Tang Li was perturbed all the way.
When he returned to the Shen family's house and stepped into the living room, the first thing he saw was the colorful balloons stuck to the floor-to-ceiling window, spelling out the words "Happy Birthday" crookedly.
The living room was decorated very childishly, and there was a teddy bear as tall as Tang Li on the sofa.
A three-layer birthday cake with a blue hue was placed quietly on the coffee table. On the top layer of the cake, a cute whale jumped out of the blue surface.
When Tang Li approached, he saw a row of words written on the bottom layer of the cake.
— — My Little Chestnut, your brother will always love you.
Tang Li was stunned for a moment, and suddenly his eyes were filled with joy. His eyes and nose were even a little sore, as if a hot liquid was overflowing from his eyes.
This was undoubtedly the best birthday present he had ever received.
Tang Li raised his head and looked at Shen Yu, who was sitting in front of the sofa with his back to him from the beginning to the end, and called out softly, "Brother Shen Yu."
He didn't know if he was too sensitive, but he always felt that the atmosphere in the living room was a little too quiet. The servants, including Uncle Zhang and Aunt Chen, lowered their heads and stood quietly in the corner of the living room, not daring to look in their direction.
Shen Yu obviously heard his call, but he refused to turn around to face him.
"Brother Shen Yu." Tang Li called out in a boy's voice. He tentatively took two steps forward and asked, "What's wrong with you …"
Before his voice died away, he was interrupted by Shen Yu without looking back. "Don't come over."
Tang Li's footsteps suddenly stopped. He thought for a moment and quickly returned to his previous position. He smiled uneasily and said, "Brother Shen Yu, did I make you unhappy?"
The answer to Tang Li was a faint sneer.
"At first, you were Shen Yu, and you didn't change. Now that you have a guilty conscience, you know to call me brother?"
Tang Li's body stiffened. He seemed to have realized something at this moment. His face gradually turned green, and even the smile on his lips became extremely forced.
"What's wrong?" Tang Li said, "I don't know what you're talking about."
Shen Yu did not speak. He controlled the wheelchair to turn around slowly. The expression on his face could be described as melancholy. The corners of his mouth were tight, and his cold eyes were wandering around Tang Li's face.
Tang Li felt very uncomfortable being stared at. He flattened his lips slightly, and his sparkling eyes were filled with a pitiful look.
"Brother Shen Yu …"
The little villain called out Shen Yu's name in a soft voice as usual, just like a puppy begging for its owner's forgiveness after making a mistake.
However, this time, Shen Yu was indifferent.
He stared straight at Tang Li and calmly observed Tang Li's expression.
There was no fear …
No worries …
There wasn't even the slightest trace of regret …
There was only the shameless act of acting cute and pitiful after doing such a bad thing!
Shen Yu closed his eyes. He felt that his internal organs were hurting from anger. The scene he saw when he went to the hospital in the afternoon appeared in front of his eyes. Lei Yumeng was lying weakly on the hospital bed, and her exposed hands and feet were obviously bruised. Her wrists were wrapped in thick gauze, and she was in so much pain that she was groaning in her sleep …
In just over a month, Lei Yumeng had changed from a lively and energetic girl to a sickly thin patient.
At that moment, Shen Yu could not believe his eyes.
Lei Yumeng's mother sat on the edge of the hospital bed with a pale face. There were dark circles under her eyes. She covered her face with one hand and cried silently.
Lei Yumeng's father called Shen Yu to the corridor outside the ward and begged in a low voice, "Mr. Shen, we did not discipline our daughter well enough and failed to stop her behavior in time. We are deeply sorry for causing trouble to Tang Li. Yumeng will go to school tomorrow to complete the withdrawal procedures. I hope you can forgive us."
Faced with Lei Yumeng's father's sincere words, Shen Yu was stunned and did not react for a long time.
After a long while, Shen Yu squeezed out a few words from his throat with difficulty, "I'm sorry …"
"No." Lei Yumeng's father hurriedly waved his hand. "Don't say sorry. Blame the students who hurt Yumeng and her head teacher. Tang Li is also a victim in this matter."
Shen Yu opened his mouth, but he did not know what to say.
The scene of Lei Yumeng's father apologizing to him was like a sharp needle dipped in poison that pierced his skin. It was so painful that it was difficult for him to even breathe.
He knew that Lei Yumeng's parents did not really think that Tang Li was not wrong, but they did not dare to make a fuss about it for the sake of the Shen family. They even carefully apologized to him.
When he left, Shen Yu asked Uncle Zhang to inquire about Lei Yumeng's father's bank account number and transfer a sum of compensation as soon as possible.
But on the way home, he still felt uncomfortable.
He could not figure it out.
Tang Li had just turned eleven years old. He was supposed to be at the age where he did not know anything. Where did he get the scheming and means to do such a cruel thing?
But at this moment, looking at Tang Li's unremorseful face, Shen Yu suddenly understood.
Tang Li himself was the biggest villain in the original novel.
Wasn't this just in line with the villain's cruel character?
Even if Shen Yu treated him with care, even if Shen Yu actively tried to pull him back from the evil path, it would be useless … because Tang Li was a genuine villain and a cold-blooded animal by nature.
Even if Shen Yu warmed up the stone, he could not warm up Tang Li's heart!
Shen Yu clenched his teeth. He was so sad that he wanted to cry. He quickly took a deep breath and retracted the tears that welled up in his eyes. But the sense of despair that had already seeped into his bones was still invading his nerves.
"Uncle Zhang." Shen Yu looked away from Tang Li's fawning face and said in a hoarse voice, "Tear down all the decorations in the house."
"Yes." Uncle Zhang responded in a low voice. He turned his head and winked at Aunt Chen and the other servants. The group of people immediately took action.
Tang Li was stunned on the spot. His little face was full of confusion, as if he did not understand Shen Yu's meaning.
"Shen Yu, are you not happy?" Tang Li asked in a daze.
Shen Yu did not pay attention to Tang Li's words. He did not even look at him from the corner of his eyes. Then, he saw the three-layer cake on the coffee table. Shen Yu's eyes flashed slightly, and then he said to Uncle Zhang, "Throw this away too."
"Yes." Uncle Zhang nodded. He strode to the coffee table and picked up the paper box under the cake.
Seeing this, Tang Li suddenly became anxious. He staggered over, spread his arms in front of the cake, and hurriedly said, "Isn't this the birthday cake for me? Why did you throw it away? You can't throw it away! "
Uncle Zhang looked embarrassed and turned his head to look at Shen Yu.
Shen Yu sat in the wheelchair expressionlessly. His calm eyes were like a lake without ripples. Even the breath he exhaled was soaked with a chill. "I said throw it away."
Uncle Zhang no longer hesitated. He bypassed Tang Li in front of him, picked up the cake on the coffee table, and walked out.
He did not expect that after he took a few steps, Tang Li suddenly rushed over like crazy and tried to snatch the cake in Uncle Zhang's hand.
Uncle Zhang was startled by Tang Li's sudden action. He reflexively moved to the right, and as a result, he bumped into Tang Li's body.
The three-layer cake was not light. Even as an adult, Uncle Zhang had some difficulty holding it. Now that he was hit by Tang Li, his body's center of gravity suddenly deviated. His hands were not steady, and the whole cake fell straight on Tang Li.
Tang Li did not have the slightest intention to dodge. He even reached out to catch the cake.
Unfortunately, the cake could not withstand such a toss. It fell all over the floor, and Tang Li's face and body were smeared with white oil.
Uncle Zhang was stunned. He looked at the crazy Tang Li in surprise. "Young Master Tang Li …"
Tang Li's expression was slightly sluggish. He looked down at the cake that was smeared on his body, and then looked at his hands that were empty. He was at a loss like a small animal that had lost its way in the forest.
"This is my cake. You gave it to me …" Tang Li murmured. He was so aggrieved that he seemed to be about to cry. "Why did you throw my cake away? Didn't you give it to me? You can't throw away my cake without my permission … "
Uncle Zhang could not bear it. He turned his head silently.
Shen Yu, who was sitting not far away, watched all of this quietly from beginning to end. After hearing Tang Li's words, the sarcastic curve of his mouth became more obvious. He said in a cold voice, "So, did you get my consent for what you did at school? Did you get the consent of Lei Yumeng's parents when you let her suffer those injuries? "
As soon as these words came out, Tang Li's whole face turned pale.
Just now, he only suspected that Shen Yu knew about his relationship with Lei Yumeng. Now, he was very sure that Shen Yu not only knew about it, but also knew that Lei Yumeng had suffered all kinds of bullying, and that he had been standing by and watching.
Thinking of this, Tang Li suddenly felt cold all over.
"Shen Yu …" he said subconsciously, "It's not what you think …"
Shen Yu could not bear it anymore. He grabbed the wheelchair armrest and raised his voice. "What else could it be?!"
Tang Li was stunned. His voice stopped abruptly. He looked at Shen Yu timidly.
"Tang Li, I've already asked you many times, but you've always lied. You've never told me a single word of truth." Shen Yu's eyes were full of unconcealable disappointment. "I always thought that you were just in a puppy love relationship. I didn't expect that you would do something even more beyond my imagination. You actually used those people to bully a girl!"
"Shen Yu, it's not like that …" Tang Li's face, which had always been cold, showed such a panicked expression for the first time. He shook his head like a rattle-drum and walked over to hold Shen Yu's hand.
"Don't touch me," Shen Yu said coldly.
"If she hadn't pestered me and used you to threaten me, I wouldn't have done this." Tang Li's face and body were stained with cake. He looked extremely embarrassed. He explained in a trembling voice, "Everything that Lei Yumeng suffered was her own fault."
Shen Yu laughed angrily. "Just because she pestered you, you allowed others to push her to the point of committing suicide in school?"
Tang Li said, "I wasn't the one who bullied her, and I wasn't the one who made her commit suicide."
Shen Yu, who didn't care about the matter, felt his head jump as he listened. He held his forehead with his hand and said angrily, "What's the difference between you and those people? It's just that the blood didn't splash on your hand. That's why you can say such indifferent words. Don't forget, you are the one who indirectly caused Lei Yumeng to commit suicide! "
How can you be so cruel?
How can you watch a girl get bullied because of you?
How can you act like an outsider and act as if nothing had happened?
For a moment, countless question marks and exclamation marks filled Shen Yu's mind. He was emotionally unstable. He leaned against the wheelchair and panted slightly. His burning eyes seemed to see through Tang Li's body.
He sighed in a low voice and said, "I thought I could change you and pull you back from that path. It wasn't until now that I realized that those characters have penetrated into your bones. You were born to be this kind of person. You are you. I can't change you."
After a pause, he said, "Tang Li, do you have feelings?"
Shen Yu didn't get an answer from Tang Li.
He didn't know if Tang Li understood his inexplicable words.
Shen Yu looked away. He suddenly didn't have the energy to observe Tang Li's reaction. After Aunt Chen and the others cleaned up the living room, he waved his hand and asked the servants to leave first.
Then, he asked Uncle Zhang, "Is there a property near the school for me?"
Uncle Zhang lowered his head and answered knowingly, "There are two. One is in Cassia Garden, which is only about ten minutes away from Shenghua International School. The other one is in Lugang Community, which is more than 200 square meters. It takes half an hour to drive to the school. The advantage is that the security is better and the transportation is more convenient."
"You decide." Shen Yu closed his eyes and rubbed his eyebrows tiredly. "Send Tang Li there later. From now on, let him live there and come back once a month."
Before Uncle Zhang could answer, Tang Li broke down and asked, "Why?"
Shen Yu opened his eyes and looked at Tang Li, who was shocked. "I can't teach you."
Soon, he added, "But since I promised you that I would raise you until you grow up, I will keep my promise. You don't have to worry."
Tang Li stared straight at Shen Yu. His eyes were strange as if he was looking at someone he had never met before.
Gradually, Tang Li's dark eyes were covered with a layer of fog. The sadness lingering at the bottom of his eyes seemed to solidify.
Tang Li moved and said in an incredulous tone, "Just because of Lei Yumeng?"
Shen Yu replied, "It has nothing to do with her."
"Then what does it have to do with? Or do you think I'm an eyesore for a long time, and now you have a reasonable excuse to drive me out? "
Shen Yu noticed that Tang Li was about to go berserk. He looked up and met Tang Li's red eyes. He had a bad feeling and said with a frown, "It's nothing."
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Yu saw a few sparkling and translucent teardrops rolling down from Tang Li's eyes.
Immediately after, those tears were like broken beads, rushing to be the first to burst out of his eyes.
Tang Li didn't feel anything. His eyes were frighteningly red, and a few obvious blue veins appeared on his forehead. He seemed to be trying hard to suppress his emotions and said calmly, "If I don't do that, Lei Yumeng will still pester me. She will stay outside my classroom day after day, just like Yang Zhenni pesters you."
Shen Yu was stunned and said in a deep voice, "Although I don't like Yang Zhenni, I won't do anything to hurt her."
Tang Li's reply hit the nail on the head, "So you gave her a chance to continue pestering you."
Shen Yu was suddenly rendered speechless. Her incredulous gaze lingered on Tang Li for a while.
He couldn't believe it …
This sentence was actually said by an 11-year-old child.
While Shen Yu was stunned, Tang Li continued, "You didn't refuse her ruthlessly at all. You let her think that even if she pesters you like a dog, you can't do anything about it. In her eyes, your behavior is a rejection. If she takes the initiative, it's only a matter of time before she becomes Mrs. Shen."
Shen Yu's face was livid. He slapped the armrest of the wheelchair and said, "At least she didn't commit suicide because of me!"
Tang Li said with red eyes, "You're such a good person."
Hearing this, Shen Yu was so angry that he couldn't even breathe steadily. In an instant, anger rose in his heart. He said in his mind, "Yes, I'm not a good person. Why would I take in a problematic teenager like you?"
When his voice fell, the whole place was silent.
Tang Li didn't say anything again. Instead, he turned into a statue and directly entered a state of stillness.
Shen Yu gradually came back to his senses. Only then did he realize that what he said just now was too much. He suddenly calmed down and said, "Chestnut, I …"
Tang Li didn't give him a chance to explain. He turned around and left.
Soon, Tang Li's back disappeared from Shen Yu's sight.
Uncle Zhang glanced at Shen Yu and quietly followed him out without saying anything.
·
The early winter night came very early.
It wasn't even eight o 'clock in the evening, but the sky outside the floor-to-ceiling window was already covered by the dark night. Looking at it, it was like a solid and huge curtain, completely blocking all the light.
"It's snowing tonight," Aunt Chen said as she looked out of the window.
Shen Yu was sitting next to the sofa and playing with his mobile phone. When he heard this, he looked up at the dark night sky outside the window and said, "It's only December. Is it snowing so early?"
"It also snowed at this time last year." Aunt Chen turned her head and said uncertainly, "I saw the weather forecast say that even if it doesn't snow tonight, it will probably snow tomorrow or the day after."
Shen Yu said, "Oh."
He lowered his head and continued to look at his mobile phone, but he couldn't focus on the screen.
Aunt Chen, who was next to him, saw Shen Yu's absent-minded reaction. She sighed and didn't know how to comfort Shen Yu.
Although Aunt Chen and other servants were dismissed by Shen Yu when Shen Yu and Tang Li quarreled in the evening, she clearly saw from the front yard that Tang Li walked hurriedly to the door, and Butler Zhang followed behind without saying a word.
It seemed that this time it was very serious …
After all, he wasn't her biological son, so it was easy for problems to arise.
Aunt Chen hesitated for a long time and advised, "Sir, it's late. Go upstairs and rest early."
"Okay." Shen Yu nodded, then put away his mobile phone and operated his wheelchair to take the elevator upstairs. Soon, he thought of something and told Aunt Chen, "If Uncle Zhang comes back, ask him to come to my bedroom to find me. I won't sleep for the time being."
Aunt Chen replied, "Okay, Sir."
Perhaps it was because he had a lot on his mind, Shen Yu leaned against the headboard of the bed after taking a shower, feeling bored. He really didn't feel sleepy at all.
He thought for a long time, then picked up the mobile phone that had been put on the bedside and dialed Uncle Zhang's number worriedly.
When he made the second call, it was picked up. Uncle Zhang's deliberately lowered voice came from the phone, "Sir, I'm outside with Young Master Tang Li. Nothing will happen. Please rest assured."
Shen Yu asked, "Where are you?"
"Outside Lei Yumeng's house," Uncle Zhang said. "Lei Yumeng was discharged from the hospital this afternoon and went home. Young Master Tang Li has been waiting downstairs at the moment."
Shen Yu was very puzzled, "What is he doing?"
Uncle Zhang answered truthfully, "I don't know."
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