Returning to Parents' Seventeen
Chapter 35 Do you care if I’m happy or not?

Chapter 35: Chapter 35 Do you care if I’m happy or not?

It was already evening, and the row of shops, including the small store, were all lit up. The bright lights spilled from the interiors of the stores and echoed with the street lamps, illuminating this patch of the world.

Shen Yubai stood beside the small store on the roadside, looking down at the girl in front of him with a low voice, "What’s the matter?"

Xu Chuning took out money from her bag and handed it to him.

Shen Yubai looked at it, his brow twitching, "What do you mean?"

"The money for the phone," Xu Chuning insisted, "I won’t give you the money for today’s amusement park tickets, but I do need to pay you back for the phone."

Shen Yubai was silent for a few seconds, his gaze turning somewhat cold, "Are you sure?"

Xu Chuning nodded.

There was nothing uncertain about it.

"Fine," Shen Yubai said with a displeased tone, "I’ll take it, can you be at peace now?"

Xu Chuning: "..."

Hearing Shen Yubai’s unpleasant tone, she frowned in confusion, "I’m giving you money, why are you so unhappy?"

Shen Yubai countered: "...What do you think?"

Xu Chuning righteously responded: "If I knew, I wouldn’t be bothering to ask you."

Shen Yubai was choked off; even thinking in his mind, how the future him could have fallen for Xu Chuning, and even marry her and have children with her.

She really was impervious to reason.

"Do you care whether I’m happy or not?" Shen Yubai asked unexpectedly.

Xu Chuning: "Huh?"

She looked at Shen Yubai with a ’what are you talking about’ expression, making Shen Yubai belatedly realize the stupidity of his question.

"Never mind," Shen Yubai took a deep breath and took the money she handed over, "Let’s go."

Xu Chuning: "..."

She paused, then hummed lightly, "Don’t let Shen Sinian always come over to your place to play games."

Shen Yubai ignored her. He turned his head and glanced at the people sneaking peeks, his tone icy, "Are you leaving or not?"

Shen Sinian: "...Leaving."

On the way back, Shen Sinian faintly felt that Shen Yubai was in a bad mood. Wasn’t he quite happy when they were coming back?

Stepping into the residential complex, father and son entered the elevator in silence.

When about to head back to their respective apartments, Shen Sinian scratched his head, couldn’t resist asking, "What did Ningning say to you?"

He hadn’t witnessed the scene where Xu Chuning gave Shen Yubai the cash, which left him completely puzzled.

Shen Yubai shot him a cold glance, "Why?"

Shen Sinian: "You look like you’re in a bad mood."

"Heh," Shen Yubai tugged at his lip, coldly laughed, "She didn’t say anything, there’s nothing good to talk about between us."

Shen Sinian: "......"

It seemed like things were more serious than he imagined.

But, Shen Yubai was not a man of many words, no matter how Shen Sinian tried to probe, he got no response.

Shen Sinian had no choice but to secretly plan to ask Xu Chuning at the small store tomorrow.

The next day, his plans fell through.

During the weekend, Mr. Shen wanted to see Shen Sinian. Previously, Mr. Shen had made such a request, and at that time Shen Yubai made up an excuse for Shen Sinian, saying he didn’t want to see Mr. Shen for the time being.

Shen Yubai’s younger uncle got lost, and a large part of that responsibility fell on Mr. Shen.

Hence, he used the excuse that seeing him might upset Shen Sinian, temporarily preventing them from meeting.

However, this was not a long-term solution. Shen Sinian had been here for so long; it was impossible for him to never meet Mr. Shen.

In fact, Shen Sinian wasn’t afraid to see Mr. Shen; he had a bit of a memory of his great-grandfather who had passed away when Shen Sinian was a little over three years old. Mr. Shen was very kind to Shen Sinian, always thinking of him when there was something fun or tasty.

At that time, Shen Sinian could call people, he had already lost much ability to recognize people. But whenever Shen Sinian visited him, he could accurately call out his name.

Shen Sinian had always adored his great-grandfather when he was very young.

The two sat in the back seat, and Shen Yubai glanced at the silent person beside him, "Nervous?"

Shen Sinian shook his head, "No."

He was just reminiscing about old times.

Shen Yubai slightly lowered his eyes and said softly, "Just answer whatever he asks, if you can’t answer, directly say you don’t know, or throw the question to me."

To avoid Mr. Shen asking too many intricate details, Shen Yubai had pre-discussed the responses with Shen Sinian.

Shen Sinian softly acknowledged, "Got it."

Shen Sinian originally thought that the Shen Family, from over twenty years ago, wouldn’t be very imposing.

As it turned out, he truly underestimated the Shen Family’s wealth and their status in Jiang City.

Mr. Shen favored Chinese-style aesthetics, and the old mansion was designed with a Chinese courtyard. The yard was vast, adorned with rockery and lush trees, and precious flowers caught the eye, sharply contrasting with the places he had recently stayed.

On this side of the Shen Family estate, it seemed like a discreet luxury that one would only expect to see twenty years later.

Shen Sinian was dumbfounded and looked at Shen Yubai, "...Our family is really rich."

Shen Yubai raised an eyebrow, "Not so rich later?"

He thought Shen Sinian’s exclamation was because the place where he lived twenty years later was not as luxurious.

Shen Sinian: "That’s not it."

He just thought that the current Shen Family wasn’t so extravagant.

During their conversation, the black sedan stopped in the yard.

Servants ran out of the house, and the driver also got out to open the door for them both.

"The young master is back," Shen Sinian slightly raised his eyes and saw a middle-aged man in a white shirt and black vest bending slightly towards them, addressing Shen Yubai.

Shen Yubai nodded, turned his head towards Shen Sinian, "This is Housekeeper Li, whom you have met before."

The last time Shen Yubai showed him the identity proof, Housekeeper Li had asked him a few questions on behalf of Mr. Shen.

Shen Sinian: "Uncle Li."

"Ah," Uncle Li looked at him, his eyes brightening, and repeatedly admired, "The young master has also returned."

He looked at Shen Sinian and couldn’t help saying, "You look very much like your uncle."

Shen Yubai: "..."

He paused, staring at Shen Sinian for a moment, and hesitated, "Really?"

He hadn’t noticed.

Uncle Li: "He looks exactly like your father when he was young."

Shen Yubai uttered an ’oh’, thinking to himself, could the saying that a grandson resembles his grandfather actually have some truth?

After a few words, Uncle Li urged them to hurry inside, as Mr. Shen was waiting for them.

Shen Yubai and Shen Sinian went in together.

Stepping into the house, Shen Sinian immediately saw the old man sitting in the living room, his hair already graying but he seemed in good spirits. Seeing him appear, Mr. Shen shakily stood up and reached out his hand, "Is it Sinian?"

Shen Yubai whispered, "Go ahead, he has been looking forward to seeing you."

Shen Sinian hummed, and approached Mr. Shen.

Mr. Shen, not one to show his emotions easily, had been doing businesses for many years and had long been accustomed to hiding his feelings. But at this moment, seeing the descendant of his lost son, he could no longer control his genuine excitement.

"Very good, very good..." Mr. Shen sized Shen Sinian up and down, repeating several good, "You must have suffered outside."

Shen Sinian silently shook his head; he hadn’t really suffered at all.

As Shen Yubai and Shen Sinian speculated, Mr. Shen asked about his "father" and "mother". Shen Sinian and Shen Yubai had previously concocted a story, which they narrated intermittently now with some authenticity.

Because the story came from Shen Yubai, and Shen Yubai had known some facts about his younger uncle’s disappearance for a long time, even if Mr. Shen arranged for someone to investigate, they wouldn’t find any major issues.

Moreover, Shen Yubai knew Mr. Shen well, at his age, having experienced the joy of regaining lost family, he would not scrutinize the previously perceived flawed lies.

He would deceive himself, convincing himself that Shen Sinian was indeed the descendant left by his youngest son, the bloodline of the Shen Family.

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