Chapter 14

Chapter 14

Bai Sheng had already walked over slowly, although he didn't think his cub had anything to say to Bai Jingyun, or that there would be any further communication between them in the future.

But hearing the little cub's words still made him feel happy. He was about to speak when suddenly he saw his little one staring at a certain spot on the open-air balcony, his expression turning strange and subtle. Amid a faint buzzing sound, with Bai Sheng confused and Bai Jingyun dazed, Little Bai Nuo "flew" up.

He jumped three feet in the air.

Then, quite agilely and keenly, he scurried over to Bai Sheng, grabbing his clothes and trying to climb up: "Daddy, Daddy!"

The tiny cub was frightened, his tiny voice trembling a little—if there was one thing Little Bai Nuo feared most in the apocalypse world, it was swarms of mutant insects. He had been injured because of these bugs before, and many scars on his body were from that time. Back then, the little cub barely escaped, but since then, he's been traumatized by these types of insects.

A cub "flew" over to him. Bai Sheng scooped up his little one.

He noticed his kid was pretty agile, or rather, he had vaguely sensed it before when the little guy climbed over the crib rails that, logically, a child his age shouldn't be able to climb.

He picked up the little one: "What's wrong? Did you see something..."

He looked toward the beetle that was flying in following the light. The beetle, realizing the light inside was brighter, flapped its wings trying to fly further in. Bai Sheng, seeing the bug zoom toward him, flinched a bit, took a half-step back, then said, "It's just a bug."

Bai Jingyun also shot up, stepped back, his face still cold and hard, and for once, he agreed with Bai Sheng: "It's just a bug."

So from the perspective of the butler nearby, who was watching Little Bai Nuo, the scene was both funny and awkward.

Did the Bai family have any weak spots?

Yes, they really did.

The whole Bai family was kinda scared of bugs.

The old house had regular bug spraying, but sometimes insects still flew in, so occasionally this happened.

Watching Bai Sheng and Bai Jingyun act tough, and then seeing Little Bai Nuo, who was shaking in his dad's arms and, after hearing his dad's words, just lifted his little face a bit and said in a tiny voice, "Daddy's so brave," the old butler wanted to laugh.

What do you mean, "It's just a bug"? Obviously, they were all dodging the bugs.

Such a weird Bai family gene.

The butler thought as he quickly took care of the beetle that had flown in.

Bai Sheng relaxed a little, ruffled Xiaobai Nuo's curly hair, picked up the little monitor that was spinning in circles, unable to find its kid and trying to call its parents, then holding the cub who had buried his face in his arms, turned and left the old mansion's main building without saying bye to Bai Jingyun. Bai Jingyun followed right behind.

After walking about a hundred or so meters, Bai Sheng frowned, stopped, and turned to Bai Jingyun, and gave a cold, sarcastic smile.

"What? Big Brother, something else?"

Bai Jingyun kept walking, brushing past Bai Sheng, only glancing at the little cub still patting his chest in relief, peeking out from his dad's arms. He looked once and then looked away: "You gonna take him to work with you from now on?"

Bai Jingyun looked back at the path ahead, feeling this weird emotion in his chest, so he spoke again.

"Then you'd better beef up your security."

Bai Jingyun told himself he didn't give a damn about Bai Sheng, but as he had said before, this kind of beef shouldn't involve such a young kid.

Besides, Bai Jingyun thought: the orange apology didn't work, and he still hadn't figured out how to make it up next time.

This was totally not like Bai Jingyun to say.

Bai Sheng looked up, surprised.

And the little cub blinked, poking his head out from his dad's arms—

He asked his father in a tiny voice: "Daddy, Daddy, bad uncle isn't so bad, is he?"

Bai Sheng hugged the cub and turned a corner, saying simply: "Lemon."

After a couple seconds, the cub remembered the 'grudge': "Uncle's bad!"

Hey!

Bai Jingyun stopped, turned to watch the big and small figures walk away, his face cold. Finally, he took out his phone and dialed a number.

"Have someone watch that guy who was causing trouble for Bai Sheng before—where is he now, what is he doing, why has he been quiet... Push him? No, if you find him, keep him under control."

Bai Jingyun's handsome features were especially sharp in the light of the street lamps.

Those guys who were targeting Bai Sheng could cause him some minor trouble, and with the backing of many noble families waiting for the Bai family to fall, they turned a blind eye to such scheming.

But that overly soft and weak cub didn't seem like he could withstand any storms.

Consider it an apology for teasing the little one into licking a lemon, and for that sentence—"Everyone has one, big uncle doesn't have any, but big uncle was watching Nono, so Nono gave you a gift."

Bai Jingyun had to admit, facing such simple, sincere, and direct childlike words,

he was a bit touched.

At the Xie family.

Xie Yu, who had already discussed the basic situation of the kindergarten Bai Sheng had chosen, was sitting in front of his computer, thinking about having these kids meet next time during a collaboration talk.

But although he had boasted like that before, facing his own two little monkeys, Xie Yu felt a bit uncertain—could his two little brats actually make friends smoothly with that adorable little one and help him become a bit more lively?

Outside, there was a ruckus—

"This is mine!!"

"Are your eyes broken?! Look, this has my label!"

"It's clearly my label! You remembered wrong! I'm going to eat your cake today!"

"Try it!"

Xie Yu looked like his soul had left his body, thinking: Oh, is it the war over after-dinner mini cakes today?

Then the twin A-cubs were disciplined by their gentle mother.

By the time Xie Yu came out ready to intervene, he saw the two cubs sitting in a row, their cute and delicate little round faces tense, both holding a hint of dissatisfaction as they obediently gripped their small spoons and ate the cake in front of them.

A flustered Shi Lin saw Xie Yu come out and waved her hand: "You watch them; my sister is still waiting for me online."

Xie Yu quickly said, "Go ahead, dear, I'll make sure they behave."

As soon as the gentle but effective mother left, Xie Qing and Xie Yue, the two A-cubs, seemed to break free from their seals. They glared at each other, clearly on the verge of another conflict.

Their father, who had no authority, plopped down beside his two cubs and cleared his throat: "I have something to tell you."

Both cubs, their faces full of cream, looked up at him simultaneously.

"Do you remember Uncle Bai? He has a new little one at home, who will be transferring to your kindergarten. When Daddy takes you to meet him ahead of time, see if you can be friends, okay?"

Xie Qing, the older twin, looked up suspiciously at his dad with his small face: "Dad, you didn't sell me and my brother while negotiating a deal, did you?"

Look at what you're saying!

"Even if I sold the two of you, Mom wouldn't agree!"

Xie Yu said indignantly.

Xie Yu picked up a tissue to wipe the faces of his two cubs, who were messy from eating.

"New friend?"

Meanwhile, the younger twin, Xie Yue, who was clearly more mischievous and energetic, jumped up immediately.

"I'm going to tell Brother Yan that our mischief squad is getting a new member!"

"Sit down and finish eating, why are you jumping up like a monkey... wait, what did you just say about a squad??"

Xie Yu was stunned for a moment. This guy, who had originally planned to let Bai Sheng experience the power of real A-cubs, looked at his own two A-cubs, then thought back to the little cub who had obediently called him uncle before—

Bai San, are you sure this is the kind of cub you want? Haha, when you have real A-cubs, I'll laugh at the right moment... no, sympathize with you then!

Time passed until the next afternoon, when the Bai Group building let out for the day.

In recent days, the gloomy working atmosphere in the Bai Group building where Bai Sheng worked had eased somewhat.

Because the little cub had started to slowly explore downstairs, like a kitten exploring new territory, cautiously poking his head around his parent's turf.

There was no need to worry about safety, nor about some clueless person bothering the little cub.

After all, Xiaobai Nuo had a little tail following him—a small drone trailing the little cub.

It took voice commands and sometimes fell, needing the little one to help it up—seeming a bit dumb, but everyone knew it was a pair of eyes—the eyes of a large beast standing behind its little tiger, casually watching what its cub was up to.

Although it was also a novel way to watch over the workers, the little cub had good sense. He didn't run into busy areas, mostly just wandered around public spaces that already had real-time surveillance.

Moreover, he was excessively delicate and cute, speaking with a soft, childish voice full of innocence. If you gave him a piece of candy, he would hold it up and be happy for a long time. The employees were completely smitten—things like "Uncle and auntie are so great; this candy is so delicious, Nono likes it a lot, Nono wants to take it to Daddy," "Auntie, you dropped something, look, Nono picked it up for you, here you go," "These are the cookies Grandma Feng made for Nono, share them with uncle and auntie..."

What is this? What is this?! This is what they deserved for working hard!

Boss, is there really no purchase link for Little Nuo Nuo?! Please, we really need it.

So, when Xiaobai Nuo skipped along beside his father, holding his hand, out of the company building, the employees couldn't help but keep their eyes on the little one.

It was at this moment that the incident occurred.

In the past few days, security measures had been strengthened, with bodyguards and assistants always around. And because Bai Jingyun, instead of his usual casual provocation, had pushed them, the extremist enemies who had been waiting for an opportunity became impatient.

The roar of a car suddenly sounded, and at a moment when everyone was relaxed, it charged in from an extremely tricky angle.

And almost the moment the sound rang out, the very alert Xiaobai Nuo, who had been walking beside his father telling him about today's events, immediately turned his head to look in that direction.

"Daddy!"

During the apocalypse, Xiaobai Nuo had seen vehicles before.

But the little one, who had lived alone and been considered a burden by others, had never really gotten close to vehicles.

Now suddenly seeing the car charging over there,

Dreams seemed to overlap with reality. The little one's little voice suddenly became a bit sharp. Just as Bai Sheng was thinking the hospital should have results tonight, and in his moment of distraction, he saw that small body trying to stand in front of him. The little cub moved too fast, and Bai Sheng almost lost his grip on the little one's hand.

What are you doing?!

In that instant, Bai Sheng broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly lifted the little one and retreated to the side.

The bodyguards on that side had already moved quickly. Amidst the noise and commotion, the backup vehicle had already driven in front of Bai Sheng and the little one, blocking them.

Assistant Li acted even faster. Amidst greater noise, he calmly and decisively drove Bai Sheng's black sedan, blocking the oncoming car's reckless charge.

Some people were calling the police, some were screaming.

Amidst all the uproar, Bai Sheng was holding the trembling little cub in his arms, unable to focus on anything else.

"Didn't Daddy teach you to dodge immediately when you see a car coming?"

This wasn't a game.

Bai Sheng frowned. He felt the cub in his arms clinging to his neck, his little hands cold and trembling—no, maybe he himself was trembling too.

The little one was scared.

But if he was so scared, why did he do that just now...

His little voice trembled. The little cub only knew that the Bai family were all villains and would die. He only vaguely understood, but didn't know how to explain. Nono could be 'slow' sometimes; he had never owned anything before. So he whispered, hugging Bai Sheng's neck tightly, and said to his protector:

"Because Nono said... Nono will protect Daddy."

Author's note:

Xie Yu: Whenever I think that Bai Sheng's cub will also become like mine, I am very happy... no, very sympathetic [cheers] Bai Sheng: Let you have one more night of happiness