Chapter 140: 【You have been removed from the group chat】

And Lu Li, who was directly called over from his room, also had a bewildered expression.

What is Dad calling me for in the middle of the night?

Upon learning it was about the fan comments under his account, Lu Li rarely didn’t know whether to laugh or cry:

“Dad, this should just be a figure of speech, similar to something like ‘slow hands get nothing’…”

Lu Li tried to popularize some basic internet common sense for his dad.

“Slow hands get nothing?”

Unexpectedly, Dad’s expression became even more dangerously gloomy the more he heard.

The sweet cub was so small, so light; wouldn’t some scoundrel be able to just snatch him up with one arm and run?

What kind of messy fans were these of Old Third.

Lu Ting’s autocratic patriarch mindset began to restore in his mind, already regretting why he was bewitched by Simmons’s mouth back then. He wished he could right now, immediately, take back all those magazines directly.

And Lu Ting and Lu Li also noticed that Xueyan, sitting in the blanket, was blinking his eyes and looking at Lu Ting’s phone screen, which was ringing quite a few times, while the parents were communicating.

He wanted to pick up the phone to find Dad.

This string of ding-dongs was actually precisely Simmons carefully sending messages to inquire, wanting to find out if the Lan family’s reaction over there had anything to do with the Lu family.

Because after Lan Ying released those words, Simmons discovered that almost all content related to that little model had been taken down, including that set of imitation Dance in the Rain that made him furiously exasperated initially.

It was just handled so instantly, as if such a little model had never existed in the world from beginning to end. Simmons felt so satisfied he was even a bit scared—Is this Chairman Lu Ting’s methods actually this thunderous?

“Ding ding dong—”

As a result, right after Simmons organized his language extremely tactfully and finished sending the message, he found the “Lu Ting” on the opposite side directly popped up a video call request!?

It scared Simmons so much that his hand trembled in the office over there, and the phone almost smashed onto the floor.

God, I just inquired for some information; is there a need to trouble this person to personally make a video call to me at night to communicate!? [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] Or are there more important instructions?

To answer or not to answer?

If I don’t answer, wouldn’t he make me disappear directly from the internet too…

Simmons almost reviewed his entire life before swallowing a mouthful of saliva and pressing “Answer”.

As a result, after answering, taking a closer look, the person who appeared on the opposite side wasn’t Lu Ting, but instead the little angel muse he longed for day and night!?

No, he even looks this good from this fatal shooting-upwards angle!

Simmons stared at Xueyan’s chin on the screen, wishing he could reach in, hug him out, and kiss him.

“Hello~ Baby Xueyan—What’s the matter looking for Brother this late!? Look here, look here!”

Simmons spoke frantically, trying to attract Xueyan’s attention to look over towards the lens.

Xueyan looked around bewilderedly, only then discovering it was actually his Papa’s phone ringing again.

Lu Ting and the others on the side also rapidly discovered the commotion on the phone’s end here, finding the sweet cub frowning and holding his phone, not knowing how he pressed it, and a familiar aggravating voice was continuously coming from inside.

“Papa, the phone is broken…”

Xueyan felt a bit wronged being yelled at, feeling the title ‘baby’ should only be called by Papa, Brothers, and Sister.

Lu Ting, with a gloomy expression, took the phone over, exactly seeing Simmons on the opposite side who hadn’t had time to switch his expression: “You brat, what’s the situation!?”

Holy crap! It scared three of Simmons’s souls and six of his spirits away.

“It seems Xueyan accidentally pressed the video button.”

Lu Li on the side instead rapidly took a glance at the phone, not expecting Simmons to bump into the muzzle of the gun so unfortunately.

Right now, Lu Ting’s anger was rushing to his head, and even he himself was scolded; he was just about to go clear the comments.

And Lu Ting, forcefully suppressing his anger, looked through the chat history, only then realizing Simmons was dilly-dallying and talking about other things, actually thinking he was the one who stepped forward to contact the Lan family?

How could I possibly do this kind of thing of begging people for favors!

【Lu Ting: Absurd.】

Receiving this two-word reply, Simmons instead became even more hesitant.

But Simmons ultimately couldn’t resist this opportunity of a direct chat with the BOSS. Taking advantage of the fact that the magazine sales were still rapidly growing right now, he couldn’t help but secretly show off to “claim credit”:

【Simmons: Cough cough, then Chairman Lu, you definitely received the magazine today too right? [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] Hehe, the response to this issue of the magazine is so good, are you considering bringing Xueyan to shoot another set? The kind with solo appearances!】

Lu Ting, looking at this message expressionlessly, directly held the phone up close in front of Xueyan:

“Sweet cub, say what you said this afternoon again.”

Xueyan: O.O?

Xueyan thought in confusion, and finally muttered in a small voice: “…I don’t want to take photos ever again?”

But actually, he was almost coaxed well by Papa and Brother.

And Third Brother secretly promised him that the Third Brother in the new album would also have white hair!

As for Simmons in the office over there, after turning on the voice and personally hearing that sentence “don’t want to take photos ever again” from Xueyan coming from the phone, his whole person almost cracked and shattered into pieces all over the floor, collapsing.

It scared the assistant who carried the new pajama mannequin in from the side into a big jump, “Director!? Director what’s wrong with you Director—!”

The magazine sales exploded today, the attention for the next season’s release conference is almost set in stone to take off, didn’t you just excitedly draw a large pile of pajama and robe design drafts this afternoon!?

Why did you suddenly faint from low blood sugar?

“Heh.”

And Lu Ting holding the phone satisfyingly saw Simmons finally shut up, only then reaching out to pull Xueyan back into his arms.

“In the future, no matter what stranger asks our sweet cub to go home with him, you cannot agree, do you know?”

Thinking of some damn “slow hands get nothing”, Lu Ting was truly full of worries.

He even felt perhaps he should consider buying a children’s watch with location tracking for the sweet cub to wear.

Fortunately, Princeton’s security management was already relatively the strictest among kindergartens; even if some pervert wanted to sneak in, it would be impossible.

“Mm. Can only go home with Papa, Brothers, and Sister.”

Xueyan smiled and hugged his Papa’s neck, the soft strength instantly extinguishing Lu Ting’s original anger completely clean.

He only felt that at this moment holding his own sweet cub, he could forgive anything.

After burying his head and fiercely kissing his own sweet cub, he was then preparing to put Xueyan back to bed to get ready to sleep.

“But I still want to listen to Papa read stories for a while before sleeping.”

Although Xueyan, who had climbed into the blanket, was clearly still somewhat nostalgically curious about the phone, sitting on the bed and making a small request.

“Of course you can, Papa will read to you. [Read on RanaTranslations🌸] Our sweet cub just don’t look at the screen, what if you ruin your eyes?”

Only this time Lu Ting very skillfully held up the phone, and Xueyan looking up at his Papa also obediently nodded.

“But also want to hear the ones praising Brother.”

Xueyan added another small request.

Xueyan also liked to hear the ones praising Brother, because in Xueyan’s heart, Brother was also very, very awesome.

“Good good good, will read them all, will read the ones praising Old Third together!”

Lu Ting’s heart softened into a complete mess.

Ultimately, he read continuously until Xueyan unconsciously laid in the parent’s arms and fell asleep with even breathing, then his voice lowered. After a long while, feeling the weight in his arms, Lu Ting held up the phone, and secretly took another photo of the sweet cub sleeping in his arms.

In the photo, the fair little face was slightly squished flat a bit, and the satin-like milky white hair also scattered on the side of the ear. Just through the photo, one could smell that soft breath on the cub’s body.

【We Love Our Family】

【Lu Ting: How about it, the photo taken by your dad here isn’t necessarily worse than that cover right? [Photo]】

Lu Ting still didn’t believe in the evil, feeling how could I possibly not be able to outshoot that group of flashy guys like Simmons?

【Lu Jing: …】

【Lu Xun: .】

【Lu Huai: Hahahahahaha [Tom Cat clutching stomach pointing finger laughing heartily.jpg]】

The group instantly refreshed with three replies.

Obviously, on this night where the magazine’s popularity fermented, everyone wasn’t asleep, and saw Lu Ting’s new message at the first moment.

【You have been removed from the group chat】

In the next second, the three people were all kicked out by Lu Ting.

Leaving only Lu Li looking at this sleeping face photo of “blurry image quality, clear face value”, and after a long while silently sending a sentence 【Looks good】.

Only then did Lu Ting contentedly pat Lu Li’s avatar.

I’ll allow you brat to take the sweet cub to shoot another set of photos in the future.

******

And in the Pei family over here, the Old Master Pei Zongshi as soon as he arrived home, saw his own grandson reading a book with Mo Dian together at the small desk.

And beside them piled up a large pile of books.

Every time Pei Shuo turned a page, Mo Dian squatting on the side also followed and seemingly properly turned its head a bit, blinking its eyes to take a glance.

Occasionally after Pei Shuo finished looking, Mo Dian didn’t finish looking, Mo Dian would also use its paw to press down on the page, novelly touching the flat, smooth, pretty Xueyan on the paper.

“What book is Xiao Shuo reading?”

The Old Master asked with interest, walking over with his hands behind his back, only to discover this pile of books was actually identically repetitive black and white two versions?

“Didn’t Madam recently donate a sum of charity funds in the Little Young Master’s name, this is the brand company over there specially arranging someone to deliver to the house today to express gratitude, there’s also a pile of gift boxes that have already been registered and put in the warehouse.”

The butler on the side hurriedly explained.

Hearing this, the Old Master was stunned for a moment, instead recalling the matter of his daughter-in-law Lan Ying recently participating in the fashion banquet charity; the word-of-mouth response in the circle was indeed not bad.

Once a person gets older, they more or less also increasingly believe in these matters of doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.

“However much that child Lan Ying donated, this old guy here will also join the fun, and match an extra portion to donate together in Xiao Shuo’s name.”

Thus, Old Master Pei cheerfully gave the instructions.

“Ah? Okay, okay, I’ll go contact Madam’s side right now.”

Upon hearing this, the butler was first stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help but cheerfully sigh with emotion that these businessmen of the brand side were truly clever to the bones.

Sending a wave of magazines and gift boxes to the house as a thank you gift, didn’t this immediately yield feedback. The Old Master was never soft in this aspect, except he restricted the daily expense quota card of this son Pei Yonghuan very strictly, and the salary was also only the fixed salary of his position.

Causing the relationship between Pei Yonghuan and Li Qiao to be slightly unpleasant recently.

Pei Yonghuan gradually felt Li Qiao only knew how to stretch out her hand asking for money day by day, while Li Qiao was also very wronged; didn’t she originally marry over thinking she could spend like this?

Moreover, for that recent out-of-the-circle Masis banquet, originally, she was also invited.

But just arriving at the hall and seeing that pair of sisters from the Lan family also entering, Li Qiao ultimately forcefully didn’t dare to enter, afraid of the awkwardness of meeting, and Pei Yonghuan also didn’t know how to comfort her.

Over here Pei Yonghuan standing on the side seeing the Old Master making such a generous move, his expression instantly changed, yet he also didn’t dare to speak.

Thinking to himself, what’s the use of donating so much money, there are so many poor people in the world, you can’t possibly give money to them one by one, right?

Unexpectedly Pei Shuo suddenly spoke up:

“Grandpa, I’ve thought of what birthday present I want.”

Previously for Pei Shuo’s birthday, the Old Master originally told his little grandson Pei Shuo to say a wish he wanted to realize, and he could help realize it.

Only Pei Shuo couldn’t think of what else he wanted all along.

After all, usually whatever he wanted was already delivered to his hand early on, so this promise was saved up.

“Oh? What wish is it?”

The Old Master asked with exceptional curiosity at this moment. He thought to himself, as long as it’s not too over the line, I can realize it for my grandson.

Pei Yonghuan seeing this expression on the Old Master, knew this brat Pei Shuo’s little treasury was going to make a big profit again.

Occasionally Pei Yonghuan even suspected the pile of things the Old Master gave Pei Shuo every year was almost more than his own private stash.

“I also want to dye my hair white.”

To the absolute unexpectedness of everyone present, Pei Shuo actually held up this magazine, and expressed in all seriousness that he also wanted to dye his hair white.

The butler and the servants on the side were dumbfounded, while Pei Yonghuan only felt this brat Pei Shuo was simply recklessly wasting God’s given things; making a wish and he didn’t even know to make a big one!

“Xiao Shuo… why did you suddenly think of dyeing your hair? Is it because you feel this kind of fashion on the book looks good?”

At his age and status, the Old Master rarely deliberated for a long time before carefully inquiring of his little grandson.

The old man neither wanted to break his promise, nor felt this seemed too weird; where is there a kindergarten little cub going to dye their head? These so-called fashionable things sure enough still shouldn’t let little guys come into contact with too early.

That of course is because Xueyan has white hair, and I want to accompany Xueyan to have white hair together, this way Xueyan wouldn’t feel white hair is very weird, and want to wear a hat all day.

But Pei Shuo took a glance at Pei Yonghuan who was present, and instinctively didn’t want this father Pei Yonghuan to know his thoughts, so Pei Shuo remained silent for a long time and only asked one sentence:

“So, I cannot dye my hair right now?”

Will have to wait until I grow up to go dye my hair myself.

“Cough, it’s not exactly that you cannot either, but Grandpa just feels, this matter of dyeing hair is best still carefully reconsidered again.”

“Otherwise for next month’s expo, how about you go play together with Grandpa? If you take a fancy to any novel little trinkets, you can also buy them back as gifts, supposedly there’s also some auction.”

The Old Master decided to let his little grandson Pei Shuo divert his attention, and no longer pursue this kind of trend.

That child Lan Ying doing good deeds is a good thing, but the Old Master still couldn’t quite understand these fashion trends of young people.

Next month Pei Zongshi was attending the World Expo as an invited honorary chairman; taking his little grandson Pei Shuo to relax seemed not bad either, there would be many novel trinkets at the expo every year.

Pei Shuo after listening in silence, actually suddenly remembered a matter.

That is Xueyan’s birthday is coming up very soon.

Perhaps he could really find a most perfect gift there? Pei Shuo had looked at countless gifts recently, and none could be found that were sufficient to become that one portion of Xueyan’s birthday gift. This was his first time accompanying Xueyan to celebrate his birthday, of course it couldn’t be chosen casually.

This naturally had a completely different meaning from exchanging gifts at some kindergarten gift festival!