Chapter 89 Ning Buyi, who wasn't wearing long johns, hugged his knees...

The person sat in the corner with their knees drawn up, trying to block out the cold with a piece of cardboard. Passersby glanced at them and hurried away. Ning Buyi stood there for a moment, blinked, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly. He walked over.

"Um, I'll lend you some money." The boy squatted down, holding his phone, looking at the person in front of him whose lips were pale.

Ning Buyi only knew that it must be very cold, and that he could help him!

The man's lifeless eyes suddenly brightened, and his voice trembled: "Really? Thank you, I... I'll return it to you when I get home!"

Ning Buyi stared at his phone, wondering how he could give it to him since he didn't have a phone, and whether he would have to go to the bank to withdraw money.

The man thought Ning Buyi was hesitating. His surprised smile faded, and he became somewhat flustered. He explained, "I only have my grandparents. They don't have cell phones, so they can't come pick me up. Um..."

Ning Buyi exclaimed, "Ah!" and said, "What did you say? I was wondering where there's a bank."

The young man felt relieved. He smiled and waved his hand, saying, "I didn't say anything. I don't know where the bank is either. I've only been here a short time."

"Wait for me! I'll go exchange some money and be right back." He said this and went straight out of the subway station. There were some small vendors around the subway station, but none of them had much cash. Ning walked for a few minutes before finding a nearby bank.

He didn't know exactly how much money the person wanted, so he withdrew three thousand at once, which should be enough!

Ning Buyi looked at the stack of banknotes in his hand. At first, it would have taken him a month to earn such a large stack, but now he could get it very easily.

He shoved his hands into his pockets, clutching the banknotes tightly as he jogged. The wind, sharp as a knife, stung his nose. Ning Buyi buried half his face in his scarf, revealing only his clear, cold eyes.

"Here you go!" Ning Buyi took out a small wad of banknotes from his pocket, panting slightly as he handed it over. The young man in front of him looked up, his eyes equally bright. In fact, he had been sitting there all day, and no one was willing to help him.

When Ning Buyi walked towards him, he seemed to be bathed in light. The boy looked like a young master, dressed in clothes that looked comfortable and well-fitting.

He took it with trembling hands, pulled out only the fare money, and was about to return it to the boy: "Thank you, the fare money is enough for me."

Ning Buyi shook his head: "Aren't you going home to eat? And you're dressed so lightly, you can buy clothes, you don't need to pay it back!"

Actually, his heart ached a little when he said the last sentence, but he felt it was worth it when he thought that he could help someone a lot.

“No, I have to pay it back…” The young man shook his head violently. He absolutely couldn’t take so much money from someone else for no reason. “Could you give me your contact information? I’ll return it to you when I get home.”

Ning Buyi thought for a moment and nodded: "Okay."

As he spoke, he wrote his phone number on the whiteboard, closed the lid, glanced at the plaid shirt he was wearing, and then looked at his own ample upper body.

"Let me lend you this coat too, it's too cold outside." She hooked her knuckles onto the zipper and pulled it down, also lending him the scarf around his neck. Zhu Yanhe then put a warm down vest over Ning Buyi's coat, afraid that Ning Buyi would catch a cold.

The young man held the clothes that had been forcibly stuffed into his arms. This boy had given him far too much; he had only wanted a scoop of water, but Ning Buyi had given him an entire ocean.

Ning Buyi turned to leave after giving the money; he was almost late. The young man stood there, stunned, and shouted as he was about to leave, "Thank you! I'll give it back to you!"

The boy chuckled, his smile brighter than the winter sun. It wasn't anything special; it was just that he had been through the same thing, though he hadn't suffered as much because he had met many kind people.

Without her scarf and warm vest, Ning stepped out of the subway and wrapped herself tightly in her clothes. The subway was like a time tunnel; it was still light when she went in, but it got dark in no time.

Ning Buyi finally found the shop by following the map. It was a barbecue stall. Li Chang was already sitting at a small square table. He only called the waiter to serve the food when he saw the figure at the door.

"Didn't you say you were leaving a while ago? You're kidding me." Li Chang poured him water from the kettle. Ning Buyi's cheeks were still flushed. It was a bit warmer inside with the air conditioning on.

"I did a good deed on the road!" Ning Buyi held the cup in both hands, the warmth flowing down the cup to his cold hands.

Li Chang glanced at him and asked, "Did you get into a fight?" It didn't seem like it, after all, Ning Buyi was still clean and tidy, finally looking like someone his age.

"No way!" Ning Buyi recounted what he had done, and then patted his chest to show that he was truly a kind and righteous person!

Li Chang frowned upon hearing this. This silly kid, he himself doesn't even earn a hundred or two hundred thousand a month, yet he throws away three thousand and isn't afraid of not getting it back.

"Why are you so kind-hearted? Aren't you afraid he's a scammer? There are a lot of scammers like this."

Ning Buyi stuck out his tongue and retorted, "Brother, weren't you afraid I was a fraud back then? I was just copying you!"

Li Chang choked, then there was nothing more to say, like brother, like brother.

What's the situation between you and so-and-so now?

"Who is it?" Ning Buyi asked without any hesitation, picking up a skewer and stuffing it into his mouth.

"Wishing you well."

As he spoke, Li Changdu was a little dazed. How long had it been since he had eaten with his son? A son grows up and can't stay at home!

Ning Buyi thought about it and decided it was fine.

He said it was just like before, which left Li Chang completely confused. What did "like before" mean? Were they together or not? Why didn't he just say it clearly?

"It should be, halfway together." Ning Buyi grinned. They weren't officially together yet, but they were getting along, so wasn't that halfway together?

Li Chang waved his hand, too lazy to listen to his nonsense. He figured that was enough; a grown son is like a tree that can't be kept at home forever…

The two chatted back and forth, just like when they were back in the old internet cafe, sharing food behind the counter. Except Ning Buyi was gone, while Li Chang remained in that little corner of the internet.

As the heat inside the shop intensified, Li Chang called over a waiter and ordered a bottle of wine. The pale yellow liquid sizzled as it was poured into the glass, and Ning Buyi stared intently at it. Li Chang immediately understood what he meant.

"What should a child drink?"

Ning Buyi frowned deeply. "He's an adult, yet he acts like a child. Don't underestimate him!"

Li Chang couldn't persuade him otherwise, mainly because he said he'd go back to the internet cafe and steal his takeout! He poured Ning Buyi a small half-glass; the beer wasn't very strong, and it was delicious with the grilled skewers and side dishes.

Ning Buyi took a big gulp and downed the half-cup in one go: "See, bro? Don't underestimate me."

Li Chang looked at him speechlessly, leisurely eating his skewers: "Who drinks like that?"

Ning Buyi pestered Li Chang to pour him another half cup, and soon his face turned redder than when he came in.

After several rounds of drinks, Ning Buyi's vision became blurry.

Li Chang frowned as his phone rang for a while without him hearing it. Was he crazy to insist on pouring Ning Buyi a drink? He was still thinking about how to move Ning Buyi back when a familiar figure appeared at the door.

Zhu Yan strode in, looked around, and Li Chang beckoned from his seat. He walked straight over.

When Zhu Yanhe arrived home, he found that Ning Buyi was not there. He called him several times but Ning Buyi did not answer. So he followed the location directly to Ning Buyi's location.

Seeing Ning Buyi sitting here, it wasn't a big deal, but I just felt that he was dressed a little too thinly.

"Are you drunk?" Zhu Yanhe asked Li Chang. Ning Buyi sat on the chair, propping his chin up, motionless as if he couldn't hear a sound.

"That's all it takes for half a bottle of beer." Li Chang pointed to the empty bottle on the table. He himself was a good drinker and had no idea that Ning Buyi could be so bad at drinking.

"Then I'll take him with me first."

Li Chang shrugged, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, thus saving him the trouble.

Zhu Yanhe helped Ning Buyi up. Ning Buyi struggled at first, but stopped moving when he saw the familiar face through the fog.

"I called a car for you." Zhu Yanhe picked the person up horizontally and glanced back at the man sitting there.

Hey, this guy knows how to bribe his father-in-law.

As soon as they stepped outside, a cold wind rushed into their clothes. Ning Buyi wrapped her coat tighter and snuggled into someone's arms, saying, "Zhu Yanhe, I'm cold."

Zhu Yanhe quickened his pace, opened the car door, and let Ning Buyi in. The car was well-heated and hadn't been turned off, causing Ning Buyi's tightly furrowed brows to slowly relax. Zhu Yanhe then sat down next to him, glanced at him, and reached out to pull open Ning Buyi's coat. Underneath, Ning Buyi was only wearing a wool sweater.

"You're not wearing a down jacket? And a scarf too?" Zhu Yanhe's tone became more serious, with a hint of anger. It wasn't just because Ning Buyi was disobedient, but more importantly, because Ning Buyi didn't take care of his own health.

Ning Buyi rubbed his eyes to clear his head a little, then blinked his eyelashes and said, "I gave it to someone else."

Zhu Yanhe rubbed his temples, and listening to the absurd answer, he asked, "Why would anyone else wear your clothes?"

Ning Buyi got excited when he started talking about this. He recounted his good deeds and selfless acts in a jumbled mess, then lay back down and chuckled, asking Zhu Yanhe, "Zhu Yanhe, am I a good person?"

Instead of receiving praise from Zhu Yanhe, Ning Buyi was suddenly pressed onto Zhu Yanhe's lap and pulled down his pants. Ning Buyi instantly realized what was happening and tightly gripped his waistband. Zhu Yanhe was about to hit him again!

"Let go." Zhu Yanhe said, his tone flat, yet his voice carried an unyielding command.

"I don't want to..." Ning Buyi's voice was soft and aggrieved, pricking Zhu Yanhe's heart little by little.

"I would rather not move."

Ning Buyi silently withdrew his hands and buried his head in his arms. He didn't want to play with Zhu Yanhe anymore, and said in a cowardly yet stubborn tone, "I'm going to deduct points from your score."

The pants were pulled down, revealing snow-white buttocks. Zhu Yanhe took a deep breath. He had originally thought of wearing a pair of pants over his pants, but Ning Buyi wasn't wearing any at all: "You're only wearing one pair of pants. Don't tell me you gave the other pair to someone else."

Ning Buyi remained silent. Okay, he wore everything except thermal underwear when he went out. The temperature in S City has dropped rapidly these past two days, both day and night; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that winter has suddenly arrived.

When caught red-handed, Ning Buyi's usual tactic is to cower like a turtle. Zhu Yanhe asked, "What did you do wrong?"

"I wasn't wearing pants." Ning Buyi's voice was muffled as he obediently admitted his mistake; a real man can bend and stretch.

"Anything else?" A warm hand was placed on the boy's groin. Ning Buyi shook his head vigorously, struggling, "I didn't make a mistake!"

"Why did you give your clothes to someone else?" Zhu Yanhe asked him patiently.

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Author's Note: Little coward Ningning [Rabbit head with upright ears]