Lu Xiuwen’s face turned pale immediately.
Why did things still end up like this? In the previous life, he had loved this person gently and cautiously, but this person betrayed him. His sincere love was unable to keep this person…This life, he was unwilling to repeat the same mistake. He kept this person under his control by fair means or foul, but in the end, he was still leaving him.
Could it be that he really did the wrong thing?
Lu Xiuwen knew that his actions were not upright and proper because he chose to take a shortcut. Because of this, he had put tremendous effort into planning the scheme but in the end, the situation still spun out of control like in the previous life.
In this world, the will of a person was perhaps the most difficult thing to control. And it was the most difficult to predict.
Lu Xiuwen clenched his fists tightly and trembled. He was afraid that he might do something overboard out of impulse.
Just like the wish of the devil that creeped into his heart in the dead of the night, wanting to bring Ye Ming back and lock him up so that he could no longer leave his side, unable to escape from his sight…But in the end, he couldn’t bear to see Ye Ming in pain and sadness.
After a long time, Lu Xiuwen let out a long sigh and took a step backward. He gazed deeply at Ye Ming and said in a hoarse voice, “Okay.”
He turned around and left.
Perhaps he was too eager and impatient. If he continued to stay, would it only make Ye Ming feel that he was using tricks to force and deceive him?
Once he was no longer trustworthy, to Ye Ming, nothing he did was trustworthy any longer.
Lu Xiuwen was aware of this. The helplessness and depression in his heart was indescribable. After all, it was him who deceived Ye Ming in the first place. He shouldn’t blame him for what he himself did wrong.
[Ding, Lu Xiuwen’s blackening value- 5, current blackening value 15]
Ye Ming watched as Lu Xiuwen left. He went back into the dorm and shut the door without saying a single word. The moment he lifted his head, he was met with the curious gazes of Hu Lei and the others.
Ye Ming did not say anything but climbed onto his bed. He faced the wall and clutched the pendant on his chest tightly, his cheeks streaming with tears.
In fact, he really was unwilling to chase Lu Xiuwen away. He loved him so much…but if he didn’t let go of Lu Xiuwen, was he really about to treat it like no big deal and continue to return to his side and act like a fool who didn’t know anything?
He couldn’t do it.
Hu Lei saw Ye Ming’s shoulders shaking slightly. He knew that this youngster must be crying again…He wondered what happened between him and Lu Xiuwen. Even though Lu Xiuwen tried to persuade him humbly, Ye Ming still remained unmoved. It was totally unlike Ye Ming’s usual softhearted style. It was rare for him to be acting this tough.
But the more it was like this, the more Hu Lei was afraid that something serious had happened to Ye Ming.
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Ye Ming fell asleep in a daze. By the time he woke up, it was already the next day. And because he doesn’t need to attend class, he could sleep as much as he wanted. However, the blissful days of someone bringing food for him was about to end. Ye Ming let out a sigh with grief.
[Ye Ming: If it wasn’t for Wei Weicai reminding me, I almost forgot that I don’t have any money.]
[888: It’s a good thing that he reminded you.]
[Ye Ming:…]
[Ye Ming: Boohoo, Uncle left just like that. I’m really sad. I asked him to scram and he really did scram. He didn’t even try to persuade me and dumped me, who’s alone and penniless, at school.]
[888:…]
[Ye Ming: Uncle doesn’t want me anymore, boohoo.]
[888: It would appear more convincing if you were able to cry like this when he was leaving instead of after waking up from a good sleep. This is just a little suggestion, nothing against you. I hope you don’t overthink it.]
[Ye Ming:…]
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Hu Lei was stunned. Over summer break, they had indeed worked part time together. But wasn’t that for an internship? After everyone learned about Ye Ming’s identity, he never took on another job. He didn’t expect that Ye Ming would suddenly bring this up.
Furthermore, it was the school term now. They didn’t have as much spare time as they did during summer break. It would be a little too tough to take on a part time job, and it was unnecessary.
Hu Lei hesitated for a while and said, “The private tutor job is still hiring, you can go there anytime. But, what are you asking about that for?”
Ye Ming stared at him and suddenly cracked a faint smile. He said softly in embarrassment, “I’m thinking of doing something. It’s not nice to keep spending your money.”
This was the first time that Ye Ming had smiled in a while. He seemed like he had already recovered a lot. But Hu Lei knew that deep down he still minded, otherwise, why would he want to look for a part time job to earn money out of the blue? The Lu family was not short of this small amount of money. This showed that he was determined to cut ties with Lu Xiuwen!
Previously, how had he never realized that this refined young man could be this tough?
Lu Xiuwen scratched his head and said, “Are you still offended by that bastard Wei Weicai’s words? Are you really worried about this small amount of money? So what if you have eaten a few meals on me? It’s really not going to make me go broke.”
After a short pause, Ye Ming looked into his eyes and said seriously, “I know that you’re my brother and you don’t mind the money for these few meals. But I can’t keep asking you to pay for me…Moreover, I need a job. I can’t keep asking you to help me pay the bills all the time, right?”
Hu Lei saw that Ye Ming was really persistent. He recalled the way he looked when he chased Lu Xiuwen away with determination. He let out a sigh in his heart and finally relented, “Okay.”
He really couldn’t understand why Ye Ming didn’t want to be a young master of a rich family and instead chose to work and earn a living.
Ye Ming’s life was considered to have returned back to normal. He attended school in the morning and worked in the evening. He suddenly became very busy. But because of the previous drama, there were even more people who were paying attention to him. No matter where he went, there were people pointing fingers of blame at him…
Previously, this was what Ye Ming was really concerned about. He was afraid of others passing negative comments about him, so he had an escape mentality and drifted apart from all his friends. Now, it seemed like he had gotten over it. He didn’t care how others talked about him. Even if he came across malice, he just dismissed it with a smile.
Just like a flower in a greenhouse that had experienced tribulation and finally learnt to grow up. And this was indeed the case.
After leaving Lu Xiuwen, he couldn’t continue to live like a fool and be so naive. He needed to learn to live on his own. This process would certainly be very painful and challenging. But he couldn’t turn back, he needed to learn to grow up.
Today, it was already ten o’clock at night when Ye Ming came back to the dorm from a student’s house. He laid on the bed in exhaustion and fell asleep very quickly.
[Ye Ming: Is this worth the trouble? Why am I taking things so hard!!!]
[888: This is the trouble that you’ve sought on your own. You’ll need to finish it even if you need to kneel.]
[Ye Ming: I missed Uncle. If Uncle is here, he won’t bear to see me suffering like this. QAQ Oh yeah, where’s my uncle? I haven’t seen him for so long, could it be that he really doesn’t want me anymore?]
[888: Emmmm.]
[Ye Ming:…He really doesn’t care about me anymore? That’s impossible!]
[888: Nope, he is watching you everyday. You are well aware of the situation, why bother asking? Indifferent jpg.] If it was him, he would certainly ignore this spicy chicken. It was indeed hard to make sense of the mind of a human being.
Ye Ming let out a sigh of relief. How could Lu Xiuwen who was really fond of him really ignore him? It was just that the real crisis hasn’t come yet and Lu Xiuwen felt that he was still angry, so he didn’t dare to show up. Was he thinking of using the laissez-faire policy or did he feel that he couldn’t escape his grasp?
Although Lu Xiuwen got his love in this life and depleted a lot of blackening value, in the end, the matter that gnawed at his mind was still his betrayal and those words he said during his previous life. In order to deplete the blackening value, he still needed to wait for one key person to appear. If he didn’t leave Lu Xiuwen’s side temporarily, not looking for opportunities to expose those scars, he would be unable to get rid of this knot forever.
When Ye Ming thought about this, he let out a sigh. Why hadn’t his assistance shown up yet?
He wanted to return to Uncle’s big house. He didn’t want to go to school or work anymore. Yingyingying. Poverty was his biggest enemy!
A substantial life went by very slowly! A day dragged past like a year. After more than a month, Ye Ming sensed that he had slimmed down a lot. He felt sorry for himself when he looked at himself in the mirror. He didn’t believe that Lu Xiuwen wouldn’t feel sorry for him!
The student that Ye Ming taught was a brat. Not only did he have a poor foundation, he was disobedient and very rude to him. There were countless times that Ye Ming wanted to roll up his sleeves and beat that brat to death, teach him how to behave well and learn the cruelty of society. But in order not to dent his pure and kind white rabbit image, he restrained himself and didn’t lose his temper. He even taught him repeatedly with patience. By the time he left at night, he felt that he was about to have a heart attack.
This was way harder than putting up a show in front of Uncle. At least, there was no need to be this sullen when putting up a show. But this was way too sullen!
Ye Ming rode his bicycle at night back to the dorm, looking sullen. Yes, in order to save money, he didn’t even get a ride and rode on a rented bicycle instead! Did he have it easy???
Ye Ming was riding the bicycle in a rage, but because he was too depressed and sad, he didn’t notice the pit on the road, and the bicycle suddenly flipped over and crashed into the flowerbed by the roadside. His fall left him grimacing in pain.
[Ye Ming: Waah, it’s painful. Did I tear my skin?! Bro, where’s my pain shield?!]
[888: Oh, I went to play a game just now and didn’t notice it. Ever since I lost so many times after bringing you along last time, I swore that I would redeem my reputation in front of my colleagues so that I could wipe out the previous humiliation. So sorry for the carelessness. Please don’t take it as an offense.]
[Ye Ming:…] A curse got f*cking jammed in his throat.
[888: Is there anything else? If nothing, I’ll continue?]
[Ye Ming:…I’m already bleeding. And you don’t even feel sorry for me QAQ]
[888: Go to the hospital quickly! Get to the hospital before the wound heals! If you’re late, it’ll stop bleeding!]
[Ye Ming:…]
Ye Ming sucked in a breath of cold air. His eyes were red and tears of sadness almost flowed down. He felt that 888 was doing it on purpose. Not only did he not feel sorry for him, he even rubbed salt into the wound, hitting him when he was down. When he thought about this…the sadness in his heart flowed like a river. He couldn’t help but lift his head and stare into the dark sky.
Lu Xiuwen was following from a distance behind. He was sitting inside a black car, watching all this.
He was unwilling to make things difficult for Ye Ming or let him be in pain. He didn’t want him to think that he was forcing him. So he left the school that day. But how could he really ignore him? He had arranged for someone to watch Ye Ming these days and whenever he had time, he would come over personally. Even if he was only watching him from afar.
But this process was far more painful than he had imagined…Bit by bit, watching the child that he pampered in his palm slowly growing stronger, Lu Xiuwen did not feel gratified at all. He only felt sorry and helpless. But he couldn’t show up.
Because Ye Ming didn’t want to see him now.
He wanted to take care of Ye Ming forever. He was unwilling to let him experience too much of the cruelty of the world, unwilling to see him growing too strong. He could have relied on him…Before, Ye Ming was indeed like that. He trusted and relied on him unconditionally, attaching himself to him.
He’d messed up everything. He could have used a more gentle approach, but because he was unreconciled to the hatred in his heart, he chose the most despicable approach. Thus, he lost this child’s trust.
In the end, the cruel reality still made him grow up.
Translated by: Ch1yo
Edited by: beansprout
Muahaha! Grow Ming Ming grooow! 🤩🥳🎊
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Thanks for your hard work!
I also can’t wait for the assistant to show up! Get on with the dog blood show! 😏
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If LXW can read YM’s mind…he will cough up blood…
Thanks for the chapter~
What will be the conclusion of this arc? Can’t Wait!!
Suicide in a tragic manner I hope >:D
Everytime I noted down to remember that word but I still can’t remember the meaning of spicy chicken :”)
‘Spicy chicken’ is a term which means trash. You know the word ‘spam’?? It’s derived from two words, spicy & ham. Since it’s very spicy, it’s not advised to eat spicy foods in huge quantities as it causes more heat to rise (a different meaning would be that they are irritating types and they can easily provoke others) thus the term spicy chicken. There could be other meanings as well, but this is my current understanding
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“Lu Xiuwen scratched his head and said, “Are you still offended by that bastard Wei Weicai’s words?”
Typo here, think it should be Hu Lei scratching his head.