Chapter 110 Negotiation
Upon hearing this, Si Zuochen's heart skipped a beat, but he showed no sign of it on his face, and said in a low voice to comfort him, "How could that be?"
“I can sense that he’s deliberately distancing himself from us.” Si Youlin looked up at Si Zuochen, his eyes full of seriousness.
Si Zuochen pursed his lips slightly and explained softly, "He's just not used to it yet and doesn't know how to get along with us."
“Ah Lin, don’t overthink it… This is only temporary. Once he calms down, this won’t happen again.”
Listening to Si Zuochen's advice, Si Youlin frowned slightly, and after a long while, slowly nodded.
Afterwards, Si Zuochen gave a few more brief instructions, then, making an excuse that he had other things to do, told him to go back to his room first.
Looking down at Si Youlin's departing figure, Si Zuochen's eyes seemed to be deep in thought.
He had already sensed the question he just raised.
He could clearly sense that Si Yanxiao didn't care much about them; otherwise, he wouldn't have deliberately avoided them for so long after waking up.
Even so, he still had to try his best to comfort Si Youlin.
Because in his eyes, Si Youlin was different from him; he could feel the coldness of the world, but Si Youlin could not.
He should be like a flower in a greenhouse, completely unaware of the dangers posed by the outside world.
Despite being twins of similar age, his mind is much more mature than others.
Thinking of this, Si Zuochen pursed his lips, glanced at the second floor, and walked upstairs.
Standing at Si Yanxiao's door, she lowered her eyes slightly, a hint of hesitation flashing across her face.
The hand was raised as if to knock on the door, but the movement was delayed.
After a moment's hesitation, I tapped three times.
"Come in!" Si Yanxiao's voice came from inside the room.
Si Zuochen pushed open the door and entered, only to find Si Yanxiao alone in the room, sitting in a wheelchair with his back to him and facing the window.
Si Zuochen walked towards him without looking back. Si Yanxiao slowly turned his wheelchair around and saw that it was him. A look of surprise flashed across his face.
He raised an eyebrow slightly and asked, "Is there something you need?"
Upon hearing this, Si Zuochen nodded, intending to deliver the speech he had prepared outside the door, but he met Si Yanxiao's gaze.
For some reason, my mouth felt like it was sputtering, and I couldn't say what I wanted to say.
"Daddy, I..."
Seeing that Si Zuochen was stammering and unable to give a coherent explanation, Si Yanxiao looked puzzled and spoke softly.
"Don't be nervous, tell me slowly what's wrong."
Si Zuochen had always been very composed in front of him, so his sudden visit in private, clearly indicating he had something on his mind, surprised him greatly.
Si Yanxiao's words seemed to give Si Zuochen great encouragement. After calming his thoughts a little, he spoke in a deep voice.
"Daddy, we'll be spending all our time together from now on, right?"
Upon hearing this, Si Yanxiao was slightly taken aback, but still nodded obediently and replied, "That's right."
After receiving an affirmative reply, Si Zuochen continued, "Then we need to have some things discussed openly beforehand, so as to avoid unnecessary conflicts later."
Si Yanxiao listened to his words, raised his eyes and looked at him quietly, his face showing a hint of doubt.
But instead of interrupting him, they waited for him to continue.
Si Zuochen's eyes flashed, and he said to himself, "Actually, I can also tell that your feelings for us are not that deep."
"Or rather, you treat us like strangers, with an indifferent attitude. I understand that, after all, we haven't had any contact with you in the past six years."
"There should be a gradual process."
Si Yanxiao listened with his eyes slightly lowered, playing with the watch on his wrist, but did not utter a word in rebuttal.
After all, he was telling the truth...
Si Zuochen watched his expression closely. When he saw that his face was normal, his heart skipped a beat. It seemed that he had guessed correctly.
"What are you trying to say?" Si Yanxiao asked abruptly.
Si Zuochen frowned slightly, raised his eyes and looked at Si Yanxiao seriously, and replied in a deep voice: "I hope that if you're going to put on an act, you'll go all the way."
Hearing Si Zuochen's words, Si Yanxiao was slightly stunned, and suddenly remembered that Jiang Ran seemed to have said something similar.
He chuckled to himself, thinking to himself, "Birds of a feather flock together, don't be like family."
Seeing Si Yanxiao lower his eyes and remain silent, Si Zuochen continued, "You don't care how I am, but I hope that even if you don't like Alin, you won't show it in front of him."
“I know this sounds a bit direct, but Ah Lin and I are different.”
Si Zuochen slowly spoke, then his gaze swept across the room and settled on Si Yanxiao.
Si Yanxiao listened, his mind filled with a myriad of thoughts. Si Zuochen's words had truly surprised him.
He hadn't expected that the person who came to him would come to talk about this matter, nor had he expected that his rejection of them would be so obvious.
Thinking of this, I suddenly shook my head and laughed self-deprecatingly, not knowing whether it was because my acting skills were too fake, or whether I should praise the two of them for their "eagle eyes".
Although Si Zuochen's words were not very pleasant, Si Yanxiao could tell that he was wholeheartedly concerned for Si Youlin. He hadn't considered the bigger picture in order to make his point clear, so he automatically ignored his attitude.
Seeing him speak these words with reason and evidence, a hint of approval flashed in Si Yanxiao's eyes.
He came up to negotiate with me, and not a single word he said was for my own benefit. Based on that alone, it was a good intention.
Thinking of this, Si Yanxiao raised an eyebrow slightly and replied softly, "Okay, I promise you."
Upon receiving a response, Si Zuochen's face lit up with joy.
Seeing this, Si Yanxiao followed up by asking, "I also have some questions I'd like to ask for your opinion on."
Upon hearing this, Si Zuochen was taken aback, then nodded and replied in a low voice, "Okay, please ask."
"What do you think of Jiang Ran?" Si Yanxiao asked directly.
Upon hearing this, Si Zuochen looked surprised. Weren't the two of them behaving intimately? Why would they need to ask him for information about her?
Thinking of this, a hint of doubt flashed through Si Zuochen's mind, and then he replied softly, "Which aspect are you referring to?"
Si Yanxiao gestured slightly: "In relation to yourself."
Si Zuochen nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, and instead of answering, asked in return, "You want to get my opinion of her and then analyze the possibility of her being with you, right?"
Seeing that Si Zuochen directly dismantled his thoughts, Si Yanxiao looked surprised, then realized that he couldn't treat him like an ordinary child.
Relieved, he didn't try to hide his feelings and replied directly, "You guessed right."
Si Zuochen nodded in agreement: "In that case, there's no need to ask me about the one I like. I can analyze it for you."
After a moment of contemplation, he spoke again, saying, "I think that even if she has a thousand faults, no matter what, Ah Lin and I are both her children."
"And she did take care of you while you were in a coma, which cannot be ignored."
"As for the rest, I'm sure you've already heard about it. Instead of relying on hearsay, you'd better discover it for yourself through your daily interactions with her."
"After all, hearing is believing, seeing is believing; what you hear is not necessarily true."
Si Zuochen spoke slowly, but hesitated slightly when talking about taking care of him during his coma. He originally wanted to say "always", but thinking of the previous events, he could only change his words to "taking care of him".
After all, he had indeed witnessed it with his own eyes shortly before he regained consciousness.
But he simply chose to ignore the previous ones and didn't mention them.
Deliberately pulling out tubes or ventilators is hardly something to be called "caring"; if you had to categorize it, it would be more accurate to call it intentional harm.
Si Yanxiao raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing Si Zuochen's words, a hint of surprise flashing across his face, and he was also greatly surprised.
He knew about Jiang Ran's previous behavior towards the child, which involved frequent beatings and verbal abuse, resulting in an extremely poor relationship between them.
They even condoned others' verbal abuse towards them. Just from Gu Nan's account, he knew how badly the two children were treated and how dire their situation was.
Having bruises on his body is common, which is why he dared to ask Si Zuochen about his feelings for Jiang Ran.
I originally thought I would hear a series of condemnations, or that they would take the opportunity to kick me while I was down and retaliate wantonly.
But he never expected that he would actually speak up for her and plead for her!
Si Yanxiao looked shocked, unable to understand why Si Zuochen would choose to do it this way.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that they repaid evil with good.
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