The eternal second
Because of the time difference between different stars, Bai Yuanzhou had just woken up from his lunch break when he saw this message.
Duan Wenxing was probably afraid that Bai Yuanzhou wouldn't see his message right away, so he resisted the urge to send any other messages.
He knew Bai Yuanzhou's habit of checking messages starting from the bottom.
After reading it, Bai Yuanzhou slowly asked a question: [What are you going crazy about?]
The other party quickly replied: "Don't worry about it. Just tell me if you passed the message to Xiao Longzai as I asked. I was careless at the time. I should have added Xiao Longzai as a contact when you added him!"
Then there was a video of a nearly full banquet, with a group of people using knives and forks, and chopsticks to pick up food, it was quite lively.
[Bai Yuanzhou: I can pass on messages, but I can't make notes.]
[Bai Yuanzhou: How about making a video for you, where you can show off your rich and passionate clip vocals to the little dragon cub?]
Duan Wenxing wanted to refuse, but then he thought that he could just hide in a deserted corner and come back after finishing his talk. He could also show the little dragon cub to the team members and let them meet the great hero.
[The Invincible Duan Dashou: Wait.]
Less than two minutes later, Duan Wenxing's video call came.
Bai Yuanzhou clicked the call, and the other party disappeared from the gorgeous dining table and squatted in a shadow, looking like a thief.
"Osvid, your crazy brother is looking for you."
After Bai Yuanzhou finished speaking, he turned the camera to the little dragon cub who was playing with its tail boredly in the nest.
Upon hearing this, Osvid let go of the little tail in his hand, came out of the nest, sat on the white blanket, and picked up a little dragon doll that looked similar to himself.
In addition, there are now many more toys on Xiaolongzai's plush stall, and there are five baskets that Bai Yuanzhou has stored in the toy box in the corner of the sofa. If they are not stacked up, there will be no room in front of the floor-to-ceiling window leading to the backyard.
There were gifts from Bai Yuanzhou as a way of "atonement" after playing ball that day, and gifts from Duan Wenxing. Ash's medical team and Mrs. Nancy also bought some plush dolls and teething sticks for the little dragon cub.
The doll Osvid had brought out was a gift from Duan Wenxing to Little Dragon Boy. It was also a peripheral product his company had launched for Little Dragon Boy. He had sent it to Osvid as soon as the sample was ready. As long as he liked it, he would start mass production.
Of course, Duan Wenxing argued that "this profit is not from live streaming", so he planned to give all the money he earned to Xiaolongzai after the launch.
The little dragon also liked his doll very much. He could tell it was himself at a glance.
This is a very good gift for the dragon clan. It is equivalent to carving a sculpture for the dragon, or posting its portrait in the streets to publicize the dragon's heroic deeds.
Although he didn't know why his brother Dian Dian did the same for him, he was very touched.
He is just a little dragon cub that is still growing. He can't compare to those big dragons at all. Why is it worth spending so much effort on him?
Osvid held up the doll in his hand with his paws and made two "woops" sounds, then clicked on the voice pack, clicked "Like" five times in a row, and then clicked "Thank you" several times.
Duan Wenxing didn't expect that Zizi would like this doll so much. In fact, it only took him half a day from the design draft to the production of the sample, which was nothing at all.
But the little dragon cub thanked him so solemnly... He suddenly felt that what he gave the cub was not enough or good enough.
Duan Wenxing pursed his lips and said, "As long as you like it, I'm glad. Brother Wenxing will design a better doll for you in the future!"
Osvid: "Crazy, ow——"
——Brother Dian Dian is such a good person!
Then, Duan Wenxing thought of the miracle of growth that the little dragon cub had brought to his company, and a surge of excitement from the bottom of his heart made him howl out, "Cub!"
The call of "cub" was a bit too heroic. Duan Wenxing was frightened when he saw the little dragon cub in the camera, and he quickly restrained himself.
He finished the rest of his words to the little dragon in his softest voice: "You are really my lucky star! My little cutie! My little cash cow!"
The last syllable even had some strange turns, which gave Bai Yuanzhou goose bumps and he couldn't help laughing out loud.
Before Bai Yuanzhou could finish his complaint, he heard Duan Wenxing's voice: "Boss... I didn't expect you to be such a boss! You're really good at pinching!"
Then, Duan Wenxing hurriedly turned off the camera amidst a dead silence and awkwardness: "I'll treat you and Xiaolongzai to dinner later—"
The voice suddenly stopped, Duan Wenxing spoke very quickly, and the image in the camera disappeared.
Osvid hadn't reacted yet: "Ah?"
——Why did he hang up so soon? He hasn’t even said goodbye yet!
Bai Yuanzhou patted the little dragon's head and said, "It's okay. He's busy now. Don't worry about him."
It’s probably hard for the little dragon cub to understand what it feels like to be socially dead in the human world, right?
*
Planet Serris, Zheng family.
"dad!"
"dad!"
"dad!"
"dad!"
A boy and a girl shouted in childish voices as if they were taking over a shift, and the devilish sound pierced their ears.
Zheng Zichi was so disturbed by the noise of his three-year-old twin boy and girl that he could not help but cover his ears even though he had always been very patient with his own children.
His final act of tolerance was not hiding in the mecha and turning on the Do Not Disturb mode to avoid these two little guys.
Zheng Wanyu saw his father gradually become quiet after covering his ears. He thought shouting again would be a waste of energy, so he refused to do it.
But Zheng Qianxun, the little girl, obviously didn't understand and was still shouting, "Daddy, look at Xiaolong, look at Xiaolong, look at Xiaolong!"
Zheng Zichi: “…”
Why didn't he realize before that his daughter was a parrot?
Zheng Zichi sat up from his chair, pointed at the projection screen and asked, "Look, isn't that Xiaolong? Dad has already tuned him out for you!"
The one above is the golden little dragon cub. As for the face appearing next to it, he pretended not to see it.
Zheng Qianxun made a bitter face: "It's Xiaolong!"
Zheng Wanyu took over the conversation: "But I have seen it. Ten times."
Zheng Zichi understood, probably tired of watching this recording: "Then how about we watch the little dragon cub's eating show?"
The two little men shook their heads at the same time.
"No! I want a new dragon!"
"I've seen that thirty times."
Zheng Zichi sighed. Ever since Bai Yuanzhou fell into a deep sleep, he hadn't encountered anything that gave him a headache in a long time.
Even taking care of children, which most people find troublesome, is a relaxing activity for him. Playing with his own children is a healing experience for him.
After all, he taught innocent but stupid college students in the military academy, and trained new recruits in the military headquarters... each one was more annoying than the other.
But now, Zheng Zichi encountered the first hurdle in his journey of raising a child.
It was just a sunny weekend when he saw the hot search about his arch-rival Bai Yuanzhou on Empire Hot Search and clicked on it.
As for how Bai Yuanzhou became his mortal enemy, Zheng Zichi can sum it up in one sentence - the obsession of always being second.
Even during the period when the Bai family lost its backbone, Bai Yuanzhou was still someone else's child. It was during that period that Bai Yuanzhou transferred to his own college, and then the titles of first in grade, first in physical fitness, and first in mental strength all fell into the other party's pocket.
Zheng Zichi once suspected that either Bai Yuanzhou was a robot AI, or Bai Yuanzhou had no heart. His father died in the Zerg crisis, and the Bai family's voice in the military was gradually lost. How could this person still learn and practice?
In fact, at the beginning, he did not regard Bai Yuanzhou as an imaginary enemy, but the other party always had a cold attitude. Even if he went forward to congratulate him, he would only get an "Oh". It made people feel that Bai Yuanzhou did not care about those coveted achievements at all, and the opportunities that others could hardly obtain seemed to be just useless things that he could discard at any time.
The college was run by his family, and the teachers and leadership took great care of him.
Even so, he is still the eternal runner-up.
Zheng Zichi was depressed and irritable, and even more angry that he couldn't beat Bai Yuanzhou.
The comparison between the two people continued from their youth until Bai Yuanzhou graduated early and joined the military.
Zheng Zichi was unwilling to fall behind and followed Bai Yuanzhou's pace, but unfortunately he was still a step late and became a soldier of the later period of Bai Yuanzhou. Although he was older than Bai Yuanzhou, he still had to salute and greet him when they met.
This made Zheng Zichi very angry, and he would challenge Bai Yuanzhou to a fight whenever he had the chance, setting a new record for the number of fights between his soldiers and their predecessors.
Later, when both of them were promoted to officers, he compared his soldiers with those led by Bai Yuanzhou. However, Bai Yuanzhou was more accustomed to fighting on the front lines himself, no matter how big or small, rather than leading troops. He took care of his lover and family and rarely participated, unless it was a major battle.
But in terms of promotion speed, Bai Yuanzhou was still faster than him, especially when Bai Yuanzhou was suddenly promoted to general, he was only a major general.
Only then did he realize that the other party's mental stability had reached a high-risk edge and he chose to hibernate.
Zheng Zichi sighed a little, is this the fate of super S-level?
But he also felt that this person had created it himself. Otherwise, what normal person would collapse to the point of self-hibernation? Wouldn't that be equivalent to directly choosing to end this life and waiting for an illusory opportunity to awaken himself again?
Then he felt a little secretly happy. Doesn't this mean that he can take this opportunity to catch up with Bai Yuanzhou? When that person wakes up one day, he will find that he has become his superior...
That feels so good!
However, Bai Yuanzhou did not wake up for three consecutive years. He married his childhood sweetheart and had a pair of lovely twins, a boy and a girl. His career ambition gradually faded, and when he was free, he would stay at home to share the pressure of taking care of the family with his wife.
But he never expected that just as he relaxed, Bai Yuanzhou woke up.
The little dragon that appeared at the same time also fascinated his two children. Ever since he clicked on the live broadcast out of curiosity, the little dragon has never left his family's mouths and hearts.
The two kids would wake up all day and say, "Dad, I dreamed about a little dragon! He said he wanted to be my friend!"
While eating: "I want to eat the meat that the little dragon cub likes to eat!"
The nightly bedtime story was replaced by a live broadcast of a little dragon cub: "Dad, can you raise a little dragon cub for us too?"
Zheng Zichi tucked the quilt for the little ones in silence: "..."
I would like to, but where can I get you a dragon?
Go ask Bai Yuanzhou for it? That's absolutely impossible!
But before going to bed today, the two little guys didn’t sleep well again. The little dragon cub didn’t want to watch it until halfway through, and cried and made a fuss, asking to play with the little dragon cub!
Zheng Qianxun suddenly sat up from the bed, his hair in a mess, and said, "Dad! I've seen the big brother above! I saw his picture on your laptop! You two know each other, right? Then ask him!"
Zheng Zichi: “…”
Yes, we know each other, but our relationship is just average!
Zheng Wanyu noticed the awkwardness that flashed across his father's face and asked, "Dad, is your relationship with this older brother not good?"
Otherwise, considering how good their father is to them, he would have definitely satisfied them as soon as they asked to see the new Little Dragon!
Hearing this, Zheng Zichi's long-lost stubbornness and competitive spirit came to the fore: "How could that be? You all know how much Dad is loved by everyone, right? How could anyone have a bad relationship with Dad? We've known each other since we were kids."
"That's good!" Zheng Qianxun raised his little fist. "I'll get four. I'll play with the little dragon for a few days and then return it to big brother. Although I'm reluctant to give it away, I'll have my own little dragon in the future. I can't take someone else's little dragon!"
Zheng Wanyu silently put his sister's hands into the correct position, and the same determination was in his dark eyes.
Well, his wife went out to party with friends, and even her brother who was able to control little Chihiro rebelled. Now he really had no idea what to do with his own daughter.
Zheng Qianxun pouted, her chubby face puffed up, and she used her final killer move.
She hugged her father's arm and said coquettishly: "Dad, you are the best to me. Dad, just ask. Photos are fine! Tomorrow, Chihiro will make sure to eat well and not be picky!"
There was still a hint of confusion in the baby voice, and the little guy was trying to complete the deal with him despite being sleepy.
"Okay, okay..." Zheng Zichi couldn't stand it anymore and compromised, "Dad can ask, but I can't guarantee that this uncle will agree, okay?"
"well!"
The two little guys nodded vigorously, their big eyes full of anticipation.
Zheng Zichi suddenly felt a lot of pressure, but he had already promised his son and daughter, and he couldn't go back on his word.
Facing the gaze that could see through the computer, Zheng Zichi slowed down his movements to prepare himself mentally while looking up Bai Yuanzhou's contact number.
After finding it, he said: [Can you send me a photo of the little dragon cub? I would appreciate it.]
This was the first time Zheng Zichi asked his mortal enemy for help, and he didn't want to be too humble or appear too eager.
Before he could utter the words "Forget it if it doesn't work", he saw a notification pop up in his chat box.
[The other party has enabled friend verification, but you are not yet his/her friend. Please send a friend verification request first. You can only chat after the other party passes the verification.]
Although the two little ones didn't know many words, they could tell from the red exclamation mark in front that this was different from the usual message prompts.
Zheng Qianxun blinked: "Dad, don't you have any friends?"
Zheng Wanyu: "Dad is a little pitiful, so I don't want Xiaolong today."
Zheng Zichi's face flashed with embarrassment: "..."
——There’s no need to be considerate at this time, son!
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