The location of this beach is actually quite far from Luo Ran's home.
Just pass the straight main road, turn two not-too-complicated right-angle turns, and turn in at the third traffic light.
It's about fifteen minutes away.
In the original plot, Luo Ran was bewitched by Wen Er's words and took the phone that Wen Er handed over.
The "parents" in the mobile phone sentenced him.
Luo Ran had a high fever and a severe headache, and was carried to the car by Wen Er. He refused to sleep and repeatedly asked Wen Er if he actually did not distract his parents and if his parents were not so disappointed in him.
Wen Er didn't answer, he just looked at Wen Er and sighed softly.
Luo Ran was being stared at by him, feeling drowsy and as if a part of him had been left under the car, or as if he had fallen into the dazzling aurora earlier.
Luo Ran couldn't find them, and he didn't want to look for them again.
Wen Er's villa is far from the beach, and it takes more than an hour to drive there. Luo Ran curled up in the back seat, feeling very cold, hiding in the quiet darkness covered by his clothes.
He was soaked in cold tears until he gradually passed out from the fever, and he didn't even think about going back to his home which was only fifteen minutes away.
…
"It's all your fault." Yu Tang said.
"He hid a lot from you and your parents. He used tricks to separate you from your family."
Yu Tang: "He also told your parents that detecting electronic storms is dangerous, and you will be distracted by their greetings and visits."
The system has become accustomed to the host's prenatal education on the red particle mist, floating obediently on the side, holding the small stereo speaker and trying hard to match the BGM.
"..." Yu Tang turned off the system's speaker: "Luo Ran."
Particle Mist remained motionless, quietly leaning against the pendant, without any response to his words.
"If you don't mind, I'll borrow some of your particles first."
Yu Tang gave up trying to communicate, propped up his knees, and stood up from the ditch: "This broken motorcycle is too hard to ride."
It’s a fifteen-minute walk from the hotel.
A straight main road with two complicated right-angle turns. Yu Tang has overturned this cool all-terrain motorcycle three times, and both he and the motorcycle have successfully fallen into the drainage ditch.
Yu Tang completely lost his enthusiasm and patience to learn new driving tools. He returned to his sea of consciousness and turned on the light screen.
The system was startled by him: "Host, can you borrow the particles?"
"Yes." Yu Tang said, "But where do the original cards come from?"
The system had never thought about this question before, and it watched his actions with its little red light flashing in astonishment.
This time, Yu Tang did not rely on countless intersecting rays of light to create skill cards as he did before.
Those rays of light were completely extracted from the reddish particle mist and automatically took shape in an instant. With the help of Yu Tang's adjustments, they have gathered into a translucent card.
The system focused on watching Yu Tang's operation, and the screen suddenly lit up: "Host! Just detected a very weak fluctuation, it is-"
Yu Tang: "Shh."
The system was stunned.
Yu Tang blinked at it, imported the makeshift card, and picked up the motorcycle again.
Five minutes later, the cool all-terrain motorcycle stopped steadily in front of the Luo family's door.
Mr. and Mrs. Luo were just about to go out.
They were about to rest when they received a text message from their son. Their joy wore off and they began to feel relieved.
Luo Ran hardly ever texts them.
When he was little, Luo Ran loved to call them. The laboratory could only be reached by a dedicated line, and little Luo Ran looked at the shift schedule and counted on his fingers eagerly.
After finally seeing them finish the experiment, the closed-circuit phone jumped up with excitement almost a second later.
Mr. Luo likes to answer the phone in front of his colleagues. As a man who has been elegant and steady for most of his life, he speaks more clearly than usual when answering the phone. After hanging up the phone, he will smile and sigh, half-seriously complaining that his son talks too much.
Their colleagues in the scientific research field all knew that the Luo family's children were smart and obedient. Although they could not do calculus until they graduated from elementary school, they learned to ride a motorcycle in five minutes and were able to participate in the junior cross-country championship after only half a month of practice.
After Luo Ran was admitted to university, he became a "storm chaser" whom they had never heard of. The bottom of the glass plate of Luo's father's desk was replaced with the photos taken by Luo Ran.
… Later, Luo Ran joined the General Research Institute, and the calls he received became less and less frequent.
Luo's father and mother also understood.
They met the young person in charge of the chief scientific research department, whose surname was Wen. The person in charge told them that Luo Ran's job was very important and dangerous, and he had to ensure that he was fully focused.
For fear of disturbing their son, Mr. and Mrs. Luo asked the person in charge for their son's email address. They missed their son so much that they sent him an email.
Luo Ran has been shy since childhood. He never feels comfortable saying that he misses his parents or wants to go home. He gets angry if someone teases him. He rarely replies to emails, and he never sends them text messages.
Not to mention... this is a text message with beautiful wording, sincere feelings, and complete and appropriate details.
The more Luo's father and mother thought about their son's Chinese language performance, which had never passed since childhood, the more they felt relieved. They got up at night, dressed, and planned to go to the main research institute to take a look.
"Stop talking, it's just a nuisance for your son."
Father Luo stood at the door and whispered to Mother Luo: "See your son once, and leave when you see that he is well."
Luo's mother handed over the umbrella and stretched out her hand to carefully straighten her husband's collar: "I have to ask a few more questions this time. The last time I came back, I always felt that their person in charge was a little awkward."
Father Luo thought for a moment and asked, "Director Wen?"
"I have talked to him. Director Wen has a solid scientific research foundation. He is at a top-notch level in his main research field and he also takes good care of Xiao Ran at work."
Father Luo was puzzled: "What's so strange about that?"
Luo's mother couldn't tell what was strange. She shook her head and didn't think about it anymore. She was about to urge Luo's father to call a taxi when she suddenly heard the particularly familiar and deafening roar of a motorcycle.
The arrogant fiery red motorcycle rushed out from the rain, made a circle in front of their door, and braked steadily.
Luo's mother's eyes lit up involuntarily: "...Xiao Ran!"
Father Luo looked up in surprise.
Luo's mother didn't care about the rain, she snatched the umbrella from Luo's father and walked away quickly: "Why did you come back by yourself? It's raining so hard, why don't you just let it pour down? You don't even know to find a car with a awning..."
Luo's mother held Luo Ran's arm, and the light nagging voice suddenly disappeared.
Mother Luo frowned in disbelief.
She threw away the umbrella and pulled Luo Ran towards her. Through Luo Ran's cold clothes that were already soaked, her free hand rolled over her son's thin shoulders and back inch by inch.
Luo Ran stood under the umbrella and forced a smile: "...Mom."
Luo's mother's face couldn't be any gloomier.
Mr. Luo had already opened the door and came to greet them happily, but before he could say anything, he was bumped hard by his wife and stumbled.
Luo's mother said nothing, grabbed her son's skinny wrist, and almost dragged Luo Ran back home from the rain.
Luo Ran was thrown into the bathroom.
The bathtub was filled with hot water and was instantly filled with hazy warm steam.
Luo's mother originally wanted to go straight in and strip the brat's clothes off to see what extent he had tortured herself, but Luo's father stopped her in time.
Luo's father also noticed that Luo Ran was abnormally thin. He was also anxious, but he still protected his son and tried his best to persuade his wife: "Don't scare the child..."
Luo's mother was so angry that she couldn't do anything when she saw Luo Ran hiding behind Luo's father, who was obviously frightened.
Luo's mother had a cold face and was coaxed away by Luo's father's gentle words and patience.
Luo Ran was covered tightly with a thick and soft bath towel and stuffed back into the bathroom. A small alarm clock was placed next to the bathtub.
Luo's mother left a message, saying that if Luo Ran didn't come out after soaking for half an hour, she would confiscate his motorcycle.
…
Sitting in the bathtub, Yu Tang felt a spiritual shock for the first time as he looked at the mugwort, dried dates, ginger, orange peels, and the floating little yellow duck toy that were all soaked in the hot water together with him.
"System." Yu Tang picked up the little yellow duck and squeezed it twice. "Is the plot summary wrong?"
The system quickly flipped through the plot: "What's wrong?"
"Luo Ran's mother." Yu Tang said, "I've seen her character design. She's gentle, intelligent, and good-tempered. She's never had a quarrel with her peers."
Obviously, every word is correct.
Yu Tang was a little worried: "If I soak it in the water and leave, will I be punished by being spanked?"
The system was stunned: "How could it be?"
“She’s very angry.”
Yu Tang: "I also know from the data panel that her anger value is at least 90."
"Host, seeing their children being tormented like this, all parents would be angry."
The system opens the Human Behavior course: "This is a kind of parental nature. Parents will naturally protect their children. This kind of anger comes from love and will turn into real punishment..."
Yu Tang said awkwardly: "Really?"
system:"… "
The system flashed a small red light, put away "Human Behavioral Research", and did not continue speaking immediately.
"Should I not ask this?" Yu Tang coughed, smiled, and pressed his forehead, "I know."
The system whispered: "Host..."
"We have to continue our mission." Yu Tang said, "The reason why Luo Ran's parents didn't stop him was because they didn't know Luo Ran's situation, and Luo Ran never let them find out."
Yu Tang reflected: "I was careless this time and did not consider the relevant content of human behavior."
The system interrupted him carefully: "Host."
"According to Luo Ran's mother's current anger level, although it is unlikely... we should block the landline signal at Luo Ran's house first."
Yu Tang said: "For the time being, we can still get his parents in touch with Wen Er."
Yu Tang: "I have to find a reasonable explanation. I can say that I was sailing on a sailboat for three months to explore the sea, and the boat capsized and I sank... No, this sounds too worrying."
Yu Tang thought about it carefully: "Take Luo Ran's hobbies and create a travel experience that is not so dangerous but has unexpected events. I will need it later."
System: “OK.”
"Human Behavior, give me a copy too."
Yu Tang said, "I'll look through it when I have time."
System: “OK.”
Yu Tang stopped talking.
He was silent for a long while before he asked again in his sea of consciousness: "System."
The system gently rubbed his shoulder: "Host, what's the matter?"
"Is your copy of Human Behavior Studies a pirated copy?" Yu Tang thought for a long time and finally felt relieved. "Let's be safe. If we get beaten when we go out, we should block out the pain first..."
"...Host." The system said, "We are the Book Transmigration Bureau."
Yu Tang was at a loss: "So what?"
The system raised a small red flag: "So we don't sell pirated books, we don't read pirated books, and we don't spread pirated books. Supporting genuine products and combating piracy is everyone's responsibility."
Yu Tang: “…”
The system assigned him a flag, unrolled a slogan with bold letters, and brought out a loud speaker, which floated in Yu Tang's sea of consciousness with righteous indignation.
Yu Tang was forced to recite along, waved the little red flag, and couldn't help laughing.
He no longer worried about human affairs and completely emptied his mind. He picked up a little yellow duck and placed it on top of his head. He closed his eyes and relaxed himself as he sank into the hot water.
…
Luo Ran stayed in the bathroom for an hour.
Yu Tang fell into a deep sleep. It was one of the rare times he slept so soundly that he didn't even hear the alarm clock.
Luo's father and mother didn't see anyone and came over worriedly.
When Luo's mother opened the door and saw her son who had fainted into sleep, with a tired look on his face and a frighteningly pale and thin body, she could no longer hold back her tears, and leaned on her husband and cried so hard that she could hardly stand.
Father Luo moved quietly, closed the bathroom door, and helped his wife back to the study.
They were reluctant to wake Luo Ran up, but they were also worried that Luo Ran was weak now and soaking for too long would be bad for his health. Luo's father stared at the stopwatch, counted to the last second of the hour, and went to the bathroom to wake Luo Ran up softly.
Luo Ran woke up suddenly, his face turned pale, and the little plastic yellow duck on his head fell off. He stared at Luo's father in a daze.
Father Luo felt very sad. He picked up the duckling and put it next to the bathtub.
Luo Ran opened his mouth several times and called softly, "Dad."
"You're so old, why do you call me that?" Father Luo smiled but didn't correct him. "Wipe it off and come out to eat. Eat well before going to sleep."
Luo Ran nodded gently and obediently.
Father Luo was speechless and could not say more caring words. He paused for a long time before asking again: "Xiao Ran, Dad wants to ask you."
Luo Ran's thin shoulders trembled slightly, and he sat up straight and raised his eyes.
Luo's father asked: "Has anyone bullied you?"
Luo Ran was stunned.
He didn't expect Luo's father to ask this. He opened his mouth but couldn't answer immediately.
"If someone bullies you, you must tell mom and dad, you must tell them."
Luo's father lowered his eyes. He was used to such straightforward communication with his son. He was silent for a while before saying, "You have to look up to your father."
"I didn't." Luo Ran was so anxious that his voice became hoarse. "I didn't, I—"
"Dad... only knows how to do research," Luo's father said. "He can't ride a motorcycle and he can't argue. It was only after you were born that he learned to beat people with a broom, but he was also very accurate."
Luo Ran's face turned pale because of those words. He clutched the bathtub tightly, his arms almost shaking, and he looked at Luo's father motionlessly.
Father Luo touched Luo Ran's hair.
He knew what difficulties Luo Ran had encountered, and he also knew why Luo Ran had become like this - he did not realize this until now, until Luo Ran appeared in front of them, until Luo Ran was so tired and weak that he fell asleep in the bathroom.
Luo Ran encountered difficulties and became like this, but they had no idea at all.
They trusted Luo Ran too much. Luo Ran was their pride and the little sunshine of the family. It seemed that nothing in the world could stump their son.
Father Luo suddenly realized that there was something he had forgotten to tell Luo Ran.
"You have to look up to your father."
Luo's father half squatted down, met Luo Ran's gaze, and said to him seriously and slowly: "If you are wronged, Dad will fight with people to the death."
Luo Ran started to move.
He looked at Luo's father, frowned as if a little confused, moved his pale lips, and tried hard to speak.
But he couldn't say anything. He had been forcibly interfered with too many times and was no longer able to express himself smoothly in this situation.
"I am anxious. I am anxious."
Luo's father became closer to his son, squatting beside the bathtub to coax him: "Go out later, Dad will help you deal with Mom, and I will definitely let Mom scold you again."
Luo's father explained to Luo Ran: "Mom is too worried about you."
Luo Ran closed his eyes. He had no strength left. He leaned softly on the edge of the bathtub, nodding gently.
Father Luo also fell silent.
Both he and Luo's mother grew up in the staff quarters of the Ministry of Science. They led an ordinary life. They skipped grades step by step, published papers in college, and were admitted to a doctorate program in scientific research. They have been researchers all their lives, dealing with formulas and numbers all their lives.
These were the most intimate words he could say to his son.
Even these words were learned by the couple in the study room just now after they called their classmates to ask. Father Luo was afraid of forgetting, so Mother Luo forced him to recite them over and over again.
But what they were thinking in their hearts was exactly the same as these words.
Father Luo didn't know what to say next and wanted to get a bath towel for his son. He happened to hear Luo Ran's cell phone vibrating inside his clothes.
Father Luo took it and looked at it.
The note is "Wen Er".
"It's your Director Wen's phone call." Father Luo helped him pick it up. "There are three missed calls, also from him. Do you want to answer it?"