Chapter 15
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“Father, for this time being, I will bring Lin Yi and her little brother to stay in here, Ming Liu Yuan.” Er Xiao Feng told his father about his plan.
Er Dong Hao faintly said: “That is your matter. Do what you want to do. Father won’t get involved.”
Er Xiao Feng stood up, “Thank you father, I am going to upstairs.”
“En.”
Er Xiao Feng said his good night, and then he went to upstairs.
After he walked away, Er Dong Hao and Ling Hao have been silent for quite some time, at the last, it was Ling Hao who broke the silence, “Master, you don’t blame Xiao Di.”
Er Dong Hao smiled, “I am not blaming him. He never seen his mother, but in his heart, his mother has higher position than me. It was my fault, I am sorry to him and his mother. Ling Hao, are you going back to B City tomorrow? Are you bringing Cheng Ai Feng with you?”
Ling Hao nodding his head, “She has agreed to go back with me.”
“Talk with her nicely, if you love her, you should let her know. Don’t miss her out, and then regret later. You should know there is no turning back in this world. Cheng Ai Feng is little bit easily smitten with something or someone, she little bit muddle-headed, but her characters as person quite okay. Someone like her indeed needs to find kind of man like you, someone who can protect her, take care of her.”
Ling Hao oh a sound, “I will take good care of her.”
Since he got household register of Cheng family from Madam Cheng, he said that two of them would be spent together until rest of their life. He is going to marry Cheng Ai Feng, actually he planned once he arrived in B city, he would immediately bring Cheng Ai Feng to B city civil affair bureau to register their marriage. Of course this plan, he didn’t tell Cheng Ai Feng, he afraid she wouldn’t want to.
Er Dong Hao took a sip of his drink, he said: “It is good to be a youngster, still have a chance to make option.”
Ling Hao knew that Er Dong Hao was thinking about his wife, and he also knew until today he hasn’t given up his feeling toward Zhang Xiao, but Ling Hao didn’t dare to say it.
“Since tomorrow you are going to return, you should have rest earlier.”
“En, Master you should have rest too. Don’t drink too much.”
Er Dong Hao faintly smiled, “Now it is suitable for me to drink bitter wine alone in the dead of night, the bitter wine I brewed myself, no matter how bitter it is, I have to drink it up.”
Ling Hao: ….
A room in a second floor, Er Xiao Feng just done bathing, then he threw himself to his bed, while at the same time he was staring at his room ceiling, he recalled the conversation that he had with Lin Yi not long ago, he recalled the moment when he said he didn’t lack anything except a wife, he felt awkward, his face turned to be redden.
The outsider must have never known if the young master of Earl family actually is someone pure and innocence.
Compare to the young masters of Huo Yan Men who are older than him few years old, although they haven’t had girl friends, but Ning Chen Xuan brothers are thick-faced, many years Er Xiao Feng knew them, never once he saw their face turned red. He did hear a rumor when Ning Chen Xuan brothers reached their adulthood, the previous Master was especially sent two beautiful women for both of them, but these two brothers were feeding those two women with stimulant drugs, then they sent those two beauties into the previous Master’s room, yet no one knew about this matter.
Even the elders of the Huo Yan Men no one dares to bring up about this matter, and no one dares to send beautiful ladies to Ning Chen Xuan brothers’ bed since then.
“Knock knock knock.”
His door is knocked, Er Xiao Feng was staring at his door direction, immediately answered: “Is it Uncle Ling Hao? The door is not locked.”
Ling Hao pushed open the door, he saw him was lying on the bed but he didn’t cover himself with quilt, showing half of his body, Ling Hao teased him: “Don’t you feel cold?”
Er Xiao Feng got down from his bed, he walked to his wardrobe, he took his sleeping robe, after he put the robe, he put down his towel in chair. Walked heading to Ling Hao direction, asking him to have a seat.
No need for him to ask, Ling Hao has already sat down.
“Uncle Ling Hao, do you want to drink something?”
Ling Hao laughed: “I just accompanied your father, been drinking many glasses before, I am not going to drink anymore.”
Er Xiao Feng sitting against of him, “Uncle Ling, are you going to leave tomorrow? Won’t you to stay few days more? How about my brother Peng and also Auntie Yue? Will they leave tomorrow too? I haven’t played with little Rui Rui.”
Little Rui Rui is Zhan Peng’s son. His name Zhan Rui.
“If you want to take over the company, uncle perhaps can stay few more days.”
Er Xiao Feng smiled, “It is my bad. I have made uncle to be tired.”
“This is uncle fate. But uncle is only being able to help you only for these few years, master did say, after you reached 25 years old, the entire Earl Family is going to be yours. Now you are 18 years old, there still seven years to go, you should take this chance to enrich your experiences and grow your skill.”
Er Xiao Feng felt little bit helpless, he said: “All should be blamed to my father because he didn’t have more sons, everything is relying on me, he still young, why does he retire so soon.”
“You are the young master of Earl family, even if you have brothers and sisters, thing that is your responsible, you still need to shoulder it. Master indeed not old, but he is mentally tired. He also needs to have a rest.”
Er Xiao Feng pouted his mouth, “It is only an excuse. I afraid it is because Auntie Zhang Xiao wanted to retire, uncle Mu did also say, after the company is handed down to the younger generation, he would accompany auntie Zhang to travel around the world, while my father, he must be thought to be the shinny bulb for them.”
Ling Hao smiled, “Perhaps.” He paused, then he asked Er Xiao Feng, “You don’t hate them, do you?”
Er Xiao Feng shook his head, “How possible. If I really hate them, I must have hated them since long time. No need to wait until seven years to hate them. Uncle Ling, don’t talk about my father matter. Let’s us talk about yours matter and also my love-struck sister, how you two? Have you told her you love her? Speak frankly, my love-struck sister is a silly woman. How could she not realize if you love her.”
Talking about Cheng Ai Feng, Ling Hao expression looked gentler, “It is my fault. She knew that the person I loved before was your sister Mu Ya. Also I treat her most of the time is little bit forceful and also possessive, it is so normal for her to question my sincere.”
“My sister Mu Ya and Auntie Zhang are type of women who easily to charm men around them, uncle Ling, I don’t afraid being laughed by you, if not because I am younger seven years than my sister Mu Ya, I thought, perhaps I can fall in love with sister Mu Ya.”
Ling Hao also laughed, “You are right. They are alike magnet, they can easily charm countless men. Men who are able to have them, they must be the most fortune ones.”
“Love-struck sister is also not bad, she just easily smitten by something, every times she sees me, she looked as if she wanted to jump on and eat me. There is a time, I am quite afraid her. Uncle Ling, in the future you might often jealous. Since tomorrow you are going to leave, you rest assure, I will ask people to keep on watching her, as long as she chasing handsome men, I will inform you, help you to reduce your love rivals.” Er Xiao Feng didn’t know this time Ling Hao planned to bring Cheng Ai Feng to B city.
In the past when Ling Hao left, Er xiao Feng, this young master of Earl family always sending his men to watch Cheng Ai Feng.
That’s why every times Cheng Ai Feng secretly took handsome men photos, she would always catch red-handed by Ling Hao.
If not because disallowed by Ling Hao, Er Xiao Feng did think to put tracking system or GPS on Cheng Ai Feng.
“She will go with me.”
Er Xiao Feng dumbstruck, he asked: “Does sister Ai Feng dare? In her eyes, our Earl family is devil nest, even Ming Liu Yuan she not even dares to step her feet in, does she really dare to go to B city? Uncle Ling, are you going to kidnap her? If yes, will it be okay?”
There was no smile on Ling Hao’s face, “Do you think your Uncle Ling need to kidnap woman in order to bring her to B city?”
Er Xiao Feng touched his chin, he looked him from top to toe, he smiled: “You don’t have.” But soon suddenly he asked Ling Hao:
“Uncle Ling, do you think how about to raise a girl to be own future wife?”
Ling Ho dumbstruck, but soon he asked him: “Do you think to raise Lin Yi beside you, so that she can be your future wife?”
Er Xiao Feng’s face red, “Uncle Ling, why suddenly you are bringing up Lin Yi. Can’t I adopt other woman? For example I adopt beautiful little Lolita who is younger than me, raise her in Ming Liu Yuan, raise her beside me, I keep on watching her so that no one can take her from my side.”
Ling Hao smiled, he said: “Could it be you have been reading many novels? You even think about raise series.”
Er Xiao Feng pouted, “I am a grown up man, why am I reading novels? This idea pop out from Brother Zhong Yang and Sister Mu Ya love story, it is better to ‘target’ before hand, watching she growing up with our own eyes, if she grows unexpected, I still can correct her. If there is love rival, taking an opportunity before the love rival grows strong, I can cut it off.”
“Seem so, this sound not bad, the idea really not bad. Then when will you adopt and raise the Lolita? Do you need Uncle Ling to help you out? I afraid the girl you choose to adopt, when she was small looked beautiful, but when she growing up, her look has changed. If that really happened what to do then? It might a big trouble.” It was obvious Ling Hao teasing Er Xiao Feng. While in Er Xiao Feng’s heart the girl that he wanted to raise must be Lin Yi.
Ling Hao really wanted to see how Lin Yi looked alike, after all she able to make their young master’s heart stirring.
Someone like Er Xiao Feng who has gotten used to see beautiful ladies, normally their standard must be set higher compare ordinary people, other than it is destined or fated, or else it is really few girls able to get caught by his eyes.
“No need. I believe she won’t be growing under my expectation. Actually the current her is really good. Pure, plain, delicate, simple and elegant, it is only she little bit stubborn, although she isn’t the most beautiful girl in this world, but she is type of admirable girl, I have seen many beauties alike sister Mu Ya, but admirable one like her suit me better.” Without he realized, Er Xiao Feng was describing how Lin Yi looked alike.
The moment when he realized what did he say, he stared at Ling Hao, this moment Ling Hao was laughing, Er Xiao Feng’s face turned to be so red. Good thing, Ling Hao didn’t say anything more, he just patted Er Xiao Feng’s shoulder, praising him, he really has grown up.
Er Xiao Feng didn’t understand.
Seeing Er Xiao Feng who still confused, Ling Hao smiled, he said: “This is the normal man should act, such beautiful youngster lover, you have already 18 years old, if you aren’t feeling anything toward girls, you just don’t know how we worried about you, afraid you are not growing normal. Especially your Grandaunt, she really afraid you would be alike Master, doesn’t know anything about love when young, then when you have understood it, thing has gotten late, you might have already fallen for other’s wife. Your grandaunt even said she is thinking to arrange blind date for you, wishing you can marry someone soon and have your own child, so that she could live peacefully.”
Er Xiao Feng: “….”
He is only 18 years young man. His grandaunt has already thought to ask him to start a family.
Fortunately, he seldom returns to B city.
“Xiao Di, if that Lin Yi really good according to you, then you can test to get along with her, after all our family doesn’t look family background. As long as you like, you can go ahead. As what your grandaunt did say, as long as Earl family generation wanted to start family, she has felt grateful.” But suddenly the smiling expression on Ling Hao’s face changed to be serious, he seriously wanted to remind Er Xiao Feng, if he really like then he must go ahead, but if that is not love or like, then don’t think to start it.
This time Er Xiao Feng didn’t deny his feeling toward Lin Yin, perhaps because she is clearly looked so weak but so persistent and stubborn, or perhaps because he still young, the moment when a girl cried in his embrace, his heart skipped beat.
“Uncle Ling, I understood.”
Ling Hao, Mmm a sound, “Toward you, Uncle Ling can feel assured. It has been getting late, you should have a rest now. Uncle Ling also needs to go back and sleep. Tomorrow early in the morning, I need to return to B city. Do you want to come with me, get back to there?”
Er Xiao Feng immediately shook his head, he showed his scared expression, “I am afraid grandaunt might have prepared many rounds of blind date arrangement.” In the end, he really pitied his uncle Ling, “Uncle Ling, does my grandaunt still arrange blind date for you? You bring Sister Ai Feng to B city, will my grandaunt like her or not? Sister Ai Feng actually is nice person, or else impossible sister Mu Ya wanted to be her friend, the only flaw that sister Ai Feng has, she might drool once she sees handsome men. En, I think, perhaps my grandaunt might hardly to accept this. Two of you should make a preparation.”
Ling Hao thanked him: “Thank you for reminding me. You rest assured, your Uncle Ling will have way to solve it. Good night.”
“Good night.”
***
Under the same blue sky, in the same time but in different place, things that happened also different from people to people, at this time in T city, Xu family, Lin Dong in his small yard, sitting on the grasses.
Xu family is staying in small villa house type, it doesn’t count as huge, other than Xu Li and her small family, there are also two nannies who responsible to clean the house and also take care Lin Xiao Bao.
Xu Li’s parent is staying overseas, moreover both had already divorced when Xu Li finished her Gao Kao (National College Entrance Examination) and now her father and mother are living separately and having their own life now. Although both of them are still loving her, even most of the time they would transfer her money, yet very seldom they came back to China to see her. When she was starting up her business, the initial funds were also given by her parent. But after she could earn her own money, she never touched the monthly allowance that given by her parent.
Xu Li has very simple daily routine, in her company, Lin Dong is positioned as Manager, but after their son, Lin Xiao Bao born, he seldom comes to office. Because most of the time he is spending his time staying at home to take care their son. Due to Xu Li encouragement, he is smoothly turning to be stayed at home father who is focusing to care their son.
People who knowing how Lin Dong got his position, many of them looked down Lin Dong, many said he is a hinder for Xu Li. All of them are laughing at his back, although in front of Lin Dong they would still act courtesy, calling him Manager Lin.
On the grass, Xiao Bao is playing a ball, even if he is playing alone, he still looked happy. Sometimes he would kick the ball to Lin Dong’s feet, then Lin Dong with smiling face would kick the ball back to him, then Lin Xiao Bao would happily chase the ball.
Seeing his healthy and cute little son, Lin Dong thought about his other son, Lin Yao.
Since he came back from the hospital, on the surface as if there was no changes with him, but actually when night comes, quiet and alone, he would recall his late wife and his children. Did he, feel regret?
He has been leaving his home for more than six years, his daughter Lin Yi has already become a young lady, although she looked weak and skinny, but she still looked beautiful and delicate. She looked alike her late wife when she was young.
While his son Lin Yao, he didn’t know how tall he is and also how his looks.
In his memory, how Lin Yao looked alike?
Lin Dong was trying hard to imagine how Lin Yao looked alike from Lin Xiao Bao’s face, helplessly Xiao Bao is looked alike Xu Li more, as he remembered, when Lin Yao was small, he looked alike him. His parent used to say it when they carried Lin Yao, Lin Yao is really his copy paste of his young version.
It was accidentally father and daughter met, his daughter seemed to recognize him, on the contrary, he hardened his heart, coldly denied her. He did it because his daughter is a blind person, cannot see. They had become years father and daughter, impossible his daughter mistaken him? Her eyes blind but her heart is crystal clear, within these six years there was no news about him, if he is doing okay then he must have abandoned his wife and children.
“Father, father.”
Who is calling him, his daughter? His son?
“Father, my ball is near your feet, can you help me to kick it back to me.” It was Lin Xiao Bao who called him.
His eyes looked at the ball which near is feet, soon he swayed away his thought about his late wife, with affection and pampering speaking tone, he called Xiao Bao: “Xiao Bao, you come here, see you have sweating so much, this kind of weather, you can easily catch cold. Come here, father help to wipe your sweats.”
“Okay.”
Lin Xiao Bao answered his father while at the same time he run over, when he was close to Lin Dong, immediately he jump into his embrace.
Xu Li has a son when she in middle age. No wonder if she loves her son so much, as for Lin Dong, he did tell her if he has a pair of son and daughter. But his daughter is a blind person, while his son is sick. While Lin Xiao Bao is a healthy boy, so that he gives all his father love toward this son, both of these husband and wife are treating Lin Xiao Bao as precious. As for Lin Dong who has been becoming stayed at home father and husband, Xiao Bao seemed more alike raising by him alone thus they have strong bonds and very close.
“Father.” Xiao Bao was in Lin Dong’s embrace, he lifted his little face, because he has been playing soccer for sometime, his little face has been turning pinkish, Lin Dong likes his son to have this kind of facial look, there is pinkish in his white skin, looked so healthy. While Lin Yao’s face seemed never had this kind of look before, his facial look… Lin Dong realized he not even remembered how Lin Yao looked alike.
“Tired?” Lin dong carried Lin Xiao Bao, he asked him gently, stretching out his hand to take tissue from the table, then he helped Xiao Bao to wipe his sweat.
“Does Xiao Bao still want to play?”
Xiao Bao nodded his head, “Father, can you play with me?”
Lin Dong smiled and then gave a kiss on his little face, smiled: “Xiao Bao can play alone, right? Father is here to watch Xiao Bao.”
His father didn’t want to accompany him to play, Xiao Bao was little bit disappointed, but soon he was back to his normal self. He jumped down from Lin Dong, took his ball from Lin dong and he started to play by himself.
“Ring…”
The door bell rang.
Lin Dong didn’t stand up to open the door.
The nanny inside the house when she heard the bell ringing, quickly she walked to open the door.
In front of the gate Xu Li’s small villa house there was a black sedan parked, there was a man who sitting inside the black sedan, while at the same time there was two men who standing outside the black sedan wearing black suit, they are two handsome cold man, their eyesight sharp as light, their lips closed tight, their appearance quite intimidating.
The atmosphere in front of the gate felt hollow, the nanny facing to two of men in black suit who were standing in front the small villa gate, she didn’t immediately open the door but with alert she asked them: “Two misters, who are you looking for?”
One of the men coldly asked her: “May I know is this Lin Dong’s house?”
The nanny didn’t answer whether it is or it is not. She still kept herself alerted, asked: “What do you want?”
The man didn’t answer her but commanded her: “Open the door!”
The nanny stepped back few steps, loudly she said: “Who are you? It is still day time but acting alike robber, better all of you get lost now, or else I am going to call police.”
“What’s matter, who are they?”
Once Lin Dong heard the nanny loud voice, he walked over.
The nanny quickly said to him: “Sir, I don’t know who they are, I asked them but they didn’t answer me, they just called me to open the door. Judging from their appearance, they aren’t looked alike good people, or should I call the police?”
When the men in black suit saw Lin Dong, coldly he asked: “Are you Lin Dong, aren’t you?”
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