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"Ah, do you want to eat uncle's food?" An An looked troubled.

"What, An An, do you dislike Uncle?" Tao Ran pretended to be angry as he asked.

"But …" An An was a bit embarrassed, with a hesitant expression.

"An An, are you trying to say that the food Uncle cooks isn't tasty?" Tao Yao smiled as he looked up at An Ran who was in Tao Ran's arms.

"Mommy, you said that." An'an hastily covered her mouth, looking extremely afraid.

"Oh, the two of you actually came together to mock me." Tao Ran chuckled as he spoke. He wasn't annoyed.

"It will be different today. Come and try it." Tao Ran pushed himself to the side and brought out the prepared dishes from the kitchen.

"Alright, I'll go wash my hands with mom first." Tao Yao pulled An An into the bathroom.

"Mommy, I'm very happy today." Anthea said, rubbing her chubby little hands together as she looked up at Mommy.

"Yeah, Mommy can see that. Anyways, if An An is unhappy in the future, remember to tell Mommy. Are we good friends?" Tao Tian smiled as he spoke, wiping An An An's hands dry with a towel.

"Let's go, we're going to eat." Anthea smiled as she ran to the dining table and climbed into her seat.

"Uncle, what did you do to An An today?" Anthea curiously stuck her head into the kitchen and looked around.

"Yeah, bro, what did you do?" Tao Tian also asked.

"I asked Auntie Zhong for some XO sauce today and made you some beef. Yesterday's XO sauce really has a Yan City flavor." Tao Ran said as he served the two of them.

"Yeah, I think so too." Tao Tian nodded in agreement.

"Yao Yao, do you want to start over with him? "Are you going back to Yan City?" Tao Ran asked with some unease. Not to mention his personal feelings, when he returned to Yan City, the greatest problem he would face was his safety. His grandfather's strength could not be underestimated. He was truly worried for these two.

"I haven't thought about it yet, brother, how are you and Miss Ye?" For so many years, Tao Tian had practiced to the point where he couldn't think of anything that could not be unraveled, so he didn't want to think about it.

"What can I do? I'm just a bodyguard. " Tao Ran answered absent-mindedly. It was obvious that it was not for this reason.

"What do you mean, you were once the world-shaking young master Tao?" Tao Yao stuck out his tongue as he spoke.

"That's all in the past. It's just that this place is filled with a person, so there's not enough space to hold someone else for the time being." Tao Ran lowered his head as he ate and laughed. It was as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

"Big brother …" Guilt once again assaulted Tao Tian's heart.

"Yaoyao, stop. I'm not saying these things to make you feel bad. It's just that I have my own choices. I want you to choose Lei Zichen." Tao Ran was still smiling. He always had his own stubbornness.

"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. How is everything? Have you been enjoying your day?"

"Of course I'm happy. Uncle, your beef today is so delicious." Anthea said to Tao as she spooned beef into her bowl, her chubby face imprinted with XO sauce.

"An An, look at you, your face is full of food." Tao Tian hurriedly pulled out a tissue to wipe An An's face.

"Yes, Yao, what do you think?" Hearing An An praising him, Tao Ran had a proud look on his face as he smiled and asked Tao Tian, looking forward to his answer.

"That's great, bro. Your culinary skills have advanced by leaps and bounds." Tao Tian gave a thumbs up.

"Haha, I think so too." Tao Ran laughed excitedly.

"Delicious, I want another bowl." Anthea finished all the rice in the bowl, then handed the bowl to her mother, laughing as she spoke.

"Okay." Tao Tian was also happy to see An An having a good meal.

"It seems that I still have some talent," Tao Ran boasted. "I need to bring out my talent in the future."

"Haha, then wouldn't I have nothing else to do?" Tao Tian couldn't help but ask as he looked at the serious face of his older brother.

"That's true, I have to think about it."

"Hahaha!"

The family had returned to the old days of laughter and chatter, everything was normal, tomorrow what will happen, will care, the important thing is to live every today, every now.

Under the street light outside the window, Irene's car was standing there by itself, quietly looking up at the scene of lights.

She didn't know exactly which room Tao Tian lived in, but looking at how familiar Lei Zichen was with her, she knew that their relationship had already persisted for some time. Or perhaps, Lei Zichen had hidden her in this place far away from the emperor.

Irene played with the phone in her hand, a plan was brewing in her mind, all she needed to do was to dial that long string of numbers, was she a bad person? But she was only a pitiful woman. She had endured for so many years just for the sake of her own feelings. Seeing that she was about to succeed, how could she tolerate others coming out to destroy her …

"Oh, I'm so full." Tao Yao rubbed his stomach and pushed his bowl and chopsticks to the side. On the dining table, An An An and Tao Ran both had a contented look on their faces.

"You've all eaten your fill, right?" Tao Yao stood up and asked.

"Yes," Anthea said and ran to the sofa at the side, lazily lying on it as she stroked her belly.

Tao Tian tidied up the dishes as he smiled at his baby's adorable appearance, full of joy.

After cleaning up, Tao Tian brought a large amount of dishes with him and disappeared into the kitchen. He then began to vigorously wash the dishes.

"Ring, ring, ring …" Tao Tian's cellphone began to loudly sing.

"Yao Yao, your cell phone is ringing." Tao Ran, who was in the living room watching cartoons together with An An, shouted loudly.

"Ah, then help me answer it. Who is it?" Tao Tian loudly replied, accompanied by the crashing sound of water.

"I don't know. It's an unfamiliar number. You should pick it up yourself." Tao Ran looked at his phone and said.

"Oh, then wait a moment." Tao Tian wiped his hands as he ran out of the kitchen.

"Hello, hello." Tao Tian politely answered.

"Miss Tao, long time no see." A cold female voice came over the phone, familiar and unfamiliar at the same time.

"You are …" She had "died" for many years, and the term "Miss Tao" had long since become a stranger to her. To think that there would be someone calling her this, and it was even a woman. Who could it be? Tao Tian held his arms in a defensive posture in front of his chest as he subconsciously walked to Tao Ran and An An's side.

Seeing that his sister's expression had become serious, Tao Ran knew that the call was not trivial. He hastily turned down the volume on the TV and held his breath to listen quietly.

"Hmph, who am I? Miss Tao is currently so blissful and naturally won't remember us old friends in Yan City." The other party snorted coldly, not revealing his identity.

Yan City. Sure enough, it was Yan City. Who could it be? Tao Tian's expression became increasingly solemn, "Just who are you? What are you planning to do?" Tao Tian was so nervous that his face turned red. He almost shouted into the phone.

"Miss Tao, no need to be nervous. I just want to ask Miss Tao for some things. If you are interested, come down and find me. I'll be at the bottom of your building." Eileen smiled coldly and hung up the phone.

"Hey, hey, hey …" Seeing that there was no response, she threw the phone away and ran towards the window like a madman. Following the dim light of the street lamp, she hurriedly looked down, wanting to find out who it was that had arrived.

"Yao Yao, what's wrong? What happened? " Seeing that Tao Tian had lost control of his body and was leaning out of the window, Tao Ran quickly pulled him back. He kept asking, "Yao Yao, tell me, just what happened?" Seeing that Tao Tian refused to retract his body, Tao Ran continued to shout in Tao Tian's ear, trying to regain his rationality.

Downstairs, Irene was holding the phone, firmly sitting in the car. The autumn air was a little cold, and every house had their windows closed. In this kind of situation, the open window of Tao Tian's house and half of Tao Tian's body peeking out of the window, it was obvious that Irene raised her head and easily remembered the location of Tao Yao's house.

"Miss Tao, don't worry, I won't threaten you, as long as you return my things to me. I'm Irene, do you still remember this name? Irene, when we were in university, we were living in the same dorm. Hahahaha." Irene's creepy smile caused Tao Tian to come back to his senses.

She slowly withdrew her body from the window. Her gaze was distant, as if she was still in a dream, and had yet to awaken.

"Just what do you want?" Tao Tian loudly asked as he regained his consciousness.

"I don't want anything to happen to you. My old friend is already downstairs. Why don't you come out and meet me? " What Irene said didn't seem to matter, but the way she spoke seemed to be a battle.

"Just you wait, I'll be right down." Tao Tian was dressed in martial arts. For so many years, in order to make him feel at ease, the Blood Jade Bracelet had never left his wrist. Thus, if he were to face Irene, there was nothing to be afraid of.

With that said, Tao Tian hung up the phone, took off his jacket, and was about to leave.

"Mommy."

"Yao Yao."

"Where are you going?" An An An and Tao Ran asked in unison.

"Some people know we're still alive," Tao Tian hurriedly rushed to the door before lowering his head and putting on his shoes, as he spoke incoherently.

"Who is it?" Hearing this, Tao Ran also became nervous.

"It's Irene. Irene is here. Brother, I won't tell you about it now. Take good care of her for me." As Tao Tian spoke, he hurriedly turned around and was about to rush out the door.

"Yao Yao." Tao Ran grabbed onto Tao Tian's arm and said, "Calm down. You still don't know what the other party is up to. If you go so hastily, you'll be in danger. I'm very worried for your safety!" Tao Ran berated loudly.

"Irene already knows our family's location, he's right below us. You must have come to find me for Lei Zichen, but she knows that I'm still alive, so what should we do? What about An Xin?" Tao Tian loudly shouted, "I want to meet her! Big Brother, quickly let me go!" she cried, almost in a sobbing voice, and at the thought of Anthea, she could not bring herself to be quiet.

"Yao Yao, I'll go with you, just like how we used to." Tao Ran made up his mind and firmly said to Tao Tian.

"Then what about An An? You have to stay behind to take care of her." Tao Yao saw An An, who was watching the TV with great interest, and became extremely worried.