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Join the ServerLiang Fei tilted his head.
Chen Shuhui and Qin Che had both told him honestly: they were lovers and might get married someday.
Married.
Just like Mom and Dad.
Since Uncle Chen is Dad…
“Mom?”
Ji Xiao whipped his head around. “?”
Chen Shuhui: “…”
Fu Ying: “???”
The other colleagues were equally stunned.
Startled by their reactions, Liang Fei had a flash of inspiration. He suddenly remembered that Ji Xiao had said he wanted to marry Chen Shuhui and realized he had mixed up their identities.
He smiled at Ji Xiao. “Daddy~”
Then he turned to Chen Shuhui. “Mommy.”
The smile on Chen Shuhui’s lips stiffened.
Ji Xiao let out a soft laugh and beckoned to Liang Fei. When the boy trotted over, he ruffled his hair. “Don’t call us that randomly. We’re both dads.”
Liang Fei dodged his hand, smoothed his hair, and muttered, “You said yourself you wanted to marry Uncle Chen.”
Fu Ying’s gaze at Liang Fei carried a hint of meaning. “So Shuhui is… ah.”
Actually, he had long sensed that Chen Shuhui was the same kind of person as him, and he had developed feelings for him. He had been subtly trying to get closer, but never found a good opportunity to test the waters. When he saw a child calling him ‘Daddy,’ he thought he was in a sham marriage… He never expected the child to have another father. So the grass was already taken.
The other two colleagues felt a bit awkward. They said their goodbyes and continued on, dragging their suitcases.
Fu Ying pressed his tongue against the roof of his mouth and said to Chen Shuhui, “So this is your… top?”
Embarrassed, Chen Shuhui mumbled, “He’s my boyfriend, Qin Che. You and Xiao Fei wait for me at the entrance. I’ll go change.”
“Okay.”
Ji Xiao picked up Liang Fei, glanced at Fu Ying, and then walked out.
Fu Ying noticed his gaze and felt a pang of jealousy, but he kept his expression natural as he walked beside Chen Shuhui. “Shuhui, your son is very well-behaved and adorable. How old is he?”
As if they were still in their previous relationship.
This eased Chen Shuhui’s awkwardness a bit. “Eight.”
“You really kept this under wraps. Since it’s so sudden, I didn’t bring a gift for him as his uncle. I’ll make it up next time.”
“No need.”
“Don’t be so polite. We’re friends, you know. I haven’t even called you out for secretly hiding a son. You can’t deprive me of the right to give the little cutie a gift.”
“…Alright. Don’t buy anything too expensive.”
“I know what I’m doing. By the way, you and your boyfriend…”
…
Chen Shuhui came out in casual clothes and immediately spotted a big and a little figure waving at him by a car on the roadside. Their gestures were strikingly similar.
His heart warmed.
In just two short days, Qin Che and Liang Fei had gotten along so well—it showed how much effort he had put in. If he didn’t truly love him, why would he be so good to Liang Fei? Meeting Qin Che was truly his good fortune.
Ji Xiao’s gaze was tender. “Get in the car.”
“Mm.”
Ji Xiao drove. Chen Shuhui and Liang Fei sat in the back.
Liang Fei tilted his head and asked, “Is Uncle Chen’s work hard?”
Chen Shuhui teased him, “Why aren’t you calling me Daddy?”
Liang Fei glanced at Ji Xiao in front and said quietly, “Uncle Qin said that since I’m legally Uncle Chen’s son now, I should save face for you in front of others and call you Daddy.”
Chen Shuhui pretended to be angry. “So when there are no outsiders, I’m not worthy of being called Daddy?”
Liang Fei blinked. “Daddy.”
Chen Shuhui laughed. “Uncle was just teasing you. It’s just a title—however you call me is fine. In front of others, you can call me Uncle if you don’t want to say Daddy.”
“Uncle Qin said that Daddy is just like Uncle—just a title. As long as I think of my daddy, my daddy will always be in my heart. It doesn’t matter what I say out loud.”
Hearing Liang Fei say this so earnestly, Chen Shuhui felt both touched and amused. He poked his cheek. “You’ve only been with him for two days, and you already listen to him so much.”
Liang Fei shrank back. “Because what Uncle Qin said makes a lot of sense.”
“What sense does it make?”
“He showed me his phone. Lots of strangers were calling someone ‘Daddy.’ Uncle Qin said they’re all strangers, just like me calling an unfamiliar person ‘Uncle’ on the street.”
“…”
Chen Shuhui tapped the front seat. “What did you show Xiao Fei?”
Ji Xiao chuckled. “I showed him the richest man’s Weibo and let him see how many people were calling him ‘Daddy’ in the comments.”
Chen Shuhui: “…”
Ji Xiao continued, “From now on, Xiao Fei can call Uncle Chen ‘Daddy’ and call me ‘Qin Daddy,’ okay?”
Liang Fei frowned. “That sounds like a real daddy.”
Chen Shuhui suggested, “How about ‘Che Daddy’?”
“That sounds weird too,” Liang Fei said, thinking. “How about I call Uncle Qin ‘Daddy’ and call Uncle Chen ‘Mommy’?”
Chen Shuhui: “Mommy?”
“Because—”
“…”
Chen Shuhui held his forehead. “Qin Che, you!”
“But,” Liang Fei said in confusion, “Uncle Qin is your lover. You might get married in the future, so his words are your words, right?”
Chen Shuhui: “…” That’s quite convoluted, ha. This kid sure knows how to call him out.
“So,” Liang Fei affirmed, “Uncle Qin saying he’ll marry you isn’t wrong.”
Chen Shuhui showed a perfect work smile. “Then I can marry him too.”
Liang Fei sighed. “Adults are really hard to understand.”
“…”
“Pfft.”
“Qin Che, stop laughing!”
“Alright, alright, I’m not laughing.”
He stopped laughing, but Chen Shuhui couldn’t help the smile in his eyes as he looked at Liang Fei.
How wonderful.
He didn’t know how to comfort a child. He was afraid that the more he tried, the more Liang Fei would miss his parents. He never expected that after two days with Ji Xiao, Liang Fei seemed to be back to his old self, as if he had already let go of the grief over his parents’ death.
Ji Xiao drove them straight home.
“You’re just off work today and too tired. We’ll move tomorrow.”
Hearing Ji Xiao’s words, Chen Shuhui nodded dazedly.
Right, he was going to move in too.
They had only confirmed their relationship a few days ago, so why did it feel like they had already settled into an old married couple’s rhythm? Shouldn’t they be entering the honeymoon phase?
He glanced at Liang Fei out of the corner of his eye.
Well, no chance of being passionate.
“Xiao Fei, stay home with your daddy. The person collecting payment for the supermarket is here. I’ll go down and settle it.”
“Okay, Mommy.”
“…Call me Daddy.”
“Got it, Che Daddy.”
“…”
On his way downstairs, Ji Xiao couldn’t help but ponder: [Have I been leading the child astray these past two days?]
Black Cat: “No kidding. He’s only eight, and you’ve already got him scrolling through Weibo. You’ve even gotten him a tablet. Want to buy him a phone too?”
[Right, I can get him a smartwatch phone. I also need to start arranging his school enrollment in the next couple of days.]
Black Cat: “…Host, do you like kids that much?”
In the previous world with the rich second-generation character, he also had a son, but he wasn’t like this. In fact, he was quite disgusted by his son and Zhou Jinzhu’s nephew.
As he exited the elevator, Ji Xiao took a cigarette from his pocket and put it in his mouth. [What do you know? This persona best meets Chen Shuhui’s expectations.]
What Chen Shuhui wants is not some passionate, earth-shattering love. Without this approach, it wouldn’t be easy to make Chen Shuhui commit his whole life.
Black Cat suddenly understood.
[Can’t stand it? If you can’t stand it, just send me to the next world directly. I don’t mind.]
“…” I mind.
Black Cat fell quiet as a chicken.
It decided to be a quiet, beautiful system, keeping a low profile as much as possible.
Isn’t binge-watching dramas nice? Isn’t chatting with the team leader nice? Why provoke the host?
For the supermarket payments, the cashier sometimes deducted the amount from the day’s revenue and paid the suppliers directly, while others were settled once every six months with Qin Che. Now waiting in the supermarket was the electrical appliance supplier. Every time an item was out of stock, the cashier would place an order, and the supplier would deliver it, check the inventory, leave an invoice, and settle accounts every six months. Ji Xiao quickly verified everything and, confirming it was correct, transferred the payment.
After seeing the supplier off, Ji Xiao took a walk around the supermarket. Chen Shuhui would be staying over tonight, so he prepared to grab some new toiletries for him. Just as he picked up the items and headed to the checkout, he heard a commotion between a customer and the cashier.
A muscular man slammed the item in his hand onto the counter aggressively. His gruff voice was intimidating: “Your product is defective and you won’t even let me return it? Is that how you do business? Let me tell you, if you don’t give me a refund, I’ll make your life hell!”
The cashier was the same soft-looking girl from yesterday, with a sweet voice. Though a bit frightened, she tried to explain calmly: “Sir, regarding this razor, when you bought it, we reminded you that if there were any issues, you could return or exchange it within seven days with the receipt. But it’s been over ten days now…”
“Bullshit! No one told me when I bought it!”
“Sir, I remember you. I was the cashier the day you bought it, and I did tell you…”
“Tell me my ass! I didn’t hear anything! I’m asking you now: are you giving me a refund or not?”
“Sir, we can’t return it now…”
“You—who the hell—!”
Before the muscular man could finish his curse, someone grabbed his arm. He turned and glared angrily.
“I’m the owner here. If you have something to say, we can talk it out inside.”
“Talk my foot! What, you want to fight? The owner wants to hit me? Don’t you want to keep your store open? You—ow—!”
The muscular man was flipped onto the ground.
Some customers waiting to check out hastily stepped back. A few quietly put their items back and slipped out.
The muscular man tried to get up in disbelief, but Ji Xiao stepped on him and pinned him down again. Though the foot looked slender and powerless, the muscular man couldn’t break free despite all his strength. He roared: “You sell defective goods and don’t allow returns, and now you’re even hitting people! I’ll call the…”
“Call?”
Ji Xiao sneered, picked up the electric razor that the man had thrown on the counter, turned it on, and mocked: “What’s broken? There are still traces of you using it without cleaning it afterward. Who are you trying to fool? You shaved so clean—if it wasn’t with my razor, did you use your hands?”
The muscular man choked, then fumed: “Even if it’s not broken, I just don’t like it anymore, okay? A lousy razor costing two hundred bucks—who are you ripping off!”
By now, the onlookers had a pretty clear picture. This man was purely here to cause trouble. And that was indeed the case. He had thought that since the cashier girl looked soft and weak, if he acted tough, she would have no choice but to give in. That way, he could recoup some money. Who knew he’d run into a tough guy?
Ji Xiao tossed the razor beside him and withdrew his foot. “Either you get the hell out of here and never come back to my store, or we call the police. I have surveillance footage here. Whether our cashier told you about the return policy when you bought it will be clear at a glance.”
Muscular man: “…”
Calling the police was out of the question. He couldn’t win a fight either.
Ji Xiao smiled at the onlookers. “Sorry for the disturbance, everyone. Our supermarket operates legitimately. As long as someone isn’t deliberately causing trouble, we are very peaceful.”
“We understand.”
“Some people just make unreasonable demands. The owner is right—the more you yield, the more they take advantage.”
“The owner is impressive. Have you trained?”
Ji Xiao exchanged a few pleasantries with them. When he reached the door, he saw Chen Shuhui holding Liang Fei outside. Their expressions were identical—both stunned.
Ji Xiao walked up to them, ruffled Liang Fei’s head, and looked at Chen Shuhui with a smile. “Is your hubby impressive?”
Liang Fei: “…” So annoying. Why does everyone like to rub his head?
Chen Shuhui turned his head slightly. “Let’s go home.” Husband? In your dreams!
“Let me hold him. He’s quite heavy.”
Ji Xiao reached out and took Liang Fei from his arms. Liang Fei said discontentedly, “I’m not heavy. I’m a kid, very light.”
“Alright, alright, you’re not heavy. Is Daddy impressive?”
“He was pretty impressive…”
“So you don’t think I’m impressive now? I was going to teach you, but forget it.”
“Impressive! Che Daddy is super impressive!” He also wanted to knock someone down with one kick!
Chen Shuhui said softly, “Don’t teach him how to fight.”
Liang Fei pouted.
Ji Xiao nodded. “I won’t teach him to fight. I’ll teach him to exercise.”
Liang Fei secretly smiled.
Chen Shuhui was helpless.
The muscular man, who hadn’t gone far, turned his head back and saw them. A vicious glint flashed in his eyes.
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