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When all is said and done, no matter how he looks on the outside, at his core he’s still a stubborn three-year-old brat.

And in the household, there’s a whole bunch of doting elders spoiling him rotten.

The more Yue Han thought about it, the more he felt the heavy weight of responsibility on his shoulders. He straightened his back—it was time for this little rascal to get a taste of the harsh reality of society!

You can’t indulge a troublemaker like this. If he could throw a pillow now, who knows what he might throw in the future? If you asked him, the Bai family had been too lenient, spoiling him this much—how could that possibly be right?

Bai Xichen furrowed his brows, watching the guy sitting by his bed who looked kind of dopey. He turned his little face away. His thick black eyelashes fluttered slightly as he stared off into the distance, not responding at all.

Look at that, just look. This is exactly how kids from these elite families act. A sweet little one like the one at Mo-ge’s place? That kind of cuteness is rare and hard to come by.

“How about this,” Yue Han suddenly thought of something, “if you take your medicine properly, I’ll give you a piece of candy. Deal? If you’re sick, you need to get treated properly. Once you get better, Xiao Chen, you can do whatever you want. It’s just taking medicine—no need to be afraid.”

Bai Xichen really didn’t feel like responding to this tone, like Yue Han was coaxing a toddler. He seemed a bit mentally off or something.

And a single piece of candy?

Bai Xichen covered his mouth with one small hand, gave a few soft coughs, his cheeks puffing up slightly in irritation.

Since when did he start giving in over a piece of candy?

Yue Han fumbled in his pocket for quite a while before finally pulling out the candy the little dumpling had once shyly gifted him.

The light pink, shiny candy wrapper shimmered faintly under the cold white fluorescent lamp—somewhat dull, since the curtains were drawn and no natural light came in.

“Look, see? You can even fold the candy wrapper into a paper crane!”

Yue Han held out the piece of candy.

Bai Xichen had planned to keep ignoring him, but suddenly a faint fragrance wafted toward his nose.

How to describe that scent?

It was like a sweet-tooth walking into a cake shop. Like a starving kitten catching a whiff of fish—he just wanted to take deep, greedy breaths, as if he could inhale all the surrounding air.

And the scent felt kind of familiar. It was a scent people would like, one that even made his heavy body feel a little lighter.

Bai Xichen sniffed a couple more times before he couldn’t resist turning his head.

Yue Han smirked to himself.

As expected—kids are all the same. They love this kind of thing, regardless of whether they’re boys or girls. It’s not even necessarily the candy itself—just the sparkling wrapper was enough to catch their attention.

Bai Xichen stared at the colorful, dreamlike candy wrapper. His little face, thinned by illness, looked thoughtful for a moment. Then his tiny paw reached out, trying to snatch the candy.

Yue Han quickly tightened his grip, and Bai Xichen caught nothing but air.

The little one looked up, his pale red lips pressed tightly together, clearly a bit annoyed.

“You have to drink some porridge and finish your medicine first. Then you get the candy.”

Yue Han grinned triumphantly and handed over a glass of water and the medicine tablets to the little one.

Medicine? That stuff didn’t really do anything anyway.

But in the end, Bai Xichen still nodded and took the tablets, setting them aside for now.

Yue Han let out a breath of relief and signaled another nanny to quickly come in and set up the little table so the young master could have his porridge.

Watching the little boy quietly lower his eyes and eat…

Yue Han proudly tossed the candy in his hand a couple of times.

See? He had his ways. In fact, looking at him now, this grumpy little rascal was actually pretty well-behaved.

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(End of Chapter)