Murong Xu gently pushed the door open and the darkness of the room drowned him in an instant. The occasional sound of firecrackers from outside could be heard. The glow from fireworks would also shine into the room through the window and disappear in an instant.

The night of New Year’s Eve was a moment for families to celebrate. However, Murong Xu faced such loneliness by himself and it seemed sadder and drearier.

The moment he closed the door, an unexplainable melancholy hit his heart. He dragged his feet and went upstairs slowly. Without even turning on the lights, he went all the way to the bedroom door.

The door opened and the warm soft lights filled the entire bedroom. Murong Xu’s heart tightened and quickly scanned around. Eventually, his gaze stopped on the lump on the big bed.

He walked up quickly and saw that Gu Yuxuan was curled up inside the quilt and was sweetly asleep.

Murong Xu’s suddenly felt as if his heart was illuminated by a touch of sunlight and a sense of warmth filled up his heart. The faint sense of sorrow that he felt earlier before had disappeared.

The corners of his lips curled up unnaturally and his smile reached the corner of his eyes. It made his entire being bloom and he was as eyecatching as the gorgeous, dazzling fireworks in the sky outside.

He removed his coat which had a hint of chilliness and rubbed his slightly cold hands to warm them up, before he slipped into bed quietly.

Lying beside her, he gently hugged her soft, delicate body. Due to the pregnancy, Gu Yuxuan was slightly plumper. Her body was also softer and warm in his arms and it felt very comfortable.

The fragrant scent of shampoo from Gu Yuxuan’s hair drifted into his nose and he felt secure and entirely refreshed in an instant.

The person in his arms suddenly moved slightly. He gently let go and laid sideways. He held his breath and did not dare to disturb and rouse Gu Yuxuan.

Gu Yuxuan sensed the person next to her and she turned slightly to embrace Murong Xu. She even placed one of her thighs casually on his waist in an extremely inelegant sleeping position, but Murong Xu still felt that it was very cute.

Murong Xu chuckled and embraced the mischievious and delicate body in his arms. Gu Yuxuan then climbed gently and stuck her whole body by his side. This slight grazing made Murong Xu’s body tense up unnaturally.

Gu Yuxuan lightly exhaled a warm breath onto Murong Xu’s cheek and the tingling sensation made him even more uncomfortable.

‘Does this girl know that she is playing with fire?’

Murong Xu cursed silently in his heart and shut his eyes tightly to try to calm himself down. However, the tiny hands on his chest began to scratch nonchalantly.

In an instant, a fire burned inside his body like dry wood that had been set on fire. He grabbed hold of the mischievous little hand and bit it mercilessly.

A painful sensation spread from her hand and Gu Yuxuan gave a yelp.

Gu Yuxuan opened her eyes instantly, and looked fixedly at Murong Xu with anger and aggrievance in her eyes. Murong Xu’s lips twitched and his evil smile instantly gave Gu Yuxuan a shock.

Subsequently, before she could react, Murong Xu had already flipped over and locked her under his body. Their eyes met and each was reflected in the pupils of the other. Their breaths mingled and blew onto each other’s cheeks, causing a tingling sensation.

A suggestive and alluring “bed lock” was frozen at midnight.

The deafening sound of firecrackers suddenly boomed outside the window and made that unique New Year’s Eve bustle even more than usual. Large, colourful fireworks bloomed in the sky one after the other.

The dazzling coloured lights shone into the room, adding a unique touch to the sultry atmosphere which saturated the place.

“Happy New Year!” Murong Xu said softly in a warm, thick voice that was enchantingly low and muted.

“Happy New Year!” Gu Yuxuan replied softly and gently. She then lifted her head and planted a warm kiss on Murong Xu’s lips.

The sound of firecrackers continued and the fireworks bloomed without stopping as their kisses became increasingly hotter…

After a long period of warmth, Murong Xu hugged Gu Yuxuan and walked up to the window to enjoy the gorgeous, dazzling moment together.

“Why are you here?” Murong Yu turned to look at Gu Yuxuan leisurely and his eyes glowed as bright as stars.

“I want to keep you company! Why are you back so early? I thought that you would only return after midnight.” Gu Yuxuan leaned her head lightly gainst Murong Xu’s shoulder with a sense of laziness.

“I returned after dinner. I initially wanted to return and familiarize myself first before I went to find you!”

“Well, this is the first time that we are celebrating the New Year together.”

“Will it be alright for dad to be alone over there since you’re here?”

“He went to play chess at his old friend’s house. Uncle Xu’s son will not come back this year and he is alone at home, so dad went over to keep him company.”

“Xuanxuan, I’ll make it up to you with a wedding ceremony after New Year!”

When she heard this, Gu Yuxuan immediately looked up at Murong Xu with an expectant and surprised look in her eyes.

“You’ve reconciled with your father? Did they agree with us being together?”

Murong Xu was stunned for a moment and his face dimmed down slightly. “No! I figured it out. I can’t let you be aggrieved because of their disagreement. I have to give you what is necessary. Even if they disagree, this is merely my promise to you and it does not concern anyone else.”

Gu Yuxuan saw a hint of tenacity and determination in Murong Xu’s eyes that touched her heart.

“It doesn’t matter. You only need to know that what I care about is not the wedding ceremony. We already have the marriage certificate and that is enough. It is enough that we can give the child a home. The wedding is just a formality. Not having blessings from family members, it does not mean a thing.”

Murong Xu pulled Gu Yuxuan into his arms. This was the woman he wanted to watch over for his entire life.

“Xuanxuan, thank you! I will love you forever.”

“You are really old-fashioned. What era is it now? A lifetime? That’s too much!”

Gu Yuxuan pretended to be displeased and pushed Murong Xu. Her feigned look of anger befuddled Murong Xu and he tugged at Gu Yuxuan’s sleeves like a child who had made a mistake.

Gu Yuxuan gave Murong Xu a look and said with a hint of anger, “You fool. How would a lifetime be enough? Nowadays, everyone would do three lifetimes!”

After she said this, Gu Yuxuan laughed heartily, and when she saw the confused look on Murong Xu’s face after being fooled, she laughed with even less restraint.

Murong Xu could not help but smile as well and laughed radiantly along with Gu Yuxuan.

“Baby, three lifetimes are also not enough. I want to cling onto you and never let you go for eternity.”

On such a unique New Year’s Eve with only the two of them, such tender feelings made them feel even warmer than in spring time; the taste of bliss was sweet and heartwarming.

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At the old house in that moment.

After Murong Lanxi finished her dinner, she clung onto Murong Yunxi and chatted on the sofa. She even kept Su Rui by her side.

Although Su Rui had a deep relationship with Murong Yunxi and Gong Yu, he did not like that and thus, he did not participate in their conversation topics and soon found an excuse to slip off.

Murong Lanxi was furious over her own son’s failure to live up to expectations and it was slightly related to Murong Yunxi. If she could take the opportunity to work alongside Murong Yunxi and Murong Ye, perhaps some assets of the Murong Family could belong to him in the future. While the Su family ranked among the five major families, that was ultimately under the possession of her husband’s family. It could only be considered hers if she could get more out of the Murong Family.

The second son could be the heir of the Su family while the eldest son could eye the Murong Family. That outcome would be a double harvest.

However, Su Rui remained silent for the entire night and Murong Yunxi also appeared to have a tacit understanding, avoiding the talk of related topics. That made Murong Lanxi anxious as she saw from the side. Eventually, Su Rui even found an excuse to leave temporarily; after he left, he could not be found again.

Murong Lanxi was angry and anxious, but she was powerless to do anything. Murong Yunxi continued not to breach that topic and merely engaged in idle chat with Murong Lanxi over unimportant matters.

On the excuse that she wanted to head to bed early, Murong Lanxia went upstairs very early. She had never married and was alone. Every New Year, she would spend a few days in the old house before she returned home. Thus, there would be time for her to catch up with her niece in the future and there was no hurry to do so on that night.

Murong Haotian and Murong Chengtian angered Murong Qingtian and they definitely had to resolve the problem on the last day before the New Year. Thus, they went upstairs to find Murong Qingtian after dinner.

Murong Haotian and Murong Chengtian each had their own detached villas in the back. Their lovers and wives had returned with the children after dinner.

Ultimately, Murong Lanxi was old and was used to sleeping early. Slightly after 11 o’clock, she was already yawning frequently and Murong Yunxi persuaded her to head upstairs to sleep.

After she finally managed to send Murong Lanxi off, Murong Yunxi then headed upstairs and returned to her own room.

Gong Yu was keeping Niannian company and they were watching cartoons in the room. The moment she walked in, there was a sudden a strange feeling.

That seemed to be the first time that they finally had the feeling of a reunion. It was a subtle and amazing sensation and Murong Yunxi instantly felt very contented in her heart.

She walked over to the other side next to Niannian and sat down before she turned and took one look at Gong Yu. “Gong Yu, thank you for giving up on everything that you had for me, to watch over me and Niannian.”

Gong Yu smiled casually and rubbed the top of Murong Yunxi’s head with his large hands. “Silly girl, what silly things are you speaking of!? I should thank you for taking me in and creating such a happy and wonderful family for me.”

The eyes rippled and they understood their mutual affection. Niannian, who was watching the cartoon, looked up at the both of them and pretended to be a little adult. “Oh, could the two of you stop being so mushy? Alright, you can slowly exchange your heartfelt feelings. I’ll go look for grandfather to sleep.”

After she said that, Niannian’s little figure slipped and ran off, leaving the two of them to look at each other with slight awkwardness.

Just when the both of them were snorting helplessly, Niannian, the mischievous imp, popped her head through the gap of the door. “Mummy, you and Dad should work harder to help me get a little sister or a little brother as soon as possible. If not, when I am a little older, I won’t be interested in playing with such a tiny little being.”

Niannian closed the door once again and ran away, leaving Murong Yunxi and Gong Yu even more dumbfounded than before.

“Did you teach her that?” Murong Yunxi asked in puzzlement.

“Of course not!”

“Kids these days are really remarkable. As a mother, how could I take this?”

“However, I think that what that little guy said makes sense.”

After he said that, Gong Yu’s lips curled up into an evil smile and his entire face seemed to write about some conspiracy.

Murong Yunxi instantly felt a ripple of chill and her back was numb. However, before she could react, she felt her world spin and subsequently, she was somehow thrown onto the big soft bed.