Chapter 30 Chapter 30 "Brother Huo." Fang Shimin's eyes...
"Brother Huo." Fang Shimian's eyes lit up and he called out again, his clean and clear eyes glistening with tears.
There is a sense of innocence that makes people feel particularly pitiful.
Huo Zhongshan noticed the constant gazes from people around him and asked calmly, "I'm going to the tea room to rest. Are you coming?"
Snow began to fall outside the corridor again. Fang Shimian heard the sound of a camera filming. Huo Zhongshan stood at the bottom of the stairs and stared at Fang Shimian calmly. A few small snowflakes stuck to his hair and quickly melted away.
The crying and exhortations in the wing room gradually stopped. Fang Shimian did have something to say to Huo Zhongshan, so he nodded without hesitation and said, "Let's go."
The bodyguard wanted to come over and hold an umbrella, but was stopped by the young bodyguard who had asked Fang Shimian to leave in front of Huo Jun last time.
Fang Shimian and Huo Zhongshan were walking side by side. The snow was light and the ground was a little wet. Fang Shimian then realized that the monk who had led Huo Zhongshan and his party had long disappeared.
"So you also believe in these things." Fang Shimian whispered. He recalled the pattern he saw in the dark corridor of Yunjin Building 6 that day. This pattern was used carelessly in decoration. Logically speaking, the owner of the house should not believe in good or bad luck... At least it didn't seem like something a Buddhist pilgrim would do.
"I don't believe it." Huo Zhongshan said calmly, "I just came here to discuss something."
Fang Shimian recalled the scene where Huo Zhongshan's bodyguards, who always accompanied him, burned incense and took photos seriously outside the Temple of the God of Wealth, as well as the scene where he had a serious conversation with the abbot. He felt that Huo Zhongshan was sometimes a little stubborn.
Doesn't look very honest.
The two walked to the tea room in silence. The senior brother who was guarding the tea room led them to the second floor area. Fang Shimian was wearing a volunteer uniform and was almost stopped. He was only allowed in after he explained that they were together.
The tea rooms on the second floor are all independent private rooms. Although they are decorated in an ancient style made of wood and bamboo, they are separated by walls in the middle, and the sound insulation effect is very good when the door is closed.
After the two entered the private room, a senior brother brought two cups of tea over. Fang Shimian took them with both hands and said seriously, "Thank you, senior brother."
After everyone left, Huo Zhongshan turned the teacup and asked casually, "Have you converted?"
Fang Shimian shook his head, "I'm just here to volunteer for a few days. I still need to go down the mountain to earn some money."
Huo Zhongshan raised his eyes: "Then why do you call me Senior Brother?"
"Oh! You're talking about this." Fang Shimian smiled and explained seriously, "When we come here, we all call each other senior brothers, regardless of whether we are the eldest or the youngest."
Huo Zhongshan nodded indifferently, put down the celadon teacup in his hand, and looked out the window.
The scenery here is really beautiful. Light snow falls on the ancient Buddhist temple. The tiles with traces of time are soaked and covered with white snow. The majestic beasts on the ridges raise their heads, as if observing the various aspects of the human world for the gods and Buddhas in the temple.
For some reason, Fang Shimian felt that Huo Zhongshan looked a little lonely at this moment, which was different from the feeling he had every time they met before. He suddenly thought of the words that Zhu Ze yelled in the monitoring room that night.
Regardless of whether it was his subjective will or not, he and Zhu Ze had always talked about the pain of the man in front of them behind his back.
"Brother Huo, I..." Fang Shimian hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to start talking about this. He pinched his fingers for a long time, and finally lowered his head and said, "When I was a child, I had a lot of pain that I couldn't resolve myself, because others always said that I was wrong and I was not right... But now I understand one thing, the victim should not be the one who bears the harm forever. Don't be too painful because of what others say and how they look at you. It's not worth it."
"You did nothing wrong. You are the best. My intuition is right. You are the best."
Fang Shimian knew that he was the dumbest and couldn't utter a few nice words no matter how hard he tried. But this was what he wanted to say. Experiment or not, he was a living person who grew up in such a healthy and excellent way, carrying the expectations of so many people. He obviously had joys, sorrows, anger and happiness, but he was called a monster.
Fang Shimian didn't dare to imagine if he was Huo Zhongshan, who was created by his cruel father, did so well, but was still hated and used as a tool. How desperate and painful he would be, just like he was when he was a child.
The textbook clearly said that tomorrow would be better, but he never hoped for tomorrow to come.
Maybe Fang Shimian himself didn't know it, or maybe he was born with a strong ability to empathize, but when he said these words, the heartache and sadness in his eyes were overflowing, and he didn't know how to hide it at all, and his face clearly said, I know everything about you, I know everything.
It also says, don't worry, we are all the same, I will protect you.
Huo Zhongshan's eyes gradually softened, and the uneasiness in his heart was completely calmed. He lowered his eyes, smiled, and said in a calm voice: "Okay, I understand."
I see.
In fact, gene editing, which can be more appropriately called "designer babies", is not a shocking technology now, especially for those who belong to the privileged class.
In recent years, he has also heard of some friends going abroad to do similar genetic improvement and screening for offspring. However, more than 20 years ago, when even smartphones were not yet popular, creating humans with technology was not in line with the cognition of the previous generation, and they could not accept children not conceived naturally.
It is even more unacceptable that the so-called "perfect human" promoted by that doctor can only do the most basic things, such as eliminating genetic diseases, reducing the risk of some diseases, modifying the CCR5 gene to increase resistance to HIV, etc. However, in order to please Hopper and obtain sufficient experimental funds and support, the doctor insisted that he could change the height, appearance, and even personality of the fetus...
This operation was discovered by the previous clan leader, Huo Bo's brother, Huo Qiaoyan, when Huo Zhongshan was two years old, and he used a lot of connections to suppress the matter. It was not until a few years ago that the doctor escaped from the Huo family and started deceiving people into supporting his experiments, and was arrested and sentenced.
The Huo family actually doesn't really recognize Huo Zhongshan, but he is indeed outstanding, and he is truly the most dazzling one among this generation of Huo family descendants.
The result of an experiment that violates human ethics, the new young patriarch of the Huo family, who doesn't even know his mother, is both ridiculous and pitiful.
Everyone respects him, fears him, hates him, despises him, and relies on him.
When he was trapped in the carriage that was about to explode by the deformed door that day, Huo Zhongshan actually thought that it would be better to die, so that those people would know that monsters are also flesh and blood.
They will also die from high temperature, suffocation and blood loss, allowing those blood-sucking insects to witness the collapse of the building with their own eyes, causing the already broken Hengshi Group to completely decline!
Unfortunately, in the fire and heat, there was a crying boy who risked his life to save him. When he heard about the past that even Huo Zhongshan himself found unbearable, he told him with his eyes that he felt sorry for him and would protect him.
Fang Shimian's eyes were clear and bright, as if no matter how dark he had been through, he was still soft, still compassionate, and still had the ability to love.
Huo Zhongshan thought that the Bodhisattva who saves people from suffering would not only appear in the hall where incense was burned, but would also appear in front of him and save him again and again.
If only...
A paper airplane made of waste paper fell from a tall building and landed in some unknown corner. No one picked it up in the silent night, and it probably melted into the flowers, plants and soil with the rain and snow.
"Do you come to this temple often?" Huo Zhongshan's eyes fell on the young man who was quietly drinking tea.
Although he said he was drinking tea, Fang Shimian was more like playing. He didn't know when he touched two teacups in front of him. He filled both cups with tea, but only half of it. Then he observed which cup had more tea and drank a little from it. He drank a little from this cup and a little from that cup. After he finished the whole pot of tea, there was not much tea left.
Fang Shimian saw that Huo Zhongshan finally stopped daydreaming and pushed away the small teacup in front of him. "This is the second time. Before... the brothers here were very nice."
Huo Zhongshan looked at the two cups of tea in front of Fang Shimian and asked calmly, "Do you like green tea?"
Fang Shimian hesitated for a long time, dodging his gaze, and finally said dejectedly: "I'm a little hungry. The dining hall opens at six o'clock, and I missed it."
The food in the temple is vegetarian. Although the side dishes are indeed delicious and even the rapeseed is sweet, vegetarian food is not very filling. Fang Shimian is at an age where he can eat, and he has been working all day, so he is just waiting for the afternoon meal. Although it is all leftovers from lunch, it is better than going hungry.
Hearing this, Huo Zhongshan was briefly stunned, then curled his lips and said, "I forgot, do you volunteers have any work arrangements tonight?"
Fang Shi Mian held his full stomach and shook his head, "There are no activities after five o'clock. There are teachers leading us in evening classes, but I'm relatively young, so they're not too willing to let me go."
In the temple, there are times in the morning and evening when the master leads the believers to chant scriptures in the Main Hall. During that period, the main hall of the Main Hall is closed and not open to the public.
Huo Zhongshan: "I'll take you down the mountain to eat, and then I'll bring you back up after you're full. How about that be my apology for delaying your dinner?"
Fang Shi Mian was a little tempted, but felt it was a bit troublesome. The mountain was not high, but the place was already in the far suburbs of Hai City. "Forget it, the canteen sells instant noodles. I'll eat that. The braised beef flavor... It's also a classic flavor that I haven't had for a long time. I kind of miss it haha."
“Is there a small shop in this temple?”
"Of course there is!" Fang Shimian had a mouthful of white teeth, was handsome and smart, his eyes were slightly curved, and his smile was a little bit boyish and innocent, beautiful and eye-catching.
Huo Zhongshan stared at the person for a few seconds without blinking. His eyes, as cold as a pond, seemed to be tinged with a hint of smile, but the smile disappeared like melting snowflakes and turned into imperceptible tenderness.
The man moved the teacup in front of Fang Shimian, nodded gently, and said slowly: "Don't go to the store today."
"Just think of it as, I want you to accompany me, okay?"
Fang Shimian was stunned for a moment, inexplicably nervous and a little at a loss as to what to do.
Huo Zhongshan stood up and pushed open the door. The bodyguard guarding outside came forward to listen to his instructions, and other bodyguards also came out from the private room opposite which had its door open.
"Shi Mian." Huo Zhongshan turned around and looked at him.
Fang Shimian seemed to have just woken up from a dream and followed him stupidly.
The senior brother from the tea house led a group of people out from the backyard. At the friendly suggestion of his senior brother, Fang Shimian temporarily took off his volunteer vest and held it obediently in his hands. After going out from the back door, Fang Shimian realized that the car could actually be driven to the top of the mountain.
After many days, he and Huo Zhongshan got into the same car again.
Fang Shimian actually didn't quite react yet, his brain was still very slow. How could he be taken directly into the car by the bodyguards? Especially the young bodyguard, who kept smiling at him, making him too embarrassed to speak.
"Are your injuries all healed?" Huo Zhongshan asked Fang Shimian to sit closer to him. If he relaxed his thighs a little, they would stick together, making him feel a little awkward.
The original intention was to ease this delicate atmosphere.
Unexpectedly, Huo Zhongshan remained calm and said, "I don't know either. Do you want to take a look?"
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