Chapter 207 Chapter 207 The Man in the Portrait
With Xu Yunfan's help, the two of them were just short of using a knife to scrape off a layer of skin like a child slaughtering a New Year pig. After a lot of effort, Xu Yunfan suppressed his nausea and looked at the dark water in the wooden basin. In this water, at least half a pound of black mud was rubbed off from the little guy. Qin Run changed the water four times before he washed the little guy clean.
After washing, the little guy looks white and tender, with big round eyes, a moist little mouth, and eyelashes like a palm-leaf fan that can cover the shadows under the eyes.
The little guy had some bruises on his body, which showed that he had been beaten a lot during the time he was kidnapped by the kidnappers. Qin Run felt very distressed when he saw him.
Qin Run liked the little guy very much. When taking a bath, the little guy was always quiet. He looked at him for a while, then looked at Xu Yunfan standing beside him. Several times he squinted his eyes with joy and called his father and daddy in a baby voice.
Xu Yunfan waited until Qin Run picked up the little guy before asking, "What are your plans for him in the future? How should I explain this to Aunt Qin and the others?"
During the time when Qin Run was bathing the little guy, Xu Yunfan thought a lot and confirmed countless times that he had not done anything wrong. His imagination was running wild before, probably because the appearance of the child brought him some stimulation. Now he calmed down and his mind was clear. He didn't believe that such a thing really existed.
"I'm sure this child isn't mine, but he looks so much like me. Even if I tell others he's my son, I'm afraid it won't work. I'm only seventeen. Even if I did that, can I really get someone pregnant at thirteen?"
Xu Yunfan wiped his face and said, "Even if I were so gifted, my family wouldn't let me do anything wrong!"
Not to mention the big families, even those who are slightly prominent would arrange a concubine for their young master, but they would never allow anyone to die before they marry a wife.
Ordinary families wouldn't do that, and prominent families would definitely not allow that to happen.
Xu Yunfan had honestly said before that he was a young master.
Qin Run thought about it and hesitated while holding the little guy. "What should I do? Are you going to send him away?"
Qin Run is not a saintly father. It is already difficult for him to support his two younger brothers, Qin An and Qin Mu, let alone raise another child.
Now the Qin family has fine rice and meat for every meal. Why is that? It's because of Xu Yunfan. He can't let Xu Yunfan bear the burden of another child's life because of a moment of weakness. This is unfair to Xu Yunfan. Qin Run felt very sorry about what happened to Qin Mu before.
He and this child were destined to be together, and when Qin Run really had to send the little guy away, he felt an inexplicable reluctance in his heart.
In short, he is also very conflicted, but he has no ability to change anything.
Xu Yunfan noticed that after Qin Run finished speaking, he subconsciously hugged the little guy tighter. After sleeping in the same bed for so long, how could he not know what Qin Run's subconscious actions meant? "Do you want to keep him? If you want, then stay. If not, I'll send him somewhere else. Run'er, I'm your husband, and I must put your wishes first. You don't need to choose to endure for me or grit your teeth to accept things you don't want to accept or don't like. Don't think that I will have a bad opinion of you if you speak out. You and I are one. I know who you are best, and I will not judge you as bad because of some things. So, what do you think? Come on, tell me boldly and loudly."
"Yunfan, can we keep him until his parents come?" Qin Run said in a low voice. "We can tell everyone that he's your brother's son. He was abducted here by kidnappers and I happened to meet him, so we're keeping him. Is that okay?"
Xu Yunfan didn't care: "Since you said so, what's wrong with that? If you want to raise a child, then raise him. It's not like you can't afford it."
Raising one is the same as raising two, and raising three is just like herding sheep. The family already has two children, Qin An and Qin Mu, so having another one seems to be no big deal. There is no need to worry about too much debt, and there is no pressure with too many children.
Xu Yunfan had a mysterious confidence in himself. In his opinion, he could afford to raise any number of children. He wiped his face and suddenly became proud. "Maybe God knew that I had good taste and married a good husband. Not only is he capable and can make a lot of money, but he is also a kind-hearted man. Therefore, all kinds of children are sent to us. Otherwise, how come others can't find even one, but we got two children?"
Qin Run, who was suddenly praised again, couldn't help but blush. He punched Xu Yunfan's arm a few times and said, "I'm not as good as you say. It's just fate."
Qin Run poured some water and asked Xu Yunfan to tuck the child into the quilt while he went to find some small clothes that Qin An had worn before.
The two had already made preparations to temporarily adopt the little guy, but they didn't know that the handsome man who was far away in the capital was shocked to learn that his son was still missing. He was so shocked that he couldn't breathe, his eyes went black, and he fainted again.
When Fang Zixi was in a coma, Fang's father and mother were extremely worried. Fang Zixi's brothers even invited the imperial physician. However, the imperial physician shook his head and said that he was too sad and worried, and his lungs were damaged. Fang Zixi had been suffering from heart disease in recent years and his mental state was not normal. It can be said that his child was his only hope and motivation. Now that the child was lost, he suffered another heavy blow. Needless to say, the blow was huge. If this continued, Fang Zixi would die young sooner or later.
Fang Zixi, who was in a coma, murmured, "Bao'er" for a while, and then yelled at Yun Zhuo, "Don't leave..."
Everyone present knew who Yun Zhuo was. Even though they had only heard of him but never seen him in person, they all knew that it was this man named Yun Zhuo who had bewitched their son/brother. Not only did he get pregnant before they even got married, but now, several years have passed, and this man who got Fang Zixi pregnant has caused her a lot of controversy. The man whose reputation was damaged has never even shown his face, but Fang Zixi still can't forget him and remains deeply in love with him.
For that man, Fang Zixi even painted a portrait of the man in the study, and took Baoer to see it every now and then, pointing at the man and telling Baoer that that was his father, as if she was afraid that Baoer didn't know who his father was.
When they saw Yun Zhuo's portrait, the Fang family finally understood what the man who had bewitched their son/brother looked like.
The Fang family didn't understand at first, but after seeing the portrait, they clearly realized that the man Fang Zixi could not forget was indeed quite handsome.
They only say "a bit" mainly because this man caused their brother, who was originally unrestrained, talented and very famous in the capital, to get pregnant before marriage and became the gossip of women in various mansions after dinner. He also caused their brother to become what he is today. If this man appeared in front of them, he would probably have been beaten to death with sticks. Therefore, he can now be evaluated as "a bit" good-looking, which shows how superior his external conditions are.
That gentleman with a smile on his face and smiling eyes, who looks gentle and kind, and makes people feel like they are in the spring breeze at first sight, is truly a most beautiful man in the world.
Perhaps, some people are born with a kind of magic that makes people unconsciously like them at first sight.
Yun Zhuo is such a person. He only exists in the portrait, but one can tell at a glance how extraordinary this person is.
Although his peculiar short hair and strange clothes looked out of place, they could not conceal the man's grace.
My son has really been poisoned by Yun Zhuo. After several years, he still misses him. Even though he is unconscious now, he still doesn't forget to call for help. My son has been depressed for the past few years because of him, but where is he?
Fang's mother covered her face and cried, "This is terrible! Bao'er is gone, and Xi'er is like this... How could this happen? Why does my child have to endure this pain?"
His children and grandchildren were all fine before he left Beijing, so how could this happen?
Fang's mother couldn't even imagine what would happen to her grandson, who was raised plump and well-educated since childhood, after being abducted by human traffickers.
She loves her youngest son, but she also loves her grandson!
Although Bao'er is the grandson of their Fang family, he was born and raised in the Fang family. They watched and took care of this child who grew up with their own eyes. Who wouldn't love him?
Fang's mother didn't know how many tears she shed for this, her eyes were swollen and red from crying, but she had to persevere.
The people sent by the Fang family have been looking for that person named Yun Zhuo for many years, but they couldn't find him at all. Even the people sent out said that they had asked in many places but could not find such a person.
If Fang Zixi had not firmly believed that Yun Zhuo was real and had drawn a portrait, and Baoer was not so similar to him, the Fang family would have thought that such a person was just Fang Zixi's imaginary husband.
But is it necessary for someone like Fang Zixi to imagine a husband?
What kind of family is the Fang family? Father Fang is the right-hand man of the current emperor, with a noble status and power.
Speaking of Fang's mother, she is even more extraordinary. The daughter of the current emperor's mother's younger sister is the emperor's cousin.
Fang Zixi is the only son of the Fang family. He is handsome, loved by his parents, and raised in the palm of his brother's hand. He has a noble status. The young men in the capital who want to marry him can line up from the south to the east of the city. Even so, she has seen so many young men from noble families since she was a child, and has met countless outstanding men. Is it necessary for her to imagine a husband for herself?
But even such a young man from a noble family who is outstanding in every aspect, is still not interested in marriage at the age of twenty. If you ask him why, Fang Zixi will only tell you that he doesn't know. He can't explain why it is like this. There are many outstanding men around him, but he doesn't like any of them. If you really want to say why, he can only say that there is a lack of feeling.
A love at first sight, a desire to stay with the other person, to start a family, to have children for the other person, a feeling of missing each other intensively if you are not together for a day.
Fang Zixi is not a love-brained person, nor is he looking for love at first sight. He just doesn't want to accept that. He doesn't want to accept his fate just because he is old enough, marry a man who is suitable in all aspects, and live a mediocre life.
A lifetime is neither long nor short.
The word "make do" seems easy, but if it really happens to him, he doesn't know if he can stick to it.
Fang Zixi is unwilling to settle for less, nor does he want to accept his fate. He just wants to find a man whom he likes and who also likes him, and who can make him willing to be bound by him for life.
If you don't meet such a person, it would be nice to live alone for the rest of your life.
Originally thought that such a man would not appear, but Fang Zixi met Yun Zhuo when she went out one day.
He didn't know where Yun Zhuo, dressed in strange clothes, came from. When he met him, they happened to be in the wilderness. Fang Zixi, who had read several storybooks, even thought he saw some kind of mountain monster.
Fang Zixi remembered that Yun Zhuo was shocked and surprised when he saw them, and even looked at them for a long time. Finally, after spending some time together, they became friends. As a result, when Fang Zixi was taking people back to Beijing, Fang Zixi just took a nap, and the next day, Yun Zhuo disappeared.
Even though her husband was gone, Fang Zixi could still comfort herself that he still had a child. Now that even the child was lost, Fang Zixi felt like the sky had fallen. She couldn't hold it in and vomited blood and passed out.
Before he fell into a coma, Fang Zixi regretted what he had done. If he had not taken the child away from Beijing, if he had taken good care of the child...
Fang Zixi's lost child is now in the hands of Xu Yunfan and Qin Run.
Xu Yunfan couldn't help but admire his luck. He had to take care of all the lost children, one by one. It seemed a bit unfair no matter how he thought about it.
That day, when Qin An and Qin Mu came back from college, they saw a little fairy boy sitting obediently under the eaves of their main hall, holding a persimmon with his chubby hands and taking small bites of it. They subconsciously retracted their feet that had stepped into the yard, and both stepped back tacitly, then looked left and right at the familiar courtyard gate. They looked at each other in surprise, both of them stunned.
Qin An and Qin Mu knew most of the children in the village. Even if they didn't play together, they had seen most of them.
It is no exaggeration to say that this pretty, fair and tender little guy in front of them is obviously not a child from the village, but he appeared in their home, making them think they had come to the wrong place.
At this time, Qin Run came out of the kitchen. Seeing Qin Run, Qin An and Qin Mu ran in, surrounding Qin Run from left to right, pointing at the stranger and asking, "Brother, who is he?"
Qin Mu carefully looked at the pretty little fellow, but found that when he saw his big brother being surrounded by them, the little fellow seemed very anxious and stood up shakily. Because he stood up unsteadily, the persimmon twice as big as his hand rolled away without paying attention. He staggered left and right and "ran" towards Qin Run, his big eyes full of tears, his pink lips slightly pouted, and he cried out aggrievedly: "Daddy~~"
"Ah? What?" Qin An was dumbfounded. He wanted to correct the little guy and tell him not to shout, but he moved aside to let his elder brother squat down and hold the shaking little guy in his arms.
You don’t have to think about it to know that little kids will all have a little possessiveness.
Qin Run picked the child up and looked at the child's chubby, white and tender face. He couldn't help but kissed him, "Daddy is here."
Qin Run had mixed feelings when he called himself daddy, but he corrected himself today. The little guy cried twice and thought that he didn't want him anymore. He kept hugging his neck and saying things that made people feel sad.
Xu Yunfan guessed that the little guy must have been taken away by human traffickers and his legs were injured. The child was so young that he would definitely make a fuss if he suddenly couldn't see his parents. Maybe the human traffickers said that their parents didn't want them anymore, so the child had injuries on his body and felt insecure.
Qin Run felt distressed, so he followed the child and shouted, "Brother An, Brother Mu, this is my brother... No, this is your nephew."
These words shocked Qin Mu.
"Impossible!" Qin Mu said this very confidently. He had been to school, read books, and interacted with the people in the village. He was no longer the little wild kid who knew nothing except finding food to keep himself from going hungry.
The uncles and aunts in the village all said that they would have a little nephew only when his eldest brother's belly got big. He remembered that his eldest brother's belly wasn't big yet, so how could they have a little nephew?
Qin An frowned his delicate eyebrows, "Big brother, you can't bully me and my younger brother just because we are young. We are not ignorant. I remember that Brother Feng had Sandan only when his belly was big. You haven't even had a big belly before, so where did the nephew come from?"
Qin Run: “…”
Sometimes, it’s a bit tiring that my younger brother is too smart. The older the child gets, the harder it is to deceive him.
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