Chapter 90 – Successfully Passing the Tribulation
When they got home, Xiao Fang’s first reaction was to dash into the room to see Lang Lang. The nanny was in the kitchen cooking. Hearing the noise, Lang Lang had already opened his eyes. After spending so many days with Xiao Fang, he had grown very attached to him, even more so than to Fei Xiangnan. Seeing Xiao Fang, he gurgled with laughter, his little hands held high.
At this moment, Xiao Fang felt as if he were walking on cotton candy; the whole world was sweet and light. He immediately went over and picked up his son, planting a heavy kiss on his forehead.
“Good boy, Lang Lang. Did you miss Daddy?” Xiao Fang began his cross-server chat with his son again. The father and son could chat like this for a long time.
Suddenly, he felt a tightness around his leg. Xiao Fang looked down and saw the now chubby Nuomici trying to climb up his leg. Just as Xiao Fang was about to hold both his sons in one arm, Nuomici was picked up by the other father. Seeing his big daddy’s “fierce” face, Nuomici let out a wronged meow.
Fei Xiangnan frowned unhappily. “I just fed you this morning. Is this the attitude you have towards your dad?”
“Meow!” That’s right.
Xiao Fang was amused by Fei Xiangnan’s serious face. He reached out and petted Nuomici, who stretched comfortably, a purr rumbling in his throat.
“Don’t be so serious. Play with him more. Look how cute Nuomici is.”
“Meeeow~” Nuomici meowed in agreement.
Xiao Fang was completely lost in the joy of having two incredibly cute sons.
Fei Xiangnan, on the other hand, was lost in Xiao Fang’s smile. Only when he was with Xiao Fang could he smile most like himself.
The family of four began their simple and warm family life on this leisurely evening.
After the nanny finished cooking, she left. Xiao Fang and Fei Xiangnan divided the labor: Daddy prepared formula for his son, and Father mixed cat food for his eldest son. After the two little ones were full, the adults finally started to eat.
“Do you have any plans coming up?” Fei Xiangnan asked, chewing on a piece of broccoli with extreme elegance. Because his partner ate so gracefully, Xiao Fang, who had always been carefree, had also become much more restrained.
“Sister He has two script proposals for me. Both are for movies. She wants me to pick one and then go for an audition.” Xiao Fang used a spoon to scoop a large spoonful of cumin beef into Fei Xiangnan’s bowl. Picking up food piece by piece seemed too troublesome, and Fei Xiangnan was already used to Xiao Fang serving him food. He ate it as usual; he would generally eat as much as Xiao Fang gave him.
“Are you going tomorrow?” Fei Xiangnan calculated silently in his heart.
Completely unaware that he had fallen into a trap, Xiao Fang replied as usual, “No, the day after tomorrow. She said to let me look at them tomorrow and then decide.”
A triumphant smile appeared on Fei Xiangnan’s lips. This was for the best. It saved him from worrying about Xiao Fang’s body not being able to handle work early tomorrow morning.
“That’s good,” Fei Xiangnan replied with a smile.
Xiao Fang’s internal alarm finally belatedly lit up. The tips of his ears turned red without his permission. He vigorously shoveled rice into his mouth, pretending not to understand anything. When Xiao Fang didn’t put on his professional facade to hide it, Fei Xiangnan could tell what he was thinking at a glance.
“Sigh, have you been avoiding me these past few days? If you don’t want to, I won’t force you.” It was only today that Fei Xiangnan brought it up, deliberately pretending to be magnanimous and hurt, repeatedly rubbing salt in Xiao Fang’s wound of soft-heartedness.
Xiao Fang, having been found out, vehemently denied it. “No, I haven’t! I was reading the script!”
“Really? Can you read a script on a video app?” Fei Xiangnan had a “I’ve seen through you” expression, having been well aware of Xiao Fang’s little actions these past few days.
Like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, Xiao Fang immediately bristled. “Wh-what video! I don’t know what you’re talking about!”
“One night, you fell asleep, and you didn’t turn it off.”
Xiao Fang’s face turned red at the speed of light. Didn’t turn it off, didn’t turn it off, didn’t turn it off! How could he be so stupid?
They were almost done eating. Fei Xiangnan directly picked Xiao Fang up and placed him on the sofa to soothe him. Xiao Fang, who was usually so brave, was now as timid as a hamster.
“Don’t worry, I won’t leave you with any unpleasant memories.” For the sake of his future happiness, Fei Xiangnan was carefully providing psychological counseling.
Of course, Xiao Fang knew this was something he had to go through. Sometimes, when he was sleeping with Fei Xiangnan, he could even feel it. Ahem, holding it in was definitely not a solution. He was born knowing he was a 0 and had no urge to be the top, but he was afraid of pain.
“Did you prepare any medicine for injuries? Ruan Tan gave me some recommendations.” The good student Xiao Fang took out a small piece of paper with a long list of medicine names from his pocket. By the time Fei Xiangnan saw the fifth one, his face had darkened, and he threw it away. He had seen a sentence: “If it’s serious, you must go to a private hospital for treatment.” What a profound doubt in his skills!
When Xiao Fang saw the little piece of paper fall, he became anxious. But he was held tightly in Fei Xiangnan’s arms and couldn’t move. Someone, completely ignoring the top’s expression, said anxiously, “These are all sincere recommendations!!!”
Fei Xiangnan swept him up and carried him to the bathroom. “If you end up using any of those medicines tomorrow, I lose!”
To wipe away this shame, President Fei worked very diligently tonight. He first did enough preliminary work to ensure the land was optimally moistened, making every inch of it full and ready. Only then did he begin the formal cultivation.
The window glass reflected the moonlit scenery outside, as well as two ever-changing ink-black silhouettes. The dimly lit room was filled with the sweetest cries. The cold wind scraped against the tranquility in the air, unknowingly covering up a room full of sweetness. As dawn broke, it finally brought true serenity to this space.
Xiao Fang missed breakfast and slept until two in the afternoon. His body felt refreshed; he had probably been cleaned. Actually, the process didn’t seem as serious as he had imagined. Apart from feeling a little swollen now, it really couldn’t be described as painful. In fact, it felt very comfortable later on. Thinking back now, Fei Xiangnan’s technique was a world apart from his own. This was a far cry from what Xiao Fang had imagined.
Hearing movement in the room, Fei Xiangnan came in with a tray of light porridge and side dishes. When their eyes met, it seemed they could see more things in each other’s gazes. Even their actions were more natural than before. Xiao Fang suddenly felt that this was not bad either. Negative distance seemed to have a certain promoting effect on a relationship.
Fei Xiangnan first kissed Xiao Fang without any hesitation, then placed a small table in front of him and put down the porridge and dishes. One had to know that President Fei had a slight obsession with cleanliness.
Xiao Fang said, a little embarrassed, “I, maybe I should eat outside.”
“Your legs will be sore. Don’t you have to work tomorrow? Just rest well for a day.” Fei Xiangnan was incredibly gentle at this moment, and Xiao Fang’s heart felt sweet.
Then he asked with false sincerity, “Don’t you have to work?”
“It doesn’t matter if I don’t go for a day. You eat your lunch first, be good,” Fei Xiangnan said with a sincere expression, completely unaware that he was just using his status to forcefully take a day off.
Assistant Chen, who had been inexplicably given extra work: I have an F-bomb I’d like to drop, but I’m not sure if I should.
Xiao Fang started to eat obediently. Suddenly, he remembered something. “Is that little piece of paper from yesterday still around? It was Ruan Tan’s kind intention, after all. It might be useful to keep it.”
The petty President Fei put on a fake expression and said, “I don’t know. I didn’t see it this morning. The nanny probably threw it away as trash.”
Xiao Fang’s lips twitched. He felt there was something fishy about this.
Fei Xiangnan didn’t give him much time to think. He turned and went to the other two rooms to bring over Xiao Fang’s two most beloved sons and put them all on the bed.
Lang Lang lay on the bed, his hands and feet still moving restlessly. Nuomici retracted his claws and played with his little brother for a while, then, relying on his ability to run and move, went to compete for Xiao Fang’s affection. A large furball pounced over, and Xiao Fang almost failed to catch it, nearly dropping his spoon.
And so, after less than three seconds of happiness, Nuomici was picked up by his daddy and subjected to endless torment.
“Behave?”
“Meeeow~” Nuomici, forced by overwhelming strength, let out a weak meow, his little paws resting on Fei Xiangnan’s arm pitifully.
Xiao Fang felt like he was getting a preview of a father disciplining his son.
Xiao Fang wasn’t developing in the direction of a popular idol. With his current influence, there was no need to do things to gain popularity. So he just needed to focus on filming, and he even took on fewer magazine endorsements. These were all scheduled for the early summer, so Xiao Fang was currently in a cooling-off period. But his fans were still active. To prove that he was a good actor who doted on his fans, Xiao Fang started updating his Weibo again after the last time.
Nuomici is very sad after being scolded. #ImageAttached#
In the photo, Nuomici’s eyes were downcast as he stared at the bedsheet, an indescribable grievance on his face. There was also a picture of Nuomici looking up and meowing at him, his eyes filled with a plea for petting and comfort.
This once again ignited the passion of the cat-loving fans.
[This is someone else’s cat. Look at that expression. I can actually understand what Nuomici is thinking!!]
[I sighed, feeling a sense of melancholy for someone else’s cat. I looked back at my own, oh, I forgot I don’t even have a cat (crying laugh)]
[Nuomici is so cute. Why can’t I believe it was Fangfang who scolded him?]
[Plus one to the person above. I don’t think Fangfang is capable of scolding anyone. So who else could it be?]
[#ImageAttached# President Fei watching the awards ceremony at a banquet. Do you think this person is capable of scolding anyone?]
[The urge to ship them is vaguely coming back. I don’t care, I believe it!!]
[President Fei is the strict father, and Fangfang is definitely the loving mother!]
[Hahahaha, I’m worried for Nuomici’s future. What to do if Dad is too fierce? Seeking answers online.]
[Hahahahaha, I’m laughing like a goose.]
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Fei Xiangnan looked at these trends and gave a very pertinent evaluation: “This generation of your fans is really easy to lead.” They wouldn’t ship the wrong couple, a one-hundred-percent match.
Xiao Fang’s lips twitched. Wasn’t that because of your good leadership?
***
Having successfully passed the tribulation, Xiao Fang’s back no longer ached, and his heart was no longer troubled. He continued to live a shameless little life with Fei Xiangnan, until he woke up the next morning and realized what had happened.
Xiao Fang sat up abruptly, startling Fei Xiangnan who was sleeping beside him.
“What’s wrong?” Fei Xiangnan’s mind was not yet fully awake.
“I forgot to read the scripts!!!” Yesterday, he had rested until the evening, then watched a three-hour movie with President Fei, and then he had fallen asleep contentedly. He had fallen asleep!!!
This meant that the two scripts had not been reviewed at all.
At this moment, his phone rang inopportunely.
“Xiao Fang, how’s your script selection coming along? We’ve already arranged for someone to pick you up.”
Xiao Fang and Fei Xiangnan looked at each other, both of their eyes screaming, “Beauty is a distraction.”
Oh no!!!