The servants were called to the front hall, each and every one as mute as a cicada in cold weather.
Lei Ming took a sip of tea, his brows furrowed.
The steward in charge came to the front and said, “Young master, after you left, the child didn’t want to stay here and insisted on running around. No matter how we tried to persuade him, it was useless. He didn’t listen to us.”
Lei Ming put down his cup of tea, “Get to the point.”
The steward’s voice was low as he haltingly said, “Three days ago, he snuck away when we weren’t paying attention.”
Lei Ming pinched the space between his eyebrows and ordered a soldier to grab a whip from his study.
When the servants saw this, they immediately knelt on the ground.
Lei Ming’s eyes swept over them and stopped on a young man who couldn’t stop shaking, “You speak.”
This young servant was the one that had previously been pushed to the ground and whom Chen You had wanted to help. He was shivering and couldn’t speak smoothly, “Young master, the child ran away by himself.”
Suddenly, there was the sound of a teacup breaking. The air turned cold as the servants held their breaths, afraid of exhaling too heavily.
Lei Ming’s gaze was suffocating, “Speak!”
The steward dared not conceal any more and gave a full account of the matter in a trembling voice.
He had no way of knowing that the wretch that had been cast away had an unspeakable shared secret with their young master, relating to their pendants, their safety, and the mysteries of their pasts.
After Lei Ming heard what had happened, he brandished his arm and the whip swung out, making a sharp arc through the air.
A moment later, Lei Ming threw the whip away. “Twenty lashes each.”
“As for you,” he said, looking at the steward who had been beaten to the ground as fresh blood dripped down his entire body, “Another fifty lashes.”
The steward fainted.
Lei Ming removed his leather gloves. “Once more, directly drag him out.”
On the street, Chen You was squatting beside a trash can. He was very thin and, from afar, he looked like a little ball.
The night wind blew and Chen You shivered, feeling as if he had turned into a little match boy, How sad.
“444, If I finish all the tasks and still can’t go back, I will never let you off.”
System, “This is the 16th time today.”
Chen You still hadn’t recovered from his cold; he had a stuffy nose and a sore throat. As he was contemplating which corner to spend the night in, a pair of army boots appeared before him.
He wanted to cry for no reason. Big brother is not bad. You didn’t give up on your two little brothers.
Returning to the Lei house again, Chen You could feel the difference. The servants were shocked at first, and then they averted their gazes, afraid to look at him.
Chen You took a hot bath and his cheeks turned red from the heat. He looked at his reflection in the mirror and said, “You are still a child. They shouldn’t have treated you like that. Having a hard time, well, of course they should have a hard time.”
Ai, this was a universal phenomenon. Beauty and ugliness will always be treated differently.
When Chen You came back out, he saw a table full of food. Unexpectedly, there was even beef. He knew from the original owner’s memory that beef was a luxury.
Tearing his gaze away from the beef with some difficulty, Chen You turned to look at the man who had changed into his home wear. The man seemed even more appetizing than the beef.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Lei Ming spoke, “Eat.”
Chen You immediately began to devour his food. After going hungry for so long, he would probably eat it if a bowl of dog food was placed in front of him, let alone a delicious feast such as this.
Lei Ming frowned, “Slow down.”
The servants standing at the back of the room were stunned in their hearts. The scene before them was unbelievable. The child was already extremely ugly, but he looked even more vile when gobbling down his food. It made one want to vomit. However, the young master was able to sit in front of him like nothing special was happening.
The servants wanted to leave, but they didn’t dare show any signs of disgust. Their wounds still hurt, but no one was allowed to apply medicine without the young master’s permission.
Otherwise, they would be punished even more severely, and possibly be expelled from the Lei household.
Once Chen You finished eating and drinking to his heart’s content, his stomach was finally content and he unconsciously revealed an extremely happy smile that radiated an unusually clean and pure feeling.
Lei Ming’s eyebrows moved, This child is easily pleased.
When some soldiers came to report to the general, a handsome silver-haired man entered the room with them.
Chen You observed the new arrivals. Lei Ye was Lei Ming’s cousin. He had no job in the military. His daily life simply consisted of eating and drinking, and his life’s goal was to lavishly make the most of his youth and spend his family’s money.
From a young age, Lei Ye had been subjected to, “Look at your big brother, you can’t measure up to even half of him,” and countless similar comparisons. Though from the outside, he appeared to live a carefree life, disdainful of worldly affairs, in his heart, he hated being compared to Lei Ming and was jealous, hateful, and afraid of him.
“Big bro, my old man said that you’ve made great contributions again. You really are powerful.”
Lei Ye swaggered in, “I heard you were hurt. How is it? Is it serious? Yi, so ugly.”
He was shocked. It was completely out of his expectations that Lei Ming would bring such an astonishing little thing and allow him to share a table for dinner. His brain must be full of water.
“Big bro, is this thing from the Bai clan?”
Lei Ming wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, “What are you doing here?”
Lei Ye’s expression didn’t change as he avoided the question, answering him with another question, “Wasn’t it because I heard big brother was injured, so I came over here?”
“Big brother, are you alright?”
Lei Ming was rarely injured, let alone this badly. This time, he had met with an accident because he was absent-minded.
Thinking of the reason for his distraction, he glanced over from the corner of his eye at the child who looked unconcerned, as if he had nothing to do with these matters.
Chen You was just quietly digesting his food. A moment ago, he had eaten too fast, so his stomach felt a bit uncomfortable.
Lei Yi smiled broadly, “Little kid, it’s good to meet you.”
But I don’t feel good. Chen You flashed a contemptuous look, and almost threw up.
Unfortunately, his expression was caught by Lei Yi. He sneered. How could this be? Simply because he had a relationship with Lei Ming, the little wretch had the face to look down on him?
On his way out, Lei Ye launched a surprise attack and ruffled Chen You’s hair, “Big bro, this little kid is really cute.”
Chen You, Haha, You don’t have to look at me using the vision of a dirty swine. You are also very cute.
This younger cousin was very different from his older cousin who led a strict and monotonous life. He was a playful young master.
Just as Chen You had expected, Lei Ye came back a few days later, this time with a plus one.
Chen You saw Bai Xue, dressed in a maid uniform, and the big white bow at the small of his back blinded his eyes.
In this world, many servants dressed like this, but when they were alone with their masters, this kind of uniform was a bit suggestive. To dress him in this manner, it was clear Lei Ye had hidden intentions.
Compared to most ordinary people, Bai Xue was already considered very beautiful.
After all, for someone of Lei Ming’s caliber, it was impossible to find a second one.
Lei Ye said, “Big brother, Xue’er and the little guy are fellow villagers. They must have a lot to say to each other.”
Chen You refused, No, not at all!
But it was no use. Lei Ye went upstairs with Lei Ming to talk over some matters.
Bai Xue was left behind. Lei Ye was not present and once he was facing Chen You, all of his anger and indignation rushed out.
“How can you live here and get close to the major general?”
Chen You said in his heart, Because I have an extra pendant ah, and you don’t.
His body trembling slightly, Bai Xue sardonically spat out, “If you want to laugh at me, then laugh.”
“Why would I laugh at you?” Chen You’s expression was muddled, “I’m no better than you.”
“Is that so?”
Bai Xue suddenly tugged Chen You to him and found that his skin was empty of marks. Then what was he? A servant?
Is Lei Ming insane? In the face of such ugliness, he would just let it go?
Snow White grimly laughed, “This is what you mean when you say you are no better than me? You’re such a liar!”
Chen You didn’t speak any further. It was impossible to get through to him.
Bai Xue’s breathing was disordered. He seized Chen You’s arm, “Has he touched you?”
Chen You’s arm was thin and emaciated. It hurt to be grabbed so tightly, so he vigorously tried to break free.
Bai Xue threw out a slap, “I’m not dead, I will forever be your lord!”
Chen You swung his arm and returned the slap. You, you can hit people but don’t hit their faces, don’t you know this?
Bai Xue was stunned silly. He covered his face and stared in disbelief, “You, you…”
You haven’t been able to utter a complete sentence for half a day. It seems that you’ve received a huge shock.
The surrounding servants were also frightened. They thought that the child would stand there and allow the other to beat him. They couldn’t utter a word, but they didn’t expect that the child would strike back.
Chen You sat on the chair and ate small pieces of fruit by himself, too lazy to acknowledge the other.
Buddy, it was you that hit me first. I only hit you back. You can’t place the blame on my head.
Upstairs, Lei Ming and Lei Ye witnessed the scene that took place.
Lei Ye’s interest was peaked. “Big brother, give it to me for two days to play with.” He was curious about what made that little thing so different from the rest. It must be a very special case. There were a variety of ways for him to toy with it. He looked forward to watching others force themselves to endure their nausea; it would definitely be a stimulating experience.
Lei Ming’s tone was indifferent, as if he hadn’t heard anything, “Play what?”
Lei Ye laughed, “Just play whatever.”
Lei Ming replied, “You have so many servants, are they not enough to play with?”
Lei Ye’s face had an ugly expression but he soon recovered. He looked at the youth downstairs who was as white as snow, “Big brother doesn’t know, but Xue’er adores big brother very much. Last night while he was in my arms, he called out big brother’s name. I was truly moved by his infatuation.”
“Big brother, I’ve brought this one over for you. Why don’t you keep him by your side? I’ve already tested it out for you. He’s very good.”
Lei Ming spoke, “Don’t need it.”
Lei Ye pulled up the corners of his mouth, “Big brother, it wasn’t me who said this, but the life you lead is as dry as dust. While you are still alive, you should enjoy the pleasures this life has to offer.”
“To be honest, this kind of pleasure is a completely different feeling than the sensation big brother must get after winning a battle or defeating an enemy. As long as you experience it once, you’ll know that you have wasted all these past years without it.”
Lei Ming’s gaze locked onto that little thing.
Chen You’s back turned cold for no reason. He twisted around and saw Lei Ming descending the stairs.
From behind, Lei Ye attempted to coax Chen You again, this time with a smile stretching from ear to ear, “Little friend, how about big brother takes you out to play? Outside, there are amusement parks, aquariums, zoos, and fine restaurants. There are many fun places and areas with delicious food.”
Lei Ming asked the child, “Do you want to go?”
Chen You immediately shook his head. Don’t want to go. Your cousin doesn’t want to take me out to play, he wants to play with me. I have two pendants, which if seen by people other than you, will set off a storm of the century.
Lei Ming said, “Don’t want to go, then forget it.”
Eyes spinning as they turned on the two men, Lei Ye gave an exaggerated laugh, “Big brother, it can’t be…It looks like this, but you still…”
Lei Ming gave a slight glance.
Lei Yi turned silent.
When they left, Bai Xue’s face had several additional bruises. It was Lei Ye who had used him as an exhaust pipe. Even walking was now a laborious effort, and a cold sweat formed on his forehead.
The servant’s faces were numb. What had once been strange and unusual, now seemed normal to them.
If a servant was beaten, then it was because the master was dissatisfied with him. This was their right as a master. Even if a servant was killed, he would be unworthy of anyone’s sympathy.
Chen You sighed. Comparing himself to a servant, it was uncertain whose situation was better.
At night, Chen You had insomnia. No matter what he tried, he wasn’t able to comfortably fall asleep.
He sat up, rearranged his pendants, but once he lay back down his pendants were in disorder again.
He couldn’t remember how many times he had gotten back up. Chen You looked at his two pendants, unsure of whether to laugh or cry. He stretched out his fingers and grabbed one in each hand, Ai, my babies, what should I do with you?
Luoshenhua: Looking at how bad my time management skills are, I’ll be switching my update schedule to ‘sporadic’, but I’ll still do my best to update once a week. It just won’t necessarily be on a set day. Today, I’m camping out at a cafe to get some more chapters done, and hopefully build up a tiny stockpile, so you should expect another chapter to be released in a few hours to make up for the week that I missed! In regards to this chapter, I honestly love it any time Bai Xue shows up cause he inevitably gets face-slapped with Chen You’s attitude hehe. Chen You, stay strong and treasure your pendants!
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….That image….
Hmm….
Does he have four balls?
O que são os dois pingentes que se referem no romance?
OBRIGADA PELO CAPÍTULO
Because I didn’t understand I forgot to answer but now that OI’m reading it again, I have translated it and although I must be very late I will still answer, it is the male genitalia, or a dick if you will
What’s the pendant, how big is the pendant??
I admire how chill MC is no matter where he lands up, he complains yes but then keeps going on.
Fuck… after this arc, I think everytime I saw the word “pendant” I will instantly imagine “JJ” though the meaning of “pendant” is really a pendant…
Thank you so much!
“Lei Ye was Lei Ming’s cousin. He had no job in the military. His daily life simply consisted of eating and drinking, and his life’s goal was to lavishly make the most of his youth and spend his family’s money.”
never thought i’ll see myself here 🤧