Kindred spirits, true hearts, and hands-on revenge.
The calculations of the Lord, Chi Xiaochi and 061 are not yet known.
After cleaning up, Chi Xiaochi went to the airport to pick up Shen Zhangqing's parents.
From Shen Zhangqing's hometown to Vancouver, it takes 18 hours by plane plus connecting flights.
Shen Zhangqing is now a half-famous person in the city, it is not a good idea to show up at the airport, he skillfully used his experience in shaking off paparazzi to get rid of the reporters following him, and after agreeing to meet with the two old people at Exit 3, he waited for more than an hour before seeing Shen's parents and the crowd of people coming out of the airport.
The two old men both had dusty faces.
Chi Xiaochi, wearing sunglasses, steps out of the car.
He wasn't dressed like he always was for the public cameras, in a suit, but in casual clothes and a long, camel-colored scarf, which was a nice, clean look.
Aside from being taller than average, no one recognized him as the darling of the news these days.
When he saw Shen's parents, he took off his sunglasses and walked towards them.
Shen Zhangqing's height is intergenerational, with his father a full head shorter than him, not to mention his petite mother.
This tall and short, one neat and one messy, standing in one place, always slightly out of place.
Shen's mother just met him on the usual nagging: "Waiting anxiously, right? It's all your father's fault, he's never been abroad but still tried to be brave, said he could find the way, but in the end he followed the people and got sidetracked, and wouldn't let me call you ......."
Mother and son, even if you don't see each other for a year and a half, one word can pull you into the world.
As a small leader, was his wife in front of his son to reveal, Shen father face a little embarrassed, straight waved his hand and said: "say this for what, say this for what."
Chi Xiaochi laughed.
He whispered, "...... Dad, Mom."
Mother Shen looked at her son, "You've lost weight. Just like when he was a child, he doesn't know how to eat properly."
Chi Xiaochi said, "I'm already a little fatter than before."
Chi Xiaochi has always been very purposeful in what he says and does, and he used his reasoning to determine that Shen Zhangqing's parents would probably blame their son for not contacting them over the years, so he would first try to sell them a bad story.
When dealing with the relationship with the Cheng family, this was how he used his reason, judging the emotions that might be revealed according to the character of the other party and responding to them.
...... He has long been used to doing this.
But Chi Xiaochi froze when he saw the tears in Shen's mother's eyes.
The woman with the slightly disheveled hair and a few locks of white-dyed crunchy hair hanging down over her forehead said, without thinking, "Just like your father, you don't say anything when things go wrong."
"...... How come you don't say it, huh? Mom and Dad have been waiting for you at home, having a bad time, why don't you tell Mom and Dad. Mom and Dad take you home ......"
The warmth of the embrace, scented with the aroma of economy class meals, took Chi Xiaochi in tightly.
Cheng Jian from the previous world was also Cheng Yuan's relative, but his character, would not allow himself to act so intimately with Cheng Yuan.
Chi Xiaochi, who had been embraced in a strange embrace, actually showed a faintly bewildered look.
It's a good thing 061 was there to remind, "This is the time to hold on."
Chi Xiaochi just remembered, "...... Oh."
As she reached out and clasped her hands around Shen's mother's waist, Chi Xiaochi muttered to herself, "...... Missed the mark, haven't done a scene like this before."
061 Suddenly a little heartbroken for him.
Chi Xiaochi is right, and it's probably a coincidence, or maybe it's just a case of choosing a script to avoid it, that of all the movie roles Chi Xiaochi has played, none of them have featured a heavy dose of intimacy.
Because it hasn't been acted out, it hasn't been experienced, it can only be imagined.
Without warning, an image suddenly appeared in 061's mind.
...... a bowl of noodles with egg and shredded pork.
The eggs are double yolked and bubble up to a delicate floating white rim in the fresh broth.
One egg is arranged on top of the noodles and the other is buried under the hot noodles.
The flashy image disrupted his data flow.
061 grunted lowly, "...... Well."
Chi Xiaochi asked, "What's wrong?"
The image was only fleeting, and the disorganized data flow soon returned to smoothness.
061 Looking back, he realized that Chi Xiaochi had already put Shen's father and mother in the car and was making a move to put the luggage into the trunk.
Airports are crowded with people, not a good place to talk and catch up after all.
Instead of answering Chi Xiaochi's question, 061 asked, "How's it going, any discomfort?"
He never touches Chi Xiaochi when he's awake for fear that he'll react, but Mother Shen just hugged him for so long ......
Chi Xiaochi didn't say anything.
He closed the trunk and got into the driver's side, sitting down before lifting a hand to rub his stomach.
There was no stomach-churning volatility there, calm, warm, soft.
He whispered, "...... So that's what it feels like."
...... The feeling of having a loved one to care for and a home to come back to is something like this.
061's heart softened and he replied, "Well, that's true."
Chi Xiaochi took his parents back to the Zhou residence.
See the grand villa, Shen father and mother but no previous visits to the praise, far from seeing the villa facade, Shen mother picked out a number of faults, after coming in is more picky, and finally gave a strong summary of the statement, "feng shui is not good".
Chi Xiaochi smiled and said, "Yes, it's not very good. So it's going to be sold."
Shen's father said, "The surname Zhou agrees?"
"Whether he agrees or not is of little significance." Chi Xiaochi poured water and made tea for the two old men, "The property doesn't belong to him anymore."
In the divorce settlement that Zhao Guanlan drew up for him, he asked for the house.
Zhao Guanlan assured him that everything in the agreement would be transferred to Shen Zhangqing's name.
He'd planned the use of the villa long ago, and when it arrived he could just resell it and pay the balance of the house in Melbourne.
Mother Shen said, "Yes, don't stay here, go home."
Chi Xiaochi laughs, "I'll go back when it's done, but I can't say I'll be traveling around the world for a while, taking a break."
Chi Xiaochi won't say anything to death.
If Shen Zhangqing is still in this body, after Chi Xiaochi returns his body to him, he can choose whether to go home or to travel around the world.
What Chi Xiaochi can do is to set up a nest for him in the place of his dreams and give him a refuge from the world.
Human beings have an animal nature, and when they have been hurt, they always need a place to heal that belongs to them and is known only to them.
Chi Xiaochi has experience in this area, which is why he has advocated on behalf of Shen Zhangqing.
......
Seeing how optimistic his son was, Shen's father and mother looked at each other and breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Zhangqing can't cook, so Chi Xiaochi doesn't show off his skills by taking Shen's parents to a well-regarded Chinese restaurant.
At the end of the meal, Chi Xiaochi gets up and heads to the front desk to settle the bill.
The owner was a middle-aged fat man with a gold chain around his neck and an old, long green dragon tattooed on his arm.
The tattoo is in bad taste, but it's pretty much in line with how some Westerners perceive the Chinese.
The owner spoke in a southern dialect, "Take the money back, it's free."
Chi Xiaochi : "...... hmmm."
Fatty pushed the money back, "I've seen you on the news, you've worked hard. Next time, you should be more careful when you meet someone."
Chi Xiaochi pressed the banknote under the fortune-telling golden toad and turned to walk back.
The fat man called out to him from behind, and Chi Xiaochi only looked back and smiled at him.
Since Chi Xiaochi was so determined, the tattooed fat guy didn't say anything about a freebie...
When a plate of after-dinner fruit was delivered, there was a pale pink sticky note with HelloKitty's head on the plate.
Chi Xiaochi I saw this colorful sticker at the front desk when I went to check out earlier.
Chi Xiaochi removes the sticker and puts it in his wallet.
After returning home and settling Shen's father and mother in the same guest room on the second floor, Chi Xiaochi went back to his room to rest.
He was already a light sleeper, and in the middle of the night, Chi Xiaochi was awakened by the slightest movement outside the door of his room.
Chi Xiaochi asked 061: "Thieves?"
"...... It's not." After 061 went to do some checking, he said, "It's Papa Shen."
Chi Xiaochi, surprised, climbed up and headed out.
The scene that appeared in front of him called him surprised.
It ...... was already two thirty in the middle of the night, and Shen s father was even in the bathroom to take the toilet brush to brush the toilet.
"...... Dad?"
Seeing his son who suddenly appeared, Shen's father took the plastic toilet brush and a few blushes appeared on his face, "Why are you awake? Was I too noisy?"
"No." Chi Xiaochi asked, "Why are you still up so late? If you don't sleep well, you won't be able to adjust to jet lag, which is bad for your heart."
"I slept too long on the airplane, and I couldn't sleep after a while." Shen's father said, "When I got up, I saw that the toilet was a bit dirty, so I brushed it for you."
Chi Xiaochi looked over at Shen's father and slowly pulled out a smile.
"You go to sleep." He went to take the toilet brush in Shen father's hand, "I'll do it."
"Soon soon soon." Shen father but refused to give it to him, "smooth things, soon. Your body is just injured, don't get tired."
Chi Xiaochi spent the next ten days with Shen's father and mother, during which time he gave several media interviews, and then said to the public that he needed to rest for a period of time, so please do not disturb him.
Since his injury, Zhou Kai's remorse has grown.
Chi Xiaochi can often be heard from his hospital caregivers.
Zhou Kai cried, Zhou Kai made a scene, Zhou Kai pointed at the doctor's nose, Zhou Kai begged the doctor to cure him, Zhou Kai tried to contact his former subordinates in the company but received numerous closed doors ......
Chi Xiaochi expressed his deepest sympathy for his loss and cashed in another card.
After ten days or so, his warehouse inventory was greatly enriched.
The cards in his hand had now managed to round up a deck of playing cards, perfectly suited for the Landlord.
On the sixteenth day of hospitalization, probably because he finally recognized the reality that he had become an invalid, figured out what was at stake, and knew that if he didn't get a divorce, Shen Zhangqing could have a hundred ways to make it impossible for him to live, Zhou Kai loosened up and agreed to a divorce.
The day Herp was discharged from the hospital and returned home, Chi Xiaochi finally let go of Zhou Kai's remorseful value and succeeded in reaching the summit, qualifying him to leave this world.
Before he left, he greeted Shen Zhangqing's parents, saying that he was not feeling well and needed to rest for a while.
Back in his bedroom, he flattened himself on the bed and reached up to press his chest.
He had nothing more to say to Shen Zhangqing.
Even if he had to be someone's life coach, he'd be more than happy to use do's rather than say's.
Cheng Yuan such a stupid child still need to mention a few words, and Shen Zhangqing's fault, but also just a moment of blindness.
Shen Zhangqing has done a good job compared to many people who could have escaped but always hoped that their abusers would change.
He said to Shen Zhangqing, who might be inside him, "I'm leaving."
He said, "You have parents, you have Herp, don't hate too much."
Three years of inhumanity is enough to drive a man crazy.
One of the saddest things in the world is when a dragon slayer becomes a dragon.
Chi Xiaochi put the sticker, which had lost its stickiness, on Shen Zhangqing's nightstand and said, "If there is a chance in the future, let me give Herp a hug again."
Chi Xiaochi then closed his eyes and withdrew his consciousness from the world.
Half a day later.
Shen Zhangqing woke up from a high fever, hugged his mother, who was watching over him, anxious lips blistering, and wept bitterly.
The mother of Shen felt that a few days ago the son of the cloudy and light-hearted behavior is a bit strange, see Shen Zhangqing this appearance, a big stone in the heart also followed the ground.
She rubbed his back, but cried even more than he did, "There, there. It's okay to cry."
Shen Zhangqing, easily relieved, crouched on his mother's thin shoulders, and turned his face away to find a note pad with HelloKitty on the nightstand.
There was a line written there.
"Take your time on the road, there are plenty of good people."
There's also a really ugly smiley face drawn next to it, reminiscent of that gold chain and dragon in bad taste.
Shen Zhangqing s heart moved slightly, and the warmth penetrated into the heart chamber, igniting a little heart fragrance in the heart that had been begging for death for many years.
......
Two days later.
Shen Zhangqing, with a large envelope stuffed to the brim, came alone to the door of Zhou Kai's hospital room, sank his breath, and pushed the door in.
At first, he thought he would be afraid to see Zhou Kai, would run away, would be weak in the legs, but when he saw the dried up and shriveled up old man on the bed, Shen Zhangqing was relieved.
...... There was no expensive perfume to disguise it, and the peculiar odor of the old man's body was everywhere in this room.
That crazy abuser is, to put it bluntly, nothing more than a lump of rotting flesh in his old age.
Seeing who the visitor was, Zhou Kai, who had gotten up early in the morning and had not had time to freshen up and had a disheveled face, showed what he thought was a hideous smile, "You still know to come?"
It's a chilling thing to say, but since he can't take care of his own bowels and has to rely on a catheter, the half-full bag of urine hanging by the bedside makes Shen Zhangqing no longer able to inspire any fear in him.
Zhou Kai, still holding on to his face, bluffed: "You dare to come alone today? Where is your concubine?"
In the face of familiar words and insults, Shen Zhangqing was so calm that he surprised himself.
He walked over to Zhou Kai's bed and said, "Don't worry, this is the last time I will see you. I have applied to the court for quarantine, and from now on, as long as you approach me within a hundred meters, I have the right to call the police. I've given full authority to Lawyer Zhao to handle the divorce."
Zhou Kai glares at him, "Then what are you doing here?"
Shen Zhangqing opens the large envelope he brought with him.
"Before ......, I always felt like I didn't have a choice."
"Then I was told that there is always a choice, there is always a way out of everything."
When he saw what was in the envelope, Zhou Kai's pupils shrank.
That's his treasured stamp collection! The stamp collection his father left him!
He couldn't believe it, "...... Shen Zhangqing, what are you doing?!"
"...... doing what I wanted to do a long time ago." Shen Zhangqing said, "I have never known why you care so much about such a book of dead things, but do not treat living people as people."
He turned to the first page and pulled a stamp from it.
Zhou Kai couldn't move, he could only shake his head desperately, a desperate gray color appearing on his face, "Don't ...... I beg you not to ......"
Shen Zhangqing said, "You know exactly what 'only' stands for, so why did you destroy my only hope."
He raised his hand up and pinched the edge of the stamp with his right and left hands in unison, slowly applying pressure to both sides.
There was a small tearing sound that almost ripped Zhou Kai's heart from it.
"No--"
Shen Zhangqing stares at him, throws the shard in his face, and takes out the next stamp.
Zhou Kai's uncontrollable roar of rage, screams of misery, and finally turned into an iterative plea.
The soundproofing of the ward was so good that when the nurse detected Zhou Kai's abnormal blood pressure and heartbeat and rushed to the ward, she was shocked by what she saw.
--A blank stamp album is thrown on the bed, and Zhou Kai is holding it, drained and in tears.
Scattered all over the bed were pieces of a million dollars worth of debris, blown to the ground by the wind along with the unclosed windows.
Shen Zhangqing was no longer in the house.
Shen Zhangqing walks out of the ward building.
Herp was waiting downstairs on Shen's mother's lead, wagging his head and tail at a small female dog passing by, but when he saw Shen Zhangqing, he jumped on him with such gusto that he stretched his leash to the limit.
Shen Zhangqing crouched down and buried his face in the thick hairs of Herp's neck, rubbing them gently and discreetly.
He whispered, "Come on, Herp, let's go home."
Published at: 06/27/2024 07:00