The atmosphere was as heavy as a dark cloud covering a city. Bai Yan and Bai Lishu both sat in silence in the living room.
The low air pressure made Bai Luoqi afraid to get close, so he and Cheng Yu had to huddle quietly at the kitchen door and peek at the situation in the living room through the gap.
Bai Lishu crossed his arms and glanced at Bai Yan's face with confusion.
He couldn't help but frown and said, "So, father went to the Central Building to kidnap my sister-in-law just to send you a letter?"
No matter how Bai Lishu thought about it, it felt wrong.
The letter paper on the table, the familiar calm handwriting between the lines.
"Can you guess what he's thinking?" Bai Yan asked back.
Bai Lishu fell silent. His omega father sat firmly in the position of the head of the Bai family, and it was never his martial arts skills that counted.
Bai Yan's eyes were fixed on the letter paper, his fingers lingering on the outline of each word, as if trying to figure out the hidden meaning in them.
"Protect Cheng Yu and don't let him cry again."
There were no greetings after not seeing each other for three months, no mention of his children, but between the lines, he was concerned about the Cheng Yu he had met briefly eighteen years ago.
"What does this mean, father?" Bai Lishu asked.
My father never cares about others for no reason, let alone... for Cheng Yu.
Bai Yan did not answer, but just turned the silver bracelet on his wrist. Perhaps he knew what Bai Qinghan meant, but what was deeper?
"Did anything turn up with that ruby?"
Bai Yan gave the ruby he bought from the auction last time to Bai Lishu to study and see what information he could find out.
"I only know that gems contain energy, but nothing more specific. The database contains minerals from the entire galaxy, but..."
Bai Lishu paused and continued, "But none of them has the same structure as the one you gave me."
"You should know that mermaids' tears turn into pearls."
Why are you suddenly talking about mermaids? They are just mermen.
"Mermaid tears..." Bai Lishu repeated, and continued tentatively, "This can't be..."
My mind was racing, it's impossible...
Bai Yan nodded unexpectedly, with a deep meaning in his eyes.
"So, sister-in-law is also a walking money-printing machine? Then have you saved a lot?"
Bai Lishu, who was burning money almost every day, suddenly became energetic. You know, the research in her laboratory was almost using paper as money.
"Don't think about it. There are only three at the moment, and I'm not sure the one in your hand is Cheng Yu's."
There were two left, one of which was originally in Opuna, but was "kindly" taken back by Bai Yan.
Originally, Bai Yan planned to ask Li Hengyu when he met him today, but Cheng Yu was suddenly kidnapped, which disrupted his plan.
"Protect Cheng Yu and don't let him shed tears again..." Bai Yan repeated his father's instructions in a low voice, as if he was still carefully pondering the meaning of this sentence.
The key is the tears mentioned by Bai Qinghan, so what will happen when tears appear, or does this thing mean that there is some kind of cost or risk.
"Mermaids turn into pearls when they shed tears, but tears are accompanied by emotional fluctuations. What kind of emotion did sister-in-law have to make the gem appear?"
Bai Yan recalled that the last time Cheng Yu cried was because of sadness, and there were two other times, one was because of illness, and the other was her birthday.
But he still remembers clearly what Cheng Yu planned to do on his birthday.
In the corner of the kitchen, Bai Luoqi and Cheng Yu leaned their heads against the wall and didn't hear anything.
"Orange, what are they talking about?"
What tears, what gems.
Cheng Yu shook his head. He was sleepy, with a hint of fatigue on his face.
"What are you looking at?" Dabai's head passed between the two of them.
Bai Luoqi was almost squeezed to the point of falling off the stool.
He looked at the curious Dabai who filled the entire screen with a resentful look, "You're such a gossip."
Bai Yan noticed Cheng Yu's gaze and stood up and walked over.
"Are you sleepy?"
Cheng Yu rubbed his eyes and nodded, his voice so soft that it was almost inaudible: "A little..." He whispered and lowered his eyes.
Bai Yan gently touched his head and said, "Let's go to sleep."
Cheng Yu felt Bai Yan's warm palm and felt at ease.
He slowly stood up and followed Bai Yan out of the kitchen.
He turned to Bai Lishu and said, "We'll talk about other things tomorrow. Keep the good news secret."
*
When Bai Yan came out after washing up, Cheng Yu had already fallen asleep.
"Why do you sleep on your stomach?"
Bai Yan turned him over manually, fearing that he would develop a habit, as sleeping on his stomach was bad for his health.
When I pushed aside the messy hair on his face, my soft and fair face looked like a smooth white steamed bun.
I really want to take a bite.
Despite what he thought, Bai Yan ultimately decided not to be a pervert.
Lying down next to him, Little Orange turned over following the scent.
The man picked up her legs and held her in his arms, rubbing his shoulders lovingly through her pajamas.
Cheng Yu rubbed the big guy's jaw unconsciously.
Mr. Bai's heart melted. How could his kitten be so well-behaved?
"Don't cry anymore." Bai Yan whispered to himself. Just seeing it once with his own eyes made him feel heartbroken.
As the night deepens, the lights in the house become soft and warm.
Thoughts surged in his mind, and Bai Yan slowly closed his eyes. The gentle breathing of Cheng Yu was in his ears, and his heart was filled with tranquility.
He fell into a deep sleep, silently reciting the promises of the future in his heart, until the night was as dark as ink, the lights in the room gradually dimmed, and only the warmth between them was still flickering.
Early the next morning, an uninvited guest came to the manor.
"Hello, little elf." When Yu Lan saw Cheng Yu, he ran up to him and hugged him with a look of worthlessness on his face.
I miss him so much.
He originally planned to steal a kiss, but was stopped by Bai Yan's quick eyes and hands.
"What are you doing here? Is Seller Planet so idle?" Bai Yan almost had the word "unwelcome" written on his face.
It doesn't matter.
Yu Lan pretended not to see it, he was not here to see Bai Yan.
"Little Orange, let me tell you, this time, I brought you a lot of good things. By the way, do you like pearls? The golden ones, they're very valuable."
Yu Lan talked to himself, and did not forget to drag the box over and open it.
The people in the living room were almost blinded by the light.
Quack quack.
Coal Ball, who was originally fighting with Antonio, rushed straight towards the golden light.
"Haha, haha, haha." Good stuff, good stuff.
Spreading the black wings and moving them up and down, this must be a dream.
A whole box of golden pearls, each one round and plump.
Op watched from the side and felt a little embarrassed, but at the same time, he also had the urge to step forward.
Golden pearls are very precious. Although there are mermaids in the mermaid tribe who have red or blue pearls, Yu Lan's pearls are golden.
Most of the others are white pearls, which are not valuable. One can buy two cups of milk tea at most.
Bai Lishu had just walked into the living room when, wow, the money printing machine arrived.
She knew Yu Lan and had always had business dealings with Seller Star. Most importantly, Yu Lan, the little mermaid who didn't know how valuable money was, was extremely generous.
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