Rebirth of the Little Actor – Chapter 21
20 – Wait until this big matter is resolved before talking about our engagement.
An Xing hadn’t been sick for a while, and after his mind eased up, this illness had to come on strong. After a suspension and some porridge, he fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up again, it was already late afternoon.
In his sleep, he seemed to be sweating profusely, An Xing touched his head and felt that the fever seemed to have subsided a bit, but his body was still sore and weak, and his head hurt. He got up and went to the toilet and wiped his face, then slowly moved toward the bed.
He can’t walk fast, if he walks fast, his body hurts and his head hurts.
After Lu Tian Shen followed Shen Ying upstairs, at the door of An Xing’s bedroom, what he saw was the teenager wearing the little monster pajamas, struggling to hold on to the wall and walk.
Both of them are aware of how delicate the teenager is, Lu Tian Shen simply went up and half carried the person to put him back on the bed and tucked him under the covers.
An Xing breathlessly pushed the man twice, complaining aggressively:
“I sweat a lot, dirty.”
Lu Tian Shen: “Hmm.”
The teenager’s eyes widened.
Oh my god, shouldn’t a good brother say “I don’t mind it” or “It’s not dirty at all” or something at this time? He said he was dirty, and his brother Shen even agreed!
He is going to lose his temper!
Lu Tian Shen didn’t catch An Xing’s brain circuit, turned around and pulled the curtains halfway open, opened the window to ventilate the room before walking back to the bedside, testing the temperature of the bedside water cup and handing it to An Xing.
“Drink more hot water to reduce your fever.”
An Xing: ……
An Xing angrily took the cup and leaned back on the pillow to drink the water, feeling that he, Brother Shen, was too straightforward.
Lu Tian Shen saw the injury on An Xing’s left hand and frowned slightly.
“I’ll go make a bowl of sour soup noodles for Xingxing. Tian Shen ah, then you stay here with Xingxing for a while and help me keep an eye on his medicine!”
Shen Ying checked her son’s temperature and was relieved to find that the fever had subsided a lot. She trusted Lu Tian Shen, and after smiling and instructing a few words, she left the space for the young man and went downstairs to cook for her son with her own hands.
Lu Tian Shen sent Shen Ying out of the bedroom door before walking back and sitting by An Xing’s bedside. An Xing held the water cup and moved towards it, not caring about the image, he just slumped down on the bed and gave the cup of finished water a push.
“How did you fall into the water when you were in a healthy state?”
Lu Tian Shen took the cup and put it aside, and frowned as he asked.
“Yesterday we went to the park to play, by mistake.” An Xing vaguely said, “Why are you here?”
“I sent you a message but didn’t reply, and the phone was turned off, so I asked Uncle An.”
Only then did An Xing remember that he didn’t even look at his cell phone during yesterday’s chaotic day of battles, and it probably turned off automatically when it ran out of battery later.
Fortunately, the bag fell to the ground yesterday when he was pushed and shoved by that woman from Ning’s family. It didn’t fall into the water with him, or else he would have to restart his cell phone at this moment.
“My cell phone, Brother Shen, help me get it.”
An Xing leaned on the bed, pointing at the bag on the table, tugging at the man’s sleeve.
Lu Tian Shen looked at it, walked over and flipped out his cell phone, took the charging cable on the desk and came over to plug it in and charge it, putting it to An Xing’s right hand side. After sitting back on the edge of the bed, he thought for a moment and opened his mouth to ask:
“You’ve already confessed with Uncle An and Shen Auntie Ah?”
An Xing looked at the man in shock.
“How do you know?!”
Lu Tian Shen: “I can see it. You’re a lot more lively.”
This little fool didn’t realize it himself, but after getting the appraisal report that day, this little fool, whether it was his behavior and demeanor, or chatting on WeChat, was a lot less lively, as if he was being pressed by some heavy burden and couldn’t catch his breath.
But now, it is clear that the sick can not get out of bed, and the little fool lying on the bed is glowing, and speaking with a sticky upward tone, as if pouting.
This is what the little fool usually looks like.
An Xing tilted his head, thinking that his Brother Shen was just awesome. He also couldn’t help but come closer to the man, not remembering at all that he should keep a distance from people when he had a cold, and said in a low, mysterious voice:
“I told mom and dad yesterday, and they said that I’m still their child!”
Lu Tian Shen didn’t mind that An Xing was sick, and straightened the quilt for him. He could see that this little fool was happy because he was recognized as a son by the An Family couple and not for any other reason.
Sure enough, he was a little fool.
The man rubbed a handful of the teenager’s little curls, his expression softening.
“That’s good.”
He looked at the teenager whose smile curved his almond eyes and grabbed the cup from the bed.
“I’m going to add some hot water for you, you should take your medicine.”
An Xing shrank towards the comforter and took his cell phone to turn it on, “Uh-huh.”
Lu Tian Shen went out of An Xing’s bedroom and went straight to the An family’s study. He had often traveled to and from the An family since he was a child and was familiar with the layout of this side of the house. The study door was opened and An Zhaoming froze for a moment when he saw Lu Tian Shen.
“Why did Tian Shen come today?”
“I came to see An Xing, and by the way, I also came to look for you, Uncle An.”
The young man walked into the study, holding a small yellow cup that didn’t match his style at all, and without embarrassment, he bluntly said:
“That paternity report was done by me for An Xing, at the private hospital I invested in. The hospital didn’t know who the test material was taken from, and I’ve already explained to the operator to keep it completely confidential, and not to disclose it at will.”
An Zhaoming nodded and sighed.
“Xingxing has told me all about it, it’s been hard on you Tian Shen.”
The Lu family was deeper than the An family, and Lu Tian Shen was more youthful than the Blue, in every way, he wouldn’t be able to count out the An family. An Zhaoming had watched Lu Tian Shen grow up and knew his character well, there was nothing to worry about.
It was good that his own little fool was looking for Lu Tian Shen’s help, if it was anyone else, An Zhaoming couldn’t be assured.
Lu Tian Shen was also observing An Zhaoming’s expression, seeing that the man didn’t have the slightest intention to blame them for their self-interest, his heart also let out a sigh of relief.
He knew that with An Xing’s character, he would never hide the truth. What he was most worried about these days was whether the An Family couple would have a problem with this little fool after An Xing told the truth.
The An family was doing well today, and although An Xing was not good at business management and might not take over the company in the future, this was not a big problem. Among the business world, there were many who didn’t have a successor, so finding a professional manager would be fine.
However, if the truth about hugging the wrong child was revealed, it would really be hard to say whether the An family would be peaceful in the future. The best case scenario is that An’s children are long gone, so that the peace of An’s family will not be broken. If the situation is not good, then there may be all kinds of bad things.
For example, the real child of the An family has a bad character, or has an okay character but doesn’t get along well with the An family, or maybe that child’s adoptive parents are very bad, or maybe there was a conspiracy behind hugging the wrong child back then……
Revealing the truth also comes with risks. Compared to An Xing who only worries about his parents disowning him, Lu Tianchen feels that after the truth is exposed, the subsequent consequences need to be worried about.
Fortunately, until now, neither An Zhaoming nor Shen Ying blamed An Xing, and even sympathized more because he told the truth.
“Anyway, if Uncle An needs any help, just ask.”
Lu Tian Shen said.
An Zhaoming didn’t know that this kid had already turned a few corners in his head, and only smiled and agreed when he heard this. He struggled for a bit before looking at the outstanding young man in front of him and said:
“Tian Shen ah, at first you said you wanted to get engaged to Xingxing …… but now Xingxing’s birth is unknown ……”
“Uncle An, let’s postpone this matter until later.” Lu Tian Shen said, “Wait until this big matter is resolved before talking about our engagement.”
An Zhaoming sized up Lu Tian Shen for a while, but he couldn’t see the other party’s mind, so he only sighed.
“Also good.”
It was a good thing that the matter of the marriage contract in the first place was only mentioned verbally by Lu Tian Shen and An Xing. Although both parents knew about it, after all, it hadn’t been officially announced to the public. Now that Lu Tian Shen said that it was postponed for further discussion, he probably also wanted to see what kind of situation Xing Xing’s family was in before making a decision.
No matter now, if Lu Tianchen regrets it in the future, An Xing won’t be too sad. On the other hand, if it had been announced in the first place and then the mistake was exposed, their star would have been ridiculed by many people.
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Lu Tian Shen didn’t stay in An’s house for a long time, and after watching An Xing take his medicine, he excused himself so that he could get some rest. Shen Ying brought the noodles upstairs, An Xing nestled in the quilt and ate it, then continued to lie back in bed, sleepiness gradually rising.
Shen Ying had already heard An Zhaoming speak about the marriage contract, and at this time, she was a little heartbroken for her own little fool. She thought about it and asked An Xing:
“Xingxing ah, do you like Tian Shen?”
“Hmm? Like ah!”
An Xing blankly looked at her mother and answered as a matter of course.
Shen Ying: ……
Shen Ying looked at the teenager carefully for a few moments, a bit helpless.
“Is it a like that you want to get married and spend your life together?”
An Xing froze, then realized what Shen Ying meant.
In his last life, the An family and the Lu family had already been rumored to be engaged, but suddenly the truth came to light, and the people learned that he was not born to the An family, and that the An family’s true young master was someone else. His former childhood friend kept a distance from him, and those who once pleased him avoided him, and even people like Su Yiran made trouble for him.
And in that time of wind and waves, Lu Tian Shen never said he would cancel the engagement, his attitude towards him was as usual, always standing firmly behind him.
But in this life, the truth came to light ahead of time, and the outside world didn’t know about the relationship between the two of them.
“I think, it depends on Brother Shen’s plan.”
An Xing nestled on the bed and said slowly.
“The marriage is for the sake of cooperation between our two companies, but in the future, when your child is found back, you definitely want him to inherit the company. If I’m still engaged to Brother Shen, then I won’t be that beneficial to the Lu family’s company.”
“So …… let’s see what Brother Shen thinks at that time. If he wants to cancel the engagement, I don’t have any problem with that, it hasn’t been announced outwardly anyway. And I’ll have to persuade him as well. I know he’s a good person and treats me well, but I can’t let him suffer ah.”
Shen Ying: ……
Shen Cherry felt that she didn’t have to worry about Lu Tian Shen withdrawing from the marriage and hurting An Xing.
In my family’s little fool’s head, there is no such thing as a “like” string!
T/N: My first language isn’t English, and there may be some grammatical errors. But I try not to deviate from the author’s narrative. If there are any errors or nonsensical sentences, feel free to comment.
