When Hu Lei and Zhao Xing woke up in the morning, they noticed that Ye Ming was indeed still lying motionless on the bed. He asked uneasily, “Gu Ran, are you okay?”
Ye Ming remained silent for a long time before replying, “I’m okay.”
Hu Lei let out a sigh of relief and hesitated before asking, “Are you going to attend Professor Zhang’s class this morning?”
“I’m not going.”
Hu Lei said, “I’ll help you out with the attendance. What do you want to eat today? I’ll grab it for you.”
Ye Ming finally sat upright and lowered his eyes, gazing at Hu Lei with a complex expression.
Hu Lei felt his scalp go numb. What was the matter? Right now, Ye Ming was the key person in the dorm that needed to be taken care of. Everyone was extremely nervous.
Ye Ming stared at him for a long time and in the end, he only said, “Thank you.”
Hu Lei let out a sigh. “There’s no need to thank me over something so small. Just wait, we’ll be back shortly to bring you some food.”
And just like that, Ye Ming lived a life of being pampered by his roommates. He never left the dorm and didn’t attend any classes. Hu Lei and the others helped him buy his meals everyday and even washed his dirty laundry. They did that because they pitied poor Ye Ming!
However, because Ye Ming appeared in the dorm in a sorry state the other day, the news spread very quickly. Everyone was saying that Ye Ming was swept out of the Lu family and that they’d just known that the fox that exploited the tiger’s might would not last for long! (T/N: the fox that exploited the tiger’s might refers to someone who used powerful connections to intimidate people)
All sorts of rumours came out. A lot of people who envied him seized the opportunity to destroy him. Although there were those who sympathized with him, there were only a handful of them.
Ye Ming had once again become the talk of the school. But the topic this time was about him being the abandoned child of the wealthy family; a phoenix with its feather removed was comparable to a chicken.
Hu Lei and Zhao Xing were still alright, but Wei Weicai’s attitude toward Ye Ming gradually turned into disdain. Previously when he learned that Ye Ming was a young master from a rich family, he was really jealous. After that, he did try to curry favor with Ye Ming but Ye Ming completely ignored him.
He pretended to be concerned about Ye Ming because of Ye Ming’s identity. But if Ye Ming was really kicked out of the Lu Family, there was no reason for him to curry favor with him.
If he knew that this day would come, why did he act all arrogant? Hadn’t he been kicked out in the blink of an eye? Wei Weicai looked at Ye Ming’s pitiful appearance and felt a little superior.
Ye Ming was aware of what Wei Weicai thought of him. After this blow, his observations toward others were sharper than before and he could vaguely sense others’ evil intentions toward him. He no longer foolishly thought that everyone in this world was a good person. Furthermore…Wei Weicai’s behaviour just now was very obvious.
From this incident, he was able to see the various faces of others.
It looked like previously, he was the only one who foolishly thought that everyone was good and genuine. But in fact, that was not the case. Most people acted differently behind one’s back. They were waiting for him to make a fool out of himself. And once the opportunity arrived, they would show their true colors.
So wasn’t it normal for Zhang Hongzhi and the others to comment about him like that? He shouldn’t blame anyone because it was he who was acting foolish.
In this world, how many people were trustworthy? Who could be certain that the person that they had trusted with all their heart would not suddenly change their tune one day and glance at them sinisterly?
Who could he trust…
Today, Hu Lei bought dinner for Ye Ming after class as usual. He said, “Gu Ran, wake up, dinner is here.”
Ye Ming climbed down slowly and ate dinner in silence.
Zhao Xing laughed and said, “Eat more, you look like you’ve gotten thinner. Even a gust of wind can sweep you away!”
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Hu Lei’s face turned unpleasant when he heard him. He had long felt that Wei Weicai was strange and uncomfortable to be around. But it was too much to say such a thing in front of Ye Ming! Couldn’t he see that Ye Ming hadn’t walked out from the shadows yet?
He said coldly, “A meal only costs a few dollars. It won’t make me broke. There’s no need for you to worry about this.”
Wei Weicai let out a mischievous laugh, “It costs a few dollars each time. But as days go by, a few dollars can really add up.”
Hu Lei said, “Bro, I am not short of small change like this.”
Wei Weicai smiled. “I can tell. I see that Gu Ran was also eating at ease. Perhaps it wasn’t because he didn’t want to pay…it was simply because he didn’t have any money.”
Ye Ming put down the chopsticks and his eyes became dull.
It wasn’t because he was penniless. He had a lot of money. But it was Lu Xiuwen’s money and the card was at home…He absolutely wouldn’t use Lu Xiuwen’s money anymore.
So…Wei Weicai was right. He was indeed penniless. And prior to this, he was so focused on his sadness that he had never thought about this issue.
Zhao Xing also felt that Wei Weicai had gone too far. He stared at him coldly and said, “This has nothing to do with you, what are you nagging about? Do you have a problem?”
Wei Weicai saw that his two roommates were not on his side and chose to protect the poor creature who was kicked out of the house instead. Upset, he stood up and said, “Why? Do you think that by doing this you are actually helping him? Why don’t you take a look at your own status? You weren’t even worthy of carrying his shoes around in the past. Now you’re trying to show the spirit of friendship? But too bad that he’s now unable to repay you because he was kicked out from the Lu family and can’t even take care of himself.”
A lot of people made such statements behind his back, but this was the first time someone dared to say it out loud in front of Ye Ming.
Ye Ming’s face went pale and he was on the verge of collapsing.
Hu Lei scowled. He clenched his fists, preparing to have a fight with Wei Weicai. Wei Weicai was unwilling to back off because he had long thought that Ye Ming was an eyesore. Why was he still acting like a young master, waiting to be served by others, at a time like this?
It seemed as though both of them were about to start fighting. Suddenly, someone knocked on the door and the voice of the class teacher was heard coming from outside. “Open the door.”
The voice instantly extinguished their anger.
Zhao Xing was the nearest one to the door. He hurriedly walked over and opened it. A few people were standing outside the door, and he was shocked. Besides Teacher Wang who’d called out to them just now, there was also the principal and an anonymous man with a calm manner.
The man was dressed in a suit. He looked stern and had an extraordinary aura. He could make others feel reverent just by standing there.
The principal was accompanying that man in a friendly manner. The principal and Teacher Wang stood beside the man. It seemed that they were here because of that man.
Who’s that man? Zhao Xing thought.
Lu Xiuwen had been paying attention to Ye Ming’s news everyday. He wished he could be by his side…But after he learned about everything from Zhang Hongzhi, he knew that Ye Ming must really hate him now. He knew that his presence would make him angrier, so he resisted his urge to come over to see Ye Ming and let him be alone for a while.
But Lu Xiuwen could not tolerate the gossip around the school. He couldn’t tolerate those people slandering Ye Ming, and he was worried about him locking himself in the dorm, not attending classes nor going out. As he was worried about him, he really couldn’t wait any longer so he finally went to school to look for Ye Ming.
He felt that it was about the right time and he simply couldn’t bear to see Ye Ming outside, facing all this alone.
Lu Xiuwen stared at Zhao Xing and gave him a gentle smile. His voice was deep and hoarse, “I am Gu Ran’s uncle. I came to see him.”
Zhao Xing stared at him blankly and stepped aside. “Oh, okay.”
The moment he stepped aside, something suddenly struck him, and he almost screamed. My goodness, that’s Ye Ming’s uncle! Besides Lu Xiuwen, who else would be escorted by the school’s principal with such respect? He is really Lu Xiuwen!
God! He came to the school. What’s going on?
Because of the commotion, students from the other dorm rooms opened their doors and craned their necks to watch the gossip in silence.
Hu Lei and Wei Weicai were dumbfounded. At this moment, they didn’t care about their personal grudges…
Lu Xiuwen slowly walked up to Ye Ming and gazed at his haggard appearance. His heart ached and he clenched his hands slightly to restrain his urge to hug him. He lowered his hand and said gently, “I’m sorry, will you come home with me? I am really worried about you.”
He missed him every minute and every second of the day. He knew that there was no way he could let go of him but he had to force himself to stay cool.
Ye Ming has been sitting there motionless, expressionless…Over these past few days, there wasn’t a single moment that he did not think about this person. He wondered why didn’t he come to find him, why didn’t he come over to explain himself. Was his love really that cheap? Didn’t he want him anymore?…But when this person really showed up, he felt really angry and hurt. He didn’t want to see him again and didn’t want to face his weak side.
Ye Ming gripped his knee so tight that he was trembling. He lifted his head and said very clearly, “That is not my home.”
Listening to those words, painful emotions once again surfaced in Lu Xiuwen’s heart. Painful emotions swept past his eyes. But he understood how angry and upset Ye Ming was now…This was all his fault. The method he used was wrong. He should have been more patient.
Lu Xiuwen kept quiet for a moment before saying, “It’s alright if you can’t forgive me now. I’ll wait for you to come home. That place will always be your home.”
Ye Ming studied Lu Xiuwen, who looked ready to accept and tolerate him no matter what his response was. It seemed as if nothing in this world could bring any changes to his expression…Suddenly, he grit his teeth loudly and shouted, “Get out!”
Actually, you don’t even care, right? Even if things are already like this, you are still keeping your cool. I am the only one who’s upset and in pain…I’ve already had enough of your fake face!
Lu Xiuwen saw that Ye Ming was getting more upset. He quickly lowered his voice and smiled bitterly. “I’m going away now. Don’t be angry anymore, okay?”
And then he really turned around and walked out.
The principal and Teacher Wang watched this scene awkwardly and thought that this child had a really hot temper for not giving any face to President Lu. They stood there not knowing if they should stay or leave.
Lu Xiuwen could tell that they were embarrassed. He said slowly, “I’m sorry for causing you trouble. You can leave first, I can wait here.”
The principal had already escorted him here and knew that it was inappropriate to stay., so he left with Teacher Wang.
But Lu Xiuwen had no intention of leaving. He stood outside the dorm; it seemed like he intended to wait here!
The students who were watching opened their eyes wide in astonishment. How did it come to this? They couldn’t understand it! This was getting stranger and stranger…Didn’t Lu Xiuwen kick Ye Ming out? How come it was Lu Xiuwen coming here to beg for him to go home?
As time passed, the curiosity of human beings finally won over everything. One of the dorms discussed it and sent a guy over to offer a conventional greeting.
The guy said politely, “Hi President Lu, I am Gu Ran’s classmate. May I ask what is going on?”
Lu Xiuwen did not look impatient. His eyes were deep and his voice was low, “It’s nothing. It’s just that I’ve done something wrong and upset Gu Ran, so he ran away from home.”
“Oh…I see…”
He didn’t dare to ask more and ran back in a hurry. A lot of people heard Lu Xiuwen’s words. They all saw him standing in front of Ye Ming’s door, not feeling impatient nor overconfident about his identity. Even if he was treated that way by Ye Ming, he still stood at the door, waiting patiently and humbly. It could be seen that he spoiled Ye Ming to the bone! This obviously didn’t match up with the rumors about Ye Ming being kicked out from the Lu family. It was obvious that Ye Ming was riding roughshod over Lu Xiuwen! He could have been Lu Xiuwen’s ancestor! .
They didn’t know what made Ye Ming so furious that it even got Lu Xiuwen to come over to personally apologize. But it was no use. He just left President Lu waiting outside the door.
Wei Weicai was utterly embarrassed after seeing all this. He stood quietly in a corner, not daring to make a noise. Although nobody paid him any attention since just now, treating him like an invisible person, he still felt as if he had been slapped across the face.
Hu Lei was slightly relieved. Although Ye Ming still appeared to be upset, at least he was not kicked out by the Lu family. Moreover, judging by Lu Xiuwen’s attitude, he must really pamper him like the apple of his eyes, so he wouldn’t make him feel wronged.
So what exactly happened?
His curiosity was about to kill him!
Ye Ming stood still on the other side of the thin door that separated them.
The door blocked his vision but couldn’t block his hearing…so he heard what Lu Xiuwen said just now.
He knew that Lu Xiuwen had been waiting behind the door, not leaving.
See…all it took was a few words and he was able to win over people’s hearts and turn the situation around. Even Hu Lei also thought that he was a good person…everyone thought that he treated him very well.
Yes, he treated him well. And he had always been so perfect without any flaws. When he wanted to treat a person well, the whole world would feel that he was treating you well.
Even now, it was the same.
But Ye Ming could never forget that when he was good to him, everything that he said might be a lie. Perhaps ruthless schemes were lining up behind his back…Even now, he still controlled everything so easily.
Hidden beneath his gentle appearance was an extremely cold heart.
He was such a scary person…If he still returned to his side, he would never be able to break away from his control or escape from his palm.
When he finally got tired of him or got bored playing this pampering game, what would become of him?
Not only would he lose his life, but he would also lose his heart too. He really would be left with absolutely nothing…When the time came, would he still have the courage to leave? Perhaps he might cry without dignity, begging this person to have mercy on him…
This was what he was truly afraid of.
At this moment, Lu Xiuwen’s persistent waiting and gentle words were like knives cutting his heart..Restlessness and fear made him unable to throw himself into this person’s embrace without reservation. Once the lie was exposed, once trust was lost…it was very difficult to set things right.
Why were you so good to me?
Why did you make me feel torn, make me hesitate, make me feel pain, and make me struggle?
Ye Ming clenched his fists and couldn’t stop trembling. He suddenly opened the door and lifted his head to look at Lu Xiuwen.
Lu Xiuwen saw him and he let out a surprised and delighted expression. His voice was hoarse and deep. “Xiao Ran…”
Ye Ming gazed at him with a determined look. He spit out each word coldly, “Scram. Don’t ever appear in front of me again.”
Lu Xiuwen’s face instantly turned pale.
Translated by Ch1yo
Edited by beansprout
I see the torture has begun MUAHAHAHA I’VE BEEN WAITING, thanks for chapter ah~
…The little black room is starting it’s appearance…the longest ever record it stayed away so far….
thanks for the chapter~
Gw kasian ke xiuwen sumpah:”
After reading the last few lines, I immediately went “oh sh*t”. Praying for you, MC. You said the forbidden words of a yandere.
I’m afraid for that to happen too. I also have a feeling that we haven’t seen the last of that guy Uncle Lu is enemies with (forgot his name). I’m waiting for a similar recreation of that scene in Uncle Lu’s previous life that blackened him to this point.
Thanks for your hard work!
I feel each stab with Gu Ran. I’m just thankful that it’s now Ye Ming, and that he’ll deal with this scum properly.
GOOOOO AAAAWWWAAAAYYYYY SSSCCCUMMMMMM GGGGOOOOONNNNGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS FOR THE CHAPTER CH1YO!!!!! 😉~💕
The abuse is stimulating.the abuse of being betrayed
YESSSSS