Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

Sometimes I only remember the person I've been ignoring before going to bed at night.

While Gu Chen was taking a shower, he took out his phone to reply to a message:

I've been a bit busy during the day, so of course I miss my dog. I'll have a chance to pet you sometime!

Only after sending it out did I realize that the sentence was a bit ambiguous. What is yours, a dog or a cow?

Fortunately, the other person didn't misunderstand, but replied, "It's lost."

Shi Ran's heart skipped a beat. He really deserved to die... he spent so much time talking to people about this.

He tried to salvage the situation, saying, "Let's go to the dog cafe and pet each other sometime when we have time."

Cheng Ye paused for a moment after seeing the message, then slowly replied, "Okay."

He had just put his phone down when a shadow crashed into his arms like a cannonball.

Cheng Ye was knocked back and leaned back, helplessly hugging the fluffy little head in his arms. "Slow down."

A little one lifted his head from his arms, eyes sparkling, "Brother! You smiled while looking at your phone! Do you have someone you like?"

And this person was none other than the troublesome "Demon Ball" from earlier that day.

Cheng Ye picked him up and placed him on the sofa next to him: "Don't make wild guesses."

Lingzhu, who was even dressed meticulously in her pajamas, pushed up her glasses and asked seriously, "Brother, what does it feel like to like someone?"

Cheng Ye was taken aback by the question. He was often asked about his ideal type during interviews, but to hear it from his own younger brother was quite a surprise...

"If you like something, that's..."

Many memories flashed through his mind, and in the end he just said softly, "When you like someone, the world becomes very, very small, so small that... you feel like you can only feel yourself and the other person."

The demon reached a startling conclusion: "So liking someone is the end of the world?!"

Lingzhu nodded thoughtfully, glanced at the back of Mowan's neck, and asked, "So, does liking someone mean wanting to mark them?"

Cheng Ye shook his head and answered seriously, "True liking has nothing to do with gender."

He paused for a moment, then added, "Even if the other person is a Beta, they might still be attracted and want to get closer."

Cheng Ye found it somewhat amusing to watch these two, who were clearly still little kids, seriously discussing "likes."

"Alright, your most urgent task now is to master addition and subtraction within 100."

Lingzhu immediately straightened her little body, "I've even taught myself trigonometric functions."

Mowan chuckled, "I've also mastered using the calculator!"

Cheng Ye ruffled his hair helplessly. "I'm off tomorrow. Shall I pick you up from school in the afternoon?"

Mowan immediately raised his hand high: "We're not going to school tomorrow! There's an event going on... um, we get to eat ice cream."

Cheng Ye frowned slightly. "What kind of event is this?"

Lingzhu, unable to bear it any longer, corrected, "It's a public welfare project. We help each other with the children in special education institutions."

After saying that, he glanced at the demon pill, the meaning of which was clear—illiterate.

Cheng Ye didn't take it seriously and just nodded: "Okay, then I'll pick you up after your event tomorrow. It's late, you should go to sleep."

Mowan dawdled reluctantly, and Cheng Ye looked at him and said quietly, "Lack of sleep will stunt your growth."

Upon hearing this, Mowan immediately took off running back to his bedroom, leaving behind a sentence that lingered in the air:

"I'm going to sleep first, I'm definitely taller than you!!!"

Lingzhu, who remained behind, turned around silently, smiled sweetly at Cheng Ye, and said gently, "Goodnight, brother~"

Cheng Ye admitted that at that moment, all his real estate properties were moved.

The next day, Shi Ran was dragged to the event by Wang Cheng again.

Wang Cheng said the project couldn't do without him, and he said all sorts of nice things to him along the way. He even bought him a string of candied hawthorns with milk skin as a bribe at the entrance of the affiliated high school.

Shi Ran was in a good mood, so she immediately took a picture and posted it on her WeChat Moments to show off.

Failure is the mother of success, but do you know what the father of success is? My colleague buying me milk skin and candied hawthorn skewers as a bribe is a successful payment!

The location is right at the entrance of the affiliated primary school.

Little did Shi Ran know that Cheng Ye and Gu Chen had both seen the post he casually made on his WeChat Moments.

Cheng Ye thought to himself: It's right next to the affiliated high school? Should I meet up with him when I pick up the little brat?

Mr. Gu thought to himself: I've taken you to eat so many delicious meals, how come I've never seen you post about it on social media? I'll pick you up tonight and give you a surprise.

Of course, I know nothing about this!

He barely touched his phone all day, focusing entirely on mediating the conflict.

Today's mutual aid activity is a book club. The children are divided into two groups: Magic Ball and Little Snail in one group, and Spirit Pearl and Little Hedgehog in the other.

Basically, as soon as the teacher asks a question, Mowan will rush to give a wrong answer.

He was shameless, his eyes filled only with a thirst for speed.

The result was predictable: the scores were overwhelmingly one-sided.

Seeing the score getting further and further behind, Mowan got anxious and started yelling at the little snail.

"I've been answering all the questions, why haven't you said a word?"

The little snail just buried its face even lower and muttered something softly.

But she would sit right next to him.

He heard everything clearly; for every question, the little snail gave the correct answer immediately.

He just doesn't dare to, or is not used to, saying it in front of others.

Just as Shi Ran was thinking about how to speak up for him, the teacher asked a new question.

"Do the frost flowers on the windows in winter form indoors or outdoors?"

The demon pill instinctively raised its hand, but had no idea what the answer was.

He hesitated awkwardly, and Shi Ran, smiling beside him, reminded him, "Why don't you ask your group members for their opinions?"

The demon then looked at the little snail, whose lips were moving slightly again.

Mowan pressed his ear almost to the floor and heard a whisper: "Indoors."

Demon Ball immediately answered loudly, "Teacher, it's indoors!"

The teacher immediately gave her an approving look, "Why indoors?"

The little snail leaned closer, listened to the snail's whisper in his ear, and then proudly explained, "Because the indoor temperature is high, there's a lot of invisible water vapor, which turns into ice when it comes into contact with very cold glass!"

"Absolutely correct! And the principle behind it is explained clearly, fantastic!"

The teacher praised him generously.

Mowan looked around with a hint of pride, still somewhat reluctant to sit down.

He tugged at the little snail's sleeve, his face full of admiration: "How are you so amazing? You even know this?"

The little snail asked him earnestly, "You don't read at all?"

Unfortunately, our Demon Ball couldn't even hear the insults directed at him. He nodded vigorously, "How did you know? Okay, tell me the answer later, and I'll raise my hand to answer for you!"

And so, this scene unfolded in the second half of the race.

When the teacher asked a question, Mowan immediately raised his hand, then squatted down to listen to the little snail's answer before replying.

In the end, they managed to catch up and tie the game, with both sides receiving LEGO prizes.

Mowan came over and put his arm around the little snail's shoulder. "Thanks to you today! Come on, let's go over there and see who can finish it faster!"

The little snail stumbled as he dragged it away, but it didn't struggle and let the magic pill carry it off.

There was a hint of helplessness on his face, and also a barely perceptible smile.

Why did Shi Ran's eyes inexplicably show a hint of affection as she looked at the two little ones' backs?

hum.

My phone suddenly vibrated.

When Shi Ran opened the message, she was stunned to see it was from that aloof guy.

Are you near the affiliated primary school today?

Shi Ran then realized that she had included her location in her WeChat Moments post. [Oh yeah, are you here too?]

"Hmm, there's a dog cafe nearby, wanna go?"

Shi Ran, clutching her phone, practically wanted to scream to the heavens, "How did this iron tree suddenly bloom?!"

Wang Cheng, on the other end of the line, was also looking at his phone, his brows furrowed.

Because President Gu suddenly asked him, "What time do you finish today? Send me the address, but don't tell Shi Ran."

He resignedly sent the address, and when he looked up, he met Shi Ran's gaze.

Shi Ran sensed something was wrong and walked over. "Are you hiding something from me?"

Wang Cheng shook his head vigorously, "How is that possible?!"

"Really not?"

"Absolutely not!"

Shi Ran then sat back down, still somewhat doubtful, and replied to the aloof guy:

Okay, see you at the store at six.

Oh my god, another battleground is about to begin! Our little Cheng is finally going to see Ranran!

Even though my heart is broken, I still ask everyone to give me a good review. Thank you so much!