Chapter 26
Usually, at this time, Shen Yisi should be at the company, eating the lunch his assistant bought for him while thinking about the afternoon’s work. His appearance here was indeed unexpected, and when he dropped Shen Shuyu off this morning, Shen Yisi hadn’t mentioned he would be coming.
The moment Wen Jiafei saw Shen Yisi, the vigilance on his body dissipated. Everyone knew Shen Yisi, the doting brother maniac.
Shen Yisi was still wearing his suit from the morning, but the jacket had been taken off and casually hung on the coat rack. He was only wearing a white shirt on his upper body, with muscles bulging against the fabric.
He looked at Wen Jiafei. Indeed, a disabled Alpha.
Shen Shuyu recovered his senses. He threw his schoolbag aside: “Brother, why didn’t you tell me you were coming?”
He walked to Wen Jiafei’s side: “This is Wen Jiafei. I told you about him—the one who helps me with tutoring and cooking.”
Shen Yisi nodded. He extended his hand: “Hello, Student Wen.”
Wen Jiafei also extended his hand: “President Shen, hello.”
The two hands gripped for a moment before immediately releasing.
Wen Jiafei said, “Then I’ll leave first.”
“Leave for what?” Shen Shuyu said, “Aren’t you going to tutor me later?”
Shen Yisi added, “Student Wen, no need to be polite. Stay and eat together.”
Shen Shuyu looked at Shen Yisi and understood. He didn’t rush to talk to Wen Jiafei but said to Shen Yisi, “Brother, I like Plum Pork Ribs. Did you make them?”
Shen Yisi lightly flicked his forehead. “I did. You guys go wash your hands; I’ll bring them out.”
Shen Shuyu gave an ‘Mn’. After watching Shen Yisi enter the kitchen, he dragged Wen Jiafei into the bathroom. He glanced outside and whispered, “Wen Jiafei, speak properly in front of my brother, do you hear me? If you dare say anything bad about me, I’ll deduct your wages.”
Actually, he was just trying to scare Wen Jiafei.
Wen Jiafei turned on the faucet. “Understood.”
When the two returned to the table after washing their hands, Shen Yisi was already seated. Shen Shuyu naturally sat opposite him, and Wen Jiafei sat by his side.
Shen Shuyu was the first to pick up his chopsticks and grab a rib, mumbling, “Brother, why did you come today?” He didn’t come just to see Wen Jiafei, did he?
Shen Yisi served soup for both of them. Wen Jiafei thanked him and ate quietly.
Shen Yisi looked at him twice before smiling and saying, “I had a meeting nearby. I thought since it was almost noon, I’d come over and cook for you. What, not welcoming me?”
“How could I not welcome you?” Shen Shuyu said, “But tell me next time you come. If I hadn’t come back today, wouldn’t this table of food be wasted?”
Shen Yisi agreed.
He looked at Wen Jiafei again: “Is the food to your liking?”
Wen Jiafei said, “Thank you, President Shen. It’s delicious.”
Shen Yisi gave an ‘Mn’. “Xiao Yu is a handful. I’ll have to trouble Student Wen to take more care.”
“Okay,” Wen Jiafei said.
The three ate a quiet meal. After lunch, Wen Jiafei proactively took on the task of cleaning up the dishes. Shen Yisi didn’t stop him; he sat on the sofa and made a call to his secretary.
Shen Shuyu quietly finished the homework left by the teacher at the side. He couldn’t understand why he still had to do homework after transmigrating to the interstellar era.
Shen Yisi hung up the phone and looked over. He said, “Amazing. Xiao Yu’s accuracy has improved a lot.”
Shen Shuyu didn’t look up, merely saying, “My tutoring isn’t for nothing, okay? If I spent money and was still at the previous level, I could just change teachers.”
After speaking, his tone paused. He glanced at the kitchen out of the corner of his eye, his voice becoming muffled: “But, he’s quite good. I understand what he explains.”
“As long as you understand.” Shen Yisi rubbed his head, then added, “By the way, I have to go on a business trip for a while.”
Shen Shuyu stopped writing. He turned his head and looked up slightly: “Mn? Business trip?”
Shen Yisi said, “Mn. I’m preparing to select a site for a new factory, plus some other work.” Shen Yisi withdrew his hand. “While I’m away, I’ll hire a nanny to take care of you.”
Shen Shuyu snapped back to reality. He said, “No need, Brother. I’m usually at school, and it’s already late when I come back at night. There’s no need.”
Shen Yisi said, “I wanted the nanny to watch you so you don’t cause trouble.”
Shen Shuyu coughed lightly a few times. “…When have I caused trouble?”
His tone was very light, and he felt very guilty at this moment. He immediately asked, “Then when will you be back, Brother?”
“Fastest might be a month; if slow, it depends on the situation. But I will find time to come back,” Shen Yisi said. “There is one more thing I have to tell you.”
Shen Shuyu raised an eyebrow lightly. “What?”
“In a while, your school will have a Survival Competition with students from other planets,” Shen Yisi said.
Shen Shuyu’s eyes lit up. “Mn?”
The next second, Shen Yisi chuckled lightly and said with utter ruthlessness, “I’m telling you this just to let you know: you are not allowed to go.”
Shen Shuyu blinked. He nodded obediently and said with a straight face, “Don’t worry, Brother, I won’t go. A Survival Competition sounds exhausting just by the name. I won’t go; I’ll study hard at home every day and wait for Brother to come back.”
Shen Yisi stared at him, not believing a word.
Shen Shuyu said, “Rest assured, Brother, I really won’t go!”
Shen Yisi said, “I’m not afraid of you going, but I have to tell you in advance. This Survival Station is competing on our planet this time. It lasts seven days. For these seven days, the contestants have to live inside and can only come out when time is up. The environment inside isn’t very good; there is no clean water, no delicious meals, and even the nutrient solutions are the worst-tasting kind.”
It had to be said that Shen Yisi truly understood Shen Shuyu very well, but he underestimated the original host’s fanaticism for Chi Yanxun. In the novel, this Survival Competition took up at least ten chapters, and many things happened within this Survival Station.
The seeds of love between Chi Yanxun and Shen Xili were planted during this Survival War. Originally, the Survival War required Alphas, and the original host, as an Omega, didn’t even have the qualifications to register, but he had money.
He spent money to buy the spot of an Alpha who didn’t want to go and snuck in. Once the contestants entered the Survival War zone, the entrance would automatically lock unless they were eliminated and automatically sent out.
But the Survival War was also a team competition. Apart from the final ranking of each team’s score, the number of people was also important. As the hosts, they naturally wanted to fight for first place, so no matter how much they disliked the original host, they still brought him along.
The original host disliked Shen Xili very, very much and set many traps inside, but they were all neutralized one by one. Moreover, the moment Chi Yanxun and Shen Xili bonded was when the original host lured Shen Xili into a trap, and Chi Yanxun accidentally fell in with him.
One could only say the assist was truly on point.
Shen Shuyu recovered his senses. He extended his hand in a swearing gesture and said firmly, “Don’t worry, Brother! I love cleanliness; I don’t want to go at all.”
He truly didn’t want to go at all. The one who wanted him to go was the System, so it had nothing to do with him.
So, the retribution for breaking the oath had nothing! to! do! with him!
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