Huo Lin remained silent, his small face showing no expression, and he did not agree with Raphael’s words.
Raphael turned his head to look at him and clicked his
tongue. “Why do you resemble your father so much? If you’re this quiet since
childhood, it won’t be good when you grow up and try to pursue a wife.”
Upon hearing this, Huo Lin finally reacted a bit. He spoke
stiffly. “I don’t want a wife.”
Raphael chuckled, amused. “Let’s talk about this when you
grow up. Besides, if you don’t want a wife, do you want to stay single?”
“I have Ningning.”
Raphael: “...”
Raphael found it even more amusing.
Caesar, the young prince of the empire, looked mature on the
outside, but he didn’t expect him to be so immature inside that he could even
utter childish words, like not wanting a wife but wanting Ningning.
Raphael’s smile was caught by Huo Lin, and the latter’s face
became even more tense.
Ningning was right; Raphael was very annoying.
Huo Lin thought unhappily in his heart. Did what he said just
now really sound so funny?
Raphael discovered the amusement in chatting with this young
prince of the empire, so he teased him a bit more before they reached the end
of the passage.
“I’ll go take a shower. Why don’t you come and wash up too?
After your shower, disinfect a few more times, or else An Nuo will feel
uncomfortable.”
Huo Lin frowned; he didn’t want to disinfect.
Raphael led the way ahead and soon had him take another
shower. During the disinfection process, Raphael even disinfected himself
several times first.
“An Nuo is very sensitive to unfamiliar smells. If he smells
something that makes him uncomfortable, he’ll feel nauseous and want to vomit.
Caesar, has that chubby little kid Ningning been disinfected by An Nuo?”
As Huo Lin was repeatedly disinfected, he replied
expressionlessly, “No, Ningning hasn’t been disinfected.”
Ningning disliked the smell of disinfectant, so it was
impossible to disinfect him.
Raphael: “?”
Raphael furrowed his brows and said, “He went in without
disinfecting? This is bad, An Nuo will definitely not be able to handle it.”
As Raphael spoke, he didn’t have the leisure to accompany Huo
Lin in a leisurely disinfection process. He walked quickly to find An Nuo.
Seeing this, Huo Lin also put down the disinfectant and
followed him.
A few minutes later.
The dropped gauze curtain swayed slightly with the wind
coming in through the window.
Raphael quietly walked in, approaching An Nuo’s bed. He felt
somewhat puzzled because he looked around and couldn’t find any trace of the
little chubby kid here.
Strange.
Could it be that An Nuo chased away the little chubby kid
because he didn’t disinfect? That shouldn’t be the case. An Nuo was softhearted
and shouldn’t be so cruel to the little chubby kid.
Raphael stood in front of the gauze curtain, momentarily
caught in confusion.
Huo Lin, who had walked over with him, saw him stop in front
of the gauze curtain without lifting it, and was also puzzled. “Why don’t you
lift it and take a look?”
“An Nuo is sleeping. If we wake him up at this time, he won’t
be happy.”
An Nuo would always wake up in a bad mood, but it’s usually
mild, sometimes more severe.
Raphael didn’t want to disturb him at this time.
Huo Lin: “...”
Before Huo Lin could say anything, Raphael asked him again,
“Didn’t you say the little chubby kid is here? Why haven’t I seen him?”
Huo Lin pointed to the gauze curtain and looked at Raphael
with a look of understanding, “Ningning is inside.”
Raphael: “?”
Raphael frowned. “That’s impossible.”
An Nuo’s bed was the one he disliked others touching the
most, so he wouldn’t let a little chubby kid who’s not disinfected on it.
Raphael, with a skeptical expression on his face, lifted the
gauze curtain in front of Huo Lin and exposed what was behind it.
The curtain was lifted.
On the soft, large bed, An Nuo was sleeping on his side, with
a peaceful and beautiful sleeping expression and a relaxed posture. However,
what made Raphael feel breathless was that there was a chubby little kid in An
Nuo’s embrace.
The upper body of the little kid was bare, while the lower
body seemed to be wrapped in a towel around the “waist,” but the towel was
halfway off, like a useless decoration.
The little child, with a tender and fair complexion, was not
quiet when sleeping. One of his chubby legs was being pressed by An Nuo,
seemingly to prevent him from moving, while his other chubby leg was kicking
against An Nuo in a bold manner.
With that chubby face that looked so adorable, pressed
against An Nuo, he was even making cute snoring sounds.
Seeing the two of them sleeping like this, the big and small
figures intertwined, Raphael’s eyes were becoming red.
He took two steps back, unable to believe it, murmuring to
himself, “It’s impossible, absolutely impossible. I must be seeing things!
Caesar, did you see—”
“I saw it. Ningning is sleeping with Uncle An Nuo.”
Huo Lin, who had just been ridiculed by Raphael, now struck
back without hesitation, saying, “Ningning hasn’t been disinfected yet, but
Uncle An Nuo doesn’t seem to mind.”
Raphael: “...”
Damn it.
His heart ached, feeling both sour and painful.
He didn’t want to live anymore.
Raphael, who had just been proudly showing off his wife, now
looked at the chubby little kid lying next to his wife. He closed his eyes,
took a deep breath, and took a moment to regain some composure.
“Caesar, is this little brat using some kind of curse?”
“Uncle Raphael, please don’t spread rumors.”
The conversation between the two by the bedside caught the
attention of An Nuo, who had been sleeping with his eyes closed. He slowly
opened his eyes upon hearing the commotion.
When he opened his eyes, his brows slightly furrowed, and in
the next second, he threw a pillow.
Raphael skillfully reached out and caught the pillow.
Huo Lin watched Uncle An Nuo’s action of throwing the pillow
and then looked at his frustrated expression upon waking up. He felt that there
were certain moments when Uncle An Nuo resembled their family’s child.
“An Nuo.”
Raphael immediately softened his voice when he saw him awake.
“Did you sleep well? If not, you can sleep a little longer.”
An Nuo remained silent.
He withdrew his gaze from Raphael and turned it to the chubby
little child in his arms. The little one was warm and snuggling with him was
like holding a small heater.
Even though An Nuo was awake, he still refused to let go,
which made Raphael feel sour. “This chubby little kid hasn’t been disinfected.
How can you sleep well while holding him? It would be better to hold me. I’ve
disinfected myself several times.”
An Nuo leaned closer and sniffed the scent of the little
child. Perhaps due to incomplete weaning, the little child still had a faint
smell of milk.
“It smells good. Ningning’s scent is very pleasant,” An Nuo
answered softly.
Raphael’s attempt to provoke him failed, so he continued to
pick faults. “Look how chubby he is. He can’t even be wrapped in a towel
properly. And why is this little kid so careless, exposing himself like this?”
After finishing his remark, Raphael even sat beside them and
tried to pinch the little kid’s leg.
An Nuo didn’t hesitate to slap his hand away.
Considering the little child was still asleep, everyone spoke
in low voices.
Raphael occasionally glanced at the little kid. He was still
resentful about the fact that the other had entered his wife’s bed when he
wasn’t around.
“An Nuo, do you want to get up?”
“Can’t do it.”
Raphael couldn’t get rid of the little chubby kid, so he
thought about letting his wife get out of bed instead. Unfortunately, his wife
wasn’t falling for his tricks.
Huo Lin watched them talk, showing a knowing expression but
not getting involved. He glanced at the little child sleeping nearby and
realized the little child was sleeping soundly. He stepped aside and sat down,
watching Raphael suffer a setback.
The two adults continued their conversation.
Raphael actually wanted to express his grievances, but there
was an imperial prince next to him, making it impossible for him to vent his
emotions.
“An Nuo, there are still many things to deal with outside.
I’ll probably be busy for a while. Can you stay here alone for a few days... is
that okay?”
“When I’m done, I’ll come over and spend time with you.”
Raphael’s tone was very gentle, a gentleness that Caesar and
the little chubby kid had never heard before.
He lowered his head and rubbed his forehead against An Nuo’s,
acting like a spoiled dog.
An Nuo’s morning grumpiness had subsided, and his emotions
had stabilized by now. He raised his hand and touched Raphael’s hair,
whispering softly, “Hmm, I understand.”
An Nuo knew that there had been unrest outside and it would
take time to handle it.
“Raphael, have you used your mental powers?”
“No.”
Raphael lied without changing his expression, “I promised you
that I wouldn’t use my mental powers casually. This time, the military handled
the riot, so I didn’t need to intervene.”
Caesar instantly detected Raphael’s lie. Back outside, he
clearly saw Raphael resolving the riot.
“An Nuo, just wait for me a few days. I heard that the
auction on Black Cloud Planet will sell mermaids. I’ll go there and buy a
mermaid to keep in the pond in our garden. If you ever have trouble sleeping,
you can watch the mermaid.”
Mermaids were a rare species, and there weren’t many left in
the galaxy. In An Nuo’s homeland, there used to be quite a few mermaids, but
unfortunately, with the downfall of the royal family, not many survivors of the
mermaid community remained.
Raphael spoke softly to An Nuo, while the chubby little kid
slept in An Nuo’s embrace. Without An Nuo’s restraining presence, the little
child turned over carelessly.
He lay on An Nuo’s lap, his chubby little bottom facing
Raphael.
Raphael calmly comforted his wife while discreetly pinching
the sweetly sleeping chubby little kid.
Sleep, sleep, sleep. All you know is sleep.
He took other’s wife and continued to sleep.
It’s truly exasperating.
Whether it was Raphael’s strong grip or the little child’s
tender flesh, a few seconds later, the chubby little kid reached out to touch
his bottom, crying as he opened his eyes.
“Uncle An Nuo, the dog bit me!”
An Nuo: ...
Raphael: ...
The chubby little kid had obviously dreamt of being bitten by
a dog, and it was likely caused by his bottom being pinched and hurting.
An Nuo looked up at Raphael, who had suddenly transformed
into a dog. He cleared his throat and comforted the aggrieved little child.
“No dog bit you, Ningning. You had a bad dream.”
The little child paused for a moment upon hearing this, then
doubtfully touched his own bottom, his voice filled with confusion. “But... but
Ningning’s bottom hurts.”
An Nuo looked at the pitiful little child and extended his
hand, unbothered, to massage the little child’s bottom.
The little child’s face instantly turned red.
Meanwhile, Raphael’s face turned green.
“Does it still hurt?”
An Nuo massaged him and asked about the chubby little child’s
feelings.
The little chubby child mumbled, “Ningning doesn’t hurt.”
Not only did it not hurt, but the child also felt a little
happy inside.
The content little child hugged An Nuo’s neck tightly and
gave a sticky kiss on An Nuo’s cheek.
“Uncle An Nuo, Ningning really likes you.”
After expressing his feelings, the child’s face became even
redder.
An Nuo was next to him and could feel the baby’s pounding
heartbeat.
In that moment, his heart softened completely.
“I like you too.”
He had only felt this kind of affection for one child before
- his sister’s baby.
The intimacy between the big and the small made Raphael feel
like he was going to explode with anger.
He cleared his throat a couple of times to regain An Nuo’s
attention.
Time was pressing, so he wasn’t in a hurry to settle the
score with this little chubby kid. After all, this little chubby kid was not a
child from the Sixth Planet, and he couldn’t stay on the Sixth Planet for long
anyway.
Once the little chubby kid left, his wife would still be his
wife, and no one could take him away.
The most pressing matter at hand was for him to solve his own
physical problems first.
“An Nuo, I have to go now. You should rest more. If the kid
keeps making a fuss here, it will affect your rest. I’ll take him away now.”
“No, Ningning doesn’t go!”
Upon hearing Raphael’s words, the little child held An Nuo
tightly with an angry emphasis, saying, “Ningning won’t leave. Ningning wants
to be with Uncle An Nuo.”
Although the little child had a habit of sticking to adults,
this was the first time he clung to an adult he had only recently met.
Not only did the little child stick to An Nuo, but An Nuo
also couldn’t bear to be separated from the little child.
Thanks for the update!!
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