Chapter 11 Chapter 11

The cell phone on the cousin's bedside table vibrated and Shen Zhi woke up from his dream. He got up and turned off the alarm clock. He opened his eyes and saw the person next to him turned over and mumbled in

his sleep. He was no longer sleepy and got up. The sun shone in through the gap in the curtains. It was already bright outside. He was dizzy from sleep and raised his hand to touch his cheek, which was slightly cold.

A silver light flowed on his middle finger.

He stared blankly, and the events of last night were linked in his mind. Suddenly, the cell phone rang again.

Shen Yuan.

He walked out to answer the phone: "Yeah."

Shen Yuan said in surprise: "What time is it and you are still sleeping? I heard from Aunt Lin that you went back last night. Nothing happened, right?"

"No."

"Haha, seeing that you slept for so long, your mental state is quite normal. I'm glad that the old man didn't make things difficult for you."

Shen Zhi stroked the ring and sneered: "Yes, a skinny thing, but its tongue and vocal cords are still so flexible, it's simply... a monster."

Shen Yuan chuckled: "Okay, there is no attack power at all. I should go to lunch..."

"Good morning, little Shen Zhi, who are you calling?" Feng Ran appeared behind him at some point, yawned long, and said lazily.

On the other end of the phone, Shen Yuan's voice changed instantly: "Who is with you?" Shen

Zhi looked back at him and said, "Who else could it be."

"...Ah? The one in the bar last time?"

Shen Zhi agreed.

"Then, isn't that the woman's son? No, you took him home to spend the night... ah? What's going on? Shen Zhi, you... that's not what you told me last time. Your father's son, don't you think it's dirty now? Explain to me--"

"Goodbye." Feng Ran's eyes gradually became clear, and Shen Zhi decisively hung up the phone.

Feng Ran couldn't hear the voice on the phone clearly, but he vaguely felt that the other party was roaring. He frowned and said, "Who is it? Why are you so angry?"

"My cousin, he is in high school, his grades are not good, and he is under a lot of pressure."

"Young people nowadays are under a lot of pressure to study. Qingqing was like this back then," Feng Ran was very considerate and patted Shen Zhi on the shoulder. "As a brother, you should care about him more and don't get angry with him. He will be fine after the exam."

"Yeah."

Feng Ran stayed at his house until the evening. The masters and apprentices of the car dealership called him and said that they were too busy with work. He complained a lot, and Shen Zhi coaxed him for a long time before leaving reluctantly.

As soon as he left, the door was slammed loudly in anger.

Shen Zhi went to open the door, and Shen Yuan rushed in like a bull, fell on the sofa, and raised his chin aggressively: "Tell me, what's going on?"

This interrogation posture is exactly like his father ten years ago. His face changed slightly, and he said: "You skipped class and came to me just to ask me what's going on."

"You only know to go to class, you don't even know that you were cheated by this man!"

"Cheat? What do you think I can be cheated of?"

"Do you know how unreliable this person is!" Shen Yuan took out a thick file from his bag and threw it on the coffee table, "These are all his past experiences. The earliest record of checking into a hotel that can be found is with a man when he was eighteen years old. There are simply countless records after that. Also, where did he go to primary school, junior high school, where did he go to college, after graduation... I just don't want to say it, guess why he is fooling around and not looking for a job? He has a criminal record! Has he told you about this?"

Shen Zhi glanced at it and said nothing.

Shen Yuan said, "Just take this kind of person home."

"I don't need to explain so much to you. It's enough for you to know why I'm doing this now."

"You're crazy! Do you think you can really get away with it? Do you think everything you planned will happen under your control? Do you think this world is a game?"

"I don't care. It's not your turn to teach me."

Shen Zhi didn't know whether he could get away with it, and he didn't care.

Feng Ran was nothing to him. Even if they couldn't end up in a happy ending, he had countless ways to get rid of Feng Ran. The worst outcome was just to make the whole world know about it, but what impact would it have on him? He was not afraid of being embarrassed.

Shen Yuan's reminder was too redundant.

Shen Yuan was determined to change Shen Zhi's mind and asked him to break up. Whenever he had time, he would come to persuade him. However, he avoided Feng Ran as much as possible, like a flood or a beast. He almost met him several times, but he tried his best to avoid him. Even if Feng Ran had walked to the door, he would rather hide in the closet than meet him.

"He's a thug. He's been fighting with gangsters since he was a kid, with real knives and sticks. Maybe there's even someone killed on his hands. If I really go head-to-head with him, I can't guarantee that nothing will happen." Shen

Zhi didn't bother to care whether Feng Ran was a thug or not. He was so dizzy from being yelled at that he started to be willing to talk some sense, but after two months, he could only deal with it with repetitive words.

Shen Yuan saw that he was not really listening to advice, so he thought of meeting Feng Ran. He went to the car dealership, and Feng Ran was squatting at the door with a cigarette in his mouth, playing with his mobile phone, and didn't even look at him.

He tried to attract his attention, but Feng Ran didn't recognize him at all, and said impatiently that it was break time and others were on duty.

Seeing that he was in school uniform, he said that children should not drive adults' cars at will, what if they were caught.

Shen Yuan didn't dare to get angry, and ran to Shen Zhi's house to complain with a belly full of anger. As he complained, he found something wrong.

"What are you laughing at? Is it so funny?"

"Nothing."

"Look, he doesn't even take this little job seriously." Shen Yuan said, "It shows that he has no sense of responsibility."

Shen Zhi smiled: "I know, but what does it have to do with me."

Shen Yuan said again: "I can imagine that he will throw you away like trash."

After saying that, he realized that something was wrong and changed his words: "I'm not saying you are trash, I've seen a lot of people like him."

Shen Zhi said calmly: "I'd love it if the day really comes to an end."

Shen Yuan saw him put his pen aside and knew that he was uneasy, so he couldn't help but say loudly: "Give me some time! When are you going to break up? I can't stand the thought of you sleeping in the same bed with such a person..." Shen

Zhi's blank life for the past 23 years has left a stain called "Feng Ran". How can he not be anxious?

"Listen," Shen Zhi frowned, "I tell you clearly that I am the same. If you don't have anything nutritious to say, go back to school."

Shen Yuan walked away angrily.

Feng Ran came to see him at night. He was in a bad mood, but he tried his best to act normal. He ate and slept as usual, and Feng Ran didn't notice it at all.

He couldn't accept Shen Yuan's strong control over his private life.

His parents had never controlled him like this.

Shen Zhi was uneasy for a long time, thinking about how to make Shen Yuan give up his determination to persuade him.

During this period, Shen Yuan happened to be missing, and he received a new project. He was busy with work and couldn't take care of many things. When he reacted, there was only more than a month left before the college entrance examination.

He took an afternoon and drove to Jiangshi No. 1 High School.

When Shen Yuan came out, he was wearing a school uniform, with a sleepy and impatient look on his face. It was not until he saw that it was Shen Zhi that he ran over happily.

"Why are you here? Do you still remember that I'm in high school here? I thought you had forgotten it a long time ago."

"I came here when I had time," Shen Zhi said. "What time did you go

to bed yesterday? How have your studies been going recently?" "Three-thirty. I got up at six-fifty today. Damn it." Shen Yuan cursed, "The head teacher is a piece of shit. He confiscated my phone and went to the dormitory to catch me late every day. I'll beat him up after graduation."

"Why are you up so late?"

"...Nothing. Have you broken up with that person?"

Shen Zhi looked down at his watch and said, "It's almost time. I have to go back to the meeting."

"Wait," Shen Yuan looked at him with a complicated look, "Why did you come here to see me today?"

"Do you need so many reasons?" Shen Zhi thought for a while, "The college entrance examination is coming soon. I wish you do well in the exam."

"Are there any rewards?"

"What do you mean?"

"If I do well in the exam, you have to promise me something."

Before Shen Zhi could say anything, the phone in his pocket vibrated. It was a call from Feng Ran.

Shen Yuan took the phone before him and pressed the hang-up button in his sight.

"If I do well in the exam, you will break up with him."

Shen Zhi said calmly, "Why?"

"You can't refuse," Shen Yuan's eyes were unusually bright. "If you refuse, I won't take the college entrance examination this year. I won't go abroad either. When I'm asked, I'll say it's because of you and I..." "

What are you threatening me with?"

"Brother, don't be angry. I just can't stand him. What if you change to someone else? You have many ways to achieve your goals. You don't have to fall in love with him, right?" Shen Yuan smiled. "Don't blame me. As long as you break up with him, I will listen to you."

"Put away your banditry. Whether he and I break up or not has nothing to do with you. Your college entrance examination is the same to me."

"It's been more than a year... You wouldn't have fallen in love with him? You didn't say that before."

Shen Zhi was on the verge of exploding. He regretted coming here to cause trouble today.

He took a deep breath and said, "I have to go back."

Shen Yuan said, "Are you angry?"

"No."

"Tell me what you like about him."

"No. I seem to have told you many times, this is the last time I tell you that he and I are getting what we need. I am not as clean as you think, and he is not that dirty. You are afraid that I can't turn back after one or two years. What kind of reason is this? Have I ever retreated in all these years?" "

Are you sure you are just playing around with him, you don't like him, and he doesn't like you either. You will break up as soon as possible, right?"

"I'm sure."

"Then you will break up after I finish the exam. Isn't it just the inheritance? I will help you think of other ways. I absolutely can't watch you get entangled with such a person."

Shen Zhi thought of Shen Yuan's character who would not give up until he achieved his goal, and the words of rejection turned into "OK" on his lips.

Shen Yuan was very happy: "That's it."

Shen Zhi wanted to say something but stopped, Shen Yuan didn't see it, or turned a blind eye.

Shen Zhi stared at him for a few seconds, remembered Feng Ran's instructions to college entrance examination candidates, and said, "Do your thing and worry less about me."