The Whole Family Are Villains, I’m the Group Pet 112

Chapter 112

Xing Nuo, wearing his little yellow duck raincoat, dripped water onto the red absorbent mat in front of the elevator.

Impatient, he shook his head, trying to dry himself faster.

Qi Yao, hurrying down the stairs, his face drawn, saw Xing Nuo and pinched his cheek playfully.

“Xing Nuo, finished school?”

Xing Nuo glared at him, taking a couple of steps back, shielding his face with his hands.

“Uncle is bad uncle.”

Qi Yao laughed heartily, his white teeth flashing against his unshaven beard.

“Alright, alright, I even bought you a cake when I was out of town!”

Xing Nuo, having eaten Uncle Qi’s cake before, feeling slightly guilty, didn’t say anything.

Qi Yao ruffled Xing Nuo’s curls through his raincoat hood, then stood up and greeted Shen Wen.

Shen Wen nodded politely, his tone distant.

“You’ve been busy lately. Haven’t seen you around the complex much.”

Qi Yao sighed, thinking about the recent increase in monster activity.

“Just doing my job.”

Just then, his special phone rang.

“Qi-dui! Emergency! Large energy fluctuation detected at the train station!”

The special phone had an anti-jamming system, preventing ordinary people from overhearing their conversations.

But Shen Wen, his hearing enhanced, still heard it. He frowned, thinking about bringing the plants on the balcony inside.

The rain was getting heavier and might turn into a storm later.

Qi Yao quickly hung up and was about to rush out into the rain

when Xing Nuo called out to him.

“Uncle Qi!”

Qi Yao turned around. “What is it? I’ll buy you another cake when I get back from my business trip!”

Xing Nuo shook his head and offered him his small, transparent umbrella.

“Uncle Qi, you take umbrella.”

Qi Yao, his heart softening at the sight of the cute little umbrella, took it, although he usually didn’t accept things from children.

He smiled. “Thank you, Xing Nuo! Uncle has to go to work!”

Xing Nuo watched as Qi Yao disappeared into the rain, holding the small umbrella, and shook his head, sighing softly.

“Uncle Qi forgets umbrella when waining.”

Qi Yao had just finished dealing with a monster with his team, had gone home for a few hours of sleep, and had been called out again.

He hadn’t even realized it was raining. If it weren’t for Xing Nuo’s umbrella, he would have been drenched.

But the small umbrella wasn’t very effective, especially as the rain intensified, turning into a downpour.

Qi Yao, afraid the umbrella would break, put it away and continued running towards his destination.

In their apartment.

Xing Nuo, having changed out of his wet clothes and into his fluffy pajamas, his hands in his pockets,

walked over to the sofa and leaned against his dad, whispering:

“Daddy, guess what’s in my pocket?”

Shen Wen already knew.

Xing Nuo’s pockets were shallow, only big enough for a few candies.

And he had had art class today, learning how to make paper snowflakes.

Ever since starting kindergarten, Xing Nuo loved bringing home his drawings and crafts, presenting them to Shen Wen like precious treasures.

Even Shen Yan had received several of the little one’s handmade fake flowers, which were still displayed on his office desk.

And the paper snowflake was too big to fit completely in his pocket, one corner peeking out.

But Shen Wen pretended to think, closing his book, and after a moment, said:

“Gummy bears?”

Xing Nuo’s favorite candy lately, which he had been hoarding in his pockets.

But he hadn’t lost all his baby teeth yet, so Shen Wen had confiscated the candy and hidden it in a cabinet.

Xing Nuo giggled, nuzzling his dad’s arm, and shook his head.

“No! My snowflake! I made it!”

He took out the folded paper and proudly presented it to his dad.

“Pwetty snowflake…for pwetty Daddy!”

Although he had received many of the little one’s handmade gifts, each one felt different, special.

A warmth spread through his chest.

Shen Wen took the snowflake, his eyes crinkling into a smile, his golden hair falling around his shoulders, and pinched Xing Nuo’s cheek.

“Thank you, Xing Nuo. I love it.”

Xing Nuo, his ears turning pink, mumbled “You welcome” and hid his face in his dad’s chest, embarrassed.

Dinner was prepared by the chef Shen Yan had hired. Xing Nuo circled Chef Xu like a little top.

“Uncle Xu, where’s Big Brother?”

Shen Yan had been cooking for them lately.

Chef Xu, turning off the stove, thought for a moment.

“Mr. Shen said he has a lot of work today. He’ll be working late.”

Xing Nuo, always concerned about his family, ran to get the smartwatch his brother had bought for him and called Shen Yan.

The watch, a recent gift, only had three contacts:

Daddy, Big Brother One, and Big Brother Two.

The video call connected, and Shen Yan, in his usual suit, his expression serious and aloof, his face softening slightly at the sight of Xing Nuo, asked:

“Xing Nuo? What’s wrong?”

Xing Nuo, his face cupped in his hands, asked with concern:

“Big Brother, you have lots of work? No come home for dinner?”

Shen Yan, thinking of the proposal he was working on, nodded.

“Yes, quite a bit. I was planning to take you out today, but it’s raining.”

Xing Nuo frowned.

“No wain tomowwow. We go tomowwow!”

Shen Yan agreed, then, seeing someone call Xing Nuo for dinner, his smile lingering, ended the call.

He grabbed his jacket and, ignoring his assistant Lin Tezhu’s puzzled look, said:

“I’m going out to inspect a new project. You can leave early today.”

Lin Tezhu nodded, wondering, A new project? Where did that come from?

Sometimes, Shen Yan would review reports and proposals that Lin Tezhu had never seen before.

Things like “Shen Group Mall Expansion Plan,” “Star Coin Development Strategy,” and “Underwater Mermaid Accessory Shop Proposal.”

Lin Tezhu suspected that Shen Yan had another, secret company.

And it must be a very strange company.

As Lin Tezhu pondered this, Shen Yan arrived at his office in the horror world.

Several monster assistants, still struggling to understand human financial concepts, jumped at the sight of their boss.

“Mr. Shen.”

Shen Yan hummed, his voice cold, his gaze icy.

“Tell me, what’s the problem with the underwater store plan? Why is the progress so slow?”

Shen Yan wanted to expand his business to every corner of the horror world!

Having learned about Xing Nuo’s accidental trip to the underwater world, he had decided to include it in his business empire.

A monster assistant, swallowing nervously, said:

“Mr. Shen, those merpeople are powerful! Not like those low-level, brainless monsters. They’re very wary of outsiders. We were chased away as soon as we entered their territory.”

Shen Yan flipped through the proposal and hummed, then asked:

“Did you find out when the dimensional rift between our world and the human world appeared?”

Most monsters with special abilities could now freely travel between the two worlds.

Unlike Shen Wen and the others, who relied on their raw power to break through the dimensional barrier, these monsters squeezed through the thin membrane separating the two worlds.

This was the reason for the increased frequency of anomalies in the human world in recent years.

Fortunately, most high-level monsters weren’t interested in the human world, and Shen Yan, using his company’s influence, had managed to prevent the human world from becoming a monster playground.

The monster assistant, not having found any answers, shook his head.

“N-not sure. But many dungeon bosses are interested in invading the human world. After all, there are so many humans there. Mr. Shen, should we…?”

Shen Group, as the largest company in the dungeon world, held immense power and influence.

And with Shen Yan’s strength, if they invaded the human world, they could easily conquer it.

And then, he, as Shen Yan’s assistant, would also enjoy the spoils!

Shen Yan just glared at him and tossed the underwater store proposal at his head.

“Focus on dealing with those merpeople first. Stop wasting my time with useless suggestions.”

The monster assistant mumbled “Oh” and quickly retreated with the others.

Once they were out of earshot, the monster secretary said:

“Are you stupid? Have you forgotten that the Boss’s little brother is still in school in the human world? He wouldn’t let any monsters interfere with his brother’s studies.”

The monster assistant’s eyes widened in realization.

“That’s right! Boss Shen must have a plan! Maybe he wants to control the horror world first, then, when his brother grows up, invade the human world!”

“I heard that world is full of delicious humans! I’ll eat them all!”

The two monsters, their mouths watering, left the office, their minds filled with fantasies of conquest.

Shen Yan, having finished reviewing the latest proposals, put on his jacket and went to inspect the area near Shen Wen’s castle.

The servants greeted him respectfully, continuing their work.

Seeing nothing unusual, Shen Wen went to the school that had invaded the real world and summoned the former principal, now demoted to vice-principal.

The vice-principal, cowering like a frightened chicken, looked at Shen Yan with a fawning smile.

“Mr. Shen! When will your brother come and take over our school dungeon? Our level has dropped again!”

He had clung to Shen Baizhou like a leech when he appeared, hoping to gain his favor.

Without Shen Baizhou as the core monster, the school dungeon was back to S+ level, its influence greatly diminished.

Shen Yan ignored him, asking him the same questions about the dungeon incursion, then left, his face grim.

The vice-principal, smoothing his wrinkled uniform, grumbled:

“What’s the point of asking me? Everyone wants to invade the human world, not just me!”

He decided that gaining Shen Baizhou’s favor was more important.

He still dreamed of leading the school dungeon to become the highest level!