Chapter 45
What Lu Huai didn't know was that after the twins learned that their father was not dead, they called Jiang Yun immediately.
Lu Huai was in a vulnerable period at the time. Jiang Yun had to comfort the children who were crying and asking him, "Daddy, is Dad really not dead?", and answer her husband's question, "Baby, baby, why don't you wear your wedding ring anymore?"
But Jiang Yun couldn't tell the children the truth face to face, nor could she be with her husband. He was already overwhelmed with more than just two worries, he was overwhelmed with three worries.
After Jiang Yun told the twins that Lu Huai was indeed not dead, Lu Chao cried like a six-year-old, unable to speak. Jiang Mu, however, remained remarkably calm. He didn't even ask his father for details about what had happened. He simply wiped his brother's tears with a tissue and said, "We understand, Dad. Go on your business trip with peace of mind. My brother and I will be waiting for you to bring Dad back home."
Jiang Yun looked at the call that Jiang Mu had hung up, thinking about something.
He wanted to remind Lu Huai to pay attention to the abnormality of the twins, but Lu Huai brought up a new question, "Which of the three dates before marriage did you like best, honey?" Jiang Yun thought about it and gave up.
Colonel Lu should also experience the feeling of being overwhelmed.
Colonel Lu, who was experiencing the game, said: The scene is indeed a bit big, but I can handle it.
Jiang Mu, the good boy, should not need his coaxing. He just needs to coax the big boy in front of him who is lying on the chair and crying loudly.
Lu Huai's aura disappeared completely. He looked down at Lu Chao and asked, "When did you find out?"
"I knew it was you... I knew it was you!" Lu Chao stared at the face he had only seen in images and dreams, giving a self-centered and off-topic answer, tears streaming down his face. "They told me you weren't dead, and the first person I thought of was you!"
Lu Huai was stunned.
He originally thought that Jiang Mu had discovered his identity first and then told Lu Chao.
He didn't expect that Lu Chao had already found him by intuition.
"Who else could it be but you? Who else could it be?" No matter how hard he cried or how ugly it looked, Lu Chao always insisted on looking into his father's eyes, as if the face that looked so similar to his would disappear in the blink of an eye. "I love playing with you so much... I don't feel disgusted at all when I see you and dad together... Even when you are tutoring me, I don't find it difficult... If my father were really still alive, I can't think of anyone else except you..."
A soft warmth surged in Lu Huai's chest.
This was a feeling he had never experienced before, completely different from when he faced Jiang Yun or his grandfather.
He was acutely aware that this was his child. He and this young man shared the most extraordinary blood relationship.
Even though they had never met, even though he missed their growing up years, even though he would let them go when they grew up, he would still instinctively love them for the rest of his life.
"Sorry." Lu Huai squatted down, putting himself in a low position of Lu Chao's sight, "Did I scare you?"
Lu Chao nodded vigorously, "Did you just use pheromone suppression on me? I feel so uncomfortable..."
Lu Huai said: "No, I won't do that to you."
"You just showed a little anger, and it made me so uncomfortable?" Lu Chao was stunned. "You are so powerful."
Lu Huai wanted to laugh, raised his hand and touched Lu Chao's head, "Don't forgive me so quickly, are you stupid?"
Although Lu Chao looks like him, his innocent look when he is sad is very similar to Jiang Yun.
Lu Chao is not a smaller version of him.
Lu Chao is an independent individual with his own unique heart.
Likewise, Jiang Mu was no longer the warm and tender Jiang Yun of his youth. He didn't cry, nor did he vent his emotions like a younger brother. Instead, he lowered his eyes and asked softly, "How could you be like this?"
Lu Huai knew what Jiang Mu was accusing him of. He was silent for a moment and said, "I'm sorry."
"You met us so early, but you didn't tell us anything..." Jiang Mu pulled the corners of his mouth, trying to make himself sound like a mature brother, but the trembling in his voice betrayed him mercilessly, "You also told me that you were just my father's brother, and you asked us to call you 'uncle'."
Lu Chao quickly agreed: "Yes, yes, I was angry about this too! You like being an uncle, right? Then do you want us to call you uncle for the rest of our lives?!"
"It's my fault." Lu Huai admitted without any excuse, "Please give me a chance to make it up to you. Please don't call me uncle for the rest of your life."
Lu Chao was stunned for a moment. "No, you won't explain it at all? Like, the situation is complicated and you don't want us to worry, or you want to return gloriously as 'Colonel Lu' or something like that."
Lu Huai: "But if I was wrong, I was wrong. I don't want to make excuses for my mistakes."
Lu Chao: “Oh!” It’s over, what should he do if he thinks his dad looks even more handsome like this.
"But I'm very angry, Colonel Lu." Jiang Mu said expressionlessly, "I don't think you can make it up to us."
Lu Huai thought for a moment and asked expectantly, "Do you want some cakes? I'll buy them for you."
"Why do you think it's useful to give us cupcakes at this time?" Jiang Mu said coldly, "We are fifteen years old, not five."
Lu Chao uttered an "ah" and said hesitantly, "But brother, I really want to eat some sweets right now."
Jiang Mu was so disappointed that he said, "Just shut up."
Lu Huai seized the opportunity: "Buy!"
Lu Huai opened the online shopping mall and placed an order for desserts. But just as he was about to pay, a glaring message popped up: Sorry, your balance is insufficient.
This was the first time in Lu Huai's life that he saw the words "Insufficient Balance" and his expression went blank for a moment.
Under the cold gaze of his eldest son and the expectant gaze of his youngest son, Lu Huai didn't have time to think about it and immediately sent a message to Jiang Yun.
Lu Huai: [Dear Foreign Minister Jiang, could you please transfer some pocket money to me? I don't have enough money to buy cake for our twins.]
Jiang Yun: [When Colonel Lu was spending lavishly on other Omegas on Jinmastu Island, did he ever think of today?]
Lu Huai: [? ]
In my ears are the angry accusations of my sons, and in front of me is the unexpected ridicule of my wife.
In the face of extreme despair, Lu Huai laughed out loud.
Stay calm, don't panic, there are only three of them.
The babies lined up and he coaxed them one by one, slowly.
Lu Huai took out a cucumber and a potato from his bag and stuffed them into the twins' arms. "Use this to fill your stomach first. I'll be back soon."
Lu Huai walked out of the restaurant and called Jiang Yun: "Baby, you must have listened to someone's slander. Let me explain..."
Lu Chao held a potato in his hand, unable to believe it. "I've been crying so hard, and he just gave me a potato to get rid of me? He should at least cook it into mashed potatoes for me! Okay, I've decided. I will never call him dad in my life!"
Jiang Mucai didn't believe his brother's words, "You'd better be."
Three minutes later, Colonel Lu returned to the restaurant with Jiang Yun's transfer records. "Now you have money, darlings. Order whatever you want."
The twins, who had never been called "baby" by their father since they were old enough to understand, blushed slightly, and the other shouted, "Dad, I want to eat ice cream puffs!"
Jiang Mu shook his head and said to himself: "I knew it."
With Lu Chao, their brother who only makes things worse, they probably won't be able to force their father to tell the truth.
Fortunately, he still has a way to protect himself.
In the kitchen, Lu Huai was busy squeezing fruit and vegetable juice for his eldest son to supplement his vitamins.
In the restaurant, the twins were enjoying dessert while video chatting with Jiang Yun.
Jiang Yun had already seen the whole story from Lu Huai's perspective. He asked the two children, "Was it Lu Chao who discovered Colonel Lu's identity? Was it Jiang Mu who came up with this idea?"
Jiang Mu scooped up bits of cake with a spoon and said, "After learning that my father wasn't dead, the first person I suspected was Uncle [Lover]. It wasn't because of anything else, it was because of your attitude towards Uncle [Lover]. You've been deliberately creating opportunities for us to come into contact with him. Otherwise, how could you let an ordinary subordinate come to your home to take care of us?"
Lu Chao ate a big puff of cream and said proudly, "But you are just suspicious, I am sure it is him!"
Jiang Mu's tone was slightly cold. "I just don't want to say the word 'sure' without being 100% sure."
Jiang Yun chuckled, "Not bad."
One relies on logic, the other on intuition. Both of his and Lu Huai's children are very smart.
Jiang Mu asked in confusion: "Dad, do you know why father has concealed his identity until now?"
"On the one hand, the situation doesn't allow it. On the other hand..." Jiang Yun looked at Lu Huai's back through the camera, "I think he must be afraid."
The twins looked a little surprised.
Would their powerful Alpha dad also be afraid?
"He's afraid that you'll get used to life without an Alpha father, and that you'll find it difficult to accept a stranger barging into your world." Jiang Yun said, "So, he wants you to like him first before he reveals his true identity to you."
The twins looked at each other, their expressions becoming complicated.
Jiang Yun was quiet for a while and asked, "So, do you like him?"
"I love it!" Lu Chao said whatever he thought, speaking directly from the heart, "Dad, you are so good at choosing a husband!"
Jiang Yun: “…”
Jiang Mu was unwilling to let his father who had deceived them go, but he couldn't say that he didn't like such a dishonest statement. He was silent for a long time, and finally nodded.
However, when his father brought him some fruit and vegetable juice and asked him if he could take him and Lu Chao to school tomorrow, he still gave a negative answer.
"No." Jiang Mu said, "I don't want to be sent to school by my uncle [lover]. It's weird."
Lu Huai smiled and said, "Okay, I respect your opinion."
"But when you officially get your identity back, you can come pick us up after school." Jiang Mu pretended to be cold, "I prefer your original face."
Lu Huai: "...you all like it."
Lu Chao said, "I don't care whose face you use, but you must wear the coolest military uniform and drive the coolest car that day!"
Lu Huai felt that he needed to teach the twins not to be too vain and not to care too much about appearance, but the children were so cute that he couldn't refuse.
"Okay, I'll ask your dad for money to buy a car."
Without having to send the twins to school, Lu Huai left the Capital Star for Jinmastu Island one day earlier than expected.
After dinner, the father and his two sons came to the capital port.
Lu Huai did not send his sons to school, but was sent on the spaceship by his sons.
"If nothing unexpected happens, your father and I will be back within a week." Lu Huai did not tell his children to stay home and behave themselves like most parents would. Instead, he said, "Be good if you can. If you can't, it's okay if you get into trouble. Your father and I will cover it. In short, don't let yourself be wronged."
Lu Chao sneered and said lazily: "Come on, our father is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, and our father is the surviving version of Colonel Lu. Who dares to let us suffer injustice?"
Jiang Mu: "Your math teacher?"
Lu Chao: "That was also because I made her suffer."
"You're quite self-aware." Jiang Mu looked at Lu Huai and called out hesitantly, "Father?"
Lu Huai tried his best not to raise the corners of his mouth too much: "Hmm?"
"I have something to give you." Jiang Mu turned around and held the schoolbag behind him towards Lu Huai. "Please open it and take a look."
Lu Huai unzipped his schoolbag, and a bunch of slightly curled, velvety pink and white roses suddenly appeared in front of him.
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