Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 96: Ninety-six, without the determination of two lifetimes, simply cannot hold on!_1

Chapter 96: Ninety-six, without the determination of two lifetimes, simply cannot hold on!_1

Ji Pianran saw Shen Cuizhi about to leave and quickly followed her.

"Mom, let me go instead."

After all, it was her own place to sleep, and she felt embarrassed to have her mother-in-law tidy it up for her.

Shen Cuizhi turned around and gave her a warm smile, enthusiastically stopping her, "It’s fine, you young couple continue with your whispers outside."

She had seen clearly just how clingy those two kids had been earlier.

If it weren’t for the cold weather, she really wouldn’t have wanted to call them back.

Tangtang had also made a fuss about going to play with her brothers, leaving only Gu Chen and Ji Pianran alone there.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat awkward.

It was as if Shen Cuizhi’s words were still echoing in her ears.

Ji Pianran was now looking down, feeling somewhat embarrassed; with her thin skin, her mother-in-law’s words made her quite shy.

Gu Chen scratched his head and spoke with difficulty, "Um, shall we go inside?"

Ji Pianran nodded and softly uttered an agreement.

...

Gu Chen’s room was not large, with only a big double bed and a wooden wardrobe, simple and plain.

Even the floor was cement, but it was very smooth, without any cracks, and also scrubbed very clean.

Tangtang wasn’t shy at all and, after taking off her shoes, wanted to climb up on the bed.

Ji Pianran quickly patted her clothes; the child had been running around outside all day, her clothes covered in dust, how could she just get on the bed like that.

Tangtang was well-behaved; after changing her clothes, she lay on the bed, first asking Daddy for a goodnight kiss, then asking Mommy for one too, before sensibly lying down, pretending to be ready to sleep obediently.

At this moment, Ji Pianran had not a shred of sleepiness in her.

She sat on the bed, the incandescent light casting a faint shadow on her eyelids.

Her hands clenched nervously.

Because of her nervousness, a fine layer of sweat had formed in her palms.

She had not known that she would be staying at her mother-in-law’s house that day, so she hadn’t brought any clothes to sleep in.

So, the problem arose.

How was she going to sleep now?

Was she supposed to just strip down?

That would be too awkward.

Although she was a mother now, she was also a woman!

She needed to save face!

The thought of lying next to Gu Chen without a stitch on made Ji Pianran’s heart pound rapidly!

Her hair stood on end!

This feeling was just like on her wedding night.

Shy and embarrassed, but with a very faint, unnoticeable, secret bliss.

It was just too much!

When Gu Chen saw her sitting still on the bed, as if petrified, her exquisite face blushing all the way to her neck, he couldn’t help but find it adorable, and inexplicably amusing.

This person, how had he never noticed how shy she was?

Gu Chen’s brow twitched, and he suddenly felt the impulse to tease her.

"What’s the matter, surely you don’t need a goodnight kiss like Tangtang to sleep?"

The mood was already suggestive, and with Gu Chen’s remark, it became even more charged with innuendo.

Ji Pianran’s face turned alarmingly red.

She wished she could crawl into a hole.

Who, who wanted a kiss?

She certainly hadn’t asked for one!

With the child still here, it was simply shameless!

Biting her lip, from nervousness, a fine layer of sweat formed on her nose and forehead, glimmering enticingly, strikingly beautiful.

Looking at Ji Pianran’s pitiful appearance, Gu Chen’s heart skipped a beat!

Wasn’t she too beautiful?

He must have saved the galaxy to have such a gorgeous wife!

Ji Pianran, embarrassed, raised her head and with her moist eyes looked towards Gu Chen, finally biting her teeth and speaking with difficulty.

"I, I didn’t bring any clothes to sleep in..."

Her voice trembled with nervousness.

She sounded like a stray little kitten.

Frail and helpless.

Looking at Ji Pianran before him, Gu Chen unexpectedly lost any desire to tease her.

He just wanted to make her a little more comfortable.

He hurriedly turned around and walked toward the cabinet in two quick steps, opening the doors and rummaging through.

Thankfully, there were still two of his own short-sleeved shirts inside.

Although wearing short sleeves in the dead of winter was certainly not warm,

having something was better than nothing, after all.

He hesitated for a moment before still handing the short sleeve to Ji Pianran, his expression somewhat awkward.

"This, do you think this will do?"

After all, Gu Chen wasn’t living at home now, and Ji Pianran understood that this was probably the best clothing he could find.

She wasn’t pretentious; she nodded right away and gently said "Thank you."

Gu Chen blinked, "Then, then I’ll step outside for a breath."

After speaking, he picked up his legs to leave.

Ji Pianran knew that he was giving her time to change her clothes.

She was truly grateful for his consideration.

But it was so cold outside, letting him out made her feel somewhat reluctant.

And now that everyone had gone to bed,

Gu Chen going out alone seemed somehow improper to her.

Ji Pianran bit her lip, her voice dry as it rose.

"No... no need, just turn around, that’s enough."

Gu Chen nodded with conviction,

"Okay!"

Immediately after, he dutifully turned his back.

Ji Pianran didn’t hesitate, promptly seizing the moment to change clothes.

The room was so quiet at this point that even breathing could be heard.

The rustling sounds of changing echoed into Gu Chen’s ear canals, following straight into his mind.

Gu Chen’s blood rushed to his head, his heart nearly leaping out!

After all, he was a man in his twenties.

Full of vigor, with his wife behind him, the person he adored.

If he really had no thoughts at all, that would be abnormal!

A minute felt like an entire century to Gu Chen, the wait was excruciating.

Ji Pianran finished changing, whispering, "It’s okay now, you can turn around."

As she spoke, she quickly burrowed into the bed covers.

Tangtang lay on the inside.

She had thought that after playing crazily all day, plus being quiet for half the day, the little girl must have fallen asleep.

But unexpectedly, as soon as Ji Pianran lay down, the girl started getting restless.

She looked up with her little head, her dark eyes shifting to the side.

"Mommy?"

Ji Pianran nodded, her voice warm, "Mommy’s here."

Hearing that mommy was there, the little girl called out into the air again, "Daddy?"

Gu Chen composed his breathing and lovingly responded,

"Daddy’s here too."

Hearing that both mommy and daddy were there, Tangtang was now excited.

In the past, she had either slept with daddy or mommy, she had never slept with both at the same time!

Today was the first time!

It was wonderful!

She loved sleeping with mommy and daddy!

In her excitement, Tangtang immediately pulled open the blanket and stood up.

Having only covered herself with little blanket to begin with, Ji Pianran’s half body was instantly exposed as Tangtang tugged on it.

The moonlight spilling from the window outlined her perfect figure.

She herself was unaware of it,

But Gu Chen’s attention was already fixed on her at this moment.

His heart raced faster and faster, his temples throbbing insistently.

That figure, curvaceous,

Most importantly, she was fair!

Those white, bright arms, her slender neck, so unceremoniously bare in the open air,

Without the strength of two lifetimes’ worth of discipline, it would have been unbearable!