Chapter 135
There weren’t many pedestrians on the street, and even the usually crowded traffic lanes had become quiet.
Shen Shuyu pursed his lips and blinked. “If I said I dreamed about some things and then just happened to run into him, so I wanted to verify it, would you believe me?”
This wasn’t exactly lying to Shen Xili. He truly had dreamed it, and the rest he had deduced through his own cleverness at the time.
He looked at Shen Xili, his gaze unconsciously falling on his chest. Shen Xili was wearing a thick down jacket today, but through the jacket, Shen Shuyu seemed to see the wriggling bug beneath the skin of his chest.
“I believe you,” Shen Xili said softly.
Hm?
Shen Shuyu was a bit surprised. He looked up at Shen Xili and couldn’t help asking, “You believe me?”
Shen Xili nodded. “Yes, I believe you.”
This left Shen Shuyu a bit at a loss, though it did save him from having to think of other excuses.
Shen Shuyu couldn’t help asking, “Why do you trust me so much?”
Shen Xili looked relaxed. “I had a dream. The dream told me I should trust you.”
Good grief, monkey see, monkey do.
Shen Shuyu let out a “Tch,” clearly a bit annoyed.
The two walked back along the street. Shen Shuyu said, “Now it’s my turn to ask. Why were you there?”
He guessed Shen Xili went there for the bug in his body, but they still had to go through the motions. If he could extract some useful information from him, that would be even better.
Shen Xili didn’t reply immediately. Shen Shuyu took a breath. “If you don’t want to say, forget it.”
“It’s not that I don’t want to say,” Shen Xili said softly. “I just don’t know where to start.”
Shen Shuyu thought for a moment. “Then start from when you met him.”
Shen Xili glanced at him and chuckled lightly. “I lived a wandering life when I came to Planet Amor. I met him while wandering. We had a small conflict, and unexpectedly, he planted something in me without me knowing. Recently, for some reason, he also came to Amor. He found me and demanded money, saying if I didn’t pay, he’d let the bug eat my body.”
This paragraph was a mix of truth and falsehood. Shen Shuyu couldn’t vouch for the first part—after all, looking at the two of them, it was impossible that they only had a “small friction”—but since Shen Xili didn’t want to say, he let it go.
Shen Xili joked, “Looks like I can’t escape the fate of being eaten.”
“You won’t be eaten,” Shen Shuyu retorted with a frown. “You won’t be eaten by bugs.”
The smile on Shen Xili’s face slowly faded. He stopped and looked at Shen Shuyu.
Shen Shuyu also stopped. “Why are you looking at me?”
Shen Xili stared for a while longer, making Shen Shuyu feel very awkward inside, before slowly saying, “Just suddenly felt that… the dream was quite good.”
Shen Shuyu said “Ah?”, not understanding what Shen Xili was talking about.
But Shen Xili didn’t look like he intended to explain. He started walking forward again.
“Eh? Since when did you start speaking so cryptically?” Shen Shuyu followed him. “Can’t you speak more clearly?”
But no matter what he said, Shen Xili wouldn’t speak again.
After Shen Xili walked him back to his residential complex, he walked back alone. Shen Shuyu watched him go. Once he was far away, Shen Shuyu walked back while calling out the System.
【Why did Zhong come back for no reason?】
The System’s indicator light flashed twice. 【Master, I don’t know.】
It had notified Shen Shuyu as soon as it saw Zhong.
Shen Shuyu sighed. 【I guess I must have aroused his suspicion during the day, so he came back to check even though it was so late.】
That was the only explanation that made sense.
The System asked: 【Master, are you looking for this Zhong because of the bug in Shen Xili’s body?】
【Mn.】 Shen Shuyu said. 【Seeing him in so much pain yesterday, I thought of the only person he had a conflict with that he mentioned before. I didn’t expect to guess right.】
【Master is amazing!】 The System set off fireworks again. 【So did Master gain anything today?】
Shen Shuyu couldn’t help but sigh again. 【No.】
He and Shen Xili had turned the room upside down but hadn’t found the Mother Bug. He estimated it was either hidden very well or carried on Zhong’s person.
Shen Shuyu asked: 【Can you find the location of the Mother Bug?】
The System looked troubled. 【Not for now, Master. I don’t have the data for the Mother Bug. If you need me to search for the Mother Bug, you need to see what it looks like with your own eyes so I can extract the relative data from your memory.】
Damn, that’s a real problem.
He had only seen the larvae in his dream, and those larvae were completely different from what he saw in Zhong’s living room tonight.
Just as one problem was sent away, another arrived.
Truly, Problem’s dad opening the door for Problem—Problem is home.
However, Shen Shuyu thought for a moment: 【Do I have to see it with my own eyes? Can other media work? Like a drawing or a photo?】
【As long as it looks similar, it works, though there might be discrepancies. It’s not as accurate as you seeing it personally.】
Shen Shuyu fell into deep thought.
The Next Day.
The snow from last night only fell for a short while before stopping, so the roads returned to normal today.
Shen Shuyu saw a stall selling sweet potatoes on the street and bought a sweet, fragrant one. He ate as he walked, and by the time he reached the academy gate, he was mostly finished.
Shen Shuyu tossed the sweet potato skin and the bag into a trash can. Just as he was about to enter the school gate, he caught a glimpse of Shen Xili walking over from the opposite side. He was holding a cup of soy milk as always, looking a bit sleepy, yawning as he walked.
He naturally saw Shen Shuyu too. Holding his soy milk, he walked over and said, “Morning.”
Shen Shuyu gave an “Oh” and asked, “Did you pull an all-nighter last night?”
“Played games until three,” Shen Xili said. “Got carried away.”
Shen Shuyu didn’t believe he got carried away playing games, but he didn’t expose him.
After walking side by side for a while and seeing fewer students around, Shen Shuyu said, “I have something to discuss with you at noon. Have lunch together?”
Shen Xili looked at him and raised an eyebrow. “You aren’t trying to persuade me to return to the Shen family, are you, Little Young Master?”
“Don’t call me that, feels like you’re mocking me.” Shen Shuyu said expressionlessly. “Don’t really like hearing it.”
Shen Xili laughed twice. He raised his hand and rubbed Shen Shuyu’s head.
Shen Shuyu said, “Are your hands itchy?”
Why does everyone love touching my head?
Shen Xili withdrew his hand. “If anyone else found out about their origins and that someone who could kick them out at any time was coming back, they’d be anxious for quite a while, right? You don’t look anxious at all; you seem quite at ease.”
“Whether I accept it or worry about it, it has already happened.” Shen Shuyu glanced at him. “Should I cry to the heavens and hit the earth? No need. Everyone is tired enough; let’s have less drama.”
Shen Xili asked, “Do you like the idea of me going back?”
“Good question.” Shen Shuyu said, “I hope you go back.”
Shen Xili pressed, “Why?”
“Why don’t you guess?” Shen Shuyu kept him in suspense.
The two chatted as they walked and soon reached the familiar fork in the road. Shen Xili said, “Then I’ll think about it and ask you again at noon.”
“Sure.” Shen Shuyu added, “I also want to ask you why you aren’t willing to return to the Shen family.”
Shen Xili returned the words he had just said intact: “Why don’t you guess?”
“Fine, I’ll ask at noon.” Shen Shuyu smiled. “Hope I guess right.”
The two parted amicably.
Shen Shuyu kicked a small pebble on the road as he walked toward the Mecha Department classroom.
After a moment, he felt a stone fly over and hit his foot. He frowned, ready to see who was so unethical, but when he turned around, it was Wen Jiafei.
His brow relaxed. He stood in place waiting for Wen Jiafei to approach and said, “Why didn’t you call me if you were behind me?”
Wen Jiafei said slowly, “Saw you chatting happily with Shen Xili. Didn’t disturb.”
Were they chatting happily?
Shen Shuyu didn’t think so.
But he didn’t mind these small details. Shen Shuyu said, “Then you could have called us too. Aren’t we all friends?”
Wen Jiafei gave an “Oh” and said, “I thought I couldn’t listen to your secrets.”
Tsk. Shen Shuyu blinked. Why does that sound like it has a double meaning?
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