Chapter 103

Chapter 103

Bai Jin spaced out for a second. He had thought the little one might come to watch the fun, or ask what he was doing, at most to comfort him.

But Bai Jin truly hadn't expected Xiaobai Nuo to say that. He paused. "Share it with me?"

"What, you think you've got some superpower? Like you can just hand over your luck?"

Bai Jin's face was still cupped in the kid's hands. He glanced at his game console screen, where the gacha result hadn't been revealed yet—it was stuck in the animation phase, and his face was still pressed against Xiaobai Nuo's palms.

"If we pull it, it's Nono's; if we don't, it's Little Uncle's."

Bai Jin said this casually. The game was a premium game you buy upfront with a gacha mechanic—high difficulty, low drop rates, a niche game that required skill. There was no way even to spend money on it. Usually, Bai Jin's luck was decent; he had pulled some good items in the previous two days, but today he was especially unlucky.

But Bai Jin was only complaining offhandedly; he wasn't too surprised. After all, the game had only been out for a short time and was already being called the most soul-crushing game for unlucky players.

But at that moment, Bai Jin skipped the gacha animation. His eyes twitched. He stared blankly as golden light burst from the screen. After the light faded, the character he wanted appeared.

Bai Jin was silent for a second. He looked again at the little kid in front of him.

Bai Jin straightened up, the smile gone. In his self-doubt and confusion, he didn't have that reckless, trouble-making vibe of youth; instead, you could see the weight that came with being a Bai.

Xiaobai Nuo, still looking up, couldn't see the screen from his angle—and honestly, he had no idea why his uncle was having bad luck.

He blinked, curious.

"Little Uncle?"

Xiaobai Nuo stood on tiptoe, trying to see.

He didn't understand why his uncle had been smiling happily just a moment ago but suddenly stopped smiling.

Bai Jin thought, "This is magic!"

Bai Jin reached out abruptly. "Come, let Little Uncle hug you!"

Inner scream of a cursed player—

"Superstition or magic, Little Uncle is going to smooch those cheeks red!"

Xiaobai Nuo thought: Is this a new way to mess with me? Or has Little Uncle finally decided to eat Nono in one bite like those snacks?

Xiaobai Nuo scurried back two steps, nimbly dodging his uncle's 'ambush', his eyes went wide. He instinctively checked for his dad.

Bai Sheng, who was leaning on the other side of the sofa, lazily swiping his stylus, had already sensed something. He turned his head slightly and looked at Xiaobai Nuo.

After locking eyes with his dad, Xiaobai Nuo relaxed a little.

But before Xiaobai Nuo could speak, the door behind him opened again.

The little kid glanced back and ran to the door, relieved.

"Uncle, Uncle!"

Bai Jingyun walked in, carrying stuff. Hearing Xiaobai Nuo's voice, he barely cracked a smile.

Bai Jin hugged air. He clicked his tongue, shot a wary glance at the 'big boss'—his third brother—nearby, and then looked at Bai Jingyun.

He mumbled under his breath, "Perfect timing for coming back."

He sat up straight, took out his phone, snapped a photo, and sent it to a group.

That was a group for the esports club under his name.

A pack of obsessed sixteen- and seventeen-year-old gamers should have been sleeping at this hour, but since they were on break recently, they'd started playing this game together, and they were getting wrecked by the gacha.

Out of nowhere, someone spotted the screenshot Bai Jin had shared.

'???'

'Brother Jin, you actually pulled it???'

'Damn lucky dog!!!'

Though he didn't know what the connection was, it felt exactly like that time Bai Sheng randomly flexed his kid.

Bai Jin couldn't help himself either.

He posted a photo of Xiaobai Nuo's profile that he had taken before—he'd saved it from Bai Sheng's WeChat Moments.

In the group, he said in a deceptively casual tone.

'This kid said he'd lend me his luck. And who'd have thought—I actually pulled something.'

So good.

'...Aah aah aah, are you flexing your pull or your nephew?'

'Wow, Brother Jin, is this your little nephew? I've heard about him. That's all we get, a side profile? And even the side profile is that cute?! The club's on break, we've got nothing to do—why not bring him over? We can hang with him.'

'Did he actually say he'd lend you his good luck? Oh my god, my brat of a little brother just goes, "Middle bro, cough up some gold coins!" No way, I don't believe this kid is real unless you bring him in to show us.'

'Holy crap! Just looking at that photo, I pulled a new character too!!! Not as lucky as Brother Jin—is this some kind of sorcery?!'

'Why didn't I get anything???'

'You're too cursed; even Lady Luck can't help you.'

'*&%￥'

'I didn't get anything either, but whatever—I'm printing this photo, framing it, and praying to the lucky koi every day.'

'Bowing now.'

'Same, plus one.'

Bai Jin got a little taste of Bai Sheng's joy in that moment.

He put down his phone and game console and stood up.

By then, Bai Jingyun and Xiaobai Nuo had already come back from the door.

Bai Jingyun was holding a bear-shaped cake and a set of farm toys for children.

Xiaobai Nuo's eyes lit up seeing the cake. He bounced along behind his uncle. "Uncle, Uncle, are you already done? You got back later than Grandpa."

After Bai Jingyun answered, the little guy obediently waited for him to cut the cake.

Bai Jin walked over, glanced at the chocolate bear-shaped cake, clicked his tongue, and looked at Bai Jingyun. "Copycat."

Bai Jingyun had already cut the cake for the little one and placed it on a small white paper tray. Hearing this, he looked up.

The stoic eldest brother and the defiant youngest brother locked eyes, then Bai Jingyun suddenly chuckled and said, "Young."

A businessman's mindset: whatever works to get the job done is a good method.

So he asked if he was more important to Xiaobai Nuo than Bai Jin was.

Hey!

Bai Jin crouched down defiantly.

He looked at Xiaobai Nuo, who had just taken his eyes off the cake and now looked back at his younger uncle Bai Jin.

Then he watched as his uncle put the paper tray with the cake aside.

The cake was off-limits for the fight.

When this kid was really focused on eating, he sometimes couldn't even hear what Bai Sheng was saying.

So he asked.

"Nono, let's put the cake aside. In a little while, do you want to go see flowers with your little uncle or play toys here with your big uncle? What do you want to do first?"

Bring it on! Let's settle this!

Bai Jingyun also squinted, staying quiet as he looked at the little one.

Xiaobai Nuo's eyes followed the cake. Hearing this, he looked at his big uncle and then at his little uncle.

What to do first?

The cake-crazed little guy didn't hesitate, holding up the fork that his big uncle had already handed him.

"Nono wants to eat the cake that was put aside first."

Bai Jingyun: ...

Bai Jin: ...

Cen Zhi, who had come to save the day, originally planned to bundle up both the little one and the cake and take them away, letting the eldest and Xiao Wu fight it out themselves. But when she was caught off guard by this line, she burst out laughing so hard she couldn't stand up straight.

"Just give it to him already!"

Xiaobai Nuo hadn't had his snack today yet, and he still had a cake allowance.

The cake was placed back by the silent eldest uncle. The little one had just forked a piece of cake and was about to put it in his mouth.

Then he heard his father asking from over there: "What do we need to bring for going out tomorrow? Should we pack up first?"

Bai Sheng had just finished a task and asked casually.

The cub, who was about to stuff the cake into his mouth, hesitated for a moment. He gobbled up the piece on the fork, put the fork down, and squinted his big eyes contentedly.

"Daddy, I'm coming! I'll eat the cake later."

The little one scrambled up and ran toward Bai Sheng.

The toddler who was always doted on by his dad was easily called away by his father.

Cen Zhi put Xiaobai Nuo's cake on the table first, looked at Bai Jingyun and Bai Jin, and summarized.

"It just makes you two look like a couple of clowns."

Bai Jingyun: ...

Bai Jin: ...

It's just that Bai San is lucky!

They watched Xiaobai Nuo, beside his father, pack things into a small bag item by item.

Bai Sheng took out his phone. Whenever he took the cub out, he would plan ahead and go through a checklist: "Water bottle?"

"I brought it, and I brought yours too!"

"Sweet milk?"

"Nono has everything, enough for everyone!"

"Should we bring Dou Dou?"

"But Dou Dou has no place to eat."

"We can bring a portable charger and put it in the car."

"Then Nono will bring Dou Dou! Daddy is so cool, even Dou Dou's meals can come along!"

...

Their exchange was warm and harmonious.

Bai Sheng finished packing his bag, looked at his cub who went to find whatever he needed, then looked up at the two people who had been staring over.

He propped his chin on his hand and looked these two up and down with a suspicious look, as if they were kidnappers.

Then he looked at Xiaobai Nuo, who wanted to pack a share of everything for his daddy.

Bai Sheng smiled and said teasingly.

"Daddy still needs to bring a little Nono along."

The cub, who had been looking for things everywhere, automatically thought: ...bring a Nono?

The little guy looked at the small bag his father had zipped up.

The bag was too small to fit Nono.

But the little cub blinked his eyes and reached out his tiny hands to his daddy.

"Daddy, Daddy, hold me."

Bai Sheng looked at his cub, who still glanced at the cake from time to time. He had already brought the little one's cake over and would occasionally sneak a bite into his mouth. By now, Xiaobai Nuo had eaten about half.

Bai Sheng picked up his son.

He felt his son skillfully find a comfortable spot in his arms, then hug his neck and say cheerfully: "The Nono that Daddy needs to bring is all set too."

The stares from over there grew even more intense.

Bai Sheng was taken aback for a second, then laughed and fed a piece of cake to the little one.

“So if Dad asks for anything, you’ll get it for him?”

The little guy squinted as he ate but still answered.

“Because Dad said so.”

Dad always has his reasons.

Besides, the Villain Family can do anything!

Nono’s a smart little guy!

He swallowed, nodded seriously, and wrapped his arms around Bai Sheng’s neck.

“Dad is the best dad. Nono doesn’t have much, but if Dad wants something and Nono has it, he’ll give it to him.”

They say people who love you naturally have your back.

Even Bai Sheng hadn’t expected to feel it so clearly from this little one.

His expression softened. Bai Sheng, once the most dangerous top Alpha of the Bai family, had turned gentle and carefree over these six months of raising a child.

He handed the cake plate back to Xiaobai Nuo, letting the little one eat on his own, as he looked down, thinking: This world is really interesting, having a little guy like this in it.

Being a dad is really great.

And Bai Jingyun and Bai Jin, who’d been thinking Bai Sheng just got lucky, fell silent.

They thought for the hundredth time: What the hell did Bai Sheng do to deserve this?