Seeing that this ugly thing not only showed no remorse but also went further, reaching out to pinch his face, Helian Nie didn't get angry but laughed instead.

Her thin, crimson lips slowly curved into a smile, her long, narrow, almond-shaped eyes following the sheepish retraction of her small, short hand.

The voice, sinister and menacing, landed on the little dumpling whose face was etched with extreme guilt.

"How does it feel, hmm?"

Helian Si felt as if she had been struck by lightning. Could someone please tell her why her beloved son would be in her bedchamber in the middle of the night?

"Father, Father Emperor, about this, Sisi, Sisi can explain it."

Helian Si drooped his fluffy little head, his short little hands nervously twisting together, and his soft voice stammered because he was feeling guilty.

"Oh? Then explain, I'm listening."

Helian Nie spoke through gritted teeth, initially feeling inexplicably embarrassed for waking the ugly creature by coming to its palace in the middle of the night.

After Helian Si's series of interruptions—calling him "baby" and pinching his cheek—all the awkwardness completely vanished.

All he wants now is to teach this ugly thing a lesson, to make it understand what it means that filial piety is the most important virtue and that filial piety is of paramount importance!

"Um, um, if, if Sisi says that Father Emperor's face was the first one hit, Father Emperor, would you believe Sisi...?"

Sisi felt extremely guilty, her fluffy little head drooping, and she didn't dare to look up to see what expression her little one had.

Waaaaah, why are you making things so difficult for a five-year-old in the middle of the night? Waaah~...

Weak, helpless, and cowardly...

Why didn't that bastard, Folian, remind me when my little one came? Waaah... Oh, I remember now, that bastard's phone was switched off.

Waaaaah, she's going to tell Heavenly Father that this bastard abandoned his post! Waaaaah~!

"Heh." Helian Nie was genuinely amused by this. Listen to what this ugly thing was saying, and he even started the fight with his face first!

"Is that so? Then why did you call me 'little boy'? Don't tell me, because I was the one who spoke first. I don't remember saying it."

God knows how much self-control he used to keep from snapping this rebellious, ugly thing's neck.

How dare this ugly thing climb over my head and try to act like its father? It must be thinking it's too comfortable and wants to die!

The little girl, who had been hanging her head dejectedly, suddenly raised her face and widened her bright, grape-like eyes.

Her little hands covered her mouth, and the expression on her pink face was unmistakably terrified.

"No, Father, Father must have misheard, he must have misheard!"

My little one is angry, sob sob sob. I don't care anymore, I can't admit it no matter what. Protect, protect the dog, the dog's life is more important.

"Are you implying that I'm deaf?"

Seeing Helian Si's cowardly appearance, the villainous tyrant suddenly felt happy, and the anger in his heart subsided a little.

Now you're scared? I really don't know what's going on in that little head of yours. Are you all just a bunch of good-for-nothings?

"No, no." Sisi's voice was even softer, her little head almost buried in the blanket, too afraid to look at her little one's dark face.

Helian Nie was completely satisfied. He pinched Si Si's soft cheek with one hand, making Si Si lift her little face.

"Come, tell me, am I your child, or are you my child, hmm?"