Translator: Xena
There were footsteps outside the door. Chen You looked up and saw that the person coming in was Sheng Guang. Sheng Jing was not with him. He came alone.
Sheng Guang closed the door behind him. He did not approach the bed, but just stood at a distance not too far away.
Chen You saw the young teenager, who was still wearing his favorite white clothes and white pants, with his head hung down and his face painted with a layer of white paint1He’s very pale right now.. He looked haggard and pitiful, as if he would fall down if the wind blew. It seemed that the other party was injured much more seriously than him and it was an internal injury. The wound could not be seen with the naked eye.
After an unconcealable silence, Sheng Guang said, “I’m sorry.”
I know you’re apologizing, but you did more than one thing. Which thing are you referring to with these two words? Chen You didn’t say anything.
Sheng Guang smiled and said, “I don’t understand how you did it. What made Dad treat you like that…”
Chen You still didn’t say anything.
He didn’t want to let Chen Retarded out, and was carefully blocking him.
Sheng Guang seemed to be talking to himself. “Ever since I was a child, I’ve tried very hard to be strict with myself in everything. I must do it and do it well. I always remember that I must not make my Dad angry and must become his pride.”
“I have fantasized more than once that my Dad would give me a hug, worry about me, comfort me when I was wronged, take me to meet business friends, attend business banquets, and proudly introduce me to others, saying, ‘This is my son.'”
Chen You listened silently.
“But I can only satisfy myself in my fantasies, while you can get it easily.” Sheng Guang took a step towards the bed and looked over with red eyes. “Sheng Xia, tell me, how can I not be jealous of you?”
Chen You had nothing to say.
His reaction was understood by Sheng Guang as being proud. After all, getting Sheng Qing’s attention and care was something he could be proud of for the rest of his life.
Sheng Guang clenched his fists in his pockets, trying his best to control his emotions. Not only did he not make a scene or get hysterical, but he also changed his tone to a humble and pleading one. “Can you help me talk to my dad?”
Chen You finally spoke, “What will I say?”
Sheng Guang pursed his lips and said, “Just say that you fell down the stairs by yourself that day. I didn’t push you. That incident has nothing to do with me.”
Chen You then said, “Do you think Dad doesn’t know?”
Sheng Guang’s body abruptly shook.
That’s right. The housekeeper was present at that time, and Dad must have questioned him immediately. The reason he was treated like that—with warnings, indifference, and alienation—was because he had dirty thoughts that he shouldn’t have and would be despised by others.
Sheng Guang’s face was filled with sadness and panic.
Ever since he could remember, he had been running in one direction, which was where his Dad was. He longed for a day in the future when he would be good enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with his Dad.
If his father made him scram out of that track, he wouldn’t even have the strength to lift his feet any longer.
Chen You saw the youth bite his lower lip until it bled. He could guess that Sheng Qing had already discovered that his adopted son’s feelings for him had deteriorated.
There’s nothing I can do about it, Xiao Guang. It’s your fault for falling in love with a heartless person.
To be honest, it’s so tiring to always look up. Instead of expecting others to look down at you, you might as well lower your head and look around.
Chen You understood this truth but still had to look up. He was already seventeen years old, and even if he stood straight, his height would only reach Sheng Qing’s chest. He would not be able to grow much taller without a miracle.2 In the former paragraph, Chen You was being metaphorical and was advising Sheng Guang. Then he switched to literal height and looking up. I can’t with him XD
Seeing the young boy immersed in the great cause of biting his lips, Chen You said, “I want to rest.”
Love is mutual, and so is hate. Just like Sheng Guang and him, they didn’t have the slightest favorable impression of each other when they first met, let alone later.
Sheng Guang glanced at Chen You’s right leg that was in a plaster and turned away without saying another word.
When he reached the door, Sheng Guang didn’t look back. “It won’t be long before Dad understands who is suitable to be a member of the Sheng family.”
Chen You scolded after the door closed.
Why don’t you learn your lesson? You still insist on seeking death.
Outside the hospital, Sheng Jing was leaning against their car door, swiping at his phone. He caught a glimpse of someone coming out so he put his phone in his pocket and strode up to him. “I also came, are you okay?”
Sheng Guang sneered. “Okay? How is that possible?”
“I saw Dad’s watch on the sofa. He came to see that loser and brought food. He also had his people in the hospital.”
Sheng Jing glanced at the blood on his lips and said, “In any case, Sheng Xia has already done what you and I haven’t been able to do all these years, hasn’t he?”
Sheng Guang clenched his palm hard. “So what?”
He looked into the void, his eyes filled with determination. “The road is still long, and it’s still uncertain who can make it to the end.”
Sheng Jing walked towards the car. “How is the preparation for the math competition going?”
“No problem.” Sheng Guang’s attitude was proud and confident. “I will let Dad know that as long as I want something, I will do my best to fight for it and take it for my own. Others can only watch. It’s not just about academic ranking.”
Sheng Jing said, “Sheng Xia will take the college entrance examination next year. Do you think Dad will interfere with his aspirations?”
“The XXX University in this city is Dad’s alma mater. The teachers are very good and it is close to home, so it’s very convenient.”
“What aspirations?” Sheng Guang laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke in the world. “I checked. That loser is not that great. He ranks last in the class in every exam. With a person like that, what’s the point of aspirations? He can only write his name on the test paper.”
“XXX University is my ideal school. As for him, he can’t even touch its edge.”
Sheng Jing reminded, “Don’t forget, Dad arranged teachers for him in all subjects, and he’s still taking extra classes as usual.”
Sheng Guang smiled contemptuously, his delicate face full of mean and disdainful emotions. “Some people, no matter how hard they try, are just trash.”
“If it was the Sheng Xia before, there would indeed not be any wind or waves to watch out for, but it’s hard to say now.”
Sheng Jing shrugged. “You’ve seen it too. He was able to attract Dad’s attention, be admitted to the VIP ward of this hospital, and receive the best treatment. This shows that he is quite capable and has the means. He is no longer the useless person he used to be.”
“Shut up!”
After roaring angrily, Sheng Guang got into the car with a very bad look on his face.
Sheng Jing shook his head outside the car. The south wall is right in front of you. You can see it, but you didn’t step back. Instead, you closed your eyes and rushed towards it. How stupid.
Shortly after Sheng Guang left, the math teacher came over with some materials marked with key points.
Chen You called out. “Hello, Teacher.”
The math teacher was one of the two female teachers among the six teachers. She has an oval face, big eyes, a swan neck, and long legs. In one word, beautiful.
“Xia Xia, your pajamas are so cute, did your Dad buy them for you?”
“Um.” Chen You added, “My dad has a maiden’s heart.”
“Maiden’s heart?” The math teacher laughed so hard she rocked back and forth, looking completely ungraceful.
It was not her fault. A man with a cold and abstinent appearance doesn’t fit the description of a maiden’s heart at all. Not to mention imagining it, just hearing it sounds funny.
The math teacher laughed so hard that tears came out. She looked at the youth on the bed and said, “Your Dad loves you very much. It would be great if your mother was still alive.”
Chen You looked sad.
The math teacher didn’t continue the topic. “You seem to be in good spirits. Teacher feels relieved.”
Chen You hummed and asked nervously, “Teacher, we don’t have to do tests today, right?”
The math teacher smiled and said, “Not today.”
Chen You cheered in his heart, Hahahahaha that’s great! But his face was calm. “Then teacher, let’s get started.”
“No hurry.” The math teacher said, “Let Teacher first tell you about the last test.”
She took out the test paper, marked it with a pen and said, “You haven’t learned the solutions to these questions yet. Can you tell me how you came up with these ideas?”
Chen You was embarrassed.
He got it from the system.
The math teacher looked like he had seen through him. “It’s your Dad, right?”
Chen You nodded.
The math teacher said gently, “This is not right.”
Chen You immediately stepped down, his attitude absolutely honest and reflecting. “Teacher, I won’t do it again in the future.”
The math teacher stroked his hair and said, “Your foundation is not bad. As long as you’re willing to spend time and study hard, you will definitely make progress.”
Teacher, you’re talking nonsense. My foundation is already rotten, I can’t even lift it up. Chen You listened carefully and said, “I will work hard.”
For the next two hours, Chen You was not distracted at all, truly.
As an underachiever, he didn’t concentrate from time to time, but it didn’t have much effect.
The time was up, but the math teacher didn’t leave immediately. She was still explaining another application problem to Chen You. The door was pushed open from the outside, and the dull sound of leather shoes stepping on the ground halted in the ward.
The math teacher quickly stood up from her chair and greeted politely, “Mr. Sheng.”
Sheng Qing had his suit jacket on one hand and the food he brought from the hotel on the other. He had just gotten off work and was still carrying the might of a person in power. “Thank you for your hard work.”
The math teacher was flattered and was completely different from the methodical bearing she had when she was teaching the subject. At this moment, she was not a teacher but an unmarried woman with good qualifications. When she met an outstanding man, she had normal physical and psychological reactions.
Sheng Qing just uttered one sentence and didn’t give her another look.
The math teacher was very attentive and sensed the man’s rejection. She looked at Chen You and said, “Then I’ll leave first.”
Chen You shouted at the beautiful teacher’s back, “Goodbye, Teacher!”
He withdrew his neck and turned his head to find the man staring at him. “Dad, is there grass on my face?”
Sheng Qing asked casually, “Do you like your math teacher?”
Chen You replied casually, “I like her.”
“The teacher has a good figure. When she smiles, she also has dimples like me, but they are more obvious and better looking than mine. Dad, did you see that the teacher also has a beauty mole, right at the…”
Sheng Qing put the meal box on the table neither lightly nor heavily and said, “Let’s eat.”
Chen You didn’t say anything else.
He didn’t know what happened, but the atmosphere was not good during the meal.
Chen You picked up his chopsticks and poked around in his bowl. He was fading out of existence and wanted to eat something spicy. “Dad, I want to eat spicy hot pot.”
Sheng Qing said, “That stuff is dirty and causes cancer.”
Chen You muttered, “I don’t have to eat it every day, it’s okay to eat it once in a while.”
Sheng Qing raised his eyelids, “What are you mumbling about?”
Chen You curled his lips. “Nothing.”
He did not mention Sheng Guang’s visit in the afternoon. This hospital was under Sheng Qing’s control, and there were many of his spies here. He must know everything about who went in and out of the ward during the day.
Sheng Qing suddenly said, “I’ll buy you stinky tofu when you’re discharged from the hospital.”
Chen You was stunned. “Dad, how do you know I like to eat stinky tofu?”
Sheng Qing’s brows furrowed, as if he was puzzled by something.
There was no further communication between the two.
After a while, Chen You saw the man put on his suit jacket and prepare to leave. He opened his mouth and said, “Dad, won’t you stay with me tonight?”
Sheng Qing buttoned his cuffs. “You’re not a child, why do you still need someone to accompany you?”
To complete the mission. Chen You rubbed his face and threw it out3Face meaning shame or dignity.. “Yes, I am, but I’m not an adult yet.”
Sheng Qing raised his eyes.
Chen You’s scalp was tingling. He swallowed his saliva and said quickly, “Dad, drive slowly on the road. See you tomorrow.”
Sheng Qing straightened his collar, walked to the bed, and leaned over slightly.
Chen You was stunned for a moment, then leaned over and kissed the man on the mouth.
He watched the man’s back. He had to sleep in two rooms in one night. Not considering other things, just changing from warm sheets to cold ones and then warming them up again was a kind of perseverance that ordinary people couldn’t achieve. It was really not easy.
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Thanks for the chap!