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Regardless, the couple was satisfied with the trip and decided to make time to take their child on outings more often in the future.
The little boy was growing up quickly. After another six months, he was no longer satisfied with ordinary experiments. On his second birthday, he once again told his family his birthday wish—to have a well-equipped laboratory.
He knew that this amount of money was nothing to his parents, and therefore not an unreasonable request.
Unfortunately, his wish was dashed once again, and instead he received a half-meter-tall teddy bear.
"Li Wei, this is your birthday present from your parents."
"Oh... Mom and Dad, you're lying! You always promised me whatever I asked!" The little boy said, feeling very wronged.
"Be good, Li Wei, you have to listen to me."
The couple's reason was the same as when he turned one year old.
In the blink of an eye, almost a year has passed. During this year, the little boy has become much quieter, no longer tinkering with small experiments, and hardly touches books anymore.
As his birthday approached, the couple, seeing this, had a new idea.
That was the beginning of everything...
PS:
Chapter 305 The reason why that thing was guarded that day remains unknown.
"Li Wei, don't you like traveling? How about we go somewhere a little further away this time?"
The man suggested to the little boy, "This is a birthday present from your mom and dad."
Upon hearing that he could go further, the little boy's previously gloomy eyes lit up with anticipation.
He yearns for a bigger and wider world outside, but unlike other children, his desire is for exploring the unknown and mysterious, a desire of a researcher and discoverer.
Since the knowledge in books can't satisfy him, surely there must be some different surprises outside?
This is the fundamental reason why little boys like to go out.
Because the destination was overseas, the man had even more things to explain. Fortunately, he managed to get his work sorted out before the little boy's birthday, and after having a dedicated team plan the travel itinerary and arrange for bodyguards, the family embarked on their new and final family trip.
……
"Boss, the Li family heir and his family of three are finally going out again."
"Hmph, get the brothers ready. We've been planning this for months, and we can't afford to fail this time."
"How could that be? Everyone's livelihood depends on this one job."
"Everyone stay alert, don't let things go wrong at the last minute!"
"Don't worry, boss, we'll definitely succeed. It's one thing if they stay in the country, but they're so bold as to run out here. Aren't they just asking for death?"
……
"Li Wei, how was it? Did you have fun?" the woman asked gently.
"Okay, thank you, Mom and Dad!"
Seeing their child smile again brought the couple great comfort. Heaven knows how worried they were during the boy's sullen days, though the reasons for that worry remain unknown.
……
"Damn it, those beasts! We, the Li family, always treated them to good food and lodging, and paid them such generously, yet they betrayed us!"
"Damn it, where am I? I can't even make a phone call!"
"Honey, what should we do?"
"What to do? You ask me what to do? If I knew, would I be here waiting to die? Alright, alright, luckily Uncle and the others have held off those bastards, otherwise we would have been caught long ago. Let's run away quickly, Uncle and the others can't hold us off for long."
"Our family will find out we're in trouble soon and send people to rescue us. Damn it, if they fall into my hands, I'll make them regret ever being born!"
"Li Wei, be good, you don't need to..."
The man, who had intended to comfort his child, was somewhat stunned when he saw the child's calm and unperturbed expression.
This child...
"Dad, let's go this way. Based on my analysis..."
“What do you know, you little kid? Do you think you can learn these things just by reading a few books? You think you can just wander around in the deep forest? Listen to your father, let’s go this way…”
"But Dad, over there..."
"No buts! Let's go! Otherwise they'll catch up!"
The man, in such a sorry state, also became irritable.
……
Roar--
"How could there be a tiger here?"
Just after the family had walked a short distance, a tiger roared and leaped in front of them.
Driven by their survival instinct, the couple kept retreating, until they were even further back than the little boy.
For some reason, seeing this scene evoked a strange sadness in the little boy.
What is family?
Some people believe that only those who are connected by blood can be considered family.
The little boy had read books about family and thought about this issue. He believed that family is more about bonds and kinship that transcend blood ties.
In my memory, a baby opened its eyes and saw a secluded, deserted corner. In the distance, I could hear the occasional footsteps and fragmented conversations.
He didn't know where he came from, nor why he had arrived.
It seems that something went wrong with how the world works. This baby seems to have learned to think, breathe, listen, and perceive as soon as it was born.
In this small corner, time passed hour by hour. The baby neither cried nor made a fuss until the door to the small room was opened and he was discovered. The subsequent memories are of the group of people in white arguing and bustling about.
"So, still can't find the baby's parents?"
"Oh, what a pity. He looks quite cute, but I haven't heard him cry out for the past few days. He's probably mute. Otherwise, I would have liked to take him in."
"Stop pretending. You didn't use this excuse for the last abandoned baby."
"This is so annoying. I wonder what the higher-ups are planning. Are they expecting us to keep taking care of him?"
……
“We’ve found the parents of this abandoned baby. Please hand him over to me.”
"Huh? Really? That's great."
This joy is hard to say whether it's because the baby has found a family or because they can finally get rid of this burden.
So, the abandoned baby was secretly taken to the operating room. Inside, he saw many people dressed in white working busily. A woman lying on the bed had already lost consciousness. One of the people was holding something wrapped in a white cloth, revealing the small head of a dead baby.
"Director, are you sure you want to do this? What if they do a DNA test later..."
"What are you chickening out for? If they want to do a DNA test, they'll have to come to our hospital anyway. We can just tamper with it then."
"If the Li family finds out that we killed their descendants, do you think we'll get away with it?!"
"But isn't he mute?"
"Being mute is better than being dead, right?"
"Hurry up, finish the rest of the limbs while she's unconscious..."
……
"Is this...is this my child?"
"Yes, congratulations Mr. Li, your child is very healthy."
……
"What a magnificent life."
"...Let's name our child Li Wei."
Li Wei, is that... my name...?
No one knows that a child who has just come into this world has already learned so many things in such a short time.
In his clear eyes, he saw a couple who were delighted by his arrival.
Are these my future family, my... dad and mom?
Realizing this, the baby couldn't help but laugh.
I am also a child that someone wants.
……
On the third day after he was brought back, the woman held him in her arms and gently rocked him, saying, "I'm your mom, I'm your mom~"
"Sigh, when will my child call me 'Mom'?"
If I call you Mom, wouldn't you be very happy?
The baby cried out softly without much thought.
"Mother."
The woman was clearly surprised to hear this, but then she smiled with delight.
Seeing its mother smile, the baby smiled too, and was very happy.
Not long after, he also called the man "Dad".
"It's simply a miracle, a miracle!"
The baby thought to himself, “Dad is happy too,” and called out several more times.
"They are my most beloved family members, my most beloved dad and mom."
Despite the small deception, the little boy didn't care too much. Instead, he deeply loved the man and the woman, even though this love was never very obvious. But how long had he lived to have the opportunity to express this deep love?
But now, this opportunity has come.
Faced with a ferocious beast that both men and women feared, he resolutely stepped forward, without retreating, but instead...
They took a step forward!
"Mom and Dad, I'll protect you!"
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Chapter 306: A thunderous celebration for his birth.
"Mom and Dad, I'll protect you!"
What kind of profound love does this sentence represent? And what kind of firm determination does it take to take that step?
We often see great stories about dedication and love in textbooks and on television news, and we may feel moved by them and offer our brief admiration.
Because their actions shine with the greatest brilliance of humanity, they are exemplary models worthy of our adoration.
However, those are all legends about adults.
What if we replaced these main characters with a child, a child who is barely three years old?
If the greatness of adults is the beauty of character honed over time, then how can we describe the greatness of a three-year-old child?
No one can imagine, and it's hard for anyone to understand, what this act of self-salvation and saving others means to a three-year-old child, what level of awareness it represents, and what kind of past it is that could allow this love to grow so strong in just three years.
What are three-year-old children usually doing?
She only plays with other children and often acts willfully and noisily, causing headaches for her parents. At the age of three, she is still innocent and loves to play, not understanding the importance of giving back.
The little boy, only three years old, defied death and took that step.
Even though his parents stepped back when he also needed that protection.
Although his parents are not his biological parents, they are not related by blood.
Although he had long sensed that his parents were beginning to change and were no longer like his parents.
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