The world is broken, the cubs mend it

The manor is located in the suburbs, far away from the hustle and bustle. When night falls, the ground lights on the lawn light up, and the cool breeze blows away the summer heat.

Li Yan arranged an open-air dinner, with the five-star restaurant's chief chef cooking on the spot and taking out rare red wine from the wine cellar to celebrate his birthday.

The little guy sat in the baby chair with a glass of juice and ate the food from his own small bowl.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone was getting drunk.

There was a piano placed on the open lawn, and the musician who had just played it had left at the appointed time.

"A Zheng, I remember you also learned piano before."

Li Yan was a little drunk and vaguely recalled things from his childhood.

Lu Zheng learned many talents when he was a child. Street dancing and playing the piano were his best. He had even performed them at his home before.

"I haven't touched it for many years, and now my hands are already rusty."

Lu Zheng felt that it was a long time ago. He hadn't touched the piano for almost five years.

“Go and try…”

Li Yan pointed in the direction of the piano with a wine glass in his hand, and the rings on his knuckles flashed in the dim light.

"Brother Zheng, can you play the piano?"

"Show us your skills!"

"..."

None of us have known him as long as Li Yan, so naturally we don’t know much about his past.

It's just that his temper and personality make it difficult for people to associate him with the piano. If one has to choose a type of music, he might be more suitable for rock.

"Dad, I want to listen too."

The little guy next to him also joined in the fun.

Lu Zheng drank a little too much and was easily instigated in this atmosphere.

When he sat in front of the piano stand, his mind suddenly went blank and he didn't know what to play.

After thinking for a moment, his fingertips pressed the piano keys, and pleasant piano sounds poured out along his slender knuckles.

He was playing "Fantasy". When I first learned it as a child, I only thought it was romantic and dreamy. I could feel the purity of childhood and the yearning for future life from it.

When I play the song again at this time, my mood changes again. I recall my broken childhood, mixed with a hint of helplessness and bitterness, which makes people taste a faint sadness.

After the song was over, a sunflower suddenly came into his sight. The bright yellow color made people feel bright visually.

"Dad, this is for you!"

These are the flowers used to decorate the scene, pulled out of the mud by the children.

"Thank you!"

Lu Zheng accepted the child's gift. Yellow is a color full of sunshine and hope, which ignited his exhausted heart.

New sunflowers have since grown on the barren land.

"it is good!"

Everyone applauded him enthusiastically. Even though he hadn't played the piano for a long time and many parts of his performance were not perfect, he was tolerated by the friendship and family love.

Lu Zheng held his child and sat on the lawn with everyone else to watch the stars. The clouds in his heart were cleared away, and he tried to reconcile with his past self.

This was the most lively and happiest birthday he had had in the past ten years.

Colorful fireworks exploded in the sky, and the child sat in his arms, shaking his head happily.

His twenty-three years old marked a new starting point.

I started to have a headache early the next morning after the joyous event. I drank too much last night and took a cold shower when I got home in the evening.

Lu Zheng now felt sore and weak all over, as if he had been beaten up.

"Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Yuanyuan was woken up by his heat. When she touched his hot cheek, her sleepiness was scared away.

Dad is almost cooked!

"My head hurts..."

Lu Zheng felt his eyelids were heavy and he could only see the blurry image of the child.

"Are you sick?"

Yuanyuan touched his eyelids, which were marked by an abnormal blush.

"Um……"

Lu Zheng responded muffledly. The child's hands were cool and felt very comfortable on his head.

"Dad, let's go see the doctor."

Yuanyuan stood up and pulled his big hand, trying to drag him out of the bed.

"It's okay, I'll just lie down for a while..."

Lu Zheng had no strength to get up. Suddenly a corner of the quilt was lifted and he felt a cold wind rushing in.

"dad…"

Yuanyuan couldn't pull him away, so she sat helplessly on the edge of the bed, stuck her butt out to cover him with the quilt, then lay on his arms and looked at him eagerly.

hum-

Lu Zheng's phone on the bedside table vibrated. It was Feng Nuan calling.

"Yuanyuan, can you help me pick up the phone..."

The little guy obediently took out his cell phone and swiped the answer button.

"A Zheng, how are you and the child doing lately?"

When Yuanyuan heard her grandmother's voice, a light lit up in her eyes and she quickly asked her for help.

"Grandma, Daddy is sick and his body is so hot. I don't know what to do."

Hearing that her son was sick, Feng Nuan's tone immediately became nervous: "Is he having a fever? What caused it?"

"I don't know. I want to take Dad to see a doctor, but I'm too weak to pull him."

Yuanyuan held her father's hot hand, feeling anxious and hoping someone could help her.

"A Zheng, can you hear me now? I bought some antipyretic medicine last time and put it in the medicine box. Get up and make a pack, then..."

Before Feng Nuan could finish her words, she was bumped into by her daughter who was running from a distance.

Their family of three is now traveling in Phuket, and Lin Yao's coquettish voice came through the receiver.

Two minutes later, she seemed to remember that she was on the phone and called Lu Zheng's name again.

"I see…"

Lu Zheng responded and raised his hand to hang up the phone, not wanting to listen any more.

"By the way, Yaoyao's birthday is next week. You should bring Yuanyuan to City A to play. Our family hasn't been together for a long time, and Yaoyao also wants to see her brother."

Feng Nuan's tone was full of doting and she was especially gentle to her daughter.

"elder brother…"

Lin Yao also cried out reluctantly at her mother's suggestion.

She didn't have much impression of Lu Zheng. She only remembered that he was very mean to her and prone to losing his temper when she was a child.

He doesn’t love his sister like other brothers do!

"..."

Lu Zheng was sick, but not so sick that he couldn't hear anything. When he heard her words, he closed his eyes and didn't want to respond.

"Ah Zheng, did you hear that?"

Feng Nuan was still very nervous, afraid that he would refuse, and she also wanted to take this opportunity to restore the mother-son relationship with him.

"Grandma, yesterday was Dad's birthday. Why didn't you come to celebrate his birthday?"

Yuanyuan leaned close to the phone, feeling a strange feeling in her heart for some reason.

Why did you let Dad go to celebrate my aunt’s birthday but not be with him on his birthday?

Now it was Feng Nuan's turn to be silent. She hadn't celebrated her son's birthday for a long time, and for a moment she couldn't even remember when his birthday was.

"I've been so busy lately that I accidentally forgot your birthday. When you come to City A, Mom will celebrate it for you again."

"No need, I feel a little uncomfortable, I'll hang up first."

Lu Zheng raised his hand with great effort and pressed the hang up button. He didn't want to hear such unpleasant words when he was sick.

A make-up birthday would only serve to remind him once again that he was not cared for.

"Dad..." Yuanyuan leaned on his shoulder and said with a nasal hum: "I think grandma is partial..."

Her experience in this regard is no less than her father's.

Parents are not partial, only those who are not loved know it best.