Chapter 91 (1/2)

Translated by Yan of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Lin ShuYi didn’t sleep the entire night because Tao Tao and Xiao Yu were sleeping by his side.

Originally, Xiao Yu could sleep by himself in a room, but Tao Tao was still young. His little wooden bed hadn’t come back either, so he could only sleep with Lin ShuYi. But Tao Tao slept a bit too long during the day, so he wasn’t sleepy at night, and dazedly insisted on seeing Xiao Yu in order to fall asleep. It was like he had telepathy: the moment Xiao Yu left, he would wake up. In the end, Lin ShuYi simply let Xiao Yu also sleep there.

Fortunately, the Shen family had large beds, and it wouldn’t be too crowded even if there were two more Xiao Yu’s. Xiao Yu and Lin ShuYi slept facing each other, Tao Tao in the middle. When he looked to the left, he saw his dad; when he looked to the right, he saw his brother. It made him so excited that he kept flopping around. Lin ShuYi had no choice but to turn off the light and coax him to sleep quietly. After a while, he heard Tao Tao’s breathing smooth out as he fell asleep.

Lin ShuYi stared up at the ceiling, eyes open, not sleepy at all. His emotions were a little bit stirred up since they now suddenly had children. He inexplicably felt that he should be a good father, so that he could make these two obedient, adorable children happy.

Xiao Yu suddenly whispered a question from the dark. “Is Papa asleep?”

After such a long time without any noise, Lin ShuYi thought that Xiao Yu had also fallen asleep. He turned to look ahead of him in the darkness, fumbling around until he touched Xiao Yu’s face. “You still haven’t slept yet?”

He felt Xiao Yu’s soft cheeks brush against his hand, before he felt him smile. “I’m so happy that I can sleep with Papa.”

Lin ShuYi was startled. “I thought that you would prefer to sleep alone. If you like it, you can sleep with me from now on.”

Xiao Yu’s eyes were wide and round, very pleasantly surprised, but Lin ShuYi couldn’t see it. “Really? That’s awesome. But I won’t sleep with Papa every day. Papa Shen said that men have to ***, so it’s fine if this kind of thing just happens once or twice.”(t/n: the *** were in the raws)

Lin ShuYi gritted his teeth in the dark. What in the world did Shen Fu teach this child while Lin ShuYi was distracted?

But Xiao Yu said, “I can’t be greedy either. What I have now is something that I couldn’t even dream of. Tao Tao is next to me, and I have fathers and grandparents, and even a great-grandfather who seems strict but actually loves us very much.”

Xiao Yu’s words made Lin ShuYi’s heart ache. With Tao Tao in between them, he patted Xiao Yu’s back gently. “That isn’t greed. You two are worthy of anyone’s love.”

Xiao Yu didn’t understand, but he held Lin ShuYi’s hand tightly. “Can Papa sing a song for me?”

Lin ShuYi was stunned again. The only thing he didn’t know how to do was sing, much less a melody that could lull a child to sleep.

He recalled a few of the remaining melodies floating around in his mind, and he started to softly hum. Strictly speaking, it couldn’t be considered a song at all, and Lin ShuYi’s pleasant voice wasn’t any use whatsoever. However, Xiao Yu still closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep with a slight smile on his lips. He hoped that this wasn’t a dream. He hoped that, when he opened his eyes, not only would he see sunlight, but also the warm face of someone who loved him.

Xiao Yu had a night full of good dreams, but Lin ShuYi slept while trembling in fear.

Tao Tao slept between the two of them, and the first time he woke up, the little kiddo had managed to roll around until he was horizontal above Lin ShuYi’s head. He had carefully hugged Tao Tao and rearranged him before Lin ShuYi lost all traces of sleepiness. He kept getting up blearily to see if Tao Tao had already fallen onto the floor, if his blankets were covering him well; it would be troublesome if he caught a cold, since the days were already so cool.

As a result, Xiao Yu and Tao Tao both slept very well, but Lin ShuYi didn’t sleep well at all. He only finally fell asleep when the sky was beginning to be suffused with light.

He was woken by a wet kiss.

He opened his eyes to see that Tao Tao was lying next to his head, dropping damp kisses on his face. Tao Tao was wearing a little tiger onesie with alternating yellow and orange stripes. There was a big ‘king’ character written on the hat on his head, and he was both adorable and cute. Lin ShuYi couldn’t help but smile. When Tao Tao saw him open his eyes, he gurgled with laughter. “Papa~ Papa~”

Xiao Yu walked over from the other side. “Papa, are you awake?”

Lin ShuYi nodded and sat up from his bed, hugging Tao Tao, before he saw Shen Fu walk in from outside.

“You haven’t slept enough, have you? When we get in the car in a bit, you should sleep some more. Everything’s ready, and we can leave as soon as we eat breakfast.”

Lin ShuYi was still a bit muddle-headed. “En? Where are we going?”

Shen Fu burst out laughing before he went over to kiss Lin ShuYi’s cheek. “Are you still dazed from sleep? We’re going home, ah, where else?”

Lin ShuYi was so startled by this kiss that he gathered his wits again and hastily looked at Xiao Yu’s face. He couldn’t even bothered to push aside Shen Fu, but all he saw was Xiao Yu teasing Tao Tao and making him laugh, his head turned away. Only then did Lin ShuYi turn back to Shen Fu and viciously rolled his eyes at him.

Shen Fu licked his lips. All he wanted to do was kiss him again.

They descended slowly down the stairs, one of them holding a little one, the other leading the older child by the hand.

The table was already full of breakfast items downstairs: Chinese-style steamed buns, deep-fried breadsticks, soy milk, and porridge. There were all sorts of food.

Grandfather Shen sat in the very middle. When he saw the four of them come down, he beckoned towards Xiao Yu. “Come sit next to great-grandpa.” Then he lifted his head and said to Lin ShuYi, “How are you? Was it tiring with Tao Tao yesterday?”

Lin ShuYi felt a bit embarrassed. So many people were waiting for just him, but he was truly too tired. He didn’t even know when Xiao Yu and Tao Tao had woken up. Apparently Xiao Yu had woken up when Tao Tao had, and Xiao Yu was the one who had changed Tao Tao’s clothes. Luckily, Tao Tao was fairly well-behaved very early in the morning, and he hadn’t kicked the blankets aside anymore.

Mama Shen smiled as she put the congee ladle in front of Grandfather Shen as she looked at Lin ShuYi. “From what I can see, it’s been a struggle. Xiao Yu has always slept early, so this must be the first time he’s slept so late. It isn’t easy taking care of children.”