novelzi Chapter 1
Chapter 1
As long as he could eat his fill, he could survive until the end of time.
Going into the midsummer, when the days were scorching hot.
The modern city constructed from steel and cement seemed to turn into a large steamer, and the rising heat in the air was dry and stuffy.
The established villa area in the old part of Ling City was shaded by trees, and occasionally, one or two cicadas would buzz, startling the drowsy afternoon awake.
Ren Zhu walked through the vestibule with a sullen face and came to the outside of the living room. The servant opened the door at the right time, and a horrifying air suddenly hit him.
Ren Zhu walked through the vestibule with a grave expression and arrived outside of the living room. A servant promptly pushed open the door, bringing out shockingly cold air that smacked her in the face.
The huge temperature difference between outdoor and indoor made Ren Zhu’s hair stand up in an instant, and her body nearly shivered uncontrollably.
Ren Zhu: “!”
When she stepped into the living room and saw the situation inside, her gloomy face suddenly dropped a few degrees.
A lazy sofa appeared beside the quaint sandalwood furniture. Ren Xingliu spread out on the sofa like a salted fish that has lost its dream.
Without her knowing, there was an addition of a lazy couch next to the simple, sandalwood furniture. Ren Xingliu was spread out on it like a salted fish who had lost all his hopes and dreams.
His left hand was in a plaster cast, suspended in front of him by the gauze.
In a normal setting, his injury should encourage pity.
But Ren Xingliu’s behavior made it impossible for people to feel the slightest bit of sympathy.
There was a small table placed on his right side, with a fruit tray and refreshments on it, all within an arm’s reach.@@@@
When Ren Zhu entered, she happened to see him using his working right hand to pick up a watermelon with a toothpick and eat it in one bite. His eyes squinted in joy.
Then, like a horse not stopping its hoof, he pulled out his phone that was charging on the side and scrolled down the screen single handedly, despite his handicap.
It was not wrong to call this resilient.
Ren Zhu: “...”
If you look carefully, you can see a faint cyan color under Ren Xingliu’s eyes, making his face, which was already pale due to injury, look even more haggard.
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Upon a closer look, one could still see a faint dark circle beneath Ren Xingliu’s eyes, making his already pale face due to the injury look even more haggard.
Based on Ren Zhu’s understanding of her son, this fatigue was mostly the result of staying up late.
However, Ren Xingliu himself clearly didn’t care, and there was even a faint smile on the corner of his lips. At first glance, there was a faint trace of peace and tranquility.
Peace and tranquility?
When those two adjectives flashed through her head, Ren Zhu couldn’t resist huffing coldly.
These words have no association with her useless son.
The Ren Family could be considered as one of the tops in Ling City’s business world. As Mr. Ren’s only child, Ren Zhu didn’t get married, and gave birth to Ren Xingliu alone.
Ren Zhu was busy with work. The young master spent most of his time with Mr. Ren when he was a child. The old man had little time to spend with his family when he was young. When he got old, he made up for the excessive family affection on his grandson, and he doted on Ren Xingliu.
When Ren Xingliu was a child, Ren Zhu was busy with work, so this young master spent the majority of his childhood with Mr. Ren. Because the old man had spent little time with the family during his earlier years, he paid back his overflowing affection towards his grandson in double, doting Ren Xingliu to death.
By the time Ren Zhu realized this, Ren Xingliu had already gone astray, becoming silk pants notorious in the whole Ling City.
Or how the young people would say it nowadays, no matter how much of a pain they are in the second-generation ancestor circle, it is still a far cry from Ren Xingliu’s firm C-spot.
His constant provoking of cats and teasing of dogs, and troubles would always follow. The only reason why he wasn’t dead already was because of how filthy rich the Ren Family was.
But even if the Ren Family could follow behind Ren Xingliu and help wipe his butt, they couldn’t stop Ren Xingliu from getting himself killed.
——This bastard was jealous of others a few days ago. Instigated by his friends, he actually raced with others. As a result, he got into a car accident and passed out on the spot.
—A few days ago, out of eating vinegar, this brat competed with another, under dog-like friends’ instigation. What happened next was street racing, then a car crash, which he fainted on the spot.
While Ren Xingliu was dead to the world, he was sent to the hospital. The result showed a mild bone fracture in his left arm, with the rest being minor injuries. However, for some reason, he remained unconscious.
This lasted for three whole days. Just as Ren Zhu was about to seek consultation with a renowned doctor, Ren Xingliu finally woke up.
Everything went accordingly after he woke up, and soon, he was discharged from the hospital and went home to recuperate.
But now it seemed it was her wishful thinking. It was impossible to get Young Master Ren to rest. Even with one hand, it didn’t stop him from staying up late and causing waves to fly.
Ren Xingliu noticed the movement when Ren Zhu just walked in, but thought it was a servant at home and didn’t pay attention. He only raised his head when he heard the sound.
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At the sight of Ren Zhu, a large smile instantly appeared on his face. “Mother!”
Ren Zhu, however, wasn’t moved by this filial piety, instead, her rage increased. “You can still smile at this time?”
“...What?” Ren Xingliu’s smile froze on his face, and before he could react, Ren Zhu was already showering down with scoldings.
“You think you have matured? Liking the same gender wasn’t enough, you had to drag the Pei Family’s kid with you, and to cause a disaster like this!
You are a non-vegetarian, and Pei Xianzhi has never said that he likes men. Now there are rumors outside, and the Pei family has come to ask for an explanation. How do you want me to explain to the Pei family?
In the past chaotic ten years, it could be said that he had experienced the hardships of life and achieved supreme enlightenment.
On the spot, Ren Xingliu decided that once he was discharged and returned home, the first thing he would do was paralyze as a salted fish and play on his phone! huKnMx
Staying up the whole night to play on his phone!
Even if he could only move one hand, it wasn’t going to stop him from playing on his phone!
Also set the air conditioning to the lowest setting. The most annoying thing about living in ancient times was having no ability to control the temperature of the internal space, that or it took ten days at least to send a message.
The scorching summer was just too unbearable.
Modern technology was YYDS!
The trace of peace and tranquility that Ren Zhu saw on Ren Xingliu’s face wasn’t an illusion. As a retired God of War, Ren Xingliu was more than just at peace, serenity more like.
As for the big smile he showed when he saw Ren Zhu, it was indeed a true expression of his heart. After all, for him, he and Ren Zhu had been separated for more than ten years, and he never expected to see his mother alive again. Naturally, he was overjoyed.
As for the large smile on his face at the sight of Ren Zhu, it was indeed a genuine expression from the bottom of his heart. After all, for him, he had been separated from Ren Zhu for more than a decade, not knowing if he could stay alive long enough to see his mother again, so, it was natural for him to be over the moon.
Unfortunately, in Ren Zhu’s eyes, she interpreted the bright smile into a completely different message.
This brat had caused such a big disaster. Not only did he not learn from it, but he could also still smile in front of her!
This was simply having no scruple and no respect for heavenly justice.
That was it. No matter what, she could no longer indulge him.
Ren Zhu once again reinforced her decision before coming.
Thinking of the suffering that this prodigal son would suffer next, Ren Zhu finally calmed down a little, and she just finished scolding her. She didn’t bother to waste any more words, so she ended her words: “Do you know you were wrong?”
Thinking of the bitterness that this wastrel of a son was about to eat, Ren Zhu finally found peace. After she scolded him enough, she wasn’t in the mood to waste anymore breath on him, so she concluded, “Have you learned from your misconduct?”
This was a question she asked offhandedly, without the expectation of Ren Xingliu repenting. This young master was used to acting like a despot, wouldn’t shed a tear until he saw the coffin.
To her great surprise, just as she asked that, she received Ren Xingliu’s response, “Yes, I have.”
Ren Zhu: “?”
She wondered if she had hallucinated that and looked up, only to see that Ren Xingliu had sat straight up at some point, showing a very...sincere expression?
This was an expression that had never appeared on her lousy son’s face.
Ren Zhu was in a trace for a moment, then she furrowed her brows and asked with uncertainty, “What was that?”
“I said yes, I have learned from my misconduct.” Ren Xingliu compiled and repeated.
Before time travel, he would never have said this. At that time, he was still young and had not been beaten up by society. His personal reputation was so great that there was no reason to bow his head and admit his mistakes.
Before his transmigration journey, he would absolutely not say words like these. Because before, he was still a wild-spirited youth, having not been battered by society, so he would turn his nose on anything. With his reputation as high as heaven, there was no reason for him to yield and admit his wrongdoing.
But the current him was a brand new him.
Now, he was finally free from the chaotic world, why else could he not look open from?
Besides, he was indeed at fault in this matter, so he was readily admitted to it.
Putting more thoughts into it, he nodded wholeheartedly, “I won’t do it ever again.”
He was just too tired. From now on, he only wanted to be a simple salted fish.
His words were in good faith, but instead of being pleased, Ren Zhu was instantly on the alert.
This brat got a new trick up his sleeve?!!
In just a moment, Ren Zhu got it now.
Presumably, Ren Xingliu must have caught wind of it in advance. Knowing that he had gone overboard this time, he had to sell obedience in order to get through this calamity, since his usual method wouldn’t work.
Unfortunately, Ren Zhu wasn’t going to buy this.
Ren Zhu understood in his heart and did not expose Ren Xingliu on his face. He only glanced at him lightly and said: “Since you know that you are wrong, then you should reflect on it. I will stop your credit card first and you are not allowed to drive the car.” ...If you can stay out of trouble with me before graduation, I will help you recover.”
Ren Zhu was clear minded inside, but on the outside, she wasn’t going to tear Ren Xingliu’s facade. She only gave him a look and said, “Since that’s the case, then reflect properly. After today, I’ll lock your credit card, and you’re also forbidden from driving...if you can make it through graduation without any more trouble, I’ll lift these bans.”
Ren Xingliu was in his fourth year of university this year, so there was one more year to go before his graduation.
After Ren Zhu was done speaking, she calmly inspected Ren Xingliu’s expression, waiting for him to flip out and revealing his true face.
Young Master Ren’s hands and feet were enormous since childhood, squandering money freely and extravagantly. Locking his credit cards was no different from taking his life.
However, Ren Zhu was determined this time, and even if her son brought out Mr. Ren, it would be no use.
Even Ren Zhu’s sneer was locked and loaded. Then she saw Ren Xingliu was more than happy to nod. “Okay.”
It was just locking his credit cards; not like she was cutting off his food.
As long as he could eat his fill, have access to air conditioning and his phone, he could survive until the sky was desolate, and the earth was old.
Ren Xingliu reacted very calmly.
Ren Zhu: “?”