Chapter 19

Chapter 19

Bai Qian's cold and stern expression slightly changed, and he lowered his head to confirm it again.

This was indeed the first omega of the Bai family.

Bai Qian thought it over carefully in his mind and arrived at an answer.

The Bai family had always produced top-tier alphas, which led to their default mindset. Even though Xiaobai Nuo had never shown much aggression from the very beginning, he was still assumed to be a little alpha.

Bai Qian felt that he had no particular attachment to omegas; perhaps it was due to his age. Although he found the little one adorable, the Bai family had never been so emotionally overflowing as to dote unreservedly on a younger generation just because they learned the child was a precious little O.

No matter how they appeared on the outside, coldness and aloofness had always been the core of their personalities.

Except—

Bai Qian lowered his head again to look at that glaring red exclamation mark.

Cen Zhi had never been one to give up easily. She had considerable assets under her control, and she wasn't a female omega who could be pushed around by the Cen family. Originally, she didn't need a business marriage, but she was somewhat unwilling to accept. She didn't believe the Bai family only produced alpha pups. And since the Bai family were all top alphas, that meant they were outstanding in every aspect. At least back then, Cen Zhi found Bai Qian quite agreeable.

But after five alpha pups, Cen Zhi gave up. She started complaining that Bai Qian was 'not up to the task,' and since theirs was a business marriage with little affection before marriage, both of them spent most of their time traveling far and wide. So even though they had five children, this strange pattern of interaction continued to this day. It was common for Cen Zhi to block Bai Qian when she didn't want to listen to his overly direct and charmless comments, and she would simply block him and enjoy her own leisure and travel.

Just like now.

Bai Qian frowned, and this time instead of sending a message, he called her—

He was blocked there too!

You tried every way and got blocked every time?!

Bai Qian was at his wit's end. He sent the file to the family group chat, which had long been buried under other messages, and added a note: Your grandfather is coming back tonight. I'll be back in a couple of days. Those of you who are free these days should come home and meet our new family member.

He got a quick response.

Bai Liang: ? It's an omega? Did Bai Sheng have a genetic mutation?

Bai Jin: I don't have time these days. I'm out of province for a competition. The day after tomorrow. Both A and O are pups, aren't they? Isn't it just that Third Brother let his guard down and ended up with this? Third Brother eagerly brought him back himself. Don't jump to conclusions about Third Brother's genetic mutation first—check if Third Brother has been body-snatched.

Bai Jin was the fifth young master of the Bai family, eighteen years old and studying at Sheng'ang University. Although his second brother was an honorary professor at Sheng'ang University, Bai Jin and Bai Liang rarely saw each other and had completely different areas of expertise.

Bai Qian waited a while longer but didn't see any reply from Cen Zhi. He was sure Cen Zhi definitely didn't check the group chat either.

The last to respond was the only female top alpha of this generation in the Bai family. Because of some previous issues, she had fallen out with the family and rarely came home. Although surprised, she hadn't met the pup yet, so she quickly replied.

Bai Qi: No time, won't be back recently. I'll call Grandfather.

Neither Bai Sheng nor Bai Jingyun reacted. Bai Qian casually sent the file to the old man's assistant, then put down his phone and took a sip of his congee.

He stood up and walked around the open-air balcony a couple of times, confirming that Cen Zhi hadn't responded. His face grew darker by the minute.

After a moment, he heard his assistant speak: "Chairman Bai, Third Young Master is back, and Eldest Young Master came back with him."

"Crazy?"

Bai Qian raised an eyebrow in surprise. Had the two of them fought their way back?

"Do you want to go and see?"

The assistant automatically ignored Bai Qian's remark about being crazy. He asked with a hint of anticipation—an omega pup!!! It was an omega pup!!!

The little young master was a cute little omega! And the only one in so many generations of the Bai family!

In the assistant's view, Third Young Master could rise in status thanks to his child... Ah, well, that wasn't quite the right way to put it.

Bai Qian took a step forward instinctively, then stopped before speaking.

"...What would I go see? It's just that the secondary gender has been accurately determined. Isn't it still the same pup as yesterday?"

The assistant said nothing more. He looked at Bai Qian's face and thought bitterly: Madam was right. The Bai family has nothing else but stubbornness. Even if the sky falls, Chairman Bai's stubbornness will hold it up.

But the next second, he heard Bai Qian speak again: "Tell them to come over for lunch."

"Okay."

Bai Sheng took the little pup back to the old family estate, and when Bai Jingyun tried to follow him in, he drove Bai Jingyun away.

Bai Jingyun wasn't annoyed by being refused entry. The cold-faced eldest uncle waved goodbye to the little pup. He saw that the little one, after he had brought him his companion Dou Dou, seemed less wary of him.

One hand held by his father, the other holding the little monitor that couldn't climb the steps, the little pup turned back to look at Bai Jingyun. Since he had no free hands, he could only try his best to nod his little head. He had just recovered from a fever and was wrapped up warmly, though not thickly—just enough to avoid the wind. But the way he wobbled forward, following the adults while looking back, was still ridiculously cute. He looked like a round little bundle bouncing forward.

After saying goodbye to the eldest uncle, Bai Sheng had some urgent documents to deal with. He left the study door open. Apart from occasionally checking the little monitor, he would look up and see the little one following the monitor around the second-floor hallway. The pup had already gotten used to the monitor's company and kept saying, "Hello, Dou Dou."

But having a little monitor as a playmate wasn't really ideal. He needed to find some same-age playmates, and more children's toys and books.

Bai Sheng rubbed his temples tiredly. Since the urgent documents were taken care of, he didn't plan to go to the office today. It was still early, so he intended to clear his mind for a while.

And then the tiny pup came trotting up to his study door. He poked his little head in and asked softly, "Daddy, can Nono come in?"

He had been sick not long ago, and his face was still a bit pale, but he remained exceptionally well-behaved and understanding.

Bai Sheng hummed in response, watching the little pup trot inside. He held onto the corner of the desk—this little one wasn't even as tall as his office desk.

Thinking about this, Bai Sheng smiled for no apparent reason. Then the little pup looked up at him.

"Daddy, Nono saw that Daddy yawned so many times this morning. Didn't Daddy sleep well? You'll have no energy. Do you want to sleep for a little while? Nono will keep watch for Daddy~"

The pup patted his own chest: "Nono slept really well and has lots of energy."

Where did he learn the word 'keep watch'?

Bai Sheng thought to himself, then picked up the little one and headed toward the bedroom.

This level of fatigue was nothing to him; a short rest would be enough. But the way the little pup patted his little chest was too cute.

He felt like it would be a waste not to let him keep watch. So he decided to sleep a little.

But before sleeping, he looked at the little one on the bed struggling to pull the blanket over himself, then glanced at his phone.

There were still some work matters, and besides the fact that the news about him having a new pup had been suppressed, the trip to the hospital had been rushed and seemed to have been photographed by someone.

Bai Sheng frowned deeply, cursed "sick" under his breath, and then saw a message from Xie Yu. It was the usual greetings, along with questions about when the kids could meet.

Bai Sheng quickly typed a reply. By the time he finished, the little pup had satisfactorily covered him with the blanket. The little monitor, unable to track anyone under the bed, was spinning around in a panic.

Nono blinked, reached out, and gently pressed on Bai Sheng's furrowed brow, saying sweetly, "Alright, Daddy can sleep now."

Bai Sheng, who had been 'pressed' onto the bed by the little one and had nothing to do, blinked his eyes.

Then—"Thank you, Nono?"

"You're welcome!" In the apocalypse, Nono was really good at keeping lookout too. Nono protects his villain dad, and his villain uncle can count on him too—Nono is very useful.

The little one smoothed out the furrow in Bai Sheng's brow. He gently placed the child back on the floor, finally closed his eyes, and said softly, "Some toys are coming later. Go play with Aunt Feng. Dad's just gonna sleep for a bit."

Aunt Feng stood at the door, her eyes curved into a smile as she looked inside. She watched the little boy tiptoe and say softly, "Okay."

It wasn't her imagination—after that night, the father and son were getting along much better. It seemed the Third Master was finally getting the hang of being a father, and was even starting to enjoy it. Even she felt a little jealous—how could there be such an angelic kid?

At the same time, at the Xie residence.

The kindergarten was closed today, so the kids were playing at home.

Xie Yu was stuck babysitting and had a splitting headache.

Of course, he knew what had happened yesterday, but he figured Bai Sheng was probably busy. So yesterday, he only sent one message in the afternoon, and when he got no reply, he stopped. That was until now.

Inside the house, the three little ones were "plotting loudly."

"Brother Yan! Dad said we're gonna meet a little brother soon, and if we get into trouble, having a brother means we'll get spanked less!"

Xie Yu: ...? When did I ever say that?! What a great son you are!

"Brother Yan, Dad said we can do whatever we want with little brother!"

Xie Yu: !!! Stop spreading lies about me!!

Another childish voice, a bit more serious and tinged with confusion, asked, "Anything?"

"Hehe, let's take little brother to dig up Grandpa's flowers. I heard the roots look like potatoes!"

"What should we play today? Hey, would mixing soda with juice taste good? Let's try it today? Then we'll give it to Dad to drink. Dad's tough, he can drink anything."

Please spare Grandpa's precious flowers and your poor old dad.

Xie Yu, exhausted in both body and mind, listened to his two little demons' chatter.

Luckily, luckily Yu Chuyan was a bit more sensible.

But the next second, a voice that sounded more logical than his own kids' rang out.

"Adding juice is meh. How about adding milk?"

Are you a devil?

Can't be sensible at all!

Then Xie Yu received a string of replies from Bai Sheng. He looked down expectantly: Come on, come on, join the Alpha-kid victim alliance...

Bai Sheng: No big deal, don't worry about it.

Bai Sheng: I've looked over the kindergarten info. Everything else is fine, but there are too many A's.

Bai Sheng: Oh, right, you don't know yet. Nono's secondary gender came back—he's an O.

Xie Yu: The secondary gender came out, and you're just casually mentioning it...

...What?

Bai San, you brat, what did you just casually write?! Wait, wait, calm down. Isn't it just an O-kid? Isn't it just a precious, adorable little O-kid? I'm not jealous at all, you see, Bai Sheng can't experience the joy of having a genuine A-kid. Hah, it's just having an O-kid...

Xie Yu tried to calm himself with inner monologue, while listening to the "experiments" going on inside. He glanced at the screen again, at the words "O-kid" that seemed to describe an absolute angel, and recalled little Nono who had obediently handed him an apple that day.

Seconds later, the three kids inside, busy with their "experiments," all turned to look outside.

Xie Yu, with tears in his eyes, cried out, "Why does Bai San get to have this?!"

A serious-looking, adorable little boy's hand twitched as he looked out the door. "Uncle Xie, what's wrong?"

Xie Qing shook his head. "No idea."

Xie Yue blinked, looking at the strangely colored drink in front of him. "I know! Dad heard us, and he can't wait…!"

Author's note:

Grandpa: His body moved on its own, but his mouth stayed stubborn.

The only person in the Bai family who has always wanted an O-kid—Grandma: "Missed out big time" (trembling with regret).

Xie Yu: Looks alive, but he's been dead of jealousy for a while now. [Lemon][Lemon][Lemon]

Great-grandpa is about to enter the battlefield.

Let's congratulate Mr. Bai San on climbing the social ladder thanks to his son, haha~

Nono: Confused clapping.JPG