Black Lotus - Chapter 22

Wen Niannan’s body collapsed as he turned his head stiffly to look at Gu Yansheng. “What do you…what do you mean?”

“I said, it worked out well.”

Hearing these words, Wen Nian suddenly understood something, and his heart fell ice cold. Thinking of his father who suddenly appeared behind him…

“You… did it on purpose just then?”

Turned out that the short intimacy was also fake…

“Who would actually show such a pitiful face? Do you think I don’t know that you just ran into me on purpose? Those who don’t know you as well as I do will easily be deceived by you.”

The cold and ruthless words stabbed into Wen Niannan’s heart like a dagger.

It was this again… whatever he did, he would always be considered as just pretending.

Wen Niannan laughed bitterly at himself and said, “You are saying I’m putting up an act? Then from whose mouth did you hear the so-called real me from?”

“What do you want to say? I advise you to rethink,” Gu Yansheng threatened him and stared sharply. “Seeing a person that gets pleasure from harming others, everything you do makes me sick.”

Gu Yansheng took out a handkerchief, wiped his hands, and dropped it on the ground. He stepped on it, then walked towards the dining area.

Wen Niannan picked up the handkerchief, patted the dust off from it, and clenched it in his hands, perhaps trying to keep his last bit of self-esteem.

At the dinner table, Grandpa Gu occasionally asked Wen Niannan about his current situation. It was more of them talking about the company, and he always listened to them like an outsider.

Father Wen was discussing with Lu Yun about a new cooperation project between the two companies. He turned his eyes to his son who was eating with his head down, and a strange color flashed in his eyes.

It was getting late, and Grandpa Gu returned to his room to rest early. Lu Yun called Gu Yansheng to the study room to talk, leaving only Wen Niannan and his father waiting in the living room.

In the silent living room, neither the father nor son spoke. Wen Niannan wanted to speak but didn’t know what to say. They were supposed to be father and son but seemed more like two strangers.

“How are you doing recently?” His father spoke first.

“I’m doing fine.”

“Do you still go to the psychiatrist?”

“…Umm… yes.” Wen Niannan’s nose suddenly felt sore.

“Gu Yansheng… how does he seem… to you?” Father Wen suddenly said an unclear sentence, and Wen Niannan raised his head to look at him in astonishment.

When Father Wen saw him sighing, he said stiffly, “You don’t look as well as you said. You have suffered so much for him, but he doesn’t know. Is it worth it after all these years? Can it last?”

“There is nothing that I can’t bear. I love him, and that’s enough.”

When Father Wen heard his son’s firm tone, he shook his head helplessly and said, “Anyways, the road is your own, and I can’t really force you to do something.”

The living room fell silent again, until Gu Yansheng and Lu Yun came downstairs holding a pile of documents. Wen Niannan stood up and followed.

On the way back, the two of them still didn’t speak. Gu Yansheng frowned and looked at the documents his mother had given him, thinking about what to do when he has to return to the company tomorrow.

After driving the car for a long time, Gu Yansheng suddenly felt something heavy on his shoulder, turning his head to look at the culprit with a dark face.

Wen Niannan, who was looking out the window, suddenly fell asleep. Gu Yansheng thought he playing some tricks, so he called Wen Niannan’s name a few times, but didn’t hear a response.

Reaching out to push the head away from the shoulders, he was stopped.

“Don’t… Don’t hit me… It’s so dark… I don’t want to go in.” While holding Gu Yansheng’s hand, Wen Niannan began to talk in his sleep, and his body trembled violently.

“Help me…help me… it hurts…”

The cold sweat on his forehead made his hair wet. Looking at the person with a painful expression, Gu Yansheng’s hand stopped trying to shake free and dropped down.

“Hey! Wen Niannan!”

Translated by: Summit

Edited by: UnderTheMoon