Chapter 12 Chapter 12 (Xiao Xiu)...Wei Ran, why are you pretending to be stupid...
Lu Zhu's mother was the last to arrive. The woman, wearing high heels and holding an exquisite bag, walked hurriedly, making a series of loud and crisp footsteps in the corridor.
But she didn't expect the matter had been resolved. In the corridor, she thanked Wei Ran repeatedly and said that she would handle the compensation issue and Wei Ran didn't need to worry about it.
"I'm so sorry, Lu Zhu, for causing you trouble." Mother Lu apologized again.
Wei Ran continued to shake her head and said, "Lu Zhu is doing this to help Dudu. I have to thank him and you."
"No, no." Mother Lu quickly waved her hands, her expression suddenly looking as if she was about to cry, with a look of unspeakable secrets on her face.
But in the end, she simply wiped her face with her meticulously maintained hand, then smiled with relief, "Because... I'm sure you've heard that Lu Zhu couldn't stay in the United States because of his father's situation. I didn't expect that after returning to China, the child's personality became even more withdrawn. I was really worried that he would never make friends in his life... Fortunately, Lu Zhu met Dudu."
Not far away, two children were talking together.
No matter how you look at it, Lu Zhu seems out of place in this park, not only because of his age and personality, but also because of his height.
The boy was slender, like a willow branch, not six years old. His skin was slightly tanned, and he was very thin, with almost no baby fat.
Compared with him, Wei Dudu is like a round white glutinous rice cake, soft and tender.
Lu Zhu poked the soft white Dudu.
When Dudu's watery, black grape-like eyes looked at him, he said stiffly, "Thank you."
"Thank you, what are you talking about?" Wei Dudu didn't understand.
Shouldn't things be just as Dad said, Lu Zhu helped Dudu, and Dudu should thank Lu Zhu?
But Dudu had already thanked Brother Lu Zhu before his father came, so now Dudu doesn’t understand.
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"Thank you..."
Lu Zhu lowered his gaze, recalling the scene where Xing Jianhao's mother had suggested that Dudu and Dudu's father stop associating with him.
This scene was completely familiar to him, both now and in the past in the United States.
Lu Zhu's attitude towards people who say this is: "Didn't you say my father is a murderer and that I'm a violent person? Fine, then it's as you wish."
But today, Dudu and his father seemed to automatically ignore what Xing Jianhao's mother said.
…
Lu Zhu didn't say anything in the end. He just rubbed Tutu's watermelon head and said, "Don't worry, I will protect you in the future."
"clatter?"
Dudu looked up, still not quite understanding why Lu Zhu said that.
However, Dudu's attention was quickly drawn to a noticeable crescent-shaped scar on his brother's arm.
Dubao had noticed this scar a long time ago. Lu Zhu said it was from a fight in the United States, but he didn't elaborate on it. His tone was calm and nonchalant.
At that time, Dudu thought Lu Zhu was handsome, good at fighting, and as strong as his father!
However, when he shared this with his father after returning home, his father said that with such a large scar, he must have suffered a serious trauma at the time.
"It's going to be very painful, and it's going to take a long time to heal. Did Dudu's classmate go through something like this at such a young age?"
At that time, Wei Ran hugged Dudu and said, "He is so pitiful. Dudu, you should be nicer to that little classmate."
"Yes."
At the time, Dudu was clutching his arm. Although he couldn't imagine how much pain it was, his father said it hurt, so it must have hurt a lot! This made Dudu feel a little pain in his arm.
But this didn't stop Dudu from repeating, "Poor brother Lu Zhu, Dudu will be good to him."
…
At this moment, Dudu pulled Lu Zhu's scarred arm and said seriously and sincerely: "But Brother Lu Zhu, you have to protect yourself first!"
Lu Zhu: “…”
Lu Zhu, who didn't like having his arm grabbed, was stunned and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
By the time he reacted, Dudu had already been called back by his father. Before leaving, he stuffed a piece of chocolate candy into Lu Zhu's hand.
…
Because of what happened today, the three children involved can leave school early.
After saying goodbye to Lu Zhu and his mother, Lin Luochen followed them: "Let's have lunch together."
His voice was light, and as he spoke he casually glanced at Wei Ran.
Du Ling jumped out first.
"What do you mean by eating together? Who wants to eat with you? Ah Ran, who is he?"
Du Ling was still shamelessly pretending not to know this person. Wei Ran, with a pale face, said, "I have to rush back to the set to film, so it's inconvenient. ...A Ling, can you help me look after Dudu?"
Du Ling said it was no problem, but Lin Luochen glanced at the time and said, "It won't take long to have a meal."
Wei Ran lowered her hat and said, "Sorry, I really don't..."
Lin Luochen interrupted forcefully, "Your assistant said you'll have time to put on makeup at 2 p.m."
“…” Wei Ran suddenly looked up, her pale lips trembling, obviously wanting to ask Lin Luochen how he knew this.
Lin Luochen stared at him intently, raised his hand and pointed to the ground, saying, "What you just told your assistant is right here."
Wei Ran: “…”
Wei Ran wanted to say something, but Lin Luochen took a deep breath and tried to make his voice sound calm: "After all, we know each other. It's not that bad that we can't even have a meal together now, right?"
“…”
"Brother Ran."
…
The restaurant Lin Luochen chose was a membership-based private restaurant.
He hadn't been back to China for a long time and didn't know much about the major restaurants in S City, so he chose this restaurant with the highest privacy.
The entire floor is only used to accommodate their table of guests, so they will definitely not be disturbed, and Wei Ran does not have to worry about being recognized.
As soon as he entered the dining room, Dudu was carried by his uncle and sat on the child seat, and a menu appeared in front of him.
"Dudu, what do you want to eat?"
The menu was too big for Dudu to hold, so Lin Luochen pulled out a chair and sat next to him, helping to hold it from behind.
Dudu didn't order immediately, but looked at his father. Seeing Wei Ran nodded to him, Dudu's big eyes moved to the menu to look at the colorful patterns.
Wei Ran sat on the other side, his face pale. Even wrapped in a cotton coat, his thin figure looked unusually frail. His hat brim was pulled low. From the shadows, only the tip of his nose and a pair of pale, slightly pursed lips were visible.
The young lady in formal uniform poured special health-preserving water for the guests. Wei Ran took a sip, but her face still didn't look very good.
Next to him, Du Ling, who had to follow, had an even uglier look on his face.
When he thought about how he had just been exposed in kindergarten as not being Dudu's uncle, Lin had even pretended to understand, but in reality, he had said sanctimoniously, "It's all for the children"...
Du Ling just wanted to beat someone up.
...Bah!
What's going on? He also knows that Dudu doesn't have a traditional mother, so he needs someone to pretend to be one! ?
Unable to bear it any longer, Du Ling stood up and walked to Dudu, trying to take Lin Luochen's place.
"What did Dudu order? Let Daddy see. Grilled Australian Wagyu? Not bad, I want the M9 one. Boston lobster sashimi? Wow, they have French blue lobster, don't you want to try it, baby?"
"Blue dragon?! A blue, fire-breathing dragon? I don't want that baby."
Dudu was stunned and quickly waved his hands.
Du Ling, who had successfully aroused Dudu's interest, simply snatched the menu and quickly replied to Dudu, "No, no, this is also a kind of lobster, look!"
A picture of half lobster sashimi and half garlic lobster appeared in front of Dudu. Dudu made an "O" sound, knowing that this kind of shrimp was delicious, so he nodded and said, "Okay, baby wants to try it!"
"Then let's have two, one sashimi and one with garlic." Du Ling looked at Lin Luochen provocatively and continued to look through the menu with Dudu.
Lin Luochen simply stood up and moved to the side, giving his seat to Du Ling, and he looked at Wei Ran next to him.
Du Ling noticed that this actually made Lin move closer to Wei Ran: ...
Damn, this is a case of taking care of the head but not the butt!
Fortunately, the private restaurant had attentive service, and soon more fruits and four-color snacks were served.
The waiters came in and out, but they didn't believe that Lin could do anything. Du Ling was alert for a while, and then he heard Lin Luochen say, "Brother Ran, you've lost a lot of weight."
"...Really?" Wei Ran simply replied, "Not bad."
Lin Luochen: "You don't take off your hat in the house? There's no need to worry about privacy here."
Wei Ran said, "I'm used to wearing a hat."
Lin Luochen's eyes were fixed on him more intently, not dwelling on the hat, and he just asked, "Brother Ran, how have you been these years?"
"Oh, it's okay." Wei Ran responded again.
He took another sip of water, probably out of politeness, and after a while, under Lin Luochen's gaze, he asked, "What about you?"
"I?"
Hearing this, Lin Luochen leaned back slightly and said after a while, "Not bad."
Wei Ran said, “Oh.”
He seemed to be confused again and out of the situation.
Fortunately, the man surnamed Lin didn't say anything else. Later, until they ordered the dishes, Lin Luochen and Wei Ran didn't say another word.
After explaining the precautions to the waiter, Du Ling directly took the snack box on the table and gave it to Dudu.
The four-color snacks include cloud cake, chestnut cake, pea yellow and crab roe pastry. Dudu is allergic to river crabs, so Duling automatically avoided the crab roe pastry and gave the cloud cake next to it to Dudu.
The white cake is soft and moist, like solidified fat, and has a sweet smell.
Dudu took a small bite, moved his little chubby body up and down a few times before completing the chewing and swallowing, and said happily: "Thank you, Daddy Du~"
Then he turned his little body, intending to share the white cake with his father, but then he remembered that his father didn't eat such snacks, so Dudu stretched out his little arms to touch the fruits on the table.
When he touched a grape, he held it in his little hand and handed it to his father: "Daddy, eat this!"
Wei Ran would not refuse the baby, she ate the grape directly and said, "Thank you, baby."
Du Ling next to him suddenly got jealous: "Hey? Daddy gave you something delicious to eat, why don't you give Daddy some grapes? You're just thinking about flirting with Daddy?"
"Don't be angry, Daddy Du."
Dudu immediately took a piece of snack and fed it to Du Ling: "Eat this!"
There was a piece of chestnut cake in Du Ling's mouth, and the rich aroma of chestnuts spread in his mouth. He subconsciously looked in the direction of Lin Luochen provocatively.
Lin Luochen completely ignored him.
The man with overly long limbs looked very oppressive sitting on the not-so-wide wooden chair.
Lin Luochen still stared at Wei Ran opposite him.
Wei Dudu is very good at keeping things balanced, and she didn't forget the uncle opposite her.
The little kid blinked, his long eyelashes fluttered, then he picked up another piece of dessert in front of him and stretched out his little arms to pass it to the other side.
"Uncle, let me give you some."
Said Dudu, who is very good at taking care of adults.
Lin Luochen turned his head back when he heard the voice, and saw Wei Dudu holding a small piece of cake in her little hand.
When he was around, the children didn't dare to speak. Lin Luochen had never been offered anything to eat by a child, except for the chestnuts he'd given him on the street last time...
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Luochen reached out to take it and said, "Thank you."
After saying that, he put the cake into his mouth to give Dudu some face.
Wei Ran's eyes fell on the edge of the wooden lunch box and the three cursive words "Crab Roe Crisps", and she suddenly coughed violently a few times.
The other three people at the table looked over.
Wei Ran picked up the glass of lemonade, took a sip, and said, "...It's okay."
Seeing Lin Luochen swallowing the crab roe pastry without hesitation, Wei Ran showed a slightly puzzled expression.
But under Lin Luochen's unblinking gaze again, he couldn't bear it anymore and stood up.
"I'm going to the bathroom."
The air conditioner in the room was turned on high and the temperature was not low. After Wei Ran entered the room, she took off her cotton coat at the thoughtful reminder of Dudu, the little cotton-padded jacket. Now she was only wearing a simple white sweatshirt. When she stood up, her slender waist was naturally revealed.
Under the guidance of the waiter, he slowly walked towards the bathroom at the end of the corridor.
On the surface, everything looks very stable and peaceful.
When he was young, Wei Ran also unscrupulously exposed his true self in front of the public, but he also learned enough lessons.
Later, Wei Ran didn't dare to show any emotion at all. He just knew that if he spoke less, made fewer expressions, and focused on his work, he would not make mistakes.
Moreover, in recent years, when he is not working or taking care of Dudu, his brain is generally in a blank state, so he does not need to deliberately manage his expression.
But this does not mean that Wei Ran's mood at the moment is as calm as her appearance.
He was already extremely exhausted and could hardly focus on anything other than taking care of Dudu and filming, but because of Lin Luochen's sudden appearance, his brain now had to continue to work in overload.
Wei Ran was wondering why that person appeared here and what he meant. ...
Lin Luochen had actually met Dudu before, and he even knew about Du Ling. So, did he know Dudu's background? ...
The bathroom was so quiet that the tinnitus caused by Wei Ran's lack of rest became more obvious.
It took him a long time to remember the current time and scene, and his fingers gripping the sink subconsciously tightened.
The fingertips all turned pale and bloodless. Wei Ran closed his eyes, finally straightened his body, and walked out of the bathroom with a calm expression.
Outside the bathroom, there was a tall figure of a man standing, neatly dressed in a suit and tie.
Wei Ran was dressed like a student, and in a trance she seemed to be a year or two younger than the formally dressed men.
He looked at the other person and opened his mouth: "Are you not feeling well?"
"uncomfortable?"
Lin Luochen lowered his brows and looked at the other person motionlessly: "Why do you say that?"
Wei Ran shook her head violently and looked away as calmly as possible: "Then are you going to the bathroom too?"
“…”
"Go quickly." Wei Ran said with pale lips moving as he moved aside the door.
Lin Luochen suddenly took a step forward.
The next moment, the well-dressed man suddenly twisted Wei Ran's arm and violently pushed him into the bathroom.
Wei Ran didn't expect that Lin Luochen would fight with her again five years later. She was stunned and pushed against the wall.
Every tile in the bathroom was polished to a bright shine. Wei Ran leaned his back against it and subconsciously felt a little cold, but the person who was holding his arm tightly showed no intention of retracting his hand.
Wei Ran looked at the other person with confusion and impatience.
What caught my eye were Lin Luochen's unusually red eyes.
…
Lin Luochen pushed him against the wall.
"Dudu's birthday is April 20th. Wei Ran, shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
The furious voice covered the tinnitus in Wei Ran's ears, but Wei Ran's brain suddenly buzzed, and for a moment he forgot to fight back.
Trapped between the man and the wall, a strange scent of cologne permeated her nostrils. Wei Ran's first reaction was: Did Lin Luochen know?!
He could only tremble his bloodless lips and subconsciously pretend to be stupid:
"……What?"
"I'm talking about Dudu's birthday. ...Wei Ran, why are you acting so stupid?! Dozens of months ago, you were still sleeping in my bed!"
The suppressed anger finally erupted. Lin Luochen became angrier and angrier as he spoke, and the force with which he gripped the other person's wrist became even greater.
Feeling the hat was in the way, or perhaps eager to see Wei Ran's eyes hidden by the double shadows of the hat brim and glasses, Lin Luochen simply reached out and lifted Wei Ran's pointed chin, saying, "We've been apart for five years, and your child is already four years old! Is this what you mean by you're a celebrity and can't have a relationship?!"
Wei Ran: “…”
When he met those violent and abnormally red eyes again, Wei Ran calmed down instead.
——He doesn’t know yet.
"You..." Wei Ran tried to lower her head, but failed.
He simply stopped struggling, remaining in the forced position of looking up at the other person, and said in a very calm voice: "...I said it at that time, I was the one who let you down."
Lin Luochen smiled sinisterly: "But you didn't say that your 'sorry' meant you were cheating on me."
"I……"
Wei Ran had no way to explain.
However, rather than being misunderstood as cheating on the other party, Wei Ran didn't want the other party to know Dudu's identity... Meeting Lin Luochen was too sudden. He was already in a state of shutdown and couldn't think about how to deal with the person in front of him.
Fortunately, before he could think of what to say, Lin Luochen said in a deeper voice:
"...Wei Ran, it was you who said it. You said dreams are more important than anything else."
Lin Luochen suddenly became ruthless and rubbed Wei Ran's clearly defined jaw with his fingertips very vigorously.
He recalled that when he was young, he was influenced by the determined and sunny Wei Ran. He dropped out of the business school he had no interest in, broke with his family, and pursued his dream.
Five years ago, he didn't blame Wei Ran for leaving him for the goals she had set in advance.
There was no resentment or blame in his memory.
But five years later, when the memories came back all at once, he realized that it was all just a joke.
"Who is Dudu's mother?" Lin Luochen asked suddenly.
“…”
"Is she beautiful? Or is she rich? Can she give you resources or something?"
"...Lin Luochen." Wei Ran pushed his hand away and interrupted him without wanting to say any more.
Lin Luochen's voice suddenly became louder: "Wei Ran, what do you want from her? Tell me what you want from her! You know at that time, as long as you tell me, you know I can do it..."
"Lin Luochen!"
Wei Ran pushed the person away with force.
Lin Luochen: "So you like her."
“…”
Wei Ran turned her eyes away, and said nothing as she faced the other person with her beautiful profile that always drove fans crazy every time her birth photos were leaked.
The silence seemed to be a tacit agreement.
Lin Luochen looked at Wei Ran like this, and the anger that had been pent up for a long time suddenly burst out. He approached again and said, "Who is she? You love her? You even ignored your career?!"
Wei Ran raised her arm to block the opponent, but was pressed against the wall along with her blocking arm. Wei Ran had no choice but to speak a little louder: "Lin Luochen, let go, what are you doing crazy now?!"
"Why are you crazy? I've been crazy for a long time." Lin Luochen grabbed his wrist, his eyes bloodshot.
Wei Ran was much thinner than she was five years ago. Pressing against the thin layer of skin beneath him, Lin Luochen became even more furious. "You're admitting it publicly, huh? Look at what you've become now! Wei Ran, you're so affectionate towards her, but have you gained anything in return?..."
"That's enough, that's none of your business!"
The repeated questioning made people restless and irritable. Wei Ran interrupted Lin Luochen even louder, and at the same time waved the hand that was holding her wrist.
Because he used too much force, his fist hit the other person's cheek directly.
Then the whole bathroom became quiet.
Wei Ran: “…”
Lin Luochen: “…”
Wei Ran knew that this punch was very heavy, and her voice was panicked:
"How are you? I'm sorry, I didn't mean to..."
In a hurry, he touched the other person's face directly.
Although his fingertips were cold, Lin Luochen suddenly stopped moving, staring at Wei Ran with burning eyes.
Then he suddenly raised his hand and pressed down Wei Ran's hand.
Wei Ran: “…”
At the same time, a childish voice sounded from not far away: "...Dad? ...Uncle?"
“?!”
Wei Ran was startled and subconsciously pulled her hand out of the other person's palm.
“…”
The two adults who had just had an argument turned their heads and saw Dudu being led by Du Ling, and they had arrived at the bathroom door without knowing when.
The human cub, not even knee-high, timidly asked, "Are you fighting?"
Her round, bulging eyes looked from one to the other, and soon she noticed the red mark on one side of Lin Luochen's cheek.
"Huh? Uncle, are you hurt?"
Dudu stretched out his short legs and ran towards the two of them.
“…”Wei Ran’s face turned pale and his expression was stiff.
Lin Luochen next to him squatted down.
This person, who Wei Ran had no impression of disliking children, wiped his face casually and said to Dudu in a familiar and soft voice, "Uncle is fine. Uncle and Dad didn't fight."
Wei Ran:?
So how did they get to know each other so well? ...
Dudu: "Oh."
Dudu's scrutinizing gaze moved again between his father and uncle for a moment, and he felt relieved. They probably didn't fight.
...Although the sound of their conversation just now seemed a bit loud, it seemed that Dad had hit Uncle.
But right now, my uncle looks pretty happy.
People who are beaten will not be happy.
So Dad and Uncle must not have fought.
The author has something to say:
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Dudu: Logic [glasses] [OK]
General Lin: ………….
Still a 20 small red envelope [lop-eared rabbit head] (the last paragraph was slightly revised, the wrong version was posted [melted])
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