After a Flash Marriage With the Disabled Tyrant - Chap 97
two months later.
The snow outside hadn’t melted yet, and the coldness squeezed in through the cracks in the door corners and windows, making the already lifeless funeral home even more chilly and lifeless.
Luo Lingsheng’s body was stiff and cold. He stared at the four portraits with bloodshot eyes; the pain in his body was already numb, and his mind was shrouded in chaos.
Suddenly, someone covered him with a thick blanket.
“Who?!”
Luo Lingsheng burst out with fierce killing intent and pinched the visitor’s wrist. He was like a lion trapped in a desperate situation; he was obviously already bruised and battered, but he still had to brace himself and be alert to everything around him.
“Young Master, it’s me.”
Uncle Qin, the butler, ignored the pain from his wrist and said with great distress, “Your body is still not fully recovered, and you have been sitting here all day; how can you bear it?”
“Just listen to Uncle Qin’s advice and go back to the hospital for treatment, if…”
Uncle Qin looked at the portraits in the mourning hall; his voice was much older and weaker: “If Master and Madam are still alive, they certainly don’t want you to be like this.”
Two months ago, Old Master Luo died of a sudden heart attack. His children and grandchildren dared not poke through this thin veil when he was still alive, but immediately turned into hungry and greedy wolves after he passed away.
In their eyes, the huge Luo family property was a piece of incomparably delicious meat, and they didn’t even hesitate to fight for it to the point of cannibalism.
Among them, the one that bit the hardest was the first house.
Relying on their ridiculous status as “eldest sons and direct grandchildren” and using the absurd excuse of having the largest number of people, they wished to completely expel the other three families from this power struggle.
As the old man’s youngest son, Luo Lingsheng’s father had always been favored, and Luo Lingsheng was also the favorite grandson.
Based on these two reasons, the first house showed “love and respect” as good brothers should on the surface but secretly hated them.
Luo Lingsheng’s parents were smart people. They disdained such power struggles and announced their withdrawal from the Luo family competition early on.
But they weren’t ruthless enough to think about the phrase “people’s hearts are unpredictable.” Their words of “withdrawing from competition” came from their hearts, but in the eyes of the first house and others, they were just “retreating to advance” and had other plans!
Therefore, Luo Lingsheng’s family had a major “traffic accident” on the highway to the airport while they were trying to avoid the limelight. Four people were killed, and one was injured.
Luo Lingsheng was seriously injured and fell into a coma for nearly half a month. When he woke up again, four of his closest relatives had passed away one after another, and his own legs had also been severely injured in the car accident.
“Uncle Qin.” Luo Lingsheng remained unmoved, his ashen gaze returning to the mourning hall, “Is no one here?”
Uncle Qin’s expression became more and more heavy: “No, the funeral parlor has already passed the visiting hours, and now that the first house is gaining power, who in the imperial capital circle would dare come here?”
This principle could not be more true: the winner is the king, the loser is the bandit, and the high steps on the low.
Except for the relatives of the Sheng family who were willing to visit to express their condolences, none of the other relatives came.
“Where is the Sheng family couple now?”
“I’ve had someone send them back.”
The Sheng family couple had only one son, Sheng Zecheng. It wasn’t easy for them to see their son have a successful career and marriage, and they also had a cute little grandson a year ago.
What were the results of it?
In that car accident, Sheng Zecheng died on the spot, and his wife, Luo Lingsheng’s sister, Luo Yu, also died on the way to the hospital.
The white-haired couple had to bury their black-haired son. For any parent, this was the worst kind of nightmare.
“Is Jinyu okay?”
“After the incident, Mrs. Sheng was wary of the nurses at the confinement center, so she has been personally taking care of him during this time. She said that the child has been crying a lot…”
Uncle Qin paused halfway through the sentence. It was difficult for him to open his mouth.
He was about the same age as Luo Lingsheng’s father, and he had watched Luo Yu and Luo Lingsheng grow up.
Today, Luo Lingsheng wasn’t the only one who had lost the protection of his parents. There was also Little Goldfish, who was still in his infancy.
The poor child lost his parents only four or five months after he was born. Sheng Zecheng and Luo Yu, who loved their son, couldn’t even see the child grow up and hear him call out “Mom” and “Dad.”
“Young master, you must take good care of yourself. I think the first house won’t bother you anymore. The most urgent thing is to…”
“Won’t bother me anymore?”
Luo Lingsheng let out a sarcastic laugh and stared down at his numb legs. “I’m a cripple, so naturally they don’t think I’m a problem. They just think it’s a pity that I’m not completely dead yet.”
“Lingsheng! You must not give up on yourself.” Uncle Qin called his name in a hurry and urged him earnestly as an elder. “The doctor said, as long as you take a good rest and cooperate with the rehabilitation, you will still have a chance to stand up in the future.”
“…”
Luo Lingsheng moved the wheelchair forward a few steps in silence, his eyes flicked across the four familiar but forever black and white faces. An emotion called “hatred” finally broke through the barrier of numbness in his heart, spreading throughout every pore of his whole body.
“Uncle Qin, I will not let them go.”
The uncontrollable tremor in the voice was extremely obvious.
“What?”
“I won’t let them go!”
Luo Lingsheng suppressed the tears of pain and hatred in his eyes. The veins on his forehead and the back of his hands swelled like winding gullies. “I want them to pay for what they did!”
Even if his body was smashed to pieces and his soul was scattered, he would drag the first house and those evil ghosts in human skins to hell forever!
“Lingsheng…”
Uncle Qin wanted to persuade him, but there was nothing he could do.
Luo Lingsheng has been cornered into a dead end by the first house, so no one could lightly ask him to “be kind.”
Uncle Qin understood this truth, and after a long silence, he couldn’t help but worry: “What are you going to do?”
“The people of the first house previously united to fight against the other three houses for the benefit of their own family. Now that they have gained power, it’s time for them to fight among themselves.”
Luo Lingsheng’s eyes became darker and darker, and he pointed out the main point: “There’s only one patriarch position, so they still have to fight for it.”
In that case, he’d go along with the water to agitate the situation, turning them into sharp blades that could stab each other and eventually cost them their lives.
Luo Lingsheng suppressed the pain in his temples that was about to explode and tried his best to regain his reason amidst the overwhelming hatred. “Uncle Qin, I used to have an assistant named Qin Jian in my company; you ask him to come to me.”
“Also, my legs…my legs are inconvenient; you have to help me find some bodyguards as soon as possible.”
“Find someone who isn’t too shrewd but honest.”
He now had mobility problems and wanted a person who was loyal and could protect his master, not a villain who could betray him for money.
Uncle Qin knew that the only person Luo Lingsheng could rely on right now was himself. “Okay, I’ll arrange it.”
Luo Lingsheng said again, “Uncle Qin, you have to be careful yourself.”
“Okay, I’m an old man with no wife or children, so I don’t have much to worry about, but my heart goes out to you and the child.”
Uncle Qin stepped forward, grabbed the handle of the wheelchair, and pushed him outside, saying, “Lingsheng, Uncle Qin knows that you’re suffering in your heart, but you must take care of your body.”
Otherwise, how can the revenge be paid in full?
Supporting his stiff body, Luo Lingsheng got into the car with the help of Uncle Qin and saw the mobile phone charging in the front seat of the car.
Uncle Qin handed it over, saying, “By the way, the screen of this phone was broken; I asked someone to fix it and send it back.”
Luo Lingsheng brought it over, and as soon as he unlocked the phone, he saw the picture on the screen.
“…”
For a while, the sour feeling stuck in the chest came back.
Sensing his emotions, Uncle Qin resumed his original address: “Young Master, what’s the matter?”
“Uncle Qin, let me ask you one more thing.” Luo Lingsheng’s voice had a trace of powerlessness and attachment.
He was afraid that he would be unable to take care of this matter in the future, but he didn’t want to unilaterally miss the appointment.
“What?”
“Help me remember May 5 of this year and order a birthday cake for Shi Yunnan from R University in the United States.”
Uncle Qin didn’t react at first and slowly recited this relatively unfamiliar name, “Shi Yunnan? He is…”
“Someone I used to like.”
Luo Lingsheng firmly and simply dropped these words and then changed his phone’s wallpaper to the default one. He sealed up those feelings that had surged up along with these album photos.
Fortunately, he never said it.
It’s a good thing that Shi Yunnan had long forgotten the one-sided relationship and treated him as a stranger he had never met.
He was a person who had already fallen into hell and should not try to provoke the moon in the sky.
…
Even though Old Master Luo passed away suddenly, to a certain extent, he was considered shrewd and wise all his life.
Old Master Luo said more than once before his death — “Among all the current descendants of the Luo family, only Luo Lingsheng is the most similar to him when he was young.”
It was precisely because of this sentence that Luo Lingsheng once became the most sought-after young master in the imperial capital circle.
It was also because of this sentence that Luo Lingsheng became a thorn in the eyes of the other Luo family members.
After Luo Lingsheng’s accident, he became “crippled.” The news quickly spread throughout the entire Imperial Capital circle under the deliberate publicity of the first house and others, making him a laughing stock among others overnight.
However, no one had expected that Luo Lingsheng wasn’t a sick, powerless cat but a lion who lay dormant.
He sat on top of the mountain to watch the tigers fight, secretly laid traps, and finally reshuffled the Luo family’s poker game with thunderous means, turning the entire Imperial Capital circle upside down.
It wasn’t until Luo Lingsheng sat firmly in the position of the Luo family head that everyone realized how accurate Old Master Luo’s vision was back then!
…
After the former Luo’s Manor was re-expanded and renovated, it welcomed its new owner.
When Luo Lingsheng returned home after finishing his business, Uncle Qin immediately greeted him, “Patriarch, you’re back? Have you eaten yet?”
“I’m not hungry.” Luo Lingsheng hid the tiredness in his eyes and got down to business, asking, “Where’s the child?”
“He was picked up in the evening, and now the nurse is staying with him in the bedroom.”
Luo Lingsheng got the butler’s answer and immediately went to the second floor through the elevator. The door of the children’s bedroom was ajar, and a soft coaxing sound could be faintly heard from inside.
Luo Lingsheng tried his best to restrain the cold and harsh aura he had formed for a long time and slowly opened the door.
In the carefully prepared crib, Little Goldfish was walking around with swish steps, and the nurse carefully protected the other side lest he accidentally stumble.
The nurse noticed Luo Lingsheng’s figure first and quickly picked up Little Goldfish, saying, “Little Young Master, look who’s here? It’s your uncle.”
Little Goldfish, who was shy with strangers, held his mouth and looked away in fear.
“…”
Luo Lingsheng stopped the wheelchair, not daring to take a half step closer.
The nurse gently patted Little Goldfish on the back, coaxing him, “Ok, ok, little goldfish, don’t be afraid.”
“Our Little Goldfish doesn’t know his uncle yet, but it doesn’t matter; you will get to know each other in two days, right?”
These words weren’t only meant to appease Little Goldfish but also Luo Lingsheng.
Since Luo Yu and Sheng Zecheng passed away, Little Goldfish has been raised by the Sheng family couple. Now that Luo Lingsheng was firmly seated as the head of the Luo family, he was naturally able to better protect Little Goldfish.
Therefore, after a little discussion between the two parties, the Sheng family agreed to send Little Goldfish back to the Luo family.
Luo Lingsheng stayed where he was, not daring to approach, until the nurse coaxed Little Goldfish into a drowsy sleep, and then he slowly moved to the bedside.
The nurse stood aside and took the initiative to speak up: “Patriarch, Young Master has always been very well behaved and smart, even learning to walk faster than the average child.”
“Now that he can say some simple words and sentences, don’t worry; he will definitely get acquainted with you soon.”
Luo Lingsheng quietly looked at Little Goldfish’s sleeping face and said, “Got it.”
Seeing this, the butler signaled the nurse to step out temporarily.
“Uncle Qin.”
“Hm?”
“Look at Jinyu; he has all the advantages of my sister and brother-in-law’s features, if they are still alive…”
Luo Lingsheng hesitated to speak, as if he felt that he had started a very bad conversation.
As an elder, Uncle Qin had other concerns: “Patriarch, it’s good to keep Young Master by your side, but you will also have to form your own family in the future, I’m afraid….”
“My own family?” Luo Lingsheng interrupted softly, with an extremely firm attitude, “I have no such plan.”
Luo Lingsheng despised those who deliberately clung to him for money and status; even if there was someone who was willing to be with him for “true love,” Luo Lingsheng wasn’t willing to be a burden to the other party.
The most important thing was that, from the beginning to the end, there was a shadow of a person hidden in his heart that could not be erased or destroyed.
The butler cautiously asked, “Patriarch, are you still thinking about Second Young Master Shi?”
Luo Lingsheng’s eyes froze, and he didn’t speak.
That’s right, he was thinking about that person.
Shi Yunnan was the only bit of love that Luo Lingsheng had left in utter hatred, and it got deeper and deeper as time went by, making him unable to give up.
But so what?
He can’t let his own wishful thinking and such a mutilated body and soul disturb the other party’s supposedly peaceful life track.
“… Uncle Qin, is he going to graduate?”
“Yes,” Butler Qin replied.
Because of Luo Lingsheng’s specific request, he was very concerned about Shi Yunnan, who was far away overseas, and would always inquire about some related news that didn’t involve privacy—for example, the time of Shi Yunnan’s graduation ceremony.
Luo Lingsheng didn’t continue to ask questions but asked Uncle Qin to leave the room temporarily.
There was a light closing sound.
Looking at Little Goldfish’s sleeping face under the dim light, Luo Lingsheng was dragged into the abyss by loneliness without knowing it.
Ever since he had cleaned up the Luo family, his heart, which had been living on “hatred” for a long time, had completely cooled down, and he even wanted to leave this huge family business and go away under impulse.
The crib was fenced on all sides.
Luo Lingsheng was half-leaning on the fence, and his body, which had always been perfectly straight as a ramrod, finally collapsed.
So tired.
The forbidden words that cannot be spoken in front of outsiders were finally reduced to a trembling sigh in a corner where no one paid attention.
What could be more ridiculous and powerless than losing a family overnight, being in a high position with no one to rely on, and even having to stay in a wheelchair for the rest of your life?
Luo Lingsheng’s eyes were sore, and just as he was about to suppress them, there was a slight movement on the bed.
The drowsy little goldfish woke up suddenly. He got up and sat down without crying or fussing. Until he confirmed that it was Luo Linsheng who was sitting in front of the bed, he carefully and stumblingly crawled to the railing.
“Un…Uncle…” Little Goldfish pronounced the not-so-skilled address, but affectionately extended his hands, “Hug, hug.”
Luo Lingsheng lowered his head and quickly wiped away the moisture in his eyes. He then imitated the posture his sister taught him and carefully and securely hugged his little nephew into his arms.
“Jinyu? Who am I?”
Without his toughness and ruthlessness in front of outsiders, it seemed that he was only connecting with his only support in this world.
After Little Goldfish got used to Luo Lingsheng’s embrace and breath, he grabbed his sleeves with his little hands and expressed slowly and effortfully, “Uncle~ uncle~”
Luo Lingsheng patted his little nephew’s back clumsily and gently, as if grasping his only life saving straw.
“Jinyu, from now on, it’s up to the two of us to depend on each other.”
The young little goldfish didn’t understand his words and just burrowed into Luo Lingsheng’s arms.
Luo Lingsheng’s cold heart finally gained some temperature. He hugged the baby tightly in his arms and recovered a little direction.
“Jinyu, Uncle will support you until you grow up.”
…
a month later.
Luo Lingsheng looked at the “difficult to climb” two steps in front of him and stopped silently at the entrance of the flower shop.
The flower shop owner stopped her busy work and took the initiative to go forward to open the door, saying, “Hi sir, how can I help you?”
“Hello, I want to buy a bouquet of flowers.” Luo Lingsheng added in a calm voice, “For college students who are about to graduate.”
The owner of the flower shop replied, “Of course, this is graduation season, and our flower shop sells a lot of bouquets for fresh graduates every day.”
“Sir, what type of flowers do you want? Or rather, who do you want to give them to?”
“Friends, family, or a lover?”
Her gaze rested on Luo Lingsheng’s face, and she kindly stated, “I can help you arrange it according to your preferences.”
“….”
Luo Lingsheng hesitated for three seconds and said bluntly, “Do you have sunflowers?”
The owner of the flower shop had some ability to read people’s words. “Sunflowers? Sir, if you’re giving them to someone you like, I think roses are the most suitable.”
“Just sunflowers. Are there any?”
Compared with roses, which carry strong love, Luo Lingsheng thinks that the love in the flower language of sunflowers is more secretive.
Even if the other party had never heard of sunflower language, it wouldn’t be like roses, which could cause Shi Yunnan unnecessary trouble just by looking at the bouquet.
“Yes, I’ll pack it for you now, sir.”
“Thanks.”
Luo Lingsheng sat at the entrance of the flower shop, patiently waiting for the florist to pack. He looked at his still-weak legs with a hint of self-mockery in his eyes.
Actually, he shouldn’t have made this trip.
But when he thought that graduating from university could be regarded as a crucial and important day in Shi Yunnan’s life, he couldn’t control this inner impulse.
“Sir, here are the sunflowers you asked for, along with a handwritten greeting card and pen.”
Luo Lingsheng took the sunflower bouquet handed to him by the shop owner and said, “Thank you; I don’t need a greeting card.”
He just wanted to send flowers quietly and didn’t want Shi Yunnan to find out about him.
…
When Luo Lingsheng arrived at the auditorium of R University, the official graduation ceremony had already ended. Thousands of students gathered in the auditorium, sharing the joy of the moment with their families, friends, and even lovers.
Luo Lingsheng, who had limited mobility, searched for a long time before finding the long-lost figure in the corner of a bench seat.
Shi Yunnan, who was wearing a bachelor’s uniform, sat alone, adding a touch of loneliness to the grand and splendid venue that no one cared about.
Between the two are a dozen sections from the bottom to the top of the steps, which ordinary people can easily reach in tens of seconds.
But to Luo Lingsheng, these steps were like a chasm, completely preventing him from approaching Shi Yunnan.
“Mr. Luo, I’m sorry, your legs have already missed the best recovery time…”
Luo Lingsheng finally broke his unrealistic expectations after remembering the treatment results that had been met with difficulties for several days.
He handed over the sunflower, which was hiding his secret love, to Shi Yunnan and left through the side door of the auditorium without waiting for the other party to notice.
…
In the following three years, Luo Lingsheng never thought of giving up this secret love.
He still paid attention to Shi Yunnan’s social media, even though the other party became less and less fond of sharing his status as he grew older.
He still followed Shi Yunnan as he broke into the jewelry design scene with his new alias, and anonymously even submitted a design order to him anonymously on a whim to customize the wedding rings that were his extravagant hope.
Even so, Luo Lingsheng never took the initiative to provoke Shi Yunnan. He had persuaded himself countless times that one day Shi Yunnan would fall in love, get married, have his own family, and even have children. Perhaps his and Shi Yunnan’s fate was limited to the first encounter that had been forgotten by the other side until the end of his life.
Luo Lingsheng felt that he had already done all aspects of psychological preparation, but when he heard the news of Luo Yanchuan and Shi Yunnan’s “marriage,” he still couldn’t stand it and approached the Shi family.
He selfishly wanted to ruin this bullshit marriage and even deliberately used his status as the head of the family to pressure them.
For this reason, he was prepared to be hated by Shi Yunnan.
But Luo Lingsheng didn’t expect that Shi Yunnan’s reluctance towards “marriage” far exceeded his imagination, so much so that the other party asked those two sentences jokingly:
“Mr. Luo, are you proposing marriage for that Young Master Luo? Or for yourself?”
“My answer depends on Mr. Luo’s answer.”
It was just two simple questions that completely disrupted Luo Lingsheng’s years of restraint.
In the eyes of outsiders, he held the position of Luo family head, but deep inside, he was just someone who was afraid to cross a boundary he set up himself.
“Second Young Master Shi, you haven’t answered me yet. Am I worthy enough to propose this marriage?”
“Worthy, of course you’re worthy. Has the time for the wedding banquet been set? Husband~”
In front of him, Shi Yunnan “tricked” people with a distinct provocative smile on his face, making Luo Lingsheng vaguely see that little liar at the birthday party that year—”Luo Lingsheng, can I chase you?”
The moonlight shone into the inferno with unexpected warmth. At that moment, Luo Lingsheng finally faced his deepest longing—Shi Yunnan, as long as it’s what you desire, I’ll always comply.
The author has something to say:
Patriarch Luo’s secret love chapters are complete!
Originally, the chapters on raising cubs and the IF line were scheduled, but I feel that everyone has finished reading the main story, so perhaps you guys don’t like reading the extra chapters? In the past two days, the clicks and comments have dropped too significantly, I don’t know if I should continue to write orz
