Who knew if people were just too curious whether Lin Cheng would really wear the pink Patrick Star shirt, but quite early the next morning—when the livestream channels of the other celebrity teams were still quiet—Lin Cheng and Lin Momo already had thousands of viewers camped in their livestream channel. The number of active online viewers reached a record high of more than 90,000.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Over in the small attic.

When Lin Cheng woke up, he saw that Lin Momo had already gotten up and was wearing the yellow SpongeBob SquarePants T-shirt they bought yesterday.

Originally, Lin Cheng had nothing good to say about the bright yellow color of this T-shirt. However, now that his daughter was wearing it, Lin Cheng felt that it had become much more pleasing to the eye. Even the big face in front of the shirt only looked silly—somehow Lin Cheng thought the square ‘yellow cheese’ didn’t seem so ugly anymore.

Seeing Lin Cheng wake up, Lin Momo’s expression lit up; she looked at Lin Cheng with eyes shining with excitement and anticipation, and said, “Good morning, Dad!” 

“Good morning…” After saying that, Lin Chen caught a glimpse of something from the corner of his eye: a neatly-folded pink T-shirt was placed next to his bed.

Looking at Lin Momo’s expectant eyes again, Lin Yi understood what she intended.

“…”

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

“Dad, I just went downstairs to take a look. And coincidentally, the two T-shirts we bought yesterday are already dry.” Lin Momo said this casually, but, in fact, she wanted to prod Lin Cheng into noticing his Patrick Star shirt.

“Mm,” Lin Chen responded but said nothing else.

Seeing him this way, Lin Momo had no choice but to say again, “Then, I gathered and folded them.” 

While saying this, Lin Momo pretended to ‘nonchalantly’ reach out and put the T-shirt into Lin Cheng’s hand.

… …

Watching the awkward conversation between father and daughter in the livestream, a series of laughing comments burst out from the barrage.

[Hahaha! Momo is trying every possible means to get Lin Chen to wear that Patrick Star!]

[I can see that Momo is looking forward to it, but Dad is very resistant.]

[So, will Lin Cheng wear it? ]

[I’m inexplicably looking forward to it.]

[I want to know too!]

[Lin Cheng, don’t wear it, please be firm in your character!]

[Just wear it, I want to see it! ]

[I’m so curious!]

… … 

The discussion about whether Lin Cheng will accept this ‘Patrick Star’ has been going on since last night.

The audience had even launched a special poll: [Will Lin Cheng wear the ‘Patrick Star’ T-shirt while recording the show?]

Regarding this question, Lin Momo was also full of expectations but also a little uneasy. She herself thought this ‘Patrick Star’ was very good-looking, but she was afraid that Lin Cheng would dislike it.

Glancing at the silent Lin Cheng, Lin Momo really couldn’t help it. After dithering for a while, she finally asked Lin Cheng directly, “Dad, do you want to try this on?”  

After saying that, as if she was afraid that Lin Cheng would refuse, Lin Momo immediately added, “This T-shirt is made of pure cotton and is very comfortable to wear.”

Meeting Lin Momo’s expectant eyes, Lin Yi compromised.

“Leave the room first, I’ll change clothes.”

“Okay!”

After Lin Momo obediently went downstairs, the livestream view in the attic was also switched to the scene outside the door.

But at this time, the barrage area was extremely lively:

[Hahaha, is Lin Cheng going to wear it?]

[Hurry! I want to see!]

… …

In the room, looking at the pink T-shirt in front of him, Lin Cheng frowned again, not even concealing an ounce of his disgust.

After looking into this star creature’s eyes for a few more seconds, Lin Cheng finally picked him up.

When Lin Cheng’s figure returned to the livestream, he had already put on this Patrick Star T-shirt.

[He wore it, he wore it!]

[Oh my god, is he really wearing it?]

[Although I was determined for him to wear it, I didn’t really expect that Lin Cheng would actually wear it!]

[Hahaha, Patrick, you’re grinning so hard at me.]

[Although…I’m sorry, I’ll be here laughing for a while.]

… …

Watching the barrages flash across the livestream screen, Wang Xi and Zhou Qi also had dumbfounded expressions on their faces.

“Damn~, Brother Cheng actually wore it?!” Wang Xi said, her eyes wide with surprise. “I thought he would never wear it…” 

Zhou Qi nodded slowly and exclaimed, “It’s so unlike him…” 

After all, everyone who had ever interacted with Lin Cheng knew in their hearts how perpetually aloof and low-key he really was.

“If this episode is aired later, will you have difficulties finding spots for him because of the change in character design?” Wang Xi asked, looking at Chen Yu.

“Probably not,” Chen Yu shook his head. 

But in his heart, Chen Yu complained: Lin Cheng didn’t even have many appearances before, how could this thing possibly matter?

Going forward, maybe Lin Cheng could also take the route of a comedy star…

However, this idea only flashed briefly through Chen Yu’s mind and he stopped immediately.

Lin Cheng was not a funny person to begin with, let alone one who compromises easily. The headache of making Lin Cheng be funny—it would be easier to just kill him.

Wang Xi stared at the screen and sighed, “Brother Chen has sacrificed too much for the show this time.” 

Chen Yu and Zhou Qi also nodded in agreement.

But what the three of them didn’t know: Lin Cheng was not doing this for the show but for his daughter.

… …

In the first floor of the small restaurant, Lin Momo had been sitting at the foot of the stairs to the attic, waiting for Lin Cheng to come down.

When Lin Cheng finally came down wearing the shirt they bought together yesterday, Lin Momo’s eyes lit up, and she had an expression of delight but also surprise on her face.

Lin Momo jumped up from her seat and shouted to Lin Chen excitedly, “Patrick Star!” 

Patrick? Is this girl talking to him? Lin Chen’s mouth twitched when he heard this new title for himself.

Lin Cheng walked up to Lin Momo, tapped her forehead gently, and corrected, “Call me, ‘Dad’.”

Lin Momo covered her forehead and called out obediently, “Dad.”

The next second, the expression on Lin Momo’s face became happy again, and she repeatedly looked at the SpongeBob SquarePants on herself and the Patrick Star on Lin Cheng.

“SpongeBob and Patrick will always live together,” Lin Momo whispered.

“What did you say?” Lin Cheng asked, not having heard clearly what Lin Momo was muttering.

“It’s nothing.” Lin Momo shook her head and smiled a sweet but silly smile at Lin Cheng.

Seeing the happiness his daughter’s face, the stern lines on Lin Cheng’s face softened a bit.

“Go wait in the shop, I’ll make breakfast.”

“Okay!”

Serve as Contrast Team in a ‘Dad with Baby’ Show translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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T/N: Lin Cheng’s ominous feeling turned out to be true! 😂

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