"Oh! Before anything else, have you seen where my phone is?" Shen Yuan asked his husband.
The resort serves their breakfast, so they did not need to prepare it themselves. They decided to stay in the room and have a little family idle time while waiting for their food.
Yanyan, who missed his Daddy so much, flatteringly settled between Shen Yuan’s thighs. The boy is humming happily while swaying from side to side.
One could say that he completely contrasts his dear father alpha, who received a stinging pinch in his waist.
That’s what one gets from teasing the celestial fox spirit so much.
While massaging his pained side, Bai Tingfeng wordlessly marched towards the little side table and opened one of the compartments. There, he fished his omega’s phone.
"You dropped it in the spa when you drowsed to sleep. I kept it for you because I’m in love with you," Bai Tingfeng said with a straight face.
The celestial fox spirit couldn’t believe how Bai Tingfeng managed to say that without any emotion. So shameless! How dare he make him feel so high school when they are in front of their five-year-old son?
’I’m gonna pinch your nipples next time, Bai Tingfeng,’ Shen Yuan thought while fighting hard to stop his smile from showing. He tried very hard, but the healthy blush on his face gave him away.
"Tee hee! Daddy’s getting shy because of Papa’s confession!" Yanyan teased. The innocent boy excitedly bounced on his daddy’s thigh.
Shen Yuan almost spits a mouthful of blood because his overused back hole gets shaken in the process.
"Yanyan, please don’t move too much. You might hurt yourself," he said without breaking his character. "Come on. Let’s check if Daddy got himself a message. You know how to read, right? Can you help Papa read his message?"
Yes, he is shifting the topic like Bai Tingfeng did, but the difference is that he is quite an expert on it. Yanyan’s eyes are now successfully glued to his phone, nodding very hard.
That’s why even though Bai Tingfeng was waiting for his response to Yanyan’s teasing, the alpha is bound to get nothing.
Thus, Yanyan started to read, "Stay connected with your family and loved ones with our new p-promo..."
"You have a-accumulated 3649 points in your account! Take advantage of our latest offers and enjoy our freebies by l-logging into our app... Daddy, you don’t have any friends, do you? Daddy’s inbox is saddening." The boy couldn’t help but give out an innocent comment.
"Huh?"
"Hahaha!"
This comment from thin air stunned the celestial fox spirit. While on the other hand, Bai Tingfeng almost died laughing.
Anyone must admit that it was an astute observation. The only drawback is that it’s pretty damaging, no matter if it was right or wrong.
"Y-your reading skills are superb, Yanyan. I guess you’re really ready to go to school now," Trying to act calmly, he dotingly rubbed his son’s head. But when it comes to his husband, his eyes almost stabbed the man in the chest.
"Bai Tingfeng, stop laughing!"
"Okay. I will listen to my husband," Bai Tingfeng smartly zipped his mouth. There’s really no dead air if their family of three is together.
On the other hand, Shen Yuan didn’t let his son have a wrong idea about him. He promptly explained his side to avoid appearing too pathetic in his son’s eyes.
"I commonly receive messages from my friends, Yanyan. However, they must be aware that I am on vacation. So, as a sign of respect to my time, I assume they hold themselves back from reaching out to me."
Yanyan blinked his bright eyes twice, "Okay, Daddy. That’s reassuring to know."
Shen Yuan smiled. This is somewhat painful.
Having enough of his inbox that’s full of computer-generated messages, Shen Yuan checked his call log. There are quite a lot of suspicious numbers on top of the icon. The celestial fox spirit instinctively frowns.
He just told his son that the people he knows must have respected his time, and yet now, it feels like someone’s about to break that.
"Chairman Mao?" Shen Yuan read the name with one of his brows arched. The celestial fox spirit was hit with a feeling of deja vu.
His familiarity with this elderly alpha’s antics and the fact that the other didn’t bother to leave a message while bombarding his call logs was enough for Shen Yuan to assume the worst.
Shen Yuan felt a dreadful feeling not to call back.
"Oh? Did he call to check on you? When did he call?" Bai Tingfeng asked. Contrary to him, the alpha didn’t sense anything suspicious.
"I don’t know. The timestamps in these calls are all pretty late. No casual callers will call-bomb you at ten in the evening, right?"
With the said time, the probability that he didn’t get to answer the phone because they were in the middle of something is high. That is around the second leg of their "pounding" ceremony.
Bai Tingfeng also realized that, so he kept his mouth shut. If it was really an emergency, then he felt terrible for Chairman Mao. The alpha felt a little guilty.
Meanwhile, Shen Yuan didn’t have even a sliver of guilt or regret.
It’s Chairman Mao. If he really had an important matter in hand, he would either crash on their vacation or call him again sooner or later.
"I will call him back once we already had our breakfast. I could foresee that Chairman Mao and I would have a lengthy talk. I need to have energy for that."
Bai Tingfeng nodded his head in agreement.
"Will Grandpa Mao force you back to work, Daddy?" Yanyan worriedly asked. The little boy’s lips almost became five inches long from pouting.
"Hmmmm," Shen Yuan internally weighed the possibilities. "Based on Grandpa Mao’s character, he will not exactly force me to work again. But instead, he will probably ask for a favor."
He called it a favor, but Shen Yuan knew it would most likely disrupt their family time nonetheless.
’Geez, Chairman Mao! If Bai Tingfeng didn’t water my flower aplenty, I would probably be cursing you in my head now!’ the veins in Shen Yuan’s eyes bulged as he had this thought.
The parents decided to go down to have their breakfast finally. But before that, Shen Yuan changed into a fresh set of clothes.
At the same time, Bai Tingfeng and Yanyan joined hands in fixing the bed. They may be on vacation, but they can’t shake off their old habits.
"Yanyan hopes that we can explore this place more, Daddy!" The five-year-old boy sounded optimistic as he looked at his daddy. He neatly set the pillow, and that is the finishing touch, precisely in time for his daddy to come out of the restroom.
Hearing the hopeful tone of his son, the celestial fox spirit couldn’t help but feel touched. Would you look at that? He really has a strong feeling that Yanyan is a daddy’s boy.
Shen Yuan smiled and playfully winked, "Don’t worry. I’ll make sure I have a lot of time for you, Yanyan. Daddy is quite good in negotiations. It’s easy for me to shove the work back to Chairman Mao."
Of course if it’s about the Cardinals he wouldn’t let that pass. He’s already itching to fight.
Bai Tingfeng helplessly shook his head. The laughter on his lips was evident, "Don’t imitate that skill, Yanyan. Only veterans like your Daddy are allowed to dodge work."
A veteran swindler, to be exact.
Who on earth could ask for a vacation leave on top of medical leave after getting injured on the first day of work? Only Shen Yuan!
He joked, "I cannot agree more. Newbies who neglect their work always get hit by karma in many ways. But I am built differently. Karma is my best friend," After that, the celestial fox spirit walked ahead the door, skipping.
His butt hurts, but that’s okay. He started his day on a great note, so he is confident nothing will ruin his mood.
Shen Yuan was humming happily when suddenly, Yanyan stopped him.
"Daddy, I think you’re not allowed to go out," the cute little cub said. Worry is evident in his adorable face.
"Huh. Why?" Shen Yuan looked down at his clothes. He wore a simple black T-shirt and sky-blue cotton shorts; he couldn’t feel anything wrong.
However, his obliviousness only made the cub panic! Fresh tears welled in his eyes, making his parents panic.
"Yanyan, baby? What is wrong?"
"What happened, Yanyan? Don’t cry, please?"
"Papa! Huhuhu," Their little boy let out a heart-wrenching sob. He desperately grabbed his Papa’s hand and tugged them as hard as possible.
"Come on, baby. Tell us why you are suddenly crying. Your daddy and I could help you," The big alpha man’s forehead is frowning. He really can’t take the sight of their son crying; it’s like his heart is getting cut into pieces.
"Papa! Huhuhu. It’s not me you should be helping! It’s Daddy! His bum bum! There’s blood in the bum bum part of his shorts! Wahhh!" The little boy let out a miserable cry.
He then pointed out the suspicious red matter forming a one-inch strip between the celestial fox spirit’s glutes.
Little did Yanyan know, the world stopped for Bai Tingfeng and Shen Yuan.
The celestial fox spirit must have forgotten. Best friends might be a precious relationship but when betrayal strikes, it hurts like a motherf*cker.