Shen Li started attending primary school from September of this year. Originally, at his age, he should have been in the second grade already. However, due to some unexpected events in Shen Li's family, he had no choice but to start school a year later. Yan Jiexu and his son, Luan Xi, had mentioned that Shen Li needed someone to take him to school, and Luan Xi readily agreed to do so.

In the beginning, Yan Jiexu was worried that Shen Li, with his clingy and authoritative nature, would be bullied at school because of his background. However, to his surprise, Shen Li got along very well with his classmates. Every time he came home, he would voluntarily tell her some interesting stories that happened at school. This greatly put her mind at ease.

When children start going to school, time seems to pass relatively quickly. The house becomes much quieter on weekdays. Yan Jie Xu used to be a teacher and placed great importance on children's education. She bought some extracurricular tutoring materials for Shen Li and would accompany him to study on weekends, teaching him whenever he didn't understand. Shen Li's grades were originally quite good, one could say he was outstanding compared to his peers. At the end of the term, Shen Li achieved a top three score in his class and proudly brought his exam paper to Yan Jie Xu to ask for a reward. Yan Jie Xu agreed to buy him a toy and affectionately ruffled his soft, dark hair, praising his intelligence.

"Why didn't I realize when I was a child that my mother could be so gentle?" Lu'an Xi leaned against the side of the sofa, squinting as she looked at the big and small figures beside the dining table, muttering to herself.

Luan Yunshen sat on the sofa next to his son, watching the evening news. Upon hearing Luan Xi's remark, he casually glanced at his son and replied, "It's probably because you reminded your mom of that mischievous monkey you used to be as a child, hitting her sensitive spot."

Luan Xi: "??????"

In fact, Luan Xi was also brought up by Yan Jiexu. His grades are certainly not bad, just that the contrast between Yan Jiexu's attitude towards Shen Li compared to his own childhood is quite striking.

When Shen Li was about to enter the third grade, Luan Xi had already started filling out college entrance exam preferences. During that year, Shen Li rarely had the opportunity to sleep with Luan Xi. Not to mention that the study room had already been vacated, but Luan Xi as a high school senior was truly busy. Shen Li learned from Yan Jiexu that the college entrance exam was crucial for his older brother, so he didn't want to disturb Luan Xi's revision at night. He could only sleep alone in the modified study room.

When filling out his college application, Luan Xi didn't hesitate at all. He immediately wrote down the police academy that his father had attended. By the time Yan Jiexu discovered it and got angry, it was already too late. Luan Xi's grades were absolutely above the cutoff line for his first choice, and receiving an acceptance letter at home was a sure thing.

"This is the child's own wish. You can rest assured and let him go and explore. Luän Xi is both a boy and an Alpha, and he needs this ability to take responsibility for himself." These were the words of Luän Yünshën to her. In his view, it was good that Luän Xi could walk this path, but how rough this path would be had to be overcome by Luän Xi himself. Moreover, it was also an unforgettable test for him, so what's wrong with that?"

Luan Yunshen could guess what his wife was worried about. "Just because he graduated from the police academy doesn't mean he will definitely be able to work there. If he wants, he can also take the postgraduate entrance exam and apply to other universities, so don't worry." He sighed and reassured her, "If he really follows in my footsteps, I will protect him till the end, even if it costs me my life."

Yan Jiexu pushed her husband in annoyance and said, "Neither you nor your son are easy to deal with! It's better off having Shen Li around, he's more well-behaved."

Shen Li didn't know the rules and restrictions behind it. All he knew was that his older brother who had always played with him and told him stories was about to leave home, and he felt extremely reluctant in his heart.

After learning that Luan Xi would be going to another city for university, Shen Li moved to Luan Xi's room one night, hugging his small pillow.

"Lu... Lu Xi, can I sleep with you these few days?"

Watching Shen Li's hesitant posture at the door, Luan Xi immediately understood what was going on and waved him inside. As soon as Shen Li heard the instruction, he quickly stepped inside wearing slippers and tossed his small pillow towards the head of the bed, asserting his dominance.

Luǎn Xī watched him with a series of familiar movements and suddenly had a strange feeling. It seemed as if the other side of her bed was arranged specifically for him to sleep on.

"Want to come sleep with me tonight?"

Shen Li kicked off his slippers and climbed onto the bed. He casually found an excuse, "I want you to tell me a story." After saying that, he pretended to search through the bedside table and pulled out a book with an unknown title, handing it to Luan Xi.

On it was written in bold letters — Andersen's Fairy Tales.

Luǎn Xī smiled and accepted it with a twinkle in her eyes. Her tone carried a hint of doting as she said, "You're already so grown up, yet you still want to listen to fairy tales? Shelton, are you an eternal baby?"

This statement made Shen Li's face turn bright red. Ever since he entered the second grade, Shen Li had not heard anyone tell him bedtime stories. Later on, he moved into Luan Xi's room and started sleeping on his own, gradually maturing mentally.

Luan Xi looked at the child, who blushed and remained silent. He casually put the book aside and hugged the child, lying down together. "Alright, alright, I won't tease you anymore. My mother will come to tuck you in soon, so hurry up and go to sleep."

Yan Jiexu had set a schedule for Shen Li, specifying that she must definitely sleep before ten o'clock at night; otherwise, it would not be good for the development of the child's brain. Luan Xi was also aware of this, so he got up to turn off the bedroom light and then returned to bed, intending to put Shen Li to sleep first before playing with his phone for a while.

As soon as Luan Xi got into the bed, her feet were suddenly chilled by the touch of Shen Li's ice-cold feet. It was obvious that the child did it on purpose. Helplessly, Luan Xi covered his feet to warm them up.

"After you leave, remember to think of me." Shen Li held onto the blanket and whispered in the dark room.

"Got it, little rascal, go to sleep now."

Shen Li was delighted and eagerly nestled into Luan Xi's arms, saying, "I like you the most, so I will miss you."

"You didn't seem to say this a year ago, did you?" Luan Xi pinched the sole of his foot and chuckled a little, "Little liar."

Shen Li, upon hearing this, pulled his feet back and found a comfortable position in Luan Xi's arms, avoiding the topic. "I'm going to sleep, good night."