After a Flash Marriage With the Disabled Tyrant - Chap 65
Five minutes later, Shi Yunnan was temporarily called out by a work phone call.
Luo Lingsheng sat upright in the wheelchair; Little Goldfish stood honestly beside the wall; the eyes of the uncle and the nephew’s eyes met, as if no one was convinced.
Luo Lingsheng listened to Shi Yunnan’s phone call in the corridor outside, and took the opportunity to ask, “When did I tell you to watch your little uncle, lest he be deceived by others?”
“…..”
Seeing that Shi Yunnan’s protection was gone, Little Goldfish, who threw the pot to his uncle, hid a pair of small hands restlessly behind him.
He suddenly remembered the scene of Shi Yunnan talking with the foreign man, and for the first time, his small body became tough in front of his uncle, “Uncle, you didn’t say it, but that’s what you meant!”
“If I hadn’t shouted ‘dad’, little uncle would have been cheated by someone else today!”
Luo Lingsheng raised his eyebrows and continued to ask, “Who? The foreign uncle you saw last time?“
Little Goldfish nodded. On the matter of ‘protecting Shi Yunnan’, the uncle and nephew’s thoughts reached a high degree of unity.
“Uncle, that person also said that he wanted to invite little uncle to afternoon tea, and then I…”
“And what about you?” Shi Yunnan, who had finished his phone call, walked in from outside.
Luo Lingsheng and Little Goldfish turned their gazes and landed on him at the same time.
Shi Yunnan forced his heart to hold back the laughter and lectured with a stern face, “Since when do I have to run errands under the strict scrutiny of the two of you?”
Little Goldfish blinked and said nothing.
Shi Yunnan couldn’t blame him too much, and turned his attention to Luo Lingsheng, “Patriarch Luo, what about you? Dare I say that this is how you act as an uncle behind my back?“
“…..”
Luo Lingsheng coughed lightly and had to be silent.
After all, he was an uncle, so could he really argue with his little nephew?
Shi Yunman’s lips curved upwards, and he took the initiative to turn the matter over, “Okay, go take a shower first. It’s time for Little Goldfish to stop.”
“Qin Jian has already found a private teacher. From tomorrow, Little Goldfish will study at home strictly according to the kindergarten class time.”
Luo Lingsheng’s surgery was scheduled for the day after tomorrow, and there was no telling what kind of situation would occur during and after the surgery, so Shi Yunnan would definitely have to stay in the hospital with him the whole time, and may not be able to take care of Little Goldfish properly.
It was necessary to hire a private teacher to divide the child’s time and take care of him in addition to learning.
“……what?“
Little Goldfish, who had just been acting frivolously for a few days, was unhappy and protested in a low voice, “But little uncle, tomorrow is Sunday.”
Luo Lingsheng looked over calmly and said, “If you don’t behave well, I’ll send you back to China first.”
When Little Goldfish heard this, he had to accept his fate.
Alright.
Attending class is fine as long as he can stay with his two uncles.
…
The next morning,
Little Goldfish stayed overnight in the hospital ward, then started his normal classroom life again. When he was still drowsy, he was taken by Qin Jian to see the private teacher.
Shi Yunnan finished communicating with Yuan Rui in China and completed the final revision of the private order.
Luo Lingsheng pushed his wheelchair closer, “Finished?”
“Um.”
“This Yuan Rui seems like a completely different person from the one we first met.” It was rare for Luo Lingsheng to compliment someone.
Shi Yunnan was stunned for two seconds, then glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the computer, only to realize that it was past twelve noon. Yuan Rui, who had started video communication with him, stayed with him until the early morning.
Shi Yunnan sighed lightly, “When someone wants to grow up, sometimes it just needs one push.”
Yuan Rui has changed a lot since Lu Zhao’an chose to leave the studio.
He had to say that Lu Zhao’an, as a senior brother, was really cruel. He said he would “disappear” and then he “disappeared.” No one knew where he was hiding.
Luo Lingsheng pinched Shi Yunnan’s earlobe. His tone contained a little sourness, “Don’t think about other men.”
“…..”
Shi Yunnan, who was caught in the act, laughed helplessly.
He held Luo Lingsheng’s wrist instead and rubbed his head against it, “Do you live inside my head? How can I get caught even when I’m temporarily lost in thought?“
Luo Lingsheng stroked the side of his neck with his fingers, “What’s for lunch?”
Shi Yunnan closed the computer and said, “Whatever, I’m not particularly hungry.”
Luo Lingsheng nodded, “Okay, after eating, pack up. We will go out for a trip.”
“Going out this afternoon? You’re not training anymore?” Shi Yunnan was a little surprised.
“No, the surgery is on the day after tomorrow. I need to recuperate and take a good rest.”
Luo Lingsheng paused and mentioned what he believed to be serious business, “When you first came here some time ago, didn’t you say you wanted to go to the ‘Elle’ shop?”
Shi Yunnan’s eyes lit up, “We’re going this afternoon? Didn’t the doctor say it’s best not to leave the hospital?“
Luo Lingsheng met his bright eyes and said with a smile, “Don’t worry, I’ve talked to Dr. Ace. Yuan Meng and other bodyguards are also watching. I’ll just accompany you to eat something. It won’t be a problem.“
After that, he didn’t know how long he would stay in the hospital bed. Furthermore, the success rate of this surgery has always been extremely low. Luo Lingsheng wanted to take advantage of his current better health condition to accompany Shi Yunnan to complete this plan first.
Shi Yunnan had no objection, “Okay.”
…
At three o’clock in the afternoon, the black car stopped at a familiar landmark. Shi Yunnan and Yuan Meng helped Luo Lingsheng get out of the car together.
Shi Yunnan smiled as he looked at the small three-story white building in front of him, “I didn’t expect it to be still in business. I was afraid I would make a trip for nothing.”
“Mr. Shi, the patriarch must have confirmed the situation before bringing you here.” Yuan Meng, who was beside him, mentioned a sentence and thought of something before he stopped talking.
Luo Lingsheng instructed, “Yuan Meng, you and the others will keep watch. We will come out after a while.“
“Yes.”
Seeing this, Shi Yunnan took the initiative to push Luo Lingsheng in.
As soon as the fenced outer door was opened, a familiar recorded female voice immediately rang out, “Welcome.”
This was recorded by the ex-wife of the boss who passed away, and it had not been changed over the years.
The middle-aged boss at the counter raised his head. When he saw Shi Yunnan’s familiar face, he immediately greeted him with a big smile on his face.
“Onan? It’s been a while.“
When Shi Yunnan heard his foreign name, he curled his lips in greeting as he bent down to look at Luo Lingsheng, “What would you like to eat?”
Seeing this, the middle-aged boss turned his eyes to Luo Lingsheng in the wheelchair. His azure blue pupils overflowed with shock and regret, and then he returned to calm.
Shi Yunnan, who bent over to ask, naturally didn’t notice this.
Luo Lingsheng replied, “I’ll accompany you to eat. You don’t need to order extra.”
Shi Yunnan remembered that Luo Lingsheng didn’t like sweets very much, and thinking about his surgery the day after tomorrow, he did have to avoid some foods.
“Okay, then I’ll have the usual at the same old location.” Shi Yunnan briefly said to the boss, and the latter immediately comprehended, “Okay.”
After the two went to the courtyard, the boss let out a pleasant sigh, “…So that’s what happened.”
“Boss, what do the two guests want?” asked the dessert apprentice, who had only been working here for two years.
“I’ll do it. Onan used to come every weekend. He is our VIP guest.” The owner, in a good mood, turned around and went into the dessert making room.
Shi Yunnan escorted Luo Lingsheng to the first floor courtyard corner. Besides them, there were a few scattered guests sitting at other tables.
The spring breeze came with the fragrance of flowers, which made people feel relaxed and happy.
Shi Yunnan looked around at the familiar scenery around him and leaned closer to Luo Lingsheng, saying, “I also discovered this shop by accident, and the more I eat, the more addicted it becomes.”
“I remember a period of time when the boss encountered some difficulties with funds. I almost thought it was going to go bankrupt, but I didn’t expect it to last until now?”
Luo Lingsheng’s eyes contained a touch of unrealistic reminiscence, “Really?”
“Um.”
Shi Yunnan nodded, “Let me think about it. When was the first time?”
…
Eight years ago, on a late summer evening,
Shi Yunnan, who had just finished the billiards training camp, sat in the passenger seat and silently read the cross-country text messages sent on his mobile phone.
Fu Ziyu glanced at him while driving, “What’s wrong? You’ve been very upset with your mobile phone since you got in the car.”
Shi Yunnan rubbed his hair indiscriminately and stopped on the phone button with his other hand, not knowing how to reply, “…My grandfather sent me a text message. I don’t know if I want to reply.”
Fu Ziyu frowned, “What did the old man say?”
Shi Yunnan did not answer.
Fu Ziyu saw that his friend didn’t respond, so he said to himself, “If you want me to say, you shouldn’t pay attention to that group of people in the Wen family.”
“That idiot named Wen Chenglang dared to do it but didn’t dare to take responsibility. He pushed Old Man Wen down himself. How can he throw the blame on you? Ptooey!“
“And your aunt loves her son to the point of blindness. Wen Chenglang is not yet an adult. What will he grow up to be in the future? And your uncle…“
Seeing that his friend was talking nonstop, Shi Yunnan helplessly interjected, “Okay, I won’t go back to Wen’s house. Don’t worry about it.”
Fu Ziyu clicked his tongue twice, “That’s more like it. Isn’t it all because I’m afraid you’ll be bullied again?“
Shi Yunnan put away his phone, not wanting to reply to old man Wen’s long concern for the time being.
He looked out of the car window and suddenly found a relatively independent white shop on the side of the road. Suddenly, his mind moved slightly, “Stop.”
“Ah?” Fu Ziyu stepped on the brakes on the open road.
Shi Yunnan pointed to the shop that had already opened, “Let’s eat something.”
“Can’t we go downtown to eat?”
While complaining, Fu Ziyu still complied and drove into the parking lot outside the store.
The two of them just stepped into the independent store.
The mellow coffee flavor and the sweet and creamy fragrance were mixed and spread in the air, forming a unique and attractive taste.
Shi Yunnan immediately stepped forward and picked up the menu in front of the counter.
Fu Ziyu stood there and didn’t move. He said in Chinese, “It’s dinner time. Why are you eating dessert?“
“Then you go back to the car and sit down,” Shi Yunnan said without turning his head. “I’m hungry and thirsty. I’m going to eat here.”
“…..”
Fu Ziyu went forward as if he was resigned to his fate.
How dare he leave Shi Yunnan alone in such a place?
The two quickly ordered things, and the boss greeted them politely, “There are indoor and courtyard seats on the first floor, and balcony seats on the second floor. You can choose at will. It takes about 20 minutes to serve the food here.“
“Ok.”
Shi Yunnan didn’t bother to go up to the second floor and went straight to the courtyard behind the store.
It was past afternoon tea time, and there were only two of them in the shop. Shi Yunnan chose a partial corner to sit down. Although it was late summer, it was very cool in the evening.
Fu Ziyu picked up the chair next to him and sat down, “Who did you learn this habit from? The location is specially designed to be off-angle. When I took you to a party, did you also hide in the corner like this?“
Shi Yunnan smiled and didn’t answer.
It was not a habit.
It was the uneasiness of being ignored and belittled for years that had automatically raised a sense of self-protection within him.
Sitting at an off-angle with few people was not easy to attract the attention of foreign students, which could save some unnecessary troubles.
By hiding in the rest area where few people paid attention, he didn’t have to be taunted and ridiculed by those banquet guests who liked to step on others.
Shi Yunnan wasn’t afraid of anything, but he was too lazy to entangle with those who despised him.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the standing menu on the table—
The front was the food list they had just seen, and the back was a photo of two people and a paragraph of text. One of the people in the photo was the boss just now.
Shi Yunnan read the English letters, and a touch of complexity flashed in his eyes.
“What’s wrong?”
Fu Ziyu got close to him and read the words on the item in his hand—
The owner and his wife were childhood sweethearts. This shop was designed and built by the couple. Unfortunately, just before the opening, a drunk driving accident took away the wife.
After being depressed for half a year, the boss finally regained his spirits.
In order to commemorate his deceased wife, he ran the shop by himself. The drinks and sweets were all arranged according to his wife’s preference.
Shi Yunnan suddenly thought of his father.
Not long after Wen Min died, Shi Sheng brought Xie Wei into the house. How ridiculous was it in comparison?
Shi Yunnan asked unconsciously, “Isn’t it particularly difficult to set one’s mind on a person for a lifetime?”
Fu Ziyu knew that his friend should be thinking of his parents, so he deliberately hooked his shoulders and joked around.
“What? Do you think I’m not good enough for you? Come on, give me a kiss, baby.”
“…..”
Shi Yunnan resisted the urge to roll his eyes and returned the favor in his own way, “Come on, kiss.”
This time, it was Fu Ziyu who couldn’t take it anymore.
The relationship between the two of them was straighter than an iron bar. Even beaten to death, they still couldn’t be bent together.
Shi Yunnan lost the sense of melancholy in his heart. He hooked his friend’s shoulder and continued to tease him. Fu Ziyu was so frightened that he almost hid under the table.
The two were only eighteen or nineteen years old, and they had been playing together since childhood. Now they simply didn’t care and could say any dirty jokes to each other.
But what they didn’t know was that, at this moment, there was a profound line of sight directed from the second floor balcony.
Luo Lingsheng squeezed the coffee cup, and his eyes fell directly on the white figure in the courtyard on the first floor under the cover of the white protective railing.
At first, he just heard the Chinese language by accident and idly looked over.
But the moment Shi Yunnan’s figure entered his line of sight, the scene from four months ago emerged in Luo Lingsheng’s mind—
“Luo Lingsheng, you are so good-looking.”
“Do you like boys or girls? Do you have a lover? Can I chase you?”
Probably because the drunk Shi Yunnan left such a deep impression, every now and then he thought back to that scene.
Because he had no contact information, after hesitating, he sent someone to inquire about Shi Yunnan secretly, but the information he got was that Shi Yunnan was neither in Wen’s nor Shi’s house.
As the young master of the Luo family’s fourth house, how could Luo Lingsheng make a big show of looking for someone because of a drunken chance encounter?
After the matter was over, Luo Lingsheng could only suppress the inexplicable emotions, but he never expected that, after nearly four months, he would meet Shi Yunnan again in a foreign country.
But…
Is the person next to Shi Yunnan his boyfriend?
Luo Lingsheng, who came up with this guess, unconsciously wrinkled his brow. Suddenly, his phone rang. It was Mother Luo who called.
“Hey, Mom.”
“Lingsheng, where have you been this afternoon? Are you hiding on purpose to avoid seeing the daughter of the Chen family?” Mother Luo’s helpless voice came.
Luo Lingsheng turned around and closed the computer on the table, “No, I’m busy.”
“Okay, then let’s talk about something else. Did you fancy a girl at the Wen family’s birthday party some time ago? Last time Yu Shuo, that child, was teasing you, I happened to hear something…”
Luo Lingsheng was silent.
Although same-sex marriage had been approved, the Luo family’s serious tradition absolutely wouldn’t accept homosexual love among the descendants.
Mother Luo was still rambling, “It’s not strange to have a relationship at your age. Your sister and your brother-in-law got engaged some time ago, so it’s your turn in our family.”
Luo Lingsheng regained his senses, feeling more and more inexplicably anxious.
“Mom, I’m really not in a hurry. I haven’t finished the things Grandpa gave me to do, so I’ll hang up first.”
He hung up the phone dryly and couldn’t help but search once again for the figure in the courtyard on the first floor.
It was only a phone call away, but the topic of conversation downstairs had already changed. For some reason, Shi Yunnan and his friends had already talked about the Luo family in the Imperial Capital of China.
“No way? You’ve been back to the country at least a few times, and you haven’t even heard of the Luo family? Some time ago, how many branches did they have? That engagement parade…“
Shi Yunnan fiddled with his mobile phone and replied disinterestedly, “Don’t mention the Luo family, I don’t know them. Don’t you know what the rich young masters and young ladies of the Imperial Capital are like?“
“If you’re so idle, why don’t you rush the boss? I’m really hungry.”
Shi Yunnan kicked Fu Ziyu as he spoke.
The two made a bet at the billiards training camp today. The loser had to “serve” the winner until tomorrow morning.
Fu Ziyu’s teeth were tickled by his friend’s pretentious appearance, and he couldn’t help rustling his hair in revenge, “Come on, you little ancestor! Do I owe you in my previous life?“
Shi Yunnan chuckled lightly and did not refute it.
“…..”
Standing on the second floor, Luo Lingsheng silently stared at the interaction between the two. He thought of Shi Yunnan’s perfunctory attitude towards the Luo family and felt an emptiness in his heart for no reason.
Luo Lingsheng, I will remember you. See you next time.
It was just an accidental encounter and some drunken babble. How could it be considered true?
Luo Lingsheng put away the ridiculous impulsive thoughts, packed up his computer, and went downstairs.
…
After Fu Ziyu hurriedly returned to the courtyard, he saw that Shi Yunnan’s eyes were inexplicably fixed on one spot.
“Hey? What are you looking at?“
Shi Yunnan turned slightly and raised his eyebrows, “Go away, don’t block my sight.”
Fu Ziyu sat down in his place angrily. He followed his gaze, and from their position, he could see the checkout counter of the store diagonally.
After he finished urging the boss, there was actually an extra figure in front of the counter.
It was the figure of a young man, with a height of almost 1.9 meters, looking very intimidating. The thin black fabric of his shirt perfectly outlined his back muscles. Those slender and straight legs made it impossible to look away.
But soon the other party left the store, and there was no chance to see his face at all.
Shi Yunnan leaned back on the chair and murmured, “It’s a pity. He must be handsome.“
Fu Ziyu thought it was funny, “What’s a pity? Why don’t you catch up and ask for his contact information?“
Before Shi Yunnan could speak, the boss came over with desserts and drinks, “Hello, two of you. This is all the food you ordered.”
Shi Yunnan glanced at the food that was served, “How much is it? We haven’t paid just now.”
“No need.” The boss answered truthfully, “The gentleman who left the store just now has already paid for you.”
Shi Yunnan glanced at the empty counter again. His heart felt somewhat complicated.
…
“Onan, this is the food you ordered.”
The boss’s words brought Shi Yunnan’s thoughts back to reality.
Shi Yunnan glanced at Luo Lingsheng and happily took a bite of the matcha roll, “It smells just like the original.”
The boss gave a satisfied look and said, “So is the taste.”
“That’s right.” Shi Yunnan remembered Little Goldfish, who was trapped at home studying today, and said to the boss, “Give me another one. There’s a child at home who also wants to eat it.”
The boss nodded and hurried over to prepare.
Luo Lingsheng looked at him and said, “If you keep doting on Jin Yu like this, he will only stick to you more and more.”
“Isn’t it good for him to stick to me?” Shi Yunnan took a bite of the matcha roll and raised his eyebrows proudly.
In the next second, he moved closer to Luo Lingsheng, the slightly upturned corners of his eyes showing cunning expectation, “What about you? Will you also stick with me more and more?“
Luo Lingsheng stared at the lips that were close at hand with a hint of milk, and took the initiative to kiss him.
I can never leave you.
A silent answer was worth a thousand words. Shi Yunnan withdrew contentedly, “Mr. Luo, is this dessert sweet?”
The two smiled at each other.
“Very sweet.”
…
Shi Yunnan was always thinking about Luo Lingsheng’s surgery and didn’t want to stay out for too long, lest there might be an accident. The two stayed in the store for less than an hour before leaving with the packaged desserts.
The boss watched the backs of the two leave, and then showed a meaningful smile again.
The apprentice beside him couldn’t hold back his curiosity, “Boss, why are you always staring at these two guests?”
“About four years ago, I was hoodwinked by a friend, resulting in the store’s funds being transferred clean overnight.”
Because of this incident, he almost couldn’t keep his store open.
“Later, when I was disheartened, I got funding from Mr. Luo, and his reason for funding me for free was outrageously simple.“
Luo Lingsheng said: He often comes to your store.
Besides Shi Yunnan, Luo Lingsheng was also a regular customer in their shop.
However, Luo Lingsheng didn’t come as often as Shi Yunnan, and he wasn’t in a wheelchair at that time.
Later, the boss overcame the financial crisis and slowly returned the money to the account given by Luo Lingsheng. It was a pity that the latter had never appeared again, and the boss had never guessed who the other party was referring to.
Until just that moment, the boss for years of doubt was answered.
…
In the parking lot outside, the black car drove out.
Shi Yunnan in the car looked at the white building that had been standing all year round and suddenly heard Luo Lingsheng beside him ask, “You haven’t finished talking just now. The first time was because you passed by this store. What happened later?”
Shi Yunnan squeezed the cake box in his hand and replied casually, “Of course I came here again because I liked the food, and then it became a habit.”
After speaking, Shi Yunnan quickly glanced at Luo Lingsheng, his eyes flickering.
He just remembered that the following afternoon, he came back to the store again—Shi Yunnan was so curious about the man who didn’t show his face but paid for them, he thought of trying his luck again. At least he could eat something and pay back the money.
Unfortunately, he came back in vain. Later, he naturally forgot about it.
“What’s the matter?” Luo Lingsheng caught his fleeting guilty conscience.
“It’s nothing.” Shi Yunnan cleared his throat and secretly made up an excuse for himself—
When young and ignorant, who wasn’t a face-con?
In order to avoid Luo Lingsheng’s jealousy, he concealed this little situation. It shouldn’t be too much, right?
The author has something to say:
Little drunken scumbag fox: I’m feeling somewhat guilty.
