Qin Xun listened to the little one’s complaint without interrupting, quietly wiping the child’s small face.
The two little ones moved from the living room to the bedroom.
Feng Qi glanced at them but didn’t follow.
“Are we eating at home or going out?”
“At home.”
Li Sheng suggested, “Yuan Yuan should eat lighter food. It’s better to eat at home.”
“That works.”
The chef at home was quite skilled, no worse than the ones in restaurants outside.
Now that someone was watching over Feng Yuan, Feng Qi and Li Sheng no longer had to keep an eye on him all the time.
Not long after the family of three returned, Li Heng, Frida, and Li Wei arrived home one after another.
Li Si and Li Wang didn’t come back. That pair of twins usually returned only in the evening.
When Li Heng and Frida came back, they brought some new clothes with them.
Among those new clothes, there were even some for Qin Xun.
In truth, with the Li family’s status, they didn’t need to personally go out shopping for clothes.
All it took was a single phone call, and representatives from various brands would bring over selections for them to choose from.
But sometimes, going out to shop in person could be enjoyable in its own way.
“Where’s Yuan Yuan?”
Li Heng asked the household staff.
A servant replied, “The young master is in his room.”
Hearing that, Li Heng and Frida went over together, bringing the clothes with them.
By the time they arrived, Qin Xun had already coaxed Feng Yuan into stopping his tears.
The little one’s face had been washed and wiped clean again, now looking fresh and tidy.
After washing Feng Yuan’s small face and hands, Qin Xun sat with him on the carpet, keeping him company as he played with his toys.
With Qin Xun there, a smile quickly returned to Feng Yuan’s face.
When Li Heng reached the doorway, he could even hear Feng Yuan’s cheerful giggles from inside.
“Yuan Yuan won!”
“Yuan Yuan won again!”
The two little ones were competing with their toys. Feng Yuan kept winning.
Whenever he won, Qin Xun would praise him.
Qin Xun’s compliments sounded completely sincere, not perfunctory at all.
Being praised like that made Feng Yuan beam with confidence.
Just as the two little ones continued to play, there came a knock on the door.
“Yuan Yuan, can Grandpa and Grandma come in?”
“Yes!”
Feng Yuan replied loudly, “The door’s not closed!”
Feng Yuan didn’t have the habit of shutting himself in his room.
He was still young and didn’t care much about privacy.
Rather than being alone in a private space, the little one preferred it when the adults were always paying attention to him.
“Alright, then we’re coming in.”
Li Heng and Frida entered together. When Frida saw Qin Xun, she smiled warmly and welcomed him.
Li Heng, unlike Frida, didn’t say anything sentimental.
Instead, he offered Qin Xun a meeting gift.
It was a gemstone brooch of considerable value.
Qin Xun didn’t shyly refuse. He accepted it straightforwardly and thanked him politely.
Frida smiled as she watched them.
“Yuan Yuan, do you want a gift from Grandpa, too? If you do, he’ll give you one as well.”
Seeing how Feng Yuan was staring at the two of them, the adult and the child, Frida worried that the little one might feel left out, so she asked gently.
“Yuan Yuan doesn’t want it.”
Unexpectedly, Feng Yuan shook his head, showing no desire for it at all.
Children often get jealous easily. For example, if another kid had something, they would want it, too.
But Feng Yuan, when it came to Qin Xun, didn’t feel jealous in the slightest.
In his little heart, Qin Xun had already been placed in the most important spot.
After giving the meeting gift, Li Heng and Frida took out the clothes they had picked up at the mall and handed them to the two little ones.
Feng Yuan knew Qin Xun’s clothing size.
Before Li Heng and Frida went shopping, they had already asked Feng Yuan for it.
The two little ones flipped through the clothes together, while Li Heng and Frida stood by, watching them.
“So pretty!”
“Wow! It’s Ka Tu Tu!”
“There are flowers!”
Feng Yuan’s clothes all had cute patterns and bright colors.
Qin Xun’s clothes, on the other hand, were simpler. Nothing too flashy.
Li Heng had asked beforehand and knew what kind of style suited Qin Xun.
They stayed in the room for a while. Only when Feng Qi came over to call them for dinner did they all leave together.
Li Ting came out as well.
Seeing the whole family gathered, Li Ting paused for a moment but still greeted everyone one by one.
Lunch was lavishly prepared.
The dining table was lively, with Feng Yuan chattering nonstop to Qin Xun.
Feng Qi glanced at Li Ting several times.
Li Ting met his gaze each time.
When their eyes met again, Feng Qi finally asked, “What about him?”
He was referring to Su Miao.
Feng Qi knew about the relationship between Li Ting and Su Miao, but he hadn’t yet interacted with Su Miao directly.
“He’s in my room,” Li Ting replied quietly. “He said he wouldn’t be able to eat even if he came out, so he decided not to.”
Feng Qi nodded, saying nothing more.
The real reason Su Miao didn’t come out, however, wasn’t that he couldn’t eat.
It was simply that there were too many people. He didn’t know what to say if he joined them.
And, truthfully, he was a little afraid of Feng Qi.
As long as Feng Yuan was at the dining table, though, things never got dull.
After finishing his talk with Qin Xun, Feng Yuan started chatting with Li Ting.
He was praising the toy car that Li Ting had given him.
Li Ting raised an eyebrow and smiled. “Of course, the car I gave you is the best. Just imagine. You drive this when you go out to play with your friends, how cool would that be?”
When Feng Yuan thought about taking that car out, his little face flushed with excitement.
“So cool!”
Feng Yuan said loudly, “Yuan Yuan’s going to drive the car out this afternoon!”
Li Ting chuckled. “Hmm, not this afternoon. Uncle’s busy this afternoon and can’t go with you.”
But Feng Yuan hadn’t been planning to ask his uncle to come along anyway.
His eyes curved into a smile. His soft, milky voice was full of joy. “Qin Xun will come with me!”
Now that Qin Xun was here, Feng Yuan just wanted to play with him.
Li Ting said, “Alright then.”
He actually felt quite reassured about leaving things to Qin Xun.
Some kids, like Feng Yuan, were the kind who needed a good scolding every few days.
And some kids, like Qin Xun, had “reliable” written all over them from head to toe.
Having those two together was something all the adults were perfectly happy to see.
After the meal.
Feng Yuan hopped down from his chair and looked up at his Dad.
During lunch, Feng Qi had been serving Feng Yuan food the whole time.
The little one ate the food his Dad had put on his plate.
And that meant the incident about the spanking and the spanking injection was now officially forgotten by the little guy.
“Yuan Yuan, do you want Dad to put you down for a nap?”
“No, Yuan Yuan’s not sleepy yet.”
Feng Yuan’s small face still showed a hint of awkwardness, but when his Dad held him, he didn’t pull away.
“Alright then. You can play with Qin Xun for a while before you nap. The doctor said you should rest more. Let’s remember to take a nap at noon, okay?”
“Okay.”
Feng Yuan agreed, rubbing his chubby little face against his Dad’s chest.
After that father-son snuggle, Qin Xun took the little one away again.
Watching them walk off, Feng Qi turned his head and fixed his gaze on Li Ting.
“Talk?”
“Let’s go.”
The two of them left together. Without even thinking, Li Sheng followed along.
The children each went off to do their own thing, while Li Heng and Frida strolled leisurely in the courtyard to digest their meal.
The afternoon passed. It was neither long nor short.
Qin Xun stayed with Feng Yuan, napped with him, then gave him some water when he woke up. After that, they played with the toy car, built with blocks, and finally read picture books together.
The two little ones spent their time quite happily, even without any adults around.
At six o’clock.
Li Si and Li Wang came home. As soon as Li Si returned, she told Feng Yuan to change his clothes and come with her.
Lily’s party was being held that evening.
They would be spending the night at Lily’s house.
Feng Yuan had already promised to go, but now Qin Xun was here, too.
The little one looked at Qin Xun, then at his sister.
After a while.
He stepped forward and hugged his sister.
“Sister, can Qin Xun come, too? Yuan Yuan wants to bring him along.”
Li Si didn’t have any objections.
Still, after asking her, Feng Yuan decided to call Lily to make sure.
He made a video call.
Lily had just gotten home herself. When she saw Feng Yuan’s call, she was pleasantly surprised.
“Hi, Yuan Yuan! Are you ready to come over?”
“Not yet.”
Feng Yuan looked at her eagerly, then turned the camera to show Qin Xun, who was beside him.
He introduced Qin Xun to Lily.
Then, in his soft, milky voice, he asked, “Sister Lily, can I bring Qin Xun to your party?”
Lily smiled sweetly. “Of course you can.”
After getting Lili’s permission, Feng Yuan let out a sigh of relief, as if a weight had been lifted off his chest.
He hadn’t seen Qin Xun for such a long time. Now that they could finally be together again, he couldn’t bear to be apart from him.
“Qin Xun, let’s change clothes! I want to wear the best, best-looking ones!”
“Alright, I’ll help you pick.”
The two little ones started changing clothes. Li Si also quickly changed into a simple outfit.
When the three of them were ready, they carried two bags.
Feng Yuan’s bag was bulging full.
Inside, he had packed both his and Qin Xun’s change of clothes. He even added two extra pairs of little underwear.
Besides clothes, he also packed his own water cup, toothbrush, toothpaste, body lotion that smelled nice, and a handful of glass marbles he liked to bounce on the floor.
He stuffed in a pile of things. Some useful, some not so much.
Li Si saw him doing it, but didn’t stop him.
When Feng Yuan was done packing, Qin Xun took the backpack and carried it for him.
Qin Xun also slung Li Si’s bag over his arm.
Seeing how sensible Qin Xun was, Li Si narrowed her eyes slightly, showing no particular friendliness toward him.
Her attitude toward Qin Xun was one of indifference.
There were already enough adults in the family competing with her for the little one’s attention.
And now, to make matters worse, even a stranger of a child had come to “steal” him away.
“Sister, does Yuan Yuan look nice?”
All ready to go, the little one held a hand in each of his chubby fists. One for his sister, one for Qin Xun.
Li Si gave a brief “Mm” and said, “You look nice.”
Feng Yuan was naturally adorable, his little round face as cute as could be. No one could compare.
Such a beautiful little one. Never mind that he was wearing luxury children’s fashion, even if you dressed him in a burlap sack, people still wouldn’t be able to look away.
The three children chatted as they headed out. When the adults at home saw them, their brows instinctively furrowed.
Li Ting was the first to voice his disapproval.
“It’s fine to go play at a friend’s house, but staying overnight, don’t you think that’s a bit much?”
Feng Qi wasn’t too keen on letting Feng Yuan go, either.
It wasn’t that he thought it was bad. He just suddenly had a strange, uneasy feeling in his chest.
“Yuan Yuan already promised them, so it wouldn’t be good to go back on it now.”
Feng Qi raised a hand and pressed his temple lightly, then added, “It’s fine. They’ll be back tomorrow anyway.”
Though he said it was fine, when sending Feng Yuan off, he still reminded him carefully, “Have Wu Jin go with you too, alright?”
He didn’t feel at ease letting Feng Yuan go without an adult nearby.
Feng Yuan obediently nodded his little head. He pulled his small hand free and waved at his father.
“Bye-bye, Dad!”
“Bye.”
The three children got into the car and headed to Lily’s house, while the adults stayed home.
In the car.
Feng Yuan sent Wu Jin the location of Lily’s house.
Wu Jin wasn’t fond of meeting people. He only needed to stay nearby and keep an eye on things.
“Sister, will there be a lot of people at the party? How many?”
“A lot,” Li Si replied.
She didn’t particularly like going to parties, but she agreed to go this time mainly to take Feng Yuan to have some fun.
She knew that Feng Yuan loved lively places.
Along the way, the little one’s soft, milky voice never stopped chattering.
When the car finally reached their destination and came to a stop, he even took a few quick gulps of water before hopping out.
Lily’s party was absolutely luxurious.
A towering seven- or eight-layer cake stood in the middle of the hall. Piles of snacks were stacked into little towers all around.
Balloons, flowers, desserts, cakes, drinks.
And all kinds of high-end toys.
As soon as Feng Yuan walked in, his eyes were practically dazzled.
There were no parents around, only busy servants and quiet bodyguards standing guard.
It was Feng Yuan’s first time attending a party like this.
He looked around in every direction, wide-eyed, like a little country bumpkin who had never seen the world before.
“Hey, look at you. First time at something like this, huh?”
Just as Feng Yuan was looking around curiously, an unpleasant voice sounded.
It was Charles.
When Feng Yuan saw him, he immediately turned his head and called out, “Sister!”
A moment ago, Li Si had let go of his hand and gone to sit on a small sofa.
“Hey, shut up!”
After spending so much time at the base, Charles already knew exactly who Feng Yuan’s sister was.
And he was quite afraid of Li Si.
However, his fear of Li Si wasn’t enough to stop him from running his mouth at Feng Yuan.
Whenever Charles got the chance, he would find some excuse to pick on Feng Yuan.
Now, hearing Feng Yuan call for his sister, Charles stepped forward, intending to cover his mouth.
But before he could even get close, his wrist was suddenly grabbed tightly by Qin Xun.
“Hiss—!”
Charles sucked in a sharp breath.
He looked down at the small hand gripping his wrist, unable to believe that a kid this young could have such strength.
“Who are you? Are you one of the Li family’s grandsons, too?”
Charles glared at the boy, his face dark with anger, grumbling inwardly.
How many grandsons did the Li family even have?!
And every single one of them was so damn annoying!
“Get lost.”
Qin Xun released his wrist and gave him a firm shove, pushing him cleanly aside.
Charles had seen plenty of arrogant kids before, but none as bold as Qin Xun, coming up and immediately putting him in his place.
He gritted his teeth and spat out viciously, “You just wait!”
That chubby little dumpling and the brat beside him, he was going to make sure they got what was coming to them tonight!
He’d make that plump little Yuan cry and promise to listen to him from now on!
Charles left with vengeance burning in his chest.
As for Feng Yuan, once he saw Charles walk away, he didn’t give him another thought.
“Qin Xun, let’s go play!”
The party was being held in a castle.
Before coming, Feng Yuan had already heard that a princess used to live in this very castle!
Fascinated by the idea, he had even packed a camera in his backpack.
After setting his bag down, he took the camera out.
“Qin Xun, take pictures for me, okay? Make sure they look nice.”
“Alright.”
The two little ones took the camera and went off to take pictures. They didn’t stay inside the castle’s grand hall but instead chose the courtyard, where the night view was just as beautiful.
Knowing that Wu Jin was nearby keeping watch, Feng Yuan felt perfectly at ease wandering around.
As he walked, he suddenly crouched down.
“Qin Xun, there’s candy.”
Qin Xun blinked. “Hm?”
Qin Xun asked again, “What?”
Feng Yuan squatted on the ground and picked up the candy in front of him.
This piece of candy looked exactly like the one that the strange uncle had given him at the amusement park.
Anna had the same kind of candy, too.
Holding the candy in his hand, Feng Yuan suddenly remembered what Sheriff Smith had told him.
In an instant, the little one’s chubby face grew serious.
“There’s a bad guy!”
His round black eyes widened, darting sharply around as he scanned the surroundings.
“Qin Xun, Yuan Yuan’s going to catch the bad guy!”
Qin Xun couldn’t quite follow his train of thought. “Catch what bad guy?”
Feng Yuan puffed up his little chest proudly and explained, “Bad people give out candy.”
“Yuan Yuan is the bait to catch the bad guy.”
This little chubby bait wasn’t scared of catching villains at all.
He grabbed Qin Xun’s hand, his soft dumpling face set with a serious expression.
“Qin Xun, don’t worry. Yuan Yuan will protect you.”
He was confident that he could both catch the bad guy and protect Qin Xun at the same time.
Listening to his solemn promise, Qin Xun gently squeezed his small, pudgy hand in return.
The two of them walked on together, looking around.
To be safe, Qin Xun told Feng Qi about the suspicious candy that Feng Yuan had found.
Feng Qi immediately relayed the information to Sheriff Smith.
Sheriff Smith didn’t act rashly or alert the culprit.
He asked Feng Yuan to take a picture of the candy and send it to him.
Then, he quietly deployed police officers to head toward the castle.
While Sheriff Smith was on his way there, little chubby “bait” Feng Yuan was still inside the castle, dutifully patrolling every corner.
As Feng Yuan continued his patrol, Charles had put on a scary-looking mask, ready to jump out and scare him to tears.
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