Not yet recovered from her shyness, Di Mingjue covered her eyes and adjusted the pillow beneath her head. "Rest a while longer. I'll go check on Qianqian next door."
"Okay." Jiang Ziyu hesitated for a few seconds, then changed her mind.
She felt too embarrassed to see Qianqian with her flushed face.
As the door opened and closed, Jiang Ziyu curled up her legs and shrieked shyly.
She thought her voice was quiet, but Di Mingjue, who had just stepped out, heard it all. He smiled faintly and looked at Qianqian, who was standing on the living room sofa.
"Daddy!" Qianqian called out sweetly.
Upon waking up in the unfamiliar room that morning, Qianqian hadn't seen anyone else from the Di mansion. She was delighted, as it meant no one would disturb their life.
Di Mingjue picked up Qianqian and circled around the house. "From now on, this will be our home."
"Then when will my brothers come to live with us?" Qianqian's big eyes were filled with eager hope.
Brothers?
Di Mingjue looked at Qianqian questioningly. "Besides Yuze, are there other brothers?"
"There's Xiao Ran too," Qianqian said excitedly, holding up her arms.
Di Mingjue's mind was in a haze. He had always thought Qianqian and Yuze were twins. Now there was Xiao Ran; could he also be his child?
Setting Qianqian down, Di Mingjue turned and entered the room.
Jiang Ziyu was on a video call, and two childish voices could be heard.
Di Mingjue walked to the bedside, and Jiang Ziyu finally looked away from her phone.
"Yuze?"
As her question drifted into the receiver, Xiao Ran and Yuze on the other end shouted, "Mommy, is that Daddy?"
Since they had decided to live together, he should know about Xiao Ran's existence.
Jiang Ziyu flipped her phone over, pointing the camera at Di Mingjue. "Take a look."
"Who is beside you?" Di Mingjue stared at the two similar faces, disbelieving.
That night, he had made Jiang Ziyu pregnant with triplets? How difficult it must have been for her to go through the entire pregnancy alone.
Xiao Ran in the video pushed Yuze aside and enthusiastically introduced himself to Di Mingjue, "Daddy, I'm Xiao Ran. I'm the second eldest. We've met before. It was me who pushed your wheelchair in the elevator."
His memory pulled back to the last time, and Di Mingjue immediately recalled it.
They had already appeared by his side then, yet he hadn't even noticed.
Di Mingjue took the phone from Jiang Ziyu and said to the two on the screen, "Where are you now? Daddy will arrange a plane to pick you up immediately."
Amidst cheers, another man appeared in the video.
"Mr. Mu?" Di Mingjue recognized him instantly, having encountered him at a previous banquet.
He and Jiang Ziyu—could he be the man Peter mentioned living abroad with her?
It was as if a vinegar jar had been overturned, filling the entire room with a sour scent.
"Mr. Di, you don't need to make a special trip. I will bring them back." Mu Liangchen stroked Xiao Ran's forehead; it was clear the children were also very close to him.
These affectionate gestures should have been exclusively his, yet they were being experienced by another man. Di Mingjue felt no gratitude and coldly refused, "No need. I will go pick them up personally. There's no need to trouble Mr. Mu with the journey."
"It's no trouble. Since Ziyu is staying in the country, I should accompany her," Mu Liangchen said, intentionally provoking him.
If one were to count advantages, Di Mingjue might not necessarily surpass him. Over the years, Mu Liangchen had been present in Jiang Ziyu and the children's lives, while he only held an empty title.
"Yuze, Xiao Ran, do you want Daddy to come?" Di Mingjue shifted his focus, asking the two children.
Xiao Ran and Yuze, who had long yearned to be openly with him, were naturally delighted and readily agreed with happy nods.
This made Di Mingjue puff up his chest like a victorious rooster, his tail feathers spread proudly.