Chapter 51: Did Zhou Sijin Personally Tell You I’m a Stand-in?
Because of his worry, Chen Wei had subconsciously overlooked a problem just now.
If Zhou Sijin had caught Jiang Chuan, he would have called him long ago to question him about his reasons for sending someone to tail him. Would he still need to rack his brains to figure out a way to contact Zhou Sijin?
Up until now, Zhou Sijin’s phone had remained turned off.
Therefore, Chen Wei boldly guessed that Jiang Chuan’s disappearance probably had nothing to do with Zhou Sijin.
But aside from Zhou Sijin, the only person he could think of was the boy being protected by Zhou Sijin in the villa.
Closing his eyes, Chen Wei leaned exhausted against the seat back and let out a long breath.
Beside him, Han Chi, who was driving, was full of remorse:
“I’m sorry, Xiao Wei. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have let Jiang Chuan go tail him in the first place. Now, not only is the problem unsolved, but I’ve also caused you such a huge mess for no reason.”
Opening his eyes, Chen Wei turned his head, glanced at him, and comforted him softly, “I don’t blame you.”
He only blamed himself for not explaining things clearly to Han Chi at the time, which ended up causing Han Chi to worry.
“Didn’t you want to know why I had a falling out with Zhou Sijin?”
With a light curl of his lips, the smile on Chen Wei’s face carried a hint of nonchalance:
“You’ll know soon enough.”
.
The car slowly came to a steady stop at the villa’s entrance.
After getting out of the car, the two stood before the villa gates.
At this hour, the security guard was quite surprised to see Chen Wei appear here.
Opening the villa gates, the guard’s attitude was still considered respectful:
“Sir, the Master is not home at the moment.”
Han Chi stepped forward consciously, pulling a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and offering one to the guard.
Han Chi had come to this place to pick up Chen Wei more than once, so naturally, it wasn’t his first time meeting the guard.
He pulled a pack of Chunghwa cigarettes from his pocket as usual, then skillfully stuffed the whole pack into the guard’s pocket.
Taking out his phone, he found a photo of Jiang Chuan, held the screen up to the guard, and asked:
“Brother, have you seen him today?”
He watched helplessly as the guard’s eyes widened more and more upon seeing the photo.
Putting the phone away, the two of them pretty much had their answer.
Patting the guard’s shoulder, not wanting to drag him into this mess, Han Chi lied to him:
“Your Master ordered us to come here first and wait for him. He said he’ll be here shortly.”
Although the guard was suspicious of Han Chi’s words.
But thinking about it, it wasn’t Chen Wei’s first time arriving here before the Master returned.
Feeling the bulging pack of cigarettes in his pocket, he didn’t say anything more and simply let the two of them inside.
Chen Wei led Han Chi, heading straight for the villa’s main front hall without stopping.
Along the way, they did see a few servants and cleaners tidying up.
However, everyone was well aware of the relationship between Chen Wei and Zhou Sijin, so no one meddled by stepping forward to stop him.
It was only after Chen Wei walked past that a few servants gathered together and muttered on the spot:
“How strange, why would he come here at this time?”
“I thought now that Young Master Ji has returned, his services were no longer needed.”
“Oh no, do you think he found out he’s just a stand-in, felt unwilling to accept it, and deliberately brought people here to cause a scene?”
“Huh??? But Young Master Ji is still in the house. If those two meet, wouldn’t that be a disaster?”
“Hurry, hurry.” Frantically dropping the items in his hands, one of the servants ran toward the house while shouting to his companion:
“Hurry and notify Butler Liu to call the Master!”
Although he had long anticipated that the day would eventually come when he’d meet that person.
He hadn’t expected this day to arrive so soon.
Standing at the door, Chen Wei took a deep breath and raised his hand to push open the door in front of him.
In front of the massive sunlit floor-to-ceiling windows, a boy with soft blond hair sitting in a wheelchair slowly turned his head to look at him upon hearing the sound.
Their eyes met.
That familiar palpitation surged up from the depths of his heart once again.
Chen Wei could feel his own breathing suddenly grow heavy.
“Xiao Wei.” Han Chi quickly reached out to support his body.
“I’m fine.”
Gently brushing away Han Chi’s arm, Chen Wei straightened his posture. Summoning an unknown surge of willpower that forced him to hold on, he kept his eyes straight ahead, lifted his leg, and walked straight into the room.
Meeting the boy’s assessing and probing gaze, he stopped in front of him.
Even though he was looking down from a higher vantage point, the way Chen Wei spoke at this moment entirely lacked the imposing aura and sharpness such a posture should hold.
Instead, breaking his usual demeanor, he carried an unprecedented trace of gentleness and caution. Bending slightly at the waist, he spoke in a strained voice:
“Are you… Xiao Yan?”
Hearing the name “Xiao Yan” from his mouth, the boy’s beautiful brows knit together slightly:
“Who is Xiao Yan?”
“…”
Chen Wei closed his eyes lightly. He didn’t even know how to describe his feelings upon hearing this rhetorical question.
It felt as if the tight breath trapped in his chest finally had room to release; there was a bit of relief, yet also a bit of sadness and disappointment.
But the boy clearly had no intention of giving him a moment to catch his breath. Looking at him, his eyes carrying a shallow hostility:
“You must be the stand-in Brother Sijin found, right?”
The term “stand-in” successfully brought back the rationality Chen Wei had lost because of his brother.
Opening his eyes, he looked at the young boy sitting in the wheelchair before him.
“During the time I went abroad, you took advantage of my absence, wearing a face similar to mine, and got close to Brother Sijin.”
There were no insults or verbal abuse.
Every word the boy spoke belittled Chen Wei while invisibly elevating his own status.
Yet, even at a moment like this, facing this face, Chen Wei still couldn’t bring himself to say harsh, ugly words.
He simply took his words and softly questioned him in return:
“Did Zhou Sijin personally tell you that I’m a stand-in?”
“Isn’t it obvious?” the boy asked:
“I’ve been playing with Brother Sijin since we were little. How long have you even known him?”
“If it weren’t for you having a face similar to mine, do you think you could have successfully gotten close to him?”
The boy babbled a whole bunch of things, but Chen Wei didn’t take a single word to heart.
He just looked at this boy who looked exactly like his younger brother. Subconsciously holding onto his wheelchair, he half-squatted in front of him, patiently teasing him:
“Is that so? Despite you saying all this, didn’t Zhou Sijin still never clearly tell you that I am your stand-in?”
“You…”
Faced with Chen Wei not playing by the rules, the boy was left with no options.
Chen Wei’s light, airy rhetorical question rendered all his mocking words pale and powerless.
Ji Can sat in the wheelchair, his man-eating gaze fixed on Chen Wei’s face, which was tilted up slightly to look at him from below.
Pointing at him, his face flushed red as he stammered a “you” for a long time, but ultimately couldn’t force out a single follow-up sentence.
Translator’s Note: Hello everyone! We finally get the highly anticipated face-off between the “White Moonlight” (Ji Can) and our beloved stand-in (Chen Wei). I love how Chen Wei’s reaction completely shatters the typical melodrama tropes. Instead of a screaming match, it’s just quiet dignity! Chunghwa cigarettes (大中華) are a premium brand in China, often used as a standard luxury gift or bribe in business settings.
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