The Pitiful Omega’s Contract Marriage with a Wealthy Tycoon 53

Chapter 53

“Wow, it’s Brother Bai Yan’s dwarf, so cool.”
“But the uncle up there isn’t short. Why is he a dwarf?”
“I know! Brother Bai Yan is Snow White! The uncle up there is his dwarf.”
The children had long since grown restless. Hearing the young man’s words, they immediately wiggled their bottoms and gathered around, blinking their eyes and asking curiously.
Only Jiang Jiang, beside the young man, remained silent, her cheeks puffed out sullenly.
Bai Yan’s eyes curved into two crescent moons as he pinched her puffed-out cheeks.
He explained softly to the children, “Not Snow White’s little ‘dwarf’ (ǎi rén), but ‘lover’ (ài rén).”
The children dragged out a long “oh,” their big eyes wide as they looked at each other in confusion.
“Then, Brother Bai Yan, what’s a lover?”

Bai Yan smiled, glanced at Pei Tingyu speaking on the stage, and said softly, “A lover is a family member you live with, someone you spend your life with—mmph!”
Before he could finish, Jiang Jiang, who had been quiet beside him, suddenly raised her chubby hand and covered his mouth.
The little girl lowered her eyes and declared in a muffled voice, “Then I want to be Brother Bai Yan’s lover.”
The surrounding children also followed suit, giggling and clamoring, “Me too, me too.”
“We’re all Brother Bai Yan and Brother Lin Yu’s lovers!”
“Lovers, lovers!”

Lin Yu’s shoulders shook with laughter, and he couldn’t straighten up. Enjoying the show, he deliberately said, “Unfortunately, Brother Bai Yan already has a lover.”
“You don’t have a chance anymore.”
“Lin Yu!” Bai Yan looked at him with disapproval.
The surrounding children, as expected, bit their lips pitifully, their eyes turning red, on the verge of crying.
Bai Yan quickly crouched down and hugged the children who had gathered around him, coaxing them softly, “Just because I have a lover doesn’t mean we’re not family. Brother Bai Yan still loves you and will be with you.”
“Really, really?” The children kept wiping their eyes with the backs of their hands, their mouths pouted as they asked, sobbing, their moist, red eyes filled with innocence.
“Of course,” Bai Yan said quickly in his heart. “We can pinky swear.”

Lin Yu felt a pang of remorse and also hugged the children, about to apologize. But his gaze suddenly fell on a certain figure, and his face changed.
The Beta dropped a “Something came up with my part-time job, I have to go deal with it,” let go of the child in his arms, and hurried away.
Bai Yan hugged the children’s shoulders and watched his friend leave, his brow slowly furrowing.
Didn’t A-Yu already quit all his part-time jobs to prepare for his exam?
So strange.
It feels like A-Yu is hiding something from him.

Just as the children at the orphanage were wiggling their bodies, pouting their lips, and on the verge of a tantrum, the celebration and award ceremony finally ended.
Pei Tingyu smiled and accepted the “Friend of Huixin” banner from Director Jiang, declined all subsequent media interviews, and wandered aimlessly around the orphanage.
Today was a big day for Huixin. Director Jiang was unusually generous and had specially invited a balloon artist to play with the children. The front yard was filled with the playful figures of children.
Even the few children in wheelchairs, with limited mobility, were being pushed by their little friends, chasing after colorful bubbles.
The Alpha searched the front yard for a while but couldn’t find Bai Yan. Unconsciously, he wandered to the back yard of the orphanage.
There was no one in the back yard either, only a few tall apple trees swaying in the breeze, their pink and white blossoms trembling on the branches.
Pei Tingyu looked around. Just as he was about to go look elsewhere, a chubby little hand suddenly grabbed his sleeve and tugged it down.
The man looked down in surprise. A few little tykes, who had appeared from nowhere, were blinking their eyes and staring at him curiously.
“Uncle, are you Brother Bai Yan’s lover?”
The girl in the lead had her brow furrowed into a “川” character. Her dark eyes were unblinking as she looked at him seriously.
Pei Tingyu half-knelt down, his gaze level with the children’s.
A light chuckle escaped his lips, and his tone was gentle. “Hello. I am Brother Bai Yan’s lover. You must be Jiang Jiang.”
He then turned to the other children and called them out by name, one by one.
Pei Tingyu smiled and said, “Brother Bai Yan said you are all good children at the orphanage, that you eat and sleep well every day, and don’t make the teachers worry.”
The children all opened their mouths in surprise and looked at each other.
Then, blushing, they looked down at their fingers in disbelief and said joyfully, “Really, really? Did Brother Bai Yan… really praise us like that?”
“Of course,” Pei Tingyu said. “Brother Bai Yan likes you all very much.”
The children immediately began to dance with excitement. “Yay, yay.”
Jiang Jiang was exasperated. Seeing her companions so easily swayed by the enemy’s sugar-coated bullets, she was just about to speak when she heard Pei Tingyu call her name in a low voice.
“Brother Bai Yan said you are the bravest little friend. You’re always very brave when you go to the hospital, and you even comfort the other little friends, right?”
Jiang Jiang’s eyes widened, and her fair little face instantly flushed red. She stammered, “I, I was just doing what I should.”
Pei Tingyu thought for a moment. “To stick to what you should do, that is bravery.”

The little child was embarrassed by the praise. She puffed out her blushing cheeks, her gaze sliding over his face, back and forth, her chubby fists clenching and unclenching.
After a long moment, she finally gathered her courage and said fiercely, “You must be good to Brother Bai Yan.”
“If we find out you’re bullying Brother Bai Yan in the future, you, you’re not allowed to be Brother Bai Yan’s lover anymore!”
The other children nodded, united in their cause, and echoed in unison, “Right! you must be good to Brother Bai Yan.”

“Alright,” a gentle smile appeared in Pei Tingyu’s eyes. He said seriously, “Uncle promises to be good to Brother Bai Yan. Uncle is willing to accept your inspection at any time.”
The children were finally satisfied.
Jiang Jiang took out a packet of little red flower stickers from her pocket and announced loudly, “I now allow you to join the Jiang Jiang Gang, to protect Brother Bai Yan together!”
“Yay, yay!”

Bai Yan had just taken a child to the bathroom. When he returned, the ceremony was already over.
The young man searched the front yard for a while but couldn’t find Pei Tingyu. He wandered to the back yard and finally, under the apple tree, found Pei Tingyu, surrounded by children.
The man was patiently half-kneeling on the ground, like a loyal knight, his head bowed calmly, letting the children stick little red flower stickers on his face.
Specks of sunlight fell on the man’s face, and the Alpha’s side profile looked exceptionally gentle.
Bai Yan’s eyes suddenly grew hot, and an indescribable softness welled up in his heart.
A small voice in his heart whispered, my husband will definitely, definitely be a very good father.
Pei Tingyu finally noticed the young man’s fervent gaze. His lips curved up, and he cast him a helpless look.
In the center of the man’s brow was a bright red flower. At the corners of his eyes, on his cheeks, and on his chin were scattered a few small flowers. The Alpha’s dignity was completely gone.
Bai Yan couldn’t help but chuckle.
The jasmine pheromones were as light as flying flowers. The Omega’s shoulders trembled with laughter, his eyes filled with amusement, the dimples at the corners of his mouth soft and cute.
Pei Tingyu looked at the smiling young man, his features incredibly gentle.
He suddenly understood a little about the foolish emperors of ancient times, why they often did such ridiculous things.
To be able to keep his lover’s smile at this moment, he would do anything.

After Bai Yan had laughed enough, he walked toward the children and said with a straight face, “What are you still doing here? The director is starting to cut the cake. If you don’t go now, there won’t be any left.”
Hearing the word “cake,” the children who had been busy all looked up, exclaimed “cake, cake,” and ran off in a flash.
Pei Tingyu patted the dust off his pants and stood up gracefully. But with the little red flower stickers all over his face, no matter how calm and handsome he looked, it was no use.
He looked at the smiling young man with a gentle gaze, his tone containing clear helplessness. “Why didn’t you help me take them off?”

Bai Yan said righteously, “That’s a reward the children gave you because they like you. How could I take it off?”
Pei Tingyu let out a low chuckle, took a few steps forward, and wrapped the young man in his arms. “Then does my Yanyan like it?”
“I like it,” Bai Yan said, standing on his tiptoes and gently pecking at the little red flower sticker on the man’s face. “I like it very much.”
He wrapped his arms around Pei Tingyu’s neck and, leaning close to the man’s ear, said softly, “This is my reward.”
The Omega tilted his head back, his eyes beneath his slender lashes shining brightly.
Pei Tingyu’s arm around the young man’s waist suddenly tightened. His deep, bottomless eyes darkened, and he said slowly in a low, hoarse voice, “But the reward Yanyan gave me doesn’t seem to be enough.”
“What should I do?”
Their noses touched, their temples rubbing together.
Their eyes met, the atmosphere was just right. The distance between them continued to shrink, their shadows gradually overlapping. Just as they were about to kiss, driven by an uncontrollable urge.
A clear shout rang out in their ears.
“Let go of Brother Bai Yan! Don’t bully him!”