Chapter 5 Ringing the Bell "Do you treat him as a child?" ...
Chapter five
Shen Qiudu fainted completely before another assistant, who had hurried over with the news, entered the tent.
Due to a glandular defect, Shen Qiudu would immediately fall into a coma whenever he encountered excessive emotions.
According to the doctor, this was Shen Qiudu's body automatically entering a protective state.
Unless he was in what Shen Qiudu considered to be a high-security state in the future, this protection program would be activated at all times without any warning.
It was unknown how long it took before Chen Qiudu regained consciousness. Although he did not open his eyes immediately, he could feel that Wen Jiangchu had probably taken him back to the villa again.
At this moment, Wen Jiangchu was sitting in a wicker rocking chair by the window, holding Chen Qiudu tightly in his arms, rocking him slowly and gently patting his back with his palms to comfort him.
Chen Qiudu's feet hung on the same side, and he lay obediently in Wen Jiangchu's arms. The sunlight shone through the window onto his fair cheeks, and his hands even climbed up Wen Jiangchu's neck involuntarily.
Chen Qiudu had seen this posture before.
That was the first time he walked out of the room and checked the possibility and almost of escaping in the living room. He unexpectedly saw the traces of Wen Jiangchu's growth from childhood to adulthood on the photo wall.
Each photo records all the big and small things that happened to him from childhood to youth, from just learning to walk to successfully differentiating into an Alpha and ranking first in the grade in school.
Even though Chen Qiudu hadn't felt such unbridled favoritism for a long time, the moment he saw those photos, he knew that Wen Jiangchu's family loved him more than anyone else. Each photo even had a clear date, photographer, and shooting experience.
"Achu learned to walk today! Anyone with eyes can see that it's all thanks to grandma. Mom insisted that Achu learned from her and even wanted Achu to kiss her."
"Achu is one hundred days old and I'm giving him a Huatian Building as a gift. Check in!"
"Achu picked up a kitten for the first time, welcome the new member to the family!"
"Achu's first day of school! Kindergarten has begun! I hope that on the tenth day, the hundredth day, and the thousandth day, we will all be by A-Du's side."
"Achu is still well-behaved and obedient after entering high school. His only worry is that he has too many love letters, which have filled up the kitten's nest. Fortunately, his mother discovered them in time..."
"Achu has differentiated into an Alpha! I'm so happy for him!"
"But Achu, whether you are Alpha, Beta, or Omega, please remember that we will always be by your side. No matter what kind of Achu you are, we will love you unconditionally—your family loves you very much."
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Chen Qiudu stood in front of the photo wall for a very long time, so long that half of his body began to feel numb, but he remained unmoved.
The heart that had been deceiving itself for so long finally began to rot silently, like a withered tree in winter, which may appear shiny on the outside, but whose roots in the mud have long since begun to rot and stink.
He greedily breathed in every inch of air, trying to absorb a little bit of oxygen of love from it, but all he got was dirty water splashed by passers-by who stepped on it.
Chen Qiudu knew very early on that Wen Jiangchu was not the same kind of person as him, but he was still not prepared.
It turns out that the gap between people can be so huge.
So when Wen Jiangchu tried to suppress Chen Qiudu's emotional collapse with his reason, he completely lost control, and all his envy, jealousy, and pain poured out in an instant.
Wen Jiangchu endured his crying and false accusations, but in the end he still carefully held him in his arms and led him away from his unbearable past.
Chen Qiudu began to feel confused. He didn't understand what Wen Jiangchu wanted by doing this.
So, even if he woke up, he didn't dare to move at all.
The way Wen Jiangchu held him was imitating the way his mother held Wen Jiangchu when he was a child.
But what does it mean for Wen Jiangchu to hold him like this?
To him, was Chen Qiudu just a rebellious and disobedient child?
That's why he spoiled him so patiently and treated him well unconditionally and without asking for anything in return.
But this is too weird.
Chen Qiudu didn't understand.
If that's the case, then Wen Jiangchu is even more of a weirdo.
Having lived in the slums for a long time, all he thought about was how to make more money, how long it would take to take his mother away, and... how to survive the upcoming susceptible period.
Only now does he think about these things.
To think about the topic of "love".
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Suddenly, Shen Qiudu heard a soft sound.
The door was pushed open from the outside and someone came in.
Chen Qiudu's body tensed up involuntarily, and his eyelashes trembled slightly.
In order not to be noticed by Wen Jiangchu, she had to frown, pretend to be disturbed by the sound of the door opening, and hummed softly a few times.
As expected, Wen Jiangchu believed it and lowered his voice, "Keep your voice down, he's still sleeping."
"Didn't the doctor say his body's protective mechanism only lasts an hour? Why hasn't he woken up in almost two hours?"
It was a man, and judging from his voice, he seemed to be the person who had just reported on his work in the tent.
"He's been through a lot today. He should be able to rest a little longer."
"Then why do you have to hold him like this? What a sight... I really don't understand you."
"The doctor said my pheromones can relax his protective mechanisms, and he will feel more comfortable in this position."
"But you've been holding him for far too long, and in this position... Aren't you afraid he'll misunderstand you're up to something bad?"
As soon as the man finished speaking, he quickly sneered, overturning his own words.
"I lost my mind. Someone like you who can let a beggar on the street swindle all the cash on you shouldn't be planning anything."
"What's more, this guy has nothing."
Wen Jiangchu said nothing in a deep voice, but Shen Qiudu could feel that he was looking at him.
After a long while, Wen Jiangchu finally spoke, but he deliberately changed the subject.
"Have Qiu Du's parents been found?"
"No, his father was an old shrewd runner. The second the fire broke out, he dragged his mother onto a ship leaving the city. If the captain hadn't happened to see him, we really wouldn't have known where he was."
"Has the ship docked yet?"
"They stopped. We also sent people to chase them, but we didn't catch them in time. A group of people stopped there early and secretly took our people away while they were still on the road. We are still investigating who took them away."
"However, it shouldn't be the Song family. In this case, you must be more careful. The enemy is in the dark and you are in the light. Don't trust others easily."
"As for this guy, are you sure you want to keep him around? After all, his family is involved in the Song family's arson case. If they find any trace of him, the Song family will definitely kill him to silence him."
"You and the Song family are already at odds with each other. If he gets involved with you, what will you do?"
"Don't worry, I will protect him no matter what."
Chen Qiudu could feel that Wen Jiangchu's hands covering his shoulders were getting tighter and tighter, as if he was afraid that he would disappear in the next second.
The man sighed, feeling disappointed. "I really don't understand you. Why did you have to pick up a skinny, troublesome, and gland-less Omega? What kind of Omega do you want?"
"Could it be... you want to trade his life with the Song family? If so, I have nothing to say. After all, someone with his family background will only cause trouble if he's kept around."
"If you ask me, you've done enough to him. If you're really implicated, just send him back. If you can't bear it, I'll do the bad thing. How about that?"
Chen Qiudu's fingers unconsciously clenched Wen Jiangchu's collar.
Sure enough, his initial guess was correct.
And what this man said is right. If someone like him loses his usefulness, who will care about him unconditionally?
Except for my mother, but now, my mother is gone too.
Who else could he trust? Only himself. Only by constantly brainwashing himself could he avoid being fooled and drowned by these false fantasies.
Therefore, instead of leaving yourself scarred and disappointed in the end, it is better not to trust anyone from the beginning, force yourself to stay away from Wen Jiangchu, ignore those details, and put the bad emotions on the other person.
This is the only truth that Shen Qiudu has learned after living in the slums for so many years.
Only in this way can he protect himself from harm.
He survived.
But they were wrong.
Chen Qiudu wouldn't be so stupid as to cling to others even though he knew he was a burden. He would leave.
As long as he finds an opportunity to pay off everything he owes Wen Jiangchu, he will leave no matter what means he uses.
He didn't want to be left behind again.
"Xu Zhouye, you've been talking too much nonsense today."
"I don't need you to judge what I do."
This was the first time that Shen Qiudu heard someone like Wen Jiangchu speak in such a cold tone, without any mercy.
But before Chen Qiudu could think about it, someone knocked on the door again.
It was Uncle Liang's voice. It seemed that the details of the work after the fire reconstruction needed to be coordinated with Wen Jiangchu.
Wen Jiangchu carefully stood up and gently placed Chen Qiudu on the bed, then pressed the quilt down to prevent the cool breeze from getting in.
After doing all this, he turned around and left the house.
Just as Chen Duqiu breathed a sigh of relief and tried to open his eyes, a slightly frivolous male voice suddenly sounded -
"Stop pretending, I know you're awake."
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