Chapter Text
1.
A convenient store near Happy Internet Cafe
“Xiao Xiu, I miss you so much!”
“I miss you too, Sister Hong!”
Ye Xiu returned a hug to his cousin, Ye Hongman, whom he considered to be like his older sister. Ye Hongman was seven years older than him, and was a single child. So ever since Ye Xiu and Ye Qiu was a toddler, she had always take care of them as if they were her blood brothers.
Even after Ye Xiu ran away from home, he still kept contact with her through QQ. Both of them were up to date with each other all these years.
2.
“Here is the room at Qinglong hotel that I booked for you. I’ll try to finish this meeting as soon possible. Thanks for volunteering to look after my kids!”
“They’re my niece and nephew, of course I’d love to look after them! Don’t worry about them and do your best with your job, Sis Hong!”
“Awww my Xiao Xiu truly is a good boy! I love you!”
Ye Hongman fondly pinched Ye Xiu cheeks, leaving a red mark on them, before telling her twin daughter and son to behave themselves. Then she was gone as fast as when she came here.
Ye Xiu waved a goodbye after her figure, then he turned to his two little companions; “Let’s go, I’ll take you to meet my friends!”
3.
Chen Gou and Tang Rou watched in disbelief when they saw Ye Xiu walked into Happy Internet Café with distinct red marks on both side of his cheeks as if he was slapped by someone at the face.
He also held a small boy and girl on his waist, who seemed to be very attached to him. Both of the children had a black hair and golden eyes, they looked very much like Ye Xiu.
The girl had tiny pig tail on both side of her head. She looked around the place curiously as if she wanted to run around and explore, yet her hand grabbed firmly at Ye Xiu shoulder. The short hair boy looked more timid and shy than his sibling, he didn’t even raise his head up from Ye Xiu shoulder.
4.
“Don’t worry Ye Xiu. I’ll take care of both you and your children.”
Tang Rou said without hesitation, her fierce eyes were burning with determination when she looked at Ye Xiu and the kids.
5.
“Thank you for your consideration Little Tang, but you misunderstood me. They’re my niece and my nephew, not my children.”
Ye Xiu tried to explain.
“Papa, who are these big sis?” The girl spoke up.
“Ye Xiu, you don’t have to say anything anymore. We understand you.”
“………”
6.
“Ahem… Ok, let start again. lady boss, Little Tang, this is my nephew, Ye Yangming and my niece Ye Yangmei. They’re twin with Yangmei as older twin. This year they’re five, will be six in the Spring Festival.
Their mother is my cousin but I think of her like my blood sister. She had to go to Japan for one week to attend a meeting, but her family and our other relatives all were busy. So I volunteered to look after them.
As for why they call me ‘Papa’, that because I’m the twin’s godfather. My cousin husband cheated on her so she kicked him out and raised them on her own. Somewhere along that they started calling me ‘Papa’, but I don’t mind being called like that, so, that’s it.”
7.
Finally Chen Guo and Tang Rou stopped with their drama filter imagination and happily greeted the two kids. It didn’t take long for the four of them to warm up to each other.
Yangmei who was very energetic got along well with Chen Guo, while Yangming preferred to sit by Tang Rou side and watched her played Glory quietly.
However, if Ye Xiu wasn’t within their eyesight, the twin would immediately threw a tantrum and cried. This resulted in quite a funny but cute scene of two kids followed Ye Xiu everywhere like a duckling chasing its mother.
8.
“They’re this attached to you, will there be any problem?”
Chen Guo wondered
“Why would it be?” Ye Xiu replied, feeling confused.
9.
Ye Xiu finally understood what ‘problem’ Chen Guo referred to.
“You should go with Little Tang and have fun. I’ll stay here and take care of this place for you. As for my share of ticket, maybe lady boss can ask other employee to go with you two instead of me?”
He suggested to Chen Guo who just showed three tickets for All-Stars weekend to them.
Although Ye Xiu felt very grateful that his boss thinking of him and even preparing everything already at hand, he couldn’t tell Chen Guo that he was so done with All-Stars that he wouldn’t mind never participating again.
Besides, he had a hunch that something terrible would definitely happen if he went there…