Chapter 6: No – “I know what you’re going to say, and my answer is: no.”
The incident had happened suddenly, and Ye Zhichen had rushed Yun Shaocheng back to the orphanage in a hurry. Naturally, he hadn’t had the time to confirm if what Yun Shaocheng had told him before was true. To this day, he still felt it was just a misunderstanding between Yun Shaocheng and Yu Xia.
After all, Yu Xia was a patient with Mental Power Disorder. From what he knew, most patients with such conditions were unwilling to communicate with the outside world.
Mental power, which could be considered a point of pride for ordinary people, was a heavy burden for them. As long as their emotions were even slightly unstable, their mental power risked lashing out at others. It was just like that day when he had spoken sarcastically in front of Yu Xia, causing Yu Xia’s emotions to fluctuate and ultimately resulting in a mental power backlash that severely impacted all three of them.
Even he had been unconscious in the hospital for several days because of it.
In the end, Ye Zhichen understood the rules. He knew he couldn’t escape the responsibility for going to Yu Xia and speaking out of turn. Therefore, when facing the cold face of the lead mentor, he admitted his mistake quite straightforwardly: “It’s my fault. I shouldn’t have spoken sarcastically without confirming the specifics. But didn’t things turn out fine? Yu Xia even gained a blessing in disguise from this mental power backlash—his mental power rose by a huge margin! Besides, I didn’t know beforehand that Yu Xia had Mental Power Disorder. Ignorance isn’t a crime; I don’t think Yu Xia would be so unreasonable.”
The lead mentor frowned.
He was dissatisfied with Ye Zhichen’s attitude. Although the boy’s words sounded like an apology, his current manner appeared far too casual. Director Xie was already very unhappy about this matter; if he were to see this now, he would likely become even more furious.
Perhaps Ye Zhichen felt his analysis was logical, but in reality, the power to settle this matter was no longer in their hands.
The lead mentor waved his hand. “There’s no use telling me these things. Instead of wasting time with that smirk, you should think about how you’re going to face Director Xie. Director Xie said just now that he intends to report you to the Imperial Military.”
Ye Zhichen blinked, looking at the mentor in total confusion. “Director Xie? The Imperial Military? Mentor, are you joking?”
The mentor snorted coldly. “Do I look like I’m joking? Or do you think Director Xie is joking? Director Xie retired from the military officially. If he really wants to file a report, you won’t be able to stop him. Once his report goes up, do you think you’ll ever get into the military? Which legion would dare accept someone who mocks a civilian with Mental Power Disorder? Even if your father rises to the rank of General, no one will dare recruit you—including your father.”
Since his future was at stake, Ye Zhichen’s expression instantly turned cold and serious. “Director Xie… did he really say that?”
“Why would I lie to you? It’s the absolute truth. I don’t know if Director Xie’s report has been submitted yet, but those were his own words.”
Ye Zhichen took a deep breath and asked, “Where is this ‘Xie’? I’ll go find him myself.”
The mentor lifted his eyelids. “Who else would find him for you? He’s currently on the second floor, playing around with some of the younger children.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Zhichen didn’t say another word and went straight to the second floor.
The other students standing by the mentor watched Ye Zhichen leave in a huff and asked tentatively, “Will there be any problems? How did a simple volunteer activity turn into so much trouble?”
The mentor also massaged his temples. “I’d like to know too. If I had known, I wouldn’t have let Ye Zhichen come along.”
Throughout the entire time, no one mentioned a word about Yun Shaocheng. Now that Ye Zhichen had left, Yun Shaocheng stood there not knowing what to do. After thinking about it, he simply followed Ye Zhichen.
In truth, he wasn’t very willing to face Director Xie. Director Xie had always been extremely biased; Yun Shaocheng had practically grown up isolated by the Director. There were even several times when he had clearly done nothing, yet the Director had scolded him. Yu Xia was different; he was completely different from him. Yu Xia had grown up being favored by the Director.
Since arriving at this orphanage, he had always lived uncomfortably. Under the lead of Director Xie’s isolation, while he hadn’t suffered much physical hardship, he truly didn’t have any close friends. He was barely on a nodding basis with everyone.
Yun Shaocheng felt exceptionally aggrieved. He had been aggrieved for eighteen long years. Yu Xia had entered the orphanage at the same time as him, yet Yu Xia could easily obtain countless things he wanted.
Over time, he grew used to comparing himself to Yu Xia. Whatever Yu Xia had, he had to have as well. But many of Yu Xia’s things were specially prepared for him by Director Xie. If Yun Shaocheng wanted to obtain those, he had to put in much more time and effort.
Consequently, Yun Shaocheng viewed Yu Xia as a thorn in his side.
Yun Shaocheng walked quickly to catch up with Ye Zhichen. He originally wanted to say something, but seeing Ye Zhichen’s excessively dark expression, he wisely kept his mouth shut.
If I speak now, I’ll likely draw Ye Zhichen’s anger toward myself. Better to let him cool down for a bit!
When the two reached the second floor of the orphanage, they indeed found Director Xie.
A few children had been sent to the orphanage recently. To help them integrate as much as possible, Director Xie and the nannies had put in a lot of effort. A while back, they had even specifically pulled out Yu Xia, whose mental power was unstable, just because Yu Xia was good-looking and could easily make children lower their guard.
Currently, Director Xie was surrounded by several children. One little girl looked up and asked, “Grandpa Director, where is Brother Yu Xia? I haven’t seen him in a long time…”
Director Xie picked up the little girl who was clinging to his leg and took the opportunity to instill some ideas: “Your Brother Yu Xia… because he didn’t exercise properly, he’s in poor health today. He was just sent to the hospital. In two days, I’ll take you all to see the pitiful Brother Yu Xia, who can only eat nutritional meals in the hospital, okay?”
“Okay!” The little girl waved her small arms and accidentally landed a punch on Director Xie’s chin.
Director Xie rubbed his chin. “Also, why do you all call me ‘Grandpa’? Am I that old? Yu Xia is a ‘Brother,’ but I become ‘Grandpa.’ Why? Are Yu Xia and I separated by two generations? Yu Xia clearly called me ‘Brother’ when he was little. These brats just aren’t as well-behaved as Yu Xia!”
A nanny nearby couldn’t help but let out a “pfft” and a laugh, finally managing to regain a serious expression. “Probably because Xiao Xia looks more handsome. Who doesn’t like a young and good-looking boy?”
Director Xie was somewhat unconvinced. “Am I not handsome?”
The nanny coughed lightly twice. “You are quite serious—the reliable Director everyone trusts!”
Director Xie: “…”
Can’t you just directly praise my handsomeness?
Ye Zhichen stood at the door and knocked on the frame. Although he had tried his best to calm down, he still couldn’t hide his unhappy expression. “Director, there are some things I need to speak with you about privately. Can you come out for a moment?”
Director Xie didn’t even turn his head, replying calmly: “No.”
“I know what you’re going to say, and my answer is: no.”
Hospital.
After playing his fill with the robot parts, Yu Xia finally returned to his ward, accompanied by the doctor and Xiao Jin.
Mo Wen was very interested in Yu Xia, however, and waved to him before they parted: “You rest well today. I’ll come back tomorrow to take you to exercise with me. Don’t worry; I’m a professional when it comes to physical training. Following my plan, I guarantee you’ll raise your constitution to A-rank within seven years. If you put in more effort, even S-rank isn’t out of the question.”
Yu Xia felt a bit of longing at his words.
An S-rank constitution… if he truly possessed an S-rank constitution, he would never have to worry about his delicate body being unable to withstand the pressure of his mental power.
He almost wanted to ask Mo Wen what his plan looked like.
Then, his fantasy was shattered by Dr. Yu: “Don’t listen to his nonsense. Mo Wen comes from the military; his training plan is absolutely only suitable for those with an A-rank constitution or above. Someone like you would definitely be rushing things too much. You can’t even walk properly yet, and you’re already thinking about piloting mechs?”
Yu Xia pursed his lips and finally let out a reluctant sigh.
Seeing that he truly was pitiful, Dr. Yu coughed lightly. “Although your body can’t handle Mo Wen’s plan, after we perform the checkup, I will prepare a suitable exercise regimen for you. We can have Mo Wen come over for a reference then. If you work hard, achieving an S-rank constitution isn’t impossible. You still have seven years; everything is possible during the growth period. You have to believe in miracles.”
As he spoke, Dr. Yu pulled out a vial of light green liquid from his pocket. “Here. A mental power soothing agent. It will make the pressure of your mental power on your body less severe. Drink it before you go to bed; it will at least let you sleep well. Wake up earlier tomorrow for your checkup on time. Only after checking the specifics can we continue to adjust your physical condition.”
Yu Xia took the medicine from Dr. Yu. “I understand. Thank you, Dr. Yu.”
“The specific dosage is recorded with Xiao Jin. If there’s anything you don’t know, ask Xiao Jin directly. I’m leaving now.” After saying that, Dr. Yu waved and left as well.
Yu Xia returned to the ward, drank the medicine as instructed by Xiao Jin, and then planned to rest.
The first half of the night was indeed as Dr. Yu had said—he had a very good sleep. However, during the second half of the night, things unexpectedly turned completely upside down.
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