Chapter 42
Song Linsheng’s injury was almost healed. Both of them returned to their normal work and life. But Song Xiaobai was used to living in Shi Nan’s place these days, he stopped running back and forth and went to work directly from Shi Nan’s place after switching personalities every day. Shi Nan was also used to the weird phenomenon that Song Linsheng changed after he came out of his bedroom.
Shi Nan was backlogged with work because of taking care of Song Linsheng during this time. He was sent on a business trip for two days as soon as he returned to the company. Although Song Linsheng’s wound was almost healed, it was not completely healed after all. Shi Nan was afraid that he’d have no one to take care of him. Song Linsheng was not worried, and said: “If I don’t want to cook, I can go to your father’s place to eat.”
Shi Nan immediately felt relieved. With his aunt around, Song Linsheng would not be hungry.
Shi Nan went on a business trip with peace of mind, and Song Linsheng also went to Shi Haiping’s place for dinner as promised.
Shi Nan had told Shi Haiping about this a long time ago. So Shi Haiping was not surprised by Song Linsheng’s arrival and asked his aunt to prepare a few more dishes.
“Nan Nan told me that you don’t eat meat and asked me to cook more vegetarian dishes. This kid is really careful sometimes.” The aunt praised.
“Brother Song, why don’t you like meat? I think meat is delicious, and you’re not a vegetarian. You used to eat ribs when my brother made you sandwiches.” Sang Wan wondered.
Song Linsheng was silent for a moment and then said: “When I was young, I always ate undercooked meat. So I was a little resistant to meat.” The chopsticks in Shi Haiping’s hand made a slight sound.
Which family would feed their children undercooked meat, so much that it left a shadow on him?
“Ah, then your parents’ cooking skills are mediocre.” Sang Wan didn’t notice something was wrong, and regretted there, “Meat is the most delicious thing in the world. It’s a pity! Brother Song, take your time, I think you still have time.”
Shi Haiping looked at Song Linsheng, and Song Linsheng also looked at Shi Haiping.
Song Linsheng’s deep eyes were silent. Shi Haiping’s hands shook twice, and a chill crawled up his spine.
After dinner, Auntie and the others packed up their things and left. Only Song Linsheng and Shi Haiping were left at home.
Shi Nan made a video call. He was on the set, the lights were brightly lit. They chatted for a while until someone called Shi Nan, and Shi Nan hung up.
The house fell into silence again. Shi Haiping was sitting on the recliner on the balcony, and his eyes occasionally drifted towards Song Linsheng. He had a certain guess in his mind but he didn’t dare to confirm it.
“Uncle.” Song Linsheng called him suddenly.
Shi Haiping suddenly trembled. Ever since Shi Nan and Song Linsheng got married, Song Linsheng had never called him father. At first, Sang Yan and Sang Wan also mentioned it jokingly, but Shi Nan probably thought that Song Linsheng was embarrassed. So he interrupted and said that they would choose a good day to change the form of address and give a red envelope. This matter was then left behind.
Also because Shi Haiping and Song Linsheng rarely met, Song Linsheng seldom called out when they met, so everyone didn’t care about the address.
Thinking about it carefully, it’s actually wrong.
“You don’t seem to have called me dad?” Shi Haiping looked at Song Linsheng and fixed his eyes on him as if he wanted to see some clues from his face.
The community is very lively around this time in summer. The laughter of children comes in through the open windows, and there is a strong smell of joy.
Song Linsheng lowered his eyes slightly, and said calmly: “I remember I used to call you Brother Xiao Hai.”
It was like a bolt from the blue, and the cup in Shi Haiping’s hand fell to the ground with a bang. He stood up suddenly, looking at Song Linsheng in disbelief: “You, you, you…”
Shi Haiping’s face was pale, his fingers trembling, and he was in a kind of shock: “You, you are…”
“It’s me.” Song Linsheng looked at him calmly.
A figure of a child appeared in Shi Haiping’s mind. That child never cried or made noises, and when he was beaten, he tried his best to protect the younger child.
Song Linsheng stopped talking and waited for Shi Haiping to calm down his chest, which was heaving due to the great shock.
After a long while, Shi Haiping sat down on the chair as if he had lost his strength, and then smiled wryly: “I should have thought of it earlier. I felt a little familiar when I saw you in the hospital, but I never thought it would be you. “
Shi Hai raised his head suddenly: “Does Nan Nan know?“
“He doesn’t know.” Song Linsheng shook his head, “He doesn’t know anything, and I don’t intend to tell him.”
Shi Haiping heaved a sigh of relief but felt a little disappointed. The whole person seemed to have aged several years suddenly.
Song Linsheng poured him a glass of warm water: “Actually, I have never figured it out. Why is Xiaobei here with you? I threw Xiaobei out of the car, and the police were behind him. The police should take him away. Why is he here with you?”
Shi Haiping took a sip of the water and then sighed after a long time: “At that time, the police raided in and those people ran away with those abducted children. When the undercover policeman rescued Xiao Bei, the policeman wanted to arrest me, so he took me and Xiaobei to walk together. On the way, we met those people who were escaping, and the policeman sacrificed to protect me and Xiao Bei.”
Shi Haiping sighed and said in a heavy tone: “At that time, Xiao Bei had a high fever. I carried him all the way and finally got out. Xiao Bei was very obedient. I should have sent him to the police station. I was worried about him, but I was afraid that the local police would arrest me after knowing that I am one of the traffickers. So I took Xiao Bei and left.”
” The policeman who died was surnamed, Shi.” Shi Haiping said softly.
Shi Haiping raised his head and looked at Song Linsheng: “I thought your children were in danger, but I didn’t expect you to come to him again.”
Song Linsheng didn’t speak, and there was no expression on his face.
Shi Haiping was a little nervous, and his hands kept shaking: “If you plan to tell Nan Nan, I have no objection. I will admit my mistakes even if you send me to the police station. People can’t commit crimes without retribution, and they will have to pay back sooner or later.”
Song Linsheng sat down on the sofa and said in silence for a long time: “I remember that you were also forced at that time. The conditions of our group of children would have been worse if you hadn’t secretly helped us. I don’t want to judge whether you are good or bad. As for the fact that you brought Xiao Bei, It’s useless to talk about the matter now. I didn’t come to you today to judge you.”
“In Shi Nan’s heart, you are his father, and you are a very, very important person to him. Since he no longer has memories of many things, I don’t want him to suffer because of this. He’s fine and happy now, I’ll take care of what needs to be done. As long as he’s happy, I don’t care about these things.”
Shi Haiping was a little incredulous: “You…”
“I found Xiao Bei’s parents. I can keep other things in my heart forever, but Xiao Bei must recognize his parents.”
“Have you found his parents?” Shi Haiping was a little excited, with tears in his eyes, “Yes, yes, I agree, I agree. As long as Nan Nan can be happy, I can do everything.”
“When Shi Nan returns from a business trip, I will take him to meet his parents. I have already thought about the excuses, just say that you brought him back from the orphanage, and I’ll forge the documents for you.”
“I don’t mind if you tell him the truth.” Shi Haiping sighed, “At my age, I’m not afraid that he will hate me. As long as he is happy, I will be at ease. I don’t mind.”
Song Linsheng said lightly, “He has been with you for so many years, and you are so important to him. Once the matter is revealed, this pain will accompany him for the rest of his life. I don’t want him to remember those things in his childhood, I would rather he didn’t know anything.”
Some truths are cruel. All he can do is tell Shi Nan and try to minimise his injuries as much as possible, and then try his best to complete his life.
Song Linsheng wanted to take advantage of Shi Nan’s business trip to meet the Gu couple. But when he got in touch, the Gu couple had already left the city.
Song Linsheng told them that there was information about their child. The Gu couple was very happy and said that they’d book a plane ticket back immediately.
Shi Nan came back from a business trip on the off day. When he saw Song Linsheng at the airport pick-up port, Shi Nan felt a little dazed, and then looked at the sky. Fuck, which one is this?
Shi Nan walked up to Song Linsheng with a confused stare. Before he could speak, Song Linsheng said, “I’m not your dog.”
” I can tell.” Shi Nan’s mouth was stiff.
Song Linsheng took the bag in his hand: “I haven’t seen you for a few days, have you become so popular?”
Before Shi Nan could speak, there was an exclamation from the other side: “Ying Ting, Ying Ting…”
“Ying Ting and I are on the same plane. “Shi Nan dragged Song Linsheng out.
Song Linsheng came by car. Both of them had just gotten into the car and were about to leave when the rear door was opened and Ying Ting got in: “Hurry up, hurry up.” Song Linsheng glanced at him: “I didn’t bring bodyguards.”
“I can hit ten.” Ying Ting raised an eyebrow at Song Linsheng from the rearview mirror.
Song Linsheng drove the car out of the airport and asked them where to go for dinner. Shi Nan said that it would do anywhere, and Ying Ting slumped in the back seat: “Go to your house. I’m so tired, and it’s easy to be recognized by fans when I go out to eat.”
Song Linsheng glanced at Shi Nan on the co-pilot. Shi Nan also looked tired, probably tired, so he didn’t say much and drove the car back to Shi Nan’s place.
Seeing this neighbourhood, Ying Ting clicked his tongue twice:” Your injury is already healed, why are you still staying here?”
”It’s none of your business.” Song Linsheng took Shi Nan’s luggage and walked into the building.
Shi Nan followed him and asked in a low voice, “Is your wound okay?”
“Do you want to see or feel it?” Song Linsheng asked.
Shi Nan glared at him. Why is it that after not seeing him for a few days, his shamelessness has risen to the next level?
He wanted to see, touch and kiss him, but it was the wrong person.
Song Linsheng seemed to feel his resentment, and joked with him in a low voice: “In the evening, you can do whatever you want.”
Shi Nan bared his teeth at him. This guy is becoming more and more shameless.
The three of them came upstairs together. As the elevator door opened, Shi Nan stepped out of the elevator first and took out the key to open the door. Shi Nan called out in surprise when he saw someone at home: “Dad, why are you here?”
Then Song Linsheng and Ying Ting who entered the door looked up together. When they saw the person standing up from the sofa in the room, their expressions suddenly changed.
Shi Nan was a little nervous. After all, it was Song Xiaobai who appeared now. He didn’t know about his marriage. It would be bad if Shi Haiping exposed it.
Shi Nan turned to look for Song Linsheng, but someone strode past him, grabbed Shi Haiping’s lapel, and shouted, “It’s you?”
Throwing his arm away and stepping forward to block Shi Haiping, Shi Nan said displeased: “Ying Ting, what are you doing to my father?”
“Your father?” Ying Ting was startled for a moment, then sneered, “Shi Nan, so you are the son of a human trafficker?”
Shi Nan subconsciously retorted: “What nonsense are you talking about?”
Shi Haiping came today to talk to Song Linsheng again, but he didn’t expect Shi Nan to come back today, and he didn’t expect to encounter this scene. Feeling at a loss for a moment, he couldn’t help looking at Song Linsheng: “Xiao Song…”
Song Linsheng was also in a state of confusion, why is Shi Nan’s father him?
But looking at Shi Haiping’s appearance, he seems to have seen him long ago.
Then does he know Shi Haiping’s identity? It stands to reason that he doesn’t have this memory, so he shouldn’t recognize Shi Haiping, but why is Shi Haiping looking at him like this at this moment?
Song Linsheng still didn’t understand what happened in the middle, but his first reaction was to stand in front of Shi Nan and stop Ying Ting: “Calm down.”
“Calm?” Ying Ting sneered, “I’m very calm. But you, when you are with Shi Nan, you can’t tell the difference between good and bad, right?”
“What do you mean?” Shi Nan pushed Song Linsheng away and stared at Ying Ting, “Don’t go crazy here. Please make it clear, what do you mean I am the son of a human trafficker?”
” Make it clear ?” Ying Ting pointed to Shi Haiping behind Shi Nan, “You can ask him what he used to do before!”
“Ying Ting.” Song Linsheng scolded suddenly.
Ying Ting stared at Song Linsheng with disbelief in his eyes: “Song Linsheng, do you know what you are doing now?”
“Of course I do.” Song Linsheng grabbed Ying Ting’s shoulder and said in a low voice, “Go downstairs first and wait for me, you’ll find…”
“What to find? ” Ying Ting pushed Song Linsheng away, and his face turned ugly, “Did you know about his relationship with Shi Nan a long time ago? Just because he is Shi Nan’s father, can you forget everything that happened before? In what position did you put Xiao Bei? The nightmare you can’t forget. You have been looking for Xiao Bei for so many years. Everything that happened is thanks to these people, and you are still helping him…”
“Xiao Bei?” Shi Nan couldn’t understand what Ying Ting was talking about, but he heard the word Xiao Bei and the human trafficker that Ying Ting said.
Shi Nan suddenly felt cold all over.
“Dad.” Shi Nan looked at Shi Haiping, his voice trembling, “Do you know him?”
Shi Haiping looked at Shi Nan, his lips trembling, and suddenly burst into tears: “Nan Nan, I’m sorry for you, you are Xiaobei…”
The air in the room froze at this moment. Ying Ting looked at Shi Nan in disbelief, Song Linsheng froze, while Shi Nan stood in the same place in a daze.
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