After a Flash Marriage With the Disabled Tyrant - Chap 63
Two days later,
As soon as Little Goldfish left the airport, he carried a small school bag and jumped up and down, “Yeah!”
He was extremely happy. This was his first time abroad since he was born.
Luo Lingsheng sat firmly in his wheelchair as he looked at the crowded airport and shouted in a deep voice, “Jin Yu, don’t run around. In case you get lost here, it will be hard for us to find you.”
Luo Lingsheng went abroad again for his leg surgery, and the treatment period was longer than before.
Knowing this, Shi Yunnan was determined to accompany him, and said that he could also bring his design work abroad to continue.
After the conversation between the two was heard by Little Goldfish, the little boy started to cry and stammered for a long time before he could say, “I can’t bear to part with Little Uncle.”
Shi Yunnan has experienced “separation” since he was young, so he can naturally understand Little Goldfish’s sorrowful mood. After considering it, he and Luo Lingsheng decided to take this little crybaby with them.
In any case, Little Goldfish was still in kindergarten, and the lessons left behind can also be made up by private teachers abroad.
…
The excited Little Goldfish heard this and ran back to Luo Lingsheng.
He looked at Shi Yunnan, who was yawning from exhaustion, and shook the other party’s little thumb, “Uncle, are you sleepy?”
“A little bit.”
Shi Yunnan narrowed his eyes.
The day before the departure, he and Luo Lingsheng tossed and turned until the early morning before going to bed. When they woke up, they went to visit old man Wen, so some of their depleted physical strength never recovered.
In addition, Shi Yunnan had always been unaccustomed to long-distance flight times, so he was inevitably fatigued at this moment.
Luo Lingsheng saw his tiredness and said, “Go home and rest first. I’ll be admitted to the medical center the day after tomorrow.”
He has three or four private residences in the United States, one of which is close to the medical center, which is convenient for Shi Yunnan and Little Goldfish to travel between home and the hospital in the future.
Qin Jian contacted the driver, and the group quickly got into the car.
Little Goldfish was, after all, just a child. He jumped around before getting into the car, and by the time he got home, he was already asleep in Luo Lingsheng’s arms.
Seeing this, Yuan Meng took the initiative to say, “Patriarch, I will take the little young master back to the room to rest.”
“En.”
Butler Qin was getting old, so Luo Lingsheng didn’t want him to follow him back and forth. Apart from Qin Jian and Yuan Meng, who had followed him all year round, he arranged for six professional bodyguards to protect them secretly.
Shi Yunnan followed Luo Lingsheng to look around the house layout, “When did you buy this house? It’s well decorated.”
“It’s been a few years, and some time ago, I found someone to renovate it.”
As cheesy as it may sound, this house was actually one of the coming-of-age gifts given by the Luo couple to Luo Lingsheng when they were alive.
After his parents passed away unexpectedly, Luo Lingsheng was reluctant to resell the house. Even if it was empty all year round, he would hire someone to regularly clean it up.
“Uncle Qin didn’t come with us this time, and I’ll be in the medical center for a long time. If you have anything you want to eat, just ask the servants.”
“Understood, I’m not a child. How can I let myself go hungry?”
Shi Yunnan was led into the bedroom by Luo Lingsheng, and was greeted by a floor-to-ceiling window. The light was particularly good, with afternoon sunlight filtered in.
Their villa was in the first row of this area, facing the wide lawn and a lake with an extraordinarily open view.
Shi Yunnan curled his lips happily and said, “When we were just driving over, I felt that the nearby buildings were a little familiar.”
“Hm?”
“When we were in college, Fu Ziyu and I participated in a billiards hobby camp during our spare time. It seems like it’s nearby?”
Shi Yunnan simply took out his mobile phone to check the location, “I remember that there should be a coffee shop in this area, with a courtyard style design on the third floor.”
Shi Yunnan doesn’t like coffee but is particularly interested in desserts.
For a long time, he and Fu Ziyu would go to the store to sit for a long time after the billiards camp every Sunday. Later, when he began to develop his career in the design industry, he liked to sit there when he had no inspiration.
Luo Lingsheng stared at his back, a shimmer of light wavered under his eyes, “Elle?”
“Yes.”
When Shi Yunnan heard Luo Lingsheng announce the name of the shop, he turned around in surprise, “You know that shop too?”
In order to commemorate his wife, who died in an accident, the owner of the store named it after her, and the desserts the owner would make are all his wife’s favorites.
Luo Lingsheng replied casually, “I lived here for a while, and I heard it from my neighbors.”
Shi Yunnan put down the phone and couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows,””Then some other time, let’s go look for it together? That boss makes really good desserts.”
Luo Lingsheng looked at Shi Yunnan’s smile and said, “Okay.”
Shi Yunnan took the initiative to sit next to him. His heart moved, “Luo Lingsheng.”
“What’s wrong?”
Shi Yunnan caressed the tip of Luo Linghsheng’s nose with his own. The warm breath was mixed with more and more intense love, “I want you to kiss me.”
He suddenly discovered that he was willing to share with Luo Lingsheng even the trivial things that happened a few years ago, and wanted to try it one by one with Luo Lingsheng.
His feelings go beyond the initial superficial liking—he has fallen in love with Luo Lingsheng.
Luo Lingsheng saw the love in Shi Yunnan’s eyes, and his breathing tightened.
Thousands of words piled up in his heart, and finally turned into a deep kiss.
Luo Lingsheng’s hand stroked Shi Yunnan’s cheek and lightly rubbed his chin with his fingers. His teeth were easily pried open, spilling out a sweet whimper.
The sound of an ambiguous and passionate wet kiss echoed in their ears.
Suddenly, Qin Jian’s voice came from the corridor outside the house, “Little Young Master, why did you wake up and run here alone?”
“….”
Luo Lingsheng and Shi Yunnan simultaneously withdrew.
The two stared at each other for a second or two, and then both looked out of the room—
They had no idea they had forgotten to close the door when they entered the room. At this moment, the door was wide open.
A small figure stood at the door, now red-faced. While covering his eyes, he acted like a thief who stole the bell1, “Uncle, little uncle, I didn’t see anything ah~“
The rising tone of this “ah” is too obvious and especially spirited.
Shi Yunnan: “……”
Luo Lingsheng: “……“
The two men looked at each other for a while, and in a rare moment, they both felt their “old faces” as elders were lost.
Wasn’t this child asleep?
How come, in the blink of an eye, he ran to this place again? What was Yuan Meng doing?
Little Goldfish didn’t know what the two adults were thinking, and ran in, ” Little Uncle, are you hungry?”
He patted his flat belly, “I want to eat something.”
In fact, Little Goldfish didn’t sleep deeply in the car. He woke up within two minutes after Yuan Meng took him back to the bedroom. Because of the unfamiliar housing environment, he could only instinctively search for Luo Lingsheng and Shi Yunnan.
Until he passed this bedroom, in fact, Little Goldfish didn’t lie.
From the angle he was standing, Shi Yunnan’s figure was completely blocked by Luo Lingsheng, and the two found him immediately.
But unfortunately, Little Goldfish had high emotional intelligence and cleverness, so he guessed that the two uncles were playing boo-boo again!
It’s good to boo-boo each other as long as you don’t quarrel!
Qin Jian arrived at the door and actively greeted the three people in the room, “It’s good that the little young master is awake. Patriarch, Mr. Shi, the maids have prepared the meal, why don’t you eat first and then rest?“
“Okay.” Shi Yunnan quickly changed the subject, “W-we’ll be right there.”
Qin Jian nodded when he heard Shi Yunnan‘s answer. At the same time, a question arose in his heart—
What’s going on here?
Why does Mr. Shi look a little unnatural?
Before Qin Jian could find out why, he heard Luo Lingsheng say solemnly, “Qin Jian, tell Yuan Meng he didn’t take care of the little young master well, so his salary will be deducted for three days.”
“…Ah?” Little Goldfish was stunned.
“…..” The same goes for Qin Jian. He was unsure of what to do.
However, Luo Lingsheng, as the family head, issued an order, so his subordinates naturally had to listen to it.
As soon as Little Goldfish heard that there was something to eat, he immediately turned his attention away and ran out of the room with Qin Jian.
Shi Yunnan and Luo Lingsheng sat in the room, only that little atmosphere disappeared under the ‘accidental disruption’ of their little nephew.
Shi Yunnan sighed helplessly, “What should we do if we teach Little Goldfish bad things?”
Luo Lingsheng chuckled twice and deliberately joked, “You know that you have corrupted Little Goldfish now? In the past, he never dared to enter the room without knocking.“
“You didn’t close the door just now. Besides, he stayed out of the room obediently. Does he need to knock on the door?“
Shi Yunnan retorted unconvincingly, thinking that his teaching was good, “Since I came to this house, how lively Little Goldfish has become? He was almost turned into a piece of log by you before.”
“If you think I’m not doing a good job, why don’t you find someone else to teach him?” This last sentence was a joke.
Luo Lingsheng heard a series of bullet-like remarks from Shi Yunnan and helplessly pinched his Adam’s apple, “I just said one thing. Why are you bringing this up?”
Little Goldfish is a measured child, and will not spread such things verbally.
What’s more, they are legal husbands. Isn’t it only natural to do these things?
Shi Yunnan snorted with a smile, “You still have the nerve to say anything about me. I think you were even more guilty than I was when facing Little Goldfish just now. What did Yuan Meng do wrong for you to deduct his salary? Such an unscrupulous boss. Thank goodness he’s still working for you.”
Luo Lingsheng didn’t refute, “I’m just saying, that’s all. I’ll make it up for him with the bonus.”
Shi Yunnan got up and went around behind Luo Lingsheng’s wheelchair, “Let’s go, let’s eat. I’m hungry too.”
“Ok.”
On the other side, Qin Jian took Little Goldfish down first.
When Little Goldfish saw the fragrant steak on the table, he immediately darted over in greed.
Yuan Meng watched Little Goldfish climb onto the dining chair, and before he could come forward, Qin Jian approached him, “Mengmeng, let me tell you some bad news and some good news.”
Yuan Meng glanced at him and said nothing.
“The bad news is that the patriarch said you didn’t look after Little Goldfish well, and he would temporarily deduct you three days’ wages.”
“…..”
“The good news is that, considering our years of colleagues, I decided to shoulder half of this punishment with you.”
Qin Jian bumped Yuan Meng’s shoulder and said, “How is it? How are you going to thank me?”
Yuan Meng thought of Shi Yunnan’s speaking manner in the past, and replied, “If you pay my salary for three days, I will reconsider.”
Qin Jian, who fell into a passive position, “…..”
Recently, every time he verbally teased the other party, he was able to find ways to retort back, so who exactly led their honest Mengmeng astray?
1
This expression 掩耳盗铃 comes from a story about a person who decided to steal a bell. However, the bell was too heavy to carry, and the thief decided to break it into pieces. He was afraid the sound would attract attention, so the thief blocked his ears and continued to smash the bell believing that as long as he could not hear the bell’s sound, no one else could either.
After making some arrangements at home, Luo Lingsheng was admitted to the medical center the next day.
According to the doctor’s team, if Luo Lingsheng had nothing urgent, he would not be allowed to leave the hospital at will, so as to avoid unexpected problems.
The surgery was scheduled for half a month. Before that, Luo Lingsheng had to maintain simple daily training.
Taking advantage of Luo Lingsheng’s simple daily training, Shi Yunnan also returned to his own design business.
a week later.
Shi Yunnan, who completed the private draft design, was free, so he came to the largest high-end shopping mall in the state. He rejected the enthusiastic recommendation of the counter clerks and strolled slowly on his own.
There have been a lot of jewelry designs in the new season, and he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to learn about the real objects on display. Besides, he also wanted to buy some small items for himself and Luo Lingsheng.
Suddenly, a voice came from the side, “Hello, sir, can I trouble you with something?”
Shi Yunnan looked sideways.
The other party was a tall, handsome man with amber-brown pupils that matched his hair extremely well. His outfits were low-key but expensive.
Seeing Shi Yunnan’s acquiescence, the foreign man asked the lady at the counter to hand over two brooches, “It’s like this: I wanted to buy a brooch for my sister as a graduation gift, and I hesitated for half a day but couldn’t choose.”
“Sir, can you give me a recommendation?”
Shi Yunnan raised his eyebrows slightly, “Let me see.”
He is a jewelry designer and does have some face-con1 attributes, so naturally he will not refuse this kind of effortless thing.
“Both of these are from the latest quarterly brooch collection by Romance.”
Shi Yunnan didn’t wait for the clerk’s introduction, but he recognized it at first sight, “Like this brooch, it uses blue amber and diamonds set in a clasp, striving to refract the purest light from each section…“
Shi Yunnan admired the designer’s work very much and couldn’t hide his praise, “Sir, have you ever seen the blue ice cave in Iceland? The light wave refraction formed under the pile of blue ice that does not melt for 10,000 years gathered in the sunlight is very similar to this brooch.”
Shi Yunnan continued, “There is also this sunflower brooch, which is polished and spliced with yellow diamonds and white diamonds, representing the stamens blooming in the morning sun, which is full of vitality.”
Shi Yunnan’s analogy was very apt. Both the counter lady and the man couldn’t help but look at those brooches again.
“One represents purity and flawlessness, and the other represents vigor and vitality.” The handsome man understood his description. “Hearing you say that, they are both very suitable for my sister, who just graduated.”
Shi Yunnan shrugged, “Then buy them all. Girls could never have too many things.”
As a jewelry designer, Shi Yunnan is the kind of person who knows women best.
He curled his lips into a smile, and of course, made the matter of spending money into something very beautiful, “Sir, your sister will be happy because of your double favor.”
The last sentence moved the handsome man, and he simply waved his hand, “Just listen to this gentleman, I want these two brooches. Please wrap them up for me.”
The counter lady was overjoyed when she heard this.
She cast a very grateful look at Shi Yunnan and hurriedly took these two expensive brooches to bill and package them.
The handsome man looked at Shi Yunnan and said, “Sir, thank you for your recommendation.”
Shi Yunnan replied, “You’re welcome. You should thank the ‘power of your banknote2’.”
After all, these two brooches are very expensive, and not everyone can afford to buy two of them at once.
Shi Yunnan returned with a slang that only Chinese people understand. He thought that the other party would not understand, but he didn’t expect the handsome man to laugh.
“You are very insightful and humorous.”
This time, it was Shi Yunnan’s turn to be silent.
Because the other party answered him in standard Chinese.
“Are you Chinese?”
“Yes.” Shi Yunnan simply admitted, his eyes re-examined the man in front of him, “You also understand Chinese?”
The handsome man saw his doubts and spoke in fluent Chinese again, “My grandfather is a Chinese immigrant, and I grew up beside him, so I can speak a little Chinese.”
Shi Yunnan complimented from the bottom of his heart, “That’s more than a little bit. Your language is very standard.”
“Why don’t we get to know each other?”
The handsome man offered his hand as he thought for a moment and gave his Chinese name, “Ning De’an.”
His parents divorced when he was a child, and because his mother was busy with work, he was handed over to his grandfather to raise him.
His first name was De’an, and Ning was his grandfather’s and his mother’s surnames. When combined, it sounded like a very good Chinese name.
Just in time, the counter lady brought the shopping bill back, “Sir, please sign it.”
Ning Dean picked up the pen and wrote three Chinese characters in a proper manner.
Shi Yunnan looked at the Chinese name that was not different from the one in his mind, and his eyes froze for a moment. To him, it was another unfamiliar and familiar name—because in the latter part of the original book, there had been an appearance of Ning De’an.
This character is Luo Yanchuan’s friend and also the one that couldn’t escape Xie Keyue’s protagonist halo. He almost turned against Luo Yanchuan and became a rival in love.
However, Shi Yunnan doesn’t care about these people’s love affairs. The reason why he was silent was because of the plot he was familiar with.
In the end, it was with the addition of Ning De’an’s secret assets that became the catalyst for Luo Yanchuan to control the Luo family and bring down Luo Lingsheng.
For Shi Yunnan and Luo Lingsheng, this person was an enemy rather than a friend in the original story line.
How did he meet him at this juncture?
In the end, does the world line unknowingly change in the dark? Or was it just a random encounter?
Several questions flashed through Shi Yunnan’s mind until he heard an inquiry from the opposite side, “Sir, I don’t know your name yet.”
“Shi Yunnan.”
Shi Yunnan replied out of courtesy.
Ning De’an silently digested this nice name and took the initiative to invite him, “Mr. Shi, do you have time?”
It was already four o’clock in the afternoon.
“In order to express my gratitude, I would like to invite you to a meal.” Ning De’an raised the packaged bag in his hand, and his light brown pupils flashed his favor towards Shi Yunnan.
Shi Yunnan heard the words and refused, in a low voice, “Thank you, but no need. I’ve just arrived, and I still need to pick out my own things.”
In the face of Shi Yunnan’s answer, Ning De’an didn’t show much displeasure. He nodded slightly, “It was me who was too rash. Please help yourself, Mr. Shi. I hope we will meet again.“
Shi Yunnan showed a polite smile on the surface, and walked inside, bypassing Ning De’an. Then he looked at the back of the other party departing back through the mirror, and the subtle thoughts suppressed in his heart came out again—
Xie Keyue’s path was getting narrower and narrower, but what about the other protagonist, Luo Yanchuan? Will he secretly unite the assets and strength of Ning De’an and others to deal with Luo Lingsheng just like the original world trajectory?
Shi Yunnan thought, while feeling a rare regret.
He should take this opportunity to develop a friendship with Ning De’an, and maybe he can prevent certain situations from happening in time in the future.
Suddenly, Shi Yunnan’s cell phone vibrated. It was a call from Luo Lingsheng.
“Hey.”
“Why didn’t you reply to your Wechat? I heard from Little Goldfish that you went to the mall?”
“Yes, I’ll go back after I check out the new season’s jewelry designs.” Shi Yunnan replied honestly.
“It’s raining outside. Should I ask Yuan Meng to pick you up?” Luo Lingsheng asked again.
“No, I’ll take a taxi back in a while.” Shi Yunan glanced at the time, “I’ll pick up Little Goldfish at home and then go to the medical center at six o’clock. You wait for us to have dinner.“
“Okay, then you pay attention to safety.” Luo Lingsheng’s voice showed a hint of fatigue, “I just finished training. I’m going to take a nap.”
“En.”
Shi Yunnan hung up the phone and accelerated his appreciation and review of all kinds of jewelry in the showcase, but unfortunately, after strolling around, he didn’t find anything he particularly liked.
The torrential rain was getting heavier and heavier, obscuring all clear vision.
Seeing the heavy downpour, Shi Yunnan suddenly felt misguided—with such weather, time, and location, it may not be so easy to get a taxi.
Just as Shi Yunnan was looking at the rainstorm and was about to accept his fate and wait for a taxi, Ning De’an appeared in his field of vision again.
Ning De’an asked, “Mr. Shi, are you waiting for the taxi?”
Shi Yunnan replied calmly, “Yes, I didn’t expect the rain to be so heavy when I went out. I was lazy and didn’t drive here.”
The gentlemanly Ning De’an suggested, “Where are you going? Shall I drive you?”
Shi Yunnan was silent as he considered, his dark, scrutinizing gaze directed at Ning De’an.
Ning De’an noticed his hesitation and helplessly curled his lips, “Mr. Shi, I just want to thank you for your advice on brooch selection. I bear no malice.”
“Sorry, I didn’t mean that.” Shi Yunnan dismissed the hesitation.
He reported the address of the villa area. Because of privacy concerns, he did not specify the number of the buildings.
Ning De’an pointed in the direction of the elevator, “It’s along the way. My car is parked at the underground parking lot.”
Shi Yunnan smiled faintly, “Then I’ll trouble Mr. Ning.”
The reason why he was willing to commute with Ning De’an was actually because of his own calculation.
The storyline of the “Luo family’s battle” in Shi Yunnan’s perception has not yet happened. Ning De’an can’t be considered to be in Luo Yanchuan and Xie Keyue’s camp now. In this case, he might as well take this opportunity to pull Ning De’an into being his friend?
Of course, this idea had only just taken shape. Shi Yunnan wasn’t going to blindly strike up an acquaintance.
The two took the elevator to the underground floor.
Shi Yunnan sat in the co-pilot seat after obtaining Ning De’an’s consent. As soon as he got in the car, he found the small furnishings in the car, the teacups and teapots made of ceramic, which looked extraordinarily delicate.
Ning De’an noticed Shi Yunnan’s sight, and said while starting the car, “I grew up beside my grandfather when I was a child. He is an out-and-out Chinese person. He likes drinking tea, collecting porcelain vases, and loves playing with gourds…”
Ning De’an was deeply influenced by Chinese culture since childhood. When his peers were playing basketball and games, he followed the old man to learn about ceramics and tea drinking, and was fascinated by it.
Four years ago, Ning De’an returned to his father and grandfather’s side due to a family change, and last year he inherited his family’s mines, which are among the best in the country, but his heart still yearned for these cultures in China.
Shi Yunnan smiled, and his understanding of this character became clearer.
In the original book world he knew, Xie Keyue learned of Ning De’an’s preferences and partnered with him in the name of investment in the porcelain and tea industries.
In the day-to-day interaction, Ning De’an developed a favorable impression of Xie Keyue. Because of Luo Yanchuan’s existence, his confession failed before it even started.
However, Ning De’an did not hate him because of love, but continued his old friendship with Luo Yanchuan under the persuasion of Xie Keyue, and secretly helped them fight against Luo Lingsheng.
…
“Since my grandfather passed away, I haven’t had tea that was as fragrant as his for a long time. I heard that his hometown is in Guiyang, where there are many ancient tea plants… “
Shi Yunnan’s thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Ning De’an’s sigh.
Shi Yunnan followed his words and replied, “If there is a chance, Mr. Ning can go to China to find the origin of your grandfather’s homeland.”
Ning Dean smiled, “I hope there will be such a day.”
As the two continued conversing, the atmosphere in the car wasn’t as awkward and stiff.
When the car arrived at the villa area, the torrential rain finally became drizzling rain.
Just as Shi Yunnan was about to get out of the car, Ning De’an stopped him, “Wait for me.”
Ning De’an ran out of the car first and found a spare umbrella in the trunk.
He walked around to Shi Yunnan’s side and said, “Come out, this umbrella is for you.”
Shi Yunnan raised his eyebrows.
“I know you don’t feel comfortable telling me your specific address, so I dropped you here as you wish.” Ning De’an was very smart, but not offensive.
He stuffed the umbrella into Shi Yunnan’s hand and said, “Don’t catch a cold in the rain, goodbye.”
Shi Yunnan sincerely thanked him.
Leaving aside other things, the Ning De’an he saw was indeed a meticulous and fine gentleman.
Not long after, Ning De’an drove the car away.
Just as Shi Yunnan was about to walk in the direction of his home, a small figure came running quickly, “Little uncle!”
Little Goldfish was wearing a raincoat and rain boots while holding an umbrella in his hand. The thick rain boots stepped on the watery ground, making a pitter-patter sound all the way.
Shi Yunnan was startled and quickly stepped forward, “Why did you run out?”
“Wait for you. I’m afraid you didn’t bring an umbrella.”
Little Goldfish raised his head to see the black umbrella held up by Shi Yunnan and deliberately sighed heavily, “Sigh, my umbrella is useless.”
Shi Yunnan didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and bent over to brush the raindrops off his tender face, “Little goldfish is such a good boy, but you can’t wait for me in the rain in the future. You are still young. What if you catch a cold?“
“Oh, ok.”
Little Goldfish nodded obediently.
He took the initiative to take Shi Yunnan’s hand and bring him home quickly, as if he was afraid that he would get lost.
One big and one small walked back home.
Taking advantage of the gap when Shi Yunnan put things away, Little Goldfish quickly slipped back to his bedroom, picked up his children’s mobile phone, and dialed a number familiarly.
While waiting for the call, he pouted unhappily like an old man—
Humph!
He had seen it just now. It was obviously a big and tall foreigner who sent Little Uncle back, and that person took the initiative to pass the umbrella to him!
As he was thinking, the call was connected.
In an instant, Little Goldfish shouted at Luo Lingshefnng on the other side, as if his eyebrows were on fire3, “Uncle! Danger! Danger! Great danger!“
The author has something to say:
Little Goldfish: Uncle! Sound the first stage alarm! [Serious-cub.JPG]
1
A person who attaches great importance to looks and beautiful things.
2
Super-rich. A Chinese slang that derived from Justice League.
3
A metaphor for urgent matter.
