After Playing the Fool and Marrying the Blind Villain [Transmigration] - Chap 110
After Playing the Fool And Marrying the Blind Villain – Extra Four
In no time at all, the electronic clock on the wall sounded the announcement that it was three o’clock.
Pei Yi looked at the glass door that no one had entered, and there was a trace of imperceptible loss and uneasiness in his eyes.
He quickly drank the remaining flower tea water in the thermos, still staring motionlessly at the door.
Bo Yueming saw that the person sitting next to him had changed from lively and active to extremely silent, and it seemed like he would stare a hole through the door with his eager gaze before giving up.
“Pei Yi?”
“…..En?”
Pei Yi slowly turned his gaze back to Bo Yueming, his pupils trembling. He held the canteen in his arms, as if this could suppress the uneasiness inside.
Bo Yueming recalled what Coach Gao had told Pei Yi just now. “Your parents are picking you up at three o’clock?”
Pei Yi nodded slightly, feeling a sense of indescribable grievance. “Father Yan said he would pick me up at three o’clock.”
The other party always did as he promised.
“…….”
Father Yan and Father Rong?
When Bo Yueming heard Pei Yi say something that was different from “Father and Mother,” the precocious and intelligent boy suddenly understood something.
As he was thinking, Pei Yi suddenly reached out and grabbed Bo Yueming’s wrist, feeling a little unsure. “Er-ge, did I get into big trouble today?”
Bo Yueming saw the anxiety that Pei Yi was trying hard to hide, and inexplicably patted his little head through the helmet. “Since nothing happened to anyone, it’s not a huge disaster. Don’t be nervous. They might just be delayed on the road.”
Pei Yi nodded dully, his brow furrowed.
Bo Yueming glanced at Coach Gao to the side and stepped forward.
After a moment, he returned with a phone that had already been dialed. “Here, it’s your parents’ number.”
Pei Yi took it slowly. “Hello?”
Xu Rong’s voice sounded. “Xiao Yi, it’s Father Rong. Don’t be afraid, we’re already on our way to pick you up.”
“Father Rong.”
Pei Yi gave a nasal hum.
Xu Rong promised, “Be good, just wait for us for another ten minutes. Father Rong promises to be there, okay?”
Pei Yi’s eyes reddened, and he held back the moisture. “En.”
The phone hung up.
Pei Yi handed the phone back in a well-behaved manner and smiled again. “Thank you, Er-ge.”
Bo Yueming saw how quickly his emotions came and went, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously before falling again. “When you encounter problems in the future, you can’t just stand there and be upset. You have to find a way to take the initiative and solve them.”
Pei Yi nodded at once, and the admiration in his heart rose another level.
. . . . . . .
Ten minutes later, Pei Yi saw two familiar figures outside the glass door. He slid off his chair and ran over.
“Father Yan, Father Rong!”
Bo Yueming immediately averted his eyes. When he saw Pei Yi throw himself into the arms of one of the men, the suspicion in his heart became true—
The two fathers mentioned by the other party were lovers.
In this case, what was Pei Yi’s identity? Was he the product of an ex? Or…..a child adopted under the same-sex marriage regulations?
Bo Yueming didn’t dwell too much on this personal issue. Instead, he signaled to Uncle Kai with his eyes and walked back to the outdoor racecourse in silence.
Pei Yi on the other side didn’t notice Bo Yueming’s departure, and remained in Xu Rong’s arms. “Father Rong, why are you here, ah?”
Xu Rong took off Pei’s crooked helmet and straightened out his messy hair. “Father Rong was too busy at school today. We’ll never be late again in the future.”
Pei Yi nodded.
Zong Baiyan beside him didn’t have time to speak before Coach Gao came over.
“Mr. Zong, there was a small incident today. I think it is necessary to inform the parents.”
“……”
When Pei Yi heard Coach Gao’s “report,” his face suddenly showed a trace of nervousness.
Zong Baiyan wore the same frown, and motioned with his eyes for Xu Rong to accompany Pei Yi while he followed Coach Gao into the monitoring room.
Pei Yi grabbed Xu Rong’s hand and called in a subtle voice, “Father Rong.”
Xu Rong could see his nervousness, but said nothing about it. He just steadily held his warm little hand and said, “Did you have fun riding horses today?”
Pei Yi abruptly thought of Bo Yueming, who he had just met today. When he turned around, he realized that there was nobody where the two of them had been sitting. “Huh?”
Xu Rong followed his gaze and asked, “What is it?”
“I met a gege today,” Pei Yi said honestly. “He was with me just now.”
Xu Rong looked around, but didn’t see the “gege” Pei Yi had mentioned, so he turned his attention back to the canteen.
“Have you finished the flower tea water I made you today?”
When he brought this up, Pei Yi showed a rare bit of pride. He held up the canteen slung across his body and said, “I drank it!”
Xu Rong weighed it and revealed a hint of relief. “Good job. It’s rare for our family’s kitten to drink so much today.”
Just as Pei Yi was about to say something more, Zong Baiyan walked out of the monitoring room with a look on his face that was more serious than ever before.
“Pei Yi.”
“…….”
When he heard this call, the smile on Pei Yi’s face vanished at once.
Xu Rong noticed that something wasn’t right. “What’s wrong?”
Pei Yi lowered his eyes and said nothing, his hands intertwined as he picked at them unconsciously.
Zong Baiyan easily picked up Pei Yi, who was silent in his guilt, and then held the hand of his lover beside him. “Let’s go. We’ll talk about it when we get home.”
Such a semi-public place was no good for teaching a lesson.
. . . . . . .
At the open-air racecourse.
Bo Yueming was jumping his beloved horse once more when he suddenly glimpsed a family of three walking out not far away, and his gaze unconsciously froze.
Uncle Kai followed his line of sight and looked.
Although he couldn’t see clearly from this distance, there were a limited number of people entering and exiting the racecourse, and he understood after a little thought. “Second Young Master, are you reluctant to let your little friend go?”
Bo Yueming denied it. “I’m not.”
Turning his eyes away, Bo Yueming suddenly remembered Pei Yi calling him “Er-ge,” and that indescribable subtlety rose again—
This was the first time since childhood that he had met a child who was willing to follow him and call him “Gege.” He didn’t know if there would be a chance to meet again in the future.
Uncle Kai asked again, “If the Second Young Master likes him, I will ask for his details later. Perhaps we can invite his family to visit Bo Manor in the future.”
Bo Yueming refused again. “No need.”
He had always had an awkward identity in the Bo family. It wouldn’t be good to have people come to the house for no reason to play.
Thinking of this, Bo Yueming immediately retracted those random thoughts, tightened the reins, and galloped off.
. . . . . . .
Bam!
The door closed.
Pei Yi silently followed his two fathers as if the word “dread” was written on his forehead.
Xu Rong tugged on Zong Baiyan and looked at Pei Yi, who was obviously guilty. “A-Yan, what’s going on? You didn’t say a word this whole time while driving.”
“Ask him what he did.”
“While Coach Gao was away, he dared to ride Changfeng and run around secretly, and almost collided with another member’s horse…..”
Zong Baiyan recounted the scenes he had seen on the surveillance records one by one.
Pei Yi fell from the horse onto the ground, and was almost trampled by the horse’s hooves. If not for that other child, something would certainly have happened!
Thanks to his luck today, he met a young man who had good equestrian skills and the accident was avoided.
But even though there was no accident, that didn’t mean this kind of thing should be handled lightly!
When Xu Rong heard this, his heart twinged violently.
Zong Baiyan maintained a straight face and used an unprecedentedly stern tone. “Pei Yi, do you know how dangerous that was? I wasn’t there today, so you dared to behave badly, is that it?”
Xu Rong saw Pei Yi trembling slightly, and gently tugged on his lover’s wrist. “A-Yan, let it go.”
“Rong-ge! This is a matter of principle!”
Today’s possible disaster had once again reminded Zong Baiyan of “the past.” Back then, not only had he lost his lover, but he had also lost Pei Yi.
“You didn’t even pay attention to the most basic safety knowledge, and you didn’t listen to the coach…..” The more worried Zong Baiyan was, the more harsh his lesson became.
When he saw that Pei Yi was still silent, he simply reached out and grabbed his arm. “Come here!”
“Wu!”
Pei Yi whimpered and automatically cringed in pain.
Zong Baiyan and Xu Rong noticed his strange reaction at the same time. The latter approached first. “Xiao Yi, what’s wrong with your arm?”
He unbuttoned his cuff and rolled up the sleeve.
Pei Yi’s thin arm was covered in red marks and bruises, and his elbow even had broken skin and spots of blood.
“……”
Xu Rong and Zong Baiyan both frowned in distress.
Pei Yi, who had held it in over and over, lowered his head and finally threw himself into Xu Rong’s arms like a child, his sobs forbearing and tense. “I, I know I was wrong. I won’t do it again. Father Rong, you guys don’t make me go…..”
“I will definitely be good in the future. Don’t send me back to the orphanage, okay?”
Xu Rong was quick to hug him tight, and comforted him gently, “Good boy, don’t cry. It’s not that we don’t want you, Father Yan was just so worried about you today, and that’s why he’s so strict.”
The sound of Pei Yi’s crying was muffled, and he shrank down without speaking.
When Zong Baiyan saw Pei Yi’s rare tearful appearance, his heart broke and all of his harshness disappeared.
No wonder the boy never said a word on the way home.
At that time, Pei Yi was afraid that his family would be taken away and he would be sent back to the orphanage?
“Rong-ge, will you please help Pei Yi first and see if the injury is serious?”
With this conjecture, Zong Baiyan walked quickly to the cupboard and took out the medicine kit that was always kept at home.
“Never mind, shall we go directly to the hospital? Kid, why didn’t you say your arm was injured?”
Xu Rong wiped Pei Yi’s tears and inspected his arm again. “Does it hurt? Can you lift it up?”
Pei Yi shook his head. “I-It doesn’t hurt.”
“How can it not hurt?” Zong Baiyan saw it in his eyes and felt anxious. “Didn’t you fall off a horse? You didn’t tell Coach Gao?”
Pei Yi didn’t answer his question, but admitted his mistake to Zong Baiyan with red eyes. “Father Rong, I did something bad today. I won’t do it again in the future. I’m sorry.”
Zong Baiyan was very distressed, and patted his cheek. “Xiao Yi, you don’t need to apologize. It’s Father Yan who didn’t do a good job today. He shouldn’t have left you to learn horse riding alone.”
After finally protecting his lover, his child was still harmed.
Zong Baiyan felt increasingly guilty for his failure. “I’m sorry. Father Yan shouldn’t have criticized you like that just now.”
“It’s just that if something happens in the future, you have to think of us and not hide it from us, understand?”
Pei Yi sniffled. “En.”
Xu Rong carefully lifted his arm. “Can you lift it up? How about we go to the hospital to get an X-ray?”
Pei Yi returned to Xu Rong’s arms and mumbled, “Father Rong, I don’t want to go to the hospital.”
Today was originally his fault, which was why he kept refraining from mentioning the condition of his arm. Not to mention that the worst pain in his arm had already passed.
Zong Baiyan took another look and said, “It must be swollen due to the fall. There are probably no broken bones.”
“Rong-ge, please apply some ointment for Pei Yi to reduce the swelling. I’ll call a friend and ask to make an appointment.”
In the end, Pei Yi was still in his growing stage, and kept silent after falling off his horse. No matter what, he must be checked out by a doctor before they could feel relieved.
Xu Rong agreed, and Zhong Baiyan walked to the side with his phone.
Taking out the anti-inflammatory ointment from the medicine kit, Xu Rong said softly, “We’ll apply some medicine to the broken skin first, and the doctor will check the swollen area later.”
Pei Yi nodded obediently and stretched out his arm.
The moment the ointment touched the wound, Pei Yi subconsciously flinched in pain. “Wu.”
Xu Rong paused. “Does it hurt a lot?”
Pei Yi shook his head and endured it. “Father Rong, it doesn’t hurt.”
“Good boy, bear with me for a while.”
Xu Rong’s heart softened at his child’s well-behaved and sensible appearance. While wiping the ointment on the wound with a cotton swab, he gently patted around the wound with his fingertips.
It was soft and numbing, which seemed to divert the stimulation from the medicine.
Pei Yi carefully watched Xu Rong’s medicine-applying method, and repeatedly assured, “Father Rong, I will definitely be good in the future.”
Xu Rong paused for a moment and looked at him. “Xiao Yi, Father Yan and Father Rong aren’t forcing you to be a well-behaved and sensible child, but we hope—”
“That you will treat this place as your own home and us as your real fathers. Do you understand?”
“Huh?”
“You don’t need to be afraid. Even if you’re naughty and cause trouble, we will not abandon you.”
Pei Yi nodded silently.
Xu Rong continued while applying medicine, “Also, Father Yan’s attitude just now was a little too anxious, but you did do something wrong today—”
“First, you didn’t listen to the coach and secretly got on the horse, which caused an accident. No matter what you do in the future, you must do it within your own abilities.”
“Secondly, you hid your injuries. Let me ask you, which child gets hurt and doesn’t tell their parents? As long as Father Rong and Father Yan are in this world, you are our real son, do you understand?”
Pei Yi pursed his lips and held back his tears. “I understand.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Zong Baiyan returned after making his phone call.
The anxiety on his face had not completely dissipated. “Let’s go. I got in touch, and we need to be there at five o’clock. There’s still time.”
“Okay.”
Zong Baiyan came closer and rubbed Pei Yi’s little head. “Don’t cry.”
Pei Yi hooked Zong Baiyan’s little finger with his uninjured hand and shook it. “Father Yan, I’m not crying.”
The sparkling look in his eyes meant that he was “seeking peace.”
Zong Baiyan and Xu Rong smiled at each other and immediately took their kitten to the doctor.
. . . . . . .
Fortunately, the test results showed nothing serious.
After such a fuss, Zong Baiyan simply took Xu Rong and Pei Yi to have dinner at a restaurant outside, and then returned home.
Xu Rong had just finished washing up in the bathroom when he saw Pei Yi huddled at the door, looking in. “Father Rong.”
The last note contained a hint of familiar coquettishness.
Xu Rong saw through his intentions and patted the side of the bed. “Come here and sleep next to Father Rong tonight.”
Pei Yi immediately ran over and nestled next to Xu Rong contentedly.
Because he had grown up in an orphanage, Pei Yi was the most insecure while he was sleeping, and Xu Rong, who was gentle by nature, always gave him the most immediate and meticulous care.
Xu Rong covered Pei Yi with the blanket and reminded, “Don’t press on your arm.”
“En, Father Rong.”
Pei Yi grabbed Xu Rong’s sleeve lightly and whispered, “It was that little gege who ‘rescued’ me today. He was really good-looking, and had beautiful eyes.”
If Zong Baiyan hadn’t been so angry and stern at that moment, Pei Yi would have liked to take his fathers to say goodbye to Bo Yueming.
Xu Rong listened to Pei Yi’s secret confession and chuckled. “Do you like that little gege?”
Pei Yi nodded. “I want to be friends with him.”
Xu Rong patted his back. “In a couple of days, I’ll ask Father Yan to find out who he is. If possible, I will certainly find an opportunity to take you to thank him, okay?”
“But making friends is something you will have to figure out on your own.”
Pei Yi blinked. “Okay.”
Xu Rong coaxed him, “Go to sleep early. You have to finish your homework tomorrow.”
Pei Yi thought of his untouched homework today and closed his eyes obediently to prepare to sleep.
. . . . . . .
An hour later.
Zong Baiyan returned from the study. When he saw Pei Yi on the bed, he smiled blankly. “Why did he come to sleep with us?”
Xu Rong covered Pei Yi’s ears and replied in a low voice, “He was a little frightened today, and I suppose he doesn’t want to sleep alone. Are you finished?”
“En.”
Zong Baiyan had nothing urgent to deal with, and just suddenly ‘returned’ right now.
There were many company matters that needed to be reviewed again, and he had also discussed with his assistant about Shen Che’s follow-up matters, so he was busy until now.
Zong Baiyan raised his hand to gesture for Xu Rong to sit up slightly. After sneaking a quick kiss from his lover, he picked up the sleeping Pei Yi from the bed.
“What are you doing?”
“Taking him back.” Zong Baiyan looked at Pei Yi sleeping soundly in his arms and feigned disdain. “This little brat sleeping here will delay things tonight.”
“…….”
Xu Rong was rendered helpless by his shameless words.
After a short while, Zong Baiyan completed his task of “losing the kitten” and returned to the master bedroom, locking the door tightly.
They had been together for more than just a year or two, and Xu Rong knew exactly where his lover was going.
He immediately wrapped himself in the quilt and hid inside, pretending to be sleepy. “I’m tired today, let’s go to bed early.”
Zong Baiyan smiled and embraced him from behind. “Rong-ge? Wife? Pay attention to me?”
Teasing kisses moved from his earlobe to the side of his neck, and even those hands became restless.
Xu Rong was so provoked that his breathing was chaotic. As soon as he lost his mind, Zong Baiyan pulled him back and kissed him passionately.
“Wu….ah….”
Xu Rong finally managed to gain some breathing space. “Didn’t we just……last night?”
Zong Baiyan’s eyes were dark, and there was a suppressed sadness in their depths that Xu Rong couldn’t see though for the moment. “I missed you so much.”
“…….”
“Rong-ge, I, I missed you so much.”
Zong Baiyan looked directly into Xu Rong’s misty eyes and kissed him again lovingly.
. . . . . . .
The two tangled together until almost four o’clock in the morning before falling asleep in each other’s embrace.
An unknown amount of time later, Zong Baiyan was suddenly awakened by panicked murmurings. When he realized what was happening, he quickly turned on the bedside lamp and looked at his lover in his arms.
Xu Rong, who was still dreaming, seemed to be in pain. His forehead was covered in sweat, and he was mumbling something.
Realizing that something wasn’t right, Zong Baiyan called out softly, “Rong-ge?”
“Rong-ge? Will you wake up?”
“I’m here, don’t be afraid. Rong-ge?”
“—Ah!”
Xu Rong suddenly opened his eyes, which were filled with suffering that had nowhere to escape. The beating of his heart was accompanied by a terrible phantom pain, leaving him unable to tell whether this was an illusion or reality.
“……”
Xu Rong calmed down in silence, trying to sense everything around him.
After about six or seven minutes, he carefully hugged Zong Baiyan back. “A-Yan, I, I seem to have had a nightmare.”
Zong Baiyan’s thoughts moved, but he still coaxed, “It was just a nightmare, it’s over now.”
Xu Rong choked out, “I’m sorry, I’ve been ill for a long time. I shouldn’t have doubted you so much, and I shouldn’t have stimulated Xiao Yi.”
It was a dream in retrospect, but also a recognition of reality.
“…….”
Zong Baiyan’s heart squeezed at once.
He had no intention of exploring the so-called “dream” or “rebirth.” He only knew that Xu Rong was still in his arms, and that was enough.
“Rong-ge, none of that was your fault. We’re still fine now. Nothing has happened.”
Zong Baiyan kissed Xu Rong’s sweaty forehead again and again. “As long as you’re okay now, that is more important than anything else.”
Xu Rong whispered, “A-Yan.”
“En?”
“Sorry, I…..”
Xu Rong thought of Zong Baiyan’s tearful, frightened look the day before, and a thousand words turned into just one sentence, “I won’t leave you again, we’re okay.”
Zong Baiyan took a deep breath and tried to suppress the turmoil in his heart. “En, we’re okay.”
He had originally thought that heaven had only given him a chance to start over and protect his lover, but didn’t expect that he would also receive an additional gift—
They still knew each other, and still had a chance to start over.
His lover’s embrace warmed his cold heart, and Xu Rong finally broke free from the “nightmare of his past.”
Likely due to their unique and innate tacit understanding, neither of them opened their mouths to talk about this “past” that had already happened and was difficult to face, but planned to live in the present.
“A-Yan, I want to take another psychological test.”
Although everything had restarted and the trigger that had caused his long-term illness had disappeared, Xu Rong was still a little worried about his mental state.
After all, he was afraid of being subjected so such long-term self-torture.
Zong Baiyan understood and supported him in everything. “Okay, I’ll go with you. It will be okay. It will definitely be okay.”
“En.”
“Rong-ge, can you sleep a little longer?” Zong Baiyan glanced at the time. “It’s only six o’clock.”
Xu Rong endured the exhaustion and shook his head. “I can’t sleep anymore. I’m afraid that if I sleep now, I’ll oversleep and won’t be able to get up to make breakfast for Xiao Yi later.”
He was equally guilty about Xiao Yi.
Zong Baiyan kissed him again and promised, “You go to sleep, I’ll get up and make breakfast.”
Xu Rong considered Zong Baiyan’s inferior cooking skills and wanted to simply refuse, but then remembered that the person in the “past” had learned a lot in order to take care of him.
He raised his head and pressed a gentle kiss to his lover’s Adam’s apple, relying on him freely. He no longer refused. “Okay.”
. . . . . . .
It was just after eight o’clock.
Pei Yi was forced awake by the alarm clock and reluctantly got out of bed. With his hair a mess, he looked at the layout of his room, his mind still confused—
Hadn’t he slept next to Father Rong last night? Why was he back here?
Pei Yi really wanted to shrink back into the warm quilt and stay in bed, but he had to get up to do his homework.
He opened the door and left the second bedroom. As soon as he entered the dining room, he saw an unexpected figure in the kitchen.
Pei Yi rubbed his eyes, full of doubt. “…..F-Father Yan? Good morning.”
Zong Baiyan took a few eggs out of the refrigerator and instructed, “Good morning. You drink the warm water on the table first. Father Yan will make breakfast for you.”
“……”
Pei Yi unconsciously took half a step back. “Where is Father Rong?”
“Father Rong is still sleeping. Don’t go over and disturb him.”
“Oh.”
Pei Yi responded honestly, but was inwardly worried.
Ah.
Didn’t Father Yan have the cooking skills of a three-legged cat? He wouldn’t be poisoned later, right?
