Chapter 95.1 – So embarrassing (1)

Chen You utterly detests children.

He had encountered many pits in his life and one out of five of them had been dug by children.

There was a time Chen You was on his way home from school when he saw a group of children playing together at a distance. They were playing with jumping ropes, throwing sandbags and so on. As soon as the scene entered his field of view, he immediately took to his heels and took a detour home instead. Those pits honestly traumatized him.

Chen You didn’t expect to encounter a child in his mission worlds, and just raising that child was proving to be the most difficult challenge in his entire life.

Being in contact at such close proximity, resistance from his senses was magnified by several folds. He tried his best to keep his qilin arms¹麒麟臂 = powerful arms/biceps in control lest he could not hold back anymore and beat the child to tears.

At this moment, Chen You had been caught off guard. He was pressed onto the bed and bitten by the child, all the while his heart was in turmoil. Should I hit him? But the kid’s only a few years old, maybe I should just indulge him. But why should I? We’re fellow human beings born of a father and raised by a mother, neither is more special than the other.

“Four-Ge, I want to hit him to death.”

The system replied, “Hit him then.”

Chen You then asked, “But if I hit him, what happens to my mission?”

The system answered, “Screwed.”

Chen You, “…”

He groaned disgruntledly. It was so hard for him to finally win an opportunity to freely choose a mission world of choice, yet all of that hardship amounted to him carrying a stone and smashing his own foot.

A warm liquid started flowing down his neck and Chen You felt like his scalp was going numb from all the pain. He was completely convinced that this Second Pup would have really eaten him if he could, showing how much the other hated and despised him.

Who said that kids don’t hold a grudge?

Who said that if you’re good to a kid, they will also be good to you?

And who said that kids are innocent and naïve?

What a scam!

Chen You felt as if a whole chunk of flesh had been bitten off from his neck. Hehe, you asked for it. He grabbed the child’s butt and pinched it fiercely.

Seemingly pained from this pinch, the child immediately stopped biting him. However, in the next moment, the child continued biting and with even more ferociousness.

Chen You cursed and swore as he grabbed the child’s arm and flung him under the bed. Indeed, the strength of a four to five years old child cannot compare to that of an adult. This was a fact that would remain unchanged for now.

The child fell to the ground, his head was facing upwards while his small chest heaved greatly. His lips were stained with bright red blood, looking extremely scary.

Chen You had no idea why but he suddenly thought of the haunted doll in a movie he’d watched in the past. He hurriedly scratched at the goosebumps forming on his arms. Damn it, enough is enough.

Why can’t it just be a we-shake-hands-and-be-good-friends kind of situation? Why do you have to make it a you-die-I-live kind of cruel and bloody situation?

Chen You then went out for a brief moment to deal with the wound on his neck. However, when he came back, he realized the child was no longer on the floor, he was gone.

“Damn it!”

After searching under the bed and inside the cabinet, he turned around and went to the window. He stretched out his neck and looked down the streets. The streets below were dark and quiet without a single person in sight.

He told the system, “It’s over, the kid ran away.”

The system replied, “Just pray ba.”

Chen You’s face twitched fiercely. He hurriedly put on his coat and, with a disheveled appearance, ran out to search for the child.

Night was in no way better than day as the brightness of the surroundings were greatly affected. His stamina was even worse, panting after only running for a while.

Qing Feng Lou’s location wasn’t quite advantageous. Chen You ran out from that street and headed towards East Main Street. It was a crowded and lively street. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to describe it as boisterous. The difference between the two streets was simply heaven and earth.

It was no wonder the top three brothels were located in East Main Street.

However, at present, Chen You didn’t have the mind to be jealous of these brothels who were bustling with guests. He was anxiously searching for his mission target. With these many people, if a person really wanted to run away, there were a lot of places where they could hide themselves, not to mention a small kid.

Grabbing onto a person, Chen You asked while gesturing, “Big Bro, have you seen a kid that is about this tall?”

The Big Bro shook his head and answered, “I haven’t.”

Hold up. So fast without any hesitation? Anybody can tell that was a half-hearted answer. Chen You elaborated, “The child is wearing ink-black clothes, his face has several injuries and his mouth is also injured in one area. Big Bro, please think again, did you really not see him…”

The Big Bro struggled free and replied exasperatedly, “Little brother, Big Bro’s eyes cannot see.”

After saying an apology, he silently went to ask the next person.

This time, the person he asked was a married lady who was holding her child. Chen You felt that, as a mother, she might be able to relate to that anxiety and panic one feels when a child is lost.

The married lady frowned and thought that this unfamiliar man was quite handsome and the worry on his face also didn’t seem to be faked. So she thought for a while before opening her mouth and asking, “Your child is missing?”

“Yes, just now,” Chen You sobbed as he narrated, “He wanted to go out and play but I refused since it’s already quite late. I told him I will bring him out tomorrow but who’d have expected that within the time it took me to go to the toilet, he had slipped out by himself.”

“I have no idea where he could have run off to so late in the night. The child is still small and can’t differentiate between good and evil. What if he met someone bad, how will I be able to face his mother in the future?”

The married lady was shocked. “Is the child’s mother already….”

Big Sis, your focus is a bit wrong ah. Chen You covered his face with one hand and said, “She’s already gone.”

The married lady pulled on her child and, seemingly moved by the story, two rows of tears streamed down her face. “I understand the hardships of raising a child single-handedly. I will order some of my family servants to help you search around.”

Chen You immediately replied, “Thank you, thank you.”

Following up with his act, he bowed deeply which caused his lapels to sag open.

The married lady blushed slightly. “Young Master²Not referring to a noble. She was addressing him politely, equivalent would be Good Sir or gentleman. I would fn if otherwise., how can you come out dressed like this?”

Chen You looked down and arranged his clothes while saying, “I was too anxious and didn’t notice.”

The married lady once again wept, saying your child is so lucky to have a father like you who cares and worries about him so much.

Chen You simply smiled.

Bullshit, that brat just can’t wait to grow up and kill me.

Aiyo, my neck hurts, my fingers, my ears, they all hurt so much.

The streets were filled with people hustling and bustling about. Adults were laughing and children were throwing tantrums. Stall owners were shouting with all their might to promote their products, making the place noisier with their discordant voices.

Chen You incessantly scanned the area with his eyes while he waited. Just wait till I drag you back, Second Pup, see how I tidy you up.

After some unknown period of time, several of the family servants came back to report. The married lady then passed on the information to Chen You. “My family servants have already searched the surrounding area but none of them have seen Young Master’s child.”

Chen You expressed his gratitude and was just about to leave when the married lady suddenly stopped him. She handed over an ingot of silver. He recognized that it was ten taels.

The married lady said, “Take this silver. If you face any difficulties in the future, you can go to Nan Yuan to find me.”

Chen You was stunned as he held up the silver. Did a pie just fall from the sky?

The system reminded him, “Stop holding it up, hurry and put it away or else thieves will start targeting you.”

Chen You immediately kept the silver in his bosom. “See, I told you before, the world still has many good people.”

After bidding farewell to the married lady, Chen You ran around with his hand cupping the sides of his mouth, shouting loudly, “Second Pup, where are you—”

He knew that even if he shouted loudly like this, the child definitely wouldn’t make a sound and would run even further away instead.

However, right now, Chen You was in a state of urgency as if he were a patient in need of emergency treatment and would see just about any kind of doctor. So, he really didn’t care anymore.

Chen You searched and searched. Suddenly, he faintly heard a voice calling out Young Master. However, as the streets were big and there were plenty of young masters and young ladies walking around, he didn’t think that the voice was calling out to him and therefore, didn’t not bother searching for the source of the voice.

That was until a man dressed in servant robes came running in front of him, then he realized it was him being called. This person was one of the servants of the married lady earlier.

“Young Master, we followed the descriptions you gave us and found a child matching it near the warehouse west of the city.” The servant said, “Please follow me to my lady’s place to confirm if that child is yours.”

Chen You followed promptly. Before he even got near, the corners of his mouth pulled up and he mouthed towards the ground, run away, go on, why don’t you continue running away?

This was because crouching on the ground was none other than Second Pup.

The married lady pointed towards the child and asked, “Young Master, is this one perhaps….”

Before she could finish her words, she saw the man pounce over and embrace the child with an excited look on his face.

Chen You rubbed the child’s head onto his chest, he rubbed with all his strength, rubbing him to death. Fvck, run ah, aren’t you very capable? Why not continue running away huh?

“Oh my son, you’ve made it easy for Dad to find you…”

The child could not speak and could only struggle desperately.

When this scene entered the eyes of the married lady and her family servants, they all thought the child’s behavior resembled that of a naughty child.

The child was not done playing but having been caught by his father, his spoiled heart was unhappy and throwing a tantrum. Such behavior was a child’s nature.

The married lady said, “Young Master, since you’ve found your child, you ought to bring him back now. Next time, you should be more careful and not let your child run outside alone.”

Chen You agreed and said gratefully, “Many thanks, Madam.”

To prevent accidentally exposing the fact that he was not the father, he didn’t talk any more and left hastily while carrying Second Pup on his shoulder.

Once he turned a corner, Chen You abruptly sensed danger and placed the child down at once. He was sure that if he’d been even one step late, his shoulder would’ve definitely suffered a calamity.

The child stood on the ground, his body swaying ever so slightly.

Chen You noticed that the child seemed to have sprained his ankle. It was probably from when he had jumped out the window and his ankle twisted because of the impact.

Impressive ah, you can still run with an ankle sprained like that, why don’t you just go directly to heaven ne, Second Pup?

“Why did you escape?”

The child tightly pursed his lips.

Chen You lifted the child to be in front of him, taking advantage of the height difference that won’t be lost anytime soon. “Indeed, I have beaten you before and also did some other things to you in the past. However, for these past few days, can’t you see how differently I’ve treated you?”

“If your father were still alive, wouldn’t he also tell you that a person must know how to repay kindness?”

The child abruptly raised his head and glared coldly at Chen You.

Chen You look down at him. “What, did I say something wrong? Even when the physician diagnosed you to be hopeless and asked me to prepare for your funeral, I didn’t listen to him and tried my best to save you. If I’m still not considered your benefactor, then what am I?”

Eh? What’s going on? After listening to my words, not only is Second Pup not the least bit grateful, he seems to be even more angry instead? What does this mean?

The system interpreted, “He thinks you want to do him.”

“I don’t do kids.” Chen You’s mouth twitched. “I don’t do adults either, okay?”

The system continued, “But you did in fact try to screw him in the past, and in front of so many people too. It was quite the spectacle then. Now, because of you, the kid has been traumatized and has a psychological shadow.”

Chen You felt wronged. “That was the Liao bastard, not me!”

The system said, “Second Pup doesn’t know that.”

Chen You, “…” Annoying.

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  麒麟臂 = powerful arms/biceps ↩︎
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  Not referring to a noble. She was addressing him politely, equivalent would be Good Sir or gentleman. I would fn if otherwise. ↩︎