Chapter 71 Normal
At this moment, Shen Hongyuan suspected that he was hallucinating.
Not just hallucination.
He carefully observed Ji Min's overly indifferent attitude, and even had some self-doubt for a moment.
Did he really... say those unspeakable words?
Or did he just want to say it, but because he felt too embarrassed, his body automatically stopped.
So Ji Min didn't react?
The feeling at this moment was very subtle.
When the other party's attitude is too common, that person will always doubt whether there is something wrong with him.
So, Shen Hongyuan stared at Ji Min with some suspicion, and tentatively repeated it again:
"Lu Ran threw dog shit... on our dining table."
But after he said it, Ji Min on the opposite side still had that indifferent look.
He nodded at him and said, "I heard it."
Shen Hongyuan was silent again.
After a while, he couldn't help but add a little more details, pointing to Dahuang next to Ji Min's wheelchair and said,
"It was him who did it."
I thought Ji Min would at least take a look at the dog.
Unexpectedly, Ji Min said, "Dahuang has good urination and defecation habits, so what did you do?"
Shen Hongyuan was silent again.
He was silent for a long time this time.
After the silence, the fatherly temperament he pretended to show was completely shattered.
He described anxiously with some gesticulations: "We were eating, and he let his dog poop like that, and then it fell on the table, and he pushed it in our faces, forcing us to apologize, and he threw the bag directly onto his second brother's back!"
When saying this, Shen Hongyuan leaned forward.
The tone sounded like one of seeking justice.
Ji Min actually moved this time. He moved his wheelchair back and pulled Da Huang next to him.
It was as if he was afraid that Shen Hongyuan would scare it.
Seeing that Ji Min was still protecting the dog, Shen Hongyu was even more upset.
He almost shouted at the top of his lungs: "That thing almost hit me in the face, you know!"
Perhaps his attitude was too miserable and the details he described were too detailed.
A trace of sympathy finally appeared on Ji Min's face.
This sympathy was not for anything else.
It was probably simply the most natural and simple emotion that a human being has for another human being who has fallen into a cesspool.
Catching the sympathy in his eyes, Shen Hongyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and was no longer as anxious as before.
As expected, he didn't believe that anyone would not be moved after hearing such a thing!
Shen Hongyuan picked up the water cup on the table and took a sip to moisten his throat before saying, "Sorry, President Ji, I lost my composure."
He gradually regained his sanity.
It's a good thing that Ji Min is moved, so that he can proceed to the next step and completely describe Lu Ran as a mentally ill lunatic.
Ji Min and Lu Ran are too close.
And he protects Lu Ran too much, which is a very dangerous signal for him.
Now, he wants to completely break Ji Min's trust in Lu Ran.
A person may believe what a child says.
But he will never take a lunatic's words seriously.
If Lu Ran remembered something in the future and told Ji Min something, Ji Min probably wouldn't believe it.
Shen Hongyuan was thinking about how to play the role of an old father who found out that his son was mentally ill.
Ji Min, who was "moved" on the opposite side, looked at him and said, "From what you said, he was holding a garbage bag in his hand and didn't do anything."
Shen Hongyuan was stunned again.
Wait! What do you mean he didn't
do anything even if he shouted? He
didn't do anything even if he shouted? !
Why don't you try to do nothing!
Shen Hongyuan almost fainted.
In fact, Ji Min, who was sitting opposite him, also felt it was magical.
He felt that his current overly bland mood was magical.
The scene described by Shen Hongyuan was undoubtedly disgusting.
But his first reaction was: What on earth did the Shen family do to force that kid to be like this?
Who would be willing to touch those things?
Besides, it's not like Ji Min has never seen Lu Ran do similar things before.
He saw with his own eyes that Lu Ran gave the three people from the Lino family diluted toilet water.
That really went into their mouths.
Just last weekend, that Jin Lino even drank two glasses.
Thinking of this, Ji Min lost the last bit of sympathy he had for Shen Hongyuan.
He looked at the hysterical Shen Hongyuan opposite him, and even felt that this man was a little bit scared.
So he frowned and said, "He just scared you, he didn't really let you eat it, and he didn't throw your tableware into the toilet for you to use."
Shen Hongyuan was speechless.
What exactly is the man opposite saying?
Is he still the powerful head of the Ji family?
The tone contained in each word clearly says: "He is already very kind, what else are you not satisfied with?"
Ji Min's aura is too strong. His tone
is too firm.
So much so that Shen Hongyuan's mind is full of the sentence "I didn't really let you eat it."
He even had a sense of self-doubt.
Could it be...
this is really nothing?
It really didn't go into his mouth.
It seems that this really has no persuasive power?
Shen Hongyuan was a little panicked.
He had imagined many difficulties before, such as not being able to meet Ji Min, and Ji Min not believing him at all.
He even thought about how to induce Lu Ran to reenact the scene of that day.
Then he would let Lu Ran go crazy in the restaurant.
After Lu Ran finished his rage and was feeling proud, he would open the door of the side room and let Lu Ran see Ji Min's angry and disgusted face.
But Shen Hongyuan never expected that his plan would get stuck here.
Did Ji Min see it? Yes. Did
Ji Min believe what he said? Yes.
But Ji Min actually thought it was nothing!
And still thought it was their fault?
Shen Hongyuan struggled in confusion for a long time. He
couldn't bear to give up the sunk cost.
It seemed that he didn't invest enough.
Anyway, it had come to this point, and he didn't care about his face anymore. What could happen if it got more serious?
So Shen Hongyuan made up his mind.
He closed his eyes and said, "President Ji, actually I just lied to you. In order to save my own face, I reduced the severity of the matter a lot."
As he said that, he took a deep breath and said, "That day, Lu Ran stuffed that thing into my mouth and his mother's mouth! We..."
After the words fell, Ji Min looked at Chairman Shen in front of him who personally admitted that he had eaten that thing, and fell silent.
After saying this, Shen Hongyuan was almost exhausted.
He, a man who has lived for most of his life, suddenly felt like crying.
He reached out and wiped his forehead, thinking, is this finally settled?
At this moment, Ji Min was silent for a while, then looked at him, frowned, and said:
"With what you have done, he deserves to treat you like this."
Shen Hongyuan: "..."
Ah -
Shen Hongyuan's heart was roaring.
That's it?
That's it!!
He has paid so much, he even wanted to admit that he had eaten shit, and the result is like this!
This time it was Shen Hongyuan who retreated.
He moved so much that even the chair retreated a lot, making a sharp "creaking" sound.
At this moment, Shen Hongyuan no longer doubted himself.
He looked at the man opposite.
Ji Min was still sitting steadily in the wheelchair, his face pale and calm.
There was a deep disapproval in his eyes when he looked at him.
Shen Hongyuan suddenly thought of Shen Xingran's words.
Is this Ji Min sick?
I don't know whether Lu Ranzheng is normal or not.
But this Ji Min, he is definitely not normal!
Would a normal person react like this after hearing such a thing?
Shen Hongyuan did not hesitate to reveal the scandal himself, and even "added fuel to the fire".
In the end, this long-planned conversation ended with his panicked escape.
Butler Chen was guarding outside the private room.
With a "bang", the door of the private room opened, and Shen Hongyuan almost ran out from inside.
It was like there was a beast chasing after him.
Butler Chen was stunned for a moment.
He even wondered if Ji Min couldn't help showing his excessive possessiveness of the other person's son and scared him away?
But considering the relationship between Shen Hongyuan and Lu Ran, it wouldn't be that case.
After Shen Hongyuan ran away, Butler Chen looked into the box suspiciously.
Ji Min looked normal, but there was a hint of thought in his eyes.
Da Huang was also lying there steadily.
There was a bit of curiosity in his little eyes, as if he didn't understand why the person opposite him suddenly ran away.
"What happened?" Butler Chen asked.
Ji Min shook his head and came out of the box.
He sat in the wheelchair and didn't say anything.
But when he reached the exit, he suddenly said something without any context: "He guessed wrong."
"Huh?" Butler Chen didn't understand.
But Ji Min didn't explain anything.
When Shen Hongyuan returned to the Shen family, he looked pale.
Shen Xingran came over and asked him worriedly: "Dad, what's wrong with you?"
Shen Hongyuan glanced at him, patted his shoulder, and sighed: "You are right."
I don't know how much sadness was hidden in this sigh.
In order to destroy the trust between Ji Min and Lu Ran, he has been busy for almost a month. First , he waited for
Lu Ran to go crazy at the banquet.
Then he asked Shen Xingran to compete for Lu Ran's "favor".
And now, he has taken action personally.
He has exposed everything! But there is no effect at all.
Shen Hongyuan was a little afraid of Ji Min.
He and Lu Ran, two crazy guys, together, and no one knew what they could do.
But looking at Ji Min's current state, the things he was worried about should not have happened yet.
Soon, Shen Hongyuan was no longer in the mood to think about this.
The bidding for the HZ project was about to begin.
The Shen family was determined to win this project.
Since the death of the old man, the Shen family looked glamorous, but its ranking in the industry has always been falling.
There were also some problems with the family funds.
Otherwise, Shen Xingyu would not have been so busy outside after taking over.
Now if this project can be won, the situation of the Shen family can be stabilized.
If this opportunity is missed, the situation will be hard to say.
But Shen Hongyuan also heard the news that Lino's family was returning to the country.
The competition this time must be very fierce.
Lu Ran was not completely ignorant of this.
After he returned to the Shen family, he specially looked up some information and learned about the business structure of Shen's. He
also knew about the bidding for this project.
One day, he came home from school.
There were maids cleaning in and out on the second floor.
Lu Ran looked up for a while and found that what was being cleaned was a sunny room on the east side of the second floor.
If he guessed correctly, it was Shen Xingyu's room.
Seeing him stop, Shen Xingran, who was directing the maids to go in and out, suddenly turned around and looked at him. He
smiled and said, "Brother is coming back."
Then he said a little embarrassedly, "Ah, I forgot, you haven't seen brother yet, right?"
Mrs. Shen on the side also turned her head and glanced at Lu Ran.
The usual cautiousness of not daring to offend him suddenly faded a little, as if they had a backbone once Shen Xingyu came back.
Lu Ran looked at her, then at Shen Xingran.
He asked in confusion: "What are you happy about, does he dote on you?"
Shen Xingran was choked by the question.
Shen Xingyu... treats him differently from Shen Xingzhuo.
Lu Ran ignored it, went back to the room to put down his things, locked the door, and went to Ji Min's place again.
But.
The room on the second floor was cleaned up for several days, and Shen Xingyu was said to have returned to China.
But for several days, Lu Ran hadn't seen his elder brother.
He was quite alert at first, but then he let it go.
On the weekend, Lu Ran accompanied Ji Min to an event.
This occasion was relatively formal.
Lu Ran even went to Ji Min's house to change into a set of "work clothes" in an effort to support his identity as the "ex-boyfriend".
Unexpectedly, after changing this time, the clothes that originally fit him well actually looked a little shaky.
Ji Min, who was waiting outside, frowned when he saw this.
But he still remembered the overly presumptuous teasing in the car last time.
Therefore, he didn't say much.
He just asked casually: "What have you eaten recently?"
I spent a lot of effort to gain some weight during the winter vacation, and now it's just a few days after school started, I'm suffering again.
"I eat in the cafeteria, but I'm too busy recently. When I went to the cafeteria, the window was closed."
Lu Ran bent down to tie his shoelaces.
"What are you busy with?" Ji Min's brows frowned even deeper, "Do you have so many classes?"
Lu Ran told him about the Elite Academy.
He rubbed his hands eagerly: "I should be able to get in this time!"
Ji Min was a little surprised.
For him, academic studies were a matter of many years ago.
And some of the young people around him, because of their background, did not pay much attention to academic studies.
Seeing Lu Ran so motivated, he was a little surprised: "You have returned to the Shen family, this academy still has meaning to you?"
"How can it be the same?"
Lu Ran looked up at him, "I worked hard to get in."
He said this with a stubbornness that is unique to teenagers.
Ji Min couldn't help but smile.
But he still didn't say anything nice, and urged: "Hurry up, putting on shoes is more troublesome than eating a meal for me."
"Right away!"
Lu Ran responded, but he still didn't tie his shoelaces perfunctorily.
The shoes on his feet are a pair of limited editions.
Lu Ran didn't know them, but boys' love for shoes is probably innate.
He said he didn't care, but at this moment he couldn't help but take good care of them.
He wore a white shirt today.
The hem was a little wide, but it was obediently and snugly tucked into his black casual trousers.
The waist was very thin.
And because of the bent posture, it stretched out an extremely flexible arc.
Ji Min's consciousness stayed under his gaze for two seconds, and then quickly moved away.
He went to look at the lawn in the yard of the villa.
His fingertips recalled the touch he felt when he put the person into the wheelchair that day. It
was very thin, and very fluffy.
Like a fish jumping in the water, the more it flutters, the more people want to hold it down.
The man pinched the leather armrest of the wheelchair with his fingers, and waved away the inexplicable thoughts in his mind.
Then he looked at the boy who was wearing shoes beside him.
Thinking of something, he frowned and said, "Your father came to see me."
"Huh?" Lu Ran was not too surprised, but just asked, "What did he do?"
Ji Min was silent.
What did he do?
Of course, he repeated what you did.
Ji Min didn't care too much about the harmless little things that Shen Hongyuan said.
But Shen Hongyuan's attitude surprised Ji Min a little.
Once, in Lu Ran's description, Shen Hongyuan was a businessman from beginning to end.
For the sake of profit, he was willing to send his son to someone else's bed.
But this time, Ji Min found that it was not the case.
Shen Hongyuan did not seem to want Lu Ran to get too close to him.
And he spared no effort to destroy the relationship between the boy and him.
He even offended him and the Ji family for this.
Ji Min had vaguely felt it at the last banquet, and this time it was even more certain.
This should be a relatively abnormal behavior for Shen Hongyuan.
What could make Shen Hongyuan put his own interests aside?
Ji Min felt that he should remind Lu Ran. So he
said, "There's something wrong with your father."
"What's wrong?" Lu Ran asked.
Ji Min frowned and described,
"You said before that if I wanted, your father would send you to my bed, but now he doesn't have that intention..."
At this point, Ji Min suddenly stopped talking.
This seems a bit strange.
Why does it seem to carry a sense of regret?