Chapter 95: Lin Mian
The amusement park’s restaurants each had a different theme. The one Fei Jing and the others went to was balloon-themed.
The moment he walked in with Nuonuo in his arms, Fei Jing was dazed by the colorful balloons floating all over the room. He blinked a couple of times before he slowly got used to it.
And Nuonuo, who had always liked flashy things, didn’t have much of a reaction this time when faced with so many cartoon character balloons.
His little eyes were still staring at the beggar outside the door, his little mouth pursed as he thought about something.
“What do you want to eat?”
Fei Jing glanced at the beggar outside and then coolly retracted his gaze. He placed Nuonuo on the baby chair prepared by the restaurant, tapped his fingertips on the table, and brought the little one’s attention back.
Nuonuo turned his head in a daze, looked at the pictures on the menu, and after thinking carefully for a while, he pointed with his little finger. “I want a wittle cake!”
Fei Jing nodded without any surprise. After all, Nuonuo’s preferences were really easy to guess.
Handing the menu to the waiter, Fei Jing’s voice under his mask was a little muffled. “Please bring a few of your signature dishes. For the after-dinner dessert, change it to mango mousse cake. I’ll have… three portions.”
Fei Jing glanced around, looked at the three little radish heads, and made a final decision.
The waiter tapped on the ordering device and, before leaving, glanced at Fei Jing, who was still wearing a mask and hat in the private room, and scratched his head a little strangely.
The restaurant’s dishes echoed the balloon theme. Each dish was adorned with balloon elements, and the presentation was exquisite and small. The group of four had eaten more than ten dishes and were only half full.
By the time the last bowl of soup was finished, Zhuang Jie let out a long breath. “This shop is such a rip-off.”
In his previous life, he had never had to worry about money. After all, Fei Zhiyan could be short of anything but money, and he would never treat them badly in terms of material things.
But after he opened his eyes again and became Zhuang Jie, he really felt the importance of money.
His mother in this life had spent more than half of her family’s fortune to wake Zhuang Jie up. Later, she even got dark circles under her eyes, holding Zhuang Rou every day and staying by Zhuang Jie’s bedside.
Unfortunately, the real Zhuang Jie had no courage to live on.
Born with leukemia, the little boy, from the moment he opened his eyes every day, was not faced with the kindness of this world, but with endless darkness and sadness.
His mother’s tears were like a burning fire, directly scalding his heart, but little Zhuang Jie could only face it with cowardice and couldn’t say any comforting words.
That was why little Zhuang Jie had directly given up on life, pinning his hopes on him, this heartless demon, to bring hope to his mother.
After more than a year of ordinary family life, Zhuang Jie had also experienced how hard it was to earn money.
More than a dozen dishes had cost a full five figures. Looking at the bill after Fei Jing had swiped his card, Zhuang Jie felt his teeth ache.
Only a restaurant in an amusement park would dare to sell things so expensively, he thought a little angrily.
But Fei Jing had no concept of money. He could earn tens of millions from one commercial. He felt that the food in this shop was not bad, and since Nuonuo was still young, there would definitely be many opportunities to come in the future, so he simply waved his hand and directly charged hundreds of thousands for a VIP card.
Zhuang Jie looked at Fei Jing’s face, and for some reason, he saw the three words “big spender” on his forehead.
Fei Jing turned his head and saw Zhuang Jie’s “are you an idiot” gaze. He let out a light, cold laugh and, without any mercy, hammered the boy on the head. “You’d better show me some respect, or I might not be able to hold back from beating you up.”
Zhuang Jie’s vision went black from being hammered by Fei Jing, and he cursed in his heart.
Indeed, Fei Jing’s hands are still so ruthless. This arrogant and wanton personality hasn’t changed at all, Zhuang Jie thought, rubbing his head and gritting his teeth.
Fei Jing looked at this boy, who was gasping in pain, and for some reason, his heart suddenly felt a lot more comfortable.
Putting the card back in his pocket, Fei Jing looked up and said with a hint of meaning, “If you’re really short of money, I can help you. Just for the sake of… our past relationship.”
Zhuang Jie was not a fool. Hearing this, he suddenly looked up, his wide-open eyes meeting Fei Jing’s. His throat was choked, and his fists were clenched in an instant.
“You…”
Zhuang Jie had only uttered one word when he was interrupted by Fei Jing.
“Let’s go, Nuonuo. To the next attraction.”
Fei Jing had no intention of explaining. He directly picked up Nuonuo, who was holding a small cake, and strode out the door.
Zhuang Jie looked at his dashing back, pursed his lips, and finally sighed.
It’s not that Fei Jing doesn’t want to say it. Zhuang Jie himself also doesn’t want to have anything to do with these people anymore.
After all, the hatred from his previous life was so real. The chasm between Zhuang Jie and the others in the Fei family was not something that could be bridged with just a few words.
What they had crossed was two entire worlds.
Zhuang Jie lowered his head. Under Fei Luo’s confused gaze, he shook his head. “I’m fine.”
Fei Luo let out a soft “ah” and tilted his little head. “But you’re blocking the way.”
Zhuang Jie: “…”
Alright then.
The noon sun was gentle but not dazzling. It was a clear day, which made many pedestrians squint their eyes in comfort.
Autumn was a very suitable season for travel. The park was crowded with tourists, most of them dressed in bright and beautiful clothes, happily running to the next attraction.
At the entrance of the restaurant, that beggar, who was covered in filth, was still sitting there, propping his face in his hands, his eyes a little dazed as he looked ahead, his head tilted in a daze.
Just as Nuonuo was being carried out by his brother, he saw the beggar and quickly swung his little feet, wanting to get down from his brother’s arms. “Down, ya, brother!”
Fei Jing, with just one glance, had guessed Nuonuo’s thoughts.
But seeing the simple and eager expression on the little one’s face, Fei Jing still sighed and put him down.
Forget it. Just treat it as doing a good deed on a nice day.
The moment Nuonuo was down, he carried the small cake he hadn’t been willing to eat and ran to the beggar’s front.
“Big brother, are you eating?”
Nuonuo crouched down with one little hand on his knee, and with the other hand, he held up the mango cake and gently handed it to the person opposite him.
The beggar, who was still in a daze, was stunned for a moment when a child suddenly appeared in front of him. He let out a little “ah” and said, “I… I’m not hungry…”
But as soon as he finished speaking, his stomach rumbled.
His expression was a little embarrassed, but the beggar’s face was covered in a thick layer of dust, so it wasn’t visible.
Coughing lightly, the beggar, who wanted to save a little of his image, let out a silly laugh and then said, “Thank you, little friend. But brother is not a beggar. I just haven’t found a place to stay for the time being.”
Lin Mian lifted his dark, dirty face, revealing his dark, bright eyes under a mess of hair, which looked quite energetic.
“My name is Lin Mian. What’s your name, little friend?”
Nuonuo listened to this brother’s slightly hoarse voice, thought for a moment, and still took off the small water bottle from his chest, wanting to pour some water for his brother. “My name is Nuonuo. Brother, do you want some water?”
Lin Mian, on the other hand, waved his hand frantically, his dark earlobes tinged with red as he said quickly, “I don’t drink.”
And Fei Jing on the side frowned slightly, bought a bottle of mineral water from a nearby stall, and handed it over first. “You drink this.”
Fei Jing’s voice under his mask was slightly dark and clear, which made Lin Mian stunned.
“Thank you.”
Lin Mian was too embarrassed to refuse again and had no choice but to take the bottle of water. But the moment he took it, the bottle was stained gray-black by the dust on his hands.
Now, without Fei Jing even having to guess, from Lin Mian’s lowered head, he could see the shame in the other’s heart.
Nuonuo, on the other hand, was still holding his little cake, propping his little face in his hands as he continued to ask, “Brother, why are you so dirty?”
Lin Mian took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and his hoarse voice became much more pleasant, even showing a hint of his original youthful tone.
He scratched his messy head, let out a “heh,” and then said, “I can’t help it. I just got here, and I’m not familiar with the place, so I ended up in this ghostly state. It’ll be fine when I meet up with the people from my organization. Don’t worry, I definitely won’t drink your water for nothing!”
Nuonuo even nodded his little head as if he knew what was going on and said with concern, “Then brother, you have to find them quickly!”
Lin Mian looked at the chubby flesh on both sides of Nuonuo’s cheeks, which were white and soft. His heart couldn’t help but itch a little. He rubbed his hands and then resisted the urge to pinch his cheek. “I will. Thank you, little brother!”
Lin Mian happily drank half a bottle of water and refused to take Nuonuo’s little cake no matter what. “You keep it for yourself. I’m going to do something big this afternoon!”
Nuonuo even tilted his head strangely. “You can’t eat a little cake when you’re doing something big?”
Lin Mian was choked by his words. “That’s not it, but…”
After a moment of hesitation, in the end, Lin Mian still couldn’t resist Nuonuo’s sparkling little eyes and reached out to take the little cake.
His long-empty stomach was suddenly filled with something sweet and delicious, and the feeling of happiness almost overflowed from Lin Mian, making him so happy he couldn’t help but squint his eyes slightly.
Having eaten and regained his energy, Lin Mian stood up and bowed to Nuonuo and Fei Jing. “Thank you. I will definitely repay you in the future.”
With that, Lin Mian let out a couple of “heh”s, put his hands on his hips in a fit of chuunibyou, and said to the sky, “For the rest of my days, let me fight for justice! And eliminate the villains!”
Nuonuo also raised his little fist. “Eliminate, ya!”
But soon, he belatedly lowered his little hand and looked at Lin Mian in confusion. “Brother, why do you want to eliminate me, ya?”
Lin Mian laughed heartily. “I’m not eliminating you. It’s for the beauty and happiness of this world. Brother is going to walk an extremely dangerous path!”
Nuonuo was dazed by his words and let out a confused “oh.”
“Don’t worry. You just have to grow up obediently. Brother will help you carry the weight!”
Lin Mian looked at the well-behaved and cute Nuonuo and let out a long sigh of emotion.
This world is so beautiful. I must work hard to protect it!
I have to let all the simple and kind little friends like Nuonuo be able to run happily under the sun.
At this thought, Lin Mian was so moved he was on the verge of tears.
And Fei Jing on the side, watching the other’s dramatic and chuunibyou performance, couldn’t help but let out a cold laugh.
Even Zhuang Jie, on the side, who didn’t know much about the current situation, crossed his arms and looked at Lin Mian, thinking to himself, Could this person be an idiot?
Lin Mian saw that everyone was stunned and not speaking, so he coughed lightly, covered his mouth with his hand, and said quietly, “You’ll never guess what I’m going to do this afternoon!”
Nuonuo was always the one to cheer. He blinked his eyes and asked, “Big brother, what are you going to do?”
Lin Mian took a deep breath. “I’m going to blow up a laboratory!”
