Chapter 121
Extra 7: The Domineering Guardian Squad
The moment all the adult fluffy demons crashed into the top-floor office, they simultaneously sensed an instinctive danger.
However, they had been chasing too fast, and once the Time Mirror disappeared, relocating it would be extremely difficult, so even so, they still followed it, crashing through the glass and rushing in.
The wind howled in the office, and the curtains on both sides swayed wildly.
The huge commotion even made the demons downstairs look up at the top floor, wondering what had happened.
As for Shao Mian, he first glanced at the mirror that jumped into his arms, then at “Little A-Ran” who was looking up at him innocently from the mirror.
The next second, he calmly grabbed the mirror and casually threw it aside, instead carefully reaching out and hugging the cub.
Little A-Ran, being lifted high: O.O
The cub was quiet, neither crying nor making a fuss, looking at the big demon in front of him with a dazed expression, but he felt a strange sense of familiarity.
Shao Mian, also lost in thought: ?
He, he had become smaller!?
Wait, why was he still so cute after becoming smaller!?
This was too much of a cheat… the kind that would make him cry if he kissed him. [Big lion pondering.jpg]
[No, no, no!! This isn’t A-Ran becoming smaller, this is A-Ran when he was little! There’s a big problem!!!]
The Time Mirror instantly realized that Shao Mian, this Demon King, seemed to have misunderstood something and frantically explained from the side.
However, after the Time Mirror explained everything and told Shao Mian that the A-Ran in front of him was actually still a cub, a certain big lion instantly fell silent.
He gently placed Little A-Ran on the chair and stood up with a serious expression.
What kind of broken mirror was this!?
This was clearly trying to make him make a mistake!
“…?”
Little A-Ran, on the other hand, curiously reached out and grabbed the big lion’s tail, his soft little hand successfully catching it.
Shao Mian, whose tail was caught, paused and instinctively started wagging his tail to amuse the cub.
It turned out that Lin Ran’s resistance to this kind of golden fluffy creature was indeed very low since he was young, his preference as clear as ever.
So after Shao Mian wagged it a few times, he had already firmly captured the cub’s attention.
The adult fluffy creatures watching from the side became increasingly dejected.
“Cheep?”
Big Sootball first chirped, trying to attract A-Ran’s attention.
“Mew…”
Snowball’s little meows were even more alluring.
Little Feather tried to stealthily fly closer and let A-Ran see his tail feathers. Before Ossi could even move, he was stared at by the big lion with a sinister look.
Everyone instantly and tacitly stopped what they were doing.
“Transform back into human form first, then we’ll talk business.”
He calmly instructed, his tone not loud, but it successfully made the fluffy creatures exchange glances and transform into human form.
And Secretary Ser, who had immediately rushed upstairs after hearing the noise, looked at this scene, so shocked that he was speechless for a long time.
“If ‘yourselves’ from different timelines meet, it’s easy to cause serious problems, we must control the risks now.”
Taking the Time Mirror, which had been thrown into the corner and was feeling wronged, Secretary Ser looked at the fluffy creatures present with a serious expression.
Especially demon cubs who hadn’t fully matured and were relatively vulnerable. Suddenly encountering their adult “selves” could easily have unpredictable consequences.
Fortunately, Sootball was still in school, Little Feather had been sent to kindergarten, Snowball had just joined a new film crew, and Ossi couldn’t casually come over with Atylanthos.
Pear Blossom and Dark Cloud were temporarily staying at home, but the Time Mirror hadn’t brought the adult form of this Abyssal Two-Headed Dog over.
“Moreover, A-Ran is still at work, and it’s said that there are several project meetings today.”
Looking at these uninvited guests, even the usually capable Secretary Ser subtly felt that this was tricky.
“A-Ran is still at work?”
Hearing Secretary Ser’s words, the adult fluffy creatures’ expressions instantly changed, a complicated, even nervous look appearing in their eyes.
Because the A-Ran in these words was clearly an adult A-Ran!
Although they had fought over Little A-Ran, when they actually encountered Big A-Ran, that indescribable nervousness took over… Would A-Ran like this version of them?
Would he think that they were causing trouble by insisting on coming here?
They didn’t belong here, perhaps their insistence would only annoy A-Ran?
[Eek…]
The Time Mirror also felt strange seeing these guys’ reactions.
Before coming, they were all aggressive, one fiercer than the other, but after actually coming here, they were afraid of being seen as superfluous by A-Ran.
Although this was also due to the Time Mirror’s blunder.
After all, even if Shao Mian didn’t intervene, if A-Ran came, the Time Mirror suspected that these adult fluffy bullies would disappear on the spot.
It was really a bit too pitiful.
But just as the adult fluffy creatures were hesitating, Secretary Ser, after finishing discussing the documents, walked over, and his first words were:
“Since you’re all here, why not go to the amusement park? The most suitable place for cubs is clearly the amusement park, right?”
Secretary Ser’s originally serious expression cleared up, and his words instantly made everyone look up.
“After all, as long as you don’t meet the ‘yourselves’ in this world, we can minimize the risk of accidents.”
The Time Mirror, on the other hand, looked at Shao Mian incredulously. He never expected that this big lion not only didn’t explode and send these fluffy creatures home, but even arranged an all-day amusement park trip for these uninvited guests!?
Although this could indeed prevent conflicts and bugs, wasn’t it a bit too bold?
And it was too unlike this big lion’s usual style!
“Is this strange?”
Shao Mian tsked and slightly raised an eyebrow.
“This is clearly what a qualified partner should do.”
After all, Lin Ran definitely wouldn’t want to see these guys get hurt.
If they were really sad, Lin Ran would naturally feel bad if he knew.
And he wanted his beloved to always live happily, what was wrong with that?
It was just a bit troublesome to deal with. Compared to Lin Ran’s mood, these “troubles” weren’t troubles at all!
Very well, as expected of himself.
As for the Time Mirror, looking at the big lion’s smug look, it was truly speechless.
Was this the power of love?
It could actually change a demon’s personality! This guy’s personality had completely changed.
Unfortunately, a mirror couldn’t fall in love.
The Time Mirror, a little dazed, didn’t know that it had actually been force-fed a mouthful of dog food, although a certain lion’s greatest pleasure since falling in love was to occasionally and wildly sprinkle dog food.
Now, he wasn’t even sparing a mirror.
[But you can actually resist not touching Little A-Ran!? Have you quit your addiction!!]
But after thinking for a while, the Time Mirror still found a questionable point.
Theoretically, shouldn’t Shao Mian, this big lion, care about Little A-Ran the most!
“…”
Shao Mian’s expression instantly became very strange upon hearing this.
Although looking at Little A-Ran, who was still staring at him curiously, he couldn’t help but turn his paw into a golden paw pad, letting the cub place his small hand on it.
As if comparing whose hand was bigger.
“Shao Mian, can you say it?”
Shao Mian was a little curious about what it would feel like to have his name called out by a cub’s voice.
Little A-Ran pursed his lips, was silent for a few seconds, blinked his long eyelashes, and looked at the tall, handsome demon with blond hair and golden eyes in front of him.
The two words “Shao Mian” were a bit difficult for a first-grade cub.
“Then Yuanbao, can you say Yuanbao?” So Shao Mian instantly changed his request.
As expected, this time, after it was written on paper, little A-Ran looked at it seriously for a while.
“Yuanbao, gege…!”
Until the soft voice rang out, Shao Mian was stunned for a few seconds, then he couldn’t help but straighten up and distance himself a little, making the cub, who was happy to recognize the words, a little confused.
Had he read it wrong?
In fact, Shao Mian, who gasped at this moment, truly felt like he was testing his luck at the edge of danger.
If Lin Ran knew that he had coaxed him into calling him “gege” when he was young, wouldn’t his office sleepover card be doubled for another month?
This thing was like catnip for a large cat, a complete danger!
The cuter, the more dangerous!
The little fluffy cub A-Ran didn’t know that he had been labeled with an “S-rank danger level” by a certain big lion.
However, when he was being led to the amusement park, A-Ran clearly looked back at the golden fluffy creature with some reluctance, and the demons also looked at Shao Mian.
As if silently asking if he wasn’t going with them?
Shao Mian hesitated for a long time, then transformed into a golden lion plushie, just in time to be hugged by the cub.
“Little lion… so cute!”
Little A-Ran held the little lion in his arms, his moist, dark eyes lighting up, and he instinctively buried his face in its fur and took a deep breath, his little chubby face covered by the fur.
He didn’t know that a little fluffy creature like him praising a fluffy creature for being cute would make the onlookers feel double the cuteness.
Except for a certain big lion who was being praised, his expression became smug, but also a bit strange.
Because Shao Mian suddenly wanted to know, if A-Ran, after becoming smaller, liked him so much at first glance, did this mean that Lin Ran was “attracted” to the beauty of his golden fur from the beginning!?
Then wouldn’t his beloved transfer his affections if he became bald!?
[Eh… what kind of strange jealousy is this?]
The Time Mirror couldn’t understand this kind of love-struck thinking. After all, if little A-Ran ignored this big lion, he would definitely explode even more.
In fact, when they actually entered the amusement park, this group of adult demons and a little fluffy creature unconsciously became the most eye-catching presence in the entire amusement park.
Sootball, with his innate nobility, held a bunch of fluffy toys he won from playing games, which formed a strong contrast with his aloof appearance as a Luna Clan demon.
Little Feather, who was almost two meters tall, held a bunch of balloons floating in the air, occasionally using them to tease A-Ran to reach out and touch them, and his long hair and androgynous beauty were extremely eye-catching.
Snowball held a few ice creams, secretly using magic to keep them from melting, and was occasionally strangely stared at by tourists who compared his appearance to the person on the ice cream packaging.
Because the spokesperson on the ice cream was clearly An Xun! They looked too much alike! Although their ages didn’t match.
Could it be that An Xun had an unknown older brother?
And Ossi’s biggest regret was undoubtedly that it wasn’t summer. If it were summer and they went to a water park, he would definitely be A-Ran’s most reliable helper!
“So is this really not a variety show filming? Their looks are too amazing!”
Even some tourists couldn’t help but take out their phones and exclaim softly.
“It must be a show! But the little one being held is too cute.”
However, seeing the cub being held by the adult demons, the hearts of countless tourists melted.
Did such a cute creature actually exist in the world!?
The way the little guy smiled, reached out his hand to be held, and ran to line up was simply too adorable, enough to make people forget all their worries.
Not to mention that when the cub was playing on the rides, he would subconsciously look back at the guardians behind him and wave, making many tourists who originally wanted to film their friends and family subtly turn their cameras and secretly take a few shots.
And after taking the photos, they found that they were incredibly cute! Even from the most unflattering angles, they would still be charmed~
[It’s easier to snatch him than to ask, I really want to just grab him and run~ So what kind of family can give birth to such a cute little thing!? A strange combination I encountered at Kuroch Amusement Park today! QwQ [Photo]]
The speed at which these photos taken by passersby trended online completely exceeded everyone’s expectations.
[Confirmed, this is definitely a subtle advertisement for the Civil Affairs Bureau, unless you give me one like this, nothing can stop me [Sunglasses, tears]]
[Lol, if you really grabbed him and ran, would you be caught? He looks so kissable, can Auntie have a bite? [Drooling]]
[No, no, no, there are many guardians present, if you grabbed him and ran, I’m afraid you wouldn’t even make it a meter before being arrested! [Photo]]
Many netizens boldly commented, and some enthusiastic passersby even leaked photos of the acting guardian squad, which undoubtedly made countless netizens widen their eyes.
What kind of family could have such amazing looks!?
And everyone at Merxon Technology Corporation, seeing the trending topic, their first reaction was to stare blankly, then they couldn’t help but look at the figure who was discussing problems with the supervisor.
Because this was clearly a miniature version of Lin Ran!
Whether it was the soft, fluffy hair being blown by the wind on the carousel, the slightly narrowed dark eyes, or the fair cheeks half-covered by the small beige scarf with a rabbit on it… they were too similar!
“Um, Lin Ran.”
“Hmm? What’s wrong?”
Lin Ran, suddenly being called, turned to look at the office and found that a bunch of colleagues were silently gathered in the corner, looking at him hesitantly.
“Do you have a younger brother?”
As they asked, they handed him their phones, showing him the trending topic.
Lin Ran’s eyes widened seeing the photos and the blurry video.
Weren’t these Sootball and the others after growing up!? How could they be here?
And most importantly, the little guy being held in the middle was clearly him when he was young!
But it was also a little different, he rarely wore such new clothes when he was young, and he was smiling so happily.
As he stared at the photo and couldn’t help but smile along, Lin Ran noticed a familiar figure in the corner of the next video clip.
The tall figure with blond hair and golden eyes was just standing not far away, quietly watching the playing cub, the smile in his eyes obvious.
When the cub was playing on the carousel, Shao Mian had transformed back into human form for a while to get some fresh air, he didn’t expect to be so gorgeously captured in the shot.
“Eh, eh, eh, Lin Ran, this, isn’t this your partner!”
Lin Ran: !!?
Caught off guard by his colleague pointing this out, Lin Ran’s ears instantly felt a little hot, and he looked at everyone in a panic.
“Hehe, we saw him in the underground parking lot last time, he comes to pick you up from work every day, it’s hard not to run into him, right?”
“Yeah, yeah, and the couple rings, we saw them too~”
Everyone in the office smiled and explained excitedly.
Although they knew that Lin Ran had a partner before, he had always kept a low profile, and they thought there might be some reason why it wasn’t convenient to ask.
But he was so handsome and rich, what was the need for a low profile?!
“Mm… it’s just that his personality is a bit too high-profile, he really will become smug if he’s praised too much.”
Lin Ran responded with a wry smile, unable to help but suspect that this was Yuanbao’s motive for coming to pick him up from work every day.
“Hey, I would also be high-profile if I were like that.” “That’s right! It’s not like we can be high-profile even if we want to.”
The colleagues beside him said that this didn’t seem like a big problem.
“Eh, you guys don’t understand.”
Lin Ran shook his head with a smile, certain that they still underestimated a certain big lion’s smugness.
Although having him hold back and not appear seemed to have really made him unhappy.
But Yuanbao’s identity was too special. If he was recognized, Lin Ran was really worried that he would be treated differently at work, which would defeat the purpose of his internship.
More importantly, during his internship at Merxon, he had indeed had many new ideas, and even some different thoughts about the design of “Demon World’s” main program.
The old basic framework could be optimized and improved according to the demons’ new needs, turning it into an open world map with powerful interactive functions.
Of course, in Supervisor Tao Shu’s words, it was that when he was modifying these program codes, “Demon World” was like lying down and exposing its belly to be petted, never throwing any bugs or errors.
For a programmer, this was simply the most perfect working environment.
However, it now seemed that Yuanbao was up to something behind his back again.
“If you have relatives or guests at home, why don’t you leave work early today? The project meeting is over anyway.”
The leader beside him, noticing Lin Ran’s contemplation, considerately gave his excellent employee a leave.
“Really? Thank you, leader!”
As Lin Ran thanked him with a smile, everyone in the office couldn’t help but look down at the photos on the trending topic on their phones.
He was like a miniature version of Lin Ran!
However, not long after Lin Ran left, when everyone in the office wanted to take a few more glances at Lin-zai’s mysterious partner, they found that the photos on the trending topic were being removed from the internet.
“I can’t open mine anymore!” “Damn, mine too!”
Suspected violation of minors’ privacy? Related photos have been removed.
[Ahhh, I can’t post it anymore!]
[Damn, he’s really not simple!!]
The netizens who failed to share the little cutie were very disappointed, but they also felt that this indirectly proved that the person in the photo was really extraordinary!
Actually, this was because Shao Mian quickly discovered that there seemed to be more and more people intentionally or unintentionally surrounding the cub in the amusement park.
Some were even scheming to drop something in front of A-Ran so that he would help pick it up!
Especially when A-Ran accidentally picked up a dropped plushie and looked up, handing it to the unaware tourist, saying “Sister, you dropped something,” it made the tourist so touched that she said she had to treat him to dinner to express her gratitude.
It made the great demons’ faces darken, and the tourist waved her hand embarrassedly, saying that there was no need to be so serious…
And after happily playing in the amusement park for a whole day, as the rosy sunset filled the sky, the cub also became sleepy.
He was currently lying in Sootball’s arms, sleeping with his eyes closed.
As for switching who held him every 30 minutes, it was naturally very orderly, even one extra second would be unfair~
As soon as Little A-Ran fell asleep, a certain lion no longer needed to transform and act cute, and just as he found a gap and wanted to drive to pick Lin Ran up from work, he unexpectedly found that Lin Ran had left work early and appeared before him!
Not to mention that the fluffy creatures who had just returned contentedly suddenly saw A-Ran and almost froze.
Only the Time Mirror happily went over directly and landed in A-Ran’s hand, being caught by him.
Only A-Ran would catch him properly! It didn’t want to deal with these rude demons anymore.
The next second, the Time Mirror shone brightly, and countless images appeared on its surface.
Lin Ran, stunned, felt these precious memories appearing in his mind, reliving all the scenes from a first-person perspective, and finally looked at the big fluffy creatures in front of him.
The atmosphere was strangely quiet for a moment.
Everyone seemed to be waiting for A-Ran to speak.
If he felt that all of this was a disturbance, perhaps this perfect dream should end in this rosy sunset.
“So you all came here to play today? Did you have fun?”
However, unexpectedly, Lin Ran looked at the big fluffy creatures in front of him with a smile, without a single word of blame.
He even reached out and hugged the demons who pounced on him the next second, petting them like he was combing their fur.
“Let’s go eat hot pot tonight, my treat, I just got paid at the beginning of the month.”
Eating hot pot with many people was very lively.
“So you don’t think we’re a disturbance?”
The moment Snowball softly asked, Lin Ran reached out and poked the big snow leopard’s forehead.
“You guys accompanied ‘me’ when I was young for so long, it’s my turn to treat you.”
“Let’s go, let’s go, just in time for Yuanbao to be the driver.”
Lin Ran called out, holding the fluffy creatures in his arms while reaching out to hold Shao Mian’s hand.
Although the crimson gold ring on his finger was immediately noticed by the sharp-eyed fluffy creatures!
“A-Ran, a ring?”
In the hot pot private room at the clubhouse, Sootball finally couldn’t help but ask softly, and the gazes of all the fluffy creatures shifted between Shao Mian and A-Ran’s hands.
A certain big lion slightly restrained the curve of his lips, but his tail had already started wagging.
Tsk, they only noticed now? Their observation skills were still too weak. Heh.
Lin Ran also couldn’t help but smile.
“Yes, it’s a ring, is it pretty?”
He showed it to the now grown-up little guys.
The fluffy creatures: !!!
“We also want…!!”
“Heh.”
But this time, as soon as they started making a fuss, Shao Mian sneered.
You also want one?
Don’t even think about it! He would send away every single lightbulb, big or small.
“Uh… are they fighting again?”
Lin Ran looked at this group of noisy fluffy creatures jumping out the window and fighting, and after a while, he chuckled.
Fortunately, this Chinese hot pot restaurant was also opened by a very cute foodie demon, and it was located in a private clubhouse in the suburbs, with a large garden outside that was quite suitable for these fluffy creatures to warm up and play in after dinner.
Lin Ran looked at his younger self, who was still obediently lying beside him, sleeping. It seemed that he was really tired after playing for a whole day.
He couldn’t help but gently reach out and rub “his” cheek.
But this childhood, he shouldn’t feel lonely anymore, right?
Because many, many people who loved him had appeared in advance.
