Chapter 61: The Temperature
The club’s racetrack was outdoors. The scorching sun shone on the track, raising the ground temperature to over forty degrees.
A wall surrounded the track, and not a single breeze blew in. Many people were already drenched in sweat.
Fei Han stood tall and straight. Among a group of listless people, not a single drop of sweat dripped from his forehead, making him stand out like a crane among a flock of chickens.
A group of rich second-generation kids stood a couple of steps away from Fei Han, only daring to peek at him secretly.
After Ji Bin finished talking about the race, he turned and shouted, “Didn’t you guys just say you were going to bet on Nuonuo to win?!”
Hearing this, the group of people quietly looked up at Fei Han’s expression and then all took two steps back sheepishly. They were not as reckless as Ji Bin, who was always causing trouble for no reason. Didn’t they see that Fei Han’s brows were almost frosted over?
“Ji Bin, that’s enough.”
His tone was as cold as if it were laced with ice. Fei Han glanced at the still-bouncing Ji Bin, and with one look, he pressed down his emerging head.
Ji Bin was most afraid of this kind of look from Fei Han. He swallowed, scratched his head, and laughed awkwardly. “It’s just a joke. Nuonuo also really wants to race with you!”
In fact, at the very beginning, Ji Bin had just wanted to use a motorcycle race as an excuse to hug the little cutie, Nuonuo. But then, seeing Fei Han come over, driven by inertia, Ji Bin couldn’t help but bounce around again.
For a moment, he had forgotten the feeling of being pressed to the ground and rubbed by Fei Han for many years. Now, being forced to remember again, he could only close his mouth and indicate that he would not say any more nonsense.
Fei Han gave him a cold glance and then averted his gaze, not bothering with him anymore.
Racing a rocking car with a child? He really dared to say such a crooked idea.
“I’m wacing with brother, ya!”
Nuonuo didn’t sense any problem and happily lifted his little face, blinking his bright, moist eyes at his eldest brother.
Fei Han was scorched by his gaze, which was even brighter than the sun in the sky. He gently averted his eyes, lowering his gaze to avoid his.
The sun shone on his arm, and Fei Han’s hot skin felt as if it were on fire. After a moment of silence, he finally let out a slow breath.
“You can’t ride. You’re still too young.” When Fei Han spoke to Nuonuo, the ice in his tone instantly melted, completely devoid of the coldness he had shown to Ji Bin.
Hearing Fei Han’s tone, Ji Bin let out several “holy shit”s in his heart. So Fei Han is a double-standard dog! Why isn’t he so nice to me?!
Zheng Yan quickly walked over, took Ji Bin’s arm with a headache, and pulled him away, lest he have another crazy idea.
Fei Han didn’t say much when he saw them leave. He looked up at the scorching sun and carried Nuonuo to the nearest sunshade.
After just two laps on the rocking car outside, Nuonuo’s little face was flushed red, even redder than a ripe apple.
Fei Han saw a bottle of soda with condensation on it on the small table under the sunshade. He took one out and gently pressed it against Nuonuo’s cheek.
“Wow, so coowd!”
The moment Nuonuo touched the iced soda, he was so cold his little shoulders shrank. But he still couldn’t resist the refreshing coolness and pressed his little hands tightly against the soda bottle.
Being placed on a chair by his brother, Nuonuo iced his little face, swung his little feet, and was extremely happy. “I… I wanna wide a bike with brother, ya!”
Fei Han saw that Nuonuo still hadn’t given up on this idea. His motion of wiping his sweat with a tissue paused for a moment, and his brow furrowed slightly before he said, “You’re still too young. Wait until you grow up.”
Nuonuo’s swinging little feet stopped, his face full of confusion. He turned his little head and asked, “Then will I be gwown up tomowwow, ya?”
Fei Han found this question very childish, but it seemed that all children had this misunderstanding, thinking that they would grow up after a night’s sleep.
“You won’t grow up tomorrow.” Fei Han was still as straightforward as ever.
“Then will I gwown up the day after tomowwow?”
Nuonuo leaned his little body forward, blinking his eyes eagerly at his brother.
Fei Han looked at the expectant little one, his speech unconsciously slowing down, but he still revealed the truth to him bluntly. “Not the day after tomorrow either. You still have many years before you grow up.”
Nuonuo didn’t seem to understand how long “many years” was. He held his little face in his hands and thought seriously for a long while before saying, “I wanna gwown up fast, as taww as brother!”
This little dumpling, with his innocent eyes, was still happily fantasizing about the future. “I’ll take brother for a wide on the bike too in the future! A vewy, vewy fast one! We can get home in the bwink of an eye!”
Just like last time when Fei Han had taken Nuonuo, from a strange place to their doorstep in an instant.
Fei Han really couldn’t imagine what Nuonuo would look like riding a motorcycle, and he was even shamelessly saying he would take him… But a smile still appeared on his face. At this moment, Fei Han finally realized that perhaps the little one didn’t really want to race with him, and he probably didn’t even like riding a bike under the big sun.
He was just using his own way to try to participate in Fei Han’s game.
Like a clumsy little duckling, he had dizzily and eagerly rushed into Fei Han’s world, just to spend an afternoon with his brother.
After all, Fei Han’s world was so exclusive and lonely. If it weren’t for this silly little duck, perhaps no one else would have come in.
Sighing lightly, Fei Han looked up at the brilliant sun and suddenly felt that a world with warmth was also quite nice. Although it wasn’t as exciting as doing experiments or racing alone, this kind of long-lasting warmth wouldn’t easily dissipate.
Nuonuo iced his little face. After a while, he handed the bottle to his brother, wanting to ice his brother too.
Fei Han didn’t need it. He wasn’t very afraid of the heat. He just reached out and took it, placing the soda bottle on the other side of the little one’s face. “You don’t need to learn to ride a motorcycle. It’s enough that I know how.”
Anyway, Nuonuo is so small, he won’t take up much space in front of my motorcycle. I’ve already taken him for a ride once, so there will definitely be a second and a third time.
Nuonuo’s little face was cool from the soda. When he looked up at his brother, the soda bottle still blocked most of his vision. Through the blue bottle, Fei Han’s face was also reflected in a kaleidoscope of colors.
“I can wide a wocking caw now!”
Nuonuo tilted his little chin up, puffed out his chest with a bit of pride, and pointed at the rocking car over there for his brother to see. “I’m vewy fast. I’m going to suwpass brother!”
Fei Han just smiled, lowered his eyes, and said, “I look forward to that day.”
Perhaps by then, I’ll really be riding a motorcycle and losing to this little one’s rocking car.
Nuonuo was still standing on his tiptoes, looking at his rocking car. But in the next second, he tugged at his brother’s clothes. “My caw, caw!”
Fei Han followed his gaze and found several big men, led by Ji Bin, lining up to ride the rocking car.
One was sitting on it, and a line was following behind. After chasing the rocking car for a while, someone would urge and shout, “It’s my turn, it’s my turn! I want to play that ‘Counting Ducks’ song before I start!”
Amidst the cheerful nursery rhymes, Fei Han suddenly clenched his fists, couldn’t help but close his eyes, and directly bent down to pick up Nuonuo. “Let’s go home.”
This club, I’m never coming here again.
On the way back, Fei Han was in the nanny van with Nuonuo.
Nuonuo was still very worriedly looking out the car window and couldn’t help but turn his little head to ask, “Brother’s caw, caw is gone!”
Fei Han held down his busy little head and explained, “I had someone drive it away. Don’t worry, it won’t get lost.”
Only then did Nuonuo let out a breath and then couldn’t help but smile, his little eyes sparkling.
“What are you smiling at?”
Fei Han looked at Nuonuo’s always happy little face. Although he didn’t understand why he was always so happy, he was now also infected by this happiness, and his eyes showed a hint of gentleness.
Nuonuo covered his lips, shook his head foolishly, and didn’t tell his brother.
He had had a lot of fun with his brother today, but what made Nuonuo even happier was that the next morning, Ji Bin had sent him a small children’s motorcycle.
Ji Bin had even called Fei Han early in the morning to tell him to tell Nuonuo that the car was a gift from him, and that Nuonuo must not forget him!
Fei Han, on the other hand, had a cold face and mercilessly hung up on him.
This car was almost a replica of a professional motorcycle, but since it was a children’s motorcycle, it could only be charged and used, and its top speed was only a little faster than walking.
Afraid that Nuonuo would ride too fast and fall, Fei Han had even manually adjusted the gear for him, making the car’s top speed the same as a slow walk.
But this still didn’t affect Nuonuo’s love for this car, especially since this car was sky blue, with white clouds painted on its body, as if the blue sky had been packed into it.
Compared to the low-key and luxurious colors of silver-gray and pitch-black, the bright sky blue was more appealing to children.
Nuonuo loved it so much he couldn’t put it down. He touched it with his little hands, his eyes as bright as the stars in the sky.
“I have a wittle caw, caw too!”
Nuonuo looked at his brother, the smile on his lips unable to be hidden, as sweet as a little milk candy.
With that, without waiting for Fei Han to answer, Nuonuo pushed the little motorcycle and was about to go for a ride in the yard.
So he’s forgotten his brother now that he has a new toy, Fei Han thought, shaking his head with a bit of helplessness.
The golden sun had only revealed half its face, and the westernmost part still had a lingering dark curtain hanging in the sky. A gentle breeze blew, bringing a bit of coolness, a very suitable time for exercise.
Nuonuo huffed and puffed as he pushed the car to the center of the yard, then lifted his little leg and, with all his might, climbed onto the motorcycle.
Considering the safety of the child, two small wheels were added to the left and right sides of the back of the motorcycle, which could support the car so that it wouldn’t fall over.
Nuonuo sat on the motorcycle, his two little feet not even able to reach the ground. They dangled in the air for a long while before he finally stepped on the motorcycle’s pedals.
“I… I’m setting off!”
Nuonuo tilted his little face up, even waved his little hand, and had Auntie Wu and his brother stand back a little. “I wide vewy fast!”
Fei Han lowered his head slightly, and in the end, he didn’t dampen his silly little brother’s enthusiasm. He and Auntie Wu stood behind.
Nuonuo pursed his lips, twisted the handlebars with his little hands, held his breath, not even daring to exhale forcefully, his little face turning all red.
Finally, under his cautious and careful operation, the little motorcycle finally moved forward a few centimeters.
Fei Han watched his little brother ride in the yard at a turtle’s speed, pressed his temple lightly, gave Auntie Wu a couple of instructions, and then went upstairs first.
By the time this little one learns to race, I’ll probably be in my seventies or eighties, Fei Han thought.
One was sitting on it, and a line was following behind. After chasing the rocking car for a while, someone would urge and shout, “It’s my turn, it’s my turn! I want to play that ‘Counting Ducks’ song before I start!”
them having the same IQ as 2 year old xiaonuo 😭