Chapter 108.2 – I was wrong (2)

Translator: Xena

While kowtowing, a small episode occurred.

In the past, the weather was always fine unlike today, where there was no sun and it had rained all day yesterday. The ground was wet with grass and mud.

Sheng Guang was dressed in all white. He was afraid that his pants would get dirty, so he spread out a lot of paper. He even looked annoyed when he knelt down.

Chen You watched from the side, his face twitching.

He had read Sheng Qing’s information before. Although Sheng Qing was violent, murderous, and had no filial affection, Qing Ming’s grave was inexplicably more important than anything else. Whatever work he had scheduled on that day, he would cancel it.

It seemed to be a way to comfort himself, to find a legitimate reason for his crazy actions back then. Ancestor, I am the heir of the Sheng family. Everything is for the good of the Sheng family.

Sheng Qing would never allow anyone to disrespect his ancestors’ tombstones, so Sheng Guang was in for it.

Chen You waited for less than five seconds. Everyone, including Madam Sheng, saw Sheng Guang’s behavior in front of the tombstone and their expressions changed.

A low voice sounded, “Sheng Guang, you don’t have to kowtow anymore.”

Sheng Guang was delighted at first. He then checked his white pants to see if they were dirty, and only after he realized that the atmosphere was not right.

He used the corner of his eye to observe the man and noticed that his thin lips were slightly pursed. It was only a small change, but it made him shiver in fear. “Dad, I…”

Sheng Qing raised his head. “Leave.”

Sheng Guang did not dare to say another word. He bit his lip and left pitifully with a pale face.

Chen You secretly looked at the other teenager, standing with his eyes down, like a tall pine tree, not caring about Sheng Guang’s words and deeds.

He did not miss Sheng Guang’s gaze at Sheng Qing a moment ago. He had fallen for him. It was not impossible. They were not related by blood and he was adopted. Moreover, it was too easy for a strong man like Sheng Qing to be worshiped as a god.

However, Chen You was not sure if Sheng Jing liked his adoptive father as well. The other party’s thoughts were deeper and it was difficult to see through it.

Madam Sheng called out to Chen You, “Xiaxia, what are you staring at?”

Chen You hurriedly regained his senses and directly knelt in front of the tombstone to kowtow. He was very sincere and his mouth was moving. He was chanting something, it was a total gesture of paying respects to the elders.

Surprise flashed across Madam Sheng’s face.

Every year in the past, he had never seen him kowtow so well.

When they went down the mountain, Chen You was still at the back. The original was a background character. He had been in this position for more than ten years, so he still had to be a background character. It would be difficult to change the status quo in a short period of time.

His mind was in a mess and he was worried.

In this world, not only did he have to complete his mission, he also had to go to school. This was too difficult.

Suddenly, a voice came from above him. “Why haven’t you been to school for a few days?”

Chen You quivered when he saw the man standing in front of him. He didn’t know when he had come, he didn’t even notice it.

After thinking for a moment, Chen You said a line that was consistent to an underachiever. “Dad, I don’t understand.”

Sheng Qing frowned and said nothing more.

Soft mud can’t hold up the wall¹ A metaphor for being unlikely to achieve success. This must be referring to himself., so it was useless to drag it. Chen You followed and stepped on the man’s shadow. “Dad, I want a teacher to give me lessons.”

Sheng Qing kept walking. “Oh? Why do you suddenly have such thoughts?”

Because I want to attract your attention, Daddy. Chen You said, “I’m going to be a senior next year. I want to take the M University exam.”

Sheng Qing asked, “Which subject?”

Chen You was very embarrassed and his face reddened. “Every subject.”

Sheng Qing said, “In two days.”

Chen You happily said, “Thank you, Dad!”

He got excited and took a big step, causing him to step on the heel of the man’s shoe.

Fvck, can you be more careful? Chen You slapped himself and immediately threw out the character settings of the original. He said while trembling in fear, “Dad, I didn’t mean it.”

Sheng Qing turned around to look. The youth’s slender body was standing up straight with his legs together and his head lowered. He assumed the posture of a child who had made a mistake and was waiting for his parents to reprimand him.

Very obedient.

His gaze swept over the youth’s creased forehead, then looked at the youth’s face, which was full of tears.

Sheng Qing’s brows wrinkled. “Why are you crying?”

Chen You cried so hard that he almost fainted. I don’t know, Daddy. I don’t want to cry either.

He cried and said, “Dad-Dad-Dad-Dad…I was wrong…”

Because of his uneven breathing, he said Dad several times in one breath.

Sheng Qing’s face twitched slightly.

Chen You kept his head down. Before he could be reprimanded, he saw the pair of black shoes leaving his sight step by step.

Once he left, the pressure was gone, and he stopped crying.

Chen You blew his nose, wiped his tears with a tissue and then his neck. When he was done, he stuffed the tissue back into his trouser pocket. There was no trash can on the mountain, so it was troublesome.

He called out to the system in his heart, “I didn’t expose anything just now, did I?”

The System replied, “No.”

Chen You heaved a long sigh of relief. He thought so too, otherwise, Sheng Qing wouldn’t have left just like that.

The System said, “Pray very well ba.”

This time, it added two more words compared to before.

Chen You nearly fell to the ground.

After returning to his room, Chen You idly wandered around. He flipped through his desk and saw a blue-covered diary with a gel pen inside.

What’s this?

Chen You leaned against the desk and flipped through the diary. The first page began with the words, ‘Those days between me and Boss.’

Who was Boss?

He looked down and his eyes widened. These dog-clawed words were his, he would not mistake it.

Chen You clutched the diary and frowned. “Oh right, I woke up in the middle of the night yesterday and wrote this. Strange, why did I write this?”

After talking to himself for a while, Chen You flipped through the pages. There were five titles in total. They were Big Boss Qin Feng, Student He Siyang, Marshal Lei Ming, Chairman Jian Dan, Second Pup Chen Mo. There were four or five pages of content below each title. It was very detailed, from how they met and how they ended.

Wait, didn’t I suddenly die in the Internet cafe yesterday and then was dragged into this world to do missions?

Chen You stared at the diary strangely. Could it be that these were all related to me? He immediately asked the system, “What’s going on?”

The system said, “It’s exactly what you think.”

Chen You frowned. “Then why don’t I remember anything?”

The system explained, “Just ten minutes ago, all your data was cleared with one click.”

Chen You was stunned.

Ten minutes ago, I was doing something. I think I was going through some books on a bookshelf.

There was nothing unusual about it.

Chen You scratched his head, pulled off the rubber band, and scratched harder. Right, right, he remembered that the system had helped him sign up for this test.

Fvck, my memory has become so trash. My brain’s a mush, as if it’s been bombarded by a big cannonball. It’s a mess. Chen You finished reading it seriously, but when he closed the diary, he actually couldn’t remember anything.

“Am I retarded?”

The System asked, “What do you think?”

Chen You said, “Don’t say anything. I want to think about it carefully.”

He closed his eyes and tried to clean up the mess in his mind, piecing together the incomplete fragments bit by bit.

After a long time, Chen You opened his eyes. They were a little red. He didn’t know if it was because of his headache or something else. “Can the data be restored?”

The System replied, “No backup.”

Chen You said, “Impossible. I know you’re playing me.”

The system fell silent.

Chen You wanted to cry. “You’re so annoying.”

He sat down and turned on the computer. He spread the diary in front of his eyes. He created a new file and started typing.

When Chen You had finished typing the last story of Second Pup, he pressed the period. His mind went blank and he could not remember a single word.

This feeling really made him powerless.

Chen You threw the diary on the table and supported his head with his hand. In conclusion, this was not his first mission world. It was the sixth mission world. Although the previous five missions had their own hardships, they had all been completed.

He had died a long time ago, and there was still a long way to go before he could go home.

The system issued a ding sound. Before it could say anything, Chen You yelled, “Don’t talk to me right now!”

The chair fell back with a bang and Chen You went berserk in the room. It felt so unpleasant. If only there was a chance to fix the system.

The servants passing by knocked on the door when they heard the noise.

Chen You sniffed, turned to the door and said, “I’m fine.”

The footsteps outside the door went far away until it went quiet.

Chen You lay down on the bed, lifted the quilt, wrapped it around him, and did not move.

He unconsciously fell asleep. When he woke up, it was noon. After a nap, his head didn’t hurt anymore. His mind wasn’t in a mess anymore and he was very awake. There were only two words: Go home.

“Congratulations, brainwashing is complete.”

The System added, “Congratulations, your goal of returning home is clearer now.”

Chen You hehe-ed. “Thank you ah.”

The System replied, “You’re welcome.”

Chen You said, “Bye bye.”

The System, “….”

Sheng Qing’s car left once they were done with the grave visit. Sheng Guang and Sheng Jing also did not stay.

Inside the huge house, there was only one trash, many servants, and a menopause rich lady who would flare up abnormally.

On Monday morning, Chen You got up early to go to school.

It took nearly half an hour to walk down the mountain, and then another dozen minutes to the bus stop. It was okay in summer as it was bright at dawn, but it was troublesome in the winter, when it was still dark at five or six o’clock.

Sheng Qing had a lot of things to deal with every day. He did not have the time to care about such trivial matters.

Madam Sheng, who was in charge, didn’t instruct the driver to send him off, so the original would leave on his own. In winter, he would cry while running on the dark road, scared.

Chen You’s shoes were covered in mud, and his trouser legs weren’t very clean either. He bought an egg cake from the breakfast stall on the side of the road and stuffed it into his schoolbag before rushing to the classroom.

The original was in Grade 2 Class 5, a liberal arts class.

Following the memory of the original, Chen You planned to sit in the first row on the left side of the door, near the aisle.

To be honest, this location was very bad.

If there was a recitation or when asking a question, the teacher would naturally come over here, and the chances of being selected were quite high.

The more terrible thing was that Chen You was even sitting on the outer part.

He threw his schoolbag on the table, quickly finished off the egg cake, and collapsed in his chair. He closed his eyes, straightened his legs, and entered a half-dead state.

“Move aside.”

A voice sounded above his head. Chen You yawned and looked up. Yo, the school grass is here. Morning, sunny boy.

Xiao Langgou frowned and took a step back. “What are you looking at?”

Chen You retracted his legs. He still had that lazy appearance, but the crying bag came over him, causing him to want to cry a little. He hurriedly flipped through a book to divert his attention.

“Nothing.”

Xiao Langgou’s hair was standing on ends. It was obvious that he had just gotten out of bed and was irritated. “Fvck, Laozi saw that with both eyes!”

It’s so early in the morning. What are you yelling for, buddy? So you ate some chives dumplings, the smell is really not subtle. Chen You moved his chair forward to make room for him. “Classmate Xiao, I haven’t seen you for a few days. You seem even more handsome.”

Xiao Langgou’s expression immediately changed. He suspected that there was something wrong with his ears. He looked down and sure enough, it was still that bordering between person and ghost appearance.

“Get up.”

Chen You’s butt didn’t leave the chair. “You can fit into this big space.”

Xiao Langgou glared at him. Usually, whenever he came over, this kid would obediently push the chair in and stand to the side. He would only dare to sit down after he entered. What was going on today? Was his brain caught by the door?

“I want you to stand up and make way for me.”

Chen You refused to get up. Half of the reason for the original’s death was because of his cowardice, and half of it was because of the people around him. One of those people was his deskmate. He bullied him in front of the whole class and gave him the nickname “Little Fairy”. He even shouted and mocked him viciously in class.

As for the original, he was a little crybaby.

He cried when he was bullied, cried when he was scared, cried when he was nervous, cried when he was wronged, cried when he thought about things, cried when he looked at flowers, and cried when he was doing homework. He could also cry out of the blue.

Things that were very common and ordinary for others were completely different to him. He could even cry while watching a comedy movie.

His deskmate must have seen more than the others. The school grass would laugh at him whenever he noticed that the original was crying. He would even deliberately ask in a concerned tone, “Why is the little fairy crying again?”

The original would hold onto the corner of his clothes and cover his eyes with his bangs as he silently shed tears.

One time, the school grass didn’t know what was wrong with him, so he grabbed the original’s hand and asked him what was wrong.

With this small action, the original immediately fell in love with the school grass

The tragedy happened on a snowy night.

The original saw the school grass kissing a girl at a corner. He stood there with a red face, not knowing how to run. In the end, he was discovered by the school grass.

Young love was forbidden in school so everyone did it secretly. If word got out, the homeroom teacher would call and invite their parents to tea.

So the school grass threatened the original.

The original panicked and confessed directly.

The school grass drew a few steps back and said to him, “You’re disgusting.”

After that incident, the original fell ill for a while. When he returned to the classroom, his bangs had grown longer and he no longer spoke, like a ghost.

His deskmate changed to someone else. During the second semester, he became deskmates with the school grass again but they never interacted with each other.

Ai.

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  A metaphor for being unlikely to achieve success. This must be referring to himself. ↩︎