The belief of starting a family and establishing a career is deeply ingrained in the mind of a mother, whether the family comes first or the career.

Ever since Ye Chen took over the family business, Yu Yao has been hoping for her own son to get married soon. She has introduced countless blind date candidates to him, but not one has succeeded. Ye Chen has outright and completely rejected every single one, refusing to even meet them in person.

Finally, now that there is a son who has taken the initiative to agree to get married, Yu Yao has resolved a long-standing matter that had been weighing on her mind for many years.

Tian Xinyuan can be considered as a child who grew up under the watchful eyes of Yuyao. Moreover, there has been frequent interaction between the two families, so they are not unfamiliar with each other. The child is well-behaved and adorable, and even their personality is likable. When they meet, they would call out "Auntie, Auntie" without mentioning how polite they are.

After the two families agreed to the marriage alliance, Yu Yao had actually met Tian Xin Yuan once before. At that time, they were at the Tian family's house. It was estimated that Tian Xin Yuan had just returned from school and was being dropped off by the family driver. After entering the door with a school bag on his back, he realized that there were guests at home. The two guests who came were Yu Yao and Ye Zheng Sen. Tian Xin Yuan took the initiative to step forward and called them "uncle" and "aunt."

Yuyao became more and more satisfied with this daughter-in-law as she watched her.

If it weren't for the fact that the Tian family did not propose the marriage between their youngest son and Ye Chen, Yu Yao would never have considered placing Tian Xinyuan in the position of daughter-in-law. The other party is younger than Ye Chen, and furthermore, still studying. No matter how you look at it, it's not quite appropriate. Standing together, they look more like brothers.

But these thoughts were quickly overturned by her.

"You said you've been married to Yuanyuan for several days, but you haven't brought him home to visit yet. Mom has been eagerly waiting for you to bring Yuanyuan back for a meal since that day. Now you're married, but there's still no news from you."

Ye Chen sat in front of the computer, rubbing his temples as he reviewed the documents related to equity acquisition. He knew there must be something important when he received a call from Yu Yao just now.

Today, he rushed to pick up Tian Xinyuan from school to save time. Many work-related matters were put aside, and he only returned to his study to continue working after arriving home.

"Mom..."

"Tell me the truth, have you been so busy with work these days that you haven't paid much attention to our child?" Yueyao's words were categorical, leaving no room for the other person to speak, and then she criticized her own son: "Mom knows that you have never wanted to get married before, maybe this time you agreed because the person is from the Tian family, but after all, Yuanyuan is already married into our family. You are not allowed to bully him, take good care of him, do you hear me?"

Ye Chen sighed and wanted to explain, but also felt that Yu Yao would definitely not listen to what he had to say. In the end, he simply said, "Yuan Yuan is doing fine, I am taking care of her, so you can rest assured."

Yu Yao, however, didn't really listen to what he said afterwards. Her attention was all focused on the sound of Yuan Yuan ahead.

No one knows my son better than she does. After a moment of silence, she asked, "To be honest, do you... quite like that child?"

Ye Chen didn't beat around the bush and spoke frankly, "The impression is quite good, but I haven't fallen in love so quickly. Mom, just don't worry about this matter."

Before getting to know Xinyuan Tian, he had always liked the appearance of Omegas. But as he slowly got to know him, he realized that appearance alone cannot fully encompass a person.

Because Tian Xinyuan and all the Omegas he had encountered or come into contact with were all different.

Ye Chen admitted that he did have a slight favorable impression of Tian Xinyuan, but this favorable impression did not mean liking.

So he wasn't in a hurry. Tian Xinyuan was still young, and there was still a long road ahead of him.

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The next morning, Ye Chen followed his usual routine of dropping Tian Xinyuan off at school on his way to the company.

Tian Xinyuan leaned his head against the car window and yawned, as if he hadn't fully woken up yet.

Ye Chen noticed the third yawn he had let slip since getting into the car. His gaze shifted to the other person as he couldn't help but ask, "Did you not sleep well last night?"

Tian Xinyuan nodded and rubbed his eyes before truthfully answering, "There are too many assignments, and I spent a long time on a few questions but still can't figure them out."

Perhaps it was the pitiful appearance of the young Omega boy that inexplicably tugged at his heartstrings.

And the third year of high school is indeed a very important and tense stage for students.

Tian Xinyuan heard the other person say, "You can ask me if you have any questions you don't understand. I usually stay in the study at night, so I can teach you."

"Ah?" There is no denying that there is a lot of homework, but Tian Xinyuan did not expect the other party to follow up on this topic and speak like this, instantly alleviating his drowsiness.

"Will...will I not be disturbing you?" Tian Xinyuan hesitated.

Ye Chen looked at his dazed expression and smiled softly, "Of course not. You now live here daily, and..." Ye Chen paused for a moment, and Tian Xinyuan unexpectedly understood the unsaid portion, "In that case, I can also say that I am your new guardian. Doesn't the responsibility of a guardian include your academic performance?"

Upon hearing this, Tian Xinyuan wanted to say that Tian Ke, as his guardian, had never cared about his grades.

Wait, Tian Ke!

Tian Xinyuan suddenly remembered that he needed to inform Ye Chen in advance about staying at the Tian family's house tonight. However, because it was too late yesterday, Tian Xinyuan felt embarrassed to bother the other person.

"Brother, today I..."

Perhaps it was just bad timing. Before Tian Xinyuan could finish what he was saying, his words were interrupted by the sudden ringing of Ye Chen's phone.

Ye Chen glanced at the caller ID and apologized before answering the call.

Five minutes later, the car had already stopped at the entrance of the school, yet the phone call had not ended.

Tian Xinyuan pinched his backpack strap and had no choice but to get off the car first. Ye Chen saw him getting off the car and nodded towards him as a greeting.

At this moment, Tian Xinyuan didn't think too much, because he felt that even if he didn't have the chance to explain to the other party just now, it would be the same if he went back tomorrow.

At least two days over the weekend were spent staying at Dad's place.

In class at One Middle School, it is a rule for the students in each class to place their personal communication electronic devices in the storage bags hanging beside the podium. There is one pocket for each student, with ample space for their mobile phones.

Before parting ways, Tian Xinyuan sent a text message to Tian Ke from his cell phone, roughly saying that he would be returning home tomorrow and not to worry.

However, it wasn't until after school when they retrieved their phone and saw that the other person had only replied with a few words after receiving their message.

Perhaps it's because of how busy things are at work, Tian Xinyuan thought.

Ji Chuan Yu and I walked out of the school gate together, and after a short while, we saw a familiar sedan.

Tian Xinyuan took a few steps and habitually went to pull the back door of the car when he realized that it was not the driver who was supposed to pick him up, but Ye Chen himself on the driver's seat.

"Brother."

Tian Xinyuan opened the passenger seat door and sat down. Before he sat down, he picked up a bottle of juice that was placed on the seat.

It was the same flavor as the one I had drunk from the mini fridge in the back last time.

"Is there a lot of homework today?" Ye Chen asked.

"Many, very many." Tian Xinyuan put his backpack by his feet and fastened his seatbelt.

Tian Xinyuan didn't ask why Ye Chen personally came to pick him up today, and Ye Chen also didn't mention it on his own initiative.

The two of them chatted about school topics for a while, and it wasn't until Tian Xinyuan realized that this wasn't the way back to the duplex apartment.

"Brother, are you not coming home today?"

Even though Tian Xinyuan didn't explicitly state which family it was, Ye Chen understood. The family referred to by the other party was his own house.