A Camera and a Novel
By the time the first-birthday celebration ended that evening, Mu Wan had already showered.
Liu Qianxiu had put Anzhi to sleep.
Even while sleeping, the little girl looked exceptionally sweet.
She lay in her crib with thick, long lashes curling upward.
Her milky-white skin looked so delicate it seemed as though water could be squeezed from it.
Although she was only one year old, she had inherited Mu Wan’s hair.
It was black and thick, with a slight natural curl.
She looked just like a little doll.
Mu Wan walked over and bent down to kiss Liu Anzhi.
Even in her sleep, the little girl instinctively smiled after being kissed.
The sight immediately sent Mu Wan’s maternal instincts into overdrive.
She leaned down to kiss her again.
Before she could, Liu Qianxiu pulled her back.
His arm used just enough strength to draw her into his embrace.
Mu Wan found herself held against him.
Liu Qianxiu looked down at her and said softly,
“If you keep kissing her, you’ll wake her up.”
Mu Wan looked slightly dissatisfied.
“So even I’m not allowed to kiss your daughter?”
His gaze softened.
The corner of his lips lifted.
“I want you to kiss me.”
Hearing that, Mu Wan laughed.
She wrapped both arms around his neck.
Then she kissed the corner of his mouth twice.
The room was quiet and intimate.
Mu Wan’s gaze gradually turned hazy.
She leaned toward his ear and whispered,
“But I’m not only going to kiss you...”
The arms around her tightened.
Her body lifted from the floor.
Mu Wan laughed as Liu Qianxiu carried her out of the nursery.
By the time the husband and wife finished their own business, Mu Wan had no strength left.
She was still slightly worried about Anzhi.
Rubbing her head against Liu Qianxiu’s chest, she spoke in a slightly hoarse voice.
“We should go check on Anzhi.”
Today had been Anzhi’s first birthday celebration.
Even with household staff helping, Mu Wan had still worried about many things.
She really was tired.
Liu Qianxiu kissed her forehead.
“I’ll go in a little while. She hasn’t woken up.”
Anzhi was very well behaved.
Even if she woke, she rarely cried.
She also slept deeply at night.
Her routine was extremely regular.
It was not yet time for her to wake.
When it came to caring for their daughter, Liu Qianxiu was even more attentive than Mu Wan.
Since he said everything was fine, Mu Wan stopped worrying.
She was growing drowsy.
Holding Liu Qianxiu, she felt completely satisfied and happy.
“Anzhi picked a camera and a novel today,” Mu Wan murmured.
“What do you think she’ll become in the future?”
“A photographer?”
“A writer?”
“Or both?”
“Not necessarily,” Liu Qianxiu answered.
“You don’t think the first-birthday selection is accurate?”
Mu Wan laughed.
Her warm breath brushed against his ear.
Liu Qianxiu’s gaze darkened slightly.
He lowered his head and kissed her.
Mu Wan kissed him back.
The atmosphere in the room immediately became intimate again.
“Mm.”
After the kiss ended, Liu Qianxiu still remembered to answer her question.
“Feudal superstition. It can’t be trusted.”
Mu Wan laughed too.
Then she looked at him.
“You’re a doctor, so you don’t believe in feudal superstition.”
“But do you believe in the Dao?”
“Not exactly.”
Liu Qianxiu pinched her earlobe.
“At first, I only practiced because I wanted peace of mind...”
His family circumstances had been unusual.
Back then, cultivation had simply been the only thing that could truly quiet his heart.
Mu Wan let the thought go.
She was preparing to sleep.
Just before drifting off, she murmured,
“I still feel like those first-birthday choices can sometimes be accurate.”
“Maybe combining both objects makes it more reliable.”
“A camera and a novel...”
“What kind of career would that become?”
Mu Wan muttered to herself, thinking until her head almost hurt without finding an answer.
Eventually, she fell deeply asleep.
Later, Mu Wan would often remember the two things Liu Anzhi had chosen during her first-birthday ceremony.
But as Anzhi gradually grew older, none of her interests seemed remotely connected to cameras or novels.
Just when Mu Wan was beginning to forget about the entire first-birthday ceremony—
Liu Anzhi arrived at the film set where Mu Wan was working...
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