"Do you really think this is appropriate? I mean... Andy is still a little too young... Maybe we should wait until he is older before telling him... "
"Is Andy a smart enough kid? I think it's time. After all, he is a part of our family. No matter from that aspect, he will have to face it sooner or later..."
"But… "
…
During the conversation between the man and the woman, Andy woke up dizzily in the back seat of the bumpy car.
He moved his arms carefully and realized that he was covered with a thick blanket and that a stuffed rabbit was stuffed into his arms.
It must have been Aunt Alyssa... no... now he should call her Alyssa's mother, who put the rabbit in his arms while he was sleeping.
The psychiatrist said that the puppet rabbit can help children like Andy stabilize their emotions. It seems that from that time on, Alyssa's mother would remember to bring Andy his puppet rabbit no matter what the situation.
The car was very warm and smelled of custard cookies.
Golden sunlight slanted into the car from the car window.
Everything is so peaceful and peaceful, making people feel lazy.
Andy opened his eyes, but did not make a sound.
Probably because of this, the two people sitting in the front seat did not notice Andy waking up.
They were still talking to themselves.
Andy soon realized that the topic they were discussing was related to him.
"But I still think this is a bit... worrying."
The worried person is Alyssa's mother
"Hey, dear, don't worry too much. That's Lin Xi. You know he is now... There is nothing worth worrying about with him... "
The person who talks a little carelessly is Bryce's father.
"I'm not worried about Lin Xi. You know I will never worry about what he does. I'm worried about Andy. He is very smart and very special... I don't know if... there will be trouble..."
Alyssa's voice was lowered, and with the sound of the car engine, Andy couldn't hear all of her words clearly, but he keenly captured the word - "trouble."
At that moment, Andy felt his heart tightening suddenly.
He couldn't help but let out a low exclamation. Although it was very slight, it still successfully attracted the attention of Bryce and Alyssa in the front seat.
"Hey, baby, are you awake?"
Alyssa immediately turned her head from the passenger seat and looked at Andy with concern.
"Are you a little tired from the long journey? How did you sleep?"
"Very good, I had a very good dream..."
Andy bit his lip and said quickly.
He hugged the stuffed rabbit tightly in his arms and tried his best to smile.
"Thank you for keeping Barney by my side."
He tried his best to hide his uneasiness, but he didn't seem to be very successful - he was aware of the worry in Alyssa's eyes at a glance.
--
"I will be very good..."
He said subconsciously.
Alyssa was stunned, she seemed to guess what Andy heard.
But she didn't say much, and instead showed a gentle smile to Andy.
"I know, you are a very well-behaved child."
Alyssa said.
Bryce, who was driving, took the time to give Alyssa a reproachful look, as if to say, "Look, I already told you, you don't have to worry about that child."
Alyssa shrugged at Bryce, she paused, and then whispered to Andy.
"... Dear, the situation at Uncle Lin Xi's house is a little special. So, if you see anything there that makes you feel... not quite right," Andy noticed that Alyssa seemed to be carefully considering her words, "... You can ask me and I will answer it for you. But no matter what happens in the end, I can assure you that no matter what you see or feel, one thing is for sure - Uncle Lin Xi , is a very good person, just like us, he will do his best to ensure your safety.”
"Will Uncle Lin Xi like me..."
After hearing Alyssa's assurance, Andy finally relaxed a little, but then thinking of the things he had experienced before, he couldn't help but timidly asked a few more questions.
"Of course, he'll like you, and trust me, he'll be the nicest guy you've ever met."
Bryce responded loudly from the driver's seat.
…but maybe he won’t like me.
Andy thought to himself.
After all... Andy is just the adopted child of Bryce and Alyssa.
And he also has a particularly troubled and complicated past.
Before Bryce and Alyssa, Andy had been wandering in the hands of many people for a long time. --
This experience made him more precocious and inferior than his peers.
Andy lowered his eyes and hid all his worries in his heart. .
He could feel Alyssa's worried eyes resting on him for a while, which made his heart become heavier a little bit - maybe his sensitivity, narrowness and darkness made Alyssa worried again.
Thinking of this, Andy couldn't help but feel a little depressed.
When he was in the orphanage, he was always bullied by others because of this natural trait, especially the guidance counselor of the welfare home. That man hated Andy very much because Andy always had random thoughts... and the guidance counselor's Disgust usually means corporal punishment or other punishment.
It is precisely because of the existence of those people that Andy knew at a very young age that people like himself were not lovable at all...
This is indeed the case, and his shortcomings made Bryce and Alyssa suffer a lot in the early days of adopting him.
He is not a perfect good boy...
Good people like Alyssa and Bryce should have a better child.
While thinking this, Andy involuntarily hugged the rabbit in his arms tightly.
And in his worried thoughts, Bryce had already driven to their destination—the home of the legendary Uncle Lin Xi.
This is a quite remote farm. You can see large tracts of fields. The aroma of dry grass wafts in the air. The sky is endless and blue as if someone has painted it.
The overly open space made Andy, who had never seen such a scene before, feel a little timid.
He hesitated for a while, then bit his lip and carefully climbed out of the car.
Then, he saw a very beautiful white house, the kind of country house you would only see in children's movies: under the white porch there was a very comfortable wooden hanging basket with slanted baskets on it. Hand-woven coarse cloth cushions, an apple tree leaning diagonally against the side of the house, the green grass covered with wild flowers, a dog circling in the grass under the tree, trying to bite its own tail.
And a handsome man was standing in front of the house looking at them. He looked like he had been waiting for a long time.
"Hey guy… "
The moment he saw the man, Bryce jumped up, rushed over, and hugged the man heavily.
"Lin Xi, you look really good here—"
Then there's Alyssa.
There was a relaxed smile on her face.
Andy observed the interaction between his parents and Lin Xi with great concern, and he felt a little strange.
Uncle Lin Xi looks very young, so young that he looks more like someone's eldest brother than an "uncle". Both Alyssa and Bryce seemed to be several years younger when in front of Lin Xi. They showed unprecedented relaxation and happiness.
Andy has never seen Bryce and Alyssa like this.
He couldn't help but open his eyes curiously.
However, before he was mentally prepared, Bryce had already grabbed him, squeezed his shoulders, and pushed him in front of the man.
"Look, Lin Xi, this is my son Andy - what a nice young man he is."
Bryce shouted loudly.
Normally, Bryce's compliments would have made Andy feel extremely shy and nervous.
But at this moment, this shy emotion seemed to become irrelevant, because the moment he saw Lin Xi, Andy was completely stunned. He had never seen such a beautiful man...
It seems inappropriate to use the word "beautiful" to describe a man.
Andy thought dazedly, but the advanced words the teacher told him became extremely vague at this moment.
Even if he just stared blankly at the man named Lin Xi, Andy would feel his chest pounding and his face turn red.
Especially when the man smiled at him, Andy even felt that his mind went completely blank.
"Hello Andy. I'm Lin Xi..."
That man... no, it should be said to be Uncle Lin Xi. He squatted down very considerately. He smiled at Andy and said hello.
Andy felt that his face was about to burn up, and he nodded shyly at the other party. --
He wished he could give a more appropriate greeting, but all his sounds seemed to be stuck in his throat, and every word came out.
But Lin Xi didn't seem to care about Andy's impoliteness.
He looked back behind him and waved.
"Arthur, Noah...look, you have a little friend, his name is Andy."
Following Lin Xi's gaze, Andy noticed that there were two strange boys standing behind Lin Xi.
The older boy looked to be about eleven or twelve years old. , he has long silver hair and extremely pale skin.
The smaller child is about the same size as Andy. He is more like Lin Xi, with soft black hair and eyes. And he is just like Lin Xi, extremely cute and doesn't even look real. Human beings are like dolls made of exquisite craftsmanship.
Andy felt like his heart was beating as if it was about to burst out of his chest.
Fortunately, the shock to him from Arthur and Noah was not as strong as that from Lin Xi—at least at this time Andy was finally able to speak.
"Hello, I'm Andy."
Andy said hello quietly.
"Hello, I'm Arthur"
The boy named Arthur responded to Andy neatly, but it took a long time for the black-haired boy to speak.
"Arthur..."
He repeated the name with some confusion, but Arthur patted his head hard.
"You should say your own name."
Arthur said looking a little impatient.
After his words fell, it took a long time before Noah spoke slowly.
"Noah, hello, I'm Noah..."
His speech was somewhat slurred and his grammar had serious problems.
Although the adults didn't explain too much. But Andy still realized something.
Seeing Noah like this, Andy suddenly felt a rare emotion called pity.
He had seen similar boys when he was in the orphanage. Of course, those boys were far less cute than Noah. When those boys were in the orphanage, they all ended up very bad. Sometimes they were severely bullied, and even...
Andy couldn't help but shuddered when he thought of life in the orphanage, and he immediately came back to his senses.
Don't think so much, at least in Uncle Lin Xi's house, even a slow child like Noah will not be treated so cruelly.
Noah's home is much better than the orphanage. At least when Noah greeted him awkwardly, Andy didn't see any impatience or disgust in Lin Xi.
The extremely beautiful man stood aside with a smile, waiting for Noah and Andy to slowly introduce themselves. Just like an angel, Andy couldn't help but think to himself.
"Dinner is almost ready... I have a suggestion, let's go to the house first, and then sit in the dining room and have a good chat for a while."
Lin Xi held Andy's hand without leaving a trace and gently led everyone into the fairy tale-like white cabin.
Andy was extremely nervous before, but now he is extremely relaxed.
Uncle Lin Xi seems to have a special charm that can make people who are close to him involuntarily feel relaxed and at ease. And, this is a good guy…
Andy's instincts are pretty sharp.
He was sure of it.
…
According to Lin Xi's arrangement, when the Bryce family sat down in the restaurant, the fairy tale-like warmth surrounding them became even more intense. The farm hut was filled with the aroma of roasted chicken and buttered potatoes, and even the air was warm and seemed to exude sweetness.
Everything was so beautiful until Andy heard Bryce ask a somewhat rude question.
"Where's that guy?"
"That rascal"? Andy had never heard such an unkind name from Bryce.
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