Chapter 59: The Race
The afternoon sun was so hot it was almost scorching. Under a tree by the club, an old yellow dog lay on a stone, its head drooping as it panted, its tongue lolling out to dissipate the heat.
The sunlight shot down, forming waves of heat in the air, so bright it was a little dazzling to the pedestrians’ eyes.
Ji Bin stopped a few steps away from Fei Han, used his index finger to push his cool-guy sunglasses down to the middle of his nose, and his brown eyes widened, as if he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
His eyes met Nuonuo’s in Fei Han’s arms. Ji Bin let out a little “aiya,” his fingertip trembling as he pointed at little Nuonuo.
“How come your son doesn’t look like you at all?! He’s so pretty, there’s no way he’s yours! You stole him, didn’t you!”
Ji Bin had seen quite a few children, but it was rare to see one so well-behaved and cute.
And he wasn’t fussy in front of strangers either, just obediently lying on Fei Han’s chest. His exposed eyes were like stars adorning the night, bright and clean, and the chubby flesh on his cheeks looked very squishable.
It made Ji Bin’s heart itch a little, and he also wanted to have a child like this to play with.
Fei Han pushed away Ji Bin’s finger, which was pointing at Nuonuo. His eyes were filled with distance and indifference, and the moment he opened his mouth, he was very infuriating. “Move, you’re blocking the way.”
Hearing this, Ji Bin almost rolled up his sleeves to give him a black eye. What kind of person is this!
“We were classmates, after all. Can’t you give me a little face?”
If it weren’t for the fact that he couldn’t beat him, Ji Bin really wanted to press this Fei Han to the ground and give him a good rubbing!
Always with that smug face, and he speaks one word at a time. What’s there to be so arrogant about!
He, Ji Bin, is not bad-looking either, okay? With his sunglasses on, he doesn’t love anyone!
The king of kings! That’s not just for show!
With a light “hmph,” Ji Bin put on his cool-guy sunglasses again and said with a feigned coldness, “Who cares about blocking your way? It’s just that, coincidentally, I bought this club not long ago, and I’m here to inspect it today. Heh, I, the boss, am going in before you!”
So childish and ridiculous. Fei Han curled his lip indifferently and couldn’t help but look away.
Ji Bin spun his keychain on his index finger and walked into the club with a slight swagger. Halfway there, his eyes met Nuonuo’s, who was secretly watching him, and he even stuck his tongue out at him.
Nuonuo quickly buried his little head in his brother’s shoulder again. After a long while, he blinked his bright black eyes and looked at this big brother again.
Ji Bin made a funny face at him again, and Nuonuo covered his little mouth and crinkled his eyes, laughing.
The one and the cub were having a great time playing. It wasn’t until they were inside the club that Ji Bin remembered to maintain his cold image. Before Fei Han could notice, he quickly put on a straight face.
“Fei Han, you haven’t been here in a while, have you? How do you like my club? The track has been rebuilt, I guarantee it’s exactly the same as a world-class race experience!”
As Ji Bin spoke of his club, his eyes held a hint of pride.
“It’s alright.”
Fei Han had only come here to do a few laps. Seeing the newly renovated track, which was wide and grand, he was quite satisfied and nodded.
Hearing the other’s affirmation, Ji Bin smiled and lifted his head. Seeing that Fei Han wasn’t paying attention to him, he quickly reached out his hand like a thief and pinched the soft flesh on Nuonuo’s cheek.
Nuonuo thought this brother was going to play with him again. Even when his cheek was being pinched, he was still looking at him with a dazed little chin.
“How come you look so silly?”
Having pinched Nuonuo’s cheek, Ji Bin’s mood instantly improved a lot.
Hearing this, Nuonuo pouted unhappily. “That’s not twue. I’m not siwwy!”
Turning his little head, Nuonuo showed the back of his head to this brother, clearly angry.
Seeing this little one, who was so small, turn around in a huff, childish and amusing, Ji Bin chuckled and ran to Fei Han’s other side, continuing to make eye contact with Nuonuo.
“I didn’t even say who it was, and you quickly admitted it yourself. How come you little one didn’t inherit Fei Han’s high IQ?”
The more Ji Bin looked at this soft, chubby little one, the more he felt that he didn’t look like Fei Han’s cub. Fei Han could definitely not give birth to such a fun cub! He, Ji Bin, on the other hand, had a few possibilities.
Just as he was complaining in his heart, Ji Bin felt a chill on his back. He looked up and, sure enough, it was Fei Han staring at him coldly.
On such a hot day, it was enough to make Ji Bin’s sweat instantly retract.
“Alright, alright, I won’t tease him anymore. I got a few good cars, and they just arrived today. Want to give them a try?”
As Ji Bin spoke, he beckoned to a staff member, gave him the garage key, and had him lead Fei Han to choose a car.
Fei Han was about to walk away with Nuonuo in his arms, but Ji Bin stopped him. “You’re taking a child with you when you ride? That’s so dangerous! Come, I’ll help you hold him for a while!”
Seeing his chance, Ji Bin chuckled and rubbed his hands together. Like an old witch in a fairy tale, he leaned his face close to Nuonuo and said, “Come, come, let brother give you a good hug!”
Seeing this brother’s suddenly magnified face, Nuonuo quickly wrapped his arms around Fei Han’s neck, afraid he would be taken away by him. “Brother, no want him. No pway with him!”
Nuonuo lifted his eyes and quickly said to his brother, his little face tense with effort, showing that he really didn’t want to be with this big brother.
Fei Han also admired Ji Bin’s ability to cause trouble. He had just arrived and had almost scared Nuonuo to tears.
Closing his eyes, Fei Han was about to refuse when he heard Ji Bin shout again. “Brother, holy shit! So he’s not your son!”
His phoenix eyes widened. Ji Bin let out a “tsk” and, with a slight relief, shook his head. “I was wondering. It’s a good thing he’s not your son. That awkwardness is finally gone.”
Bending down, Ji Bin poked Nuonuo’s soft white little hand and quickly coaxed him in a soft voice. “What’s your name? You let Brother Ji hold you, and Brother Ji will take you for a ride, okay?”
Nuonuo had originally wanted to continue to turn his little face away from him, but hearing the word “ride,” his little eyes couldn’t help but light up. “I… my name is Nuonuo. I can wide a bike too, ya?”
Ji Bin’s heart was shot by an arrow from Nuonuo’s moist eyes. He clutched his chest and hissed before quickly nodding. “Of course. Your brother is also going for a ride. You can even have a race with Fei Han. How about it?”
Now Nuonuo’s little mouth was open, and he let out a small gasp. “I can wace with brother, ya!”
Thinking of the feeling of being held by Fei Han while racing, Nuonuo eagerly stretched out his little arms and was picked up by Ji Bin.
The little one was soft and chubby. Ji Bin felt as if he were holding a cloud, light and weightless. He couldn’t help but bounce the little meatball, wondering to himself, How come he’s so light? Is this flesh not solid?
Looking down at Nuonuo’s eager little eyes, Ji Bin couldn’t help but grin foolishly and said to Fei Han, “I feel that Nuonuo quite likes me. I’ll take him for a while. You go and do a few laps to get a feel for it. Don’t really lose to my Nuonuo in the race later!”
Fei Han looked at Ji Bin, who was holding Nuonuo and not letting go, and thought to himself, When did he become yours? Isn’t this my little brother?
His tone slightly tinged with coldness, Fei Han let out a soft scoff. “I won’t lose. Don’t mess with my little brother.”
The last three words, “my little brother,” Fei Han even emphasized his volume, which made Ji Bin on the side almost unable to hold back his laughter. “Look at you, you just can’t stand to see me and Nuonuo getting along, right! You’re envious and jealous!”
After showing off to Fei Han a couple of times, Ji Bin, under Fei Han’s increasingly cold gaze, finally, belatedly, Ji Bin lowered his arrogant tail. “Alright, alright, I’ll take Nuonuo to test a car too. We’ll see you on the track later!”
Holding Nuonuo, Ji Bin ran off as if he were being chased by some monster.
As he was being carried away, Nuonuo even waved his little hand at Fei Han and said, “Brother is going for a wide. Nuonuo is going too!”
With that, Nuonuo pursed his happy lips, his little feet couldn’t help but sway.
“Brother Ji, where is the bike, ya?”
Turning his little head, Nuonuo was still looking for which car was his.
Ji Bin had taken him to another garage. Inside were three motorcycles of different colors, each one extremely cool. Of course, the price was also extremely cool, to the point where it was not easily affordable.
But the people who played at Ji Bin’s club were all rich second-generation kids who didn’t care about the price of these cars.
Although he had only taken over the club for a few months, Ji Bin and Fei Han had been racing together for a long time. Otherwise, Fei Han wouldn’t have easily handed Nuonuo over to him. It was just that Ji Bin’s personality was a little jumpy, but his character was still very trustworthy, which could be seen from his behavior of still bouncing around after being suppressed by Fei Han for so many years.
Nuonuo was put down by Ji Bin. He stood on his tiptoes and was about to touch the black motorcycle in front of him. This car had extremely smooth lines. Although it was all black, it didn’t make people feel oppressed or terrified. On the contrary, it had an indescribable sharp and powerful aura, which at a glance was both restrained and radiant, completely captivating.
Nuonuo remembered that his eldest brother’s car was similar to this one, but it was silver-gray and, when it raced, it was like a bolt of lightning, both fast and cool.
Taking small steps, he circled the car twice. Nuonuo didn’t even look at the other two cars, his little eyes directly glued to this one.
After looking, he even nodded his little head as if he knew what he was doing, ran back, and tugged at the corner of Ji Bin’s clothes, who was talking to a staff member. “Brother Ji, I… I’ve seen it. I’ll wide that bike!”
Ji Bin had also just finished speaking. He followed Nuonuo’s chubby little hand and looked over, and was so amused he almost burst out laughing. “Aiyo, you little dumpling, you have no sense of your own height.”
In the end, he still couldn’t hold it in. Ji Bin and the staff member next to him both laughed, their stomachs aching from laughing.
Nuonuo retracted his hand, looked at the two people who were clutching their stomachs and laughing, then looked at the black motorcycle, and tilted his little head in confusion. “I… I wide the bike and wace with brother, ya.”
Nuonuo looked at Ji Bin and said very seriously, blinking his eyes.
Ji Bin finally laughed enough, took a deep breath, and reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of his eyes. He crouched down and rubbed Nuonuo’s soft hair. “You can’t ride this one. You’re not even half as tall as the car. Listen to your Brother Ji, we’ll get a better car!”
Hearing Ji Bin’s words, Nuonuo didn’t throw a tantrum but obediently asked, “Then what bike do I wide, ya?”
Ji Bin looked at the staff member who was pushing a car over, turned Nuonuo’s little head gently, and signaled for him to look. “There, that one.”
The staff member was bending over and pushing over…
…a battery-powered rocking car.
