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The brief kiss Daniel initiated felt like a short drizzle in the drought season; it wasn't enough at all for Laotian. If Daniel was going to thank him, he wanted a longer and deeper kiss like the usual. He didn't care if they were in public, he wanted more of that kiss, causing him to consciously grab his wife's arm and softly pull Daniel closer to him. He stared passionately at his beloved's eyes as if their world was in slow motion. He just needed to lean down a bit more for him to reach his goal, alas, a sudden light pull on his short pants quickly woke him up from the hypnotic moment. When Laotian turned to look down on his leg, he saw his adorable son looking up at him with a pout.
"Dada, Minmin too, kiss Mommy," The little man demanded before he gazed at the now giggling Daniel, making Laotian helpless.
"Sure, my baby." Daniel chirped happily as he leaned down carefully to kiss Luangmin's cheeks, loving the fact that his son and husband were fighting over him. He knew all this time that Laotian and Luangmin are both fighting over his attention and he knew that he should probably tell them that he loved them both equally but he just like seeing them being competitive with each other especially when Laotian became helpless over his son.
"You've been such a good boy today. Mommy and Dada are so happy," Daniel chirped again, pinching his son's cheeks which the little man didn't mind and instead even felt proud as he puffed his chest with a cute grin. Daniel, seeing this giggled again and continued to squeeze his son's chubby cheeks.
"My baby's so cute too. Mommy's going to let you eat two cups of ice cream later, don't tell Dada, okay?" Daniel squealed before whispering the last few words of his sentence but of course, Laotian still heard that but just let it slide.
"Okway hehe~" Luangmin replied excitedly as his eyes went wide before he suspiciously glanced at Laotian and giggled, putting his pointed finger against his lips following his mother. After the short scene, the group finally headed on their way without any more delays. Daniel was worried at first because they had the twins with them but after seeing that their stroll to the mall and seeing that there was indeed no problem at all, Daniel instantly relaxed and was able to enjoy their time.
Normally, Ching Li and Chao Yu would cry every couple of hours without any reason but today, surprisingly, the two were pretty occupied with the surroundings and were busy looking around while sucking on their pacifiers. They only started crying when they were back to the car, probably wanting to go back outside that Daniel had to exchange lulling the two to sleep.
"Ching Li and Chao Yu really enjoyed the mall," Daniel softly commented, seeing the eldest twin, Ching Li, sucking on his breast with his eyes closed. He just finished feeding Chao Yu and now it's finally the little boy's turn since he was a little quieter than Chao Yu when in a tantrum and Laotian could handle it until the younger one calmed down.
"Hmm, they really did." Laotian agreed. He too finally figured out why the two would keep crying every other hour without any reason back at home. Apparently, it was because they are bored staring at the ceiling in the room while they lay in their crib and would only calm down when they are brought to the garden or just walk around the house.
"We should do this often then. They're both very adventurous," Daniel suggested because it was different when it came to Luangmin. Minmin was a quiet boy growing up. As long as he was in the same room as Daniel or Laotian, he would be okay even if no one was paying attention to him. It was only now that Luangmin was able to express a lot of his emotions that he has turned three. He was still quiet most of the time but now he was livelier. Unlike the twins, Daniel could already tell the two are going to be chaotic.
"If you want to, I can make it happen," Laotian said dotingly, making Daniel smile because he knew full well Laotian wasn't playing. He can really make just about anything happen.
"You really are the best, Laotian," Daniel said, leaning close to the Alpha with Luangmin at the middle of them who didn't seem to mind being squeezed in between his mother and father. And just like that, the rest of the ride remained heartwarming with the twins sleeping until they arrived at their destination. And like any normal people, Daniel and Laotian also walked towards the building, cradling the twins in their arms unlike when they were at the mall where they put the twins on their carriers.
"Isn't this place always full-packed?" Daniel mentioned, seeing the familiar building. They had been at the place a lot of times and he knew that it wasn't easy to get a reservation at the place.
"Yes it is but I have my ways," Laotian replied with a proud smirk, making Daniel giggle.
"You always have," Daniel commented, still chuckling and he was right. He was after all the Mo Laotian, securing a last-minute reservation in one of the busiest restaurants in the city wouldn't take a single sweat off of him. He could even rent the whole restaurant for a day if he wanted to but this time he didn't because he wanted their family bonding to be as normal as possible. He didn't even take a private room because he wanted to have the full experience. But having to have already known what the couple usually prepared, the restaurant took it to themselves and only allowed 50% of the total capacity of their venue to dine in for the rest of the afternoon.
Laotian didn't ask for this specifically because he really wanted their family to be among the normal families. He is well aware that the restaurant was full every day so he did request a table that was not too crowded knowing that the kids would love to see the outside and people walking around. However, he didn't expect to be treated like VIPs recognizing the owner of the restaurant walking towards them to greet.
The place was one of the few highly rated places in the country even maybe in the whole country and that despite the tight reservation schedule and high price, a lot of people would still go through all this trouble just to dine and experience such luxury. And for the owner of the place to meet them in person, even Laotian felt a little troubled not wanting to talk about business when he's with his family. Alas, he still politely acknowledged the owner hoping that she was not here today to talk about business.
"Welcome to the Oasis, Mr. Mo, Madam," The owner of the restaurant who was an expensive-looking middle-aged woman greeted with a smile. "We are so happy to know that you have chosen our place to dine in today. This was such an honor and opportunity." The woman continued with a warm smile towards Daniel and Laotian and then to Luangmin.
"The pleasure is ours," Laotian replied with a nod before handshaking the woman. Daniel did the same after with a bright smile.
"Please let me escort you to your table today, we have been preparing your meals and it's about to be served. And don't be worried, Mr. Mo, I'm only here to assist you. I have no plan to spoil your family time," the middle-aged woman said before she spread one of her hands to lead the two inside. Nodding thankful, Laotian urged Daniel for them to follow as they soon trailed the inside of the building.
As usual, the eyes from the other customers eating in the restaurant directed towards them and the couple could hear some audible gasps and whispers upon recognizing the both of them. Since the couple had been lying low after Daniel had given birth, no one expected that the whole family would go and eat lunch at the restaurant today. It was no wonder the restaurant didn't have a lot of tables compared to the usual.
"We've chosen the best table in the house for you today, please enjoy." The middle-aged woman said and again Laotian nodded while Daniel voiced out a soft 'thank you', as they sat on their respective seats including the now awaked twins and Luangmin. Since the couple went to the restaurant to eat, the middle-aged woman refrained herself from talking business as she said earlier and soon raised her hand to call upon the stewards who came by the signal and flawlessly set the table like it was some show. And left along with the middle-aged woman, leaving a glass of wine for Laotian and iced tea for Daniel to enjoy before the appetizers were served.
"Hmmm, I like Empire Hotel but I like this restaurant too. You really know me well, Laotian," Daniel whispered, leaning a little closer to his husband. They have been in a lot of fancy restaurants all throughout their married life and it's natural for them to have some favorites.
"I'm glad I chose the right one but would you have preferred a private room?" Laotian smiled affectionately before his hands reached out to his wife and brushed his cheeks. He didn't have any particular reasons for doing it, he just liked doing so.
"No, this was perfect. I'm sure the kids would prefer it this way and besides, there are not so many people here," Daniel replied, slightly shaking his head. In all their dates and family outings, Laotian always does the planning. Well, except when there's an occasion like birthdays and anniversaries because they like planning together if that was the case but when going out like today, Laotian does the bookings and all but never did Daniel felt displeasure or upset with his husband's choices since most of the time their activities and places where they usual go were the places or thing he liked to go or do. Sometimes, he wondered how the Alpha knew what he preferred but then Laotian would always say he had mentioned it before.
That just means, Laotian always paid attention to whatever he says, maybe even taking notes for future purposes because he couldn't even remember he mentioned anything and he wasn't purposely doing anything.
"Then I'm happy. I also made sure the food was all your favorites," Laotian informed, even the ones that were not available in the restaurant he made sure that it would be served for his beloved wife.
"Jeeze, why are you taking care of me so much? I want you to enjoy the food too, not just wine," Daniel pouted, eyeing the beverage because he knew what might happen if the Alpha drank a lot and he also knew that Laotian most likely only ordered the ones liked. He knew Laotian always put him and the kids on top of his priority but the Alpha should also take a little bit of rest from taking care of him so much because he was starting to get very dependent on him which was very dangerous.
"Honey, I like the food that you and the kids like and I'm not gonna drink all of this so don't worry. I prepared all this for you and the kids to enjoy." Laotian assured with another chuckle, seeing his wife being so adorable again. He's well aware he's been thinking the same thing over and over again but he'll never get tired of it ever. The point where Daniel becomes more mundane in his eyes hasn't come yet, or better yet, it would probably never come even if he got even older.
"Well, you always say you're not drunk and the next thing I know you want to do the naughty," Daniel teased, raising one of his eyebrows making Laotian burst in laughter briefly before he composed himself back to normal. As far as he remembered, a few days ago, this adorable wife of his had been wanting to do it with him a lot after his heat had come back and in fact, the both of them had just finished their heat/rut.
"Well, wouldn't that be convenient for tonight. There might be some left from our previous heat," Laotian whispered this time in a very seductive way, making Daniel blush all the way down his exposed neck. He thought he could tease his husband this time around but the Alpha always comes up with a comeback. Laotian looked at Daniel and he very much loved the way the Omega was reacting that he wanted to kiss and embrace him but he couldn't at this moment because their food was coming, looking at the stewards walking their way to their table from afar.
"You're so adorable that I'm starting to regret not getting a private room," Laotian leaned over to Daniel and whispered before kissing his wife's reddish ear. He heard a little squeal but he pretended not to hear it and smiled at the stewards who finally reached their table. On the stewards' point of view, despite being male Betas, their hearts skipped a beat seeing the most gorgeous smile they have ever seen.
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To be Continued…