Genius Club

Chapter 1472: Epilogue 2: Yingjun and Yu Xi

"Good son, is your leg still hurting? If it hurts, daddy will carry you!"

Yu Xi turned around.

Back under the shade of the trees.

Rubbed her slightly sore knee.

"Yu Xi, you really run so fast, even the teacher couldn’t catch up with you!"

The class teacher ran over, panting, with hands on his hips:

"How many first prizes have you won today? I can’t even imagine, with all these certificates you’re taking home today, your mother will be so happy!"

Yu Xi lifted her head and smiled slightly:

"Yes."

"My mom will definitely be very happy."

...

Riiiiip.

Yu Xi tore a stack of certificates into pieces and threw them into the trash can.

Today, she had deliberately taken a long detour home, to a somewhat dilapidated and unfamiliar place, just to throw away these certificates.

If, as the teacher said, she brought these certificates home for her mom to see...

"Mom would definitely be upset."

Yu Xi murmured softly.

At her age, mom wouldn’t keep anything from her anymore.

She knows her dad went into a Hibernation Pod, went to the future.

He went with many brave and admirable uncles and aunts.

Grandpa and grandma, as well as the maternal grandparents have talked with her about these matters, the four elders share the same attitude and greatly support dad.

Especially grandpa, who praises dad endlessly, saying he’s the hero most needed by the country, society, and even human civilization.

It’s still like that...

Too complicated matters, Yu Xi couldn’t really understand.

The most frequent questions people ask her are "Do you hate your dad?" "Are you angry at your dad?" "Do you miss your dad?"

Yu Xi would just shake her head bewilderedly.

[She has no concrete concept of dad.]

What is hate?

Why be angry?

How to miss?

She has never seen her dad since she was born, like she hasn’t seen aliens, how could there be any extra feelings?

Perhaps emotionally, mom and dad are the same to her.

But Yu Xi truly couldn’t grasp it.

She loves her mom dearly, cares about her, worries about her, but when facing the word "dad"... She genuinely has no concept.

It’s as if dads don’t exist in this world at all... nor does she need one.

Of course.

On the other hand.

She also really envies others having a dad.

She’s heard classmates and friends talk about many things, some roles of a dad cannot be replaced by a mom.

When hurt, mom will care for you, but dad will pick you up and carry you;

When wronged, mom will reason with you, but dad will clench his fist and stand before you;

Mom will take you along every path, but dad will let you sit on his shoulders, allowing you to see farther and higher views.

"But I don’t have a dad."

Riiiiip——

Yu Xi tore the last certificate apart and threw it into the trash can:

"I only have mom."

Thus.

I cannot let mom find out about the parent-child sports event today, cannot let mom feel guilty.

Wiping her hands, Yu Xi turned around.

"Hey there! This little girl is from a wealthy family~"

At some point, there were suddenly three tattooed youths standing behind her!

The boys were not very old, merely teens, but they carried themselves with a streetwise demeanor, clearly little hoodlums!

Yu Xi nervously stepped back.

She was so engrossed in her thoughts earlier that she failed to notice these bad guys approaching.

"Haha, little beauty don’t be scared, we just want to be friends."

The tattooed youth in the lead twirled a butterfly knife, encircled her with his two lackeys:

"We’re not really interested in you, seeing your attire, sure your family must be wealthy. So, leave everything valuable on you here, and use your phone watch to call your dad to transfer some money."

"We don’t want a lot, just a few thousand or hundred, and we’ll let you go. Hurry up, don’t waste our time."

"Never!"

Yu Xi spotted a gap and dashed forward.

But given their age and size difference, even if Yu Xi was unbeatable among peers, facing three agile youths, how could she outrun them?

"You dare try to run!"

Boom!

"Ah——"

The long-haired boy kicked Yu Xi’s backpack, knocking her to the ground, pain causing her to scream.

"You dare refuse our offer!

She just got up, only to suffer another kick:

"Snatch that damn backpack from her! And the phone watch!"

"Don’t want to call your dad for money? I’ll do it myself!"

As he spoke, the lead youth with the butterfly knife grabbed Yu Xi’s wrist forcefully, trying to rip off the phone watch.

"No!"

Yu Xi’s backpack was taken away, her wrist forcibly pulled outward, making her cry out in pain.

She had no means.

No strength to resist.

No one to protect her.

No one to save her.

After all, she was just a 12-year-old girl!

If a classmate fell, their dad would carry them;

If a classmate was bullied, their dad would stand in front;

If a classmate faced something like this, their dad would definitely stand up;

Dad.

Dad!

Dad!!

The long-held strength collapsed in an instant! All the grievances and tears accumulated by Yu Xi for years burst forth:

"Dad!!!!!!"

Boom——————————

In the scream of the girl’s words tearing through the air, a bus crashed directly into the road, speeding past without stopping! It hurled all three tattooed youths into the air!

The speed of the bus, the steadiness of bus control.

Unimaginable, the level of driving skill needed to manage the collision of these boys while ensuring the girl remained untouched was remarkable.

Yu Xi stared at the suddenly appearing bus, took a deep breath, even her sobbing halted, her face brimming with muddy tears.

She looked at the side plaque of the bus:

[Route 42 Bus]

Sss...

The sound of the bus’s pneumatic door releasing air.

The front door of the bus slowly opened in front of Yu Xi.

The bus didn’t have a single passenger inside, only a young male driver sitting at the wheel.

He was wearing a bus company uniform and a work hat, the brim pulled low, obscuring his features.

The man reached out and lowered the brim further.

Then smiled slightly towards the door outside:

"Little girl."

"Want to take a bus ride?"