The two of them enjoyed the food together, and the atmosphere gradually became more relaxed as well.
Bai Ren fed Mo Yi a bite of wonton, and asked casually, “By the way, I haven’t had the chance to ask, how did you suddenly appear under the bridge and save me, were you passing by?”
“No.” Mo Yi shook his head. His mouth was still full, and only after he swallowed the food did he speak, “The place where you collapsed is my territory, even those cardboard sheets were laid out by me.”
“So that’s how it was.”
Hearing that the boy had once lived beneath that shabby bridge, and that on cold autumn nights he could only sleep on hard cardboard, a strong wave of discomfort rose in Bai Ren’s heart. He continued, “You used to live in Shencheng too?”
“No, I only came here recently. I wasn’t here before.” Mo Yi answered honestly.
“Oh? Then where did you live before?”
The man’s question made Mo Yi recall the original host’s memories. He hesitated and said, “I originally lived in a pretty good big house, but I can’t remember clearly. Anyway, one day after I woke up, I was in a village.
That village, um… wasn’t very good. I found a chance to run away, and then I ran here.”
Bai Ren wanted to learn more about the situation, but Mo Yi still remembered that he was not the original host, and worried that he might say the wrong thing, so he could only try his best to brush it off vaguely.
Listening to Mo Yi’s description, Bai Ren could not help but feel that the other party seemed to have been deliberately abandoned.
In a poor family, or in a family where the child had some intellectual problem, this kind of situation was not impossible. But the other party had just said that the environment he had lived in before seemed pretty good, so it was probably not because of poverty. More likely, it was the second possibility.
After carefully recalling the details of their encounter, the boy did not even know how to use chopsticks, but from his appearance alone, his intellect did not seem to have any problems.
Then what exactly was the reason?
Just as he was thinking, Bai Ren saw Mo Yi solemnly picking up the pastry crumbs inside the plastic bag and eating them, and he even accidentally got the edge of the plastic bag into his mouth.
He reached out and helplessly pulled the inedible plastic edge out from the corner of Mo Yi’s mouth. Maybe this child really was a little stupid.
Who knew how long he had been wandering around alone.
Seeing that Mo Yi did not seem to want to say more, Bai Ren did not continue asking.
What he wanted to know, he naturally had a way to find out.
On the table, he had originally thought that so much food would definitely have leftovers, yet he had not expected that almost all of it would go into the stomach of the little fool across from him, and in the end, there was nothing left at all.
Watching the other person pat his belly with a satisfied look, not the slightest bit like he was full, this little thing was actually an invisible big eater.
Could it be that he had been thrown away by his family because he ate too much…
Fortunately, he could afford to raise him!
Bai Ren was still very confident in his own financial strength.
The two of them had just finished breakfast when a knock sounded outside the door.
Mo Yi subconsciously tensed up, while Bai Ren’s expression remained relaxed.
He had already roughly estimated that the time was about right. While taking out a tissue to help Mo Yi wipe his mouth, he called toward the door, “Come in.”
Sure enough, the one who came was his assistant, Zhu Xiuya.
The woman had already obtained the key to this room in advance, and smoothly opened the door.
After entering, she saw that the man she regarded as extremely dangerous was gently wiping the mouth of a boy with a tender expression.
Stunned by the scene in front of her, Zhu Xiuya really wanted to start a cross-border video call and drag Ma Wen and the others over to take a look, to see whether Boss had been possessed by some strange thing.
However, on the surface, she said nothing. She obediently nodded at Bai Ren and called, “Boss.” Her gaze discreetly swept toward the young man beside him, who looked no older than a teenager.
A mature woman with red curly hair, exquisite makeup, and rimless glasses was standing at the door.
Mo Yi stared at her, his guard up. Even though he did not sense any malice from her, and the newcomer’s gaze toward him seemed to contain only curiosity, he still could not fully relax.
Noticing that Mo Yi’s gaze had moved to the woman at the door, the corner of Bai Ren’s lips, which had just been lifted, flattened for a moment.
His hand naturally dropped, lightly patting the boy’s back to draw his attention. Only then did he speak to Zhu Xiuya, “Bring the clothes over.”
Bai Ren’s voice interrupted the silent confrontation.
His tone was the same as usual, but for some reason it made the woman’s hair stand on end.
She hurriedly handed over the clothes, and only then did she get a closer look at the boy beside Boss.
He was a child who looked at most seventeen or eighteen. Although his outfit was somewhat odd, that little face looked bright and spirited, naturally full of energy. Clearly very thin, yet for some reason he gave off the impression of being very healthy.
But no matter how good-looking he was, together with that bird’s-nest hair and the dirty stains on his clothes, he still looked more and more like a little beggar.
However, the way he looked at her was wary, his gaze straight and level, without the slightest hint of evasion. Would an ordinary beggar be like this?
Zhu Xiuya began to have doubts about Mo Yi’s identity, but seeing Bai Ren’s attitude toward him, she also knew what kind of stance she herself should take toward the person in front of her.
Her own Boss was far more suspicious and deep than she was. After making a simple judgment, Zhu Xiuya was more inclined to believe that after Boss got into trouble, this child just happened to encounter him and save him.
It was just that after saving someone, shouldn’t the first reaction be to call the police? Why were they holed up in this small hotel?
Zhu Xiuya could not figure it out, but the only reason she could think of for Boss to treat someone so well could only be that he was a lifesaving benefactor.
No matter what, this person had helped Bai Ren, so she was grateful.
Thinking of this, the woman’s gaze toward Mo Yi softened a little, and also carried a bit of gratitude.
Being looked at like that, Mo Yi felt somewhat uncomfortable, but it was still much better than malice.
However, Bai Ren did not want to see his assistant and the little pet he had already picked out exchanging “meaningful glances,” so he simply turned cold.
“Alright, we’re leaving here in a while. Go out first and wait until we’ve changed clothes.”
After Zhu Xiuya left, Bai Ren had Mo Yi take the washing supplies into the bathroom to quickly tidy himself up, then change into new clothes.
As for him, naturally Mo Yi had to serve him throughout the whole process. Watching the boy’s clumsy yet cautious way of attending to him, Bai Ren finally felt satisfied.
After that, Zhu Xiuya pushed in the folding wheelchair that had been prepared in advance, and two people who were there to help followed behind her.
Who knew that just as they were about to help Bai Ren get out of bed, the man raised a hand and did not let them come near, instead opening his arms toward Mo Yi beside him.
That naturally dependent look made Mo Yi’s heart fill with joy.
So, under the stunned gazes of the others in the room, the thin youth effortlessly lifted their Boss, who was nearly 1.9 meters tall, from the bed and gently placed him onto the wheelchair.
Not only that, even when it came to going downstairs, Mo Yi did not need anyone else’s help. He directly lifted both the person and the wheelchair together, and steadily carried them downstairs.
Along this entire trip from the room to the car, Zhu Xiuya’s expression had already gone from shock to numbness.
Yet she still could not help complaining in her heart, although this boy’s strength was frighteningly great, no matter what he was still only a seventeen- or eighteen-year-old youth.
Boss, you’re a grown man nearing thirty, being carried up and down by a half-grown boy, and you still look so matter-of-fact about it, are you not ashamed?
So shameless!
“What are you thinking about?”
A low voice suddenly came from not far away. Meeting the man’s scrutinizing gaze, Zhu Xiuya snapped back to her senses.
No way, no way, no way, had her expression betrayed what she was thinking!
Her year-end bonus!
“Nothing! I was just worrying about my wise and mighty Boss’s physical condition!” Zhu Xiuya adjusted the glasses on the bridge of her nose and said solemnly.
It was not that she was deliberately trying to flatter him this much, it was mainly because her personality was just this flexible.
“Heh.”
Bai Ren gave a light snort and said nothing.
He only left the trembling assistant to quickly get into the front passenger seat, and instructed the driver to drive to the residence she had arranged earlier.
Because Bai Ren and Mo Yi had gotten up late to begin with, and then had fussed around for a while, by the time they reached the new residence, the sky was already starting to darken.
Their boss did not lack money, so naturally Zhu Xiuya had booked the best hotel in Shencheng.
According to Bai Ren’s wishes, they were not planning to go back right away either. Although Bai Ren had not said it, the injury on his leg was still fairly serious. Rather than being jolted around and exhausted by the journey, it would be better to get treatment here first.
Bai Ren had no intention of going to a nearby hospital. Since the other side could make a move against him here, the possibility that they had arranged people in the hospital and would do something there was also very high.
Zhu Xiuya had already contacted the expert they trusted as soon as possible, and the other party would fly to Shencheng at the fastest speed.
As for the other matters that needed to be investigated, they would still need time before the results would be known.
After they arrived at the residence and arranged everything, Zhu Xiuya said a few simple words to Bai Ren, then took her leave and left.
However, when she reached the door, she noticed that Boss’s attention had once again shifted to the boy. After thinking for a moment, she decided to thoroughly investigate this boy’s background as well.
Although they had only just returned to the country, they still had quite a few enemies outside, so being cautious never hurt.
On the other side, Bai Ren focused on watching Mo Yi, who was curiously darting around the room, while lightly tapping the armrest of the chair with his fingers, wanting to see when this lively little fool would finally settle down.
It was one thing to look around and touch everything, but why was he also sniffing around everywhere? Like a little dog…!