Henry sleepily yawned, ready to give his dad a big kiss.

"Kissing me won't work, buddy. I don't have a say here. Until your mom's done studying, we can't head back to the bedroom."

Later, out of sheer boredom, Andre decided to start a video call with his brothers.

Teddy, watching Henry shower his dad with kisses on the video call, said enviously, "Andre, remember that favor we talked about? When are you sending your son over for me to play with?"

Andre, looking at his chubby son stepping on his legs and babbling kisses, replied, "Everything sorted?"

Teddy immediately sent a link, "All set. Once Leo sees this, he's definitely coming. It's tailor-made for him."

Late at night, in a hotel room, Leo stared at a job posting on his phone from "Anya Tech Solutions."

The job didn't require experience, had no specific major needed, and no restrictive contracts that would prevent him from working in the industry if he left the company.

He had met with an old friend who said if he posted a job request in their group, many would vie to hire him with a high salary. But Leo hadn't posted anything because of a clause that restricted him from working in the industry for three years after resignation. Knowing this, Leo decided not to apply.

But now, there was a company with a job that seemed perfect for him. Leo picked up his phone to call the company for more information.

On the other end, in a cozy study,

Teddy, watching the little munchkin go for Andre's mouth again, joked, "Did you smear honey on your face, Andre? Why is my son always kissing you?"

Andre turned his face away, not letting his son treat him like food, "A while back, I was feeling down, and Mia taught him to kiss me. Now, as soon as I get home, they both smother me with kisses. It's become a habit, and now he's constantly nibbling on my face." After wiping his son's mouth and his own face with a tissue, Andre said, "Henry, no more kisses. Look, it's your Uncle Teddy on the screen."

Henry turned his head to the screen, looking puzzled, not sure who he was seeing.

"Son, can you say 'godfather'?"

Andre replied, "He's just learned to say 'dad.' He can't say 'mom' yet."

Henry crawled onto his dad's desk, bringing his face close to the screen, while Teddy kept taking screenshots, "Come here to your godfather, I'll take you out to play."

Andre, holding his son, asked, "Want to go? Since Mia kicked you out, should I send you to your godfather?"

"Kicked out?" Teddy was curious, "She didn't kick you out too, did she?" Andre: ""

Later, they joined a group call where Conner, upon hearing Teddy got exclusive playtime with his son, immediately felt left out, "Andre, that's not cool. If you'd told me, I'd have bought a tech company right away and created a position for Leo just to have your son over for a couple of days."

Asher chimed in, "As if I couldn't afford to buy a whole tech company for Leo. Andre, would you give me my son back then?"

Mars scoffed, "I can't stand you guys, fighting over the internet for Andre's son. I don't compete online; I'll just go to his house and take him."

Andre looked at his adorable son, his cute little face.

He had to admit, even as a father, he found his son irresistibly cute.

At ten, the study door opened, and Mia called them to bed, "Time to sleep."

Andre told the video call, "Got to hang up, we're being called to bed by Mia. Let's chat another day."

The others sighed, "Andre's lost his edge." Whatever the wife says, goes.

Back in the bedroom, Henry couldn't replace his mom's tablet and looked upset. His mom had to give him a stern talking-to before he settled down in her arms, pouting until he was soothed to sleep.

After an incident involving torn books, Andre decided to take his son to the office the next day.

Now and then, a squeaky noise would come from Andre's executive chair. "Henry, what are you doing to dad's chair again?"

Sitting on his lap, trying to take over the computer, or messing with his chair while being held; if put on the sofa, he'd roll off, and if given a little pushcart, he'd cry if not satisfied.

Andre realized his son was at that age where he needed a bit of disciplining.

At the hotel,

Anya had gone to the library in the morning and then went to see Leo, "Chad, have you seen this job posting? Anya Tech Solutions."

Anya was cautious when she mentioned the job, worried Leo might get upset for meddling.

Men and their egos, she thought, might get irritable not replaceing a job for so long, possibly turning to drinking or smoking, ending up a complete wreck... Unexpectedly, Leo, sitting on the bed with his arm around Anya's shoulder, gently said after looking at her phone, "Anya, let's not go for this company."

Anya, puzzled, asked softly, "Why not, Chad? This looks like the best job opportunity out there."

Leo explained, "It's under the Yan Group, which your uncle's friend owns."

Anya tilted her head, then understood, "Oh, you think it's a back door opened by my uncle's friend for you?"

Leo clarified, "Not think, I'm sure."

He had called to inquire, giving a fake name, "I'm Jiang Ning."

The person on the line asked a few routine questions and then bluntly stated he wasn't suited for the position.

Leo added, "With such an open position, the chance wasn't going to be mine. We have people in our group, seven years in the industry, getting rejected. Top university graduates in the field also didn't make it. And when you go for job interviews in the future, you'll realize interviewers don't care what your name is. But I hope you never have to face that." Anya looked up at Leo, "Then what do we do, Chad?"

Leo pondered for a moment, "Tonight, I'll take you to dine at Maplewood Estates. You'll go in my stead and deliver a message to your uncle."

As evening fell, Leo escorted Anya to Maplewood Estates.

Only Mia was at home. "Oh, where's the little one?" She immediately looked for the child upon entering.

Mia said, "He's gone to the office with his dad. He tore up my books yesterday, and your uncle was worried that if he stayed at home with me, I might end up scolding him again, so he took him to the office."

Anya settled down on the sofa, beginning her wait for Henry to return home.

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