Nan Xiao nodded slightly to the Lan family, neither humble nor arrogant. "Hello, everyone."
As soon as he spoke, he was met with a cold snort from Lan Hao Lin and the disdainful glances of the other Lan brothers.
Mu Mu, frightened by the killing aura emanating from her maternal grandfather and uncles, clung tighter to Nan Xiao's neck.
Nan Xiao tilted his head and nuzzled her cheek, whispering, "Mu Mu, don't be scared. They aren't angry at you."
Seeing his sister scared, Zhao Zhao quickly stood on his tiptoes, trying to comfort her. However, he was too small, and Nan Xiao was too tall; he could only reach his sister's calf.
Seeing Zhao Zhao's anxiety, Nan Xiao bent down and picked him up.
This time, Zhao Zhao didn't resist, allowing himself to be held. As soon as he was in Nan Xiao's arms, he immediately held his sister's small hand tightly.
"Don't be scared, brother will protect you!"
Mu Mu pouted and nodded.
Tang Wan looked at the two children, her eyes reddening, and tears immediately streamed down her face.
Seeing his wife so distressed that she was crying over their children, Lan Hao Lin kicked Lan Xiao Wu, who was standing beside him. "Why are you being so fierce! Control yourself, don't scare the children!"
Lan Xiao Wu winced in pain and thought to himself, "You're even fiercer than me!"
Lan Yu Xi glanced at this one, then at that one, her little face gloomy. "Alright, stop standing here. Let's go inside and talk."
Seeing her daughter upset, Tang Wan glared fiercely at her husband. "This is all your fault!"
Lan Hao Lin swallowed, and not wanting to appear submissive to his wife in front of Nan Xiao, he merely plastered on a smile and wiped the tears from her face.
Lan Yu Xi reached out to take Mu Mu, but Nan Xiao didn't let go. "I'll hold her. You go inside with them first. I'll take Mu Mu in after I've calmed her down."
Lan Yu Xi pursed her lips and looked at her mother, whose eyes were still red. Her heart softened, and she took her mother's arm. "Mom, let's go inside."
Tang Wan reluctantly looked at the two children, her voice choked with emotion, "Children, don't be afraid. Play outside for a while, then come find Grandma. Grandma brought you lots and lots of toys."
Lan Xiao Qi, not daring to be fierce now, secretly nudged his sixth brother's arm and whispered, "Sixth brother, they really look like us. It's my first time seeing twins look so much alike!"
Lan Xiao Liu's eyes darted around. He lowered his voice and whispered in Lan Xiao Qi's ear, "Don't you think they also resemble that Nan fellow a bit?"
"Ah?"
Seeing his startled reaction, Lan Xiao Liu quickly covered his mouth and followed his mother into the living room.
After entering, Lan Hao Lin first observed his daughter's living environment. His daughter had managed to buy such a large house without any financial assistance from home. While he was proud, he was also deeply pained.
His daughter's home was not decorated in a gaudy, overnight-rich style, but every detail exuded understated luxury.
In this regard, his little treasure was remarkably like his big treasure.
Lan Hao Lin nodded with satisfaction, but the next second, his temper flared again. "Xi Er, don't you even have any servants?"
Seeing him about to pick a fight again, Tang Wan glared at him displeasedly.
"Yes, but today is a special situation, they are all out," Lan Yu Xi glanced at the tea set and washed fruit prepared on the coffee table. "Nan Xiao has already prepared them for you. Would you like some tea or fruit?"
"Beep beep..." The landline in the living room rang.
Lan Mu Si, being closest to the phone, casually pressed the speakerphone and answered.
Nan Xiao's deep, cello-like voice came from the phone.
"Xi Bao, I've ordered food. It should be here in half an hour. Tell them to eat some fruit first, or you can make them some camel milk. The camel milk is in the refrigerator. Be careful when you get the water, don't scald yourself."
Lan Mu Si raised an eyebrow slightly. "This seems to be our Lan family's home, not your Nan family's. We're back in our own home, so we don't need you to worry."
"Dad, what if Mom scalds her hand? Let's go help Mom!" Mu Mu's milky voice came from the other end of the phone.
"If you're not scared anymore, we can go in and help Mom. Zhao Zhao..." Nan Xiao didn't finish his sentence before hanging up the phone.
Lan Xiao Wu looked at Lan Mu Si with a wicked grin. "Trying to show off, huh? You got shut down!"
Lan Mu Si adjusted his glasses. "Xi Er, this fellow named Nan is quite arrogant!"
Lan Yu Xi rolled her eyes at him. "They'll be coming in shortly. Let's talk about whatever it is when the children aren't around."
"Xi Er is right! We mustn't scare the children," Tang Wan said, then looked at her youngest son. "Why haven't the gifts we brought for the children been brought down yet?"
Lan Xiao Qi shot up. "They should be here soon. I'll go and hurry them."
Not long after Lan Xiao Qi left, Nan Xiao entered with Zhao Zhao and Mu Mu.
Afraid of scaring the children, the Lan patriarchs didn't dare to cause any more trouble.
Nan Xiao brought the two children to Lan Yu Xi. "The desk has been installed. Take the children to the study to check on it. I only tidied up the things on the surface earlier; I didn't touch anything in the drawers."
Lan Yu Xi knew he wanted to get her and the children out of the way so he could face her parents and brothers alone. Suddenly, she remembered that she had never told him who her biological parents were.
Lan Yu Xi scratched her head irritably. "Um, I forgot to introduce you guys..."
Nan Xiao smiled indulgently. "Mu Mu already told me. Go on, take the children to the study and keep an eye on them, don't let them mess up your things."
Lan Yu Xi hesitated for a moment, then took Zhao Zhao and Mu Mu's hands and went into the study.
Nan Xiao watched the three of them enter the study before walking over to the sofa opposite Lan Hao Lin and Tang Wan and sitting down.
"Uncle, Auntie, you should know who I am by now. Yes, I am Nan Xiao, the Nan Xiao who hurt your daughter..."
"Wait a moment!"
Tang Wan, who had been lost in thought since Mu Mu called him "Dad," interrupted him upon hearing Nan Xiao's words.
Nan Xiao stopped talking and looked at Tang Wan quietly.
"I heard Mu Mu call you Dad just now? Are those two children yours?"
"They are so adorable, I wish they were my children. However, even though they are not my children, I will treat them as if they were my own."
"They're really not yours?"
"No. Xi Bao said that Zhao Zhao and Mu Mu were adopted by her from an orphanage. Didn't she tell you?"
"She mentioned it, but Zhao Zhao and Mu Mu look so much like our Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi. I always feel... By the way, do you know when their birthdays are?"
"October 25th." Mu Mu had told him this. It was because they were born in October that he confirmed these two children were not Xi Bao's.
After all, that night was both of their first times. If she had conceived that day, the children should have been born in December.