After refusing marriage, she was pampered by the prince who acted as a shield.

Chapter 444: Heart of Stone

But the other hand that was protecting him said it all, and Li Jingyang could only silently look away and sit down on the chair next to him.

Not long after birth, Changning, still too innocent, noticed the person behind him waving his hands with a grin, hoping his father would play with him too.

In order not to make Lin Rusi angry, he naturally cooperated slightly. Once those little hands were withdrawn, his face became expressionless.

Noticing Li Jingyang's expression, Lin Rusi knew this was the best she could do, so she didn't press him further and gently teased Changning.

At the appointed time, she would hold the child in her arms.

Over the past two days, Changning has also developed the habit of quickly finding a seat and savoring his meal attentively.

However, Lin Rusi had clearly not rested well these past few days. She almost fell asleep while holding the baby and rolled over onto him. She had to sit up and let him lean against her to drink milk.

When that little mouth, still smelling of milk, let out one burp after another, and she wanted to sleep, her little feet were roughly grabbed by another hand.

"what!"

With that sound, Lin Rusi immediately opened her eyes and saw the child being held in Li Jingyang's arms.

What are you doing?

"You can continue sleeping."

Hearing this, Lin Rusi became even more dissatisfied and wanted to argue with her. She pressed a large hand against her face and forcibly pushed her onto the bed.

"If you don't let go, I'm going to get angry."

"I'll take care of him, you get some rest."

Relieved by this response, she nodded and closed her eyes to rest for a moment.

But it wasn't that she was relieved; rather, she was simply exhausted from taking care of the child these past few days, and she fell asleep soon after.

I was drifting off to sleep when I suddenly heard my nanny's voice.

"Take him out, and bring him back when he's hungry. He's not allowed to come here at other times."

“But the young master is already used to being with his mother, I’m afraid this might… You should ask Madam, otherwise it would be bad to have another argument.”

Li Jingyang's face darkened when he realized that everyone in the mansion had seen what he had done, and he waved for the people to leave.

Just as the nanny was about to turn and leave, Lin Rusi suddenly opened her eyes and grabbed her arm.

Why were the children taken away?

"Why don't you take a look at yourself now?"

Li Jingyang's words were somewhat harsh, which Lin Rusi found hard to accept, but she was aware of her physical condition and could only watch as her child was taken away.

She was put back on the bed, but she couldn't fall asleep. Her eyes were fixed on Li Jingyang.

Their eyes met, and he didn't offer any explanation. Instead, he wiped away the dark circles under Lin Rusi's eyes with his hand, his eyes filled with heartache.

But Lin Rusi couldn't see that at the moment; her mind was completely focused on Changning, who was crying pitifully.

Why won't you let me take care of the child?

"He can come to you when he's hungry. You have other things to do and need to rest."

rest?

It's the same if you bring a child, so why do you just disagree?

Thinking about what had happened in the past two days, Lin Ru wanted to deny Li Jingyang's worries, but before she could speak, she was interrupted by her own yawn.

She exhaled a breath of stale air with difficulty, her eyes already blurred with tears. She quickly wiped them away, but it only made her eyes redder.

This caused Li Jingyang to misunderstand, and he felt sorry for the person and wanted to pull him into his arms to comfort him.

But if she softened her heart now, Lin Rusi would be the one to suffer in the future, so she could only turn her head and bring a cup of ginseng soup to the other person's lips.

"Have a drink before you sleep."

"Thank you."

She said this casually, then drank the soup in one gulp and huddled under the covers.

During the day, things were fine. There were still plenty of things to do in Changning, so they didn't cause much trouble. They were well-behaved and let people do whatever they wanted, even giggling.

But after finishing his evening meal, he habitually hugged Lin Rusi and prepared to go to sleep.

The next moment, however, he was thrown back into a slightly rough embrace and led out of the room.

The little one was clearly not in a daze as he was taken away, and only realized what was happening when he was put back in his bed, which he didn't like. He then burst into tears.

Unexpectedly, Lin Rusi, who had already rested, was heartbroken and went to the door several times to take the child back.

But every time he reached out to push the door open, Li Jingyang would pull him to his side.

Why do you insist on doing this? What's wrong with having the child by your side?

Besides, isn't it because this guy is incompetent that she's not getting enough rest?

Lin Rusi angrily raised her hand and punched Li Jingyang, trying to break free from his restraints. She felt her body dangling in the air before being placed on the bed.

She never expected to be treated this way. She looked up at Li Jingyang and, seeing that he was about to leave, immediately perked up, preparing to sneak the child back to comfort him later.

But before he could hide the smile on his face, he heard the voice of the person in front of him.

"Don't even think about bringing Changning back to her room. I've already told the wet nurse."

"Why not? You're willing to let your child cry like this, his little voice is already hoarse from crying."

That's not OK.

But Li Jingyang knew that if he spoke out, he would definitely be refuted, so he could only purse his lips and look away, simply using his body to block the person's way.

Lin Rusi noticed this and couldn't help but complain about the other party.

“If you don’t like children, I can rest with him in the next room. I don’t have to worry about anyone taking him from me during the day.”

"No."

Working day and night, do you really not consider yourself a human being?

Li Jingyang attempted to use a harsher tone to make Lin Rusi understand that this matter was beyond question, but he was once again met with a fierce rebuke from Lin Rusi.

"How heartless can you be? The child is crying like this, and I went to pick him up, soothe him to sleep, and then came back. Isn't that enough?"

"No."

Even so, the little guy still won't learn to get rid of her, and in the end, he will still cling to Lin Rusi.

First it happens at night, then after a while it will become an obsession during the day, and by then she won't be able to go anywhere.

Li Jingyang wanted to tell her everything, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the three words "she could" echoed in his mind, forcibly stopping him from saying anything.

Looking at Lin Rusi in front of him with her lips tightly pressed together, he noticed that her eyes were even redder, as if she had been bullied.

"Just let me go and see. Changning will fall asleep within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. That child is very well-behaved."

"I only act this way in front of you."

Li Jingyang glanced sideways at the commotion outside, then remained silent, his hand gripping the door tightly.

Lin Rusi, who had originally planned to sneak out, saw the large hand on the doorknob and knew that she would definitely not be able to go out tonight. She glared at him angrily.

The resentment in his eyes grew stronger, which made Li Jingyang frown even more, wanting to explain even more.

But he was also worried that he would lose control of his emotions, so he could only take advantage of Lin Rusi's momentary lapse in attention and leave the room.