Rebirth of the Little Actor – Chapter 18
18 – I wasn’t born to my parents, I was carried by the wrong person back then.
Ah, he seemed to have fallen into the lake just now.
Then, Ning Rong jumped down to save him?
The pretty little teenager’s hands and feet were too weak to use his strength, and he was pulled ashore by the tall boy and the tourists who gathered around to help, and he sat on the ground still dumbfounded.
“Are you okay? Did you choke?”
Ning Rong couldn’t care less about the water he was covered in, grabbing the teenager’s shoulders and asking eagerly.
An Xing finally came back to his senses, followed by a choking cough as he felt a fiery burning sensation in his nose and throat. As he coughed and “blah, blah, blah” outwardly, he realized that his wrists and elbows also hurt a bit.
He had just fallen face first, and subconsciously waved his hands to keep his balance. The water wasn’t deep enough to allow him to drown, but at the same time there was less of a cushion, and if he hadn’t used his hands to support himself, he would have probably fallen on his head just now.
“Xingxing! Xingxing are you alright?”
Shen Ying also did not know where the vigor came from, pushed away a few adult men who had gathered around and pounced in front of the teenager, shivering and wanting to grab her son’s arm, but did not dare to touch it.
“Mom, cough …… I …… am fine …… cough cough! ……”
An Xing choked on not much water, but in the end it was not clean, coughing as he spoke. Still Ning Rong was more experienced, patting An Xing’s back and frowning:
“It’s best to go to the hospital to see if there will be a lung infection ……”
“Hey where are you guys going! Push someone into the water and still want to run isn’t it!”
Ms. Liu felt bad when she saw that the boy had actually fallen into the pool. Seeing the person was rescued, while everyone did not pay attention, she pulled on her husband and wanted to sneak away. The staff of the scenic area were still sharp-eyed, and shouted harshly to stop.
Great people, these two people ran into the scenic area to make trouble, push people into the water. If they also run away, then the responsibility will be on their scenic area!
The staff was in a cold sweat, one side using the walkie-talkie to report to the superior, one side greeting the tourists to stop those two people.
“Ying? Son? What happened! Son, you fell into the pool?!”
An Zhaoming, who came out with KFC in his arms, saw the chaos outside and couldn’t see his wife and cub, only to hear the tourists say that someone had fallen into the water. When he probed and looked, it was actually his own cub who fell into the water, and immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He had just squeezed into the circle of people, and did not know what was happening, when he heard a sharp voice next to him shouting.
“Who pushed someone into the water? It was clearly that little brat who touched the porcelain and deliberately jumped in!”
An Zhaoming froze, his gaze falling back on An Xing.
What did it mean, his cub didn’t lose his footing and fall into the water, he was pushed down?
The man became furious and was about to turn around and curse when a soft body pounced in his arms. He skillfully supported his wife, and when he looked down, he saw the woman looking over and shedding tears.
“This lady, where exactly did my child provoke you? He just accompanied us for a ride in the park and was too tired to walk to rest here, surely he wouldn’t actively get involved in trouble. Even if he makes you look bad, you can’t push him into the water! Look at him, he’s out of breath, and you’re still slandering him for touching the porcelain!”
“Look at your age you are also a mother, how can you be so cruel to other people’s children!”
The cause and effect was clear, the show of weakness and accusation was clear.
The slender and beautiful woman’s face was grieving, crouching in the arms of the tall and handsome man, choking back tears, even though she was angry that her own child was being blamed, she was trying her best to reason. On the other hand, the other side of the perpetrator’s complexion is red, if not being pulled by the people next to him, it seems that she still wants to rush over and hit people.
As for the child who fell into the water, he coughed so much that he couldn’t catch his breath, and was held up by the boy beside him, his body was still trembling, like he was in great shock.
Looking at the face to judge a person’s good or bad is very superficial, but the crowd just now are onlookers, and then seeing that the arrogant look of the pusher, the seven mouths accused together.
“I just saw clearly, obviously you pushed that child hard, and he fell into the water!”
“That is! What touching porcelain, that child saw you as excessive and said a few words of justice, don’t even know you!”
“Too arrogant!”
The onlookers were filled with righteous indignation, the two Ning family members were surrounded and unable to leave, Shen Ying was in tears, and An Zhaoming was holding back his anger. In the distance, there were security guards and staff rushing to the scene, and someone vaguely said, “The most important thing is to call the police! We can all testify!” An Xing was dumbfounded as he watched everything unfold before him.
An Xing stared blankly at what was happening in front of him, his whole body was confused. He struggled to get up and reached out to pull Shen Ying and An Zhaoming.
“I didn’t ……”
“Don’t move, lie down, let’s go to the hospital.”
Ning Rong held down An Xing’s probing hand and forcefully held him down, preventing him from getting up.
An Xing: ……
In the end, the ambulance pulled An Xing and Ning Rong together to the hospital, and the police car took away the staff and the Ning family couple. Shen Ying followed her over to make a statement, and An Zhaoming accompanied the two children to the hospital.
“Doctor! How are they?”
The closest to the park was a public hospital, and An Zhaoming was sitting at the emergency door waiting. Seeing the doctor come out, he hurriedly greeted him.
“It’s fine. The boy who fell into the water choked on the water, but it’s not serious, there’s no lung infection, just go back and rest.”
The doctor nodded towards An Zhaoming.
“On the contrary, it’s his arms and hands that were scratched by the stones and some sprains. It’s good that none of them are serious, the nurse is treating them, pay attention to the wounds in the next few days and keep them away from water.”
An Zhaoming breathed a sigh of relief, remembering Ning Rong who jumped down to save An Xing from coming up, he asked again:
“What about the other child? How is he?”
“That one is healthier, except for his clothes being wet, not a thing.” The doctor smiled and said, “The two children went to change their clothes, their ID cards are here, you can give it to them after paying the fee in a while.”
An Zhaoming took the checklist and ID card.
The doctor smiled and said, “Your son is very brave, jumping to save others!”
An Zhaoming froze and subconsciously said, “The one who fell into the water is my son ……”
Doctor: “Is that so? Aigoo I see that tall boy and you look quite similar haha!”
The doctor left to treat the next patient. An Zhaoming froze on the spot, for a long time, looking down at the hands and at the two ID cards.
The date of birth of the two children is the same day.
*
An Xing and Ning Rong’s clothes and pants were soaked through, and the people from the scenic area sent a few pieces of clothing. An Xing’s hands were injured, and it was Ning Rong who helped him put them on.
When both of them were changed, the door of the ward was pushed open, and An Zhaoming walked in, his face somewhat serious.
An Xing instantly shrunk his neck, a little abashed and a little worried. He had just been lectured about not meddling in other people’s business, so that he wouldn’t get caught up in trouble again and be in danger, but something had still happened, and dad must have been very angry.
“Dad I’m hungry, is KFC still there?”
An Zhaoming turned his head sideways, and saw the teenager’s small curly hair collapsed like a kitten goosed out airplane ears, light curry eyes wet, smiling with a pleasing face.
“Eat what KFC, your voice is hoarse as hell! You go home and drink congee for me!”
An Zhaoming said with a sullen face, and the teenager instantly wilted, covering his stomach in resignation. He, however, did not care about his son for the time being, and sized up Ning Rong with his second glance.
The boy was tall, and the cultural shirt of the scenic area was held up by his young and strong physique, surprisingly fitting quite well. His exposed arms and legs were a healthy wheat color, with sharp and beautiful muscle lines, his face was clearly defined, and his eyes were dark and narrow.
An Zhaoming finally remembered where that vague sense of familiarity came from when he saw the boy.
More than twenty years ago, when he was just twenty years old, he also had this appearance.
An Zhaoming lowered his eyes, his gaze falling back to An Xing with some complexity, just to see that this silly boy didn’t realize anything, covering his stomach and muttering about being hungry. The corner of his mouth twitched as he took out the bread and water from behind him that he had just bought when he went to pay the bill and handed it to An Xing.
“Pad your stomach first and eat at home.”
An Xing happily took it and was about to share a bit with Ning Rong, but he saw that An Zhaoming had already given Ning Rong another identical portion.
“You eat some too. It’s thanks to you today, or else my family’s silly boy ……”
Ning Rong took the bread and water, shook his head, and said in a deep voice, “An Xing was angered by …… my eldest aunt because he was helping me, I should say I’m sorry.”
An Zhaoming didn’t move and asked, “When did you two meet? I haven’t heard Xingxing mention you before.”
“Only meeting for the second time.”
]Meeting for the second time, the little fool shouldn’t know that their birthdays are on the same day, An Zhaoming thought silently.
The young boy had a wound on his hand and had some difficulty unscrewing the mineral water bottle. The boy put down the water he had taken a few sips of and helped the teenager unscrew the bottle, and then helped him tear open the bread bag. An Zhaoming watched for a while, his emotions becoming more complicated.
He hoped that he was overthinking things.
An Xing puffed out his cheeks and chewed on the bread, seeing that neither of the two were talking, he could only take the initiative to ask.
“Dad, is mom at the police station? What will happen to those two people?”
An Zhaoming returned to his senses and glanced at Ning Rong who did not respond before saying:
“The police have accessed the surveillance, and that woman really didn’t want to intentionally push you into the pool …… Most likely our family will issue a letter of understanding, and this will be over.”
An Xing stared wide-eyed: “Dad, you know that she did not do it on purpose?”
An Zhaoming came angry: “Nonsense!”
An Xing was aggrieved. You two were crying and cold-faced, I thought you were really going to send someone to the police station!
An Zhaoming looked at Ning Rong again, “That was your elder uncle and elder aunt? Why are they bothering you?”
Ning Rong swallowed his bread and said slowly:
“I wasn’t born to my parents, I was carried by the wrong person back then. After my parents died, they wanted to rob my family’s old house.”
An Zhaoming: ……
He shouldn’t have asked this question.
T/N: My first language isn’t English, and there may be some grammatical errors. But I try not to deviate from the author’s narrative. If there are any errors or nonsensical sentences, feel free to comment.