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When the news broke that Shen Qing was taking his two cubs on a parenting variety show, the internet’s reactions were all over the place.

Some people felt that anyone could ride the coattails of parenting shows these days. Shen Qing was just a young man in his early twenties; just because he became a stepdad meant he could go on a parenting show? Did he even know how to take care of kids?!

Others felt that based on some leaked photos of Shen Qing and the painting Family of Four, Teacher Shen clearly had a great relationship with his cubs and might actually be good at parenting.

The reason there were voices of opposition was that parenting shows were currently a massive trend. To chase this clout, quite a few fresh-faced young idols had “borrowed” kids from their extended relatives just to participate.

Because they didn’t know how to look after children, their interactions lacked genuine emotion and produced no real entertainment value, resulting in mediocre episodes. Having seen too much of this, audiences no longer had any expectations for young idols bringing kids onto these types of shows.

After Genius Baby Camp officially announced its cast, fans of the genre were highly skeptical of Shen Qing’s participation.

Many accused him of just trying to ride the hype.

However, since the first season of Genius Baby Camp had wrapped up perfectly, veteran fans were still incredibly excited. When the Season 2 trailer dropped, the response was overwhelmingly enthusiastic.

The production team had been very meticulous in their selection this time, inviting a total of six families.

In the trailer, Shen Qing’s family was the fourth to be introduced.

But what almost made the viewers explode was that the trailer only showed Shen Qing’s younger cub! The older cub wasn’t specifically filmed, and during his rare, brief appearances, his face was completely pixelated with a mosaic blur.

Audience: ?

Was Genius Baby Camp starting to stir up cheap drama this year too?

[What’s going on? Didn’t this season’s cast list say both of Shen Qing’s kids would be on screen? Why is only one exposed?]

[Is the production team stirring up drama, or is Shen Qing?]

Some of Shen Qing’s fans, as well as casual viewers who were clearly just curious about the celebrity’s private life, went straight to the forums to complain: Producers, can’t you afford to play fair?

They tuned in right on time specifically because they wanted to see exactly what Shen Qing’s cubs looked like! What did it mean to leave one out of the reveal?

[You missed one! Genius Baby Camp, you dropped a cub!]

[This definitely isn’t Teacher Shen acting like a diva. Filming involves contracts. If he didn’t want the kid on screen, he wouldn’t have signed it, right?]

To this, the show actually didn’t play any games and immediately jumped out to clarify: the decision not to show Shen Qing’s older cub in the trailer was completely intentional.

Their official explanation was that since Teacher Shen had kept his partner and family under wraps for so long, creating such a strong sense of mystery, they naturally couldn’t reveal everything about the kids right in the trailer.

To maintain that aura of mystery, the production team decided to blur the older cub’s face.

The root reason was simply to boost the show’s hype.

…

Sincerity is always the ultimate weapon.

Since the official account blatantly admitted that the blurring was on purpose just to keep the audience in suspense and drive up traffic, the netizens didn’t even know what to say…

They could only grumble and make empty threats while waiting anxiously for the official episodes to air.

Honestly, the official explanation made sense. Of the other five participating families, either the parents weren’t in the industry and the child themselves was already famous and highly accomplished (so the parents were just tagging along), or at least one parent was a public figure who had never hidden their marriage, with their marital status already listed on public wikis.

Shen Qing’s family was the sole exception. Although Shen Qing’s status had long been listed as married, his partner’s identity had only recently been made public and had immediately rocketed to the top of the trending charts.

It was undeniably mysterious and full of talking points.

It was perfectly understandable for the production team to capitalize on this. Shen Qing’s family had no objections to the blurring, and neither did the other families. After all, only when the initial wave of hype succeeded could everyone get a piece of the pie.

Following the official explanation, crew members involved in the filming popped up to drop some teasers:

[The babies invited this season are absolutely mind-blowing. It’s going to be so good, please keep watching.]

[Shen Qing’s cubs are genuinely, super-invincibly adorable! You have to watch!]

In truth, without the crew members even saying it, everyone already had an idea of just how cute Shen Qing’s cubs were.

Even with the older cub heavily blurred out, his younger cub was already cute enough to carry the weight!

As soon as the trailer aired, someone quickly recognized him: [Isn’t that the kid from the XX Children’s Cheese Stick commercial?]

[It really is him! When the main show airs, they’ll introduce him—this kid is a little actor!]

[An actor at just four years old? That’s amazing.]

The trailer featured two close-ups of Shen Qing’s younger cub.

The first shot showed them in a luxury van. The little baby, strapped securely into a car seat, was dangling his little feet, holding a tiny drawing pad, and sketching. He looked completely focused and serious, but every now and then, he would let out a giggling laugh. His little voice was tender yet loud and clear.

The second shot was of him eating. Still sitting in his baby chair, the little boy carefully lifted a small hand and used a tiny fork to spear his food.

His hand was small but steady and firm.

The chubby little toddler curled up like a soft ball, slowly putting the food into his mouth to chew. With his long eyelashes drooping against his porcelain-white cheeks, he ate with utter devotion.

He gave off a vibe of being both wonderfully well-behaved and full of lively spirit.

[A four-year-old eating on his own, actually being this proactive and good?] [Hahaha, as expected of the young man who filmed the cheese stick commercial! He’s just scarfing it down!]

Because Ao-zai was too adorable, the trailer garnered a fantastic response, perfectly achieving its pre-show hype.

However, some people expressed concern: wouldn’t deliberately hiding Shen Qing’s older cub from the start be too unfair to him?

[After all, the little cub has already drawn in a wave of fans!]

[…I doubt it’s that serious. I heard Shen Qing’s older cub is only 7? Does he even know about this stuff? Plus, he’s not a celebrity and doesn’t rely on hype to eat, so it probably doesn’t matter to him. His younger brother is a child star, so it’s completely understandable to show his face.]

[I just feel like if both cubs are on the show, they should be treated equally. Favoritism isn’t good.]

[Oh, by your logic, if Shen Qing only brought one cub on the show, would that also be favoritism?]

[I just hope it doesn’t turn out like the He brothers, where one is a genius and the other is super mediocre, turning the mediocre one into a mere foil for the genius. If it’s like that, I’m dropping it.]

[How do you even define mediocre and genius? I personally think the “mediocre” He Rui is way cuter than the genius He Jia!]

[Exactly, why are people fighting over screen time and status for a parenting show? So boring.]

This season, aside from Shen Qing bringing two cubs, two other families also brought pairs of siblings: the He brothers, featuring a genius pianist older brother, and the Fu sisters, who were practically internet idols famous for singing and dancing.

After the trailer dropped, the sibling groups clearly generated the most discussion, but exactly how they would interact remained to be seen in the main broadcast.

After filming the trailer, there was still about a week left before the official shoot began.

During this time, Shen Qing had some work to handle.

Important commercial work… not showbiz work, but pure commercial activities related to him personally.

For instance, the hot spring hotel Gu Huaiyu had previously gifted him was hosting its annual shareholder meeting, which Shen Qing needed to attend in person.

Or the homestay properties President Gu had bought all in one day a while back. Shen Qing had only casually mentioned wanting to run a homestay to reassure Duo-duo so the kid wouldn’t constantly worry about providing for him.

He didn’t expect Young Master Duo to take it to heart. And since Young Master Duo took it to heart, Shen Qing had to as well. Renovating, hiring management, and overseeing operations took up a tiny fraction of his energy.

And, and, and—for instance, the very first gift President Gu had given him: that batch of real estate worth 300 million. Due to Huacheng’s recent economic upswing, more people were renting properties for offices and factories, which meant more people contacting Shen Qing. Handling the trivialities of leasing out properties also required Shen Qing to hire people to manage them.

With the hot spring hotel dividends rolling in, alongside another hefty payment from his brand sponsors, the idle cash in Shen Qing’s hands continued to multiply.

He couldn’t spend it all, and he was too lazy to rack his brain over doing business. Furthermore, this “small change” was nothing compared to Gu Huaiyu’s scale, so Shen Qing felt too embarrassed to ask the big boss to find a good project for him…

Left with no other choice, he used the money to buy more properties.

He specifically invested in unique, characteristic residences.

One was in a city they had visited during their recent travels. Shen Qing loved the local culture, scenery, and morning market atmosphere there, so he simply bought a house in the area, planning to take the whole family there for short stays whenever they had free time—even if just to grab a fragrant breakfast at the nearby morning market.

Another was a small county town in the Jiangnan region known for its hot springs. Shen Qing purchased an exquisite little courtyard home there, preparing it as a getaway to soak in the hot springs whenever the city felt too noisy.

Lately, feeling he had accumulated enough funds again, Shen Qing turned his gaze toward Huacheng’s old town—specifically, a quiet, premium residential area tucked away in the bustling city.

In short, Shen Qing was very busy these days.

Beyond pure personal business, Shen Qing still had his entertainment industry work to manage.

Today, he had to shoot a pictorial for a fashion magazine. The schedule happened to clash with his hotel event. For convenience, Shen Qing’s team negotiated with the magazine, and they ultimately set the shooting location at the hot spring hotel where he held the largest share.

After all, Aolan Hot Spring Hotel was a top 50 five-star hotel that routinely collaborated with various magazines and luxury brands, making it an excellent shooting location.

Moreover, Shen Qing was very familiar with the place. He had a private suite on the top floor, making makeup and wardrobe changes incredibly convenient.

“Hello everyone, I’m Wang-zai Little Sweetheart, your Wang-wang~”

In the hallway of the hotel’s main lobby, a girl in her twenties wearing a dress strolled gracefully, holding a selfie stick.

As an internet celebrity, Wang-zai Little Sweetheart’s recent live streams focused on hotel explorations, food broadcasts, and checking in at popular tourist spots. The majority of her audience consisted of young women her age who loved food, drinks, and fun, but didn’t have the time due to work, so they relied on Wang-zai Little Sweetheart for “cloud tourism.”

Currently wearing light makeup, Little Sweetheart greeted the viewers in her live stream: “I’ve arrived in Huacheng! First, I’m taking you all to see the legendary Aolan Hotel. It really is incredibly luxurious!”

As she spoke, she leaned closer to the microphone and whispered, “Just now at the front desk, I heard there’s a celebrity shooting a commercial here, I just didn’t catch who it was.”

“Shh, keep it down everyone. Let’s see if we can get a lucky encounter.”

[Huacheng is so great, there are celebrities everywhere. I don’t want to go to this garbage job at all; I just want to travel!]

[I wonder who it is? Encounters like that probably aren’t easy to stumble upon.]

“I don’t know either.”

Little Sweetheart didn’t chase stars herself and didn’t want to act like a stalker fan, so she clarified upfront: “I’m just seeing if we casually bump into them. If not, that’s fine. My main goal is still to show you guys around this hotel. “I booked a room near the top floor here. Later, I’ll show you the view from up there, I heard it’s breathtaking! I just hope it doesn’t waste the thousands I spent on the room rate, wu wu wu. Right now, we’re getting on the elevator.”

“I have to say, this hotel is truly luxurious. The moment you walk in, there’s this very high-end fragrance. I love this scent!”

Right on cue, the elevator dinged and opened. Little Sweetheart and her assistant-slash-bestie stepped inside.

The elevator ascended rapidly. Because it was a panoramic glass elevator, you could see the scenery outside perfectly—which was exactly why Little Sweetheart had started her broadcast so early.

[Ahhh, this feeling of the view gradually expanding is seriously amazing!]

[Does a night here cost several thousand? As a corporate slave, I don’t know if I’ll ever get the chance to stay here, awoo!]

Soon, they reached the top floor. As the elevator doors opened, Little Sweetheart locked eyes directly with a tiny toddler standing outside.

Little Sweetheart: “?”

What kind of world-shattering cutie was this?!

The tiny toddler, standing with his feet pressed neatly together: “?”

He blinked his large, round eyes calmly at the pretty older sister.

Little Sweetheart: “Wah wah wah, I see a super adorable little kid!”

In her excitement, she held out her selfie stick, giving the kid a close-up as she spoke to him: “Little brother, why are you here all by yourself?”

As she spoke, Little Sweetheart looked around, failing to spot any adults near the cub.

Worried the child might run off, she quickly stepped out of the elevator with her assistant, subtly blocking the kid’s path. “You aren’t trying to take the elevator by yourself, are you? You can’t do that! Where’s your family? How could they leave a little kid here alone; you could get snatched away!!!”

Having often heard stories of child abductions, Little Sweetheart instinctively worried that this adorable baby might get lost.

The chat scrolled rapidly:

[This kid is so cute, haha. From this downward angle, you can only see a big head and tiny feet, and his little feet are pressed together, hahaha.] [His body looks like a cute little carrot…]

[Little Sweetheart is so warm and kind, actually worried the cub might get lost!]

[Whose kid is this? Why aren’t they watching him? What if he takes the elevator by himself? Even if he can’t reach the buttons, if he runs into a bad person in this situation, he’d be scooped up in a second!]

[Wait, why does this kid look a bit familiar?]

“Wait, I misunderstood. There are adults, there are adults right beside him.”

The camera lens shifted, panning away from the top of the cub’s head, and Little Sweetheart’s tone turned into a mix of tears and laughter—the moment she stepped fully out of the elevator, she saw two men in crisp suits standing like door gods right next to the elevator… and they were both wearing sunglasses.

It was quite intimidating.

“I had a blind spot in the elevator just now and didn’t see you, sorry about that,” Little Sweetheart said to the two suited men.

One of the men—whose bulging muscles couldn’t be hidden even by the suit—had a surprisingly excellent attitude completely contrasting his fierce appearance. He said, “It’s fine.”

He further explained, “Don’t worry, our Little Young Master won’t run around, and he won’t be snatched.”

Little Sweetheart: Little Young Master??

These men really were bodyguards!

The chat reacted similarly:
[Little Young Master?? This really is a playground for the rich!]

“Ah… sorry.”

Little Sweetheart felt even more embarrassed. After freezing for a second, her brain short-circuited and she actually blurted out, “But, is the reason he won’t be snatched because this little baby is too heavy?”

Suit Man: “…?”

Human Cub: “…Da?” He let out a sharp, confused little noise.

“Ahhh, I’m so sorry.” Because she was so used to live-stream interactions, Little Sweetheart was accustomed to throwing out memes and bouncing off jokes. But obviously, acting this way in front of strangers was quite rude.

Even though her chat was already covered in a sea of “hahaha”s.

With around two thousand viewers, her stream was very lively.

“It’s alright.” The suited man paused, but still salvaged some pride for his Little Young Master: “It’s not that he’s too heavy. Our Little Young Master is very well-behaved and won’t go downstairs on his own. And even if he did… it would be fine.”

Not to mention that if the Little Young Master actually got on the elevator himself, they had the reaction speed to follow him right in. Even if they missed it, the floors below were swarming with bodyguards… nobody could snatch the Little Young Master away.

He didn’t bother explaining the rest. Noticing the selfie stick in Little Sweetheart’s hand, he looked down at the tiny human cub and said, “Little Young Master, it’s time to go back. Madam will be finishing up soon.”

“Okay!” The tiny human cub replied obediently, yet he didn’t head back immediately. Instead, he kept his large head tilted up, looking at Little Sweetheart. “Sister, are you here to play?”

She hadn’t expected a human cub this small to speak so clearly, and most importantly, his tone was so milky and crisp. Completely melted by the cuteness, Little Sweetheart squatted down and said, “I am! What about you, Little Young Master?”

“Just call me Ao-zai!” “Ao-zai? What a coincidence, Sister is called Wang-zai!”

“Ah, ya!” Hearing someone share a similar name made the human cub visibly ecstatic; he literally spun in a circle right on the spot.

Beaming brightly, Wang-zai Little Sweetheart gave the human cub a high-five.

The chat melted completely at the sight, spamming the screen with more “hahaha”s.

Afterward, Ao-zai enthusiastically grabbed the pretty sister’s hand. “Then where are you staying, Sister? Is it on this floor? If it is, Ao-zai can take you to your room!”

“Ao-zai is that amazing?!” “Yup! Because this is Ao-zai’s daddy’s house!” The human cub enunciated clearly. “If you need it, Sister, Ao-zai can even give you a tour!”

“Oh wow, thank you so much, Ao-zai!”

Little Sweetheart didn’t think much of it. Having rarely interacted with children before, she didn’t find anything unusual about this, simply assuming the kid had lived here with the adults for a long time and thus memorized the room numbers.

But her viewers saw it differently:
[Is it possible that what the Little Young Master means is… his dad opened this place?]
[I think so too. Normal people don’t treat a hotel as their home, right? And even if they did, they wouldn’t bring bodyguards to live here! Those two are obviously bodyguards!]
[I seriously think this kid looks so familiar. I think I’ve seen him on TV. Does anyone get it? I can’t remember, it’s driving me crazy!]
[I think all human cubs look the same.]
[No, this one is obviously exceptionally cute, haha.]
[Now that you mention it, he does look familiar… I’m going to search it up!]

Little Sweetheart was still being led by the human cub to find her room.

Glancing at her stream and noticing the viewership spiking, Little Sweetheart seized the opportunity, stealthily angling the camera to give the human cub a few more shots.

Although she could clearly sense that the bodyguard didn’t quite approve of her actions, he held back from speaking only because she was live-streaming.

Regarding this, Little Sweetheart resolved that even if the bodyguard was unhappy, she wouldn’t turn off the stream. After all, your Little Young Master was the one who offered to give me a tour!

Swinging the hand held by the tiny human cub, Wang-zai Little Sweetheart felt incredibly confident.

“Does Ao-zai stay here often? Where is your daddy then?”

Since Ao-zai had mentioned his daddy, Little Sweetheart casually asked where he was.

The human cub, who barely reached Little Sweetheart’s thigh, trotted forward on his short little legs at a surprisingly brisk pace. He replied enthusiastically, “My Little Dad is working. Big Dad is in a meeting!”

“Oh wow.” So he actually had two dads?!

That was something Little Sweetheart hadn’t expected.

Just then, they passed a corridor.

From the other side of the corridor, faint noises drifted over. The sound wasn’t loud, but because this floor was so quiet, it stood out noticeably, giving the impression of a large crowd gathered there.

Little Sweetheart sharply sensed that this might be the exact spot where the celebrity was conducting their commercial shoot.

Because outside a set of double doors resembling a conference room, she spotted cameras! There were also several people dressed like crew members standing around!…

Without overthinking, she walked directly in that direction.

The chubby cub holding her hand tilted his head in confusion, but still followed the older sister over.

Upon entering the new corridor, aside from the regularly dressed staff, Little Sweetheart spotted two more men in black suits at the far end… and they had passed two others on the way.

Little Sweetheart: …

What was going on? Had she accidentally wandered into a mafia stronghold?

But to her surprise, no one stopped her as she approached. Even the passing bodyguards and staff slightly bowed to her?…

“What is going on…” Little Sweetheart muttered to herself, instinctively lowering her voice.

But because she was wearing earphones with a built-in mic, her voice was transmitted clearly into the live stream.

[If this wasn’t Aolan, I’d be telling Wang-wang to run away fast.]
[It’s not that serious. I feel like those bodyguards were bowing to the human cub.]
[You guys seriously can’t tell? It’s obviously because my Young Master is there that no one is stopping Wang-wang from getting close!]
[The person above, back off, that’s my Young Master, thank you.]
[Acquired: one token of safe passage. And it’s in the form of a super cute human cub, ahhh I’m so jealous!]
[As expected, you have to go out and walk around more to encounter magical moments and see the interesting side of this world.]

And right at that moment, something even more interesting happened—

As she neared the end of the corridor, Little Sweetheart’s phone camera captured another human cub sitting next to the double doors.

He was just as tiny, sitting cross-legged on the carpet.

Why did he look so small? Because scattered beside him were a laptop bag, a small backpack, and a notebook. And right in front of him sat an open laptop.

Compared to that laptop, the human cub looked incredibly tiny, appearing to be no older than an elementary school student.

[What on earth is this situation? A live-action roleplay? An escape room?]

[…If the NPC wasn’t such an adorable human cub, I’d strongly suggest you run, Wang-wang.]

Wang-zai Little Sweetheart had no time to look at her phone screen anymore. She walked straight up to the cub sitting on the carpet, crouched down, and asked, “Little friend, what are you doing?”

—Mostly because the way this human cub stared so earnestly at the computer screen was just too focused!

Even his typing posture was far too mature for a child.

Because she was so startled, Little Sweetheart forgot about her phone, not realizing the camera was pointed straight at the cub.

She had crouched down from the side, which not only captured the serious cub’s profile perfectly but also recorded his laptop screen.

Little Sweetheart glanced at the computer screen.

And then she fell silent.

“…”

She originally thought the cub was so focused because he was playing a game. —She had heard that many young students were addicted to mobile games these days, so a tiny human cub playing a game on a laptop seemed plausible, right?

But who could have guessed that the human cub’s screen would be packed densely with symbols and letters!

Moreover, even as she approached, this slightly older human cub only lifted his head to glance at her. And at the chubby cub beside her.

His gaze swept over them rapidly before he turned his attention back to the screen.

He didn’t say a word.

His hands didn’t even stop typing on the keyboard!

[Damn, what’s going on, what is this kid doing?]

[Why do I feel like he’s writing code…]

[That IS code! I’m a computer science major…]

Noticing the direction of her phone camera, the bodyguard who had been tailing the chubby cub finally couldn’t hold back anymore. He stepped forward and tried to communicate with her: “Miss, excuse me, it’s not convenient for you to film here.”

“Ah, I’m sorry…” Snapping back to reality, Little Sweetheart tried to immediately cover her camera lens.

But right then, the chubby cub she had brought along explained in his crisp voice, “My Gege is programming!”

“Programming?” Little Sweetheart suspected she had misheard. “…Wait, you two are brothers?!”

“Yup.” Ao-zai blinked, answering every one of the older sister’s questions with absolute honesty: “Gege and I are waiting here for Little Dad to finish work.”

Little Sweetheart: “…”

Live chat: […?]

[While the outside world is chaotic and noisy, the human cub sits obediently on the carpet, writing his own code…]

[…This has to be a scripted setup!]

[Wait, is this kid completely immune to outside interference? He’s the chubby cub’s older brother, so doesn’t that make him the Eldest Young Master? The Eldest Young Master is just sprawled on the carpet outside a hotel room writing code? They didn’t even get him a private seat?]

Little Sweetheart, already feeling completely bewildered, caught a glimpse of that last comment and voiced her own confusion: “Then why didn’t you find a place to sit? Isn’t it tiring like this?”

Hearing this, Ao-zai tilted his head in confusion, looking baffled: “Gege said that walking back and forth to find a place would waste time.”

Actually, lately, whenever Little Dad was working, the brothers would always do this—just finding a random spot and starting their studies.

The main point was to accompany Little Dad at work, not to study. But since they had nothing else to do, they just studied. However, once he started studying, the older brother hated wasting time.

Ao-zai only wandered around and had fun because he had already finished what he needed to learn for the day!

Ao-zai simply explained it to the pretty sister.

[…Case closed. Didn’t they just say it? They’re waiting for their dad to finish work and taking the opportunity to study.]

[The Eldest Young Master is just way too focused, studying whenever he has a spare moment! A cub like him clearly isn’t picky about his environment.]

[Is this really a human cub? This is a genius human cub!!]

[Genius? Holy crap, I remember now! That chubby cub—isn’t he Shen Qing’s little cub?! I just watched the variety show trailer a couple days ago!]

[What, what’s that? What variety show?]

[Teacher Shen?!!! So the person working here today is actually Teacher Shen?!!! Holy crap, holy crap! I heard Teacher Shen is incredibly gorgeous in person, Little Sweetheart, you HAVE to find him!!]

[Wait, wait, wait, I’m waiting for that variety show too. If the chubby cub is Shen Qing’s younger cub, then doesn’t that make this older cub… Shen Qing’s mysterious older cub?! He’s actually a real genius!]

[The Eldest Young Master is so handsome, he’s so cool, is he really only 7 years old? qaq]

Coincidentally, right at that moment, the large double doors were pulled open from the inside.

Voices instantly flooded out, followed by a large number of staff members exiting the room.

It seemed the soundproofing of this room was truly exceptional. It was so loud inside, yet when the doors were closed, nothing could be felt in the corridor; you could only hear a tiny bit of noise when standing right next to the doors.

Hearing the commotion, the live chat boiled over completely—Little Sweetheart’s mic had excellent audio pickup, and everyone could clearly hear someone walking out saying, “Thank you for your hard work, Teacher Shen.”

[Holy crap, it really is Shen Qing?!]

[Little Sweetheart, you’re going to blow up!]

However, Wang-zai Little Sweetheart didn’t react in time, her camera still pointed at the boy who seemed to be guarding the door.

…Even with the sudden noise, the human cub sitting cross-legged merely glanced up toward the doors before turning back, remaining as steady as a mountain, continuing to type earnestly on his keyboard.

No matter how noisy or chaotic the environment got, it seemed to have nothing to do with him.

It wasn’t until a clear, bright male voice rang out: “Where are Duo-duo and Ao-zai? We’re all done, let’s go find Big Dad.”

Only then did the human cub with his head buried in his lap snap his head up.

Almost instinctively, Little Sweetheart’s camera pivoted to follow Ao-zai’s older brother’s gaze.

A tall, slender, and graceful figure appeared right in her live stream.

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