At Starfall Pavilion, after a day of torment, Xiao Yi Xian finally managed to coax Xiao Yi to sleep after immense difficulty. Although Yun Yun had helped her during the day, she was still a mother and had duties she needed to fulfill herself. She could not rely on Yun Yun for everything, even if Yun Yun was more than willing to help.
In Xiao Yi Xian's heart, Yun Yun helping her was an expression of Yun Yun's gentleness. If she carelessly dumped all her responsibilities onto Yun Yun simply because Yun Yun was kind, then she would be letting down that gentleness.
Besides, she was a mother—Xiao Yi's biological mother. What kind of biological mother would hand her own child entirely over to someone else to raise?
Thus, even though Yun Yun had repeatedly told Xiao Yi Xian not to care about it, Xiao Yi Xian never took advantage of her affection. Aside from asking Yun Yun for help when she truly could not handle things herself, Xiao Yi Xian relied on her own efforts to care for Xiao Yi most of the time.
Having finally gained a brief moment of rest, Xiao Yi Xian came outside her room and looked up at Starfall Pavilion's starry sky. Perhaps because she had given birth, she was far more mature than before. Beneath the night sky, she looked like a beautiful married woman who made people unable to help but lose themselves in admiration, as if she were a graceful painting etched deep into one's heart.
Once upon a time, she had not even dared to think about whether she would still be able to open her eyes tomorrow. Yet now, she had become a mother and had a child with her beloved. This happiness was so overwhelming that Xiao Yi