Chapter 58: The Race
The bright, dazzling sun released its heat. Inside the house, the air conditioner gently blew cool air, completely isolating it from the heat outside and creating a cool world of its own.
Nuonuo had woken up late this morning and hadn’t seen his brothers or his papa at breakfast. Now, after playing for a while and coming back, he had already finished lunch, but he still hadn’t seen them.
His fair little face was slightly wrinkled, and he pouted and sighed, his little brow furrowed into a figure-eight, looking like a little bitter gourd that had been wilted by the sun.
006 thought Nuonuo was worrying about those transmigrators and quickly comforted him. “It’s okay, Nuonuo. Our initial missions are still very simple. And if those transmigrators really have systems, maybe I can even communicate with those systems.”
The Transmigration Department and 006’s Villain Department were not very familiar, but at least they were both from the Central System Planet, so they wouldn’t make things too difficult for each other. And with systems cooperating, the chances of completing the mission would definitely be higher!
Thinking this, 006 managed to cheer itself up and couldn’t help but turn into its virtual puppy form and do a happy roll.
Amidst the waves of heat, the cicadas on the camphor tree outside began to chirp again, which was a little annoying to listen to.
The butler took Auntie Wu and the others to catch the cicadas. Nuonuo propped his little head on his hands and continued to daze off, bored.
Amidst the sounds of laughter and chatter from the courtyard, the roar of a motorcycle suddenly rang out, from far to near, and finally, with a loud rumble, it stopped on the lawn at the courtyard gate.
Hearing this sound, Nuonuo’s little mouth opened in pleasant surprise. He anxiously slid off the sofa and, with his hands outstretched, ran out, stumbling like a dazed little penguin.
“Brother is back, ya!”
Nuonuo bumped his forehead into Fei Han’s little leg, his little hands grabbing his brother’s trousers as he blinked his eyes and looked up at him.
Fei Han was still holding his helmet. His left foot had just stepped into the house when he was hugged by a short little dumpling, unable to take another step forward.
He moved his hugged left leg slightly, and the little dumpling hanging on his leg also swayed along.
Nuonuo even tilted his head up and asked in his milky voice, “Brother has eaten, ya?”
Fei Han lowered his eyes and saw the sparkling light in Nuonuo’s eyes. His cold eyes closed slightly, and he reached out his hand to lift the little dumpling into the air.
“Don’t block the way.”
Perhaps feeling that his tone was indeed too harsh, Fei Han restrained some of his coldness and added, “Go and play on the side obediently.”
Seeing his brother, Nuonuo happily swung his little feet and tilted his head to ask, “Brother play with Nuonuo, ya?”
Fei Han glanced at this restless little one who was being held in the air, his thin lips slightly parted as he said unceremoniously, “No.”
When it came to this cheap, silly little brother, although Fei Han no longer disliked him, he didn’t want to get close either. He himself had a solitary and indifferent personality and would ruthlessly reject anyone’s approach.
Unlike Fei Luo, who was passively trapped in silence, Fei Han was too rational and calm in everything he did, to the point where he preferred to be a cold observer of everything.
Sometimes he even felt that perhaps he was destined to have a weak family bond. His parents disliked him, and his younger siblings were afraid of him. And Fei Han was naturally proud and would not bow his head to please anyone, like a lone wolf in the snow. No matter how far he walked, there would only be his own footprints in the vast white snow.
Unfortunately, Nuonuo was still a silly cub who didn’t know how to read the room. Hearing his brother’s words, he whimpered a couple of times, his little milky voice soft and sticky. “But… why, ya? Let’s play together, ya!”
Fei Han felt that this little one’s voice was like a popsicle, melting into sticky sweet water in this hot weather, making his heart inexplicably soften.
Turning his head away, Fei Han placed Nuonuo on the sofa, didn’t answer, and, with a bit of embarrassment, walked to the kitchen with his helmet in hand.
And he had forgotten that the helmet should be hung on the coat rack in the living room, not carried in his hand.
Nuonuo, with a huff and a puff, slid off the sofa, toddled to the kitchen, and seeing his brother eating, he very obediently tilted his little neck up to look at him.
Nuonuo’s eyes were round and round, and his gaze was clear and bright. Under his stare, Fei Han felt a lot of pressure as he ate this meal.
“Nuonuo, you should go take a nap.”
Fei Han stopped eating halfway, looked down at Nuonuo who was standing by his feet with his little hands behind his back, and wanted him to go upstairs first.
“No sweep, ya. With brother!”
As he spoke, Nuonuo even looked at the bowl in front of Fei Han with pleading eyes, wanting to peek at it with his little face. “What is brother eating, ya?”
Fei Han saw the shiny drool at the corner of Nuonuo’s mouth, and a hint of helplessness appeared in his usually emotionless eyes. He pressed his forehead with his finger and then let out a light sigh. “Could you please bring another bowl over?”
Seeing Nuonuo’s greedy little face, Fei Han had no choice but to say to the chef.
And so, Nuonuo, who had no appetite just now, was now holding a small bowl, scooping up eggplant with a small spoon, his little mouth all oily.
Fei Han would occasionally look up and see Nuonuo with his mouth wide open, revealing his little pink tongue, stuffing a large mouthful of rice into his mouth, his cheeks puffed up like a little squirrel, his eyes sparkling as he chewed his food. His little feet were also swinging happily, and occasionally, when he ate something particularly delicious, the little one would even put down his bowl and “chat” with his brother.
For some reason, seeing Nuonuo eat so heartily, Fei Han, who usually had a poor appetite in the hot weather, actually finished his own bowl of rice very cleanly.
Finally full, Nuonuo let out a small burp, patted his round little belly, and turned his head in satisfaction to find his brother again.
Fei Han had a rare day off these past two days. He picked up his helmet and was about to go out again, but at the door, he saw that clingy little dumpling again.
“Where is brother going, ya? Are you going to wide the bike?”
Although he had only ridden Fei Han’s motorcycle once, Nuonuo had a very deep impression. He looked at his brother’s helmet with pleading eyes and couldn’t help but look at Fei Han with anticipation.
Fei Han’s foot, which was about to leave, was forced to stop. He stood at the door in silence for a long while before he spoke. “You can’t ride a motorcycle…”
He had only finished the first half of the sentence when he saw Nuonuo’s little eyes visibly dim, as if the stars in his eyes were disappearing one by one, and a mist began to form in his eyes.
His words paused for a moment, and Fei Han lowered his eyes, clenching his fists tightly. “But I can have the driver take you there.”
And so, with a swish, Nuonuo’s eyes lit up again, and he happily spun around his brother’s legs. “Okay, ya! I’ll go out with brother!”
He didn’t even know what Fei Han was going to do in the afternoon, but Nuonuo was already excited.
Nuonuo was only two and a half this year. Fei Han certainly couldn’t take him on the highway on his motorcycle. After all, once the motorcycle’s throttle was at its maximum, the wind would be like a knife, directly cutting a person’s face.
So he had no choice but to pick up the little one and put him in the baby seat in the black nanny van.
Sitting in the baby seat in the car, Nuonuo was very worried that his brother would get lost and would occasionally press his face against the window to see if he was there.
Fei Han, wearing his helmet, rode his motorcycle on the left side. Nuonuo could hear the huge roar of the engine clearly even from inside the car.
“Brother!”
Seeing his lagging brother catch up, Nuonuo happily showed his little teeth and quickly greeted him.
Fei Han tilted his head slightly. Through the visor of his helmet, he saw Nuonuo’s little face, with its flesh squeezed into a ball, pressed tightly against the car window. His slightly furrowed brow inexplicably relaxed.
Twisting the handlebars to the maximum, Fei Han overtook the black car and sped away, leading the way.
Inside the car, Nuonuo peeled his little face off the window and said anxiously, “Brother is gone!”
The driver laughed heartily and comforted him, “It’s okay. Eldest Young Master is leading the way in front. Nuonuo, you have to sit properly. You can’t press your face against the car window. It’s too dangerous!”
Nuonuo blushed with embarrassment, let out a soft “hmm,” and promised in a small voice, “I won’t do it again!”
Racing a motorcycle on the highway was an adrenaline-pumping and exciting sport. Even an occasional cornering could make one’s heart race and blood boil.
But Fei Han was different. Even when riding such a wild motorcycle, his expression was still as cold as if it were about to freeze. There was no sign of his love and excitement for this sport.
But Fei Han did indeed like motorcycles. Once he reached the maximum speed, the thrill would make his mood relax, and all he could see was the road ahead, no need to think about anything else.
Just like his beloved various experiments, he didn’t like exploring the truth or pursuing a higher level of knowledge. He just felt that the feeling of breaking through existing technology would make him feel that his heart was still beating violently.
In a way, the experience that Fei Han’s two hobbies brought him was also extremely similar.
Slowing down, Fei Han stopped in front of a club in the suburbs, took off his helmet, and looked at the black nanny van following behind.
Before he could even walk over, he heard a little milky voice from inside the car. “Brother?”
A gentle breeze brushed against the pedestrians’ cheeks, and the thin sweat on Fei Han’s forehead was also dried. At this moment, he really didn’t understand what kind of drug he had taken to have brought this sticky little brother with him.
But since it had already come to this, Fei Han had no choice but to walk over, open the door, and pick up the little one from the baby seat.
The moment Nuonuo saw his brother, he quickly wrapped his little arms around his neck. “Brother was gone. I couldn’t see you, ya!”
In the last stretch of the road, Fei Han had ridden too fast, and Nuonuo couldn’t see him from the front window, only occasionally seeing a trail of exhaust.
Fei Han, on the other hand, still had his head slightly turned, trying his best to avoid the little one’s touch. It couldn’t be helped; the weather was simply too hot. The moment the two of them touched, they would break out in a sweat.
The driver backed the car away, and Fei Han also carried Nuonuo into the club’s main entrance.
“Yo, isn’t this the Eldest Young Master Fei? What brings you here?”
The person who came was wearing a floral shirt and beach shorts, with a cigarette dangling from his mouth, and was walking over with a swagger in his slippers, his chin slightly lifted.
Ji Bin was Fei Han’s classmate and fellow car enthusiast. Although it sounded like the two of them should have a good relationship with these several connections, in reality, it wasn’t very good.
It couldn’t be helped. Anyone who had been suppressed by someone since they started school and had finally found a hobby, only to be suppressed again, would not be happy.
And Ji Bin was that unlucky one. He had been classmates with Fei Han for a full six years, and for six years, he had been second. Every time he saw Fei Han’s name on the leaderboard, Ji Bin would lament, “Since Han was born, why was Bin also born!”
Although their relationship was just so-so, every time Ji Bin saw Fei Han, he would go up to him to make his presence known, as if he were looking for abuse.
But this time, before he could even get close, Ji Bin saw the little person in Fei Han’s arms and immediately jumped back a step. “Holy shit, Fei Han, do you have to be so competitive? You even got a son to beat me!”
