Chapter 101: The Piano
The boundary between evening and night was undoubtedly beautiful. Large patches of orange, red, blue, and purple mingled in the sky, then were soaked in black, intertwining into an abstract painting.
The stars had already appeared on this side, but the sunset on that side had not yet completely set.
In this colorful background, Nuonuo saw his eldest brother’s cold, white profile dyed with an orange light. His usually neat clothes were also a little wrinkled.
Sliding down from his papa’s leg, Nuonuo toddled over, tilted his little neck up to look at his eldest brother, and even reached out his little hand to tug at his brother’s clothes.
“Brother, you’re back, ya?”
Fei Han’s cold expression, when facing the pleading Nuonuo, couldn’t help but soften.
Coughing lightly, Fei Han nodded and skillfully rubbed Nuonuo’s hair. “Be good. Go and change your clothes and eat.”
Nuonuo couldn’t even hear that his eldest brother was trying to send him away. The thought of eating his favorite food with his papa and brothers made him clench his little fists in excitement, and his short little legs ran upstairs at a flying speed.
Fei Zhiyan also put his documents aside, pushed up his glasses lightly, and saw Lin Mian, who was shrinking his neck behind Fei Han. A hint of mockery unconsciously appeared in his eyes.
“This is the one who blew up your laboratory?”
Fei Zhiyan’s voice was lower than Fei Han’s, like an elegant melody played on a violin, a pleasure to listen to.
But to Lin Mian’s ears, it was no different from a death warrant.
“Ha… ha, this… we don’t know each other until we fight, right!”
Thinking of his situation, Lin Mian was so timid he immediately lowered his head to show goodwill.
He had wanted to be a hero, to go deep into the enemy camp and face these big and small villains, to eliminate them heroically and selflessly for the sake of justice.
But when it really came to sacrificing himself, Lin Mian felt that living was also quite good…
Fei Han nodded. Thinking of Nuonuo’s speed in changing clothes, he said without any hesitation, “He should be the last transmigrator. Because of a strange twist of fate, the laboratory was still not saved in the end.”
At that time, Lin Mian had slipped his hand in panic and had activated the timer on the bomb.
Fei Han also didn’t expect that the person opposite him could really be so clumsy.
With only thirty seconds, Fei Han’s hands flew across the smart computer that extended from the wall, typing in a string of code to protect the laboratory hidden underground behind the door.
In the last ten seconds or so, he had separated himself and Lin Mian with a pressure-bearing wall.
The passage was too long, and it was too late to run. Fortunately, when Fei Han had designed the laboratory, he had made more than one protective measure, leaving several partition pressure-bearing walls.
Amidst the ticking sound of the timer, the pressure-bearing wall slowly began to close from both sides.
And Lin Mian, who had been stunned for more than ten seconds, looked at the explosive package he was still holding in his hands, let out a “holy shit,” and quickly threw it on the ground.
When he looked up again, he saw a wall slowly about to separate him into a small space. Lin Mian was so scared his tears streamed down.
“Brother Fei! Brother Fei Han! Father Fei! Save me!”
Lin Mian, who had knelt extremely quickly, his legs were soft at this moment. He stumbled to the door and stretched out his dark hand to Fei Han.
Fei Han took two steps back in disgust, but when he glanced at the children’s watch on his wrist, his face changed, and he immediately reached out and grabbed the watch’s wristband.
Because Nuonuo was silly, Fei Han was always worried that he would get lost when he went to kindergarten, so he had specially modified this watch for him.
After it was buckled, it couldn’t be taken off except by Fei Han and Nuonuo’s own fingerprints. The positioning system on it was also specially modified by Fei Han and could be accurate to the location of every small alley.
The various mechanisms and details inside, Fei Han had spent almost a month to install.
Even if he installed it again, the laboratory would be destroyed, and it would probably take at least half a year.
It was this action of Fei Han reaching out that Lin Mian, with his strength, with a swoosh, used his small size and a burst of physical strength to squeeze out at the last moment.
Fei Han looked at Lin Mian, who had crashed in and had his face pressed against the floor, his face cold and grim, as if he could pin this person to the ground with just a look.
Crouching down, Fei Han took a deep breath and, a second before the explosion, took the watch from Lin Mian’s hand.
After the smoke had cleared, Fei Han finally walked out from the passage, which had collapsed by more than half.
Lin Mian followed behind him, his head dizzy, so scared he couldn’t say a word.
He had originally planned to take the opportunity to slip away when Fei Han wasn’t paying attention, but Fei Han pursed his lips, turned around, and stared at him with a sharp gaze, which made Lin Mian completely give up on that idea.
Fei Han also had a few thoughts in his mind. Finally, thinking of the half-destroyed laboratory, he said, “He is a physical transmigrator. His constitution seems to be a little different from ours. I think it should be helpful for breaking through the limits of biological age…”
Fei Zhiyan’s cold gaze swept over Lin Mian a few times, and he instantly guessed Fei Han’s meaning. “So, you want to use him for experiments?”
Fei Han nodded. “The laboratory cost over a billion to build. To have it destroyed just like that, he has to pay a price.”
Otherwise, Fei Han really couldn’t swallow this anger.
Lin Mian, on the side, listened, his heart already completely terrified. The moment he thought of Fei Han’s mad scientist appearance, he felt that it would have been better to have been blown up in the laboratory just now!
Wuuu—
Just as he felt his life was over, Lin Mian saw Nuonuo, wearing his little yellow duck clothes, bouncing over.
“Papa, brother!”
Nuonuo hadn’t even gotten close when his little milky voice arrived first.
Swinging his fluffy clothes, Nuonuo pounced on Fei Han’s leg, who was closer, and said with a giggle, “Let’s eat!”
Fei Han didn’t say much more. He picked up the little Nuonuo and was about to go to the dining room.
But when Nuonuo saw Lin Mian, he let out a little “huh” and pointed at him with his little finger. “How did big brother get to our house?”
Lin Mian was in a panic. Hearing Nuonuo’s words, he couldn’t help but say with a cry in his voice, “This is the only time I’m coming. I’ll never have a chance again.”
This world, farewell!
Nuonuo nodded, not quite understanding, and then became happy again, shaking his little head. “Big brother, you can eat at our house too. I’m going to eat with Papa and my brothers!”
Lin Mian thought to himself, I’d like to, but with your eldest brother’s cold face, I don’t dare!
After speaking, Nuonuo turned his little head and said happily to his brother, “I went to a restaurant today. There were lots of balloons, and a big brother was playing the piano!”
In Yuncheng, any restaurant where a meal cost more than five figures would generally have a pianist.
The first time Nuonuo went out to eat with Fei Jing, his little eyes seemed to be glued to the other’s hands on the piano, and he stared without even blinking.
At this thought, Nuonuo even stretched out his chubby little hands and poked his other little finger with one little finger. “Will my hands become very beautiful too?”
Fei Han lowered his eyes and saw the fine, sparkling starlight in Nuonuo’s eyes. Facing the little one’s chubby, dimpled hands, he said without a change in expression, “They will.”
Now Nuonuo was even happier. He squinted his eyes with delight and tapped and pressed his little hands in the air, as if he were already playing the piano keys.
“Hmm, la, la, la—”
With his little mouth open, Nuonuo even tilted his little neck up and provided his own sound effects.
Although he couldn’t even make out what the tune was, Fei Han still nodded in approval and even lowered his voice. “Nuonuo is very talented. In a few days, we can find a teacher…”
And this sentence finally brought back Lin Mian’s desperate thoughts.
The moment the black-clad bodyguard grabbed his arm and was about to take him away, he had a flash of inspiration and, with a sliding kneel, pounced at Fei Han’s leg.
Hugging Fei Han’s foot, Lin Mian cried out with all his might, “Grandpa! I can! I can play the piano! Level ten!”
Fei Han: “What did you just call me?”
Seeing the cold condensation in Fei Han’s eyes, Lin Mian quickly said, “This is to express my respect for you. If you don’t like it, I’ll change it. How about Brother Fei? I really can play the piano. My main profession is playing the piano!”
Fei Han looked at the layer of mud on Lin Mian’s face, let out a cold “hmph,” and tilted his chin to signal the bodyguard to come over. “Why haven’t you taken him away yet? What are you standing there for? Do you want to take his place on the experimental table?”
The bodyguard was so scared he shivered and quickly went over to grab Lin Mian’s arm.
Lin Mian still stretched out his hand, not giving up, and continued to shout, “I’m a famous pianist! I don’t need a salary! It’s a great deal!”
Nuonuo lay on his brother’s shoulder, lowered his little head to look at Brother Lin Mian, and couldn’t help but ask in a small voice, “Big brother, you can go da-da-da?”
Lin Mian quickly nodded. “Yes, yes, yes!”
Nuonuo let out a “wow.” “And hua-hua-hua too?”
Lin Mian thought to himself, What the hell is that? But to save his life, he still nodded firmly. “Yes!”
Now Nuonuo was completely attracted to Lin Mian. He swung his little legs and got down from his brother’s arms, tilting his little head up. “Then can brother play? I want to play the piano too!”
Hearing Nuonuo’s words, the air in Lin Mian’s chest was suddenly released, and he quickly nodded. “I can play, I can play. I can tell you have talent. Your hands are so… soft. A good seedling, better than all the students I’ve taught before!”
He had originally wanted to praise his long and slender fingers, but Lin Mian looked down and saw Nuonuo’s short little fingers, let out a hiss, and quickly changed his words.
Nuonuo was so praised his little head was dizzy, his little face flushed red with a thin layer of pink. He was a little embarrassed and took a few steps back to grab his brother’s trouser leg before he said in a small voice, “Really? But Xiaoyan said my fingers are short, and if I grab two cookies, one will fall.”
Lin Mian thought to himself, Who is Xiaoyan? He’s quite accurate.
But Lin Mian still said very insincerely, “He’s wrong. Small hands mean you can press more accurately! You’ll definitely learn well!”
The chubby flesh on Nuonuo’s cheeks was like a red apple. He nodded at Lin Mian and said a little shyly, “I… I will study hard!”
Fei Han crossed his arms on the side. When Lin Mian peeked over, he gave him a cold glare. “You’d better be able to teach.”
Fei Han’s voice was so cold it was almost freezing.
Although he found this fool disgusting just by looking at him, Nuonuo really seemed to like playing the piano. Even though Fei Han wanted nothing more than to dissect this fool right now, for Nuonuo’s happiness, he still endured it with a blank expression.
And Fei Jing, who had just come down after his shower, saw Fei Han’s dark, watery face and raised an eyebrow with an “oh.”
“Nuonuo, let’s go eat. Let Eldest Brother take… this who-is-it to change his clothes. After you finish eating, you can start learning. Are you happy?”
Fei Jing, who was deliberately poking at Fei Han’s heart, asked with a smile.
Nuonuo’s excitement hadn’t even subsided yet. He turned his little head and hugged his eldest brother’s arm, rubbing his little face against it. “I’m happy!”
Fei Han felt the soft touch on his skin, the warm little cheek against his palm, both itchy and light, which made Fei Han’s originally hard heart instantly soften.
