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“You just entered the company. If you don’t understand anything, ask the elders for advice. They all watched you grow up, so don’t forget to respect them.” Xie Mu was securely placed in bed. He looked at the youth half-kneeling by his bedside, covering him with a quilt. He gave him a few simple pieces of advice.
Xie Shi’s hands paused and he raised his head. The brows on his handsome face furrowed slightly, as if unconvinced. “They don’t respect me as the chairman.”
“Ke ke…” The man leaned against the wall and coughed a few times before saying weakly, “You are young, so it’s normal that they despise you. In a few days, once you find the opportunity, choose one of them and make an example out of them.”
Although this method was simple, it had always been the most useful. Even if Xie Mu had not mentioned it, Xie Shi would have used it.
But he pretended he was still confused and looked up with a slight hint of conflict within his eyes. “Uncle, if I do this, won’t they hate me even more?”
Xie Shi grew up observing people. Not only was he good at observing them, he was good at disguising himself. From a long time of experimentation, he had realized at his age, using this innocent, defenseless look was the easiest method for winning the trust of others.
He had hidden behind this pair of eyes; others could not help put their guard down around him, and he observed all their words and deeds.
He said he loved his own mother, but because of the Xie family’s name, she loved the children she had with his stepfather more.
On the surface, his mother seemed virtuous and wanted to protect his grandfather. She couldn’t even hide the wildness in her heart and her ambition. She walked around with a lofty attitude every day, pocketing her ill-gains behind their backs.
Even the father he rarely saw only had indifference in his eyes. He was only interested in potential heirs.
Perhaps it was because of this that Xie Shi never had received love.
At least, in his opinion, it was not love.
Of course, Xie Shi had never needed this sort of thing. What he wanted, he always got.
Obviously at this moment Xie Mu had no value. All the things had returned to Xie Shi’s hands. He should be let go to fend for himself, but Xie Shi wanted to get closer to this man.
He wanted to understand the only person he couldn’t read.
“The weaker you are, the more they will humiliate you.” The man said this and coughed gently. His eyes were filled with a complicated sadness and emptiness.
“You can only stay in the company if you are strong enough to make them afraid.” These things were things Xie Shi obviously already knew, but when Xie Mu said them, it seemed as if there were other meanings behind his words.
He suddenly asked, “Did uncle do this too?”
The man raised his gaze. “Hm?”
“In the beginning, did uncle only stabilize his position by doing this?”
Xie Shi saw him smile.
Xie Mu shook his head, his pale face filled with a hint of taunting. “I’m not the same.”
“You are the rightful heir to the Xie family. As long as you suppress them once, the people will know that you aren’t easy to bully. They will not shoot at you again, but instead will become your obedient underlings.”
“I am not the same…”
“Ke ke ke…” As Xie Shi continued listening, the man’s breath caught. The youth hurriedly went over to pat his back and help him regain his breath.
The clothing under his hand was obviously thick, but he could feel just how thin he was under that.
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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[Ding! Xie Shi’s favorability: 30]
[Tsk.]
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[As long as you don’t have him in your eyes, he will have you in his eyes.]
[It’s easier to deal with than I thought.]
***
Xie Mu continued living in the Xie family. Xie Shi went to the company every day and sometimes when he came back at night, he would come over for advice.
Because Xie Mu did not leave, Xie almost turned the whole company over; most of the people thought Xie Mu was controlling the power behind him.
They gritted their teeth in hatred, but no one wanted to take a bite out of the huge monster that was the Xie family.
Especially in these past three years, Xie family was controlled by the unrelated to Xie Mu. The real heir was still a small child; no one believed they wouldn’t team up, but things turned out like this.
This pair of unrelated uncle and nephew had a smooth, bloodless transition of power.
Gradually, rumors began forming.
The rumor was that Xie Mu did not actually want to relinquish his power. He was controlled by Xie Shi and had to give it up.
Xie Mu’s legs in the winter ached in the winter, and he did not enjoy going out. Now that he didn’t have the burden of running the company, he basically did not leave the house after transferring everything over to his nephew.
Every day he either let Cheng Chuan push him to the studio, or he sat under the gallery reading a book. He did not know about the disturbances in the outside world.
When Xie Shi came back that day, he saw the man in the corridor from far away.
He seemed to have a sentimental spot for the snow. Although he couldn’t sit in the cold, he spent every day watching the snow outside.
The youth came forward and called out, “Uncle.”
Xie Mu closed the book and frowned slightly. “You’re back.”
“Go rest, I will sit here for a while longer.”
Xie Shi stared at the man who had lowered his head once again. He answered lowly, “Yes.”
He maintained the emotional look in his eyes and went back to his own room.
From time to time, the man in the wheelchair with a cold expression would play in his head.
Xie Shi had always hated those who did not acknowledge others. This purposeful blind eye directed away from him only made Xie Shi want to dig down the person’s gaze.
Xie Mu did not acknowledge him.
To be precise, the man sat in his wheelchair every day, painting and reading, and didn’t acknowledge anyone.
He did not love power, did not love fame, and also did not have a woman to accompany him. He was like a proud bamboo under the cold snow, standing along with nothing. But he did not want anything.
But Xie Shi did not like this kind of attitude.
He could feel that Xie Mu had no feelings for him. Even if he pretended to be innocent and defenseless in front of this man, he was as insignificant as a stale breeze passing by.
Xie Shi once deliberately revealed the news that he was going to make a move at the company to Xie Mu, but the man acted like he had heard some everyday, dull piece of news and did not react.
When he returned that night, his attitude was still that way, tepid, tepid and unintimate
Xie Shi loathed this attitude.
He has been self-taught since he was a teenager how to please others; towards men, women, the elderly, and children—as long as he wanted, he could create goodwill with those people.
But with Xie Mu, no matter how he did it and how much he calculated, this man did not seem to take him as even a person.
He said that he did not like himself, but had he taught him all those things without hiding anything. If he didn’t pay attention to that cold attitude, he might have even thought of him as a gentle elder.
What Xie Shi could not get, he would often destroy.
But Xie Mu was not the same.
He wanted to leave his shadow within that man’s eyes.
It was like a challenging game that was too difficult to clear.
The young man lay in bed, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
***
Xie Mu had an art studio.
His studio was a secret in the Xie family; the man did not let anyone enter.
While Xie Nanen was still alive, he spoiled Xie Mu and forbade anyone else to enter his studio. After Xie Mu was in charge, no more dared to trespass even more.
He would often let Cheng Chuan push him to the door before he would turn his wheelchair and push himself into the studio itself.
At this time, Cheng Chuan was like a leopard guarding its master, waiting quietly outside the door.
On this day, Cheng Chuan told Xie Mu the news outside.
The man nodded, his face unreadable. He let his loyal subordinate push him to the door of the studio.
When he came out again, he was holding a small box, with a lock.
There was a burning smell in the studio, but the flat-headed man did not seem to smell it at all. He merely bowed his head slightly and pushed Xie Mu to the living room.
When Xie Shi came back, he saw the man in the wheelchair.
The look on his face was still faint, but the youth captured a glimmer of joy within Xie Mu’s eyes.
The man was almost 30, but his face was still beautiful. “I should go.”
The fists at Xie Shi’s sides suddenly clenched.
His voice was still so dull, but the youth who had observed him for so many days could feel that Xie Mu was a little happy.
Was he happy because he could leave him and the Xie family?
Xie Shi’s heart was confused and he felt a type of emotion that made him feel disgusted.
He hated all those who left him, even if Xie Shi himself couldn’t stay forever.
Xie Mu was still sitting in a wheelchair. He held his small box and gave the youth in front of him a light, rare smile.
Xie Shi looked at his smile. It was very shallow, but it was more attractive than any other smile he had ever seen.
It was very attractive, and completely in line with Xie Shi’s type.
But as long he knew that this smile was because Xie Mu was leaving him, his heart felt like it was being scalded by hot water.
This made him very uncomfortable. His suppressed tyranny gradually rose up from the bottom of his heart.
“Why is uncle leaving? Is it because I haven’t done enough?” Xie Shi asked.
Xie Mu’s smile became a little bigger. He shook his head slightly, pale face showing a hint of gratitude. “You are doing very well.”
“Xie Shi, you don’t need me anymore.”
“I should go north.”
The young man looked slightly down. There was obviously no reason, but he just did not want to let go of Xie Mu. He looked at the man’s legs covered under the blanket and suddenly asked, “Uncle, can your legs be cured?”
Xie Mu’s smile gradually faded away.
The handsome man shook his head and said softly, “It can’t be cured.”
“Have you ever sought a doctor?”
The young man suddenly looked up, showing a dazzling, sunny smile. “When I was abroad, I met Dr. Josel by chance. Although he is now retired, if I ask for him, he will still give me this face.”
His smile was sincere and pure, as if he were just an ordinary nephew showing his concern for his relatives. “With Dr. Josel, maybe uncle’s legs could get better.”
The man clutched his pale fingers around the small box and clenched them a little. A light shone in his eyes. “Can you really make an appointment with Dr. Josel?”
“I asked him after my accident but he refused and said he didn’t take appointments anymore…”
Xie Shi remembered that four years ago, Dr. Josel had told him that.
Of course, people were fickle.
At least, if he pointed a gun at his six year old granddaughter, the old man would definitely have to take out his medicine box, right?
“I can.” The youth squatted down and met Xie Mu’s gaze. He saw the calm man’s eyes light with excitement because of his words, and the contented smile on his face.
“Uncle, don’t worry, I’ll have him come over immediately.” The eyes that had fallen upon Xie Mu’s newly hopeful eyes darkened slightly.
[Ding! Xie Shi’s favorability: 45]
For some reason I feel that Dr Josei will make it worse….
Thanks for the chapter~
I have a bad feeling about this.
Thanks for the chapter <3
Thanks for the chapter! ^^)❤
I’m gonna light some candles for Dr. Josel🕯
Thanks for the chapter<3
Goodness. I dont trust this guy
Gosh, how childish and selfish is this guy?? Can’t he just let a tired, sick, and disabled young man who had the world on his shoulder finally take a break? And I bet that curing Xie Mu’s legs will do him no good because Mr. Green tea bitch nephew here is right beside him🙄
I know, right?! This little ingrate! The only thing keeping me from hurling more abuse is that this is all a part of the plan.
Wow, it’s really quick. And yandere slowly awakens goosebumps
Thanks for your hard work!
these scum gongs ah why do they always tend to fall with somebody that they cannot get?
Haaaah… they’re all scum.
You know, I was thinking that he wasn’t that bad bc he was listening and taking care of his uncle and seeking advice but damn. Take a gun to the doctor’s kid’s head so you can convince your uncle to stay longer??