Huo Rulan shook Ye Xi in his arms and asked, “Why aren’t you saying anything?”
Ye Xi tilted his head and kissed Huo Rulan’s chin, smiling brightly, “Well, I’ll leave the babies to you. You have to take good care of them.”
Huo Rulan didn’t sense any underlying meaning in his words. He shook Ye Xi again and said, “I promise to raise the babies to be chubby and healthy.”
“Great, chubby and cute, like little white dumplings.” Ye Xi turned around and pulled Huo Rulan’s hand downstairs. Huo Rulan placed his other hand on Ye Xi’s waist, following him slowly down the stairs.
As soon as they reached the bottom, Ye Xi let go of Huo Rulan’s hand and squatted beside a cabinet, rummaging through something.
Huo Rulan crouched next to him, reaching out to protect him from behind, trying to see what he was looking for.
Finally, Ye Xi pulled out a curiosity box and placed it in front of Huo Rulan, asking him to draw a small ball from it.
Huo Rulan reached in to retrieve the ball while looking at Ye Xi’s smiling face and asked, “Is this a lottery?”
Ye Xi’s eyes crinkled with a hint of mischief as he smiled.
When Huo Rulan opened the ball and found a note inside, it read:
“One of the 100 things couples must do: Amusement park trip~”
Huo Rulan: “…”
Huo Rulan: “When did we have this?”
Huo Rulan: “I didn’t see you place an order for this on your phone.”
“It was from Xiao Yu. We can go together and take some photos. I also plan to buy an album to keep all our pictures.”
Huo Rulan fell silent.
Ye Xi crumpled the note back into the ball and put it into another box, noticing Huo Rulan’s lack of response. He became a bit wary and asked, “Don’t you want to go to the amusement park with me?”
Huo Rulan didn’t answer, turning his face away.
Ye Xi widened his eyes and, taking advantage of Huo Rulan’s lower crouching position, wrapped his arms around Huo Rulan’s neck. He leaned in to stare into Huo Rulan’s eyes, trying to see if he was lying.
Ye Xi’s eyelashes tickled Huo Rulan’s face, making it itchy. Huo Rulan tilted his head back slightly.
Staring at Ye Xi’s close face, Huo Rulan’s eyelashes trembled, and his Adam’s apple moved involuntarily…
Ye Xi continued to stare into Huo Rulan’s eyes for a while and noticed that Huo Rulan was lost in thought.
“What are you thinking about?”
Huo Rulan answered instinctively, “Thinking about kissing you.”
Ye Xi’s pout immediately turned into a smile. He kissed Huo Rulan several times on the lips.
Huo Rulan, unable to help himself, held Ye Xi’s waist and kissed him back, his face turning red.
Ye Xi laughed and poked his face, “Why are you shy?”
Footsteps were heard coming from the stairs. Huo Rulan helped Ye Xi to the sofa and stood beside him with a serious expression.
The workers who had come downstairs greeted Huo Rulan politely and left. Some curious workers stole glances, not understanding why Huo Rulan was expressionless yet blushing.
Once the workers were gone, Huo Rulan sat next to Ye Xi, tilted his head to lean on Ye Xi’s shoulder, and gave his neck a gentle kiss. “If you’re not tired, we can go later; if you are tired, we can rest at home for a day. Is that okay?”
“I’m worried about you getting too tired,” Huo Rulan said, holding Ye Xi’s face and whispering close to his ear.
Ye Xi took his hand and placed it on his belly, guiding him to feel the baby. “I’m not tired. The baby is very good. I’m feeling quite well.”
He leaned against Huo Rulan and looked down. “If I get tired, I’ll tell you, okay? I want to take many, many photos with you for the babies to see in the future.”
Huo Rulan leaned down and kissed Ye Xi’s belly, saying “Okay.”
*
After changing Ye Xi’s clothes, Huo Rulan packed a bunch of things, carried a backpack, and drove with Ye Xi to the amusement park.
As soon as they entered the amusement park, they ran into acquaintances. Huo Rulan, carrying a backpack and holding Ye Xi’s hand, nodded at a family approaching them, “Lu chuaning, Xiao Yu, you’re here too?”
Lu Chuaning was holding a child in his arms and pulling Wen Yu with the other hand. The family was wearing cute cat-ear headbands. Lu Chuaning looked a bit embarrassed by the playful accessory.
Wen Yu, however, saw them and grinned widely, waving at them, “Brother!! Senior!!”
He let go of Lu Chuaning’s hand and ran towards them, hugging Ye Xi and rubbing his shoulder. “Brother, is your health better now?”
Wen Yu and Lu Chuaning had frequently visited Ye Xi during his hospital stay, but Ye Xi had asked them to stop coming because it was cold and he didn’t want the child to catch a cold.
Ye Xi hugged Wen Yu back and gently said, “Much better now, I’m fine.”
Huo Rulan took the child from Lu Chuaning and jiggled him a bit. The child had gained a bit of weight since they last met. Huo Rulan said, “Zhou Zhou, would you like to see some goldfish with Uncle?”
The little one snuggled in Huo Rulan’s arms and cheerfully agreed, “Yes,” making Huo Rulan smile and pat his head.
Lu Chuaning stood next to Huo Rulan, placing a hand on Huo Rulan’s shoulder and waving at Ye Xi, “Hello, sister-in-law.”
Ye Xi waved back, smiling lightly, “Lu Ge.”
Four exceptionally handsome men standing together, with a cute little child, attracted the attention of passersby who couldn’t take their eyes off them.
Huo Rulan gently patted the child’s back and asked Lu Chuaning, “Where are you headed next?”
“We plan to rest at a cafe and then go to the Ferris wheel.”
Huo Rulan nodded, “We just arrived and plan to explore around first.”
Wen Yu let go of Ye Xi, “Then you guys go ahead and have fun. We’ll go to the cafe for a bite first.”
Huo Rulan agreed and handed the child back to Lu Chuaning. He took Ye Xi’s hand, said goodbye, and walked further into the amusement park.
Huo Rulan wrapped his arm around Ye Xi’s waist, “What do you want to do?”
Ye Xi looked at the signs, biting his lip and hesitating. He held Huo Rulan’s hand, looking a bit downcast, “There are so many things I can’t go on…”
Huo Rulan held his hand tightly and comforted him, “We can explore around. There are many cute things here.”
Ye Xi’s frown relaxed, and he turned to Huo Rulan with a smile, “Okay.”
Ten minutes later, Huo Rulan was holding a headband and hair clips, looking puzzled, “Do I have to wear these too?”
“Of course. We need to take couple photos,” Ye Xi replied as he put on his bunny headband and clips, then stood on tiptoe to help Huo Rulan with his accessories. Huo Rulan held his waist and supported him, looking resigned but accepting.
Ye Xi tugged at his mouth, “It’s really cute. Smile.”
Cute…
Huo Rulan closed his eyes and forced a strained smile.
Ye Xi laughed at his expression and shook his arm, “Don’t be like that. It’s really cute.”
Huo Rulan adjusted the bunny headband on his head, “Do you have something that isn’t a bunny?”
Ye Xi rummaged through the bag and pulled out another option, “How about this cute pink piggy one?”
Huo Rulan’s expression became even more indescribable. He adjusted the headband and said, “Let’s stick with the bunny.”
“Okay, let’s add some stickers too. Heart-shaped ones, okay?” Ye Xi held up stickers and placed them on either side of his head, looking up with bright eyes, looking adorable.
Huo Rulan smiled, with a mix of helplessness and affection, and leaned down to let Ye Xi place the heart stickers on his face.
Once finished, Huo Rulan placed his hand on Ye Xi’s side and whispered, “Do you want to eat cotton candy?”
Ye Xi shook his head and guided Huo Rulan’s hand under his belly, letting him support it, “I don’t want cotton candy. Huo Rulan, my belly feels a bit heavy. Can you support it?”
Huo Rulan hugged Ye Xi from behind, letting him lean on him, and supported Ye Xi’s belly with both hands. “Shall we sit at the cafe for a bit?”
Ye Xi leaned against Huo Rulan and shook his head. He didn’t want to stay at the cafe; he wanted to explore.
Huo Rulan leaned close and whispered, “Dessert shop.”
Ye Xi straightened up and pointed forward, “Let’s go!”
Huo Rulan followed, being pulled along by Ye Xi towards the dessert shop.
Huo Rulan chuckled and wrapped his arms around Ye Xi’s waist, “Slow down, I’ll buy it for you.”
The affectionate couple drew curious glances from others. The tall, handsome man wearing bunny ears had eyes full of tenderness. He leaned down, whispering something to the person in his arms, smiling with a mixture of helplessness and love.
The young man in his arms, also wearing cute bunny ears, looked up at him, pouting and shaking his head, seemingly saying “Not listening.”
People watched them laughing and walking away before slowly withdrawing their gazes, still admiring the sweet romance of the young couple.
But this did not include Cheng Yun…
Hiding behind a sign, Cheng Yun stared intensely at the departing couple with envy, which gradually turned into jealousy and greed.
Cheng Yun muttered to himself, “This should be mine…”
The system’s calm voice sounded:
“Host, please refrain from acting impulsively. Last time you ignored instructions and appeared in front of Huo Rulan, leading to your forceful removal by him. Huo Rulan’s favorability towards you is now negative, increasing the difficulty of the task, which might significantly affect the completion of the task.”
“Please follow the rules and wait for the actual time to arrive.”
Cheng Yun’s eyes turned red with the system’s words. He lost his composure and shouted, “What more do you want me to wait for?! I’m running out of time and my life is at stake! I’m almost out of money for treatment!”
“Why does Ye Xi get everything?! This should be mine! I am supposed to be the head of the Huo family! Everything in the Huo family should be mine! What’s wrong with coming over in advance?! Why hasn’t he reached S level yet?!”
“If he reaches S level, I’ll become Mrs. Huo. Why hasn’t he reached S yet…”
The system activated its mechanism to block Cheng Yun’s voice at that moment, so to passersby, Cheng Yun appeared as though he was having a mental breakdown, but they couldn’t make out his words.
People were startled by his appearance and quickly moved away, some even calling for the amusement park staff for help.
Cheng Yun seemed oblivious to the panicked looks from others. His gaze was distraught, but he continued to stare at the direction where Huo Rulan and Ye Xi had gone, murmuring, “…If the time hasn’t arrived yet… then I’ll make him reach S early.”
So apparently 陆川宁 is Lu Chuaning and not Lu Chuaniang
