VHBF -Chapter 164 The School Tyrant Daddy (Part 26)

The students of Diya High School rushed to school early that morning, waiting to pay their respects to the “Lucky Koi Little Exam God.” However, even by the time classes started, the back-row window seat in Class Ten was still empty. The flamboyant, handsome blue-haired boy was nowhere to be seen, nor was the little dumpling he usually brought with him. As always, the big one would lazily lean against the wall, while the small one sat upright, neat, obedient, and adorable.

Only then did the underachievers suddenly remember—Shen Lian had always been like this, frequently skipping classes. That seat being empty was actually normal.

But… ever since he started bringing Yinyin to school, how long had it been since he was last late?

Someone asked, “Xu Gao, did your Brother Shen tell you he wasn’t coming to school today?”

Xu Gao shook his head. He was confused too.

During this period, Shen Lian had been bringing Yinyin to class on time almost every day, to the point that they had nearly forgotten how willful School Tyrant Shen could be.

Throughout the entire day, students from other classes kept coming over, poking their heads into the corridor outside Class Ten, trying to catch a glimpse of their school’s “Little Lucky Koi Exam God.” Unfortunately, that seat stayed empty all day long. Even after evening self-study ended, no one appeared.

Shen Lian’s phone rang several times. Eventually, it was turned off—and Shen Lian never bothered to check it.

He cupped Yinyin’s little face, looking at her seriously. “You really want to go with Grandpa?”

Yinyin wrinkled her little nose and corrected him unhappily. “It’s going with Daddy and Grandpa! Daddy wants to go, so Yinyin wants to go too!”

Only then did Shen Lian smile in satisfaction. His flamboyant phoenix eyes lifted slightly, and in those black pupils seemed to shimmer a galaxy of starlight, dazzlingly bright.

Yinyin didn’t quite understand why Daddy was suddenly happy again, but seeing him smile, she pursed her lips and grinned foolishly along with him.

A Lincoln was waiting outside the villa. The assistant came up to ask, “Young Master, Little Miss, it’s time to depart.”

Behind them, bodyguards and the nanny auntie were busy moving luggage. Box after box—so many it was frightening—trip after trip, filling the entire courtyard.

Three vehicles were parked there: a black extended Lincoln and two cargo trucks. The luggage was continuously loaded onto the trucks and carefully packed.

All of it belonged to Yinyin—clothes and toys Daddy bought her, snacks and toys Grandpa bought her. She couldn’t bear to throw away a single thing.

She was too young to understand that for a billionaire CEO, all of these could easily be bought again upon arrival in the capital. Nor did she know that, just to transport these items, her billionaire grandpa had specially arranged a private jet, with the manpower and resources spent being enough to buy even more things.

Just because Yinyin said, “Daddy and Grandpa gave them to me, I don’t want to throw them away, I want to keep them,” Shen Huainan didn’t hesitate for a second and immediately instructed his assistant to arrange a private jet for transport.

The villa wasn’t large enough, nor did it have a landing strip for a private plane. That aircraft was currently parked at a private airfield in the suburbs.

After everything was loaded, the cargo trucks set off first. Shen Lian lifted Yinyin into the car and got in after her. Before boarding, the boy glanced back at the courtyard.

The small pink swing under the old tree swayed gently. Shen Lian suppressed the inexplicable flutter in his heart, feeling that the scene was strangely familiar.

That little swing had been custom-made by Shen Lian after moving here. Back then, he’d felt that something was missing beneath that old tree. After adding the swing and painting it pink, everything suddenly felt right—complete.

Yinyin loved sitting on the swing, calling for Daddy to push her, her short little legs dangling as she laughed, soft and sweet.

Shen Lian’s distraction lasted only a moment. Amid Yinyin’s constant chattering, he bent down and got into the car.

The plane emblazoned with the word “Shen” streaked across the sky like a shooting star, flying north.

The underachievers felt an inexplicable unease, constantly turning to look at the empty seat.

Xu Gao irritably scratched his head, picking up his phone and pressing buttons over and over. The other end remained powered off.

Suddenly, an email notification lit up. Xu Gao hurriedly opened it.

A moment later, the boy exclaimed, “Holy crap—Brother Shen took the kid back to the capital!”

“It’s a scheduled email. What’s with him? Why not just call or send a message? Why go through the trouble of a timed email? Afraid we’d beg him to stay and get all emotional? Tsk, tsk…”

That shout drew everyone’s attention in Class Ten.

The crowd gathered around. “Xu Gao, let me see.”

The short email was passed around:

“Gaozi, tell the bros and the little trash in class that I’m taking the kid back to the capital with the old man. If fate allows, we’ll meet again—no need to miss us! Oh, and tell them I’m taking the kid with me, so they don’t need to be scared of failing exams against a three-year-old anymore. From now on, she’ll be exclusively tormenting me alone. You guys can keep being your little academic trash!”

After reading it, the underachievers of Class Ten: “……”

“Damn it! Shen Lian is still as annoying as ever!!!”

“I was feeling really sad and reluctant, but the moment I heard that infuriating tone… all my feelings vanished. If he wants to leave, then leave! Hmph, like we care! If you’ve got guts, don’t take Yinyin with you!”

“That’s right! The one we can’t bear to part with is the kid—what does it have to do with him!”

Xu Gao sniffed, just short of wiping away tears. “It just feels… weird.”

Everyone turned to look at the empty seat. The classroom felt strange without that soft, sweet little voice—and without that flamboyant, overbearing boy.

A girl’s eyes reddened on the spot. She went back to her seat, buried her face in her arms, and cried. “I’m not afraid of being crushed by a three-year-old at all! I just want to be crushed until graduation, is that too much to ask?! Stupid Shen Lian, bastard Shen Lian—if you’re leaving, then leave, why take our kid with you? Waaah…”

Several people nodded in shared sympathy. The atmosphere in the classroom sank into a heavy silence.

After who knew how long, someone suddenly stood up and shouted hoarsely, “By the final exams, I’m going to score higher than 538 points and go to the capital to see Shen Lian and the kid!”

After a moment of stunned silence, Class Ten erupted into thunderous applause. Boys and girls shouted along:

“Yes! We’ll score over 500 and go see them! Let that bastard Shen Lian see clearly that it’s not that we can’t beat the kid in exams… sob… it’s just that—back then—we were deliberately letting her win…”

The boys stared speechlessly at the girls hugging each other and crying. “Enough already! From today on—books, memorize them! Problems, grind them!”

“Memorize! Grind!”

“Wait, I need to change my profile picture first…”

“Change it to what?”

“To the kid’s Lucky Koi Exam God! Gotta rub off some luck, hehe…”

“……”

The plane landed on the helipad in the back garden of the Shen family estate. The estate’s butler had already led the servants there to wait.

Seeing the long-absent young master, the old butler’s eyes crinkled with joy as he stepped forward. “Young Master, you’ve finally come home!”

Then his gaze shifted to the lively, adorable little dumpling hopping down while holding hands. He smiled kindly. “This must be the little miss the sir mentioned on the phone?”

Shen Lian tugged at the corner of his mouth and pulled Yinyin’s chubby hand. “This is Yinyin. She’s still little—just call her by her name.”

With his other hand, the boy scratched his head irritably. “What young master, young miss—hearing that for over ten years still feels awkward. Just names are fine. Only the old man cares about this nonsense!”

The butler smiled and nodded, but remained unmoved. The Shen family had passed down through generations, and his own ancestors had served the Shen household. Hierarchy was ingrained in his bones—how could it be changed so easily?

At that moment, Yinyin lifted her little head and spoke up, “Hello, Grandpa Butler!”

She’d only heard Daddy say this was Grandpa who worked at home, and thought “Butler” was his name. To distinguish him from Grandpa, she called him Grandpa Butler.

Her voice was sweet and milky, and the way she tilted her head to greet him was so sugary it was like a glutinous rice ball filled with candy. The butler froze, then smiled even more kindly, repeatedly saying “Good, good.”

“Sir, Young Master, and little miss Yinyin, please come inside. I had the chefs prepare snacks long ago—just right to have something to tide you over.”

It was about four in the afternoon. The sunlight was no longer harsh, warming rather than scorching. Shen Lian suggested, “Why don’t we set everything up in the garden and eat there?”

The Shen estate covered thousands of acres. The front and back gardens alone occupied nearly half a mountain, backed by hills and facing a lake—an excellent view. Every feng shui master who visited praised the location.

It completely stunned little Yinyin, who had never seen much of the world. She walked for a long time without even reaching the house and exclaimed, “Grandpa’s home is so big!”

Shen Huainan lowered his head and patted her little head. “It’s your home now too.”

“Yes! It’s Yinyin’s home, Grandpa’s home, and Daddy’s home!”

The old butler led the way, smiling as he listened. He recalled how the sir’s young assistant would always praise the child over the phone. He’d thought it was exaggerated, but seeing her now, he realized this child really was likable. No wonder after just one visit to Línchéng, the sir agreed to adopt her into the Shen family.

What kind of heartless family would abandon such a child? The butler shook his head—what a sin!

Yinyin spent a wonderful afternoon tea time at the Shen residence. Grandpa Butler’s snacks left her eyes wide with wonder—she’d never eaten such delicious cake or drunk such tasty yogurt!

She ate until her belly was completely full. Shen Huainan and Shen Lian looked away for just a moment, and Yinyin was already clutching her round little tummy and letting out a milky burp.

The Shen father and son: “……”

The old butler was extremely meticulous. He prepared a little princess room for Yinyin on the third floor, right between the father and son’s bedrooms.

Hearing that Yinyin loved stories about the Little Mermaid, the room was decorated entirely in the style of an undersea fairy-tale castle—even the tiny mosquito net was exquisitely cute.

Yinyin’s horizons expanded yet again. Her eyes sparkled as she cupped her chubby chin and exclaimed, “So pretty! Yinyin has never seen such a beautiful room!”

After that, she even imitated the etiquette she’d seen on TV, bending her short little legs to give Grandpa Butler an awkward, half-formed bow, thanking him in her milky voice.

That earnest yet wobbly little figure was both funny and heart-melting.

The butler looked at the row of three connected rooms and nodded in satisfaction.

In the past, this father and son were like fire and water, mutually disdainful and lacking communication. They didn’t even want to live close to each other—there had to be an empty room in between. If not for the butler insisting they cultivate their relationship, they might’ve lived on separate floors—or even in separate buildings.

Now, that empty room was finally occupied, linking the two rooms together. Looking at it, the butler couldn’t help but feel that this little miss newly brought into the household might become the bond between the sir and the young master, improving their relationship.

What the butler could never have imagined was that not only would their relationship fail to improve, but the two would end up openly competing—out of jealousy over the kid. When the blue-haired boy saw the old fox, he practically wanted to spit in his face to snatch the kid away!

Shameless old man!