Chapter 53: Choice
Qing Yun rubbed his eyes and did not feel that something was wrong with him just now, but struggled in Sheng Feng’s arms.
Sheng Feng couldn’t resist him, so he had to release the person. He took out a clean handkerchief, let Qing Yun wet it with water, and gently wiped his face.
It was getting late; others had long gone back to their vehicles, leaving only Sheng Feng and Qing Yun sitting outside. Sheng Feng was afraid that he would catch a cold, so he patted Qing Yun and told him to go back to the car. He took advantage of his absence and swallowed the pigeon in his hand whole.
When Sheng Feng returned to the car, Qing Yun was already sleeping in the passenger seat. He wanted to call him up to eat some more but thought that the kid did not have the appetite to eat anything else so he gave up. He took a blanket to cover him before he closed his eyes and took a nap.
But Lu Changfeng, who was sleeping in the back seat, woke up and called out to Sheng Feng: “Brother Feng, how are you……”
How come you are suddenly attracted to this fool?
“Shh.” Sheng Feng interrupted Lu Changfeng’s words and pointed to Qing Yun, who was moving restlessly in his seat, silencing Lu Changfeng.
Lu Changfeng had no choice but to fall asleep again.
On the other hand, Sheng Feng adjusted the angle of Qing Yun’s seat again before slowly closing his eyes. He certainly knew what Lu Changfeng was going to ask, and the answer to this question, Sheng Feng himself did not know.
He only knows that when that tear hit his hand, he suddenly felt that this scene was so familiar that his heart ached, and even more so, his heart was instantly softened.
So what if he doesn’t know how to behave? What’s wrong with being out of place? He is there to support him.
Lu Changfeng, who was asleep in the back seat, frowned in the darkness. Sheng Feng was becoming increasingly concerned about this fool. Yesterday, he was only vaguely defending him, but now he seems to be somewhat spoiling him.
It must be said that this has a significant impact on Lu Changfeng’s plans. With Sheng Feng watching all the time, how is he going to take Qing Yun’s powers? Now, it seems that the harsh words like before will not work. What if this kid complains to Sheng Feng?
Remembering the speculation in his mind about Qing Yun’s ability, Lu Changfeng could barely suppress his heavy breathing. If it is really what the heart wants, then the last days’ environment will not affect Lu Changfeng at all, and perhaps he can do more……
Now, Lu Changfeng has only two ways to go. One is to coax this fool over and quickly take his powers while he is not prepared. The other is to disrupt his and Sheng Feng’s relationship and make Sheng Feng completely disgusted with him.
After all, Lu Changfeng doesn’t want to go up against Sheng Feng now.
When Qing Yun woke up the next day, the convoy was moving on the road. He rubbed his eyes, only to feel pain, and the next second, a cold towel was placed on his face.
“Awake?” The man’s teasing voice rang in his ears, “Your eyes are swollen into walnuts.”
Qing Yun instantly thought of last night’s encounter and immediately turned his back to ignore him.
“Be good, don’t make a fuss, and get yourself something to eat.”
Sheng Feng drove the car. His voice was low with a little doting and tenderness, which made Qing Yun stunned. He turned his head and looked at Sheng Feng with a pair of red and swollen eyes. His gaze was mixed with a trace of doubt.
Whether it was after coming to this world or before, five-year-old Qing Yun had never been treated with such tenderness. This kind of voice, he had only heard from afar when watching other people’s parents call out to their children, but never thought someone would speak to him like this.
Seeing that Qing Yun was frozen, Sheng Feng also turned his head and instructed Lu Changfeng. “Get him something to eat. I remember there is a can of luncheon meat. Take it out and open it for him.”
He added, “Bring him a pair of chopsticks. He doesn’t like to eat with his hands.”
Lu Changfeng was stunned. Although he had been prepared last night, he was still somewhat dumbfounded to see Sheng Feng’s attitude like this again.
The man has always been strong, and even when entrusted by his father to pick him up, he didn’t act like this. Sheng Feng took care of the people of H base, but he had never seen him treat anyone like this.
And that can of luncheon meat is a treasure. At the supermarket, he brought two cans and only gave them to Sheng Feng as the captain, but now Sheng Feng is giving them to Qing Yun to eat it just like that?
After looking at Qing Yun’s clean face again, Lu Changfeng’s mind moved, and speculation flooded his eyes. Now in the last days, there are all kinds of things. Could Sheng Feng possibly be like that?
If this is really the case, then it will be more troublesome for him to act.
After a long time of waiting for Lu Changfeng to move, Sheng Feng frowned and was just about to speak when he saw that Qing Yun, who was still staring at him blankly, had bent down and taken out the food himself. Then, he fumbled to open it and ate it silently.
Sheng Feng found that Qing Yun had not spoken to him all day. He thought it was because the child had not yet lost his temper, but then he discovered that he had been quietly sizing him up while he was not paying attention.
He smiled and shook his head. Sheng Feng sighed that it is difficult to guess what is in the child’s mind, but he didn’t realize that his thoughts were wandering off to raising a child.
After the team was stationed today, Sheng Feng instructed Qing Yun to stay put and then walked into the forest alone.
The people on the site found that Qing Yun, who was initially jumpy and lively, although not very sensitive to people, was surprisingly quiet tonight. He did not run out to play with grass or pick up leaves and just sat frozen at the door of the car, looking at the dense forest in the distance. He did not even refuse when someone went to ask for water.
Qing Yun has been sitting at the side of the car waiting. He used his little experienced mind to think about what Sheng Feng meant to him, and his eyes lit up a little.
Sheng Feng did not return until the moon rose. The people in the camp had basically finished eating, and as soon as he walked in, he saw a pair of eyes that were bright even in the darkness. Qing Yun was standing in front of the car waiting for him.
“Have you eaten properly today?” Sheng Feng asked him. He just wanted to raise his hand to rub Qing Yun’s head, only to find that his hand was dirty, so he gave up. He handed the rope in his hand to Qing Yun, “The pigeon promised to you.”
It is not easy to find a pigeon in the jungle that has not mutated. Sheng Feng also killed several mutated beasts to find it.
The child in front of him did not take the rope. Sheng Feng thought he did not like it but found Qing Yun’s face turning red, and then the child jumped into his arms, and an unmistakable cry came next: “Father!”
Sheng Feng did not have time to be surprised at how the child did not mind him being dirty this time and was blown away by the crisp call. The people on the site were still moving around, and those who were close heard Qing Yun’s cry and turned their heads in surprise to look over.
Especially the group of ability users, Ding Shiang looked at him as if he was a child abductor bastard.
Sheng Feng’s face turned red, and he hurriedly moved his hands to bring the person and the pigeon into the car.
“Father, you come……”
Qing Yun tilted his head and tried to say something, but Sheng Feng immediately stopped him hurriedly: “Shhhh! Don’t shout, I’m not your father!”
Perhaps it was because he refused too harshly, the light in the eyes of the child in front of him dissipated at speed visible to the naked eye. Sheng Feng anxiously grabbed his head and turned around: “No, don’t call me father, you can call me……”
“Call me brother!” After finally finding a suitable name, Sheng Feng breathed a sigh of relief and squeezed the child’s shoulder to soothe him, “Just call me brother.”
Qing Yun did not respond, just quietly looked at him, until he saw that Sheng Feng was at a loss for words. Qing Yun only bowed his head, folded his hands, and said, “I’m sorry.”
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After saying this, Qing Yun sat in the car as if nothing had happened. He grabbed the pigeon and petted it.
Sheng Feng, however, froze, he looked at Qing Yun, who was acting as if nothing had happened, and his heart turned slightly sour.
His apology came too quickly, just like the countless times he had been wrong, and then apologized. Sheng Feng’s heart again surged with a desire to understand, to ask questions, but in the end, he did not say anything and just touched the top of the child’s hair.
Sheng Feng felt very sorry, but he surprisingly did not want Qing Yun to call him father, even if it was just a comfort.
The H base was close by, and although the people in the team were exhausted to the point of exhaustion, their faces were still overflowing with joy. Sheng Feng felt that even Lu Changfeng was talking more.
He changed his usual coldness towards Qing Yun and frequently asked about things.
“Qing Yun, this pigeon of yours is so ugly and gray, wouldn’t it be nice to make it white?”
At that, both Sheng Feng and Qing Yun turned their heads to look at the pigeon on the seat. Sheng Feng’s brow faintly wrinkled, the pigeon he caught is ugly? He subconsciously went to look at the child’s expression.
Only to see that Qing Yun immediately pursed his lips and said, “It’s not ugly.”
Sheng Feng’s brow immediately stretched, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes. Last night, when he refused the child’s address to him, Sheng Feng’s heart was vaguely overwhelmed, and he could not help but pay attention to Qing Yun’s mood.
But Lu Changfeng’s words are not finished. In Sheng Feng’s eyes, this person seemed to be suddenly bewitched, actually asking questions that even Qing Yun, a child, found somewhat silly.
“Can you make your pigeons speak human language? Like a parrot or something like that?”
Qing Yun looked down and thought for a moment, but ignored Lu Changfeng and turned his head to ask Sheng Feng in a soft voice: “What is a parrot?”
Sheng Feng’s voice instantly softened: “They are birds that can learn to speak like people.”
Once he heard this, Qing Yun’s eyes lit up, he remembered that birds can also talk like people, but he did not expect that there was also that kind of birds when he came to this place.
Looking at the child’s shining eyes, Sheng Feng’s words of promise spat out without thinking: “Do you want it? If you want it, I will catch one for you later.”
Qing Yun immediately nodded, the corners of his mouth faintly showed a small arc.
Sheng Feng has never seen the child laughing, the most happy expression is only a slight curl of the mouth, but this small arc seems to have become the goal for Sheng Feng.
Subconsciously, he thought about how to catch the two birds. Many people used to raise such birds, so it should not be difficult to catch them, right?
Lu Changfeng looked at the vaguely warm atmosphere between the two and could not help but feel a little anxious. It is clear that he asked the question, but how did it eventually become the promise between these two people? Do not blame him for being anxious. They will arrive at the base tomorrow, and there are many people in the base, so it will be even worse for him to act.
Delay after delay, if he could not get Qing Yun’s ability, it will be late.
“Can’t you make a pigeon fall? It should be easy to make it talk too. Do you want to try?” Lu Changfeng’s voice with hidden urgency rang out.
Qing Yun, however, gave a small yawn under the hot sunlight outside.
Sheng Feng looked at him and heard Lu Changfeng continue, “Think about it, try it, what if it works?”
“Stop it.” Sheng Feng looked at Lu Changfeng as if he was looking at a fool, “Qing Yun is sleepy, and you also should stop saying such things.”
Then he put down the passenger seat beside him, pulled a soft pillow to the top, and said to Qing Yun: “It will be a long time before stationing. Sleep a little if you are sleepy.”
Lu Changfeng was choked by Sheng Feng’s words with vague dislike, but how could he give up on it, so he said sarcastically, “Brother Feng, earlier you said I had a bad attitude towards him, am I not coaxing him to play now? And we are almost to the base, why sleep……”
The child yawned, and tears oozed out of the corners of his eyes, but Lu Changfeng was still rambling. Sheng Feng did not talk nonsense with him, directly pulled the car over and stopped. He said in a deep voice: “Get off, go to the back.”
Lu Changfeng immediately froze. He looked up at Sheng Feng, only to see his cold and stern face in the rear-view mirror, ultimately not allowing a refusal.
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