Only when Ningning, who was in An Nuo’s embrace, saw his older brother preparing to leave did he panic.
“Brother.”
The little child called out to Huo Lin, “Don’t go!”
The outside was so scary, and the little child was worried
about his brother going out.
Despite the little child’s attempts to stop Huo Lin, he
couldn’t deter him.
“Ningning, Uncle Auben is still outside, don’t you remember?
Brother needs to go find Uncle Auben.”
Under Huo Lin’s reassurance, in the end, the little child
could only furrow his brows and watch his brother leave.
“Ningning, what is your relationship with Caesar?”
An Nuo had never heard that, apart from Caesar, there were
other imperial princes in the empire.
Ningning, in An Nuo’s embrace, seemed a little down. He laid
against An Nuo’s body and answered with a muffled voice, “He’s my brother.”
An Nuo: “...”
An Nuo had to change his question: “Is Ludwig your father?”
Ningning shook his head. “Uncle Lulu is my brother’s father.
I have a dad.”
In his eyes, his dad was the best dad ever. He didn’t want to
exchange fathers with his brother.
An Nuo rubbed Ningning’s soft hair. Upon hearing the answer,
he felt a sudden melancholy in his heart. “You already have a dad... What’s
your dad’s name?”
“Zhan Xi!”
An Nuo had never heard this name before.
He continued to rub Ningning’s hair, not asking further about
his family.
He didn’t inquire, but the talkative Ningning continued speaking.
Having been taught by his father not to casually share family
matters, Ningning had completely forgotten his father’s admonishment in front
of An Nuo.
He was telling An Nuo about his life experiences, like how he
could drink two bottles of milk at once or how his vegetables were bitten by
bugs, and how bravely he caught all the bugs...
An Nuo listened attentively to these trivial matters of life.
He could almost imagine in his mind the scene of this little
child doing those things.
“So adorable.”
“Your dad must be very happy to have such a cute child like
you.”
An Nuo murmured softly, his voice ethereal and pleasant. Even
simple compliments made the little child intoxicated as he listened.
Unconsciously, the slight uneasiness the little child had due
to his older brother leaving had dissipated a bit. He found a comfortable
position in An Nuo’s arms, held onto An Nuo’s hand, and continued talking to
him.
“Uncle An Nuo, Ningning likes your scent.”
Scent.
This word had been used by the little child ever since he
received An Nuo’s handkerchief. Being in the early stages of kindergarten, the
child still lacked in verbal expression.
The child kept emphasizing the scent, but it wasn’t because
An Nuo used any particular bath products or had a distinct fragrance.
The scent the child repeatedly mentioned was An Nuo’s natural
aura. The child liked the aura that emanated from An Nuo, but he didn’t know
how to accurately express it, so he simply said:
“Uncle smells nice.”
An Nuo listened to the child’s soft voice in his arms. He
lowered his head and, without showing any signs of being a neat freak, gently
rubbed the child’s forehead. “Uncle likes you very much, too.”
Perhaps there was indeed some kind of magical resonance
between people, and An Nuo happened to resonate perfectly with this little
child, which is why they got along so well.
“Ningning, do you want to listen to a song? A lullaby to put
the little child to sleep.”
An Nuo looked at the young child, sensing his drowsiness, and
softly asked.
The young child nodded without hesitation, clutching An Nuo’s
clothes. His chubby face rested against An Nuo’s chest, waiting for An Nuo to
sing to him.
An Nuo hummed a lullaby, the lyrics of which were not in the
Empire’s language but in another language.
In the gentle hum of the lullaby, the young child gradually
closed his eyes.
Just before the young child fell completely asleep, in a
drowsy state, he said to An Nuo, “Ningning hasn’t heard this for a long time.”
The young child’s babyish voice was muffled, making it
difficult to discern.
If it were Zhan Xi or Huo Lin, they would surely be able to
fully translate the young child’s babyish speech.
However, An Nuo was not yet familiar with this particular
babyish voice, so he only vaguely recognized some words and couldn’t be
entirely certain.
“Ningning, what did you say?”
“Hu, hu, hu.”
An Nuo’s question received a string of small snoring sounds
in response.
Time passed gradually.
Huo Lin not only found Auben outside but also met up with
Mans, who had come here for business.
Mans had no intention of intervening in the internal turmoil of
the Sixth Planet; he only intended to protect the young prince.
Of course.
If any foolish chip person dared to come and kill him, he
wouldn’t hold back either.
The uprising on the Sixth Planet did not spread to the
outside like the previous federation. Due to the all-encompassing signal
blockade, the outside world remained unaware of everything happening on the
Sixth Planet.
The outside world’s ignorance didn’t mean that the Empire was
unaware.
The family group chat that often did video call with the little
child every day, but today they couldn’t connect to Huo Lin’s star device.
The group video call didn’t go through, and the individual
phone call wasn’t answered either.
Ludwig frowned and directly contacted Raphael.
Raphael was also unreachable.
Seeing this, Ludwig contacted Mans and, after several
attempts, Ludwig confirmed one thing--
There’s trouble on the Sixth Planet.
“Ai Wei, I’m going out with Zhan Xi to take a look.”
Ludwig’s emotions didn’t show on his face as he chose his
words carefully, saying, “The network on the Sixth Planet is probably
experiencing issues. With Mans there, Caesar and Ningning shouldn’t encounter
any accidents.”
Ludwig went out with Zhan Xi while Ai Wei stayed in the
palace, waiting.
Meanwhile...
After lasting for most of the night, the riot on the Sixth
Planet was preliminarily suppressed before daybreak.
Raphael, a king with a not-so-good reputation, had held onto
his power for so long and hadn’t been overthrown yet. Of course, he wasn’t a
pushover.
He was powerful enough, powerful enough to single-handedly
quell a riot that could be called a disaster.
“I leave this place to you. I’ll return to the palace first.”
Leaving the subdued scene to his subordinates, Raphael didn’t
let anyone accompany him and returned to the palace alone.
Upon entering, he saw Mans in the palace, accompanied by the
little prince.
“General Mans, Prince Caesar.”
Raphael’s gaze was heavy as he looked at them. “What are you
doing here?”
There was a moment of silence as Hou Lin wanted to respond.
But Raphael furrowed his brow. “Where’s the chubby little kid
you brought along?”
In this riot, many people died.
Raphael didn’t want to see the name of the young child on the
list of casualties.
Huo Lin remained silent.
During his silence, he was contemplating how to reveal the
truth to Raphael.
That the little child managed to sneak into Raphael’s secret
palace while Raphael was away, and was now even attached to Raphael’s lover.
Huo Lin had a feeling that Raphael wouldn’t take it well if
he found out.
In Huo Lin’s hesitation, Raphael raised his hand and pressed
his temple.
Single-handedly quelling the riot sounded impressive.
But behind that strength was his inherently unstable mental
power, showing signs of losing control once again. He pressed hard against his
temple, forcibly calming his mental power.
He needed to go check on An Nuo first, and then quickly find
a place to wait alone for his mental power to lose control.
An Nuo’s body was too weak.
Raphael had made a decision long ago. Even if his mental
power tortured him to death, he would never let An Nuo soothe his mental power
again.
“Ningning, Ningning is doing fine.”
Huo Lin spoke and decided to tell the truth as well, “He is
currently with Uncle An Nuo.”
Raphael: “?”
Raphael’s expression changed, “You’ve seen An Nuo?”
Huo Lin: “...”
Huo Lin pursed his lips and replied, “Yes, we saw him. He was
about to come out, but when he saw us, he brought us in.”
“Ningning is with him now.”
A few words from Huo Lin helped Raphael understand the
situation.
Fortunately, An Nuo did not come out.
Whether it’s the air or the environment outside, it’s not
suitable for An Nuo.
Raphael didn’t want him to come out.
When An Nuo was mentioned, Raphael lost interest in dealing
with anyone else. He left the others behind and headed towards his own
dormitory.
Huo Lin followed him and Mans, and the guards were not
allowed to follow.
“Why are you following?”
Raphael didn’t even want to bring Caesar along and warned,
“You must not tell anyone about An Nuo’s existence.”
Huo Lin responded with a “Hmm.”
He never had the habit of discussing other people’s family
matters.
“I’ll go in and bring Ningning.”
With Huo Lin’s words, Raphael willingly brought him along.
Walking through the passage filled with gemstones, Raphael
suddenly glanced at Huo Lin and asked, “Is An Nuo good-looking?”
Huo Lin: “...”
Huo Lin honestly replied, “Yes, he is.”
Raphael smiled, seemingly pleased to have found someone he
could talk about An Nuo with. With a seemingly casual but actually boastful
tone, he said to Huo Lin, “An Nuo is the most beautiful person I’ve ever seen.”
“Of course, my liking for him is not solely based on his
appearance.”
Raphael had a strong desire to survive, so after showing off
his partner’s beauty, he emphasized that he wasn’t the type of person who only
looked at appearances.
“I like An Nuo for many, many reasons, but I won’t tell a kid
like you about them.”
The passage was long, and as Raphael continued speaking, he
naturally transitioned into talking about his relationship with An Nuo.
“An Nuo’s cleanliness obsession is quite severe. Apart from
me, he doesn’t let anyone touch him. The first time I met him, I accidentally
touched him, and he almost vomited.”
“Now he’s gotten used to being in contact with me.”
If it weren’t for An Nuo’s special identity, unable to be
exposed to the public, Raphael would have loved to publicly serialize his love
story with An Nuo on his Star Network account.
He believed that their love story would definitely be
something many people would want to hear.
Although Huo Lin was still young, he wasn’t naïve.
When Raphael spoke about how difficult it was to get close to
An Nuo, Huo Lin understood very well that Raphael was showing off the fact that
he, himself, was now An Nuo’s partner.
An Nuo was still close to only him.
Huo Lin maintained a blank expression and remained silent
while Raphael boasted.
Continue to show off.
Continue to flaunt their relationship in front of him, an
elementary school student.
Anyway, once they entered, Raphael’s boasting would come to
an end.
The little child of his family would surely deliver a
decisive blow to this show-off!
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The author has something to say:
Ningning ahead: Don’t you dare compete with me for my uncle!
Thanks for the update!! 😂😂
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