Chapter 22
Chapter 22
late at night.
Shu Yao secretly opened the door a crack and looked downstairs. The main light in the living room was still on and there were some sounds coming from it. She didn't know what TV show Chen Yang was watching.
Grandma usually goes to bed at ten o'clock, so these days, Chen Ye usually leaves her bedroom around ten ten to sleep in the guest room upstairs.
But today, Shen Yang stayed up late, disrupting their plans.
Shu Yao closed the door very gently, turned around, and asked worriedly, "Do you need to comfort your brother?"
Chen Ye sat on the sofa and helped her pass the level where she had been stuck in the Treasure Notes for several days. When he heard her words, he said lightly, "No need."
As he spoke, an invitation suddenly popped up on the game screen: [I'm so broke I only have money left. I'm inviting you to participate in a group battle in the arena.]
Chen Ye clicked on it and found that it was a max-level account.
"Is this your friend?"
Shu Yao peeked in, surprised. "No, but she actually maxed out so quickly? On the day she got the marriage certificate, she was still a new level 2 account."
Shu Yao clicked on her profile picture and found that not only was her level maxed out, but even her card faces were fully illustrated.
Calculating the time, even if you don't eat or drink, it's impossible for your liver to grow so fast.
There is only one possibility - money power.
"It turns out that the ID is not randomly chosen. He is really a big spender." Shu Yao sighed secretly.
Shen Ye rejected the other party's invitation.
Shu Yao: "Why would you refuse? If you're with a big shot like this, can't you just win without doing anything?"
The next second, she saw her team slaughtering all opponents in the single-player arena PK, leaving no one alive.
“…”
Forget it, she won by doing this.
Seeing that he had completed his daily tasks, the noise downstairs had not stopped yet, and Shu Yao thought of his important business again.
"Don't you really need to go down and take a look? He looks very sad."
Shen Ye stopped and chuckled: "How do you know he is sad?"
"Everyone's more or less concerned about their reputation. He couldn't be too obvious about breaking up in front of so many people, right? But look, he went back to his room early before, and today he's been watching TV in the living room. I don't know what he's watching."
Shen Ye took out his phone from his pocket and opened Weibo.
One turn.
Shu Yao saw the bright words on the trending search interface——
xxx Summer Season Live
As he was speaking, a cheer suddenly came from downstairs: "Holy crap! Awesome!"
It looked like Shen Yang's favorite team had won.
"..." Shu Yao felt amused and confused, "Is your brother really older than you?"
Chen Ye put down his phone, as if to sort out his emotions, and then slowly said: "I told you before that he was in poor health when he was a child. In fact, it should be said that he has been average in recent years. He only studied in an international school for one year. Later, due to health reasons, he hired a private teacher to teach him one-on-one at home. Not to mention work, in recent years, the places he spent most of his time were home and the hospital. For a long time, he even didn't leave the house."
"Aging is inevitable, but psychological age needs to be honed through experience. His life has no twists and turns and no surprises. It seems like day after day, but in reality, time is almost stagnant for him. He is like a 17 or 18-year-old boy who wakes up from a long sleep and finds that he is 27."
Shu Yao opened his mouth in surprise.
All the doubts I had about Shen Yang just now were suddenly explained.
The hospital is a very tiring place. I have seen too many separations and deaths and suffered too much pain and torture, but I can still maintain such an optimistic attitude.
At this moment, she actually had some admiration for Shen Yang.
"No wonder he was so easily deceived."
"What were you cheated on?"
"His girlfriend." Shu Yao took a bottle of milk from the side and bit the straw. "The girl who broke up with me today obviously didn't really hate being apart. She was just looking for an excuse."
"He knows."
"He knows?"
"Everyone in their circle knows that as long as you date Chen Yang, no matter if it's a few days or a few months, you'll get a large breakup fee after breaking up. He knows how many people date him for this."
"Then why did he agree to date someone?"
"He's only in a relationship because he feels life is too boring. If you ask if he truly likes someone, I don't think he really has any. Others want money, and he wants to kill time. We each get what we need."
Shu Yao couldn't help but sigh inwardly, why did he sound so pitiful and scumbag.
You rich people really know how to have fun.
In just a few days, Shu Yao revised his impression of Chen Yang many times.
At the beginning, he was vicious and had no sense of boundaries. Shu Yao thought he was a villain who monopolized his parents' love and bullied his younger brother.
Later, his childish and talkative nature made Shu Yao feel that this man looked stupid and gullible.
But now, Shu Yao felt that perhaps he was not stupid at all, but rather had a kind of naivety that was worldly-wise yet unworldly.
She couldn't help but laugh.
Shen Ye glanced at her, as if asking: What are you laughing at?
Shu Yao said, "It seems that when your mother was pregnant with you, the distribution of genes was a bit uneven."
Before I knew it, it was already past eleven o'clock.
Shu Yao felt a little sleepy.
But the people downstairs still didn't seem to be leaving.
Seeing Shu Yao yawn, Shen Ye looked up at the clock on the wall and said, "Go to bed first."
"and you……"
Shu Yao wanted to say something but stopped herself. However, she hadn't slept much last night because she watched the sunrise, and now she really couldn't hold on any longer.
"I'll sit here for a while and wait until he goes back to his room."
"Yeah." Shu Yao lifted the quilt and lay down on it.
Shen Ye turned off the main light in the bedroom, leaving only a small lamp next to the sofa.
On Shu Yao's side, it was almost completely dark.
She closed her eyes, but suddenly realized that Shen Ye was a little abnormal tonight. The abnormality was that he talked much more than usual.
She asked in a low voice: "Chen Ye, you just told me so much about your brother, is it to make me not be angry with him because of what happened before?"
"No." Shen Ye said, "It's just that if you are angry, I hope you can vent it on me."
"I was a little angry at first because he was belittling you, but when I realized he was targeting me, I wasn't angry anymore."
"Why?"
"I can't really explain it. Maybe it's because we got married so hastily, and there's a big gap between our family backgrounds and careers. It's normal for your brother to not understand me and to have prejudices against me." Shu Yao thought for a moment, her lips curled slightly. "Having a family that loves you is a very happy thing, so I'm actually very happy. Those rumors are all false."
She recalled how Shen Ye was full of vigor and ambition when he was in high school. Although he was said to always fight, his grades were not behind others at all.
He is very good at playing basketball and can win championship in long-distance running at sports meets.
He never hides his brilliance. Except for the time when he beat Zhou Beichuan, he always seems to be shining brightly.
She thought that this was probably related to his happy family.
She was happy for him, but also envious.
Chen Ye's eyes were burning, and he said nothing, just looking at the small figure in the darkness.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally spoke in a low voice: "From that day on, they are also your family."
But Shu Yao did not respond.
I don’t know if you heard it.
*
When Shu Yao woke up, it was already bright daylight.
She was the only one in the bedroom, the sofa was empty, and she didn't know when he left.
Unable to open his eyes, Shu Yao instinctively reached for the cell phone on the bedside table.
I wanted to check the time, but was suddenly awakened by the message on the screen.
The latest one is——
Director of the Chen Family Zoo: [If you can't even accomplish this, I'd rather have Doraemon. At least I can always win at rock-paper-scissors.]
Shu Yao's first reaction was that it was from her mother.
But I soon realized that it was not.
Not to mention that she is married now, her mother has also changed a lot. Most basically, she no longer speaks in the same tone.
Shu Yao opened WeChat in confusion.
She found herself pulled into a small group of five people, including her.
The name of the group is [Loving Family]
Judging from the name, it is obvious that this is the Shen Ye family group.
...Is it true that all family groups in the world are called "Loving Family"?
Most of the comments in the group were emojis, which were quite interesting. Shu Yao could basically guess that the director of the Shen's Zoo was Shen Ye's mother, [Wolf] was Shen Ye's father Shen Yu, [Pig] was Shen Yang, and [Panda] was the grandmother.
But that’s not right. Shu Yao glanced at the list. Why is Chen Ye not on it?
There were more than a dozen records in the group. Shu Yao slid to the top in confusion and then scrolled down.
【Chen Ye pulled Syy into the group chat. 】
Director of the Chen Family Zoo: [I told you to go together. It's all your dad's fault. He made me miss the chance to meet my daughter-in-law.]
Chen Yang: [You'd better not meet me for now.]
Director of Shen's Zoo: [Why?]
Chen Yang: [You usually can't even walk when you see a little girl on the street. If you see one, Chen Ye and I will probably be kicked out by you.]
Director of the Chen Family Zoo: [What are you talking about? I'm an expert at pretending to be reserved. Otherwise, how could your father have been so distracted by me back then?]
Director of the Chen Family Zoo: [@Chen Ye, by the way, have you read the book I gave you? Don't be fooled by the shocking name, it's really useful!]
Chen Ye: [Mom, I just brought your daughter-in-law in.]
Director of the Shen's Zoo: [...Is it impossible for me to withdraw this request?]
Chen Ye: [Yes.]
Director of the Shen's Zoo: [Aren't you in charge of this stuff? Can't you do that, hack into the system or something? Can you help me remove one?]
Chen Ye: [Okay, I'll invade today and go to jail tomorrow.]
Director of the Chen Family Zoo: [If you can't even accomplish this, I'd rather have Doraemon. At least I can always win at rock-paper-scissors.]
[The director of the Shen's Zoo removed [Dog] from the group chat.]
“…”
Shu Yao laughed so hard that he lost all sleepiness.
Shu Yao was worried when he found a friend request from Shen Ye's mother on WeChat. He was thinking about how to greet her after accepting it when there was a sudden knock on the door.
Shu Yao got out of bed, put on a thin coat, and walked over to open the door.
Seeing the smile on her face, Shen Ye asked: "What are you laughing at so early in the morning?"
"I saw the message in the group chat." After saying that, Shu Yao became nervous. "Your mother also added me as a friend. How should I greet her?"
"You go through first."
"Oh." Shu Yao did as he was told and looked up again. "And then?"
"And wait."
"Shouldn't I say hello first? That's not very polite—"
Before Shu Yao finished speaking, several messages popped up on the phone screen:
Director of the Chen Family Zoo: [Yaoyao! Don't worry about the messages in the group. I'm a very serious person.]
To fit in with the atmosphere, Shu Yao changed the group nickname to a rabbit emoji, and then replied: [It’s okay, auntie.]
The director of Shen's Zoo initiated a transfer:
Just a token of my appreciation for our first meeting, I'd like to transfer 52,000.00 yuan.
Happy wedding, may you be together forever. Transfer 52,000.00 yuan.
Memory erasure, transfer 52,000.00 yuan.
…
Shu Yao was confused and looked up at Shen Ye for help.
Chen Ye quickly collected all the transfers for her and sent her a voice message in a tone that sounded a bit annoying: "Thank you, Mom. I'll take the money as compensation for the mental damages of being kicked out of the group."
Shu Yao couldn't help laughing.
If she accepted the money, she was afraid that Shen Ye's mother would think she was inappropriate. If she didn't accept it, she was afraid of offending her aunt.
No matter what she did, it would not be good, but Shen Ye's action completely helped her out of the predicament.
"Then I'll transfer it to you." Shu Yao said as he was about to do it, but someone pressed the screen.
"Shu Yao, although we have an agreement, I hope you won't be too picky with me about small amounts of money. Otherwise, if we go out for a meal in the future, will we have to split the bill as well?"
Shu Yao hesitated for a moment and finally compromised, thinking that she would keep it first, and then return it to him if they divorced in the future.
But when I clicked on the balance, I saw: 260,018.23 yuan.
...small, small amount of money?
*
Compared to Chen Ye who is lazy on weekdays but overwhelms everyone when working, Chen Yang is really lazy. Shu Yao feels that his daily WeChat step count should not exceed 200 steps, but this may also be related to his weak body.
In the afternoon, the sun peeked out from behind the clouds, and the lounge chairs on the beach began to rock on time again.
Even though they broke up yesterday, Shen Yang's mood was as cheerful as ever. It should be said that except for the time when he played the vicious brother in front of her, she had never seen him unhappy.
He hummed an unknown tune and gently rubbed a pendant around his neck with his right hand.
Due to her profession, Shu Yao was particularly interested in this kind of exquisite handicraft. She took a closer look and saw that it was a small wooden koi with a slightly upturned tail. Although it was tiny, it looked vivid and lifelike.
You can tell at first glance that it is purely hand-carved.
I didn’t expect that Shen Yang actually liked this kind of gadget.
Chen Yang obviously didn't notice her gaze. He was half-closed his eyes and concentrating on chatting with the girl on the other end of the phone.
But after one night, the object has changed.
But this one seemed different from the previous ones, because there was no hint of flirting in their words, and it was more like they were just friends.
"I'll treat you to a meal when you return home," the girl said enthusiastically.
"Okay, but didn't you just get a boyfriend? Does he mind?"
"He's on a business trip. He said he's going on an inspection tour with a professor from their department. He won't be back for half a month. And even if I knew what happened, I still can't have friends?"
"That's not right. Isn't your boyfriend an actor? When did the change of males become bigger?"
"My younger brother is strong and healthy, and he's an artist. He's much more cultured and tasteful, right? Oh, and the old professor who took them out seems to be called Li Jiahuan. Do you know him? I heard he's very famous."
Shu Yao was originally watching Chen Ye surfing in the distance, but upon hearing this, he retracted his gaze and instinctively looked towards Chen Yang.
This time, Shen Yang noticed, and he looked back in a less-than-friendly manner: "Why are you looking at me?"
Shu Yao hesitated to speak. To Shu Yao, interfering in other people's feelings was unnecessary.
What's more, it's a stranger.
But as a girl, Shu Yao still doesn't want anyone to be deceived by lies.
She said calmly, "Professor Li Jiahuan hasn't taken any students on an inspection tour in many years. She's not in good health and has been recuperating in recent years."
"you mean?"
"Your friend's boyfriend is lying."
"Fuck." Chen Yang didn't feel distressed, but rather a little excited, "Did you hear that? You're fucking cheated on."
Shu Yao: “…”
She just said the other party was lying.
The girl on the other end hung up the call, called back about ten minutes later, thanked her, and then cursed her ex-boyfriend for ten minutes without repeating a word.
After finally calming the other party down, Shen Yang hung up the phone and picked his ears.
Looking at Shu Yao, who was lying on the recliner drinking a drink as if nothing had happened, he was a little curious: "Do you really know this Professor Li...Li something?"
"Um."
"Oh yeah, I almost forgot, you're also from Fuchuan University, right?" Chen Yang asked teasingly, "With your IQ, you should be able to get into Fuchuan University. Why did you fall for someone like Zhou Beichuan back then?"
Shu Yao paused, leaving a noticeable bite mark on the straw. "How do you know Zhou Beichuan?"
"Nonsense." Shen Yang said as a matter of course, "Even if you haven't read novels about overbearing CEOs, you've probably seen idol dramas, right? You suddenly married my brother, so of course I have to investigate you."
Yes, there is some truth to that.
Shu Yao was silent for a moment, and finally just said: "My eyesight wasn't very good at that time."
Her voice was very soft, like the faint ripples on the surface of a lake, which quickly disappeared into thin air.
Shen Yang didn't say much and continued to fiddle with his phone.
Shu Yao shifted his attention back to the distance.
The sea water surged back and forth, shaping huge waves that rolled in, and Chen Ye was in these towering waves, stepping on the surfboard, sprinting down like a sharp sword.
The white waves rolled up, almost covering his figure, but when he turned around, he leaped out from the wave tube again, full of vigor and vitality, and was in full view.
Shu Yao marveled inwardly. Seeing him coming ashore with his surfboard, she quickly grabbed the towel beside her and ran towards him.
The housekeeper standing next to Shen Yang poured him a glass of warm water, and looked at Shen Ye in the distance, smiling with a look of satisfaction on his face: “The second young master is much more active this time than before.”
Shen Yang chuckled softly, closed his eyes, and had an expression that didn't want to be seen.
"The old peacock is spreading its tail."
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