"There’s a little something at work, I need to go take care of it." After dinner, Liang casually found an excuse to bid farewell to Wang Chuting and her daughter. Wang Chuting seemed to sense something. As she handed Liang his coat, she asked, "Will you be back tonight?" "I’ll come back if things are settled." Liang said offhandedly. Wang Chuting replied with a nod, stood on her tiptoes, and kissed his forehead, "I’ll leave the door open for you." "Bye-bye, take care on the road." Watching Liang’s figure gradually vanish, Wang Chuting sighed lightly. How could she not know where Liang was headed? But as long as Liang came to see her first, she felt content, and a smart woman knows when to play dumb. Leaving the neighborhood where Wang Chuting lived, Liang drove for fifteen minutes and arrived at Green City Puhwan, five kilometers away. As the car entered the underground garage, a crisp, bell-like child’s voice suddenly resonated from all directions: "Daddy, guess who I am?" Liang was startled by the sudden voice, looking around, then fixed his gaze on the surveillance camera in the upper right corner of the garage. He smiled at the camera, "Oh, it’s so difficult to guess. Let me think, are you Yu?" "Nope, nope, I’m Siqing, nope, nope, Mommy said baby." The little girl got upset and began to babble nonsensically. Clearly, Liang’s answer exceeded the vocabulary she knew, thus her linguistic system fell into chaos. Liang chuckled silently, quickly took the elevator upstairs, and opened the door to find the little one still staring at the monitor, her bright eyes filled with confusion as she dumbly looked at Su Wanyu: "Mommy, did Daddy disappear?" Liang, lips curled in a smile, gestured to Su Wanyu to keep silent, sneaking up behind the little one and picking her up: "Because Daddy knows magic." The little girl let out a surprised cry, immediately clinging to Liang’s neck, repeatedly calling, "Daddy, Daddy..." "Tsk tsk, it’s been just a short while since we last met, how did our little Siqing learn to say so much?" Liang was surprised, holding the fragrant and soft little one, feeling as if embracing an oversized warm teddy. If he remembered correctly, the little one was born at the end of August last year, adding this year’s leap month, she’s only seventeen months old. But she seems particularly smart, memorizing so many words, like his nephew, who couldn’t pronounce ’grandpa’ or ’grandma’ clearly at age two. The little girl laughed heartily, her tiny arms clinging to Liang’s neck without letting go, though she spoke a little, she still tended to imitate adult words’ endings. "Compared to children of the same age, our Siqing is indeed quite smart." Su Wanyu stuck out her tongue and showed a shy expression: "But that phrase just now, I taught her." She was playing with the little one in the living room when suddenly seeing Liang’s car enter the garage. So she got an idea and taught the little one to scare Liang, as a punishment for him taking so long to come home. "Just finishing the sentence completely is impressive." Liang couldn’t help but laugh, glanced at Su Wanyu’s gradually swelling belly, softly asking, "How have you been lately?" "Pretty good, last week I went for a prenatal check, and the doctor said the baby is healthy." Su Wanyu showed a bit of melancholy, gently patting her small belly, sighing, "It’s just that women always easily repeat the same mistake." Back then, after giving birth to the little one, she swore never to have another, yet somehow she got pregnant again. However, the second time is more familiar, at least her mindset isn’t as tense as during her last pregnancy. "Thank you for your hard work." Hearing Liang’s words, Su Wanyu smiled slightly, "I’m not the hard-working one, the real hard work is from Mrs. Liu and Aunt Zhang." Before, when she wasn’t pregnant, she could help with some small chores with the stay-at-home nannies, but now visibly pregnant, they wouldn’t let her do anything, she could only watch them busying around. "Then let’s wait until the end of the year. By then, give each of them a big red envelope. A monthly salary of fifty thousand is already not low, increasing it further wouldn’t be suitable." Liang pondered for a moment before making the arrangement. He’s well aware of the saying, "A bowl of rice in grace, a bucket in enmity." A monthly salary of fifty thousand for live-in nannies is extraordinarily high, even in Modu, so he’d rather give a bigger bonus than increase their salaries. Because with a salary increase, they might feel entitled to it, whereas a bonus is a pleasant surprise beyond their salary and depends on their regular work attitude. Su Wanyu seemed half-understanding, about to say something. Just then, the little one in Liang’s arms kept sniffing his collar repeatedly, showing a look of disdain on her face. Liang, feeling guilty as a thief, sensed something was wrong, quickly handed the little one back to her mom, and headed to the bathroom, saying while walking, "I sweated a bit during the day, seems there’s some odor, I’ll take a shower first." Su Wanyu was stunned, hadn’t said a word yet when suddenly a sharp scream echoed inside the room: "Pervert." "Mr. Lu, what happened?" Updates are released by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖•𝗇𝗲𝘁 The sharp scream startled the two people in the nanny’s room at the end of the hallway, causing them to come out and check the situation. They looked at Liang with a puzzled expression on their faces. Lu Liang looked perplexed and waved his hand, "It’s nothing. You guys go back to rest." He dismissed the housemaid, returned to the living room, and said with a slight cough, "Why did that tomboy come over?" Zheng Xiaoxuan, a British Chinese, was Su Wanyu’s classmate and close friend during her studies in the United Kingdom, and also happened to be gay. Su Wanyu truthfully replied, "She’s studying for her Ph.D. at Nanda and came to Modu these days to visit me." "It’s nice to have someone to chat with you." Lu Liang smiled, picked up his clothes, and headed to another bathroom. At this moment, the bathroom door opened, and Zheng Xiaoxuan walked out with a look of discontent, her short hair dripping wet, and wearing what seemed like randomly thrown on pajamas. Before she could speak, Lu Liang had already anticipated her thoughts and preemptively said, "Coming to someone else’s house to take a shower and not locking the door, what are you trying to do?" Zheng Xiaoxuan was stunned, her anger choking her up like a blocked air passage, almost causing an internal eruption. With Lu Liang not at home, with all five being women, it was quite common not to lock the door while taking a shower. But his remark wasn’t entirely out of line; it was customary to lock the door when showering in someone else’s home. Zheng Xiaoxuan wasn’t one to argue without reason, so she couldn’t retaliate and was rendered speechless. "Alright, just hurry and take your shower." Su Wanyu helplessly held her forehead, quickly urging Lu Liang to shower. Lu Liang chuckled, passing by Zheng Xiaoxuan, lightly commenting, "Didn’t expect your figure to be quite something." The tomboy’s cleavage was exceptionally prominent, the fullest he’d ever seen, making it seem almost unreal. "You jerk, I’m going to kill you." Zheng Xiaoxuan’s eyes widened with rage, nearly steaming from her nose. However, when she turned to look, Lu Liang had already dashed into the bathroom, locking the door behind him. Su Wanyu could only smile wryly, holding the little one, "Baby, quickly tell Auntie to calm down." "Bleh, Auntie, anger anger~~" The little one made a face, leaving out the middle part, akin to pouring oil on the fire. "Auntie, indeed, is very angry." Zheng Xiaoxuan, with a darkened face, ran back to the bedroom to pack her luggage: "With him here, I won’t stay. Yu, I’ll come back after that jerk leaves." "Don’t be mad; that’s just how he is, and it’s not like you don’t know him." Su Wanyu hurriedly tried to persuade. "Forget it, with him back, it’s indeed inconvenient for me to stay at your place." Zheng Xiaoxuan shook her head, firm in her decision. On one hand, she and Lu Liang didn’t get along, but more importantly, she felt intimidated by him and feared facing Su Wanyu in the future. Ten minutes later, Lu Liang emerged from the bathroom, looked around, and curiously asked, "Where did the tomboy go?" "Xiaoxuan went to stay at a hotel outside." Su Wanyu replied gloomily, caught in the middle between her best friend and the man she loved, who naturally didn’t get along well. "Haven’t seen her for a while, turns out she’s become so astute." Lu Liang chuckled, somewhat relieved. "Liang, can’t you just not make things difficult for her anymore? She clearly doesn’t know how to argue with you." Su Wanyu pleaded. "Alright, alright, I won’t provoke her anymore since she’s your good friend." Lu Liang agreed with a smile. He understood that Zheng Xiaoxuan had a good nature and genuinely cared about Su Wanyu. But because of her desire to win over Su Wanyu, Lu Liang always wanted to turn Zheng Xiaoxuan straight. After all, as a man, that’s a bit of his interest. During their conversation, Lu Liang also mentioned that Su Wanyu should bring her parents to Xiangjiang for a short stay after the Spring Festival. Old Xu’s vacation villa had been split into two, now divided into West Garden and East Garden, with Su Wanyu living in East Garden and Wang Chuting in West Garden. In between was not just an artificial river but also fences, making them look like two estates. "Then I’ll tell my parents in a few days." Su Wanyu agreed without a second thought. Lu Liang chuckled, "Aren’t you going to ask why?" Su Wanyu tilted her head, "You’re so smart, if you’re doing this, it must be for a good reason." Lu Liang was momentarily speechless, silently holding Su Wanyu and the little one in her arms, he remarked, "If only everyone could be as simple as you." Su Wanyu shook her head and seriously replied, "I just trust you." "Trusting me, you can’t go wrong." Lu Liang replied with a smile. As night fell, the three of them peacefully spent a pleasant evening in the same bedroom. The next morning, Lu Liang first went to Tianxing Private Equity to review the situation of the third phase of the private equity fund. In two months, the last phase of the Tianxing Private Equity Fund will also conclude, marking the end of all financial operations here in Modu. All future financial operations will be centered in Xiangjiang, leaving only Tianxing Automobile as a manufacturing business on the mainland. Lu Liang didn’t stay long in Modu; after reviewing the status of the third phase of the private equity fund, he went on to Wuhan to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for the second phase of the automobile factory. After several months of sorting things out, the homeowners living on the land for the second phase of the factory had received substantial compensation and moved out contentedly.