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The fathers looked at their children, who were screaming in terror. They are utterly bewildered.
Li Sheng picked up his son, pinched his chubby cheek with one hand, and coaxed, “Yuan Yuan, calm down. What happened?”
“There’s a ghost!”
Feng Yuan pointed in the direction they had just come from and immediately started tattling to his big dad.
“We were counting numbers, and the ghost was counting along!”
Even though this wasn’t Feng Yuan’s first encounter with a ghost, being startled so suddenly in the middle of the night was enough to frighten him.
While Feng Yuan was busy complaining, An Cheng stood by with a look of guilt, adding explanations.
He recounted everything that had just happened to the parents in detail.
“I’m sorry, it’s all my fault,” An Cheng apologized. “I shouldn’t have told them those scary stories.”
“It’s not your fault,” Li Sheng said, glancing at his own son. He already knew what had happened.
An Cheng definitely hadn’t told those ghost stories voluntarily. He had surely been pressured by the kids.
Especially his own son, who now had a guilty look on his little face.
“Don’t blame yourself. The counting earlier was probably just someone playing a trick,” Li Sheng reassured him. “Chi Shui and I will go check it out later. Don’t dwell on it anymore.”
Li Sheng attributed the incident to someone causing trouble on purpose.
Although An Cheng felt like this was just an excuse, he didn’t expose it.
“Yeah! It’s my fault for walking too fast earlier and not paying attention to our surroundings,” An Cheng said, picking up Yao Yao and waving goodbye to the other parents. “Some villagers like to set nets at night to catch fish. It must have been someone playing a prank on us.”
He was taking Yao Yao back to rest.
Xiao Putao and Yu Qingqing’s fathers also hurried off with their daughters, not interested in investigating the truth further.
After the other parents had left, Li Sheng and Chi Shui exchanged a glance.
The two of them had a certain understanding between them.
After getting Rong Rong ready and putting on his pajamas, Chi Shui handed him over to Li Sheng.
“You go to sleep first. I’ll go check it out,” Chi Shui said, setting his son down and preparing to leave.
Rong Rong looked at his father and quickly reached out with his small hand, grabbing Chi Shui’s larger one.
“Big Dad,” Rong Rong called out while opening his arms. He wants his father to carry him.
Chi Shui knew his son was timid, so he leaned down and gently pressed his forehead against Rong Rong’s.
“Be good, sweetheart. Sleep here with Yuan Yuan,” Chi Shui said in his deep, soothing voice, the kind that would be considered a mesmerizing “god-tier voice” in certain circles.
Rong Rong didn’t quite understand the charm of his father’s voice, but he obediently kissed his handsome cheek and said goodbye.
“Big Dad, come back soon, okay?”
“Okay.”
Chi Shui waited until his son lay down before leaving.
Now, on the not-so-large bed, Li Sheng was lying with three children: Yuan Yuan, Rong Rong, and the pink-cheeked You You.
You You was still young and needed more sleep.
Yuan Yuan was currently cuddling him as they slept.
Tiny You You was even softer than the Ka Tu Tu plush toy Feng Yuan loved to hug while sleeping.
Feng Yuan’s face was full of bliss.
“My little brother is so adorable,” he murmured.
Whether it was Eggy or You You, both were absolutely top-tier in cuteness!
Feng Yuan adored his little brothers beyond measure.
It seemed as though You You could sense Feng Yuan’s affection. His small hand gripped Feng Yuan’s chubby finger.
The two brothers slept close together, both sleeping soundly.
After Feng Yuan fell asleep, Rong Rong also tightly closed his eyes and drifted off.
While they slept peacefully in the room, Chi Shui, who had left the village, began to release his demonic energy.
He was like a demon king on a tour, his demonic aura spreading and drifting into every corner.
And his demonic energy could suppress all ghosts and demons weaker than him.
Chi Shui didn’t go searching for non-human entities one by one.
In such a remote village, many families still secretly practiced burial.
There was no shortage of “ghosts” here.
But since these ghosts hadn’t harmed his child yet, Chi Shui remembered Bo Han’s reminder to him and refrained from directly slaughtering the spirits here.
He didn’t kill them, but he silently issued a command.
From now on, any ghost, demon, or spirit must immediately avoid his child upon sight.
Whoever dared to frighten his child would face eternal destruction.
After wandering around outside for a long time, Chi Shui finally returned.
When he came back, Rong Rong was already asleep.
Perhaps because he was worried about his father, Rong Rong didn’t seem to be sleeping well.
His little eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and his soft, chubby cheeks looked tense.
Chi Shui bent down and picked him up.
Li Sheng had woken up the moment Chi Shui entered the room.
Seeing that Chi Shui was about to take Rong Rong away, Li Sheng half-opened his eyes and muttered softly, “Can’t he just sleep here? Do you really have to take him away?”
It was already so late. Wasn’t this too much trouble?
Holding his child in his arms, Chi Shui said calmly, “Rong Rong can’t sleep well without me.”
Li Sheng: “…”
Li Sheng scoffed, not believing it at all.
In his opinion, it wasn’t Rong Rong who couldn’t leave Chi Shui.
It was Chi Shui who couldn’t leave Rong Rong.
At first, this guy had been cold and indifferent toward Rong Rong.
But now, just like him, he had learned how to be a father.
Chi Shui ignored Li Sheng’s scoff.
He carried Rong Rong and left.
After Chi Shui and Rong Rong were gone, Li Sheng tucked Feng Yuan and You You back under the covers.
By the faint moonlight filtering through the window, Li Sheng looked down and saw that his son, who had been sleeping soundly, was now frowning.
The little guy seemed to be having a nightmare.
“Yuan Yuan?”
Li Sheng touched his son’s arm, trying to wake him.
“Stop sleeping, wake up.”
If a child had a nightmare and wasn’t woken up, they would definitely cry with their eyes closed.
Li Sheng didn’t wait for his son to be scared into tears by the nightmare. He tried to wake him first.
As Li Sheng was calling out, right before his eyes, Feng Yuan’s nightmare continued.
Feng Yuan felt extremely frightened at that moment.
There were so many ghosts in his dream!
In his dream, he had been playing happily.
But every time he was at his happiest, ghosts would appear to scare him.
For example, he and Qin Xun were happily bouncing a ball. But as they played, the ball under his hand turned into a head.
This level of horror was something even adults couldn’t handle.
Feng Yuan was already quite resilient and tenacious.
Despite such terrifying shocks, he kept dreaming…
He had several short dreams in a row.
And he was frightened several times in a row.
That night, both he and Rong Rong had nightmares.
Their fathers stayed by their sides, waking them only after they had been scared to tears.
When Feng Yuan woke up, his beautiful eyes were filled with tears. His chubby little face looked utterly pitiful.
“Big Dad, Yuan Yuan had a bad dream!”
“Big Dad knows.”
Li Sheng had noticed his son was having a nightmare.
He turned on the room’s light, but it wasn’t very bright.
You You was too young. His eyes couldn’t handle strong light.
So, Li Sheng turned on a dimmer nightlight.
Under the glow of the nightlight, Li Sheng sat up and leaned against the headboard.
He lifted his son, who was as heavy as a small weight. He held him against his chest, letting the chubby little boy lie there.
“Big Dad’s holding you. Sleep a little longer.”
Outside, the sky was still dark. It was far from dawn.
Li Sheng had no intention of sleeping himself.
He needed to prepare formula for You You every two hours.
Now, with the added task of soothing his son, he simply held him close, gently patting his back as he watched him drift off to sleep.
For Feng Yuan, lying on his big dad’s chest felt incredibly secure.
Soon enough.
Feng Yuan closed his eyes and fell asleep again.
Even after Feng Yuan had fallen asleep, Li Sheng didn’t stop patting his back with his large hand.
He hummed a nursery tune that children love, showing no signs of weariness.
Time passed slowly.
Just when Li Sheng thought Feng Yuan had settled into a deep sleep, the little boy began to whimper again.
His tiny brows furrowed once more.
Seeing him struggle to sleep, Li Sheng’s own brows tightened in concern.
It was strange.
Li Sheng was no stranger to Feng Yuan having nightmares.
In the past, holding the little one like this would help him sleep soundly.
But this time, the child still couldn’t rest peacefully.
With no other choice, Li Sheng had to wake Feng Yuan, who had started crying again.
He woke him, soothed him back to sleep, only to wake him again. By the end, Feng Yuan was so upset he nearly passed out from frustration.
Feng Yuan hadn’t slept well at all.
Li Sheng hadn’t gotten much rest either.
Only You You slept soundly. At this stage, he alternated between eating and sleeping, occasionally waking for a moment to roll his eyes and look around.
The clock hadn’t yet struck seven.
Chi Shui, who had taken Rong Rong away earlier, returned with the little one in his arms.
Following close behind was Yu Ye, who came here for his child.
As soon as Yu Ye arrived, he picked up You You.
After lifting him, he carefully examined the baby’s little face.
“You You looks just like Ze Ze…”
The twin brothers had spent so long together in their father’s womb.
Even after hatching, they remained close, sharing identical little faces.
Although the two babies looked alike, Yu Ye noticed a difference as soon as he held You You.
You You, who happened to be awake at that moment, grinned at him with his tiny mouth.
Seeing his son’s beaming expression, Yu Ye felt as if a chord in his heart had been plucked deeply.
At home, Ze Ze would occasionally open his eyes, too.
But Ze Ze was more attached to Xiao Hong.
Ze Ze never smiled at him.
Thinking of his cool, aloof Ze Ze at home and then looking down at the smiling, bright-eyed You You in his arms, Yu Ye couldn’t help but let a smile curl at the corners of his lips.
“You You, I’m your big dad. Are you smiling at me?”
“Don’t overthink it. He’s just been born and has poor eyesight. Right now, he can’t see anything clearly.”
So, the idea of him smiling at his big dad was nothing more than wishful thinking.
Li Sheng’s factual explanation did nothing to dampen the warmth blooming in Yu Ye’s heart.
Yu Ye held his son’s tiny hand and gently swayed it.
“Our You You is smiling at Big Dad again.”
“Does our You You recognize Big Dad?”
After spending a little more time bonding with his son, Yu Ye carried the baby to another spot.
He wanted to spend quality time with him.
While Yu Ye played with the baby nearby, Chi Shui finally had a chance to speak.
“Rong Rong had nightmares all night yesterday.”
“Yuan Yuan did, too.”
The two fathers exchanged a glance, their expressions turning grim.
Li Sheng had a suspicion in his heart. He was always a cautious man by nature.
So, he said, “Let’s observe a bit more tonight.”
If the two little ones continue having nightmares, then there might be a problem.
“Mm. I’ll keep a close eye on Rong Rong tonight.”
While the adults were talking, Feng Yuan and Rong Rong, now awake, rubbed their eyes and went out hand in hand.
They had already done their best to push the nightmare incident to the back of their minds.
It was a new day!
The two little ones decided that a wonderful day should start with going around the village to ask for food and waking up the other children!
“Rong Rong, what tasks do you think Uncle will assign us today?”
During the day, not only did the adults have tasks, but the children had them, too.
Feng Yuan hadn’t received his task card yet.
Rong Rong blinked and speculated, “Our tasks will probably be related to the village.”
Sam Williams On TYMIMA Chapter 152