Bai Le thought about it and felt that his concerns were reasonable. He would definitely feel at ease if he saw the baby products in the store, so he did not refute him.
"Come on, Dad's happy today, he'll treat you to dinner." Bai Le gave Mu Mu's cheek a kiss, then reached out and took Xi Yan, displaying the demeanor of a head of the family.
Xi Yan was slightly taken aback, but quickly recovered and a faint smile appeared on her face as she let him pull her forward.
Bai Le chose a Sichuan hot pot restaurant with exquisite and antique decor. When the dishes were served, he couldn't help but feel hungry looking at the various fragrant dishes. The most tormenting thing during pregnancy was the unpredictable appetite. One moment he was really craving food, and the next he felt nauseous at the sight of anything.
However, his favorite food now is still spicy. Xi Yan originally didn't want him to eat such strong-flavored food, but Bai Le's attitude was very firm, and he was just short of throwing a tantrum and acting cute.
Finally, when Xi Yan heard Bai Le pitifully say that he had such a poor appetite that he couldn't eat anything and only wanted to eat this, he still Xi Yan and gave in.
Mu Mu sat in his high chair playing with his chubby little fish, constantly complaining that he was hungry. Bai Le quickly ordered him some snacks, and Mu Mu quietly stopped making a fuss while eating the matcha cookies.
While peeling shrimp for Bai Le, Xi Yan said casually, "Mu Mu likes sweets, I'll buy him a cake when we get back."
Mu Mu listened intently the whole time, and after hearing it, she immediately went to hug Xi Yan happily, flattering him.
"Dad is so good, I want a hug."
Xi Yan placed her hand on his forehead, stopping him from getting any closer, and a slight smile played on her lips, "Filthy."
Mu Mu didn't react.
Xi Yan patiently showed him his hands. "Look at your hands."
Mu Mu's hands were covered in cookie crumbs and cream, and he could only helplessly open his hands.
Xi Yan casually pulled out a tissue and gently wiped his hands clean. "It's all better now."
As Bai Le watched this scene, Xi Yan's slightly lowered profile was surprisingly handsome in his eyes. Others would never know that he had such a gentle and patient side. He himself had never expected it either. He remembered how scared he was when he first met Xi Yan, especially in such an awkward situation.
"Hey, what was your first impression of me when you met me?" Bai Le asked curiously.
Xi Yan looked thoughtful, as if recalling something. "I don't remember very clearly, but I recall you were trembling badly and crying the whole time."
Bai Le: "..." Then he silently reached out and covered Mu Mu's ears.
He was terrified when he first transmigrated into this world, but he was also under the influence of a drug and his body was acting strangely. So he thought that he couldn't afford to be at a disadvantage and wanted to take the initiative. He didn't expect that Xi Yan would easily turn the tables on him.
No matter how much he cried and begged for mercy, it was all in vain. Eventually, he didn't feel the pain as much anymore, and his cries gradually changed. He didn't know if Xi Yan noticed, but now he felt ashamed to the point of wanting to disappear when he thought about it.
"Speaking of which, you once said you liked me." Xi Yan placed the peeled shrimp into Bai Le's bowl, then casually wiped her hands with a tissue, raising an eyebrow as she spoke.
Bai Le's lips twitched. Didn't he say he couldn't remember clearly?
He had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Don't you know I'm lying? Why are you yelling at me?"
Xi Yan raised an eyebrow. "Really? I forgot."
Bai Le: "..." It seems your memory can adjust itself automatically, that's pretty impressive.
Xi Yan slowly wiped her mouth again, looking at him leisurely. "Back then, you kept begging me to let you go."
Bai Le coughed lightly, forcibly changing the subject. "Let's eat, let's eat."
Xi Yan's thin lips curled slightly. "Speaking of which, why did you plot against me?"
Bai Le glared at him. "Didn't you already know that?"
Xi Yan chuckled, "Trying to blackmail me into coercing you into cooperation? That's a rather cute idea." He didn't use the word "naive" to describe it, but it still made Bai Le feel embarrassed, even though he hadn't done it.
He bit the shrimp in his mouth fiercely, puffing out his cheeks without saying a word.
Seeing that he was angry, Xi Yan stopped teasing him. Her smile faded slightly as she patted his head and said, "Alright, I won't tease you anymore. I remember everything about you perfectly clearly, not a single thing is forgotten."
Bai Le's expression softened slightly, thinking to himself that this was more like it.
After finishing their meal, the two walked out of the private room. There weren't many people in the corridor; it wasn't peak dining time yet.
Bai Le noticed that Mu Mu still had something on her mouth, so he called out to Xi Yan, who was holding Mu Mu, and took a tissue to wipe Mu Mu's mouth.
Just as he finished wiping his mouth and was about to leave, he suddenly heard a burst of loud laughter coming from the half-closed private room next door. If it were just a discussion about other things, Bai Le would have just walked away, but he clearly heard his own name.
"The eldest son of the Bai family, I think his name is Bai Le, I heard that he had a pretty miserable life after marrying Fourth Master, and now he's moved to live in the mountains."
"Sigh, I knew it all along. Just think about how many couples who get pregnant before marriage and then get married because of it end up with a bad ending."
"Yes, maybe Fourth Master was indifferent to marriage in the first place, and once he saw that he had a child, he just casually agreed."
"I said it too, if it weren't for having a son, how could Fourth Master have possibly taken a liking to him? Besides, with Fourth Master's physique and legs, it's not even certain if the child is his." After saying that, another burst of laughter erupted.
Bai Le looked at the person next to him and saw that Xi Yan's eyes were cold. Upon seeing this, he quickly covered Mu Mu's ears with both hands.
He thought to himself, "Oh no, someone's going to be in trouble."
His pregnancy was not publicized; apart from the two families, not many people knew about it.
Moreover, he didn't really care about these words, but it was obvious that Xi Yan cared, and cared a great deal about them.
Sure enough, the next Xi Yan reached out and pushed open the door. Looking at the group of people chatting animatedly inside, his eyes were dark and his expression was icy.
"Oh? Is that so?"