FV: Chapter 134

Lin Fei, “……”

Lin Fei calmly reminded him, “Even if he is in front of you, I won’t let you push him down.”

Based on Father Ji’s age and the length of the staircase, it might really be fatal.

Ji Leyu turned to look at him. He thought that his brother was really kind. His grandfather said Lin Fei was bad but Lin Fei didn’t let Ji Leyu push his grandfather down. He was too kind.

Unlike him, who wasn’t kind at all.

Therefore, Ji Leyu was the worst one. His grandfather was so old and couldn’t even see it. How stupid.

He sighed and took Lin Fei’s hand. “Let’s go. Shall we go back?”

Lin Fei nodded. He remembered the question from before that Ji Leyu hadn’t answered. He repeated, “What did your grandfather say to you?”

Ji Leyu’s grip on his hand tightened for a moment.

Lin Fei stared at him suspiciously, feeling more and more confused.

He saw Ji Leyu blink very slightly and lightly, sadness spreading out.

“He doesn’t like my uncle,” Ji Leyu spoke calmly. His voice was low, as if it was difficult to say. “He also wants me to dislike my uncle.”

He turned to look at Lin Fei. “He wants me to hate my uncle, hate you and hate your uncle.”

Lin Fei was a bit surprised. He didn’t have a father since he was a child, so he didn’t have the concept of a father. He didn’t understand what a father’s love was.

However, he had watched TV and had seen other children with their fathers. He might not understand a father’s love but in his impression, a father seemed to like their children.

Even though his mother and her father didn’t live together and didn’t see each other often, she said that he liked her.

Moreover, Ji Leyu’s father liked him. How could Ji Yuxiao’s father not like him?

“Why doesn’t he like your uncle?” Lin Fei asked.

Ji Leyu shook his head. He didn’t know either. How could anyone not like his uncle?

His uncle was so good yet there were still people he didn’t like him. In addition, this person was his grandfather. Ji Leyu really didn’t understand it.

Lin Fei saw him shaking his head and became even more puzzled.

“Then are you going to tell your uncle?” He asked.

Ji Leyu quickly refused. “Of course not.”

He added, “If he knew, he would be sad. I don’t want him to be sad.”

“However, if he doesn’t know his dad doesn’t like him and his dad wants to bully him, wouldn’t he be unable to protect himself?”

In the end, he had experienced more than Ji Leyu and thought of more things than Ji Leyu.

It wasn’t terrible to know that the other person didn’t like you. It was because once you knew, you wouldn’t have expectations and would be on the defensive. But if you didn’t know, you wouldn’t be defensive and could get hurt.

Before Lin Luoqing changed for the better, Lin Fei didn’t leave his side because he already knew that Lin Luoqing didn’t like him. Lin Fei could watch out for him and have no expectations. However, if Lin Fei left then there were so many people outside and he couldn’t guard against them one by one. He didn’t know who was most worthy of being defensive against.

Thus, Lin Fei felt that Ji Yuxiao should know about this.

However, Ji Leyu was unwilling. “I can protect him. I don’t want him to be sad.”

“You can’t protect him every minute of every day. You have to go to school. When you aren’t home, you can’t protect him.”

“I don’t want him to feel bad,” Ji Leyu insisted.

Lin Fei saw the stubbornness in his eyes and thought about it. “Then go and tell my uncle and ask my uncle if he wants to tell your uncle.”

JI Leyu pouted, not very willing.

He had a special sense of empathy when dealing with Ji Yuxiao. He thought that if one day his father or Ji Yuxiao said they didn’t like him, he would definitely be very uncomfortable and not want to hear it. So how could Ji Yuxiao be willing to hear it?

“I don’t want him to know,” he said stubbornly.

Lin Fei looked at him helplessly and had a slight headache.

His thoughts were far more calm and rational than Ji Leyu’s. He knew very well that Ji Yuxiao knowing about this matter was naturally for the best.

However, Ji Ley was so persistent because he was afraid that Ji Yuxiao would be sad. Lin Fei didn’t agree with his insistence but he didn’t want to force it.

He said, “Then let’s go.”

“You won’t tell your uncle, will you?” Ji Leyu asked him.

“If you don’t want to then I won’t say it,” Lin Fei replied calmly.

Ji Leyu sighed with relief and continued to walk back with him.

Lin Fei pulled him but couldn’t stop the worry flooding his heart. Would it really be okay if he didn’t tell Ji Yuxiao?

He rarely hesitated.

The two of them went back to Ji Leyu’s room together. Ji Yuxiao also left Ji Yuling’s bedroom at this time.

He pushed open the door of Ji Leyu’s bedroom and looked at the two of them with a smile. “Do you want to sleep together at night?”

Ji Leyu immediately raised his hand and shouted, “Yes yes!”

Lin Fei didn’t speak but not refusing was agreeing.

Lin Luoqing smiled. “Then let’s go.”

Then he pushed Ji Yuxiao and walked forward.

Ji Leyu and Lin Fei immediately followed.

Ji Yuxiao’s bedroom wasn’t far from Ji Leyu’s bedroom. It was only a few steps away.

Lin Luoqing pushed him in and looked at the room where he grew up in a quite curious manner. His eyes swept over the place while thinking that this was where Ji Yuxiao grew up.

Ji Yuxiao noticed the look in his eyes and his mood was gentle.

He didn’t stop Lin Luoqing so Lin Luoqing looked around curiously for a while. It was as if he was really interested in the past he didn’t participate in.

He saw the photo of Ji Yuxiao on the bookshelf where he was wearing black short sleeves and blue jeans. There was a basketball court behind him and he had one hand in his pocket. He played with a basketball with his other hand, the orange basketball spinning between his fingers.

He smiled proudly. The sun shone on his back, making his entire body glow. Obviously, it was a very simple and ordinary scene, but the person standing there was too dazzling and a beautiful scenery was formed. People couldn’t help lingering on it.

This was the 17 or 18 year old Ji Yuxiao whom Lin Luoqing had never seen before. His spirit was almost arrogant.

He was lively, vivid and captivating.

“I played basketball pretty well.” A voice was suddenly heard beside him.

Lin Luoqing turned around and saw a slight nostalgia on Ji Yuxiao’s face.

He put the photo back on the shelf and replied, “We can play together when there is time in the future. I don’t play that well but I’m not too bad.”

Ji Yuxiao stared at him for a long time before nodding, “Okay.”

This was his answer and also his promise.

Lin Luoqing laughed and couldn’t help staring at him.

Ji Yuxiao teased him. “Why? Do you think your husband is more handsome?”

Lin Luoqing, “……”

The atmosphere was really gone in an instant.

You are too narcissistic!

Once it was almost midnight, Lin Luoqing asked him, “Are there any fireworks at home?”

Ji Yuxiao thought for a moment before replying, “Probably not.”

Fireworks and firecrackers were generally purchased by him and his brother. However, his brother wasn’t here this year and he wasn’t in the mood. So there should be none unless his father prepared it himself.

“I’ll go and ask for you,” Ji Yuxiao said.

“Yes.” Lin Luoqing nodded. “It is New Year’s Eve and there should be a bit of a New Year’s atmosphere. Especially since Fei Fei and Xiao Yu are here and they will like it.”

He finished speaking and looked toward the two children.

Lin Fei seemed indifferent and it couldn’t be seen that he liked it at all.

On the contrary, Ji Leyu nodded appreciatively. “Yes, I like fireworks.”

“Okay.” Ji Yuxiao made a promise. “If not, I will make it up for you next year. I will set off super-large fireworks.”

“Yes.” Ji Leyu cheered.

Ji Yuxiao called and asked Father Ji. As expected, Father Ji didn’t prepare it. He was old and he thought these things were noisy. He naturally wouldn’t buy them specifically.

“Wait for next year,” Ji Yuxiao said. “Or when we go back, I can buy some for you to play on the 15th day of the first lunar month.”

“Yes.” Ji Leyu nodded obediently. However, in his heart, he thought about how his dad had just called Father Ji.

‘Does he know that his father doesn’t like him?’ Ji Leyu thought. ‘He doesn’t know.’

It was a good thing he didn’t know.

However, did he like his father?

Ji Leyu thought he should like him.

Who wouldn’t love their father?

He loved his father!

It didn’t matter which father it was!

Still, he hoped that his uncle wouldn’t like his father. If his uncle didn’t like him, his uncle wouldn’t care and wouldn’t feel bad.

Just like Ji Leyu. He didn’t feel bad because his grandfather didn’t trust him.

So, it was fine as long as his uncle didn’t like him.

Throughout the night, Ji Leyu paid careful attention to Ji Yuxiao’s expression. He paid so much attention that Ji Yuxiao noticed him.

“Why do you keep staring at me?’ Ji Yuxiao turned his head to ask him.

Ji Leyu was sweet. “Because Dad is good-looking.”

Ji Yuxiao chuckled. “Isn’t it because you did something bad and you don’t dare to tell me?”

Ji Leyu quickly shook his head. He didn’t do anything today. He was very well-behaved.

“Dad wronged me.” He pouted coquettishly.

Ji Yuxiao smiled and hugged him, kissing him on the face. “Is there really nothing you want to tell me? I thought you were staring at me in order to say something.”

“No.” Ji Leyu’s voice was soft.

Ji Yuxiao didn’t ask anything else. In his heart, Ji Leyu was a young, well-behaved and cute child. He was as simple, innocent and clear as the sun.

Therefore, he naturally didn’t think much of it.

The family of four huddled in bed and spent New Year’s Eve together.

Lin Luoqing watched Lin Fei and Ji Leyu fall asleep. Then he took out a red envelope and put it in their pajama pockets.

“They will be very happy when they wake up tomorrow and see the red envelopes in their pockets,” he said softly.

Ji Yuxiao nodded, turned off the light and lay down with him.

He held Lin Luoqing. Then after a while, he felt Lin Luoqing’s steady breathing. Lin Luoqing was already asleep.

However, Ji Yuxiao couldn’t sleep. He was about to say goodbye to the place he was familiar with, the place where he grew up. He felt irrepressible reluctance and sadness.

He silently hugged the person in his arms. It wasn’t until the second half of the night that he finally closed his eyes.

Lin Luoqing was still a bit confused when he woke up the next day. He habitually hugged Ji Yuxiao and said vaguely, “Good morning.”

“Good morning.” Ji Yuxiao kissed him on the forehead.

After all, Lin Luoqing was too embarrassed to sleep in in someone else’s house. Therefore, he stuck to Ji Yuxiao for a while before getting out of bed to wash.

He went to the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face. As he was brushing his teeth, his arm ran over the pocket of his pajamas and he found that something seemed to be inside, bulging.

Lin Luoqing reached in and pulled it out. He actually took out a red envelope.

He looked at it in surprise and said in his heart, ‘Who gave this to me? When was it put in here?’

Was it Ji Yuxiao?

Lin Luoqing quickly brushed his teeth, washed his face and ran out. He held the red envelope in his hand and asked, “Did you give this to me?”

Ji Yuxiao laughed. “Happy New Year. I wish you a prosperous new year.”

A smile burst out on Lin Luoqing’s face. He looked at Ji Yuxiao, happy, moved and a bit embarrassed.

“I’m not a child anymore. Why are you giving me a red envelope?”

Ji Yuxiao pushed the wheelchair in front of him and said gently, “You aren’t a child but you are my baby.”

In fact, he didn’t often call Lin Luoqing by this name. It was only when the two of them were playing around or being intimate. Ji Yuxiao would call him that preciously, as if wanting to take care of everything for him and treat him like a child.

Lin Luoqing couldn’t help turning red when hearing him say this.

His eyes were fixed on Ji Yuxiao. His pulse was like water, filled with delicate and flowing tenderness. It was fleeting, shimmering, bright and affectionate.

Seeing him like this, Ji Yuxiao felt his heart throbbing. He pulled Lin Luoqing over and pressed him down on his lap, pecking him twice on his lips.

Lin Luoqing directly hugged his neck, bit his lip and kissed him.

Lin Fei saw such a scene the moment he opened his eyes.

He looked at it calmly. Then he remembered Ji Leyu covering his eyes after seeing it last time and he also covered his eyes.

So children couldn’t watch it?

He thought so and obediently covered his eyes with his hand.

Lin Luoqing and Ji Yuxiao kissed for a long time before catching their breath.

He pushed Ji Yuxiao, gave him a coquettish look. Then he seemed to sense something and looked behind him. He saw that the two children were still lying obediently on the bed, the same as when they fell asleep last night. They were innocent and cute, as if they hadn’t woken up yet.

Lin Luoqing had just sighed with relief when he saw Lin Fei spread out his fingers, revealing emotionless eyes. Then as if seeing that there was nothing he couldn’t see, he slowly lowered his hand.

Lin Luoqing, “!!!”

Lin Luoqing was so frightened that he instantly jumped from Ji Yuxiao’s arms. He smiled at Lin Fei awkwardly and politely.

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