ATGJSY: Chapter 36
Rong Qian was a bit uneasy today. From morning until now in the evening, her eyelids had been twitching, causing her to mess up several dishes.
Rong Qian had been helping Shen Yi with part-time work at the restaurant, and Shen Yi thought the boss had arranged simple and easy tasks for her, so he didn't stop her anymore.
Whenever Rong Qian came to the restaurant, Shen Yi would pick her up and drop her off, but today was very unusual. It was already 11 o'clock in the evening, and Shen Yi hadn't arrived yet.
He was an hour later than usual.
Rong Qian originally thought he was delayed due to something urgent, so she waited at the restaurant. However, gradually realizing something was wrong, just as Rong Qian was about to hail a cab back, she heard someone calling her name from afar, "Rong Qian!"
Rong Qian looked up and saw Lu Xuan riding a bicycle, panting heavily as he approached.
Rong Qian's immediate instinct was that something bad had happened!
Indeed, something had happened. The first thing Lu Xuan said to Rong Qian when he came over was, "Rong Qian, Shen Yi is in the hospital. Come with me quickly!"
The bicycle was too slow, so Rong Qian grabbed Lu Xuan and they rushed to the hospital.
When Rong Qian arrived at the hospital and found Shen Yi, he was sitting on a bench in the hospital corridor.
He hung his head low, his bangs covering his eyes, making it impossible to see his expression. His shirt was covered in blood, and his hands were stained with blood, a horrifying sight to behold.
Rong Qian's heart sank suddenly. She slowly looked up and saw that Shen Yi was sitting in front of the entrance to the morgue...
On the way there, Lu Xuan had already told Rong Qian everything.
Tonight, Thomas and his men vandalized Jesse's family's shop and beat Jesse until he vomited blood.
Afterward, Thomas dragged Jesse onto a sports car and took him to the bar where Lin Feng worked.
Thomas had the bar reserved for the night. His only goal tonight was to make Shen Yi come see him.
Thomas used to be cautious about going too far back at school, but now it was the holiday, and the school couldn't control him. He could do whatever he wanted.
But Lin Feng and Jesse were tough nuts to crack, biting down hard and refusing to yield to him. Thomas dreamed if he could make them betray their brothers!
Thomas didn't expect these two to protect Shen Yi to such an extent, so he could only take out his anger on them. Coincidentally, he had recently obtained something interesting, a gun.
Thomas had originally just wanted to scare them, but no one expected the gun to go off.
The bullet pierced through Jesse's temple, and the blood splattered onto Lin Feng's closest face, his expression frozen in shock.
Jesse died on the spot.
And when Shen Yi rushed over, he happened to see Lin Feng being arrested by the police on the charge of shooting someone...
Shen Yi looked at his hands covered in blood, and suddenly there was a buzzing in his head, a nauseating feeling surged in his abdomen, and a strong dizziness struck without warning. Shen Yi felt his vision darken, and he swayed unsteadily.
"Shen Yi, Shen Yi?"
Someone was calling him, the voice seemed to come from a distant place, ethereal and elusive.
He was in a daze, subconsciously reaching out to catch something, but he touched nothing...
"Shen Yi!"
The voice suddenly became louder and clearer, Shen Yi was like waking from a dream! In an instant, he felt as if his soul had been summoned back by her.
"Are you okay?"
Rong Qian knelt in front of him, looking at him with nervousness and concern in her eyes.
Rong Qian had been calling him for a long time, but he hadn't reacted at all. His face was pale and terrifying, his eyes losing focus, as if he had lost his soul.
"Can you hear me?"
Rong Qian reached out and shook her hand in front of him, only to be grabbed by him.
Shen Yi held her hand and slowly brought it to his chest, covering it, as if only her warmth could warm his heart, which had sunk to the bottom of the abyss.
Rong Qian was stunned, feeling the steady heartbeat beneath her palm and his clear body temperature. All these told her that Shen Yi, he was truly here...
Lu Xuan stood by and watched silently, without interrupting.
Shen Yi looked into Rong Qian's eyes, and Lu Xuan couldn't be more familiar with that gaze. He often used that look when Chen Shiyi wasn't paying attention, stealing glances at her.
Shen Yi had told him that Rong Qian wasn't his sister. At that moment, he knew what Shen Yi's feelings for Rong Qian were.
But it wasn't the same for Rong Qian towards Shen Yi.
Her eyes were too pure, open, and honest. For her, Shen Yi was more like a child from a relative's family who needed care.
He doted on Shen Yi, but it was only the kind of doting one has for "family."
"Are you feeling calmer now?"
In the restroom, Rong Qian watched Shen Yi splashing cold water on his face, feeling that he was almost there. She handed him a few tissues.
Shen Yi took them and wiped the water off his face, some droplets lingering on his forehead. He was too lazy to wipe them away, so he just shook his head.
"I'm going to the police station," Shen Yi's voice was hoarse.
Leaning against the wall, Rong Qian's expression was serious, devoid of her usual casualness and laughter. At this moment, she was solemn and resolute, reminding him, "Even if you go, there might not be any results."
"The current situation is very clear. Thomas is bullying others using his power, framing an innocent victim. With money and influence, as long as he has connections with the police, Lin Feng will have no chance to defend himself and will end up in prison."
In this world, justice and fairness often don't exist. Capitalists hold the discourse, and powerless "ordinary people" can only be bullied.
Especially in this era, and being abroad without parents, Lin Feng could be described as lonely and helpless.
"You want to say that with my abilities alone, I can't protect him, right?" Shen Yi looked into her eyes.
Rong Qian nodded. Indeed, he was still too weak now.
Shen Yi clenched his fists. Now he finally understood the meaning behind what Lin Feng had said to him before.
It turned out that helplessness felt like this, and it was truly unbearable.
"I used to be too arrogant. I thought that as long as I didn't provoke anyone, nothing would happen to me. Now I realize that as long as you are weak, anyone can bully you." Shen Yi's clenched fist tightened continuously, his gaze gradually becoming sharp as he looked at Rong Qian. "So, in order not to be bullied and to protect the people around me, I must make myself stronger."
"Your future is long, there's no need to rush. Take it slow. At your age, being able to do so much already puts you ahead of many others." Rong Qian didn't want him to see himself too clearly.
But Shen Yi smiled. His mouth, usually tightly closed, curved up, and his eyebrows were raised. When he smiled, the previous coldness disappeared, replaced by a gentle gaze that was enough to make anyone fall for him at first sight.
Rong Qian was stunned, looking at him in surprise.
Although it was only a moment, his lips quickly straightened again, but Rong Qian still saw it - this was the future Shen Yi!
Although refined and gentle, his aura was not to be underestimated.
Shen Yi would gradually learn that being aloof didn't mean being mature. Being calm and gentle yet powerful was true maturity.
Until she saw him smile, Rong Qian had always seen him as a big boy. But at that moment, she felt that he had become a man...
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