"Oh, my dear Liefeng, is he your partner?"
In a biological research institute in Country L, a blond man looked at Su Ling with curiosity and exclaimed in exaggerated praise.
"He's really young, is he over 20? He's a handsome little oriental boy!"
Ru Feng glanced over coldly, then put his hands around Su Ling's shoulders, full of possessiveness.
Su Ling smiled politely.
Smith shrugged. Having known Lu Feng for a year, he had already figured out his temper, so he said without hesitation: "--Then, let's start the treatment!"
Su Ling was led by Lu Feng's hand and passed through one checkpoint after another, entering a laboratory full of high-end instruments. The two metal beds placed in the middle were so scary to look at.
Sensing his nervousness, Lu Feng reached out to hug him, kissed his forehead, and soothed him, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Leaning in the man's broad and warm embrace, Su Ling nodded. "Yeah."
Seven days later, H City Airport——
A group of fans gathered at the international flight's pick-up gate, holding signs in their hands, anxiously waiting for their idol. Half an hour later, passengers came out one after another, pushing their luggage, but the person they were waiting for was nowhere to be seen.
"Are you sure that Sugita Shinsheng came to H City this morning?"
"Yes, definitely! I checked the internet last night and found out that he came to Country Z at the invitation of Huang Guo TV to participate in a reality show."
"Really? But two planes have already arrived, why is there no sign of them?"
"Why are you in such a hurry? Did the two young ladies over there see it?"
"Hmm? What happened to them?"
"They are professional fans at the airport. Their presence means there must be a celebrity here today."
"Oh, I see..."
"Don't worry! Even if there is no Sugita Masao, there will be other stars. If we take good photos and retouch them carefully, we can definitely sell them for a good price!"
"That's true."
The girl standing in the front row raised her cannon camera, aimed it at the passengers coming out, and took pictures at any time.
Suddenly, two handsome men in high-end suits appeared in the camera, and the girl subconsciously pressed the shutter.
“Crack, crack—”
Her companion asked in surprise: "Who are you photographing? Sugita Masaki hasn't come out yet!"
The girl took four or five photos in a row. As more people came, the two men quickly walked away.
"Look who I took the picture of? Hehe~" The girl played the photo she had just taken.
The companion leaned over to take a closer look and asked in confusion, "Who are they?"
The girl said excitedly: "My new idol! The one on the left, is he good-looking? The man on the right is her husband, is he handsome? Today is such a good day, I actually met them at the airport! I will show off in the group when I get back, hahaha~"
She smiled proudly, and her companions stared at the photo, amazed. "They are such a good match! Are they celebrities? How dare they come out of the closet!"
Although the same-sex marriage law has been passed, celebrities in the entertainment industry are generally afraid to come out for fear of affecting their careers.
"She's not a celebrity. Let me tell you more..."
Standing at the airport exit, Su Ling looked back.
"What's wrong?" asked Lu Feng.
"Well, when we came out just now, it seemed like someone was taking pictures." Su Ling said.
"A group of little girls chasing stars." Lu Feng said indifferently.
"It's great to be young and full of energy." Su Ling looked up at the blue sky and white clouds, feeling refreshed.
After completing the first course of treatment in Country L, he has not felt any obvious changes in his body, but he feels happy when he sees beautiful things.
Professor Smith said that his acceptance of Li Feng's genetic medicine was over 99%, almost perfect. The treatment process was even smoother than his experiments on mice. After three more courses of treatment, his disease would be cured.
Holding the man's hand tightly, Su Ling turned her head slightly and gazed at his perfect profile affectionately.
While lying on the cold metal bed, wearing surgical gown, and surrounded by several researchers in white coats, he felt deeply the fear of being at the mercy of others.
Over the past year or so, Lu Feng had slept on a metal bed so many times and had his stem cells extracted so many times. How much courage did it take to put his fate in the hands of a stranger for the first time?
As I thought about it, my eyes became moist.
In the past, he might have been even more agitated, but after one treatment, he was able to stabilize his emotions.
Lu Feng understood her thoughts and said in a low voice: "For you, everything is worth it."
Su Ling stood on tiptoe, leaned forward and kissed his chin. "Thank you, husband."
Xu Feng hummed with a serious expression, but the smile on his face betrayed his good mood.
Instead, Su Ling pursed her lips. In seven days, they would get their divorce certificate and her husband would become her boyfriend.
The black car slowly stopped in front of the two people. Zhan Yang got out of the driver's seat and said respectfully to the two people: "I'm sorry, Mr. Rui, Mr. Su, I'm late."
"It's okay, we just got off the plane." Su Ling said.
Zhan Yang opened the trunk, took the luggage from Lu Feng's hand, and stuffed it in. After the two of them got in the car, he returned to the driver's seat and fastened his seat belt.
"Are King and Lion okay?" Zhan Yang in front of Su Ling.
After the treatment, Lu Feng received a call from Zhan Yang, saying that there was a project that required his signature, so the two of them bought a flight directly to City H. I haven't seen the two little pets for many days, and I wonder if they miss their owner.
Zhan Yang turned the steering wheel, turned the car onto the road, and replied, "Yes! They squat at the gate of the yard every day and wait, and only go back to the house when it gets dark."
Su Ling felt heartbroken when he heard this. He wanted to go home quickly and hug the two poor little guys.
"But they eat a lot every day, grow bigger, and get fatter." Zhan Yang coughed lightly.
Which one is fatter? At first, he was still unfamiliar with taking care of small animals. When he saw them squatting in front of the food bowl, he thought they were hungry, so he immediately poured cat food and dog food into the bowl and fed them seven or eight times a day. After a week, the two pets were so fat that they could not run. He felt something was wrong, so he quickly checked online and realized that he had fed them too much.
After that, I reduced the frequency of feeding them, but that couldn't stop them from gaining too much fat. They looked much fatter before Mr. Bisu left.
Su Ling didn't see the cat or dog, and thought Zhan Yang's call for fat was just a polite remark, so he didn't take it seriously. But when he returned to the Su family's house and saw two little guys who looked like meatballs, he was stunned.
“Woof woof woof woof!”
“Meow~~~~Meow~~~”
Two chubby, fluffy guys ran towards Su Ling happily. Su Ling squatted down and looked at them in shock.
"King?" He touched the local dog's big belly uncertainly.
"Woof!" King stuck out his tongue and smiled happily, with the tuft of golden hair on his head looking exceptionally bright.
"Lion?" Su Ling picked up the 10-pound cardinal cat. It looked heavy and substantial.
He was only away for more than half a month. Why did the two little cuties turn into big balls? This is unscientific!
Zhan Yang touched his nose and took two steps behind Lu Feng, trying his best to hide himself and reduce his presence.
Luo Feng's fear of animals remained unchanged. Seeing that Su Ling was almost done with the two pets, he said to him, "It's too sunny outside, come inside first."
"Okay." Su Ling put the kitten back on the ground. The kitten cried dissatisfiedly, sticking up its butt and rubbing against his legs continuously.
"Lion, you are too fat. You need to move more." Su Ling was indifferent to its coquettish behavior.
However, the tabby cat persevered, with its chubby butt raised high.
"What's going on?" Su Ling asked Zhan Yang in confusion.
"It started like this a few days ago. It likes to stick its butt out, rub everywhere, pee everywhere, and howl at night," Zhan Yang said distressedly. Because of its urine, he washed the carpet in the living room three times, four curtains, and the bed sheets in the upstairs bedroom.
It’s really too difficult!
Su Ling opened his mouth and asked hesitantly, "Isn't it... that she's in heat?"
When the tabby cat came to his house, it was about three months old. Now it is almost seven or eight months old. Calculating the time, it is indeed time for it to go into heat.
"Ah? In heat?" Zhan Yang was surprised. So small animals can also go into heat?
Su Ling picked up Bubble Flower, held it in his arms, stroked its chin and said, "Looks like we have to take it to be sterilized."
"Strange...sterile?" Zhan Yang blushed. "Isn't that a bit cruel?"
Lu Feng glanced at the little thing nesting in Su Ling's arms, knowing nothing about it.
"Either find a female cat for it, and then let it give birth to litter after litter of kittens," said Su Ling.
"Let's sterilize them!" Lu Feng said firmly.
Su Ling couldn't help but laugh.
There are two pets at home, and Lu Feng can't stand it. If they really give birth to a litter of kittens, he will probably go crazy.
At noon, Su Ling simply made tomato and egg noodles, and the three of them ate together.
After dinner, Lu Feng and Zhan Yang drove to Liuxian Town, while Su Ling stayed at home taking care of the vegetables in the backyard.
The weather was hot and the vegetables grew fast. That row of vegetables were getting old, so he had to pull them out and sow new seeds.
After finishing his work, it was already two o'clock in the afternoon. He rubbed his aching waist. He hadn't done farm work for more than half a month, and he was a little exhausted. He went upstairs to take a shower, changed into loose clothes, and was about to take a nap when the doorbell outside the yard rang.
"Brother Su, are you home?"
It was Li Dahai's voice.
Su Ling responded and went downstairs to open the door. Seeing the young man with a freshly shaved head, he smiled and said, "Come in!"
Yesterday on WeChat, he told Li Dahai that he was going back to the village, and Li Dahai happily sent a row of emoticons.
In three days it will be mid-August and the cram school for junior high school students will officially start. He has to take the boy to the training institution in advance to pay the tuition.
Back in the living room, Su Ling said to Li Dahai, "Wait here for a while. I'll go upstairs to change into clothes for going out."
"Okay, Brother Su." Li Dahai squatted and happily picked up Fat Beetle Flower.
"Cat~" Fat Beetle Flower called out obediently.
"Woof woof——" King came over with a ball in his mouth, wagging his tail and asking to play.
Li Dahai picked up the ball and threw it outside. Although King was fat, he was still quick and ran out to find the ball. In contrast, Lion lazily nestled in his arms, yawned, and began to feel sleepy.
After changing clothes, Su Ling went downstairs and saw the fat cat sleeping in Li Dahai's arms. She took out the cat bag and stuffed the cat in.
The Lion suddenly changed its position, opened its eyes with a confused look on its face, and hid in a narrow space, struggling and waving its claws, letting out a miserable cry.
"Brother Su wants to take it with him?" Li Dahai asked.
"Well, after paying the tuition, I'll go to the pet hospital." Su Ling comforted the kitten and zipped up the cat bag.
Lion has gained weight. He used to be able to fit in the cat bag easily, but now he is so squeezed that he can hardly turn around.
Su Ling picked up the cat bag, asked King to look after the house, took Li Dahai out, and drove his cheap car to Liuxian Town.
When the person in charge of the training institution saw Su Ling and Li Dahai coming to report, he warmly welcomed them.
"We provide accommodation here, four people to a room, and there is a cafeteria for meals. You can study six days a week, study on your own until nine in the evening, and have a holiday on Sunday." The person in charge pushed his glasses, "I personally suggest that you stay here and try not to waste time on the way back and forth."
Su Ling asked Li Dahai for his opinion: "What do you think?"
Li Dahai was undecided. "It's almost autumn planting time, I have to help grandpa and grandma with farm work."
Su Ling said: "You are going to take the high school entrance exam, so you should focus on your studies."
"But..." Li Dahai was confused. His grandparents were old, and if he didn't help, what would happen to the five acres of land at home?
"Don't worry!" Su Ling stroked his buzz cut and said gently, "I will take good care of your grandpa and grandma."
Li Dahai nodded guiltily and gratefully.
After paying tuition and accommodation fees, the two went to the pet hospital.
As soon as I stepped into the hospital lobby, I saw a well-dressed woman angrily grabbing a little boy's ear and yelling, "Jenny is a purebred British shorthair that I spent 50,000 yuan to buy. If she dies, I will beat your ass! You debt collector! What else can you do besides eating?"
Everyone around them stayed away from them, and no one stepped forward to dissuade them. Su Ling looked at the woman and found that she looked familiar. He searched his mind and finally remembered her.
Isn't she the lady who bought the fake suit I met in the dry cleaner last time?
I met her again at the pet hospital.
What a fate.
However, as an adult, doesn't she feel ashamed for bullying a child in public?
The child looked only five or six years old. He was thin, with a pale face and skinny body. His ears were pulled red, but he said nothing. Tears welled up in his eyes but he stubbornly refused to let them fall.
Su Ling couldn't help but look at him twice more, and then he was stunned.
This child's facial features... look like a lily! Especially his eyes, which are slightly narrow and long, with a deep and resolute gaze. Facing the woman's anger, he shows no fear at all.
If it wasn't for the fact that Lu Feng had never been to H City before and had never been in a relationship with anyone, Su Ling would have almost suspected that this child was his illegitimate child!!
The author has something to say: PS: The child is definitely not Mr. Ru’s, haha.