For the first time, one of the babies woke up in the middle of the night. It was the third baby, breaking the fourth baby's record for waking up.

She smacked her lips and then, just as suddenly, burst into tears.

Did she dream that she missed her milk?

Lin Feng soothed the third baby, and seeing her instinctively burrowing into his arms, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. That night, Lin Feng ended up holding the third baby for nearly the entire time.

Lin Feng simply heated some milk, fried an egg, and toasted some bread for breakfast.

「On the third night of weaning.」

Zhang Yuxi got home from work, completely forgetting about her mission. She changed her shoes and walked into the living room. When the third baby saw her, they both stared wide-eyed at each other.

Oh my, I see Mommy!

Oh no, have I been discovered?

Zhang Yuxi immediately had a bad feeling. Just as the third baby was about to smile and reach out for a hug, Zhang Yuxi vanished in the blink of an eye. Just like that, she disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The smile on the third baby's face froze, then slowly began to crack. With a wail, she burst into tears.

Lin Feng, who was cooking in the kitchen, immediately turned off the stove and came over to see what was happening. He saw Zhang Yuxi hiding behind a pillar, looking at them innocently. Seeing the third baby crying her heart out, Lin Feng picked her up.

The second baby, probably wanting to join the commotion, pursed her little lips and prepared to cry as well. While comforting the third baby, Lin Feng quickly handed a toy to the second baby, who happily took it and began to play.

"What's wrong, baby?" Lin Feng asked. "Did you see Mommy? Shall we go look for her?"

The third baby sobbed intermittently. When she saw where Zhang Yuxi had been hiding, she seemed a bit puzzled.

"Hey, there's nothing here," Lin Feng said, putting on a show for her. "No Mommy, nothing at all... Let's go check the front door."

He carried the third baby to the entrance. "Mommy? Are you home?"

There was no response.

Speaking aloud to himself for the baby's benefit, Lin Feng said, "Hmm, looks like Mommy isn't back yet. Maybe she was held up by something. Shall we go have some Fan Fan now?"

Tears streamed down the third baby's little face. At this moment, she was likely wondering if she had just been seeing things.

"Baby, maybe you saw wrong?"

The third baby was speechless, silently pouting her little lips. She was usually quite placid, but that didn't mean she wasn't perceptive. She could still understand the meaning behind Lin Feng's words, or at least his actions. She wasn't like the second baby, who was just content in her own happy world.

Zhang Yuxi called Lin Feng to tell him she was in the bedroom on the second floor.

"Okay, I'll bring your food up in a bit. Don't come downstairs."

"Alright... okay."

Hearing the reluctance in her voice, Lin Feng sighed. "Honey, just hang in there for today."

"Mhm."

She knew this was the only way for now.

While playing, the third baby would occasionally turn her head, searching for a sign of Zhang Yuxi. She had never been so attentive before.

When it was almost bedtime, the babies' moods began to sour. The fourth baby was especially fussy, also looking for Zhang Yuxi. Normally, Zhang Yuxi would be playing with them at this time. But now, she was nowhere to be seen, and the babies were getting upset. The fourth baby was particularly dependent on Zhang Yuxi, and he began to throw a tantrum.

Emotions are contagious, and soon all the babies were anxious. Helpless, Lin Feng called Zhang Yuxi. All the babies, except for the third, were taken to play with Zhang Yuxi for a while.

The third baby was in the activity area with a new toy, a musical whack-a-mole game.

She turned her head, and her eldest brother was gone...

She turned her head again, and her second sister was gone...

She turned her head once more, and her fourth brother was gone...

Finally, only she remained. The third baby turned around, searching. Lin Feng picked her up and walked around the room, gently comforting her.

Ordinarily, the third baby would have been sound asleep by now. But tonight, she was fighting it, likely waiting for Zhang Yuxi. Lying in Lin Feng's arms, she kept looking towards the door, a pitiful sight.

He comforted her for nearly half an hour. Finally, the third baby couldn't hold on any longer and began to wail. Lin Feng soothed her, using music to distract her. Gradually, she cried herself to sleep.

Lin Feng supported her little bottom and wiped the tears from her face, his heart aching. Sigh, you never realize how hard raising children is until you do it yourself.

After changing the baby's clothes and placing her in a sleeping bag, Lin Feng went downstairs to check on the others. They were all asleep.

Zhang Yuxi was comforting them. "Honey, how's the third baby?"

"Asleep," Lin Feng replied. After a pause, he added, "Today was better than yesterday. We'll keep doing this."

Things would be fine once the third baby stopped crying and fussing completely.

「The wait lasted a whole week!」

The third baby was now acting like her usual self, not crying or making a fuss. To test if the weaning was a success, Lin Feng asked Zhang Yuxi to appear normally after coming home from work. Zhang Yuxi was both eager and apprehensive.

It was Feifei who discovered her.

"Meow!"

The cat came over and rubbed against her leg, then ran off to the backyard.

Zhang Yuxi saw the third baby with her back to her, intently focused on playing with a toy the second baby had left behind.

"Third Baby?" Zhang Yuxi called out softly.

The baby turned around, and upon seeing Zhang Yuxi, her little face instantly lit up with a huge smile.

"Mommy!"

She cried out, opening her arms for a hug, and Zhang Yuxi immediately scooped her up. After a flurry of kisses, Zhang Yuxi tickled her. The baby's chest and the soles of her feet were like her 'on' switches for laughter; a single touch was enough to make her giggle.

The third baby giggled non-stop as Zhang Yuxi held her. "Did you miss Mommy?"

The third baby didn't say anything, simply hugging her tightly, expressing herself with a heartfelt embrace. Zhang Yuxi held her fragrant, soft little body.

"I know my baby definitely missed Mommy, and Mommy missed you too!" she said. "Very, very, very much!"

Holding her tightly but gently, Zhang Yuxi embraced her. From the initial three days to the following week, she hadn't seen her third baby for a full ten days.

Lin Feng finished cooking. "We'll see how it goes tonight. I'm not sure if seeing you will make her remember she wants to nurse."

He hoped this attempt at weaning would be a success and not end in failure.

During dinner, the third baby would play for a while before turning her head to check on Zhang Yuxi, as if afraid her mother might suddenly disappear again. Watching her daughter, Zhang Yuxi felt a pang of sadness and silently cheered her on.

「That evening, the moment of truth arrived.」

Every night before bed, the third baby needed to nurse to fall asleep. This time, Lin Feng put all the children into their sleeping bags, paying special attention to the third baby's every move.

What happened next was both expected and unexpected.

The couple heard a sound coming from the crib. At first, they thought it was the fourth baby playing. But listening closely, something was wrong. Besides the fourth baby, another one was awake.

One look confirmed it: it was the third baby.

She was holding onto the side of the crib, standing and watching them. She was completely calm, not crying or fussing.

Could the weaning mission actually be a success?

Zhang Yuxi walked over and picked her up. "Why aren't you sleeping yet, little one?"

The third baby lay her head on Zhang Yuxi's chest but, surprisingly, made no attempt to nurse. She just lay there as Zhang Yuxi gently patted her back, soothing her.

In less than five minutes, the third baby was fast asleep. Throughout the entire process, she only showed her deep attachment to Zhang Yuxi, with no indication of wanting milk.

After tucking the third baby in, the couple shared an intimate moment. As they were falling asleep, the system issued a reward.

[Ding!]

[For accompanying your baby through weaning and fulfilling a father's responsibility, a cash reward of 1,000,000 yuan is awarded!]

[You are awarded 4 Dragon Phoenix Rejuvenation Pills!]

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