White walls, white floor tiles, white dome, without any decoration, not even a potted plant at the door, no office atmosphere at all, but like a hospital style,
Occasionally in the corridor, you can see the whole glass of the house, and in the room where the lights are off, you can see toys, bookcases and stick figures on the wall...
After vaguely hearing the child's voice, Fangran finally couldn't help but looked at Adeline and asked:
"What kind of charity is this here for?"
"This is a child welfare institution that is responsible for the adoption and education of sick children, and some of them are similar to orphanages."
orphanage...
Hearing her answer, he was slightly taken aback. Before he could ask any more questions, he followed the woman on duty who led the way and pushed the door into a brightly lit room.
Fangran saw a corner of an activity room that was bigger than an indoor basketball court, and a small party was going on.
Two put together tables with uneaten sweets and hilarious festive programs on the TV on the shelf, on a small piece of ground circled by lace decorations,
Seven or eight children were gathered around a Christmas tree that hadn't been put up yet.
There are quiet and introverted little boys, one or two sunny and cheerful wild boys, there are little girls who are lively and cute together like a pile of little sparrows, and there are quiet little girls who stand aside and don't talk much...
One of the little girls is particularly conspicuous. She has blond hair and is wearing a skirt. She looks beautiful and sensible, and is loved by everyone like a big sister.
There is a sense of déjà vu like when the protagonists in the story are not grown up. They are gathering together as if they are celebrating something, and they laugh and are very happy from time to time.
Such a scene made Fangran feel a little relieved. He knew that the orphanage was not a good place.
Abandoned and homeless children live collectively in dilapidated and shabby environments, and the depression and loss of hope that can be seen on their faces is likely to be seen on their faces, not to mention the charity scandals involving children's crimes.
Fortunately, he didn't see anything like that here.
He decided to come here after asking casually. Less than ten minutes away is not enough to prepare for such a scene, and at Fiseld's level, there shouldn't be such a problem.
So the smiles on the faces of these children are not fake, they seem to be really happy living here.
After confirming this fact, and confirming that the beauty in front of me is not false, the feeling of sadness in my heart tonight was suddenly washed away,
Let Fangran completely let go of those who were thrown away.
"It seems that your charity work is doing well."
With a relieved expression and a relaxed tone, Fangran looked at the handsome and indifferent CEO beside him,
"Fisld is the world's largest charitable foundation with hundreds of private properties under its name. It receives hundreds of millions of dollars in donations every year. Since its establishment in the last century, the total fund size has reached hundreds of billions,"
And listening to his words, Adeline only lightly stated another huge property under the name of Fisseld,
Then in the next second, he spoke the core truth in a calm voice.
"Although the main purpose is to exchange money for huge social influence and tax avoidance, the part that is actually used for charity is enough for a place like this to operate."
Can you stop being so frank...
Speechless, her honest words were undisguised, Fangran saw Adeline suddenly look at him at this moment, and asked calmly with those eyes:
"Speaking of which, young master, do you prefer boys or girls?"
"Hmmm...I don't like unruly and rambunctious kids no matter which side, but if it's not a brat..."
After thinking about her question, Fangran looked at the figures of the group of children, and was reminded of a certain figure by the blond girl in the middle, which made him miss the answer:
"It should be a little girl."
"Is it,"
After hearing his answer, Adeline nodded with an unchanged expression to indicate that she understood, and then added in a cold and calm voice:
"In my case, I prefer a boy and a girl."
Bridge bean sack... Are we two talking about the same thing now (seriously)...
At this moment, Fangran looked at her with a confused face, feeling that the two of them were not on the same channel.
The feeling of disappointment dissipated, and even after she relaxed, she would complain about Adeline like this. Suddenly, she felt a gaze coming from below, and Fangran looked down.
Then I found that the little girl with blond hair came over at some point, looking up at him curiously.
So close, Fangran only saw that she was still holding a black rabbit puppet. Her blonde hair was soft and her facial features were fair and flawless. She was probably in her early teens.
Has all the prettiness and cuteness of this age.
"Helen...!"
Seeing her running here, the woman on duty immediately reminded her nervously in a low voice, worried that she would cause some trouble in front of the two people in front of her and leave a bad impression,
From the phone call just now made by the person in charge of this institution, she knew that the two people who came to visit inexplicably at this time were big people who couldn't be bigger.
The person in charge can't wait to fly over from the bed now.
"Is your name Helen?"
Raising his hand to signal her that it's okay, Fangran squatted down and looked at the pretty girl with blond hair in front of him, and pressed the button of the device next to his ear and asked,
And holding the black rabbit puppet in her arms, looking at him with agility in her big eyes, the little girl named Helen smiled softly and sweetly at the end, and answered softly and weakly in a crisp voice:
"Yes, my name is Helen, what's your name, big brother?"
Not as naive and troublesome as ordinary children, sensible and polite, beautiful and lovable, I don't know how such a child would appear here,
Fangran smiled at her and replied:
"My name is Fangran."
"Fang Ran, are you a very powerful person?"
And a little surprised why she asked such a question, Fangran looked at her and asked strangely:
"Why do you ask?"
"Because... I've never seen Aunt Meester so nervous."
After saying this, Helen giggled, making the woman on duty a little embarrassed and helpless,
Unexpectedly, she was able to notice this and said it. Fangran was surprised and looked at the little blond girl in front of him more seriously.
She has a precocity or a genius, in short, a maturity and intelligence that does not belong to this age, and a gentle cheerfulness,
In short, it gives people a very special feeling.
"Fangran, are you here to see us?"
Hearing Little Helen's clear and soft voice asking, Fangran gently patted her head, her blond hair was fluffy and soft, and replied with a gentle smile:
"Yeah, I came to see it so late, why are you little guys still not sleeping?"
And being touched on the top of the head seems to like it very much like a kitten. Helen said to him very happily:
"Because today is New Year's Day, the first day of the new year, and we are celebrating the beginning of a new year."
New Year...
After hearing her answer, I was taken aback. San Francisco, the car chase, tens of billions of dollars, meetings, investigations, plans, everything that happened tonight... .
Too many things were busy one after another, causing Fangran to forget,
Today is New Year's Day.
The hands of the clock on the wall are about to coincide, and today will pass in another ten minutes...
"Well, happy new year then,"
Suddenly regaining consciousness, Fangran smiled at her with a headache, then guessed why she came here with a chuckle and said:
"Do you have any gifts you want?"
But to his surprise, the little blond girl in front of him shook her head, and then smiled at Fangran's incomparably beautiful face:
"I've received the gift, thank you for visiting us."
Slightly startled, affected by her angelic smile at the moment, as if a ray of light illuminated her at night,
Hearing the purest gratitude from the child, Fangran felt indescribable emotions in his heart.
"Actually... they also wanted to say it, but they were a little scared and didn't dare to come over."
Then seeing Helen added something like a whisper, and secretly glanced at Adeline next to her, at this moment she finally looked like a little child,
Fangran looked at the generous, polite, gentle and intelligent little girl in front of him, thinking that Adeline's aura really scared children,
He couldn't help but smile and asked:
"Then why aren't you afraid?"
"I'm eleven years old, and I'm not afraid of anything anymore."
Looking at Helen's big eyes and Jing Jing's serious answer, Fangran found that he liked this little girl more and more, so he teased her and asked:
"What a big tone, why are you not afraid of anything when you are eleven years old?"
Hearing Fangran's question, Helen didn't say some naive reasons for a child, Helen seemed surprised that he didn't know why he came here and gave him a strange look,
Naturally, it is impossible not to notice it. When you are puzzled,
Fangran saw the little girl in front of him hugging his black rabbit doll, shook his head silently, and then used words like happy but not happy, strong but not strong,
It's just that there is no sad smile and he speaks seriously:
"Because the doctor said I won't live to be eleven, and I might die this year."
The look was dull, and the body froze like a sculpture for a moment,
Sensibility, intelligence, fragility, maturity that does not match her age, and the source of gentleness like everyone's sisters are all clear,
Fangran finally remembered the word 'disease' in Adeline's mouth at the beginning.
It's not false, but the beauty in front of me is not real either,
As if falling for a moment, being hit by the huge impact of this sudden contrast, emotions flooded my mind,
Experienced the condemned prisoners, living body experiments, the faceless humanoid project, mechanical monsters and five-headed dragons in the mechanical wave, and even experienced the arrival of humanoid numbers in the unreached realm of human beings. At the end of the night,
This first night of the new year at last,
When Fangran heard the words that he would never forget, he was lost in the sense of loss that he had been aimlessly in the night sky just now,
The unhappiness that had just been washed away in his heart,
It exploded completely at this moment.