GLIHBN Chapter 13
by VolareChi Xiangqin’s desire for control was extremely strong, to a frightening degree. He never trusted anyone, believing there wasn’t a single person in the world worthy of trust.
Only by having everything completely under his control could he feel satisfied.
Chi Shen’s mother couldn’t bear this and painfully abandoned her husband and son.
Under the guise of deep paternal love, Chi Xiangqin had mapped out every step of Chi Shen’s future.
Which university to attend, which major to choose, what position to take in the company after graduation, which projects to use for practice, taking over as chairman after a few years, even the romantic partner was carefully selected.
Chi Shen had always been obedient, acting as a qualified heir in Chi Xiangqin’s eyes, developing according to everything Chi Xiangqin desired.
But unexpectedly, after Chi Shen entered the company, he and his secretary, Li Shuran, developed feelings for each other over time.
To be with Li Shuran openly, Chi Shen began to rebel against Chi Xiangqin.
A son who had been so obedient suddenly became disobedient. Chi Xiangqin blamed Li Shuran for everything.
Even if Chi Shen knelt down and begged bitterly, Chi Xiangqin firmly refused to budge, absolutely refusing to let Li Shuran enter the family, even wanting to fire Li Shuran.
Chi Shen had no choice but to tell Chi Xiangqin that Li Shuran was pregnant, hoping that Chi Xiangqin would consider the fact that he was going to have a grandson and stop forcing them to break up.
But unexpectedly, Chi Xiangqin was furious, believing that the Chi family’s eldest grandson should not be born from the womb of an ordinary woman.
Realizing there was no hope, Chi Shen secretly sheltered Li Shuran, allowing her to focus on her pregnancy.
He thought that even if Chi Xiangqin still refused to let Li Shuran into the family after the child was born, he wouldn’t disown the child.
But unexpectedly, Chi Xiangqin’s heart was crueler than anyone could imagine, having no grandfatherly affection for an unborn child.
Chi Xiangqin found someone to secretly take Li Shuran away and deal with her before she gave birth. But unexpectedly, Chi Shen, who had returned early, hijacked the car, and they both died in the car.
Li Shuran left behind a posthumous child, and Chi Xiangqin rushed to the hospital and took the child away.
After talking with Old Li, Chi Ye combined it with information he had gathered from other sources over the years.
Chi Shen was Chi Xiangqin’s failed work, so he was erased and forgotten.
And he, Chi Ye, was clearly Chi Xiangqin’s second work.
Chi Xiangqin’s terrifying desire for control was transferred to Chi Ye in double measure. Having experienced failure once, Chi Xiangqin became even more insane and terrifying.
Chi Ye had waited many years for this expected answer. Now that he finally heard it with his own ears, he felt the heavy stone pressing on his chest grow even heavier.
“Young Master, you must not be impulsive! He’s old, but you’re still young!”
Chi Ye couldn’t hear Old Li’s desperate cries. He walked out of the door blankly, closing it to shut out Old Li’s sobs.
He didn’t need these.
Chi Ye went downstairs and realized that it had started to rain lightly outside at some point. He reached out a slender hand to catch the rain, and his hand was wet in no time.
He could hear old men complaining about how it had suddenly started raining, and they hadn’t finished their chess game yet.
The dancing grandmothers reluctantly turned off the loudspeakers and packed up their things to go home in groups.
The surroundings quietly became silent because of the sudden rain.
Chi Ye was like a wandering soul in the mortal world, not belonging here, yet not knowing where to go.
After walking a short distance, Chi Ye’s clothes were covered with a layer of water droplets, and the bangs on his forehead were soaked, turning into strands.
Although he still looked good, he couldn’t help but look a little disheveled, attracting the attention of passersby.
Chi Ye didn’t care what others thought of him. There weren’t many things he cared about. The world wasn’t beautiful. He was alive only because he had to be, never because he wanted to be.
The sudden vibration of the phone in his pocket pulled Chi Ye back to reality. His wandering soul seemed to finally return to its place, and he reached in and took out his phone.
It was Su Shi.
Seeing the caller ID, Chi Ye stopped, his throat bobbed, he pressed the answer button, and restored his usual sunny boy voice, as if nothing had happened, “Brother Su Shi.”
However, in the next sentence, his voice reverted to its original form, “What? You said Su Shi is in the hospital?”
The person calling was not Su Shi, but his assistant Little Jie, using Su Shi’s phone.
Chi Ye had met Little Jie. Su Shi had introduced them, so they could be considered acquaintances.
“Address.”
After getting the address, Chi Ye went straight to the hospital.
Old Li’s neighborhood was not in the city center, and despite rushing as fast as he could, it still took more than half an hour to get there.
Hospitals never lacked patients, and the elevators were really hard to wait for. He finally waited for one, but it was already full, and he couldn’t squeeze in no matter how hard he tried.
In desperation, Chi Ye had no choice but to climb the stairs.
Running up to the 12th floor of the inpatient department in one breath, Chi Ye opened the fire door and came out, catching his breath against the wall.
His clothes were wet and stuck to his body, and his hair was also messy. Chi Ye didn’t care about these things. He quickly found Su Shi’s ward and tiptoed inside.
The ward was a double room, with average conditions. It seemed that Little Jie had chosen the nearest hospital in a hurry without being able to pick.
The bedding on the other bed was messy, obviously someone had been staying there.
Su Shi was asleep, his face without much color, his lips dry, unlike his usual rosy and radiant appearance.
Chi Ye walked to the bedside, raised his eyes and looked at the IV drip, and found that the drip speed was a bit slow.
He touched the back of Su Shi’s hand with the IV drip, and it was very cold.
Chi Ye picked up the air conditioner remote control on the bedside table, turned up the temperature by two degrees, and put Su Shi’s hand back into the quilt.
At this time, a doctor came in, a middle-aged female doctor, “Are you Su Shi’s family member?”
Chi Ye did not hesitate and nodded, whispering, “Yes, I am.”
Seeing that Su Shi was asleep, the female doctor also lowered her voice, “Come out with me.”
Chi Ye followed the female doctor to the door, “The patient has acute gastroenteritis. He can only have liquid food for the next few days. After that, pay attention to not drinking alcohol, avoid spicy food, and focus on a light diet. Take good care of your stomach. Don’t be careless, understand?”
“Okay, I’ve written it down.”
The female doctor hesitated for a moment and couldn’t help but ask, “Why are you so wet?”
Chi Ye just said carelessly, “It’s nothing.”
“Then sign this form.”
Chi Ye took the pen from the female doctor and signed his name with flourish.
Turning back to the ward, Chi Ye sat on the chair next to the bed, doing nothing, even breathing very lightly.
He was as quiet as if he didn’t exist, just staring fixedly at the person lying motionless on the bed.
The Su Shi in his impression had always been lively. Except when he was sick, it was rare to see him so still.
Su Shi’s eyes were like his mother’s, with long, dense eyelashes that had a natural curl, casting a small shadow on his eyelids, like a natural, harmless kitten.
Chi Ye breathed a sigh of relief, his heart occupied by an unknown emotion.