Lu Yang looked up at Harvey, his expression calm and natural. "Is something wrong?"
After Lu Yang finished speaking, he paused and reminded, "Call me Your Majesty next time."
Little Harvey: "........."
Lu Wanqing found it amusing. She pushed the dishes to the center and said, "There are plenty of dishes for everyone. Let's eat together."
Seeing the dishes his mother pushed over, Little Harvey was delighted. "Mhmm, mmhm."
Mommy was truly the best. Uncle, no, Your Majesty, was not good at all.
"Hmph!" Little Harvey looked at his uncle and snorted coldly.
Lu Yang cast a indifferent glance at this little brat, silently deciding to hire a tutor for him tomorrow to help him catch up on his studies.
Dinner was finished quickly. Lu Wanqing's light brain rang again. She looked at it and saw it was a video call from Little Mu Lan.
Thinking of Mu Lan, Lu Wanqing's mood improved.
However, Lu Wanqing didn't expect that it wasn't just Little Mu Lan. Afterward, Little Zhong Liyi, Little Yu Shu, and Little Cui Cui each video-called her. By the time she had finished comforting all the children, it was already very late, time for bed!
"Mommy, it's time to sleep. I want to listen to a bedtime story!" Little Harvey complained, coming over to urge her.
This was Mommy's time with him. What was up with those other little brats? If he ever got the chance to meet them, he would definitely beat them up and see if they dared to fight him for Mommy again!
Lu Wanqing quickly agreed.
Back in the room, Lu Wanqing began to tell Little Harvey a bedtime story.
It was worth mentioning that Lu Yang also followed them in, wanting to listen to Lu Wanqing tell Little Harvey a bedtime story. This made Lu Wanqing both amused and touched, feeling a sense of warmth.
"Still listening to bedtime stories at your age, how embarrassing," Lu Yang, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly said after a story was finished, mocking Little Harvey on the bed.
Little Harvey: "???"
Little Harvey was stunned.
Lu Wanqing was also shocked.
"I want to listen, I want to listen! Mommy will tell it to me, not to you. Aren't you angry?" Little Harvey quickly became smug, flaunting his victory to Lu Yang, his smug little face incredibly irritating.
Lu Yang's expression indeed darkened instantly as he stared intently at the little brat on the bed.
Lu Wanqing found it funny and quickly said, "Harvey, don't go too far!"
Third Brother was an adult, and surely he wouldn't stoop to arguing with a child. Harvey was too mischievous, as if he feared nothing even if the sky fell. Third Brother was clearly the Emperor of the Empire. Wouldn't any normal person be afraid of Third Brother?
Lu Wanqing recalled how Third Brother had single-handedly dealt with the Immortal Star Pirates on the spaceship. She felt that Third Brother was incredibly powerful!
Yet, Little Harvey dared to be so audacious in front of such a powerful Third Brother. He was truly a newborn calf unafraid of a tiger.
Little Harvey huffed.
Lu Wanqing also found herself helpless against this mischievous child.
But being helpless was fine, as the person opposite was her Third Brother. She believed Third Brother wouldn't hold a grudge, and Harvey was, after all, just a child.
"Alright, the story is finished. You need to sleep well now and go to the Imperial Primary School tomorrow," Lu Wanqing said.
She and Third Brother had already discussed it this afternoon, and with Third Brother's status, arranging for the little one to attend school would be extremely easy.
Hearing that he would be going to school tomorrow, Little Harvey was shocked. "So soon?"
When they went to Twilight Star before, Daddy had spent several days contacting them before arrangements were made.
"Mhmm," Lu Wanqing nodded with a smile.
"Mhm, mhm," Little Harvey happily agreed.
Lu Wanqing leaned down and kissed the child, giving him a goodnight kiss. Then she stood up and turned to leave the room.
As they left, the lights in the room were quickly turned off.
Lu Wanqing also needed to sleep, but she found herself unable to. It wasn't that she wasn't tired; her biological clock made her feel sleepy. It was just the thought that the person beside her was her Third Brother, the one who had been by her side for over three thousand years, that made her afraid to sleep.
Third Brother's reappearance was too much of a surprise for her. She was afraid that if she fell asleep, she would wake up and find that it had all been a dream.
Walking outside, Lu Wanqing couldn't help but tug at Third Brother's sleeve.
Lu Yang turned to look at her. "What is it?"
Lu Wanqing looked into his eyes for a long time. Finally, she couldn't help but say, "Third Brother, I'm not dreaming right now, am I?"
Three thousand years had passed, and Third Brother was still alive.
Lu Yang quickly understood. He raised his hand and gently stroked her head, smiling. "Mhmm, it's not a dream. It's all real."
Lu Yang remembered the goodnight kiss Lu Wanqing had just given the little brat to comfort him. He lowered his head and placed a kiss on the girl's brow.
"Qingqing, goodnight. You should also rest early and not stay up late," Lu Yang said.
Lu Wanqing nodded. "Mhmm."
Although she nodded, her small hand still held onto Third Brother's sleeve, reluctant to let go. All of this felt too unreal; she was truly afraid it was all a dream.
Lu Yang lowered his gaze to her hand on his sleeve, his eyes filled with even greater tenderness.
"Third Brother, please don't leave tonight. Let's sleep in the same room. I..."
"I'm very scared. I'm afraid that if I sleep, you'll disappear when I wake up."
Lu Yang nodded, his voice gentle. "Okay."
In fact, he was even more afraid. Three thousand years had passed, and this moment felt even more unreal than a dream. He was truly afraid that this was all his own imagination.
Inside the light brain, the intelligent Qingqing was utterly shocked. Master actually wanted to sleep in the same room as Lu Wanqing?
Lu Wanqing knew that her behavior was not ideal. She and Third Brother were both adults and shouldn't share a room, but she was truly too scared...
The interstellar expanse was vast, and the era of ancient Earth felt too distant. It was empty and remote, making it feel like a dream, a dream from which there was no return.
They went together to Lu Wanqing's room in the side hall.
Lu Wanqing looked around the room. The floor was very clean and carpeted, making it suitable for sleeping on the floor.
Lu Wanqing thought this and proceeded to do so. She took out quilts, mats, and other daily necessities from her spatial storage and spread them out on the floor.
"Third Brother, I'll sleep on the floor tonight, and you sleep on the bed," Lu Wanqing said.
"You sleep on the bed," Lu Yang interjected, stopping her.
Lu Wanqing looked at her Third Brother, unsure how to argue. Finally, she agreed, "Okay."
After they had settled this, they went to wash up.
Lu Wanqing came out of the bathroom wearing her pajamas and carefully got onto the bed.
Lu Yang also went to wash up. His body was bio-engineered, but he would still pick up dust during the day and needed daily cleaning to stay clean.
After they had both finished bathing, one got into the bed, and the other lay on the floor mat. Both lay on their sides, looking at each other, preparing to sleep.
Lu Wanqing quickly fell asleep.
Lu Yang listened to her gradually steady breathing, then carefully got up from the floor mat and walked to the bedside.
Lu Yang slowly, cautiously, lay down on the bed, then pulled back the quilt and lay down on the same bed as her.
Feeling her close presence, he realized that the emptiness in his chest, which had persisted for over three thousand years, had finally disappeared, replaced by a deep sense of happiness and contentment.