Chapter 90 Left Ear
A faint rumble of thunder could be heard outside the window; it sounded like it was going to rain again.
He Fan doesn't like having people at home, so they've never hired a housekeeper, only a part-time worker who comes three times a week. He went to the balcony to check that the balcony window was closed.
He returned to his room, closed the door, and stood quietly against the door for a while.
The room was quiet. He Fan raised his hand and touched his left ear.
He is almost completely deaf in his left ear.
When he was thirteen, he had just been sent back to China when he was kidnapped by Xie Rong and his father's men.
The ground was muddy after the rain. He was dragged out of the car by Leo's men and stumbled to his knees.
He was always very clean, but now his trouser legs and knees were covered in mud. He was dragged into an abandoned warehouse, where moss grew on the walls because of the dampness.
For at least two days and one night, they kept the lights on, the light from incandescent bulbs of unknown wattage, which was still stimulating even with his eyes closed. They didn't give him food, and occasionally they would push his head into the water to make him drink a few mouthfuls.
The leader of the kidnappers said that when Young Master Xie Rong arrived, he would personally break your legs.
At that moment, it's hard to say whether He Fan was unafraid. After being imprisoned for so long, without rest for dozens of hours, he was indeed on the verge of a mental breakdown. But hatred was too easy for him to suppress his fear. He Fan didn't answer, but just looked at the lead kidnapper with hateful eyes.
The man quickly slapped him several times, and after a bout of ringing in his ears and dizziness, He Fan fainted.
He was eventually found and rescued by He Qingyun's people after the kidnapping, but after waking up, He Fan could barely hear in his left ear.
The relationship between him and Xie Rong was destined to be one of life and death.
Even if he wanted to let Xie Rong go, Xie Rong wouldn't let him go.
The eldest brother always thinks very naively. Yes, everyone is afraid of him and dares not mess with him, so he acts uprightly and even tries to teach He Fan a lesson with his own methods.
He simply didn't understand that the only way to stop Xie Rong from causing him trouble was to kill him completely.
He Fan didn't want to live in fear for the rest of his life, nor did he want another kitten to be killed by falling.
On the day Xie Rong killed his kitten, he ultimately didn't have the courage to look down at it.
Xie Chen squatted down in front of the kitten, blocking its view.
"Stop looking," Xie Chen said. "She's not breathing anymore."
The butler heard the commotion and came over. He blindfolded He Fan and recited a few lines of scripture.
Xie Chengjun was a Buddhist, and his subordinates followed suit, believing to some extent. He Fan was very clever; he could memorize unfamiliar Sanskrit after hearing it only once. It was the content of the Rebirth Mantra. The steward was kind-hearted and recited this scripture in the hope that the little calico cat would have a peaceful and smooth next life.
The steward told him a story about a dragon that was giving a sermon at Mount Ling. The dragon was being mocked by a female earth-bat guardian deity for its indecent behavior. Enraged, the dragon strangled the earth-bat on the spot, committing the sin of killing.
Then, the Garuda, seeing this, believed that the dragon was blaspheming against Buddhism, and in a fit of anger, pecked the dragon to death.
After the dragon died, it was reincarnated as Qin Hui. The female bat was reincarnated as Qin Hui's wife, Lady Wang. The golden-winged roc was punished by Buddha and reincarnated as Yue Fei to settle this grudge.
The two kings, Qin and Qin Hui, framed Yue Fei, causing him to die unjustly at Fengbo Pavilion. After his death, he was ascended to godhood for his loyalty and righteousness. Qin Hui, on the other hand, was killed by a roc in his previous life. In this life, he plotted to kill Yue Fei and was ultimately condemned to eternal torment in hell after his death.
There are actually many more stories like this, the gist of which is that evil people will suffer karmic retribution in their next life, while kind people will have a peaceful and smooth life.
The next life?
What if... there is no afterlife?
He wants Xie Rong to get his just desserts right now.
Later, Xie Chen took the kitten away. He arranged for it to be properly cremated and brought the ashes to He Fan.
So small, so light.
The urn was only the size of a palm, lying there in He Fan's palm.
“I had my father put Xie Rong in solitary confinement and cut off his allowance for six months… Don’t be sad,” Xie Chen awkwardly comforted him. “Would you like it made into a pendant or something else, so it can stay with you forever?”
A living, breathing life, yet all it's done is confinement?
He Fan knew that this was the heaviest punishment Xie Chen could get for him when he was twelve years old. He didn't resent Xie Chen, but even now, when He Fan thinks about it, he doesn't think he did anything wrong.
He probably made many mistakes, but this one is definitely not one of them. If he made a mistake, it was that he didn't plan more carefully so that Xie Rong wouldn't have just lost a leg.
However, the difference is not very obvious. In any case, Xie Rong's father, Leo, will still lurk around him like a venomous snake. Unless the Dobin family behind him is completely eradicated, he will always be a threat.
Xie Chengjun has really gotten old; he seems to have become a bit soft-hearted. Even after investigating and finding out that Xie Rong was the one who did it, he still didn't kill him.
Old age really makes people useless; they've even started to care about father-son relationships. Xie Chengjun loves himself the most. When his children and mistresses fight, he can say that family scandals shouldn't be aired in public to save face for the Xie family. But if they scheme against him, the Xie Chengjun of ten years ago would have killed Leo and Xie Rong without hesitation, even if the evidence was insufficient.
He committed far more evil deeds than just killing his wife and children. Xie Chengjun donated a lot of money to Yunlin Temple every year in an attempt to cleanse himself of his sins.
If sins could be cleansed in this way, then Buddha wouldn't be Buddha. If he weren't Buddha, there would be no way to declare his sins cleansed. He Fan always felt that he was losing money no matter what, so he might as well be an atheist. After all, he wasn't afraid of the law and had no morals, yet he still held absolute power and influence.
What a useless idiot. Now he's become hesitant and timid. If he doesn't kill Xie Rong, then He Fan will have to do it himself.
Xie Rong and his son were sent to a sanatorium and placed under house arrest, so He Fan didn't have many opportunities to make a move.
On the contrary, the Dobin family behind Xie Rong and Leo guessed that he was the one who framed them and were eager to take revenge.
They couldn't prove their innocence, but they could easily guess who was behind this attempt to harm them.
Xie Xiao did indeed have some conflict of interest with them, but the seat had already been given to her, and she had no right to do so. Besides, her mother was just a small-time model, and her backer was Xie Chen. Xie Chen had no reason to support her doing such a thing, much less to cover it up for them after she did it.
That leaves only He Fan.
He Fan was a little irritated because he hated the feeling of being controlled by addiction. He neither smoked nor drank much, but now he had this unusual thought.
He needs to hurry.
Having finally made progress in his relationship with Mu Yan, he had to deal with Xie Rong and his son before Mu Yan agreed to his request.
Over the years, he has had almost no close friends. Besides the fact that he rarely confides in anyone, he is afraid that they will use his weaknesses against him.
It seems to be raining again outside, the raindrops tapping on the windowsill, like people whispering and plotting something.
He Fan felt annoyed. He hated rain and knew he would probably be going to bed very late again tonight.
His phone suddenly rang. It was Xie Chen and He Qingyun giving him instructions again. He Fan was in a bad mood, and he didn't want to see it or pay attention to it.
But the light in his room was still on, and if they were outside the door, they would probably guess that he wasn't asleep yet.
He Fan unlocked the screen with some annoyance, only to find that the contact name for the new message was a cat emoji.
Cat head emoji: Are you talking about this Ferris wheel? I'm going to my language class tomorrow, shall we go ride it together this weekend?
The annoying sound of rain seemed to suddenly stop. He stared at the screen for a while, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curved into a smile.
He lay on the bed and immediately replied with an excited puppy emoji.
Mu Yan looked at the emoji He Fan sent and realized that it was also a Samoyed.
The Samoyed in the picture seems to have pinker ears than Tangyuan, and its eyes are also bigger. It does seem cuter than Tangyuan, but Mu Yan doesn't want to admit it. It's impossible for a Samoyed to actually look that perfect; the picture must have been photoshopped.
He thought of Tangyuan and wanted to message He Fan to ask if he could bring Tangyuan along, but then he thought better of it. It just felt a little strange for the two of them to ride the Ferris wheel alone with Tangyuan.
The next second, He Fan's next message popped up.
"Do you want to bring the puppy? I checked, and it's allowed. I can take pictures of you and the puppy together. By the way, what's its name?"
"Let's call it Tangyuan." Mu Yan hesitated for a moment before replying, "I won't bring it, I'm afraid it's afraid of heights."
He Fan had actually ridden that Ferris wheel alone. The window was a bit high up, and given the dog's height, even if you picked it up, it probably wouldn't have been able to see outside.
“Okay, then it’ll be just the two of us,” He Fan didn’t say the words aloud, but continued typing to reply to Mu Yan, “See you on Saturday, Brother Yan. Don’t you have class tomorrow? Go to sleep early, goodnight.”
"Okay, goodnight, Xiao Fan. You should go to sleep early too," Mu Yan replied.
Seemingly feeling that typing like this was a bit cold, a few minutes later, Mu Yan quickly sent another picture, which was of a sleeping glutinous rice ball, with the words "Goodnight" in Song typeface photoshopped on it in a somewhat clumsy way.
It hasn't been turned into an emoji yet, probably because Mu Yan hasn't learned how to use it. Mu Yan has never been very good at using the various functions of a phone; even how to use emojis sent by others was taught to him by He Fan.
He Fan couldn't help but think that Mu Yan was both silly and cute as he imagined getting up from the bedside, tiptoeing to the sleeping puppy, taking a picture, and then figuring out how to add text to the picture before sending it to him.
He Fan recorded a screen recording and saved the image as an emoji. He sent the saved "Goodnight Tangyuan" emoji to Mu Yan before sending the video as well.
Mu Yan learned it and quickly sent over an identical emoji.
"Xiao Fan, go to sleep early," Mu Yan sent another message.
He Fan replied with an "okay," and buried himself in the blankets.
The blanket wrapped him up tightly, as if someone were really holding him.
He recalled the night he soaked his sheets with milk tea. He lay on Mu Yan's bed, listening to his steady, even breathing, as if the sounds of wind and rain outside had suddenly become irrelevant to him.
He had just seen Mu Yan a few hours ago, but now he wanted to see Mu Yan again.
He Fan could no longer hear the rain; he could only hear his own heartbeat.
[Author's Note]
Question: Can my child be a child model? (Photos) (Photos) (Photos)
Lu & Shang: Buying online trolls to flood the comment section: Okay, okay, the puppy is especially cute.
He: Private message comment: Master is also fine, Xiao Yan must have been especially cute when he was little.
Mu Juanhua & Lin Yi: Absolutely!
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