Fan, his eyes were wide open, any trace of sleepiness gone. He didn’t dare to move.

Because Mengmeng had shifted back against Yin Ruxue, she had naturally been pushed back against Jiang Fan.

That slight push was all it took...

Even through their pajama pants.

’Who told you to press back against me?’

Jiang Fan felt like he was losing his mind. He was constantly teetering on the line between acting like a beast and being worse than a beast.

’Even a saint would be tempted in this situation, right?’

"Can you try and get Mengmeng to let go of my arm?"

Jiang Fan whispered in Yin Ruxue’s ear.

But what he didn’t know was that the hot breath from his whisper made Yin Ruxue’s whole body shudder. Her ear tickled, but she didn’t dare move.

"The little rascal hasn’t even shut her eyes tight. She’s scared you’ll leave."

"If I move her even a little, she’ll wake up."

"How about you just endure it a little longer?"

Looking at the slight curve of Mengmeng’s lips, a gentle look flashed in Yin Ruxue’s eyes.

Her daughter was her entire world.

Jiang Fan sighed softly. He hadn’t expected things to turn out this way.

’Nothing to be done. I’ll just have to endure it.’

The night deepened, and both of their eyelids were fighting to stay open.

Before they knew it, they had fallen asleep.

A light snore sounded, and Mengmeng opened her eyes.

She covered her mouth and giggled mischievously.

Then she snuggled deeper into her mother’s embrace and drifted peacefully off to sleep.

「Early the next morning.」

Jiang Fan was the first to open his eyes.

He was just about to stretch when he realized something was wrong.

Mengmeng was sprawled out horizontally next to his head, and at some point, Yin Ruxue had curled up in his arms like an octopus.

And his own hand, at some unknown point, had slipped under Yin Ruxue’s pajamas.

In a daze, Jiang Fan subconsciously gave it a rub and a squeeze.

"Mmmph."

Yin Ruxue murmured, squirming a little. "Stop fooling around."

The next moment, her eyes shot wide open.

"AHHHH!!!!"

The sharp shriek almost blew the roof off the villa.

The scream woke up both Mengmeng and Nanny Chen.

Everything happened so fast that Jiang Fan couldn’t stop her in time.

"Get your hand out of there, now!!!"

Yin Ruxue hissed in a low voice.

"Ahem."

Jiang Fan immediately pulled his hand out and looked at her with an innocent expression.

"I didn’t do it on purpose, would you believe me...?"

"If I said I was going to kill you right here and now, would you believe *that*?"

Yin Ruxue stared at Jiang Fan, grinding her teeth.

’I don’t even know how that happened. I almost gave myself away!’

"Mommy, what’s wrong? What happened?"

"Miss, may I come in? What’s wrong?"

Just as Mengmeng finished speaking, Nanny Chen’s voice sounded from outside the door.

"It’s nothing. I just had a nightmare. It startled me."

"You can go prepare breakfast. After we eat, it’ll be time to get Mengmeng to school."

"Yes, Miss."

"Aren’t you going to get up and wash up? What are you just standing there for!"

Yin Ruxue shot Jiang Fan an irritated glare.

Jiang Fan quickly jumped up and bolted for the bathroom.

But it was only when he was standing in the bathroom that he realized, ’Wait a minute, wasn’t I just here to help?’

’Okay, so I might have accidentally taken advantage of her, but...’ He struggled to find an excuse but ultimately felt he was in the wrong.

’After all, she’s a woman...’

’Forget it. Once I make Mengmeng happy today, I’m not coming back.’

Jiang Fan shook his head, making a silent resolution. Still, he couldn’t help but savor the memory of the sensation on his fingertips.

"Oh, right. I have something to tell you. It’s a message Li Muwan asked me to give you."