Shen Ke has never promised anyone forever.

Before starting work after the holiday, Shen Ke drove Lin Jian back to the park.

Thinking about Shen Ke's special status and the fact that there is almost no one in charge of the various projects in the park who is not aware of Shen's reputation, Lin Jian thought of refusing, but Shen Ke, as if he didn't care at all, drove the car straight to the apartment building in the park.

Shen Ke had a group meeting in the afternoon, so he couldn't stay much longer, and left with half a glass of lukewarm water in Lin Jian's small apartment.

Before leaving, Lin Jian said to him, "If I don't work overtime on weekends, or if I don't have a busy schedule and have time to spare, I'll come back to you."

"You don't fold." Shen Ke smiled and shook his head, "Wait for me."

Lin Jian unconsciously frowned, the potential heart of the question finally subconsciously said: "Park this side is so many enterprises and companies gathering place, our project team is also here, you ...... really not afraid of being seen?"

"Afraid of what?" Shen Ke laughed at him for being so uptight, "Afraid people will find out about me and you?"

"Not all." Lin Jian paused for a moment, directly said, "Shen's spread is too big, almost all walks of life are involved, if someone tries to climb with you and take a shortcut from me,...... will be a very troublesome thing."

Shen Ke of course knew what he meant, but still answered very gently, "You mean that cooperation between your project team and Teng Sheng?"

Lin Jian nodded hesitantly.

"A project of that level doesn't need my personal supervision, so you don't have to worry about that, and-" he paused, the smile underneath his eyes intensifying, "even if the person in charge of your project does find you here, it doesn't matter," he said. After all--"

Lin Jian asked, "After all what?"

"After all, you were originally a member of my Shen family, so there's nothing you can't do."

"......" Lin Jian froze, then yanked the man up from the sofa and pushed him towards the door, "Go away you!"

"Lin Jian." Shen Ke laughed as he pushed out the door, using his hand to vainly block the doorframe before closing the door, and turned to say, "I'm not kidding, don't fold, I'll come find you when I'm busy for a few days."

"Why don't you let me go?" Lin Jian doesn't understand, "Isn't it the same if you come or I go?"

"It's not the same." Shen Ke suddenly lifted his hand and rubbed the top of his hair, his eyes and smile gentle as he explained, "If you're still just the same kid I grew up with, then it's only right that you go home."

Lin Jian didn't expect him to suddenly say this, and for a moment, his expression was a bit baffled.

"But you're not now." Shen Ke Following up, "The man I like, of course, can not afford to let him travel long distances to find me, so ...... wait for me to come."

Lin Jian completely froze.

Like--

Those two words were the first time Shen Ke said them to him.

He had thought he didn't need these verbalizations and acknowledgements, and the words seemed too lightweight to put between them.

They have been entangled for many years, is family or love has long been inextricably linked, it is more difficult to draw a clear line, that heavy and deep feelings superimposed on each other, Lin Jian always feel that they do not need to be recognized by these superficial rhetoric.

But right now, Shen Ke is telling him straight up--

You're not just my family.

Also my favorite person.

So light in tone, but a thousand words.

"I ......" Lin Jian took a long time to come back to his senses, the knot in his throat slipped unconsciously, and only after a long time did he whisper, "Then come, I'll wait for you."

There was a pause, and then, as if an inexplicable loneliness had arisen, he said bluntly, "I'll go with you to see my grandparents after a while."

"...... good."

Shen Ke stood outside the door, a short distance between them. After a few moments, the gentle smile under Shen Ke's eyes gradually enlarged a bit, he took a step forward and stood at the position facing Lin Jian, then raised his hand to take his shoulder, and touched the corner of his lips with him very gently.

*

It's spring in the blink of an eye after Chinese New Year.

Lin Jian's side of the project had a slightly busier start because winter frosts delayed some of the work.

Not to mention Shen Ke over there.

But even though the days and nights went on and on, Shen Ke remembered what Lin Jian had said that day in his heart.

He offered to go with him to see Mr. and Mrs. Shen Zhangqian.

In fact, since the reunion, Shen Ke has once mentioned that he would like to take Lin Jian to visit his parents. After all, he has been alone for so many years, and Shen Zhangqian and his wife are always filled with longing and concern whenever they talk about him.

Including the New Year's Eve video, since knowing that Lin Jian is back, the frequency of transatlantic video calls from this old couple has increased significantly, and every time they look at Lin Jian on this side of the screen, they can't wait to hang up.

In the video, they even mention more than once that grandparents miss you.

Lin Jian has been an affectionate child since he was a child, so Shen Ke understands that he will never miss his parents any less than they do.

But every time before the call ended, both Shen Zhangqian and Cong Wan had asked Lin Jian so many times when he would come to see his grandparents, only to be vaguely covered up by Lin Jian.

Shen Ke knows that it's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he doesn't dare.

His parents always regarded Lin Jian as a child of the Shen family, but he ...... contemplated their son, the one who had raised him, his nominal little uncle, and now, even more so, had taken someone directly under his wing.

Shen Ke understands that Lin Jian always has a guilty conscience when it comes to Mr. and Mrs. Shen Zhangqian.

And now ...... he even took the initiative to say that he could accompany him to visit his parents in Australia.

It's not that he's open-minded and uninhibited, Lin Jian, just because he loves him, so he's willing to swallow all that shame and apprehension into his stomach alone, and then go to his parents, playing the obedient child.

But--

Shen Ke thought, "Why?

Do we really want Lin Jian to appear to him as he once was, in front of his blood relatives?

Keeping both their former entanglements and their current relationship from their parents?

On what grounds?

And what did Lin Jian do wrong from the beginning to the end? Why do you want him to bear this seemingly sweet but actually a burden of feelings, want him to quietly savor this indefinable grievances?

Perhaps Lin Jian does not feel aggrieved.

But not Shen Ke.

So, Chairman Shen, who had been sleeping from morning to night, finally squeezed out a few days of free time after two weeks of continuous high-intensity work, temporarily handed over the company's affairs to a few executive vice presidents, and boarded a flight to Australia early in the morning when the spring flowers were blooming.

Shen Ke landed at Melbourne International Airport late at night, after a direct flight that lasted more than 12 hours at high altitude.

He didn't inform anyone in advance of his trip, but called Cong Wan before boarding the plane, and when he left the airport, he saw the car that Shen Zhangqian had sent in advance to wait for him.

Mr. and Mrs. Shen Zhangqian live in the heart of Melbourne's downtown area, in a garden house adjacent to Spencer Street. Late at night, along the street, symbolizing the city's historical changes of the old Victorian complex and modern Gothic buildings, Shen Ke leaned back on the back seat, watching the car window outside the many landmarks in the night flickering, the bottom of the eye is a calm and peaceful.

It was nearing the early hours of the morning when he reached his parents' residence, but unexpectedly, the two, who should have been resting long ago, had been waiting for him.

Due to the climate, Melbourne has a big difference in temperature between day and night, so Cong Wan got up from the sofa and greeted Shen Ke as soon as he entered the door, mumbling words of concern.

"Why are you so late, are you cold?"

Shen Ke took off his trench coat and handed it to the maid, calling out "Mom" in a warm voice before saying, "It's not cold, we'll get on the bus right after we get off the plane, there's no chance of freezing."

It's been nearly a year since Mr. and Mrs. Shen Zhangqian have seen Shen Ke in person, excluding the comfort of videos and phone calls.

Cong Wan body draped in a dark green knitted shawl, long hair softly pinned behind the ear, Shen Ke looked at the bottom of his mother's eyes gradually filled with tears, hesitation for a moment, and then stepped forward, gently embraced the lake-like green waves in his arms, deliberately warm smile: "Why just see me to shed tears, not welcome ah? "

"Don't be poor." Feigning anger, Cong Wan slapped his son's arm and choked, "Why have you lost so much weight?"

"I haven't lost any weight." Shen Ke finished calming his mother, took Cong Wan's arm and walked to the edge of the sofa, squatted down in front of Shen Zhangqian's wheelchair, and first covered his father's stiff knees with his palm, covering them for a few moments before looking up and calling out, "Dad, how's your health these days?"

"All good." Shen Zhangqian raised his hand and heavily pressed Shen Ke's shoulder for a while before asking, "Why did you suddenly come over without saying anything before?"

"It was decided on an ad hoc basis." Shen Ke said.

"Staying for a few days?"

"It depends." Shen Ke smiled, "I'll try to stay with you guys for two more days if the company side doesn't rush me back."

"Good." Shen Zhangqian's hand holding Shen Ke's shoulder was slow to move away, and it was only after a long time that he patted it twice again and said to his wife, "It's a dozen-hour flight, so let your son rest first, and we'll talk about what we have to say tomorrow."

Cong Wan nodded and stopped the aunty who was going to take Shen Ke to the guest room, and took Shen Ke to the room upstairs himself.

Shen Ke said goodnight to his mother at the door, closed the door, changed his clothes and went to the bathroom for a hot shower.

With almost 70+ hours of continuous sleepless work and a long flight, he was indeed, too tired.

Upon exiting the bathroom, Shen Ke collapsed straight into the center of the king-sized bed with its newly changed bedding and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

It was a dark and sweet night's sleep.

The next morning, Shen Ke's biological clock woke him up at 7:00 a.m. sharp.

After more than seven hours of sleep, Shen Ke woke up in good spirits, went to wash up, and went downstairs freshly dressed in his housecoat.

Shen Zhangqian and his wife should be just getting up, and Cong Wan pushes her husband out into the yard to prune the rose bush they grafted together.

Shen Zhangqian refused to let his wife do anything about the sharp thorns of the rose stems, so Cong Wan waited with a white porcelain vase next to him, and every time Shen Zhangqian cut off the best bloom, he took the initiative of bending down beside him to make it easier for his husband, who was not as mobile as he would like to be, to put the flowers into the vase.

Shen Ke stood not far behind them, looking at the pair of backs in the morning sun, and gently raised the corner of his mouth.

Hearing footsteps approaching, Cong Wan unexpectedly turned around and froze before asking, "Up so early, why don't you get some more sleep?"

"Sleep well." Shen Ke took the vase from her, which had been weighed down a little more by the flowers, and said, "Come on, I'll walk you to breakfast."

Even though they have been living abroad for many years and in many countries in the North and South, their parents' eating habits and tastes have remained the same, and they have always had a traditional and authentic "Chinese stomach".

In the small, elegant restaurant, Auntie brings to the table a casserole of congee that was boiled early in the morning, accompanied by small, light dishes marinated by the family's master chef, and a few samples of delicate noodle dishes. When the dishes are ready, Shen Ke pushes Shen Zhangqian to take his seat.

It's been a long time since I've had a quiet breakfast with my parents, and the atmosphere at the table was so cozy and comfortable that even Shen Ke was nagged by Cong Wan to eat two more dumplings.

Halfway through the meal, Cong Wan suddenly remembered something and said with a smile, "Ai Jia knows that you've come over, and has to come to see you, oh yes ...... it just so happens that her research group is on a short vacation these days, and said that she wants you to take her with you when you leave, and that she would like to go home to see your sister-in-law and aunt-in-law, after all The New Year did not have time to go back."

The once staggering little cousin has grown up into a big girl and is now in her third year of graduate school at the University of Melbourne. The last time Shen Ke saw her was when she returned to China during the Christmas break last semester.

During the two years when his parents settled in Australia, he was unable to take care of them, thanks to this cousin, who came to the house from time to time to accompany them, which also made up for the lack of emotional support he had for his parents.

"Good." Shen Ke put down his chopsticks and said with a smile, "I'll book an extra plane ticket and pack it up for her."

After breakfast, a contracted family doctor came to Shen Zhangqian's home for his daily checkup, and the results were very good. After all, the old man has taken good care of himself over the years, and his mood has always been optimistic and calm, which is very beneficial to his physical recovery.

After the family doctor left, Shen Ke had a cup of tea and a chat with her parents, and after a short break, she drove them out of the house.

They drove along the Yarra River through Melbourne's downtown area, admiring the artistic sculptures and historic buildings on both sides of the river, and when they arrived in the South Melbourne area, they went straight to the Victorian Arts Center.

Cong Wan's soft-spoken, elegant nature and love of classical art led Shen Ke to accompany her parents to an immersive symphony concert, lunch in the Arts Center's ballroom, and then a half-day stroll through the Victoria Art Gallery, culminating in the auction of a world-class painting in the gallery of Hall 2 for Shen Zhangqian.

In the evening, Shen Ke took her parents for a drive back to the city center. After entering the downtown area, Cong Wan felt a little tired, and as the sun was setting beautifully, Shen Ke parked her car on Central Street and took her parents to a cafe along the street for a short break.

The aroma of rich, full-bodied coffee is an accompaniment to the orange and pink evening sunlight outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, so beautiful you'll forget your words at first glance.

They made it home before the sun went down, but Ai Jia was already there first.

Hearing the sound of a car engine in the courtyard, Ai Jia dashed out of the house and ran towards Shen Ke, who had just gotten out of the car.

"Brother!"

The young lady is graceful, just like a colorful butterfly with its wings lifted, landing abruptly in front of Shen Ke.

Shen Ke gaze a little measure, can not help but sigh and laugh: "How only a year to see, suddenly grow into a big girl."

"If you don't see me for much longer, maybe I'll be a big girl's mom!"

"......" Shen Ke laughed out loud, "I just finished complimenting you, and as soon as I opened my mouth, my original form was revealed."

Shen Ke helped Shen Zhangqian out of the car and placed him in a wheelchair, and he pushed his father, while Ai Jia held Cong Wan's arm and laughed their way into the house.

The kitchen had already prepared dinner, and Ai Jia was still the one who couldn't stay idle at the table when the family was having dinner, playing coy and playing nice with her aunt and uncle at one time, and asking Shen Ke questions incessantly at another time. Perhaps most of Shen's family members are soft and quiet, and their daily ways of getting along with each other are also introverted and calm, so occasionally being disturbed by Ai Jia, a "foreigner", didn't make them feel noisy and disturbed, but rather made the overly calm atmosphere much more lively and interesting. Therefore, when Ai Jia, the "alien", made a fuss, she didn't find it noisy and annoying, but rather made the overly calm atmosphere much more vivid and interesting.

"Yes? By the way--" Ai Jia took a big gulp of freshly squeezed juice, put down the glass and asked Shen Ke curiously, "Last time, my aunt told me that Lin Jian also came back to China, why didn't he come with you?"

Shen Ke picked up a shrimp and placed it on the plate next to Shen Zhangqian's hand, switching back to his own chopsticks before answering in a faint voice, "Well, he'll come next time."

After dinner, Ai Jia was called away by the boss of the research group and rushed to the room to open the laptop to check the data, while Shen Ke waited for his parents to eat a few moments, and then pushed a knee-high foot soaking bucket to soak the medicinal packets and let Shen Zhangqian soak his feet and steam his legs.

After waiting fifteen minutes, he stopped Cong Wan and personally dried Shen Zhangqian's sweat-stained feet and legs.

Ai Jia was still busy with the subject data in her room, while the family of three sat in the living room on the first floor chatting idly, and in between one topic interruption, Shen Zhangqian looked at Shen Ke and sank into a slightly deeper silence, and finally didn't hold back a sigh as he asked, "Tell me, what exactly is it you're running over here for this time?"

Shen Ke lifted his eyes over, raised his eyebrows gently, and smiled, "It's not a big deal, I'm mainly here to see you and mom."

"Don't fool us." Cong Wan chimed in, "Knowing your son is like being a mother, I can tell at a glance if you're hiding something in your heart."

"......" Shen Ke was silent for a moment, suddenly laughed softly and said faintly, "It seems that it is indeed so, and cannot be hidden from you."

But for so many years, Shen Ke, whether it is to manage the affairs of the Group or to deal with family chores, has always been easy to handle, can let him personally fly across the ocean, have to explain to his parents face to face is simply rare, Shen Zhangqian guessed that can not be penetrated, can only imagine to ask: "Is it in the company... ..."

"No." Shen Ke said in a faint voice, "The company's operation and development trend has been good, don't think too much."

"Don't sell yourself short." Cong Wan said in a warm voice, "Don't keep things to yourself, no matter what you can talk to your parents."

I didn't expect Shen Ke to be silent for a long time after listening.

After a long time, he gently breathed a sigh of relief, put down the teacup he had been holding in his hands, which had turned cold, raised his eyes to look directly at the parents in front of him, and finally opened his mouth, "I came here this time because I want to confess one thing to you guys, and it's kind of a preemptive measure."

Mr. and Mrs. Shen Zhangqian waited quietly and calmly for what he would say.

Shen Ke met that kind of gaze, and his heart stabbed inexplicably.

Perhaps because the atmosphere of the moment was so cozy and rare, and the ensuing storm was inevitable, he actually stumbled for a rare moment before opening his mouth.

At this point, Shen Zhangqian and Cong Wan are already feeling anxious.

Simply because Shen Ke at this moment when the look has never been serious, as well as ...... contradictory.

But in the end, Shen Ke still said, "I came all the way out here to tell you guys in person that I'm not alone anymore, I ...... have company now."

This reply was so informative and unexpected that after Shen Ke's words landed on the ground, Mr. and Mrs. Shen Zhangqian did not make a sound for a long time, but in the silence of the room, they all looked at him incredulously, as if they could not come back to their senses.

Shen Ke, meanwhile, calmly waited for them to digest this first blast of information, and it wasn't until a long, long time had passed that Cong Wan, as if finding his voice, stumbled and stumbled, and made a tentative outburst, asking, "Is ...... who it is, is it . . someone your father and I have met before, or know?"

"Yes." Shen Ke admitted dryly.

Shen Zhangqian remained silent for a long time and added in a low voice, "Is it a man, or a woman?"

Shen Ke's eyes quickly flashed a trace of surprise, and then the bottom of the pair of eyes that have always been as warm and calm as water swung open a trace of a very shallow smile, he narrowed his eyes, whispered to himself, "I knew it", and then raised his head and replied in a flat voice: "Men."

Sure enough, Shen Zhangqian and his wife fell silent again for a long time.

Time is like water passing silently from the side, after a long time, Cong Wan took the lead to put a small stone into the middle of this lake's quiet waves, swaying and swinging a circle of ripples, "It's the ...... one we know then, who is it?"

Shen Ke lifted his eyes and looked at his parents, who were doing their best to maintain a calm demeanor in front of him, and after a long time, he softly highlighted two words.

"Lin Jian."

All of a sudden, the parents' expressions, which had always been described as calm, finally changed.

Shen Zhangqian slapped the armrest of the wheelchair heavily and scolded bitterly, "Nonsense!"

Shen Ke's brow twitched, and then Cong Wan asked him in a trembling, jaw-dropping voice, "Xiao Ke ...... do you know, do you know what you're talking about, do you know ...... what that means? ......"

"Of course I know." Shen Ke's brows unconsciously knitted for a moment, raised his hand to pour Shen Zhangqian a new cup of tranquilizing tea, Shen Zhangqian did not take it, just angrily stared at, Shen Ke then frowned and put the cup of tea straight into his palm, soothingly said: "Dad, don't be agitated, first calm down."

"I ......" Shen Zhangqian The hand holding the teacup was shaking, "How do you want me to not get excited? You're not just fooling around, you're simply-"

The latter words were too sharp and harsh, Shen Zhangqian, even though he was furious to the peak, still stuck for a moment, and finally did not bear to speak out.

Shen Ke resumed his seat across from his parents, just a little closer to them without realizing it, as if he wanted to use such an unnoticeable detail to calm his parents' tense nerves.

After a while, he spoke softly, not in defense, but just calmly stating, "For so many years, I have not fallen in love or gotten married, and although I have not explicitly stated why, I think you should have guessed why."

"So this time, I don't want to hide it from you."

Shen Zhangqian was still furious, Cong Wan's eyes were sad and hurt, but Shen Ke calmly accepted all their emotions and said in a soft voice, "Dad, you said I was fooling around, and I won't say anything worse, but for so long, I've always been a person, precisely because I don't want to fool around. "

The deeper meaning of his words was certainly heard and understood by the parents.

For the matter of love and marriage ...... they saw a hint of it from Shen Ke s initial evasive attitude to his later blandness.

The son might like the same sex--

This perception was something they had built up silently and prepared for a long time ago, they just hadn't said anything about it.

But so many years, since Shen Ke took over Shen s at the age of twenty to now, with his status and position in the business world, not to mention liking the same sex, even if he likes ...... it, I am afraid that there will be a succession of people who will rush to him.

And how many years past, Shen Ke side not to mention those birds and swallows flowers and grass, bees and butterflies wave dance, even had to private entertainment, whether it is the interests of allies or rivals, no one ever dared to send people to his side, this unwritten rule is like an iron law, hanging over the head of all the Shen's good or bad, no one dares to take the risk of being the first to touch the scales of his adversity.

There is no other reason, only because no one in the circle outside the circle knows, Shen Chairman Shen from the beginning to the end, have too clean.

Clean, like an ascetic who really doesn't get involved in the world's mundane feelings.

"I've never had any close emotional connection with anyone ......" Shen Ke slowed his tone a little, "It's because I'm responsible not only for myself but for the other person, and it would be nonsense to rush into a relationship if I couldn't be convinced or If I can't believe or confirm that that's the person I want to spend my life with, then it would be nonsense to get together."

"And this time ......" Shen Ke's eyes became a bit distant and gentle, as if recalling some past events, "I'm serious because I found it."

Since he was a child, Shen Ke has always been the proud son of the sky, the pride of his parents in his early years, but in his adulthood, he has become the peak that is difficult to climb in the eyes of outsiders. Even in front of his parents, he has never been so open about himself, let alone open up and say what he has been saying today.

After all, he's their son. Facing such a Shen Ke, hearing such a monologue, it's hard for Mr. and Mrs. Shen Zhangqian not to be moved, but--

Shen Zhangqian sighed heavily, his emotions were soothed by these words and calmed down a lot, "These words, you don't say we also know ...... that when I disregarded your wishes, called you back from abroad, let you hold up Shen alone, these years ...... is indeed difficult for you."

"But--" Shen Zhangqian paused slightly, questioning incomprehensibly, "even if you want to act like other dandies and fool around we can let you, but others can, Lin Jian can't!"

Shen Ke frowned slightly, knowing that this was where the parents' heart was at.

"Don't forget, he's called out to our grandparents for ten years!" Shen Zhangqian reprimanded in a low voice, "And also called out to your little uncle for ten years-he grew up in the Shen family since he was a child, and is also a child of our Shen family!"

And the child that the couple grew up treating as an intergenerational relative is actually with their own son ...... In any case, they can not accept it.

"But there's no way." Shen Ke said, "It's just him."

He's it. Can't change it, can't change it.

"You ......" Cong Wan has never seen his son so stubborn in one thing since he was a child, at this time shocked but also hard to hide the heartache, "Xiao Ke, can you tell Mom and Dad, you ...... when did this happen?"

Cong Wan was a fine mind, always able to grasp the most crucial point in a pile of messy situations, Shen Ke sighed, there was no need to hide it at this point, and answered, "Years ago, not long after he came back."

How is that possible?

That two people who had always regarded each other as family, after being separated for so many years, should completely reverse their relationship not long after being reunited, and go from being family to ...... lovers, is a mind-boggling thing to see, unless--.

Cong Wan gave a startled "ah" and speculated, "Did you guys, before ......"

Fittingly, Shen Ke was silent for a moment before adding in a hushed voice, admitting outright, "Yes, but they weren't together back then."

Shen Zhangqian was equally appalled by this answer, and in the middle of the day, he stretched out a trembling finger, pointing at Shen Ke and cross-examining, "So, who was the first to think of this in the first place?!"

Shen Ke, with a slight twitch of his brow, replied in a flat voice--

"Me."

"So, back then, when Little Jane had to go abroad with that mom of his that he had never met, was ...... wasn't it because of that too?!"

Shen Ke lowered his eyes and took the answer in silence, as it came.

"...... asshole!" Shen Zhangqian was so angry that he finally chose his words, "He grew up with you! You can't afford to let him call you 'little uncle', do you deserve it? I should not have given you my child in the first ...... place-- Shen Ke, you are simply obsessed, asshole!"

He was given a good child to bring up and raise, but he ended up having thoughts that he shouldn't have, and eventually even forced the child to walk away ......

Shen Zhangqian's chest was heaving violently, and the anger and disappointment he felt towards Shen Ke at this moment had all changed into heartache and guilt towards that teenager at the beginning.

Shen Ke, on the other hand, uses a seamless, well-intentioned lie to earn Lin Jian, and himself, a reprieve from his parents.

Shen Ke got up and squatted down beside his wheelchair, ignoring his father's forceful refusal, and stroked his back with one hand to calm Shen Zhangqian down: "Dad, it's fine for you to scold me or whatever you want to do, but don't be angry, you can't take it physically."

"You still worry about my body?!" Shen Zhangqian suddenly thought of something, staring at Shen Ke's face with a torch-like gaze, his lips trembling unintentionally, "Back when ...... back when you ......"

"Nothing, nothing has been done, this you do not worry." Shen Ke's brow furrowed deeply, his hands didn't dare stop for a moment, "If there was, he wouldn't have been able to leave."

"...... you!"

After a long time, Shen Zhangqian's emotions finally stopped being so agitated, but Shen Ke still maintained the position of squatting beside his legs, without getting up: "Even if I missed it back then, but now that he's back and standing in front of me, I have no intention of letting go."

After a long time, Shen Zhangqian sighed heavily, "Lin Jian was raised in the Shen family since he was a child, it is something that many people know, have you thought about it, after this change of heart, how will those who know about it look at you?"

"It doesn't matter, I'll take it." Shen Ke was silent for two seconds and spoke flatly, "I don't have to give any account to anyone except Lin Jian."

"From start to finish, I haven't wronged anyone."

He is honest and has a clear conscience.

"Then you have thought about it ......" Cong Wan gently wiped the end of his eyes with a handkerchief, whispered, "A lifetime is so long, it's hard to say that there will never be a change in the relationship, you have identified him at the moment, but in case one day If you are separated for some unavoidable reasons,......, then, Xiaojian will not be able to go back to this home,......."

"That's the child we grew up loving ......" Cong Wan wailed, "You can't leave him without a home!"

"...... I won't." Shen Ke looked at his mother, calm but sure, "There will never be a day."

Shen Ke never promised anyone "forever".

So with that said, what can they say as parents and bystanders?

The wind and waves died down and there was silence all around.

After a long time, Shen Zhangqian rested on the leg of the hand a slight movement, finally remembered a most critical thing, he suspiciously looked at Shen Ke, tentatively asked, "Xiao Jian and you ...... he is now voluntary?"

Shen Ke: "......"

"It should ...... be." Shen Ke answered this with slight difficulty, and after a pause, suddenly gave a low laugh and looked up to say, "If you're not sure, next time I'll bring him here and you can ask him yourself."

Shen Zhangqian sighed silently again.

"What is this thing called ......" Finally, the man who was once the head of Shen's family, and who had reigned over the business world for half his life, righteously gave his son an ultimatum-

"Your mother and I are too old to meddle in the emotional affairs of your young people, and besides, you wouldn't listen to us, but-"

"If one day you dare to apologize to Jane, then ......"

Shen Ke asked, "So what?"

Shen Zhangqian said, "Then stop calling me Dad."

Shen Ke raised a sigh of relief, the huge stone hanging on the tip of his heart, finally settled down.

If Lin Jian's kinship with the Shen family will sooner or later become a shackle that binds him, then he doesn't mind being the "villain" who breaks the ice and willingly bears the burden of the storm that is destined to sweep over him.

The night had been nothing short of thrilling, and Shen Ke knew that although he had gotten past his parents on the surface, it would take a little longer for them to digest it and accept it fully and well.

They always have to pull and grind against themselves for a while.

A storm came to an end, Shen Ke personally settled his parents upstairs to rest, from his parents' room, through the corridor, walked to the corner of the second floor, Shen Ke's feet abruptly stopped.

At the door of a guest room on the second floor, Ai Jia stood pale and shocked-

The girl didn't know how long she'd been frozen in stasis, but by the looks of it, she'd heard quite a bit.

"What's wrong." Shen Ke walked over to his little cousin, flexed his fingers and snapped her head as he had done when she was a child, and asked, "Didn't you get a kick out of listening to that, and now you're going to cuss me out in person, too?"

"No no no ...... no." Ai Jia was incoherent, shaking her head in panic, before looking at Shen Ke in a daze, shocked, her lips opening and closing several times before she managed to squeeze out a little sound-

"I just wanted to ask ......" Ai Jia, bewildered and puzzled, almost cried out, "the next time I see Lin Jian-- "

"Did he call me sister ...... or did I call him sister-in-law?"

Shen Ke: "......"