Chiu Chiu quickly fell asleep, and Xie Chiyuan pulled Yu An back into his arms. Both of them heard Chiu Chiu's soft snores, and as Yu An listened, the corners of her mouth suddenly curved into a smile.
He pressed against Xie Chiyuan's chest, lowered his voice, and said to Xie Chiyuan, "Back when we were in the research institute, what I was most worried about was Qiuqiu."
"Chiu Chiu is too soft. His softness is different from Xiao Jiu's. Xiao Jiu is the type who doesn't suffer losses, but Chiu Chiu is different."
“You have no idea how many times Qiuqiu has cried since she was a baby. Back then, even when I was getting treatment, I was thinking about which baby I should entrust Qiuqiu to if I died.”
Yu An's words sounded gentle, but Xie Chiyuan felt a pang of heartache for no apparent reason.
He continued, "Fortunately, it seems that Qiuqiu won't be bullied anymore. Tiger Cub, Eight Cub, and Seven Cub will all take care of him."
Xie Chiyuan agreed, "Yes, you're right."
This crybaby has suffered injustice and pain, but from now on, as long as he and Yu An are there, the crybaby will never have to go through what happened before.
It's not just this crybaby; all the other little ones are the same.
Time flowed quietly, and the night sowed the seeds of sleep. The earth was shrouded in silence, and everyone in the abandoned house slept soundly.
The next day.
Yu An and Xie Chiyuan weren't in a hurry to get going, so they weren't in a rush to get up either. While Qiu Qiu was still asleep, the two of them carefully cuddled together for a while.
Xie Chiyuan sighed softly, "Baby, our relationship feels like we're having an affair all the time."
Yu An pinched his cheek, slightly fierce: "You've said you've cheated on me several times, are you getting tired of it? Do you think it's wrong?"
Xie Chiyuan chuckled.
He leaned closer and bit Yu An's lips, explaining, "I didn't think it was bad, I just thought it was quite exciting. Baby, do you want to play a game with me next time?"
"What game?" Yu An asked curiously.
Xie Chiyuan whispered those two words in his ear again. This time, however, he added the word "game" after the word.
Yu An: "..."
Yu An was completely bewildered.
The men outside really know how to have fun. He's so naive and has never even heard of such a thing.
Xie Chiyuan couldn't be unrestrained for long; soon, Qiuqiu woke up.
When Qiuqiu woke up, he was dazed, so dazed that someone could take advantage of the moment to sneak him out and sell him. Yu An used a wet towel to apply to his face, which finally brought him back to his senses.
After waking up, Qiuqiu went to the bathroom to clean herself up.
Yu An, who had already finished packing, was still talking to Xie Chiyuan. Xie Chiyuan asked Yu An, "Has our eldest son still not sent you a text message?"
The moment this was mentioned, Yu An's face turned bright red.
His current calm and even somewhat slow pace is actually a way of waiting for his eldest son to contact him first. Even a text message would be helpful, let alone a phone call.
Ying Jian's case has involved the lives of people in the West District.
Even if Yu An dotes on her son, it's not an unconditional and unprincipled indulgence.
His relationship with Xie Chiyuan, even if it wasn't intentionally high-profile, was already common knowledge based on forum posts.
The East and West districts have been keeping an eye on each other. How could the East district not know about Xie Chiyuan's relationship in the West district?
Since Da Zai knew about his connection to the West District, he still cooperated with Ying Jian...
Yu An couldn't bear to think about it any longer. He still wasn't sure if Da Zai knew that Ying Jian had killed the people from the West District.
But seeing that his eldest son hadn't contacted him or made any moves, Yu An had a bad feeling. He looked up at Xie Chiyuan and asked for his opinion, "Do you think our eldest son isn't planning to acknowledge me as his brother anymore?"
Xie Chiyuan choked.
He doesn't get along with the East District, and now that Yu An has brought up this issue with him, if he were a little more cunning, he could take the opportunity to sow discord.
But who told him to be unable to bear seeing Yu An unhappy?
So, the selfless Xie gave up trying to sow discord and patiently analyzed, "He won't disown you. Don't forget, last time we rescued Qiuqiu, he cut out his own internal organs and flesh and blood, and sent them to the island to save Qiuqiu."
“Chiu Chiu said that Da Zai had seen him before, but didn’t save him then. In other words, our Da Zai is really cold-blooded. If it weren’t for you, he wouldn’t care about Chiu Chiu’s life or death.”
It must be said that Xie Chiyuan's understanding of the aberration variants is no joke. He has never even officially met A01, yet he has already conducted a thorough and accurate analysis of A01's behavior.
Yu An sat on the small sofa by the bed, looking a little worried.
well.
Their eldest son is actually quite cute. When he's small, you can wrap your arms around his wrist; it's incredibly adorable.
Even as it grew, the dark patterns on it became quite unique.
But cute as it may be, pythons are inherently cold-blooded. As the adorable cub grows, perhaps... its cuteness level will decrease.
"Don't worry too much."
The A-sequence aberrations that Xie Chiyuan had previously tried so hard to eliminate had all changed in his perception after he came into contact with them one by one.
In the past, he might have changed his expression upon hearing A01.
But now that An'an is here, he is certain that even if A01 comes, she will have to call him sister-in-law.
"If the eldest son isn't coming, we'll go find him ourselves. It won't take too much effort." Xie Chiyuan and the East District were not on good terms, but he still maintained a friendly facade.
He persuaded Yu An, and Qiu Qiu cleaned herself up and came out of the bathroom.
Chirp's little wings were wet, and he couldn't shake them clean, so he took a tissue and asked Yu An to wipe them off.
After wiping him up, Yu An picked him up and said, "Let's go see if the other kids are awake yet."
Both Bazai and Huzai seemed to be awake. Bazai stubbornly glared at Huzai, and Huzai was visibly displeased. He let out a threatening growl at Bazai.
Seven hasn't woken up yet.
After opening the door, Tan Zhan said "Wait a moment" and then slammed the door shut in front of Yu An.
Yu An: "?"
Yu An waited in place for a few minutes.
Tan Zhan was quick. He skillfully dressed Qi Zai, who had his eyes closed, and changed his own clothes before opening the door again.
The door opened.
Yu An watched as Tan Zhan treated Qi Zai like a disabled child, even giving him socks. He held back for a while, but couldn't help but remind him, "Our child can be independent, you don't need to spoil him like this."
Tan Zhan was taken aback when he heard this.
Then, instead of looking at Yu An, he looked at Xie Chiyuan with a gaze that Yu An couldn't understand, but Xie Chiyuan could.
Xie Chiyuan's lips twitched, but he didn't say anything.
Tan Zhan: "..."
Tan Zhan's eyes instantly turned to sympathy.
How pitiful.
Yu An didn't understand the cryptic exchange between them. He was still earnestly instructing Tan Zhan, "Seventh Child can do simple dressing, washing, and walking."
Therefore, Tan Zhan really didn't need to carry him while walking. Not only did he carry him while walking, but when he put Qi Zai down, he also had to put a cushion under him.
This spoiled brat was so spoiled that even Yu An, the older brother, couldn't stand it anymore.
Xie Chiyuan put his arm around Yu An's shoulder and mumbled a reminder: "Don't worry about it. I'll take care of you like this from now on."
Yu An frowned: "I don't want to."
He should be able to do his own things; how could he not even be able to dress himself or walk properly?
Xie Chiyuan sighed inwardly.
The children Yu An raised were no longer virgins, yet Yu An herself had absolutely no experience in this area.
After being repaired in the abandoned house.
Yu An had given up hope that the eldest child would come on his own, so he followed Xie Chiyuan directly into the East District.
Xie Chiyuan's identity is special, and Zhai Man needs to come to see him in person when he comes to the East District.
Zhai Man instructed someone to bring Xie Chiyuan to the main base. While preparing to go there, he grabbed someone and asked, "Have you all prepared the gift that Ling Yi asked for last night?"
A01 has no name, and he doesn't want to choose one.
Zhai Man knew that he used to be called Da Zai, but looking at 01's mature and indifferent face, he just couldn't bring himself to call him Da Zai.
To make it easier to address him, he eventually just called him by a homophone.
01, Ling Yi.
The person asked quickly replied, "We are preparing, but Ling Yi wants too many things, so we also need time to prepare."
Zhai Man was not in favor of this suggestion.
He grew up in a difficult environment, and now he's in this position. Naturally, he understands human relationships much better than 01.
"Don't listen to him. If we can't prepare all those other random things he wants for the time being, then we should just give up on them."
Zhai Man rearranged the arrangements, saying, "First, prepare several substantial gifts, including one for Xie Chiyuan. Also, arrange the best accommodations for them."
"Lunch is also prepared in advance."
Zhai Man made the arrangements methodically, and finally said, "Go and call Ling Yi, and tell him to take the initiative to find his older brother, instead of waiting for his older brother to come to him."
A01 probably doesn't know that in the human world, if a child takes the initiative to approach their parents, even if they've done something wrong, they'll get less of a beating.
But if you wait for the parents to come looking for you, they're usually already at their most furious level.
In this situation, the beating might be doubled.
After giving his instructions in a hurry, Zhai Man went to the front to meet with them first.
In the reception room.
Zhai Man had someone follow behind with gifts for Xie Chiyuan, while he walked at the front, greeting him with a faint smile: "Mr. Xie, it's been a long time."
When Zhai Man saw Yu An accompanying Xie Chiyuan into the reception room, he had a bad feeling. He had clearly ordered the two of them to be separated temporarily.
His plan was for him to greet Xie Chiyuan, and to take this opportunity to have 01 go find Yu An.
Unexpectedly, Yu An came along.
"No need to be so polite."