32.
Xue Yaozu drove me to the school. My little brother was in the middle of cussing out the other party. He said that the kid he hit was bullying my little sister.
If it’s like this, then I can’t blame my little brother anymore.
But the other party was quite furious, and said that that still didn’t mean that he should hit their kid.
My little brother said, “That’s right, the ones I’m hitting are you scum.”
I think my little brother was pretty reasonable.
The other side got even more enraged and couldn’t help but say the same insults that his son had said to my little sister and say them again. Well, it was mostly insults about my mom.
The other party does know my mother, to be exact, he’s my mom’s uncle’s son-in-law.
My little brother wanted to start fighting again. As soon as I saw things going south, I quickly told my little sister to help me stop him. Let’s not talk about anything else, but just the fact that the other party is an adult! No matter how tough you are you still won’t be able to beat them!
After that, the other party continued his little speech. He looked at me and said, “Your mother may have died but it’s not like you’ve died. You should properly teach your little brother and sister manners. They’re already born with those flaws, if you don’t properly rein them in then it’ll be another case like your mother. It’s not that I’m spouting nonsense but your little sister is so young yet she’s already asking the male students in class for food. You really need to manage her better, so she doesn’t take the same path as your mother. It’s not like you don’t know what kind of downfall she had, after all.”
My little sister said nothing, she held in her tears and said nothing.
I know she has this problem. It’s because she’s hungry. Even though she’s super skinny she eats a lot, but when I give her money she’s unwilling to spend it. If I ask her, she says that she doesn’t want me to get a night job and get into an accident. She says she’d rather just eat less.
But it’s not like she could actually eat less, so she would ask others for food. My little brother has secretly tattled on her to me before, and said that when she was still hungry she would go and ask her classmates for the food they couldn’t finish. Nowadays, everyone is pretty wealthy, and a lot of little kids are really wasteful with their food. So she would ask them for those leftovers. My little brother would scold her, but then get reverse scolded by her and even had to go and help her ask for leftovers. However, my little brother was a bit more prideful and concerned with his reputation, so after eating leftovers twice he expressed he’d rather go hungry than go ask again.
I politely said, “She wasn’t asking for things, it was the food that other kids left behind that she took. And she did so respectfully; she always asked them first.”
The other party started up his performance again.
I told the teacher, “Take the children out.”
My little brother and little sister have good grades, are good-looking and are usually well-behaved, so the teacher likes them. The teachers weren’t happy about the current situation either, but they also couldn’t insult the other parent, nor were their attempts at pacifying him working. So, they had no choice but to take them all outside and try to talk to the parent without the kids present.
I told Xue Yaozu, “Help me look after my little sister and brother for a moment.”
He very coolly looked the other guy up and down, then turned around and shook his head at me. He was probably afraid that I’d be at a disadvantage and lose.
“Go.”
I pushed him out the door.
After properly closing the door, then locking it, I went back to stand in front of that parent. Then, I punched him.
I said it before, didn’t I? When I was younger I was pretty wild.
You can insult my mother, because she did something wrong, that’s the truth. You can also insult me, I’m a bastard child that was able to go to the main house. But you can’t insult my little sister and brother because they were both conceived in wedlock, and because I’m damn well protecting them. Even my older brother only hates me but doesn’t hate them, you have no right to hate them. If you have to hate someone then hate me, I’m the root of all evil.
33.
The teacher couldn’t push open the door and Xue Yaozu couldn’t kick it open either.
When I was almost unable to continue fighting I went and opened it.
That parent took his child and ran away.
I’m so afraid of him taking revenge.
Although I told him that if he dared to do anything to my little brother and little sister that I would kill his whole family, that was just me scaring him. What if he’s the real psycho?
I’m afraid to go outside now.
34.
I want to bring my little brother and sister back home.
But Xue Yaozu won’t let me do that.
What’s he got to do with this?
If something happens to my little brother and little sister will he take responsibility?
“Calm. Down.”
I am calm! Society is so dangerous nowadays, and people are so scary.
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“Mlutalcu lrc’a. Xbbv.”
I definitely don’t believe him when he says something like this, he looks like someone who fights a lot, and is good at it too, to boot.
He said, “Y-you’re too rash. Y-you weren’t. Like this. Before.”
I blankly stared at him. At that, he got panicky and said,”I’m s-sorry. Don’t. Be sad.”
It’s got nothing to do with him.
But it’s true that I wasn’t like this before.
I try and control myself, but I just can’t. Really, I’m trying my best, but there are lots of things in this world where trying your best isn’t enough.
35.
And so I cried myself to sleep in the car.
36.
When I woke up I was at my place, and Xue Yaozu was squatting in front of me and touching my face. When he saw that I was awake he said, a little awkwardly, “I was. Going to. W-wake you up. To eat.”
You were clearly planning to steal a kiss.
I didn’t dare expose him. So I only earnestly tried to negotiate with him, “No matter what you’re planning to do, don’t touch my little brother and sister, they’re both innocent.”
Xue Yaozu looked like he was really pained, and said “Let’s. Go. See a. Doctor.”
Not going.
“W-we. Have to go.”
He definitely wants to trick me into getting a blood check, a kidney check, a heart checkup, all those and more.
I won’t go, or at least I won’t go with him. I’ll secretly go by myself.
But he’ll definitely send people to secretly follow me, or else he’s already bribed all of the staff in all the hospitals in the state. As soon as my checkup results are processed, he’ll get them.
I said, “Don’t hurt me, I’m already very pitiful.”
He said, “I. Like y-you. I won’t. Harm you.”
He really was trying to cue me.
Out of the goodness of my heart I helped him get rid of those gangsters, yet he treats me like this. The saying that good people will be rewarded is a lie after all.
A mother's sins are paid back by her children. That really is the real law and order of this world.
37.
I decided to bend to the heavens and Xue Yaozu's will.
He suddenly blushed and backed three meters away. He pressed up against the wall and, quite innocently, said, “Let’s. Slowly progress. One step. At. A. Time.”
What the heck to do you mean slow! Stop acting! First go and wash out that styling gel from your fashionable hairstyle if you want to pretend with me! And you even pierced your ears! And wear skinny jeans!
38.
After we finished eating, I sat on the sofa and pondered over who else could be trying to harm me. While I did that, Xue Yaozu mopped the floor.
I asked him, “Do you have any cigarettes?”
He replied, “Yeah.”
I took his cigarette and stared at it for awhile, then said “Is it true that when you’re frustrated, if you smoke it’ll help?”
He said, “It will.”
I sincerely and wholeheartedly said, “You still shouldn’t smoke, it’s bad for your body. How about you drink water instead from now on?”
He looked at me for a few moments, then nodded and tossed the pack of cigarettes into the garbage.
Suddenly I was really touched.
Maybe he really does like me? The me from before was pretty likeable, at least that’s what I think.
But right now I’m not the me from back then.
Right now I’m crazy.
39.
It looks like he’s not planning on leaving.
It’s not like I was afraid that he would steal my kidney tonight, there was a security camera in this neighbourhood. I even purposefully made an excuse and dragged him into walking under the security camera twice. It’ll make for good evidence in case anything happens.
But I’m afraid that he’ll take advantage of me when I’m asleep and take my hand and ink my fingerprints on some kidney-selling contract or something.
I wish that the country would come out with a law that mandates that whenever people take loans or sign contracts they have to videotape the whole thing in order to make sure the person was completely conscious and gave consent. Also, both parties have to do a set of academic questions before signing the documents.
This way they’ll cut down on many mistaken cases where innocent people are convicted.
Or at least that way it’ll cut down on the delusions I have of such cases happening to me.
40.
What’s even worse is, the lock on my bedroom door is broken.
41.
I want to invent a type of glove, that when you’re sleeping you can put it on and the person wearing it must say a part of Das Kapital to open it. That way no one can steal my fingerprints when I’m sleeping.
There would definitely be people willing to buy it.
If any factory creates it, please send me money.
42.
I thought up an even more simple and direct method.
43.
Xue Yaozu watched me as I connected the security camera and pointed the camera towards the bed. If he had the guts then he could try and drag me out of my bed in the middle of the night and take my fingerprints, if he dared.
Xue Yaozu fell silent.
I explained, “Personal habit.”
I don’t know what he thought of at that, because he then asked me,”Y-you. Do this. Everyday when. Y-you go to sleep?”
I solemnly said, “That’s right.”
He looked like he was a bit torn. He gazed at the camera, then gazed at the bed.
“You can go sleep on the sofa, then it won’t videotape you.”
After a moment’s hesitation, he replied, “But w-what. If. In the future I. Sleep. On the bed?”
It must be true that those that are tall think far too! If that day actually comes, then we’ll talk, okay?!
44.
Before I went to sleep, I warned him, “Don’t you dare find an excuse and unplug the camera.”
He nodded.
45.
When I woke up the next morning and found that the security camera had cut off, my mind immediately went blank.
Xue Yaozu looked into my eyes for six seconds, raised his hands and said, “Yesterday night. There. W-was a power outage. If. Y-you. Don’t. Believe me. Then you. Can ask the neighbours.”
How can there be such a perfect coincidence?! You could have bribed the neighbours! Maybe the whole building is filled with your people!
No. Nonononono! I’m going to pass out, why do I so easily believe in humanity? Why am I so naive?! Ah!! I’m really going pass out.
46.
Xue Yaozu said, “Calm down. I’ll. Write. The contract. I didn’t do. Anything.”
47.
I watched as Xue Yaozu wrote down a contract, to verify that there are absolutely no exchanges between us that would need fingerprints.
48.
But even so, what use does this have? He could still give it to others for them to use.
49.
Even if he doesn’t do that, in the future others can still do that.
50.
The main problem isn’t with Xue Yaozu, and neither is it with anyone else. Normal people wouldn’t do this kind of thing.
The problem lies with me.
I’m like a crazy person right now
No wait, I am a crazy person.
But I don’t want to be crazy.
51.
Xue Yaozu held his signed contract and said a bit helplessly, “What else. Do. Y-you want. Me to write. For. You. To not. Be sad?”
I wish that he could write out a list of medicines that would cure me and make me normal, but he can’t.
He crouched in front of me, sneakily took a hold of my hand and said,”Let’s go. See. A doctor.”
“But what if I’m not sick, and there really is someone who wants to hurt me?” I asked.
“There isn’t.”
“But what if?”
“I’m good. At. Fighting.”
“What if they don’t want to fight me and want to scam me instead?”
I thought he would say that he still has money, that way I could reply what if they scam you out of your money too? But instead he said, “If you. Must. Think that way. Then. Y-you. Should listen to me. Even if worse comes to. Worse. If you lose your money. Y-you. Can always earn more. If you. Stay like this. Then you’ll destroy. Y-yourself.”
55.
Xue Yaozu succeeded.
I made an appointment with a mental health practitioner, but it’s scheduled for half a month away.
I didn’t know that business for mental health was so good.
56.
Xue Yaozu said that he’ll be my bodyguard during this half month.
Now I’m curious, what exactly does he do?
“I have. A company.”
I asked, “Is it a debt collecting company?”
“Pet. Sharing one.”
There’s a way to share pets?! How would you share them?!
Then he laughed and said,”I’m teasing. Y-you.”
57.
He took me to his company. Dude was a contractor.
He corrected me, “Construction. Company boss.”
Oh, sorry that was impolite of me, a rich contractor then.
He added another sentence, “Recently I’m. Collaborating with a friend. On a. Property construction project. If we succeed, then. We’ll. Switch over and. Go into housing estate.”
Oh.
He added again, “Our s-stocks. Are very. Stable.”
Why is he telling me this?
Then he said, “Apart. From talking, I’m not bad. In. All. Other areas. I’m a. Good prospect for m-marriage. I’m. Really. Loyal. My relatives. Are all really nice. My mom and dad. Don’t really. Mind my business.”
Me: “……..”
“I like. You.”
58.
Would you believe that apart from having a stutter, a guy who is basically perfect in all other areas would inexplicably appear out of nowhere and want to date you?
I don’t believe it.
He might be one of those conmen who play with your feelings; the type who are reported about in the news. Does he have no conscience? To even trick a mentally ill person…
Rinrin: This was really the chapter I started sobbing when I first read this (I got well developed tear ducks ok)
Also, Eligible bachelor XYZ showing off yoooooooooo
Merry Christmas 🎄 thank you for the chapter!!!
Woops, very late, but!
Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!
I’m so scared. does he have little siblings? ://
Thanks for the chapter! <3
So like does Ren just say everything he’s thinking out loud or can the ML Read his thoughts?
Obviously not- it’s a way of writing. You can guess which parts MC said out loud based on ML’s reaction.
Ahhh my bby nooo i feel so sadd😭😭🥺 This novel really gives me complicated feelings🤧
Thank you for the chapter!!💜💜
Thanks again for your hard work!
Laughing and crying.
yes a really good prospect for marriage~ hahaha aiyo i’m now pretty talented on switching between laughing and crying ah!! thank u for the chapter~
I feel worried et down for the MC and wish i could help dispel his worries but at the same time I can’t help finding their interactions funny 😄
I’d definitely marry this guy, the ML okay!!!! LMAO. This kind of marriage prospect is really good. If anything, his stutterer give him a plus because otherwise being too perfect will come off uncomfortable in this reality~
Ren Yigu’s inner monologues!
Thanks for the chapter 💕
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If their big brother don’t hate them why leave them to beg for food I really hate this person for leaving his sibling in this bad statu
Wtf this is only chapter 3 and I’m already getting teary eyed
so sad. i am really looking forward to see the travel on the road to recovery. That wld be such a hopeful thing to look forward to
If only ml could see mc’s thoughts 🤧
Awww ml tries hard! Good luck to them ~
Immediately after he said he cried, I cried
This novel so cute & Ren’s inner thought are funny but kinda has sad undertone. 🥺