Upon opening the door, he saw Yun Shishi reading a story to his brother .

Youyou"s eyes were shut tightly, seemingly having fallen asleep . His mother"s voice gradually softened when she saw that the child had gone to sleep and intended to end the story there .

From the doorway, Little Yichen"s rueful voice came . “Mommy, can you continue reading that story to the end? I still want to hear it . ”

She turned in the voice"s direction and saw the boy craning his neck as he crouched at the doorway . She did not know how long he had been there .

“Why are you just sitting there?” she asked bemusedly .

“I can"t sleep and want to hear mommy tell a story . ” He supported his cute, chubby, little face with his hands . Squinting his eyes, he produced soft, crystalline laughter . “Mommy"s voice is so nice, and the story is interesting . Can mommy continue reading it to me? I wish to know what happens to the princess . ”

She gently smiled and patted the bed .

He was touched . He closed the door and crept to the bed, careful not to wake his brother with his movements .

She reached out and put him into her embrace .

He blushed .

Never once had anyone read fairy tales to him before bed . Earlier, when he stood at the doorway, he saw her gently caressing Youyou"s forehead while she read the story and suddenly felt very envious of his younger brother .

For the past seven years, every day, did mommy read stories to him before he slept?

How fortunate .

He was truly envious .

At the Mu residence, before he went to bed, he could only hug a doll alone and sleep in a room full of emptiness .

It was very lonely .

“Mommy, continue reading . ” Little Yichen looked up at her, his gaze full of expectations .

She nodded .

“… Alas, there were traitors in the palace . Once they caught wind of the King leaving on an expedition, they sent out numerous martial arts experts to a.s.sa.s.sinate the King . The man did not know of this, of course . Just as they were merrymaking, a few masked individuals appeared, making them quiver in fear . Two loyal guards protected the King and Princess Love to the best of their abilities, but the a.s.sailants still succeeded in attacking the princess . The King thought that she was dead and, not having enough time to bring her "corpse" home, fled for his life . ”

She read .

“Mommy, is the princess really dead?”

“No . They only thought that she"s dead . ”

“The king must be heartbroken?”

“Mhm . ”

“Why didn"t the king bring the princess home with him?”

“Err…” She was surprised and a little amused by his strong thirst for knowledge . “There"s not enough time, I guess? At that time, many people were after the king . ”

“The princess is so pitiful…” he lamented .

“Don"t worry . Fourteen years later, the King will hear news of her survival and will have people put up a notice that whoever brings Princess Love to him will be heavily rewarded! Let me remind you; the princess has a heart-shaped jade pendant with her . ”

At this point, for reasons unknown, she was startled and stopped reading the story for a moment .

“Heart-shaped jade pendant?” The boy widened his eyes in curiosity . “Is that a token?”

“Yup!”

He easily got it and his eyes shone . “There must be only one such jade pendant in the world! Because of this, the person who has it can only be the princess . Mommy, did the King find out the princess then?”

“Don"t fret; mommy will continue the story now . ”

“Alright!”