The follow-up to this night’s “forced father recognizing” (1) was even worse.
After carefully examining the Celtic looking red-haired “father” and the Germanic looking golden-haired “son”, the police officer once again verified with Ning Zhou: “Is he really your father?”
Qi Leren broke out in cold sweat.
Ning Zhou nodded expressionlessly, then turned his head and said with a kid’s voice: “I want to go home…. Dad.”
This really is an epic disaster!
Qi Leren felt that he’d rather go back to the underground glacier and fight Leviathan with his bare hands.
Ning Zhou was very angry, not just a little bit.
After causing the incident that night, Qi Leren confirmed this with great sorrow.
It was obvious when Qi Leren kissed Ning Zhou little face in the morning, Ning Zhou didn’t reciprocate. He had a cold look on his face——although to Qi Leren’s eyes his face was cute like “aw baby’s angry”, but despite the illusion created by his age and appearance, Qi Leren still recognized this as a serious problem.
Ning Zhou has a very good temper, and he rarely has moodswings. A lot of the time, Qi Leren has the impression that “he simply doesn’t have a temper”, but that is completely wrong.
Ning Zhou is tender, but he’s still human, and you can’t get rid of human emotions. It’s just that sometimes his peaceful nature prevents all the negative emotions from being conveyed to others.
A good boyfriend must always reflect on himself, thus Qi Leren seriously reflected on it, of course, since the problem occured last night. Last night they got rid of the Queen of Hearts and King of Hearts, that is Luna and Amanda, then when they went home a little unpleasantness took place.
——Could it be because he said, “I am his father.”
A miraculous idea popped into Qi Leren’s mind, he couldn’t help laughing.
Ning Zhou looked at him in confusion.
——Could it be because Ning Zhou is in this child’s body that makes it inconvenient to do anything, that’s why he’s full of anger?
After that thought was shot down, another one popped again. As a result Qi Leren’s mind was full of the seven year old boy puffing up his squishy cheeks and almost passing out.
Ning Zhou: ….What the hell is he laughing at?
After shooting down two unreliable guesses in a row, Qi Leren finally went a little towards the right direction.
Could it be because he brought up ‘death’ multiple times? Especially…. he mentioned using SL data to calm the other.
Qi Leren suddenly realized this was the case, he should’ve understood earlier.
But sometimes he’s already used to this. All the way from Novice Village, this skill card has brought him too many pleasant surprises, as well as achieving victory and coming back to life. This fortune is inevitably imprinted on him, so he can’t help but rely on it during critical moments.
Qi Leren is a very responsible person. When his companions basically can’t fight, he takes the initiative and bears the responsibility. This responsibility forces him to squeeze in and end up dealing with problems that he originally couldn’t deal with.
“I…. um, I’m sorry.” After thinking it all through, Qi Leren readily apologized under Ning Zhou’s slightly surprised look, “I know you’re angry because you care about me, I made you worry a whole lot, it was my fault. I should care more about my health and safety, for SL Data, I’ll try to avoid using it as much as possible.”
Ning Zhou quietly looked at him. His dark blue eyes felt like a whirlpool in the deep ocean, filled with so much emotions.
Qi Leren looked at Ning Zhou nervously and asked: “What do you want to say?”
Ning Zhou thought for a long time and finally said: “If for one day you don’t have to think about these things, that’d be great.”
Qi Leren didn’t reply for a while.
Ning Zhou paused again, then continued: “I’m sorry, I’m not angry at you, I’m just blaming myself.”
Only then did Qi Leren came back from his trance and understood what Ning Zhou was trying to say——Ning Zhou wasn’t blaming him, he was blaming himself.
He was blaming himself, why couldn’t he protect him well.
Why let him encounter so much danger and risk his life for a chance to survive? Even repeatedly using SL Data.
Doesn’t Qi Leren know the risk of doing that? Of course he does, but sometimes he had no choice.
——If for one day you don’t have to think about these things, that’d be great.
Qi Leren then understood what Ning Zhou was talking about exactly.
He wished he never had to struggle with all his might to stay alive, to live a peaceful life away from danger.
He wished he could protect him.
Maria’s “guardian” instincts are also reflected in him. He wants to protect the one he loves and the world.
He desires to do that so badly, to the point of hating himself because he can’t do so.
“Ning Zhou,” Qi Leren called out his name, making those dark blue eyes stare up at him, “Actually, I also thought if for one day you don’t have to think about these things, that’d be great.”
“You want to protect my feelings, it’s the same with me wanting to protect yours. I can also feel the frustration, dejection, and helplessness that you feel. But there’s times when people’s abilities are limited. You can try to open your arms for your lover, but you cannot stop a storm. Your loved one can’t just accept your sacrifice with ease, he wants to use the same feelings to reciprocate with the same hard work.” As Qi Leren said this, he knelt down and grabbed Ning Zhou’s hand, wrapping it with his own.
“Truth is, every time you turn into a dragon, I get scared. I’m not scared that you will hurt me, but that you’ll be in agony. I think this feeling is the same as when you see me using SL Data. So let’s make an arrangement, you control your power, I control my habits, you protect me, I protect you, and we will never be separated.”
Words from a loved one easily calmed down the anxious soul, the restless fear and anger suddenly subsided.
Ning Zhou nodded lightly and said: “Okay.”
Qi Leren smiled and pushed back the soft golden hair on his forehead, then kissed his forehead.
Ning Zhou looked up at him, the child’s height could only reach the adult’s waist.
So he hooked their hands and signaled for Qi Leren to bend down.
Qi Leren subconsciously bent down, and two hands suddenly wrapped around his neck.
Cheek on cheek, they embraced briefly in silence, and it was more touching than any sweet phrases.
+ + +
Dark clouds shrouded the sky of Feikexin City. In this short period of half a month, there were gang fights occurring almost everyday. The media diligently reported when and where did the gang killings from the other day happened. The fierce confrontation between the two forces great worried the ordinary citizens, also making the election of the new mayor end up in an unpredictable state.
The mayor of Feikexin City is not selected or rotating from the members of the city council, instead they’re directly elected. James Martinez was originally just one of the candidates, but his strong views towards the mafia won the welcome from the citizens. Recently he has been increasing his publicity to gain fame among the citizens, then he finally won the election.
After finding out the James was bribed by Duccio, David was furious. Chances are if he doesn’t get rid of this new mayor, the future of the Irish mafia won’t be very good.
“Kill him!” David gave Qi Leren an order, “At all costs!”
So Qi Leren had another job to do.
The only remaining opponents are the King of Clubs and the Queen of Clubs. Could this mayor James be one of them? If so….
Ning Zhou evaluated the opponent’s skill, then concluded that they’re very difficult to deal with. This kind of person, even if they swapped bodies——unless it’s a child’s body like Ning Zhou——they won’t lose their fighting skills. If Qi Leren confronted them head-on, he would practically be declared dead after missing the first shot.
So Qi Leren decided to play dirty.
On this day, Feikexin City was blessed with a rare fine weather. The vigorous new mayor, James, left his office with a bodyguard and a liaison (2) “sponsored” by the Italian mafia, he was ready to go home.
When they walked to the parking lot and was about to get in the car, James, who had already opened the car door, suddenly remembered something: “You bring the car to the front first, I’ll go back to get some things, and get in the car through the front door later.”
“Yes, sir,” the bodyguard said. This bodyguard who was born as an assassin didn’t talk much, but he was trustworthy.
So James turned around and walked towards his office, thinking about the “most delicious cake in Feikexin City” that the assistant lady bought him. He actually forgot this delicious cake in his office. If he didn’t bring it back and eat it, he wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight!
After walking more than ten meters away, there was a loud noise coming from behind him!
James blankly turned his head, and the car behind him had become a burning fireball.
The new mayor was frightened, and he ran away without caring for his image: “Aahhhh! Explosion! It’s murder! Someone come put out the fire!!! Qi Leren, is this your doing?!!! Hearts are out, aren’t you the only one left!!!”
After the explosion, instead of a system prompt about killling a clubs player, Qi Leren was reminded that the number of survival days had been deducted for killing an NPC: ????!!!!
This was of speaking… and the amazing luck….
Shit, why is Dr. Lu here!!!!
Translator’s Notes:
- This is referring to how Qi Leren introduced himself as Ning Zhou’s father.
- A liaison is a person who relays information between two groups or organizations.
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