❝daddy,❞ the little boy that lucas was carrying then spoke as they got inside the lift. ❝we see uncle ryry?❞

the father chuckled at his son's cuteness, ruffling his hair after pressing the floor number they desired to go. ❝ain't that the reason why you're tagging along with me?❞

they were actually in the middle of participating in the event his son's school is having but remembering the flash drive he was told to give to the ceo but forgot to do so, lucas had to go back to the company in an instant. he made sure to line the time up to their lunch break to go, excusing himself from his husband and kids. the youngest, favoring hendery very much, wanted to tag along. lucas first went to ask permission to jungwoo and he was told to get back before lunch ends.

what he did not know though was the mess at the top floor where his boss' office is at.

❝me see uncle ryry,❞ the little kid then motioned his arms that made his father's lips curve up. ❝me hug him tight!❞

❝little sushi,❞ lucas cooed, pinching the little boy's cheeks. ❝why are you so cute?❞

❝because..❞ puffing his cheeks, the boy tried to look for an answer to his father's question. ❝me is papa!❞

and he surely does resembles jungwoo. lucas then shrugged and stared up to the floor number to see if they were near. ❝not even going to go against it.❞ he then when silent for a couple of minutes while his son was speaking gibberish which he understood none of his words. it was just then a thought came in mind that made him speak, ❝little sushi, are you also ready to meet uncle ryry's sugar baby?❞

the choice of nickname then made lucas pause for a short moment, thinking that it wasn't the right nickname he used.

❝glucose baby number two?❞ yeah, that was what he used the first time. then, it made lucas think. hendery might have loved the two equally the same so he didn't want to top one with the other. glucose baby fits his student lover more and thinking more about it, sugar baby also fits his secretary. ❝sugar baby it is, then.❞

at least he won't get confused between the two.

gosh, he can't believe he took his time thinking deeply about this.

while his father was busy thinking something relevant for him, the little child happily clapped his hands. ❝me like babies!❞

his adorable exclamation then made lucas melt. then again, when does he ever not melt with his youngest son? ❝because you are one yourself.❞

humming with a nod, the boy agreed with it. ❝me baby also.❞

the two exchanged chuckles before finally patiently waiting till they reach to a specific floor. the little boy didn't stop speaking though, letting lucas hear his complaints about how his plushies are put in another room when he wanted all of it to be placed in his bed. the father only laughed at how he grumbled about it and tried to say that his other two siblings didn't want to sleep on a bed filled with plushies since the three of same share the same king sized mattress.

finally reaching to their floor, lucas stepped out with his son brushing the topic off and showing excitement in meeting his uncle ryry.

walking midway, the man's head then tilted to the side upon hearing sounds coming inside the office. shouts, laughs, and a kid's scream. he grew more curious as he went nearer to his boss' office, placing a hand on to the door and pushing it open.

"catch me, uncle yang squared!"

"here i come sian!"

lucas' jaw dropped as he saw the sight of his boss' glucose baby being present there, and with a child? since when did hendery adopt a kid? scanning his eyes to another side of the room, he then had his lips into a thin line upon seeing the ceo sitting down the lengthy sofa with his secretary on the other edge of the sofa. the two had great distance between them, not to mention how his boss' sugar baby was red as if he was flustered.

just as he was about to say a word and get either of their attentions, the student had already beat him to it.

with a gasp, ❝little sushi!❞ the student ran towards them and opened his arms wide for the boy that lucas is carrying.

sian was about to hide behind the ceo's desk but couldn't help but pout as he saw his uncle yang squared carrying another kid that's probably a year younger than him. he then walked around from the desk and approached then, tugging the student's pants and successfully got his attention.

lucas eyed the kid that's tugging the student while pointing a finger at him. ❝you and hendery adopted a kid?❞

yangyang blinked twice before laughing while shaking his head. ❝it's dejun's—❞

❝the three of you adopted a child under xiaojun's name!?❞ lucas exclaimed, getting everyone's attention. even the two people by the sofa that had an awkward tension between them.

if he wasn't just holding this man's son then yangyang would have smacked his head already. ❝no! it's his landlord's son.❞ he explained.

but now hearing him that, it actually isn't a bad idea adopting a child. the student thought of it for a good minute before realizing what he was just thinking, shaking his head violently to get the thoughts out from his head.

❝anyways,❞ the head of finance was quite disappointed that it's not their kid but he didn't show it. ❝what happened to those two?❞

yangyang followed to where the man was pointing at and couldn't help but chuckle, putting his eyes back on the tall male. ❝oh, dejun ge called ryry ge 'daddy'.❞

he said as if it was the most casual thing that had happened.

and lucas was there looking confused but at the same time he was also amused at how he was slowly uncovering their kinks. but first, he had his brows furrowed at the student who didn't find it strange even a slight bit. ❝and you're okay with it?❞

❝why should i not be?❞ yangyang asked while tilting his head to the side, taking sian's hand as he was trying to get his attention once more. ❝i mean, hendery ge probably has that father figure and dejun ge noticed it.❞

okay, he clearly was misunderstanding it all. lucas gulped and gave the student a nervous smile, agreeing with what he interpret it to be instead of correcting him, knowing that it wouldn't be a great idea to stain his innocent mind unless he wanted for hendery to kill him. ❝y-yeah..❞

❝oh,❞ the student then gave the little kid he is carrying a small smile. ❝little sushi, do you want to play with sian?❞

the boy pouted while shaking his head. ❝but i wanna be with uncle ryry.❞

❝well,❞ lucas took his son from the student's arms and gently placed him down right next to a boy that looked older that his son. he then gave the boy a small smile before turning to his little kid and ruffling his hair. ❝uncle ryry and i have to talk about something so you play with.. sian, okay?❞

for a second there, he almost forgot what the kid's name is.

with the adults leaving them alone, sian turned to face to the shy looking boy and took his hand out for a handshake. he made sure to show the little boy his most adorable smile as not to scare him, but it wasn't working. the younger kid just took a step away from him while having his eyes wandering anywhere but him.

❝it's okay..❞ sian tried to sound nice, even though deep inside he was already having his eyes squinted at the boy. ❝i don't bite.❞

slowly reaching his hand out, the shorter boy had finally accepted his handshake. he had his mouth agape seeing how small his hand is compared to sian. he looked so adorable in the boy's eyes, making sian coo loudly. the younger male then widened his eyes as he felt his hand being gripped tight and as he looked up, he saw sian smiling widely at him.

❝come on,❞ he said with a giggle. ❝let's play!❞

the little boy let out a shriek when sian suddenly pulled him along as he ran around the office, the two finding anything interesting to play with.

and while the kids were at it, the adults (along with yangyang) were gathered around the sofa with both the ceo and the secretary still having the big gap between the two of them. it was noticed by both the finance head and the student but neither of them spoke anything about it.

❝what brings you here, lucas?❞ hendery spoke, holding himself back from glancing at his secretary that seated at the other end of the sofa. ❝didn't you say you'd take a leave for the whole day?❞

❝yeah but,❞ the finance head then fumbled inside his pocket and took out the flash drive he had kept. ❝forgot to give you this.❞

❝oh, thanks.❞ standing up from the sofa, the ceo took the flash drive from his employee's hands and walked over to his desk, placing it down there. he then turned around to face the tall male that's standing there, and his eyes took a short glimpse at his flustered secretary that's still sitting down the sofa.

shaking his head, hendery tried to compose himself down. he didn't even know why his eyes would just dart on to xiaojun after having it revealed that he called him 'daddy'. he could have teased him about it but yangyang's understanding about it was so innocent that he decided to leave him alone.

for now.

❝you could have told me that you're bring your youngest with you,❞ hendery then said as he had his gaze wandering to a little boy playing with sian by the bookshelf, having small blocks scattered everywhere. ❝i could have bought a gift for him.❞

❝you spoil him too much.❞ lucas said, walking closer to his boss so he'd be able to tease him. he then showed the grin on his face as he wiggled his brows at the clueless ceo. ❝probably like how you spoil your glucose baby and sugar baby.❞

❝my— what!?❞ pushing him away, the ceo clicked his tongue while fixing his collar even though there was nothing wrong with it.

but while doing it, he then had put his attention on the two males down the sofa that are interacting. xiaojun was smiling as he was listening to what yangyang was telling him, probably saying a joke that made him chuckle.

at times like this, hendery would walk up on them and pull xiaojun away from his boyfriend. but instead, his lips curved up at how the two is getting along well. how yangyang lightly slapped the secretary's arm for probably making an attempt in joking, and how xiaojun tried to gasp for air at how his boyfriend was making faces.

they looked good together— hendery widened his eyes, no. he shouldn't think that way, that's his boyfriend for god's sake and he should be jealous of what's happening between the two.

but why was he smiling?

❝that smile on your face makes me know that you—❞ lucas let out a painful groan when he felt the ceo hitting him by his elbow.

❝shut up, lucas.❞ hendery rolled his eyes, taking his eyes at the two. he then threatened the head of finance with the glare of his, ❝you didn't see anything.❞

❝if you call that stare with a smile that calls out for admiration nothing then—❞ the taller male then raised both his hands as if he was surrendering. ❝it's nothing.❞

but who knew, hendery was starting to fall without even knowing.

or, he does know but he keeps on denying it.

❝anyways, i think i need to go.❞ looking at his watch, the head of finance passed the ceo a goofy smile. ❝jungwoo might be looking for us.❞

and about the kids, they were actually having fun playing by the bookshelf with building blocks that sian had found while running around with his uncle yang squared. he stopped stacking the blocks and paused for a short while just to look at the little boy in front of him, just realizing that the two never did exchanged names.

❝hey,❞ with him suddenly speaking, the younger boy flinched and gave him a pout that caused for sian to giggle. ❝i never got to know your name.❞

❝name?❞ a bright smile was then showed on his face as he raised the block he was holding up, ❝me sushi!❞

❝wait, you're really sushi?❞ sian had his brows meet in the middle as a puzzled expression was given to the younger. ❝i thought that's just a nickname.❞

❝ah, real name!❞ he then started to understand. ❝my name—❞

"little sushi, it's time to go!"

sian frowned in disappointment as he had to watch him leave, also not being able to get his name. ❝see you again next time?❞

as the little boy was about to speak, he was now being carried by his father. lucas gave sian a smile and waved his hand at him before walking away with his son in his arms. standing by the door, his tracks were put to a halt after hearing a familiar voice shouting in panic.

❝oh god!❞ it was yangyang, and he just noticed what time it is. ❝i almost forgot about my classes!❞

sadly, his conversation with xiaojun had to stop. that's a bummer, he was already getting into the secretary's life story. he then mumbled an apology to the older male before standing up and walking towards his boyfriend that's just standing by his desk.

hendery wrapped his arms around his waist and settled a soft kiss on his lips, showing a loving smile as they pulled away. ❝listen to your teacher, alright?❞

❝ge,❞ yangyang clicked his tongue and playfully hit his boyfriend's chest. ❝i'm not a baby.❞

he could have sworn that he heard the head of finance snort and mumbling something that talks about babies but he didn't put too much attention to it and went to the next person who he needed to say his goodbyes to.

xiaojun stood up from the sofa as he also had some work to do but he almost got to stumble back when he felt a pair of arms greeting him in a tight embrace, causing for him to hug back.

what surprised him though was how the student almost attempted to place a peck on his lips, having the two be in such close distance before realizing what was happening. yangyang moved away while rubbing his nape, looking anywhere but the secretary as he felt embarrassed at what he was about to do.

❝i-i'll get going now.❞ he said, taking a slight bow for some reason and walked away, catching up to the head of finance that's now going out of the office. ❝wait for me, lucas ge!❞

and now it was left with both the ceo and secretary and having silence filling up the room. the two stood there, not planning in saying anything, while sian continued to play with the block and even adding sounds coming from his mouth with it.

this was what hendery was talking about, why can't he get mad at xiaojun? he clearly saw how the two almost kissed, how their lips almost touched, yet he did nothing. he was even staying silent about it. he should get mad at him, not approving at how his secretary was pushing his luck on his boyfriend.

❝i g-guess i should also go and—❞ just as xiaojun had finally gathered the courage to speak, he was immediately cut off by the ceo who now made his way seated down on his swivel chair.

❝dejun,❞ hendery looked up, composing himself from showing any other expression except for looking stern. ❝you might have forgotten that he's my boyfriend.❞

the secretary stood there, looking clueless. was it because of how he and yangyang kissed? ❝i'm sorry?❞

❝and in regards to how you called me 'daddy',❞ the ceo tried to look like he was busy signing papers. ❝don't look at me in that light, i already have a boyfriend and i don't plan to entertain anyone but him.❞

if you ask hendery, he had no idea what he was talking about. his mind was telling him that what he just said is right but the thing inside his chest was telling him that what he's doing is wrong.

one thing for sure, xiaojun felt his heart being crumpled at the words hendery told him.

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