He had experienced despair, but the will to live is still too strong in him...
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"My lady, do your best. Just a little bit more! We can see the head now!" Someone excitedly shouted. Then, with the last push, he felt his body liberated. The exhilaration throughout his body compelled him to cry loudly.
"Waaahhh!!!"
"The baby is born!" An old female voice shouted loudly. "Quick, help my lady to clean and refresh her. Where's the warm water and clean napkin? The baby needs to be cleaned immediately!"
Rushing sounds of movements appeared around. Until the newly born baby had finished being cleaned, bathed, and clothed, he was bundled in a soft woolen cloth, before he was being held out by the leading woman in the room. The process was just so comfortable that he had fallen asleep once again after crying his fill.
The next moment he woke up, he saw a very beautiful woman and an enchantingly handsome man beside him. Then, the beautiful woman held him up, and spoke with the most gentle tone he has ever heard. "How do you do, baby? I am mother."
Then, the handsome man came over and also said pamperingly: "How are you, son? I am father."
After that, he was given a new name: Long Yuan'an.
Little Yuan'an is a very obedient and calm baby. He never cries loudly. When he's feeling hungry or uncomfortable, he would only make small mewling noises like a newborn kitten. Both of his parents are very fond of him. There never passed a day without at least a good morning and good night kiss on his forehead from both of his parents. Of course, having an amazingly adorable appearance is a huge plus that made everyone couldn't help but want to pamper him to the heavens.
When he became a week old, he finally got to know his parents' real name. Father is called Long Tianyue. Apparently, he's a royal prince from Huofei Empire. His title is King Sovereign. Little Yuan'an thinks that father is a very amazing person, but father says that mother is much more amazing than him.
Mother is called Huang Feiyun. She came from a noble family in Tianxing Empire. Mother looked very low-key and lazy, but she actually owns the biggest enterprise in the whole Xuanyuan continent. Her biggest accomplishment is in the development of new technology in communication throughout the whole continent.
Little Yuan'an couldn't really understand what father is actually saying, but what he understood was that both of his parents are amazing people. Knowing that, he smiled widely to his father, showing an empty gums without any teeth.
Long Tianyue felt that his son couldn't be any more adorable than now. Holding the small baby into his arms, he gave a mouthful of kisses on the soft cheeks filled with baby fat. "My baby son can understand words already? Really amazing," He spoke, full of pampering and affection in his tone. The baby cackled, feeling ticklish from his father's kisses.
When Little Yuan'an turned 100 days old, the family had a low-key but luxurious celebration. He was finally introduced to his extended family. Mother said her parents have passed away since she's young, but she has an elder brother called Huang Riguang. He was the one who came the earliest, bringing along numerous gift which contained names he couldn't follow.
The next one to arrive was Second Uncle Long Tianqiang. He is father's younger brother, and is also the Crown Prince of Huofei Empire. He looked as handsome as father, but he has whiter skin than father, and also white, silvery hair. His eyes even has shades of red, like a rabbit. Mother said Second Uncle has albinism, and that's why he looked so fair and pretty.
Uncle Riguang looked stoic and taciturn, but whenever his eyes looked towards Little Yuan'an or his mother, he can see a gaze filled with affection and warmth. In contrast, Second Uncle has a bit of a playful personality despite being a Crown Prince. He would follow behind father's back like a tail the moment he arrived, annoying father. But Little Yuan'an can see that the relationship between the two brothers are actually very good.
"Come, baby nephew, let uncle kiss~" Long Tianqiang saw Little Yuan'an in his mother's arms, and immediately went over to grab his nephew into his embrace. "Aiyo, my nephew has grown a lot~ Look at this chubby limbs, and this cutie bun cheeks, and those big, black eyes! Baby, you're so adorable! How about coming to Huofei Palace with uncle? Your Imperial Grandparents misses you,"
He pinched the baby's cheek gently, feeling the soft baby skin under his fingers. If he can steal this little bun back to the palace, then he can play with his baby nephew everyday. Brother would also return to the palace often to visit. Wouldn't that be great? He thought sneakily.
"Do you have a death wish? Try it and I'll destroy the whole country then kill you," Hearing his younger brother's suggestion, Long Tianyue immediately came and took back his baby son from the clutches of evil. Giving a glare to his younger brother, he protected his son with his whole body.
When the brothers proceeded to banter with each other, Little Yuan'an felt sleepy. Any other noise was ignored, as he only listened to his father's mellow deep voice, like a lullaby inducing him to sleep. His father's embrace was very warm, so after a few final yawn, he fell asleep peacefully.
At 6 months old, little Yuan'an finally learned to crawl around and sit by himself! His teeth also started to grow, and everyday he felt like chewing something to make the itchiness go away.
Father likes to poke his chubby cheeks, but lately because of the teeth growing, little Yuan'an didn't feel like playing along with his father. Whenever he got angry, he would open his mouth wide, and chomped on father's evil finger. Little Yuan'an thinks that he was amazing for being able to get his revenge, but father only smiled gently at his naughty actions.
In the end, mother couldn't bear father's fingers getting bite marks from her baby son. So one day, she shoved a pacifier into Little Yuan'an's mouth when she saw him wanting to bite on his own fingers.
At first, the baby was quite unused to the strange thing that entered his mouth. He kept biting and chewing on the pacifier, and the sudden chewy texture made him stop his action. Then, as if finding a new world, little Yuan'an would proceed to bite and chew on the pacifier and play around with it by himself joyfully. Even when his father came over to play and poked his baby with his finger, the little bun would ignore the finger and continued chewing on his pacifier as he stared with big, black eyes at his father.
... A certain doting daddy suddenly felt like he was being despised by his 6 months old baby son through his stares. This daddy feels very sad! How to get back my son's attention? Waiting for answers online, urgent!