Chapter 3 Pain Upon hearing Yu Tang recognize him, Yu Chao first raised an eyebrow and smiled...
Upon hearing Yu Tang recognize him, Yu Chaoxian raised an eyebrow and smiled wickedly: "Is my little aunt unhappy to see me?"
Unhappy? She was more than just unhappy; seeing Yu Chaoxian brought back painful memories of Yu Tang.
It wasn't that the girl had a bad memory and forgot him after not seeing him for several years. It was simply that in all her memories of Yu Chaoxian, she was the one crying.
On New Year's Eve when she was seven, she spent the first New Year at the Yu family residence. Yu Chaoxian threatened her, saying that if she cried again, he would pull out her teeth, and if she dared to tell on him, he would sew her mouth shut. Coincidentally, she was losing her baby teeth that very night, and Yu Tang always felt that the tooth was knocked out because Yu Chaoxian had scared her.
Not only that, Yu Chaoxian also kept ordering her around, making her fetch water for him, turn off the lights for him, and bring him cut fruit as soon as possible.
What's most infuriating is that the last time Yu Chaoxian came back, when she was ten years old, he told her that there was a New Year's gift prepared for her in the trunk. She ran over excitedly and struggled to lift the package out of the trunk.
When she opened it, she broke down on the spot. What gifts? They were all his things. This nephew was treating her like a laborer, making her carry his luggage upstairs!
Even though they have a Filipino maid and a housekeeper at home, they still make her run errands. They treat her like a servant and look down on her.
What's even worse is that he ate all the ice cream in the fridge! She was only allowed to eat one piece every two days, but this nephew, who is so much older than her, still tried to steal her snacks. After finishing them, he smiled at her and said, "Auntie is an elder, and elders should take care of the younger generation, so it's okay for me to eat some snacks, right, Auntie?"
After we finished eating, they took her New Year's money too.
He ate and took! But Yu Tang dared not speak out, afraid that Yu Chaoxian would scare her out of a tooth. If her teeth were bald, wouldn't she look terrible? So she could only reluctantly give up half of her snacks to Yu Chaoxian.
Therefore, all the fragments of Yu Chaoxian's memories are Yu Tang's "history of humiliation." She was either being bullied by Yu Chaoxian to the point of tears or was on her way to cry. Every day, she would go to her brother to complain. So, all the memories of her nephew Yu Chaoxian were deliberately forgotten by Yu Tang.
Sure enough, after recognizing the man, Yu Tang's dark eyes began to warily watch the unusually tall man in front of her.
Yu Chaoxian looked at her. Yu Tang, who had been excitedly chattering just moments before, was now speechless. He smiled knowingly, as if she had remembered him.
That's more like it, he should cry. If Yu Tang ever sees him without crying, then Yu Chaoxian should be the one who's unhappy.
Yu Chaoxian raised his finger and beckoned inwards, much like calling a dog, "What are you waiting for? Hurry up and come over."
Seeing the tears and dust on Yu Tang's face, he disdainfully refused to get too close, afraid that the tears would rub onto his clothes.
Without waiting for Yu Tang's reaction, he grabbed the girl's slender wrist and held it tightly, ignoring the girl's little bit of struggle.
Yu Tang's watery eyes were filled with resistance. She whispered her refusal, "I... I want my brother. Where is he? Why didn't he come?" He had just answered the phone and said he would come.
Yu Chaoxian scoffed coldly at Yu Tang's constant mention of his brother, making it seem to anyone who didn't know better that Yu Tang was Yu Yanting's child.
The girl's slender body was pulled forward abruptly by Yu Chaoxian, who had never seen a child before. Yu Tang was caught off guard and fell onto his back, almost stepping on his heel. That sweet, candy-like scent wafted over again.
Yu Chaoxian glanced down at her impatiently. Oh dear, this little aunt was glaring at him with her neck stiff and her eyes narrowed, clearly about to unleash her anger.
"You're not convinced?" Yu Chaoxian glared at her.
Yu Tang choked up and quickly gave in. Her hand had accidentally touched his pants pocket, and there was a hard, solid shape inside—it was a pistol!
She hurriedly shook her head: "I didn't mean to, I just hurt my neck!"
Yu Chaoxian was displeased again, poking Yu Tang's thin shoulder with his fingertip to keep his distance: "Alright, don't get close. From now on, stay one meter away from me forever, remember that."
If it weren't for his father, Yu Yanting, insisting that he come and connect with this little aunt, he wouldn't have bothered picking up this crybaby. Who would want to raise such an annoying little thing who keeps sobbing and crying? He might as well just throw her away.
Yu Chaoxian glanced at Yu Yanting, who was dealing with a phone call in the car, and realized that the idea of getting rid of Yu Tang was just a thought. However, if Yu Yanting were gone, that would be a different story.
Yu Tang nodded, feeling wronged. Who wanted to get close to him? She wished she could stay far away from him!
Yu Chaoxian reached out his hand to her, and Yu Tang prepared to play dumb, staring at him with her clear black and white eyes, looking completely innocent.
"Don't play dumb, Auntie, take the snacks out of your bag."
"But those are for my brother." It's an open secret that Yu Tang keeps snacks in her bag. Yu Tang loves to eat these things, so there are always snacks in her bag, and she'll eat snacks even if she doesn't eat a meal.
She quietly took two small steps back, wondering why Yu Chaoxian had come back. He used to refuse to come home even when she called him, but now he was here to snatch her snacks.
Yu Chaoxian gave a cold laugh. He liked to bully children, especially the child of the woman who drove his mother to her death.
He walked over, bent down, and pinched Yu Tang's chin open. His long index finger probed into her mouth, tracing a row of teeth with the pad of his finger. He tapped a canine tooth with a clear sense of threat: "Yu Tang, do you still want this tooth?"
Yu Tang's nose was a little red, not to mention her eyes, which were brimming with tears. Her thick, curled eyelashes couldn't hold back the tears, and they all fell into Yu Chaoxian's outstretched hand.
Yu Chaoxian had limited patience. He raised his hand and wiped the tears in his hand onto Yu Tang's school uniform. This crybaby lived up to her name. She would burst into tears before she could finish three sentences. He didn't have the time to comfort her. Raising such a crybaby was really worse than raising a dog.
Yu Tang closed her mouth and obediently handed the schoolbag to Yu Chaoxian. She was afraid that Yu Chaoxian would pull out her teeth, as she had seen Yu Chaoxian do such things before.
Yu Chaoxian looked at Yu Tang's raised arm, which was white like a lotus root, clearly indicating that she had been pampered. He had just casually pinched it, leaving a red mark on his aunt's wrist.
They're so fragile and troublesome; I've never seen such an unpredictable child.
Yu Chaoxian didn't stand on ceremony. He took a handful of snacks from her bag, spread them in his palm, and pointed to each snack with his fingertip, observing Yu Tang's reaction. Yu Tang's gaze followed his finger, but when he pointed to the cotton candy, her reaction wasn't enough to pique his interest.
When he pointed to a lollipop shaped like a little duck, Yu Tang instantly gripped the hem of her school uniform skirt. Her lips moved but then closed, wanting to stop him but not daring to. She could only look at him with teary eyes. Her little actions were too obvious; she clearly didn't want him to eat it.
Kids this age wear their hearts on their sleeves; they're so stupid.
But this kind of reaction is interesting. Yu Chaoxian smiled and said, "Then I'll eat this candy."
He wanted to eat what Yu Tang liked, hoping to teach her a lesson. After five years apart, she dared to disown him, which meant he hadn't made a deep impression on her.
Without hesitation, Yu Chaoxian stuffed the candy into his mouth, leaving the wrapper for Yu Tang, ignoring her aggrieved tears, and asked, "Who gets the snacks first from now on?"
Yu Tang choked back tears as she replied, "I'll... I'll give it to you first."
Yu Chaoxian gently ruffled the girl's soft hair as a reward: "That's more like it, Auntie. I'm your only junior, your dearest nephew. If you don't give me food, who else will you give it to? We're family, aren't we?"
Yu Tang likes her brother, but she really doesn't like his child at all. However, she can only nod and accept Yu Chaoxian's statement that they are "family", but she sheds even more tears.
Yu Chaoxian was even more satisfied; crying was the right thing to do.
It's just a piece of candy, is it really that big of a deal? However, Yu Chaoxian chewed the candy in his mouth with a crunch.
Little did Yu Chaoxian know that the sound of him chewing candy sounded to Yu Tang like he was chewing on a hard bone, making Yu Tang's whole body ache.
As expected, even the most stubborn brat will eventually get his comeuppance. The students at school couldn't handle Yu Tang, so the one who was going to deal with him finally arrived.
At this moment, Yu Yanting, who had just finished his phone call, got out of the car and called out in this direction, "Tangtang."
Yu Yanting, dressed in a black suit, was refined and elegant. Although he was over forty, his brows still revealed an extraordinary bearing, and he exuded an undeniable air of authority. But every time he looked at Yu Tang, his deep eyes would soften. That's why Yu Tang loved Yu Yanting's eyes the most.
I just can't understand why my brother is so elegant, yet his son, Yu Chaoxian, is such a scoundrel. He's handsome, but he's too wicked. He'll pull out someone's teeth at the slightest disagreement, and he'll strangle someone or break their hand at the slightest provocation.
Upon seeing Yu Yanting, Yu Tang didn't hesitate for a moment. She immediately broke free from Yu Chaoxian's hand and ran over to grab Yu Yanting's cufflinks, calling out, "Brother."
Yu Yanting habitually pulled her over and wiped away Yu Tang's tears. Although she was his younger sister, it was no different from raising a daughter.
The old man himself, over sixty years old, found a twenty-year-old college graduate named Shen Wangshu. Unexpectedly, that woman actually gave birth to a child a year later, who is now Yu Tang. Unfortunately, Shen Wangshu suffered from postpartum depression after giving birth to Yu Tang and committed suicide when Yu Tang was seven years old.
Yu Chaoxian silently watched the close brother and sister from the side, and sneered. This crybaby was really carried by Yu Yanting from a baby to an adult, and his legs were just for show.
"Yu Tang, I don't need to break your legs, okay?" Yu Chaoxian approached Yu Tang with a half-smile, his tone suggesting negotiation, making his words sound more genuine.
Startled, Yu Tang hid in Yu Yanting's arms. Yu Yanting glared at Yu Chaoxian and said, "How old are you? You still have no manners."
He quickly lowered his head to comfort Yu Tang, "Don't be afraid, Tangtang. He was just joking with you. I'll deal with him for you later."
Yu Chaoxian looked in that direction, a sinister glint in his eyes, and sneered silently.
He, the father, was once completely infatuated with that woman, and now he is completely obsessed with that woman's child.
A fox spirit giving birth to a little fox spirit. Of course, Yu Yanting wasn't a good person either. He didn't even come back to see his wife one last time when she was seriously ill, his excuse being that Yu Tang's mother was sick and he needed to take care of her.
Yu Chaoxian glanced around but couldn't find Guan Zhongpeng. Guan Zhongpeng was Yu Yanting's bodyguard and was also responsible for managing the base's armed personnel and handling the weapons business.
Guan Zhongpeng was always by Yu Yanting's side, and could be said to be Yu Yanting's most trusted subordinate.
"Why didn't you bring anyone?" Yu Chaoxian asked casually.
Yu Yanting didn't take it seriously: "Old Guan, his mother is old and hospitalized, so I asked him to go and keep her company. He's such a filial son. He keeps his mother company in the hospital, chatting to keep her company and letting her bask in the sun. He makes her different kinds of soup every day. I can't let him be unable to take care of his parents when they are no longer there. Don't you think so?"
The first part was normal, but the latter part was a bit of a warning to Yu Chaoxian. Yu Chaoxian didn't respond but instead asked, "Aren't you afraid of someone hiding in the shadows? Your life is worth a lot."
Yu Yanting glanced at his son, who was much taller and more imposing than five years ago. The special forces missions had long since molded this brat into a competent man: "With you here, who dares?"
Who dares? That's a good question. Yu Chaoxian remained silent. A gentle breeze carried the fragrance of crabapple blossoms, and petals fell on him. Yu Chaoxian snapped back to reality, the fierceness in his eyes subsiding.
His gaze lowered, and he caught sight of Yu Tang, who was secretly watching him again. Sneaky, weak yet defiant.
Yu Chao stepped forward and grabbed the half of Yu Tang's exposed face without any mercy. Red finger marks quickly appeared on Yu Tang's fair face. "If someone really comes here, just use this crybaby as a shield. She has delicate skin and would definitely die if you pinched her once."
Yu Tang didn't shy away from Yu Yanting, and was so frightened that she shrank into Yu Yanting's arms, crying out, "Brother."
Yu Yanting waved away Yu Chaoxian's hand and frowned, saying, "You're still young? You look quite mature, but why do you do such childish things whenever you're with Tangtang? And don't call her whatever you want, 'crybaby,' she's your aunt!"
"Auntie?" Yu Chaoxian's lips could not utter any kind words. "You protect her so much that people who know her would think she's your sister, but people who don't would think she's your daughter. Speaking of which, you do want to be someone's father, but unfortunately you don't have the chance."
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