The moment Harvey lowered his head to kiss, the baby's soft little hands in the swaddling clothes suddenly lifted and, as if out of curiosity, grabbed Harvey's ear!
"Ah... it hurts, it hurts, it hurts..." Harvey yelped instantly, his pained cry like that of a slaughtered pig.
Everyone was startled, especially Lu Wanqing. Holding the baby, she didn't know whether to put him down or lift him up. The little one's grip was surprisingly strong. In moments, Harvey's ear turned red from being pulled.
Lu Yang also hurried over, reaching out to pry the baby's small hand away. But if he used too much force, he was afraid of hurting the infant; if he used too little, he couldn't pry open the small hand that was clutching his brother Harvey's ear.
The scene remained frozen. Harvey was in agony. He had never had his ear twisted by anyone since he was born!
Most importantly, how could his little sister, so tiny, have such strength?
Little Bao was indeed exerting force. Firstly, she was angry that Harvey had called her ugly earlier. Secondly, it was because of past life events. Harvey was too foolish in his previous life, liking that kind of woman, which led to everyone's suffering and ultimately his own demise. So stupid!
"Sister, sister, let go!" Harvey could barely stand it. He felt his ear was about to split open. How could this newborn sister have such strength? He vowed to fight her in the future to see who was stronger!
"Baby, let go quickly, your brother's ear is going to be ripped off!" Lu Wanqing was also extremely worried. Almost subconsciously, she spoke to Little Bao, trying to coax the child to let go.
But after speaking, Lu Wanqing suddenly realized, the baby had just been born, how could she understand adult words?
However, what Lu Wanqing didn't expect was that Little Bao did indeed understand. She also knew that pulling ears hurt, and hurt a lot. But she did it on purpose. Who told Harvey to be deaf in his past life, ignoring everyone's words and insisting on liking that slut? Hmph, hateful!
After holding on for a while, Little Bao's anger was only minor. Apart from being deceived by that woman, Harvey was actually quite good. She didn't want Harvey to get hurt either, so she pretended to let go casually.
Harvey felt the force on his ear disappear and quickly looked up, escaping from his sister.
"Dad, my sister is so strong!" Harvey truly held no grudges. As soon as he looked up, he forgot the pain of his ear almost being ripped off by his sister. He looked up at Xavier beside him and shouted excitedly!
Having grown up with space pirates, Harvey's inherent nature was to admire strength. Although his ear hurt terribly from his sister's pull, discovering that his newborn sister possessed such great strength made him even more excited. This was his sister, his sister was so strong from birth, truly amazing. He could show her off later!
Xavier looked at Harvey's eyes, which were shining with excitement, and felt a bit speechless. Lu Wanqing had so many children, and none of them seemed stupid, except for this simpleton, Harvey.
"Babies have considerable strength when they are young," Xavier explained concisely.
The birth of this infant surprisingly reminded him of the time when Harvey had just hatched. Small and soft, he was quite adorable.
Beings like young cubs could involuntarily bring a smile to even the hardest of hearts.
Kidnapping genes to cultivate children was the darkest period of his life. At that time, he thought he had lost everything – the past was gone, and the future offered no hope. He was unwilling to bully women like most space pirates, and perhaps he would never have a normal family in his lifetime.
Wanting a child might have been an impulsive idea that suddenly arose when he heard that Zhong Li Feiyu had applied to the Federation for Lu Wanqing's genes, intending to cultivate a child using genes.
Zhong Li Feiyu was still well and sound in the Federation and hadn't even considered marriage, yet he applied for genes and artificial cultivation of a child. Why couldn't he try the same method? Perhaps... he could have a child too?
As Xavier spoke, his gaze towards Harvey gradually softened with affection and tenderness.
Harvey was also watching his father. Everything seemed normal, but suddenly, why did his father's gaze change?
Tenderness, this emotion, when directed towards his mother, was warm, happy, and comforting. But when directed towards his father...
Harvey couldn't help but quietly take a step back. Why did he feel a chill down his spine?
Xavier's reverie lasted only a moment. He quickly regained his senses and happened to notice Harvey's strange look and his noticeably unnatural step backward.
Xavier's mouth twitched. Speechless, he casually averted his gaze.
Seeing his father's gaze shift away, Harvey finally breathed a sigh of relief. However, with the immediate crisis averted, he couldn't help but feel curious about his father's strange behavior earlier.
Harvey quietly moved closer to his father, tilting his head and looking at him curiously.
He couldn't see his face from this angle, so he circled around to Xavier's front to observe his father's expression.
Xavier was speechless and averted his gaze again.
Harvey continued to follow, staring at his father!
Xavier averted his gaze once more. This kid was too foolish, a bit embarrassing!
This time, Harvey boldly ran in front of Xavier. He stared at his father's face and asked curiously, "Dad, what were you thinking just now?"
"Nothing," Xavier replied expressionlessly, feeling speechless.
"You're lying, I could tell. Your expression was very strange just now." Harvey said with a grin. He was sure his father must have been thinking of something peculiar, otherwise, that strange expression wouldn't have appeared.
Xavier: "..."
"Dad, what were you thinking just now?" Harvey's eyes sparkled with curiosity as he looked at his father.
Lu Wanqing, however, noticed the interaction between Harvey and Xavier. Seeing Harvey, who clearly couldn't read the room, rendering his father speechless, she almost burst out laughing.
Harvey's personality hadn't changed one bit over the years. Chattering incessantly, relentlessly pursuing answers until he got them, he could truly drive someone to their wits' end.
Xavier seemed to sense something and turned his head to look at Lu Wanqing.
Lu Wanqing smiled kindly.
Xavier was silent for a moment, then looked at Harvey and said, "I was remembering when you were little."
When he was little?
Harvey's eyes lit up, shining brightly as he looked expectantly at his father: "Dad, what was I like when I was little? Was I also super strong like my sister, incredibly powerful from birth!"
In Lu Wanqing's arms, Little Bao, hearing her brother Harvey comparing himself to her and saying she was super strong and powerful from birth, finally felt happy. Hmph, Harvey brother wasn't entirely without merit after all!
"Not bad," Xavier replied grudgingly, not wanting to disappoint Harvey for once, especially with so many people present.