Chapter 77: The Little Dog
The afternoon sun was so hot it could directly melt a person. Even the wind blowing in the air was scorching.
The cicadas on the treetops began to chirp endlessly again. The cicadas of summer seemed to have infinite energy, their noisy sounds audible even from inside the house.
Fei Han sat at his desk, the book he had just read to Nuonuo in the morning open on the table. He lowered his eyes, his fingers resting on the page, not moving for a long time.
After a long while, he finally let out a light sigh. The blood-red color on his neck gradually faded, returning to a cold white.
He pursed his lips and specially went online to check the kindergarten curriculum. Seeing that more than half of it was drawing, singing, and games, he almost couldn’t help but doubt his life.
Is a child’s curriculum really so simple?
Even many kindergartens had a special snack time in the afternoon, which completely shocked Fei Han, who had not been to school for many days.
Closing the book, Fei Han’s worldview shattered bit by bit and was then reassembled bit by bit.
He had been locked in his own world for too long. To have his boundaries broken like this occasionally, while feeling ashamed and embarrassed, he couldn’t help but find it quite novel.
So a child’s world is really so simple, Fei Han couldn’t help but think.
There were no long, boring theoretical formulas, no endless books to read, no endless experiments to do. Even a small snack had to have a special time set aside to eat.
Fei Han gently leaned back in his chair. Thinking of how Nuonuo would happily squint his eyes every time he ate a small snack, holding it with both his little hands, not even willing to throw away a single crumb, his cheeks would puff up, and a hint of a smile would appear in his eyes.
He even had to cover his entire desk and chair with the stickers from the little cookies. The whole room was a riot of colors, bright and lively.
Thinking about it, it really didn’t match The Principles of Mechanics.
Fei Han, who was reshaping his worldview, suddenly heard a knock on the door. Before he could agree, the door was pushed open.
“Eldest Brother is here? What book are you reading?”
Fei Jing’s beautiful eyes curved slightly, a hint of mischief in them as he walked in with Nuonuo in his arms. “I wonder if this little brother of mine has the honor of hearing Eldest Brother read me The Principles of Mechanics?”
As Fei Jing spoke, his voice was tinged with a cheerful laugh, almost as if he had “watching a good show” written on his face.
Fei Han knew Fei Jing’s personality all too well. Every time he made a mistake, he would come over with a wicked and playful attitude, insisting on causing a fuss before he would stop.
A hint of sharpness was hidden in the corner of Fei Han’s eyes. He looked at Fei Jing with a cold gaze and said, “Alright. I’ll read it to you once. You’d better memorize it.”
The smile on Fei Jing’s face instantly froze. He coughed lightly, then casually put Nuonuo down and swung his arms. “Nuonuo is getting heavier and heavier. If this goes on, I won’t be able to hold him anymore.”
Nuonuo’s little feet touched the ground. He tilted his little head up and let out a dazed “ah,” then quickly said, “Not heavy, ya. I eat very little!”
Fei Jing flicked the tuft of hair on his head. “You? Eat little?”
Nuonuo nodded his little head and made a small circle with his two little hands. “My bowl is very small.”
Compared to his several older brothers’ bowls, Nuonuo’s small bowl could only fit a little bit of rice and could be finished in two or three bites.
Pursing his lips, Nuonuo even said very seriously, “I also want to use a big bowl with my brothers!”
Fei Jing was amused, and his mood instantly lightened.
Being with this little dumpling, the atmosphere always seemed to be relaxed and happy.
“Alright, I’ve brought you to the bedroom. What did you want to come up for?”
Fei Jing was thick-skinned. He directly avoided Fei Han’s cold gaze, sat down on the small sofa on the side, and even poured himself a glass of water.
Nuonuo also walked over with his little feet, sat down on the small sofa, and, as if he were exhausted, let out a long sigh.
Fei Jing held his water and, with extreme helplessness, rubbed his forehead. “Anyone who didn’t know would think you walked up here yourself. Look how tired you are.”
He, the one who had carried him all the way, hadn’t even complained of being tired, but this little one was already panting.
Nuonuo rested for a while, then lifted his little head and shook it, out of it. “I’m not tired, ya. I’m waiting for Liuliu to come out and play with me.”
Hearing Nuonuo’s words, Fei Jing’s hand, which was holding the teacup, suddenly tightened. Even Fei Han, on the side with his arms crossed, his expression instantly became grave.
The air suddenly became silent. For a moment, no one spoke again.
They knew that there was always an unsolved mystery about Nuonuo, but whether it was Fei Jing or Fei Han, they both chose to avoid it.
The more they got along, the more weight Nuonuo held in their hearts, to the point where, at this moment, it was already not easy to let go.
They had deliberately ignored this problem, as if by doing so, Nuonuo would still be that soft and cute little dumpling, their most well-behaved little brother, and all the conspiracies and tricks had never existed.
If it weren’t for Nuonuo bringing it up himself today, perhaps they would have continued to play dumb.
With a barely perceptible sigh, Fei Jing let out a soft “tsk” and reached out to rub Nuonuo’s head. “Liuliu? Is he your friend?”
Although he knew that this “Liuliu” was very likely the mastermind who had brought Nuonuo here and even manipulated everything, Fei Jing still used the word “friend” to describe him.
In front of Nuonuo, he didn’t mind using a feigned kindness to face this unknown enemy.
Nuonuo, on the other hand, nodded his little head. “He’s my very good friend! Liuliu is a very cute little puppy, ya!”
Fei Jing and Fei Han’s expressions were both stunned for a moment. A little dog?
The mastermind was a dog. This was probably the most unexpected ending they could have imagined.
Just as Fei Han was pondering the possibility of a dog having intelligence, the air in front of Nuonuo suddenly distorted for a moment, like ripples on a lake, and in a few breaths, it shattered.
Fei Jing reached out to protect Nuonuo behind him. Before he could even speak, he heard a cheerful voice.
“Nuo—Awoo, woof?!”
Having just shouted one word, 006’s dark, beady eyes saw Fei Jing in front of him and was so scared it let out a dog’s bark.
A snow-white little dog, about the size of a child’s arm, fell onto the coffee table, its fur all puffed up, like a round, fluffy ball.
Its four legs were like four sticks stuck into a kiwi fruit, so short you could barely tell they were legs. Its dark, beady eyes met Fei Jing’s, and a soft “woof” escaped its throat.
Fei Jing’s face was stern, a hint of surprise flashing across his delicate face before it quickly subsided, and he stared at this little dog.
And opposite him, 006, who had just turned into its original form, was so scared it couldn’t even speak. It shrank its little head, its four legs scrambling so fast that it retreated from one end of the coffee table to the other.
As it retreated, 006 shouted in its heart, Ahhh, you scared the dog to death!
This entrance was too exciting. The moment he looked up, there was a villain. He wouldn’t be caught by this crazy villain and skinned, would he?
No, his fur was generated with a lot of energy! He can’t bear to part with it!
Its beady eyes filled with endless grievance and fear. 006, seeing that it had retreated to the edge of the coffee table and had nowhere else to go, had no choice but to curl its little body up into a ball.
You can’t see me, you can’t see me, you can’t see me!
But unfortunately, Fei Jing still spoke in a cold tone. “Who are you?”
006 still played dead. I’m just a little puppy who doesn’t understand anything. I can’t understand human language!
But in the next second, 006, who couldn’t understand human language, was picked up by the scruff of his neck by Fei Han, who had come from behind. His body was suspended in mid-air, his hind legs directly stiff, not daring to move at all.
“A dog?”
Although his tone was tinged with a bit of a question, Fei Han’s eyes were filled with interest.
He didn’t believe this was just a little dog. To have intelligence and consciousness, perhaps it was another form of life?
At this thought, Fei Han felt his heart tremble, his blood seeming to boil. He wanted nothing more than to immediately take this little thing to the laboratory and dissect it.
This kind of irresistible tremor, the last time he had felt it was when his biochemical experiment had made a breakthrough.
006’s four legs were stretched straight. It secretly glanced at this great villain, and the other’s cold gaze seemed to be sizing up this piece of meat, thinking about where to start cutting.
“Wuu—”
No, I just got here. I can’t face such a cruel thing!
Scared out of its wits, 006 kicked its short little legs, its four paws pawing at the air for a long while, struggling to escape from Fei Han’s grasp.
Such a small little dog, even when it flapped around, it didn’t have much strength. Fei Han held it firmly and even lifted the little dog up.
“Eldest Brother, don’t you think this dog’s flapping looks a bit familiar?”
Fei Jing, who was protecting Nuonuo on the side, tapped his chin. His hair fell to the side of his face, and looking at this little dog, a hint of confusion appeared in his eyes.
Hearing this, Fei Han also thought of something and couldn’t help but fall silent for a moment.
In the beginning, when Fei Han and Fei Zhiyan disliked Nuonuo, they had also held him by the scruff of his neck, lifting him into the air.
Looking at the little dog with its four legs frantically pedaling in the air, Fei Han, for a moment, saw Nuonuo’s previous appearance overlapping with it.
The sense of déjà vu was so strong that it made Fei Han suspect that Nuonuo’s previous two years had been influenced by this dog.
Otherwise, why would he seem so silly?
At this thought, Fei Jing couldn’t help but purse his lips and let out a light laugh. His previously cold expression also faded a little.
This dog doesn’t look very smart either.
Nuonuo had no idea that his IQ in his brother’s heart was already on the same level as a little dog. He still foolishly slid off the sofa and ran to Fei Han’s front.
“Liuliu, you’re here!”
Reaching out to hug Liuliu, Nuonuo’s little face was full of happiness, and he even rubbed against 006’s soft fur.
And 006, having escaped from the great demon king Fei Han’s grasp, lay in Nuonuo’s arms, a small soul escaping from its mouth. It felt as if it had just gone through a ordeal and had almost ascended to heaven.
“Liuliu, this is my eldest brother. He likes you very much!”
006 lifted its doggy face from Nuonuo’s arms and saw Fei Han’s still-grim-as-water expression, feeling that its own cub might have a bit of a problem with its eyes.
