For the whole afternoon, Duan Changchuan was drowsy and had been sleeping. He casually ate some dinner and then fell into a deep sleep again.

It was a dream.

Duan Changchuan seemed to have returned to that mysterious world …

It was still that gorgeously decorated house. He was about the same age as he was now, lying sick in bed. The nobleman he saw earlier was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a cup of pear soup in his hand. The fragrance of pears drifted into his nose, mixed with the sweet smell of dates.

The cat under the bed made a soft sound, “Meow …” Its little paws kept hooking on the sheets.

The man lowered his head and blew on the steaming bowl, saying, “Do you want to eat it too, Yuanzi? This is for your brother. Be good, and I’ll open a can for you later.”

The chubby cat immediately stopped making trouble and sat down obediently. Its amber eyes stared at the man blankly.

“Come, baby, try the pear soup Dad made.”

“It was Granny who helped you cut the pears, washed the dates, and put the things in the pot. You’re responsible for setting the time, right?” Duan Changchuan heard himself say.

Although his head was dizzy, his heart was exceptionally light.

“Your Dad, me, finished what I started, and I’m the one who scooped the soup too.”

“Well, thank you. Where’s Mother? Today’s weekend, is she busy too?”

“Yes, she’s busy with such a corporation every day, let’s not care about her even if she’s overworked … She hasn’t been home for so many days. Her son is sick and she doesn’t even have time to take care of him. She doesn’t even know how to love her wife.”

Before he finished speaking, as if guided by something, the door downstairs made a beeping sound. Then, the conversation between the woman and the granny came.

“Master, you’re back. That’s great! Young Master and Madam must be very happy.”

“Yeah, where are Ah Mu and Xiao Chuan? I heard from Dong Cheng that Xiao Chuan is sick?”

Without waiting for the granny downstairs to reply, the person guarding the bed had already complained to the door, “Isn’t he? He would be fine if you came back two days later.”

Then, a woman in a black dress appeared at the bedroom door. Her long hair was hooked behind her ears, revealing black earrings.

“Didn’t I just go on a business trip for four days? I’ve already shortened the schedule. Do you still think I’m slow?” The woman said as she walked towards the man.

When she saw the young man leaning against the headboard and eating pears, she smiled and touched her wife’s head. Then, she hugged his shoulder and kissed him gently on the cheek.

The man’s ears immediately turned red and he complained in a low voice, “It’s too late. I’ve already packed my luggage. Your wife and son will leave soon. You can live alone with your corporation.”

Hearing this, Duan Changchuan chuckled and said, “Mom, don’t worry. I won’t run away with Dad.”

The man glared at him and said, “I gave birth to you in vain. You don’t care about me at all!”

These words startled Duan Changchuan in his dream. He seemed to have heard the same words from another person before …

Suddenly, the scene changed, and he was once again standing in the simple and magnificent Feng Xi Palace. The woman sitting on the couch was dressed in golden satin and had long fingernails. Even her crying seemed to be programmed.

“I painstakingly gave birth to you and raised you. But you never think about me at all …”

[Baby, come and try the pear soup that Dad made.]

[My Son, how can you make me so disappointed …]

[Who said that I only know how to set the time? I was also the one who scooped the soup!]

[My Son, when will you grow up …]

Two different worlds …

Two completely different lives.

Duan Changchuan was like a rope in a tug of war, torn apart with all his might.

In the end, the world he was in still won.

He stood alone outside the Ming Sheng Hall … and looked at the other world gradually fading away. His father and mother were getting further and further away …

Even the bowl of boiling pear soup in his hand slowly turned cold …

Suddenly, the wind blew and the rain became lighter.

The water droplets dripped onto his empty palm. For a moment, it was unclear whether it was the rain or his tears.

[Dad …]

[Mom …]

[Don’t leave me … I beg you, don’t leave me …]

“Dad … Dad …”

The sleeping young man curled up into a ball and muttered. Tears moistened his eyes.

“Duan Changchuan, Duan Changchuan?”

The scene in his dream gradually faded … and he heard someone calling him.

He opened his eyes and met a pair of eyes full of worry.

“Bai … Su?”

The young man blinked. There were still tears hanging on his eyelashes.

The woman raised her hand and wiped them clean for him. She asked gently, “Did you have a nightmare? I just went to take a shower. That’s why I wasn’t by your side.”

Duan Changchuan looked around and realized that the hall was still brightly lit. It was not yet late at night.

“Just now … I dreamt of the world you mentioned. There was a man called Ah Mu … He was very good to me.” He said softly, “I call him Dad.”

The woman leaned over and gently stroked his hair with her fingertips. “Mm, your father is an Omega called Xiang Mu. Your mother is an Alpha called Duan Yinan. She is a very powerful person who can dominate both the business and political world.”

The young man lowered his eyes, “Are they also the people who gave birth to me?”

“Yes, they are.”

But …

But why were they so different when they were all his blood relatives who gave birth to him and raised him …

The young man who was hidden in the shadows of the candlelight pressed his lips down sadly.

After a long time, he spoke again …

“I … don’t want Imperial Mother. I want my father and mother …”

“But like this, wouldn’t I be … unfilial?”

When the last sentence came out, the tears came pouring down.

It’s like there’s a shackle in his body, binding him and questioning him: My Son, how can you be like this? I am your mother.

Not complying with her will was unfilial.

Not being submissive was also unfilial ….

He didn’t want this kind of life anymore, he didn’t want to continue anymore.

He was really, tired.

“Baby … Ah Chuan …”

The hand that fell under the quilt was gently pulled up and he heard the woman’s gentle voice.

She said, “You are not unfilial, and this is not unfilial. In this world, not everyone can become a good father or mother after giving birth to a child. Is Bai Yanyuan a good father? Is Madam Bai a good mother? Whether it’s concubine daughter Bai Su or legitimate daughter Bai Jinzhi, neither of them would have a good life if they were born into such a family. That dead Bai Su certainly didn’t want a father like Bai Yanyuan. Baby, do you think she’s unfilial?”

The boy suppressed his sobs and whispered, “But … my life was given by her …”

“Your life was given by your father and mother in the other world, it has nothing to do with her. You are an Omega, how can an ordinary person like her give birth to an Omega? Taking a step back, even if she really is your mother, you’ve already done a very good and filial job. She made your life so painful, can’t you even have the slightest thought of leaving her?”

“Duan Changchuan, people are not gods who understand righteousness, nor are they Bodhisattvas who are compassionate. Everyone has their own selfish and dark side. It’s human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm. This is not being unfilial, be good … don’t always take it so seriously.”

The woman said and kissed his fingertips.

“You only live this once, shouldn’t you live well and follow your heart? Don’t think so much, your life is too tiring.”

Then, a soft and warm sensation suddenly fell onto his fingertips ….

The boy instinctively hooked his finger. When he looked at the person again, he found that the other party’s eyes had been focused on him. Thus, he realized in hindsight … that his face was a little hot.

“I understand.”

“Good …”

–

The night was silent.

Because Duan Changchuan’s health was not good, he ordered the morning court to be waived for the next few days. Thus, he slept until late in the morning.

In a daze, he heard Bai Su talking to someone in the outer hall, “How about we wake His Majesty up first? This medicine has to be taken twice a day, if he doesn’t wake up, it will be noon. The other time will have to wait until midnight to take it … The young physician is about to come over to take His Majesty’s pulse and perform acupuncture.”

“I’ll go call him.”

“I’ll have to trouble you, Your Highness.”

The young man, who had always been self-disciplined and never got up after sunrise, hurriedly lifted the curtain. Only then did he realize that the sun outside had already risen high. The bed by the window reflected the brilliant light.

When Bai Su entered the room, she saw this scene. The young man clung to the curtain by the bed and stared in the direction of the window in a daze, confused.

“You’re awake? Are you hungry? Get up and wash up, I’ll call Chang Le to serve breakfast.”

Bai Su walked to the young man’s side and took the clothes she had prepared this morning, “Open your arms.”

Then she put on the clothes for him. Her movements were natural as if she had done it countless times.

Almost immediately, Duan Changchuan thought of the dream he had had many times before. She did have it … on the night of her wedding.

Although he had confirmed before that those bizarre dreams were actually things that had happened between him and Bai Su, after yesterday’s memory, he finally felt that this matter was real.

The boy lowered his eyes and looked at his lower abdomen which had not changed much …

He couldn’t help but secretly laugh at himself. Of course, those were all things that had happened … After all, there was a little thing in his stomach. Yesterday, this little thing had tormented him until he couldn’t think straight.

Just as he was looking down, a warm hand suddenly covered his lower abdomen. The young man raised his head and opened his eyes wide, just in time to meet Alpha’s narrow and gentle eyes.

Alpha asked him, “How do you feel today, does it still hurt?”

“I, am … better. Don’t worry.” He said quickly.

The next moment, he was directly carried to the couch in the outer hall.

The couch was covered with a thick layer of cushions and a soft pillow behind his waist. Sitting on it, there was almost no discomfort.

Then, he was served by the woman, wiped his face, rinsed his mouth, and then had his meal. In short, from the moment he sat on this couch, he did not move anywhere except his mouth.

How should he put it … Bai Su’s standard of taking care of him was probably based on the standard of paralysis from the neck down.

Chang Le came in with decocted medicine and was shocked by the scene.

The little eunuch looked into Duan Changchuan’s eyes, from shock to confusion, then from confusion to shock … It went back and forth several times and finally became overwhelmed.

[Could it be … that this servant has been doing it wrong for over a decade?]

Duan Changchuan, who saw through the little eunuch’s psychological activities at a glance: …

Of course not!

Which emperor would want people to serve him like this? Not to mention for a decade, anyone would be wasted if he was served like this for a month!

What was more embarrassing was that he did not even have time to take his chopsticks … The young physician, who was dressed in brocade, had already carried his big medicine box to the door. And the spoon that Bai Su used to scoop rice just happened to reach his mouth.

So …

The sun was just right, and the door of the emperor’s bedchamber was wide open.

The eunuch, who was holding the bowl of medicine, stood at the threshold, looking hesitant and at a loss.

And the nine-year-old child, who was separated by the door, stared at the person inside with his eyes wide open.

After a long time, a childish voice was heard in the hall, “It … It didn’t have to be so careful like this! His Majesty’s arm can still move! It’s not a problem to walk around the room a few times! It’s not right to avoid something essential because of a slight risk!”

Duan Changchuan, “…”

[Help …]

He seemed to suddenly understand the awkwardness his father felt when he bumped into him when his mother and father were loving each other in private.

Because right now, he was also feeling very-awkward!