ARBRMW : Chapter 57

“Darn it! How could my goddess have so much dirt on her?! I don’t believe it!” Zhu Yaoyuan abruptly sat up from the bed, his face full of shock.

“I told you your goddess is a hypocrite, but you wouldn’t believe me.” Tang Zhen also scrolled through Weibo. In fact, he saw it two days ago but didn’t tell Zhu Yaoyuan, fearing he couldn’t handle it. Zhu Yaoyuan still found out.

“How is that possible! She’s so beautiful and gentle, how could she be like this!” Zhu Yaoyuan couldn’t believe it. His goddess, Bai Churui, turned out to be two-faced, and whenever she saw talented newcomers, she would find ways to suppress them, fearing they would threaten her position.

It even revealed that when Bai Churui just debuted, she had a wealthy backer with a significant background who supported her all the way. However, the other party was old enough to be Bai Churui’s father and had a family. Bai Churui even pretended to have a good relationship with the man’s wife, who treated her like a goddaughter. When the wife found out about her affair with her husband, she was disgusted and divorced her husband. Bai Churui also cut ties with her backer because of this.

These things were all true, hammering Bai Churui’s fans on the spot.

Si Ye put on his coat and headed out. Today, Chen Xu was coming home, and he rarely left work on time. The company employees were shocked to see Si Ye leave on time.

Secretary Jiang walked up to him. “Director Si, Miss Bai is requesting to see you.”

“Not seeing her.” Si Ye’s footsteps didn’t stop, and he walked into the elevator with a cold expression.

Secretary Jiang followed closely and whispered to Si Ye, “Young Master Chen has found out some things related to Master Xu.”

Si Ye raised an eyebrow, giving Jiang a look, and Jiang handed him the information.

“The private investigator found out that Master Xu is indeed not the child of Master Chen and his wife. He was suddenly brought back by Master Chen sixteen years ago. The servants in the Chen family all say he’s Master Chen’s illegitimate child.”

“Sixteen years ago…” Si Ye’s brow furrowed slightly, a familiar number to him.

Sixteen years ago, many things happened, each unforgettable in his life.

That year, he was twelve years old, kidnapped and held in a chemical factory, severely injured, but no one came to rescue him. In the end, he escaped by himself, and for medical treatment, he was sent abroad. It was also that year that his only nephew disappeared.

Si Ye’s elder brother and sister-in-law had a son named Si Lin, who disappeared sixteen years ago. Si Jinwen and his wife, Sun Keting, never gave up looking for this child, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t find any news about Si Lin. Anyone could understand that Si Lin was most likely in a perilous situation.

Sun Keting suffered from depression because of this. Si Yicheng also came over often to accompany Sun Keting. Sun Keting gradually recovered from her illness. Learning that Si Yicheng’s mother died in childbirth and his father, overwhelmed with grief, left the child and never returned, Sun Keting and Si Jinwen, on Tao Minzhi’s suggestion, adopted Si Yicheng.

When Si Ye was sixteen, Si Jinwen and Sun Keting received news about Si Lin. Even though they had received too many false messages over the years, experienced too many false hopes, they still rushed over overnight, not willing to delay even for a moment. But it was on this night that they encountered a series of car accidents, and the couple died together in the fire. When Si Ye received this news abroad, it was as if the sky had fallen apart, and their family completely shattered.

In these years, Si Ye, Tao Minzhi, and the Sun family never gave up looking for Si Lin. Tao Minzhi once said that the Si family should belong to Si Jinwen, and Si Ye was just temporarily managing it for Si Lin. Once Si Lin was found, he must return the Si family to Si Lin.

Si Ye had no objection to this. If his elder brother were alive, the Si family would indeed not be his to inherit. At the age of fifteen, he founded his own company abroad. Now the company was thriving. Even after his father passed away, the Si family struggled due to internal conflicts. It was only after he took over and relied on the support of the company he founded that the Si family was saved.

He was not attached to the Si family. If Si Lin returned, he would personally teach the child and then hand over the Si family to him.

But in the previous life, until he returned, he never received any news about Si Lin.

The information Si Yicheng found was gradually confirming his dreadful speculation.

Why did Si Yicheng suddenly take action against Chen Xu in the previous life? It might not only be because of jealousy but because Si Yicheng felt threatened.

If Si Lin returned, even he would have to step aside, let alone Si Yicheng.

If Chen Xu was Si Lin, then Si Yicheng had ample reason to kill him.

Chen Xu, Si Lin, uncle and nephew.

Si Ye’s heart tightened, his gaze on the information in his hand like a deep abyss, dark and icy, impossible to see the bottom.

Why didn’t he let Secretary Jiang investigate? It was because he didn’t dare to. He was afraid of getting this answer.

“Mr. Si!” A sharp voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Si Ye’s thoughts.

This was the underground parking lot. Why was Bai Churui here?

Seeing Si Ye’s displeased furrowed brow, Secretary Jiang immediately took out his phone and called the security department.

Bai Churui said anxiously, “Mr. Si, I just have a few words I want to say to you, please give me a few minutes.”

Si Ye gave her a cold glance. “If I had known, why bother now?”

After saying that, he got into the car without looking back, leaving Bai Churui thunderstruck, frozen in place.

“Mr. Si! I just had a moment of confusion. I didn’t mean to offend your wife. Please forgive me, I won’t dare to do it again.” Bai Churui regretted it. She thought Chen Xu was just a rebellious teenager and easy to deal with. Seeing those intimate photos, he surely wouldn’t go to Si Ye, but would only sulk on his own1(The one who sent the bunch of pictures to CX University was her). Si Ye was someone of high status. Even if he indulged Chen Xu a bit now, how much patience could he have? When Chen Xu became more arrogant and unreasonable, it would be when Si Ye would reject him.

She never expected that Chen Xu would actually take those photos to report her!

He was already eighteen years old, why was he still acting like a child, imitating others to complain!

And Si Ye was indeed as rumored, cold and ruthless, once he made a move, she had no chance to turn things around.

Si Ye didn’t pay attention to how remorseful she was or how much she regretted it. He just coldly instructed the security to throw Bai Churui out of the company.

Around seven o’clock, Si Ye returned home. Chen Xu had just finished bathing and was holding a bunch of freshly picked flowers from the flower room, diligently arranging them in a vase. He had some skill in flower arrangement, deftly trimming the flowers and placing them in the vase one by one.

His black hair was a bit long, sliding over his fair and slender neck. When he lowered his head, a section of his fair and slender neck peeked out from the wide collar, illuminated by the overhead light, casting a warm glow on him.

Si Ye stood at the doorway, unable to bear to disturb this beautiful scene.

Flowers paired with a beautiful person never go out of style; indeed, there was truth in that.

“Uncle Si?” After Chen Xu finished arranging the flowers, he took a step back and carefully admired his handiwork. Suddenly, he caught sight of a figure at the door.

Turning his head, he was pleasantly surprised to see Si Ye.

Chen Xu himself might not have known, but his eyes lit up and sparkled the moment he saw Si Ye. However, Si Ye clearly saw it all, and his steady heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Approaching, he wanted to kiss Chen Xu, but in a flash, his hand changed trajectory in the air, from embracing his waist to a more polite gesture of resting on his back.

Chen Xu’s earlobes turned red, his heart filled with joy, oblivious to Si Ye’s unusual behavior. They had just met last week, but it felt like a long time had passed. As he hugged Si Ye, he finally felt the reality sink in.

So, this is how much I missed this person.

Is this what love feels like?

Chen Xu tilted his head up, wanting to kiss Si Ye, but Si Ye subtly dodged. Instead, he took Chen Xu’s hand and distanced himself a bit, casually asking, “The exams are coming soon, how are your preparations?”

“I should be fine,” Chen Xu felt a bit strange, but couldn’t pinpoint what it was.

Si Ye patted his head. “You’re so clever; you’ll surely do well.”

“If I do well, Uncle Si, will there be a reward?” Chen Xu wasn’t the type to ask for gifts from others, but now that he liked Si Ye, he naturally depended on him and wanted to act spoiled. Sometimes, the words slipped out before he even thought about them.

Si Ye chuckled, poking Chen Xu’s nose where there was a small mole. “What do you want?”

Chen Xu gently shook Si Ye’s hand, looking up at him. “I haven’t thought about it yet. I’ll owe you one for now, and I’ll tell you when I’ve decided.”

“You’re so confident in yourself?” Si Ye’s hand, which subconsciously wanted to touch Chen Xu’s face, paused, brushing against his ear instead, before retracting.

Chen Xu nodded solemnly. “Apart from that, I’m quite confident in my ability to study.”

“You’re amazing in other aspects too. Which kid can do everything like you? You can paint, play various musical instruments, top the class in academics, and you’re so cute.” Si Ye listed Chen Xu’s strengths, causing Chen Xu’s cheeks to blush.

If someone else called him cute, he might have scowled, but for some reason, when Si Ye said it, he felt elated.

This must be the power of love. Chen Xu suddenly realized that he might be someone with a romantic mind. In front of Si Ye, he had no rationality left.

Uncle Zhong came to call them downstairs for dinner. Si Ye asked Chen Xu to go down first, and he followed afterward.

Chen Xu obediently followed Uncle Zhong downstairs. After Chen Xu left, Si Ye suppressed the smile on his face. From behind, he took out his hand, and between his long fingers were two strands of hair he had just plucked from Chen Xu’s head.

Putting the hair into a bag and sealing it, Si Ye stared at the bag for a long time, unable to make up his mind to have it tested immediately.

He loved the person in two lifetimes, and just as he was about to have Chen Xu, he wanted to give up.

It was always like this; he had lived two lifetimes and had never had a good thing happen to him except meeting Chen Xu.

Si Ye even suspected that he might have been a heinous villain in his past life, being punished like this.

Chen Xu descended the stairs, and there was no one else in the dining room, which meant that tonight, it would just be him and Si Ye having dinner together.

Sun Weiang often didn’t come back, but didn’t Si Yichen seize every opportunity to get along with Si Ye ? and today was the weekend and he actually wasn’t there either.

??

Si Yichen was in a hidden cafe at the moment, and when he went in, the person he’d asked to meet was already sitting inside, and the woman was wearing a large hat on her head that covered her face.

??

She took out a sheet from her bag and handed it to Si Yichen, “I’m pregnant.”