Chapter 40: The Small-Time Star and His Short-Tempered Sugar Daddy (Part XL)
Xiao Ji remained in a coma in the regular ward for three days.
The night before Fang Yinnian was prepared to go against Xiao Ji’s parents—even planning to knock them out to secretly transfer Xiao Ji to Haicheng—Xiao Ji finally regained control of his body.
The pain still spread from his chest, but it was much better than the days when his soul was almost detached.
He slowly opened his heavy eyelids and stared for a long time at Fang Yinnian, who was slumped by his bedside with dark circles under his eyes. Finally, he reached out and gently hooked Fang Yinnian’s finger with the tip of his pinky.
The negligible force caused the seemingly fast-asleep Fang Yinnian to open his eyes instantly.
“Awake?!”
He spoke, his voice hoarse as a broken gong; the word “awake” was so raspy it was blurred.
The moment he saw Xiao Ji looking at him with open eyes, his rims reddened instantly.
Xiao Ji looked at the usually clean and sharp Fang Yinnian, who now had stubble and looked unkempt, and felt the dull pain in his chest become more pronounced.
It was similar to the day he was stabbed by Cheng Nuo, and seemingly similar to many years ago when the Phoenix pierced his right wing into his chest.
At this moment, Xiao Ji suddenly made a decision that even he found unbelievable.
He thought, if the mission fails, let it fail.
Fang Yinnian’s life was only a few short decades. At worst, he would just spend it with him.
As for how much of Fang Yinnian’s sincerity he could get in the end, he didn’t want to calculate anymore.
He raised his hand to touch Fang Yinnian’s cheek, using his thumb to wipe away a tear that hadn’t yet fallen from the corner of his eye, and whispered:
“Don’t cry. It’s ugly. You look better when you’re cursing.”
Xiao Ji’s voice was as hoarse as Fang Yinnian’s.
Seeing that he still had the strength to mock him for being ugly, Fang Yinnian’s heart, which had been suspended for half a month, finally landed. He cursed:
“Are you f*cking crazy? You dare block a knife? Don’t want your life anymore? I was scared to death, and you dog of a bastard still dare to laugh at me for being ugly?”
Xiao Ji quietly listened to him finish scolding. After a long time, he whispered to him, “Brother Nian, let’s make up.”
Fang Yinnian sniffled, picked up the towel hanging by the bed—which he had used to wipe Xiao Ji’s hands and washed clean that morning—and messily wiped his face twice. He said spitefully:
“Give me a reason.”
Xiao Ji said, “I’m afraid I won’t recover well and end up hemiplegic. My acting career will be gone, and I won’t make money, so I have to find someone to support me.”
Hearing this, Fang Yinnian immediately started cursing, “You f*cking…!”
Before the rest of the words could come out, Xiao Ji suddenly chuckled softly. “Teasing you. Don’t scold.”
His pitch-black eyes gazed into Fang Yinnian’s bloodshot ones.
“I think I probably love you.”
This wasn’t the first time Xiao Ji had said love.
Even this time, Xiao Ji’s way of expression was still somewhat nondescript.
But Fang Yinnian could feel that this time, Xiao Ji was serious.
He was a bit unconvinced. “Love is love, not love is not love. What does ‘probably’ mean?”
Xiao Ji held Fang Yinnian’s hand. “I want to ask you to give me some time. I haven’t loved anyone, and I don’t know what so-called love is supposed to feel like.”
“I want to walk a part of the journey with you. I hope it can be a long time. I can give you whatever you want, as long as you don’t cry.”
Fang Yinnian didn’t want to cry either.
He was almost thirty years old and had been strong since childhood; since he could remember, he hadn’t shed tears.
The few times he felt so sour he couldn’t control his tears were all because of Xiao Ji.
Fang Yinnian felt it was embarrassing and had to do something to divert his attention to get better.
So he suddenly stood up, walked into the bathroom, took out his phone, and dialed Little Lin:
“Where are you?”
While Fang Yinnian was in the hospital during this time, he had completely ignored company affairs.
Little Lin, as his personal assistant, had been so busy he almost forgot his own surname.
It was 1:00 AM now. He had just fallen asleep when he was woken up by Fang Yinnian’s call:
“President Fang, I’m at…”
“When can Cheng Nuo die?” Fang Yinnian interrupted, not caring where Little Lin was.
Little Lin sighed. “President Fang, the legal team is already trying their best to make him die sooner.”
Fang Yinnian commanded, “Faster. Make them go faster. Smash them with money. Let Cheng Nuo die immediately. As long as he lives another day, I won’t have peace. If I don’t have peace, no one can think about having peace.”
After saying that, he felt much better, so he hung up directly.
After thinking about it, he transferred a six-figure sum to Little Lin with the note: [Overtime Pay].
Only then did he wash his face, adjust his state, and press the bathroom door handle.
As soon as he stepped out, he saw Xiao Ji’s mother bustling around Xiao Ji, asking about his health, pouring water, and ordering Xiao Ji’s father to call the doctor.
Fang Yinnian froze. Meeting the gazes of Xiao Ji and his mother, he felt the mother and son probably had things to say, so he pointed toward the ward door. “I’ll step out first. Call me if you need anything.”
Just as he was about to leave, he heard Xiao Ji speak: “Wait a minute.”
Fang Yinnian stopped mid-step. “What’s wrong?”
Xiao Ji said directly to his mother, “Let me introduce you. My boyfriend, Fang Yinnian.”
Xiao Ji’s mother froze. Fang Yinnian met her gaze and instantly felt so awkward he didn’t know what to do. He felt at a loss, feeling the air solidify.
After a long while, he squeezed a sentence out of his throat: “I should go out first.”
Then he exited the ward door, walking almost with same-side arm and leg movements.
Xiao Ji looked at Fang Yinnian’s fleeing back, thinking it was strangely cute, and stared at the ward door for a long time.
Although Xiao Ji’s mother was mentally prepared, now that it was confirmed, she still felt a wave of dizziness. She didn’t even know whether to ask Xiao Ji how his body felt first, or when exactly he turned gay.
After a long time, she squeezed out a sentence:
“Didn’t he say it was one-sided on his part?”
Sipping water in small gulps, Xiao Ji said, “I seduced him first.”
037 had a headache and offered advice: [Using the word ‘seduced’ here, I’m afraid she’ll suffocate. When communicating such things with elders, you have to explain properly.]
Xiao Ji hummed an acknowledgment.
Then he obediently explained to his mother, “It’s like this: before he knew me, I took advantage of his drunkenness to climb into his bed.”
037 felt it was going to suffocate this time. It knew Xiao Ji wouldn’t feel awkward, but to avoid feeling awkward on behalf of Xiao Ji’s mother, 037 chose to actively block itself.
Sure enough, Xiao Ji’s mother was dumbfounded.
Fortunately, the awkward atmosphere didn’t last long before Xiao Ji’s father returned with the doctor to check on Xiao Ji’s condition.
Fang Yinnian hadn’t gone far. He followed them back in, standing in the corner of the ward, watching Xiao Ji quietly.
After the doctor finished the preliminary check and left the room, he asked Xiao Ji from a distance:
“Come back to Haicheng with me. I want to hire the best doctors to take over your subsequent treatment. I haven’t been to the company for a long time; going back makes it easier for me to take care of you too.”
Just now, Xiao Ji’s mother had imagined countless scenarios of her son and Fang Yinnian getting along.
Based on what Xiao Ji just said and her understanding of Fang Yinnian during this time, she felt her son was the one taking advantage of someone else.
Just as she was secretly cursing Xiao Ji for being spineless and wanting him to be a bit more reserved—even as a boy, he shouldn’t be so easily obtained—
She heard the spineless Xiao Ji ignore his own parents’ feelings and agree to Fang Yinnian’s request instantly:
“Okay.”
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