Chapter 158
Shen Shuyu opened his mouth to explain, “Because he is…”
Shen Shuyu slammed on the brakes urgently. He cleared his throat lightly. “He and I are friends, after all. Isn’t it right to help a friend?”
“Is that so?” Wen Jiafei didn’t quite believe it either.
Shen Shuyu nodded. “Yes.”
Wen Jiafei didn’t reply this time, simply continuing to walk forward. Shen Shuyu called out “Hey” a few times, but Wen Jiafei ignored him.
He was angry again.
Shen Shuyu walked beside him, but Wen Jiafei’s pace was obviously much fasterâclearly sulking.
Shen Shuyu couldn’t quite understand the villain’s mind. After following for a while, he finally asked, “What are you angry about?”
“I’m not angry,” Wen Jiafei replied.
“You are angry,” Shen Shuyu insisted. “Wen Jiafei, don’t try to fool me. Aren’t we friends? If you’re unhappy, just say it. You can’t just let conflicts pile up, right?”
Wen Jiafei still ignored him.
Shen Shuyu got a bit annoyed too. He stopped in his tracks. “Wen Jiafei!”
Only then did Wen Jiafei stop.
Shen Shuyu walked up, crossing his arms. “What exactly is wrong with you tonight?”
Wen Jiafei looked at Shen Shuyu’s somewhat puffy cheeks. He said, “Nothing’s wrong.”
Shen Shuyu suddenly somewhat understood why a colleague in his past life always worried when their partner got angry after starting a relationship.
Wen Jiafei right now was exactly like his colleague’s angry partner from his past life, and he was that helpless colleague who couldn’t guess the reason for the anger.
…
Why was this analogy so weird?
Shen Shuyu quickly shook this thought out of his head. He thought for a moment and said, “Is it because of my brother? He didn’t mean any harm, don’t overthink it. If his actions made you unhappy, I apologize to you on his behalf, okay? If that’s not enough, I’ll go back and talk to my brother…”
“Shen Shuyu.” Wen Jiafei’s tone was rare, tinged with slight anger.
Shen Shuyu looked at him eagerly. “I’m listening, go ahead.”
Wen Jiafei took a deep breath. For the first time, he felt a sense of helplessness.
He said, “You said you and Shen Xili are… friends, so you can do those dangerous things for him. I am the same.”
Wen Jiafei paused, then added two words: “For you.”
Wen Jiafei looked at him earnestly like this, his gaze extremely determined.
Shen Shuyu was slightly stunned. He suddenly felt the atmosphere at this moment was a bit subtle. He wanted to open his mouth to say something to break the current subtle atmosphere, but his brain and mouth seemed to be glued shut by somethingâunable to turn, unable to open.
Wen Jiafei’s eyelashes trembled slightly, and his tense body relaxed.
What was he saying?
Wen Jiafei started walking toward his destination again. After a few steps, he felt a coolness on his face. He raised his eyes slightly; it had started snowing again tonight.
How fitting.
Wen Jiafei didn’t know why, but he let out a light chuckle.
He took another two steps before hearing running footsteps behind him. The next second, an arm was draped over his shoulder, weighing him down slightly.
He turned his head to look. Shen Shuyu was smiling. “Aiya, Wen Jiafei, I understand what you mean.”
Shen Shuyu said, “Don’t worry. Even if I encounter your problems in the future, I will charge into battle for you too!”
As he spoke, he was very close to Wen Jiafei’s ear. Some of his breath landed on Wen Jiafei’s skin, tickling a little.
Wen Jiafei felt his ears getting a bit hot.
He took Shen Shuyu’s arm off his shoulder. Shen Shuyu patted his shoulder dissatisfiedly. “You’re not satisfied?”
Wen Jiafei took a deep breath. “Satisfied.”
Shen Shuyu chuckled twice. “Doesn’t look sincere at all.”
“It is sincere,” Wen Jiafei said patiently.
Shen Shuyu looked around. “Alright, I’m hungry. Since you’re sincere, accompany me for a meal.”
Before Wen Jiafei could make a sound, he was pulled by Shen Shuyu into a shop.
The two found a seat by the window. Shen Shuyu looked outside and couldn’t help but say “Eh?” “It’s not snowing anymore.”
Wen Jiafei also looked outside. Sure enough, there was no trace of snow.
Shen Shuyu withdrew his gaze and looked at Wen Jiafei sitting across from him. He exclaimed, “Does it snow locally in Amor?”
Wen Jiafei hooked his lips. “Maybe.”
When Shen Xili woke up, it was already the latter half of the night. The lights in the ward had all been turned off, and the curtains were drawn to block the light from outside. Only the instruments by the table were still glowing in the room.
He sat up slowly. By the light of the instruments, he looked down at himself. He was already dressed in a hospital gown. Unbuttoning it halfway, he saw his chest was bandaged. Although it still hurt a bit, this pain was insignificant to him.
The Child Bug was out.
Shen Xili placed his palm gently on his chest, quietly feeling the strong and powerful heartbeat inside.
Would it grow back this time?
Shen Xili couldn’t guarantee it, but the anxiety from before was gone from his heart, replaced by a great calmness. He took a deep breath and wanted to lift the quilt to get out of bed, but then he heard a beeping sound in the ward. Before he could react to what the sound was, the ward door was opened from the outside by medical staff.
The lights in the ward were turned on. Shen Xili wasn’t quite used to the light and squinted his eyes. When he opened them again, his bed was surrounded.
The duty doctor said, “Lie down, let us check again.”
Shen Xili thanked them and lay down obediently.
After an examination, the duty doctor said, “Nothing major anymore. We’ll do a full body check tomorrow during the day. If there are no problems, you can be discharged.”
Another nurse asked, “Did you want to go somewhere?”
Shen Xili said, “I wanted to use the restroom. Can these instruments be removed?”
The duty doctor nodded, and the nurse efficiently removed the instruments for him. Shen Xili asked again, “Excuse me, have my friends gone back?”
“Dr. Yue has already told me about your situation. They have all gone back and told you not to worry.” The duty doctor instructed, “Rest well. Dr. Yue will come over tomorrow morning. You can ask him directly if you have any questions.”
Shen Xili thanked them. After they all left, Shen Xili took a heavy, deep breath. It was good that everyone was fine.
The next day.
Shen Xili hadn’t gone back to sleep after waking up in the middle of the night. The ward was very luxurious and had everything. When Yue Cheng and Shen Yisi arrived, he was sitting on the sofa drinking tea and reading a book.
Shen Xili’s gaze met Shen Yisi’s. He put down the book and stood up from the sofa. “President Shen, Dr. Yue.”
Shen Yisi hummed a response, walked over, and asked, “Is there any discomfort left?”
“Thanks for asking, none,” Shen Xili said.
Yue Cheng watched from the side and couldn’t help muttering, “True brothers indeed, exactly the same when being polite.”
Shen Yisi glanced at him. Yue Cheng shrugged and fell silent.
Shen Yisi said, “Sit down and talk.”
Shen Xili made a gesture of invitation.
After Shen Yisi sat down, he took out the box that had contained the Mother Bug. He placed it on the coffee table. “Xiao Yu asked me to give this to you. Inside is a bug; the one taken out of your body has already been eaten.”
Yue Cheng chimed in, “Yes, but yesterday’s check wasn’t comprehensive. I’ve already ordered a full body check for you. Wait for someone to take you there. Once the results show no issues, you can leave. However, just to be safe, come back to find me in half a month for a scan.”
Shen Xili noted it down.
Yue Cheng stood up. “I still have ward rounds. You guys talk.”
Yue Cheng considerately left the space to them. After Yue Cheng left, the room became much quieter; only the sound of their breathing could be heard.
Finally, Shen Xili spoke first. “President Shen, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go for the checkup first.”
“No rush,” Shen Yisi said. “I came today to talk to you about returning to the Shen family.”
Shen Xili said, “I won’t return to the Shen family.”
Shen Yisi was puzzled, looking at Shen Xili who resembled him seventy to eighty percent. “Why?”
Shen Xili said, “There aren’t so many whys.”
Shen Yisi thought for a moment and asked, “Is it because of the Star Thieves?”
Shen Xili looked sharply at Shen Yisi. Seeing his guarded appearance, Shen Yisi said slowly, “Is it surprising that I know about this? The Shen family isn’t pushovers.”
Actually, Shen Yisi had started investigating the moment he knew Shen Xili might be his brother. Plus, when he left Amor to find their parents, he had people following Shen Xili. After seeing another person tracking him, it was reported.
It was just that at the time, only a smuggled identity was found. Later, seeing him working dutifully in the factory, the investigation didn’t continue.
But seeing him barge in alone last night, Shen Yisi had someone investigate again. This investigation turned up a big surprise.
His own brother, the true young master of the Shen family, was actually a Star Thief.
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