Chapter 23

After a long effort, Chen Yan finally fed the medicine to the kid.

Xingnuo held his breath, sat beside the bed, held the cup in both hands, and gulped down half a cup of water.

The bitter taste of medicine lingered in his mouth for a long time. Xingnuo turned his little face away angrily, leaving only his round little head to his brother.

With a hint of smile on his face, Chen Yan deliberately pulled the little hair standing on Xingnuo's head.

"Whose kid is so brave? He didn't even cry when taking medicine."

Shen Yan's tone was soothing and gentle. He was wearing the suit that he hadn't had time to change out of yesterday, and there was a small pill lying in his palm.

Xingnuo noticed the small pill with his sharp eyes and thought that he needed to take more medicine, so he quickly crawled from the head of the bed to the foot of the bed.

Two meters away from the hospital bed, Xingnuo pursed his lips tightly, his eyes showing determination.

The kid won’t take medicine anymore!

A hint of pleasure from teasing flashed in Chen Yan's eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up. He put away the extra pill and calmed Xing Nuo's emotions:

"No, I only need to take one pill each time, isn't that too little?"

Xingnuo's brain has always been quick, and he was not fooled by his brother at all, so he shook his head vigorously.

"No!"

The kid didn't need to take any medicine at all!

Xingnuo sat on the bed angrily, pulling at the threads of his socks for a long time, and successfully pulled the socks off, leaving only half of them hanging on his feet.

Chen Yan took a look and asked his life assistant to send a set of clothes over, including new socks, for Xingnuo to change into.

Xingnuo put on a new jacket with a sunflower printed on the chest, touched it for a long time with his hands, and then smiled happily.

***

After the examination at noon, it was confirmed that Xingnuo had no signs of recurrent fever. The doctor gave a few instructions:

"Take the medicine on time. If you have a fever again, go to the hospital immediately."

Chen Yan nodded and wrote down the doctor's instructions, then carried Xingnuo out of the hospital and took a car home.

As soon as the door of the house opened, Xingnuo couldn't wait to run in with his short legs. His face showed a little weakness, but his voice was cheerful. He shouted repeatedly:

"dad!"

The cub is back!

There was no sign of Chen Wen in the living room, but Xing Nuo didn't care. She was still excited, so she opened the light beige curtains and went to the balcony to look for him.

Chen Wen likes to grow flowers very much. He keeps the balcony of his home in good order, with various beautiful and pure flowers arranged in an orderly manner.

Every flower on the balcony blooms brilliantly and warmly, regardless of whether it is in bloom or not, all of them bloom to their fullest.

The rich and fragrant smell reached Xingnuo's nose, causing him to sneeze a little.

He looked around, but his father was not on the balcony either.

Xingnuo tilted his little head and searched carefully in the flowerpot again, and even stretched out his little hand to dig up the soil in the pot.

After confirming that his father was really not there, Xingnuo pursed his lips and walked out with slow steps.

"Dad, in the bedroom?"

Xing Nuo saw Chen Yan coming out of the bedroom, and quickly raised her little head and asked him with bright eyes.

Shen Yan shook his head gently.

"No, he should still be busy."

Xingnuo sighed, shook his head like a little adult, his little lips puffed up, and sat on the sofa with a hunched back.

"Why don't you go home to see the kid and have dinner with him?"

In the past, it would only take a day at most for Dad to come back!

The corners of Shen Yan's mouth rose, and he coughed lightly to hide his smile, then he walked over, picked up the little guy, and poked his little face.

"I will definitely be back when I'm done. Otherwise, brother will play with you for a while?"

Xingnuo had no choice but to nod, sigh, and absent-mindedly played with his brother for the entire afternoon.

Dinner was prepared by the chef hired by Chen Yan, who carefully prepared salty and delicious meals suitable for children.

Xingnuo ate little, and he held his face in his hands. From time to time, he would raise his little head and look towards the door expectantly.

Chen Yan knew that Xing Nuo was waiting for Chen Wen to come back, so he looked up and told the chef to come on time tomorrow morning, then stood up holding his coat.

"Chen Baizhou, I have a business party tonight and can't turn it down. Please take good care of Xingnuo. I will be back in the second half of the night."

Shen Baizhou chewed the steamed bun, opened his eyes lazily and glanced at Shen Yan, raised his chin, and hummed vaguely.

"Let's go."

It's quite an eyesore.

Seeing Shen Baizhou's unreliable look, Shen Yan wanted to say a few more words, but was waved away by Shen Baizhou in disdain.

"Come on, I'm going to watch cartoons with Xingnuo after dinner."

A new season of The Adventures of Catman is about to begin!

Shen Yan had no choice but to lower his eyes, pick up his coat and stand up to leave.

Xingnuo, who was originally holding up his little face in a daze, heard the sound of the door closing. His eyes instantly opened wide and he turned his little head to look left and right.

"elder brother?"

Why did my brother leave too?

Shen Baizhou hugged Xiao Xingnuo, picked him up and shook him up, raised his eyebrows, and grinned.

"It's just right that we left. How about we watch a cartoon together?"

Xingnuo sighed slightly, pushed away his second brother's face with his little hands, and reluctantly watched cartoons with him for a while.

Until midnight, Shen Wen still hadn't returned.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the breeze blowing in the early summer night was a little cool.

Xingnuo, who was sleeping soundly, was suddenly awakened for no apparent reason. He climbed out of bed and ran out in a daze with his short legs without even having time to put on his slippers.

"dad?"

There are night lights in the bedroom and living room, and the beige light is scattered on the floor, so the vision is not very bright.

Xingnuo hadn't seen her father for two days, and her eyes were instantly filled with tears. She pursed her lips, but was about to lose control and tears fell down.

Before she had time to cry, Xingnuo saw the door of the master bedroom open.

He wiped the tears that wet his eyelashes, walked over and took a look, his little eyes suddenly lit up.

"dad!"

Sitting inside the door was a man with waist-length golden hair, a handsome and fair face, a high nose bridge, and eye sockets deeper than those of ordinary people.

Chen Wen was wearing a gorgeous robe that he rarely wore. It had a white background with gold edges and blood-red rose petals embroidered on the cuffs.

He wore a emerald green agate ring on his finger, supported his chin, and sat on a high throne-like chair with an indifferent expression.

Xingnuo didn't notice that the bedroom had changed at all. When she saw her father coming back, she happily showed her little teeth and ran towards her father.

As soon as I stepped into the door, the lights suddenly went out.

The warm room seemed to have turned into late autumn with howling cold winds and pitch black all around.

Darkness instantly engulfed Xingnuo's small body, and his running steps gradually stopped.

The excited little expression gradually turned into uneasiness. Xingnuo tilted his little head back and stretched out his hand to touch the bedroom wall, but he only touched sticky air.

"Dad? Turn off the lights?"

Xingnuo remembered that the bedroom was not big, and there was a desk two steps inside.

After groping forward a few steps, Xingnuo stretched out his little hands and felt left and right, but couldn't find where the wall and the table were.

Standing in the darkness where even his hands could not be seen, Xingnuo was in a trance for a moment and thought he was dreaming.

"It's okay, just close your eyes and the cub will wake up in no time."

Xingnuo opened his little mouth and took a breath of cold air, comforting himself for a long time, then closed his eyes and opened them again.

After trying seven or eight times, Xingnuo opened his eyes, but the darkness that swallowed all the light still did not disappear.

"It's okay."

As if he had experienced more desperate things before, Xingnuo was naturally optimistic and good at comforting himself.

He patted his chest to cheer himself up.

"I'll find my dad soon!"

In the darkness, Xingnuo did not sit there and wait for death. He sniffed, and with crystal tears in his eyes, he slowly groped his way forward.

***

"Damn it! What the hell is this place!"

"Can you please speak a little more quietly? This is not the real world. No one can tolerate your temper!"

"Why can't I lose my temper?! Why am I so unlucky to be dragged into this crappy dungeon!"

The sound of a man and a woman arguing and quarreling continued to be heard, and there were several indifferent people standing sparsely around them.

"That's enough! Stop arguing!"

Finally, someone couldn't stand it anymore, picked his ears, and glanced at the two people who were arguing.

Both of them were newcomers who knew almost nothing about the dungeon. They did not dare to offend the experienced old players, so they held back their anger and stopped arguing.

The girl was wearing a Chanel-style outfit, carrying an exquisite diamond-studded leather bag, and her hair was carefully styled into a slightly curly shape.

She rubbed her arms, walked to the old player, and asked tentatively:

"Senior, can I ask you a question? Can we return to the real world after we clear this instance?"

A certain man with a pointy chin sneered after hearing this.

"That's a nice thought. Now that you're in, don't even think about leaving. Can't you see we can't go back?"

The girl bit her lip, shocked, and seemed unable to accept the result at all.

Another new male player broke down and cried, slamming his briefcase to the ground.

"Why? I want to go back!"

Several veteran players looked on coldly and indifferently at all this, without any intention of stepping forward to offer comfort.

Anyone who still doesn't recognize his or her own situation will just be cannon fodder and die.

The cries of the new players gradually became smaller, and the thin film of black mist surrounding the players gradually dissipated.

The veteran players raised their eyes cautiously and began to observe the environment they were in.

They were standing on a dirt path at the moment. Colorful and beautiful flowers were blooming on both sides of the path. Green vines were winding around the tree trunks. Light shone through the gaps between the leaves, forming mottled spots.

There is only one path, and at the end of it stands an ancient castle.

From a distance, this old building with a towering spire looks gorgeous and luxurious, like a castle that can only be seen in the ancient West.

The situation inside the castle could not be observed for the time being. The players gathered together, and no one spoke first.

The player could vaguely hear the sobbing of a child. The new girl looked up and couldn't help but screamed in surprise:

"There's a kid over there!"

The veteran player's eyes widened when he heard that, his heart tightened, and he instantly became alert.

Xingnuo walked for a long time, rubbing his red eyes. He noticed that the dark fog around him dissipated and his vision gradually became clear and bright.

Within his field of vision, a group of unfamiliar older brothers and sisters appeared, as well as the familiar castle at the end of the path.

"The baby's home!" Xingnuo's eyes suddenly lit up and he trotted forward two steps.