On the third floor of the most luxurious shopping mall in Saltland.
Two little boys wearing overalls were walking hand in hand, eating ice cream.
"Ronald, look, that guy looks like you!" Suddenly, one of them screamed.
"Humph, how can there be another man as handsome as me in this world? Uncle, are you sure you're not mistaken?" The little guy with short brown hair and bright eyes raised his chin proudly.
"It's true, Ronald. Look, that uncle really does look like you!" Ellen Saltland insisted.
Ronald Bright looked in the direction of his little uncle's chubby fingers and indeed saw an adult version of himself.
The little fellow was surprised, gasping. "Wow, he really looks like me! Anyway, it's a pity that he's not as handsome as me!"
"See, right? I told you that he and you look like each other!" Ellen automatically ignored the latter half of his nephew's sentence. "When we got home, I'll tell my Dad, Mommy, and sister!"
"Uncle, wait a moment. I'll be back soon."
Ronald stared at the man for a while, then suddenly let go of his uncle's hand and ran toward the bigger version of himself.
"Daddy!"
Noel Vernon went to Saltland to carry out the top secret mission. He was ready to confront the target. Upon arriving at the mall, he felt a small, tender grip on his leg, followed by a sweet, babyish voice calling out to him, "Daddy."
The scene scared his assistant a lot, so he almost peed himself. He knelt on the ground, ready to peel the child off his boss.
"Get your hand off me!"
When Ronald realized that he was about to be carried away, he struggled. His little face buried in the leg of Noel's trousers was also exposed to people's sight.
The sight of his face caused the assistant's legs to weaken, and he almost slumped to the ground.
The boy... They looked too similar.
Noel looked down from his height at the little fella. The boy wasn't scared by his gaze, facing him directly.
The people around didn't dare to breathe. No one got the gut to say anything.
"Can you come down here?"
The little fellow raised his arm to pull Noel's sleeve, asking boyishly.
"Okay."
The man's clear and cool voice wasn't gentle at all. It didn't even carry the slightest bit of warmth. If it were any other child, they would have definitely been scared to tears. However, the little guy by his knee here actually giggled.
Noel got on one knee. Even so, he was still much taller than the boy.
The assistant couldn't believe in his eyes.
Didn't his boss hate children? What was he seeing here? There must be something wrong with his vision!
The little boy was clearly unhappy with the height difference, but he could only let out a sigh, "Wow, you're so tall!"
"Is that so?"
For some reason, Noel felt that the little guy in front of him was very interesting, and he seemed to naturally feel close to him.
"Humph, what's so great about your height now? I will definitely be taller than you in the future." The unconvinced look on the boy's face made Noel burst out laughing.
Everyone gawked, their eyes about to pop out of the sockets.
Was this person still the cold-faced Major General Vernon? He must be neither possessed nor impersonated!
"What are you laughing at?" Ronald asked angrily, his little face puffed up.
"I'm not laughing."
Liar!
What a big liar!
The smile on his face was so obvious.
Ronald complained, "It's very disrespectful of you to do this!"
"Oh?"
Looking at the boy's chubby little face, Noel couldn't help but pinch him gently. The boy didn't respond at all, but looked as if he was invincible to such an attack.
"Why do you and Trina act the same? She always likes to pinch my face."
Noel raised his eyebrows. "Who is Trina?"
"Our little princess! My uncle, grandparents, and I all have to spoil her. Alas, I really can't do anything about her." Ronald's little face was full of helplessness.
"I see!"
Noel thought that the boy was talking about his little sister, so he didn't think too much about it!