Chapter 78
When Shen Shuyu returned home, it was already an hour later. Even in the interstellar era, there were still traffic jams during rush hour—not only jamming the cars but also the flying vehicles above.
Shen Shuyu watched the PK stage for a while longer in the car, but this time the organizer put up a pause sign. Because it was the final match, to prevent Yan Qing from not having enough rest and thus failing to display his true strength, the match was postponed until 9:00 AM the next morning to give the final two contestants some space to rest.
Shen Shuyu thought, Now they know to be humane. If they had given Shen Xili a bit more rest time, this competition would have ended long ago.
Shen Shuyu started feeling indignant for Shen Xili. He called out the dormant System again.
Xiao Yi still actively set off a bundle of fireworks for him, then asked: [Master~ What is it~]
[In the novel, why was Shen Xili willing to be Chi Yanxun’s deputy in the end? He was clearly material for a Grand General too.]
Xiao Yi said: [After Chi Yanxun becomes the Grand General, he needs a subordinate he trusts absolutely. Naturally, that has to be Shen Xili. Besides, this is also a sacrifice one is willing to make for the other in love, right?]
[But shouldn’t love be hoping for the other person to be better? Chi Yanxun just kept letting Shen Xili be his subordinate; did he not consider Shen Xili at all?]
Xiao Yi got stuck. After a long while, it asked weakly: [Master, did something happen while I was dormant?]
[No.] Shen Shuyu looked out the car window. They had passed the most congested section, and the journey was now very smooth. He said: [I just felt a bit indignant for Shen Xili after watching his match.]
Clearly the center of gravity of the world, yet after the ending, he neither achieved his dream nor made way for the secondary center.
Looking at it this way, Chi Yanxun was the main center of this world!
Xiao Yi displayed two dizzy eyes. It said: [Master, although I don’t understand why you feel indignant for Shen Xili, the facts are just so.]
Shen Shuyu pursed his lips and withdrew his gaze from outside the window. He asked: [If, and I mean if, if Shen Xili didn’t fall in love with Chi Yanxun, and didn’t get together with Chi Yanxun, would he get what he wanted?]
Xiao Yi said: [According to the system algorithm, he would get what he wanted. The Shen family would use all resources to help him and cultivate him.]
[Then it seems, in a scripted novel world, love is indeed something not to be touched.] Shen Shuyu clicked his tongue softly. He remembered a sentence he saw on the internet in his past life.
Wise men don’t fall in love.
This sentence was particularly applicable to Shen Xili. Pity…
Shen Shuyu sighed faintly.
Returning home, as soon as Shen Shuyu walked through the main door, he saw Shen Yisi sitting on the sofa, holding a newspaper in his hand, while the TV was playing footage of Shen Shuyu’s survival battle.
Shen Shuyu touched his nose. Although he knew everything in the survival battle was broadcast live, streaming was one thing; seeing it himself was another.
He walked over and called out “Brother,” then glanced at the TV again. The clip playing on the TV was exactly the scene where they were entangled with the giant python.
Shen Yisi put down the financial newspaper in his hand. He looked at Shen Shuyu gently. “Come sit.”
Shen Shuyu sat next to him. He asked, “Didn’t you watch the live broadcast?”
But after asking, he felt he had asked a nonsense question. Shen Yisi was so busy all day; how could he have time to watch a live broadcast?
Unexpectedly, Shen Yisi replied, “I watched it.”
Shen Shuyu turned his head to look at Shen Yisi. Shen Yisi raised his hand and pressed his warm palm against his head. He said, “Little Yu, you’ve grown up.”
Although he did watch the broadcast, as the helmsman of the Shen Group, he had many things to do every day and could only watch barely during spare time. The full process he was watching at home was a recording sent by the organizers.
Shen Shuyu felt the palm rubbing his head. He puffed up his cheeks. “Brother, do you not blame me?”
Shen Yisi withdrew his palm and leaned back against the sofa. He said, “Blame you for what? Although I was really angry at first knowing you went to the survival battle, after seeing your performance, I realized our Little Yu is already a little adult.”
Shen Shuyu looked at Shen Yisi, opened his mouth, didn’t know what to say, and fell silent again.
Shen Yisi patted his shoulder. “I also told Mom and Dad. They were very happy too. They said when your birthday comes, they’ll come back to throw you a grand party and invite some people from the military district and the royal family for you to meet. If you want to become a Grand General, we can’t hold you back.”
Shen Shuyu was somewhat surprised. In this world, an Omega’s life was likely filled with flowers and pampering. Even if some naturally gifted Omegas had outstanding abilities in certain aspects, they would eventually return to the family to be a cultivated flower.
Especially Omegas from big families; they seemed exquisite and willful, but in reality, many were tools for marriage alliances.
So when he heard Shen Yisi say this, his eyes couldn’t help but widen. The Shen family really doted on the original owner to death; as long as the original owner asked, there was nothing he couldn’t get.
Looking at Shen Shuyu’s dumbfounded face, Shen Yisi smiled, sat up straight, and flicked his forehead. “Stupefied?”
Shen Shuyu snapped back to reality. He muttered, “No, I just didn’t expect it. I thought when I said I wanted to be a Grand General, you guys were just supporting me to humor me.”
“Brother will never lie to you.” Shen Yisi’s voice was gentle. Looking at Shen Shuyu, he said firmly, “Our Little Yu is no worse than any Alpha.”
Shen Shuyu nodded, but felt some indescribable emotions in his heart. After all, he was just an outsider occupying the magpie’s nest.
Thinking of this, he suddenly remembered something.
Shen Shuyu looked at the TV. Wen Jiafei had already rushed toward the giant python. In a little while, Shen Xili would come over to pull him to run for their lives.
So the question arose: he and Shen Xili had many scenes together in the survival battle. When Shen Yisi, the Shen parents, and others looked at Shen Xili, didn’t they think it was strange?
Shen Xili really looked very much like them.
Shen Shuyu glanced at Shen Yisi slowly again. He thought for a moment and asked, “By the way, Brother, besides me, who else are you optimistic about?”
Shen Yisi thought for a moment. “Wen Jiafei performed well. I was surprised a disabled Alpha could persist for so long.”
Shen Shuyu nodded. He added, “But Brother, I just found out that Wen Jiafei’s mother is in the hospital where Brother Yue Cheng works. The illness she has seems quite serious.”
Shen Yisi said, “Your Brother Yue Cheng told me. Since he is your classmate and protected you many times in the survival battle, naturally, our Shen family won’t treat him unfairly.”
Shen Shuyu nodded. “Oh, Brother Yue Cheng also told me about the defect in his gland at the back of his neck. Brother, do you have any way to help him?”
Shen Yisi looked at him and raised an eyebrow slightly. “Little Yu, do you like him?”
Shen Shuyu said “Ah” and hurriedly replied, “How is that possible!”
He was just asking out of kindness; how did it circle back to this?
Shen Yisi stared at him for a while. Shen Shuyu said with a straight face, “I just feel that with his ability, it’s a pity there are many things he can’t do because of his gland disability. Besides, he counts as half a teacher to me now, so it’s normal for me to ask, right?”
Shen Shuyu said righteously, “Furthermore, right now I only want to attend class and study well to become a Grand General in the future!”
How could he possibly like the villain! Save him! He just wanted to have a good relationship with the villain so he could live peacefully in the future.
Only then did Shen Yisi withdraw his gaze. He said, “If he’s willing, you can tell him to go to Yue Cheng for a checkup. If any financial help is needed later, he can come to the Shen Group.”
“Okay.” Shen Shuyu nodded. Tomorrow he would find time to tell Wen Jiafei.
He asked again, “Besides Wen Jiafei? How about the others?”
“All pretty good,” Shen Yisi said. “The contestants this year are all excellent. Amor’s future is even brighter.”
Shen Shuyu took a deep breath and asked directly, “Brother, what do you think of Shen Xili?”
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