Bai Yulang grumbled, "That brat An'er, how dare he look down on me!"
After saying that, he returned to Lu Chimo's side, took his arm and said, "I was hurt by An'er, and I need my senior brother's comfort to get better!"
Lu Chimo didn't speak, but chuckled softly, then leaned over and sealed Bai Yulang's eloquent mouth with a kiss.
Bai Yulang immediately reached out and wrapped his arms around Lu Chimo's neck, immersing himself in the moment.
It took them quite a while to separate.
Bai Yulang pouted his swollen lips and said, "Senior brother, you're so mean! I asked you to comfort me, not to bully me!"
"Yulang, don't you like it?" Lu Chimo reached out and gently pinched Bai Yulang's chin, rubbing his swollen lips lightly with the pad of his thumb.
Bai Yulang bit Lu Chimo's thumb and then said, "I like it..."
"Is Yulang feeling better?" Lu Chimo didn't withdraw his hand, still stroking Bai Yulang's lips with his fingertips, as if waiting for him to bite.
"I'm halfway healed. I need to go back later so my senior brother can comfort me properly before I'm completely healed." After saying that, Bai Yulang bit Lu Chimo's thumb again.
Lu Chimo then withdrew his hand and picked up Bai Yulang in his arms: "What's the point of waiting until later? Comforting Yulang is the most important thing. Senior brother will take Yulang back now and comfort him properly. Only when Yulang is well can senior brother be well."
"Senior brother~" Bai Yulang called out in a coquettish tone, and then Lu Chimo took him back and comforted him properly.
After a dramatic and awe-inspiring scene, Bai Yulang nestled in Lu Chimo's arms and drew circles on his chest with his finger.
Lu Chimo pressed his hand down and said, "Yulang, get some rest. Your senior brother will come back to keep you company after he finishes dealing with those memorials."
"Thank you for your hard work, senior brother!" Bai Yulang really wanted to go with him, but he was tired and wanted to take a nap.
He thought that his senior brother would definitely be back when he woke up.
Lu Chimo smiled, then got up and dressed: "Yulang, go to sleep for a while."
"Mm." Bai Yulang nodded and watched Lu Chimo leave.
The next day, Bai Yulang was woken up by Lu Chimo again. He opened his sleepy eyes and said with a thick nasal voice, like a child who hadn't had enough sleep, "Senior brother, I want to sleep more."
“Senior brother knows that Yulang hasn’t had enough sleep yet, but Yulang has to go to the morning court. After the morning court, Yulang can come back and take a nap, right?” Lu Chimo coaxed patiently.
Chapter 4 Side Story: Black and White (Part 4)
Bai Yulang sat up with his eyes closed and said lazily, "I need my senior brother to help me get dressed."
"Okay, okay, your senior brother will help you put it on."
"I also need my senior brother to help me wash up."
"Okay, I'll help you wash up."
"My senior brother even fed me breakfast."
"That's all good, as long as Yulang gets up obediently and doesn't get grumpy in the morning, after breakfast, your senior brother will carry you to court." Lu Chimo said as he dressed Bai Yulang.
Bai Yulang opened his sleepy eyes, looked at Lu Chimo who was busy in front of him, and grinned foolishly: "Senior brother is so good, I love senior brother to death!"
As he spoke, he leaned over and gave Lu Chimo a kiss on the cheek.
Lu Chimo smiled and then said, "Oh, by the way, there might be a surprise for Yulang today."
Upon hearing this, Bai Yulang immediately perked up: "A surprise? What surprise?"
"Would it still be a surprise if I told you?"
"Then, why is it called 'There might be a surprise'?"
"You'll find out soon enough, Yulang, just wait and see." Lu Chimo picked up Bai Yulang, helped him wash up, fed him breakfast, and then carried him to the morning court.
Bai Yulang lay on Lu Chimo's back, a look of happiness on his face: "Senior brother..."
"Um?"
"This is something we'll have to carry for the rest of our lives, until we're all old and our senior brother can no longer carry us!"
"good!"
Upon arriving at the main hall, Bai Yulang sat on the throne in a very proper manner, while Lu Chimo stood guard behind the hall.
After the morning court session, Lu Chimo wanted to carry Bai Yulang on his back, but Bai Yulang was reluctant to let him carry him: "No, senior brother, let's go back hand in hand. Otherwise, if you carry me here and you carry me back, you'll be too tired!"
“It’s alright, senior brother has plenty of strength. Besides, if senior brother doesn’t carry Yulang more now, when he gets old, he won’t be able to carry him anymore,” Lu Chimo replied.
However, Bai Yulang shook his head: "No, let's go back hand in hand. I know you have plenty of strength, but why don't you save it for tonight? We can have more fun together then."
Lu Chimo laughed upon hearing this, then reached out and poked his forehead: "Why is Yulang so insatiable?"
"Hmph." Bai Yulang snorted lightly, "It's not that I can't feed you enough, it's clearly that Senior Brother himself isn't eating enough."
"Alright, alright, it's because Senior Brother isn't getting enough to eat, not because Yu Lang isn't satisfied." With that, Lu Chimo pulled Bai Yu Lang into his arms and lifted him up by the buttocks.
Bai Yulang immediately raised his hands and wrapped them around his neck, hanging on him.
“I won’t carry you back, I’ll carry you back,” Lu Chimo said.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, senior brother!" Bai Yulang kissed him on the lips, then hugged his neck and leaned against him.
As they turned the corner, they happened to run into Yuan Sichen playing with An'er.
An'er saw them and exclaimed, "Uncle Lang, you're so shameful! You're so big and you still need your uncle to carry you. I can walk by myself now, and I won't let Uncle Yuan carry me anymore."
"Go away, what do you know, you little brat? I've already said your uncle is good, and I can't bear to see your uncle working so hard." Bai Yulang said, looking down at An'er, who was only a tiny little thing standing on the ground.
An'er replied, "Hmph, no wonder Uncle Lang's face isn't as soft as Uncle Jing's. Uncle Jing blushes as soon as he speaks, but Uncle Lang doesn't blush at all. He even called me a little kid. I'm not playing with Uncle Lang anymore. If Uncle Lang gets bitten by bad bugs again, I won't feel sorry for him. Hehehe."
After An'er finished speaking, she made a face at Bai Yulang and ran away.
Chapter 5 Side Story: Black and White (Part 5)
Yuan Sichen looked at Bai Yulang and Lu Chimo, but had nothing to say. He simply nodded and hurried off to catch up with An'er.
Lu Chimo carried Bai Yulang to the Imperial Study, where Bai Yulang sat beside him, resting his chin on his hands and watching Lu Chimo carefully reviewing the memorials for him.
"Senior brother is really handsome," Bai Yulang said, his eyes glued to him.
“Yu Lang is going to cause trouble again. Senior brother isn’t finished yet.” Lu Chi Mo replied without looking up, his pen still busy making annotations.
"I wasn't causing trouble. I just wanted to praise my senior brother. He's really amazing. These national affairs are a headache for me, but he solves them with ease. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't dare to be the emperor," Bai Yulang muttered.
What he said was true. If it weren't for Lu Chimo, he really wouldn't have dared to take on the job of Emperor of Xiao. He was fine with leading troops into battle, but he really couldn't handle being an emperor and managing the affairs of the country.
But who could blame him when he had the most powerful senior brother in the world! With his senior brother around, he didn't have to worry about anything; all he had to do was serve his senior brother well!
However... it seems... it was my senior brother who did the serving; he didn't seem to do anything.
But how could he do nothing? So he had to do the job of praising his senior brother!
"Is this all you're good at, Senior Brother?" Lu Chimo asked in return.
“Hmm, Senior Brother’s medical skills are also super amazing!” Bai Yulang replied immediately.
"Oh? Is there anything else?"
"Of course there's more, Senior Brother's waist... is also super amazing!" Bai Yulang chuckled mischievously.
"Is Yulang satisfied?"
"Extremely satisfied! Extremely satisfied!"
Lu Chimo chuckled softly and continued reviewing the memorials.
Bai Yulang, who had been supporting his chin with both hands, lowered his hands, then bent over and lowered his head, resting his chin on his crossed forearms. His eyes remained fixed on Lu Chimo the whole time.
After some time, Lu Chimo finished processing the memorials and turned around to see Bai Yulang fast asleep.
Lu Chimo smiled, then gently picked up Bai Yulang and carried him back to his bedchamber.
After putting Bai Yulang down, he lay down as well, because he knew that Bai Yulang liked to sleep with him in his arms. Sure enough, as soon as he lay down, Bai Yulang instinctively snuggled up to him.
He looked at the sleeping Bai Yulang with a smile on his lips. At this moment, Bai Yulang suddenly murmured, "Senior brother, you are too amazing, please spare me..."
With just one sentence, Lu Chimo knew what Bai Yulang was dreaming about, and his smile deepened.
When Bai Yulang woke up, he saw Lu Chimo lying beside him: "Senior Brother..."
"woke up."
"Hmm... I'm hungry." Bai Yulang pouted.
"Senior brother knew that Yulang would be hungry when he woke up, so he estimated the time and had already sent someone to prepare food. Yulang can eat as soon as he wakes up."
"Wow, Senior Brother is really amazing! He can even guess exactly when I'll wake up!" Bai Yulang looked at Lu Chimo with admiration.
Lu Chimo laughed and said, "Someone was praising his senior brother's abilities in his sleep."
"Huh? Did I talk in my sleep? What else did I say?" Bai Yulang felt a surge of heat rising in his heart as he thought about the indescribable dream he had.
"You even said you wanted your senior brother to spare you."
Bai Yulang scratched the back of his head and chuckled, "Oh dear, it's rare for me to have such an embarrassing dream, and I actually let it slip in my sleep."
Chapter 6 Side Story: Black and White (Part 6)
"In broad daylight, Yulang is having such a dream. Does that mean Yulang isn't full yet? Should I feed him again, senior brother?" Lu Chimo asked, looking at Bai Yulang in his arms.
Upon hearing this, Bai Yulang's eyes lit up. Before Lu Chimo could even reach out, his hands were already getting restless, but he said, "Senior brother, can you handle it?"
"If Yulang can handle it, then I can handle it too. We can't let Yulang be disappointed in me, can we?" Lu Chimo said, but he didn't make a move. Instead, he waited for Bai Yulang to finish playing before taking a bite out of the naughty Bai Yulang.
Bai Yulang chuckled as he touched him, "Senior brother is much more energetic now."
"How could Senior Brother not be excited when he sees Yu Lang?" Lu Chimo couldn't contain himself any longer as he looked at the restless Bai Yu Lang.
Bai Yulang grinned mischievously, then shrank deeper into the blankets.
As the sun gradually set, the sky turned fiery red.
Everything finally returned to calm.
Lu Chimo looked at Bai Yulang, who had fallen asleep from exhaustion again, smiled, and then got up to get dressed.
He had just stepped out of the palace gate when a palace servant came to report.
He nodded, then closed the palace doors and left.