LPLFDA Chapter 30

Qin Xun’s opinion, Feng Yuan did not accept.

He patted his own little schoolbag and started talking on his own about the gift he wanted to pick for his dad.

The gift he wanted to pick, he already had an idea of in his heart.

“Right, Qin Xun, I want to take a family portrait with Dad, and with Big Daddy, too.”

“You come take it, too!”

After muttering for a while about the gift, Feng Yuan then brought up taking pictures.

He already had many photos with his two dads.

But he still wanted a family portrait!

At Qin Xun’s home, in Qin Xun’s bedroom, there was a family portrait of Qin Xun with his dad and mom.

“Your family’s family portrait, how could I be in it?”

Qin Xun knew, he and Feng Yuan were not one family.

He thought for a moment, then said, “Yuan Yuan, my home has a camera. When the time comes, I’ll bring the camera over and take your family portrait for you all.”

“Okay!”

Feng Yuan’s eyes lit up, and he nodded happily.

There was still one more class before school would be over.

Feng Yuan sat in the classroom, sometimes touching his pencil case, sometimes tugging at his backpack strap, sometimes even lying on the desk, spacing out.

The teacher at the front could see all his little movements clearly.

In her heart, the teacher let out a quiet sigh.

As the saying goes, at three, you can see what one will be like.

Looking at the traits Feng Yuan was already showing now—the makings of a poor student—the teacher truly worried about his future school life.

But fortunately…

Thinking of his homework, the teacher secretly let out a breath of relief.

Feng Yuan’s homework, for the most part, was still completed very well.

What he didn’t understand and didn’t learn during the day in kindergarten, after spending a night at home, by the time he came the next day, he would already know it.

The teacher knew this was definitely because his parents were tutoring him.

Feng Yuan’s parent was Li Sheng. The teacher had only ever seen this person before in business reports.

A person like Li Sheng, if not for having a son, the teacher thought she probably wouldn’t have had the chance to meet him in her whole life.

With a parent like Li Sheng, even if Feng Yuan turned out to be a poor student, his future would still be smooth and wide open.

Thinking of this, the teacher put away all her worries.

“Alright, it’s almost time for school to end. Babies, when you go home, remember to be obedient, too.”

For the two days of rest, the teacher assigned homework.

The moment Feng Yuan heard the word “homework”, his little face drooped.

Sigh.

Going to school was really no fun.

After the teacher finished assigning the homework, the dismissal bell rang.

Feng Yuan was the first to put on his little schoolbag.

Several teachers together led the children in the class, lining them up to walk toward the school gate.

Today, Feng Yuan hadn’t asked the adults to come pick him up.

He and Qin Xun only asked the driver to come.

Following Feng Yuan’s instructions, the driver took him to the mall. Of course, along with Feng Yuan, besides the driver, there were also bodyguards.

The two children wandered around inside the mall.

At the same time, Li Sheng was already waiting in the RV for Feng Qi.

The RV that Li Sheng had sent over, Feng Qi had originally wanted him to take it back.

This RV was even better than the ones first-tier stars in film crews used.

After Feng Qi started using this RV, both openly and secretly, he faced quite a bit of exclusion.

He wasn’t actually afraid of people making things difficult for him, but he just found it annoying.

Li Sheng hadn’t listened to him and hadn’t taken the RV back.

Feng Qi’s health wasn’t good. He needed a good environment to rest, as well as good care.

The bed in this RV was very comfortable. The fridge was always stocked with food.

With this RV, Feng Qi’s daily life would be much more convenient.

“Why are you here?”

After getting into the RV, Feng Qi took clean clothes to shower and change into, while talking to Li Sheng: “With this time, wouldn’t it be better to go pick up Yuan Yuan?”

“He wouldn’t let me pick him up.”

Since Feng Qi came in, Li Sheng’s gaze hadn’t moved away from him: “He went to the mall with Qin Xun.”

Feng Qi: “?”

Feng Qi’s movement of taking off his clothes paused: “The mall is crowded, the two of them going there as little kids. Can you really be at ease?”

“There are bodyguards with them.”

As Li Sheng spoke, he stood up and helped Feng Qi choose a set of clothes to change into: “Wear this one. I haven’t seen you wear it before.”

The clothes Li Sheng picked up were freshly washed new clothes.

And without a doubt, this new piece of clothing was also bought by him.

Feng Qi glanced at the clothes and accepted them.

The RV had a bathroom.

When Feng Qi got his clothes dirty while working, he was too lazy to wait until he went back to wash, so he simply rinsed off quickly in the RV.

While he was showering in the bathroom, Li Sheng leaned against the door, casually chatting with him on and off.

Most of their conversation revolved around Feng Yuan.

Right now, Li Sheng was also talking about Feng Yuan.

“He’s picking out a gift for you.”

Li Sheng understood his own son quite well, and he had accurately guessed Feng Yuan’s plan: “He’ll definitely create a surprise for you. I’d bet it’ll be him suddenly showing up and catching your eye.”

Thinking about the little one preparing for his birthday, Feng Qi’s voice carried a smile: “I don’t ask him to bring me surprises, I only hope he doesn’t bring me scares.”

As they spoke, Li Sheng suddenly changed the subject and asked: “Feng Qi, what birthday gift do you want the most?”

“Me? I want those ferocious beasts I’m chasing to come rolling over on their own, so I don’t have to go find them.”

Li Sheng: “…”

Li Sheng fell silent. The ferocious beasts on his list, he was already searching for in private.

But so far, progress had been poor.

Li Sheng remained silent, while Feng Qi continued speaking.

“I also hope Yuan Yuan can always be happy and healthy.”

“He will be.”

Li Sheng, still silent, finally found something to say: “With you by his side, he’ll always be happy.”

This time, it was Feng Qi’s turn to be silent.

Separated by the bathroom door.

Both of them paused for a while before continuing their conversation.

After showering and changing clothes in the RV, Li Sheng didn’t take Feng Qi home for dinner.

He took Feng Qi to a restaurant to eat.

Just as Feng Qi was about to ask what to do about Feng Yuan, Li Sheng spoke first: “Yuan Yuan and Xiao Xun want to eat at the mall. I’ve talked with Xiao Xun. He said he’ll watch over Yuan Yuan’s diet.”

“Alright then.”

Feng Qi still trusted Qin Xun.

Although Qin Xun was also young, when it came to taking care of Feng Yuan, sometimes he did even better than adults.

With Qin Xun watching Feng Yuan and bodyguards following behind, Li Sheng and Feng Qi didn’t need to worry at all.

The two of them went to a high-end, quiet restaurant.

At a window-side seat, they could overlook the city’s most beautiful night view.

There were roses on the table.

Feng Qi propped his chin on his hand, looking at the view outside, then at Li Sheng in front of him.

He said lazily, “Li Sheng, before I entrusted Yuan Yuan to you, I looked up some information about you.”

“Everyone says you’re neither drawn to men nor to women.”

“They all say you live like a machine, that you don’t have feelings for anyone.”

At the time, Feng Qi had been quite satisfied hearing these rumors.

Li Sheng was pure-hearted and indifferent to desires, which meant that his Yuan Yuan wouldn’t have any stepmothers or stepfathers.

But now, Feng Qi raised an eyebrow and said bluntly: “You’re not like what they say.”

All that talk about being pure-hearted, indifferent to desires…

It was all false.

Listening to Feng Qi, Li Sheng didn’t offer any defense.

Because even he didn’t understand—

Why, in front of Feng Qi, he kept uncontrollably having a bunch of improper thoughts.

He neither defended himself nor denied it.

Their eyes met in the air, with only a few hours left until Feng Qi’s birthday.

Li Sheng didn’t wait until the next day.

He looked into Feng Qi’s eyes, his deep tone carrying a seriousness that was hard to ignore.

“Feng Qi, only in front of you, I am different.”

“You and Yuan Yuan are an unexpected event for me.”

“But I’m very glad that this unexpected event happened.”

“In my lifetime, I will take good care of Yuan Yuan, and I also want to take good care of you.”

Li Sheng’s tone was neither fast nor slow. These words seemed as if he had rehearsed them countless times in his heart.

After saying them, he didn’t force Feng Qi to give a reply.

He knew that Feng Qi’s reply probably wouldn’t be the answer he wanted to hear.

So, after expressing his feelings, he let the waiter bring the meal.

Adult emotions were always mixed with too many things.

This adult kind of affection, little Feng Yuan couldn’t understand.

Feng Yuan didn’t understand overly complicated love.

His love was simple.

He loved Dad, loved Big Daddy, loved Little Uncle, and also liked Qin Xun.

Qin Xun wasn’t part of his family, but Qin Xun treated him so well.

Even the little fish balls that he bit into and thought didn’t taste good, Qin Xun would help him eat them!

“Yuan Yuan, have a sip of this.”

At the mall, there was a stall selling freshly squeezed juice. Qin Xun bought a cup of fresh orange juice.

Feng Yuan took a sip through the straw. His eyes lit up.

“Tasty!”

“Mm, since it’s tasty, I’ll hold it for you.”

The mall was too big. Feng Yuan’s little short legs had gotten tired from walking.

They walked and stopped along the way, and bought a birthday card.

On the card, Feng Yuan drew a picture.

Not only did he draw, he also wrote words of confession.

The words of confession were first written by Qin Xun in a notebook at Feng Yuan’s request. Then Feng Yuan copied them onto the card.

The card cost eight yuan.

Next to the supermarket, at a new stall, Feng Yuan customized a short-sleeved shirt for Dad.

This kind of shirt allowed you to print whatever words you wanted.

The words Feng Yuan chose to print were: “Yuan Yuan loves Dad.”

Under the words, there was also a photo of his own likeness.

This store for customized shirts had only recently opened and was running a promotion. The prices weren’t expensive—29, 39, or 49 yuan.

The different price levels corresponded to different qualities of fabric.

Feng Yuan chose the 49-yuan option.

After buying the shirt and the card, there wasn’t much money left.

But Feng Yuan still had many more gifts prepared.

He spent twelve yuan to buy small beads and string, learned how to braid, and made a bracelet.

Besides the bracelet, he also bought snacks for Dad.

Sour Girl fruit candies, sweet-and-sour crispy peaches, spicy chicken tendons, fig strips…

Food, clothing, accessories. Feng Yuan had prepared everything.

Although these things were cheap, the money for them was earned by Feng Yuan after collecting trash for a very long time.

“Qin Xun, help me wear this bow, okay?”

“Okay.”

Feng Yuan had also bought several bows.

Two of them were extra-large bows. One to tie on the gift box, and one he would wear himself.

Because today, he was also a gift!

He had prepared a birthday dance for Dad!

When he used to live on Huasheng Street, there was a public square dance at the street corner every night.

Every time he followed along and danced, Dad looked so cute!

So this time, he specially prepared a twist dance for Dad.

“Yuan Yuan, let’s go back after dinner.”

Qin Xun said, “Stay at my place until twelve, then I’ll take you home.”

“Mm! Okay!”

Feng Yuan nodded his little head and followed Qin Xun to the fifth floor to eat.

The entire fifth floor was filled with restaurants.

Qin Xun picked a congee shop.

He ordered a seafood congee, two stir-fried dishes, and a plate of shepherd’s purse and pork buns.

All of these were Feng Yuan’s favorites.

“Qin Xun, when I go home, I’ll hide in the box. Don’t tell my Dad.”

While eating, Feng Yuan was still planning how to surprise his Dad.

The two of them were talking. As they talked, Feng Yuan suddenly scratched his chubby little face.

“Qin Xun, don’t you feel like someone’s watching us?”

Ever since school ended, Feng Yuan had felt like someone was looking at him.

But he had turned his head several times and still couldn’t see who it was.

Qin Xun was a little sharper.

Qin Xun had already seen the bodyguards: “Don’t worry about them. Just focus on eating. After dinner, we’ll go home.”

With Qin Xun’s reassurance, Feng Yuan continued eating.

After they finished dinner and came out, the sky outside was completely dark.

Feng Yuan’s little backpack was full of things.

Qin Xun wanted to help him carry it, but he shook his head, insisting on carrying it himself.

The two little ones got into the driver’s car and headed back to the villa.

And behind their car, a black car was following them.

The person in the car wasn’t a bodyguard arranged by Li Sheng, but an elderly man resting with his eyes closed.

The old man wore a carefully tailored traditional Chinese long jacket and trousers. His face didn’t have many wrinkles, but his temperament and appearance were so striking that once seen, they were hard to forget.

He sat quietly against the back of the seat, eyes closed and resting.

At this moment, it was already past nine o’clock.

In the villa area, it was always bright no matter the time.

The car Feng Yuan and Qin Xun were in had already been logged into the garage system. The driver smoothly drove the car inside, then stopped at Qin Xun’s door.

When Qin Xun helped Feng Yuan down, he was rubbing his eyes, already sleepy.

“Qin Xun, carry me.”

Qin Xun’s house was big. From the door to the bedroom was still a fair distance.

The little sleepyhead didn’t even want to walk this short distance.

Qin Xun squatted in front of him and picked him up.

Feng Yuan wrapped his little chubby hands around Qin Xun’s neck, his dough-like little face pressed against his back.

Qin Xun carried him steadily back to the bedroom.

Once inside, Qin Xun coaxed him, bathed him, and only then let him go to sleep.

“Take a nap now. I’ll wake you up at twelve.”

“I’m not sleeping. I’m not tired anymore.”

After his bath, Feng Yuan felt more energetic. He changed into his favorite little pajamas, covered in dinosaurs.

“This is my favorite outfit.”

“Qin Xun, I’ll dance for you. You tell me if it looks good.”

Feng Yuan performed the dance he had prepared for his dad, showing it to Qin Xun in advance.

The twist dance he was doing was learned from the aunties who danced in the public square.

This dance required twisting the hips, swaying the waist, swinging the little hands, and kicking the legs.

Feng Yuan had practiced it for a long time.

The expression on his chubby little face was incredibly serious. With both little hands on his hips, he twisted back and forth, his little movements so captivating that Qin Xun couldn’t take his eyes off him.

Qin Xun even recorded it for him.

By the time the twist dance was over, Feng Yuan was so tired he was panting.

He leaned over, asking Qin Xun to wipe the sweat from his little face.

“Qin Xun, did I dance well?”

“Yes, very well, especially well.”

Qin Xun sincerely thought Feng Yuan’s dance was excellent.

He could watch it a hundred more times and never get enough.

When Feng Yuan danced, he did so in front of the living room’s large floor-to-ceiling windows. His little figure, seen through the glass, fell entirely into another person’s eyes.

The elderly man who had been following them all along did not get out of the car.

He remained seated inside.

He entered the villa area with ease.

The car’s lights were off. Only the faint glow from a phone screen illuminated him.

Li An, the driver, saw the light from the phone.

He spoke softly: “Sir, are you really going to take Young Master Feng Yuan back with us? He’s just started school…”

“He is a child of the Li family.”

Li Heng interrupted Li An’s words in a calm tone. If it weren’t for a sudden incident a while ago that had delayed him, Feng Yuan would already be back at the old Li residence by now.

Hearing this, Li An didn’t say anything further.

“Then, Sir, I’ll go bring the young master back.”

“Mm.”

Li Heng responded with a sound, letting him get out of the car.

The car was silent.

Li Heng idly fiddled with his phone. On it, the call records with his first contact had already gone several months without updates.

The children of the Li family, each and every one of them, were in terrible condition.

Li Wei, Li Xing, and the younger children…

Their mental states were all very poor.

As for Li Sheng and Li Ting, their conditions were still relatively normal and controllable.

The other children seemed as if they were cursed.

There was a saying passed down in the Li family. To put it bluntly, it meant that they had once committed sins, so the descendants were doomed to misfortune and short lives.

The children of their family could not expect to live like normal people.

They would be trapped by unknown factors. No method in the world could save them, unless they encountered a person who fit them, someone who could somewhat soothe their unstable mental state and physical condition.

Regarding the unknown factors affecting the mental state of the Li family, Li Heng had considered whether it might be some evil spirit or demon…

He had people investigate, and the results were varied.

Some said his family naturally attracted malevolent spirits. Others said the Li family themselves were inherently greatly evil.

The theories were all over the place. To prevent the Li children from dying young as the “curse” predicted, the Li family developed a survival training system.

Li Heng had endured this survival training back in the day.

That was why he didn’t die young.

He lived into his fifties.

After him, every child of the Li family had to go through this survival training.

Now that Feng Yuan had been added, he was no exception.

Li Heng was still thinking about the matters of the Li family, while Li An, who had gone out of the car, had yet to return.

It wasn’t until nearly twelve o’clock.

Li An finally came back, carrying a large box.

The box was opened.

Inside was a little cub, hidden in the box, who had accidentally fallen asleep while hiding.

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