The commotion outside continued, but the plate with rose petals was nudged towards him.
Bai Lixin lifted his head, and found Fei Yino looking at him eagerly, “This is the breakfast I prepared just for you. Hurry and eat, Xiao Tou.”
Seeing Xiao Tou hesitating to eat, Fei Yino’s expression turned cold, “Isn’t this your favorite? Why aren’t you eating? Are you really him?”
Bai Lixin sighed inwardly, silently picked up a petal with his chopsticks, and stuffed it into his mouth. The moment the rose entered, he discreetly stored it in his backpack.
The outside noise gradually quieted down, and finally ended with Big Zhuang and the others agreeing to stay one more night as a compromise.
Fei Yino also returned to his previous “gentleness” when facing Xiao Tou.
Warm sunlight streamed into the hall through the floor to ceiling window, bathing everything in a golden glow.
The affectionate elder brother, the younger brother who was eating seriously, the couple lovingly clinging to each other, and the silent and polite guests, everything looked so warm and harmonious.
Underneath the beautiful flowers were decaying corpses, and beneath the façade of extreme warmth was a morbid control.
As the people outside left one by one, only Fei Yino and Bai Lixin remained on the first floor.
Fei Yino stared at the young man eating the flowers lovingly. With each “bite” Bai Lixin took, his eyes lit up.
When Bai Lixin had “eaten” over a dozen petals, Fei Yino slowly reached into the plate, pinched a petal, and began to gently rub and crush it in his palm until the red flower juice covered his hand and the delicate petals turned into paste. His face showed a satisfied and contented expression.
S419M: 【Lord Host, Fei Yino… could he be…】
Bai Lixin quietly set down his chopsticks, “I’m full.”
Fei Yino’s expression eased slightly, he coughed gently, and asked tentatively, “Is it delicious?”
Bai Lixin remained silent for two seconds, “Delicious.”
“Are you full?” Fei Yino asked again.
Bai Lixin: “I’m full.”
“Then, let’s go!” Fei Yino suddenly stood up, and spoke enthusiastically.
Bai Lixin: “Go where?”
Fei Yino: “Take you out to play. Didn’t you say before that you like to play with me? I was busy before and always refused you. Now that I have time, I can accompany you. Xiao Tou, what do you want to play first? Riding horses or rock climbing? Do you want to do the optional questions like children, or be like an adult and do everything—horseback riding in the morning, rock climbing in the afternoon. How about that?”
Horseback riding and rock climbing…
That meant leaving the Fei family.
But the black furry monster just said he couldn’t leave the Fei family’s plot circle before 2 a.m.
Under Fei Yino’s gaze, the young man shook his head timidly and said cautiously, “I’m sorry, I don’t feel well. Can we do it another day? I want to rest now.”
“I’m sorry, Xiao Tou.” Fei Yino immediately half-crouched in front of Bai Lixin, “It’s not your fault. I didn’t consider it well. You just came back and must be tired. Come, I’ll take you upstairs to rest.”
“Also, you are my most cherished younger brother. Whatever you want or need, you can boldly tell me. I will fulfill all your wishes. You don’t have to be so cautious, okay?”
The young man nodded, “Okay, thank you. You’re really nice.”
Fei Yino’s eyes suddenly sparkled, “Of course, I’m your brother. Who else will be good to you? Xiao Tou, remember, anyone in this world can hurt you, but I am the only one who truly loves you. I will always stand by your side and never hurt you.”
Under Fei Yino’s hopeful gaze, Bai Lixin nodded in compliance.
With this change in character, the treatment immediately became different.
Previously, when he appeared in front of Fei Yino, the other party didn’t even spare him a glance. Now, with the identity of “Xiao Tou,” Fei Yino immediately became attentive. Even for such a small matter of going upstairs, he insisted on personally taking him to his room.
It was still the room he had always stayed in.
Bai Lixin had just sat down on the bed when Fei Yino half-knelt on the ground, and as if serving an ancestor, to help him take off his socks.
Bai Lixin said that he really didn’t want to take them off now; he had just gotten up from the bed and didn’t want to lie down again.
“I don’t want to sleep now.” Bai Lixin stopped Fei Yino’s actions helplessly. “I just want to sit and rest for a while. My head is a bit muddled, and I can’t quite figure out the current situation. If you’re not busy, could you accompany me and chat for a while? You said you’re my brother, but I seem to have forgotten our wonderful memories. Could you tell me about them?”
Fei Yino, “Of course, if Xiao Tou wants to hear about them, I can tell him.”
“It doesn’t matter if it takes 3 days and 3 nights”
He stood up and casually pointed to a place without looking there, “How about we talk over there on the sofa?”
Bai Lixin: “Okay.”
“What do you want to hear?” After sitting on the soft sofa, Fei Yino skillfully turned on the electric kettle to heat water. While heating the water, he took out two tea bags from the drawer on the coffee table. Rose tea was placed in Bai Lixin’s teacup, while green tea was placed in his own.
Bai Lixin stared at the dried red rosebud in the white porcelain teacup, “Anything is fine. I want to know everything, whether it’s good or bad.”
The water in the glass tea set began to bubble as Fei Yino skillfully brewed the tea for Bai Lixin. As the hot water passed over the roses, the once shriveled rose expanded, and the transparent water was instantly dyed into a purplish-red color.
The fragrant aroma penetrated Bai Lixin’s nostrils. Under his gaze, the tightly curled rose gradually bloomed into a vibrant blood-red bud.
Fei Yino: “Okay, then I’ll talk about some trivial things from our daily lives. Although you said I can talk about anything whether good or bad, there’s nothing bad about you.”
“When you first came to the Fei family, you were very shy. I remember the first time I saw you, you stood there so timidly, like a fragile and unprotected cub.”
He paused, “You should remember that we are not related by blood, right?”
Bai Lixin just gave a noncommittal “Mm,” his eyes not leaving the rose in the teacup.
Fei Yino noticed this and chuckled, “You really like roses, so I planted a garden full of roses for you in the backyard.”
Bai Lixin lifted his gaze reluctantly, “You planted the roses in the garden for me?”
“Yes.” Fei Yino smiled, and there was even a dimple on one side of his cheek when he smiled, “Who else could it be?”
Bai Lixin: “…”
He still vividly remembered that Sister Wang said the roses in the garden were planted by Fei Taizong for Li Manyu.
Now there was a new explanation.
Bai Lixin picked up the teacup and took a sip, “Did I really like roses?”
Fei Yino: “Yes, you even forgot your favorite flower?”
Bai Lixin shook his head in confusion, “I can’t remember. I’m sorry.”
Fei Yino’s expression stiffened, “It’s okay, it doesn’t matter if you can’t remember!”
Bai Lixin furrowed his brow and rubbed his temples, “Continue, you planted roses for me, and then?”
Fei Yino said that the original owner’s favorite was roses, but Sister Wang said the original owner hated roses, and it was Li Manyu who liked roses.
Two conflicting statements, so one of them must be wrong.
Fei Yino: “I planted roses for you, so that you can see the freshest roses when you wake up every morning, and you will be in a good mood every day.”
“We were very happy during that time, to be precise, it was the happiest and most blissful time of my life.”
“You liked sticking close to me, letting me teach you various things, taking you to many places to play. Although you were timid at that time, you were innocent and pure. Even though you had a home, your thoughts were always outside. You often asked me to take you on trips.”
Bai Lixin: “So, we went to many places?”
Fei Yino shook his head regretfully, “No, I was too busy during that time. I had just graduated from university and entered the company, I had to prove myself to my father, show that I could take over the company and become his successor. So, during that time, I worked overtime every day, even stayed overnight at the company. Although you asked me to take you out many times, I didn’t have the opportunity to take you out.”
“But now it’s different. I’ve proven myself, and I’m now the actual controller of the Fei family’s business. No one can influence my life anymore. I can take you out now, wherever you want to go.”
“I’ve already thought about it. You wanted to see the aurora in the polar regions, right? Then, let’s start from the Arctic. After seeing the aurora, we can go to the endless blue ocean and feel the smell of the sea breeze brushing across our faces. If you get tired, we can stay in a seaside city. Whenever you want to leave, we can set off again. Mountains, rivers, seas, wilderness, rainforests, bustling streets—I’ll accompany you to all of them.”
“If you don’t want to go far, we can also move around the neighborhood.”
As Fei Yino spoke, stars begun to twinkle in his eyes, and the madness and obsession disappeared, leaving only the purest radiance. “Is it okay?”
The normally aloof man was as fragile as a child at this moment. He stared carefully into Bai Lixin’s eyes, fearing that he would hear a “no” from him.
Bai Lixin: “…”
‘What a beautiful vision.
It’s just that the person who wanted to accomplish these beautiful things may never come back.’
