Tang Wan was also rather excited because there were a lot of high-tech things here that he had never seen before. When he stayed at home, he could just lounge around, but when he leaves home, he ought to play to his heartâs desire. Anyway, he had a VIP ticket and so he didnât need to line up. He could play with whatever he wanted to play on.Â
Zong He had also never been here before. He attended military school when he was 16 years old, was on the battlefield when he was 19 years old, became a Marshal when he was 25 years old, and wounded when he was 27 years old until now. It had been a very long time since he was able to experience how modern, ordinary people lived and the things they enjoyed. There were a lot of fun things that he had never seen before. Seeing Tang Wan being so excited, it wouldnât be a big deal if he went out to test things.
Seeing that Zong He wasnât opposed to it, Tang Wan carried him to the side of the cat climbing tree. Tang Wan took a safety harness and tied it around the otherâs waist, softly encouraging him: âZhuang , and in the blink of an eye, was five or six meters up.Â
Tang Wan panicked, âDa Zhuang! Come back down here!!â
He looked up at the kitten again. He was moving quickly from place to place, his paws hitting each shelf. His movements were graceful and confident. Tang Wan put his hand over his chest, his face pale with fear.Â
Ji Yan quickly reassured him: âItâs okay, you donât need to worry. The Young Master can do it. To him, such a thing isnât demanding. Really, heâs climbed one harder than this.âÂ
Tang Wan was still apprehensive, âJust what kind of school do you go to? Isnât this mistreating children? This child is normally ambitious, but I didnât expect that he would go up so high. What do I do if he falls down?!â
Ji Yan paused, not knowing how to answer. He faltered and choked out: âDoesnât he still have the safety harness?â
The matter of a ten-kilogram child climbing up the adultâs climbing tree quickly spread around. In less than a minute, there were many people circled around and applauding and cheering Zong He on: âLittle fellow, you can do it! So amazing!â
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At this time, someone said, âThe pattern of this childâs fur looks very familiar.â
âNo matter how you look at it, doesnât he look like Eating, sleeping, and scolding Da Zhuangâs familyâs child?â
âTang Tangâs nephew! That childâs called Da Zhuang!â
Then, many peopleâs gazes were pulled towards Tang Wan. They looked at his dark eyes and hair, his delicate appearance, and then looked back at the black and gold patterned furry dumpling. An especially enthusiastic girl tilted her head and asked Tang Wan: âAre you âEating, sleeping, and scolding Da Zhuangâ?â
Tang Wan expressionlessly shook his head, âNo, I donât know, I donât recognize it.â
With the successive denials, he managed to persuade the girl and she was too embarrassed to continue to question him.Â
When he looked at Da Zhuang again, he had already climbed to the highest level, unable to be seen with the naked eye. A flying camera noticed him at this time and quickly rushed over. Everyone could see that the child was calmly sitting in the cat bowl, holding onto the peakâs pillar.Â
They were all stunned by his leisurely movements. This was a genius!
Tang Wan was almost frightened to death and he angrily yelled: âThat little brat!â
Hearing these words, the corners of Ji Yanâs mouth twitched unnaturally.
After leaving a mark at the top with his paw, Zong He, who was sitting at the highest level, prepared to come down. Terrified, Tang Wan watched the image on the monitor. He tremblingly grabbed onto Ji Yanâs wrist. This child, going up was simple, but coming back down was the most difficult thing. If there was a misstep, heâd tumble through the air. His safety should be guaranteed, but what if the child was so frightened that heâd never be able to climb high again?
It was a pleasant surprise, then, when the kitten still jumped from place to place, deftly landing on every level. It was still a touch-and-go; his leaps were tall and went far, and he quickly arrived at the bottom. Even when he landed at the level in front of Tang Wan, he wasnât panting. He calmly used a paw to push at the harness on his waist, hinting that he wanted to take it off.Â
Still nervous, Tang Wan held him in his embrace and gave him a smack, âWasnât that dangerous? I asked you to come down, so why didnât you listen to me? In the future, I wonât bring you out to play. If something happens, how would I explain it to your family?â
Zong He rubbed his furry paw pad against Tang Wanâs body. Tang Wan would be explaining it to himself, so he could do it however he wanted to.Â
Tang Wan was so mad that he wanted to bite the cat, âIf you donât listen to me, Iâll bite your ear!â
Zong He flicked his tail, content. He wasnât afraid at all.Â
The surrounding people broke out into enthusiastic applause. Adults hadnât been able to climb it, but unexpectedly, this child had been able to. An excited staff member also rushed over, âThis heroic little warrior! This is a gift from our sponsors! A special reward for climbing to the top!â
Tang Wan held Zong He in his embrace and took a deep breath, calming himself a bit. He politely asked the staff member; âWhat present?â
The staff member opened the red box and smiled: âA warriorâs medal and a bonus of ten thousand star coins. Take good care of it.âÂ
Tang Wan was pleasantly surprised and rubbed Da Zhuangâs fur. However, he was still unhappy with Da Zhuang, âFine, Xiao Ji can take it. Thank you to the sponsors.â
After Tang Wan finished speaking, he turned around, wanting to leave. He took advantage of the situation to teach Da Zhuang a lesson: âDonât think that I can forgive you just because you earned a gift. Iâm confiscating the gift because you didnât listen to me.âÂ
The staff member quickly chased after them, âPlease wait, you have to sign as evidence of taking the gift.âÂ
âOh, okay.â Tang Wan had no choice but to turn around and take the electronic pen the staff member offered him, signing his own name.
The staff member looked down, eyes instantly wide open, âTang Wan?â He compared it to the designerâs name under the cat climbing tree. It was unexpectedly the same!Â
âIt really is Tang Wan!â
âEating, sleeping, and scolding Da Zhuang?â
âOh my god! It really is!â
Tang Wanâs fans knew that his surname was Tang, so they always yelled out âTang Tangâ. They hadnât known until the cat climbing tower came out that it was Eating, sleeping, and scolding Da Zhuang who had designed it when he mentioned it during the live broadcast. Now, they knew that that person was Tang Wan and that feline child was Da Zhuang. It was like Tang Wanâs fans had signal receivers installed onto the tops of their heads, the news passing quickly from person to person, and they were all frantically looking for Tang Wan.Â
A nice visit to the theme park had turned into a game to look for Tang Wan. Tang Wanâs Weibo had exploded, many fans uploading videos that they had just taken. They pointed at Tang Wanâs nose and asked: Are you this beautiful Asian little big brother? You dared to go out to play, so do you dare to admit it?!
Tang Wan had run away while carrying Da Zhuang, and was eating ice cream in a pavilion. He silently watched the many people below him wandering around. He whispered to Ji Yan: âWe have the VIP pass. We donât have to line up for anything, so even if they see me, they canât catch me. Do you think theyâd be angry? It would be good if they were so angry that their fur fried. If they were so angry that they became bald, do you think theyâd blame me?â
Ji Yan: ââŚâŚâ
It was unlikely. They werenât bald even if you teased them like this; they ought to be used to it.
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At this moment in Duke Tangâs residence, Lady Tang received information from the housekeeper about Tang Wanâs day out. She promptly decided: âThis is a rare opportunity. If heâs alive, then weâre all dead.â
The old housekeeperâs expression deepened: âIf the Duke somehow finds out, he might blame you.â
âBlame me? Heâs even more ruthless than I am. I am the stepmother, but he is the biological father. I dare to guarantee that he would kill his own son for the sake of his Dukedomâs honor. Heâs afraid of the consequences. He wonât act if he doesnât investigate the person Tang Yu was with.â Lady Tang, who was pleasant and sweet in front of Duke Tang, had another, haughty, cold, and vicious face when she was in front of the housekeeper. She bitterly said: âBut I canât wait. If he speaks out about such matters, even the Duke wonât let me go. Uncle Lian, since the situation has progressed to this point, we canât be soft-hearted. I need to consider my own son. At the time, I wasnât vigilant and the little bastard ran off. I havenât had a good nightâs sleep these past few years. I have nightmares whenever I close my eyes. I dream that heâll run back and reveal what I had done. I canât let him go. If not, we would die.â
Tang Lian sighed, especially rough-sounding in his old age, âIâm already so old. Death is not to be regretted. This is the last thing I will do for you. At that time, what I shouldnât have done was to let you become familiar with Duke Tang. Otherwise, none of this would have happened.â
Lady Tang laughed softly, her laugh gradually becoming more docile and meek, âI know youâre good to me. Mother has already forgiven you for so many years, I alsoâŚâŚrespect you. Thank you for helping me so much, Father.âÂ
With this âFatherâ, Tang Lianâs entire body trembled and he closed his murky eyes. He tightened his grip on his cane. His voice was casual but unexpectedly heavy: âAlright, I know.âÂ