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The red dragon held his phone, pretending to call Yu Yi.
Usually, at this point, anyone who had handed him a business card would back off knowing it was futile.
But this time, the man in front of him watched him leisurely and even urged him, “Go on, call.”
The red dragon: “…”
The red dragon emphasized again, “I’m going to call Yu Yi!”
Although the red dragon hadn’t been in the human world for long, he was well aware of Yu Yi’s status.
Today, Yu Yi was acting as their boss, essentially their temporary leader.
When these dragons encountered trouble, they didn’t hold back.
They’d call their boss for backup!
“Are you going to call or not?”
Seeing that the red dragon still hadn’t dialed the number, the man asked again.
“I’m calling right now!”
Provoked by the man’s tone, the red dragon jabbed angrily at his phone screen.
Soon, the call connected.
Yu Yi’s voice came through from the other end: “Xiao Hong, what’s wrong? Are you being harassed by another customer?”
The red dragon had put the call on speaker.
Hearing himself called “Xiao Hong”, his handsome face flushed red. He fumbled to cover the phone, turning away.
“Boss, I may be red, but my name isn’t Xiao Hong!”
“My name is Chi Rong. Chi, as in the chizi from pond, which sounds the same as the chi for red. Baby said that Chi sounds more like a human surname.”
“And Rong is from rongse, as in appearance! It means I’m good-looking.”
“Please stop saving my contact as Xiao Hong!”
The red dragon—that is, Chi Rong—covered the phone and tried to explain his name to Yu Yi.
Yu Yi seemed busy on the other end.
He replied dismissively, “Alright, alright. I got it, Xiao Hong.”
Chi Rong: “…”
Chi Rong was exasperated: “It’s not Xiao Hong!”
Just as Chi Rong was getting worked up over his name, the deep, magnetic voice behind him spoke up again.
“Xiao Hong, haven’t you finished your call yet?”
Chi Rong: “!”
Chi Rong could tolerate Yu Yi calling him Xiao Hong. After all, Yu Yi was his boss for the day.
But for this stranger to casually call him Xiao Hong was something a dragon couldn’t abide.
This person was driving him crazy!
“Get away from me!”
Chi Rong stood blocking the entrance, visibly furious.
His call was still connected. Yu Yi, on the other end, sensed something was wrong.
“Xiao Hong, is that harasser still there? Tell him to get lost. Say it’s from me!”
Yu Yi had already received quite a few complaint calls from the dragons today.
Since Xiao Hong was stationed at the entrance, every customer who came in saw him, so he had endured the most harassment!
Yu Yi had originally placed him at the door because he had the best rapport among the dragons.
Thinking that good dragon relations would translate to good human relations, Yu Yi had specifically assigned him there as a sort of mascot.
Unexpectedly, it had backfired.
Xiao Hong lived up to the dragon clan’s renowned high standards of beauty. His looks stood out even among this group of dragons.
He was just too good-looking.
As a result, his “popularity” had taken a strange turn.
“Xiao Hong, didn’t I give you guys water bottles? Splash him with water.”
Between Xiao Hong and the customer, Yu Yi firmly chose to protect his own Xiao Hong.
Not just Xiao Hong, but Xiao Yin, Xiao Hei, and the others, too…
Yu Yi always had their backs!
Almost as soon as Yu Yi’s instruction came through, an enraged Chi Rong swiftly unscrewed the bottle cap.
The next second.
He raised the cup and splashed its contents forward.
Most of the water in the bottle had splashed out, yet not a single drop landed on the man.
The man glanced at him with a hint of speechlessness in his eyes.
“I can hear your phone call.”
How on earth did this ridiculously foolish security guard get hired?
Ah, judging by the way he’s handling the call, he probably got in through connections.
“Give it to me.”
The man suddenly extended his hand.
Chi Rong frowned, unsure of what he wanted. He impulsively slapped the man’s hand away.
Having his hand slapped twice in a row, the man’s eyes darkened imperceptibly.
Without wasting any more words, he directly snatched the phone from Chi Rong’s hand.
“Yu Yi, get out here.”
Recognizing the voice, Yu Yi reflexively hung up with a sharp click.
A few seconds after the call ended, the phone rang again.
“Xiao Hong?”
Yu Yi spoke up, trying to see if Xiao Hong had taken the phone back.
There was no sound from the other end.
Yu Yi hung up again with another sharp click.
This time, after hanging up, he immediately grabbed Wu Jin.
“Let’s go, let’s go! Hurry to the entrance! My big brother is here!”
Wu Jin: “Huh?”
Wu Jin was a bit confused. “Why is he here?”
Yu Yi’s head was spinning. “I don’t know why he decided to come. I’m done for! I just told him to get lost and had Xiao Hong splash water on him.”
As he spoke, Yu Yi rushed frantically toward the entrance.
Wu Jin followed him, heading to the entrance as well.
Feng Yuan, who had been playing in the banquet hall, saw his godfather hurrying toward the entrance. Hoisting a large toy gun, he followed along.
“Qin Xun, something’s up!”
The little chubby officer Yuan Yuan pointed his small finger at his godfather’s retreating figure and stealthily trailed behind.
Yu Yi and Wu Jin were too focused on rushing to the entrance to notice the little guy following them.
Soon, Yu Yi and Wu Jin reached the entrance.
As they arrived, they saw Chi Rong still arguing with Yu Ye.
To be precise, it was Chi Rong doing all the arguing.
Yu Yi strode over and called out Big brother to Yu Ye, who was listening to Chi Rong’s tirade.
“Big brother, if you’d told me you were coming earlier, I would’ve sent you an invitation.”
Yu Yi couldn’t bring himself to meet his big brother’s eyes.
Although he had been spoiled rotten as a child, he still made mistakes from time to time.
When he messed up, his parents couldn’t bring themselves to hit him, but his big brother had no such reservations.
Especially during high school, when he started hanging out with a group of delinquents.
He had only been with them for a few days before his big brother found out.
His big brother forbade him from associating with them.
At the time, Yu Yi was in his rebellious phase and refused to listen.
Little did he know that those guys were into drugs.
They even invited him to try some.
He was terrified.
As luck would have it, Yu Ye, who was in the area for business, happened to be nearby.
When Yu Ye witnessed the situation, his face darkened instantly. He dragged Yu Yi straight home.
That night, Yu Yi’s legs were nearly broken from the beating.
Crying until he was breathless, Yu Yi’s rebellious phase came to an abrupt end that very night.
After all the beatings he’d endured growing up, Yu Yi was genuinely intimidated by his own big brother.
His big brother wasn’t just harsh when disciplining him. His own actions and decisions were ruthless, too.
The turmoil abroad was serious enough to make international news.
His brother had confronted rebel leaders head-on.
And from what Yu Yi knew, the outcome was that those rebel leaders ended up dead. Completely and utterly dead.
His brother was still perfectly fine.
“Ahem.”
Yu Yi, who was a bit intimidated by his own brother, nudged Wu Jin’s arm.
Wu Jin was currently locking eyes with Yu Ye.
The look Yu Ye gave Wu Jin wasn’t particularly friendly.
But under Yu Ye’s intense stare, Wu Jin showed no fear at all.
Holding Yu Yi’s hand, he politely addressed Yu Ye, “Big Brother.”
Yu Ye replied indifferently, “No need to call me that so soon.”
Wu Jin blinked and responded, “It’s not too soon.”
He had already changed how he addressed Yu Yi’s parents, so adding the older brother to the list wasn’t a big deal.
Wu Jin kept calling him Big Brother, which made Yu Ye frown slightly.
While Yu Yi was talking to Yu Ye, Chi Rong, who had been arguing with Yu Ye just moments before, stared at them in stunned silence.
“You—you—”
Chi Rong was so shocked he could barely speak.
Yu Ye glanced at him, waiting for an apology.
Now that his identity was clear, this foolish fellow with nothing but good looks should realize that it had all been a misunderstanding.
Yu Ye was still waiting for Chi Rong’s apology.
But to his surprise, a few seconds later, he was met with even more furious accusations from Chi Rong.
“Don’t think just because you’re my boss’s brother, you can sleep with me!”
“I have my pride—”
Before he could finish the word dragon, Yu Yi cut him off.
Yu Yi coughed heavily.
After coughing, he looked hesitantly at his older brother and asked uncertainly, “No way? Xiao Hong, is there some misunderstanding between you and my brother?”
His brother had been single for so many years. But it wasn’t like Li Sheng, who had once disliked people.
His brother simply had his nose in the air and looked down on everyone.
In his brother’s criteria for a partner—
The other person had to match him in every aspect, especially in intelligence.
Yu Yi’s parents had tried to urge their eldest son to marry before.
Unlike Yu Yi, who resisted outright, Yu Ye had sat on the sofa and smiled pleasantly at his parents.
Then, he laid out his standards for a partner.
“Dad, Mom, I’m not opposed to marriage or relationships.”
“If you can find someone suitable for me, I’d be more than willing to get to know them.”
His parents fell completely silent.
The kind of partner their eldest son wanted—
First, they had to be highly intelligent and clever.
Second, they had to be beautiful, at least matching his level.
Third, they had to have a good personality and be romantic, so their life together would be warm and harmonious.
Most importantly, all these criteria were based on himself.
His partner had to be as intelligent as he was.
His partner’s appearance had to be as dazzling as his.
His partner’s values and conversation had to align with his.
After hearing these conditions, his parents never brought up marriage to him again.
Aside from his parents, Yu Yi was also aware of his brother’s standards.
Yu Yi knew his brother didn’t like fools.
And Xiao Hong was undoubtedly a beautiful but foolish dragon.
Based on his brother’s taste, he would never be interested in Xiao Hong.
So, Yu Yi guessed it must be a misunderstanding.
“It’s not a misunderstanding at all!”
Chi Rong pointed at the business card on the floor. “He gave me his business card. The next step would be to hand me a room key!”
That had been the pattern with the previous guests!
Yu Yi: “…”
Yu Yi looked at his brother.
Yu Ye, meanwhile, was staring at Chi Rong.
“I gave you my business card so you could read the name on it.”
Yu Ye stared at Chi Rong’s face. It was the first time he realized that someone’s appearance and intelligence could be so inversely proportional.
The adults at the entrance noticed the tense atmosphere.
Feng Yuan, who had been observing from the back for a while, strode over valiantly with his gun. “What’s going on?” Little Officer Yuan Yuan asked sternly, “Tell Yuan Yuan what happened, and Yuan Yuan will judge for you!”
“Baby.”
Seeing Feng Yuan approach, Chi Rong instinctively called out.
Feng Yuan also noticed the unhappy Uncle Red Dragon and moved his small body in front of him.
Chi Rong’s mood improved slightly at the sight of him. The two stared at each other. Feng Yuan stood on his tiptoes. “Hold Yuan Yuan! Holding Yuan Yuan will make you feel better!”
With the boss present, the diligent working dragon shook his head. “I’ll hold you after I finish work.” Chi Rong’s words echoed what the silver dragon had said earlier. “Baby, I’ll buy you ice cream tomorrow.” He was working today and would get paid tomorrow. Once he had money, he could spoil the little one.
“Um, bro, why don’t you give Xiao Hong—”
“Never mind. Xiao Hong, why don’t you give my big brother—”
“Ah, forget it.”
Yu Yi, caught between his own dragon worker and his elder brother, felt squeezed from both sides. He sighed and compromised, “Let me apologize to both of you. Do me a favor and let this matter pass.”
With that, Yu Yi personally escorted his elder brother inside. After settling his brother, he quickly sent a large red envelope to Chi Rong on WeChat. “This is a consolation red envelope. Take it.”
One side accepted the red envelope, while the other was placated by his younger brother’s humble coaxing. The tension between them finally subsided.
After entering, Yu Ye noticed several security guards. Yu Yi exchanged words with them. These guards didn’t seem particularly bright either, but at least they were better than the one outside.
“Bro, Mom and Dad have both agreed to my relationship with Wu Jin.” Yu Yi walked alongside his elder brother and reiterated his situation with Wu Jin. “We’re not fooling around. We’re serious.”
“Hmm.” Yu Ye’s response was indifferent. His visit didn’t seem aimed at breaking them up. Yu Yi couldn’t figure out his intentions. Was he just suddenly missing his younger brother?
As Yu Yi speculated wildly, Yu Lian and Fang Fang appeared in the distance. “Bro, Mom and Dad are over there. Uncle Li and the others are there, too.” Eagerly, Yu Yi pushed his elder brother toward their parents and elders, then hurried off, pulling Wu Jin along with him.
Once they were far enough away, they stopped. Wu Jin, noticing how relieved Yu Yi seemed after getting away from Yu Ye, was puzzled. “Xiao Yi, why are you so afraid of your elder brother? I think he’s fine.”
Yu Yi: “…”
Recalling the journey they had just shared, Yu Yi remembered how his elder brother hadn’t even looked Wu Jin in the eye and how every word he’d spoken to him had been laced with sarcasm. Yet, Wu Jin hadn’t picked up on any of it!
Staring at Wu Jin’s handsome face, Yu Yi suddenly understood deeply: these dragons were either foolish or exceptionally insensitive. Perhaps it was a racial trait!
Just as Yu Yi was about to draw this conclusion, he suddenly thought of the eldest son from the Li family.
The eldest son of the Li family is certainly not foolish.
With high intelligence and formidable combat skills, the eldest son could become clan leader the moment he stepped into the dragon community.
Perhaps there really is a difference between dragons and once-human dragons.
Yu Yi’s mind wandered, distracted by various thoughts.
Wu Jin held his face, still coaxing him gently, “Xiao Yi, don’t be afraid of big brother. I’ll protect you.”
If their big brother ever tried to do anything to Xiao Yi, like hitting him—
Wu Jin would definitely stand in front of Xiao Yi and let their big brother hit him instead of Xiao Yi.
While Wu Jin was speaking with Yu Yi, Yu Ye was also accompanying their parents and elders.
Feng Yuan, who had just failed in his attempt to be a little judge, saw that the adults were no longer playing with him, so he picked up his toy gun and headed back.
He led a few children in playing training games.
And naturally, he became Instructor Yuan Yuan.
“Reporting, Instructor! I need to pee.”
One of the children wanted to go pee, so he gave a salute and made a report.
“Alright, go ahead.”
The newly appointed Instructor Yuan Yuan approved the request.
The children’s games were so endearing that even the adults couldn’t help but watch a little longer.
The group of kids got completely absorbed in their play.
Only Qin Xun remained clear-headed: “Yuan Yuan, you and Xu Jiale need to do your homework.”
It wasn’t Friday, so Feng Yuan and Xu Jiale still had homework to finish.
“I’ll do it later.”
Feng Yuan was in the middle of playing and didn’t want to stop. In his sweet, childish voice, he brushed it off, saying he’d do it in a while.
Qin Xun, holding his little backpack, didn’t wait any longer.
“It’s already 10:30, Yuan Yuan. If you don’t start your homework now, you won’t finish it.”
Feng Yuan was slow at doing homework.
After finishing, he still needed to bathe and go to bed. If he kept delaying like this, who knew when he’d finally get to sleep?
Even though Qin Xun had brought his backpack over, Feng Yuan pretended not to see it.
He led the other children and ran off.
Qin Xun stood there, holding his backpack, a slight frown creasing his little face.
“Don’t worry about him.”
Feng Qi walked over and ruffled Qin Xun’s hair. “Let’s see how long he can put it off today.”
Both Feng Qi and Li Cheng had taken turns urging Feng Yuan to do his homework. The little guy, taking advantage of the fact that there were many people around and the adults wouldn’t hit him, paid no mind to his two dads’ reminders. When Feng Qi nagged him too much, the little guy would just run away like he did just now.
Feng Qi held back his temper. Watching the little figure run away, he decided to wait a bit longer.
Time passed slowly.
By the time Qin Xun and the two dads found Feng Yuan, he had already fallen asleep on a small sofa in the corner.
His little body was curled up on the sofa, still clutching his toy gun.
The other children he had been playing with were also sprawled out on nearby sofas, fast asleep.
The children were taken away by their parents.
When Feng Qi carried Feng Yuan to his room, he woke him up.
“Yuan Yuan, wake up. You still have homework to do, teeth to brush, a bath to take, and clothes to change.”
With so many things left undone, the little one had simply collapsed.
Upon waking and hearing that he still had homework, Feng Yuan rolled over, presenting his chubby little bottom to his dad.
Feng Qi patted his bottom.
The little one squirmed forward and continued sleeping.
Seeing that he didn’t want to wake up, Li Sheng tried to soothe Feng Qi: “Don’t push him. Let’s deal with it tomorrow morning.”
“He’ll be crying tomorrow morning.”
The kindergarten operated on a reward system with little red flowers.
If you don’t complete your homework or make other mistakes, not only will you fail to get a little red flower, but you’ll also be penalized by having one taken away.
Feng Yuan had just earned a little red flower for placing second in the last exam.
This meant that if he didn’t hand in his homework the next day, the little red flower he had worked so hard to earn would be deducted.
For the little one, this would undoubtedly be a heavy blow.
Feng Qi leaned back, resting against Li Sheng.
Encouraged by Li Sheng, he gradually let go of his frustration.
“Alright, I’m not angry anymore. Let him worry about it himself tomorrow morning.”
As soon as Feng Qi finished speaking, Li Sheng scooped him up into his arms.
There was a bathtub in the room.
A bathtub this large could comfortably fit two adults.
Feng Qi was placed into the bathtub, not even glancing at Li Sheng. Instead, he started talking about others.
He talked about Yu Yi, about Little Deer, and then about the dragons who came to work, before circling back to Feng Yuan.
As he chattered on, his lips were suddenly sealed with a kiss.
“Mmm, Yuan Yuan is here.”
“Yuan Yuan and Xiao Xun are both asleep.”
Li Sheng pressed his lips against Feng Qi’s, unwilling to part from him for even a second.
While the adults were lost in each other’s company, the children were sound asleep.
That night, whether young or old, everyone had a rather harmonious time.
Only the sea dragons, who finished work late into the night, gathered together after returning and talked about the humans they had encountered during their day jobs.
They talked for half the night.
Finally, Chi Rong concluded indignantly, “Humans are so despicable! We must guard against them and never let them sleep with dragons!”
“That’s right. We shouldn’t fall in love with humans!”
The dragons vowed solemnly, swearing they would never let humans sleep with dragons.
After making their vows, they didn’t go to sleep. Instead, they headed to the mall early the next morning.
Yu Yi had transferred the money to them late at night.
Now, they were dragons with money.
The first thing wealthy dragons do is undoubtedly buy gifts for their cub.
The mall opened at 8 a.m.
The dragons, who had arrived at 6 a.m., squatted at the mall entrance, each holding a jianbing guozi from a street vendor, eating while they waited.
While the dragon uncles were waiting to buy gifts, the little recipient of those gifts finally woke up.
By the time he woke up, it was almost 7 a.m.
Upon realizing the time, the expression on Feng Yuan’s little face could only be described as utterly devastated.
“Yuan Yuan, time to brush your teeth.”
Feng Qi carried the little one straight to the bathroom.
To save time, he placed the child in the bathtub and had him spit the toothpaste foam outside the tub.
Even with such time-saving measures, it was already 7:20 by the time they left the bathroom.
Checking the time, Feng Qi informed Feng Yuan, “We’re leaving for kindergarten at 7:40. You have twenty minutes to eat.”
Feng Yuan shook his little head, his chubby face on the verge of tears. “Yuan Yuan won’t eat. Yuan Yuan needs to do his homework.”
Xu Jiale, who had stayed over, was already working on his homework.
Xu Jiale wrote at lightning speed. Even when Feng Yuan crouched beside him to write, he had no time to greet him.
Feng Yuan had no time to talk either.
The two little children focused intently on catching up with their homework.
Feng Yuan wrote slowly. As he wrote, he began to cry.
“Dad, Yuan Yuan can’t finish it!”
Feng Qi stood nearby, eating a steamed bun while watching him write.
Though the little guy cried pitifully, Feng Qi remained completely unmoved.
“There are still ten minutes left, Yuan Yuan. You haven’t even finished one page of your two-page assignment. You still have your drawing homework to do.”
The homework assigned by the teacher was all fun and engaging tasks.
The time it takes to complete these assignments varies for different children. Some finish quickly, while others take longer.
Feng Yuan was always among the slower ones.
After struggling for another two minutes, Feng Yuan, crying like a little piglet, clutched his assignment book and began seeking help.
“Help Yuan Yuan write a little!”
“Dad!”
Upon hearing the word “Dad”, Feng Qi immediately stood up and slipped away.
Feng Yuan then went to his big dad, who happened to be holding Feng Qi’s soy milk and was already on his way to catch up with him.
Both dads were gone.
Qin Xun had also been dragged away by them.
The grandparents weren’t around, Yu Yi was asleep, but Wu Jin was there.
However, when Wu Jin took a look at the kindergarten’s fun assignment, he couldn’t quite make sense of it.
Feng Yuan went from one person to another, seeking help, until he finally ended up in front of Yu Ye.
The two of them—one big, one small—stared at each other.
They weren’t very familiar with each other.
Before yesterday, they had never even met or spoken.
After yesterday, they had seen each other, but they still hadn’t exchanged a word.
In this very moment and scene, Feng Yuan looked up at the unfamiliar adult with his tear-streaked face, his little expression visibly conflicted.
He pouted, wanting to ask Yu Ye for help, but the words wouldn’t come out.
Noticing his hesitant expression, Yu Ye raised an eyebrow and asked proactively, “Why aren’t you opening your mouth to ask me?”
Feng Yuan lifted his chubby little hand and wiped his tears.
“Uncle said you’re a hooligan! Yuan Yuan isn’t allowed to talk to you.”
Yu Ye: “…”
Without a second thought, Yu Ye knew exactly which uncle had said that.
He snorted coldly and spoke slowly, “If you listen to your uncle so well, why don’t you take your assignment to him and have him write it for you?”
Feng Yuan, unaware that his uncle wasn’t around at the moment, clutched his assignment book, his little voice tinged with grievance.
“Uncle doesn’t know how to do it.”
Uncle was still learning to read.
The characters humans use now are different from before.
A group of dragons is still in the process of becoming literate.
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