Su Yun’s voice was calm. "That home wasn’t safe. The Su Family wanted to swap my son with Su Tong’s, so I ran away with him."
Qin Zhicheng’s expression cracked when he heard this.
He looked at Su Yun in disbelief, his tone laced with uncontainable rage. "Is what you’re saying true?"
"Of course. If I had been a day later, they would have succeeded. After all, I can’t stay awake forever."
Qin Zhicheng had considered that she was being singled out by the Su Family.
He had even considered various other reasons.
But he had never, ever imagined that the Su Family was actually plotting to swap the babies.
Fury instantly filled his eyes. He asked, enunciating each word, "How did you know?"
Su Yun glanced at him. "I happened to overhear them on the day I gave birth."
At her words, the question he had been about to ask—why she hadn’t contacted him sooner—died on his lips.
He even swallowed back the question of why she hadn’t told him about the pregnancy from the start.
"I’ll handle this—"
At this, Su Yun’s expression softened a little.
She looked at Qin Zhicheng. "You don’t think I’m lying?"
Qin Zhicheng’s face darkened, and he scoffed, "Do you think everyone is as stupid as you?"
’She’s always being schemed against, yet she has the nerve to think about divorcing me. If we did divorce, has she even considered how she’d manage with a child?’
Su Yun: ...?
Her pretty eyes flew wide.
She ground out through gritted teeth, "Who are you calling stupid?"
Seeing her expression, Qin Zhicheng found that—for some unknown reason—most of the anger that had filled his chest instantly vanished.
His tone also softened considerably, for reasons he couldn’t explain.
"Just focus on resting for now. Don’t worry about those other things. In a few days, I’ll have someone from my family come take care of you during your postpartum confinement."
This genuinely startled Su Yun.
"No, no, no, I don’t need anyone to take care of me—"
"It’s not just ’anyone,’ it’s my mom—your mother-in-law. This is what she’s supposed to do."
Su Yun shook her head even faster. "Really, there’s no need. I can manage on my own—"
’That mother-in-law... I never even met her in my past life.’
’I only heard that my father-in-law and mother-in-law, whom I’d never met, were in a car accident with my sister-in-law and brother-in-law while on their way to Qin Zhicheng’s funeral.’
’My brother-in-law was driving. Aside from him, who was severely injured and paralyzed but survived, the other three died on the spot.’
’Actually, the entire Qin family was so tragic in my past life.’
’Their family was shattered, its members all dead or gone.’
Thinking of this, Su Yun’s emotions grew incredibly complex.
Qin Zhicheng frowned at her. "Are you afraid of issues with your mother-in-law? She’s—" The words "easy to get along with" never left his lips.
Su Yun replied with a bitter smile, "Yes, I am. You know what kind of family I just escaped from. If my own parents could be like that... I’m just not ready to be around other elders right now."
Seeing her expression, Qin Zhicheng felt a strange, deeply uncomfortable sensation in his chest.
"If you’re not comfortable with it, then fine. I won’t ask her to come. But I will ask one of the wives from the family compound to come help with the cooking."
This time, Su Yun didn’t refuse. "Alright!"
’No need to suffer needlessly.’
"Oh, and when you leave, please close the door. You don’t need to come back in tonight."
Qin Zhicheng: ...?
He let out a dry laugh but said nothing, turning and walking straight out.
He did close the door behind him.
Su Yun was puzzled. ’What was that laugh about?’
She didn’t dwell on it.
In truth, she was dying for a shower.
But for the sake of her recovery, she figured she’d better endure it a little longer.
After all, she hadn’t recovered properly during her postpartum confinement in her past life, and she’d suffered from a host of health problems afterward.
In this life, she was determined to take good care of herself.
──
Qin Zhicheng had a training mission the next day, so he wouldn’t be able to stay home and cook.
He left the room and went next door.
The family was in the middle of dinner when he walked in.
Chang Yong’an was in the middle of his meal and looked up in surprise when Mr. Qin entered.
He quickly stood up. "Mr. Qin, what brings you here? Have you eaten? Why don’t you sit down and join us for a bite."