Chapter 181 Chapter 181 [VIP]

This was the happiest birthday Jason had ever had.

——Stamped by himself, with his bright blue eyes open, he tried to remember everything in the present moment.

Even if there might be better and more memorable birthday scenes in the future, they were all just 'maybes', out of reach now. It would take 365 days, one revolution of the Earth, and 940 million kilometers of travel of the sun in the universe for the birthday to arrive once. And even then, it would not be able to shake the happiness and satisfaction he felt in his heart at that moment.

After Bruce said 'Me too', he took the long serrated knife for cutting the cake from Alfred behind him and handed it to Jason. The birthday song was still going on, and Bruce made way slightly to let Jason and Megan stand together. These two children were the only ones present who looked very young. They were only two years apart in age. It seemed that Megan's birthday would be in a few days?

He remembered this child. From the moment he saw her being held by Dick that night, he had a deep memory of her skinny, numb, and hollow appearance. So he established a special children's care fund. In addition to putting her on the foundation's list of recipients, he and Dick also provided personal support...

He would occasionally observe her family situation and learn about what her father had done recently, but he never hacked into their network or surveillance. He only looked at the few lines of paper records, as if this alone could comfort his heart.

Now looking down at the small swirl of hair on her head, Bruce also shifted his gaze to the protagonist of today's party.

Of course Jason noticed Bruce making room for him, and he squeezed in without hesitation, making eye contact with Megan who was looking at him. Her eyebrows were curved, and her pair of pure green eyes seemed to sparkle under the light. As they were closer, he could hear the song Megan was singing more clearly. Her voice was thin, with an upturned ending, and it was incredibly soft.

He stood in this sea of ​​joy, smiling widely, but there were candles on the cake in front of him. Obviously, he had to blow out the candles first before cutting the cake, but Bruce forgot this process.

Bruce also noticed the problem at this time. He looked at Alfred helplessly. Even if Alfred didn't remember, didn't the old butler know it? But Alfred was happy to see the little mistakes in his life, and they all knew Jason wouldn't mind.

No one in this family is perfect, but the love is real.

They watched Jason blow out the candles and then divide the cake. There was no fixed process for this birthday party. The cake was divided at the beginning and everyone held a piece in their hands. After that, the food was brought in from the kitchen one by one, and the drinks were also served at the same time. There was not even a fixed seat for everyone, and everyone could just hang out and communicate with others.

Jason took Megan to the dining table and sat her down. The food and drinks in front of her were the menu Jason had prepared for her, all of which she liked. Jason wanted to leave for a while to say hello to Kane, Leslie and Jean Paul, and he also had something to say.

Megan ate seriously, but she had eaten cookies in the morning and cake before the meal, so she ate slowly. When she was about 70% full, she looked up and looked around. She looked at the layout of Wayne Manor and Jason's family. There was only calm curiosity in her eyes, and she did not feel any emotion.

Jason came back soon, skipping over, his eagerness and joy clearly visible. If it were a normal banquet, it would undoubtedly be impolite, but Jason was the protagonist of this birthday party, and all those here were his family and friends.

He returned to Megan, spoke to her, and before he knew it, both children were eating more.

After the meal, Jason helped Alfu clean up. When Megan wanted to follow, he took her to the living room and sat her down near the window. The light from outside the window shone in unreservedly, and Jason also stuffed a joke magazine into her hand.

"You sit here for a while, Mei, Bruce is here to keep you company." Jason knew that this was not the first time Bruce had met Megan, but Megan didn't know that, so he whispered to her, "Bruce is a very good-tempered person, and he loves children the most, so don't be afraid, he will definitely take care of you."

Jason said without blinking that Bruce liked children, but he thought in his heart that there was some truth to it and it was not something he said casually, because Bruce brought back Dick, whose parents had both died, and later adopted him. If he didn't like children, would this famous playboy of Gotham and the Dark Knight of the night have wronged himself and done something unnecessary?

Seeing that Megan showed no resistance or uneasiness, he left. Bruce sat on the chair diagonally to Megan's side, holding a newspaper in his hand. The two of them were living a peaceful life here, while many people over there were cleaning up on their own initiative. When Alfred saw them sitting here, he brought them some digestive tea.

Megan was looking at the joke magazine in her hand. When she looked up and was about to lose herself in thought, she heard Bruce's steady and low voice. He said, "Are you used to playing here? By the way, can I call you Megan?"

Megan nodded before answering the first question, "It's nice here. The study is big and there are a lot of books. Jason and I play games together, and so does Ah Fu." This was all she was familiar with, so that's all she said.

Her answer was childish, but seemed very real. Bruce smiled gently, and Megan looked into his steel-blue eyes, which were clearly filled with a lot of tenderness. She suddenly said, "You and Jason seem like..."

But this seems a little wrong, so I corrected it.

"Jason looks like you."

One is clearly an adult, the other a lively and spirited teenager, but Megan feels they share some similarities. For example, they are both gentle and considerate. They also have a great deal of empathy. I can feel the passion within them. They must have incredible beliefs and burning souls.

Bruce listened to her quietly, the smile on his face becoming even gentler, "Really? Maybe..." They slowly talked about Jason, then the layout of Wayne Manor, where were the interesting and fun things, and finally talked about Alfred's specialty.

As long as Bruce wanted to, he could talk to anyone and get along well with them, and he could learn a lot from their words. But even such a brain could relax at times. He watched the child's eyes gradually narrow as he relaxed, and he couldn't help but smile and said, "You are Jason's best friend, don't you know that he..."

But just as he started, Jason himself came back. He keenly realized that their topic was related to him, but it was definitely not about Megan gossiping about him. So he looked at Bruce suspiciously, and happened to stand between them, blocking Megan. He raised his eyebrows at Bruce, but his tone was still light.

"What are you talking about! By the way, Mei," Jason turned his head and looked at Megan, "Do you want to play with me?"

The invitation was clearly written on the young man's face, and Megan nodded affirmatively, "Yes."

So Jason took her hand and said, "Let's go, Bruce. If you have anything else to say, save it for next time." When walking past Bruce, he was arrogant and complacent, and turned around and made faces at him when Megan wasn't paying attention, which made him laugh and cry, and shook his head helplessly.

And the two kids were going to see the 'not so good chairs'.

Before his birthday party, Jason was so excited that he dragged Alfred to pick out every chair. But when the birthday came and the party was held, those little details were insignificant, and perhaps no one cared at all. But behind the scenes, he took Megan to see the chairs that had been screened out.

They went to the warehouse with great interest. There were a lot of things piled there, but everything was in good order, with clear areas divided. Signs listed the recent inspection results and follow-up processing, and anything that had been resolved would be crossed out.

Jason said: "Afu is the most powerful person in the family." Because this family cannot do without Afu.

Not only in the warehouse, but everywhere here are traces of Alfu. After seeing the chair, Jason took Megan to visit Wayne Manor, walked through the garden taken care of by Alfu, and the jungle behind the manor. Whether it was trimming branches or repairing the lawn, they were all jobs that Alfu seemed to have arranged inadvertently, and they had already done it when they noticed it.

Megan stood in the shade of the trees, watching the mottled, swaying shadows of the trees on the grass. Every now and then, she'd see a blade of grass or a bush move, and a gray sparrow would emerge from it. Other birds would chirp and sing from the treetops and bushes, making a loud noise. But this atmosphere made her feel peaceful and quiet. She turned to Jason and asked, "The lawn is nice. Can we lie down on it?"

She meant that the lawn looked nice, but Jason pretended to be serious and said, "The lawn is nice, it says you can lie down." Then both children lay down.

Jason rested his head on his hands and looked at the sky. The shadows of the trees were swaying in the wind, and he couldn't help squinting, but he kept smiling.

He likes his current life. Everything he once longed for is within reach, or in other words, he has already gotten what his former self wanted, so he feels relaxed and happy, not anxious - he walks steadily step by step and reaps rewards, enriching his spiritual world, tempering his body and will, and everything he has is in his hands through his own efforts.

"I think everything I have is the best. What about you, Xiaomei? What are your expectations for the present and the future?"

Megan shook her head. "It's fine now, but as for the future... I don't know." She had squinted her eyes at first, but she slowly closed them when she felt tired.

"I don't know what the future holds. I know it's ahead, but I'm walking so slowly," Megan said, looking around as she walked slowly, without any purpose or thought. She just walked along the way, and whether the people and things along the way left a mark in her heart was something only Megan herself knew.

But she said something she had never said before: "I only look back, Jason, and the end there is death."

In the past, it would have been easy for her to die, but the distance between them kept getting longer and longer, and now there were many, many things between her and death... things that Megan could not give up.

She couldn't go back, walk past them and then towards death, because she would feel reluctant and unwilling to do so.

Megan turned her head to look at Jason, and he happened to turn around, so their eyes met. She asked, "Today is your birthday. Do you want to listen to me?"

Jason blinked briskly, "My pleasure!" Then he quietly took Megan's hand.

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It's late again orz. Due to work reasons, the latest updates may be late, sorry~