Chapter 40 The most beautiful and special little snake. I know you're the most special...
The cold light of the hospital corridor fell on her gray hair; she simply lowered her eyes, her back slightly hunched.
It seemed the person opposite her had said something to her; her hands were clenched tightly together, her knuckles turning white from the force, and the veins on the back of her hands resembled stubborn tree roots protruding from parched, cracked soil. Unsightly cracked scars stretched across this infertile land.
Xu Wenci watched silently.
He leaned against the corner of the wall, then slowly looked away.
I patted my pockets and suddenly remembered that I had quit smoking a long time ago.
He is the innocent and naive character in this script.
The innocent-looking guy doesn't need to have a sharp personality or the ability to overcome difficulties. He only needs to meet a domineering CEO who falls in love with him at first sight without realizing it at the right time to overcome all obstacles.
In the script, he doesn't smoke, and he certainly doesn't speak ill of Fu Yanli.
However, Fu Yanli couldn't do anything that deviated from his established persona.
Why?
Could this be related to the script?
Or did he unintentionally break free from the constraints of the script's portrayal of him?
Fu Yanli has the rules of a domineering CEO.
But he has nothing that restricts his public persona.
Did that thing never exist, or did it exist but was broken?
Xu Wenci sighed heavily, frowned, and wiped his forehead.
He doesn't need to think about this problem.
Instead, it should be Fu Yanli who is thinking about these things and breaking the rules that bind him.
However, even someone like Fu Yanli might not have considered this aspect.
"Xiao Ci," Grandma came out with a cup to get water, and met Xu Wenci at the corner. Her face was full of surprise, "You're here, why don't you go inside?"
Xu Wenci smiled and said, "Grandma, let me have a smoke before I go in."
He still didn't quite understand why his grandmother, whose joy upon seeing him seemed genuine, would so readily use him to please her son.
Just as he could clearly sense that Fu Yanli's mother didn't like him, he could also tell from their limited interactions that she sometimes felt sorry for him.
Grandma nodded.
Is the baby about to expose grandma? [winking][winking][winking] Isn't it a bit too early...?
Xu Wenci shook his head: "No."
Oh... I almost forgot [suddenly realizing] We can talk to the bottom [surprised][surprised][surprised]
[The baby is a bit too quiet [scratching head][scratching head][scratching head] Unlike that white moonlight, too talkative [frowning][frowning][frowning]]
[The person upstairs seems to be a hater; don't try to elevate one while putting down the other. [dislikes][dislikes][dislikes]]
In fact, Xu Wenci never smoked in the end.
He still went into the ward and silently faced his grandmother.
"Xiao Ci," Grandma gripped her wrist tightly, the back of her hand already bruised and purple. She saw Xu Wenci turn his head away and lower his eyes, "Grandma has always felt guilty about something. Every time I think about it, I feel so sorry for your mother..."
Even faster than Xu Wenci's reaction were the comments section.
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Still pretending? Is she really Xu Wenci's grandmother? It feels like she's plotting against an enemy. [Angry][Angry][Angry]
[However, it seems like the protagonist cares a lot about his mother. If his grandmother uses this as a condition, it's hard to guarantee that he won't agree to her request. [sad][sad][sad]]
His mother's whereabouts were never told to him by his other family members.
They might be the murderers who harmed his mother.
He naturally wouldn't believe it.
"Mom..." Xu Wenci lowered his eyes, "My mother isn't dead?"
[Baby, your acting is so fake... [scratching head][awkward][winking]]
[Actually, this reaction might be normal, since the protagonist doesn't remember what his mother looks like at all... [scratching head] Should he burst into tears?]
[That's not right. If the protagonist didn't care, why would he ask his white moonlight to find his mother's whereabouts...?]
“Yes, Xiao Ci,” Grandma’s gray hair swayed, making Xu Wenci’s eyes hurt, “Your mother actually divorced your father, she didn’t die.”
He did not die.
Xu Wenci pursed his lips.
His breath hitched, and his stiff back seemed unable to bear the news, collapsing.
A tear fell onto the back of Xu Wenci's hand.
It's a little hot.
Grandma lowered her eyes.
She always knew that Xu Wenci remembered his mother.
Xu Wenci has also been searching for his mother's whereabouts.
She didn't know why.
Perhaps it was because Xu Wenci remembered what her mother looked like, or perhaps it was because Xu Wenci was simply unwilling to accept that her mother had left her.
But either way, it would be advantageous for her.
“Grandma,” Xu Wenci took a deep breath, forcing back the tears in her eyes, “I thought you would never tell me.”
He thought his grandmother wouldn't tell him.
He thought no one cared about his mother.
Grandma's hand, which was stroking the edge of the bed, trembled, and she sighed.
"Where is she now?" Xu Wenci took another deep breath, and after a long while, he finally found his voice and asked the question he had wanted to ask for a long time.
His hands were hidden behind his back, trembling slightly. His eyes were closed, and a tear slid down his cheek, as if he were waiting for the final judgment.
Grandma narrowed her cloudy eyes. "I don't know, maybe your father knows..."
Xu Wenci was stunned. He slowly opened his eyes and wiped away the tear on the back of his hand.
[Why did the protagonist's grandmother pass the buck to his father... Wasn't she just trying to make money for her son? [Shocked][Shocked][Shocked]]
I remember she came to the hospital a few days ago and used a self-inflicted injury ploy [screaming][screaming][screaming]
What happened? [Puzzled][Puzzled][Puzzled] Could it be that Grandma couldn't bear to see him suffer?
Xu Wenci gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and tried his best to control his sobs.
Actually, it was all too late.
His grandmother was pushed into a corner by various emotions, and she had to take care of one side while abandoning the other.
Because she would definitely choose her son over her grandson.
No, this question was never a multiple-choice question, but rather an example question with a pre-written answer.
"Xiao Ci, someone gave me 500,000 yuan, and asked me to..." Grandma eagerly brought up the topic, trying to gain Xu Wenci's understanding.
Almost at the same second, Xu Wenci remembered what Fu Yanli had said before: between one million and him, who would his grandmother choose?
“I know,” Xu Wenci interrupted his grandmother, his eyes vacant, “I know Grandma won’t hurt me.”
[The bottom is so gentle... [chin rests on hand][chin rests on hand][chin rests on hand]]
[Using softness to overcome hardness [eyes wide][eyes wide][eyes wide] Great idea!!!]
Grandma lowered her eyes, her eyelids drooping, her gaze flickering slightly, as if she was hesitating about something.
Xu Wenci lowered his eyes: "Grandma, I took the afternoon off today. Let me stay with you for a while."
Grandma shook her head: "Xiao Ci, if you're busy, then go ahead. You have to work hard at your new job."
Grandma still cared for him just as much as before.
Whether it's true or not.
"Grandma is giving you this 500,000 yuan. Go find your mother..."
Xu Wenci pursed his lips.
Fu Yanli's plan... has succeeded...
This test, which could sever family ties, is a win-win situation.
"Grandma, what did that person say to you?" He gripped his grandmother's hand tightly, his knuckles turning white.
“He told me,” Grandma said, her voice clearly lacking confidence, “that he would give me 500,000 yuan and I would tell you where your mother is.”
"but……"
Xu Wenci looked up, sniffed, and said, "Grandma, you have no idea where my mother is..."
However, you still chose to deceive that person, deceive me, and leave yourself 500,000—no, leave your son 500,000—while only telling me that my mother was still alive.
Is this the gift that Fu Yanli gave him?
It fulfilled his grandmother's wishes, and it also fulfilled his own.
However, this is only what it appears to be on the surface.
But this gift... is really nice...
Mr. Su, the CEO of the Su Group, has been seated for ten minutes.
He lowered his eyes to look at his watch, the vibrating second hand testing his patience.
Why hasn't Fu Yanli arrived yet?
He kept saying he wanted to cooperate with me, but he never got to see this big shot.
"Mr. Su, our boss has some business to attend to, he'll be there shortly. You can rest in the lounge for a while, if..."
This was the third time that Assistant Manager Lin had poured water for President Su.
He was internally fuming, wondering why his boss wasn't here yet; if he didn't come soon, he really wouldn't be able to explain himself anymore.
"Isn't it coming soon? I'll wait here."
"That's what President Su said."
Gu Pei pushed the door open and came in: "Fu Yanli ran into some trouble, but before it happened, he told me about this collaboration and asked me to come and discuss it with President Su. President Su, how did it go?"
Gu Pei arrived in a hurry, dressed in a black suit, completely different from his previous attire. The suit was sharply tailored, and he wore a tie, giving him the air of a cool and aloof elite.
President Su nodded, "Of course, we can also take advantage of the cooperation with the Yi family."
It seems that President Fu really didn't mean it, otherwise he wouldn't have pushed the Yi family line onto him.
Gu Pei silently let out a breath.
Thankfully, I brushed up on my knowledge before collaborating.
Yi Lou locked him in his room a few days ago to tutor him on these subjects, and he was driven crazy by it.
However, he didn't understand why Yi Lou didn't come.
Is it because his brother represents the Yi family's stance?
I don't understand.
Or perhaps, his eyes flickered slightly, wondering what Yi Lou wanted to use him for.
"You have so much free time, why did you let that person negotiate the cooperation for you?"
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Yi Lou squinted slightly, staring at his own reflection in the window.
"Don't you want to know what his system's capabilities are? Don't you want to use his system to bring your real brother back?"
Yi Lou raised an eyebrow, turned around, and looked at Fu Yanli, who was sitting on the sofa eating a bag of potato chips.
He raised an eyebrow. "What? You haven't used up your chances to avoid punishment today?"
Fu Yanli threw down the potato chips and said, "You'll find out tomorrow."
"By the way, what's your plan to do about your mother's situation?" Yi Lou didn't want to continue that heavy topic; whenever it came up, he couldn't help but think of his younger brother.
“My mother has always been a gentleman; she would never hurt Xu Wenci.”
He didn't even hide the fact that he gave Xu Wenci money to leave him that day.
However, she didn't like Xu Wenci.
"What do you plan to do if your mother continues to reject Xu Wenci?"
“My mother won’t live with Xu Wenci; I’ll be the one living with him,” Fu Yanli squinted. “Xu Wenci and I don’t need to worry about this kind of issue at all.” Besides, given Xu Wenci’s current personality, would he even care about this kind of problem?
Yi Lou sighed.
yes.
Everyone has people they dislike.
People who dislike someone don't have to force themselves to accept it.
And the person who is disliked doesn't need to be pleased.
Would it have been better if he and Fu Yanli had done what they are doing now, reducing the opportunities for his brother and father to meet, instead of going to great lengths to resolve the prejudices between them?
Overcoming prejudice sounds like an impossible task.
His dream of heroism tore the two people apart, leaving them in a terrible state.
Ultimately, the two could not return to their former state, and their mutual repulsion became even more severe.
“Fu Yanli,” Yi Lou smiled, “the person I feel most guilty and sorry for in this world is my younger brother.”
We've brought up this topic again.
bother.
He couldn't help but let his mind wander; he would start having wild thoughts whenever he got anxious.
Xu Wenci, eager to return to the villa, went back there, but Fu Yanli was nowhere to be found.
“Mr. Xu,” the butler bowed, “the master has gone to the company. Also, that snake has shed its skin for several days now, would you like to go and take a look?”
Xu Wenci stopped in his tracks.
oh.
By the way, the snake has already shed its skin for several days.
After the skin has shed, the next step is to touch it.
He walked over to the jar, reached out, and gently stroked the snake's head.
The snake first gently peeked out and crawled close to the ground. As if sensing Xu Wenci's hand nearby, it swayed its body slightly and retreated.
They're clearly cold-blooded, but they're incredibly dull.
When Xu Wenci patted his head, his reaction wasn't as strong.
The little snake had become familiar with the big guy who lived in its home.
The most beautiful and unique little snake.
It deserves the highest praise.
Author's note: Haha, I missed the train today, so I bought a new ticket and have been writing in the lobby ever since.
The next chapter is almost finished and will be posted shortly.
Still waiting for the bus
Hahaha, I didn't actually finish coding it.
(I can't believe I've updated this many words, haha. I originally planned to finish it after writing a few hundred thousand words, but it's gotten longer and longer. The plot is only about a third of the way through now [crying]. I was thinking of updating in bits and pieces until October and then starting a new story in November. I'll try to update as much as possible and finish it in October, but my health hasn't been very good. I'm always sick. I hope I can finish it [heart emoji])
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