Chapter 19 (2/2)

Shen Yu gave a sneer.

He thought he had specially warned the princ.i.p.al himself, but he didn't realize that those people were still bullying his child. Even he couldn't bear to say a few harsh words to the villain, so who was it that dared to speak such harsh words so openly in the villain's ears…

Shen Yu was so angry that he felt his lungs were about to explode. Then he saw the little villain's pitiful look that was full of dejection, and felt his whole heart soften.

He rolled to Tang Li in his wheelchair, put out his hands, held the little villain's face, and lifted it up gently.

Tang Li had no resistance. His grieving eyes fell on Shen Yu's face. A close look revealed that the s.h.i.+ning black eyes of the villain were covered with a thin layer of water.

The little villain's eyes are almost red.

His face was very pale, and his lips trembled slightly.

Soon, a pesized tear fell, smas.h.i.+ng on the tips of Shen Yu's thumbs as he was cradling the little villain's face in his hands.

Shen Yu felt his heart break.

“Don't bother with what those people say. I swear to you that I won't get married for the time being.” Shen Yu wiped the tears from the corners of Tang Li's eyes with his fingertips and spoke in a very earnest and gentle voice.

“Really?” Tang Li's expression was not quite right. Only tears, like broken pearls, keep pouring out of his eyes.

The villain, as if unaware of his tears, stared directly at Shen Yu and asked in a husky voice, “For how long?”

Shen Yu thought about it and said, “At least until you grow up.”

“Okay, I believe you.” Tang Li burst into laughter and wiped the tear marks on his face with the back of his hand. After calming down, he gradually became serious and solemnly said to Shen Yu, “I will remember this promise.”

Shen Yu was amused by Tang Li's adult-like act, he rubbed his head and said, “Just remember, I'm the one who said it.”

It was getting late. Shen Yu asked the servant to tidy up the dishes and chopsticks, and then took Tang Li upstairs for some rest.

The little villain had finally seemed to unravel the knot in his heart. His smile was so brilliant that it could even overshadow the bright lights in the hall. Now, in front of Shen Yu's bedroom door he was stuck like a piece of gum [1] to the man in the wheelchair.

“Go to sleep.” Shen Yu helplessly urged, “You have to get up early to go to school tomorrow.”

Tang Li responded in a crisp voice, “Good night, Shen Yu.”

Shen Yu smiled and was too lazy to correct the little villain's bad habit of calling his full name. He waved, “Good night, Chestnut.”

Tang Li watched Shen Yu shut the bedroom door and stood motionless for nearly five minutes before finally turning to his own bedroom door.

Within seconds, he had regained his old indifference, completely without the fragile look that Shen Yu saw while holding his face not long ago.

Only his still red eyes proved that he had just cried.

Tang Li sat down on the sofa, picked up his mobile phone and opened the photo app to find the hidden alb.u.m inside, which was completely comprised of photos of Shen Yu, all of which were taken secretly.

When he saw these pictures, the frost in his eyes began to slowly melt.

He gently touched Shen Yu's picture with his fingertips.

“You promised me, so you can't regret it later.”

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Every bath is a challenge for the disabled Shen Yu. Fortunately, the bedroom has a barrier-free design.

Even after completing his rehabilitation program for such a long time, Shen Yu can barely stand for two or three minutes.

As a result, even though he had just come out of the bath, he was already sweating.

Before going to bed, Shen Yu took out his mobile phone to check his work email. Pressing on the screen of his mobile phone, he saw a text message from a strange number at the top.

[Hi, Mr. Shen, I'm Jenny Yang, who had dinner with you this evening. I'm afraid to disturb you. If you don't mind, can you add my friend request through Weibo? (*^^*)]

Shen Yu stared at the text for a long time before he realized who Jane Yang was.

Oh…

The girl's name was Jane Yang.

But what does she look like?

Shen Yu's impression of the girl was blank, so he did not hesitate to ignore the text message, unlock the mobile phone, click on the mailbox, and start checking his work email.

Later, Shen Yu slowly fell asleep with his mobile phone still in his hands.

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The next day.

Shen Yu was awakened by the loud ringtone of his mobile phone.

He jumped out of bed in horror and sat up. It took a long time for his dull brain to regain some consciousness.

He picked up the mobile phone to check it.

It was a call from Elder Shen.

[1] The story uses ”stuck like a piece of brown sugar candy”, which makes sense for anyone that's made sugar candy, but I still subst.i.tuted gum.

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