RT Chapter 108

by Volare

Chapter 108: Fortune

Gu Xiao watched Shu Lin’s trembling shoulders as he cried, anxiously stamping his feet:

“Bao, don’t just cry! What’s wrong? Tell me, and we’ll figure out a solution together.”

“Besides, even if we can’t solve it, isn’t there your Shao Minister?”

Shu Lin cried even harder but refused to open his mouth.

“You’re so stupid!” Gu Xiao shook his shoulders, frustrated. “That’s all your hard work! How much psychological preparation did you do for that ‘Nightless Trace’ scene? How many difficulties did you overcome to record it? Have you forgotten? Do you know how many people fell in love with the character because of that scene?”

Shu Lin’s lips trembled, and he finally squeezed out a sentence: “I’m sorry…”

Gu Xiao was so angry that he punched the wall: “What are you apologizing for?! What kind of apology is that?! You are the biggest victim…”

“Gu Xiao!” Shu Lin looked straight at him, his red eyes pleading, “Don’t ask… really, don’t ask… Just delete it, it’s my choice.”

Gu Xiao stared blankly at Shu Lin’s eyes.

He had never seen Shu Lin look like this – full of grievance, yet with a hint of determination.

Shu Lin would not tell Gu Xiao the reason.

He understood Gu Xiao.

Gu Xiao was his friend and would naturally stand by him and fight for him.

But Shao Chengxi was the Alpha he loved, and since he had made his choice, he would resolutely protect his Alpha.

This was a matter between him and Shao Chengxi, and he would not tell anyone else except his closest family.

He did not want to put his Alpha in a position to be judged by others.

Whoever makes the choice is responsible for it. He will bear the consequences of his own choice.

When he chose how to reveal his true identity at City Hall, he did not choose the more versatile option of an open reveal.

Instead, he chose to reveal his US-Class Omega status only to Shao Chengxi.

In fact, at that time, he had already made his choice.

Now, he was simply taking responsibility for the choice he loved.

All of this would pass; he just needed some time.

Then, the loss and unwillingness in his heart would slowly fade away.

It would, it definitely would.

In the end, Gu Xiao didn’t find out anything and left in frustration.

Walking out of Shu Lin’s detached villa, he hesitated for a while before changing his route to find Shao Yuqin.

Shao Yuqin had been sick since returning from her vacation on Emerald Island and had been recuperating in seclusion these past few days.

If she hadn’t felt much better these past few days, and hadn’t been feeling so bored, she would have continued to refuse guests, even Gu Xiao.

Because of Shu Lin, Shao Yuqin knew about Gu Xiao.

Knowing that they were both working on audio dramas, she learned about audio dramas from them and became very interested in the industry, starting to understand it.

The more she learned, the more she liked it, and she was thinking that once she had fully recovered from this illness, she would have Shu Lin choose a suitable role for her and let her try voice acting too.

Speaking of which, why hadn’t Shu Lin come to see her these days?

No matter who else’s visits she refused, she would never turn away this little cutie.

When Gu Xiao was led in by the housekeeper, Shao Yuqin was sitting in a wicker chair sunbathing, holding a cup of warm medicinal tea in her hand.

Seeing Gu Xiao, she beckoned him over with a loving smile, “Little Gu is here, come sit down. Tell Grandma what you want to eat, and Grandma will have someone prepare it for you. Why didn’t Shu Lin come with you?”

Shu Lin used to bring Gu Xiao every time.

Gu Xiao sat down, and his voice choked up when he heard her ask about Shu Lin: “Grandma Shao…”

He took a deep breath and told her everything about Shu Lin’s audio drama being cut.

Shao Yuqin frowned.

She didn’t expect that such a thing would happen to the young couple while she was recuperating in seclusion.

Gu Xiao was not a member of the Shao family, so if Shu Lin didn’t say anything, he definitely wouldn’t be able to guess what was going on.

But Shao Yuqin was different; she knew what was happening as soon as she heard it.

Because Gu Xiao was an outsider, even if she knew the reason, she would not tell him.

This was a matter for their Shao family.

“Little Gu, you go back first. Grandma knows about what you said, and Grandma will find a chance to ask Shu Lin.”

“Thank you, Grandma.”

Gu Xiao was a tactful person, and when he heard what Shao Yuqin said, he got up to say goodbye.

Talking to Shao Yuqin about this matter was also a spur-of-the-moment decision, and he didn’t know if it would be useful.

As soon as Gu Xiao left, Shao Yuqin couldn’t help but click her tongue.

She opened her phone and searched for information about Shu Lin’s audio drama.

The anger of the fans in the comments section, the heartache of industry insiders, and the speculation about Shu Lin’s actions varied.

Putting down her phone, she fell into deep thought.

Logically speaking, she shouldn’t interfere in this matter.

She was not Shao Chengxi’s mother, but his great-aunt, and reaching out too far would be annoying.

But she really liked Shu Lin too much.

His arrival had brought a stronger sense of humanity to the Shao family.

She really liked this change.

Moreover, she found that since this little guy had entered the Shao family, the Shao family’s fortune had been particularly good.

Almost everything they planned succeeded.

This was the case with Shao Chengxi’s career.

The same was true in the business world.

Shao Bingheng and Shao Shiyan smoothly handed over power, and the Shao Group had not experienced any fluctuations due to internal changes, but had been steadily developing.

Even Shao Yuanheng’s illness had benefited from him.

Shao Tingrui and she had also enjoyed the belated joy of being surrounded by family because of Shu Lin’s arrival.

All these signs indicated that Shu Lin was bringing good luck to their Shao family and should be cherished like a treasure.

Perhaps she was old and had experienced too many things, and had seen many things in the world that could not be explained by science, so she would seek answers from metaphysics.

Especially when it came to things like fortune, it was still necessary to believe in a little bit of metaphysics.

For example, the Pei family, a political family that had just fallen, had painstakingly accumulated power in the political arena for so many years, but ultimately lost to the Shao family.

The bottom line was that they lacked a bit of fortune.

Or rather, the Shao family’s fortune was too strong.

Especially Shao Chengxi, who was able to meet Shu Lin, a US-Class Omega who was one in a million, without any effort, and the two fell in love because of it. It was destined that he would have super strong fortune.

No matter how hard others tried to compete for this, they couldn’t.

What is destined to be yours will be yours, and don’t force it if it’s not in your fate.

Therefore, Shao Chengxi could not treat such a precious person lightly.

Nor could the other members of the Shao family.

After thinking it over, Shao Yuqin decided to intervene in this matter.

Shao Chengxi was already busy, and it was not until three or four days later that Shao Yuqin’s housekeeper invited him over.

That day, he had just returned from a meeting, his military uniform was still on, and his brows still carried an unyielding sternness.

“Great-Aunt, you were looking for me?” Shao Chengxi asked after sitting down.

Shao Yuqin told him to drink some hot tea to warm up first.

New Year’s Day had passed, and in a little over a month, it would be the annual New Year’s Eve, so it was normal for him to be busy.

Shao Chengxi picked up the teacup and took a sip, a little distracted.

He had rarely returned early today and had originally wanted to have dinner with Shu Lin, but Shao Yuqin had broken his plans.

He hoped that Shao Yuqin would quickly finish what she had to say so that he could go back and accompany Shu Lin earlier.