Chapter 74: Disguised Beta 24 Ome falls into the wolf's den...
As early as when Wu Lan got into the car, the rear compartment barrier had already been raised.
In the almost closed carriage, the pheromones of ebony silently filled every corner, like a sharp claw completely controlling the space.
Wu Lan didn't notice that the scent of ebony had spread all over his body. His attention was completely focused on the questions raised.
He looked at Men Chenglin with a nervous expression.
There was some surprise in Men Chenglin's eyes. He did not answer immediately. He raised his hand on Wu Lan's shoulder and casually tidied up the messy hair on the back of the little boy's head.
"Why do you ask this question?"
Not getting an answer, Wu Lan became even more nervous. He couldn't help but pinch his fingertips until they turned white, and leaned his body towards the other person.
"Because I'm looking for someone." Come to think of it, why would someone answer his question without any reason? It was a bit abrupt.
After thinking about it, Wu Lan decided to tell everything.
"My father joined the army before he died, and I heard he had a very close comrade. Ever since my parents passed away, I've been living with my grandfather. But some time ago, my grandfather passed away due to illness, and he asked me to come to the capital to find my father's comrade. I wanted to seek refuge with him or get some help..."
He found it difficult to speak at the end, and after a pause, he continued, "This was my grandfather's last wish, so I want to find that person. But I have a job and a place to live now, so I don't need to go anywhere for help anymore."
"I just want to fulfill my grandfather's last wish..."
Before, Men Chenglin only asked someone to investigate Wu Lan's information briefly, and only found out that she was from a small place, so he did not investigate in depth.
Hearing Wu Lan's words that her family had all passed away, he felt a bit heavy-hearted. Thinking of how Wu Lan had come all the way from her small town to the big city of the imperial capital, he only regretted that he hadn't met Wu Lan earlier.
Men Chenglin's heart softened, and he caressed Wu Lan more gently. He patted Wu Lan's shoulder and said, "You are very brave and powerful."
"It's already amazing that you dared to come to the capital alone to look for someone, and even found a job and a place to live here."
Hearing the compliment, Wu Lan's face turned red. Her eyes met the other person's unusually gentle eyes, and she saw her own figure in them.
As if encouraged, he continued, "The person I'm looking for has a name very similar to yours, so that's why I asked if you've ever been in the military."
"I'm sorry, I've never been a soldier."
Wu Lan thought he was very close to the answer, but he didn't expect that this answer would directly shatter his guess.
He was stunned for a moment, and his mood suddenly fell to the bottom of despair.
It turns out that I shouldn’t have any expectations, because the emotional gap can be fatal.
"But can you tell me the man's name?"
Men Chenglin looked at the boy's visibly disappointed expression and frowned slightly, "Maybe I can help find it."
Thinking of multiple paths and possibilities, Wu Lan immediately said the man's name.
"Chen Lin?"
Men Chenglin's expression changed slightly, and he asked in detail which two words they were.
Wu Lan was puzzled: "What's the matter?"
There was a slight change in Men Chenglin's eyes when he looked at Wu Lan. He murmured Wu Lan's name, as if recalling something.
He asked, "Could you please tell me your father's name?"
"My father's name is Wu Mian."
Looking at Men Chenglin's unusual expression, Wu Lan began to feel a little bit of anticipation in her heart. Could there be other clues?
"Wu Mian, Wu Mian..."
Men Chenglin recited this strange yet somewhat familiar name, and finally found the figure of a young man in his dusty memories.
I can no longer clearly remember the young man's appearance, but I remember that he was a straightforward and decisive person.
But he and Wu Mian did not meet in the army, but in a mercenary organization.
Many of the people there are former soldiers, and the rest are either trained by special organizations or are underground boxers.
The reason why he joined the mercenary organization was because his family secretly sent him there for training to develop self-defense skills.
In order to conceal his identity, the name he used at the time was Chen Lin.
It has been many years since this dusty memory came to mind. If Men Chenglin hadn't specifically recalled it, he would have almost forgotten it.
After he met Wu Mian, they were assigned several missions together and gradually became familiar with each other. On one of his missions, he was in danger and it was Wu Mian who saved him.
He owed Wu Mian a life.
After that, he was ordered by his family to leave the mercenary organization and never saw Wu Mian again.
Unexpectedly, the next time he heard from Wu Mian, he found out that he had already passed away. What was even more unexpected was that Wu Lan was actually Wu Mian's child.
Being a mercenary has become a secret. Except for one or two older elders in the family, no one else knows about it.
Men Chenglin couldn't explain this matter directly to Wu Lan. And from the look on Wu Lan's face, it seemed that she didn't know that her father had been a mercenary.
After thinking for a while, he changed his words: "Xiao Lan, I know your father. The person you are looking for should be me."
"I have never been a soldier, but for some special reasons, I spent some time in the army. That's when I met your father."
"We are very good friends."
This answer was beyond Wu Lan's expectations. His mood was like riding a roller coaster. His eyes were wide open and his expression was a little dull.
At the same time, the mechanical electronic sound of 2720 sounded in my head.
[Beep! Congratulations to the host for successfully finding Chen Lin (Men Chenglin). Mission one is complete!]
"Xiao Lan, why are you in a daze?"
The little boy looked a little cute in a daze, his big round eyes were fixed, his pink little mouth was slightly open, he was stunned.
Men Chenglin couldn't help but touch this pretty little face that was the size of a palm.
The black cat that had been in his arms stood up, placed its little paws on Wu Lan's chest, and raised its head to lick Wu Lan's chin.
Finally, Wu Lan came to his senses.
He looked at Men Chenglin's handsome and mature face, and was a little confused.
If Men Chenglin knew Wu Mian, then why did he look so young? ! !
Wu Lan wanted to ask, but didn't know how to start.
You can't just ask someone their age directly, that would be impolite.
"Mr. Men, it turns out you are the one I'm looking for..."
"Yes, I'm the person you're looking for." Men Chenglin took over Wu Lan's words, and heard the little boy call him 'Mr. Men' again, his handsome eyebrows frowned slightly.
"Xiao Lan, since your father and I are old acquaintances, you can call me brother from now on."
"elder brother?"
Wu Lan was stunned for a moment. He looked at Men Chenglin's mature and handsome face. He couldn't tell his age at all. He felt that it was okay to call him brother.
He tried calling out, feeling a little uncomfortable: "Brother, Brother Cheng Lin."
Wu Lan's voice was soft, and when she used reduplicated words, the two words seemed to stick together, making her sound like she was acting coquettishly.
Just hearing the word "brother" made half of Men Chenglin's body numb, but he didn't show it on his face, and only increased his breathing.
"Um."
He responded in a low voice, looking at Wu Lan with a gentler look. He touched the little boy's head and said, "I want to invite you to my house."
Wu Lan's expression was easy to understand, with confusion and question marks written all over her face. Men Chenglin chuckled and explained, "Since I'm your father's good friend, I must take good care of you, so that I can be worthy of his trust."
"Xiao Lan, are you willing to come?"
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The character played by Wu Lan was originally set to find Chen Lin and join Chen Lin. In order to follow the character setting and not be OOC, he came to Men Chenglin's home.
He had been to this place before.
Looking at this vast manor, Wu Lan was inevitably shocked.
"It's late now, and the light isn't very good." Men Chenglin kept an eye on Wu Lan's expression and said with a smile, "Tomorrow during the day, I'll take you around the manor, okay?"
"OK!"
Wu Lan was very curious about this manor when he first came here, but at that time he didn't dare to walk around casually and could only look at it from a distance.
Walking into the largest villa, Wu Lan saw a man dressed as a butler standing at the door waiting. When he saw them, he quickly approached.
"Master Lin, Master Lan."
It was the first time that Wu Lan was called Young Master. A flash of awkwardness crossed his face and his face turned a little red. He wanted the housekeeper to change his address.
But before he could finish his words, he was taken to a room on the third floor.
"Master Lan, this is a room specially prepared for you. The bed and clothes are all brand new, please feel free to use them."
"Master Lin went to answer a phone call. He said he would come to see you later." The butler's attitude was very respectful, for fear of offending the only boy that Men Chenglin brought home.
“There is a paging button on the cabinet next to the bed, so you can contact me anytime if you have any questions.
"It's getting late, Master Lan, please go to bed early."
Wu Lan recognized that this butler was the one who kept away guests for Men Chenglin at that time. At that time, the butler's attitude towards that person was very harsh, completely different from now.
Looking at the faint smile on the butler's face, Wu Lan nodded and said thank you in a low voice.
The room is very large and has an ensuite bathroom and an open-air balcony.
The decoration in the room is very luxurious. There is a high-legged table lamp inlaid with glass on the table, and a crystal pendant lamp hanging above it. The overall design style is more European, and every ornament looks very valuable.
Wu Lan walked to the bed and pressed it with her hand, marveling at how soft, elastic and comfortable it was.
On the bed lay a set of pajamas, folded and seemingly the perfect size.
Wu Lan curiously explored the room, put on his pajamas and took a shower. Half an hour later, he sat on the bed, smelling fragrant.
Always remembering that the housekeeper said that Men Chenglin would come to see him after finishing the call, Wu Lan just sat there waiting without playing with his phone.
I forgot to charge my phone last night, so it was turned off when I got off work today.
It was boring to just sit there. Wu Lan's eyelids became heavier and heavier. She could hardly hold on any longer and rolled into bed in a daze, forgetting to turn off the light.
*
Men Chenglin finished his phone call and came out of the study.
Seeing the butler waiting at the door, he raised his eyebrows silently.
"Master Lin, several people are here to see Master Lan."
When the housekeeper saw Men Chenglin coming out, he quickly reported, "It's the four young masters from the He, Duan, and Wen families. Since you said before that no one could disturb Young Master Lan, I took the initiative to stop them outside."
Men Chenglin hummed, "Well done, don't let them disturb Xiaolan."
"I remember I had someone inform them that Xiaolan would stay here tonight. Why did they still come?"
"Yes, everyone has been notified. But when the four young masters heard about it, they came here immediately."
Hearing this, Men Chenglin frowned in displeasure and said, "Go tell them it's too late now and Xiaolan has already gone to bed. Ask them to come back tomorrow if they have anything to do."
Butler: "Okay."
Men Chenglin turned and left, went to the third floor, and stood in front of a room.
He knocked on the door gently, and when no one responded, he opened the door carefully and walked in.
There was a black cat following him.
The room was very quiet, with only the sound of very light and even breathing. The little boy on the bed was already fast asleep. He was sleeping on his side with the quilt in his arms, looking very well-behaved.
Men Chenglin approached silently. He didn't want to wake anyone up. When he bent down to stroke Wu Lan's cheek, the black cat at his feet jumped lightly onto the bed.
When he tried to stop it, the black cat had already crawled into the bed without permission and put its head on the little boy's cheek.
Men Chenglin stared at the black cat, a cold air emanating from his body.
The black cat didn't even look at him, but turned over and automatically found its own position in Wu Lan's arms.
Seeing this, Men Chenglin looked somewhat helpless.
For fear of waking people up, Men Chenglin had to leave silently.
His room is next to Wu Lan's.
After returning to the room and taking a shower, Men Chenglin walked out wearing a black bathrobe, with his wet black hair pushed behind his head.
The bathrobe was not tied tightly, revealing a large area of solid muscles on his chest. He looked very young and his age was impossible to tell.
He wiped his wet hair with a towel in one hand and took a sip of water from the table with the other.
The protruding Adam's apple rolled up and down, and the water droplets hanging on the neck rolled down quickly with the action of drinking water and sank into the bathrobe.
Putting down the cup, Men Chenglin continued to wipe his wet hair.
Suddenly, he paused and felt his body being wrapped in warmth and softness, and even smelled a faint sweet fragrance.
The aroma is more like peach, but sweeter than ordinary peaches.
Just as hesitation appeared in my eyes, the next second I felt something was wrapped around my waist. The touch was soft and the fragrance was stronger.
Men Chenglin was very sure that there was no such fragrance in the room he was in.
It's obvious where this fragrance comes from.
As the fragrance grew stronger, his throat became inexplicably dry and his breathing became increasingly disordered.
He raised his eyes, and a faint green shadow appeared in his dark eyes, and his pupils slowly changed into needle-shaped shapes.
Sniffing the invisible sweet fragrance that kept drilling into his nostrils, Men Chenglin stared straight at the wall in front of him, as if he could see the next room through the wall.
After a while, he swallowed hard, glanced at the changes in the raised eyes, and walked back into the bathroom with a sullen face.
The sound of rushing water rang out again.
The sound of water finally stopped until the sky outside gradually brightened.
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