Chapter 179 Wait for Me
Zhang Pengfei's nose tingled, and his eyes welled up with tears, but he still wanted to laugh, to laugh happily.
He did indeed laugh: "Then, would you do anything for me?"
"Of course!" Chen Jingyang's tone was calm, yet extremely firm: "I'd give you my life!"
"Then..." Zhang Pengfei continued, "If you had nothing and were treated like a criminal, the kind that's notorious, would you still love me?"
Chen Jingyang frowned and thought for a moment: "It's hard to overturn the police's conclusion. I'll most likely go to jail, right?"
"No!" Zhang Pengfei immediately denied. "You won't go to jail, I can guarantee it!"
"Then why did you ask that?"
Zhang Pengfei threw a tantrum: "Just answer my questions, why ask so many questions!"
Chen Jingyang slowly exhaled a long breath and said solemnly, "Zhang Pengfei, listen to me, I love you as much as I need to breathe. Unless I die, nothing and no one can stop me from loving you, not even yourself!"
Zhang Pengfei suddenly covered his mouth, tears falling like a sudden downpour, pattering onto the back of his hand.
"Chen Jingyang!" He sniffed, and said in a tone even heavier than Chen Jingyang's, word by word, "Remember what you said, as long as I'm alive, you're not allowed to leave me! Don't use excuses like 'it's all for my own good.' Even if I die, I want to die in your arms, so you have to live well until I die!"
The crying and the talk of dying startled Chen Jingyang, who jumped to his feet and asked in shock and fear, "Baby! What's wrong? What happened?!"
Zhang Pengfei quickly reassured him, "I'm fine, it's you!"
"Me?" Chen Jingyang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "What's wrong with me? Didn't you say I wouldn't go to jail? Is there anything worse than jail?"
It's not much worse than going to jail, but it's not far off either.
"Jingyang." Zhang Pengfei wiped away his tears, calming himself down slightly. "Don't be nervous. Just trust me, I can handle everything, okay?"
Chen Jingyang nodded: "So, what exactly is it?"
"Someone posted about you being taken away by the police online, and the media rushed to report it. Tanzhi also quickly issued a statement saying that it would cooperate with the police and pursue accountability. The Chen family also issued a statement..."
Zhang Pengfei blurted it out, but when he got to the Chen family, he paused for a moment: "...They said they wanted to sever all ties with you."
Chen Jingyang remained silent, his gaze unfocused as he stared at the empty sky, very quiet.
Zhang Pengfei swallowed nervously, watching Chen Jingyang's reaction.
"That's it?" Chen Jingyang seemed to have just tasted a dish that had been praised as an absolute masterpiece. "I thought it was something big. You scared me!"
“You…you’ve been kicked out of the family…” Zhang Pengfei was worried that this was too much of a blow. Chen Jingyang didn’t realize what he had just said, so he explained again: “You’ve been removed from the Chen family’s genealogy.”
Chen Jingyang smiled broadly: "So what if you delete it? The family tree isn't a book of life and death. Deleting it won't kill me. Look how scared you are."
Zhang Pengfei stood frozen in place, mouth agape.
How to describe this feeling? It's like in the middle of the night, you see a wandering ghost in the road ahead, and you're trembling with fear, sneaking past it on the side. But when you get closer, a quick glance reveals that it's just a plastic bag hanging on a tree, swaying in the wind!
"You really don't care?"
Chen Jingyang nodded: "Why should I care? I'm afraid they'll cling to me and won't let go one day!"
He had long wanted to sever ties with the Chen family; being kicked out of the family was something he had always dreamed of!
Now Zhang Pengfei was completely relieved: "Good! As long as you're alright, everything will be fine. We can't interfere with public opinion right now, but once you're out, I'll make sure they clear your name!"
Chen Jingyang nodded and asked him, "Are you done asking your questions? Now it's my turn to ask."
"Go ahead and ask."
Chen Jingyang cleared his throat, his face serious: "Did you come empty-handed?"
"Huh?" Zhang Pengfei was almost dumbfounded by the question, but luckily he reacted quickly: "I brought you a change of clothes and gave them to the guards. You should receive them when you get back."
Chen Jingyang stared at him: "That's it?"
"Hmm." Zhang Pengfei scratched his head: "Is there anything else you need to bring? I can try to get a meeting spot every day, as long as I can get one, I can come see you."
"Could you bring some good food?" Chen Jingyang asked with a worried look. "The food here is really..."
It's hard to swallow.
Instant noodles are better!
This was the first time in his life he had ever eaten boiled vegetables!
Actually, he had a lot more to complain about, such as having to get up at fixed times every day, take roll call, sit quietly to study, go outside for fresh air, eat, take a nap, and turn off the lights to sleep.
There are also rules about how blankets must be folded into neat "tofu blocks," bed sheets must be wrinkle-free, and even bowel movements are subject to fixed times and time limits. If you need to use the toilet outside of these times, you must ask permission from the discipline officer...
But seeing the bloodshot in Zhang Pengfei's eyes, he didn't dare to say anything.
He knew almost without thinking how busy and worried Zhang Pengfei had been yesterday.
"Delicious food?" Zhang Pengfei gasped. "Food is not allowed to be brought in!"
"Huh?" Chen Jingyang looked disappointed. "Then, never mind."
"However, I asked your sister to apply for the delivery of nutritional supplements, but the approval process may take some time."
"Oh, there's more!" Zhang Pengfei suddenly remembered: "I deposited 2,000 yuan into your account. You can buy it yourself. There's a small shop inside the detention center."
Chen Jingyang looked at him incredulously: "Only 2000? What can you buy with that?"
Zhang Pengfei rubbed his forehead, feeling both like crying and laughing: "2000 is the maximum limit, and it's the maximum I can save each month."
"2000 a month?" Chen Jingyang's eyes widened in surprise. "2000 yuan, can that last a month?"
He used to spend more than 2,000 yuan on a single meal!
"Jingyang," Zhang Pengfei said, placing his hand on the bulletproof glass to comfort him, "Hang in there, I'll get you out soon!"
Chen Jingyang also placed his hand on it, their two hands pressed tightly together through the hard, explosion-proof glass, their fingertips matching each other, as if they could feel each other's body heat flowing through the glass.
"I know, baby, I'm waiting for you!"
The meeting was over, and Zhang Pengfei reluctantly stood up, giving him one last piece of advice: "Take good care of your hand, and remember to do rehabilitation as prescribed by the doctor..."
He couldn't stop crying when he talked about this.
Chen Jingyang quickly assured him, "I will! Don't worry, I'll make sure it's restored to its original state, as flexible as you want it to be..."
He leaned forward, his mouth almost touching the bulletproof glass: "You'll need him to serve you in the future, so how can you not be flexible?"
"Damn it!" Zhang Pengfei laughed through his tears, his cheeks flushed. He wanted to encourage Chen Jingyang a few more times, like how only by winning would people stop dwelling on his past.
Those successes will become stepping stones, allowing you to stand even higher.
Failure is an unbearable burden that will crush you, so persevere and don't let it crush you; step on it!
But in the end, those words were reduced to just five: "I'm leaving, wait for me!"
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