Chapter 39 The Greedy and Vicious Nanny 17
Xie Rong ignored him, reached out and grabbed an orange from the desk, slowly peeling it.
He wore the same gold cufflinks as Lu Chengjin, which shone like oranges.
Lu Chengjin put one arm around his waist and said, "How about I teach you to write?"
Xie Rong ate an orange and, without thinking, lazily said, "No."
Xie Rong only recognizes characters, not how to write them. The only thing he has ever written is the scribbled talisman he gave to the Empress Dowager in his previous life. He doesn't know many characters, so when he encounters one he doesn't know, he draws a small picture to replace it. It's not difficult for him at all.
"Then I'll teach you to play the piano, okay?"
Xie Rong got annoyed. "What exactly do you want?"
[Protagonist's Pain Level +5]
Lu Chengjin said in a hoarse voice, "Xie Rong, you slept for twenty hours today. No matter how I called you, you wouldn't wake up."
"The family doctor came to see you and said you have no problems."
"The doctor said there's no problem, so of course there's no problem," Xie Rong smiled nonchalantly.
Lu Chengjin remained silent, but he became increasingly attached to him, taking him everywhere he went.
On New Year's Eve, it snowed heavily.
Xie Rong and her mother-in-law built many snowmen in the back garden, and each snowman had its own little scarf.
Xie Rong squatted in the snow, wearing a thick white down jacket and a woolen hat knitted by her mother-in-law. Her cheeks were rosy, and she was breathing out warm air as she happily rolled a snowball.
[Host, according to the original plot, the protagonist should be leading the Lu Group into a new field at this point.]
The system is a little worried.
However, during this time, the protagonist stayed by the host's side and had no time to attend to the internal affairs of the group, which slowed down the main storyline. It always felt that something bad was going to happen.
"I didn't do anything," Xie Rong said calmly.
He wanted to do something to cause trouble, but no matter how much he hit or scolded Lu Chengjin, or even deliberately scratched Lu Chengjin's face on the bed, it didn't increase his pain level.
In his opinion, Lu Chengjin was just being a jerk again!
Thinking of this, Xie Rong's face darkened, and he grabbed a small snowball and slammed it onto the ground.
A drop of blood unexpectedly slid down from the tip of his nose, landing on the snow, looking particularly striking.
Xie Rong stared blankly for a few seconds, then stood up and stepped on the bloodstains, stomping them into the snow.
...
On New Year's Eve, Lu Chengjin hurried back to the old house, the snow still clinging to his hair. He pushed open the door and went straight to Xie Rong's bedside.
Xie Rong was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes, so he was pulled into his arms.
"I've prepared a New Year's Eve gift for you, would you like to go take a look?" Lu Chengjin asked in a low voice.
Xie Rong hummed in agreement but didn't move.
Lu Chengjin lowered his head and kissed his forehead, then had the servants of the old house carry a small orange tree in a pot to the bedside.
This is an orange tree carved from natural jadeite, and the fruits on the tree are made of pure gold, each one inscribed with Xie Rong's name.
Xie Rong opened his eyes a crack and saw the biggest orange on the tree. He then closed his eyes again and unconsciously rubbed his fluffy head against Lu Chengjin's neck.
"I'll look at it tomorrow, I'm so sleepy." She then fell asleep.
Lu Chengjin lowered his head, his cheek pressed against Xie Rong's cheek, and took out the hidden ring from the orange, secretly slipping it onto Xie Rong's middle finger.
The boy's fingers were long and fair, like a flawless piece of white jade. No matter if they were gemstones or diamonds, they would only be an accessory.
He wasn't some nanny; his hands were born to be pampered and held in the palm of one's hand.
As the clock struck twelve, firecrackers and pops filled the night sky, but the person in my arms remained completely undisturbed.
“Xie Rong, Happy New Year,” Lu Chengjin murmured.
[Congratulations, host! The protagonist's pain level has increased by 5.]
...
I heard that the newly appointed CEO of the Lu family is spending a lot of money to find a famous doctor.
Anyone with even a little bit of fame was given a huge sum of money by him to get into the Lu family's exclusive sanatorium.
After reading the messages in the colleagues' group, Duan Shuyao took off his white coat and drove to the Lu residence.
Five years ago, when he came to see Xie Rong, it was already destined that he would embark on this path.
The person who opened the door in front of the Lu residence was not the Lu family's butler, who had passed away last year.
Assistant Chen's eyes behind his glasses looked slightly tired. He stepped aside to make way for him, saying, "Come with me."
Duan Zhiyao strode in and climbed the curved staircase, which was paved with gold and jade.
He stopped at the doorway and stared blankly into the room.
Lu Chengjin sat on the edge of the bed. The person he held in his arms had long, disheveled hair and pale skin, as if he hadn't seen the sun in a long time. If it weren't for the faint rise and fall of his chest, he would have been a beautiful corpse.
Five years is enough time for Duan Zhiyao to become a rising star in the medical field, and also enough time for Lu Chengjin to clean up the Lu Group and build his own business empire, except for Xie Rong.
He seemed unchanged, as if time had been exceptionally unkind to him, leaving him forever frozen in the New Year's Eve of five years ago.
Duan Zhiyao stepped forward and put on his stethoscope.
Ten minutes later.
"What did you see?" Lu Chengjin asked.
Duan Zhiyao spoke with difficulty: "Heart rate... is still within the normal range."
[Protagonist's Pain Level +5]
[Congratulations, host! With the pain points that have accumulated sporadically over the past five years, you've finally reached the maximum!]
"Quack doctor, get out!" Lu Chengjin said coldly.
"Lu Chengjin, what are you yelling about?" Xie Rong opened her eyes, slapped him, and looked at him coldly.
The two men were stunned at the same time.
"Xie Rong, you're awake?" Lu Chengjin cupped his face, his eyes bloodshot, staring at him back and forth, his voice trembling slightly, "You're really awake?"
It's like a dream.
Xie Rong slapped his hand away and yawned, "I want to take a shower."
Xie Rong sat in the bathtub, and Lu Chengjin rolled up his sleeves and sat next to him to wash his hair.
After washing his hair, she quietly dried it for him.
"Where is your mother-in-law?" Xie Rong asked.
“I lied to her and took you on a trip abroad. Now she lives in the little villa we used to live in, with your orange tree,” Lu Chengjin said.
Do you want to see her?
Xie Rong shook his head: "No need."
"Why aren't you using it?" Lu Chengjin turned his chin, staring intently at him, his eyes bloodshot. "Why aren't you using it? Don't you miss her?"
"..." Xie Rong splashed water in his face, his head covered in foam, and cursed, "What's wrong with you?"
[Countdown to leaving this world: Half a minute.]
Bright red blood flowed continuously from Xie Rong's nose, instantly staining the entire bathtub red.
No matter how hard Lu Chengjin tried to block it, he couldn't.
...
Xie Rong's small handbag contained only two things: a gold-embossed black card and a letter.
No one is allowed to touch his little satchel normally, or they will get angry. Lu Chengjin is most afraid of him getting angry, so he has never touched it.
Lu Chengjin sat beside the tombstone and opened the letter.
Xie Rong refused to learn to write, so the characters on the letter were crooked and messy, and he also drew a bunch of strange symbols.
"Grandma, (Big Yellow Dog) and I have gone abroad for a trip. Don't worry about me. Anyway, (Big Yellow Dog) has a lot of (pig head) (coins), and he might not be back for a long time. He can have as many (coins) as he can (a small flower). You can keep my (a tree full of orange fruits) safe at home. Hide this card for now. When I come back, and when (Big Yellow Dog) dies, all his (coins) will be ours."
At the end, there was a drawing of a cat's head grinning widely.
Lu Chengjin's expression was calm, but his fingers trembled slightly as he folded the letter.
He then had the black card checked.
The cardholder's name has been changed to Granny Sun. Inside is the 55 million yuan that he once gave to Xie Rong, which has not been touched at all.
Xie Rong knew he would leave, but he didn't tell him anything, not even a single word.
He hated Xie Rong.
Lu Chengjin put the letter and the card into an envelope and had his assistant Chen deliver it to the villa.
He returned to the Lu Group building and continued to be President Lu.
It was already midnight when Lu Chengjin finished the meeting within the group. He returned to his old house and realized that he hadn't eaten yet.
He didn't call the servants, but fried two eggs and cooked a bowl of porridge himself. He sat at the long table, didn't turn on the lights, and began to eat at a leisurely pace.
"I've already told you I don't eat this cheap stuff! You're trying to fool me again. Believe me or not, I'll expose the video of you pushing Lu Chengjun down the stairs right now!" The boy sat at the table, glaring at him fiercely.
Even now, Xie Rong still feels that he was coerced into coaxing and praising him, making him another master of the Lu residence.
Lu Chengjin put down his spoon and reached out to pull Xie Rong's hand, but Xie Rong shook him off.
As Xie Rong's figure disappeared around the corner, Lu Chengjin strode after him and saw Xie Rong walk downstairs and go to the back garden, where he sat on the swing with his back to him.
It was as if she was waiting for him.
Lu Chengjin smiled slightly and walked over.
The next morning, before dawn, the early-rising maid yawned and just turned on the light on the first floor of the Lu residence when she saw a figure lying at the bottom of the stairs, as if he had accidentally rolled down the stairs. His figure was somewhat similar to their CEO, Mr. Lu.
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