On the day when Shen Li finished all his subjects, Luǎn Xī fulfilled his wish like a child and took him to eat the long-awaited hot pot.

It was mid-June, and the weather was not too hot. Worried that Shen Li might feel tired after the exam, Luan Xi specially drove over to pick him up. Upon arrival, Luan Xi parked the car on the right side of the school gate, only about a hundred meters away. After getting out of the car, he didn't walk further but stood in place, waiting for his child.

Luan Xi didn't wear a watch. He took out his phone and glanced at the time. After estimating in his mind, he figured there were probably around ten minutes left until the last exam would be over. An incoming call displayed on the screen. He had been in frequent contact with Yi Zixin these past few days, mainly because this guy kept knocking on his WeChat window non-stop, asking about his return to the city for the postgraduate entrance examination. Luan Xi answered the phone and didn't have much time to chat with him before he heard the school bell ring for dismissal. He didn't care what the other person said and simply responded, "Alright, I'll hang up now. I'll call you back tonight."

On the other end of the phone, it was clear that the person understood that Luǎn Xī would often behave like this. He leisurely said, "Brother Xī, you're such a busy man. So, is it that little brat of yours again?" He deliberately mumbled the word "brat," implying something.

Luan Xi, how could he not hear it? In the past four years, he had been intentionally teased by Yi Zixin several times. But now he seemed immune to it, saying, "That's enough. Even jokes should have boundaries." It's fortunate that Luan Xi has become more patient as he grew up, or else he would have started a fight the first time someone said something like this to him.

"Sorry to bother you, please remember to send me the information tonight." After a few more casual remarks, Yi Zixin hung up the phone.

As soon as Shen Li walked out of the school gate, he noticed a tall figure not far away. Luan Xi had a slender figure, and today he was wearing a loose, oversized shirt with a thin knitted cardigan over it. Perhaps feeling hot, he rolled up the sleeves to his forearms, making himself exceptionally eye-catching among a group of older people. Originally, when Shen Li saw Luan Xi, he wanted to rush over, but he glanced at his desk mate next to him and forcefully restrained his inner impulse.

"Shen Li, can you stay at my place today? Or can I stay at your place?" Bai Sichen followed his stride, pitifully tugging on the hand of his desk mate.

Shen Li caught sight of the driver from Bai Sichen's family walking towards him. It was rare that the driver kindly comforted him with these words, "No matter what, your father is still your father. Running away won't solve the problem."

Luan Xi happened to overhear what her own child was saying and couldn't help but laugh and cry. The ideas and words they heard seemed so serious and persuasive, which made her inexplicably amused. While thinking this in her heart, she still went forward and took the child's backpack.

Bai Sichen's attention was fully focused on Shen Li. Seeing that Luan Xi didn't react immediately and wasn't aware of Shen Li's family background, she assumed that Luan Xi was Shen Li's uncle or something similar, and greeted the tall man as "Uncle".

Luan Xi: "......"

What's wrong with this child? Does he have some sort of problem with his gaze?

Luan Xi didn't show any trace of emotion on her face as she politely nodded at Bai Sichen, which could be considered as a greeting. After Bai Sichen's family driver, who was not far away, picked him up, Luan Xi returned to the car with Shen Li.

The child beside was clearly trying hard to hold back his laughter. Luan Xi reached out and pinched his cheek, "Hmm? Are you so happy just because someone called me uncle?"

Shen Li quickly shook his head and pushed the blame onto his tablemate, then he proceeded to shower him with praise, "No way, you're only twenty-three this year, so young and handsome. Aunt Yan even mentioned how many Omega were pursuing you back in high school, to the point where the headmaster had to talk to your parents. The girls in our class all say that guys with such high looks should be called 'little brother', you can imagine how poor Bai Sichen's taste is."

As the conversation continued, Luan Xi couldn't bear to listen any longer. It was all a jumble of nonsense. He couldn't believe that his mother would actually talk to a child about these old stories from the past. He had no choice but to interrupt, saying, "Alright, enough already. I can't believe you have such talent for flattery."

The commercial street is not far from the school, it only takes a fifteen-minute drive to get there. It's only two o'clock in the afternoon, so there aren't many people in the store. A few groups of people are sitting at a few tables. When Lu Xi saw the name of the store, he thought Shen Li was going to eat Sichuan hot pot, and wondered when Shen Li started eating spicy food. However, Shen Li selected the dishes and Lu Xi took a brief look at the menu next to him and thought it was going to be a disaster. Can someone tell him what kind of soup base this signature Matcha Dirty Milk Cap hot pot is? Is it the kind of milk cap he's thinking of?