Xie Chiyuan buried his face in his neck, slowly calming his emotions in the clean and pleasant scent.
"An'an, keep this octopus away from me for now. I don't really want to see it for a while." Xie Chiyuan's voice was muffled, and Yu An quickly put the octopus down.
This time, it was his son who unexpectedly rolled out, causing Xie Chiyuan such a setback; they were in the wrong.
The eight-legged cub that was put down: "???"
Ba Zai looked at Xie Chiyuan, who was still burying his face in his older brother's neck, and murmured in pain, "An An, it's not that I can't accept it, I just can't get over it right now."
“Listen to what this octopus is saying. He’s saying he was eavesdropping on us when we were together.”
"An'an, is he deliberately trying to make fun of me?"
"An'an, I feel like I'm a joke right now. When I'm saying sweet nothings to you, he must be secretly laughing at me."
Xie Chiyuan spoke while simultaneously criticizing himself.
Hearing that his focus was on this, Yu An's nervousness and unease subsided a little. He stammered, trying to reassure him, "You're not joking."
"The kids didn't laugh at you either."
Yu An emphasized that Xie Chiyuan was not joking. But Ba Zai, who had a grudge against Xie Chiyuan, thought he was genuinely hurt by Xie Chiyuan's words, and so he tactlessly added insult to injury: "Hmph, you're just utterly shameful!"
Yu An exclaimed in alarm, "You little brat!"
Xie Chiyuan fell silent, burying his face even deeper, looking as if he was about to collapse.
Yu An hadn't registered all the children's household registrations yet. Seeing that the eighth child was only angry at Xie Chiyuan, he gritted his teeth, pulled the eighth child aside, and wouldn't let him come out.
The eight-year-old was still very unwilling to be taken away.
Only Xiao Liu and Xiao Jiu, who had silently witnessed everything, exchanged a glance and saw solemnity on each other's faces.
"The guy surnamed Xie is quite capable."
Xiao Jiu, known for her scheming nature among the kids, sensed a familiar hint of cunning in Xie Chiyuan's actions.
Xie Chiyuan's initial look of being hurt wasn't faked, but later he used the situation to his advantage, making his older brother feel guilty and try to comfort him... This didn't seem quite right.
Especially the brainless Xiao Ba, who was tricked by the man surnamed Xie.
In the past, the eldest brother would definitely have protected Xiao Ba and wouldn't have been willing to take Xiao Ba away from outsiders.
Now even Xiao Ba has been taken away.
Little Eight was completely unaware that he had been tricked. He just squeezed back between Little Six and Little Nine, waving his little tentacles, and asked them, "Who kicked me just now?!"
The enemy is too smart, and the teammates are brainless.
Both Six and Nine felt that the current situation was very serious!
"An'an." Xie Chiyuan leaned against Yu An and wouldn't get up. He had been thinking about a lot of things while Yu An was carrying the octopus away.
As soon as Yu An returned, the first question he asked her was, "How many kittens do we still have to raise?"
"Hmm."
Yu An whispered, "There are four little ones now: a little butterfly, a little mushroom, a chirp, and the one from before—"
"And that octopus from earlier."
Xie Chiyuan picked up where he left off, not forgetting to sow discord between them: "An'an, you just took that octopus away for my sake. Do you think he'll hold a grudge against me?"
Before Yu An could answer, Xie Chiyuan continued, "Although I had some unpleasantness with Octopus in the past, now that I know he is your child, I will definitely not touch him again."
"If he holds a grudge against me, An'an, will you protect me?"
Yu An's neck was itchy from Xie Chiyuan's head nudging him. He subconsciously patted Xie Chiyuan's head and spoke up for his little darling: "Ba Zai won't bully you."
Xie Chiyuan said in a low voice, "That's hard to say."
Thinking about the cocky attitude Ba Zai had shown Xie Chiyuan earlier, Yu An suddenly felt that it might be true.
He cleared his throat, his face flushed, and said, "I...I will protect you."
The atmosphere between the two became sticky again. Xie Chiyuan thought about the little butterfly, the little mushroom, the chirping chirp, and the octopus, and a terrible guess began to form in his mind.
Could it be that Yu Anyang's bunch of kids are...?
As he was thinking, Yu An spoke in his ear: "Big Head, thank you. You are the best Big Head I have ever met."
Xie Chiyuan: "..."
Xie Chiyuan's eyelids twitched, and he sincerely offered his suggestion: "If you could replace 'big head' with 'husband,' do you believe your husband could do even better?"
Yu An's ears turned bright red this time. He pushed Xie Chiyuan and scolded, "You're being a pervert again!"
Xie Chiyuan pinched his earlobe, a slight smile playing on his lips: "This is nothing. You'll see what a real hooligan is later."
The two talked side by side, and the atmosphere gradually returned to normal.
In any case, Yu An's children have finally been seen in public in front of Xie Chiyuan.
Xie Chiyuan is no fool either.
The aberrations of Sequence A would be incredibly time-consuming and costly to kill one by one. Keeping them under his nose, and even with Yu An keeping them under control—
He could see clearly that Yu An could control them.
Both publicly and privately, Xie Chiyuan knew what to do.
After waiting a moment, Xie Chiyuan video-called Ruan Ke again. This time, Ruan Ke was in the laboratory, still wearing a white lab coat.
Xie Chiyuan considered it carefully, and finally revealed the details of Yu An's other cubs as well.
Sitting next to Xie Chiyuan, Yu An mustered her courage and confessed, "Dr. Ruan, I'm sorry, I kept this from you for a long time. I've always kept my babies with me. Before, on the island, I hid them in my room and didn't tell anyone."
As Ruan Ke listened to his description of the cubs, his expression remained gentle.
After Yu An finished speaking, Ruan Ke jokingly added, "You've kept them hidden for so long, don't they get bored?"
Yu An had considered whether the children would be bored, but rather than letting them be bored, he hoped they would all be safe and sound.
The video call lasted for a long time.
Finally, Ruan Ke reassured Yu An: "The fact that you've been able to take care of the kids for so long and prevent them from causing trouble shows that they're very well-behaved and listen to you."
"An'an, come back without worry."
Ruan Ke's words of comfort made Yu An nod repeatedly.
After hanging up the phone, Yu An couldn't help but say to Xie Chiyuan, "Your father is so lucky. He married such a good person as Dr. Ruan."
Xie Chiyuan used to find his father's love for Ruan Ke too cloying, but now he's savoring a different kind of flavor in it.
Having a wife is great; it's no wonder his dad is obsessed with romance.
"My dad is blessed."
After agreeing, Xie Chiyuan steered the conversation to himself: "I am also very fortunate."
It wasn't a good place to linger near the border. Before nightfall, both of them heard the sound of planes landing.
at the same time.
Xie Chiyuan was also looking at all the children that Yu An had brought.
A06, he chopped me.
A09 was wiped out by his team and escaped.
A08 has the deepest connection with him; the two have fought each other to the death several times.
The three little octopuses are now facing him, and the little octopus seems to have been taught by the other two, as it is not provoking him at all.
Hello.
Xie Chiyuan extended his hand and greeted them with great courtesy: "I won't bother with formalities. Let's put aside our past grievances and hope that you can get along well with me in the future."
“I currently earn a base salary of 20,000 yuan per month, plus substantial bonuses, and I’ve saved quite a bit of money over the years. In short, I won’t let An’an or any of you kids suffer.”
Xie Chiyuan acted like a parent.
The aberrations of the A sequence are all incredibly arrogant. Even the well-behaved little angel, Chuchu, carries an innate sense of pride in her bones.
After Xie Chiyuan finished speaking, the hot-tempered Xiao Ba was about to scold him for looking down on someone.
Does A08 need a reserve of food to feed it?
Little Butterfly pressed down on the tentacle that Eight-Zai was pointing at, and calmly replied, "We only follow our eldest brother. As for you, we'll just keep to ourselves."
Xiao Jiu's childlike voice was also cold: "Your salary is enough to support yourself. We can support our eldest brother."
They can get whatever their eldest brother wants.
Xie Chiyuan narrowed his eyes as he looked at the calm Xiao Liu and Xiao Jiu.
It seems that not many of An'an's children are stupid.
The plane was circling, seemingly about to land.
Xie Chiyuan received a call and took Yu An outside. Except for Qiuqiu, who was still unconscious, the other kittens habitually climbed into Yu An's pocket.
On the plane, Song Jun was piloting it.
"An'an, I'm so glad to see you!"
Song Jun greeted them happily: "Thank you, Instructor. You must be tired from your trip."
Xie Chiyuan helped Yu An carry Qiuqiu onto the plane. After putting Qiuqiu down, he turned back, grabbed Yu An's wrist, and pulled him up as well.
Besides Song Jun, there were also Hou Ying who had come with him on the plane.
Hou Ying was a little curious about Qiu Qiu, and he asked Xie Chiyuan, "Instructor Xie, who is this that you brought back? Is it human?"
Chirp reverted to its juvenile form, and the little wings on its back involuntarily retracted.
Xie Chiyuan said calmly, "Why ask so many questions?"
He didn't want to talk about it, and Hou Ying wisely didn't ask any more questions.
The plane was flying very fast.
Xie Chiyuan listened to Hou Ying's report on the situation on the island: "Everyone's training has not fallen behind, and they have already gone on quite a few missions with the captain."
"By the way, Instructor Xie, we've produced a few more superhumans like Brother Song. Right now, our West District has the most superhumans in the Fourth District."
Xie Chiyuan listened to him speak, responding occasionally.