Rebirth as the Richest Woman in the World
Chapter 821 - 822, Xiyuan (second update)

Chapter 821: 822, Xiyuan (second update)

"Mom and Dad, please come in," Lin Xiyuan called out to the door.

The three of them came in; Lin Xiyuan sat in the wheelchair, pushed by Lin Hong, while Lin Lan and Grandfather Lin walked on either side.

Lin Xiyuan lived on the first floor, so she was quickly pushed outside the door.

The sunlight was good outside, golden and somewhat warm.

Lin Xiyuan raised her hand to shield her forehead, a smile curving at the corners of her mouth. She was alive again, and it felt wonderful.

This was an important military district compound.

Many military officers lived in the vicinity.

People passed by from time to time to greet them, "Old Lin, congratulations, Xiyuan has finally awakened."

Just then, a young man and woman approached from a distance, their hands laden with gifts. It was apparent that the young couple was very affectionate, walking and laughing all the way.

"Uncle Lin, Auntie Lin," the young man greeted Lin Xiyuan’s family politely as he passed by, "Is Sister Xiyuan alright now?"

The young woman beside him also greeted them politely, "Uncle Lin, Auntie Lin, hello."

Mr. and Mrs. Lin nodded; Lin Hong replied with a smile, "Xiyuan is fine now. Little Zhe, where are you and your wife heading?"

The newcomers were the newlyweds Duanmu Zhe and Mo Qingyi.

The Duanmu family now also lived in this military district compound.

Lin Xiyuan gazed at the young couple before her, a hint of astonishment flashing through her eyes. The woman was cute and charming, the man handsome and dashing. Indeed, they were a well-matched pair.

It was just that their affectionate demeanor seemed somewhat glaring.

Duanmu Zhe looked at Lin Hong and replied politely, "Qingyi and I are planning to visit the imperial palace. Yesterday, Nine Ye’s wife was discharged from the hospital, so we decided to pay her a visit."

Duanmu Zhe was always polite, and Lin Hong had always liked this young man.

If Duanmu Zhe hadn’t been with Mo Qingyi, Lin Hong would have wanted him to become his son-in-law.

With both families living so close, Duanmu Zhe becoming their son-in-law would have been a delightful matter.

However, it seemed now that Mo Qingyi was a better match for Duanmu Zhe.

Hearing Duanmu Zhe’s response, Lin Hong said cheerily, "Then you two should hurry along, don’t waste time."

"Alright, we’ll get going then," Duanmu Zhe said as he held Mo Qingyi’s hand, adding, "Uncle, Auntie, goodbye Sister Xiyuan."

Mo Qingyi followed with her own farewells.

"Goodbye, bring your wife to visit our house when you have time," Lin Hong waved to Duanmu Zhe and Mo Qingyi.

After the couple left, Lin Lan spoke up, "I’ve never met the Miss of the Mo family before. Seeing her today, she seems much more sensible than I had imagined. She is a nice girl."

Lin Hong also nodded in agreement, "Yes, Sheng Sheng is really fortunate now. It’s just a pity about Sheng Sheng."

By now, the news of Duanmu Sheng’s premarital pregnancy was known to everyone.

A premarital pregnancy might not be a big deal in ordinary families, but for the prestigious Duanmu family, such an incident would surely have some impact.

"There’s no need for pity," Lin Lan continued, "She brought this on herself. I remember that child wasn’t like this when she was younger. I never imagined she would turn out this way."

From a woman’s perspective, Lin Lan believed Duanmu Sheng didn’t deserve sympathy.

Had no one warned her in advance, it would have been one thing, but she had so many people advising her, and if she still ended up where she was today, then she could only blame her own foolishness!

Lin Hong didn’t speak further and he sighed with regret for Duanmu Sheng.

At this moment, Lin Xiyuan, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up, "Mom and Dad, who were those two people just now? How come I’ve never seen them before?"

In recent years, Duanmu Zhe had been raised in the secular world. He hadn’t returned to the Superpower World for many years and had been staying in the military, so Lin Xiyuan didn’t recognize Duanmu Zhe and Mo Qingyi.

"They are the son and daughter-in-law of one of your father’s former comrades-in-arms," Lin Hong explained, "That young man is Duanmu Sheng, he currently works in the military, and the girl next to him is his wife Mo Qingyi, the sister of Nine Ye, and she is also working in the military..."

Lin Lan added, "Xiyuan, Little Zhe is actually the same age as you. I remember that you were born in the same year, but he went to the secular world afterward, so it’s normal that you don’t know him."

"Oh," Lin Xiyuan nodded, seemingly comforted, a hint of relief flickering in her eyes.

Lin Xiyuan continued, "They look quite compatible together. Mo Qingyi has good taste. That Duanmu Zhe seems like a decent person." Her voice sounded very indifferent, as if she were discussing something unrelated to her.

But indeed, this matter really had nothing to do with her.

Lin Hong also agreed with Lin Xiyuan’s assessment, smiling, "Little Zhe is indeed a good kid. If he weren’t already married, I would have introduced him to you and had him become our son-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Lin Lan immediately tapped Lin Hong’s shoulder, "What are you talking about? Look at who Little Zhe is married to now! If others heard this, they might think we have ulterior motives!"

Women always tend to be more detail-oriented.

Their daughter wasn’t someone who couldn’t get married, so why fuss over a woman who was already someone else’s wife?

Lin Hong laughed softly, "I was just talking casually."

Lin Xiyuan didn’t say anything, but upon hearing this, a hint of light seemed to flicker in the depths of her eyes.

The couple pushed Lin Xiyuan in her wheelchair on the lawn, basking in the sun.

The family of three joked and chatted about everyday things, presenting a warm and cozy scene.

After a while, Lin Xiyuan looked at Lin Hong and Lin Lan and said, "Mom and Dad, I want to discuss something with you."

"Xiyuan, just tell us. As long as it’s within our power, we will definitely agree," Lin Lan said with a warm smile.

They had only one daughter, who they had cherished and nurtured with love. Whatever Lin Xiyuan requested, Mr. and Mrs. Lin would always agree to.

Lin Xiyuan smiled softly and spoke gently, "Mom and Dad, after this incident, I realized how fleeting life can be, so I don’t want to be so far away from you anymore. I will transfer to your military district so that our family can see each other more often."

In the past, Lin Xiyuan had sought independence by joining a different military district than her parents.

But now things were different; this time Lin Xiyuan had nearly lost her life, and she did not want to be separated from her parents anymore.

Upon hearing this, Lin Hong and Lin Lan’s eyes reddened, and Lin Hong said repeatedly to Lin Xiyuan, "Good, good, good, rest easy, Xiyuan. Dad will arrange your transfer to Area A right away. After this, our family will never be separated again."

"Mhm," Lin Xiyuan nodded.

The golden sunlight shone on Lin Xiyuan, casting a halo around her.

Lin Lan looked at her daughter with a puzzled frown.

She always felt that Lin Xiyuan had changed somehow, but she couldn’t quite put her finger on what was different.

Just then, Lin Xiyuan turned around with a smile, "Mom, let’s go home. I want to eat the sweet and sour fish you make."

Upon hearing this, Lin Lan’s doubts were immediately swept away as she replied with a smile, "Alright, I’ll go make it for you now." Additionally, her daughter’s request dispelled the lingering doubts in Lin Lan’s mind, for this was indeed her daughter.

After all, Lin Xiyuan used to love the sweet and sour fish that her mother cooked.

**

Mo family.

Mo Qingyi and Duanmu Zhe came over with plenty of gifts.

Duanmu Zhe sat downstairs with Mo Zhixuan, drinking tea.

Mo Qingyi ran upstairs instead.

Chu Jin was upstairs in her confinement period, and naturally, as a man, Duanmu Zhe couldn’t go up there.

The older Mrs. Mo followed her, cautioning, "Qingyi, keep your voice down. Only go in if Jin is awake," as she was rather particular about the confinement practices.

Childbirth depleted a woman’s energy, which could only be recovered through proper confinement.

"Okay, Mom, I got it," Mo Qingyi, for once, did not talk back to her mother and lightened her steps.

Just as Mo Qingyi reached the door, Chu Jin’s voice came from inside, "Is that Qingyi? Come in quickly."

"Wow, Jin, you’re so smart to know it’s me," Mo Qingyi said with a smiling face as she pushed the door open.

Chu Jin replied haughtily, "Of course, otherwise how could I be your Jin, right?"

Mo Qingyi closed the door behind her with a smile, "Jin, my brother must have learned all his vanity from you."

Chu Jin arched an eyebrow slightly, "Mo Zhixuan is self-taught in that regard."

Mo Qingyi nodded laughingly, "Makes sense, makes sense. There’s a saying, ’A family will not admit a member who does not fit.’ By the way, are Bao Bao and Bei Bei asleep?"

"Not yet," Chu Jin shook her head slightly, a playful smile in her eyes and a faint dimple at the corner of her mouth, "They’ve been awake for a while, wanting someone to chat with them."

"Really? Let me see them," Mo Qingyi ran over in excitement.

Chu Jin picked up the remote and turned up the temperature inside the room. Then she pulled back the blanket on the bed, exposing the two little ones to the air.

Without the constraint of the blanket, the babies immediately began writhing on the bed, kicking and waving their arms and legs.

Babbling away, it was unclear what they were trying to say.

"Wow, is this the Bao Bao and Bei Bei I know?" Mo Qingyi walked over to them, her face full of surprise.

In just a few days, Bao Bao and Bei Bei had grown even cuter, their skin had lightened a lot, their double eyelids were more pronounced, and their eyes, twinkling brightly, were enough to melt any heart.

"Have they become much prettier?" Chu Jin asked Mo Qingyi with a beaming smile.

"Yes, wow, look at these little faces, this skin... absolutely adorable!" Mo Qingyi lay on the bed, pinching Bao Bao and Bei Bei’s little hands and then poking their chubby cheeks.

"Bao Bao and Bei Bei, I’m your auntie, call me auntie..."

"Bu..." Bao Bao responded to Mo Qingyi with a mouthful of saliva.

Bei Bei, on the other hand, was playing with Mo Qingyi’s hair.

The two little ones were so well-behaved and adorable that Mo Qingyi wanted to take them both home right away.

"Jin, look how well-behaved they are," Mo Qingyi looked up at Chu Jin, "they’re not crying or fussing at all, oh my god, how can there be such cute babies in the world, oh my god, I feel like having one now."

Mo Qingyi was now completely brainwashed by Bao Bao and Bei Bei, she even forgot about the pain of childbirth.

If heaven also granted her two children like these, she would be willing to do anything.

Chu Jin smiled gently, somewhat helplessly, "Don’t be fooled by their good behavior now, looking like two adorable little angels. When they really start crying, that’s when they create a commotion! No matter what you do, you can’t pacify them, they’re just like two little devils; I’ve even thought about stuffing them back into the womb!"

That’s how children are, one moment they’re crying, the next they’re laughing, with absolutely no logic to speak of.

Plus, Bao Bao and Bei Bei are a bit noisy at night, so describing them as ’little devils’ is not an exaggeration at all.

However, only parents can truly understand this feeling.

Isn’t there a saying?

It’s only when you raise a child that you realize the depth of your parents’ kindness.

"Really?" Mo Qingyi looked incredulous, "They seem very well-behaved now, how could they cry so badly? Aren’t you exaggerating a bit?"

These two are clearly adorable little angels.

Mo Qingyi just couldn’t believe that these two angels could turn into little devils.

"Bao Bao and Bei Bei, your mom is just being dramatic, auntie believes in you, auntie likes you so much..."

Chu Jin looked up at Mo Qingyi and patted her shoulder, "Qingyi, you’re just too young. Wait until you have your own children, then you’ll know. Kids this age are the most unreasonable. Last night, even Mo Zhixuan was so annoyed he wanted to throw them away."

Last night might have been the first night Bao Bao and Bei Bei came home from the hospital, and while things were okay during the day, they created a ruckus at night.

Bao Bao cried, then Bei Bei cried.

After Bei Bei, Bao Bao cried again.

If it got serious, Bao Bao and Bei Bei cried together.

It wasn’t because they were hungry, nor was it because they wet themselves; they just cried.

Because of that, neither Chu Jin nor Mo Zhixuan had a good night’s sleep last night.

Chu Jin was still okay, but Mo Zhixuan really put in the effort. He walked back and forth in the room with a child in each arm all night, and only when the sky was about to light up did Bao Bao and Bei Bei finally fall asleep.

"Really?" Mo Qingyi expressed skepticism.

She saw what clearly were two little angels.

Chu Jin nodded very seriously, "Really, truer than pearls."

Hearing this, Mo Qingyi immediately joked, "Since you dislike Bao Bao and Bei Bei so much, just give them to me, it would save me the trouble of giving birth." Such cute babies, why not take for free if possible.

Chu Jin immediately waved her hand in disgust, smiling, "I’ll give them to you, alright, take them quickly, I guarantee, you won’t last three days before you send them back." Considering Mo Qingyi’s explosive temperament, it’s not just about three days, even a single day would probably be a stretch.

Bao Bao and Bei Bei didn’t understand the conversation between Chu Jin and Mo Qingyi; at the moment, each was stuffing a little foot into their mouth.

Seeing this, Mo Qingyi was again amazed, "Wow! Bao Bao and Bei Bei’s flexibility is really good!"

Chu Jin laughed, "Children’s bones are soft, it’s all like that. It’s just like training for dance; you have to start from when they’re little."

The two were chatting away.

Then the door was pushed open.

"Jin, I’m here," Ding Siyu said, her face full of tenderness as she walked in.

"Sis, when did you get back?" Seeing Ding Siyu, Chu Jin looked up in surprise.

"I came back yesterday." The temperature inside the room was high, so Ding Siyu immediately took off her coat upon entering.

She was wearing a khaki mid-length base shirt inside, outlining a beautiful figure.

"Wow, Sister Siyu, your figure is so good," Mo Qingyi immediately said with shining eyes, "By my estimate, you’re at least a C cup, right?"

"Good eyesight," Ding Siyu smiled lightly, looking at Mo Qingyi, "You’re not doing too bad yourself. Under Duanmu’s massage, you’ve gone from an A to a B, and might even reach a C."

Upon hearing this, a hint of shyness instantly flashed across Mo Qingyi’s face, "Sister Siyu, what nonsense are you talking about?" She had intended to tease Ding Siyu a little, but never expected to be teased by Ding Siyu instead.

Ding Siyu walked towards the bedside, looking at the two adorable little ones with a tender smile, "Wow, what cute little treasures. Jin, which one is the older brother and which is the younger sister?"

The two little ones were wearing identical clothes, and their features were also the same, making it really hard to tell their gender apart.

Seeing Ding Siyu coming over, the two little ones waved their hands happily.

Chu Jin introduced with a smile, "This one is Bao Bao, and this one is Bei Bei."

No matter when, a mother would never mistake her own children.

Ding Siyu immediately grabbed the little hands of the two kiddos, "Hello Bao Bao and Bei Bei, I’m your auntie."

Bao Bao and Bei Bei, not knowing whether they understood or not, were busy with their own things.

Their adorable looks simply brought out the maternal instincts in people.

As per Mo Zhixuan’s words, "If they don’t cry, they actually look like little humans."

Those words were filled with both helplessness and affection.

"Oh right, I also brought gifts for Bao Bao and Bei Bei." Ding Siyu suddenly remembered this and picked up the gift bag by the bed, taking out two identical little pink sweaters.

The two tiny sweaters were very cute, with "I’m the big brother" and "I’m the little sister" embroidered on the front respectively.

They were made of very soft cotton yarn, and while the knitting was not very skillful, one could tell that a lot of thought had gone into them.

"Wow, such beautiful sweaters, Siyu, you couldn’t have knitted these yourself, could you?" Mo Qingyi exclaimed with surprise written all over her face.

Ding Siyu nodded, "Yes, I knitted them. It took me a week to learn how at home, and it’s not very well done, so Jin, please don’t dislike it."

Chu Jin said with a smile, "How could I? I really like them. Siyu, you have very skillful hands. If it were me, no matter how long I learned, I probably wouldn’t be able to do it. In another two months, Bao Bao and Bei Bei can wear them." Chu Jin held the clothes up to Bao Bao and Bei Bei, measured them, and figured they would fit in a couple of months, as they were still a bit too big.

Seeing Chu Jin holding the sweaters, Bao Bao and Bei Bei thought they were some kind of toy and started stuffing the edge of the sweaters into their mouths.

"Bao Bao, these aren’t for eating, give them to auntie," Ding Siyu hurriedly took the sweaters out of Bao Bao’s mouth.

But no sooner had Ding Siyu removed the sweater from Bao Bao’s mouth than Bao Bao started to cry loudly.

Ding Siyu, unused to such situations, immediately looked to Chu Jin, "What’s wrong with Bao Bao?"

"It’s nothing," Chu Jin said with a light smile, picking up Bao Bao, "Just being unreasonable again, huh? This child, still so small and already so unreasonable, what will we do when he grows up?"

Chu Jin’s way of holding the child went from stiff to skilled, and though her mouth was speaking words of dislike, her eyes were full of warmth, and not a hint of actual aversion could be seen.

Seeing this, Ding Siyu’s eyes shimmered with laughter, "Jin, let me hold him too."

Chu Jin passed Bao Bao over to Ding Siyu.

Ding Siyu, holding a baby so small for the first time, was a bit stiff but very steady.

"Auntie is holding Bao Bao now, is Bao Bao being good?" Ding Siyu teased the child in her arms, who seemed to understand that Ding Siyu was talking to him, responding with "Oh oh, hmm hmm" in agreement.

Ding Siyu was delighted and looked towards Chu Jin with a smile, "Jin, look, Bao Bao is having a conversation with me."

Chu Jin replied with a smile, "He only looks like a person when he’s not crying."

The baby in the swaddling clothes felt wronged.

He was still a baby, and here he was, being disliked by his own mother...

Bao Bao felt wronged, but Bao Bao did not speak.

Bei Bei saw that her brother was taken away and was unhappy playing alone; her little mouth puckered, and she was about to cry.

Chu Jin was about to reach out to hold her when Mo Qingyi stretched out her hand to stop her, "Jin, don’t move, let me hold her."

Mo Qingyi picked up Bei Bei, and immediately, Bei Bei stopped crying and began to clumsily grab at Mo Qingyi’s face.

Babies sleep deeply, and Ding Siyu and Mo Qingyi hadn’t been holding them very long before Bao Bao and Bei Bei fell asleep.

They slept soundly.

Chu Jin carefully covered them with blankets.

Looking at this warm scene, Ding Siyu said enviously, "That’s so nice."

Chu Jin replied with a smile, "Sis, when are you and your husband going to have one too?"

Hearing the topic of having children, Mo Qingyi immediately turned her gaze to Ding Siyu, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Some part of Han Zixiu’s body was different from normal people’s, and who knew whether he might somehow end up with triplets or even quadruplets.

After all, he was more capable in that aspect than the average man.

Ding Siyu, looking at Bao Bao and Bei Bei’s sleeping faces, said tenderly, "I originally didn’t want to have children, but after seeing Bao Bao and Bei Bei, I can’t wait to have a child of my own."