Do you wish for me to live or to die?

His voice was so indifferent, a stark contrast to the tenderness he had shown when coaxing the child to sleep just moments before.

And this time, she couldn't find fault in his words.

From a certain perspective, maybe only those with a natural blood connection can truly treat another person well unconditionally and give without expecting anything in return unless they're charitable individuals willing to use their abilities to help others. But charitable people don't help someone at the cost of everything they have.

Wen Muqing was neither a charitable person nor related by blood to Nannan, so his response was actually quite generous.

In fact, it was devoid of any deceit.

"But amusing kids to get them to sleep can be quite interesting," Wen Muqing continued, "I used the way Sister used to coax me to sleep to soothe her, and surprisingly, she really fell asleep."