Beta Chapter 126: Extra 25

Chapter 126: Extra 25

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

To Luo Songran’s surprise, Duan Yizhou had already prepared everything in country M. Especially when he knew that Duan Yizhou had even prepared a house and enrolled Little Piglets in school, he was dumbfounded.

“You were so sure I would pass?”

“Because I believe you can.”

In the music room, Luo Songran had just put away his violin and was tidying up his music scores, preparing to leave in two days. He heard Duan Yizhou’s blindly confident response and couldn’t help but smirk, but he still smiled happily.

“Don’t be so blindly confident in me. What if something unexpected happens? Then it would all be wasted.”

“You know, I’ve always been blindly confident in you.”

Luo Songran stood in front of the piano, just finished tidying up the music scores and was about to turn around when he felt a warmth enveloping him from behind. As he turned around, he met Duan Yizhou’s lips, which were dangerously close.

There was a moment of astonishment.

Followed by a bow and a kiss.

Late at night, the open window let in a gentle breeze, gently brushing the white curtains, lightly passing over the grand piano. When this tender and intimate kiss landed, it carried no hint of bitterness.

Perhaps as the atmosphere intensified, the look in their eyes towards each other changed subtly.

Duan Yizhou grabbed the little rascal’s waist, lifting him onto the piano directly, one hand supporting his waist and the other propped on the piano lid.

Luo Songran embraced Duan Yizhou’s neck, leaning close to his ear, biting it softly, “We’ve never tried it in the music room before, want to give it a go?”

“On the piano?”

“Mm-hmm, want to?”

Before he finished speaking, his lips were sealed.

The breeze slipped in through the window crack, the stifled groans merging into the wind, blending into the night.

Two days later, the four of them were ready to go to country M.

Before boarding the plane, Little Pipsqueak and his good friend Lu Xinghe were experiencing a normal separation that was as dramatic as a life-and-death parting. The two little ones cried so convincingly that onlookers thought something serious had happened.

Little Pipsqueak cried with tears and snot, solemnly accepting the limited edition Ultraman card Lu Xinghe handed over, as if receiving an award.

His vision blurred by tears, the card dazzled him, his voice nasal, “St-Star, can you help me wipe my tears? I can’t see clearly which Ultraman it is.”

Lu Xinghe pulled out the handkerchief he had tucked behind his clothes and wiped Little Piglet’s tears. Seeing his good friend crying so sadly, he felt sad too, “Little Pipsqueak, don’t worry, during the holidays, I’ll definitely come to see you.”

Little Pipsqueak buried his face in Lu Xinghe’s handkerchief, wiping his face haphazardly. He raised his head, still teary-eyed, then seemed to remember something, putting the card into the small bag hanging on his chest and extending his hand to hand over the handkerchief he had tucked behind his collar to Lu Xinghe.

“Let’s exchange handkerchiefs.”

Lu Xinghe didn’t think much about why they should exchange handkerchiefs, and he took the handkerchief Little Pipsqueak handed over, embroidered with the name “Duan Yu Luo” and an Ultraman.

“This handkerchief has your name on it. So in the future, we’ll exchange and wear them, which means you’ll be with me, okay?” Little Pipsqueak looked at Lu Xinghe earnestly, tears in his eyes, “Temporary separation is not the end, but the beginning of new memories.”

Hearing this familiar phrase, Lu Xinghe shivered, gripping Little Pipsqueak’s hand excitedly, “Even if we’re not together now, I firmly believe in the voice of our partnership in victory. We will definitely seize the future together!”

“Yes, Ultraman!”

“Noah, I will miss you!”

“Then let’s exchange handkerchiefs again.”

“Okay!”

Brother Luo Yu Duan, “… Is this necessary?”

Standing aside, Luo Songran, “…”, silently supported Duan Yizhou’s shoulder, pretending that this son was not his own. What kind of social interaction was this, a terrifying level of social interaction.

Exchanging handkerchiefs, padding each other’s handkerchiefs, why did it sound like exchanging rings? This was too much, and they even started reciting lines.

Duan Yizhou suppressed a laugh, glancing at Luo Songran, “You were like this when you were a child, very eloquent.”

Luo Songran, “…”, definitely not, impossible.

Finally, after a tearful farewell between Ultramen, they boarded the plane smoothly.

Once on the plane, Little Pipsqueak entered an emo mode, lying on the seat hugging the Ultraman card with a melancholy expression. He had just cried, his eyes still red, his small face wrinkled, and he kept looking out of the plane.

“Can I still see stars from here?”

Sitting next to him, his brother said, “You can see the sun.”

Pipsqueak whimpered, burying his face in the Ultraman card with sadness. “Why is it that I miss my Xinghe so much even just after a short separation? He’s my good friend, my great partner in battle!”

Luo Yu Duan looked at his younger brother with mixed feelings. It was hard to understand how someone could be so good at math yet lose their mind whenever Lu Xinghe was mentioned. “Stop crying. You’ll get your snot all over the cards later.”

Only then did Little Pipsqueak lift his head, realizing that indeed there was snot on the card. He wiped it on his brother’s clothes and smiled, “It’s okay, it’s clean now.”

Luo Yu Duan, who had a bit of a cleanliness obsession, suddenly felt his hair stand on end. He was so angry that he was shaking all over, and in the end, with teary eyes, he cried out to his dad, “Dad, Pipsqueak put his snot on me. I don’t want to wear this shirt anymore.”

Pipsqueak, who never cared about cleanliness, glanced at his almost crying brother and helped him wipe his clothes, “It’s just a little bit. Don’t be so stingy.”

“If I wiped my snot on you, wouldn’t you be angry?”

“I wouldn’t mind at all. Both Xinghe and I are like that. We don’t mind each other’s messes.”

Luo Yu Duan already felt a bit jealous of his brother’s close relationship with Lu Xinghe. He thought that once they went abroad, they wouldn’t be as close, but he was still upset. He was even more uncomfortable, ending up in tears. “Dad, I don’t want to sit with him.”

Pipsqueak sneered, “Hmph, then don’t.”

Duan Yizhou was exasperated by these two brothers and could only let Luo Songran accompany his youngest son while he took his eldest son to change clothes. The sight of his eldest son trembling with anger, tears swirling in his eyes but refusing to fall, was heart-wrenching.

“Would you like Pipsqueak to apologize to you later?”

Luo Yu Duan, now changed into dry clothes and sitting by the window, sat with folded arms, his face puffed up with anger. He seemed genuinely upset, still shaking all over. “No.”

“Why are you suddenly so angry today? Weren’t you getting along well with your brother before?” Duan Yizhou seemed to guess something. “Is it because of Xinghe? Because Pipsqueak gets along so well with Xinghe, you’re jealous, right? Not because Pipsqueak wiped his snot on your clothes, is it?”

Luo Yu Duan usually had a calm and quiet demeanor, rarely getting angry and always taking good care of his younger brother. He hardly ever threw tantrums, a skill that Piglet seemed to have mastered. But now, he pouted, looking like he was about to cry.

Duan Yizhou thought, how much frustration must it take to make his brother this upset?

He looked over at the aisle and saw Luo Songran playing with Pipsqueak, happily engaged in Ultraman cards. Suddenly, he felt a headache coming on. It seemed Piglet was indeed very clever, clever enough to listen to him. But once his temper flared up, he was just like Luo Songran.

Their father-son interests seemed very similar too.

“Duan Yuluo.”

Pipsqueak, who was just teaching Dad about Ultraman, was startled when he heard his full name being called. He widened his eyes and lifted his head. “Huh?”

“Switch seats with your brother. Come sit here with me. Dad has something to ask you.”

At home, whenever Dad got serious, no one dared to defy him. Sometimes, when they misbehaved, they would all have to stand in the corner together and reflect. So no one dared to challenge Dad’s authority.

Pipsqueak looked to his dad for help. “…Dad, do you want an Ultraman card from me?”

Luo Songran caught the implication of bribery in Pipsqueak’s words. He shook his head seriously, sacrificing personal feelings for justice. “Go, Pipsqueak. My spirit is with you.” Then he unfastened Pipsqueak’s seatbelt and handed him over to Duan Yizhou.

Before Pipsqueak could even react, he was already scooped up by his dad. Although he didn’t understand why his dad suddenly called him by his full name, he was sure it wasn’t a good thing.

Duan Yizhou had Luo Yu Duan go find Dad and then sat Pipsqueak next to him, ready to give him some education.

Who knew that as soon as Pipsqueak sat down, tears started falling, and he started sniffing quietly. Anyone who didn’t know would think he had been scolded or beaten.

Duan Yizhou thought this move was just like Luo Songran, but Luo Songran seemed to find it somewhat useful. When it came to children, serious education was still necessary.

“Duan Yuluo, do you know what kind of behavior it is to wipe your snot on your brother?”

“…I didn’t mean to.” Pipsqueak choked up, pouting.

“Then have you apologized?”

Pipsqueak, “…”, oh no, he lowered his head guiltily, quickly wiping away his tears with the back of his hand, shaking his head, muttering softly, “No.”

“Why didn’t you apologize? Can your brother just not apologize?”

Pipsqueak was still pondering over what Dad had said earlier, but before he could, he heard Dad say:

“You made your brother cry just now. Do you know that?”

“Huh?” Pipsqueak suddenly looked up at his dad, “Pipsqueak made him cry?” After speaking, he curiously leaned forward, wanting to see what his brother looked like when he cried.

Then his little head was covered by Dad’s big hand, stopping him from looking.

“You’re still gloating? Do you know that this kind of behavior is bullying? Do you understand what bullying is?”

Pipsqueak squinted his eyes, pretending to think, scratching his chin. He looked at Dad and nodded, “Dad come’s, does it mean Dad’s coming? Does it mean bullying my brother will bring Dad over to teach me a lesson?”

Duan Yizhou, “…” Headache.

Luo Songran, who was on the side, couldn’t help but laugh. What a clever explanation. But if Duan Yizhou hadn’t said not to speak during child-rearing, he really would have laughed.

He leaned over to whisper in Luo Yu Duan’s ear, “Your brother is really naughty. Don’t worry, Dad will come to teach him a lesson in a moment.”

Luo Yu Duan nodded sullenly, sitting in his dad’s arms, feeling wronged, “Pipsqueak always bullies me.”

So Duan Yizhou demonstrated the power of Dad’s arrival, pressing down on Pipsqueak’s unyielding head. In the end, he convinced the little guy to apologize to his brother and warned him not to bully his brother in the future.

“Duan Yuluo, I know you’re brave, but bravery isn’t for bullying your brother; it’s for protecting him. Do you understand?”

“But I want to protect Xinghe too. Can’t be distracted, right?”

Luo Songran, Duan Yizhou, Luo Yu Duan, “…”, it really hit home. How did this little guy start thinking like this?

But not long after, this heart-wrenching Duan Yuluo showed his courage in protecting his brother.

In the new kindergarten, many of the children had Western faces, and there were only three Chinese faces in the class. Besides Piglet, there was a little girl named Jiang Nianqiao.

One afternoon during outdoor activities, they were playing in the car area.

Pipsqueak and Jiang Nianqiao were racing on their tricycles.

“Hey! Do you want to race with me?”

Pipsqueak looked at Jiang Nianqiao, who spoke Mandarin, originally thinking of refusing because this girl was particularly fierce. But Jiang Nianqiao said, “Are all boys so timid? It’s just a race. Afraid of losing?”

Pipsqueak, as a die-hard Ultraman fan, didn’t even have the word “lose” in his dictionary. He snorted, “Who’s afraid of losing? Let’s race.”

“Then whoever reaches the wooden house first wins. The winner gets to call the other person ‘big brother.’ How about that?” Jiang Nianqiao was excited.

Duan Yuluo frowned, “But you’re a girl. Why do you want to call me big brother?”

“Because it’s cool. Ready?”

“Ready, let’s go!” Pipsqueak was getting excited.

Luo Yu Duan could only accompany his younger brother reluctantly, riding his bike sandwiched between Pipsqueak and Jiang Nianqiao.

So the three of them set off from the same starting point on their bikes, all riding fast.

Luo Yu Duan was always very good at sports, so he reached the finish line first.

Jiang Nianqiao, who always had a strong competitive spirit, was a little upset to see that Luo Yu Duan was faster than her. Maybe she was a little unhappy, and her feet moved faster than her judgment, and she was about to crash into the back of Luo Yu Duan’s bike.

But she was blocked by the front of another bike.

Pipsqueak saw that Jiang Nianqiao’s bike was about to crash into his brother’s, and without hesitation, he sped up and rode in front, trying to block her. As a result, his bike collided with Jiang Nianqiao’s.

In the moment of collision, due to the impact force, his buttocks were pushed forward, hitting the pole in the middle of the bike.

With that hit, Pipsqueak cried out in pain.

“Wah——”

Instantly, Luo Yu Duan was so scared that he dropped his bike and ran to his brother’s side.

Jiang Nianqiao was also frightened, standing still in place, scared.

 

 

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