Chapter 121.2 – I’m dead (2)

Translator: Xena @dummynovels dot com

This time, Sheng Qing was determined to get Chen You back into the water, so crying and begging for mercy in any posture would be useless.

Chen You buried his head in the sea for the second time and was able to take a quick look at the underwater world. He was then picked up by Sheng Qing and thrown out to the water. He then floated to the surface.

“Fvck fvck fvck, 444, look! I’m floating!”

The system reminded him, “Because you’re wearing a life jacket.”

Chen Retarded’s lips twitched messily. “…Oh, yeah, I didn’t even remember that.”

The system said, “It’s normal.”

Chen You was almost like a child who had found a new toy—no, a baby. He wanted to touch the toy but was too scared to do so. He could only touch it with his hands while his Dad held him.

Sheng Qing was teaching Chen You how to paddle with his hands and kick with his legs. At this time, he was more patient than when in a meeting room or even when discussing cooperation with clients.

After a while, Chen You was able to lie on the water by himself.

It felt quite exciting.

Sheng Qing watched the youth without saying a word before suddenly asking, “Want to cry?”

Chen You had question marks all over his face. What do you want to do? Don’t you want your face anymore? Do you know that if you make noises in the sea you’ll be attacked by fish?

He acted very dazed and confused. “No.”

Sheng Qing didn’t ask any more questions.

Chen You successfully saved his butt.

The sun was setting in the west, and the orange-red afterglow was inexplicably spreading out onto the sea.

Chen You was lying on the deck, looking into the distance and humming “The Sea”. “You slowly disappear from the distant seashore, your originally blurry face gradually becomes clear…”

Sheng Qing’s voice came from the cabin, “Sheng Xia, come in.”

Chen You ate the last of the cantaloupe and threw the rind into the trash can. “Coming!”

Then he was made to cry.

The weather showed that there would be no strong winds or waves in the next two days. That night, Sheng Qing did not dock the yacht, but spent the night in the cabin with Chen You.

The yacht was swaying in the waves, urging Chen You to fall asleep in his daze, but he still forced his eyelids open, even pinching them with his thumb and index finger to make himself more awake.

Chen You was browsing the web earlier and found out about the dangers of spending the night on a yacht, so he didn’t dare to be careless.

The mission has not been completed yet, I haven’t taken the college entrance examination yet, and Sheng Qing is not yet forty years old. No accidents can happen.

Chen You secretly glanced over. The man was leaning against the side reading a magazine. The light was cast on his face which was not soft at all and still emitting the “Don’t touch me or I’ll beat you to death” terrible aura.

Sighing in boredom, Chen You stretched out his legs, found a place to sit down, and searched for a novel to read.

In the real world, he was a repeater. During the first year of college entrance examinations, he was eliminated in the performance category. He didn’t pay much attention to the cultural subjects afterwards. No need to mention his grades, the past has gone with the wind.

In his second year, Chen You did not choose the path of arts. He just studied hard and was admitted to junior college. He performed exceptionally well, but that was all he could do.

After the exam, Chen You was like a fish in a basket released into the river, he spread his arms and legs, but he did not go out into the wild. He stayed in an approximately ten-square-meter room and broke his record of eating, drinking, defecating and urinating without leaving the room again and again.

Looking back now, Chen You has only one word to describe himself at that time: Idiot.

Playing games ruined his health and eventually killed him. This was not something a normal person would do. His brain must have been stuffed with super-sized pebble poop at the time.

Chen You decided to return to the real world, study hard and start a new life.

His face was touched, causing him to come out of his train of thought. He turned around and found that the man was still reading but his hand on his face did not stop.

Chen You was silently pinched into a woodpecker.

“Ding.”

Chen You, “Fvck, you scared me again!”

The system said, “The little bear pendant your dad gave you has a listening device in its belly.”

Chen You was startled, and then had a puzzled expression. “Why did you tell me this? Is this some kind of conspiracy?”

The system was already offline.

Chen You narrowed his eyes. It’s definitely a conspiracy.

Speaking of which, the system seemed to be a little weird recently. He always felt like the other party was hiding something and not telling him.

Chen You went to get his schoolbag and played with the little bear pendant by pressing his hand on the bear’s belly. He suddenly felt sorry for Sheng Qing. Not only did he send someone to monitor him at school, but he also put a little gadget in the bear’s belly. What thoughtful planning.

He couldn’t figure it out. Were they afraid that he would run away by himself or that he would run away with someone else?

Sheng Qing noticed that the youth was staring blankly at the bear pendant. “What? Don’t like it?”

“No, I like it very much.”

How could Chen You dare say he didn’t like it? He quickly picked up nice words and said, “This little bear is so cute. The floral dress and hairpin are exquisite, especially the small earrings on the ears, which are sparkly.”

Sheng Qing’s eyes fell back on the magazine. “If you don’t like it, you can say it.”

Chen You blurted out, “Really?”

When the man glanced at him, he immediately displayed his attitude. “Dad, I really, really like this pink bear. When I go to college, I will also hang it on my bag.”

Sheng Qing casually asked, “And after you graduate from university?”

So it’s not over yet. Do you want me to bite my finger and write down a pledge of loyalty to you or what? Chen You tilted his head and rolled his eyes then turned his head back to the man. “Of course, I’ll carry it. As long as the little bear doesn’t break or get lost, I’ll hang it with me forever.”

Sheng Qing put down the magazine. “Go to sleep.”

Chen You breathed a sigh of relief. As he lay down he thought, it won’t last forever.

There’s only one bed on the yacht. What will Sheng Qing do during the second half of the night? Chen You was in a daze, still thinking about this.

It was probably because there were always small waves on the sea so lying in the cabin felt like being on a rocking bed, but Chen You actually slept until dawn and missed the big show during the second half of the night. Before he had fully woken up, Sheng Qing fed him white fungus soup.

It was white and sticky. Sheng Qing cooked the soup all night and it had thickened.

Chen You, who drank around two or three bowls, squatted while brushing his teeth. Why did he squat? It was just for convenience.

He poked holes into the man who was making breakfast with his peripheral vision. You gave Laozi something so nutritious to drink so early in the morning, aren’t you afraid that Laozi will get overnutrition and get angry?

During the day, Sheng Qing taught Chen You to snorkel again while helping him overcome his fear of water and feeding him food in the middle to replenish his energy.

After staying on the yacht for two days, they went ashore.

Chen You’s guess was absolutely correct. He had become a piece of rotten cabbage, with a mixed smell of various foods and the sea. He was half-carried into the car in despair.

The driver looked repeatedly in the rearview mirror.

Chen You grinned at him, revealing two dimples. Uncle, you’re not mistaken, I totally ate too much, mn.

On the other hand, Sheng Qing, who acted as a nanny for a few days, had fed Chen You food one mouthful at a time which included all kinds of fruits and vegetables. He forcibly fed him until he became like a ball, the kind that had a hole broken in it and deflated.

There was no conversation along the way. Sheng Qing sent Chen You home and then went to the company.

Chen You lay on his back to sleep in the room, then on his stomach, then on his side. Finally, he felt dizzy and felt like vomiting, so he just got up to cook a meal.

As night fell, the lights in M City brightened.

Sheng Qing was in a coffee shop, and sitting opposite him was the beautiful Fang Huaihuai.

In the eyes of other people in the cafe, they were a pair of a handsome man and beautiful woman, which was very pleasing to the eye. One would easily mistake them as a couple.

In fact, their relationship was quite special. They were friends that were not like friends, confidants that were not like confidants, but they could share certain secrets in their hearts at the same table.

Like now, for example.

Fang Huaihuai stirred her coffee with a spoon and said jokingly, “You took advantage of his young age and ignorance to coax him into your hand. Isn’t this behavior considered despicable?”

Sheng Qing did not comment.

Fang Huaihuai said, “We all came from a young age…”

Sheng Qing interrupted her, “Not that old.”

Fang Huaihuai’s face twitched. This man has changed a lot after being with that child. He even cared about his age. She took a quick glance. Indeed, a man in his thirties and a woman of the same age were two completely different concepts.

“Right, you’re not old, I am.”

She continued, “College is different from high school, similarly, the workplace is different from college. His life is full of too many variables and temptations. You’re set in your ways, and there will be no novelties for him.”

Sheng Qing drank his coffee in silence while his eyes swept across the streets outside the window, the pedestrians, the vehicles, and the neon lights.

Fang Huaihuai followed his gaze and looked over. “This world itself is a big dye vat, with countless colors mixed inside it. When most people lie on the mouth of the vat and look inside, they just feel curious, fun, and fresh. Once they jump in, they will lose themselves.”

She was a doctor, sitting here as just one of the people Sheng Qing knew. “In the future, when he has a more mature and clearer judgment as well as understanding of love and family affection, and finds that he made a mistake, what will you do?”

Sheng Qing said coldly, “That day will never come.”

Fang Huaihuai said, “He’s only eighteen years old, an age just enough to fly and look forward to the future.”

Sheng Qing raised his eyebrows. Fly? That little lunatic will not fly out of his control, and there is no need to look forward to the future. The future is here with him, and it will definitely not be boring.

Thinking of something, Sheng Qing’s lips curled up slightly.

Fang Huaihuai caught this tiny change. She was stunned for a while before smiling and saying, “It’s really incredible. I used so many treatment methods on you, but they were nothing compared to Sheng Xia.”

Sheng Qing said, “You don’t have to doubt your medical career. I am an exception.”

“Makes sense.”

Fang Huaihuai shrugged. This person was the only one with mental disorders that she had taken over. It was hindering something that was innate to ordinary people and they had no shortage of—sexual urges.

Over the years, she has read countless medical books and consulted teachers, but no matter which plan she chose, the result was the same.

Fang Huaihuai felt sorry for this man.

People cannot be too perfect, otherwise even the gods will be jealous.

But life is full of unknowns. Most of the unexpected things are sometimes disasters, sometimes surprises.

Fang Huaihuai was the only person in the entirety of M City who would dare tease the head of the Sheng family. She did not miss the opportunity this time. “Congratulations, you’ve finally become a real man.”

Sheng Qing raised his eyebrows, “You’re the one who fueled the flames.”

“It’s mainly thanks to your Xia Xia.”

Fang Huai glanced at her watch and said, “It’s getting late, hurry back. I forgot to say that eighteen years old is also an age when people’s imaginations run wild. If you go back late, your Xia Xia will think you’re cheating on him.”

Sheng Qing said goodbye to Fang Huaihuai. On his way back, he accidentally glanced at a cake shop on the side of the road. He suddenly felt a pain in his head, as if something had stabbed it.

The pain came strangely and disappeared abruptly.

Sheng Qing parked his car in front of the cake shop. He rubbed his temples with his hands, opened the car door, got out, and bought a fruit pudding cake.

Up until the car drove away from the cake shop, Sheng Qing still didn’t understand why he stopped the car and why he went to buy a cake, but he also seemed to know the answer.