Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
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Tang Tang received the little one’s SOS signal, and her previously buried face slowly lifted. She racked her brains for a passable excuse, “Honey, I think what the baby said makes a lot of sense. It’s too cramped for the three of us to sleep in one bed, and we won’t sleep well at night. So it’s better to sleep separately, hehehe.”
Tang Tang was practically lying through her teeth. The master bedroom bed was a large 1.8-meter bed, more than enough for the three of them; Ji Xiaozhuo could even roll around on it. Where was the crampedness?
“Too cramped?” Ji Yan repeated, squinting.
“Hehe, yeah.” Tang Tang scratched her head guiltily, nodding stiffly. Waaah, she really didn’t dare sleep in the same bed with her husband tonight. What if he questioned her about it? Her mind was a complete mess, and she could barely speak coherently.
Ji Yan stared at Tang Tang for a moment, then asked, word by word, “You really don’t want to stay here to sleep?”
Tang Tang sensed that Ji Yan was unhappy. Actually, she didn’t not want to sleep here, but she was quite uneasy. He had been acting very strangely tonight, and she was afraid. So she had no choice but to nod again, forcing herself to be brave.
Ji Yan let out a soft snort, and after a long while, said indifferently, “Fine, then you can go.”
Ji Xiaozhuo was a little dumbfounded. He hadn’t expected his father to agree to this request so easily. Just now, no matter what they said, he wouldn’t agree. How could his mother get him to agree with just one sentence?
Tang Tang was also a little incredulous. She thought he would definitely not agree to this request. Why did he let them leave so easily?
The mother and son stood still. Ji Yan opened his book and started reading while asking, “Didn’t you say you weren’t going to sleep with me anymore? Why aren’t you leaving?”
Tang Tang suddenly felt a pang of guilt. She felt like she and the little guy had abandoned him. Wouldn’t he be lonely all alone? No one to talk to, only able to quietly read.
Tang Tang bit her lip, thinking maybe she should just let it go, but before she could even voice her regret, Ji Xiaozhuo pulled her out like a whirlwind, as if afraid his father would change his mind.
Tang Tang: “….”
Ji Yan: “….”
Ji Xiaozhuo quickly dragged Tang Tang into the second bedroom, pounced on the bed with lightning speed, and excitedly rolled around on it, turning the once perfectly made bed into a whirlwind.
Doesn’t this little guy feel any remorse for abandoning his father?
Ji Xiaozhuo’s conscience didn’t bother him at all. He only stopped rolling around when he was tired, patted the bed, and called Tang Tang over, “Mommy, come on up! From now on, it’ll be just the two of us sleeping together!”
Tang Tang went over, picked him up, tidied up the messy bed, and then put him back on. “Baby, don’t you think this is wrong? Daddy will be lonely sleeping alone, with no one to talk to him, but we’re leaving him to sleep alone.”
Ji Xiaozhuo’s happy expression faded, he twisted two fingers together, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes, and he stammered, “But… but Daddy always hugs Mommy when he sleeps.”
Tang Tang didn’t understand why Ji Xiaozhuo reacted so strongly to this. The little guy seemed to particularly dislike Ji Yan hugging her, and at night he wanted to keep them far apart. He would explode if he saw them sleeping together, more terrifying than a firecracker. But he wasn’t so possessive in other matters; the little guy was usually very considerate of others’ feelings.
Unable to understand what the little guy was thinking, Tang Tang rubbed his head. “Baby, why don’t you let Daddy hold Mommy? Other dads hold their moms too.”
Ji Xiaozhuo’s eyes flickered, and he stammered, “Because if Daddy holds Mommy, I can’t hold Mommy. I want to hold Mommy.”
“Then we can let Daddy sleep with us. You can sleep in the middle, and Daddy and Mommy can hold you together when we sleep. That way, Daddy won’t only hold Mommy.”
Ji Xiaozhuo shook his head without thinking. After hesitating for a moment, he whispered in Tang Tang’s ear, “Mommy, I think Daddy is up to something. He must secretly steal you away after I fall asleep. Otherwise, you couldn’t have run from my left to my right. So it must have been Daddy!”
Tang Tang stared blankly at the little guy. “How do you know?”
“I guessed!” Although it was a guess, Ji Xiaozhuo’s expression was very certain. “It’s my intuition as a man! It’s very accurate!”
Tang Tang: “When did men have intuition?” But it has to be said, this little boy’s intuition seems pretty accurate, because she also felt that this matter should be related to Ji Yan.
Ji Xiaozhuo finally concluded, “So, we can’t share a room with Daddy, because even if I sleep in the middle, I won’t be able to do anything to Daddy after I fall asleep, and then I won’t be able to protect you.”
Is his dad some kind of monster? Why does he need to protect her? Tang Tang was both amused and exasperated; the world of children was sometimes really hard to understand.
“Okay, Mommy knows, you go to sleep now, Mommy is safe now, I don’t need your protection.” Tang Tang patted the little guy’s back to coax him to sleep.
However, Ji Xiaozhuo looked at the door, suddenly jumped off the bed and locked the door, as if guarding against a thief.
Tang Tang looked at him speechlessly.
The little guy didn’t care at all, “I’m afraid Daddy will steal you while I’m asleep, so I won’t be afraid.”
Tang Tang was completely impressed; his imagination was truly boundless.
No longer needing to worry about sleeping with her parents, Ji Xiaozhuo felt very at ease and fell asleep after rolling around in bed for a while. Tang Tang, who usually fell asleep instantly like Ji Xiaozhuo, couldn’t sleep. She felt uneasy, her whole body aching. She tried countless positions but couldn’t fall asleep. In the exceptionally quiet night, she lay awake staring at the dark ceiling, her mind racing, mostly thinking about what would happen that night.
Although Gu Yanran was ultimately wrong, and her secret wasn’t exposed, the evidence Gu Yanran brought was something she couldn’t explain. Anyone with the will to investigate could discover her differences.
No one could imitate another person forever.
When she thought Gu Yanran had truly discovered her secret, she wasn’t actually afraid of what Gu Yanran might do to her. Her only worry was that Ji Yan would find out and never want her again, that she could no longer live with him and his son. Everything else, all her previous fears and worries, vanished.
As long as Ji Yan accepted her, she had nothing to fear, and there was nothing in this world she had to be afraid of.
It was like having a knife hanging over your head; when it’s hanging there, you worry every day, but when the rope finally snaps, you feel a sense of relief. Just like tonight, Gu Yanran’s revelation wasn’t all bad; at least it gave her the courage and opportunity to confess her biggest secret to Ji Yan. Before, she didn’t know whether she should speak up, how to speak up, or even if she could ever tell him this secret again. But now, she’s decided to tell him herself, even if the outcome isn’t good.
Tomorrow, she’ll confess to him and tell him everything. She won’t object to whatever decision he made, even if he kicked her out.
The burden on her shoulders was suddenly lifted, and Tang Tang felt completely relaxed. With nothing on her mind, sleepiness naturally began to creep in, and her eyelids started to droop.
Just as Tang Tang was about to drift off to sleep, the sound of a door opening suddenly echoed in the darkness. Startled, Tang Tang looked towards the doorway, and sure enough, it was slowly opening, revealing a figure standing there.
Tang Tang’s first thought was that a thief had broken in, but when she heard the footsteps, she swallowed the cry that was about to escape her lips.
It was Ji Yan’s footsteps.
Tang Tang breathed a sigh of relief, but this was replaced by confusion. Why was he still awake so late? What was he doing here?
As if possessed, Tang Tang remained silent, closing her eyes and lying quietly, wanting to see what he was up to.
However, Ji Yan wasn’t there for anything else, but to steal someone’s body. While she was sound asleep, he suddenly picked her up and carried her straight out.
The sudden lift startled Tang Tang, but remembering she was pretending to be asleep, she desperately suppressed a gasp and pretended not to react as he carried her out. But what flashed through her mind at that moment was what Ji Xiaozhuo had told her before bed. He said he was afraid his father would secretly steal her away. At the time, she thought the little guy’s behavior was hilarious, but now it seemed that no one knew a father better than his son.
But baby, do you know, your lock didn’t keep your father away!
Ji Yan carried Tang Tang back to the master bedroom, placed her on the bed, and then got on the bed himself. He put one arm under her neck and the other on her waist, pulling her tightly into his arms, just like the previous nights.
Ji Yan’s behavior far exceeded Tang Tang’s imagination, and the intimacy between them far exceeded her tolerance, to the point that her heart was pounding uncontrollably, and her mind was a complete mess.
What…what is he doing?
Tang Tang remembered Ji Xiaozhuo’s accusations when he woke up these past few days. He said she and Ji Yan slept tightly embracing each other. Could it be like this? Was he doing the same thing to her a few days ago?
Had she accidentally discovered the truth?
But the next second, something even more unexpected happened. A gentle, warm kiss landed on her forehead, then her eyes, then her nose, and finally, her lips were lightly touched, carrying warm breath and a familiar scent.
A jolt of electricity shot through Tang Tang’s body, and she completely forgot to breathe.
“Are you trying to suffocate yourself? Breathe.” Ji Yan’s calm yet amused voice rang in her ears, startling Tang Tang so much she almost jumped up.
Was he talking to her?
Ji Yan chuckled, “Still don’t want to wake up? Do you want me to keep kissing you?” As he spoke, his warm breath brushed against her face again.
Tang Tang opened her eyes with a start, her whole body stiff, staring blankly at the handsome face so close to hers.
Ji Yan chuckled and pinched her nose, “What, not pretending to be asleep anymore?”
“Y-you-you— you know I’m pretending to be asleep?”
“How could I not know you were pretending to be asleep?” Ji Yan followed up on her question, then answered, “I knew it the moment I picked you up. Your body was so stiff, how could you be asleep? Besides, your heartbeat was too loud.”
“You…you…you…” Tang Tang stammered, completely unable to speak coherently.
Ji Yan sighed, gently stroking her cheek, and looked directly into her eyes. “Alright, I know what you’re thinking. I’ll explain everything to you tonight.”
Tang Tang was stunned, a sudden surge of heat spreading through her heart, unsure whether it was anticipation or trepidation.
“I was afraid that telling you suddenly would scare you, so I wanted to let you get used to it first. But things went wrong tonight, and I’m afraid that if I don’t make things clear, it won’t just be a matter of sleeping in separate beds.” Ji Yan paused, his eyes as dark as ink, and his words struck Tang Tang’s heart like a heavy hammer. “Tang Tang, listen carefully, I like you. I realized I liked you when you were sick. From now on, let’s be a real couple, okay?”
Tang Tang covered her chest with her hand, her mouth open, but what she said after a long while made Ji Yan both laugh and cry. “Am I dreaming? Pinch me.”
Ji Yan was amused by her and suddenly cupped her face, saying, “I don’t need to pinch you. I have a better way to prove you’re not dreaming.” After saying that, he kissed the person beneath him directly. This time, it was no longer a light touch, but a passionate kiss, his tongue frantically conquering her in the air.
Ji Yan completely shattered his usual composure and calmness. At this moment, he was like a ferocious wolf, tearing at his prey with savage abandon, pinning her down and leaving her powerless to resist, completely at his mercy.
Tang Tang was now that pitiful prey.
After what seemed like an eternity, just when Tang Tang thought she was about to be kissed to death, Ji Yan finally released her.
Tang Tang’s face was flushed red, and she instinctively gasped for fresh air. This time, she felt alive again, though she could never look Ji Yan in the eye again.
What happened to his composure, calmness, and restraint?
Ji Yan chuckled and pinched her flushed cheek. “How about it? Still think you’re dreaming?”
Tang Tang quickly shook her head. This was absolutely real!
“So, what do you think of what I said? Are you willing to be real husband and wife with me?”
Tang Tang was of course willing, a hundred times, a thousand times, ten thousand times willing. For him to love her was like a dream, an extraordinary and beautiful dream! Before this, she would have been so happy she’d fainted.
But, didn’t he ask about what happened tonight? Didn’t he have any doubts about her?
Tang Tang bit her lower lip, hesitatingly and tentatively asking, “You…you’re not going to ask about what Gu Yanran said? Don’t you have any suspicions about me? What if I’m really not the Tang Tang you know?”
Ji Yan was silent for a moment before speaking, “Before, I really thought you had amnesia, but tonight I realized I was wrong all along. You really don’t have amnesia. You’re someone else.”
Tang Tang’s heart tightened, “Then why did you—”
Before Tang Tang could finish speaking, Ji Yan covered her lips, “But do you know why Gu Yanran suspected and even investigated you, while I didn’t?”
Tang Tang looked at him questioningly.
“Because— I know nothing about the original Tang Tang, nor do I intend to. So I have no idea how you differ from the original her, nor do I want to know. After you lost your memory, I felt your changes were good for me and Xiao Zhuo. I’m happy to see such changes, so why should I investigate? To me, the current you is the one I like.”
Tang Tang stared blankly at him, momentarily speechless.
“Tang Tang, what I want to tell you is that even if you’re not the original Tang Tang, it makes no difference to me. I don’t like the original one, I like you, the current you. So, it doesn’t matter who you are to me, as long as you’re still you.”
Tang Tang’s heart slowly descended from the high sky, landing steadily on the ground, no longer fearing the fall and shattering.
Tears welled up in her eyes without her realizing it.
So, he wasn’t without doubts, he just didn’t care. He liked her, the real her.
Never before had Tang Tang felt so happy. Tears streamed down her face, yet she smiled more joyfully than ever before. “Honey, I’m so happy right now.”
Ji Yan wiped away her tears. “Why are you crying, silly girl?”
“I’m happy! I was so worried, worried you wouldn’t want me anymore, worried I’d never see you and Xiao Zhuo again. But who knew…” Tang Tang laughed through her tears, her heart suddenly filled with immense relief, so much so that she wanted to reveal her secret. “I have to confess to you, I’m really not the original Tang Tang. What Gu Yanran said is true, but I’m not an imposter. I’m actually a reincarnation.”
Tang Tang spoke the words “reincarnation” cautiously, afraid of startling him. However, Ji Yan remained silent, his expression not showing the shock she expected. He was as calm as if he hadn’t even heard the words “reincarnation.”
Had he gone mad with fear? Tang Tang was so frightened that she poked his cheek with her finger, asking, “Honey, did you understand what I said? Are you scared? Don’t be afraid, I’m not a ghost.”
Ji Yan helplessly pulled down her slender finger and held it in his palm. “I understood, and I’m not scared. I just guessed it in advance.”
Now it was Tang Tang’s turn to be frightened. “You guessed it?”
Ji Yan nodded slightly. “I may not know much about your inner self, but your body is 100% not switched. Because when I went back for the first time after you lost your memory, I took your hair and Xiao Zhuo’s hair to the hospital for DNA comparison. You are 100% Xiao Zhuo’s biological mother.”
Tang Tang’s eyes widened. She didn’t expect that.
“You had changed a lot back then, and I wondered whether someone was impersonating you to get some military secrets from me, so I had to be careful. After confirming your identity, I had no more worries. As for why your personality changed so drastically, I really didn’t think to find out. Your reaction tonight tells me that you are not the real Tang Tang, so the only possibility is that the soul inside you has changed.”
Tang Tang was surprised, “Aren’t you surprised by something as bizarre as reincarnation?” Why was he so calm?
Ji Yan chuckled and explained, “To be honest, reincarnation is indeed very bizarre, but it’s not enough for me to find it unacceptable. There are many things in this world that are unknown to humankind, and just because we don’t know something doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.”
Tang Tang was utterly impressed by Ji Yan. How could he be so smart and calm? She herself would have been terrified, but he accepted it so easily. All her worry and fear had been for nothing.
Tang Tang pouted, annoyed. “If I had known you’d act like this, I wouldn’t have been so afraid to tell you. I would have confessed long ago.”
Ji Yan smiled, turned around, and pulled her into his arms. “It’s not too late to tell me now. Tell me about yourself.”
Tang Tang nestled happily against his chest, no longer holding back, and told him her true identity, explaining everything about her past life without hiding anything.
Ji Yan listened quietly.
By the time they finished, the sky outside was already turning a pale white; it was dawn. They had talked all night without feeling sleepy.
Ji Yan glanced at the time; there was still an hour before he had to get up. He kissed Tang Tang’s forehead and said, “Okay, close your eyes and go to sleep now. Sleep well during the day. I’ll take Xiao Zhuo to school.”
Tang Tang nestled in his arms, smiling gently. She felt relaxed and happy; she was truly carefree now, with nothing to worry about anymore.
So happy!
“Sleep well,” Ji Yan patted her back, coaxing her like a child. Tang Tang immediately closed her eyes and drifted off to sleep.
Ji Yan pulled her closer, picked up his phone, sent a message and transferred money. If Tang Tang saw the message now, she would be shocked, because Ji Yan was having all of Tang Tang’s previous records destroyed, making them impossible to trace.
Since Gu Yanran could easily find out, others with the will could too, but Ji Yan would not allow anyone to investigate her or even use this information to threaten her. It was enough that only he knew this secret.
She would always be Xiao Zhuo’s mother, his wife, nothing more.
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