CH 26.2

xiao zhenyun was wearing a patient’s gown, with skin as pale as wallpaper after a week of consuming unsalted fish soup, and with sweat that even smelled like the scent of black-bone chicken. should you really start by saying congratulations? what kind of congratulations is this?

xiao zhenyun’s lips curled into his usual faint smile, and his gaze briefly scanned the name on the doctor’s lab coat, accurately catching the name on the id badge: “dr. zhang, what is this about?”

“mr. xiao, do you remember two months ago, you entrusted me with a patient named garry, and you left behind a sum for his medical expenses, instructing me to inform him to leave after his recovery?”

upon hearing the keyword ‘garry,’ si chu’s ears perked up.

“yes, what about it?” xiao zhenyun furrowed his brows. “wasn’t the medical fund sufficient?”

xiao nian, who had been diligently doing his elementary school homework at the foot of the bed, looked up in confusion and exchanged glances with xiao zhenyun. then, he subtly gestured with his eyes to indicate that si chu was still in the room. xiao zhenyun nonchalantly shook his head; he didn’t mind if si chu overheard. after all, the little dog couldn’t possibly know who garry was.

“no, no, the medical funds you provided were more than sufficient. garry had already recovered and left. however, he felt extremely unwell yesterday and came to me…” dr. zhang paused for a moment, took a deep breath, and delivered the bomb, “mr. xiao, garry has awakened. he has awakened as a sentinel, and his spiritual form is a golden eagle. the level test results just came in, and he is a s-class sentinel!”

“…s?” xiao zhenyun was taken aback and sat up straight, his eyes wide with shock. “he… a s-class sentinel?!”

the young man who was casually played to death by ‘xiao zhenyun’ in the novel had actually awakened as a s-class sentinel?

are s-class sentinels as common as cabbage here? why does it seem like you can just pick one up at random? even the protagonist si chu in this world line is only an a-class! if s-class sentinels are so easy to come by, why not just assign one to him?

why does he have to be stuck with a c-class?!

xiao zhenyun struggled to suppress his jealousy and frustration, and he managed to force out a polite smile. “well, congratulations to him, then…”

…wait a minute, garry looks like he’s in his early twenties. how could he awaken at this point in time?

“mr. xiao, here’s the deal. the reason i boldly sent that video call invitation is because of garry… he doesn’t remember anything,” dr. zhang said seriously. “he’s got amnesia, no identification whatsoever, and ‘garry’ isn’t even his real name. back when he was just an ordinary guy, our hospital took him in as a nursing assistant, and he could barely make ends meet.”

“but then he awakened, became a s-class sentinel, and he needs proper tower education; he can’t stay in the hospital anymore. although with s-class qualifications, he shouldn’t have trouble finding a big family to take him in, he insists on you. he says he only remembers you and wants to repay your kindness. i can’t offer him any help related to special abilities here, mr. xiao. so, mr. xiao, would you be willing to take him in?”

xiao zhenyun remained silent for a moment, sighing. when he had decided to spare a man’s life initially, he had thought about it; even the smallest plot change could potentially cause a butterfly effect. now that the butterfly had arrived, it was flapping its wings painfully against his face.

but it was already too late, and he didn’t regret his decision. plus, making friends with a s-class sentinel was certainly not a bad thing…

“i can help him get an identification and send him to the tower for schooling, no need for him to repay anything,” xiao zhenyun said confidently, “given his s-class sentinel status, his future is boundless. forget about the past memories he’s lost; they don’t matter. let him focus on moving forward.”

after obtaining garry’s medical records and exchanging contact information, xiao zhenyun ended the call, drinking almost half a glass of lukewarm water with a deep sense of annoyance. he cursed the unfairness of fate in his heart.

putting down the water glass, he suddenly noticed si chu, standing against the wall, staring at him with a complex expression, on the verge of tears.

why was this little dog crying again? how did someone over six feet tall with a crying personality become the male lead in a novel?

xiao zhenyun furrowed his brow in confusion. “xiao chu, what’s going on?”

“little uncle! i’m so sorry!” si chu bowed 90 degrees to xiao zhenyun, then turned and rushed out of the room.

leaving xiao zhenyun and xiao nian exchanging puzzled glances. “…xiao nian, your male lead is acting strange again.” first, he had unexplained hostility, and now he was apologizing out of nowhere.

xiao nian couldn’t be bothered with this. he only asked, “first, explain to me how a cannon fodder character who should have been six feet under long ago is now a s-class sentinel because of your mercy. how are we going to handle the plot?”

“don’t handle it; you said he’s cannon fodder. how could he have anything to do with the main story?” xiao zhenyun confidently raised a massive flag. “i don’t believe garry’s butterfly wings can affect si chu and ye feiran’s romance.”

“… true,” xiao nian thought. as long as garry lived a life outside of the novel’s plot and his involvement in the entire text didn’t exceed 100 words, he believed there shouldn’t be any major problems… right?

he closed his eyes with a headache. was it really going to be okay?

on the other side, si chu put all his effort into running back to si di’s private ward.

“brother, brother, it’s a misunderstanding… a misunderstanding,” he stammered. he couldn’t get the words out smoothly, but he smiled brightly, eager to explain. after catching his breath, he called si di affectionately brother again and desperately tried to clarify everything. “we misunderstood little uncle! he didn’t kill anyone; in fact, he saved someone! he personally sent him to the hospital, and these past few days, i’ve been observing him, and he’s a true gentleman! so many people tried to hit on him, but he didn’t even glance their way! oh, and that guy, what’s his name, who wanted to repay him, little uncle refused! doing good deeds without expecting anything in return.”

ye feiran was in the middle of giving si di a mental grooming when he heard this. he got up and poured a glass of water for si chu, saying gently, “i told you, chairman xiao is a very gentle person. i don’t think he could ever do something like that.”

si chu took a sip of the warm water, finally relieving the heavy burden that had been weighing on his heart for days. drinking the water his newly confirmed boyfriend had poured, it felt like even plain water was sweet, and his whole body was filled with bubbles in the shape of puppy paws.

their eyes met, and they shared a knowing smile.

si di, who had been bothered by this for several days, couldn’t help but speak up, “…”

in a cold tone, he said, “alright, come here and explain everything clearly to me.”

si chu quickly put down the water glass and meticulously recounted everything he had seen and heard over the past few days, leaving out no detail.

but after witnessing the selfless dedication of xiao zhenyun, who didn’t seek anything in return, si chu’s brain seemed to have gone on vacation. he wanted nothing more than to carry his brother away right now and stuff him into xiao zhenyun’s bed without looking back.

his words had no objectivity at all; they were all subjective personal assumptions. he praised xiao zhenyun as if he was a flower, and si di, who was sitting on the bed, wanted to speak countless times but hesitated.

the key point is that ye feiran, who has always been rational and calm, is still helping out. si chu sings one line for xiao zhenyun, and ye feiran sings one line. they both worked together to send their brother into the bridal chamber. si di had to rely on his few remaining brain cells to overcome all difficulties and rack his brains to dig out the details to reveal the true nature of the situation.

“i thought it was strange when little uncle intentionally added the phrase ‘garry will die in a week.’ now it seems like he was trying to help him completely break free by fabricating a false death. after all, he was sold into that place, and he must have had enemies. little uncle is so prudent!”

afterward, ye feiran nodded seriously, as if it were a buy one, get one free deal.

“wait a minute,” si di frowned, “how do you explain the fact that he often frequented the underground club at peach blossom? dad has surveillance footage and payment records.”

si chu: “…”

“underground club? boxing?” ye feiran wondered, but when he thought of xiao zhenyun’s frail physique and complete lack of violence, he changed his mind, “or… gambling?”

“…” si di didn’t answer, he just sat there with a stern expression, thinking to himself: and what about garry, who looks so much like si chu? what’s the story with that? he said that he had given up on si chu after recovering his spiritual power, and he said that he had fallen in love with him at first sight. in the end, the person he found had round amber eyes. he looked out of the window at night, and the pupils reflected on the glass were clearly emerald, the eyes longer than si chu’s, and the gaze sharper…

si chu couldn’t come up with an explanation for his little uncle’s peculiar taste, so after a lot of thought, he simply stopped thinking about it and firmly declared, “there’s definitely something hidden in all of this! i don’t want to keep misunderstanding my little uncle with guilt and anxiety!”

“yeah, brother di. instead of making wild guesses in private, why don’t we just confront him face to face and get the whole story?” ye feiran also suggested.

si di remained silent, then raised his eyes and said coldly after a while, “continue.”

“huh?” si chu didn’t catch on at first, and ye feiran quickly reminded him, “continue, talk about little uncle’s situation.”

“oh, oh, oh.” si chu obediently began to talk about the incident that had completely changed his view not too long ago. at first, the three of them were methodically sorting out the timeline and character relationships. however, as they progressed, their attention was all focused on a critical turning point—

a 20-year-old amnesiac s-class sentinel, whose spiritual body was a fierce horned eagle, was desperately pursuing xiao zhenyun, practically throwing himself at him?

the author has something to say:

4d1the chinese character ‘si’ (四) translates to ‘four’; si di: geez, can i believe this???

4c2si chu: i’m not alone! little uncle is amazing!!!

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