Chapter 117: Nan Nan (1/2)

Chapter 117: Nan Nan

Translator: EndlessFantasy TranslationEditor: EndlessFantasy Translation

”…ig br…er…”

”Big bro…er…”

”Big brother!”

An adorable voice rang sweetly by Ye Chong’s ears, ”Big brother! If you stay under this hot sun your skin will become dark, very dark!” With her tiny hands, she held Ye Chong. She tried shaking him very hard. She kept shaking him in hopes that he'll regain consciousness. Due to her small build, she did not have enough strength to shake Ye Chong who was much heavier than she was.

Ye Chong forced his heavy and tired eyes open. He tilted his head over and beamed at the little girl in front of him. The bitter smile on his quivering lips shone a little terrifyingly with that drained face of his.

The little girl seemed to be about 5 to 6 years old. The pair of large eyes blinked peculiarly above her dollish pink cheeks. A pale green beret sat on top of her head obediently… That was not a beret, that was a lid! The slots on it justified its identity! Ye Chong recognized it being one of the parts of a mech. The material seemed unusual too. Ye Chong wondered what this lid was made out of as he was amazed by the craftsmanship.

A red diamond shaped piece about the size of a palm hung around her neck. There were 4 holes tidily crafted on it. Ye Chong was astonished! Wasn't this a part of a mech's interior? It was the washer, wasn't it? Why was she using it as an accessory?

Judging by her naivety blatantly presented through her appearance, Ye Chong let off a sigh of relief. It seemed like his security was finally assured.

”Wow… Big Brother, your smile's ugly! Were you bitten by a dog? You poor, poor thing!” She expressed her utmost sympathy. The little girl carried on, ”Big brother, can you move? You have to move! Yikes! You’ll get dark, very, very dark! What if… you become as dark as Brother Hei Zi… That wouldn't be good…” She pondered hard about it and frowned. She somehow looked adorable in that state. ”Aha!” she clapped her hands as she got inspired by something. Her angelic voice cheered loudly as she tripped her way away.

For some reason Ye Chong felt rather relaxed after listening to innocent words uttered by the little girl - it was as if something deep, deep down had awakened. His sight lost the waddling little girl… ”She had probably headed home,” Ye Chong laughed and closed his eyes once more. He focused on regulating his breath, striving to regain his vitality as soon as possible. Being out of control on his own fate felt absolutely terrible.

He breathed in rhythms, attempting to avoid dozing off. It was a challenge to stay awake under a fatigued condition like this… A trial to one’s will was to not be lured away by sleep! The tiredness crashed into his head wave by wave. There were a few times where he fell asleep before knowing it yet he dragged himself out of the bog. Sleep could have been helpful in rejuvenating his strength but not fast enough.

It was agonizing to stay awake yet it was quite effective. He could feel his strength restoring bit by bit. This excited him. The exhaustion was mostly gone! Mhm, in about 10 minutes time, I should at least regain mobility!

Out of the blue he felt the glaring light vanished. Something was blocking his face and the scorching heat was greatly reduced!

He had his eyes opened.

His blurred vision discerned a small hand holding onto grass weaved into a shape of a ring which blocked the sunlight.

Her expressive eyes blinked again, ”Big brother!” The charm was captivating, as her cheery voice resounded, ”You won’t get dark now! Hehehe, isn’t Nan Nan smart?”

Ye Chong subconsciously smiled, without realizing how that smile twitched his wound. Hssssst… Hsstt… Out of immense ache he hissed pitifully.

”Hehehe…” little Nan Nan giggled, seeing how Ye Chong’s face turned bitter. Her laugh was bubbly, like ringing bells in spring. It was far lovelier to the ears than Feng Su’s voice. ”Ow… poor, poor, big brother…” After giggling, her faint brows squeezed, ”It must be bad, bad doggie! Bad, bad doggie bit big brother! Bad doggie is bad! Bad doggie bite Nan Nan’s dress!” While she shared her bad experience with a dog, she did not forget to show her sympathy too, ”Big brother, your clothes, doggie bit it? Did bad doggie bite you?”

”Mhm!”

”Hehehehe~ Nan Nan was out alone. Shhh, it is a s-e-c-r-e-t. Grandpa and Brother Hei Zi says Nan Nan should not play outside. But staying home is boring! Nan Nan wants to play! Big brother, play with Nan Nan, okay?”

”Mhm!”

”Yay! Nan Nan is happy! Big brother is good! Good big brother!”

…

Three men walked by the river. They seemed to be chatting idly, as sometimes lustfully they burst out laughing. The filthy-looking shorty was ugly as hell. He looked like a pumpkin which rolled off a cliff. Every part of his face was well-blended. ”Hey you both! Look over there!” he called the other two men as he spotted something.

For the other men, one was somewhat normal… yeah, the kind that would get missing once stepped into the crowd, while the other was fleshy on his face, looking messy as unshaved. Their eyes rolled in curiosity. They seemed quick-witted at least.

As guided by the shorty’s finger, they shifted their sight over, ”Lao Pi, what is so worthy of all the heyhoo there?” The rugged man chuckled, ”It’s just some beggar hooking up with a little girl. What is so exciting about that?”

The average guy said nothing, but his expression told the same.

Lao Pi sneered as he ignored that average guy’s expression, ”You are just as dumb as you always are, Lao Meng! Look at Lao Ping, at least he's not as dumb as a donkey like someone I know! Look at that little girl carefully!”

Lao Ping and Lao Meng stared at little Nan Nan dancing around the beggar for a moment. ”She’s just a kid,” muttered Lao Meng. ”Why are we looking at her for? Don’t tell me… you are a pedophile in disguise?”

”Shhhhh!” whispered Lao Ping. ”Say it quietly. You can’t criticize the person who's in front of you.” He lectured though his expression showed approval towards Lao Meng’s statement. And Lao Meng started giggling nonstop!

Ugh!

The corner of Lao Ping's eyes twitched, as the wrinkles on his face splashed like waves, ”Look at what the girl has on her head…” He pretended he had never heard the comment, ”And also her neck.”

”Wha-”