A lazy genius

The Hao residence was quiet in the morning.

Sunlight slipped through the tall windows, lighting the long hallways of the mansion.

Most people in the house had already started working.

Except for one person.

Wang Yi.

He was still sleeping.

Curled comfortably in a large bed, wrapped inside a blanket like a lazy cat.

A servant knocked gently on the door.

“Mr. Wang Yi… breakfast is ready.”

No answer.

The servant knocked again.

“…Mr. Wang Yi?”

Still nothing.

Finally, the servant carefully opened the door.

Wang Yi was still asleep.

Completely unmoving.

The servant hesitated before quietly leaving to report to Hao Jiwan.

Jiwan was sitting in the dining room, reading documents.

The servant bowed slightly.

“Sir… Mr. Wang Yi is still sleeping.”

Jiwan didn’t even look up.

“It’s already ten.”

“Yes, sir.”

“…Wake him.”

The servant hesitated.

“We tried.”

Jiwan finally looked up.

“…You failed to wake one person?”

The servant nervously explained.

“He didn’t respond at all…”

Jiwan frowned slightly.

After a moment he stood up and walked upstairs himself.

Inside the room, Wang Yi was having the most peaceful sleep of his life.

No experiments.

No chains.

No scientists.

Just a soft bed.

Heaven.

Suddenly—

The blanket was pulled away.

Cold air hit his face.

Wang Yi groaned.

“…Five more minutes.”

Jiwan stood beside the bed, staring at him.

“…It’s ten in the morning.”

Wang Yi slowly opened one eye.

Then the other.

He looked at Jiwan for a few seconds.

Then casually closed his eyes again.

“…Good morning.”

Jiwan’s eyebrow twitched slightly.

“You’re going back to sleep?”

“…Yes.”

“You slept twelve hours.”

“…Still tired.”

Jiwan had met many strange people in his life.

But this was the first time someone dared to be this lazy in front of him.

“Get up.”

“No.”

“…No?”

Wang Yi lazily buried his face in the pillow.

“Your house is too comfortable. I blame you.”

Jiwan stared at him silently for a few seconds.

Then unexpectedly—

He almost smiled.

Almost.

After another fifteen minutes, Wang Yi finally dragged himself to the dining room.

His hair was messy.

He looked half asleep.

Hao Mian was already sitting at the table quietly eating breakfast.

The moment he saw Wang Yi, he froze.

Then he slowly whispered,

“…Lazy.”

Wang Yi heard him.

He dramatically sighed.

“Life is too hard.”

Hao Mian stared at him.

“…You just woke up.”

Wang Yi nodded seriously.

“Exactly.”

The child blinked in confusion.

Jiwan watched them quietly from the other side of the table.

Something strange was happening.

Hao Mian normally avoided people.

Yet today the boy kept secretly looking at Wang Yi.

After breakfast, Wang Yi wandered around the mansion slowly.

He stretched lazily like someone with no responsibilities.

This life is great, he thought.

He reached the library.

Thousands of books lined the walls.

Wang Yi randomly picked one up.

A complicated economics theory book.

He flipped through it.

Then casually placed it back.

Too easy.

Another book.

Too easy.

Another.

Still easy.

Wang Yi sighed dramatically.

I have to pretend to be normal…

So he grabbed a random children’s puzzle book and sat on the couch.

A few minutes later—

Small footsteps approached.

Hao Mian stood near the door watching him quietly.

Wang Yi looked up.

“Oh.”

The child hesitated.

“…What are you doing?”

“Working very hard.”

Wang Yi showed the puzzle book.

Hao Mian walked closer.

His eyes widened.

“…That’s for babies.”

Wang Yi placed a hand on his chest dramatically.

“Painful words.”

Hao Mian didn’t understand the joke.

He just stared at the book.

“…You solved it wrong.”

Wang Yi looked at the page.

“…Did I?”

The child nodded seriously.

He pointed at the puzzle.

“The answer is 24, not 18.”

Wang Yi blinked.

Then laughed softly.

“Oh.”

He leaned back lazily.

“Then you solve it.”

Hao Mian hesitated.

For a moment his fingers tightened slightly.

Almost like he was nervous.

Then he slowly walked closer.

He solved the puzzle quickly.

Wang Yi clapped slowly.

“Amazing.”

Hao Mian looked a little proud.

But also confused.

“…You really didn’t know?”

Wang Yi shrugged.

“I’m not very smart.”

From the doorway—

Jiwan watched silently.

He had seen the puzzle earlier.

It was actually designed for teenagers.

Yet Wang Yi acted like it was difficult.

Strange.

That afternoon another incident happened.

One of Jiwan’s business managers arrived looking extremely nervous.

“Sir… we have a problem.”

Jiwan frowned.

“What problem?”

“The security system in the company vault was hacked. Someone stole confidential files.”

The room became tense.

Jiwan’s expression turned cold.

“Who?”

“We’re investigating.”

Wang Yi was lying on the sofa nearby eating candy.

He listened lazily.

Then casually spoke without even looking up.

“…It’s probably someone from inside your company.”

Everyone turned toward him.

The manager looked confused.

“How do you know?”

Wang Yi shrugged.

“If it was an external hacker, they would steal money too.”

He popped another candy into his mouth.

“But they only stole files.”

He yawned.

“So they probably wanted specific information.”

The manager blinked.

“…That’s actually correct.”

Jiwan’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Wang Yi stretched lazily again.

“See? Lucky guess.”

But Jiwan wasn’t convinced.

Not even a little.

Later that evening—

Hao Mian returned to his room.

The child sat quietly on his bed holding his stuffed rabbit.

For a moment he stared at the door.

Then he whispered softly to the toy.

“…He’s nice.”

He hesitated.

Then his fingers tightened slightly around the rabbit.

A faint memory flashed through his mind.

A dark room.

A loud voice.

Someone shouting.

Pain.

The child quickly shook his head.

“…People lie.”

His voice was small.

But uncertain.

Still…

For some reason—

When Wang Yi smiled earlier…

It didn’t feel scary.

Outside the room—

Wang Yi leaned against the wall.

He had heard the whisper.

His eyes softened slightly.

Poor kid.

But he didn’t knock.

Trust couldn’t be forced.

It had to grow slowly.

Behind him—

Jiwan suddenly spoke.

“You’re eavesdropping."

Wang Yi didn’t even turn around.

“I prefer the word observing.”

Jiwan studied him carefully.

“You’re hiding something.”

Wang Yi finally looked at him.

Then he smiled lazily.

“Of course.”

Jiwan’s eyes darkened.

“Why?”

Wang Yi stretched his arms above his head.

“…Because life is easier when people underestimate you.”

Then he walked away casually.

Leaving Jiwan standing there.

Thinking.

For the first time in years—

Someone had made him curious.

Very curious.

And downstairs—

Hao Mian quietly opened his door again.

Looking toward the hallway where Wang Yi had been standing earlier.

The child hugged his rabbit tightly.

“…Maybe…”

“…I can trust him a little.”

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