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Qin Xun paid no mind to the temper of an egg.
Meanwhile, at the Yu residence.
Yu Yi was getting a headache from the egg’s antics. “Don’t bother looking for him anymore. Let’s see how far he can run!”
Just moments ago, for no apparent reason, the little black egg had thrown a massive tantrum despite no one provoking him.
He had even smashed his own little nest.
Seeing how furious he was, Yu Yi had initially wanted to calm him down. But who would have thought the little black egg wouldn’t even give his father face?
Yu Yi wasn’t exactly known for his patience either.
Frustrated and angry, Yu Yi watched as the egg continued to wreck his nest and toys. Just as he was about to strike, Yu Lian and Fang Fang hurriedly stopped him.
Yu Lian and Fang Fang doted on the egg excessively.
The elderly couple coaxed their son, hoping he would go easy on his own child.
While they were busy pacifying him, the egg rolled away again.
This time, after rolling off, he completely vanished.
The entire family searched high and low but couldn’t find him. Yu Yi, whose anger had yet to subside, grew even more furious.
“Mom, Dad, just go about your business and ignore him!”
“I think his temper is getting worse and worse.”
“I wonder who he takes after!”
Yu Yi was genuinely perplexed. Back when the egg was still inside him, he had seemed so well-behaved and docile. How had he turned into a little devil after being laid?
Yu Yi glanced at Wu Jin.
Wu Jin wanted to comfort his partner, but also wanted to find the egg.
Caught between the two, he had endured his fair share of frustration.
Noticing Yu Yi’s gaze, Wu Jin quickly moved closer, letting him look all he wanted.
Yu Yi: “…”
Yu Yi ruffled his hair and muttered, “He doesn’t take after you.”
Wu Jin’s temper wasn’t this explosive.
After scrutinizing Wu Jin, Yu Yi caught sight of Yu Ye passing by.
His eyes suddenly sharpened.
“Big Brother!”
He called out to Yu Ye.
Yu Ye looked up, his expression questioning what was wrong.
Yu Yi finally thought he had found the culprit.
Pointing at Yu Ye, he began to pin the blame on him. “It’s all your fault!”
“The little black egg’s temper comes from you. Mom and Dad said you had a terrible temper when you were little.”
Yu Ye’s temper as a child had indeed been less than ideal. But when Yu Ye lost his temper, he did so with chilling calmness.
For instance, while the little black egg would smash things in a fit of rage, Yu Ye would expressionlessly and methodically shatter every object within his sight.
In terms of explosive temper, the little black egg didn’t actually take after Yu Ye. He took after Yu Yi himself.
Yu Yi stubbornly continued to shift the blame onto his older brother.
There was no way he would ever admit that the egg’s awful personality resembled his own.
Seeing his younger brother deliberately picking a fight, Yu Ye stood still for a moment before walking away.
Over at the Yu residence, the little black egg’s antics had thrown the household into chaos.
Meanwhile, the egg that Yu Yi had declared he wouldn’t search for had quietly rolled outside.
The little black egg was tiny.
He was much smaller than even Feng Yuan, the little chubby ball.
Because of his size, it was difficult for the adults to notice when he slipped away.
The adults had placed surveillance cameras at the entrance, locked both the front and back gates securely, and even installed nets along the courtyard walls.
Under normal circumstances, the little black egg shouldn’t have been able to escape.
But the little black egg had smashed a small hole at the base of the courtyard wall.
While his temper came from Yu Yi, his physical strength was unmistakably inherited from Wu Jin.
After creating the hole in the wall, he rolled out without a second glance.
When Feng Yuan woke from his dream, he rubbed his eyes and hadn’t even had a chance to speak to Qin Xun and Rong Rong by his bedside when his smartwatch rang.
It was Yu Yi calling.
“Yuan Yuan, has Eggy come to find you?”
Feng Yuan: “?”
Feng Yuan glanced around his room and shook his head. “No.”
There was no sign of Eggy in his room.
Seeing that Eggy wasn’t with him, Yu Yi then asked Rong Rong.
Rong Rong hadn’t seen Eggy either.
Feng Yuan sat on the bed with his chubby legs crossed, taking a moment to process the situation before it finally dawned on him.
“Eggy is missing!”
In an instant, Feng Yuan’s little mind was fully awake.
He scrambled down from the bed and made a dash for the door on his short legs.
Qin Xun grabbed him. “Yuan Yuan, put on your clothes.”
Feng Yuan was clearly planning to run out to look for Eggy.
It was cold outside. Feng Yuan was only wearing his thermal underwear.
Qin Xun skillfully found his thick clothes and began layering them on him one by one.
Winter clothes were trickier to put on than those of other seasons.
Like Feng Qi, Qin Xun was afraid Feng Yuan would catch a chill.
So whenever either of them dressed Feng Yuan, they couldn’t help but add layer after layer.
“Okay, okay, no more clothes!”
Feng Yuan was bundled up like a plump little penguin, feeling so weighed down he could barely walk.
Though Qin Xun had dressed Feng Yuan warmly, he himself wasn’t wearing much.
Once dressed, they headed out together.
Feng Yuan brought out his little car.
He asked Qin Xun to write a “Missing Egg” notice and even printed out a photo of Eggy.
The notice was hung on the little car.
Feng Yuan drove his car through the streets, searching carefully.
He focused especially on the route Eggy would take to his house.
But after searching that route multiple times, he still found nothing.
A few hours later.
Exhausted, Feng Yuan returned to the Yu residence to rest for a while.
Rong Rong and Qin Xun stayed by his side.
Feng Yuan had been so busy searching for Eggy that he hadn’t properly spoken to Rong Rong.
Sitting on a bench in the yard, he gulped down a few mouthfuls of hot water before handing the cup to Rong Rong.
“Rong Rong, have some water, too!”
While searching for Eggy earlier, Feng Yuan had been shouting Eggy’s name at the top of his lungs the whole way.
His little voice was already a bit hoarse.
Rong Rong took the cup but didn’t drink.
Feng Yuan looked at him, then looked again, before finally leaning in and peeking up at his face from below.
“Rong Rong, you’re crying!”
Feng Yuan was bewildered. “Why are you crying?!”
Rong Rong hung his little head, crying silently.
Feng Yuan cupped his little face and saw that it was already streaked with tears.
Feng Yuan grew a bit flustered.
Rong Rong had been with him the whole time. They hadn’t encountered any bad people outside.
No one had bullied Rong Rong.
Still shedding tears, Rong Rong looked up with reddened eyes and choked out,
“Eggy is angry.”
It was all his fault for not looking for Eggy.
If only he had told Eggy first when he went to find Feng Yuan today.
Rong Rong had always been a sensitive child.
Now, he was overwhelmed with guilt and self-blame.
Feng Yuan wiped his little face and comforted him, “Don’t cry, we’ll definitely find Eggy!”
Qin Xun handed over a tissue, letting Feng Yuan help wipe Rong Rong’s tears.
But Rong Rong still couldn’t stop crying.
Just as Rong Rong’s crying seemed beyond comforting, a small black egg suddenly came rolling toward them.
Feng Yuan: “…”
Feng Yuan rubbed his eyes.
He stared at the egg on the ground for several seconds before confirming that his eyes weren’t playing tricks on him.
“Eggy!”
The egg that everyone had been frantically searching for was actually at home all along!
It turned out that after the little black egg had crashed through the wall, he rolled around outside for a bit, only to realize he didn’t recognize the way. So, he rolled right back home.
He was aware that the adults were looking for him.
He quietly listened to them calling out “Eggy!” and then fell into a peaceful slumber.
Rong Rong also spotted the egg on the ground.
He let out a soft “Hmm”. He crouched down and picked up the little black egg.
“I’m sorry.”
Rong Rong apologized.
He apologized to Eggy and promised that the next time he went out, he would let Eggy know.
Eggy had gotten a bit dirty from rolling around on the ground.
He stayed in Rong Rong’s palm for a moment before suddenly leaping onto Qin Xun.
Qin Xun caught him.
Eggy rubbed against Qin Xun, cleaning himself off. Then, without lingering for even a second, it hopped right back into Rong Rong’s palm.
He nuzzled Rong Rong affectionately.
Once Rong Rong stopped crying, the little black egg happily jumped onto Feng Yuan.
He nuzzled Feng Yuan’s chubby little cheek.
Feng Yuan held him, grinning widely as they rubbed cheeks together.
The two of them looked incredibly close.
In front of Feng Yuan, Eggy showed no trace of his usual bad temper.
He acted sweet and clingy, almost like a pro at it.
Feng Yuan was so charmed that he giggled uncontrollably.
“Eggy, you’re so, so well-behaved.”
Feng Yuan pressed his cheek against Eggy’s and summed up the day’s events.
“You came out because you wanted to play with me and Rong Rong, right?”
Eggy nodded.
Feng Yuan kissed him. “Don’t worry. I’ll protect you.”
“I won’t let Godfather hit you!”
Feng Yuan and Rong Rong found the egg in the yard and immediately informed the adults.
Soon, all the adults rushed over.
Upon learning that the little black egg had been in the yard the whole time, Yu Yi was so furious he threatened to make himself a steamed egg to replenish his energy.
Feng Yuan quickly hugged him.
“Godfather, Eggy didn’t run away on purpose. He just missed me!”
Yu Yi: “…”
Yu Yi wasn’t buying that excuse.
He knew his little black egg all too well.
That little rascal was nothing but trouble!
“Godfather, I’m not lying! Eggy really didn’t mean to!”
“Eggy is a good egg!”
Feng Yuan viewed the little black egg through rose-tinted glasses. Or more accurately, a filter 800 meters thick. Thanks to his fervent defense, Yu Yi was eventually coaxed away by Wu Jin.
The house had been filled with people searching for the egg.
Yu Lian and Fang Fang invited everyone to stay for a meal.
After dinner, the adults gradually dispersed, leaving only a few children behind.
Feng Yuan insisted on sleeping with Eggy.
Rong Rong and Qin Xun didn’t want to leave either. Qin Xun’s reason for staying wasn’t that he particularly cared for Egg. He just wanted to keep Feng Yuan company.
The group of children, plus one egg, played together in the toy room.
Meanwhile, in the adjacent bedroom, Wu Jin was still trying to soothe Yu Yi.
“Xiao Yi, don’t be angry. Eggy is still too young.”
“Once he grows up a bit, he won’t be so mischievous.”
Wu Jin’s tone lacked conviction as he spoke those last words.
Yu Yi, lying half-propped on the bed, rolled his eyes.
The two novice fathers were at a loss when it came to handling their little troublemaker.
Sensing the tense atmosphere in the room, Wu Jin quickly tried to lighten the mood.
He made excuses for the little rascal: “Xiao Yi, even though Eggy can be infuriating at times, he loves you.”
“He loves you very, very much.”
Yu Yi didn’t refute Wu Jin’s point about this.
The little black egg was extremely energetic and noisy during the day, but it never caused trouble at night.
Once, when he tried to stir up some mischief at night, Wu Jin simply said to him gently, “Eggy, your dad needs to rest well. Can you not disturb him?”
After hearing this, the little black egg immediately settled down.
He held back until the next day, waiting until Yu Yi had woken up and was in good spirits before starting his usual antics.
Moreover, Yu Yi often bickered with his older brother.
Whenever the little black egg noticed this, he would immediately go into battle mode.
If his dad got upset by his uncle, the little black egg would directly throw himself at his uncle.
Of course, when his dad and uncle weren’t arguing, the little black egg would act as if nothing had happened, allowing his uncle to hold him as usual.
By now, the entire Yu family was practically under the little black egg’s control.
Naturally, Yu Ye wanted to teach the little black egg a lesson.
Unfortunately, he had Xiao Hong by his side. A foolish dragon who spoiled the egg without any limits.
Whenever Xiao Hong saw the egg throwing itself at him, he would even praise it, saying, “Our Eggy is so brave!”
Even Yu Yi, along with the rest of the family, doted on the egg.
Yu Ye, standing alone, simply couldn’t contend with this egg-spoiling household.
He wanted to move out, but Xiao Hong wasn’t willing to go with him.
The dragons were frequent guests at the Yu residence. Xiao Hong and the other dragons had been living there for a while. The elderly couple of the Yu family didn’t seem to mind.
Yu Yi knew about his older brother and Xiao Hong’s relationship.
But he kept it to himself and didn’t tell their parents.
He was waiting for his brother to get caught!
“Xiao Yi, once Eggy hatches, he’ll behave.”
After hatching, Eggy would take on the form of a human infant.
At that time, the little one would be tiny, barely able to speak or walk, and the household would finally have some peace.
Thinking about the scene of Eggy hatching, Yu Yi couldn’t help but smile.
“Hey, Wu Jin, who do you think he’ll look like?”
Although Yu Yi was quite confident in his own appearance, he also thought Wu Jin was handsome.
Back then, it was Wu Jin’s face that had caught his eye at first glance.
Wu Jin didn’t really care who Eggy took after.
After all, Eggy was his and Xiao Yi’s child. He would love him no matter who he resembled.
“Xiao Yi, have we decided on Eggy’s name yet?”
From the moment Eggy was born, the elderly couple had been flipping through name books.
They had come up with a bunch of names, but still weren’t satisfied.
Yu Yi hadn’t settled on one either: “No rush. We can decide after he hatches.”
Yu Yi had become so indecisive about choosing a name that he was starting to get a headache just thinking about it.
As the two fathers chatted, Yu Yi soon calmed down.
Once he had settled his emotions, he went next door to check on the little ones and Eggy.
The children were playing on the trampoline.
Qin Xun was clearly keeping an eye on Feng Yuan.
Feng Yuan and Rong Rong were bouncing around happily, and Eggy was joining in the fun.
Such a simple trampoline game seemed incredibly entertaining for the kids.
Feng Yuan was laughing so hard he was almost losing his voice.
He and Rong Rong played until their little faces were flushed and their foreheads were beaded with sweat.
Yu Yi called them down, wiped their sweat, gave them some water, and then let them continue playing.
Seeing the others get wiped, Eggy wanted the same treatment.
Yu Yi took a towel and wiped him down from top to bottom.
While Feng Yuan and Rong Rong only had their faces wiped, the little black egg got what felt like a full bath.
That night.
Feng Yuan, Rong Rong, Qin Xun, and Eggy were all squeezed together on one bed.
Luckily, they were all children. So, even lying haphazardly across the bed, they could all fit comfortably.
When kids are together, there’s no way they’ll sleep obediently.
Feng Yuan, the little chatterbox, started telling everyone about his travels.
The more he talked, the more energized he became. As he chattered on, he ended up making himself hungry.
“Qin Xun, I want to eat.”
“I’ll go check if there’s any food left in the kitchen.”
With that, Qin Xun got up to look for some food in the kitchen.
Feng Yuan sat up and rolled up the sleeves of his pajamas.
“Qin Xun, I’ll cook.”
During his trip, he not only tasted local delicacies but also watched how people there cooked.
He wanted to make the dishes he’d seen for Qin Xun.
Hmm, Rong Rong wasn’t asleep either.
Rong Rong could eat, too!
Feng Yuan wasted no time. He climbed down from the bed and headed straight for the kitchen.
The little ones sneaked into the kitchen late at night. The adults, who had just gone to bed, didn’t notice.
Feng Yuan dragged over a stool, stood on it, and opened the refrigerator.
Inside, there were plenty of ingredients.
Feng Yuan rummaged through them and picked out what he needed.
Then, standing on the stool again, he began prepping the ingredients at the counter.
Qin Xun stopped him.
The prep work was Qin Xun’s job.
And turning on the stove was Qin Xun’s responsibility, too.
Qin Xun only let Feng Yuan handle the final step—stir-frying.
Feng Yuan boiled noodles in plain water and let them cool.
He planned to mix the stir-fried dish with the noodles.
“Qin Xun, give me one more egg. There aren’t enough eggs in the pan.”
Feng Yuan held the spatula, stir-frying the eggs in the pan.
There were three of them, but only two eggs in the pan. That wasn’t enough to go around.
Qin Xun checked the refrigerator.
There were no extra eggs left.
Just as Qin Xun grabbed a meat sausage to substitute, the little black egg, who had followed them out, silently jumped into the pan.
Feng Yuan: “!!!”
Qin Xun: “!!!”
Rong Rong: “!!!”
All three kids were stunned.
Qin Xun hurriedly turned off the stove, while Feng Yuan dropped the spatula and reached into the pan to fish out the egg.
Rong Rong also raised his little hands, trying to grab the egg.
By the time the three managed to get the egg out of the pan, it had been thoroughly cooked.
Feng Yuan was so frightened that his little face turned pale.
“Eggy.”
Feng Yuan held the warm egg in his hands, taking a moment to calm down.
He sniffled and said to the egg, “Big brother knows you wanted me to eat an egg, but I would never eat you.”
Feng Yuan didn’t want to stir-fry the little black egg.
He was still waiting for the little black egg to hatch so they could play together.
Feng Yuan talked to the egg for a while.
Even after that, he still wasn’t at ease.
He handed the little black egg to Rong Rong to look after.
“Rong Rong, keep an eye on Eggy. Don’t let him jump into the pan again.”
Feng Yuan still wanted to make a meat soup.
This soup didn’t require any eggs.
Rong Rong took the little black egg and nodded solemnly, his little face serious.
He placed the egg against his chest, covering it tightly with both hands.
Eggy: “…”
Eggy couldn’t move now.
In the end, the little ones were discovered by the adults while cooking.
By the time the adults found out, Feng Yuan was already shoveling food into his mouth.
The little black egg, unable to eat, asked for a bowl of cooled soup.
He dunked himself into the soup.
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