Chapter 40 Hitting His Grandfather Scared
When Archer and Seren came to Mingnuo's dormitory, Mingnuo was still comforting Mianhua. Perhaps the little animal was very sensitive to separation, so Mianhua had been rubbing against Mingnuo's feet all day, never leaving his side, as if he was afraid that Mingnuo would abandon him.
"I'll be back in about a week." Mingnuo squatted down and touched Cotton's little head, pointing at Sedwick, "Would you stay with him for the time being?"
Mianhua reluctantly rested her chin on Mingnuo's knees and looked at him pitifully with her green vertical pupils.
At this time, Aqir knocked on the door and asked, "Lorian, are you ready?"
"Okay, I'll be right out." Ming Nuo said, and picked up Mianhua. The little guy had been getting fat and strong recently, and he felt particularly sturdy when he was held in his arms.
He walked towards Sedwick, handed Cotton to him, and reluctantly walked out the door, looking back every few steps. He told Sedwick, "I'm leaving now. You have to take good care of Cotton. If it gets angry, comfort it."
Sedwick held down the restless cotton, stopping it from running towards Mingnuo, "Well, don't worry."
As a man with perfect parenting skills, Mingnuo naturally trusted him to take care of Mianhua.
"By the way, the academy will be holding a joint confrontation exercise in a month." Sedwick looked at Mingnuo with gray eyes, while holding Cotton's front paw with one hand to prevent him from being kicked. "Can you be my teammate?"
"Me?" Ming Nuo pointed at himself in surprise, "But I'm not very good in actual combat, so I might hold you back."
"No," Sedwick said firmly, though with a hint of helplessness on his face. "Your combat abilities aren't weak either. Of course, if you think your standards are like those of your uncle and his men, then forget what I said."
Ming Nuo: "You mean I should lower my standards?"
Sedwick: "At least you're more than capable of beating Field now."
Field: “…”
Sorry for being so presumptuous.
Mingnuo had never actually fought with Field, but looking at his muscular body, he felt that Sedwick was comforting him. He smiled, said goodbye to everyone, and then left the dormitory.
In the dormitory corridor, Archer leaned on the railing and looked at the scenery downstairs. Seren leaned against the wall in boredom. Suddenly, his ears moved, and he stepped forward to greet Mingnuo as soon as he left the house.
Mingnuo didn't have much to take back, just a small bag. Seren took it directly, but stared at Mingnuo's clothes the next second.
Mingnuo was wearing a simple, loose-fitting gray and white top today, which didn't quite match his usual style. Seren was a keen observer, and he was pretty sure Mingnuo hadn't owned this shirt before. Could he have bought it recently?
Aqir also noticed this and asked directly: "Why are you wearing such dark-colored clothes today?"
Mingnuo used to prefer wearing clothes in warm colors.
"This isn't my shirt." Ming Nuo looked down at his shirt and said as he walked, "I have a small animal and it chewed all my clothes. This shirt belongs to Sedwick. I thought it was quite comfortable, so he gave it to me."
Hearing this, Seren was silent for a long time. He opened his mouth but said nothing. Instead, he looked at Archer.
Aqier pulled Mingnuo with an expressionless face and said, "I'll ask them to send all the clothes of the season over so you can choose whatever you want. Can we just keep this one?"
Ming Nuo: "...No, I have a lot of clothes."
His closet is always full. Every time his aunt or sister Finelt comes to visit him, they will freshen up his closet and let him wear various clothes for photos.
Ming Nuo now has a shadow over the new clothes.
Who knew that Archer and Seren just stared at him quietly, wanting to say something but stopping themselves, and finally never mentioned the new clothes again.
A month later, Mingnuo returned to the palace again. He went to see his brother first.
Zelphis had a rare moment of leisure today, so he sat in the top-floor viewing room drinking tea. Flowers bloomed all around him, and gentle breezes blew by, with butterflies resting here.
"Brother!" Mingnuo ran towards Zelphis, and the wind he created scared away the butterflies. He had specially changed into a fresh light green top before coming. He sat directly across from his brother and said with a smile, "I'm back!"
Zelphis looked at him, his golden eyes full of smiles, "I thought you would go find Bai Mian first."
Ming Nuo: "Let's go later. Grandpa Fudi said Baimian is overweight recently and asked me not to feed it. But you know, brother, if I go to feed Baimian without food and look into its eyes, I will feel really guilty."
Zelphis said with a smile, "It's true that we can't feed him anymore. Baimian is seriously overweight. Foday has put a lot of thought into making him exercise every day."
The two brothers chatted casually, time passed quickly, and soon it was the surgery time agreed upon with Anka Garden. Birdwin, Archer and Seren all went with them.
Along the way, Aqier held Mingnuo's hand and kept muttering, "Don't be nervous. The risks of eye surgery should be very small. Is it the kind of myopia surgery? Do you need to cut off part of the corneal stroma? You should be under anesthesia for that, right?"
Ming Nuo was not very nervous at first, but after hearing what he said, he became uneasy. He held his uncle's hand with his backhand and said, "I think we need anesthesia."
Aqir then took precautions, "What if the operation fails? Will I go blind?"
Bodwin couldn't stand it any longer and shouted, "Shut up!"
Zelphis pulled the anxious Minno to his side and said soothingly, "Don't listen to him, it's just a minor operation."
Director Tang of Anka Garden was already waiting for them outside. Seeing Zelphis and the other three accompanying Ming Nuo, he smiled and greeted them. Then he looked at Ming Nuo and said, "Congratulations, young prince, on your excellent results in raising your children."
Ming Nuo was still very nervous. He leaned against his brother and smiled at Principal Tang, "Thank you, Principal Granny."
The doctor in charge of Mingnuo's eye surgery today is still the gentle doctor from before. She has been responsible for Mingnuo's physical examinations over the years, so the doctor knows Mingnuo's eye condition very well.
She gently examined Mingnuo's eyes, her voice gentle and kind: "Well, the surgery is ready. We'll start soon."
Ming Nuo swallowed, his curled eyelashes trembling nervously, "Is it general anesthesia?"
The doctor glanced at the concerned parents behind him and explained, "It's local anesthesia, but please rest assured, Your Majesty and Your Highnesses, this is only a minor operation. It was delayed because the conditions were not ripe."
"You will feel absolutely no discomfort during the surgery, and the recovery period is only two or three days. From now on, Your Highness, you will no longer need to wear clear lenses."
Zelphis stood behind Minno and patted his shoulder, indicating that he would accompany him.
Wearing contact lenses every day is a hassle. Mingnuo took a deep breath, twisted his fingers together, and constantly prepared himself mentally to relieve the tension in his heart.
The operation went faster than Mingnuo had imagined. In less than half an hour, Mingnuo was pushed out in a wheelchair by medical staff. Just as the doctor said, he did not feel any pain or discomfort during the operation.
Mingnuo was not used to having a layer of gauze covering his eyes, and kept wanting to reach out and touch them. Zelphis kept watching him, holding his wrist and reminding him, "You can't touch it yet."
Ming Nuo looked in the direction of his voice, "Then can you take a picture of me? I want to see what I look like now after I'm done thinking about it."
Zelphis: "Okay."
Ming Nuo made a scissors hand gesture, his silver hair hung softly on the side of his face, and his light pink lips were slightly raised. Although his most beautiful eyes were covered, one could still see that he was in a good mood.
Zelphis took a picture of him, and Archer and Seren both squeezed over to look. Archer pushed Seren's head aside and occupied the best viewing position himself.
Seren glared at his brother angrily, grabbing the back of his head by the hair and pulling him to the side, calmly frantic, "I told you to let me see!"
Akiel's scalp tightened, and he gripped Zelphis' shoulders tightly with both hands, "I'll show you later, don't be so stingy! And how dare you pull your brother's hair?!"
Akiel was too strong, and Zelphis felt the cloth on his shoulders tearing under the heavy weight. He slowly looked down at his shoulder and said calmly, "Don't pull it, it's already torn."
He could even see the lining under his clothes.
While the three of them were tugging at each other, Bodwin had already pointed the camera at Mingnuo and said, "Take a picture."
Mingnuo subconsciously made a "V" gesture, and a photo was taken with a click. Birdwin had already saved this picture in his own brain.
Aqir urged hurriedly: "Let go of my hair first."
Seren didn't move an inch: "You make room first."
"Three seconds left, let's do it together."
"OK."
The two brothers each took a step back. Aqir moved a step and accidentally bumped into the armrest of the wheelchair. Mingnuo felt that he was moving slowly. He called out in confusion, "Brother?"
"Yes, it's me." Zelphis grabbed the wheelchair's armrest in time and pushed him away. Everything was the same as when he came, except that there were two more holes on his shoulders.
Occasionally, the staff of Anka Garden who passed by couldn't help but take a second look at Zelphis, wondering in their hearts, is this a new trend?
Well... anyway, His Majesty must have his reasons.
Ming Nuo couldn't see for the time being, but his hearing was very sensitive. "Was it Second Uncle and Younger Uncle who were arguing just now?"
“Well, they want to see your picture.”
Ming Nuo: "...Are you still fighting now?"
Zelphis: "No, uncle showed up."
"Oh..." Ming Nuo heard the sharp sound of several punches hitting the flesh, which made his teeth ache. As for what happened at the scene, there was no need to think too much. Perhaps this was the suppression from the blood.
That night, Ming Nuo was lying in bed when he heard a message alert from the intelligent computer. Dillon appeared and helped read the message to him, "Sedwick asked how the operation went?"
Ming Nuo rested his head on the stuffed bear and squeezed its paw. "Tell him I'm fine. I think I'll be able to go back in three days."
Dillon nodded and squatted beside Mingnuo's bed to send a message to Sedwick. He looked serious and solemn, carefully considering every word. After writing a paragraph, he would review it for a long time before sending it.
At school, Sedwick was still coaxing the grumpy Cotton to eat. The moment he received Mingnuo's message, he immediately opened his smart brain to check.
Ming Nuo: I'm fine~ Cute wink.jpg, did you miss me? I miss you so much. I'll be back in three days, wait for me~
Sedwick: […Your account was hacked?]
Dillon: “…”
How can they not know each other well? Dillon thought that he sent messages to Mingnuo in exactly the same tone as Mingnuo, but he could still be seen through.
I bumped into it again.
Ti Lung added: [This paragraph was posted by Ti Lung. I have fallen asleep.]
This bionic man is still so weird... Sedwick's filter for Dillon is now shattered, and he has the same idea as Mingnuo - can't Dillon really go back and kill Du again?
His cybernetic brain isn't quite right.
Mingnuo recuperated at home for three days. The moment he took off his eye patch, he slowly opened his eyes and looked at the bright and clear world. He couldn't help but smile. He turned to Zelphis and said excitedly, "Brother! I can see now."
Zelphis looked into his bright blue eyes and patted his head affectionately, "That's good."
Aqir waved a finger in front of his eyes, repeatedly confirming, "What number is this?"
"One." Ming Nuo grabbed his fingers and closed his eyes. "Don't shake Second Uncle. It makes me dizzy."
Bodwin asked the doctor, "Is his dizziness a sequelae?"
"...Not really. It's a normal body reaction." The doctor replied to Bodwin with a polite smile, and at the same time reminded Mingnuo: "Your Highness, it's best to avoid strong light this week. If you feel any discomfort, contact me immediately."
Ming Nuo nodded gratefully, "Okay, thank you, sister."
The doctor chuckled, "It's okay, my dear. This is my job."
After seeing off the doctor, Mingnuo also planned to go back to school. Zelphis wanted to keep him overnight and go back tomorrow. But Mingnuo thought about it and insisted on leaving today because he had promised Sedwick that he would go back to school today.
Before leaving, Aqir packed a large box of clothes for him to take with him, carried them to the car for him, and said firmly: "Roommates must also maintain social distance."
It seems that he is still bothered by him wearing Sedwick's clothes. Ming Nuo nodded helplessly, "Yes, I understand, Second Uncle."
Mingnuo did not ask his elders to send him to school because he felt that he was an adult and had the ability to go to and from school independently.
Sitting in the hovercraft, Mingnuo sent a message to Sedwick telling him that he would be returning to school soon, and the other party quickly replied "OK".
Ming Nuo thought about it and changed the destination of the hovercraft to the nearest large shopping mall. Before going to school, he would bring some gifts to his dear friends.
Cotton’s pet snacks are almost finished. Its appetite is getting bigger and bigger, so it’s a good time to stock up a little more this time.
It was a weekday and there were not many people in the mall.
Mingnuo first went to the video game store to pick out the latest helmet that could play holographic games for the three of them, and asked the clerk to help deliver it directly to Helios Academy. Then he went to the pet store to pick out snacks for Cotton.
When he came out of the pet shop, Ming Nuo met a kind-faced old man with a group of people following him.
He was stunned for a moment, and was about to walk around him when the old man suddenly grabbed his hand, his eyes moist, "Lorian, it's grandpa."
Ming Nuo was horrified and subconsciously wanted to shake off the other person's hand, but his good upbringing still prevented him from treating an elderly person like this. He could only ask awkwardly, "Is there something wrong?"
"It's okay, it's okay." The old man wiped his tears and patted Mingnuo's hand. "Grandpa just missed you, Luo Rui'an, come to grandpa's house and sit for a while. Grandpa wants to see you more."
Ming Nuo felt the touch on the back of his hand and felt a chill.
At this time, a large group of people following the old man also surrounded Mingnuo. These people chattered, saying that they were aunts, uncles, cousins, and persuading Mingnuo to return to the Flynn family.
Ming Nuo smiled awkwardly and lowered his head to send a message to his brother, "Brother! I met my grandpa, and he insisted that I go home with him. What should I do?"
Zelphis: [Beat him.]
Ming Nuo had no idea he would be so direct, and quickly replied: [This is not good. He looks quite old. What if something happens?]
Moreover, there were so many onlookers watching nearby. If the news got out that he beat someone in the street, and that the person he beat was his own grandfather, the uncles and aunts in the public relations department would definitely have to work overtime.
After a few seconds, Zelphis told him: [Go back with him first, I will send someone to you.]
Ming Nuo felt much more at ease. Meeting the old man's expectant gaze, he nodded slowly, "But I can only stay for a while. I still have to go to school."
The old man put his arm around his shoulders affectionately. "Okay, your cousins Gracie and Eli are both back soon. You can go back to school with them directly."
Ming Nuo couldn't laugh and followed him stiffly.
The old man's manor was half the size of Aunt Dilina's. He directed the servants to prepare afternoon tea for Mingnuo and took him to the reception room to ask about his well-being.
Eli and Gracie were also called out by the servants and sat respectfully beside the old man. The former looked at Mingnuo in confusion, wondering why he still came in the end even though he had reminded him.
Minglu gave him an awkward smile.
"You should have met them both by now." The old man shifted the topic to Eli and Gracie. "Eli was gentle and considerate, but it's a pity that he had a tragic life. He lost his parents at a young age. I raised him with great difficulty."
"I'm old now, and I don't know when my eyes will close and I won't be able to open them again." The old man said with a hard and bitter tone, and wiped away his tears, "But I can't let him go."
"Lorian, you and your brother are both good children. Can you promise Grandpa to let Eli follow you back to the palace so that he can have a home too?"
The old man pinched Eli's arm, and Eli immediately lowered his head and burst into tears.
At the same time, he secretly glared at the old man with a hidden gaze, cursing in his heart, "You have no home! The old man always does dirty things."
Ming Nuo's mind raced, "I still have to ask my brother about this. I can't make a decision."
"No, your brother loves you the most. As long as you ask, he will definitely agree to it."
Ming Nuo clenched his fists and decided to go all out. He felt extremely embarrassed when he thought about what he was going to say next.
Ming Nuo looked spoiled and started yelling, "I just don't want him to be part of my family. My brother is mine alone! No one can take my brother away from me!"
The old man was stunned. "Well, okay then."
But he still did not give up, and started to promote Gracie to Mingnuo, saying that he had excellent talent and high level of mental strength, and asked Mingnuo to arrange him into the guards.
Ming Nuo: “…”
It was so suffocating. He regretted listening to his brother in the first place.
At this moment, Finilte strode towards them in high heels, looking as cold as ice. The servants beside her exclaimed, "Miss! Why are you back?!"
Ming Nuo saw her as if he had seen a savior, and said excitedly: "Sister Finelt!"
After Eli hid behind the crowd, Gracie subconsciously stood up and said in shock: "Sister..."
“Bang!”
Finilte didn't even bother to look at him, she just slapped him in the face as she passed by him. Gracie covered her face with her hands and lowered her head in grievance, not daring to say anything.
When the old man saw her coming, he turned pale with fright, like a mouse seeing a cat. The so-called dignity of an elder disappeared completely in an instant, and he couldn't stop trembling, "You, you, why are you here?"
The next second, the pitch-black, cold tip of the gun was pointed at the old man's head. The old man was so frightened that he quickly apologized, "Calm down, please calm down! I, I didn't do anything. I just brought Lorian back to reminisce about the past. I'm his grandfather, is that not okay?"
Finelt blew up the old wooden coffee table next to the old man with a single shot. She grabbed the old man by the collar and pointed the still-warm muzzle of the gun at his head again. "Grandpa, you know me. Emotional control has always been my weakness. So, will you just be quiet and behave yourself?"
The old man almost cried, "I'm good and obedient. I was wrong. Can you calm down? Grandpa is scared."
Finilte smiled with the corners of her lips, pulled Mingnuo, who was also as obedient as a little chicken, and turned to leave.
As he passed by Gracie, he slapped him again.
The slap marks on Gracie's face became symmetrical, and she couldn't help but cover her face and cry.
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