Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

(Because I've been writing a new story lately and haven't had time, this is the last side story! Doctor Wen, I've ultimately let you down, I'm sorry... This is a happy New Year's Eve dinner with all five of us at the table after our marriage, 6400 words, enjoy!)

(A small portion of the content involving the six individuals that failed to pass review has been removed, but it doesn't affect readability. I've also posted the full version on Weibo!)

On the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, it snowed all day long, so Shi Ran stayed at home and played games all day.

Of course, he was holed up in his rented apartment.

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Originally, Shi Ran said, "We're all busy during the week, but if you're not busy on the weekend, come and visit me!"

Is it reasonable that all five of them are free every weekend?

At first, I wasn't used to it, but later I just enjoyed it.

Not only him, but the neighbors upstairs and downstairs also gradually changed from "Why are there so many people living in this house? Is it a pyramid scheme?" to "It seems to be some kind of live streaming group, all of them are tall and handsome young men."

The one who had a slightly harder time accepting it was Shi Ran's mother.

The mother knew her son was promising, but she never expected that he would actually bring all five of them home.

She once asked Shi Ran seriously, "So, how do we get a marriage certificate? Isn't it illegal?"

Shi Ran calmly pulled out Professor Luo Xiang's video.

"Don't worry, Mom."

Mom nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite: "So, will the six of you be able to live a good life? Will you be like those characters in palace dramas, constantly fighting and being jealous of each other?"

After a moment's thought, Shi Ran realized that their family really did resemble a harem.

More than just accepting, Shi Ran felt that his mother's love for the five of them had long surpassed that for him, her own son.

Today is no exception.

The door opened, and Mom took off her coat, shook off the snow, and began to search for people inside the house as usual.

Shi Ran was playing games with Cheng Ye in the living room. Without even turning her head, she knew what her mother wanted to ask, so she replied:

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Just as Mom changed into her slippers and came in, Wen Yiheng's voice came from the kitchen.

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Yezi caught it with a grin, "It's not good to get angry during pregnancy."

Oh right, there's already good news.

It was discovered three months ago.

However, this story goes back even further. His fig-like constitution should have caused his glands to gradually degenerate, but fortunately, it was discovered early.

Wen Yiheng went through all the academic papers and finally found his supervisor in France.

After listening to the description of the illness on the other end of the phone, the old man remained silent for a long time before saying, "Theoretically it's feasible, but I need money."

The next day, the old man's research lab received five anonymous donations, the amounts of which were so large that the old man almost thought he had been scammed.

With the support of multiple financial resources, this rare disease known as "fig body degeneration" has actually been conquered.

Now, Shi Ran only needs to inject medication once a month to maintain glandular function, and there will be no rejection reaction. The side effect is that his glands will become more sensitive.

Shi Ran waited a while, but didn't hear anything more. "You've covered the advantages, now what about the disadvantages?"

Wen Yiheng closed the document and gently tapped his head.

"You're just thinking the good side of things. Being sensitive means you'll have to wear those suppressant patches from now on." He paused, "And the frequency of your heat cycles will also increase."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of the four people next to him changed.

Sure enough, less than two months later, Shi Ran started vomiting.

Five people surrounded him, trying to comfort him while making inferences. Gu Chen said coldly, "Lu Lin, is it because your perfume is too strong?"

Mr. Lu immediately jumped up and down, "Why don't you just say it's because you all smell too old!"

Fu Yanshen's eyes darkened as he looked at Cheng Ye. "He wanted to eat snail rice noodles last night. Did you buy them for him?"

Cheng Ye gave him a look that said, "What can I do? No, it's not like you can resist him when he's being affectionate..."

Wen Yiheng didn't participate in the melee; she just patted Shi Ran's back repeatedly and then dropped a bombshell.

"He might be pregnant."

The five of them collectively went blank for a second, then suddenly went blank for a full ten seconds, their minds completely blank.

Then Shi Ran was rushed to the hospital, and her mother arrived after receiving the call.

In the corridor, Shi Ran's mother sat beside him, holding his hand. Across from them, five people stood against the wall, all with their hands in their pockets, each in a different posture.

People occasionally pass by in the corridor and will take a second look.

"Whose wealthy family is this, that so many people came to celebrate the birth of a child?"

The door finally opened.

The doctor poked his head out, glasses perched on his nose, and glanced around the corridor. He seemed taken aback by the commotion. "Shi Ran and his family, come in for a moment."

Suddenly, the entire office was packed with people.

The doctor sat at the table, holding the test report in his hand. He glanced around the suddenly crowded room, paused for two seconds, and asked, "Which one is Shi Ran's husband?"

The system quipped: "[Good question! This is a miracle doctor.]"

The five people who could hear his voice fell silent at the same time.

Before Shi Ran could speak, her mother spoke first.

"These five are all her husbands, doctor, just tell me the results."

Doctor: ? Miss, I remember that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was forbidden to...

The doctor's worldview had clearly undergone a violent upheaval before he took a deep breath and announced, "Congratulations, you're pregnant, and you're already a month along."

He paused, then added, "All indicators are normal."

Shi Ran was completely dumbfounded.

So here's the question: whose child is it?

The atmosphere in the office suddenly became very subtle. All five people were thinking about the same question without saying a word.

Gu Chen spoke first, "Doctor, can you determine the date of conception?"

The doctor adjusted his glasses, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"Well... I can only estimate a general timeframe; to pinpoint a specific day..."

Wen Yiheng took over the conversation, her tone as calm as if she were having an academic discussion.

"What if we deduce it's the weekend?"

By the weekend, all six of them understood.

Weekends are when everyone is at home, so who can tell whose is whose?

It seems that discovering the child is not one's own is harder to accept than knowing who the child is, so the five of them reached a tacit agreement.

Let's not pursue this further.

After all, what's more important now is taking care of Shiran.

To be honest, Shi Ran never felt that she needed to be taken care of so much.

Apart from Wen Yiheng, who had some experience in this area, the other four had no experience whatsoever.

And so, Wen Yiheng's parenting class began!

The next morning, an extremely strange scene unfolded in the living room: four men were sitting upright on the sofa.

The four of them hadn't attended a class in ages, and now they weren't bickering or vying for attention anymore. If they filmed a video and sent it home, their families would be suspicious; if they had this much energy back in high school, they would have gotten into Peking University by now.

Shi Ran woke up naturally, and when he opened the bedroom door, he saw this scene and was immediately stunned.

"What...are you plotting?"

However, he underestimated the extent of his concern for these five individuals.

After my first prenatal checkup, the ultrasound results came back.

The baby was just formed, as small as a peanut, curled up inside Shi Ran's belly, and nothing could be seen.

But this ultrasound image, which showed nothing at all, was passed around among the five people, and each of them looked at it at least three times.

As for the property certificates prepared for the children, there are already seven or eight.

Shi Ran had a deep suspicion that this child would definitely be spoiled by these five people in the future.

Especially after learning the child's gender, the specific differentiation into Alpha, Beta, or Omega will not be known until around the age of ten, but now it is possible to know whether the child is male or female.

It's a daughter.

As everyone knows, the five of them had absolutely no self-control when it came to the fact that a mini version of Shiran, who would call him "Dad" all the time, was about to be born.

Shi Ran had anticipated this, and once asked a question at the dinner table.

"By the way, what if this child is a demon?"

Lu Lin put down his chopsticks and thought about it seriously.

"Demon Pill, that's also a cute little pill from the Demon Realm."

"I'm serious." Shi Ran buried her face in her hands. "What if she fails her exams because you all spoil her?"

Gu Chen said calmly, "That can only mean one thing: Lu Lin's genes have taken effect."

Lu Lin put down his chopsticks and began to remove his jewelry. Shi Ran silently retrieved his jewelry from the table, put it in her pocket, and then began to smooth things over.

"Suppose, I mean suppose, she really didn't do well on the test and brought the paper back for you to sign, what would you do?"

The five people fell silent.

Shi Ran looked at Wen Yiheng, gesturing for him to answer first. Wen Yiheng smiled and said something surprising, "Going to school is something you pay for. As long as you're full, that's fine. There's no need to force yourself."

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Cheng Ye immediately followed suit. "That's right, we don't have high expectations for our children. Just let them come home to visit often."

Gu Chen: "It's just exam-oriented education, no need to worry about it."

Only Lu Lin sat upright, coughed, and looked at Shi Ran solemnly.

"Whether it's a big deal or a small matter, I'll always ask you first, baby. You want me to secretly sign for her? My answer is only five words! Absolutely not! Impossible!"

He paused, his tone becoming even more resolute, "Even if she secretly gets Zhou Jin to sign something, I will still report her!"

Four pairs of eyes focused on it simultaneously.

Are you kidding me? Are you trying to show off?

Suddenly, a thought struck me: "What if she acts cute and affectionate with you?"

Lu Lin choked for a moment, his voice lowering slightly, "Hiss...that's a bit tricky."

Shi Ran silently withdrew her gaze.

He has already foreseen the daily life of five doting fathers in the future.

I send him countless "Look at the baby" messages every day, and ask the child countless times, "Which dad do you like the most?", especially with someone like Lu Lin, I feel like I can get the following out from him:

"Baby, if one day all the other daddies besides me fell into the water, would we go to Universal Studios or Disneyland?"

Yes, he'll definitely be able to find out.

We've digressed again. Let's go back to the 29th of the twelfth lunar month. Today, not only were they there, but Zhou Jin, Wang Cheng, Mowan Lingzhu, and friends from the studio were also invited.

People started arriving one after another around three or four in the afternoon.

Everyone was carrying their own hands; some were carrying groceries, some were carrying wine, and some were holding cake boxes. They pushed open the door, and the cold air, mixed with snowflakes, rushed in, only to be swallowed up by the warmth inside.

The shoe cabinet quickly filled up, with all sorts of shoes crammed together, creating a chaotic but lively scene.

The room automatically divided into several corners, with some people making dumplings, some playing games, some watching TV, and some playing online games together, creating a strangely harmonious atmosphere.

Xiao Ke suddenly remembered something, turned around and ran to the coat rack by the door, pulled out a camera, "I just bought a DV camera, perfect for trying it out tonight!"

She squatted down next to the coffee table and started studying it. After fiddling with it for a while, the DV finally turned on, and Cheng Ye, who was carrying a fruit plate, happened to be in the frame.

They had already walked past, but upon seeing the camera, they instinctively turned back and gave each other a wink.

Xiao Ke called out to them, "Wait a minute, Teacher Cheng, um, who are these grapes for?"

Cheng Ye stared at her. This child, every day she just keeps asking questions she already knows the answer to.

Who did he give it to? He gave it to Lu Lin, okay?

Xiao Ke realized that her question was utterly insensitive, blushed, and turned around to grab Lin Xi, who was secretly laughing beside her.

"You ask!"

Lin Xi wasn't intimidated. With a quick glance, she said, "Then record a message for the baby."

Cheng Ye naturally countered, "Which baby are you talking about? Shi Ran?"

His tone was so natural, so natural, as if there was only one baby in the world worth him recording this sentence.

Across from them, Lin Xi and Xiao Ke were already holding each other's hands and screaming silently. Leopard and cat, please don't give out candy in front of us.

Cheng Ye looked at their expressions of utter dismay, a slight smile playing on his lips. He composed himself, composed his usual nonchalant demeanor, and said something to the camera.

"No matter which baby it is, don't doubt it, the one in front of you is the one who loves you the most."

After saying that, he slipped away, and Xiao Ke's camera followed him to a corner.

Wang Cheng was squatting beside the sofa with his laptop on his lap. Xiao Ke looked shocked. "Assistant Wang! You're not working overtime during the Chinese New Year, are you?"

Wang Cheng looked up. "Of course not, I'm grabbing concert tickets."

He paused, then sighed, "My boss gave me a six-month leave... To be honest, I'm already thinking about going back to work."

Xiao Ke and Lin Xi exchanged a glance. "Um, is your company still hiring?"

Wang Cheng immediately shoved the camera at Gu Chen, who was walking by, and said, "Yes, yes, you can just ask President Gu directly."

As soon as Gu Chen's gaze swept over, Xiao Ke and Lin Xi fell silent at the same time, pushing each other, neither daring to speak first.

Gu Chen frowned slightly. "What's wrong? What are you recording?"

Xiao Ke mustered her courage and held up the DV camera, pushing it forward a little.

"It was just a casual recording. I can show it to the baby when she's born." She swallowed hard. "Mr. Gu, do you have anything to say?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Chen immediately straightened his tie, coughed lightly, and looked at the camera.

"Look here, right? Cough... um..."

He actually got stuck.

I probably had too much to say, so I couldn't squeeze out a single word.

"Wait a minute, can this part be deleted? Let me repeat it."

Xiao Ke nodded quickly, saying "Okay, okay," but in her heart she was already thinking: This part is absolutely not going to be deleted.

Gu Chen took a deep breath and looked up again.

"Hello, by the time you can understand this video, it might be two or three years from now." He paused, seemingly unsure of what he was saying. "What I wanted to say was... well, welcome to this world. Thank you... thank you for coming into this world. We all love you, unconditionally. Oh, right, it's okay if you fail your exam. You can find Wang Cheng; he can write in my handwriting."

He paused, then added, "That's fine."

After saying that, Gu Chen lowered his eyes, turned around and left.

It's strange, but after he said those words, his nose actually felt a little sore.

He walked awkwardly to the window, pretending to look at the snow outside.

Just then, Lu Lin came out of the kitchen with a plate of freshly cooked dumplings. Seeing Gu Chen's back, he came over and asked Xiao Ke.

"What's wrong with him?"

Xiao Ke explained in a low voice, "We're filming a video for the baby to see in the future. Do you want to say a few words?"

"Then of course I have to say a few words."

Lu Lin placed the plate of dumplings on the table, glanced in Gu Chen's direction, and asked, "What did Gu Chen say?"

Before Xiao Ke could answer, he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, he can't say anything good anyway."

Lu Lin smiled and stepped back a bit, adjusting his posture to make sure he was fully in the frame.

He waved to the camera, "Hello there—Lu Yao!"

Immediately, a voice off-screen roared from Cheng Ye: "Don't spout nonsense with that lousy name you came up with!"

Lu Lin ignored him and continued smiling at the camera. "Were you in my arms when you watched the video? Did you like me the most? Oh well, that's only natural."

He waved his hand, giving him a "I know, I know" look. "Remember, if you have any difficulties, tell Daddy immediately. If you need money, go to Daddy, understand? The rest of them are all broke, they can't be relied on, got it?"

Xiao Ke stared at him blankly. "Is it over?"

"Yeah, what's wrong?" Lu Lin asked innocently. "Isn't that what they were talking about?"

Xiao Ke simply pursed her lips and nodded.

"Hmm, that works too."

Before Lu Lin could figure out where this "maybe" came from, she had already run off with the DV camera.

Lu Lin stood there, touched his nose, and muttered to himself.

"Is there something wrong with what I said...?"

At the kitchen doorway, Wen Yiheng was leaning against the door frame wiping her hands, her face slightly flushed from the heat of the kitchen.

Xiao Ke held up the DV camera and leaned over, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

"Hey Dr. Wen, we're recording a video for a little girl. Do you have anything to say to her?"

Wen Yiheng has a good personality and usually likes to order afternoon tea for them. The people in the studio are all his supporters.

Wen Yiheng adjusted her glasses and lowered her head to think for a moment.

"I really hadn't thought about that."

He looked up at the camera, "Um... I wanted to say, are you happy watching this video? I hope you are. If you're even the slightest bit unhappy, you can come to me, okay? I'll always be here for you."

He spoke softly, as if stating something obvious, but it touched Xiao Ke deeply. "Dr. Wen! We support you!"

Wen Yiheng smiled and nodded, "Let's get ready to wash our hands and eat."

Xiao Ke nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, there are still a few people whose pictures haven't been taken yet. We'll eat after we finish taking pictures."

The camera pans to the corner of the living room, where Fu Yanshen is sitting on the sofa, watching Shiran playing a game on a screen not far away.

Xiao Ke moved over with the DV camera, "Mr. Fu, would you mind saying a few words?"

Fu Yanshen glanced at her, his expression blank. "What did you say?"

"These are words I'm saying to the baby, so she can see the video when she grows up."

Fu Yanshen remained silent for a while. Xiao Ke thought that her older brother had nothing to say and was about to tactfully leave when Fu Yanshen finally spoke.

"Grow up well and don't bully him."

It took Xiao Ke a moment to realize that "he" was Shi Ran.

Fu Yanshen added somewhat awkwardly, "Being quiet doesn't mean we don't love you. We all love you... but we love him even more."

Xiao Ke was shocked; she had no idea that President Fu could say so much in one breath.

She was even more shocked. It turns out that Mr. Fu, you are the one who is most love-struck!

As she was thinking, a familiar voice rang out, and Shi Ran appeared on the screen, tilting her head and brightening her eyes, "What are you doing? Time to eat."

Xiao Ke took two steps back and faced Shi Ran, "Boss, is there anything you want to say to Baby? Let's record a short video."

Shi Ran was stumped by the question; he had said too much to the baby in his belly.

I've said all sorts of random things, from "I ate a really delicious durian today" to "Your dad set the kitchen on fire again."

But suddenly having to record a video so formally and say something serious, he really couldn't think of anything.

"Hmm... I hope you can learn from everyone's strengths, take the best from your five daddies, discard the bad, and then grow strong, okay?"

Off-screen, Lu Lin's voice boomed again, strong and clear enough to be heard across half the living room: "Yes, yes, take more of my essence. If you look like me, you'll have it for life, baby!"

Cheng Ye chuckled, his voice following closely: "I think it's more reliable to discard your dregs."

"Say it again?"

"That's right, you brainless idiot..."

Off-screen, the argument started again, with the clinking of bowls and chopsticks. Shi Ran, who was already used to it, spread her hands and whispered, "Those two better not look alike, okay, good baby."

Xiao Ke laughed so hard her hands were shaking. Satisfied, she was about to shut down the computer when she suddenly remembered one last question, "Oh right, have you named the baby yet?"

"I'm up," Shi Ran said. "I just got up yesterday."

"What's your name?"

Shi Ran smiled at the camera, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

He glanced back at his home. Lu Xiaogou and Cheng Xiaogou were still arguing, Wen Yiheng was finishing up in the kitchen, Gu Chen was setting out the dishes, and Fu Yanshen was quietly watching him from a distance.

Outside the window, the snow had stopped sometime earlier.

The lights of thousands of homes came on, reflecting on the snow and illuminating the entire city with a gentle yet bright glow.

Shi Ran's smile softened slightly as she spoke, "Shi Qi."

It symbolizes happiness, and the happiness of the present moment is just right.

(End of extra chapter!)

(I'll be busy writing a new story soon, so I won't be updating any side stories for now. Feel free to join our WeChat group for a chat, everyone!)

Here's a brief synopsis of my new story. Remember to follow me, everyone! I welcome your support when my new book is released!

Before leaving the country, the older brother entrusted his troublesome younger brother to his good friend at the same school, saying, "If he commits any heinous crime, you'll have to cover for him."

"None of my business."

Three years later, the older brother, who had returned from studying abroad, received a wedding invitation from his best friend.

Wow, you've made something of yourself.

Upon closer inspection, the other name on the invitation was none other than his own younger brother.

elder brother:?