Tian Xinyuan was instantly speechless.

What's the point of calling someone brother if they're not your brother?

Given their current relationship, wouldn't it be too strange to address each other by their names? But to make him say the word "husband"...

Tian Xinyuan shook his head. He couldn't bring himself to address the other person in such a way.

Because this is really...

It's really too embarrassing.

"Hello? Yuanyuan, are you listening to me?"

Tian Ke on the other end of the phone sounded a little anxious. He couldn't really explain clearly what was making him so hurried, but he didn't want to take advantage of Ye Chen for no reason.

Tian Xinyuan yawned while lazily holding the phone, and responded with a few half-hearted "En" sounds.

Tian Ke thought that the person lying in bed, just like at his own home, naturally said, "Has our piggy from the Tian family not gotten up yet?"

It was fine when he stayed silent, but once Tian Xinyuan spoke, it got on his nerves.

When Tian Xinyuan was young, he was chubby and had a slow temper but a quick temper. When Tian Ke left him alone at home, he would stomp his little short legs and chase after him while grumbling a few times, which made Tian Ke laugh and call him a little pig.

Of course, Tian Xinyuan was one hundred percent unwilling in his heart.

This shout has been going on for more than a decade, almost becoming his nickname.

Tian Xinyuan planned to hang up the phone after a few words, but Tian Ke quickly pleaded, "Don't hang up, brother. I was wrong. You haven't said what time you'll be back this afternoon, so I can prepare for work in advance at the company."

"Um... maybe around four or five? It could also be around six?"

Before leaving, Ye Chen only told him that he would be back earlier in the afternoon, without specifying the exact time.

Tian Ke seemed to know how his younger brother would answer and didn't inquire further. He simply said, "Alright, then I'll go back early and wait for you with dad at home."

The two brothers chatted for a while. Continuing from their previous conversation, Tian Ke finally asked Tian Xinyuan what dish he wanted to eat, so that their aunt at home could prepare it in advance.

After hanging up the phone, Tian Xinyuan didn't have much else to do in this home. The time displayed on the screen of his mobile phone was only around eight or nine o'clock. After thinking for a while, he decided to go back to sleep and wake up later.

And indeed, Ye Chen did return earlier as he had agreed with Tian Xinyuan in the morning. He kept his word and arrived ahead of schedule.

He pushed aside some irrelevant appointments and returned early to this duplex apartment.

When I entered the door, I could hear the crisp laughter of a young boy coming from the living room.

Aunt Chen sat on the sofa next to Tian Xinyuan, wearing her old reading glasses and fiddling with her cellphone. From time to time, she exchanged a few words with Tian Xinyuan who was watching TV.

Thinking back to the way Tian Xinyuan had acted nervously and tentatively in front of him before, Ye Chen felt inexplicably suspicious. In just two short days, the child had hardly smiled at him. Instead, he seemed closer to Aunt Chen.

Chen Yi was the first to hear the footsteps and called out "Little Ye, Chief" to Ye Chen. Only then did Tian Xinyuan notice that the other person had returned.

As soon as Ye Chen appeared, Tian Xinyuan couldn't help but feel a bit uneasy. Perhaps Ye Chen noticed something and spoke first, "Have you packed everything you need to bring? Let's go, I'll take you home."

Tian Xinyuan looked at the other person's still impeccably tailored suit. He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something but ultimately remained silent.

"What happened?"

Tian Xinyuan lowered his gaze and averted his eyes. He said softly, "No..."

Why haven't you?

The expression on the young man's face cannot deceive people; Ye Chen has also been in society for so many years and is considered quite adept in social communications. If he can't see through this, these past few years would have been for nothing.

He gestured with his eyes at Aunt Chen, who immediately understood. Aunt Chen got up from the sofa and found an excuse to leave the living room.

"Tian Xinyuan?" Ye Chen's gaze turned towards the young man, taking a few steps closer. However, he suddenly realized that addressing him in this way might make the Omega in front of him feel unfamiliar.

After all, from the outside, it appears as though they are forging an alliance through marriage.

The unexpected arranged marriage brought the lives of the two individuals together, forcing them to embark on cohabitation.

"Yuan Yuan?"

Ye Chen tried to come up with a more intimate way of addressing him. He remembered that the family members of the omega boy seemed to call him that way.

Tian Xinyuan trembled all over, and his face involuntarily turned red.

It was a name that couldn't be any more familiar, yet when I heard it from Alpha's mouth, it always carried a hint of ambiguity.

The other person's deep and gentle voice was completely different from when Tian Ke or his father called out to him.

However, the Alpha, who did not receive a response, tried once again, this time with a hint of a request: "Yuan Yuan? Can I call you that?"

Tian Xinyuan nodded, wanting to touch the tip of his ear. He was certain that it had already turned red.