The Lover's Prattle

The Elegant Lunatic//6.2

Of course, Xu Nianyang knew the reason why the Zhang family recognized him. But he didn't care about them.

Only one person mattered to him, Qing Ruo. A single tear from her eyes could crumble all of his walls. Every tear that fell for him from her eyes brought him immense happiness. Yet, the happier he felt, the more havoc the demons in his heart caused.

Perhaps he could advance the creation of the zombie virus and release it a little ahead of time and leave only the two of them in the world. Then no one would be able to separate them.

'However, Qing Ruo likes cakes, strawberry milk, and strawberry sweets.'

He didn't know how to make any of those. What should he do?

He returned to the Zhang family and discussed a deal with the family head, his biological father. With the experience of the previous life, some simple bio-manufacturing or pharmaceuticals were really simple for him. He proved his worth and negotiated that he would conduct research for the Zhang family and in exchange the Zhang family would not use him as a scapegoat.

Xu Nianyang was not only the illegitimate child, but his circumstances were also the easiest to handle. However, his talent far exceeded the family head's expectations.

Xu Nianyang's technology only needed to be put into the Zhang family's production line, and within a month it would be able to return to its original capital and start making profits.

After the negotiation, Xu Nianyang's first task was to prove his worth. Only after he presented an excellent innovation would the Zhang family head would agree to the deal. The Zhang family would then confirm so the transaction could be executed effectively.

The innovation Xu Nianyang had in mind was similar to the one he came up with in his past life. He'd worked on it when he joined the organization after his three years in prison. However, the innovation that he was going to give to the Zhang family was inferior to the original in some aspects of purification. So, Xu Nianyang had to perform additional tasks to create a product that was lacking but still functional.

In order to safeguard his credibility in the Zhang family, he couldn't let the people of the Zhang family intervene. He took all the work on himself, because of that, it took him seven consecutive days and nights to finish the project. During this time, he didn't even get a single moment of sleep.

After the Zhang family got the results, their agreement became effective. The first thing Xu Nianyang did after consolidating the deal was to drive to the City K to find Qing Ruo.

Before leaving, he took a certain amount of stimulant/drug to overcome his exhaustion.

The children were very forgetful, especially happy little girls like Qing Ruo. What if he went to meet her and she had already forgotten about him...?

Xu Nianyang couldn't even imagine it. He didn't want to think about this terrible possibility. It was even more terrifying than the end of the world.

After eating supper with Qing Ruo, Xu Nianyang took a nap in the parking lot as he sent her for self-study and waited for her in the car. The car was new and he had done a full disinfection. As he leaned his back against the front car seat, enveloped in her scent, the exhaustion hit him all at once. Inadvertently, he fell asleep.

When Qing Ruo returned, he was still sleeping. She had to knock on the car window several times to wake him up.

Xu Nianyang, half asleep, squinted and opened the door to push outward before realizing that she was standing next to the door when a nerve spurred him.

Qing Ruo moved aside as she saw him open the door. The next thing she knew, her body was darting forward into his arms as her bookbag slammed against the roof of the car with a loud noise.

"Ouch", She cried as her nose hit his chest. "So hard".

Xu Nianyang hugged her waist tightly and pursed his lips. His eyes were turbulent with bloodthirst as he kissed her head. It was not until the gloom scattered away completely that he finally let her go.

Laughing, he got out of the car and let her stand upright, before rubbing her head, "Little fool."

Qing Ruo was still rubbing her nose. She glared at him fiercely and snorted without answering. Xu Nianyang seemed to be in a good mood, overlooking her nose, he raised his hand to pinch her face before returning to the driver's seat.

"Gege, where are you staying at night?" Qing Ruo asked him.

"I'll go back to the capital after taking you home. I have work tomorrow."

"Oh", Qing Ruo responded in a low voice.

Xu Nianyang glanced at her and asked gently, "What's wrong? Not happy?"

Qing Ruo pouted and shook her head. Discontent was written all over her face.

He reached out and brushed her palm with his fingertips, his strength was not light. Her palm felt itchy so she immediately withdrew her hand.

Returning his hand on the steering wheel, Xu Nianyang coaxed her gently, "It's okay, if Ruoruo behaves well while I'm gone, gege will come to see you every weekend. All right?"

Qing Ruo deflated, "You can go back tomorrow morning, it is dangerous to drive at night. You must be very tired since you just slept so deeply earlier."

"No, I didn't fall asleep. I was just thinking about something with my eyes closed. The windows are soundproof." Xu Nianyang lied as he parked the car under Qing Ruo's house and leaned over to unbuckle her seat belt before saying, "I will drive carefully."

Qing Ruo pulled the schoolbag while obviously reluctant to get out of the car. She turned her head and leaned over to ask him expectantly, "Gege, would you like to come home for some tea and sit for a while? My mom and dad should be home right now. You can leave afterward."

Xu Nianyang curved his lips and pinched her face, 'Clever kitten'.

"No, I'll greet uncle and aunt next time. You go back."

The little girl pouted, snorted a little then pushed open the door. The car door was moved halfway before she turned around again. Her eyes were sparkling like diamonds. In the darkness, round-black pupils brightly shone like that of a cat's.

Her small, tender lips were still pursed.

Obviously, still waiting for him to compromise.

Sighing softly, he leaned over and kissed her forehead. Then he held her in his arms and coaxed her softly by caressing her head, "It's too late right now. Gege doesn't want to bother uncle and auntie at this time. You have class tomorrow so remember to sleep early. Next time, I will visit at a good time to greet them, so they will be happier."

"Ok Ruoruo?"

"All right." The little girl in his arms answered in a sullen voice

Then she raised her head and stretched out her little finger before saying, "Then, let's make a pinky promise."

"Okay." Xu Nianyang hooked their pinkies together and made the promise while muttering softly, 'It wouldn't change for a hundred years'.

His eyes fell on her lips as she made the promise. Her lips were still beautiful and appreciable enough to stick out even in the dim lighting.

***

Ruoruo,

I haven't decided yet,

How should I deal with your parents?

The two most important people in your life,

I want to...

Erase them.

——[Black Box]