A Marriage in Name Only? My Stepbrother Won't Let Me Go Chapter 175: Liking Mei Wanying’s Scent

i Wanying asked Pei Yan, "Do you know what I’m wiping off?"

Pei Yan couldn’t be bothered with that.

All he knew was that i Wanying was wiping his face with her own hands.

With her own hands!

An overwhelming wave of happiness crashed over him. The man’s head swam, and he felt as if he were about to drown in it.

This all felt like a dream.

Pei Yan actively nuzzled against the handkerchief in i Wanying’s hand. It was saturated with her scent, mingled with a hint of milk.

His Ah Yin still needed to nurse their child, so this was her scent, too.

Pei Yan found it intoxicating.

If he weren’t afraid of startling i Wanying, he would have done as Ling did and moved closer to the source of the fragrance.

This cold, frosty man actually had a childish side to him.

Pei Yan kept nuzzling her palm.

Just like Ling had done not long ago when, not wanting to sll the dicine, she had burrowed into her arms.

The man’s stubble scraped against her palm, sending a tingling sensation through it.

i Wanying’s fingers curled. "On your face... that’s Ling’s drool."

The man’s expression froze, and he stopped nuzzling i Wanying’s palm.

i Wanying was satisfied.

She let out a subtle breath, trying to dispel the strange feeling spreading from her palm, but it didn’t work.

i Wanying decided to leave.

After all, Pei Yan was awake and seed to be out of mortal danger. All he needed was quiet rest.

Besides, she didn’t know what kind of attitude to adopt toward the Pei Yan before her now.

Unlike in her last life, this ti Pei Yan had risked his life to save her.

And it wasn’t this Pei Yan who had left her to fend for herself in the rear courtyards.

’Our entanglent runs too deep,’ i Wanying thought. ’Pei Yan hurt , but he also protected . It’s impossible to clearly say who was right and who was wrong.’

’I don’t want to dwell on it anymore.’

’Since Pei Yan saved this ti, we can consider all past grievances settled.’

’He’s not that utterly vile man anymore.’

"Rest and recover well."

i Wanying’s tone was gentle, not as cold as before.

Pei Yan was still holding her soft wrist, unwilling to let go. "Ah Yin, I feel like I’m dreaming."

Ah Yin was being so good to him. This was what he had prayed for, but now that it was happening, he felt uneasy.

He kept feeling like it was all an illusion—a flower in the mirror or the moon in the water—that would shatter with a single gust of wind.

i Wanying complained, "If you don’t let go, I won’t be able to hold Ling."

Only then did Pei Yan notice his babbling, drooling daughter.

The little one’s eyes were sparkling as she waved her little hands, looking as if she were about to leap out of i Wanying’s arms.

Pei Yan had long since experienced just how active and lively Ling could be.

He instinctively tried to take his daughter so i Wanying wouldn’t be burdened, but the mont he moved, i Wanying pushed him back down onto the daybed.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

i Wanying glared at the man, her almond-shaped eyes filled with displeasure. "If you’re looking to die, then leave the i family first. That way your mother won’t co blaming us. We can’t take that responsibility."

Her words may have been harsh, but to Pei Yan’s ears, they sounded incredibly sweet.

’Ah Yin is worried about .’

’Her words are sharp, but her heart is soft!’

"I’m fine."

i Wanying was angered by his bravado. ’He was unconscious, and he still says he’s fine?’

She said, "The i family is a humble one. If Your Highness won’t follow instructions, then you’d best leave as soon as possible."

He had only just managed to move into the old residence; how could Pei Yan possibly leave?

He wasn’t an idiot!

Seeing that Ling was being quite a handful, he found that every ti he wanted to speak to i Wanying, the little one would interject with her babbling.

She was also waving her little hands and kicking about nonstop.

Pei Yan had no choice but to release i Wanying’s hand so she could hold their daughter with both arms.

He didn’t know where such a tiny person got all her energy. As long as she was around, the adults couldn’t hope to have a proper conversation.

Pei Yan doted on Ling. She was i Wanying’s gold lump, the most adorable child in the whole world.

But at this mont, he just wanted to be with i Wanying and didn’t want his daughter ruining their private ti together.

Pei Yan wanted to order Ding Xiang to take Ling to Mrs. i, but he was afraid that if his daughter left, i Wanying would leave with her.

He was just greedy, wanting Ah Yin to stay by his side forever.

In the end, he had to take a step back.

His gaze swept to the inner side of the daybed, where there was still a large empty space. "Lingling is sleepy. Let her sleep here."

’As long as Ling is here, Ah Yin won’t leave,’ Pei Yan thought.

i Wanying glanced at her daughter. Perhaps because she hadn’t slept well recently, the little one who had just been so lively was now slumped over her shoulder, looking drowsy.

They had been separated for too long this ti. Ling felt insecure, afraid that she would wake up from a nap to find her mother gone again.

Her eyelids were clearly drooping with sleep, but she fought to keep them open.

Only when she saw i Wanying did she relax.

After this happened a few tis, she finally couldn’t hold on any longer and drifted off into a daze.

Seeing his daughter like this, not only did i Wanying’s heart ache terribly, but even Pei Yan felt he was less than human.

Just a mont ago, he had actually wanted to send Ling away so he could be alone with Ah Yin.

Pei Yan felt a pang of guilt.

"Ah Yin, let’s stay with Lingling together, alright?"

The man’s eyes were filled with anticipation, mingled with a hint of pleading.

Pei Yan felt uncertain.

He was afraid i Wanying would reject him without hesitation.

But the woman before him nodded. She said, "Let’s let Ling sleep soundly. Otherwise, if we move her outside, she might wake up startled."

On the way here, Ding Xiang had told her about Ling’s recent state, saying she refused the wet nurse’s milk and would only drink a little cow’s milk each day.

She also said that Ling would often wake up startled in the middle of the night and cry inconsolably.

She wasn’t lively during the day either, just staring blankly toward the door.

She would even gesture with her little hands, wanting to go out and find her mother.

Seeing that her daughter had lost weight, i Wanying knew that Ding Xiang had been telling the truth, without any exaggeration.

As a mother, she couldn’t help but feel her heart ache.

i Wanying told herself that from now on, she would take Ling with her no matter where she went.

They, mother and daughter, would never be separated again.

Ling felt insecure, and her sleep was fitful.

She would whimper from ti to ti, her voice tinged with tears, her little mouth pouting. It was the very picture of misery.

i Wanying thought that if both she and Pei Yan stayed by her side, perhaps Ling would recover more quickly.

Pei Yan didn’t know what i Wanying was thinking. As long as his wife and daughter were by his side, he was happy!

He pushed his body up, trying to scoot over.

But he was t with another low curse from i Wanying. "Can’t you just behave? Ling is less trouble than you!"

"You’ve suffered such a serious injury, even damaging the bone. Are you moving around because you want a permanent ailnt so you can freeload at our house forever?"

Pei Yan’s eyes lit up.

’Is that an option?’

He lowered his gaze to look at his bandaged arm, only to hear i Wanying say in a chilly tone, "If you dare cause any trouble, you can get lost."

Pei Yan dismissed the thought.

He said guiltily, "I wasn’t moving recklessly. I just wanted to make so room for you two. I’m being very careful not to aggravate the wound."

Ling is so little; she was truly frightened this ti.

As the child’s father and mother, Pei Yan felt they should sleep beside her.

To help her resolve her "emotional knot."

Stared down by i Wanying’s icy gaze, Pei Yan’s voice grew even quieter. "If you hold Lingling while you both sleep, she’ll feel more secure."

i Wanying shot the man a glare. "You wish."

’As if I’m crazy enough to sleep in the sa bed as Pei Yan.’

’Not even with Ling between us! No way!’