Nan Xiao curved his lips slightly. "Then him coming here is like walking into a trap?"
Lan Yuxi smiled. "That depends on whether anyone can keep him. He's the strongest fighter in our family."
"Stronger than you?"
"We haven't sparred, but he's likely a little stronger than me."
Nan Xiao slightly raised his hand towards the men in black, and they immediately retreated.
Nan Siwei's sharp eyes swept over Nan Xiao's face, then softened immensely as they fell upon Lan Yuxi.
Lan Yuxi beamed and quickly pulled Nan Xiao to his side.
As they approached Lan Muwei, the second eldest Lan brother immediately pulled Lan Yuxi into a hug. "Let your third brother see, how did you get so thin? Did he bully you?"
Lan Muwei glared fiercely at Nan Xiao.
"No, how could he bully me."
Lan Yuxi playfully tugged at his third brother's hair, causing Lan Muwei to gasp in pain.
Lan Yuxi quickly let go and asked with curiosity, "Is this true?"
"Of course, it's true!" Lan Muwei smiled at the wary Zhao Zhao and the curious Mu Mu. "Are these two little ones my nephew and niece?"
Lan Yuxi smiled and beckoned to the two children. "Babies, come here. This is your third uncle."
Mu Mu took a step forward, while her brother remained still. She quickly grabbed his hand and they ran over.
"Third Uncle, hello! I'm Mu Mu! This is my brother, Zhao Zhao!" Mu Mu introduced herself in a sweet, childlike voice, tilting her cute little face.
Lan Muwei laughed and picked up the two children. "My little darlings, you are too adorable!"
Zhao Zhao frowned slightly in resistance. "Third Uncle, hello. I'm quite heavy. You should just hold my sister."
"Uncle has plenty of strength, don't worry."
Lan Muwei chuckled and nudged his forehead. As soon as he picked up the little boy, he felt Zhao Zhao's resistance, but he had no intention of letting go.
This was his nephew, and such an adorable nephew. The more he didn't want to be held, the more Lan Muwei wanted to hold him.
Mu Mu curiously touched her third uncle's hair.
Lan Muwei looked at her and smiled. "Little cutie, do you think Third Uncle is handsomer than the other uncles?"
Mu Mu looked at his face very seriously. "You're as handsome as the other uncles!"
Lan Muwei laughed. "Your little mouth is much sweeter than your mother's!"
Lan Yuxi rolled her eyes and turned to Nan Xiao. "These children seem alright, you can keep them."
Nan Xiao nodded.
"Then I'll have the housekeeper arrange their accommodation first."
As soon as Lan Yuxi finished speaking, the housekeeper arrived.
Nan Xiao asked, "Four people per room is fine, and we need a room for their coach. Are there any rooms in the backyard?"
"There should be. It's three stories, all standard or quad rooms," Lan Yuxi said, looking at the housekeeper.
The housekeeper replied instantly, "There are three rooms left."
Lan Yuxi blinked in surprise. "So many rooms, and only three are left?"
"The people Mr. Lan brought with him took over ten rooms, and six single rooms were prepared for the tutors."
Lan Yuxi understood and nodded. "Then you can take the children to their rooms first."
The housekeeper responded and led the children to the backyard.
Lan Haolin waited until the courtyard was quiet, then looked with a stern face at his third son, who was still playing with Mu Mu. "You're unbelievable! Leaving your eldest brother to busy himself alone over there, why are you running around the world for no reason!"
"I just came to see my sister and the two children. I'll leave tomorrow," Lan Muwei said quickly, fearing his father's scolding, and changed the subject. "Was that an exercise just now?"
Nan Xiao replied, "To be precise, it was a test."
Lan Muwei shot him a look of distaste. "Always up to those useless tricks! My sister was probably tricked into falling for you with these fancy little ploys, wasn't she?"
"Talking nonsense as soon as you arrive!" Tang Wan's voice echoed from behind them.
Behind her were the four Lan brothers.
Lan Xiao Wu immediately questioned his third brother. "Third Brother, you're really out of line! Didn't we agree that you'd come after I went back?"
Lan Muwei sneered. "For you to go back? Would you be willing to leave your sister and the two adorable little ones?"
"Of course, I'm willing! I'll be back in a few days."
"If you were going back in a few days, would you have people searching for me all over the world?" Lan Muwei flicked his hair and said with annoyance, "You made me perm and dye this awful color in my otherwise perfectly straight hair."
Lan Yuxi snickered. "Mom, doesn't my third brother's hair look a bit like a grandma's perm?"
Tang Wan smiled and examined her third son. "It does look a bit like it!"
The other Lan brothers joined in the teasing, making Lan Muwei blush furiously. If he weren't holding the two children, he would have beaten them up.
Lan Haolin coughed lightly. "Stop fooling around. Third, come and meet your Uncle Nan."
Lan Muwei hesitated, then seeing his mother glaring at him, he walked up to Nan Zhenting with the children and greeted him, "Uncle."
Nan Zhenting could tell he had reservations about him and his son, but he didn't take it to heart, as it was the father and son who had made the mistake first.
Nan Zhenting smiled. "Let's go inside. The two little ones are quite heavy, it must be tiring holding them."
Lan Muwei nodded and followed his father and Nan Zhenting inside, carrying the two children.
As soon as Lan Muwei sat down, Zhao Zhao jumped off his lap.
Lan Muwei paused slightly, then smiled. "You really don't like me, do you?"
"It's not that I dislike you, it's that I'm afraid you're tired," Zhao Zhao replied. He then looked at his sister. "I'm going to check out the backyard, want to come?"
Mu Mu's dark, sparkling eyes lit up instantly. She quickly jumped off her third uncle's lap and pulled her brother's hand, then ran out the door.
Lan Haolin watched the two children with affection until they were out of sight, then withdrew his gaze. "Since Third is here, Fifth, you'll go back tomorrow. And Little Seven, after your academic exchange conference, you'll go back too."
Lan Xiao Wu huffed at Lan Muwei indignantly. He had guessed this would happen when he saw his third brother.
Lan Xiao Qi looked at his father in confusion. "Dad, didn't we agree that Sixth Brother and I would stay here first?"
Lan Haolin frowned slightly. "Su Jiazhao will come looking for you in less than three days. Do you want to clean up the mess for Kahn?"
Lan Xiao Qi blinked. "The surgery failed? Kahn's medical skills, while not as good as mine, shouldn't have failed like this."
"He'll survive, but there will be sequelae."
"You know this too?"
"How could I not pay attention to someone who dares to stand us Lan family up? As long as you don't intervene, that girl from the Su family..." Lan Haolin pointed to his chest. "This will hurt for a lifetime."