Chapter 141: Reaching the Peak at Debut [Third Update]

After half an hour in traffic, they arrived home at 11:30 PM.

Normally, Mom and the baby would already be asleep by this time, but as Yu Zhile and his wife quietly opened the door, they found both of them still watching television, waiting for their return.

"Mommy!"

Hearing the door open, the baby immediately slid off the sofa, ran over with her little feet bare, and stretched out her arms.

Seeing this, Qin Haiyu’s heart nearly melted. She quickly bent down to catch her daughter, who threw herself into her embrace. Stroking the little head, she said in an incredibly tender voice, "The baby isn't asleep yet? Oh, were you crying just now? Why were you being such a little rascal? Didn't we promise not to cry?"

The baby said in her milky voice, "Mommy was 'crying' on TV, and baby 'cried' too!"

Every time the baby mispronounced "crying," Yu Zhile thought of "baldness." Hearing her words now, he couldn't help but visualize the two of them bald... It was actually quite terrifying!

Qin Haiyu picked up her daughter and kissed her cute little face, smiling, "Mommy wasn't crying. Those were tears of joy. Mommy was just so happy, that’s why I cried."

The baby asked curiously, "Then why didn't Daddy cry? Is Daddy not happy?"

"Uh..."

Qin Haiyu was stumped by her daughter's question.

Yu Zhile laughed, "That’s right, Daddy isn't happy! Because I missed you while I was out. If you give Daddy a kiss, I'll be happy!"

He shamelessly leaned in. The baby reached out from her mother’s arms to hug his head and planted a big, smacking kiss on his lips with her little pouty mouth.

It was sweet, soft, and warm... She truly was Daddy’s little angel.

"Such a good girl!"

Yu Zhile ruffled the baby’s hair. Qin Haiyu was just about to jealously demand a kiss for herself when, after kissing her father, the baby immediately kissed her on the cheek. This made Qin Haiyu so happy that tears almost welled up again.

Yu’s mother chimed in, "I’ve kept some mung bean soup warm for you in the kitchen. Go and have some!"

"Mom!"

Qin Haiyu suddenly pouted and acted spoiled, "You’re so mean! You actually acted along with him to keep me in the dark for so long!"

"Don't blame me for that!" Yu’s mother replied, "I was forced into it. Otherwise, as an educator, how could I ever do something so shameful?"

Yu Zhile chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes, I'll take the fall for this!"

Yu’s mother glared, "It was your fault to begin with! Don't you dare try to pin it on me!"

Qin Haiyu teased, "Anyway, you both teamed up to bully me, so you have to cheer me up!"

Yu’s mother retorted, "You’re an adult now, still acting like a child and wanting to be coddled? Aren't you embarrassed?"

"Not at all!"

***

Back home, Qin Haiyu had truly let her guard down.

Unable to do anything about her grown-up yet childish daughter-in-law, Yu’s mother walked over, flicked her forehead, and said, "I’ll serve you a bowl of mung bean soup—that’s your coddling!"

Qin Haiyu giggled, "That doesn't count. Not unless you feed it to me!"

"Do you think you’re still a baby?"

After filling a bowl, Yu’s mother said impatiently, "Open up!"

Qin Haiyu said happily, "Mom, you haven't blown on it yet!"

"It’s not even hot, why would I blow on it?"

"No, you have to! It only tastes sweet if you blow on it!"

...

Watching his mother and wife acting so affectionately, Yu Zhile couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile. However, the bitter part was that he never received such treatment at home!

If he were to act like that toward his mother, he’d be lucky if she didn't chase him with a broom! He was genuinely envious of his wife.

After putting away his trophy, he walked over and called out, "Mom, I want some too!"

His mother, having just fed her daughter-in-law a spoonful of mung beans, glared at him fiercely and said bluntly, "Get lost!"

Yu Zhile: "..."

As expected, he had no status in this house! His mother was far too biased!

Seeing her husband suffer, Qin Haiyu nearly choked on her spoonful of soup. She burst into mischievous laughter, then decided not to pester her mother-in-law anymore, taking the bowl herself and telling her mother-in-law to get some rest.

An hour later.

Qin Haiyu returned to the bedroom after a shower. Yu Zhile had already lulled their daughter to sleep and tucked her into her small bed.

"Wife, time to sleep!"

Yu Zhile whispered. Qin Haiyu suddenly asked, "Where is the trophy?"

Yu Zhile replied, "I left it on display in the living room!"

Qin Haiyu abruptly said, "Go bring it in."

Yu Zhile was startled and quickly said, "Why bring it in? It’s already late, let’s just go to sleep!"

Qin Haiyu said earnestly, "Lingling said that once we got home, I had to make you kneel on the trophy!"

Yu Zhile pulled his wife into bed and said, "Don't listen to her! That fatty Ling is just stirring up trouble between us!"

***

Qin Haiyu insisted, "I think Lingling is right! Other people's husbands have to kneel on washboards or keyboards when they do something wrong. My husband kneeling on those things is beneath him, so kneeling on a trophy is actually quite fitting!"

"Wife, it’s already so late! Can we save the kneeling for another day?"

Yu Zhile pressed his wife onto the bed. It seemed this matter could only be settled by "wrestling" in bed!

Qin Haiyu hadn't truly intended for her husband to kneel on the trophy; she was just trying to scare him. After their "wrestling match," the subject was dropped.

The night was deep.

Having just finished their scuffle and not yet sleepy, the couple lay there scrolling through Weibo on their phones.

"Husband, you’re amazing!"

Qin Haiyu whispered, "You’re already number one on the Male Singer Popularity Chart! You’ve reached the peak the moment you debuted!"

Yu Zhile said smugly, "That goes without saying! If I weren't that impressive, how could I be worthy of you?"

Following the broadcast of the *Masked Singer* finale and the glory of [Patrick Star] being unmasked, Yu Zhile had officially entered the music industry as a singer!

What was shocking was that only three or four hours had passed since the live finale.

In that short time, he had aggressively surged to the top of the Male Singer Popularity Chart!

His Weibo account had exploded as a result!

Readers hadn't expected [Patrick Star] to be "Zi Fei Yu," and even less so that "Zi Fei Yu" would be so handsome!

Qin Haiyu’s fans had always been gossiping about what her husband looked like, wondering if he was ugly, which was why he never showed his face.

When Yu Zhile finally revealed himself, he effectively slapped all those doubters in the face!

Qin Haiyu scrolled through Weibo tirelessly, feeling immense pride in her husband’s instant success.

Seeing how late it was—if they didn't sleep now, they wouldn't wake up until noon—Yu Zhile stopped his wife from scrolling, turned off the lights, and pulled her into his arms to go to sleep.

...

The next morning.

Yang Bing was pacing like a husband waiting for his wife to give birth in a delivery room, anxiously awaiting the final ratings!

He wondered if they would reach a new high this time?

...

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