The Cannon Fodder Doesn't Want to Return to the Rich Family (Translated)

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

Seeing the little boy crying non-stop, Jiang Bai frowned in distress.

Jiang Bai: "Little one, stop crying for now. Can we chat a bit?"

The little boy shuffled backward, still sobbing, and said, "I... I have nothing to talk about with you! Don't come near me!"

Jiang Bai: "..."

Seeing the little boy continuing to cry, Jiang Bai checked his watch. Though he had expected this, he still felt a pang of disappointment. By this time, Lu Yao would have already passed that road.

As Jiang Bai was about to call the police to handle the situation, he suddenly heard a familiar voice from behind.

"Jiang Bai?"

He turned in surprise and, upon seeing the visitor, his previously furrowed brow relaxed instantly, and his eyes brightened.

Lu Yao, who had just turned right from the intersection on his bike, saw Jiang Bai squatting by the roadside with a little boy sitting on the ground, crying loudly.

He applied the brakes, extended his long leg, and stopped the bike smoothly next to Jiang Bai.

Jiang Bai's eyes softened with a smile and a hint of surprise. "What are you doing here?"

Lu Yao: "The road next to this one is under construction today, so I took a detour through here."

Lu Yao glanced at the sobbing little boy on the ground. "Who is he?"

Jiang Bai: "I don't know. I happened to pass by and saw him crying here."

While they were talking, the little boy suddenly got up from the ground and staggered over, hugging Lu Yao's leg tightly.

Jiang Bai raised an eyebrow. What's with this little guy? He ignored me when I talked to him, but now that Lu Yao is here, he directly ran over and hugged him?!

Lu Yao looked down at the little boy clutching his leg, seeing his tear-streaked face and pitiful appearance. He smiled slightly, took a candy from his pocket, and bent down to hand it to the boy.

"Here, a real man doesn't cry easily."

The little boy took the candy and, still sobbing, said in a babyish voice, "I'm not a man. I'm a little prince."

Lu Yao: "... You city people really know how to play."

Seeing the little boy happily eating the candy, Lu Yao thought for a moment and said, "Come on, I'll take you to a more fun place with lots of candy and cookies."

Hearing about candy and cookies, the little boy trustingly placed his small hand in Lu Yao's warm palm, looking up with an expectant expression. "Brother, let's go quickly."

Jiang Bai: "..." This preferential treatment seems a bit too obvious?

It seemed that because the little boy had opened his heart to Lu Yao, he coquettishly said, "Brother, my legs are tired. I can't walk anymore."

Lu Yao had noticed earlier that Jiang Bai seemed to have a bit of a cleanliness obsession and had been avoiding physical contact with the little boy. Therefore, upon hearing the boy's request to be carried, Lu Yao turned to Jiang Bai and said, "Jiang Bai, could you help me with the bike? I need to carry him, and it's not convenient to leave my hands free."

Hearing Lu Yao ask for help, Jiang Bai naturally agreed without hesitation.

In the morning light, the warm sunshine cast shadows on the street in front of them.