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Prologue

"Papa!" A boy who wasn't even 4 years old shouted enthusiastically when he saw the man he called Papa enter the classroom. The child quickly ran with a stuffed white bunny in his hands and hugged his father tightly.

"Hey buddy, you're being a good boy today?" asked the man, stroking his son's head. 

"Yes, Papa! I was able to answer ma'am's question!"

"Waa.. Papa's got a smart kid."

"That's his father?"

"Arka called him Papa, right?"

"Yes, he's a young father."

"Are you sure he's not his uncle? They don't look alike."

"He told himself Arka was his biological son."

"Where's his mother?"

"All this time, I've never seen his mother, maybe he's taking care of Arka alone."

"Poor him, still young and having to take care of the children alone."

The whispers of the mothers, who were also there to pick up their children could not escape Papa's hearing, but even so, he ignored them. He was used to hearing things like that.

"Teacher, thank you for accompanying Arka. I'm sorry I made you wait so long."

"It's okay. Arka is a good kid. Besides, other children are still waiting for their parents to pick them up."

"Thank you. Arka, say goodbye to Ma'am?"

The child called Arka immediately shook the teacher's hand and kissed the back of her hand.

"Bye Ma'am.." Carried by his father, Arka waved at the teacher standing in front of the class.

"What do you want to eat tonight?" asked the older man after they finished bathing together.

"When are we going to Grandma's house again, Pa? Arka misses Grandma's cooking, Papa's cooking isn't good! Arka also wants to meet P'Neua!" Arka whined.

"Arka, we'll go to Grandma's house when we have a school holiday. But right now, Arka eats Papa's cooking first. Papa will try to make delicious food this time, okay?"

Maybe because he was hungry, Arka finally ate his father's cooking. It's not uncommon for the father to go out and buy food because Arka refuses to eat it.

The taste of his cooking isn't that bad. It's just that the father always adds things Arka doesn't like to his cooking, like vegetables.

Arka hates vegetables, but Papa still tries to make his son eat them.

Arka was fast asleep now, seeing his calm face and steady breathing made his father feel relieved.

It's not yet time for Arka to go to kindergarten, so he always feels guilty for always leaving Arka in daycare, but what can he do? He can't bring Arka to his campus.

Only when Arka was asleep was the father able to do his college assignments. Not infrequently, he doesn't have time or forgets to do his college assignments because he's busy taking care of Arka. Luckily, his classmates always remind him.

When he finished the assignment, it was already 2 in the morning. The father slowly lay down beside Arka, trying his best to make as little noise as possible so as not to wake his little angel.

A few minutes passed, and now the father and son duo finally fell asleep.