The Useless Stepmom Brings Her Kids to Reality TV Shows to Photograph Them

126 The Starry Sky Was Brilliant When She Looked Up, And the Spring Light Was Boundless When She Looked Down

“Your brother is still alive?” asked Lin Wan. “Shouldn’t you tell this to the children, too? You should be careful how to live from now on. You gave up your life for your brother.” Lin Wan’s heart ached for her three stepsons, but her heart ached even more for Li Yanchen.

“I am very careful. I haven’t practiced law for seven years, but I realized business is no different. I have got the hang of it now. The sacrifice… Well, I was willing to do it for my brother. But I never thought I would ever find love in my life. Until… I met you,” he said, looking at her. “At first, it was a contract marriage with us prepared to live our own lives independently but… Wanwan, I love you. You can, of course, choose to not take any responsibilities for Xuanuan and the others. You don’t have to feel any obligations. They are my responsibility. Just be mine. It’s fine if you only love me. It’s only recently that I realized how wonderful it is to be loved by someone.” Li Yanchen’s voice was filled with gratitude.

“Xuanxuan was old enough to remember that I wasn’t Li Yan, but Xinxin and Jiejie don’t know. No one knows who I am except for you and Xuanxuan.”

“Wanwan, I’m telling you this because I want to hear your opinion. My brother’s condition is getting worse, and he might not live for more than two months. Should we tell the children?” He asked. “I don’t know what to do. Also… that day when we were intimate, I know I was your first. I wanted to tell you that you are my first, too. You are the only one for me.”

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In the original novel, not only did Li Yanchen distant with the original owner but also indifferent to his sons. It caused them to be extremely rebellious. Lin Wan’s impression of Li Yanchen as emotionless and inflexible had changed drastically after she arrived in this world.

Lin Wan opened her arms and hugged Li Yanchen tightly. “I am sorry you went through so much. I am sorry I doubted you. I understand. But you should tell Xinxin and Jiejie the truth. They have the right to know.”

“Okay, I’ll make the arrangements immediately. Wanwan, promise me you will stay by my side forever,” he said with tenderness. “I will love you and cherish you.”

‘Forever?’ Lin Wan hesitated for a moment. She did not have the heart to tell him that she might be pulled back to her world anytime. She pursed her lips. “I will not leave you as long as I can help it. But if something happens and I am not here one day, you have to take care of yourself.”

Li Yanchen leaned down and covered Lin Wan’s lips with his. “I will protect you. I will not let another accident take you as it did my brother,” he said weakly.

“Okay.” Lin Wan closed her eyes. If this was a dream and she didn’t know when she would wake up, she might as well focus on making the dream as perfect as she wanted.

“Close the curtains.” Li Yanchen said to the smart screen. The curtains closed and the space became private for them.

Lin Wan and Li Yanchen were lying on the carpet, their breathing drowned out by the croaking of frogs in the night.

Even though there were two layers of curtains, the people outside could still see the black figures inside the glass wall.

Through the opened blinds above her head, she could see the dark sky. The starry sky was brilliant when she looked up, and the spring light was boundless when she looked down.

In the wee hours of the morning, Lin Wan and Li Yanchen returned to their room. Li Yanchen took out a photo album from the safe. There was a picture of him in it. Lin Wan carefully looked through the photos. “I really want to know what you were like in college.”

When she said that, a thought popped up in her mind. She wondered if it was possible for her to transmigrate into Li Yanchen’s world when he was still in his twenties.

Lin Wan had always felt that the karmic ties were not coincidences.

“I was very young and full of energy, just like you are now. If I had met you then, I don’t think I would have agreed to my sister-in-law’s request. I would have lived an ordinary but real life with you and have my own children with you. If it was a boy, he would be as lively and handsome as Xuanxuan and the others. If it was a girl, she would be as beautiful as you and she would be our little princess.”

“I will definitely be a qualified father.” On the topic of children, Li Yanchen pursed his lips. It was only at this moment that the man realized how much he wanted to have his own children, his own family.

Lin Wan’s smile froze on her face. “You already have three children. You are a certified dad.”

“What about you? You don’t want to have a child of your own?” Li Yanchen asked.

Lin Wan let go of the man in her arms and stood by the balcony. She had heard of the grudges between wealthy families. Even if Li Zexuan and the rest were not Li Yanchen’s biological sons, it did not change the fact that Li Yanchen had inherited Li Yanshi’s company and the children believed he was their father. If she had a child with him, her stepsons might take it badly.

Even if her stepsons didn’t mind, she was worried one day she might be pulled back to her world. ‘What will happen then?’

“I haven’t decided yet.” Lin Wan answered honestly.

On the first floor, Li Zekai was woken up by a nightmare. Auntie Huang comforted him. The boy didn’t stop crying. He ran barefoot to the second floor and called for his father.

Li Yanchen opened the door and saw his youngest sons in tears in snot.

“Sir, Jiejie had a nightmare. He doesn’t stop crying,” Auntie Huang said apologetically.

“That’s alright, Auntie Huang. You can go and rest. I will handle it.” Li Yanchen picked up his son in his arms.

Lin Wan walked over and touched Jiejie’s forehead and wiped his tears. “Did Jiejie have a nightmare? Don’t worry. It’s over now. Auntie is here.” Her grandmother used to say that to her when he woke up from a nightmare when she was young. She would say, ‘Don’t be afraid, Wanwan. Grandma is here.”

“Mom.” It was unclear if the little boy had said it for real or blurted it out unknowingly. His eyes were closed, but he kept calling for his mother.

It would be great to have a mother to reminisce about. Lin Wan wanted to cry too. The only person she could call out to when she was wronged was her grandmother. Ever since she could understand things, her mother had never been her strong backing. The only people she could rely on other than her grandmother was the head of the orphanage.

“Auntie Lin.” Li Zekai cried and called for her.

Li Yanchen carried his youngest son. He patted his back and walked back and forth in the room. It seemed to calm him down.

Seeing that Lin Wan’s tears were also falling, Li Yanchen panicked. He reached out and held her close to him. Lin Wan didn’t have a mother either. She must have heard Li Zekai calling for his mother which had made her miss her own mother.

In that instant, Li Yanchen felt like a father to them both. He put Li Zekai to bed on one side and Lin Wan on the other. He slept between them.

When he woke up in the morning, Li Zekai opened his eyes and realized that he had unknowingly fallen asleep in his father’s room. He got up and kicked Li Yanchen.

Li Yanchen turned to the side and bumped into Lin Wan.

“Daddy, why am I here?” The little boy looked surprised.

“You came here crying in the middle of the night. You had a nightmare.” Li Yanchen had only fallen asleep when the sun was about to rise. His head was heavy.

“I’m actually in dad’s room? I’m so happy. There’s also Auntie Lin Win.” Li Zekai jumped for joy.