Chapter 116 – The Identity Reveal Incident
When Xiao Fang received Elder Liu’s call, it still felt a bit surreal. Shouldn’t a big shot like him, having just returned to the country, be a hot commodity with all sorts of social engagements? How did he end up at his newly acknowledged, convenient grandson’s place after only two weeks? Although his visit was far more beneficial than awkward for them.
As he thought about it, Xiao Fang remembered another very important matter: the issue with Xiao Xu. He had pretended to know nothing, but in reality, he had adopted the boy into his own home. If this was exposed, wouldn’t it be a massive identity reveal scene? Right, and Fei Xiangnan! He was on vacation today and still at home!
Xiao Fang paced around anxiously, finally issuing a command to Fei Xiangnan, “You, take Lang Lang and Xiao Xu out to play, now! Come back after the old gentleman leaves!”
Fei Xiangnan looked at Xiao Fang with a resentful expression, clearly not agreeing with this decision. With a dissatisfied face, President Fei said, “I only have these two days off to spend the whole day with you. You still have to teach me how to cook.”
“But it’s Elder Liu who’s coming! At the banquet, I pretended to be just friends with you. If he sees us living together now, won’t that mean I lied to him? What if he gets angry and decides to help Yan Yunyang?” Xiao Fang circled anxiously.
“But if he doesn’t know our relationship, what reason would he have to help me? He’s already acknowledged you as his god-grandson, so he’ll find out sooner or later. That old fox, do you really think he couldn’t tell our relationship at the banquet?” Nothing could stop President Fei’s impulse to reveal their identity under objectively feasible conditions.
Just then, Xiao Fang’s phone received a message. Elder Liu was already in the elevator. Well, there was no point in leaving now.
Seeing Xiao Xu, dressed in a little deer one-piece pajama, rubbing his eyes as he came out for a drink of water after his nap, Xiao Fang immediately scooped the child up. This was one identity that absolutely could not be revealed! Xiao Fang felt that even this floor wasn’t safe anymore. He carried the child up to the rooftop, with his two “little grandnephews” following behind.
Nuomici was clearly faster than Lang Lang. While Lang Lang was still crawling, Nuomici had already followed his daddy upstairs. Seeing that he definitely couldn’t catch up, Lang Lang plopped down on the floor, pouted, but didn’t cry. He just held back his tears and looked at the daddy who was watching the show from the side, as if to see if his heart would soften.
Fei Xiangnan carefully examined his son. This child would definitely not be a simple character when he grew up. He was only half a year old and already knew how to be manipulative?
“Da-ddy,” the little crybaby’s tears were about to fall.
Fei Xiangnan sighed and went to pick up the child, but not without a threat, “You’d better not grow up to be an obstacle to me and your dad’s romance. Otherwise, daddy will have to punish you properly.”
Fei Xiangnan smiled and lifted his son, carrying him upstairs under the boy’s bewildered gaze.
He placed Lang Lang in his little uncle’s arms. Nuomici also found a good spot next to Xiao Xu to go back to sleep. The little things sat together neatly. Xiao Fang put his phone in Xiao Xu’s hand.
“Don’t come down until brother sends you a message. Take good care of your little nephew. If you want anything to eat, send brother a message and I’ll bring it up to you,” Xiao Fang warned. This layer of identity must not be revealed. But this also tacitly meant that Fei Xiangnan could successfully reveal his identity in front of Elder Liu.
Xiao Xu nodded blankly. Whatever brother said, went. Although he really wanted a drink of water, it was okay to endure it for a while.
President Fei revealed a victorious smile, his mood instantly brightening. He wrapped an arm around Xiao Fang’s waist. “Let’s go. Elder Liu should be at the door.”
The two fathers thus went downstairs with peace of mind.
Sure enough, when they got downstairs, Elder Liu was already ringing the doorbell. Xiao Fang straightened his appearance and went to open the door.
“Elder Liu,” receiving Elder Liu’s warning gaze, Xiao Fang immediately corrected himself, “Grandpa, what brings you here today?”
Elder Liu nodded in satisfaction. “Just wanted to come and see you.” Elder Liu was wearing a sapphire blue Tang suit today, looking particularly energetic. He walked in and saw Fei Xiangnan standing not far away.
Fei Xiangnan always maintained that perfect appearance in front of outsiders. He smiled and politely called him “Grandpa” as well. Elder Liu’s gaze only paused for a moment, then he patted Xiao Fang’s shoulder. “My grandson’s taste is indeed excellent. Unlike Xiao Zhang, let alone finding someone good, with his current sloppy appearance, I’d be impressed if he could find anyone at all.” Speaking of Xiao Zhang, Elder Liu was worried for him. But Elder Liu’s calm reaction was just as Fei Xiangnan had said.
How could an old fox like him, who had been in the business world for decades, not guess these things?
Fei Xiangnan catered to his tastes and brewed Elder Liu’s favorite tea. Elder Liu didn’t put on any airs today; he was just like an elder visiting them. Because of the release of Xiao Fang’s movie, the old man praised Xiao Fang again and again, saying the filming was excellent. Xiao Fang felt a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, Xiao Fang had planned ahead and moved Xiao Xu to the rooftop. Just like how Fei Xiangnan had initially tricked Xiao Fang, President Fei successfully tricked Elder Liu into not going up to the rooftop. Elder Liu had to compromise and visit Fei Xiangnan’s study instead.
The two businessmen first talked about a lot of professional terms that Xiao Fang didn’t understand. Helpless, Xiao Fang could only go to the kitchen first to prepare some fruit platters for them to eat when they came out. While arranging the platter, Xiao Fang had a thought. Wait, if he visited the study, would he want to visit other rooms too?
Xiao Fang urgently wanted to go and lock the doors to the two children’s rooms, but the two of them had already come out. The next sentence directly made Xiao Fang give up struggling. It was over!
“Xiangnan is truly a leading figure in the modern business world. Your insights are truly different. May I see the other rooms in your home?” Elder Liu said with great interest.
Fei Xiangnan was not as flustered as Xiao Fang at all. He nodded calmly, with a composed posture, and opened the door to Lang Lang’s room.
Xiao Fang covered his face in resignation. It was over. A lonely old man was about to accept the fact that his newly acknowledged grandson already had a child.
“This!” Elder Liu’s eyes widened, and then he cast an incredulous gaze on Xiao Fang. “Is Xiao Fang a Third Gender?”
Fei Xiangnan nodded precisely.
“Then the child?”
“He went to his great-grandfather’s house,” President Fei never needed a draft when telling a lie.
Elder Liu showed a somewhat regretful expression. “What a pity I didn’t get to see him today.” Saying that, he walked to the next door. This time, it was Xiao Xu’s room!
Xiao Fang shook his head frantically at Fei Xiangnan, but President Fei was not the type to be trifled with. He opened the door without hesitation.
Blue wallpaper with little whale prints, a small dark blue bed, and a small bookshelf next to it filled with children’s books. It looked like the room of a seven or eight-year-old boy. Xiao Fang was around twenty-four or five this year. To have a child that old, he would have to have…?
Elder Liu looked at the two of them with eyes full of shock. Xiao Fang, who didn’t expect Elder Liu’s imagination to go this far, was equally shocked. Young hero, let me explain, hey!
“Grandpa, you’re overthinking it. This is a room we decorated for our child, preparing it in advance to let him adapt to a growing environment,” watching President Fei lie so calmly, Xiao Fang almost couldn’t resist giving him a thumbs-up. The child was only half a year old, and you were already thinking of decorating an eight-year-old’s living environment for him. Who would believe that?
“I see. I had that idea before, but I never had the chance to implement it.” Elder Liu nodded in agreement. Fei Xiangnan immediately put on a filial appearance and said many comforting words to Elder Liu, talking him into a state of bliss. Elder Liu praised Fei Xiangnan more and more.
Xiao Fang stood on the side, growing mushrooms on the spot. He didn’t dare to speak, nor could he speak. As long as you can understand, it’s fine.
Xiao Fang, who originally thought he could last until Elder Liu left, didn’t expect the people upstairs to mess up.
They chatted downstairs for an hour and a half. Xiao Xu, in order not to trouble his two brothers, endured without drinking water. Fortunately, Nuomici had eaten his fill earlier and was now sleeping soundly with no desire for food. Lang Lang was sleeping in Xiao Xu’s arms, playing with the corner of his clothes, occasionally spouting baby talk.
“Owh owh, owh owh owh, daddy,” Lang Lang blew bubbles.
Xiao Xu was seriously teaching Lang Lang to say “uncle.” He couldn’t just call everyone “daddy.” “Not daddy, it’s un-cle!” Xiao Xu said with clear enunciation.
Lang Lang’s chubby hands wanted to touch Xiao Xu’s face. He had no intention of learning, he just wanted to play with his little uncle’s face. It was good-looking and fun to play with.
Xiao Xu frowned and held Lang Lang’s two mischievous hands. “If you learn ‘uncle,’ I’ll let you touch.”
So if he didn’t learn, he couldn’t touch? Lang Lang’s super comprehension skills made his eyes well up with tears in the next second. Little uncle wouldn’t let him touch his face. This was definitely a critical hit!
Xiao Xu had been tricked many times before. This time, he was determined not to give in, even though his heart ached. But he had long taken it upon himself to teach Xiao Xu to speak. “Un-cle.”
“Owh, owh-woo, owh, da, ooh.” Little Lang Lang was also trying his best for that pretty face, holding back a flood of tears.
Xiao Xu shook his head seriously. Wrong. “If you don’t learn, you can’t touch. Un-cle!”
“Ooh, ooh, ooh—woo-owh!” Not being able to touch little uncle’s soft face, Lang Lang finally couldn’t take it anymore and burst into tears with a loud wail.
In the past, it was always loud thunder but little rain. He had never cried with such real material before. Xiao Xu panicked, completely panicked. Lang Lang usually never cried; this little guy was very smart. But this sudden outburst caught Xiao Xu completely off guard.
“Don’t cry, don’t cry.” Xiao Xu hugged Lang Lang, successfully waking up Nuomici who was sleeping on the side. His little brother was crying for no reason, and as the older brother, his heart ached at once. He immediately went forward and licked him with his barbed tongue. The baby’s delicate skin was immediately scraped and hurt. Normally, Lang Lang wouldn’t have cried at this, but this time it was pain on top of pain. Lang Lang cried even harder.
Nuomici immediately jumped into Xiao Xu’s arms, ready to continue licking. Lang Lang waved his little hands, crying and hiccuping.
Xiao Xu’s eight-year-old body couldn’t handle a cat and a baby like this. Helpless and flustered, he took out his phone. Just as he finished typing a message, Lang Lang’s little hand slapped it in a flash of lightning.
Plop!
It successfully fell into the small fish tank on the side and went silent.
Xiao Xu was petrified on the spot.
“Wuwu, hic, da, wuwu, ddy.” Lang Lang used the only two words he knew, his little face flushed from crying. At this moment, Xiao Xu certainly didn’t know that if he had just said he could touch his face, the kid would have stopped crying.
Xiao Xu, who still knew very little about the little rascal, picked up the child. Nuomici jumped down and followed behind Xiao Xu. The three little things pattered downstairs.
“Brother! Lang Lang is crying, hiccuping, and he won’t stop!” Xiao Xu urgently reported the situation.
The two groups successfully came face to face. The atmosphere immediately escalated to a white-hot state.
In the air, Xiao Fang seemed to hear the sound of his identity being torn apart.