Draft

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After leaving Full Moon Villa and returning to Rongcheng, Su Jingyang couldn't adapt for quite some time. In the past, Ling Li and Ah-Xuan often came to accompany him. But now, no matter how many times his eyes searched outside, those familiar figures won't appear again.

Rong Hua had been staying with the Grand Wizard ever since he returned, he seemed to have no intention of showing up. Rong Ci had to help Ming Jiasheng with some soul-fixing techniques, it took several days for him to come back at night, and it was almost always at night.

Now that the most difficult time with the two children had passed, they were very quiet and obedient. Su Jingyang spent all his time with the children, somewhat filling the vacancy in his heart.

Su Jingyang estimated that it would take more than half a month for Ling Li to reach Jincheng, and it would take a total of a month or two to prepare his coronation ceremony. Looking at it like this, his goals can be completed within three months at most. If Ling Li manages to meet the conditions of the protagonist, he'll be able to increase his progress bar by 90%.

Su Jingyang sat next to the child's crib, holding his cheek and unable to help but fall into thought.

Rong Ci said before that when he leaves, he must tell him in advance to give him time to prepare... But he wasn't completely sure whether Ah-Li was the protagonist, and it wasn't good to speculate boldly. After thinking about it, Su Jingyang decided to wait for everything to be confirmed before telling him, anyway, even if he manages to collect that 90% energy, he still had to get more before reaching 100%, and there'd still be a buffering process.

"Baba¹, Baba..." Su Jingyang looked back at Ah-Xi, Ah-Xi was also looking at him, his pink lips were pressed together, continuing to make those two syllables.

Su Jingyang immediately felt soft, he smiled and held him up, kissing his fat milky face twice, "Xiaofan is so great!"

Ah-Xi was praised, his big eyes bent into curves, waving his arms, and showing his sharp baby teeth as he smiled happily. Su Jingyang touched the soft hair on his head, and couldn't help kissing him again.

"Dafan, call me Dad!"

"Babababa..." Ah-Yu shouted unwillingly, Su Jingyang happily picked him up and also kissed him, each arm holding a twin.

The two brothers were motivated and started screaming uncontrollably at him.

These two were taught to do this by Su Jingyang. In this era, children should call him father², but the pronunciation of the word "father"³ was more complicated and difficult to learn. Su Jingyang simply guided the children to call him daddy first.

The words father and mother were the easiest to learn.⁴

Sure enough, Su Jingyang hadn't been teaching them for long, and both children could only repeat it. Although their pronunciations weren't very standard, he was already very happy. Once the children really learn to speak, he probably wouldn't be here, so he'll just enjoy this for now.

When Rong Ci returned, the two children were still lively. Rong Ci walked over and sat beside Su Jingyang. He took over Ah-Xi and asked Su Jingyang with a smile: "What did you teach them?"

Su Jingyang rolled his eyes, an evil idea suddenly came to him, he said seriously: "You don't understand. In my hometown, 'Daddy' is a very honourable and intimate title. Most people don't allow others to call them this, but since we have a very intimate relationship, you can call me this as well."

Rong Ci was originally squeezing Ah-Xi's little hand in play with. After hearing this, he raised the corner of his mouth and casually glanced at Su Jingyang who was full of expectation, "Oh really?"

Su Jingyang nodded fiercely. "Yes, yes, so call me Daddy."

Rong Ci seemed to believe it, his vermilion lips parted slightly as if to make the sound, Su Jingyang was so excited his scalp started tingling, and his eyes were afraid to blink. He stared at Rong Ci's mouth without blinking, thinking that he could finally cheat him!

But the next moment, Rong Ci rolled his eyes and sneered: "Su Jingyang, carefully think it through before telling this kind of lie in the future, alright?"

Su Jingyang saw that he had been exposed, his expression also turned stinky. He was fearless and snorted coldly, "Sorry, I have no brains! I couldn't make out!"

Rong Ci heard him comment on himself and said, "You're such a jughead."

"Yes, so what if I'm a jughead!" Su Jingyang choked in anger: "Weren't you crying and shouting that you wanted to be with this broken jar of mine?"

Rong Ci gave him a deep look and said with a chuckle, "Yeah, who made my heart disobey and choose to like you?"

Su Jingyang pursed his lips, still not giving up, "You don't even want to call me Daddy but still dare to say that you like me, how shameless."

"Daddy?"

"...!!!" Su Jingyang's eyes widened, he was completely floored.

Fuck fuck fuck, Rong Ci said it, he actually said it! Su Jingyang had a hunch that he probably guessed what Daddy meant, but he didn't expect that he would indulge himself so much!

Su Jingyang thought that he was having a beautiful daydream, but... looking at Rong Ci's face full of disapproval, Su Jingyang's shoulders gradually slumped. The feeling of excitement in his heart couldn't be celebrated, he felt like he was an unreasonable child being coaxed and suddenly became a little depressed.

He blinked his eyes and stared at Rong Ci without a word.

Rong Ci smiled and asked, "Do you feel good? Are you happy? Is it sweet?"

Su Jingyang shook his head angrily. He was used to being bullied by this person, he wanted to take this opportunity to climb over his head, but he didn't expect that it would turn into this.

Rong Ci said: "Look, you can't even take the oral advantage. How do you expect to beat me."

"..." The heartbreak! Su Jingyang also found it strange, he had such a big advantage but inexplicably felt guilty. Why? Why!? Was he destined to always be short of Rong Ci? ? Su Jingyang could almost feel the smoke escaping from his nose.

While the two of them quarreled, the movements of the two children in their arms were extremely synchronized. Their big black grape-like eyes looked at Rong Ci for a while, and then Su Jingyang again. Rong Ci's words were just finished when they both giggled at the same time.

Su Jingyang suddenly felt that he was being laughed at by the children and gritted his teeth: "Don't laugh! Stop laughing!"

As a result, Ah-Yu Ah-Xi thought that Su Jingyang was playing with them. Their legs kept kicking around as they laughed and squealed away.

Rong Ci called the wet nurses in, asking them to take the child away. He coaxed Su Jingyang to sit on his lap, Rong Ci wrapped him in his arms and kissed his soft lips, saying, "I said it, didn't I? Am I qualified to say that I like you now?"

Su Jingyang said: "Barely."

"Then you..." Rong Ci's fingers hooked at the strands of his black hair, he looked into his eyes, the temperature of the room seem to heat up. His voice was soft and sweet, as if laced with some bewitching magic, "Call me your husband."

Su Jingyang's ears turned red, and he glared at him. It turned out to be this bastard's trap

Su Jingyang was in a bad position, he gritted his teeth and refused to talk. Rong Ci laughed in a hoarse voice, leaning in and kissing him, he then picked him up, putting him on the bed while untying his clothes, and hovering over his body.

Rong Ci's mouth was close to his neck, and his hot breath slowly ticked Su Jingyang's ears: "Then... just call me that in bed."

Su Jingyang cruelly said, "Bah! I won't lose to you!"

Su Jingyang naturally knew what Rong Ci wanted to do, ever since the birth of the children up to his physical recovery, he became extremely scared of getting pregnant again, he had only let it happen twice. Su Jingyang evaded subconsciously before their bodies could touch, he hesitated for such a brief moment before finally raising a hand to hook around Rong Ci's neck, kissing him, and praying silently in his heart to not get pregnant.

In the dim room, the two of them tangled together and rolled on the bed in full swing. Rong Ci straightened up slightly as he panted, reaching for the ointment.

Suddenly, Su Jingyang felt darkness consume the space in front of him. Rong Ci, who was pressing down on him, immediately noticed that something was wrong. His movements suddenly stopped, and there were only low hazy whispers reaching his ears.

——This familiar, suffocating dark space! This illusory but realistic dreamland!

Su Jingyang realized almost immediately what was going on. He was furious. His lips trembled, he took two breaths and screamed in collapse: "——Dog system, fcuk you, you fucking motherfucker!!!"

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Notes:

1- Father/Daddy in Chinese

2- A more formal way to address one's father, probably

3- 爹/ Rather grand way to say father

4- Referring to the informal counterparts, (father) and (mother)

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