Chapter 6 Don't lie to me again

"Mom, there is a question I have been thinking about for many days, but I still can't figure it out. Why did you lie to me?" Shen Mingxu patiently accompanied his mother for lunch. In the quiet and elegant environment, Shen Mingxu stroked the teacup in his hand and suddenly asked such a question.

Mrs. Shen was startled, her eyelids fluttered, and she asked back in a steady voice, "What's wrong?"

"The girl in my car didn't die in the car accident seven years ago. We met again."

Instantly, Mrs. Shen's heart relaxed back. It turned out that he was talking about this matter. The loving wife spoke gently, "Xiaoxu, if your mother didn't say that, how could you feel at ease to go to the UK to treat your legs? At that time, the doctor here said that your legs must be amputated."

Although he was very unhappy, Shen Mingxu couldn't lose his temper in front of his mother. He just had a faint expression. Mrs. Shen also saw that he minded, "Mom, she is my girlfriend, not just anyone else. Don't lie to me again in the future. I'm not a child anymore." For seven years, he has been blaming himself for killing Yunxi. If he knew that Yunxi was still alive, he might have returned early.

Mrs. Shen knew her son's temper and knew that he would not complain too much about her. She secretly made a note that he knew about this and immediately changed the topic to something else. "Do you have anything else to do this afternoon? The company is ours, why can't you take a half-day break?"

"It's a new business, there is no precedent, basically I'm just trying to figure it out, I can't just leave it alone." The work is hard but there is a sense of accomplishment, which is much more comfortable than being questioned and cared about by her mother.

"I know that Shen Mingchen is obviously bullying you and pushing all the hard work onto you." Mrs. Shen was full of complaints about her husband's eldest son, and she only dared to say a few words when she was alone with her son. Unfortunately, her son was not in good health, which made her feel helpless and reluctant to push Shen Mingxu too hard.

The Shen family has many companies, including import and export trade, entertainment companies, pawnshops, etc. After Shen Mingxu returned to China, his elder brother Shen Mingchen gave him the old trading company, the newly established company, and important decision-making matters. He never hesitated to praise his half-brother in front of his father Shen Zhongheng, saying that Mingxu was smart, clear-headed, efficient and courageous, and a genius in business and making money. He praised his younger brother on the surface and secretly praised his father's strong genes. Shen Zhongheng trusted his eldest son and was relieved to see that they were brothers and sisters. He felt more at ease to hand over important matters to his two sons. He felt that he was too old to work hard in the business world all the time, and should let the younger generation do it.

"Xiaoxu, don't be too tired." Thousands of words turned into one sentence. After all, it was the mother who loved the child the most.

"I know, don't worry, mom."

Shen Mingxu, who reassured his mother, did not have a massage in the afternoon and returned to the company. He had a meeting with the management, and then turned around to discuss matters with the leaders in charge. He was two hours late for dinner and had a few bites. It was late at night when Zhou Heng sent him back to the villa.

The house was brightly lit, and the green grass in the yard outside the French window of the bedroom was still flashing with the light of fireflies. With a cane, Shen Mingxu almost swung and dragged his left leg into his room without paying any attention to his gait, and slowly sat on the couch.

After taking off his coat and unbuttoning his suit trousers, he held the couch and raised his body slightly to take off his trousers. When his trousers completely slid off the floor, the equipment on his left leg was fully exposed.

In order to relieve the pressure on the knee joint and the problem that his left leg could not straighten on its own, Shen Mingxu needs to wear a knee brace when walking. It is wrapped and fixed at the calf and thigh respectively. There are high-tech materials to support and bear the weight between the fixations. When he walks, the calf and thigh bear the weight through the brace, which plays a role in replacing the knee joint stress. The arthroscopic knee pressure.

The calf injury is serious, which has damaged most of the nerves in Shen Mingxu's ankle. In order to make up for the ankle function and prevent the left foot from deforming, he needs to wear a foot brace all year round. During his walking and daily life, it can prevent symptoms such as deformation and procrastination of the left foot and foot drop.

Being extremely tired, Shen Mingxu tore off the brace on his leg without a care, and threw the foot support on the floor. He collapsed on the bed, wearing a formal suit and with the brace on his leg for a whole day, his body finally got a complete relaxation.

Before he could rub his brows after taking off his glasses, there was a light knock on the door, and Yunxi's voice came, "Shen Mingxu, I'm coming in."

Hearing her voice, Shen Mingxu immediately reached out and pulled a thin blanket to cover his waist and abdomen, and slowly sat up with his hands on the bed, squinting at the door.

Hearing that he was back, Yunxi couldn't help but go upstairs to show concern, but when she walked to the bed, she saw clothes and canes thrown all over the floor, and she didn't know what they were. Maybe it was the rehabilitation items he needed for his leg?

She quickly picked up the clothes and put the shoes aside. Yunxi saw Shen Mingxu's incomplete left calf again. He was covered with a blanket, but it didn't cover it completely. She saw that because of the lack of muscle in his calf, his socks couldn't even cover his thin ankles, but were just piled up loosely.

One person, two legs are very different, so Yunxi couldn't ignore his hard work. After picking up the things on the ground and putting them on the couch, she approached the bed and hesitated and said, "Can I rub your legs for you?" After a

moment of silence, Shen Mingxu deliberately answered her "OK".

Without wearing glasses, Shen Mingxu couldn't see Yunxi's face clearly, so he simply buried his head in the bedding and continued to lie down, but he could hear the emotions in her tone, and he could also concentrate on listening to her subtle movements and feel her soft and boneless hands brushing against his injured leg that had been numb and sore for many years.

This time Yunxi saw it clearly. Shen Mingxu's left calf should have been severely injured and the medical team tried their best to save it. The most advanced medical methods have a textbook-level embodiment on his limb that can no longer recover to normal.

Yunxi gently massaged the calf, which was about the same thickness as her wrist. The skin of the calf covered with old scars was rough, which was very different from Shen Mingxu's originally fair and delicate skin. Touching and stroking the scars actually felt uncomfortable. She looked calm and composed, as if she was familiar with his disability. Only when she massaged his ankles, she was a little slow. The loose joints could not be locked at all, and the soles of his feet could not be supported. The heels were contracted and almost gone. No wonder he was so slow to walk without shoes at home and could not lift his feet at all.

"Tell me if it hurts. I'll warm you up with a hot water bottle in a while. It will be better than electric heating." She felt sorry for him because he had suffered a serious injury, and wondered how he usually wore shoes with such feet?

"Well," Shen Mingxu, who only showed half of his face, was still a handsome man with a straight nose and a fair face, even though his hair was rubbed on the bed without any image, and the broken hair covered his eyebrows. He responded to her sullenly, enjoying the gentle care he had been waiting for for a long time.

"This leg, a comminuted fracture, when I was injured, the calf meat fell off, and I couldn't grow it back... Humph, it's better not to do skin grafting, it doesn't look like human skin." Afraid of being disliked by her and even more worried that she would be scared, Shen Mingxu started to mutter.

"I've suffered so much..." Her hands kneaded his knees and ankles gently, with very light force, almost imperceptible, but Shen Mingxu enjoyed it very much, as if as long as she was there, it was enough even if he didn't say anything or do anything.

After a few minutes of silence, which seemed like a long time, his big hand suddenly reached out and held her wrist, "Okay, I'm going to the bathroom. I haven't brushed my teeth yet, and I'll fall asleep in a while."

Turning over and sitting up, just as he was about to lift the thin blanket, Shen Mingxu suddenly realized that Yunxi was sitting on the bed. He coughed lightly and ordered her in a rough voice, "Go and get me your pajamas."

Clothes were not the point, he mainly needed a pair of pants. Yunxi was so considerate, she ran to get the pajamas and pants he took off in the morning, brought them back to him, and then sat on the other side of the bed with her back to him, "I won't watch, you take your time to put them on."

Why didn't she leave?

Shen Mingxu definitely didn't want the girl to feel shy, so he picked up his pajamas and bent over to put on his inflexible left leg first. It would be much easier to put on the pants afterwards. He supported himself with his right hand to keep his balance, and quickly put on his right leg with his left hand. Then he stood up with the help of the bed and relied on the strength of his right leg. He pulled up the waistband of his pants with his slender left hand.

"Yunxi, elbow crutches."

Yunxi's ears were red when she heard the slight rubbing sound of him putting on his pants; the sudden low call made Yunxi stand up immediately. At first, she put the cane aside because he had poor eyesight and was afraid that he would trip when he got up at night. As a result, when she hurriedly took the cane to give it to him, Shen Mingxu's hesitation made Yunxi realize instantly that she had made a mistake.

He said he wanted an elbow crutch, but she brought a cane.

"I..." She was going to change.

"Let's take this." Shen Mingxu had already grabbed the cane and straightened his back.

His left leg was not in a brace, and only his toes touched the ground. He couldn't help but tighten his grip on the cane, and his steps were difficult, and his body was shaking violently.

Knowing that it was her mistake, Yunxi didn't dare to speak, and ran to his side obediently, supporting his right arm. Shen Mingxu didn't refuse her, but turned his head to take a closer look at her serious little face, silently shared some of his body weight with her, twisted his hips to move his left leg, and let her support him into the bathroom.

Shen Mingxu was only wearing a vest. His arms were strong. Yunxi could even feel his muscles contracting because of the slight force. Standing at the door of the bathroom, she suddenly said, "Don't brush your teeth yet."

"Hmm?"

"The meal I cooked for dinner is still there. I'll heat it up and you can have some."

The point of concern was very special. Shen Mingxu lowered his head and asked her, "Did you hear my stomach growling?"

"No, no."

"Your cooking is not delicious." The straight man hit.

"Not bad, I'll go heat it up, you put on your clothes and come down." Letting go of his arm, Yunxi ran out of the room with a red face.

Shen Mingxu, who was left in the room, shook his head, supported the wall with his right hand, slowly took his right leg, dragged his left leg with a weak knee to the cloakroom to get a pair of silver elbow crutches, and then took a pair of glasses and put them on, and went downstairs as she said.

There were already several dishes on the table in the restaurant, including dry-pot shrimp, banana crisps, cheese baked sweet potatoes, and apple yam cakes. Except for the shrimp, all of them were sweeter flavors that Shen Mingxu liked. Yunxi wore gloves to help him peel the shrimp. Shen Mingxu was already very satisfied before he even ate anything, so he put down his elbow crutches and started to eat with his chopsticks.

After seeing him eat a few bites, Yunxi brought him a bowl of hot stewed pears with rock sugar. Shen Mingxu couldn't hold it in any longer, so he looked up and smiled at her, and began to sigh, "Alas, I haven't eaten or drunk properly all day, really..." The assistants around him probably all regarded him as an iron man. After

eating, he looked like a satiated fox. Shen Mingxu's slender fingers rested on the table and began to lecture Yunxi, "The payment card on your mobile phone is bound to my card. For the sake of our family, you can buy whatever you want to eat and use, and buy it for yourself, too, without asking me."

Why did he say that? Shen Mingxu came back twice in the afternoon. Since he was not at home for dinner, Yunxi definitely did not cook for him. He saw her eating instant noodles at home every time. She cooked a small bowl of noodles and only added a few cabbage leaves. Apart from that, she never bought anything for herself with his card.

In Shen Mingxu's eyes, Yunxi did not spend a penny carelessly, had no desire for famous brands, and only liked to study cooking. Of course, she was still full of love for children, and occasionally read books about early childhood education and special education. She was a very pure and simple girl.