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Xie Li smiled and walked over.

Jiang Yuying held a dry towel, gently drying his hair.

Xie Li thought to himself:

Well, it's troublesome, but this is a decision he made himself. If he said he would protect this woman, then he must protect her.

He didn't regret it.

Jiang Yuying is a smart woman. She definitely wouldn't ask what Xie Li and Xie Siqi had just discussed at this moment. She quietly accompanied Xie Li to watch the TV series, even if she was somewhat absent-minded, she would keep the questions she wanted to ask to herself.

And even if she did speak, it would be to ask about other things: "Yun's birthday is coming soon. It's her 18th birthday, which is a big day. How should we celebrate it?"

Xie Li remembered when he first arrived, it was around late June, and at that time, Xie Siyun told him her birthday was in just over three months. At that time, Xie Siyun's wish was to be able to invite people herself. Now that Jiang Yuying was asking about the birthday celebration, it was only natural.

Actually, if you were to ask Xie Li, he didn't know what to do.

He had never experienced it himself. He had only been to Grandma Sun's birthday banquet once before, but his impression of it wasn't good. It felt more like a social gathering than a birthday party.

Subconsciously, he didn't like that kind of atmosphere.

Moreover, since he had already promised Xie Siyun that she could invite people on her own, he didn't intend to go back on his word. So he said to Jiang Yuying, "This time, ask Yun for her opinion more. I promised her last time. There's no need to invite too many people from our circle. It's a child's birthday, as long as she's happy."

Jiang Yuying felt a bit helpless, but still agreed, "You, always spoiling her."

Xie Li smiled but didn't say anything.

In his original family, it was a patriarchal family. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become a programmer who almost worked 9-6 every day, just to earn money to get out of that family as soon as possible.

Independence is good, but it's costly.

When he was young, he really wished he was a boy. Although he didn't have such thoughts after growing up, he still felt that if he had a daughter, he wouldn't treat her the same as himself.

Now, unexpectedly, he had become a man, and he had a daughter. Even though it was only a temporary bond, he still wanted to spoil her a bit. Because Xie Siyun was also from a patriarchal family. Although she hadn't suffered materially from being in a wealthy family since childhood, there were still issues in other aspects.

Her father didn't care about her just because she was a girl, although he didn't explicitly show favoritism towards boys over girls, it could be clearly seen from the way he treated the family's assets and his treatment towards them.

The daughter's role was only to marry into another family in the future to gain more benefits for the family.

What's even more frightening is that Xie Siyun knows this very well, and she doesn't resist at all. Even her biological mother, Jiang Yuying, feels that this is only natural.

It shouldn't be like this.

Although Xie Li felt a bit ridiculous about the matter of Xie Siyun's birthday, Jiang Yuying didn't express any objections. For her, obedience was necessary.

She just nodded and said she would arrange Xie Siyun's birthday party properly, so Xie Li didn't need to worry about it. After they finished watching the TV series, Xie Li turned off the projector.

When it was time to sleep, Jiang Yuying lay directly in Xie Li's arms. Xie Li was stunned for a moment but didn't push her away. In fact, he had already gotten used to the physical contact with Jiang Yuying. Over the past couple of months, they had been inseparable, often hugging and holding each other, and Xie Li had automatically classified Jiang Yuying as a good friend.

It's very normal for good friends to sleep together at night, and it's probably normal to sleep while cuddling... right?

But when he woke up the next day, Xie Li's arm was numb.

He took a moment to recover before getting out of bed. Since it was Sunday, Xie Li didn't go to work. When he went downstairs, he saw a middle-aged woman at the dining table. He was slightly stunned, then realized she was Xie Siyun's tutor.

"Mr. Xie." The tutor greeted Xie Li, and Jiang Yuying explained, "The teacher came earlier today, so I invited her to have breakfast together."

Xie Li nodded to indicate he understood, exchanged greetings with the teacher, and then sat down to eat. After breakfast, Xie Siyun went upstairs with the teacher, and Xie Siqi went back to his room, then later left directly.

Xie Li didn't care what he was up to, he just lazily prepared to go back to his room to lie down for a while. But on the way back to the room, he saw Jiang Yuying talking to the housekeeper over there, so he sat down beside them.

They chose a good spot, in the entrance garden. The morning sun wasn't too strong yet, so the parasol wasn't open, and it wasn't too hot under direct sunlight. Plus, the rattan chairs and their estate being halfway up the mountain, sitting down and looking into the distance, everything was peaceful.

Jiang Yuying sat on the rattan chair with a teapot beside her, flipping through a book with one hand and holding a pen with the other, while there was also a laptop in front of her. The housekeeper stood in front of her with a tablet and a pen stylus.