Alvin paid no attention to Fox's quiet whisper...
Shirley finished her phone call and came over, pushing Alvin aside. Then she wrapped an arm around Fox's shoulders and shook her happily a few times...
Then the fiery beauty looked at little Heborong, and the indifference she'd once shown was gone...
In its place was a maternal glow that seemed to shine from within!
Alvin knew it was just the happiness making Shirley feel that way, giving her an inflated view of herself and making her think she'd definitely be a patient mother.
Pepper's example proved that a woman's patience was mostly forged by having no other choice...
Of course, the same went for men!
People who naturally loved kids and were willing to give up a full night's sleep, getting up four or five times a night, were as rare as phoenix feathers...
It was "love" and "habit," together with the adorable little one's response, that filled the time beyond the suffering and balanced out every emotion, making people feel it was all worth it!
Alvin had been through that stage himself. It had been painful, but looking back in the end, it all seemed worth it!
Every stage of a child's life came only once. If you missed it, you missed it...
Some people said that as long as you had money, raising a child wasn't hard at all!
Alvin thought that was the hardest way to do it!
It was easy to enjoy happiness, but without going through those "difficult" moments, happiness often didn't run as deep.
When you were hungry, even ordering egg fried rice felt like a little happiness!
When you weren't hungry, ordering rice with abalone was only good for showing off on social media...
As Alvin "looked on coldly" while Shirley let her maternal