Shi Zhen doesn't care much about many things.
He has already lived a lifetime and experienced too many things.
Now, although he tries to save money for his goals, he doesn't really value money that much in his heart.
But there was one thing he couldn't accept: Guan Baiyu being hurt.
He was reborn to change his regrets and didn't want to see Guan Baiyu suffer.
Guan Baiyu has so many bruises on his body now...
Shi Zhen clenched his fists tightly, trying to hide the anger in his heart, but his tone was still very unpleasant: "What exactly happened?"
This morning, Shi Zhen had just gotten up, washed up, and was about to have breakfast when Liang Qinxuan's cousin came to see him.
The man's expression was actually not quite right, but he refused to say much. He only told Shi Zhen that Guan Baiyu had a fever and was in the hospital, and asked Shi Zhen to go and see him.
Shi Zhen was in a hurry and didn't even have time to eat breakfast. He told Shi Xingchao to go to Boss Wang's side and say hello for him before rushing over.
"Brother, I'm fine. I fell while rollerblading yesterday." Guan Baiyu realized that Shi Zhen had misunderstood and quickly explained.
But Liang Qinxuan blurted out almost simultaneously: "He was beaten by Chen Shaojin!"
Chen Shaojin? Shi Zhen clenched his fist even tighter, his nails digging deep into his flesh.
In his memory, Guan Baiyu was a very reliable person, meticulous and careful in his work. If he were to learn to roller skate, he would definitely learn little by little. How could he have fallen like this?
And then there's Liang Qinxuan... He's not one to lie.
So Guan Baiyu still got beaten up, right?
“Chen Shaojin tried to kill my sister last night. Guan Baiyu found out and got into a fight with Chen Shaojin! It’s all my fault. I threw my toys around and Guan Baiyu got hurt like this,” Liang Qinxuan said.
Liang Qinxuan actually knew that Guan Baiyu's injury was probably mostly from a fall while roller skating.
But that's what he's going to say!
Guan Baiyu had some injuries, more or less, inflicted by Chen Shaojin, so he wasn't exactly lying.
When Liang's father heard his son say this, he was somewhat unhappy—these were family scandals, and he didn't want others to know about them.
By the way, Liang Qinxuan also called the police last night...
However, calling the police wasn't entirely wrong. After learning that his youngest daughter had almost died, he wanted Chen Shaojin to go to jail.
Mr. Liang looked grateful and said to Shi Zhen, "I really have to thank Guan Baiyu for what happened yesterday. If it weren't for Guan Baiyu, my little Bao would have... would have been in trouble."
As he spoke, he became slightly choked up, though it was unclear whether it was genuine or not.
Shi Zhen then looked at Liang's father: "Where is Chen Shaojin?"
He knew a little about the Liang family's affairs, but he never expected that Chen Shaojin would want to kill Liang Qinxuan's sister.
What was even more unexpected was that Guan Baiyu would fight with Chen Shaojin over this.
Guan Baiyu is just too kind-hearted; this makes him easy to be bullied.
"He's at the police station! He's a real bastard! He even tried to frame me! I don't even know how many times he's framed me!" Liang Qinxuan was very agitated. After speaking, he took another vicious bite of the salted vegetable bun in his hand. "Last night really scared me to death. I feel uncomfortable whenever I see blood. I don't even want to eat meat buns today."
His sister looked so bloodied, it was really terrifying!
Shi Zhen took a deep breath; Liang Qinxuan's loud and boisterous manner was a bit of an eyesore to him.
At the same time, connecting the dots... he finally understood what had happened to Liang Qinxuan in his previous life.
Liang Qinxuan once said that he hated it most when people didn't believe him.
Whenever they encounter any problems, Liang Qinxuan is keen to call the police in order to seek justice.
If nothing unexpected happens, Chen Shaojin should have successfully framed him in his previous life.
Back then, Liang Qinxuan was full of thorns. On his birthday, he might have gone out drinking and having fun with his cronies. When he came back that night, he was framed.
In his past life, Liang's father probably believed in his heart that Liang Qinxuan had harmed his sister because of his resentment.
But Liang Qinxuan's younger sister was already in poor health and couldn't be raised. Liang Qinxuan was his only child... Out of "love" for Liang Qinxuan, Liang's father refused to call the police and let them investigate.
When he did this, he probably thought he was doing it for Liang Qinxuan's own good.
But for Liang Qinxuan, being framed and having no one believe him was truly disgusting.
He did nothing wrong, yet everyone thinks he's guilty of murder. If those people use that to demand he be a good person, they'll hate him...
A seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy absolutely cannot handle it.
Dropping out of school was a logical next step.
What about his father?
Is this son, who killed his own youngest daughter, also beyond redemption?
He couldn't bring himself to send his son to prison, but he eventually kicked him out of the house.
Why did no one mention Liang Qinxuan's sister afterward, and why was he even unaware of her existence? It's likely that Liang's father deliberately erased all traces of her, and Liang Qinxuan himself didn't want to bring her up either.
Given the circumstances at the time, even if he brought it up, others might not understand him, and might even think that the child's death was related to him.
Moreover, it's a wound in his heart, and who would want to expose their wound to others?
Twenty years later, almost all children were required to register their household registration within a few days of birth.
But things are different now. In the 1990s, many people would register their children's household registration after a period of time. Liang Qinxuan's sister probably hasn't been registered yet.
She was already ill, so it's not surprising that she died; she simply vanished without a trace...
The Liang family's affair is truly a mess.
It's really good that Liang Qinxuan didn't turn evil and do anything irreversible in his past life.
Shi Zhen felt a little sorry for the person who was eating a vegetable bun.
Liang Qinxuan was very close to Guan Baiyu, and by extension, he was also very close to Shi Zhen. While eating steamed buns, he quickly recounted what had happened last night in a vivid and detailed manner.
Even Mr. Liang couldn't listen anymore and awkwardly said that he had something to do and had to leave first.
Nobody paid any attention to him.
Liang Qinxuan was still furious with his father!
Guan Baiyu also didn't have a good impression of Liang's father.
Needless to say, Shi Zhen was even worse—although Chen Shaojin was disgusting, if Liang's father could control his lust, things wouldn't have come to this.
Mr. Liang had many things to do, and he passed away quietly.
In the ward, only Liang Qinxuan kept talking, saying everything Guan Baiyu wanted to say.
Guan Baiyu: "..."
Liang Qinxuan called Shi Zhen "brother": "Brother, thank you so much Guan Baiyu last night! This is money my dad gave him to thank him for. Take it and buy him some good food to help him recover."
Liang Qinxuan knew his father well and knew that the envelope his father gave him definitely contained money.
After handing the money to Shi Zhen, he ran away as fast as he could, fearing that Shi Zhen would refuse.
With outsiders present, Shi Zhen could only suppress his emotions, no matter how angry he was. Now, he put the envelope aside, rubbed his temples, and glared at Guan Baiyu: "Fighting! You still want to fight! That Chen Shaojin is no good. If he had a weapon, you..." Shi Zhen couldn't finish his sentence. He couldn't bear to see Guan Baiyu suffer even the slightest harm.
"Brother, this injury really wasn't from fighting. I fell while rollerblading yesterday," Guan Baiyu said weakly.
"The fight is a fact!" Shi Zhen glared at him again, then softened his tone, "Xiao Yu, you must protect yourself."
"I will," Guan Baiyu said.
Shi Zhen was relieved and said, "Let me see your injury."
Guan Baiyu had been worried that Shi Zhen was angry, but now that Shi Zhen wanted to see his injuries... a different emotion arose within him.
His injuries are all on his body!
It was much warmer inside the hospital than outside. Guan Baiyu pulled open his clothes to show Shi Zhen the bruises on his body.
Shi Zhen grew angrier the more he looked at it.
Guan Baiyu had quite a few bruises on his body, and he also had a fever!
Shi Zhen took a few deep breaths before he could speak calmly: "You can't rub the wound on your back yourself, so I'll rub it open for you."
He's experienced in applying safflower oil and the like; he used to apply the oil himself when he was injured on construction sites, and he also applied it to others.
"Hmm." Guan Baiyu didn't refuse, and for a moment, many thoughts even popped into his head.
When his brother applies medicated oil to him, does he think his body is too thin and gaunt?
Won't he look terrible with all those bruises all over his body?
When Shi Zhen's hand came down... Guan Baiyu lay on the bed, motionless.
He was in pain all over, and being held down and having medicated oil applied to his body was not a pleasant experience.
Even so, he still shamelessly... wished his brother would help him apply the medicine a little longer.
Unfortunately, when his brother saw his body, he clearly didn't have any impure thoughts; instead, he kept talking to him.
At this moment, Shi Zhen had no time for idle thoughts. He only wanted to remind Guan Baiyu to take better care of himself: "You're prone to injury, so you must be careful in the future. Stay away from dangerous people, they might retaliate against you..."
"Hmm..." Guan Baiyu responded, but buried his face in the blanket, not wanting to speak.
Shi Zhen helped Guan Baiyu apply the medicine and then asked him if he felt unwell due to the fever.
"A little." Guan Baiyu held Shi Zhen's hand, his wet eyes looking at Shi Zhen. Then Shi Zhen took out a thermometer from somewhere and put it in his mouth: "Here, take your temperature again."
After Guan Baiyu had a fever last time, Shi Zhen bought a thermometer and brought it with him this time so that he could easily take Guan Baiyu's temperature.
Guan Baiyu: "..."
With a thermometer in his mouth, Guan Baiyu spoke indistinctly, asking Shi Zhen, "Brother, have you had breakfast?"
His brother came so early, has he not eaten yet?
"Not yet," Shi Zhen said.
"Then eat something quickly, Liang Qinxuan bought a lot of food!" Guan Baiyu called to Shi Zhen to eat.
There were several plastic bags by the bedside, containing a lot of food. Shi Zhen first ate the greasy fried dough sticks, which were not suitable for Guan Baiyu to eat now, and then ate two steamed buns.
Liang Qinxuan ate a vegetable bun himself, but the buns he prepared for Guan Baiyu were meat-filled.
Shi Zhen ate quickly, and by the time he finished eating, Guan Baiyu's temperature had been taken.
Thirty-seven and sixty degrees, that's a good temperature.
Shi Zhen looked at it and then asked for details about yesterday's events.
Guan Baiyu didn't hide anything and told her what had happened. He then said, "I don't know what Chen Shaojin was thinking. Even if he didn't want his mother to divorce and remarry, he didn't have to be so extreme, did he?"
Shi Zhen also thought the man was crazy, but he also thought the man was quite "clever": "He's not an adult yet, right? The child is fine now, he'll probably be released soon... He might be trying to make his move before he comes of age."
Shi Zhen was right; in fact, that's what the police told Liang's father as well.
Mr. Liang was naturally dissatisfied with the result, but Chen Shaojin seemed to have expected it. When Mr. Liang went to see him, Chen Shaojin even smiled at him.
Mr. Liang, who had always been very good at putting on a show and maintaining a high level of composure in public, was now furious: "You beast, what have I ever done to wrong you? Why are you trying to harm my daughter?"
Liang's father treated Chen Shaojin quite well.
Before Yuan Xiangyang divorced her husband, Liang's father had given Chen Shaojin many gifts. Later, after Yuan Xiangyang divorced, Chen Shaojin stayed with Yuan Xiangyang...
The bicycle that Chen Shaojin is riding now was all bought by Liang's father. Although Chen Shaojin's room is not big, it is fully equipped with a color TV and other amenities.
Liang's father dared not say anything else, but he was certain of one thing—Chen Shaojin's living conditions at his home were definitely better than at his previous home.
"You're the beast! You killed my father!" Chen Shaojin glared at Liang's father with hatred.
Liang's father was stunned.
Shi Zhen stayed with Guan Baiyu at the hospital all day and planned to leave in the evening—Guan Baiyu had to go to school that night.
Shi Zhen and Liang Qinxuan both wanted Guan Baiyu to rest for a couple more days, but Guan Baiyu didn't want to miss his classes and insisted on going back to school.
The doctor examined him, prescribed some fever reducers, and told him to take them whenever his temperature rose, but also said that he could go back to school without any problems.
It was before Guan Baiyu went to school that Liang Qinxuan came to find them, brought them dinner, and told them the reason why Chen Shaojin did what he did: "Chen Shaojin's father committed suicide. Chen Shaojin harmed me and my sister because he wanted revenge!"
Chen Shaojin's father was a worker at the Changxi Textile Factory.
In his early years, he held a very high social status, and everyone around him envied him.
Yuan Xiangyang was quite beautiful. Back then, she decisively abandoned Liang's father and married Chen Shaojin's father. There was no other reason than that Chen Shaojin's father was a worker.
But since the 1980s, the status of workers has gradually become more ordinary.
Two years ago, Chen's father was laid off.
When Yuan Xiangyang first married Chen's father, she was unemployed. However, in the 1980s, as Changxi City developed, she, an educated young woman, found a job.
At that time, her relationship with Chen's father was already very bad.
This is also related to Chen's father's personality.
Chen's father was a boastful man, always exaggerating his abilities, but Yuan Xiangyang had excellent grades in school, and Liang's father, whom she had known before, was also very intelligent... She knew perfectly well that Chen's father was not very capable.
She looked down on Chen's father.
After Chen's father was laid off, she disliked him even more.
But Chen's father had this personality... He couldn't bring himself to do jobs he looked down on, like setting up a street stall, and the poorer he was, the more he wanted to eat and dress well so that no one could tell he was poor.
The conflict between Yuan Xiangyang and Chen's father is getting bigger and bigger, and the two argue at home every day.
It was at this time that Yuan Xiangyang and Liang's father reunited.
There's no need to even think about what Yuan Xiangyang will choose. She's always been a very pragmatic person. She was willing to abandon Liang's father for Chen's father back then, so naturally she's willing to abandon Chen's father for Liang's father now.
She insisted on a divorce, but her father refused. So she moved out and stopped living with him. During this time, her father made all sorts of trouble, refusing to divorce, and even hit her...
Of course, they eventually divorced.
When they divorced, Yuan Xiangyang insisted on keeping their son, and Chen's father did not fight with her for custody.
After the divorce, Yuan Xiangyang got together with Liang's father. In her heart, Chen Shaojin was her good son. She was completely unsuspecting of Chen Shaojin and never thought that Chen Shaojin would harm her daughter.
But Chen Shaojin did take action because he hated her.
After Chen's father and Yuan Xiangyang divorced, he returned to his rural hometown. Yuan Xiangyang already had a bad relationship with Chen's father's family, and she was pregnant and busy trying to climb the social ladder... Of course, she never bothered to find out what happened to her husband afterward.
Her husband...died after drinking pesticide.
Unemployed, with no wife or children left, and probably feeling that his life was too pathetic, Chen's father committed suicide by drinking a bottle of pesticide.
Yuan Xiangyang had completely cut off contact with her husband's family and knew nothing about the incident, but Chen Shaojin did, and secretly plotted revenge...
“That woman kept crying, begging my dad to let her son go. Tsk tsk, when she went to see her son, he even scolded her!” Liang Qinxuan said while eating braised pork.
He's recovered now and can eat meat again.
He learned about the grudges and entanglements between Yuan Xiangyang and Chen Shaojin from his father, people around his father, and even from the police station. It wasn't complete, but he pieced it together and got a general idea.
"What did your dad say?" Guan Baiyu asked.
“My dad definitely won’t let him off the hook, and he even hired a lawyer… Although Chen Shaojin is underage, he’s pretty scary. The police found that he had clear nail polish on his fingers, so he wouldn’t leave fingerprints. He clearly attempted murder last night… My dad and that woman got into a fight and even said they were going to get a divorce.” Liang Qinxuan also sighed a bit. “I’d love for them to get a divorce, otherwise it’s really terrifying to think about.”
After Liang Qinxuan finished speaking and eating, he asked his cousin to take him and Guan Baiyu to school first, and then take Shi Zhen back to Anshan Town.
Shi Zhen gave Guan Baiyu a long lecture at the entrance of No. 1 Middle School, and only left after learning that there was a medical room at the school.
When he got home, it was already dark, and Shi Xingchao and Shi Xinghuo had finished eating.
Upon seeing Shi Zhen, Shi Xingchao immediately asked, "Shi Zhen, have you eaten?"
"I've already eaten."
"Is Guan Baiyu alright?"
"It's nothing," Shi Zhen smiled. "I just have a fever."
"That's good..." Shi Xingchao paused, then suddenly said, "Shi Zhen, your sister came over today and told us something. She also asked you to come over for dinner tomorrow night..."
"What did she say?" Shi Zhen asked.
Shi Xingchao said mysteriously, "Your stepsister has found herself a boyfriend, and he's coming to propose."
Shi Zhen: "..." Zhao Dongjuan's speed is fast enough!
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