When Wanwan woke up, he was roused by the commotion in the room. Opening his eyes, he vaguely saw several figures wrestling.
"Dad!! Stop hitting!!"
After Wanwan saw clearly what was going on in front of him, he instantly came to his senses. He had just taken a nap. How could things turn out like this when he woke up?!
It turned out that when his father secretly came to see his elder brother, he caught the two of them being affectionate. His father had never had a good impression of humans in the first place and definitely didn't approve of their relationship. Now that he had caught them red - handed, he cornered Feng Yu in the room and was about to strike. Seeing this, Wanwan quickly went out to plead for mercy.
Who would have thought that his father didn't give him a good look either. "You come back home but don't come to pay your respects to me first! Instead, you sneak around with this boy! Look at the suffering your elder brother has endured because of this stinky boy, and yet you still dare to help him."
After being scolded, Wanwan's gaze fell on his mother. He said aggrievedly, "Brother Feng Yu is not bad to elder brother. He is so considerate to elder brother. Just because of a single word from elder brother, he risked his life to rescue me from the palace. After he brought me back, you didn't even say a word of thanks, and you treat him so coldly."
Feng Yu was so touched by these words that he almost knelt down. He just hoped that Wanwan would mention his good deeds less for now and not say them out at this moment.
After hearing these words, his father's anger didn't subside at all. Instead, it flared up even more. "You ran out secretly by yourself, and yet you think you're in the right?!"
Wanwan swam over along the current and tugged at his mother's arm. "Mom~"
His mother shielded him behind her. "He just came back with great difficulty. Don't scold him like this. Didn't you hear him say that he came back from the palace? You know that the palace is a place that eats people without spitting out the bones. It's already a stroke of good luck that he managed to come back."
Wanwan's mother took to heart what he had just said. She glanced at Feng Yu and couldn't help but persuade her husband. "Don't just lose your temper. Take what our son said to heart. Even if he has made an unforgivable mistake, he has done a favor to our family after all."
Although Mr. Leng still had a cold look on his face, he stopped his actions. Finally, he heaved a long sigh and threw away the whip in his hand. Wanwan bit his lower lip and secretly glanced at his elder brother. His elder brother also heaved a sigh of relief at this situation.
Mr. Leng glared at Feng Yu fiercely. "After your elder brother finishes his confinement, you should leave here immediately! Let me tell you, during your stay here, you're not allowed to leave this room! So that I don't have to see you and get annoyed!"
Hearing that he finally relented, Feng Yu was so excited that he didn't know what to say. He almost kowtowed to express his gratitude. After the couple turned around and left, Wanwan quickly stepped forward. "Did my dad beat you?"
Feng Yu grinned. "Almost, but it's okay. I can finally stay here until your elder brother's month - long confinement is over. Thanks to you, little brother - in - law, for your sacrifice today, I can stay until then!"
Leng Yao rolled his eyes at the side. After seeing his expression, Feng Yu walked over obsequiously. "It's thanks to my wife's planning for such a long time."
Leng Yao turned his head and didn't say a word. Seeing that he didn't respond, Feng Yu just stared at him eagerly. After a long while, Leng Yao suddenly said, "I suddenly miss the pastries from Chengchaoge."
Feng Yu scratched his head and asked tentatively, "What should we do then? I'll try to make them for you, but last time when I tried, you said I couldn't make them taste the same."
Leng Yao drooped his eyes. "You can't make them taste the same anyway..." He rolled his eyes, thought for a moment, and then said, "How about you sneak out and buy some for me?"
Feng Yu wrinkled his nose and looked a bit timid. "What if I get caught by your dad when I go out? Then I'll have to leave you earlier, won't I?"
Wanwan whispered quietly at the side, "Do you want me to sneak out and buy the pastries for you?"
As soon as he said this, both of them turned to look at him and refused in unison, "No!!"
Leng Yao immediately frowned and scolded him. "You've just been back home for a few days, and you haven't even warmed up your bed, and you're already thinking about going out to play! Have you forgotten what happened the last time you went out?! Everyone was afraid of bringing up your sad memories, so no one has mentioned it since you came back. But just because we don't mention it, do you think you can forget it yourself?!"
Feng Yu listened to him in silence. Looking at his flushed face, he could even imagine how he would scold their children in the future. But then, as if he remembered something, he quickly patted his arm. "You mustn't scold our daughter like this in the future!"
Leng Yao turned his head and glared at him. "You don't need to play the peace - maker and change the topic here. He suffered so much the last time he went out, and now he still wants to go out. It seems that he didn't suffer enough. If we don't scold him now, what if he sneaks out by himself again in the future?"
After being scolded like this, Wanwan pouted so much that he could hang a teapot on his mouth. He almost wiped away his tears with his fingers.
"I won't go out. Why is elder brother so angry?"
Seeing that he was about to cry, Feng Yu quickly stepped in to mediate. "Hey hey hey, I'll definitely go and buy your pastries myself. You just rest at home obediently."
"Wife, just wait here peacefully. You'll be able to eat the pastries you like tonight. But... you need to give me two water - avoiding beads again."
Leng Yao grabbed two beads and stuffed them into his hand. "You mustn't let Dad catch you. Remember to go and come back quickly."
Feng Yu stood up and quietly kissed him on the face. "Wife, wait for me to come back. I'll definitely buy back all the pastries my wife likes."
Leng Yao snorted and didn't say anything else.
Wanwan secretly tugged at his sleeve. "Don't forget to bring me something to eat..."
Feng Yu nodded. "Don't worry, don't worry. Both you brothers will have something."
Wanwan watched his back and remembered what his elder brother had just said. A pang of sadness welled up in his heart again. After coming back home, he hadn't thought about the past for a long time. But after his elder brother mentioned it today... the face of that person appeared in his mind again. He wondered how that person was doing now.
Did he notice that he was gone?
Or maybe, he had already forgotten about him... No, even if he still remembered, he himself had forgotten their affection for each other.
But... Wanwan still remembered, remembered those gentle eyes in the moonlight.
Those years echoed vaguely and unevenly in his mind. The end was approaching, yet suddenly seemed far away.
Wanwan just felt that he seemed to have drunk the water from the love - changing bead.