Chen Li saw the look in her daughter's eyes and immediately beckoned her over. Yinyin ran into her mother's arms, burying her face against Chen Li's body, but continued to watch Li Ming with her eyes.
"Time to eat."
At that moment, Liu Fang had finished preparing lunch. Li Ming patted Yinyin's head. Seeing that Chen Li, her most trusted mother, was watching with a relaxed smile and did not intervene, Yinyin felt much more at ease and blinked at him.
Li Ming teased her for a bit before going to help Liu Fang serve the meal. After they had finished eating and Liu Fang was washing the pots, Li Ming first helped Chen Li to bed, then gently assisted Yinyin in washing up before bidding her to sleep next to her mother. It was only then, under their watchful gaze, that he left the room.
"Auntie, I'm going to take a nap upstairs."
After giving a shout to Liu Fang in the kitchen, Li Ming carried the still weak Zhang Yuan upstairs.
