Feng Yuan took the initiative to let Grandpa steal him away. When Grandpa lowered his eyes and looked at him for a few seconds, he gladly agreed to this request.
“Grandpa, wait for Yuan Yuan a moment.”
Seeing Grandpa nod, Feng Yuan hurriedly ran into the bedroom.
The wardrobe in the bedroom was huge. Inside were the clothes of their family of three.
The two dads’ clothes were becoming increasingly similar, resembling a couple’s outfits.
Among them, Dad’s casual clothes and Feng Yuan’s little clothes were the most.
All of these were bought by Big Daddy.
Feng Yuan rummaged through the wardrobe and pulled out a few of his favorite little clothes and stuffed them into his schoolbag. When the schoolbag couldn’t fit anymore, he casually found another bag.
Once he finished packing, he carried the little schoolbag on his back, both chubby little hands gripping the bags, and with effort walked out.
“Grandpa, Yuan Yuan is ready!”
Feng Yuan said go, then go. As he walked, he even urged Li Heng along.
Li Heng had Li An drive the car.
Feng Yuan’s things were put into the car. Li Heng carried him straight to the airport.
It takes a little time to call for a private plane.
Right now, there happened to be a flight about to take off.
It was Feng Yuan’s first time flying on a plane.
He followed Grandpa into first class, finding everything extremely new and exciting.
“Grandpa, is it only us?”
In first class, there were also private rooms. Of course, this was treatment reserved only for top VIPs.
Staying in such a private room, each ticket costs over a hundred thousand.
Li Heng sat on the bed, reading the book in his hands.
Hearing Feng Yuan’s question, Li Heng responded with an “mm,” and explained to him: “This room is only for us, but there are still many people on this plane.”
Feng Yuan gave an “oh”, half-understanding, half-not.
In front of the big bed was a large-screen projector, which at the moment was playing cartoons.
Feng Yuan lay down watching cartoons, his little chubby legs resting on Li Heng’s lap.
“Grandpa.”
The cartoon playing was one Feng Yuan had already watched several times, so he wasn’t paying much attention: “How long until we get home?”
In Feng Yuan’s understanding, Grandpa’s home was also his home.
Wherever there were family members, that was home.
His small body was sprawled all crooked, the whole little cub without the least bit of proper posture.
Li Heng had always been stern and dignified. For so many years, the only cub who could act this unruly in front of him was the one right before his eyes.
He raised his hand and pulled down the little fellow’s clothes that had ridden up, not letting him expose his small belly.
The air conditioner was set a bit low. If the little one kept exposing his stomach like that, he might catch a chill.
“Very soon, just two more hours.”
As Li Heng spoke, he also took away the little chubby hand that was resting on his belly: “Don’t pick at your navel. You’ll get sick.”
Feng Yuan, even after his little hand was moved away, wasn’t upset.
He giggled, hugged onto Li Heng’s hand, and let Li Heng pull him up.
But just as Li Heng pulled him almost to a sitting position, he deliberately let go of his hand again.
Li Heng: “…”
Li Heng’s gaze deepened.
This little fellow was probably bored and wanted to play with him.
The cartoon that was playing had turned into nothing more than background.
Feng Yuan’s small body was rolling all over the bed.
His energy was astonishingly abundant. During the two-hour journey, he hadn’t stayed still for even a single second.
When the plane landed, people were already at the airport to pick them up.
They were people Li An had arranged in advance.
Feng Yuan had played the whole way. When he got off the plane and saw a group of foreigners, all his drowsiness and tiredness vanished.
He only cared about looking at people.
“Grandpa, they look different from Yuan Yuan!”
What Feng Yuan meant by “different” was the difference in appearance between him and the foreigners.
Li Heng held him, not turning his head left and right like he did.
“Grandpa, the words they’re saying, Yuan Yuan doesn’t understand.”
“They’re speaking English.”
Li Heng lowered his head to look at him and reminded, “Yuan Yuan, you’ve studied English.”
Feng Yuan, whose English was extremely poor: “…”
He had studied it, but he hadn’t learned it!
Unable to understand foreign speech, Feng Yuan quieted down a little for a while.
They got into the car. This time, they were finally heading toward the old residence where they would be staying.
The car sped along the road.
After making a fuss the whole way, Feng Yuan rubbed his eyes, sat on Li Heng’s lap, and buried his little dough-like face into Li Heng’s arms.
This meant he was sleepy.
Li Heng’s large hand gently patted his back. Before long, he heard the even breathing of the little cub in his arms.
“Has the young master fallen asleep?”
Li An wasn’t the one driving. He was sitting in the front passenger seat and glanced back.
Li Heng gave a response.
Li An hesitated for a moment, then still said in a low voice: “Sir, Young Master Sheng’s call came to me.”
Hearing this, Li Heng said calmly, “Answer it.”
He hadn’t stolen the child, hadn’t snatched the child, so Li Sheng’s call was a futile effort.
Li An, still hesitant, answered the call.
On the other end of the line was Feng Qi’s voice.
Feng Qi’s tone was calm. It didn’t sound like he had come to demand accountability.
After confirming that they were bringing Yuan Yuan and would soon be arriving at the old residence, Feng Qi only instructed: “When children go to a new place, it’s easy for them to have trouble adjusting to the environment. Please keep a closer eye on Yuan Yuan’s condition.”
“If Yuan Yuan has played enough and wants to come back, please send him back.”
Feng Qi behaved so amiably that even Li An didn’t quite know how to respond.
When this call ended, Li An looked at the phone screen that had gone dark, falling into deep thought.
Meanwhile.
On the other side, Feng Qi, who had also just hung up the phone, was tidying up the wardrobe.
He had just straightened a bit when, after finishing his shower, Li Sheng came out and took over the task he was doing.
“Sit down and rest. Don’t move around.”
The wardrobe had been made a bit messy from Feng Yuan rummaging through it. While tidying it up methodically, Li Sheng spoke to Feng Qi.
“Yuan Yuan’s gone. Don’t you miss him?”
Li Sheng was somewhat surprised at Feng Qi’s calm reaction: “I thought you wouldn’t allow him to be taken away.”
“I don’t allow your father to take him away without permission.”
Feng Qi corrected Li Sheng’s words: “But if Yuan Yuan wants to go, I won’t stop him.”
Feng Qi’s philosophy in educating Feng Yuan had never been to restrict him.
He had always been giving Feng Yuan freedom.
The things Feng Yuan did, for example, fulfilling his responsibility of eliminating demons, were somewhat dangerous, but he still didn’t oppose it.
He hoped that his Yuan Yuan could grow up free and brave.
Of course, all of the above did not include Feng Yuan’s studies.
When it came to studying, Feng Qi was still quite a firm authoritarian.
He completely ignored Feng Yuan’s cries, from time to time, about wanting to be a little illiterate.
Feng Qi’s calmness and ease also made Li Sheng feel at peace.
“As long as you have your decision in your heart, that’s enough.”
After Li Sheng finished tidying the wardrobe, he turned around. Looking at Feng Qi, who was wearing the same style of pajamas as him but in a different color, his gaze dimmed: “No matter when you miss Yuan Yuan, I will go and bring Yuan Yuan back.”
“No need.”
Feng Qi smiled slightly, rejecting Li Sheng’s promise.
He knew his own son well.
He had spoken with Qin Xun and also with the teachers of the Green Leaf class.
Green Leaf class will soon have an exam.
This little fellow running away from home was precisely to escape school and to get out of taking the exam.
But even if he escaped from here, at the Li family’s old residence, there were still other study tasks waiting.
Feng Qi leaned back against the head of the bed, raising his brows slightly at Li Sheng.
“Do you believe it? In less than a month, Yuan Yuan will be crying to come back.”
“If he doesn’t cry, then the ones looking after him at the old residence will probably be tormented into tears by him.”
At Feng Qi’s two predictions, Li Sheng thought for a few seconds, then nodded in agreement.
This little cub, Feng Yuan, is soft and sweet-mouthed, always clinging to people.
But when it actually came to looking after him, one would find that the times this cub could be exasperating were far from few.
Especially ever since the moment he grew a little and started going to school—
Even someone as gentle-tempered as Feng Qi could be angered to the point of raising his hand to spank his butt.
The people in the old residence would surely soon get to witness this cub’s power.
In the villa, the two dads talked for a while about their son, but neither of them felt much worry in their hearts.
They had gone out in the evening for some matters and came back rather late.
By the time everything was tidied up, it was already deep into the night.
Feng Qi took a sip of warm water, lay down, and lightly nudged Li Sheng with his foot.
“Yuan Yuan isn’t here. You don’t need to keep him company anymore. You should go sleep next door.”
“Not going.”
Li Sheng bent over, grasped his ankle, and his large hand followed along his ankle, tracing upward: “Yuan Yuan isn’t here, I’ll sleep with you.”
Feng Qi: “No need.”
Li Sheng: “I need to.”
Perhaps it was from raising the child for so long, or perhaps simply because he was in front of Feng Qi and Feng Yuan, that Li Sheng was pretending less and less.
In short, when facing Feng Qi, he no longer had the cold indifference of their very first meeting.
As for Feng Qi’s attempts to drive him away and his refusals, Li Sheng could completely act as if he didn’t see them, and even pressed his advantage further.
“Li Sheng.”
Sensing the atmosphere becoming more and more off, Feng Qi’s body suddenly shrank back.
His hand also pressed down on Li Sheng’s large hand that had already reached his thigh’s base.
He gathered all his strength, wrestling against Li Sheng, not allowing Li Sheng to take another step further.
The struggle between the two lasted for less than two minutes.
Feng Qi lost.
His position was at too much of a disadvantage.
Li Sheng’s palm pressed against his skin. He couldn’t control himself from losing strength.
“Li Sheng.”
Feng Qi called him again: “This time you’re not under the medicine.”
“Mm.”
Li Sheng admitted: “I’m not under the medicine, and I still have rationality.”
“I’m very clear-headed right now.”
A soft hum slipped out from Feng Qi’s lips and teeth. His skin, cold and white like porcelain, seemed to be instantly tinted with a layer of flush.
Under Li Sheng’s gaze, Feng Qi’s lips moved.
He wanted to say something, but before the words came out, his lips were already sealed.
“Feng Qi, tell me.”
“Back then, how did we have Yuan Yuan?”
In the bedroom, Feng Qi was being forced to face an out-of-syllabus question.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away at the old residence, Feng Yuan, unlike his two dads staying up late without sleep, was nestled in Li Heng’s arms, sleeping soundly.
There were servants in the old residence.
The servants, watching the little cub in Li Heng’s arms, each kept their heads lowered and eyes downcast, not daring to look too much.
They didn’t dare look too much, but one glance, two glances—they still couldn’t help but see.
Once Li Heng carried the cub back to the room, the servants lowered their voices and began whispering among themselves.
“Did you see? That child.”
“He’s so beautiful, like a little angel. He struck my heart.”
“The master treats him very differently. This is the first time I’ve seen the master hold a child.”
“Ah, God, I hope this child’s personality will be as adorable as his face.”
As soon as this last sentence was spoken, the servants who had been whispering fell into a sudden, strange silence.
They looked at each other, but none of them dared to voice the unease that had surfaced in their hearts.
They had worked in the Li family for quite a long time.
The people of the Li family, whether adults or children, were all very good-looking.
But without exception, not a single one of them had a good temper.
This newly appeared little cub, who looked like a little angel, no one knew yet how he would go on to show his unpleasant side.
Thinking of the scene when the little fellow would wake up, the servants could only pray in secret.
They prayed that this cub would let them have it a little easier.
At the same time, they also prayed that the young lady, who until now had been confined, could stop her madness.
