Zhuifeng felt uncomfortable under Liu Tang's gaze. He struggled to meet Liu Tang's eyes and asked, "Can I go now?"
"Will you race again in the future?"
Seeing a flash of excitement in Zhuifeng's eyes, Liu Tang smiled with satisfaction. "No need to answer, I know your answer. Whether you like it or not, I think we've all started to admire you. I think you belong here."
...
Maybe I really do belong here! But... Thinking of his family, Zhuifeng gave a bitter smile, closed the car window again, and sped up to 300 km/h, driving away quickly...
"Young master, have you parked?"
"Uncle Wang, thank you. I'm really sorry to bother you so late..."
"Don't mention it. It's almost dawn, go back quickly, or it'll be big trouble if the master and madam find out!" Uncle Wang patted him affectionately.
Thinking of his parents, Zhuifeng shuddered. "Then, Uncle Wang, I'll go now?"
"Go back quickly. Oh, wait, the second young master was looking for you this afternoon. It seemed urgent."
"Did he say what it was about?"
"He didn't say, but he seemed very disappointed when he couldn't find you!"
"Oh, I see." Zhuifeng waved his hand, "Uncle Wang, goodbye then."
Watching Zhuifeng's retreating figure, Uncle Wang sighed, "Ah... This child really has it tough! I really don't understand what they're thinking. They're all flesh and blood, how can the treatment be so different?"
Turning the corner, he saw the magnificent villa. Zhuifeng immediately wiped the smile off his face.
Was this really his home? He even had to sneak in, climbing the walls to return home.
Carefully climbing to the top of the wall, damn! Why aren't the street lights on today? How to get down? Although he had climbed this wall hundreds or thousands of times, Zhuifeng was still a bit scared to just jump down like this.
Without warning, a beam of light suddenly shone on him. His eyes were stimulated, and he quickly covered them with his hand, squinting to look, but Zhuifeng couldn't see anything, just darkness.
"Little Feng?"
Zhuifeng, who had been nervous thinking he'd been discovered by his parents, immediately became excited when he heard this. He quickly said softly, "Is that Second Brother? Can you not shine the light in my face? I can't see and can't come down."
"Oh, sorry, be careful."
Zhuifeng had jumped this wall so many times he couldn't count, so he didn't take it seriously. But his brother, who had always cared for this younger sibling, was scared to see him about to jump from such a height. He quickly ran over to catch him. Hehe! Zhuifeng was about 5'8 and weighed around 62kg, not exactly a small guy. Add to that the principle of inertia, even if his brother was taller and heavier, how could he catch him? The two of them very 'naturally' ended up lying on the grass.
"Wow, so this is how it feels to lie here and watch the stars! Phew... The air is really fresh here at this time."
"Feng, where did you go today? I didn't see you all day?"
Of course you didn't see me, if you had seen me, could I have gone racing? "Nothing much, just went to play at a classmate's house."
"Play? Do you know what day it is today?"
"Hmm, I don't know!" Very straightforward, but he moved his gaze from his brother back to the sky.
"You..." His brother shook his head helplessly, "Today is your 18th birthday! You even forgot that, I really can't believe you."
"18th birthday?" Seeming to think about something, after a while he finally gathered the courage to ask, "Did Mom and Dad tell you?"
Seeing the expectant look in his brother's eyes, his brother became awkward, "..."
"Forget it, bro, you don't need to say, I already know the answer. They have never remembered my birthday in my memory!" Tears slowly began to form in the corners of his eyes, the same tears he cried every year on this day, no, should say yesterday: "Brother, do you know? Sometimes I wonder if I'm really Mom and Dad's son. Since I can remember, they have never given me a bit of warmth or a word of greeting that a child should have. It's as if I'm a devil, every time I go to see them, they avoid me if they can..."
"Feng..." Seeing the tears silently falling from his brother's eyes, his brother's heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.
"Before, I thought it was because I didn't do well enough, but I gradually discovered that no matter how hard I try to work, what do I get in return? It's completely humiliating, it's already good enough if they don't scold me! Praise? I haven't heard them say half a word to me! This is fine, but they still interfere with my life, everything still has to follow the path they set! But I'm a person, a person with flesh and blood and thoughts! I have my own hobbies and dreams, I don't want to be a puppet, a puppet with nothing..."
"Feng..." Hugging his head, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"
"Alright, Feng, don't cry anymore! Rest assured! Second Brother will definitely be good to you! Look, I even prepared a birthday gift for you, just to give it to you in person, I've been waiting for you all night!" He took out a tissue and wiped the tears from Zhuifeng's face, "You're so big now, and still crying!"
"Yes, I'm so big now, it's been so many years, I'm already used to it! Let's not talk about this anymore. Brother, you said you have a gift, what is it? I only have one gift for my birthday, if I'm not satisfied I want to exchange it!"
Pushing down his sadness, Zhuifeng also sat up from the grass.
"Hehe, when I take it out, it'll definitely surprise you, I guarantee you'll be satisfied!"
Seeing his proud brother, Zhuifeng became even more curious: "What is it? Quick, take it out!"
"Ta-da, look at this!" Like performing magic, he took out a paper box from behind his back! "It's a limited edition model of the 1961 PORSCHE 356B, do you like it?"
Zhuifeng's curiosity immediately turned into ecstasy, "A model of the 1961 PORSCHE 356B?"
"Yes! Didn't you say you really wanted one? It took me several years to find this for you, you like it, right? Don't break it, I don't have a spare!"
Seeing the expression on his brother's face, his brother felt very satisfied.
Tearing open the packaging in one go, looking at the delicate PORSCHE 356B model in his hand, Zhuifeng really didn't know what to say.
He had mentioned it to his brother when he was like fourteen, he couldn't believe his brother had remembered it in his heart: "Brother, thank you, I..."
"Alright...alright! How come I've only realized today that you're so much like a girl? Even if you're moved, you don't need to drop 'pearls'! Alright, we're brothers, it's late, let's go back to sleep, otherwise you won't be able to get up tomorrow and will be scolded again."
"Oh yes, Little Feng, happy birthday!"
"Thank you, brother..." Tears seemed about to fall again, he quickly turned and ran towards his bedroom, trying to keep his footsteps as light as possible.
Back in his room, he carefully placed the model in his hand on the bookshelf.
Lying on the bed, looking at those models, his mind involuntarily went through everything that had happened from yesterday to today, and he fell asleep in a daze.
"You belong here..."
"No!"
"You belong here..."
"I can't!"
"Zhuifeng, you can definitely walk this path! This is your paradise!..."
"Paradise?... Do I have a paradise?..."
"Yes! You do, this is it! Come on!..."
...
"Aren't we brothers? How could I not be good to you?"
"Then why am I Mom and Dad's child, but they've never given me a good look?"
...
"Jie, I'm the champion! Jie, do you know? You..."
Hearing these mumbled words, his second brother was confused: "Jie? Jie? Damn! Feng, wake up, the sun is already high in the sky."
"... The steering wheel is out of control, ah..." He suddenly sat up in bed.
"Feng, what's wrong? You're covered in sweat?"
Startled again! "Phew..., Brother, it's you. It's nothing, just had a bad dream! Hey, how did you get in? Do you need something from me?"
"I just walked in. You don't even close the door when you sleep. You... Quick, get up, Mom and Dad want to see you. I think they probably remembered your birthday and want to give you a belated gift."
"Oh." Trying to appear nonchalant, he got up and slowly started to make the bed.
"Damn! Look at your silly appearance, if you're happy just show it! You're not uncomfortable looking like this, but I'm uncomfortable just looking at you! Damn! You're really smiling foolishly now, I can't bear to watch anymore. Hurry up! I'll wait for you downstairs." His brother was also happy for Zhuifeng, he joked a few times and then went downstairs.
"Hehe... Haha... Gaga..." Zhuifeng's joy
was getting more and more excessive, he even started hugging the quilt.
Finally finishing, he went downstairs. "Brother, where are Mom and Dad?"
"Damn, you took half an hour! Come on, Mom and Dad asked us to go to the company to find them!" He even exaggeratedly looked at the time.
"Hehe..."
"Still smiling foolishly, let's go!"
"You drive!" Handing over the car keys.
Zhuifeng stared at him, "Brother, are you sick? You know I can't drive!"
"Really?" Looking at him with a meaningful smile, he got a bit angry, leaning against the car door, sullenly lighting a cigarette: "Feng, have you forgotten what I said last night?"
"I..."
"I know this is your long-standing method of protecting yourself, but! I'll tell you again! Remember, I'm not like Mom and Dad or anyone else, I'm your brother, someone who truly cares about you."
"Brother... I'm sorry... I..." Zhuifeng's eyes reddened a bit. At home, apart from Uncle Wang, it was his second brother in front of him who truly cared for him the most, he knew this, but he had developed a habit of being wary of everyone in the family at this point.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore, get in the car."
Grabbing the car keys, Zhuifeng said: "Brother, I'll drive!"