2 Chapter 2

◎Living a salted fish life. ◎

Shen Mu happily opened the menu and ordered the dishes.

"Steak, foie gras, lobster, caviar..."

He had suffered from a terminal illness in his previous life and could not taste all kinds of delicacies. He ate bland hospital meals every day. Now he finally had the opportunity to eat well, so he naturally wanted to try everything he wanted to eat.

Soon, Shen Mu ordered the dishes.

The housekeeper took the menu and went to the kitchen to give instructions.

Shen Mu sat on the sofa leisurely and ate fruit, full of expectations for his future life.

He didn't have to do anything every day, just enjoy himself.

There were five or six chefs in the villa, so dinner was ready quickly.

Shen Mu walked slowly towards the restaurant.

This restaurant is bright and spacious, covering more than 100 square meters. The gorgeous crystal chandeliers cast a warm yellow light, making the entire restaurant as bright as day.

In the center of the restaurant is a huge long table, which is the formal dining area.

At this time, the food that Shen Mu wanted has been placed on the table.

All the top ingredients are airlifted, and each one is delicious.

Steaks made from top-grade Wagyu beef, tender foie gras, delicious Australian lobster... Each one exudes a charming aroma that makes people salivate.

After the servants arranged the meal, they retreated in an orderly manner, leaving the dining space for Shen Mu.

Shen Mu sat down happily at the dining table, picked up the knife and fork and began to enjoy his food.

At this time, Fu Nonuo also came to the dining table.

Normally he could climb onto the chair independently, but today his leg was injured, and the usual movements became strenuous.

He frowned and tried several times, but failed to climb onto the chair.

Suddenly, his body became empty.

Fu Nonuo was startled, and before he could react, he was steadily placed on the chair by Shen Mu the next second.

Fu Nonuo looked at the chair under him, and then at Shen Mu, with a little confusion in his big black eyes.

Today's little dad is really weird.

Shen Mu didn't have so many thoughts. After holding the little cub, he casually said, "Okay, let's eat."

After that, he continued to eat his delicious food.

Fu Nonuo blinked and started to eat dinner.

His children's meal was delicious and nutritious, it was a bowl of century egg porridge, a bowl of crab roe bun, and a small dessert.

In the following time, the father and son were enjoying the food seriously.

Shen Mu hadn't eaten such a rich meal for a long time, and he was full of emotion for a while.

But even though he was craving for delicious food, he was still very elegant when eating.

Maybe it was because he was always sick, so he ate slowly, as if he was in a high-end banquet venue, which was very entertaining.

Fu Nonuo's eating next to him was extremely cute, with the childishness unique to children.

At a certain moment, he picked up a spoon and fed himself a mouthful of porridge. When he drank the porridge, he held the spoon in his mouth. So when he picked up a crab roe bun and was about to feed it to his mouth, he was stunned. Why couldn't he eat anything with his mouth?

It took him two seconds to react before he realized that he still had a spoon in his mouth, so he took the spoon out and successfully ate the crab roe bun.

This scene is so cute no matter how you look at it.

Shen Mu inadvertently caught a glimpse of Fu Nonuo's actions and smiled silently.

He had never come into contact with a human cub in his life, and this was the first time he knew that human cubs were so cute.

After dinner, it was time to rest.

Shen Mu was now a complete salted fish, with nothing to do, so he simply walked out of the villa, came outside, and admired the night view.

The manor is even more beautiful at night.

The lights in the nearly 10,000-acre manor are bright, and it is completely a magnificent scene on earth.

The entire manor was built very well. In addition to various houses, there are also music fountains, gardens, swimming pools, tennis courts...

In short, any facilities you want can be found here.

It can only be said that the Fu family is worthy of being the top wealthy family in Beijing, and its financial resources are immeasurable.

Shen Mu knew from the plot that the Fu family owns an entire business empire. The Fu Group covers industries such as finance, high-tech, and entertainment. Its headquarters is located in Beijing, and its branches are spread all over the world.

And his cheap husband is the person in charge of the entire Fu family.

However, the original body has never met this person in power. After all, that person never goes home and rarely asks about family affairs. Even if there is something, he will contact the housekeeper directly and will not talk to the original body at all.

Thinking of this, Shen Mu felt better.

This means that in this huge luxurious manor, he and a three-year-old child are the only ones living there. Wouldn't his future life be free and comfortable?

Shen Mu was in a very good mood as he walked along the cobblestone garden path.

He had spent his entire life in the ward, and all he was exposed to was the snow-white ward and the pungent smell of disinfectant.

At that time, his life was monotonous and colorless.

But now, everything is different. He can see the night, smell the fragrance of flowers, feel the breeze on his cheeks...

For him, life suddenly changed from gray to colorful.

Perhaps, this is the meaning of his traveling through the book.

Shen Mu kept walking around for a long time until the sky was overcast and it looked like it was going to rain, and then he returned to the villa where he lived.

Sure enough, not long after Shen Mu returned to the house, it started to rain outside.

It was summer now, and the rain came quickly and violently, accompanied by thunder.

Soon, the rain outside turned into a heavy downpour, and winding water marks flowed on the French windows.

A cool breeze blew, and Shen Mu covered his mouth and coughed twice.

A servant came over to remind him: "Mr. Shen, the temperature has dropped, be careful of catching a cold."

Shen Mu put down his hand and smiled at the servant; "Thank you."

When he smiled, his already beautiful eyes slightly curved, like a bright and clear crescent moon, very touching.

The servant was stunned and thought, their Mr. Shen has really changed.

Did he just smile at her?

But before the servant could react, Shen Mu had already got up and went upstairs.

The whole villa has three floors.

The second floor is Shen Mu and their bedroom.

Shen Mu walked straight to his bedroom.

But when passing by the children's room, he noticed that something seemed wrong inside.

Fu Nonuo was seen hiding in the quilt, pulling the quilt very high, revealing only a pair of round black eyes.

Shen Mu raised his eyebrows in surprise.

If he was not mistaken, Fu Nonuo was... shaking?

At this moment, there was another thunder in the sky.

With a "crack", it seemed to split the sky and the earth.

It was obvious that Fu Nonuo shook again, and then pulled the quilt over, covering his entire head.

His small body kept shaking in the quilt.

Shen Mu looked at the scene in front of him quietly for a while, and took a step to leave.

After all, he and Fu Nonuo were just stepfather and stepson, to put it bluntly, and they were not very familiar with each other, and it seemed that it was not his turn to take care of anything.

But just after Shen Mu took a step forward, a loud thunder exploded in the sky, as if the whole earth trembled.

Summer thunder is always so thrilling.

Shen Mu was silent for a while, then turned and walked into the children's room.

The layout of the entire children's room is very dreamy, very suitable for children's style.

The lights are warm and bright, there are many stars on the ceiling, the floor is covered with plush carpets, and there are many interesting stickers on the walls...

It can be seen that Fu Nonuo is well taken care of.

Shen Mu walked along the soft carpet to the side of Fu Nonuo's crib, then sat on the edge of the bed and asked softly, "Are you afraid of thunder?"

At this moment, Fu Nonuo, who heard Shen Mu's voice, finally poked his head out from under the quilt, cautiously, like some frightened little animal, with a little fear in his big eyes.

Shen Mu looked at Fu Nonuo like this, and his heart softened.

He softened his voice even more and comforted her, "It's okay, thunder can't hurt you, there's a lightning rod."

Shen Mu's voice was pleasant to the ear, gentle and soft, like water flowing over bluestone under the moonlight, with the power to soothe people's hearts.

Fu Nonuo probably got some courage from such a voice, and finally poked his head out of the quilt and breathed fresh air.

He asked in a baby voice: "What is a lightning rod?"

Shen Mu answered in words that a child could understand: "It is something that can protect you from being hurt by lightning."

Fu Nonuo's eyes lit up: "The lightning rod is so powerful."

Shen Mu smiled; "Yes."

Shen Mu chatted with Fu Nonuo for a few words, and then said; "Then you are not afraid now, right? I'm going back to my room."

Fu Nonuo heard this and became a little anxious.

After all, he was still young, and even though he knew there was such a thing as a lightning rod, he was still instinctively afraid of thunder.

Therefore, when he heard that Shen Mu was leaving, he panicked a little.

Shen Mu was a little surprised to see Fu Nonuo didn't say anything: "Huh? What's the matter?"

Fu Nonuo blinked his big eyes, then suddenly pulled open the quilt, and then patted his bed. For some reason, he boasted about his bed: "My bed is very comfortable to sleep in."

Shen Mu didn't understand the child's thoughts at first, and raised his eyebrows and said, "Huh? Then what?"

Fu Nonuo was afraid that Shen Mu didn't believe it, so he pressed the soft mattress with his chubby little hands: "Really, look, it's soft."

After that, he looked at Shen Mu with expectation and trepidation.

Shen Mu also understood Fu Nonuo's thinking at this time. Could it be that this kid was inviting him to sleep with him? This method is really interesting.

Shen Mu couldn't help laughing, and then teased him deliberately: "Whether your bed is soft or not, what does it have to do with me?"

Fu Nonuo was a little anxious when he heard it, and he stood up directly from the bed, and then gestured; "And my bed is very big, it can sleep two people!"

After that, he looked at Shen Mu with his clear big eyes, and the expectation in his eyes was about to become a reality.

It's so cute.

Shen Mu stopped teasing him, and finally let go: "Do you want me to sleep with you?"

Fu Nonuo's eyes lit up immediately.

He and Xiaoba are not very familiar with each other, and he is worried that Xiaoba will not agree.

But, Xiaoba is really different today, maybe... he will agree to him, right?

Fu Nonuo asked cautiously, "Is it okay?"

Fortunately, Shen Mu did agree, "Okay, then let's sleep together tonight."

Fu Nonuo was visibly happy, and hurriedly helped Shen Mu tidy up the quilt, looking very considerate.

Ten minutes later, the father and son lay down in the crib together.

This crib is big enough, even for an adult like Shen Mu to sleep in it.

The father and son did not sleep close to each other, but had a certain distance between them.

After Shen Mu lay down on the bed, he casually glanced at the storybook on the bedside table, then reached out and took it, and asked Fu Nonuo, "Do you want to hear a bedtime story?"

Bedtime story?

Fu Nuonuo, who was lying in bed, suddenly became alert and looked at Shen Mu in disbelief: "Are you going to tell me a bedtime story?"

He had never heard anyone tell a bedtime story before.

He was born in the Fu family, and his material conditions were at the top. He could get whatever he wanted, but his spiritual world was not satisfied much.

His father was too busy and seldom came home all year round, and his grandparents lived in the old house, so he lived with a group of housekeepers and servants for a long time.

Although the housekeepers and servants took care of him meticulously, many things could not be satisfied after all, such as family affection and the warmth of family.

Shen Mu didn't expect that the little boy in front of him would be so excited just because he told a bedtime story.

But he could imagine Fu Nonuo's usual situation to some extent.

Fu Nonuo seemed to have grown up with a silver spoon in his mouth, but in fact, he must be quite lonely most of the time, right? His family was not around, and he didn't have any playmates of the same age.

This reminded Shen Mulian of his previous life.

In his previous life, he had lived in a hospital almost from childhood to adulthood. His family was busy making a living and rarely visited him. They only hired a nurse for him.

The nurse was a middle-aged man with a bad temper. He would look at people with displeasure at any time. Fortunately, Shen Mu himself was a fussy person and rarely troubled the nurse.

Young Shen Mu also wanted someone to play with him, but unfortunately, apart from the nurse, he could only see doctors and nurses every day. At most, he could see other patients for a glance, and then nothing happened.

He had no family to accompany him, and no peers to play with. In fact, he was very lonely.

However, as he grew up, Shen Mu accepted that loneliness, and his inner world became very peaceful, reaching a very self-consistent state. The

most thing he did every day was to read books, or with the doctor's permission, he would push his wheelchair to the hospital garden to stay.

He has been living in this monotonous and quiet way until the day when his life withers away...

At this moment, Shen Mu looked at Fu Nonuo's eyes full of expectation and smiled slightly; "Yes, I can tell you a bedtime story."

Fu Nonuo was obviously happy because of this sentence, and there seemed to be light in his eyes.

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Which story do you want to hear?"

Fu Nonuo said happily, "I want to hear all of them."

At the end, he added, "Can I?"

After all, he didn't fully understand Shen Mu, his stepfather, and he didn't know whether his request would be met.

And Shen Mu satisfied him again: "Okay, if I have nothing to do in the future, I can tell you one every night."

Fu Nonuo was immediately looking forward to it when he heard this, imagining the scene of being able to hear bedtime stories every day in the future.

However, stepfather shouldn't have lied to him, right?

Fu Nonuo felt satisfied and a little uneasy at the moment.

Here, Shen Mu had already opened the storybook and began to tell the first bedtime story: "Tonight we will tell the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs..."

Since he had already traveled through the book and became Fu Nonuo's stepfather, he should also fulfill some basic responsibilities.

No matter what the future holds, at least he has a clear conscience.

The light from the bedside lamp was very warm.

Shen Mu told the story very vividly.

Fu Nonuo listened with great interest, his little ears almost stood up, for fear of missing any details.

This was a rare warm moment for the father and son.

It was past ten o'clock in the evening when Shen Mu finished telling the story and prepared to go to bed.

He had always been in poor health, so he paid more attention to a healthy routine. He always went to bed early and never stayed up late. In a way, he was very healthy.

Fu Nonuo, a little kid, couldn't stay up late either. His eyes kept blinking and he looked sleepy.

Shen Mu put down the storybook and turned off the bedside lamp.

The room fell into darkness.

It was still pouring outside, with occasional lightning and thunder.

The father and son slept a little far apart, so it was no problem for one more person to sleep in the middle.

At this time, with a "crack", a thunder rang out, and even the big tree outside the window began to shake.

Fu Nonuo's sleepiness receded a little.

He was a little scared.

At this time, he looked to the side in the dim night.

His stepfather closed his eyes and seemed to have fallen asleep peacefully.

Fu Nonuo pursed his lips, and then the little hand hidden in the quilt moved again and again.

Until he grabbed a piece of Shen Mu's clothes, he finally stopped moving.

He grabbed the corner of the clothes, felt relieved, and then closed his eyes.

It was also the first time he knew that his stepfather could bring him such a great sense of security.

It was windy and rainy outside, and the house was warm and cozy.

A special night passed like this.