章節 289: Chapter 288: Shen Baolan Cries in Regret

After lulling her daughter to sleep, Shen Mingzhu felt the room was eerily quiet.

Turning around, she saw Pei Yang slumped against the headboard, already deep in slumber.

Gazing at the faint dark circles under the man's eyelids, Shen Mingzhu's heart filled with pity. She stepped forward to pull up the thin blanket to cover him, but he suddenly opened his eyes.

Seeing it was her, the surprise and wariness in Pei Yang's eyes dissipated, replaced by a softness.

Shen Mingzhu draped the blanket over him and whispered, "You should sleep for a while, I'll wake you up for lunch."

Perhaps unaccustomed to their new home, Little Guoguo had been quite fussy these last two nights, especially around two or three in the morning, always crying, disrupting everyone's sleep.