Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 1225 Extraordinary Talent
It's born! It's born!
Hearing the joyful gasps from inside the delivery room, Anna, who had been clenching her fists outside the door, couldn't help but relax, leaning back in her chair and letting out a long sigh of relief, a look of immense relief appearing on her face.

My older brother's child has finally been born...

Although the cleaning bureau arrived more than two years ago and repeatedly assured that there would be no problem, my nephew was just too inflexible. He had dragged his feet for more than two years without making a move, which was really worrying.

Although I haven't seen the child or heard the baby cry yet, judging from the sounds coming from the delivery room, it should at least be good news. As for why I know it's my nephew before the baby is even born...

"Please stop filming."

He turned his head to look at his own bottom, which was red and swollen from being slapped, and his face, still a little wrinkled like a baby. He frowned, his eyebrows not yet fully grown, and said with a dissatisfied expression:

"I stopped crying last year, and I'm not mute, so please stop spanking me, it hurts."

"?!!!"

Looking at the baby staring at her with a dissatisfied expression, the middle-aged female doctor in charge of the delivery felt weak all over and almost sat down on the ground.

"Please hold me tighter, don't let me fall, thank you."

After politely requesting to be held more securely, the baby, to the bewilderment of the medical staff, reached out and grabbed the towel wrapped around itself, carefully wiped its face, opened its eyes, looked around, and then asked:
"Where is my mother? Can I be placed next to her? She said she wanted to see me as soon as she opened her eyes."

"Okay...Ok..."

Although she had already communicated with the little prince through his belly during the delivery, and even the due date was set by him, the female doctor in charge of the delivery room still felt a chill run down her spine when she saw a newborn baby calmly making a request to her.

After trembling as she tucked the baby into the swaddling clothes and placed the infant beside the exhausted Empress Veronica, the frightened nurse hurriedly finished the job and then followed the doctors who had left earlier out of the delivery room.

"Sister-in-law! I've come to see you!"

After the doctors left, Melanie, now wearing a small white coat, hurriedly slipped in and whispered anxiously:

"Where's my little nephew? Where are you? Let me see what you look like!"

"here."

Before Veronica on the hospital bed could speak, a small arm was raised from the swaddling clothes next to her, waving at Melanie, whose head was covered by a large square scarf.

"Auntie, I'm here."

"Come on, come on!"

Anna, who had just entered, couldn't stop Melanie from rushing over like a wild dog. She pounced on the bedside, examined the baby in the swaddling clothes, and then said with some surprise:

"You...wow...how come you're so small? And your face is all wrinkled? And you're kind of ugly..."

"Freeze said!"

Anna raised her hand and slapped Melanie hard on the back of the head, making her cry out and clutch her head. Then, Anna, who had caught up, grabbed her ear and angrily said:

"You're the ugly one! All newborns look like this, it'll be fine in a bit! And what did you promise me before you came? I only took my eyes off you for a moment and you're already causing trouble?"

"It hurts...it hurts...I really didn't cause any trouble this time..."

Following the force of the ear-pulling pull, Melanie was forced to retreat, relinquishing her "prime observation spot" for watching her nephew by the bedside. Then, jumping up and down, she said with a mournful face:

"I was in a hurry to see him, so I ran a little fast, but I was very, very gentle. I didn't even dare to touch him... Ouch... Stop pulling! Stop pulling!"

"You can't run around! Behave yourself!"

"profound……"

After subduing the biggest troublemaker in the house, Anna looked at Veronica, whose temples were damp with sweat and who was leaning against the headboard with difficulty. A look of guilt appeared on her face, and she said softly:
"Sister-in-law, my brother..."

"Okay, no need to say more, I understand."

After interrupting Anna, Veronica, whose face was somewhat pale, smiled and said in a weak voice, "I can only comfort you."

“When I decided to marry Lyon, I was prepared for this. He and I both have more important things to do, so it’s inevitable that we’ll be apart most of the time. It’s normal that he can’t always take care of me.”

Besides, it was my own decision not to tell him about the situation here, so you don't need to apologize on his behalf. He can't help with childbirth even if he comes back, and the old land is dangerous everywhere; it's better not to distract him… By the way, Anna, can you do me a favor?”

After smiling at Anna, who looked ashamed, Veronica pleaded with hopeful eyes:

"My arms are a little weak, can you carry him into my arms?"

"Ah! Okay!"

Anna nodded quickly upon hearing this, carefully picked up the swaddled baby, and gently placed the little nephew, who was silently staring at William, into Veronica's arms.

This is my child with Leon...

Feeling the tiny heartbeat throbbing in her arms, Veronica's eyes softened. The baby blinked twice and then asked earnestly:

"Mother, am I ugly?"

"Pfft!"

Veronica was amused to hear her son's first words. Melanie, on the other hand, was shocked and looked at her nephew in disbelief before turning and running away without hesitation!
Oh no! After her little nephew asked that question, Anna's anger was about to explode! Waaah, all that time I came over in the middle of the night to tell you stories, all that pampering I did for you was for nothing!
"Don't worry, you're not ugly at all."

Amidst Melanie's groans and cries, Veronica lowered her head, gently touched the baby's forehead, and softly comforted her:
"You are your mother's child, and you are just as beautiful as your mother."

"Oh."

After nodding as if understanding, the baby frowned slightly and asked with some worry:
"Mother, you are very beautiful, but what if I look like Father? That would be a different story... By the way, I've never met Father. Is he handsome?"

"Lyon... he should be alright?"

After thinking about Leon's appearance, Veronica offered a fair assessment:

"He's not a stunningly handsome man, but he's quite good-looking, especially when he's doing something serious. He's very charming and makes you want to believe him... Well... In short, in my eyes, your father must be a handsome man with outstanding temperament."

"Ok."

After hearing Veronica's words, the baby sighed softly.

"If you put it that way, then I think I understand what's going on with Father... I'll try to look as much like you as possible."

"..." You little rascal, you actually dislike your own father.

Seeing that her son had grasped the meaning of her "high emotional intelligence statement," Veronica shook her head helplessly, then looked at William, who was deep in thought by the bedside, and asked with some curiosity:
"William, why haven't you said anything? Didn't you want to see your nephew before?"

“My nephew has seen it, but I have some very important questions to think about.”

William, who was a full head taller than Leon when he left and was already as tall as the head of the bed, frowned and said:

"Sister-in-law, you've moved too fast. I'm afraid you'll have completely unified the twelve kingdoms before I even graduate from public school. If I want to do anything else, I guess I'll have to join that Cleanup Bureau and see if I can fight my way out."

But now we have a little nephew in the family. What if he's not interested in inheriting the Twelve Kingdoms and wants to join the Cleanup Bureau to fight his way out? Should I slow down and wait until he's older?

"..."

You're actually quite considerate of him...

Faced with William's rather "long-term" thinking, Veronica couldn't help but smile, then reached out and patted his head, saying:

"It's okay, it will be a long time before he grows up. Do what you want to do first, there's no need to wait for him."

"Sigh... I think I'll wait."

Looking at his nephew, whose eyebrows and eyes resembled his elder brother's and whose brows were almost identical to his own, William sighed helplessly:
"The territory outside the real world should also be limited. If I conquer all the outside world before he grows up, it would be too pitiful for him to find that there is nothing left to fight when he grows up... Or I don't even need to wait for him to grow up."

My older brother has already started heading back to the old place. I feel like if I don't do something soon, he'll probably have settled everything in the old place before my little nephew even grows up. Sigh... I wish I had been born earlier, but it's not this early or late..."

"..."

Looking at William, who was sighing and lamenting that he wasn't born in a "good time," Veronica couldn't help but look down at the child in her arms, feeling that she had found the source of her son's "little old man" way of speaking.

To be honest, although William and Melanie are both good kids, I was a bit too hasty in letting them come over and talk to my son through my belly every day...

"Alright, you two, shut up!"

After returning with Melanie, who had failed to escape, Anna looked at Veronica and her little nephew, and with a pang of heartache, shooed them away:

"Stop bothering your sister-in-law with all these questions. She and your little nephew both need rest! Go, go, go! Just take a look and that's enough. Get out of here! Don't disturb them!"

"Oh."

Faced with Anna's strong suppression, William, who had just been worried that the old territory was too small and might not be enough for him and his nephew to fight, immediately put away his worries and was chased out along with Melanie, whose ears were pulled red.

"sister in law."

After the two little devils left, Anna carefully sat down on the edge of the bed, first giving her little nephew a loving kiss, then taking Veronica's hand and whispering:
“When you went into the delivery room, the people from the Cleanup Bureau came to deliver a message saying that your older brother would be back soon, probably in the next few days.”

Is Lyon coming back?

Veronica perked up at the words, a faint blush rising on her pale cheeks, and then she said with a smile in her eyes:

"That's perfect. It's not good to keep calling him that. We can decide on the child's name after he gets back... By the way, has the Bureau of Cleanup mentioned a specific time? I have two meetings to attend in a few days..."

"sister in law……"

Seeing Veronica still preoccupied with work at this hour, Anna couldn't help but sigh:

"You and your brother are really... going back to work right after having a baby? Shouldn't you at least take a break?"

"It won't affect it."

Veronica laughed:

"Over the years, I've gotten used to it. I feel uncomfortable if I don't approve some documents every day. And it's not a high-intensity meeting. It's just a simple listening to a report and looking at this year's tax and financial situation. It can be over in about half a day."

Besides, now that we have video phones, I don't even need to leave my hospital room; I can finish the meeting right here. As long as the time is arranged in advance, it won't delay my meeting with Lyon.

Fine……

Having known Veronica's workaholic nature for several years, Anna sighed helplessly and had no choice but to back down, replying:

"The Bureau of Cleanup didn't say the exact time, only that my brother was already on his way and it would take about two weeks, at most three weeks, for him to arrive in the real world."

Two or three weeks? That's a bit too big a range...

Veronica was eager to see Lyon, who had been away from home for over two years, but she didn't want to postpone the crucial task of approving the budget for too long. She frowned slightly and asked:

"My situation is a bit complicated, could the Bureau of Cleanup be a little more precise?"

"I've already asked, but they said there's nothing they can do."

Anna shook her head and said:
"I didn't quite understand the specifics, but they said that the timeline of the old land my brother went to was very chaotic, and the places he had to pass through along the way were constantly changing. They could only determine this much of the area."

"Ok."

With a slightly regretful sigh, Veronica looked at the child in her arms who had closed his eyes at some point, leaned down affectionately and kissed him on the forehead, then smiled and said:
"Since Lyon is back, I'll take a few more days off... He'll probably be shocked to find out he suddenly has a child after being away from home for over two years!"

"Will not."

Under Veronica and Veronica's astonished gaze, the baby, who had seemed to have fallen asleep, suddenly opened his eyes, yawned slightly, and then spoke in a serious tone:

“My father already knows, and he’s very happy… Oh, by the way, my father is quite handsome; his eyebrows and eyes look a lot like mine.”

"???" x2
After hearing the baby's words, Anna and Veronica exchanged surprised glances, then couldn't help but ask curiously:
"Why do you say that? How could you have known my brother's reaction in advance?"

“Aunt Anna, of course I saw it with my own eyes.”

The baby blinked its big, dark eyes and asked, somewhat puzzled:

"If you just discuss it with your future selves and exchange a few seconds of consciousness, you can see what happened back then. Can't you do something so simple?"

　Two-in-one...or 2...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)