Chapter 123 - Shen Yan’s Side Story (Part 5) (2/2)

“What am I afraid of? Reasonably speaking, I go, and you get beaten up.”

Jiang Cheng: …  “En, that’s a good idea.”

Shen Yan didn’t go back for the next two days. It was clear that he was still worried that Grandfather Shen wouldn’t agree when the time came. Although Shen Fu’s affairs had happened first, their situations were intrinsically different in nature. Moreover, Jiang Cheng’s mother was still trying to obstruct them even now, so it was obvious that their future wouldn’t be smooth.

Jiang Cheng was much more relaxed than Shen Yan. In his heart, as long as Shen Yan was standing beside him, he had the courage to face everything. The more he thought about it, the more he could understand why Shen Yan was so angry at the time. His actions that he had made because he was afraid of hurting him ended up turning into the uncertainty about their future. He said over and over that it was for Shen Yan’s sake, but in the end, Shen Yan actually knew more than he did. The more Jiang Cheng thought about it, the more he felt that he had made the wrong decision back then, and happier he was that he hadn’t kept making the wrong decision all the way till now.

Shen Yan was such a treasure that no one would want to let him go. How foolish and ignorant had he been to have pushed him away in the name of being good to him? He would never make such a mistake again.

He didn’t wait for Shen Yan to go to the Shen house together, but instead went quietly before Shen Yan woke up. Unexpectedly, the Shen family didn’t end up waiting for Shen Yan before Jiang Cheng got there first. The Shen family was surprised, but they still invited Jiang Cheng courteously in.

Grandfather Shen sat on the sofa. He looked much older than before, but his eyes were sharper. Papa Shen wasn’t at home, probably at the company. Mama Shen looked at him thoughtfully from upstairs, her expression not very good.

Jiang Cheng looked at the familiar home and the tiny bit of fear in his heart disappeared. He respectfully bowed to Grandfather Shen and then greeted, “Grandpa Shen.”

According to the generation, he should actually be calling him Uncle Shen, but he had long since abandoned the identity that his mother had given him. Now, his identity was only Shen Yan’s lover.

Grandfather Shen was stunned before he snorted coldly, “I’m not your grandfather.”

Once upon a time, Grandfather Shen liked Jiang Cheng very much. Every time Shen Fu caused trouble, Grandfather Shen would lecture him and lament that this wouldn’t be a problem if only Jiang Cheng was his grandson.

Jiang Cheng recalled the past and laughed bitterly in his heart. “But you are A-Yan’s grandfather.”

Grandfather Shen frowned. “Jiang Cheng, do you know who told us the news this time?”

“I know, it’s my mother.”

Grandfather Shen raised his voice. “Didn’t you follow your mother’s wishes and go abroad? For seven years at that, so why have you returned and sought out our Xiao Yan?!”

Grandfather Shen’s voice sounded like a ringing bell, but Jiang Cheng grew more relaxed instead. Sure enough, it was as he had expected. Grandfather Shen was not angry with Shen Yan. He was angry that the person Shen Yan liked was Jiang Cheng, who gave up Shen Yan seven years ago and caused Shen Yan to be heartbroken. In this way, Jiang Cheng was relieved.

They weren’t actually opposed to the two of them, but merely afraid that Shen Yan would be disappointed again. They were thinking sincerely for the good of Shen Yan.

Thinking of his mother, Jiang Cheng once again shook his head and laughed bitterly in his heart. “I came back because of A-Yan.”

“You…” Grandfather Shen was half-dead from anger. He hadn’t expected Jiang Cheng to really say that. If it hadn’t been for this little boy, how Shen Yan would have been so sad back then? Shen Yan had also lost a lot of weight all of a sudden the year Jiang Cheng left. Grandfather Shen saw all of Shen Yan’s sufferings, so how could he like Jiang Cheng now?

Jiang Cheng stopped talking and got up before he knelt down in front of Grandfather Shen.

“Are you trying to get my pity?!” Grandfather Shen scolded, but he didn’t have any intention of helping Jiang Cheng up.

Jiang Cheng shook his head. “I thought that everything I did was for A-Yan’s good, but I didn’t realize that I was the one that hurt him the most in the end. A mistake was a mistake. I don’t want to find any excuses for myself, but Grandpa, I like A-Yan. I never thought of giving him up.”

Grandfather Shen was silent.

“A-Yan deserves the best in the world. I know I’m not the best, but Grandpa, I just like him. I can’t help liking him, so much that I can’t free myself.”

In front of Grandfather Shen, Jiang Cheng blurted out his love words like there was no end. At last, even Grandfather Shen grew embarrassed. “Stop talking, stop talking. Don’t call me grandpa with every other sentence as if we’re that close. I said I wasn’t your grandpa.”

What else Jiang Cheng had to say was interrupted by Grandfather Shen.

“Call Xiao Yan back. I have something to ask him.”

Jiang Cheng was about to agree when he heard Master Shen say again, “Really, as long as they have someone else, they won’t even come back to see this grandfather of theirs anymore.” Then he stared at Jiang Cheng. “What are you looking at? Are you done? If you are, get up and get out of here.”

Jiang Cheng finally added, “Grandpa, A-Yan cares about you very much, as so do I. I will always remember the kindness you all showed me back then.” Then he got up and got out of there.

This last sentence gave Grandfather Shen’s heart a blow. To tell the truth, all his dissatisfaction with Jiang Cheng was because he went abroad without saying a single word, which mad Shen Yan sad. Apart from that, he actually liked Jiang Cheng very much, to the point that after his shock upon first hearing about Shen Yan and Jiang Cheng passed, what he thought was that thankfully this person was Jiang Cheng.

Although he hadn’t watched Jiang Cheng grow up, those years Jiang Cheng was in H City, he had seen him then. He asked himself whether he could judge people correctly, and so he thought over the two people’s affairs over and over again. If Shen Yan truly liked him, it would be better to let them be together. But then, Jiang Cheng went abroad, and Jiang Cheng’s mother even said that he had some well-matched fiancee. Of course, he was abruptly furious. What was wrong with his Shen family’s child that could allow someone to casually play around with him?

But now, he can also see that there was some secret that nobody knew about between them. He didn’t know what it was, but he thought he still needed to think it over again.

Instead of telling Shen Yan that he had gone to Shen’s house, Jiang Cheng took Shen Yan with him the next day and visited Grandfather Shen again.

This time, Jiang Cheng knelt down as soon as he entered the door. Grandfather Shen looked at him as if he wanted to say something.

Is this a kneeling addiction?

Shen Yan only glanced at him once before he also knelt down with him. Now, Grandfather Shen wasn’t calm anymore. He knew this grandson of his. Normally, he was always gentle, but he was more stubborn than anyone else. Kneeling to Grandfather Shen meant only that he hadn’t let Jiang Cheng go at all.

Neither of them spoke, and after a while the scene Shen Fu saw appeared.

“Xiao Yan has never really been attached to anything since he was young. There’s only you who he likes. We can’t force him to do anything either. I don’t know what exactly happened between the two of you. I just want to ask you, have you really thought it through?”

Jiang Cheng took a look at Shen Yan, and both of them clasped hands, using their strength, as if nobody could separate them. “I know. I thought about that question seven years ago. It’s my fault. I’ve already missed seven of his years, and we don’t have another seven years to miss.”

Grandfather Shen sighed, “What about your parents?”

Shen Yan wanted to speak but he was stopped by Jiang Cheng. “My mother is a little extreme, but please rest assured that I will not let him suffer any more grievances.”

They shared a look with each other, hands clasped tightly together, which surpassed any words.

Grandfather Shen finally waved his hand, “I hope you will keep your word.”

Jiang Cheng knew that this meant he was forgiven. He also knew that he would never let Shen Yan go again in this life. He solemnly swore that with all his love for Shen Yan. He would love him and protect him for the rest of this lifetime, and he would never break his promise.