D&B5

24

"I'm not sure how those two will react if they see your child," Kom said with a smile.

"As long as they don't bite, that's enough for me," Baiboon replied, his eyes fixed on the little one in the stroller.

"Heh, those two wouldn't dare do anything to Day’s child," Kamol chimed in.

"I'd like to hold my nephew for a bit, is that okay?" Kim turned to Day, and Day nodded in agreement. Kim then invited Baiboon to wash his hands first before returning to the couch. Meanwhile, Kamol sat down to talk with Phim and Frank to check on their condition.

"You can hold him, right?" Day asked Kim for confirmation.

"Of course! Don’t worry; we won’t drop Day’s child," Kim said confidently. Day gently lifted his son, who was still sound asleep, and handed him over to Kim, who carefully sat down beside Kamol.

"Khun Kamol, if you're going to hold my nephew, please wash your hands first," Kim instructed. Kamol smirked slightly but willingly got up to wash his hands, then sat down to watch his nephew in Kim's arms while chatting about whether Kim wanted to have one of his own. They also discussed the process of surrogate parenting with Day and Phim. After about two hours of Kamol's group visiting, they said their goodbyes, needing to return to work, and promised to visit again once they were back home.

"Today might be a bit busy with guests; it seems like many of my friends are coming over," Day mentioned to Phim. Phim smiled understandingly, and the next group to arrive was Gear's parents, along with Gear and Night.

"Hello, Dad. Mom," Day greeted Gear's parents with respect, just as he did with his own parents, because Gear's parents cared for Night, Day's younger brother, as if he were their own son, perhaps even more than they cared for Gear.

"Where’s my grandbaby?" Gear's mother asked with a smile after greeting Phim and Frank, and she stood to see her sleeping grandson.

"Look at him; he’s so cute!" Gear's mother said following the old belief of complimenting newborns for being cute. Night then came in and hugged his older brother.

"Congratulations, brother!"Night exclaimed, and Day hugged his younger brother back.

"When you’re free, come help take care of the baby, okay?" Day said with a smile.

"Sure! Oh, by the way, P'Fu and Knot are coming soon. They just called to say they couldn’t get through to you," Night informed him.

"Oh, I must have had my phone on silent. They should be in the living room," Day replied.

"Where’s Brick?" Gear asked about his friend.

"He's still sleeping; he didn’t get much rest last night," Day answered.

"What?! You didn’t let him sleep at the hospital?" Gear teased before Night pinched him in the side, causing him to yelp.

"Visiting the baby but making jokes too?" Night remarked, though he knew Gear was just joking with his brother.

"I won’t let you hold my baby!" Day said firmly, making Gear's eyes widen.

"I’m just joking! Let me hold my first nephew, will you?" Gear laughed, but Day could only shake his head in exasperation as Gear and Night moved to see the baby. They realized that little Ob was indeed the first nephew among their group of friends, not counting Ingfa, Bank's daughter. After a while, Fu and Knot arrived with gifts of high-quality baby clothes from abroad, as Fu had just returned from overseas.

"Hey!" Fu approached to hug Day as a greeting. The two friends didn’t see each other often compared to Neil, as Fu had a busy job that required a lot of travel, but they still kept in touch regularly. The two friends greeted each other normally.