Chapter 9
Chi Qi stayed in the hospital for another two days before returning home.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw a huge ball of cotton standing in the room. The cotton had fluffy, soft hair and round black eyes.
When the Samoyed Tangyuan heard the noise, he pricked up his ears, bit his doll and looked at the person who came.
After not seeing each other for a long time, Tangyuan smelled a familiar scent and excitedly let go of the doll. The big furry tail shook like a propeller and circled around him.
Chi Qi squatted down, hugged Tang Yuan's head and rubbed it, "Wow, Tang Yuan, I miss you so much."
He felt uncomfortable all over because he hadn't petted his dog for a few days in the hospital.
Unexpectedly, when Tangyuan heard his name, he became even more excited. His snow-white ears stood up straight. Then he raised his two front paws and pounced towards Chi Qi.
His vision went dark and he almost went back to the hospital.
Lying straight on the cold floor, the culprit dog was poking his cheek with its wet nose, and when it found that he didn't touch it as usual, it tilted its head in confusion.
Chi Qi was so cute with that little expression that he didn’t care about the pain in his body anymore.
What bad intentions could a puppy have? I just want to stick with him.
Thinking of this, Chi Qi easily coaxed himself into submission. He lay on the ground and did not get up immediately. There was no other reason, it was just pure laziness.
Too lazy to even move.
Ten minutes after being in close contact with the ground, Chi's mother passed by with a fruit plate. She walked over as if she didn't see anything and said lightly, "Tangyuan, come and eat some fruit."
The Samoyed heard the call and wagged its tail even more happily. It twisted its butt, jumped over Chi Qi, and ran away. Chi Qi didn't notice and got a mouthful of dog hair. He looked at the heartless snow-white back and felt sad and angry.
[It was a wrong payment after all!] I feel like such a failure. I have never made a firm choice. I don’t know what’s the point of continuing to live? 】
In just a few words, Chi Qi used eighteen intonations and turns.
Mother Chi paused holding the apple, then stuffed it into Tangyuan's mouth as if nothing had happened.
She can now calmly accept Xiaoqi's madness. After all, there is nothing she can do even if she can't accept it. She has raised him to that age. Even if she throws him outside, he can run back home by himself.
Alas, giving birth to a piece of barbecued pork is worse than giving birth to a son.
Chi Qi looked up at the ceiling, but the dazzling incandescent light hurt his eyes, so he turned his head and stared at the happy couple, the man and the dog, with resentment.
[(Roaring) (Crawling forward in a twisted manner) (Ferocious) (Running forward) (Falling to the ground) (Crawling forward in a twisted manner) (Roaring) (Trying to stand up) (Running forward) (Falling to the ground) (Roaring) (Trying to stand up) (Running wildly) (Drooling) (Grabbing the apple) (Chew chew chew)]
He flapped his limbs and squirmed in a dark and twisted manner.
Mother Chi hugged Tang Yuan and interrupted him coldly, "Xiao Qi, you can't sleep here. Go back to your room if you feel sleepy."
Chi Qi: “…”
Well, the world is finally quiet.
Mother Chi enjoyed a rare moment of comfort, but her happiness lasted only a few seconds.
——Ding Dong, the doorbell rang.
Then, there was the sound of high heels stepping on the ground. The person who came was wearing a red dress, big wavy hair, beautiful eyebrows and eyes, elegant manners, and her eyes were so beautiful that she was beyond words.
Chi Qi caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye, and his crazy movements paused. He slowly opened his eyes and saw the other person's face clearly: it was the noble lady who had given him a handful of melon seeds that day.
At this moment, he was striding towards him with a strong aura, and it was completely hard to tell that he was once a civet jumping around in the melon field.
Shen Wanji took off his sunglasses, his eyes stayed on him for a moment, his eyebrows slightly raised, and he smiled: "Hello~"
Chi Qi, who was still lying on the ground: "..."
Always feel like something is wrong?
Oh, it turns out the height was wrong.
Chi Qi looked up. He was shy for once. He blinked and said hello awkwardly, "Hello."
Shen Wanji stretched out his arms, his hands were slender, his long nails were crystal clear, and he curled the corners of his lips, "Do you need me to pull you up?"
"Haha, no, no." Chi Qi couldn't lie down anymore. He didn't want to be mistaken for a mental patient because of his crazy behavior.
Standing up awkwardly, he explained in gibberish: "The floor was a little dirty, so I wiped it with my clothes."
Yeah, yes, that's it.
[God damn it, why do I have to suffer a social humiliation in front of such an elegant elder? It’s so embarrassing. 】
Shen Wanji looked at him lovingly and said from the bottom of his heart: "You are so cute."
Chi Qi pursed his lips and smiled shyly, "You have good taste."
The two men praised each other's business a little, and there was a little more sincerity in their eyes when they looked at each other.
"Heh~" The good atmosphere was broken. Chi's mother stopped behind Chi Qi in a bad mood and patted him on the back of his head, "Don't block other people's way, stand aside."
Chi Qi was caught off guard and was slapped. He lowered his head and moved away with a wronged look.
Shen Wanji walked forward a few steps and sat down, still smiling.
"Why are you here?" Chi's mother asked bluntly. There was a hint of tension as soon as she opened her mouth, and it seemed that a war was about to break out.
Seeing this, Chi Qi, who was sitting beside the sofa, silently moved away, trying to reduce his presence. The gods were fighting, so they must not hurt a mortal like him.
Shen Wanji said slowly: "Of course I came to see you."
Chi's mother didn't believe it. "Oh, the weasel is paying New Year's greetings to the chicken. It has no good intentions."
The tone became increasingly sarcastic, with a hint of subtle resentment, and the air seemed to be crackling with fire.
Shen Wanji was indifferent to the provocation and calmly said three letters, "ovo."
"???"
Chi Qi next to him cast a puzzled look. What kind of riddle was this?
Mother Chi seemed to have eaten a bomb and exploded at the slightest touch. "I am communicating with you in human language, what are you saying?"
Shen Wanji sat upright with his hands flat on his back, pretending to be stupid, and said, "QAQ."
Chi Qi, "..."
Chi's mother: "..."
The air was stagnant for a while, and no one spoke again.
Chi Qi vaguely felt that his mother's anger was about to reach the critical point. He moved to the sofa again, marginalized himself, and prayed silently in his heart that the conversation between them could go smoothly.
Mother Chi drank a whole cup of herbal tea before she could barely suppress her anger, and gritted her teeth and shouted, “Chen Wanji.”
Shen Wanji nodded, "Yes, I'm here."
Chi's mother asked, "Are you sick?"
It took her a long time to utter only this one sentence. Her tolerance prevented her from saying anything unpleasant. Anger accumulated in her heart, and she felt extremely depressed.
Although the few sentences of conversation did not provide any information, it was enough to arouse the curiosity of others. Chi Qi's ears perked up higher than dumplings, and he was eager to know more.
[Oh my God, I have never seen anyone make my mother so angry! Aunt Shen, you have successfully attracted my attention! 】
[Hey, hey, hey, I just realized that Aunt Shen's eyes are so affectionate when she looks at Mom. Three parts are helpless, three parts are doting, and four parts are full of love. There is something fishy, definitely something fishy! 】
When Mother Chi heard this, she almost spit out the herbal tea she had just drunk.
Three points of helplessness? Three points of pampering? Four points of affection?
Those who know it may think it is an eye, but those who don’t know may think it is a pie chart!
Also, Shen Wanji looks at dogs in the same way!
Mother Chi just felt tired. She couldn't help but wonder, when Xiaoqi was born, did Father Chi cut his brain and umbilical cord together?
Although she knew that Shen Wanji had no messy feelings for her, she still felt sick at these words and quickly repeated in her heart: biological child, biological child, biological child...
She was afraid that she could not control herself, so she kicked Chi Qi out of the house overnight.
[I really want to know, I really want to know, I really want to know...]
Chi Qi was still muttering to himself, completely unaware of the approaching danger.
【Why! How could I forget that I could still read the plot? 】
He quickly opened the catalog and searched based on keywords.
[Found it!] When mom and Aunt Shen were young, they were... sworn enemies? ! 】
What a cheesy name! A trace of embarrassment flashed across Chi's mother's face, and she couldn't help but think of some things in the past.
The elders of the Shen and Song families had a very good relationship and often visited each other, so Chi's mother and Shen Wanji had known each other since childhood.
Logically speaking, they should have become good friends, or at least playmates, but no one expected that the situation would develop into one of hostility.
When she was young, Chi's mother had a competitive personality. She wanted to be the best in everything and couldn't stand hearing people say that she was not as good as others.
Chi Qi's grandpa loves to compare. He always says, "Yingying, I suddenly realized that Wanwan is taller than you."
"Yingying, in the last mock exam, you and Wanwan tied for first place. Every time I went to the Shen family, Wanwan was studying hard. Next time, she will probably surpass you."
"Yingying, look at how sensible Wanwan is. She never causes trouble at school."
After so many times, Chi's mother became annoyed when she heard Shen Wanji's name. When they met later, she would have some personal emotions. She had a clear distinction between love and hate, and would express her likes and dislikes clearly, so when she saw Shen Wanji, she would usually stay away with a cold face.
Shen Wanji, on the other hand, was full of evil taste. The more someone ignored her, the more excited she became. She tried every way to get in front of that person and attract his attention.
To outsiders, it seemed that every time Chi's mother and Shen Wanji met, there would be twists and turns.
Over time, people around them tacitly assumed that the two of them didn't get along.
But in fact, Chi's mother didn't really hate Shen Wanji.
Of course, I don’t like it very much either.
After reading the whole story, Chi Qi looked uninterested. He thought it would be some earth-shattering and magnificent event!
[So it’s because of this?] So disappointing! 】
Chi Qi curled his lips and continued to flip through the pages. After a moment, his pupils suddenly shrank, as if he had seen something extremely shocking and confusing.
[Beijing circle...Buddhist?] What a discordant pair of words. What kind of strange name is this? Wait, the book says that Aunt Chen’s partner is a Buddhist from the Beijing circle? 】
The memories hidden deep in her mind were evoked. This time, Chi's mother could no longer bear it. Following Chi Qi's voice, she built a magic castle.
Mother Chi took a deep breath, turned her head, and looked at her with a strange look, "I heard that your son is paralyzed on one side?"
Chi Qi:! ! !
[Mom, everyone says things from the bottom of their hearts, why do you have to be treated specially and say things that hurt people's hearts! 】
The scream almost pierced her eardrums. Chi's mother realized that she had said the wrong thing, but she was too embarrassed to apologize and froze in her tracks.
Fortunately, Shen Wanji shook his head and said, "No."
[Huh~ It’s okay~]
When Chi Qi's heart was about to fall, he heard Shen Wanji calmly state the facts, "My son just became a vegetable."
Cough, cough, cough. Chi Qi accidentally choked on the water.
What do you mean! Just turned into a vegetable? Isn't this serious enough? 】
Mother Chi nodded in agreement. She had a subtle expression on her face and sighed, "Forget it. You haven't had an easy life these years."
I saw a post online before. When a person is extremely sad, the body will automatically produce a defense mechanism to isolate the negative emotions so that they will not be as sad as imagined.
But there are gains and losses. If you are in a defense mechanism for a long time, it may affect your daily life. Long-term repression and no opportunity to vent will still lead to collapse or even more serious situations.
Chi's mother continued to speak comforting words to herself.
Um?
Shen Wanji slowly typed a question mark.
Seems like there was a misunderstanding?
Forget it, I’m too lazy to explain.
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