After a Flash Marriage With the Disabled Tyrant - Chap 32
Northern Suburbs Police Station.
Shi Yunnan and Yuan Rui finished their investigation records respectively, and ran into each other as soon as they came out.
“Yuan Rui.”
Shi Yunnan called him and stepped forward to thank him, “Thank you for the help in the store just now.”
In any case, regarding today’s ‘touch porcelain’ incident, the other party did stand in his camp to help out and vent the anger for him.
“…..”
Yuan Rui heard his thanks, and looked back in surprise. The corners of his mouth raised rapidly, and then he yanked it back into his usual attitude.
“Who needs your gratitude? I wasn’t helping you.”
Yuan Rui looked at Shi Yunnan up and down and snorted, “If you really broke the boss’s jade carving, I would be the first to yell at you until you cry. Unfortunately it’s the boss who doesn’t have good intentions, I, I just simply can’t stand it.”
As the saying goes, virtue is like jade1.
Using bad jade to pit people is not a good thing!
Shi Yunnan secretly observed Yuan Rui, and his impression of this person wasn’t as bad as the beginning.
Recalling their first meeting in the nightclub, Yuan Rui was speaking for Xie Keyue from the perspective of a ‘friend’, but he didn’t play any tricks, and he didn’t have any vicious thoughts. Drinking games and betting money were completely in line with the rules of the nightclub.
Shi Yunnan ‘set a trap’ and deliberately lost dozens of glasses. He secretly stopped Fu Ziyu from helping him drink, as a result, Yuan Rui couldn’t stand it anymore, and scolded Fu Ziyu for being ‘disloyal’.
Last night, when they bumped into each other for the second time at the nightclub, after the drunk Yuan Rui bumped into Wen Yibei, it seemed he wanted to apologize at first?
It was only later when he saw Shi Yunnan that he temporarily changed back to cocky attitude, but in the end, before leaving the police station, he still seriously apologized to Wen Yibei.
Not to mention today’s help, instead of adding fuel to the fire like a person without any three world views, he instead helped him speak the ‘truth’.
Although there was a saying that birds of a feather flock together, compared to Xie Keyue who say nice things in front of you while doing nasty things behind your back, Yuan Rui could indeed be regarded as a person whose words and deeds were consistent.
Unconditionally stick up for his friend, will apologize when doing something wrong, and will defend those who are facing injustice.
Yuan Rui’s starting point for doing things was to stand on the basis of ‘believing himself to be right’. His circumstance wasn’t guilty beyond forgiveness, at most he had a bit of temper, and occasionally did things without using his brain. Otherwise, at such a young age, he was unlikely to cross paths with Xie Keyue.
“How did you and Xie Keyue meet?” Shi Yunan asked.
“What does it have to do with you?”
Yuan Rui immediately raised his eyes in vigilance and couldn’t help but speak up for Xie Keyue, “Keyue is a good person, why are you always on guard against him? Are you afraid that he will steal your inheritance? Besides, didn’t your grandfather and your father treat you well? Keyue and Shi family…”
Shi Yunnan felt angry and ridiculous, “Xie Keyue told you that?”
“What?” Yuan Rui was stunned.
“Xie Keyue and I, one was thrown abroad like garbage and left unattended, and the other was carefully nurtured by the Shi family like a treasure. I didn’t return home for many years, and once I did come back, I was forced to get married because of their business alliance. You think this is what Xie Keyue calls ‘The Shi family treats me well’?”
“…..”
Yuan Rui was stuck, and his face was a little hesitant.
Why is this exactly the opposite of what Xie Keyue said?
Yuan Rui wasn’t a person who liked to pry on the privacy of wealthy families, he felt that it was quite disrespectful.
His initial impression of Shi Yunnan stemmed from Xie Keyue’s description. Afterward, during their first meeting in the nightclub, their confrontation wasn’t considered friendly, which created an even ‘worse’ impression.
Shi Yunnan didn’t plan to forcibly change Yuan Rui’s thought, he also believed that making friends was a personal freedom, “Forget it, suit yourself, anyway, thank you for today.”
Yuan Rui lifted his sunglasses up and muttered, “I told you not to thank me, it’s awkward.”
Shi Yunnan raised his eyebrows and took two steps forward.
“Say……”
Yuan Rui hesitated, and glanced at Shi Yunnan secretly, “If you want to buy jade, go to Yuan family. Why go to some messy black shop instead of a genuine century-old shop? If you come to the jade market without knowing anything, sooner or later you’ll be cheated out of money.”
Shi Yunnan raised his eyebrows, smiled and said nothing.
He finally discovered that young master Yuan Rui was really a tsundere.
These words were clearly intended to remind him ‘not to be fooled again’, but he had to say it in a tone of ‘you’ll be cheated if you’re stupid’, simply disguised his kindness with malicious words.
The two walked out of the police station one after the other, and immediately saw a figure at the door.
Seeing the two of them, Lu Zhao’an came forward, “Mr. Shi, did the transcript go well?”
“Mr. Lu, why are you still here?” Shi Yunnan replied, and couldn’t help but move his gaze to Yuan Rui.
Yuan Rui’s eyes sank, he put on his sunglasses again, and threw a sentence, “Let’s go, I’ve spent an entire afternoon here, it’s boring.”
After he finished speaking, he stepped aside and went another way, intending to bypass Lu Zhao’an.
In the next second, Lu Zhao’an grabbed his wrist, “Where are you going?”
“Lu Zhao’an, why don’t you mind your own business? Isn’t it enough for the Yuan family and my dad to have you as a precious apprentice? You are the cloud in the sky and I am the mud on the ground. You have to make me go back and set off your excellence, don’t you?”
Yuan Rui exerted his strength and pulled Lu Zhao’an’s hand away, seemingly unwilling to be laughed at by Shi Yunnan.
Shi Yunnan watched the show silently and wasn’t in a hurry to leave.
But the other party obviously didn’t give him this chance, he quickly slipped away after shaking Lu Zhao’an off.
Lu Zhao’an stared at his back, a hint of helplessness was mixed in his always calm expression, but he quickly put it away.
He refocused his attention on Shi Yunnan, and apologized in an official tone, “Mr. Shi, I apologize to you on behalf of the market management for the situation that occurred today.”
“I will communicate with relevant departments about boss Chen’s store and suspend the closure of the store during the police investigation.”
“Do you need additional compensation or an apology? As long as it doesn’t violate market regulations, I…”
“No need.”
Shi Yunnan glanced at the time, it was less than four o’clock.
He remembered Yuan Rui’s inconsistent advice just now, and Lu Zhao’an’s identity, so he asked, “If Mr. Lu doesn’t mind, can I trouble you to take me to Yuan family shop to choose a decent jade carving? The elder in my family is going to celebrate 80th birthday, and I haven’t found a suitable one yet.”
Lu Zhao’an readily agreed, “Of course.”
The Northern Suburbs Police Station was not far from the Linglong Jade Market, so the two of them reached an agreement and simply walked back.
Shi Yunnan couldn’t hold back his curiosity, and asked politely, “Mr. Lu is Yuan Rui’s brother?”
Lu Zhao’an replied, “Well, my master2, Yuan Puguang, is Yuan Rui’s father.”
He seemed to have remembered what happened last night, and extended his response, “Although Xiao Rui has a strong temper, he isn’t a bad person, so if he has done anything wrong to Mr. Shi before, please forgive him.”
Shi Yunnan shook his head with a smile, not caring about that matter at all, “You two are fellow apprentice brothers? Mr. Lu has been speaking up for Yuan Rui, but I think he seems to have a conflict with you?”
Lu Zhao’an was silent, but there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes, “Master’s wife was not healthy in her early years, she married my master for many years but failed to conceive any children. Later, my master picked me up from the orphanage…”
Yuan Puguang had been dealing with jade for generations, and Yuan Puguang himself was a famous jade carving master in the industry.
Although he had no offspring, he hoped that someone could inherit his legacy, and that was the reason why he picked up Lu Zhao’an in the first place. Coincidentally, just as the couple had brought home Lu Zhao’an, who was less than six years old, Mrs. Yuan unexpectedly found out that she was pregnant.
“Master only got such a precious son in his forties. While he was delighted, he also naturally had high expectations for him.”
Jade is sleek and warm.
However, Yuan Puguang chose the word “Rui3” because he hoped that Yuan Rui would be unrivaled in this industry.
This matter was not a secret, and Lu Zhao’an also didn’t hide it from Shi Yunnan, “Master is strict with Xiao Rui, and his mother spoils him in every possible way, which has created Xiao Rui’s character today.”
When Shi Yunnan heard this, he could basically understand.
The biological son had limited talent in jade, but the adopted apprentice was first-class talent.
Perhaps when Yuan Puguang praised Lu Zhao’an, he also attacked Yuan Rui, or when he was criticizing Yuan Rui, he also didn’t forget to say some words to lift up Lu Zhao’an.
Yuan Rui was a son born in his dad’s old age, he was spoiled by his mother and other elders, but he was not valued by his father.
Over time, the brotherhood between Lu Zhao’an and Yuan Rui became like this.
“I’m only helping Master handle the jade business. I won’t take a single thing that belongs to Xiao Rui, except that Xiao Rui’s nature is not suitable for the traditional jade carving industry…”
Lu Zhao’an rubbed the thick calluses on his hands, thinking of something, and his train of thoughts were a little gloomy.
When Yuan Rui just graduated from university, he said that he hated jade carvings, and he never wanted to touch them again in this life.
But in reality?
The jade pendant that was accidentally broken in the fight last night was the only piece of work that Yuan Puguang had ever praised Yuan Rui for. The latter had been wearing it carefully, and even had red eyes over it. This wasn’t called dislike.
But in this industry, likes can’t be eaten, and in today’s market, talent also can’t be eaten4.
Lu Zhao’an had a very clear opinion. Whether it was for his respected teacher or for Yuan Rui, his nominal ‘junior apprentice brother’, he had to find a new way out for the declining Yuan Jade.
Shi Yunnan didn’t interject him, and didn’t overly inquire about the privacy of others.
However, he remembered that Yuan Rui’s final outcome in his dream was not bad. After all, he was the second male lead in Xie Keyue’s “male lead” camp, and Xie Keyue still had a bit of a genuine friendship for him.
However, the current Shi Yunnan would not give Xie Keyue any chance to come back in an arrogant manner. He wondered if Yuan Rui’s ending would also change?
1
The tenacity, gentleness and delicacy of jade are highly consistent with the character of a gentleman. Therefore, Confucius said, “a gentleman is more virtuous than jade” , and “jade” has become a synonym for virtue. Virtue is like “jade”: pure, bright, flawless, crystal, and gentle.
2
Not master-servant but master-student relationship.
3
Sharp, Shrewd, Energetic, Brave…
4
Probably meant like and talent aren’t important or necessary.
At half past five in the evening, Shi Yunnan returned to Luo’s house.
Seeing that he was holding a thick box, housekeeper Qin came over and gave him a hand, “Second Young Master Shi, you’re back at last! What did you buy? You didn’t answer our phone call, so the patriarch was planning to look for you by himself at the jade market.”
Uncle Qin knew that Shi Yunnan went to the jade market in the afternoon.
“Luo Lingsheng is back?”
A smile subconsciously appeared on Shi Yunnan’s face, and he quickly instructed Uncle Qin to handle the box gently.
As soon as the two put down the box, the elevator door nearby opened. Little Goldfish walked in front with Luo Lingsheng following behind.
“Little uncle!” Little Goldfish immediately clinged on him.
Shi Yunnan rubbed his little head, then turned his gaze to Luo Lingsheng on the wheelchair, and said with a smile, “Come and take a look at the good stuff that I bought.”
Luo Lingsheng approached silently, “Why did you go to the jade market?”
“Next Tuesday is old man Wen’s birthday. I went to choose a gift for him.”
Shi Yunnan briefly explained, and opened the box for everyone to see——
White jade twin dragon vase.
The top fire dragon was hollowed out and circled around the vase, the bottom water dragon was embossed as the base support, with one end connected to the other in an appropriate design.
The most ingenious thing was that the center of this Hetian white jade1was stained with a little variegated color, but the jade sculptor had carved this variegated color into a dragon bead, on which the word ‘longevity’ was engraved with a very fine brushstroke.
Not only did it not let the jade vase drop in value, on the contrary it added the finishing touch that brought this work of art to life.
“Double dragons holding longevity, eliminating disasters and bringing good luck, it’s a good symbol.” Housekeeper Qin expressed his appreciation.
“Wow!”
Little Goldfish clearly couldn’t do the same, so he wagged his head back and forth, “It’s so beautiful.”
Shi Yunnan saw exactly where Luo Lingsheng was. First, he rubbed Little Goldfish’s hair, then skillfully made a half-circle around the other party’s small head, and unobtrusively sat down next to Luo Lingsheng.
Perhaps due to the close distance, the corner of Luo Lingsheng’s eyes were tainted with a bit of a smile, “The line and alignment of this jade bottle is very well done. The jade carving master must be very skilled.”
Shi Yunnan mentioned casually, “Yeah this is Lu Zhao’an’s work. He personally chose it for me.”
“…..”
The person whom he wasn’t familiar with yesterday at the police station was already familiar enough to buy jade carving from each other today?
Luo Lingsheng’s eyes narrowed slightly and looked over, “You two met again?”
The word ‘again’ was particularly stressed.
Shi Yunnan seemed to notice something, but he wasn’t sure.
In front of the housekeeper and Little Goldfish, he didn’t dare to tease him, so he blinked at Luo Lingsheng, pretending to be well-behaved, “I happened to run into him this afternoon because something happened in the jade market. I was almost scammed by a black-hearted boss.”
Shi Yunnan recounted what he had experienced in the afternoon to Luo Lingsheng and others.
At the end, only the Little Goldfish applauded vigorously with admiration and enthusiasm, “Little uncle is amazing! The bad guy was arrested and sent to the police station!”
Shi Yunnan couldn’t help pinching the little milk fat on Little Goldfish’s face, and accepted his compliment without any hesitation, “Then you have to remember that in the future, when you see bad guys, you have to call the police, got it?”
“Um!”
Luo Lingsheng frowned slightly and asked, “Has anyone been injured?”
Why did this person always ‘invite trouble’ wherever he went?
Shi Yunnan shook his head, “No.”
“It’s good that you’re fine.” Uncle Qin glanced at the time, “Patriarch, since second young master Shi is back, should I let the kitchen get ready?”
Luo Lingsheng nodded silently.
Seeing this, Shi Yunnan simply stood up, “Uncle Qin, please help me put away this jade vase first. I’ll go upstairs to take a shower and come down for dinner later.”
“Yes.”
Shi Yunnan took two steps towards the stairs, then turned back, “I almost forgot, Little Goldfish, come here, I have something for you.”
As soon as Little Goldfish heard this, he ran over in a hurry.
Shi Yunnan took out a small brocade pouch from his pocket, squatted down and looked at Little Goldfish, “Open it and see if you like it?”
Little Goldfish carefully took out the Hetian jade from inside the pouch. The round and small Hetian jade was outlined with an auspicious pattern symbolizing good luck, and then tied with a black woven circular rope, looking elegant and beautiful.
“Thank you little uncle! I like it very much!”
Little Goldfish’s eyes were sparkling, and all of a sudden, he plunged into Shi Yunnan’s arms, full of happiness.
“You’re welcome, jade can nourish people and keep them safe, our Little Goldfish must grow up well and be healthy.”
“Mmm! I’ll put it away, little uncle.”
Shi Yunnan’s eyes bypassed Little Goldfish and met Luo Lingsheng’s gaze, the smile on his lips widened, “I’ll take a bath first and have dinner with you guys later.”
“Okay.”
After Shi Yunan disappeared at the corner of the stairs, Little Goldfish held the jade pendant and happily ran back to Luo Lingsheng and the housekeeper.
He fondly stroked the round jade ornament, and couldn’t help showing off to Luo Lingsheng, “Uncle! Does it look nice? Little uncle gave me a gift!”
“…..”
Luo Lingsheng, who had received nothing, fell silent.
He looked at his little nephew who got the precious jade pendant from Shi Yunnan, and felt a sour pang for no reason.
But Little Goldfish continued to flaunt, “Uncle, does it look good? It means that little uncle likes me the most!”
…Like you the most?
Luo Lingsheng pushed his glasses, and for the first time, he ignored his nephew’s question, and controlled the wheelchair toward the elevator.
Little Goldfish who didn’t get a response pouted and turned his gaze to the housekeeper, “Grandpa Qin.”
“It looks nice.”
The housekeeper’s response came quickly.
He looked at the elevator door that had been closed again, and couldn’t help laughing and shaking his head——
Patriarch, how old are you?
How can you be jealous of your own little nephew?
…
Shi Yunnan took a simple shower, changed into plain clothes and went out the door. Seeing that the light at the door of Luo Lingsheng’s room was still on, he turned around and picked up the medicine bag in the room and walked over.
——knock knock.
There was a knock on the door, attracting the attention of Luo Lingsheng inside.
Shi Yunnan leaned against the door and lifted the conspicuous medicine bag in his hand, “Do me a favor, it’s a little inconvenient for me to do it myself.”
In fact, it wasn’t really inconvenient for him, and it was just a small scratch. There was no need to repeatedly apply the medicine. He just wanted to find a reason to be alone with Luo Lingsheng.
Luo Lingsheng didn’t expose his trivial excuse, and moved the wheelchair to face him, “Come in.”
Shi Yunnan walked in nonchalantly and sat down on the single sofa.
Luo Lingsheng looked at the clumped abrasion on his arm, and only took out an ointment, using a cotton swab to dab some of it and then gently applied it on his arm, “…Why did you give Jin Yu a jade pendant?”
“I thought it looked good so I bought it.”
Shi Yunnan answered casually, and realized that Luo Lingsheng’s question was a bit deliberate. He thoughtfully bowed his head close to Luo Lingsheng and raised his eyebrows, “Do you want one too?”
“No.” Luo Lingsheng denied it quickly and calmly.
Shi Yunnan hummed, but still explained to him, “Jade is either suitable for children, wealthy madam’s accessories, or for middle-aged and elderly people.”
“I wanted to buy it for you this afternoon, but I couldn’t find a suitable one after carefully looking around. I was afraid that you would not like it if I bought it casually, so I only bought it for Little Goldfish.”
So it wasn’t because he didn’t think about him, but he didn’t find the right one after carefully looking around?
Luo Lingsheng’s subtle jealousy disappeared completely. He threw the cotton swab into the trash can, and the corners of his lips curved, “En, I see.”
The housekeeper hadn’t come up to call them yet, probably because there was still time before the meal.
Luo Lingsheng remembered the jade carving gift just now, “On Mr. Wen’s birthday banquet, do you plan to send someone to deliver the gift, or are you going by yourself?”
“I’ll go in person, I haven’t visited Grandpa for a long time.” Shi Yunnan’s eyes flickered slightly.
Luo Lingsheng knew that the relationship between Shi Yunnan and the Shi family was not good, but he knew very little about his relationship with the Wen family. Hesitant flashed between his eyebrows, but he still asked, “You haven’t had much contact with the Wen family all these years?”
“Yes, since I was eighteen, I haven’t had much contact with them.” Shi Yunnan said frankly, “It’s a long story, but it’s not that the old man treats me badly.”
Compared with old man Shi’s ruthless heart as a businessman, old man Wen was more refined and elegant as a musician.
In the first two years when Shi Yunnan was left abroad, the Shi family deliberately concealed this matter. The Wen family sent people to visit several times, but they only got the sentence “Second Young Master doesn’t want to see you”.
Old man Wen believed it to be true, and was disappointed for a while with his reluctant young grandson.
Later, he learned that Shi Yunnan was sent out of the country, and he was so angry that he quarreled with old man Shi for a while.
Old man Wen loved Shi Yunnan and he even personally flew abroad to see him when he was in good health. He had also tried to avoid the Shi family and wanted to bring Shi Yunnan to his side to raise him.
However, due to multiple factors at home and abroad, the plan failed.
Later, when Wen Yibei also went abroad to study music, old man Wen would always give him extra expenses, but in fact, he asked Wen Yibei to pass it over to Shi Yunnan.
Every time on vacation, old man Wen would ask Wen Yibei to bring Shi Yunnan back to Wen’s house to live together.
However, Shi Yunnan and his cousin Wen Chenglang really didn’t get along.
Wen Chenglang’s own musical talent was not strong, so he was always jealous of Wen Yibei, who was better than him. When Shi Yunnan temporarily stayed at Wen’s house during the holiday, the other party openly and secretly mocked the two brothers for eating free food without working.
After the eighteenth birthday party, the friction between the two got too big, and Wen Chenglang accidentally pushed old man Wen, who came to persuade him, to the ground, causing him to be hospitalized with bone fracture.
As a result, when they arrived at the hospital—
In front of his parents, Wen Chenglang insisted that it was Shi Yunnan who did it, and said that he “wanted to kill the old man on purpose and inherit part of the Wen family’s inheritance”.
Their aunt Song Zhiqiu was biased toward her own son, but their uncle Wen Yanfeng was a rational and reasonable person. As a result, the wife and the husband quarreled about this, creating a very embarrassing scene.
It was obviously the fault of two people, but in the end it became Shi Yunnan’s ulterior motives and intentional harm?
Shi Yunnan firmly denied what he didn’t do, but he did feel remorse for old man Wen. He quietly accompanied the old man through the dangerous period in the hospital, and then, all these years, he never set foot in the Wen family again.
First, he didn’t want to affect Wen Yibei’s situation in the Wen family because of himself; secondly, he knew that his aunt Song Zhiqiu was in charge of the family and he didn’t want to make things difficult for old man Wen and his uncle; thirdly, he really didn’t want to fight for the Wen family property.
“The Wen family is still far from being the real wealthy gentry, but it can be regarded as a scholarly family with no worries about food and clothing. My mother has always been the daughter who grew up being doted on and spoiled by her parents.”
It was a pity that they entrusted her to the wrong person causing her to pass away prematurely.
This matter became the sore point of the old couple, and it was also the reason why they loved their two grandchildren very much, just like old lady Wen, who was still thinking about her little grandson abroad before she died.
After calculating the time, apart from old lady Wen’s funeral, Shi Yunnan did not have contact with the Wen family for a long time.
“Luo Lingsheng, are you free next Tuesday?”
“Yes.”
Luo Lingsheng answered directly, even if he was not available, he would still let Qin Jian make time.
Shi Yunnan hesitated for a few seconds and asked, “My grandfather’s 80th birthday, do you want to go with me?”
Shi Yunnan knew that Luo Lingsheng didn’t like to participate in this kind of banquet, but he wanted to give it a try and bring Luo Lingsheng to meet his few cherished relatives.
He wanted old man Wen to know that he had found a good marriage partner. Although the relationship between the two was still only bound with a piece of agreement paper, there was no guarantee that he couldn’t catch this husband right?
Luo Lingsheng met his eyes, and asked casually, “Can I go to Mr.Wen Wen’s birthday banquet? For what reason?”
Reason?
It was hard to tell the truth right now.
Shi Yunnan thought about it, and had to express it in a joking way, “In front of outsiders, we have already obtained the certificate, so we have to act accordingly…”
He paused, then got closer, “You’re going to meet my family elders with me, right?”
