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Since the renovation team was already here, Shen Qing asked them to reinforce and raise the railing on the second floor while they were at it.

Because the little bunny Ao Zai from last night gave Shen Qing a reminder: Ao Zai was growing up, and kids his age were exactly at that mischievous and lacking-in-self-control stage, making it highly likely he might run out of his room again in the middle of the night.

…It wasn’t to prevent the cub from seeing him playing kissy-face with their Big Daddy again.

It was purely out of consideration for Ao Zai’s safety.

Ao Zai was very smart and sensible, but what if he ran out half-asleep in the middle of the night and tumbled down the stairs, or simply fell right off the second floor?

Catching a glimpse of that chubby little bunny on the second floor from afar last night, Shen Qing had thought of this problem.

Even though in the original novel, the little Long Aotian had grown up to his twenties completely intact, stubbornly surviving whatever he went through.

But since Shen Qing had realized this hidden safety hazard, he couldn’t just sit by and ignore it.

It was like riding a thrilling aerial cable car; even though you know it won’t fall, looking down still makes your heart pound, and you can’t help but grip the handrail—you just have to take precautions.

But how to prevent it was another issue.

Their house was simply too big. Unless someone was watching 24/7, they wouldn’t even know if the cubs ran out of their room.

After pondering over it, Shen Qing didn’t know what to do, so he could only ask someone with experience.

For instance, Xu Weiming’s mother.

Ming Bao was a proper little young master from a well-off family, so the place he lived in should be quite large as well.

Plus, with Ming Bao’s cute and lively personality, he felt like he would have been a mischievous cub when he was younger, making him the most valuable reference.

Ming Bao’s mom said during their video call: “To tell you the truth, Ming Bao slept with the nanny who raised him until he was five. Sigh, this child is just too clingy.”

It wasn’t just Shen Qing video calling Ming Bao’s mom; Ming Bao had also squeezed in next to his mother, looking at Shen Qing through the camera.

As Ming Bao’s mom spoke, she rubbed the tufts of short hair sticking up on Xu Weiming’s head. The fair-skinned cub on the other end flashed a shy, bashful smile, then softly hugged his mama. Seeming embarrassed, he nuzzled against his mama’s neck, forbidding her from talking any more about him clinging to the nanny.

“…”

Looking at the soft and squishy little Ming Bao on the screen, Shen Qing shot him a fond look before saying to Ming Bao’s mom: “Duo Duo and Ao Zai are just too independent. They insisted on sleeping by themselves from a young age. Even with the nanny who has always been very good to them, they never asked her to sleep with them.”

“Ah?” Ming Bao’s mom expressed great surprise. “Then what do they do about washing up or getting up in the night? …After all, your Ao Zai is still so small… Even with Ming Bao being this big, I still worry about him wetting the bed…”

“Mama!”

Ming Bao continued to nuzzle his mama, declaring at the same time: “Ming Bao doesn’t wet the bed!”

Shen Qing had also been equally curious and shocked about this question in the past. But back then, the two cubs were hostile toward him, so he hadn’t pressed his warm face against the little future villains’ cold butts, insisting on taking care of them.

Later, upon discovering their routine, Shen Qing had no choice but to admit: “Duo Duo takes care of Ao Zai for everything.”

“…”

“As for Duo Duo, that’s right, he is a god.”

“………”

After thinking for a moment, Shen Qing added: “Duo Duo could keep an eye on Ao Zai, but that cub is too much of a worrier. I’m afraid that if I tell him about the safety hazards concerning his brother, he won’t be able to sleep well from now on.”

Ming Bao’s mom also knew about Duo Duo and Ao Zai’s past experiences. Hearing this, she couldn’t help but say: “Duo Duo has always been a good child, sigh…”

Saying that, she couldn’t help but sigh again.

Thinking back to how Ming Bao used to pester Duo Duo every day, not wanting to separate from him even when it was almost time for elementary school, and even crying and shouting that he wanted to follow Gu Duo to a regular public school, she had thought Ming Bao was possessed.

Moreover, even though his surname was Gu, Gu Duo was ultimately an orphan. She had heard some rumors saying the brothers’ parents had both died early, that the two children had a “hard fate” and brought bad luck to those around them… In short, it was inauspicious.

Then there was the Gu family; they went around saying that both Gu Duo and Gu Ao had eccentric tempers—

One was gloomy and never smiled. The other was stubbornly disobedient and utterly impolite. Plus, both children were so thin and small, they really didn’t look endearing…

All of this had led Ming Bao’s mom to wish Ming Bao would stop contacting Gu Duo.

Who knew that later on, Gu Duo and Gu Ao would be taken in by that person… And her own family’s old master suddenly started telling Ming Bao to contact Duo Duo more often.

At that time, she was still very unwilling.

Compared to family interests, she cared more about her son growing up healthily and not being led astray by others.

It wasn’t until Ming Bao’s birthday party that day, when she saw Gu Duo and Gu Ao wearing normal clothes, saw the gifts they had picked out for the other children, and interacted with such a bright and cheerful young man like Shen Qing, that she suddenly felt much more at ease.

She subconsciously felt that if they were raised by a young man like Shen Qing, those two children probably wouldn’t grow up too crooked.

Later, she overheard the content of Ming Bao’s daily phone chats with Duo Duo, and they were actually discussing what they learned today, what books they read… Ming Bao, who had never loved studying, even started doing his homework proactively. Ming Bao’s mom found it both amusing and endearing.

It was amusing because every time her son studied, he would put in the effort while whimpering and crying; the sight was simply too funny.

When asked why he was still trying hard while crying, Ming Bao answered: Because only then would he not be left behind by Gu Duo.

And the endearing part was her heart aching for that child named Duo Duo.

She began to admit that she had misunderstood that child previously.

Later on, as she interacted more with Shen Qing, she felt even more ashamed of herself.

Seizing this opportunity, Ming Bao’s mom said: “I was too narrow-minded before, and I misunderstood Duo Duo and Ao Zai. I shouldn’t have judged the two children based on preconceived notions and hearsay… They were clearly already so pitiful, yet I only thought of making Ming Bao stay away from them without ever truly understanding them. I’m sorry…”

Ming Bao’s mom apologized with utmost sincerity, her eyes involuntarily turning red toward the end.

Putting herself in their shoes, if Ming Bao had been so misunderstood and bullied by others, her heart would definitely bleed.

And Duo Duo and Ao Zai were also cubs who had people loving them.

…

It was all because she frequently went on business trips and wasn’t home these past few years, constantly worrying Ming Bao would be led astray, that she had been so anxious.

Ming Bao’s mom wiped her eyes and said: “I wronged Duo Duo and Ao Zai. When I have time, I must personally go apologize to the two cubs. What do Duo Duo and Ao Zai like? I’ll buy it for them.”

“Ah, there’s no need for that…” Shen Qing also hadn’t expected Ming Bao’s mom to get so emotional as they talked.

However, it was a good thing that someone was no longer misunderstanding his cubs… Both publicly and privately, Shen Qing didn’t want Duo Duo and Ao Zai to be misunderstood as having gloomy or unruly personalities. So, hearing Ming Bao’s mom say these words, Shen Qing was also happy.

Shen Qing didn’t say what Duo Duo and Ao Zai liked; Ming Bao was already rattling them off like cherished family treasures to his mom over the video: “Gu Duo likes studying, likes signing up for classes, likes boosh (books)! As for Ao Zai…”

The fair, tender child rolled his eyes in thought, then stated: “Ming Bao feels like Ao Zai likes everything nie!”

After saying that, he even patted his mama, indicating that she shouldn’t hold back or be afraid of spending money; she had to give lots and lots of gifts to Gu Duo and Gu Ao for it to count as a proper apology.

Of course, back when his mom wouldn’t let him play with Gu Duo, Ming Bao—who fought hard but always ended up getting scolded to tears—was also one of the victims.

However, Ming Bao expressed that he didn’t hold grudges; he still loved his mama very much da.

He knew his mama acted that way because she loved him.

Ming Bao’s mom was made to alternate between crying and laughing by Ming Bao. Watching the mother and son hugging each other’s necks on the other end of the phone, Shen Qing suddenly felt very envious.

…Because he didn’t have a mother.

And of course, it was also because Duo Zai and Ao Zai never hugged his neck and clung to his waist like this…

Just as he was thinking this, Ao Zai ran out from his playroom, catching sight of Shen Qing standing at the doorway perfectly.

At this time, the construction team was in Shen Qing’s room taking measurements and studying renovation plans, while Shen Qing had been waiting outside the whole time.

He had just finished discussing with the construction team that the railing in the hallway here should be raised and reinforced, out of worry that the cubs might tumble over it.

Only after that did he have this call with Ming Bao’s mom.

Now, the little bean-sized Ao Zai had run out. Ming Bao’s mom on the other end of the phone saw him and directly called out to Ao Zai through the screen.

Ao Zai heard someone calling him, but couldn’t find the source of the voice.

He stood in place, tilting his big head, until Shen Qing raised a hand to call him over. Only then did he go pitter-patter running over.

Shen Qing directly crouched down, framing himself and Ao Zai together, just like the mother and son on the other end.

After that, he steered the topic back: “So please help me think about this matter of Ao Zai running out of his room in the middle of the night. What else can be done?”

The cubs didn’t like adults sleeping in their room with them, and he couldn’t arrange for someone to sleep in the hallway every day to guard them. Even less could he actually lock the cubs in their room at night and not let them out…

Ming Bao’s mom: “How about you expand the room and directly turn it into a connected children’s suite? Put all the things Ao Zai likes inside, so he won’t want to go out in the middle of the night.”

“Frequent reminders and communication are also necessary. Ao Zai is so smart; as long as he understands, he won’t run around recklessly anymore. Isn’t that right, Ao Zai?”

Ao Zai: “Da?”

What were they talking about?

But of course, Ao Zai was smart da!

Held in Shen Qing’s arms, Ao Zai, who would solemnly strike a pose whenever he saw a camera, immediately nodded very seriously at the lens.

Hearing this, Shen Qing felt she made some sense. It just so happened that the renovation team Gu Huaiyu had hired was here too, making it convenient to remodel the rooms right now.

Ming Bao’s mom: “Actually, you don’t need to worry too much. Ming Bao was also incredibly naughty when he was little. After five years old, he started to become slightly more sensible.”

Shen Qing: “…”

Thinking of his own three-and-a-half-year-old little bean.

Very well, it was merely another paltry year and a half before he could worry ‘slightly’ less…

Pfft.

Just thinking about it made him want to vomit blood.

It seemed that raising children wasn’t something that could be entirely solved with money; occasionally, it still required exerting some mental effort.

Over there, Ao Zai—afflicted with severe camera-confidence syndrome—was shouting back and forth across the screen with Ming Bao and Ming Bao’s mom.

Understanding Shen Qing’s dilemma, Ming Bao’s mom was on the phone educating Ao Zai to listen to his daddy, not to run around recklessly in the middle of the night, and not to easily approach the hallway railing alone.

Wearing little orange carrot pants and a T-shirt that was orange on the bottom and fresh green on top, Ao Zai stuck out his little belly, making him look exactly like a large carrot freshly sprouted from the ground.

The fresh and tender carrot-shaped little Ao Zai stated: “Why can’t I go near the railing?”

Asking this, Ao Zai pitter-pattered over to the railing, turning back to the camera: “Is it this railing mie?”

To make it easier for Ming Bao’s mom to talk to Ao Zai, Shen Qing even turned the camera toward him.

But he didn’t expect that Ao Zai, “revisiting the old spot,” actually hadn’t forgotten what he saw there last night. He suddenly said: “Ao Zai knows! It’s because last night when Ao Zai woke up, he saw Little Daddy and Big Daddy kissing right here, and you told Ao Zai not to tell… Mmph!”

Before Ao Zai could finish the rest of his sentence, he was unsurprisingly silenced as his Little Daddy lunged forward and clamped a hand over his mouth.

The moment Ao Zai’s loud little voice rang out, Shen Qing had had a bad premonition.

Realizing that he was indeed going to bring this up, between awkwardly shutting off the call and rushing up to cover Ao Zai’s mouth, Shen Qing decisively chose the latter.

The first reason was that directly shutting off the call was a bit like burying one’s head in the sand.

The second reason was that Assistant Li was currently leading the construction team captain, walking right towards him…

Very good, as expected of the little Long Aotian.

He always had a thousand ways to socially assassinate his daddy, ahhh!

With the tender, watery carrot-like Ao Zai having his mouth covered by an adult, Ming Bao’s mom on the other end first froze, then revealed an expression of extreme shock, before finally nodding with profound implication.

At this point, Shen Qing had already explained with a face full of embarrassment that the house was undergoing renovations, stating that they could chat later.

Ming Bao’s mom said very understandingly: “Alright, alright, Mr. Shen. Let’s keep in touch when you’re free.”

After hanging up the phone, Ming Bao’s mom was still thinking: This Mr. Shen is truly romantic, even having the mood to kiss downstairs in the middle of the night…

Once she realized who the “Big Daddy” Ao Zai mentioned was, Ming Bao’s mom revealed an astonished look once more—Doesn’t that mean, THAT person is also quite romantic!?

Taking advantage of the kids being asleep to have a two-person candlelight dinner downstairs, taking the opportunity to kiss…

Ming Bao’s mom was thirty-five this year. Although still very young, she was a fair bit older than them, and she too had experienced those passionate days back in the past.

It was just that she never expected THAT person would actually do such things too…

Sure enough, no matter how cold, severe, and all-powerful a person was, in their private life, they were just like everyone else.

“Mama, what are you thinking about?” Ming Bao asked, looking at his mama with his round cheeks. His mama and Uncle Shen had suddenly hung up the video call, and he hadn’t even gotten to talk to Ao Zai or see Gu Duo yet.

“Nothing. Mama is just thinking that your Uncle Shen is truly charming, to have such a good relationship with your Uncle Gu,” Ming Bao’s mom sighed with emotion.

After all, how could THAT person be so easily approached?

“Heart of iron and stone” wasn’t used to describe President Gu for no reason.

Over the years, her family’s old master had always been acting according to that person’s moods, yet he had never gained any appreciation or special attention from him.

Of course, business matters couldn’t be compared to romance. But speaking of the romantic aspect, over the years, President Gu had never been involved in any scandalous rumors…

Yet how long had Mr. Shen and he known each other? Fully counted, they had only been married for a few months, and it was an arranged marriage at that. Who could have thought their passion would be so fiery… not even holding back despite having children in the house!

“Of course!” Ming Bao’s crisp voice rang out, thoroughly agreeing with his mom’s words: “Uncle Shen is the best!”

He even puffed out his little chest, looking as if he shared in the honor.

Ming Bao’s mom couldn’t help but ruffle her son’s head again.

Until Ming Bao asked her: “But why won’t Uncle Shen let Ao Zai say that he kissed Uncle Gu?”

Ming Bao was also a smart cub with strong logical thinking skills. In this short amount of time, he had already sorted out all the character relationships and events in Ao Zai’s brief speech.

Ming Bao’s mom: “…”

Her expression froze on the spot.

She neither knew how to explain it to her son, nor how to properly educate him on it…

She didn’t even have the mood to praise Ming Bao for being smart!

“Anyway, Ming Bao, don’t talk about this outside, okay? This is Uncle Shen and Uncle Gu’s private matter. If you say it out loud, it’ll have a bad effect on your uncles, and they’ll be embarrassed, understand?”

“Okay.” Ming Bao nodded in agreement, seemingly understanding yet not quite.

—Ming Bao absolutely, positively would not say it ‘outside’!

On the other side, Shen Qing, who had just hung up the call, did indeed see Assistant Li’s expression of surprise mingled with horror!

Li Hong had swiftly pieced together the timeline—yesterday, the Madam went to a dinner party. Afterward, President Gu grew angry from waiting at home and personally went to pick up the Madam with Tian Yi. And then… they just… downstairs?

Oh my, Little Young Master, just what did you see!

No wonder the Madam wanted to replace all the railings in the house today!

Of course, jokes aside, the Madam wanting to raise and reinforce the railings was also for the safety of the little young masters. Li Hong expressed his understanding and deeply admired the Madam—even after being peeked at while kissing President Gu, the first thing the Madam thought of was the little young master’s safety. What a kind and magnificent soul!

While sighing with emotion, Li Hong had already brought the construction captain over.

Previously, Shen Qing had already told them about his idea of replacing the railings. Now, having finished communicating with Ming Bao’s mom, he expressed his plan to further remodel the cubs’ rooms, preferably breaking through the walls to connect their bedroom and playroom.

…Whatever ideas and opinions the Madam brings up must be realized. If they can’t be realized, conditions must be created to realize them.

This was what President Gu had personally told Li Hong that morning.

Therefore, Li Hong immediately agreed on behalf of the construction captain, stating that he would take people to inspect the two rooms to see if there was a way to break through.

Shen Qing nodded in agreement.

After all, the cubs still had several years left in their human cub phase. He wasn’t afraid of the trouble right now, so he just let them go look and study it.

Afterward, he squatted down again to look at the little carrot-like Ao Zai. Somewhat helplessly, he patted the cub’s head and asked: “Why did Ao Zai run out alone? Where’s your brother?”

“Brother is studying foreign languages!” In the daytime, the energetic little Ao Zai’s voice was crisp. “Ao Zai came out to see what you guys were doing.”

Ao Zai was finally not clinging so tightly to Duo Duo, which made Shen Qing feel gratified.

After all, this child used to always trail behind his brother because everyone and everywhere else felt unsafe to him.

Now that Ao Zai could run all over the house, it showed he felt secure here and had grown to like this environment.

Shen Qing stood up, held Ao Zai’s hand, and said: “The uncles are going to start construction. If Ao Zai doesn’t have anything to do, let’s go see what Grandma Zhang is doing.”

“Okay ao!” Ao Zai agreed directly.

Shen Qing took him downstairs.

These past few days, Ao Zai seemed to have grown a bit taller, but when going downstairs, he still had to step down one leg at a time, one step at a time—his legs weren’t long enough yet, so he still couldn’t alternate left and right legs smoothly.

As Shen Qing “hoisted” him by his little hand, slowly accompanying him downstairs, he asked: “By the way, cub, let me hear you say ‘Daddy’.”

“?”

Ao Zai didn’t understand, but still called out: “Daddy.”

His pronunciation was very standard.

Shen Qing had noticed this last night. He felt that after returning from dinner out, Ao Zai’s pronunciation of ‘Daddy’ had suddenly become very standard and fluent… Before he left the house, the cub still couldn’t articulate the sound properly and would call him ‘Da Da’.

Shen Qing felt even more delighted: “Ao Zai is so amazing, learning a new pronunciation so quickly.”

“Ao… It’s, it’s nothing!”

Being praised, Ao Zai puffed out his little chest again, saying with a mix of pride and modesty: “Big Daddy taught Ao Zai!”

Shen Qing: “?”

This time it was Shen Qing’s turn to tilt his head: “…Big Daddy taught you the pronunciation?”

“Yes ao.”

Ao Zai suddenly started fiddling with his little fingers: “Yesterday, Big Daddy taught Ao Zai pronunciation for this, this many hours of time.”

Ao Zai already knew how to count one, two, three, four, five, but for him, using his fingers was faster.

He was seen extending his chubby little paw, popping out his little fingers one by one, only stopping when he had three fingers raised.

Shen Qing’s eyes widened: “…Three hours?!”

“Yes nuo,” Ao Zai nodded.

Shen Qing: “…”

Just imagining President Gu correcting Ao Zai’s pronunciation of “Daddy” over and over again, tirelessly, for three whole hours made Shen Qing want to type an ellipsis over his own head.

…Cough cough, President Gu truly lived up to being a man who competed intensely in absolutely everything!

Even a little cub’s improper pronunciation had to be corrected promptly and intensively…

“Then wasn’t Ao Zai exhausted?” Shen Qing rubbed the little bean’s head again.

But Ao Zai shook his head vigorously, declaring: “Not tired da! Not tired at all da!”

Later, upon seeing Auntie Zhang, Shen Qing learned that Ao Zai’s expression of events was a bit faulty. Gu Huaiyu had spent a total of over three hours with them, during which the bulk of the time was spent tutoring Duo Duo, only intermittently correcting Ao Zai’s pronunciation.

…Though from Ao Zai’s perspective, he had practiced “Daddy” for three hours, which wasn’t technically wrong.

Okay, according to Auntie Zhang, the truth was that while the Mister was teaching the Eldest Young Master, the Little Young Master was beside them the whole time eating snow cracker snacks, arranging toys, drinking yogurt, and picking at his toes…

Auntie Zhang smiled and said: “The Little Young Master is still so small. How could the Mister possibly force him to learn anything?”

Shen Qing agreed with Auntie Zhang’s account; he felt his President Gu wouldn’t be overly strict with such a small cub either.

In fact, if Duo Duo hadn’t actively wanted to learn, President Gu probably wouldn’t have imposed much pressure on him either.

…When it came to his intense internal competitiveness, President Gu had always been strict with himself and lenient with others.

For instance, he never demanded anything of Shen Qing, either.

Thinking of it this way, his husband’s image grew taller and more magnificent wu wu wu.

However, thinking about how, over the course of three hours, Gu Huaiyu would have Ao Zai call him “Daddy” and correct his pronunciation whenever he had a free moment, to the point where Ao Zai would never say “Daddy” wrong again…

He didn’t know why, but just picturing that scene was hilarious.

Hmm… mostly, it was quite loving. Haha.

Auntie Zhang added: “Yesterday, the Mister stayed with the little young masters until very late. He even watched the little young masters wash up and get into bed.”

Shen Qing: “Oh??”

With Auntie Zhang bringing this up, he remembered that Assistant Tian seemed to have said the same thing when they picked him up in front of the restaurant yesterday.

…

Shen Qing had to draw a comparison. Even he hadn’t stayed with the cubs for three hours straight, right up until watching them get into bed…

It looked like President Gu was better at raising the cubs than he was!

…No, Shen Qing felt this situation occurred at home because Duo Duo was a straight-A student, and Ao Zai, despite being small, was modeling himself after his brother, determined to be a straight-A student too.

As a result, he didn’t share as much common language with the cubs as President Gu did.

After all, Gu Huaiyu could tutor them in their studies!

If they happened to have a cub in the house who only liked to play, constantly thinking about what to play and what to eat all day long, then his own presence would skyrocket, and he would be clung to by the cub from morning till night.

Yes, that must be it!

Shen Qing, who never engaged in internal friction or self-judgment, puffed himself back up again.

Leaving Ao Zai with Grandma Zhang to play, Shen Qing went back upstairs to pack his belongings.

While the construction team was figuring out how to connect the cubs’ playroom and bedroom, he had already stuffed some of the original owner’s more unspeakable items into an organizer box. He then mixed it with other normal clothes and items, and quietly had someone stuff them all into the bedroom closet.

…Anyway, there were so many closets in that room, and he felt President Gu wasn’t the type to rummage through his things.

Following that, Shen Qing asked someone to help him carry his computer to the desk in the bedroom’s outer room, plugging in the cables and setting it up again.

After finishing all this, Shen Qing turned around to look for Gu Huaiyu.

It was time for lunch again.

Before he went downstairs with Li Hong and the construction captain that morning, President Gu had been processing documents, and he was still doing so now.

Knowing his husband was working hard, Shen Qing hurried over to massage the Big Boss’s shoulders.

“Have you finished moving everything?” Gu Huaiyu, sitting bolt upright in the office, asked him.

“Yeah,” Shen Qing said. “All moved.”

After saying that, he also told Gu Huaiyu about his plan to connect the cubs’ rooms on the second floor.

Hearing this, Gu Huaiyu stated: “As long as you’ve decided, it’s fine.”

“Mhm, mhm.”

Gu Huaiyu pondered for a moment, then added: “Let’s modify Duo Duo and Ao Zai’s rooms first, to prevent any real accidents from happening.”

Shen Qing: “Mhm, mhm, mhm.”

That was his intention too.

Gu Huaiyu: “Take your time on your end.”

Shen Qing said: “Okay… wait.”

That wasn’t right… If he was taking his time on his end, then why had he been in such a rush to move his stuff up here? …

Connecting the cubs’ rooms, plus installing new railings, would take at least two or three days. He could have totally taken his time packing and played in his own room for a few more days!

…But to prevent the Big Boss from thinking he was attached to that pink room again, Shen Qing chose to promptly shut his mouth.

He didn’t blurt out his own foolishness.

…Forget it, if it was moved up, then it was moved up. Anyway, after his own playroom was finished being renovated, he could have a blast playing downstairs.

“But is it necessary to remove and replace all the furniture in my room?” Shen Qing asked. “That bed of mine is pretty nice.”

Usually, when he got tired of playing, he would just hop into bed and sleep.

Shen Qing felt it was necessary to keep a bed in that room. …But regarding the renovation plan, President Gu hadn’t said a single word throughout the whole process, except to say that all the furniture in his room had to be replaced, emphasizing strictly that no bed could remain.

“Of course it must be removed.” Gu Huaiyu looked up, his cold eyes meeting Shen Qing’s directly.

Looking at the young man’s handsome profile, he said calmly, “Since it’s a room specifically meant for playing games, when you’re in there, just focus on playing. Don’t think about slacking off to sleep.”

Shen Qing: “…?”

So you ‘kings of involution’ even have to be so intense about playing games?

…Suddenly, he wasn’t so sure. If the cubs at home really were the type who only thought about playing every day, perhaps he still wouldn’t be as capable of motivating them as President Gu…

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