The two took turns taking a shower in the bathroom before getting dressed for the day and leaving their bedroom hand-in-hand.
They both felt a kind of bliss that couldn't be dampened even by the looming apocalypse.
As they went down the stairs, they would look at each other and smile from time to time. Even a blind person could see the pink bubbles surrounding them.
Li Yunjia stood at the door of the dining room and watched as the couple came down the stairs looking like teenagers who had their first awakening of love.
All the questions and doubts she wanted to clear with Leng Pan disappeared on the spot when she saw the smile on her son's face.
She had never seen him so happy and she didn't want to ruin his happiness by bringing up past events.
Since the two had already decided to be together and even their marriage certificate, she would accept Leng Pan and treat her as her own daughter.
Since Leng Pan's parents were already dead, she would become her mother. She believed that if she treated her better, then she would also treat her son better.
After making that decision, a bright smile appeared on her face as she walked forward to meet the love birds.
"I see that you two are doing quite well." She said as she stood at the bottom of the stairs and looked up at the two people descending at a leisurely pace.
Lu Zhen and Leng Pan turned their heads to look at the direction of the voice. The original Leng Pan had met Lu Zhen's mother, so she recognized her immediately from the inherited memories.
When she saw her, she was filled with anticipation and nervousness. She didn't know if the woman would hold it against her that she had hurt her son before.
But even if she held it against her, Leng Pan could only accept this burden left behind by the original host and try to change her opinion of her over time.
All she had to do was treat Lu Zhen well and she was sure that his mother would accept her eventually.
She had no idea that the woman had already decided to let the past remain in the past.
Lu Zhen could feel that his wife was getting nervous, so he squeezed her hand a little to reassure her that he was there and would stand by her.
He then turned to his mother and smiled as he greeted her, "Mom."
He hadn't seen his mother for months and was honestly happy to see her as he also wished to share his happiness with her.
Leng Pan followed suit and called, "Mom."
"Mmm…you too look great. Come on, let's go have breakfast. I made dumplings." She said to them with a smile that reassured Leng Pan, and she realized that her mother-in-law wasn't angry at her.
He could tell that she wasn't pretending and had probably let go of her past indiscretions.
She was happy with this progress and her smile towards her mother-in-law became more sincere.
It was better if they got along well, especially in the apocalypse.
They arrived at the dining room and Lu Zhen sat on one side with Leng Pan next to him. His mother sat at the head of the table, a position that had been occupied by Lu Zhen since his father died.
Today, seeing him leaving the position at the head of the table to sit at the side, she knew that he wanted to be on equal footing with his wife, and sitting at the head of the table would make it look like he was more important than her.
He was exactly like his father. He valued his wife more than anything else and honestly, she was glad he had inherited that trait from his father and didn't turn into a playboy like others from prestigious in his generation who only knew how to change women like clothes.
"Where's my brother?" Lu Zhen asked as he started serving Leng Pan breakfast as if it were the most natural thing.
Leng Pan, on the other hand,, accepted the service with a clear conscience and didn't even hesitate.
Looking at their interaction, Lu Zhen's mother could tell that they were comfortable with each other, and there was no pretense, and this made her even happier.
"Your brother is still sleeping. That kid becomes lazy as soon as he has a small vacation.
He doesn't behave like someone who is going to take the college entrance examinations soon. I honestly don't know what to do with him."
Even though Lu Zhen's mother was complaining, you could tell that she was not really blaming her son for being lazy. After all, no matter how lazy he behaved, he topped every exam, so she saw no need to pressure him since he knew what he was doing.
"Panpan and I need to run some errands today and we wanted to take the two of you to our apartment before going out.
We won't be staying here and it's better if we help you guys move first before getting busy." Lu Zhen said as he started eating his breakfast.
As he was talking to his mother, Leng Pan took a serving spoon, scooped some soup into a bowl,, and placed it in front of her husband.
Seeing her serve him soup, Lu Zhen was so happy that even his mother felt embarrassed for him.
How could he be so happy just because his wife served him soup? Useless.
Even though that was what she thought, deep down in her heart, she was celebrating the happiness her son had found.
She vowed to treat Leng Pan like a queen in their house.
"Why can't we stay here? I think it's more convenient than living in the city center. You two just got married and need more space.
I think it is the best place to stay for now. Moreover, I see that you dismissed all the servants, but I can help take care of you." She asked as she continued to eat her breakfast.
"Mom, we have two apartments in the same building and floor, so we won't lack privacy and Lu Zhen and I can stay in one apartment while you and little brother stay in the other." Leng Pan spoke for the first time since meeting her mother-in-law.
"Is there a reason you want to move there and not stay here?" Li Yunjia asked.