Chapter 10 Brother! I’m not calling you
Tonight's dinner was the best one Mingnuo had ever had. All the dishes tasted excellent. Mrs. Lin sat next to him and served him food, so Mingnuo only needed to concentrate on eating.
Sedwick looked at Mingnuo's bulging cheeks from eating so much, and suddenly picked up a piece of ginger and put it in his bowl. Mingnuo was caught off guard and ate it directly, chewing it.
"It's so spicy." Ming Nuo frowned and spat out the ginger. He fumbled for the water cup and took a few big gulps to suppress the spicy taste.
Mrs. Lin identified the culprit at a glance and looked at her son in surprise.
Perhaps it was because Lorien, Sedwick's only playmate of the same age as a child, died, and since then he has been surrounded by older brothers and sisters.
Influenced by them, Sedwick's personality went straight towards being introverted and reserved. He had a stern face every day, as if he owed someone eight million.
Mrs. Lin sometimes wanted to slap him.
Today, this sultry boy actually teased the poor little girl? Mrs. Lin asked the servant to pour another glass of milk for Mingnuo, and glanced at Sedwick who looked nonchalant. "Don't do it again."
Sedwick ignored it.
Apart from the sudden appearance of ginger, Ming Nuo was very satisfied with the meal. He only needed to accept the food and eat whatever Mrs. Lin picked up for him.
Mrs. Lin saw that Mingnuo had finished eating and said to Elson, "Go prepare some clothes for Nuonuo."
Elson had only taken one step when he was stopped by Sedwick.
"No need," Sedwick said, "I've already bought him clothes."
Ming Nuo had a full stomach and was in a good mood. He sat on the chair and swung his legs. When he heard this, he agreed, "Yes, yes, he bought me a lot of clothes."
Mrs. Lin looked at her son in surprise and said, "You're really taking the trouble."
Sedwick took a bite of the vegetables and said, "I brought it back, so I will naturally be responsible for it."
After dinner, the sky outside the window had completely darkened, with stars dotted in the night sky. This suburban manor was far away from the hustle and bustle of the bustling city. The night was quiet, and occasionally the sound of insects could be heard.
Ming Nuo took a hot bath, changed into soft pajamas and lay down on the bed. He rubbed his pillow comfortably. Before sleepiness completely took over his body, he stroked the intelligent computer and mumbled drowsily, "Don't worry, Dad. I'm doing well now. Don't worry about me..."
After saying that, he fell into a deep sleep.
Mingnuo's room is next to Sedwick. It was past ten o'clock in the evening, and Mingnuo was already fast asleep, while Sedwick was still lying on the desk, doing homework assigned by the school.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door and Mrs. Lin pushed it open and walked into the room. She looked at Sedwick as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't speak.
Sedwick didn't even look up. "What's wrong?"
Mrs. Lin hesitated for a long time and then asked, "Tell me the truth, since you brought Mingnuo back, are you still obsessed with Luo Rui'an?"
“…”
Sedwick was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and put down his pen. His gray eyes were filled with helplessness and irritation. "Why do you all think I'm obsessed with him?"
Mrs. Lin shrugged. "Because you two were very close when you were young, and that child looks so much like Lorian. You really didn't bring him back just because of his face?"
"No." Sedwick denied coldly, "I was only two years old when I met Lorian. If you hadn't mentioned him to me all the time, I wouldn't even remember his name."
Mrs. Lin glanced at Sedwick in condemnation. "How cruel! Lorian could speak at that time, and the first word he called was 'brother'."
"Really?" Sedwick raised his head, finally showing a hint of surprise. Although he had long lost his memory of this childhood playmate, it was still quite meaningful that the first person the baby called after learning to speak was him.
"Yes, I also took a video." Mrs. Lin turned on the smart brain and showed the video to Sedwick, who paid her a little attention.
In the video, a delicate little baby is sitting in a walker. His short black hair is fluffy and soft, and his big blue eyes are bright and lively. He takes small steps and runs towards a young boy, stretching out his little hands to grab the corner of his clothes.
The little mouth opened and babbled, "Guo...ge...brother!"
With a crisp cry of "Brother" falling to the ground, the little guy was picked up from the walker by the boy.
Although the boy's face was not in the video, Sedwick still confirmed one thing, "This person is not me."
He was only one year older than Lorian.
"Nonsense, this man is His Majesty." Madam Lin tutted, "I didn't say that the brother Lorian called you was really you. You're so shameless."
Sedwick: "..."
Sedwick had a blank expression on his face and issued an ultimatum to his mother to expel her from the room. "If you have nothing else to do, get out. I still have homework to do."
Mrs. Lin was very happy to see him get humiliated. "I heard that you paid Nuonuo 10,000 yuan a month. Do you need me to advance the money for you?"
"No, I'll give him the money."
"Your monthly allowance is only 15,000 yuan, and you gave Nuonuo 10,000 yuan?" Mrs. Lin could hardly hide her surprise. "Sedwick, you are surprisingly generous this time."
Sedwick didn't want to talk and buried his head in his homework.
Mrs. Lin stared at him for a while, and just as she was about to turn around and leave the room, he suddenly said, "Mingnuo is Mingnuo, and Luo Rui'an is Luo Rui'an. Don't be nice to Mingnuo just for Luo Rui'an's sake. This kind of love is hypocritical."
Mrs. Lin was stunned for a moment before realizing that she was being taught a lesson by her son. She patted him on the back of the head, not too hard or too lightly. "Do I need you to say this? Mingnuo is a well-behaved and sensible child, so I will naturally treat him well."
After saying that, Mrs. Lin walked out of his room. When she passed Mingnuo's room, she stopped and quietly pushed open Mingnuo's door.
In the dim light, Mingnuo was sleeping soundly in bed.
Mrs. Lin walked quietly to the bedside, picked up a strand of Mingnuo's hair, put it in a sealed bag, tucked the corner of Mingnuo's quilt, and then slowly left.
The next morning, the doctor that Mrs. Lin found for Mingnuo came with a medical kit.
Ming Nuo was still eating a big meat bun. When he heard that the doctor was here to treat his eyes, he immediately finished the bun in a few bites and sat hesitantly on the sofa, waiting for the doctor to check his eyes.
Sedwick also stood beside him, as if to observe the diagnosis.
The doctor first checked Mingnuo's eyes. Mingnuo felt the doctor spray some atomized liquid into his eyes, which was cool and very comfortable.
The doctor gently touched the corner of Mingnuo's eyes and asked, "Have you ever cried for a long time before?"
Ming Nuo nodded, her curled eyelashes trembling. "I know I can't cry. It's bad for my eyes, but I can't help it."
The doctor patted his little head and said, "It's okay. Just be careful next time. Your retina is too fragile. I'll give you a pair of contact lenses to help you see better."
Ming Nuo was delighted at first, but then asked worriedly, "Will it be very expensive?"
The doctor chuckled. "It's free. You're still a minor. All medical services at Anka Garden are free for you. The Empire will pay for it."
Free?! Ming Nuo was confused. No wonder so many people wanted to come to the Perseus Empire. The treatment was so good.
The doctor put on transparent lenses for Mingnuo. When the lenses first entered his eyes, Mingnuo felt uncomfortable and closed his eyes to relieve the foreign body sensation. When he opened his eyes again, the blurry world became clear this time.
There were no longer large blocks of color. Ming Nuo was looking at a face that was very close to him. The boy had three-dimensional brow bones, a high nose bridge, and he could see his own reflection in a pair of lead-gray eyes.
Mingnuo blinked and called out his name: "Sedwick?"
Sedwick looked into his lively eyes and suddenly thought of little Lorian in last night's video. The two men's eyes were indeed very similar.
He hummed, "Finally, I'm not a blind kid anymore."
"Sedwick!" Mingnuo called his name again, hugged his neck excitedly, and shouted, "I can see! I'm not a blind little boy anymore! I can see you, Sedwick, and I can also see my aunt and the doctor..."
Everything was extremely new to Mingnuo.
So this is what the real world is like.
The doctor smiled and waved a finger in front of him. "Is there any afterimage?"
Ming Nuo came back to his senses and quickly let go of Sedwick's neck. He remembered that Sedwick said he didn't like to be too close to people. At the same time, he distanced himself and replied to the doctor's sister, "I can see it very clearly."
"That's good." The doctor took out a few boxes of eye patches and a pair of glasses and gave them to Mingnuo, saying, "You can use these glasses too. Contact lenses will become uncomfortable after wearing them for a long time. You can switch."
"I put on a pair of eye patches every night before going to bed. It's much more comfortable. In the future, when I go out, if the sun is too strong, it's best to wear a pair of sunshade sunglasses. The most important thing is to stop crying."
Ming Nuo was a little embarrassed, "I'm not a crybaby."
Sedwick said, "In fact, the tears she cried could drown Ephir."
Ming Nuo pushed him angrily and said, "No."
Sedwick chuckled, as if he found pleasure in irritating Mingnuo.
The doctor watched their playfulness with a smile in her eyes. She instructed Ming Nuo, "Come to Anka Garden for a checkup every few weeks. Once your eyes have recovered, you can have the surgery. Then you won't have to wear these things."
Ming Nuo nodded, her blue eyes sparkling, "Thank you, sister!"
"It's okay, this is our duty."
The doctor was busy with her work. She observed for a few minutes and made sure there was no rejection reaction before packing up and leaving.
After regaining his sight, Mingnuo couldn't wait to see the scene around him. Sedwick took him directly to the glass garden. Although it was winter, the glass garden was still full of colorful flowers.
Ming Nuo was fascinated by its striking color and carefully reached out to touch the rose, "So beautiful."
Sedwick leaned against the wall, lazily watching Mingnuo flying around in the garden like a butterfly, flapping its wings, and squatting down from time to time to touch the flowers.
This excitement lasted for a long time before Mingnuo gradually adapted to this unusually clear world. It was also time for Sedwick to go to school.
When Ming Nuo heard that he was leaving, his mood plummeted, "When will you come back?"
Although Sedwick is either half-dead and ignores people on weekdays, or speaks very harshly, he is still the person Mingnuo trusts most in this place, and he doesn't want to leave him.
Sedwick picked up his schoolbag and slung it over his shoulder. Seeing Mingnuo following behind him pitifully, like a lamb about to be abandoned, he said, "I'll be back at four in the afternoon. I'm going to school, not to be reincarnated. Put away your sad face."
When Ming Nuo heard this, he didn't feel reluctant at all. He turned around and walked to Mrs. Lin, waving to him, "Then you can go. Bye~"
Anyway, the day passed quickly and it was already afternoon.
Sedwick: "..."
What a heartless white-haired ball.
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