TSSRWAB Chapter 23

Doubao was so scared that he buried his face in Uncle Xie’s arms, but he was also a little curious. He covered his eyes with one hand and peeked through the gaps between his chubby fingers.

 

They were really in the sky!!!

 

“Wow, Uncle can fly!”

 

Dougao loved flying high and wasn’t scared at all. His little face, which had been wary of Xie Zhuhan, now had bright, sparkling eyes full of admiration.

 

“Why can Uncle fly?” Dougao asked seriously.

 

Xie Zhuhan lowered his gaze to the young man sitting on the bench below.

 

Only the top of his head was visible.

 

It is black and soft, and carrying the children’s thermos cup.

 

Adorable, like an eighteen-year-old youth.

 

“It’s a secret.” Xie Zhuhan said.

 

The two little buns weren’t disappointed. Meeting an uncle who could fly was amazing!

 

“Then, Uncle, can we fly again?” Doubao asked.

 

Xie Zhuhan withdrew his gaze from the young man and said, “If you two keep it a secret, then yes.”

 

“Not even Daddy?” Doubao reacted quickly, puffing out his cheeks, looking troubled.

 

He loves his daddy super much and couldn’t help but share his little secrets with him.

 

Xie Zhuhan said coldly and ruthlessly, “No.”

 

“Okay then.” Doubao knew there was no other way and quickly cheered up. “Then it’s a secret, Uncle!”

 

Before agreeing, his pitiful look could soften anyone’s heart. But once rejected, he resolutely and wholeheartedly protected the secret. These two children… Xie Zhuhan cast another glance at the young man on the bench.

 

If these two children told Lu Xi…

 

Lu Xi will come looking for him—

 

“Uncle, this is a secret between us three men.” Doubao puffed up his small chest and promised: “Don’t worry, we won’t tell Daddy. Uncle can secretly take us flying.”

 

Dougao nodded.

 

A faint irritation rose in Xie Zhuhan. He said he really didn’t like children.

 

Especially these two.

 

And what are those things swaying on their heads?

 

“Who bought the hats?”

 

“Uncle Dahl bought them. They’re green. Do they look nice, Uncle?”

 

It’s so ugly.

 

Xie Zhuhan gave a cold look, meeting the chubby one’s eager eyes.

 

In that instant, he thought of Lu Xi.

 

“Mm. You should go back now.”

 

Doubao and Dougao landed, still on the slide, but the flying uncle was already gone.

 

The other dad might be dumb and can’t sing “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star,” but he can fly. Doubao covered his little hand over his mouth, whispering into his brother’s ear, “Flying isn’t dumb at all. Does Daddy not like that person?”

 

Doubao has two faces.

 

When flying, Uncle was amazing. But now, he became just “that person.”

 

Dougao’s little face was cool and composed. “Daddy doesn’t like him. We can only fly with Uncle Xie.”

 

Flying chauffeur Xie Zhuhan.

 

“Okay.” Doubao nodded. “I super love Daddy. If Daddy doesn’t like someone, then I don’t like them either.” Even though he really wanted another daddy too.

 

But Daddy is the most important!

 

“It’s getting dark. Are Doubao and Dougao done playing? Tomorrow, Uncle Dahl will bring you down to play again.” The doting father, carrying a small water bottle, opened it for the two to drink, patting their foreheads with one hand.

 

“You’ve been playing for a long time. How come you didn’t sweat today?”

 

The two were well-behaved, but boys are always mischievous. They ran around while playing and were usually covered in sweat, but today they were clean and fresh. Lu Xi said it casually, not expecting an answer from the two. “Let’s go home. Daddy will bathe with you tonight.”

 

“Yay!” Doubao jumped up and down. “Daddy is the best!”

 

Back at the hotel, Pete wasn’t in the living room; he had already returned to his room. Dahl opened the door dressed as a butler, with a bowl of fruit ready. He said with a virtuous look on his face, “Master, the bath water is ready.”

 

Lu Xi: “…”

 

He still wasn’t used to it every time.

 

“Thank you. Dahl, you can rest or go out and have fun. You don’t have to stay in the hotel all the time. You’ve worked hard lately.” Lu Xi thought that after filming wrapped up, he would give Dahl a long vacation.

 

Dahl smiled warmly. “Master, I’m not tired. Should I help you bathe?”

 

“!!!” Lu Xi repeatedly refused.

 

He carried the two to the master bedroom’s large bathtub.

 

Doubao took out toys from his little backpack. Father and sons played together in the large tub for half an hour, splashing water everywhere until the twins were exhausted. Xiao Lu carried them to bed, tucked them in, and Dahl brought over warmed milk.

 

“Thank you.”

 

Dahl had undone another button on his shirt.

 

But Xiao Lu was blind to it. He took the milk bottles, handed them to Doubao and Dougao, and said, “I’ll wash the bottles later. You go rest.”

 

Dahl looked disappointed.

 

Is it because I don’t show enough chest muscles?

 

In a suite on the same floor of the hotel.

 

Xie Zhuhan sat on the sofa, his gaze fixed in the direction of Lu Xi’s bedroom.

 

He saw a glimpse of pectoral muscles. Xie Zhuhan’s face turned pale, and he said coldly, “Investigate. That one named Dahl.”

 

I thought you said you weren’t going to interfere with Young Master Lu anymore.

 

“Yes,” the butler said with a smile.

 

–

 

Filming continued on Saturday. The poor crew couldn’t afford to delay the rented set.

 

Doubao and Dougao came last week. Early in the morning, they packed their little backpacks themselves, put on their little leather shoes, and sat obediently at the dining table eating breakfast. Lu Xi was woken up half an hour early by the two of them and was able to sit down and eat breakfast.

 

On weekdays, he just grabbed a bite in the car to get to the set and sleep a bit more.

 

“Alright, let’s go.” Lu Xi said after taking the last sip of milk.

 

After finishing their meals, the two children put on their small backpacks and followed their father closely.

 

The production team rented a main hall and a square at the film studio, which were very large and expensive to rent. Once at the set, Lu Xi hurried to put on makeup, costume, and wig. Doubao and Dougao, who were very experienced, followed Uncle Dahl and sat on small stools.

 

“The two little buns are here!” The female lead, Xiao Sun, already in makeup, pulled snacks from her pocket and asked, “Do you want some?”

 

Doubao shook his head obediently. “Thank you, pretty jiejie, but children can’t eat too many snacks. It will ruin our teeth.”

 

“You’re so good,” Xiao Sun praised. It was rare to see a child refuse snacks.

 

Once Xiao Sun left, Dahl bent down and said with a smile, “Doubao is right. What do you want to eat? Dahl will make it for you. Dougao too.”

 

Lu Xi controls the amount of snacks for both of them.

 

The two little buns knew that eating snacks would make Daddy unhappy, so it was better to refuse. Besides, Uncle Dahl’s cooking is the best!

 

“I want meat, sweet and sour meat,” Doubao loves it the most.

 

Dougao: “I want spicy.”

 

Dahl customized the menu and planned to return to the hotel early to prepare lunch.

 

Doubao and Dougao would stay at the set. With Pete and the crew around, there was no problem.

 

Today’s filming didn’t go very smoothly. They had reached the enemy nation arc, which mostly featured Lu Xi’s scenes with the second male lead, with lots of fighting, bondage, and beatings. Lu Xi’s makeup was quite gruesome, and he was afraid of scaring the two, so he asked Pete to take them for a walk nearby.

 

“Pete gege, I need to use the bathroom.” Doubao drank too much water.

 

“I’ll take you both,” Pete said.

 

Doubao and Dougao held hands and went out.

 

After using the bathroom, they came out and couldn’t find Pete.

 

“Don’t be scared, didi. Let’s wait here for Pete gege,” Doubao said, peeking his little head out.

 

Dougao, with a cool expression, wasn’t scared at all. He scanned the surroundings and pulled Doubao behind him.

 

The noisy area in front of the public restroom suddenly became empty and silent.

 

Xie Zhuhan appeared, glancing at the smaller one, Dougao.

 

“Wow! It’s Uncle Xie!” Doubao was very surprised and widened his eyes. “Uncle can not only fly but also appear suddenly. So amazing!”

 

Dougao’s cool little face also relaxed.

 

“Uncle Xie.”

 

Xie Zhuhan glanced at the two kids’ heads.

 

No annoying hats. Good.

 

“Want to fly?” Xie Zhuhan asked.

 

Doubao was tempted, but Dougao said calmly, “Pete gege is still waiting for us.”

 

“Right, if we disappear, Pete gege will worry,” Doubao also remembered.

 

These two kids weren’t so annoying after all. But when Xie Zhuhan thought about how they were born from Lu Xi and another woman, his heart grew irritable again. His face cold, he said, “Forget it if you don’t want to fly.”

 

Doubao ran over, hugged Uncle Xie’s leg, and looked up with big eyes. “Uncle, are you angry? Please don’t be angry.”

 

“Not angry,” Xie Zhuhan said coldly.

 

And then his figure vanished.

 

The noisy sounds returned. Pete was right outside the restroom. When he saw the twins come out, he frowned in confusion. “I was watching the whole time. How did you suddenly appear in front of me?” But it was fine as long as the kids weren’t lost.

 

Pete noticed that after using the restroom, Doubao seemed unhappy.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

Doubao shook his head, his chubby cheeks wobbling. Pete’s heart ached at the sight. He asked again, but Dougao also shook his head.

 

Well.

 

He’ll let Lu Xi ask later.

 

The two of them held hands and walked ahead, while Doubao whispered something into his younger brother’s ear.

 

“Is that person angry?”

 

“He really likes flying with us,” Dougao said with a cool expression.

 

Doubao had an idea. “Then let’s cheer him up,”

 

Dougao looked at his brother. “Do you want to call that person Dad?”

 

“Not really,” Doubao felt embarrassed, puffed out his cheeks, and said like a little adult, “I’ll think about it.”

 

After walking around for a while, Pete brought the two back to the film set.

 

Lu Xi was draped in a coat, makeup still showing wounds across his face–

 

“It’s fake, not real. It’s makeup,” Lu Xi said first.

 

The two then obediently sat down.

 

Dahl brought the food over, and the two went to wash their hands. Only then did Pete whisper, “I just took them to the restroom, and they seemed a little unhappy on the way back.”

 

“Got it,” Lu Xi nodded.

 

During lunch, the two ate happily, with no trace of the “unhappiness” Pete mentioned.

 

But Xiao Lu is a doting father. After lunch, he rewarded the two with lollipops.

 

Strawberry for Doubao, sea salt for Dougao.

 

Usually, the two would eat their lollipops immediately, but today they put them in their little backpacks. Something was indeed off. Detective Xiao Lu noticed. “Why aren’t you eating them?”

 

Doubao let out a long ‘aaahh,’ but he couldn’t lie to Daddy. His chubby little finger poked at the lollipop and he admitted: “I can’t bear to eat it. I want to give it to someone.”

 

“…” Daddy Lu was shocked. Doubao was so young, yet he could save his favorite candy to give to someone!

 

“I think I made him angry. I don’t know if he likes candy,” Doubao said worriedly. “I like it very much. This is the candy given by my daddy. He shouldn’t be angry, right?”

 

Daddy Lu was so shocked that he didn’t know what to say.

 

His feelings were complicated.

 

Forget it. The world of children is very simple.

 

Lu Xi patted his son’s head, comforting him. “She[mfn]In spoken Chinese, the word for “he,” “she,” and “it” has always been and still is “tā”. Context tells you the gender. LX just assumed his son was referring to a girl. But when written, the difference is visible – 他 (tā) is used for males (“he”), 她 (tā) is used for females (“she”), and 它 (tā) is used for non-human things/animals (“it”)[/mfn] will see your intention to apologize. She’ll be happy to receive your candy.” Kids all liked candy. Then he looked at his younger son. “Why aren’t you eating yours either?”

 

“Same as gege,” Dougao said, putting his candy away carefully.

 

Lu Xi: Damn, which universally adored little girl is it!

 

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