Chapter 55: It's called a feeling of powerlessness, but it's actually more of a feeling of fear
The last time Shu Ziming lost his temper was at Chen Xueer’s birthday party. He beat Lu Rang because Qin Niaoniao was bullied.
The reason why he was angry now was still because of Qin Niaoniao.
The cake slammed to the ground, and the cream splattered on Qin Niaoniao's feet. She took two steps back with a frightened look on her face.
"Shu Ziming, what are you doing? Niao Niao made this cake for you personally, so don't smash it if you don't like it."
Mr. Shu came forward to teach Shu Ziming a lesson, then turned to look at Qin Niaoniao.
"Niao Niao, your third brother is just in a bad mood, don't be angry with him, okay."
Qin Niaoniao lowered her head, feeling very aggrieved.
"I was just concerned about Third Brother. I didn't expect Third Brother to dislike the cake I made so much."
Mr. Shu reached out and touched her head to comfort her, then looked at Shu Ziming, very dissatisfied with his behavior.
"Apologize to Niao Niao!"
Shu Ziming looked at him stubbornly, not saying a word.
Qin Niaoniao pulled Shu's father's hand and whispered, "It's okay, Dad. It's okay if brother doesn't want to apologize."
When he heard this, he felt that his beloved daughter had suffered a great injustice, so he raised his hand and slapped Shu Ziming.
"You little brat, as a brother, you still bully your sister like this, do you think you have grown up and become too powerful?"
Shu Ziming stood there and let him hit him. When he stopped, he looked at Qin Niaoniao and spoke.
"He Na was injured because of me, how can this not be my fault? If it weren't for her, I would be the one lying in the hospital wishing I could die! If you have any conscience, you wouldn't say such a thing."
He used to think that Qin Niaoniao was a very kind girl, but after hearing what she said just now, he became very angry.
Qin Niaoniao was so angry at Shu Ziming's scolding that she burst into tears, feeling aggrieved.
"I'm sorry, Third Brother, that's not what I meant. I just wanted to comfort you, but I'm not good at speaking."
She cried so hard that her eyes were filled with tears, as if someone owed her something.
[It would be a pity if Qin Niaoniao didn't become an actress. She can cry at will. With this ability, she will be able to get some very good roles. 】
Shu Yue was amazed.
[If the original master has this ability, he will not be demoted.] 】
Originally, when Shu Ziming saw Qin Niaoniao crying, he wondered if he was too harsh on her, but when he suddenly heard Shu Yue's words, he came to his senses. He was not harsh at all, what he said was the truth.
What Qin Niaoniao said was wrong in the first place. Just because she shed two tears we cannot cover up the fact that her words were harsh and disrespectful.
"If you know you're not good at talking, then study hard. I have a book called The Art of Language in my room. I'll give it to you to study."
Shu Ziming seemed to be teaching Qin Niaoniao, but he was actually mocking her.
Shu Yue couldn't hold back and laughed out loud.
Everyone present couldn't help but look at her.
Shu Yue immediately stopped laughing and lowered her head, silently continuing to be an invisible person.
The first thing she had to do was to reduce her presence, as she didn't want to be noticed by the heroine.
"Shu Ziming, how do you talk to your sister? She is still young, you have to be tolerant of her."
"I'm an adult now, not a kid anymore."
Shu Ziming glanced at Qin Niaoniao who was still sobbing, and went upstairs in annoyance.
Qin Niaoniao followed his gaze, her eyes full of reluctance. This trick had always worked before, so why didn't it work now?
Shu Ziming locked himself in the room and did not come down to eat dinner. His aunt wanted to go upstairs to bring him food, but was stopped by Shu's father.
At around ten o'clock, Shu Yue saw that he had not come down yet, so she wanted to go to the kitchen to cook him a bowl of noodles, and happened to meet Shu Chen coming back.
"Why? Are you hungry and want a midnight snack?"
Shu Chen put down the bag in his hand and went to the kitchen to help Shu Yue.
"Fourth brother, why are you back? Aren't you busy repairing the unearthed cultural relics of second brother?"
"That batch of cultural relics is in good condition. The restoration work is not big and has been completed." Shu Chen said as he took out eggs from the refrigerator and beat them into the pot.
"How many eggs do you want to eat?"
"Let's make two. It's not me who's going to eat it, but Third Brother. He didn't eat dinner at night, so he never came down from upstairs."
Shu Chen also heard about Shu Ziming's situation. He beat another egg into the pot and cooked a bowl of noodles in a short while.
"I'll go talk to him, go to bed early and don't worry."
Shu Chen took the noodles from Shu Yue and urged her to go to bed. Shu Yue thought about it and agreed.
[Although Shu Chen and Shu Ziming often quarreled, they still had a good relationship. When they were young, they did a lot of bad things together. Shu Ziming once climbed a tree and took the eggs laid by the neighbor's birds, and Shu Chen took the blame for him. 】
The corner of Shu Chen's mouth twitched slightly.
He didn't want to take the blame at all. It was when the neighbors came to his door that Shu Ziming was the first to complain. He was slandered. He had explained this matter for so many years, but no one believed him.
Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue about it anymore.
Shu Ziming sat in front of the window, drinking wine while looking at the night view outside, feeling very bored.
“Knock, knock.”
There was a knock on the door, but he ignored it.
But the person outside kept knocking, so he took a deep breath, stood up and opened the door.
Just as he was about to curse, he saw Shu Chen standing at the door.
Shu Chen went in directly with the noodles, "I heard that you locked yourself in your room and refused to go out, and refused to eat dinner. What's going on? Are you going to starve yourself to death and die to prove your resolve?"
"After all, he is a historian and an educated person, but his use of the term 'dying to make one's will known' is not appropriate."
Shu Ziming pinched his brows, closed the door, and followed in.
Shu Chen looked at the bottles on the ground and kicked them away. "Be careful of stomach bleeding if you drink so much."
"Can't you just hope for me?"
Shu Ziming sat down at the table and started eating the bowl of noodles.
I didn’t feel hungry at first, but this bowl of noodles smelled so good.
Shu Chen, who had obsessive-compulsive disorder and couldn't stand the mess on the floor, helped him clean up.
"Is it because of He Na's matter?"
"Yes, but not entirely."
Shu Ziming ate his noodles and said vaguely, "I feel guilty towards her, but more of a sense of powerlessness."
"Oh? Where does the powerlessness come from?"
Shu Ziming put down his chopsticks and looked at Shu Chen. His face was red due to drinking, but his eyes were clear.
"You know, I had the same experience as my elder brother. We both died before, but Shu Yue went back in time and saved me."
Shu Chen paused as he picked up the bottle. "If she saved you, why didn't she save He Na as well?"
Shu Ziming lowered his eyes, "She wanted to save me, but the system told her that He Na was just an NPC. Her only role and value in this book was to help me block the sulfuric acid. This was the plot she had set to complete and it couldn't be changed."
"My feeling of powerlessness comes from this. I feel powerless and cannot escape the fate, but more likely it is a fear."
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