Just in Time Chapter 92
Translated by Sylver (ko-fi)
Chapter 92 Conversation
Yi Chenliang met Su Shengwen after being confined for a week.
His phone was confiscated, and his backpack only contained three books, a few test papers, and a pencil case. He tried to escape from there, but those two men were omnipresent like ghosts. He even jumped out of the window on the second floor, but he was caught red-handed.
He was on the verge of going mad.
Yun Fang was about to finish his training and return today. If he couldn’t find himself—Yi Chenliang didn’t dare to think further.
He had to leave this place.
“Liang Liang, it’s time to eat.” Chu Xia knocked on the door from outside, her voice gentle, “Mom made you egg custard today.”
Yi Chenliang sat on the floor without saying a word. He hadn’t slept much for several days, his eyes were full of bloodshot, and he was exhausted to a state of near-excitement.
Chu Xia was worried about him, and in the end, she couldn’t help but push the door and come in, “Liang Liang.”
Yi Chenliang looked up, his tone cold. “Let me go.”
Chu Xia knelt beside him, put the meal tray aside, and said softly, “Dad will be back today, let’s have a good talk with Dad, Dad will definitely let you go.”
Chu Xia was soft-hearted, as early as the first day Yi Chenliang made a fuss, she wanted to send him back. Seeing her younger son so anxious, she also shed tears of heartache, but Su Shengwen’s people simply wouldn’t listen to her, so she could only be anxious with Yi Chenliang.
“Shall we eat first?” Chu Xia gently persuaded him, “After eating, we will have the strength to talk to Dad.”
“He’s not my dad.” Yi Chenliang glared at her fiercely.
Seeing him like this, Chu Xia didn’t dare to speak anymore, she brought the still steaming food to him, her tone cautious, “Liang Liang, shall we eat first?”
Yi Chenliang pursed his lips in silence.
Chu Xia put the food aside, leaned against the bed like him, her white long skirt spread out at her feet, she said softly, “When I was pregnant with you, I was very happy.”
“At that time, our family’s conditions were not good, your dad was just a small staff member in the unit, a month’s salary could barely feed a family of three, and Qingbai was less than a year old, he couldn’t walk steadily.” Chu Xia tilted her head and gave him a gentle smile, “But your dad would come back every day to cook for me and Qingbai, tell stories to Qingbai, and then tell stories to you who were still in my belly…”
“Back then, your dad and I were discussing what would be a good name for you,” Chu Xia hugged her knees, as if she had returned to many years ago, “Your dad said, ‘Why not call him Qingsong, just like Qingbai.’ I then asked him, ‘What if it’s a little girl?’ Your father was overjoyed, ‘If it’s a girl, let’s call her Qingyu.’ Later, we also discussed your nickname together. Mom and dad hope that you can be a kind child in the future, so we gave you the nickname Liang Liang…”
"You were a troublemaker even in mom's womb, a little rascal. I thought, after Liang Liang is born, I'll definitely give you a good spank and make you stop causing trouble for me like this," Chu Xia said, extending his hand to lightly touch the back of Yi Chenliang's hand. "Liang Liang, Dad and Mom really hope to make it up to you, so you can be happy and content in the future."
Yi Chenliang silently pulled his hand away.
A flicker of hurt flashed in Chu Xia’s eyes.
“Madam, the master is back, he’s downstairs.” Someone knocked on the door from outside.
Chu Xia’s face lit up, “Liang Liang, hurry, your dad is back!”
Yi Chenliang was led downstairs by her.
In the living room on the first floor, there stood a man who looked no more than thirty-five or six years old. He was tall and slender, with a mature and cold appearance. He seemed unapproachable, but when he saw them, his eyes were filled with a hint of gentle laughter.
Yi Chenliang didn’t expect Su Shengwen to look so young. When Chu Xia told him that Su Shengwen was already forty years old, the figure he imagined was an old man with a big belly holding a thermos cup all day long.
Su Shengwen walked up and hugged Chu Xia, “I’m back.”
Chu Xia smiled at him, turned her head to Yi Chenliang and said, “Liang Liang, this is dad.”
Yi Chenliang’s gaze at Su Shengwen was full of hostility.
Su Shengwen didn’t seem to care about his strong hostility towards him. He pointed to the sofa and smiled, “Liang Liang, sit.”
Su Shengwen said to Chu Xia, “Where is Qingbai?”
“Qingbai just came back from his grandfather’s house today. He seems to be feeling unwell and has been in his room all the time.” Chu Xia remembered her eldest son after his reminder.
“You go and see Qingbai, I’ll talk to Liang Liang.” Su Shengwen said to her.
Chu Xia looked at Yi Chenliang with unease and said to Su Shengwen, “Liang Liang is still young, you talk to him nicely.”
“Don’t worry, Liang Liang is also my son.” Su Shengwen patted her shoulder reassuringly, “Be good, go upstairs and see Qingbai.”
Only then did Chu Xia go upstairs with unease, looking back three steps at a time.
When Chu Xia’s figure disappeared from the stairs, Su Shengwen withdrew his gaze and sat down in front of the sofa. He should have had time to change his clothes. His light blue shirt was slightly wrinkled at the cuffs, but it was still very neat.
“Don’t be nervous, sit down, let’s have a good talk.” Su Shengwen looked at Yi Chenliang, his tone very gentle.
Yi Chenliang stared at him warily and sat on the single sofa farthest from him.
Seeing this, Su Shengwen smiled and softened his tone to say, “There were too many things in the province this week, and I couldn’t make it. Your mother has been unstable recently, crying and wanting to see you, so I had no choice but to ask your Uncle Zhou Ang to help find two people to bring you here, also to ensure your safety. But I heard them say that you don’t seem to like staying here?”
Yi Chenliang frowned, “You are illegally detaining me, depriving me of my personal freedom!”
“The little guy knows quite a lot.” Su Shengwen laughed, “But your guardianship has been changed to the Su family, it’s not as serious as you said.”
“You didn’t get my consent!” Yi Chenliang glared at him angrily, “You have no right to do this!”
“It has been agreed by you, child.” Su Shengwen didn’t care about his anger, he calmly looked like a father coaxing a disobedient son, “You signed and fingerprinted it yourself half a month ago.”
Yi Chenliang remembered the express delivery he had sent out himself, “That’s just some supplementary proof materials!”
“Indeed, it is proof material if you look at it alone.” Su Shengwen smiled slightly, “It can only be said that the lawyer your little boyfriend helped you find is not experienced enough.”
Yi Chenliang’s face changed.
“Don’t be nervous.” Su Shengwen really looked like he was patiently explaining to him, “Originally, according to my intention, I wanted to slowly get in touch with you, cultivate some feelings, after all, we haven’t seen each other for sixteen years, and you didn’t grow up with us since you were a child, it’s reasonable to give you a buffer period—”
“But your mother was too anxious, she brought your brother directly to Wu City, when I knew it was a bit late, someone had already started investigating you, preparing to use this matter to deal with the Su family, in a hurry, I had to use this expedient measure, which might make you hard to accept for a while.”
Su Shengwen was quite helpless, “If you feel uncomfortable, then dad apologizes to you.”
Yi Chenliang didn’t show any reaction after listening to his explanation and apology, he just insisted, “I want to go back, you let me go, I won’t recognize you.”
Su Shengwen sighed, “Liang Liang, although you are still a child in the eyes of your parents, you are also sixteen years old, you should have a basic sense of judgment.”
“Let’s not talk about your household registration and school registration have been moved out of Wu City, and the transfer procedures have been completed at No.1 High School. Let’s talk about the problem if you go back now.” Su Shengwen picked up an orange on the table and started to peel it slowly.
“If you live by yourself, you need to rent a house, pay rent, save money for tuition, we assume that you have the ability and time to save enough money, what about when you go to college? The cost and expenditure of college are far more than these. Not to mention finding a job after graduating from college, getting married, buying a house, buying a car… these will be very hard if you rely on yourself.”
“Furthermore, Wu City No.1 High School can barely be considered a provincial key point in S Province, but I have also understood your grades from your teacher. Although you have been improving, we think positively, at most you can be admitted to S University, and find an ordinary job after graduation, that’s all.”
Su Shengwen pushed the peeled orange in front of him, speaking gently, “But when you are with your mom and dad, you don’t need to worry about these issues.”
“You will be like your brother, attending the best high school in Beijing, whether you want to take the entrance exam for Tsinghua or Peking University in the future, or want to study abroad, or even want to go abroad for further study now, it’s not a problem at all.” Su Shengwen said, “You will never have to worry about money. No matter if you want to go into politics or business in the future, or study something you like, your mom and dad will always support you. Both the Su family and your maternal grandparents’ family will be your strong backing.”
Yi Chenliang kept his eyes down and didn’t speak.
“Of course, you are still young now, maybe you can’t think of so many things, or even if you can, you won’t understand how important these are to you. But it’s okay, we can leave these problems to time to solve.” Su Shengwen slowly said, “Instead of living in that dilapidated dormitory on your own because of a moment’s temper, not knowing if you can eat enough tomorrow.”
“Are you done?” Yi Chenliang looked up and asked him.
Su Shengwen thought for a moment, “Almost that’s it.”
“I don’t need it.” Yi Chenliang looked at him expressionlessly, “From my birth to before you guys kidnapped me, I didn’t eat a grain of rice from your Su family, didn’t drink a sip of water from your Su family, and lived well until I was sixteen.”
“I didn’t need it before, and I won’t need it in the future.” Yi Chenliang looked at the man in front of him who looked seven or eight points similar to him, feeling ironic, “You guys just think you are doing good for me and considering for me, but in fact, you never asked for my opinion from beginning to end.”
“Your difficulties are your own business, don’t impose them on me.” Yi Chenliang looked at him, “Su Shengwen, if I stab someone now and get locked up in a juvenile detention center, would you still patiently talk to me?”
Su Shengwen slowly frowned.
“If I come out of the juvenile detention center, can’t eat enough, can’t wear warm clothes, will you recognize me?”
“If I commit countless murders and am full of evil deeds, and finally seize the opportunity to atone for my sins and return to the country, would you hope to recognize me or hope that there has never been a person named Yi Chenliang in the world?”
Yi Chenliang looked at him angrily and sadly, he was angry at Su Shengwen, but he was sad because of another Yi Chenliang, “You won’t.”
“You only have yourself in your eyes.” Yi Chenliang’s eyes were bloodshot, “You guys have never cared about Yi Chenliang, but still want to push him down the dead end.”
He was treated like this, and the Yi Chenliang twenty years later would only be treated more excessively.
They don’t care, he cares.
“I just want to ask, what the hell gives you guys the right?”