Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Lu Rong never got what he wanted.
When he was a child, he liked a kind of colorful toy called Rubanta, which could be built into various shapes and appearances. All the children in the class had them. He pulled Fang Qing’s sleeves and told his request. Fang Qing pulled out both her trouser pockets, but they were empty.
So, Fang Qing knelt down and touched his head: “Son, I’m really sorry. Mom has no money.” Then she took him to a restaurant. He sat in the kitchen and Fang Qing worked as a waitress in front. After getting off work, the mother and son asked for a set of small fried noodles from the chef.
Lu Rong learned from this that money was a very important thing. If there was no money, they would starve.
He also learned from this that he was different from other children in that he couldn’t get many of the things he wanted because he didn’t have money.
Lu Rong didn’t blame others. Growing up in a difficult environment made him more mature. When his classmates were still in the second year of middle school, he already knew that life was not easy and that things wouldn’t go as planned nine times out of ten.
Later, he became the school bully in Chengnan and made his first pot of money. When he bought a set of Rubanta from a toy store that was no longer popular, he found that he had no interest in playing with it. He no longer had the innocent liveliness and creativity of a child, where he wanted to transform the toy in his hands into imaginative shapes.
He realized that life was like this, what was missed at that point in time was missed, and what was not obtained could never be obtained again. No matter how rich he became in the future, it couldn’t make up for the things he didn’t have in his life before that.
Lu Rong solemnly placed the Rubanta on the bookshelf as another important principle of life that he understood, and from then on he did not force anything. Don’t force what you can’t get, it’s useless.
When Lu Rong was hiking today and he saw the girls getting into Ji Wenfeng’s car, he actually felt a bit of sour envy in his heart.
Later, when he saw Ji Wenfeng riding a horse and taking them galloping around the racecourse, that sour envy bubbled up in his heart again. Maybe for a small moment, just for a moment, he wished that the person sitting behind Ji Wenfeng was him.
Lu Rong was like the little boy who stood outside the window looking in at the colorful Rubanta. He wanted it so much, but he already understood a lot of truths, so he said to himself: I’m not a girl, and I don’t really want it either.
Sixteen years was not a long time, but it was not a short time either. It was so short that he had not grown up yet, but it was so long that it had shaped his entire behavioral logic – Lu Rong had learned not to ask for help.
He won’t say anything or ask for anything he wanted.
If it was his, he would fight for it; if it was not his, he won’t even let people know that he had longed for it for a second in his heart.
These sour little bubbles appeared in unknown corners, popped up, and were absorbed by Lu Rong’s calm mind, just like an inconspicuous small ripple on the ocean.
Even he himself would only remember this as a youthful regret in his future life.
….
Ji Wenfeng’s hand holding the reins was suddenly burned once, and then another time.
Ji Wenfeng was startled and lowered his head to look at Lu Rong’s profile: “Why are you crying?” He stretched out his thumb and wiped it away for him naturally. The hand strength was a bit strong, but the movements were gentle.
Lu Rong had cried only a handful of times while growing up. He was very unfamiliar with this feeling, and he didn’t know what was wrong. He just said fiercely: “I didn’t cry!”
But Ji Wenfeng noticed how much he had wiped it, but it came out again. More than that, he was simply good at blocking the eyes of springs.
“What’s wrong? Is something wrong?” Ji Wenfeng became anxious.
Seeing that he could no longer hide it, Lu Rong silently endured it. When he calmed down a little, he said two words in a hoarse voice: “My feet hurt.”
Ji Wenfeng laughed as soon as he heard this: “Our Rong Rong is in pain – it’s okay, we’re going home.”
Lu Rong hummed heavily.
They went all the way down the mountain, while leaning forward, Lu Rong was holding the saddle very nervously. Ji Wenfeng pressed him into his arms: “Don’t be afraid.”
Lu Rong stiffened and slowly leaned against Ji Wenfeng.
Ji Wenfeng’s chest was strong yet soft, exuding vitality and heat in the bleak autumn wind, making it irresistible.
Ji Wenfeng felt that the person in front of him had completely relaxed. So, he raised the corners of his lips slightly, grabbed the horse’s reins and jerked hard: “Hyah!”
The two of them returned to the foot of the mountain and rubbed shoulders with the police who had come to rescue them. And passed each other. The police officers rushed up the mountain in full gear. The security team had already brought the naughty boys back, so the naughty boys stood in two rows under the leadership of Gu Yijun to receive the loving education from the police officers.
The racecourse vendor waited anxiously. He had heard that the two grooms went up the mountain. If they fell to death, his horse farm would have to be shut down.
Seeing Ji Wenfeng coming down the mountain, the horse farm vendor’s eyes lit up and he ran over: “Why did you take my horse away with you!” He lost his temper but it was two hours late. “Where’s the other horse?”
Ji Wenfeng: “It’s still behind.”
The horse farm vendor: “Then you guys come down.”
Ji Wenfeng glanced at Lu Rong, who was wilting in front of him: “How much does your horse cost? I’ll buy it.” After struggling up and down, he planned to take Lu Rong home on horseback.
Racecourse vendor: “Huh?”
Ji Wenfeng had already fallen in love with this horse: “It would be a waste of money to keep this bloodline in your racecourse to attract customers. I will give you 200,000 yuan and I will take this horse home.”
The contracted horse farm here was losing money every day. When the vendor heard the amount of 200,000 yuan, he immediately twisted his thigh: “Wait a minute, little brother, you are just a high school student. Can you really afford that much money?”
The helicopter landed slowly overhead, and Assistant Bai jumped down with Ji’s security team and ran to him: “Young Master, are you okay?”
Ji Wenfeng introduced Assistant Bai to the horse farm vendor, “Give him 200,000, I’ve bought a horse.”
Assistant Bai took out the cheque book from his pocket and came forward to talk to the vendor from the racecourse: “Is a cheque okay?”
The vendor at the racecourse: “…”
“Wait.” Lu Rong spoke loudly, with a thick nasal voice.
Assistant Bai and the horse farm vendor both turned around and looked at Lu Rong, who had red marks at the corners of his eyes.
Lu Rong patted Ji Wenfeng’s thigh, and Ji Wenfeng rode forward.
Lu Rong: “50% off.”
Racecourse vendor: “…You quoted the amount of 200,000 yuan yourself.”
Lu Rong: “Our boss doesn’t know how to do it.”
Ji Wenfeng: “…”
Okay, if the little slave said I don’t know how to do it, then I don’t know how to do it.
Lu Rong: “Our group has a horse breeding business, and we will buy a lot of horses in the future. We can cooperate with you for a long time. You can make it cheaper for us, or we won’t let you go.”
The horse farm vendor looked at the circle of black security guards around him who were not far away. The helicopter with strong winds blowing everywhere also intimidated him with the momentum of this wealthy family: “That’s okay.”
Assistant Bai nodded to Lu Rong in awe and stepped forward to put the cheque.
“Wait a minute.” Lu Rong spoke again.
This time, before Ji Wenfeng could say anything, Assistant Bai stopped what he was doing in awe himself.
Lu Rong: “You haven’t paid me the balance yet, it’s directly applied to the horse purchase fee.”
The horse farm vendor had already calculated it: “A total of 1,830.”
Lu Rong: “You’re not lying, right.”
The racecourse hawker held up the ledger with both hands: “How dare I lie to you…”
Lu Rong took it over and glanced at it. He thought there was no problem and returned it. He told Assistant Bai: “Open 98170, excluding tax. Let him pay the tax himself.”
The horse farm vendor: “…”
Assistant Bai’s hands were shaking when he wrote the cheque: The young master is so scary! He is truly a bargain hunter!
Ji Wenfeng waited for Lu Rong to finish negotiating the price, then turned the horse’s head and walked out of the zoo: “What kind of money is 1830?”
Lu Rong said with a cry in a fierce voice: “Don’t worry about it!”
Ji Wenfeng smiled when he yelled: “Don’t worry about it.”
The moon was dim and the zoo was finally quiet after a busy day. Many animals were sleeping in cages, and only nocturnal animals were jumping up and down in cages. Ji Wenfeng rode a white horse and took Lu Rong for a leisurely stroll and asked him: “Are you going home?”
Lu Rong saw his beloved giant panda sleeping: “Yeah.”
Ji Wenfeng conjured up a panda doll and set it on top of his head.
Lu Rong held his head with both hands, took it off, took a look, and hugged it hard – he had a panda too!
Ji Wenfeng hugged Lu Rong, and Lu Rong hugged the panda, and the two of them started on their way home.
Under the dim street lights, the journey home was long, but the young man hoped that they would never arrive.
The policeman on night patrol caught up to them and asked, “Why are you riding a horse on the road? Are you an adult? Come back to the station with us!”
Ji Wenfeng put his index finger on his lips and let out a slight hiss, then tightened his fingers. Lu Rong had fallen asleep in his arms: “Not today.”
“As far as I know, horse racing on the road does not violate any laws.” He pointed to the motorcade following them from a distance behind him, “If you have any other questions, please contact my team of lawyers. Let’s talk later.”
After that, he reined in his horse and ran away quickly.
Lu Rong had a very sweet dream.
He dreamed that he was a child and was looking at panda dolls in the window and pulled Fang Qing’s hand: “Mom, I want a giant panda -“
Fang Qing suddenly turned into Ji Wenfeng.
Ji Wenfeng said: “Buy it.”
The scene changed, he was lying on the bed, and Ji Wenfeng gave him the panda doll.
Ji Wenfeng leaned down and kissed his forehead: “Good night.”
Lu Rong sat up suddenly, and it was already dawn outside the window. The sun was shining brightly, flooding the desk in front of the window. The gauze curtain was slowly blowing in the wind, and a tissue was placed on the desk with a stone paperweight.
He got out of bed, walked barefoot to the window, and picked up the unopened sheet of today’s love fortune.
It said –
“He will protect you.”
Lu Rong stared at those five words for a long time, then raised his eyes and looked out the window. The warm wind brushed the horse as Ji Wenfeng took it for a walk in the yard.
A smile appeared on Lu Rong’s lips, remembering the gentle goodnight kiss in his dream.
“He really didn’t wall me up,” he thought reassuringly.
He picked up the tissue and felt that his Ji Wenfeng PTSD was really cured.
“Rong Rong.” Ji Wenfeng shouted from below.
“Yeah.” Lu Rong responded calmly.
“Rong Rong, where are you? Why are you disobedient?” Ji Wenfeng pulled the white horse and touched its mane.
Lu Rong’s smile gradually disappeared.
“If you keep doing this, I will sell you back to the racecourse and let you be ridden by thousands of people.” Ji Wenfeng threatened.
Lu Rong: “…”
He walked downstairs in pajamas and walked up to Ji Wenfeng with his arms crossed: “What’s your horse’s name?”
Ji Wenfeng looked at him playfully: “It’s called Rong Rong.”
Then he sat on the horse triumphantly.
Lu Rong tightened his grip on his love fortune today.
Ji Wenfeng, go to hell!
Ji Wenfeng was riding on horseback, leisurely galloping past him, and touched the side of his face: “I’ll give you ten minutes to wash up and go out to sign the contract.”
Lu Rong pulled his face back a little in disgust: “What contract.”
Ji Wenfeng: “Supermarket.”
Lu Rong: “…?”
Ji Wenfeng: “I bought you a supermarket.”
Lu Rong hummed proudly and put his face back together, Ji Wenfeng teased the soft flesh on his chin again, and left in a good mood.
Lu Rong thought ruthlessly: So what if Ji Wenfeng rides on Rong Rong? Does Rong Rong’s matter have anything to do with him, Lu Rong?!
The point is, he can own a supermarket at the age of sixteen!
A small leak can sink a great ship!
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