Transmigrated into the Villain’s Family to be the Pampered Favorite 38

Chapter 38: Overlap

It was already the latter half of the night. The thick dark clouds were blown away by gusts of wind, revealing the covered crescent moon, a faint light shining through the gaps in the clouds.

In the bedroom, Fei Luo, who had been forced to wake up from his sleep, opened his already lackluster eyes. His pupils were so large they were a bit creepy as he quietly looked at his second brother. But with Fei Luo’s fluffy curly hair, that frightening feeling was suddenly reduced a lot, becoming both cute and terrifying.

Fei Jing’s light-colored, glass-like eyes curved slightly. Seeing Fei Luo like this, he was in a good mood and even rubbed his little head.

Before, he had always found this little brother scary and uninteresting, but now that they had spent more time together, he found him quite cute.

“Little Luo, you’re awake, right? You see how good I am to you, coming to find you as soon as something happened.”

Sitting on the edge of the bed, Fei Jing even had the leisure to pour himself a glass of water. As he turned his head, he inadvertently glanced at that ugly little woven-grass toy and even reached out to poke it. “Nuonuo’s taste is really bad.”

So said Fei Jing, who had also been given a woven-grass grasshopper.

Fei Luo, on the other hand, peeked out from under the covers and quickly snatched the little toy back from Fei Jing. “This is mine. Don’t touch it.”

Seeing Fei Luo’s protective look, Fei Jing’s eyes narrowed slightly, and a light snort escaped his throat. “Who cares? I don’t even know where I threw the one Nuonuo gave me.”

In fact, not only had he not thrown it away, but he had also carefully stored that ugly little grasshopper and the little wildflower from last time in a cabinet, and had even posted more than a dozen photos of them on Weibo. This had once made Fei Jing’s fans think he had gone to the countryside, because his recent life photos were either of wilted little flowers or ugly woven-grass animals.

But Fei Luo just frowned his little brow and carefully moved the little sparrow Nuonuo had given him to the other bedside table.

“Aiya, alright. After you put it away, I’ll tell you a secret. I guarantee you won’t regret waking up tonight!”

Fei Jing took a sip of water, cleared his throat, and then said, “Did you know that Father has a biological little merman cub?”

Hearing this, Fei Luo’s dark eyes filled with confusion. He tilted his head, and the little curls on his forehead swayed along. “Father is a merman?”

Fei Jing let out a “tsk,” thinking to himself that he had forgotten that besides Nuonuo, there was another silly cub in front of him. “Of course he is. Otherwise, did you think Father was really human?”

Fei Luo blinked his unbelievably round eyes, pursed his lips, and believed him without much doubt. After all, for Fei Luo, his father was so powerful and amazing that it was quite normal for him not to be human.

After saying this, Fei Jing continued, “Guess who that little merman is?”

Fei Luo didn’t care about this. At this moment, looking at his second brother’s opening and closing mouth, he even wanted to have his doll poke a hole in his forehead. That way, he wouldn’t have to sit on the bed in the middle of the night, listening to him talk about a bunch of useless things.

But in the next second, Fei Luo’s eyes widened in disbelief.

“I know you can’t guess, so I’ll just tell you. Nuonuo is Father’s biological merman cub. How about it? Didn’t expect that, did you?”

Having finally said it, Fei Jing felt a sense of relief, as if he had drunk a bottle of cold soda. The refreshing, icy coolness made him can’t help but let out a sigh. Especially seeing Fei Luo’s dazed, disbelieving look, Fei Jing felt that this trip was worth it.

After sitting there foolishly for a long while, Fei Luo finally came back to his senses and asked in a daze, “Little brother… isn’t he a sticky rice ball?”

How did he become a little merman?

Fei Jing’s forehead darkened for a moment. He pinched the bridge of his nose and then said with a laugh that was tinged with anger, “Why would you have that misunderstanding?”

No wonder he can get along with Nuonuo so well. It turns out their brain circuits are on the same wavelength.

Fei Luo, on the other hand, didn’t think it was a misunderstanding. He had always thought that his little brother and sticky rice balls were from the same family. “Otherwise, why would little brother be called Nuonuo?”

Fei Jing was speechless. I really can’t answer that, he thought.

Letting out a long breath, Fei Jing reached out and thoroughly messed up Fei Luo’s hair. “Alright, Nuonuo is a little merman. Don’t get hung up on this. You go to sleep now.”

Having said his piece of gossip and found an outlet, Fei Jing went back to sleep in a very good mood.

Fei Han and Fei Luo, on the other hand, who had been woken up by his late-night harassment, were left with one reading a book, searching for the possibility of other forms of life, and the other lying in bed with his eyes wide open, strangely wondering how his little brother could be a little merman. Why couldn’t he be a sticky rice ball? They’re both round and chubby.

It wasn’t until the next day at dawn, when Fei Zhiyan was carrying the chattering Nuonuo to the dining room, that he saw his three listless sons.

“What were you doing last night?”

Fei Zhiyan placed Nuonuo in his baby chair, his brow lightly furrowed, his eyes slowly sweeping over them with a cold glint.

Fei Jing’s hand, which was holding a cup, stiffened. He quickly half-closed his eyes to avoid his father’s gaze.

Fei Han, on the other hand, had a good relationship with his father, but since this matter involved his father’s privacy, he opened his mouth but didn’t say it directly.

“What were my brothers doing?”

The little copycat Nuonuo, after sitting down, also swung his legs, put on a straight face like his papa, and stared at his brothers with wide eyes.

The cold, stagnant atmosphere that Fei Zhiyan had just created was instantly shattered by this milky voice.

“Did you go and sneak some candy?”

Nuonuo lifted his fair little face and, with a look of pure innocence, sold himself out first.

Fei Zhiyan rubbed his glasses with a bit of helplessness and sighed lightly. “It was you who went to sneak candy in the middle of the night, wasn’t it?”

Nuonuo let out a little “ya,” his eyes widening in disbelief, which made one want to laugh. “I… I…” After stuttering for a while, Nuonuo lowered his little head in embarrassment. “I won’t do it again.”

Fei Jing took a sip of tea and coughed lightly. “When did Nuonuo sneak some? Why didn’t you bring your second brother?”

The little silly fish, Nuonuo, directly followed Fei Jing’s line of thought. He thought for a while before answering, “Second Brother wasn’t there. Only Nuonuo was there. There were lots and lots of candy in the sky.”

“So you were eating in your dream,” Fei Jing thought to himself. With Nuonuo sleeping like a little lazy pig, how could he possibly run out to eat candy in the middle of the night?

Nuonuo still couldn’t distinguish between dreams and reality. He let out a soft “hmm” and then propped his little face on his hands, waiting for his meal.

With the whole family rarely sitting together, the chef made several different kinds of breakfast—millet porridge, soy milk, hand-pulled pancakes, soup dumplings, mochi balls…

As the dishes were brought out one by one, Nuonuo’s little eyes were wide with wonder. “Wow!”

Nuonuo couldn’t help but open his little mouth, look up at the chef uncle, and give him a thumbs-up. “Uncle is amazing, ya!”

The chef uncle was so happy he beamed, his chubby white face looking even more festive.

During the meal, the atmosphere was much quieter. Mainly because Nuonuo, who was in charge of livening things up, was busy eating. He wanted one of this, and a bite of that, and his little belly was all round and full.

Fei Luo, on the other hand, would occasionally look up at Nuonuo, his eyes full of questions. Even now, he was probably still torn up over the fact that his little brother was a merman.

After the meal, Fei Zhiyan saw Fei Jing, who was trying to sneak away, and his brow furrowed. With a little thought, he figured out what Fei Jing had done last night. After all, that night, besides himself, only Fei Jing’s blood-sucking vine was present.

“Fei Jing, do you have an event today?”

Fei Zhiyan slowly put down his chopsticks, took the napkin the butler handed him, and slowly wiped his hands. He didn’t even lift his eyes, but his words froze Fei Jing in place.

Fei Jing now finally knew the consequences of a quick tongue. He ran a hand through his hair and, with a bit of dejection, sat back down. “No.”

And Fei Jing didn’t dare to have one. Otherwise, he was afraid he wouldn’t be in the entertainment industry anymore in the future.

Fei Zhiyan let out a soft “hmm,” glanced at Nuonuo, who was holding a little bun and eating with gusto, and turned to instruct Auntie Wu. “Don’t let him eat too much. He’ll get indigestion.”

Auntie Wu was a little stunned. This was the first time Mr. Fei had actively shown concern for Nuonuo, which made Auntie Wu a little slow to react.

Before Auntie Wu could answer, Fei Zhiyan lifted his hand and signaled for Fei Jing and Fei Han to follow him up.

Sitting in the chair in the study, Fei Zhiyan didn’t beat around the bush but went straight to the point. “Fei Jing, did you tell Fei Han about it?”

Although it was a question, Fei Jing knew his father wasn’t asking him. His fingertips trembled, and he quickly and decisively lowered his head to admit his mistake. “I’m sorry. I was just a little surprised.”

Having not received his father’s “care” recently, Fei Jing’s tail had unconsciously curled up again, and he had caused such a scene when Fei Zhiyan wasn’t paying attention.

Fei Zhiyan didn’t say anything more. His knuckles tapped on the desk, his cold eyes staring at Fei Jing for a while before he moved his gaze away.

Fei Jing only felt his body relax after that sharp, icy gaze moved away. Having escaped a disaster and not been thrown into the little black room, Fei Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

“What do you two think about this matter?”

Since they already knew, there was no need for Fei Zhiyan to hide it anymore. And he had no intention of keeping Nuonuo’s identity a secret in the first place, so he didn’t make a big deal out of Fei Jing revealing it early.

Although Fei Han and Fei Jing were still teenagers, they were both extremely smart and immediately understood their father’s meaning.

Father also thinks Nuonuo is related to him by blood.

At this thought, Fei Han didn’t speak but frowned slightly, his fingers unconsciously clenching.

Fei Jing, on the other hand, thought the matter was quite simple and began to analyze. “Nuonuo is most likely your child. Otherwise, why would he come here? I think it was Wen Yuan who was afraid and didn’t dare to raise him, thinking she had given birth to a monster, which was why she sent Nuonuo over.”

Fei Jing had directly guessed the reason why Fei Nuo had come to Fei Zhiyan in his previous life.

Fei Zhiyan listened with his eyes lowered, not speaking. After hearing this news, he had originally thought so too.

But…

This morning, all of Wen Yuan’s travel records from two years to three years ago were placed on Fei Zhiyan’s desk. In the information, there was not a single day where Wen Yuan’s itinerary overlapped with Fei Zhiyan’s.

Except for a certain cocktail party three years ago. But Wen Yuan had had a problem on the way to that cocktail party and hadn’t made it. This one and only intersection had also disappeared.

In fact, that day, Fei Zhiyan had indeed been successfully ambushed. At that time, he had just climbed to the position of Yunzhou Council President and was being watched by countless pairs of eyes. It was only with a slight lack of attention that those people had succeeded.

But he remembered very clearly that although he was in a compromised state that day, he had not had contact with anyone and was directly taken home by his driver.

Fei Han, on the other hand, stood to the side. After flipping through the materials, he finally lifted his icy cold eyes and said in a deep voice, “Perhaps, in Wen Yuan’s timeline, she really did give birth to Fei Nuo?”