The two were silent for a while.
Zhan Weiyang rode the bicycle in front, looking back from time to time at Pei Qing as if he were afraid that he would not be able to find Pei Qing if he rode too far.
Pei Qing asked Zhan Weiguang, “So, the way Weiyang looks now, is it natural?”
Zhan Weiguang looked at Pei Qing, “No. He nearly drowned when he was young. By the time he was rescued, he had stopped breathing. Someone performed CPR and brought him back. His current condition, the doctors say, is due to permanent brain damage caused by lack of oxygen, which affected his brain development.”
The moment he heard the answer, Pei Qing even stopped breathing briefly. He looked at Zhan Weiyang’s back and didn’t say a word for a long time.
Zhan Weiguang continued, “My dad took him to see many doctors, and he has done all the rehabilitation treatments that can be done. His current condition is considered to have recovered well.”
Pei Qing slightly parted his lips. He wanted to suggest taking Zhan Weiyang to a better hospital to see more experienced doctors. However, thinking of how much Zhan Pengcheng doted on Zhan Weiyang, he must have done everything possible already. Mentioning this now probably wouldn’t serve any purpose, and Zhan Weiyang might also have passed the optimal age for treatment.
However, Pei Qing’s heart still felt a deep sense of powerlessness. A terrible picture even appeared in front of him, seeing the young and pale Zhan Weiyang being taken out of the water, with wet hair sticking to his forehead and eyes closed as if he were dead.
He was horrified and saddened by his own thoughts.
Zhan Weiguang was a little hesitant. He whispered to Pei Qing, “Don’t ask Dad about Zhan Weiyang. He is most afraid of others saying that Zhan Weiyang is abnormal.”
Pei Qing said, “I know.”
Zhan Weiguang said, “Zhan Weiyang is just a little dumber than his peers and a little slower in reaction. There is nothing else. He can take care of himself and live alone in the future.”
Pei Qing nodded.
Zhan Weiguang said, “I know he’s a little annoying sometimes. If he keeps pestering you, just ignore him.”
Pei Qing said, “No, I think he’s quite cute.”
Zhan Weiguang laughed and said, “My dad and my grandma also think he’s cute. I think everyone in the family thinks he’s cute except me.”
Pei Qing thought for a moment and said, “You need to be more patient with him.”
“Forget it,” Zhan Weiguang said with a slightly impatient look, “Be careful not to let him sneak into my bathtub. It’s troublesome enough to prevent him from walking to the water.”
The conversation between the two ended because Zhan Weiyang couldn’t help but jump off the bicycle and run towards Pei Qing. When he stood in front of Pei Qing, he said, “I don’t want to ride with Zhan Xiusong anymore.”
Before Pei Qing could speak, Zhan Weiguang said, “Then don’t ride anymore. Return the bike.”
Zhan Weiyang glanced at Zhan Weiguang, ignored him, and hesitantly reached out and pulled Pei Qing’s sleeve. Pei Qing said, “Come on, I’ll ride with you.”
Zhan Weiyang was immediately happy, took Pei Qing’s wrist, and walked in the direction of where they had just parked.
Zhan Weiguang looked at Zhan Weiyang’s cheerful back, a little unhappy, and yelled at him, “Zhan Weiyang!”
Zhan Weiyang turned his head symbolically, without even seeing Zhan Weiguang, and said ‘En’ perfunctorily and continued to pull Pei Qing forward.
They walked to the bicycle parked on the roadside. Zhan Xiusong was still sitting on the bicycle. He looked at them with an unhappy face and asked Zhan Weiyang, “Are you still riding?”
Zhan Weiyang said, “I won’t ride with you anymore. Get off.”
Zhan Xiusong didn’t want to ride in the first place, but he became even more unhappy after Zhan Weiyang said that. He then said, “I won’t get off.”
Zhan Weiyang said angrily, “Get off!”
Zhan Xiusong said, “No, I want to ride.”
Pei Qing raised his hand to press on Zhan Weiyang’s shoulder and asked Zhan Xiusong calmly, “Does Xiuxong still want to ride?”
Zhan Xiusong pedalled and spun backwards, saying, “Of course.”
Pei Qing said, “Then you and Weiguang ride one, and I’ll take Yangyang to rent another one.”
At this time, Zhan Weiguang also came over and said, “I won’t ride. Zhan Xiusong can ride by himself.”
Zhan Xiusong suddenly got anxious and jumped off the bike, saying, “I won’t ride either. You guys ride.”
When Zhan Weiyang saw him getting off, he quickly grabbed the handlebars and tried to climb up. Pei Qing held his waist from behind and lifted him up. Zhan Weiyang was too thin, and his waist was too thin as if it could be broken by a pinch. Pei Qing could not forget what Zhan Weiyang had just said. When Zhan Weiyang sat down, he still looked at Zhan Weiyang in a daze.
Pei Qing rarely acted like this. Zhan Weiyang felt strange. He waved his hand in front of him and said uneasily, “Shall we go ride a bike?”
He was afraid that Pei Qing would refuse him.
Pei Qing quickly came to his senses, smiled at him, and said, “Okay.” Then he got on the other seat and rode the tandem bike that Zhan Xiusong called a little silly with Zhan Weiyang, moving forward slowly.
After riding the bike for a while, Zhan Pengcheng called Zhan Weiyang and asked them to go back to fly a kite.
Zhan Weiyang’s kite flew very high. Zhan Xiusong was competing with him. He tried many times but failed to fly the kite. Finally, he ran to ask Pei Qing for help. Pei Qing helped him fly the kite into the sky first and then gave him the string to continue flying.
After dinner, Zhan Weiyang was already very sleepy in the car. He was leaning against the window in the last row of the seven-seater SUV. He fell asleep with his head against the window and kept hitting the glass, making a crisp sound.
Later, Grandma felt distressed and asked Auntie Luo to change seats with Zhan Weiyang and let Zhan Weiyang sleep on her legs.
While driving, Zhan Pengcheng looked up at the rearview mirror and said, “Yangyang, don’t crush Grandma’s legs.”
Grandma quickly said, “No, My Yangyang is skinnier than a stray dog I picked up by the roadside. When he lies down, I can’t feel anything at all.”
Zhan Xiusong couldn’t help but laugh when he heard Grandma’s description. He turned his head to look at Zhan Weiguang next to him. In the end, Zhan Weiguang closed his eyes and tilted his head. He didn’t know if Zhan Weiguang was asleep, but he didn’t react at all.
Zhan Weiyang lay on his grandma’s legs with a small blanket folded several times, feeling soft and warm.
Grandma’s skinny palm stroked the top of his head and said, “Go to sleep.”
Zhan Weiyang said, “En.” He closed his eyes and fell asleep quickly.
There was a traffic jam on the way back to the city in the afternoon. Zhan Pengcheng drove for more than an hour before parking the car in front of the villa.
Pei Qing got off the passenger seat and opened the door of the back seat first. He saw Zhan Weiyang still sleeping on Grandma’s legs.
Grandma put her index finger against her lips, signalling Pei Qing not to wake up Zhan Weiyang.
But then, Zhan Xiusong stood up, leaned over from the back seat and shouted to Zhan Weiyang, “Get up, Zhan Weiyang!”
Zhan Weiyang was awakened by him in a flash.
Grandma raised her hand and hit Zhan Xiusong’s arm, angrily saying, “Don’t bully your brother.”
Zhan Xiusong made a face and jumped down from the car quickly.
Zhan Weiguang then stood up from the back seat and said to Grandma, “Grandma, I’ll help you down.”
Zhan Weiyang sat up and rubbed his eyes.
Grandma asked him, “Didn’t you get enough sleep? Go up and continue sleeping later.”
Zhan Weiyang nodded. He stood up and wanted to get out of the car, but then he remembered something and sat back down, helping to help Grandma down first.
Auntie Luo pushed Grandma back to the room.
Zhan Pengcheng was about to park the car in the garage. He leaned out of the driver’s seat window and said to Zhan Weiyang, who was standing at the door, “Go upstairs and take a shower first, and then come to Dad’s room to sleep.”
Zhan Weiyang had not woken up yet and was in a daze. He subconsciously answered, “I’ll go to Qing ge’s room to sleep.”
Several teenagers were still at the door. Zhan Weiguang and Zhan Xiusong looked at Pei Qing after hearing this. Even Zhan Pengcheng looked at Pei Qing and seemed to feel bad. He said to Zhan Weiyang, “Why? Yangyang doesn’t like Dad anymore?”
This question made Zhan Weiyang feel very embarrassed. He couldn’t answer it, so he turned to look at Pei Qing.
Pei Qing knew that the best answer at this time was to persuade Zhan Weiyang to sleep in Zhan Pengcheng’s room, but at that moment, he suddenly had some selfish thoughts. He smiled and replied, “Yangyang can come over to sleep if he wants. Don’t worry, uncle; my bed is very spacious and won’t squeeze Yangyang.”
Zhan Pengcheng seemed very embarrassed. He didn’t want Zhan Weiyang to sleep in Pei Qing’s place, not only because he didn’t want to disturb Pei Qing but also because of some reluctance that he couldn’t explain. Perhaps it was a subconsciously overprotective desire for Zhan Weiyang.
Zhan Weiguang said in a somewhat cold tone at this time, “Zhan Weiyang, sleep in my place.”
Zhan Weiyang took a step back in panic and said, “I won’t!”
Zhan Pengcheng said helplessly, “Okay, as long as your brother doesn’t mind, you can sleep wherever you want.”
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