Chapter 179 Chapter 179 [VIP]
Robin's birthday was on August 16th, so he arrived two days early. On his night patrol, he deliberately passed by the two-story building and climbed in through the living room window with familiarity. He immediately saw Megan sitting on the sofa in the living room. He walked over with brisk steps and suddenly put his hand on Megan's shoulder, trying to startle her. "What are you doing, Mei?"
But in fact, he did not restrain the sound of his footsteps at all, and even stepped a little harder on purpose. Megan noticed someone coming after taking only two steps. Among all her friends, only Robin would climb in through the window, but Megan pretended not to notice. When Robin came to pat her shoulder, she suddenly looked up and made a face.
"Wow!" Robin took two steps back, pretending to be frightened, but then smiles appeared on both of their faces, and there was even a sense of tacit understanding.
How could Robin not know that Megan was faking it?
How could Megan not know that the person coming was Robin, and that there was no way he could be scared?
But they both wanted to 'scare' each other. After this round of playing, they sat side by side on the sofa. Robin leaned his shoulder against her, indicating that he had something to say, "Xiaomei," but he didn't continue. Instead, he raised his hand and took off the domino mask on his face, revealing a pair of bright blue eyes with expectation in his expression.
He always looked high-spirited, but he had a tough personality and a very soft heart. Now he looked at Meghan with burning eyes. She tilted her head, and now it was her turn to ask, "What's wrong?"
Robin smiled and said cheerfully, "My birthday is in two days, Xiaomei. I would like to invite you to Wayne Manor to attend my birthday party." He sent the invitation today, two days in advance, but in fact, he had already discussed his birthday party with Bruce and Alfred.
He didn't want to invite outsiders to his birthday party, including Bruce's business partners and celebrities he knew, and Bruce agreed to this request, so only his family and friends would attend his upcoming birthday party.
From the day they had agreed on it, he began preparing for the birthday party. If it were just about his family's likes and dislikes, Alfred would have made the arrangements, but he also had to entertain his friends, choose the menu for Little Bear, think about how to make her feel comfortable, and what they would do together after the party...
And the most important thing is how to introduce his family to Xiaomei, and when introducing Xiaomei to his family, he will definitely say "This is my best friend"!
He had been looking forward to it since that day and had only just sent out the invitation because he felt he was fully prepared.
Jason had taken off the domino mask, and the sense of distance brought by his secret identity had completely disappeared. He had already confessed everything, and his eyes seemed to be burning with an eternal blue flame. Now he stared at Megan, waiting for her to give that answer.
Maybe he was nervous, but he was not surprised to see Megan nod affirmatively. They had known each other for a long time, more than a dozen of their respective teenage years, and only a few percent when the ignorant infancy and childhood were excluded. In such a long time, they had not had a single conflict or dispute, never said bad words to each other, and never deliberately had the cold war.
They both maintained this friendship, refusing to create any disturbances. Compromising with one another was not difficult, and neither of them felt wronged or treated unfairly. Of course, this could also be due to their respective personalities.
Jason is lively and cheerful, and he is willing to give, while Megan is quiet and introverted, and occasionally willful and selfish, but that is not a big problem. Instead, it makes people think she is cute, and Jason will play with her.
So what did Megan pay? Jason watched her gradually become more lively and vibrant. She was a stingy, miserly person, always treating people and things she liked and disliked differently. Her world was small, accommodating only a few of her favorites, while she was indifferent to the "others." Yet, that slight difference was noticeable to everyone, and she felt justified in doing so.
Megan nodded and began to think. She leaned her head towards Jason and asked, "Do you have a gift you want?"
However, the little boy she asked slowly opened his eyes wide. He was a little surprised that Megan would ask directly, but he snorted proudly, raised his chin and said, "I won't tell you the answer, Xiaomei. The best gift I want is not 'what I want', but..."
Before he finished speaking, Megan took over, "Oh, you want it. When others know you want it, and then give you a gift, no matter what, it's the best." Her voice rose strangely, and she looked at Jason for a while. He realized something and wanted to cover Megan's mouth, but it was too late. Megan smiled brightly.
"You're so awkward, Jason."
She had already said it, and Jason's only bit of awkwardness disappeared. He shook his legs hanging down from the sofa, and his expression became calm and gentle again. "Anyway, I want a birthday present, and I don't want to know now." He blocked what Megan wanted to say.
The TV in front of them was playing, but no one cared what show was on. They were just chatting and joking. Megan stopped when she saw that it was going well. She asked, "Where is Wayne Manor?"
It was a place she didn't know about and had never been to, so she was curious and had a question: "Who will be at your birthday party? Do I need to make any preparations?"
Megan had only been to the Arkham cell before, and followed the Mad Hatter, the Riddler, and Robin to their secret base, but there was no one else there, so this was her first time being invited to a friend's house. She felt that this matter should be treated more seriously, and since she was going to attend her friend's birthday party, she must not mess it up.
But she has no experience at all.
The child was a little annoyed, and she slightly frowned her thin eyebrows and looked confused, but she did not back down. She just wanted to learn more before leaving so that she could ease her nervousness a little.
Sensing her change of mood, Jason leaned against her. The arm of his Robin uniform was exposed, allowing him to easily transmit his body temperature and bring comfort to those around him. He leaned over to meet Megan's gaze and said gently and cheerfully, "My father, brothers, and sisters will be at the birthday party, including Alfu, whom you met. That's all we have, and Alfu and I will take care of you."
"I like you, so my family must like you too!" Jason was so sure.
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On Jason's birthday, he and Alfred came to pick up Megan.
Just like what happened last time, when Alfred stopped the car, Jason quickly put on his seat belt and ran to the two-story building in front. Megan was waiting at the door, holding a square, beautifully wrapped box in her arms, which was obviously a birthday present for a friend.
Jason ran to Megan, breathless and calm, with a bright smile: "Xiaomei! Ah Fu and I are here to pick you up."
He reached out to Megan, intending to take the gift box, but Megan had already held his hand, so they had no choice but to hold hands. When they reached the car, Alfred was looking at them with a kind smile. Megan smiled and said, "Hello, Alfred!"
After a brief greeting, the two children sat together in the back seat of the car. As the car drove on the road, Jason was very happy and talked to Megan enthusiastically, "Since yesterday, Ah Fu and I have been decorating the manor. The balloons, streamers, surprise eggs, and even every chair that will appear were selected by me!"
Among the thousands of gargoyles standing on Gotham's buildings, he has a favorite one. He also has likes and dislikes for every object in the manor. Normally, he would not pay much attention to them, but he was so excited that he wandered around the manor back and forth. Everyone else expressed their incomprehension, but Alfu was the only one who patiently accompanied him and carefully selected each chair. He could also explain clearly that those that were screened out had shortcomings.
Megan opened her eyes slightly, and there was a shallow pool of water in her clear eyes. She said, "That's amazing. Every chair today is very good, but..." She suddenly became soft-spoken.
“Are we going to look at the less nice chairs?”
They put their heads together and talked about things that Alfred could not hear clearly. After all, he had worked for the Wayne family for many years, so it was understandable that he could not hear the children's conversation. This was their privacy. Alfred only needed to ensure their safety on the road and in Wayne Manor, take corresponding measures, and entertain them well.
When the vehicle passed the bridge and entered Wayne Manor, there were already people waiting at the door, a tall young man and a girl in a wheelchair. They saw the vehicle stop, Alfred in the driver's seat deliberately slowed down, and Jason got out quickly. He opened the door on the other side and reached inside the car.
The young man was a gentleman with a gentle and warm smile, and a bit of arrogance that only his family could tell. Then someone shook his hand and got out of the car. It was a little girl with black hair and green eyes.
Megan stood still before glancing at Jason and seeing the two young men next to her. Before they could speak, Jason spoke first and loudly declared, "This is my best friend—" He was overjoyed because his best friends and family were here.
“Megan!”
They were still holding hands, perhaps because they had forgotten. After all, there was no trace of the ambiguity common in adolescence between the two children, and both Dick and Barbara were a little surprised.
The Megan Dick had seen before was skinny and unhealthy, completely immersed in her own world and unresponsive, as if she might die at any time. Later, he heard the name "Megan" from Alfred, Bruce and Jason, and realized belatedly that this child had become friends with Jason. However, several years had passed, and he had no idea what Megan Damon looked like now, and couldn't even imagine it.
What surprised him and Barbara was that Jason would become friends with such a little girl.
She looked innocent and naive, and must have been well protected and had never suffered any harm. Even though I knew she was almost twelve years old, her eyes and eyebrows were too childish.
Jason is bold, reckless, and tenacious. Even Dick has to admit that he is extremely talented. He used to be a street kid and had some lows, but he got up after meeting Batman. When he got a new situation, he did not indulge in the superficial glamour, but madly absorbed knowledge and learned things he had never seen before to enrich himself.
An ordinary person would never be able to do what he did. Dick recognized Jason. Initially, he had a conflict with Bruce because Jason succeeded Robin, but his focus was only on the title "Robin" and his belief that Bruce should not drag a young and energetic boy into "fighting criminals", which sounds cool but actually involves many setbacks and hardships, and even a career that requires sacrifice. But in the end, he personally handed the Robin uniform to Jason.
There was no one in the family who didn't like Jason Todd.
Seeing him proudly introducing his friends to them, Dick stepped forward and greeted her with a smile without mentioning to Megan that they had met before, "Hello, Megan, I think I'm already familiar with you from what Alfu and Jay said." He made a small joke, but Alfu and Jason really liked this topic and were not averse to him hearing it.
"I hope you enjoy yourself at Wayne Manor."
Barbara, who was sitting in a wheelchair, also greeted Megan. "Hello, Mei, nice to meet you. Jason has been asking me to help him these past few days. See the balloons and decorations on the door? He climbed up the ladder by himself and asked me to help him and check if he was in the right position. Luckily, it's just these two days, otherwise my neck would be broken, haha."
She has a sunny and cheerful personality, and is humorous. "Oh my God, he climbed so high--" A group of them walked towards the mansion and saw the decorations.
And Megan nodded: "Yeah, Jason is amazing."
With just a few words, Barbara established a close relationship with this child who seemed soft but actually cared a lot about social distance. During the process, she glanced at Jason, wanting to indicate that she was also very welcome, but he raised his eyebrows and snorted softly.
Inside the mansion, Bruce smiled as he watched a group of children walking towards him in a lively manner.
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