Pei Rong took a cleaned bass and some noodles from the manor’s kitchen, drove to pick up the father and son, and for the first time, the family of three gathered at the villa.
Since Dundun raised a mouse, Pei Rong hadn’t stayed there, but after a week of disinfection and airing out, the villa had regained its clean and tidy state.
Lu Qin looked at the villa with its fruit trees and pond, feeling moved.
After meeting, they tacitly avoided talking about why they were at the manor and whether Lu Qin had discovered anything. The atmosphere was harmonious, but Lu Qin had to break it, saying: “I will not marry any woman in the future, there will only be Dundun as my child. How was your blind date today?”
This was the main reason he appeared today.
Pei Rong was unfastening his seatbelt. Hearing this, he turned his head to look at him and noticed a goose feather stuck on Lu Qin’s head.
With a glance downward, he saw that Lu Qin’s shiny leather shoes were also covered in mud.
Sure enough, Dundun had taken him through a small door and even went to get revenge on the big goose.
As soon as Lu Qin finished speaking, Pei Rong leaned over, so close that Lu Qin found it hard to breathe and had wandering thoughts.
With such close eye contact, Lu Qin just wanted to kiss those beautiful eyes of the gorgeous person in front of him.
To make them close, or change the place.
Pei Rong plucked the goose feather from Lu Qin’s head, twirled it between his fingers, and casually said: “Me too.”
“No blind date, just seeking some parenting advice from a kindergarten teacher.”
Lu Qin’s gloomy mood from the night suddenly brightened. His heart blossomed with joy. Pei Rong not only plucked the feather from his head, but also removed the stone from his heart.
“What do you want to eat? I’ll cook.”
Pei Rong: “I’m full. You can just prepare food for you two.”
Pei Rong filled the bathtub and bathed Pei Dundun for twenty minutes. Normally, he would just quickly rinse the little one and dry him off.
But today... he changed the water several times, and after bathing, he had to apply moisturizer.
Finally, he bathed Pei Dundun until he was clean and fresh. Pei Rong plugged in the hairdryer to dry him, but as soon as he turned it on, the bedroom light flickered and went out, plunging the room into darkness.
The little one wrapped in a towel: ?
Pei Rong unplugged the hairdryer, picked up his son, and went downstairs where there was a rechargeable lamp. “It’s okay, we had a short circuit.”
He didn’t know how to fix electrical circuits. Since the villa was usually unoccupied, he had given the staff time off, so he’d have to call someone to repair it the next day.
Lu Qin’s bass, and instant noodles had just finished cooking when the power went out. He immediately went upstairs to find Pei Rong.
Pei Rong was already carrying the little child down to the first floor, worried that Pei Dundun might be afraid of the dark. He also worried that if he wasn’t afraid, he might cause trouble in the dark, so he hoped to hand him over to President Lu quickly.
He moved quickly and steadily, but when he reached the last step, a shadow cast on the floor, partially blocked by the little child, made him think there was one more step, and he missed it.
Lu Qin’s eyes quickly adjusted to the darkness. Seeing Pei Rong’s misstep, he rushed forward and caught him, fearing he might twist his ankle.
In his haste, Lu Qin forgot about the large, rough wooden box placed temporarily at the stairwell. With the lights on, it was easy to avoid, but in the dark, it was easy to bump into.
As he moved forward, his arm brushed against the box. Catching his wife and child, he let out a muffled grunt under their combined weight.
Pei Rong’s toe didn’t hit the step, but his body’s center of gravity had shifted. He thought he was going to twist his ankle but didn’t want to let Pei Dundun fall. He was caught steadily by Lu Qin.
“Are you okay?”
“I’m fine.” Pei Rong, still shaken, put Pei Dundun on the ground. “Dry his hair.”
Pei Dundun, his head wrapped, looked confused as his dad changed.
Pei Rong went to the living room and took out two rechargeable lamps from under the coffee table, turning them on. He smelled the aroma of fish soup and asked, “Is the fish soup ready?”
Lu Qin: “Just in time.”
Pei Rong carried the lamp and brought the fish soup pot to the living room.
Since the power was out, they might as well eat it directly.
Lu Qin placed the little boy in front of the dining table. Pei Dundun adapted well to this atmosphere, with both dads by his side. Not only did he not feel afraid of the dark, but he was also excited to invite his dads to play hide and seek in the dark.
This time, he was sure he could hide well and wouldn’t be found by his dads within three minutes.
The little boy’s eyes sparkled in the darkness. Even if dad wouldn’t agree, Daddy Lu certainly would.
Pei Rong knew exactly what he was thinking just by looking at him.
Sorry, it won’t work no matter which dad agrees.
The bass was whole and intact, and due to the poor lighting, it was difficult to pick out the bones properly. Neither dad mentioned letting their son eat the meat. Pei Dundun was rewarded with half a bowl of fish soup with noodles and slurped it up noisily.
Pei Rong casually served a bowl to Lu Qin. When handing it over, his gaze fell on Lu Qin’s arm and suddenly froze.
He hurriedly directed the desk lamp onto Lu Qin’s arm, discovering a large, horrifying bloodstain.
“Why didn’t you say you were hurt?!”
Lu Qin: “...Uh, it doesn’t hurt.”
The candlelit dinner after the power outage was too cozy, and Pei Rong seemed to have let down all his defenses, leaving only tenderness. Who could remember the arm pain? Minor injuries were not worth the distraction. He trusted his own platelets.
Pei Rong took a deep breath and covered Dundun’s bowl of noodles with his palm: “Stop eating. Let’s take your Dad Lu to the hospital first.”
Lu Qin: “Let him finish eating before we go.”
Pei Rong stood up briskly and picked up Dundun: “He’s full.”
The tone sounded more like Pei Rong was the one who had had enough.
Pei Dundun echoed: “Dundun is full. Dad, let’s go to the hospital.”
Pei Rong drove to the hospital, had a doctor cleaned and disinfected the wound. Lu Qin didn’t feel any pain, but ended up getting five stitches.
Lu Qin still wanted to negotiate, taking medicine without getting an anti-inflammatory shot, but was silenced by a look from Pei Rong.
“Pei Dundun’s fear of injections must be inherited from you, right?”
Lu Qin: “...” He had to set a good example for the child.
Pei Dundun stood by shedding golden tears, closing his eyes, and not daring to look at the needle, whimpering that Daddy Lu must be in so much pain.
He recalled the heroic figure of dad catching a goose with his bare hands and felt deep sadness.
After Lu Qin’s arm was bandaged, Pei Rong did not take him back to the villa but to the sanatorium, letting him stay in his usual room, with Aunt Zhao next door.
Lu Qin: “Is it necessary to be hospitalized?”
The dream he had of staying at his wife’s house shattered.
Pei Rong: “There’s no electricity at home, and it’s convenient here. Your wound is not smooth. Didn’t you hear the doctor say to be cautious about inflammation and fever? There’s temperature monitoring here.”
Lu Qin still wanted to resist, but suddenly a nurse pushed a bed in.
!!!
Pei Rong is going to stay overnight?
President Lu instantly turned pale, lying on the bed as if he had lost too much blood, looking even weaker than Aunt Zhao.
He understood, no fishing method works as well as the strategy of self-inflicted suffering.
