His attitude made Tao Lengshuang feel as if a breath was stuck in her chest, causing her great frustration. "You're going to corrupt the child, you know?"
Mo Lingxi casually replied with an "oh": "Xiao Feng was very happy."
Tao Lengshuang truly couldn't understand what Mo Lingxi meant. "What exactly do you mean?"
"Are you simply angry, or is it something else?"
Mo Lingxi lowered his gaze to the woman in his arms, her face flushed with anger, and his eyes softened. "I don't know, perhaps both."
"But you and I are husband and wife."
Tao Lengshuang sighed softly. "So what if we are husband and wife? If you only seek pleasure for your lower half, then I'll just lie down."
She truly lay down.
Mo Lingxi: "...With you like this, I don't know how to proceed."
Tao Lengshuang lay down even further. "Clearly, you're only doing this to me for the pleasure of your lower half."
Just as Mo Lingxi was about to explain, his ears twitched. He opened the door with a slight headache and saw Xiao Feng squatting outside, eavesdropping.
"Xiao Feng!"
Hearing his father's slightly stern tone, Xiao Feng shot up, not daring to look at Mo Lingxi. "Father, Xiao Feng just came to see if you and Mother needed anything."
"Grandma Shen just said that Father and Mother might need help."
Mo Lingxi glanced at Tao Lengshuang, who had come over, and sternly admonished Xiao Feng, "Father told you last time not to eavesdrop. Go and copy the 'Three Character Classic' fifty times."
Upon hearing that he had to copy the 'Three Character Classic' fifty times, Xiao Feng's little face crinkled into a frown, and he felt like crying.
If he had known, he wouldn't have been so curious and run over to eavesdrop. Now, look at him.
"Okay, Father, Xiao Feng will go and copy it."
He trudgingly returned to his room, tears welling up as he copied the 'Three Character Classic'. He vowed never to eavesdrop again.
He just didn't know if his mother could give him a younger brother or sister this time. He really wanted a sibling.
Tao Lengshuang pinched her brow and unhappily dragged Mo Lingxi back into the room, closing the door with a bang.
"Look at what you've done."
She lowered her voice and nudged him. "You're not paying attention to the impact at all, and you did this. What if you corrupt Xiao Feng?"
Mo Lingxi suddenly felt a bit jealous, his eyes fixed on her. "You really care about Xiao Feng."
This sudden remark from Mo Lingxi, amidst a serious parenting issue, caught Tao Lengshuang mid-sentence. "Mo Lingxi, do you know the seriousness of the matter?"
Mo Lingxi's focus was clearly not on that. His tone was slightly sour. "You only care about Xiao Feng."
Tao Lengshuang genuinely wanted to pry open his head and see if the structure inside was peculiar. "What's wrong with me caring about my son?"
Mo Lingxi retorted, "I'm still your husband."
"?? Are you strange? On the surface, we are husband and wife, but you know the reality better than I do. Xiao Feng is my child, so it's normal for me to care."
"It's not right that you care about him but not me."
Tao Lengshuang truly couldn't understand Mo Lingxi, so she sat down to talk with him properly. "Tell me your real thoughts. Let's have an honest conversation today."
Mo Lingxi was silent for a moment, then said slowly, "I said before that I want to live a good life with you, but you refused and thought I was being reckless."
Tao Lengshuang calmly replied, "Then have you thought clearly about why you want to live a good life with me?"
Mo Lingxi hadn't thought this through yet. All he knew was that he wanted to live a good life with Tao Lengshuang and have such a warm home.
Tao Lengshuang was even more confused. It wasn't difficult for Mo Lingxi to have a warm home, so why was he clinging to her?
"Mo Lingxi, I still say the same thing. Think it through clearly before you talk to me about this."
She paused, then added, "Also, you need to understand one thing: the gap between us is too great. Even if we were both willing to be together, the world and people's gossip could still separate us."
Mo Lingxi had experienced these things and knew how harmful they were. He also understood that Tao Lengshuang's attitude was key.
"I will think about it carefully, but you can't just care about Xiao Feng, you have to care about me more."
Tao Lengshuang didn't know what to say and was too lazy to say anything more. She turned to pack her things, realizing that talking more with this person was a waste of breath.
Mo Lingxi pursed his thin lips and helped her pack. "I know what you're worried about..."
"It's not that I'm worried about those things, it's just that I don't want to live that kind of life," Tao Lengshuang interrupted him. "I want a life of freedom and ease, not one where I'm constantly bound."
Mo Lingxi understood, and a shadow fell over his eyes. "Indeed, that kind of life is very restrictive. You have to think twice before doing anything."
Hearing this, Tao Lengshuang sighed. "It's too tiring. I don't even have a close friend. I have to guard against this person and that person all day, and be careful everywhere."
Mo Lingxi softly hummed. "Give me some time, and I will resolve everything."
Tao Lengshuang realized he still didn't understand and knew that no amount of explanation would help; Mo Lingxi needed to figure it out himself.
"Mo Lingxi, your most important task right now is to resolve the current situation. Nothing else is important, do you understand?"
Mo Lingxi turned his head and gazed at her. "You and Xiao Feng are more important."
*Thump*.
Tao Lengshuang clearly heard her heart beating rapidly and felt a trace of an unusual emotion overflowing from her heart.
She looked at Mo Lingxi warily and moved away from him. "Don't think that saying nice things will make me agree to your wishes."
Mo Lingxi didn't understand why she said that. "I never thought that way. I genuinely value you and Xiao Feng more than anything."
*Knock knock knock*!
That damned heartbeat filled Tao Lengshuang's ears, causing her lips to curl upwards. "Stop spouting sweet nothings here. I will never agree to your wishes."
Sensing the pleasant aura around her, Mo Lingxi seemed to understand something and looked at her a few times. "I'm telling the truth."
Tao Lengshuang's eyes brightened slightly, and she let out a soft hum. "When you men try to please women, aren't all the words you say the truth?"
Having found the key, Mo Lingxi continued, "I've only said these things to you."
"Oh, Young Master Mo, you're quite skilled. The first time you say nice things, you say them so well."
"I mean it from the bottom of my heart."
Tao Lengshuang categorized the items and put them into a box, glancing at Mo Lingxi. "You have quite a lot of 'from the bottom of your heart' moments."
Mo Lingxi chuckled and helped her organize the items. "Only with you."
The curve of Tao Lengshuang's lips increased slightly. "Alright, stop with the sweet talk. I don't fall for that."
Mo Lingxi thought to himself that she seemed to fall for it, as if women were a bit contrary.
"Whether you say it or not, I won't say it anymore."
Tao Lengshuang sat on the kang and spoke about Sheng Li. "Let's go see Sheng Li tomorrow. We need to make arrangements at home."
"I'm worried that once we leave, the Black Hand will make a deadly move against Xiao Feng."
The Eastern Capital was somewhat chaotic, and they were going on official business, so they couldn't bring Xiao Feng.