"Come now, settle down," Wuzhe states firmly, his stern words drowned out by the boys' laughter and shrieks as the four of you remain in the carriage. Today is your first outing out as a family and he couldn't help but be on edge all day.

Wuzhe had agreed to a business marriage with you solely for his son. A child born out of wedlock with a woman he never should have looked at, a mistake and moment of weakness, yet a child he had loved all the same. His son needed a mother figure and he had agreed to be a father figure to your son in return.

Over the year of the contract marriage, Wuzhe had found himself growing unexpectedly fond of his new wife and her son, even if the child wasn't exactly his.

"Boys," he tries again, before his eyes land on you, wordlessly asking for your help. Today must go exactly to plan after he had planned every little detail of what he wanted everyone to see and do, yet the rigid man before you have never felt so powerless before in the face of his new family.