C80 A Moment of Enchantment
C80 A Moment of Enchantment
The next morning, Wu Tian was sleeping soundly when he was awoken by the sudden ringing of his phone. Reaching for his phone, he saw that the caller ID was an unknown local number.
He hesitated for a few seconds before answering the phone. Then, he said into the phone, "Hello, who are you looking for?"
"Elder Brother Tian." The girl's soft and gentle voice — as beautiful as the medlodious chirping of an oriole — sounded over the call.
"You are…"
Wu Tian could not recognize her voice for a moment.
A burst of hearty laughter came from the phone. After her series of chuckles, the girl continued, "Elder Brother Tian, you really don't recognize my voice?"
"Oh! You're Yang Lin." Only then did Wu Tian recognize the voice from the phone.
This voice was none other than the younger sister of his neighbor, Yang Lin, whom he grew up with. She was an adorable and quick-witted little girl.
Upon hearing this familiar and pleasant voice, his mood brightened up, and he instantly recalled the nostalgic memories of his childhood days.
Soon, Yang Lin's grumbling voice came over the phone, "I thought Elder Brother Tian forgot about me!"
"Even if I forgot the entire world, I would never forget our family's most beloved little sister, Yang Lin," Wu Tian teased. "But how did you know my cell phone number?"
Since his old number had been cut off, he had to replace it with another cell phone number.
"I've asked around for a long time, and I finally got your phone number from Auntie Wang."
"Is that so?"
"Elder Brother Tian, it's been a long time since you came back to see me."
"I'm sorry, I've been really busy recently." Wu Tian explained and then asked, "Lin'er, what do you need me for?"
"Oh, right, your old house is going to be demolished soon. Since I wasn't able to contact your family, I could only call you."
"Demolition?" Hearing that, Wu Tian was obviously a bit surprised.
He did not expect to hear that his old house in the suburbs would soon be demolished.
He had looked forward to and even dreamed of the demolition his own house — hoping to gather the large sum of money from it.
However, now that he heard that his house was going to get demolished, his heart was instead filled with nothingness.
His present self had changed a lot compared to his past self.
With his current status and identity, he did not lack money at all. Similarly, he did not even care about the money he would receive from the demolition.
"Right, Elder Brother Tian, you should come back quickly and deal with it," Yang Lin's cute voice — full of vitality — once again sounded from the other end of the phone.
"Alright, then I'll ask for a leave of absence to come back later."
"Elder Brother Tian, I'll be waiting for you at home." Yang Lin's voice carried a hint of excitement over the call.
"It's the right time to come back and see our family's cute little Yang Lin." Wu Tian hung up after saying that.
After that, he dialed Teacher Mu Ran's number and said in a endearing tone, "Teacher Mu, I would like to request a day off from school."
"What for?"
On the other end of the phone, Teacher Mu's voice was still as stern as ever.
In front of her students, she always carried herself as a teacher, aloof and solemn.
"I have something to take care of back home," Wu Tian responded vaguely, not wanting to explain in the details about the demolition of his house.
"Deal with what?"
"Family matters."
"As a student, you should focus on your studies. Just let your family take care of the family matters. Your job is to study well…"
Mu Ran lectured endlessly.
Annoyed by her sudden lecture, he could not help but interrupt, "Teacher Mu, remember when I actually touched your body in your office last time..."
"Shut up!"
Mu Ran's tone became agitated as she chided him softly, "Didn't I tell you not to mention that matter?"
At the mention of that incident, Teacher Mu Ran displayed a somewhat feminine attitude.
"I don't have a very firm mouth. If Teacher Mu wanted to force me to go to school today, I might accidentally say something wrong." Wu Tian swallowed his saliva and said boldly into the phone.
"Stinking brat, are you threatening me right now?"
"I don't dare."
"You…" After a moment of silence, Mu Ran angrily said, "Forget it. Since you have something to attend to today, I will approve of your absence."
"Thank you, Teacher Mu."
"Don't ever mention that topic ever again."
"Alright, I'll listen to you." Wu Tian hung up after saying that.
Although Teacher Mu was usually fierce, she was actually quite conservative — afraid that people would find out about the affairs with her student.
After Wu Tian made the call, he got up from his bed and prepared himself to go to the supermarket to buy some gifts. With that, he brought along Azure Dragon back to his hometown.
Originally, he wanted Uncle Fugui to send him back.
However, considering that Hao Hao had been on holiday for the past few days, Wu Tian arranged a vacation for Uncle Fugui to spend more time with his wife and son.
This way, he would need Azure Dragon to drive him back to his hometown.
His hometown — the biggest village in the eastern district of the city — was located on Green Mountain Street near the suburbs. With single-story buildings every, the environment was dirty and messy to the extreme.
His hometown had not changed much from before, except that fact that the environment had worsened: the stench of trash extremely pungent while the buildings had slowly deteriorated over time.
Despite these changes, the neighbors who he knew back in the day still lived there. Upon seeing Wu Tian, they all greeted him.
Seeing his old neighbors still there, Wu Tian's expression turned sour for some reason.
Having lived in this place for such a long time, he had long developed an irreconcilable feeling for this place.
After walking along a shabby alley for a distance, Wu Tian stopped in front of a low courtyard house.
This was indeed the old house of his family. Even after countless years of wind blowing and rain falling, it nevertheless stood up in its place.
Reaching out to the gate of the courtyard, he pushed it open as the rusty hinges creaked. In the area, a few big trees stood domineering as a few large stones had been ground to the earth.
When he was still a child, Wu Tian often played on and climbed around the big rock, resulting in its current state.
Looking at the familiar environment in the yard, Wu Tian raised his head and let out a long sigh as countless thoughts gushed through his mind.
All the beautiful memories of his childhood suddenly appeared in his mind. He felt a sense of nostalgia and even got a bit excited.
After going into and walking around the house, Wu Tian found a letter on the cabinet that was covered in a thick layer of dust.
Picking up the letter and opening it, he discovered that this was the letter his father — or to be more precise, his foster father — had left behind for him.
He had previously heard from his grandfather that the person who raised him was actually not his biological father, but rather, someone arranged by his grandfather to take of him here. After all, his biological parents had already passed away early in his infant years.
After opening the letter, he read out the following:
"Young Master, when you read this letter, I believe you already know the truth. That's right, I'm not your biological father, but your adoptive father. According to Old Master's instructions, I was requested to stay here to take care of you until you grew up into an independent young man…"
"The time I spent with Young Master had made me experience the value of kinship. This period of time is without a doubt the happiest period of my life."
"I couldn't bear to leave your side, but I had no choice but to do so. I hope that Young Master will continue to live well for the rest of his life and live up to the old master's expectations. You have a bright future ahead of you. I know it."
"When Young Master's achievements come to fruition, I look forward to have the chance to meet you once again…"