Part 2
Why was he different from what he had searched online?
In the mouths of some netizens, Wen Ran was fierce and acted like a team bully, fighting with seniors, insulting managers, mocking others for being trash. Just his comments roasting netizens could fill several A4 pages.
But Wind treated him differently for some reason. Jealousy and stereotypes made Orange harbor considerable hostility toward Wen Ran, which was why he deliberately snapped at him.
But now, listening to his suppressed gasps of pain, Orange couldn’t feel at ease.
When did he become such a person?
Orange tossed and turned, unable to get past his own conscience. He spoke up, “Hey, Dawn, is it serious?”
Wen Ran ignored him.
Orange was certain Wen Ran was absolutely not asleep; he had heard Wen Ran’s voice just now.
Orange turned on his phone light, threw off the covers, got out of bed, and said to Wen Ran, “Close your eyes for a sec.”
Then, after waiting two or three seconds, he turned on the room light.
“Let me see your leg.” Orange walked directly to Wen Ran’s bed and gently shook his arm. “Dawn, stop pretending to sleep.”
Wen Ran opened his eyes and his gaze collided with Orange’s.
But he didn’t say a word.
Orange could clearly see that Wen Ran’s eyes were a bit red, with tears at the corners. It definitely hurt.
“I admit my voice was loud just now, okay?” Orange naturally couldn’t admit he was pretending to sleep but wanted to make up for it by showing concern. “Let me see if it’s serious. I remember there’s Red Flower Oil in the room. If needed, you can apply some.”
“Should be nothing major, just hurts a bit.”
Saying that, Wen Ran lifted his blanket, revealing the spot just above his knee where he had bumped it.
He wouldn’t have known if he didn’t look, but looking gave him a fright. An irregular bruise about one-third the size of a palm was there, and the center was even bleeding slightly.
Orange felt his temple throb, feeling even guiltier.
It wasn’t like he hadn’t bumped into things before, so he knew how much it hurt.
If he hadn’t pretended to sleep, Wen Ran wouldn’t have gotten hurt like this.
“Wait, I’ll find the Red Flower Oil.” Orange rummaged through the drawer and actually found a bottle.
“Dawn, if you don’t rub this out, it will hurt more later,” Orange said, sitting on the edge of the bed. “Looking at you, you don’t seem like someone who would rub it yourself. Bear with it, I’ll help you rub it out.”
He didn’t know much about Wen Ran’s family background. He only knew that the guy had been very flashy and high-profile since he appeared—rejecting Chenguang TV’s big traffic contract as an amateur, debuting to replace Ye Xin as a starter, setting a new transfer fee record in the league, and being very bold in interviews. It seemed as if he wasn’t afraid of anything.
Uninformed, Orange assumed Wen Ran was some rich young master and took it for granted that he wouldn’t rub out a bruise himself.
Wen Ran: “……”
He used to get injured often; what was a little bump like this?
If he didn’t have some skills, how could he have survived until now?
While I was running in the streets, you were still doing homework at school!
What exactly gave Orange the illusion that I’m frail and unable to take care of myself?
But before he could say anything, Orange had already applied the Red Flower Oil and pressed on his leg.
Wen Ran’s skin was truly delicate. The exposed part of his leg looked thin and white, and his knee joint was pinkish. It was hard to believe this was a boy’s leg.
When Orange looked up to add more medicine, he saw Wen Ran staring at him. Those eyes were simply fatally beautiful. And his hair color, misty pink, made him look even more exquisite. His lips were also red and full.
Orange quickly lowered his head. What’s going on? He actually felt Wen Ran looked… kinda good-looking.
He could only work to cover his awkwardness. “That’s about it.”
“It’ll recover in two or three days.”
Wen Ran couldn’t figure out what Orange was thinking at all, but felt this person was quite interesting. “Mn, thank you.”
“I’ll treat you to a meal tomorrow.”
Orange was even more scared. Dawn actually said thank you and wanted to buy him a meal!
Was there anything more terrifying than this?!
Orange’s eyes went wide, and he swallowed. “You… you are Dawn, right?”
“You haven’t been possessed or had your soul swapped, right?!”
Wen Ran: “……”
He was a bit speechless. “If you’re not thinking clearly, Daddy can take you outside for two laps right now.”
Orange should have been angry, but he breathed a sigh of relief. “Good, good, still knows how to curse. Still normal.”
“What’s wrong with you? Wanting to hear me scold you that much?” Wen Ran looked at him like he was an alien. “Sure enough, I shouldn’t have forgiven your traitorous act of missing all your ults on the field.”
Orange: “……”
After Orange rubbed it for him, it indeed felt much better—at least not so painful that it couldn’t be touched.
Wen Ran slept until nine in the morning.
Their return tickets were for the afternoon. Wen Ran and Jiang Yan sat in the back row.
Wen Ran kept thinking about how to give the gift. He hesitated back and forth, not knowing how to plan the presentation.
He was born without any romantic cells and simply couldn’t come up with methods like Jiang Yan used to show his love.
The small box stayed in his pocket; he actually carried it the whole way.
Even after returning to the base, Wen Ran still hadn’t given it out.
Why am I so useless!
Everyone else went back to their respective rooms. Wen Ran went back to his room and agonized for over twenty minutes before finally deciding to go upstairs to find Jiang Yan personally.
Acting like a thief, he knocked on the door, then looked around incessantly.
He was dragged in by the wrist by Jiang Yan.
“Didn’t I give you a key?” Jiang Yan looked at the slightly flustered little rascal in front of him. “Did something bad again?”
“I did not!”
Wen Ran glared at him, then recklessly shoved the box into Jiang Yan’s hand. “Daddy had fun playing yesterday and brought some stuff back for you.”
Jiang Yan seemed not to hear the “brought back” part (implying it was an afterthought) and looked at Wen Ran with a smile. “Tsk, bought specifically for Brother?”
“Can’t you understand human speech? It wasn’t specifically,” Wen Ran’s eyes dodged. “Just saw it randomly.”
“Barely felt it suited you.”
“Mn, mn,” Jiang Yan didn’t expose him. “Our Ran-Ran knows how to heartache for (care for) his partner now?”
“Why do you talk so much!” Wen Ran felt flustered. “Do you want it or not?”
“Of course I want it,” Jiang Yan smiled. “Ran-Ran, help Brother put it on.”
The craftsmanship of the box was exquisite, and the transfer bead design inside was beautiful. It wasn’t a gaudy color. Although paired with gold beads, the small carved precious metal didn’t look exaggerated; instead, it set off the amethyst in the middle perfectly.
The cord was hand-woven too. It looked carefully selected.
Jiang Yan was very happy in his heart. Ran-Ran knew how to express love to him too.
He extended his hand in front of Wen Ran. “Ran-Bao?”
“I know, I know. Can’t I just put it on for you?” Although Wen Ran complained verbally, his body very honestly picked up the transfer bead bracelet and helped Jiang Yan put it on his wrist, gently tightening the cord.
Just as he imagined, the bright red woven cord made Jiang Yan’s wrist look even fairer, and the protruding wrist bone added a touch of sexiness.
Wen Ran couldn’t help but gently touch that bone.
The proud little tail in his heart wagged high.
As expected of something I picked for my partner!
Li Fenlan and Zhao Quan had been squatting outside WK, so they naturally saw a car drive into the base. Wen Ran was probably inside!
But now they were blocked by security and couldn’t enter. Li Fenlan was a bit worried.
She didn’t even know Wen Ran’s number now, so how could she find him?
Would he come out?
But as long as he left the base, she would have a chance.
Li Fenlan and Zhao Quan squatted there for three days, taking turns at night, but they didn’t see Wen Ran.
Zhao Quan had completely lost patience and started verbally abusing Li Fenlan in a rage again.
They had spent quite a bit of money now. Finally, one morning, Li Fenlan saw a fairly young boy walk out from inside and go across the street to buy breakfast.
Li Fenlan had a flash of inspiration. Maybe he’s Wen Ran’s teammate!
She couldn’t care about much else now. Treat a dead horse as a live one; trying her luck was better than nothing.
She immediately ran over, deliberately making herself look particularly pitiful, and said to him, “Hello, may I ask if you know Wen Ran?”
“You’re looking for Dawn?” Orange looked at the woman in front of him. She looked about fifty, her clothes were old-fashioned, and not particularly clean.
“Mn, mn!” Li Fenlan recognized the name the security guard used back then. It is Wen Ran, no mistake!
“I’m Wen Ran’s mother. We’re from the countryside. We came here this time just to see our son.” Li Fenlan’s eyes darted around. “But his father and I had our phones stolen, and we don’t have much money on us.”
“We can’t contact Ran-Ran,” Li Fenlan said earnestly. “Can I beg you to take us in to find him?”
Orange’s expression became very complicated.
He had always thought Dawn was a second-generation rich kid, but now these two people… were his parents?
Orange hadn’t figured it out yet, but seeing Li Fenlan’s lips peeling from dryness, he couldn’t bear it. “Alright, I’ll take you to find Dawn.”
“Thank you, thank you!” Li Fenlan bowed. “You are truly a good person!”
Orange took the two of them into the tea room (pantry).
“Uncle, Auntie, wait here first. I’ll go get Dawn for you.”
“Ay, ay.” Li Fenlan agreed hurriedly.
After that day, his relationship with Wen Ran wasn’t as awkward as before, so going to call him was no big deal.
“My parents?”
Wen Ran’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Came to find me?”
He didn’t think Li Fenlan would come to find him, and his father had passed away long ago.
Wen Ran instinctively felt they were scammers.
“I didn’t recognize them. They looked quite pitiful, said they lost their phones and couldn’t contact you.”
Wen Ran snorted coldly. He planned to go over directly and see how these two planned to scam him.
“Where did these scammers come from, daring to scam your Daddy!” Wen Ran’s expression was indifferent. “Don’t they know I’m an orphan?”
Orange: “……”
This Dawn, when he gets ruthless, he even curses himself?!
Wen Ran pushed open the door to the tea room directly. However, upon seeing the people inside, he still froze for a moment.
Li Fenlan and Zhao Quan lunged over as soon as they saw him appear.
Li Fenlan was the first to start acting, shedding a few tears. “Ran-Ran, these years… have you been well outside?”
“Mom wasn’t by your side and didn’t take good care of you.”
Wen Ran only felt disgusted. What’s the use of saying this to me now?
“Don’t touch me!” Wen Ran dodged to the side. “Can’t you see if I’m living well or not?”
“Ran-Ran, don’t treat Mom like this,” Li Fenlan choked up a bit. “Mom really cares about you.”
“I don’t need it.” Seeing her now reminded Wen Ran of those years of wandering and displacement. “Stop being hypocritical here!”
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