Chapter 191
This time, Shen Xili didn’t look back. He just felt that this sensation was quite wonderful. He had never imagined that one day he would have parents and a person he liked, and now they were standing behind him, watching him leave.
This feeling was subtle, something he had never experienced before.
Shen Xili gripped the five peppermint candies in his palm tightly.
It felt… quite good.
After watching Shen Xili leave, Mother Shen couldn’t hold it in anymore. She buried herself in Father Shen’s embrace and sobbed. Father Shen patted her back soothingly. “Alright, seeing that he’s doing well is enough. If you cry and he finds out, he’ll feel guilty.”
Shen Shuyu also comforted her, “That’s right, Mom. Didn’t he say he’s quite happy here and can learn a lot? So don’t be sad.”
“I’m not sad, I’m not sad.” Mother Shen took a deep breath and composed herself. “Let’s go. Let’s not cause him any trouble.”
She looked back toward the direction Shen Xili had left several more times. Only after making sure he wouldn’t turn back did she get into the car.
The sky had darkened quite a bit by the time the driver sent them back to the aircraft. Mother Shen’s body was a bit overwhelmed. They had originally planned to find a random place to rest for the night, but Father Shen, pained by his wife’s discomfort, simply changed his mind and decided to fly straight home. After all, they had already seen the person they wanted to see; there was no need to stay here.
Shen Shuyu had no issues. Having been out for so long, it was indeed time to return.
The return journey was faster than expected. Three days later, they returned to the aircraft base in Amor.
Shen Yisi had sent a driver to wait for them early on. As soon as they got into the car, Shen Shuyu leaned against the seat back for a nap. There were rooms on the aircraft, and although there was no jolting or swaying during the flight, Shen Shuyu didn’t sleep soundly there. Now sitting in the family car, he felt his heart and body had finally landed on solid ground.
A golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as one’s own doghouse.
When they arrived home, it was exactly dinner time. Shen Yisi had also specifically left work early today and driven back.
The family of four sat around the dining table once more. Shen Yisi asked, “Xiao Yu, was the trip fun?”
Shen Shuyu nodded. “It was fun. But I was a bit too bright as a third wheel. Next time, let’s go out together.”
Shen Yisi laughed twice. “Alright. Next time, Brother will take you out. We young people can play what young people play.”
“Yisi, are you calling Mom and Dad old now?” Mother Shen glared at him. “And here I was worrying if you’d rest well while we were gone. Now it seems I was just being sentimental.”
Shen Yisi hurriedly served a bowl of soup for Mother Shen. He said, “I wasn’t being sentimental; I was just joking. By the way, how was Xili when you went to see him?”
“He’s a bit thinner, but more spirited. He’s doing well,” Father Shen said. “Our family might truly produce a General.”
The Shen family had been in business for generations. Previously, Shen Yisi had wanted to go into politics, but because the family company needed someone to manage it, he switched to finance to protect the Shen family’s financial empire.
Shen Yisi said, “That’s good.”
He glanced at Shen Shuyu and added, “It will also produce a very formidable Mecha Mechanic.”
Shen Shuyu looked up at Shen Yisi. Shen Yisi patted his head. “What do you think?”
Shen Shuyu gave a salute. “I think you’re right.”
The atmosphere in the dining room was harmonious and happy.
After dinner, because everyone was quite tired from the long journey, they each went to rest.
Shen Shuyu took a comfortable bath, relaxed his muscles, and let himself sink into the bed. Suddenly, he thought of something, turned over, picked up his terminal, and sent a message to Wen Jiafei.
[I’m back.]
He and Wen Jiafei had been in touch intermittently, but after sending this message, he realized that Wen Jiafei hadn’t actually replied to the message he sent the day before yesterday.
He had been on the road these past two days, feeling muddled every day, so he hadn’t noticed.
Wen Jiafei usually replied to his messages. No matter how late, as long as he saw it, he wouldn’t ignore it.
Could he have forgotten?
Shen Shuyu occasionally forgot to reply to messages too. He looked at the message he sent. Wen Jiafei should still be at work right now.
Wen Jiafei had mentioned that during the summer break, he was working the regular shop shifts, which were split into three rotations. Today was his middle shift, which didn’t end until 10 PM. Moreover, the evening was a time of high customer traffic. Wen Jiafei probably didn’t have time to check his phone. Shen Shuyu pursed his lips, exited the messaging app, and put the terminal back.
After so many days, he was already tired of playing.
Shen Shuyu stared at the ceiling with wide eyes, then remembered something else.
The System.
The System said it went to find the Main Brain. He hadn’t heard the System come online once during his trip. Now that he was home, he had the energy.
Shen Shuyu called out a couple of times in his mind, but there was no response from the System.
Strange. It had been so long; hadn’t the assessment been completed yet?
It couldn’t have been blocked by something again like before, could it?
However, he soon realized he was worrying too much.
Just as he was dizzily about to fall asleep, the System suddenly popped up in his mind.
[Master~ I missed you so much~ Did you miss me?~]
Shen Shuyu closed his eyes and turned over, not forgetting to turn off the light. [Let’s talk tomorrow. I’m tired. Sleeping.]
But the System said: [You can’t sleep, Master! I have urgent news!]
The System started “disco dancing” in Shen Shuyu’s head, looking like it was determined not to let him sleep.
Shen Shuyu sighed helplessly. [Don’t tell me my mission assessment failed?]
The System seemed to freeze for a moment. [Master, how did you know?]
[I guessed,] Shen Shuyu said. Since the System was so frantic, something must have gone wrong with the mission assessment. Otherwise, the System would have started setting off fireworks long ago; it wouldn’t be haggling with him like this.
Shen Shuyu lay flat, not turning on the light. [Speak. Where did the problem occur? Shen Xili’s life trajectory is now developing according to his heart’s desire. Could there be another reason?]
Like not finding a partner or something…
The System said: [The Main Brain said the ‘Protagonist Shou’ line can be considered complete, but there are other side plots that haven’t been finished…]
Other side plots?
The System continued: [Master, do you remember what I told you the day you were hospitalized—that I felt the fluctuations of another system?]
Shen Shuyu gave an “Mm.” He remembered. He was also told that the person with the system was very close to him at the time. However, that matter didn’t have much to do with his main mission. At the time, there was too much going on, so he didn’t think much about it, only assuming the person happened to be at the hospital and was passing by.
[This time I went back and reported this to our Main Brain. The Main Brain gave me the data terminal for this world, originally wanting to check who exactly was carrying a system,] the System explained quickly. [But we never found out who it was. Instead, we found a huge magnetic field fluctuation that occurred in this novel world five years ago.]
Shen Shuyu’s sleepiness vanished. He asked, [What does that mean?]
[To put it simply, someone used a system to change their destiny at that time. But this is a serious violation because the path of characters in a novel world—even a background character who has never appeared—is predetermined. If someone changes their destiny, it means the destiny of another person will also change accordingly, leading to a series of sudden problems.]
It was like the butterfly effect; just a light flap of the wings, and the world was already beginning to be buffeted by a gale.
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Chapter 190 upload twice and replace chapter 191 as 190…
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