His palm was warm, and when he placed it on her small belly, Ruan Shu felt the warmth. She looked at him with a hint of confusion in her eyes, not understanding what her brother was doing.
"Indeed, you've eaten your fill."
Ruan Shu: Oh, my brother is checking to see if my belly is bulging!
Ruan Fengsi frowned and said, "You eat so little." How will you grow taller in the future?
He looked down at the small figure from a high vantage point.
"You might not grow tall."
Ruan Shu's cheeks puffed up, giving the impression of anger, though it appeared more like she was upset with herself, and she didn't dare to direct her anger towards him.
A hint of amusement flashed in Ruan Fengsi's eyes. After the meal, he had a portion of small dried fish packed.
The small dried fish at this restaurant were fried to a crispy and fragrant perfection. When he ate it, the little one looked very envious and eventually couldn't resist the temptation. Slowly, he nibbled on a small dried fish.
After all, her stomach was successfully filled, and she even burped.
After leaving the restaurant, he took the child home. On the way, Ruan Shu received a video call from her father, and she was overjoyed.
Her visible happiness made her eyes sparkle as if they held countless stars.
"Dad"~" "
A blue projection appeared in front of her, and Ruan Fengsi glanced at it, confirming that it was his father, who usually appeared as emotionless as a robot.
"Yes, have you eaten?"
Upon hearing his father's words, Ruan Fengsi's driving almost swerved in the air; luckily, there were no cars passing by.
He had a somewhat strange expression on his face, rubbing his ears in disbelief.
Could his father really say something so warm?
Is this something his father could say?
Ruan Shu, on the other hand, was even happier. She spoke softly and obediently to her father about what she had done today, sharing her joy with restraint.
"Big brother took me to his company and then treated me to a meal..."
As she spoke, she even showed her father her big brother in the driver's seat.
The father and son looked at each other, nodding in agreement.
"Dad."
Ruan Fengsi greeted him perfunctorily.
Ruan Xiao was somewhat surprised, as if he hadn't expected him to take Ruan Shu to the company.
Both the father and son felt that something was amiss between them.
Despite being father and son, they seemed to have nothing to say to each other.
Ruan Xiao symbolically asked the father some work-related questions, and the father and son answered each other without any unnecessary words.
Ruan Shu propped her chin up, her blue eyes sparkling as she looked at her father and brother. However, as she listened to their conversation, she felt that something was amiss, and her plump little mouth pouted unconsciously.
It all felt strange.
Finally, the conversation shifted back to herself, and Ruan Shu resumed chatting with her father.
Most of the time, she was the one speaking while the person on the other end listened patiently.
Ruan Shu talked about trivial matters, yet she was already very content.
"Dad, when are you coming back?" "I miss you so much."
Ruan Shu asked softly, her eyes filled with anticipation as she looked at him.
"In five days," Ruan Xiao replied.
Finally, he suddenly asked, "Does Shu Shu know about His Majesty?"
Ruan Shu looked at him blankly and asked, "His Majesty?"
Ruan Xiao could tell from her daughter's eyes that she definitely didn't know who Almor was.
"Never mind, get some rest when you get back."
Ruan Shu nodded obediently, "Dad, you should rest early too, don't overwork yourself."
As they neared home, the conversation between the father and daughter finally ended.
Ruan Fengsi suddenly asked, "Is he always like that in front of you?"
Ruan Shu tilted her head, looking puzzled by what he was saying.
After some thought, Ruan Fengsi said, "Gentle?"
It took him a while to come up with those two words, as he simply couldn't associate them with his cold and emotionless father.
Ruan Shu squeezed her hands together; her two small, snow-white chubby hands looked unexpectedly cute.
"Not really."
Ruan Shu lowered her head slightly and said, "Dad was distant at first, but... I enjoy being close to him.
She raised her head to steal a glance at her big brother and quickly looked away.
"Big brother, if I don't take Dad away, can I have just a little bit of his love?" Is that okay?
She thought that her big brother would be unhappy if she took away her father's love, and that he would be angry because of it.
After all, in Ruan Shu's eyes, there was nothing more important than family love.
"They say the more you can't get something, the more you want it."
In her previous life, she lacked family love, so in this life, she cherished even the slightest kindness from her father and held onto it tightly.
But she also didn't want to be a bad child who took away the love of her brothers.
Ruan Fengsi took a moment to understand what she was saying, and his face darkened instantly.
Ruan Shu, who had been observing his expression, felt a sudden pang in her heart when she saw him like this.
Sure enough, no one could tolerate someone taking away their father.
As Ruan Shu struggled with her feelings of loss, Ruan Fengsi spoke.
"What am I trying to take from you?" Father's love?
Ruan Fengsi chuckled and asked, "What is that thing?"
His disdainful gaze was almost overflowing.
A powerful star beast never needs paternal affection!
After all, star beasts were still beasts, and while parents might have a duty to raise their children, once the child reached adulthood, they could immediately turn cold and heartless and drive their children away.
Some fathers lacked any paternal affection, viewing their children merely as tools to perpetuate their bloodline.
That was the case in their family. The three children were merely tools to ensure the continuation of the Qilin bloodline.
Perhaps there was some affection between them, but not much. It was more like a relationship between ordinary relatives, and more often than not, it was a superior-subordinate relationship.
After all, the three brothers had been taken to the military for training. They were not treated as sons at all; instead, they were trained to the extreme.
In such an environment, the education they received was similar; therefore, paternal affection was not considered necessary for them.
Even in their childhood, their father was merely a tool for training and fighting!
Every time they were pinned to the ground and rubbed, they became even more determined not to lose, with the sole thought of defeating him.
Ruan Shu was stunned, her eyes wide with disbelief.
Ruan Fengsi found it somewhat amusing to see her reaction, so he flicked her forehead.
"It's all yours; it doesn't matter."
Ruan Shu felt dizzy, as if it all seemed unreal.
She was still in a daze until she was carried out of the car, and it was her big brother who gently tapped her on the head to wake her up.
"What are you thinking about?" Is your stomach full or not?