I am chasing a rough man in the 80s
Chapter 973 Why Bother Whose Home the Flowers Fall

Chapter 973: Chapter 973 Why Bother Whose Home the Flowers Fall

"You know, during these days since I’ve come back, I saw a completely different you, I didn’t even know that when you were young, you were such a girl."

Suizi dabbed at her tears and said with a teary smile, "Quite disillusioning, huh? Turns out Mom was quite capricious and had a sweet tooth when she was young."

"It’s not quite what I had in mind, but disillusionment is not the word. I’m very happy to have met the young you."

He saw her youthful prime.

Without his participation, it was nonetheless splendid and brilliant.

No longer was she the strong woman who pursued perfection in everything.

She, too, could like eating ice cream like a little girl, she would admit the mistakes she had made, she transformed from the forever chasing silhouette in his memory into a person of flesh and blood.

Looking at her fondly, he wished he could be by her side, to let her see how outstanding a man he would become in the future.

But she and he had always been missing each other.

At first, Chen Tong thought it was a joke played by the heavens, until he met her destined one and understood that it wasn’t a joke by the heavens, but the creator’s compassion towards him.

Missing each other as mother and son was more dignified than losing out to Yu Jingting in a direct confrontation.

Chen Tong looked out the car window; Yu Jingting was saying something to the fourth uncle, who was so moved that he kept wiping his tears and sobbed loudly while hugging him.

Chen Tong couldn’t see Yu Jingting’s expression but could guess some of it.

That guy must be smiling on his face while cursing inwardly at this moment.

"Yu Jingting, he... suits you well."

"I thought you really disliked him."

"I still don’t like him now." But Chen Tong couldn’t deny that Yu Jingting was the man truly suited for Suizi.

Even though he was a bit insufferable, Yu Jingting was a true man, brave enough to take responsibility, and extraordinarily capable. The happiness he couldn’t give Suizi, Yu Jingting could achieve.

Having lost in love, he couldn’t lose himself too.

"Go have a look downstairs, I’m fine here."

"Then, I’ll speak to you when I get back." Suizi got out of the car to find Yu Jingting; this night was just another ordinary day for her.

Just as Suizi was about to close the car door, Chen Tong suddenly called out to her.

"Chen Hansui!"

"What’s the matter?" Suizi paused.

"...It’s nothing."

Suizi thought he was being a bit strange.

"Are you feeling unwell? I’ll make you some soup when we get back."

Chen Tong tugged at the corner of his mouth and waved her off, urging her to quickly leave.

Forgive him, for not being able to utter the word "Mom" until the end.

He also couldn’t be one hundred percent obedient to her; she told him not to consider her thoughts, just to be himself was enough.

But ah...

Unrequited love had long been a part of his life; he couldn’t extricate himself from this distorted adoration.

This time, his thoughts weren’t the same as before.

Yu Jingting’s words had given him a different perspective.

He stopped thinking about what was best for her and only did what made himself happy.

For the rest of his life, he would still live in her shadow, doing things that would make her happy, even if she couldn’t see them or know about them.

So what?

This was the most comfortable way of life for him.

If she wanted him to be a good person, then he would be one.

Chen Tong’s vision gradually blurred as he strove to etch the night sky into his memory.

The starry sky was vast; even if he couldn’t see her again, looking up at this night sky would be like meeting in a different time and space.

Chen Tong felt his strength slowly being drawn out, yet his heart was incredibly steady.

The bet with Yu Jingting, he had actually known the answer all along.

Wearing the mask of a good child, possessing the bright attributes similar to hers was the only way to get close to her, to become her adopted son.

It was only through observing her interactions with Yu Jingting that one could understand the man she loved was supposed to possess qualities completely opposite of the brightness.

Thus, the two hints Yu Jingting gave her were, first, Dongdong, and second, do what she excels at.

After Chen Tong realized all this, he appreciated how incredible Yu Jingting was.

Losing to such an exceptional man, Chen Tong felt his loss was not in vain.

This path, Chen Tong had chosen wrong from the very beginning.

But he wasn’t dwelling on it anymore.

Even without wearing a mask, it wasn’t certain Suizi could fall in love with him, for she had already made a better choice long ago.

"I really want to drink her soup one more time..." Chen Tong closed his eyes and let the darkness engulf him.

When he opened his eyes again, he caught the anxious expressions of several assistants around him.

"Professor Chen, are you alright? You suddenly fainted just now, you scared us to death."

Chen Tong stood up, glanced at the familiar Laboratory, his heart like a deep pool.

"I am fine, we can go on with the next experiment — oh right, you, help me buy something." He casually pointed at an Assistant.

The named Assistant immediately stood at attention. Professor Chen was a hero who had made great contributions after returning to the country; everyone looked up to him greatly.

"Buy me a book on criminal law, thank you."

He had visited the timeline where she exists, he had to leave something behind.

The mask and him had long since fused together. Whether it was real or fake no longer mattered.

Having seen the blooming of the flower was enough, why bother with who it withers for.

As long as that flower bloomed beautifully, he thought he should be happy, as she wished.

...

Suizi and Yu Jingting dealt with the fire and returned to the car, seeing Chen Tong leaning on the car seat, seemingly asleep.

Suizi grabbed Yu Jingting’s coat from the seat to cover him with it.

"Tomorrow we need to find a school for him, I think we should transfer him to Jiaojiao’s school, it’s more convenient." Suizi saw Chen Tong’s pocket was a bit bulging, and subconsciously touched it.

She hadn’t noticed it before?

It was a stack of papers. Suizi took them out and glanced at them; they were literature related to Chen Tong’s field, which she didn’t quite understand.

But she had the intuition that these were very important documents.

"What’s this?" Yu Jingting also saw them.

Suizi handed some of them to him; they were handwritten by Chen Tong, and one could tell the writing was rushed, as if he were short on time.

"What is this stuff, virus gene sequences?" Yu Jingting looked for a long time but could only understand these words.

"This is Tongtong’s research area, it must involve confidential matters — why would he suddenly write this?"

A bad premonition suddenly flooded Suizi, and she flipped the papers to the last page. On the last page, there was only one line of text.

Be happy.

Chen Tong on the seat uttered a slight delirium, opened his eyes, looked around somewhat bewildered. Where was this?

"Sis? Why are you here? Wasn’t I at the school dorm? Where is this?" Chen Tong looked around.

Suizi covered her mouth, and tears fell down swiftly.

Yu Jingting also realized that something was amiss and asked Chen Tong, "Which Chen Tong are you?"

Chen Tong looked at him with eyes full of fear; no need to answer, that look said it all.

The one from the future, he always looked at him with defiance and disdain.

This Chen Tong was the one from before.

"He’s gone back..." Suizi then understood why the adoptive son had been so strange just now.

"He must have premeditated this." Yu Jingting was holding the stack of papers and actually felt some appreciation for that bratty kid.

Leaving behind this valuable information was hoping that Suizi could turn the tide in the future.

Chen Tong ultimately was unwilling to take off the good guy mask, but this time, it was his own willing choice.

Although it’s unclear whether it was the success of his wife’s teaching or that kid’s deep feelings for his wife, it can be anticipated that after returning, the kid wouldn’t struggle like before.

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