"Return to the room?"

"Mm..."

She rubbed her head against him, and Beichen Rui’s heart melted completely at her gesture, while his body tensed up fiercely.

He grumbled in his mind, "Finally, it’s almost over!"

With a half-sour face, he bent over to pick her up and carried her back to the room.

...

Over the next few days, Beichen Rui began preparing for the postpartum needs.

Diapers, formula, baby shampoo, blankets, and all sorts of other necessities filled the room...

The whole nursery was a mess, with no place to step.

Jingxi walked in, saw her dad busy, and also wanted to help. Suddenly, she remembered why she came and said, "Dad, Uncle Ling is here, and he wants to see you."

Beichen Rui didn’t even lift his head and said, "Mm, just call him up for me."

"Okay."

Jingxi ran downstairs to call him, while Beichen Rui was checking the list, counting the items. Within minutes, the door opened, and Ling Haoyu walked in, looked around at the things, and said with a smile, "You’ve prepared more than I did back then!"

He thought only when Xue’er was giving birth he would foolishly prepare a ton of stuff, but didn’t expect Beichen Rui to be even more intense.

"We’ll need them sooner or later. Better to be prepared. What brings you here?"

As he spoke, he didn’t wait for an answer and went back to checking things, saying, "Xinluo should be in the flower room right now, I’m a bit busy, if you need anything, just tell Tong Ma."

Upon hearing this, Ling Haoyu felt a warmth in his heart. The way he said it felt like he was treating him as part of the family. Maybe, in Beichen Rui’s heart, he already recognized him as the brother-in-law, but because of Xinluo, he couldn’t say it outright!

"Need any help?"

"No need, there’s a chair over there, bring it over and sit!"

Casually picking up a pack of diapers and putting it aside, watching Beichen Rui’s extremely serious demeanor, it was clear how much he cared about this child.

"When Xinluo is in confinement, are you planning to hire a postpartum nanny?"

Beichen Rui paused his actions, "Mm... I originally planned to take care myself, plus with Tong Ma it should be fine, but she has some family issues to deal with, so we’ll hire a good one!" 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Ling Haoyu suddenly went silent, remembering what his mother had told him earlier, not knowing how to start.

As if sensing something, Beichen Rui stood up, giving him a measured look, and said calmly, "Xinluo is already suspicious. If you come to take care of her during confinement, it probably won’t work!"

Ling Haoyu was startled, how did he know what I was going to say...

"That day, Xinluo was rummaging through the study, probably sensed something."

"Did she find anything?"

He remembered that the paternity test report was in his hands.

"No... I burned it."

Looking directly at him, with a solemn tone, "I agreed for you to meet her to allow more time together. After the child is born, Xinluo will be weak. Being around her frequently, she might appear confused at times, but she won’t be oblivious forever. Lately, she’s been having dreams more often, and remembering the scenes more clearly each time. During such periods, mistakes can’t happen, so I can’t agree to your request!"

Ling Haoyu pressed his lips together. Initially, he didn’t expect him to agree. When his mother mentioned wanting to personally take care of Xinluo during confinement, he knew, considering Xinluo’s health, he would never agree.