When Clark returned to the Daily Planet building, he had only been away for half an hour, but it felt like a lifetime had passed. He felt like he hadn't been back for a long time.
"Clark?" Louise passed by Clark's position with a folder in her arms. She looked at him strangely and asked, "What are you standing here for?"
Clark had been standing in his position for a while without working.
"… Hmm?" Clark snapped back to reality and quickly said, "It's nothing. I was just thinking about how to write my manuscript."
"Okay." Louise looked at him strangely for a while and nodded. She said, "But the editor-in-chief wants you to go to his office. He has been looking for you for a while."
Clark was stunned and nodded helplessly. "Okay, I got it."
She shrugged. "Good luck."
…
When Ébourg returned to Peter's house, Peter was still asleep.
Peter was still sleeping soundly on the table. Ébourg stretched his head and looked at the homework under his arm. It was densely written. Obviously, this high school student couldn't help but fall asleep after finishing his homework.
Ébourg looked lovingly at Peter's sleeping face, then climbed back into bed. He picked up the comic book called "Captain America" and started reading.
When the sun slowly moved to the west and the clouds in the sky turned a beautiful red, Peter slowly woke up.
Peter rubbed his eyes and stretched. He turned to look at Ébourg, who was still sitting in the distance and reading the comic book.
Peter stood up and asked, "You've been reading it all afternoon?"
Ébourg nodded, then raised the comic book and asked Peter, "Have you seen Captain America in this?"
"Captain America sacrificed his life for his country a long time ago. How could I have seen him? But I've seen a documentary about him. The school organized for us to watch it when we were in our first year of high school." Peter said as he reached out and took the comic book from Ébourg's hand. "Reading comic books for too long is not good for your eyes," Peter imitated Benshu's tone and said, "You can't be addicted to comic books."
"Alright, Peter." Ébourg nodded obediently and jumped off the bed. "Then can I go downstairs to watch TV?"
Peter thought for a moment and nodded. "Of course."
…
Because it was the weekend, Peter could play with Ébourg at home. But on the next Monday, Peter had to go to school.
Peter and Ébourg stood side by side in front of the bathroom counter. The two of them were wearing similar pajamas. Each of them held a toothbrush in their hands and brushed their teeth at the same frequency. Then, they rinsed their mouths at the same time.
After brushing their teeth, Peter took a towel and helped Ébourg wipe his face. "I'm going to school in a while. You have to be good at home. Also, don't let Aunt Mei find out about your superpower, okay?"
"Okay." Ébourg nodded and said, "I'll be good at home and wait for you to come back, Peter."
Peter smiled and stroked his hair. "Good boy."
Then, he led Ébourg to change his clothes.
At the dining table, Peter carried Ébourg to a chair. Then, he took a piece of toast that was almost done and put it in his mouth. He hurriedly ran out of the door. "I'm late. I'm leaving first. Ébourg, be good at home."
Ébourg held a glass of milk in his hands and said goodbye to him. "Goodbye, Peter."
"Goodbye, Ébourg." After saying that, Peter pushed the door open and left.
"This child." Benshu held his waist and slowly sat down on the chair. "If he had woken up earlier, he wouldn't have been in such a hurry."
"Okay, you're too strict." Aunt Mei said, "Peter is still just a child. Children like to laze in bed."
Ébourg looked at them and laughed. He drank another round of milk.
Benshu snorted and helped Ébourg bring the fried egg. "I heard it. Ébourg woke up Peter today. Isn't Ébourg a younger child?"
"Is that so?" Aunt Mei looked at Ébourg in surprise. She kissed his face and said, "Then our Ébourg is really a good child!"
Ébourg giggled at her.
Aunt Mei sat down, picked up a piece of toast and smeared applesauce on it. She looked up and said, "Ben, do you need me to accompany you to the hospital for a check-up later? I can take the whole morning off. "
The doctor told Benshu to go for a check-up today.
Benshu shook his head. "No, I can do it alone. And we can't leave Ébourg alone at home."
"I'll be good. It's okay." Ébourg carefully put down the glass of milk and said softly, "Benshu's health is important."
"You're so considerate, Ébourg." Aunt Mei rubbed Ébourg's hair with one hand and handed him the toast with applesauce with the other. "But we still can't do that."
Ébourg blinked. "Okay, then I can accompany you to the hospital for a check-up."
Aunt Mei said, "That's a good idea."
"It's okay. I can do it alone," said Benshu.
Ébourg said, "How can that be?"
"We have to make sure that nothing happens to you." Aunt Mei said, "It's decided, Ben."
Benshu smiled and said helplessly, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
…
After breakfast, Benshu and Aunt Mei took Ébourg to the hospital by subway.
There were many people coming and going in the hospital. Aunt Mei held Ébourg's hand tightly, afraid that he would get lost.
Aunt Mei didn't comb Ébourg's hair into two ponytails today. Instead, she combed a high ponytail, but it was still hard to tell that he was a little boy.
But of course, he was so cute that he was a boy!
During the queue, Ébourg waited in the waiting area with Benshu and Aunt Mei. Benshu also gave Ébourg a strawberry lollipop because he was worried that Ébourg, at his age, would be impatient to wait there.
Ébourg sucked on the lollipop and curiously looked at the patients coming and going in the corridor with his big round eyes.
A thin white man was sitting in a wheelchair. He looked too thin. The hospital gown hung on his body, and his eyes were lifeless. A nurse pushed him past Ébourg. Ébourg stared at him for a few seconds, then turned his head and asked, "Aunt Mei, is he in pain?"
Aunt Mei looked at the patient who was obviously seriously ill. The man's desperate and vicissitudes of life made him look really painful.
She touched Ébourg's hair and lowered her head. "Illness always brings pain to people. But I think that with the more advanced medical technology, he will be cured."
"Is that so …" Ébourg looked at the wheelchair in the distance and asked again, "Do people not like to be sick?"
Aunt Mei said, "Of course."
"Why?" Ébourg opened his confused eyes and was full of confusion. "Why don't people like to be sick?"
"Because it makes us uncomfortable. In serious cases, it can even affect our family and friends. Everyone will be in pain."
Aunt Mei was also puzzled why Ébourg would ask such a question. She asked, "Has Ébourg ever been sick?"
Ébourg thought for a moment and answered seriously, "I have been sick, but I have never felt pain."
In the past few hundred years, with the growth of the world's population, humans needed more and more energy. In some aspects, it had exceeded the Earth's ability to bear. Because of the excessive exploitation and the use of weapons in war, the Earth had even caused irreversible damage. Ébourg felt that this was probably illness.
However, Ébourg loved all the creatures on Earth and indulged them unconditionally. He always faced all of this with a tolerant attitude. Therefore, Ébourg could endure all of the negative situations that humans brought to him.
However, Ébourg was also worried. Because humans used energy without restraint and damaged the environment, the environment suitable for them was slowly deteriorating. Although Ébourg would not die because of this, sooner or later, the Earth's environment would no longer be suitable for human survival. Just like the dinosaurs hundreds of millions of years ago, they would go extinct in time.
Thinking of this, Ébourg said, "But I will be very worried."
He was very worried that such a lovely human would disappear.
However, if this day really came, Ébourg thought calmly, those that could evolve and adapt to the environment would eventually survive. The survival of the fittest, this principle would never change.
Furthermore, he had already worked very hard to provide a comfortable environment for humans. If they continued like this without restraint, a disaster would come to the human race sooner or later. As the Earth, he would only shift his attention to the next highly intelligent creature that had successfully evolved.
…
When it was finally Benshu's turn, Aunt Mei helped Benshu into the consultation room, while Ébourg obediently sat on the public chair at the door and waited.
A few minutes after the two entered, a little boy who looked to be about the same age as Ébourg ran over from the other end of the corridor. When he saw Ébourg, his eyes clearly lit up. Then, he ran over to Ébourg and sat down on the chair next to Ébourg.
"Hi!" The little boy, who was wearing a white shirt and blue denim overalls, reached out his hand to Ébourg like a little gentleman and said, "My name is Allen Carter. What's your name?"
Ébourg still had a lollipop in his mouth. When he heard this, he took the lollipop out of his mouth and shook the boy's hand with his other hand. He said softly, "I'm Ébourg."
"You can call me Allen." Allen puffed out his small chest and asked, "Why are you here alone?"
Ébourg: "I'm waiting for Benshu and Aunt Mei. Why are you here alone?"
"I'm here to see my aunt. I come here often. I won't get lost even if I walk here with my eyes closed." Allen said confidently. He leaned toward Ébourg and said, "Are you scared to be here alone? I can protect you! "
Ébourg looked at him with his little mouth open. Then, he pursed his lips and revealed a shy smile, just like Peter had taught him, and said, "Thank you!"
Allen's little face was red. He blinked nervously, and even his long eyelashes couldn't hide the shyness in his eyes.
He leaned toward Ébourg again and sat close to him. He asked loudly, "You're so cute. Can I be your boyfriend?"
Ébourg's mouth was wide open as he looked at him in surprise.
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