When Cheng Xi and Lu Chenzhou finally arrived at Cheng Xi’s parents’ house, it was almost midnight. Even though the king of jealousy was thoroughly exhausted, he refused to go to sleep, and while Cheng Xi and Lu Chenzhou were driving over, he had spent the time talking to Cheng Xi through a video call while resting in his grandmother’s lap even as his head periodically drooped forward before springing back in place.

Cheng Xi’s parents found his actions to be very funny, and they pointed at his little chubby face as they gushed, “Such a stubborn little child! He’s so tired but he still refuses to sleep—gosh, he must be afraid that you guys are trying to trick him.” After they said this, they glanced briefly at Lu Chenzhou. “Who knows where he got this trait from?”

From start to end, Lu Chenzhou’s face remained expressionless, but his gaze landed on his son’s body from time to time. Once his son fell asleep, he told Cheng...