After The Honest Person Was Discovered For Simultaneously Pursuing Three People - Chapter 52

Chapter 52: Baby

Song Yucong instantly stands up, quickly goes to the bed, and lifts the blanket, saying impatiently, “Why are you so much trouble…”

Tao Ning bites his lower lip, too weak to argue. He had eaten too quickly, and his stomach was having trouble digesting the food. Now the pain is intense, and he clutches his abdomen, his pale face slick with cold sweat.

The next second, he is lifted into a hug. But Song Yucong’s body temperature is even lower than his. When his icy hands grip Tao Ning’s waist, the boy shrinks into his embrace, trembling slightly.

From above, he hears a voice gritting its teeth: “Stop squirming!”

Song Yucong carries Tao Ning out of the bedroom. The servants are still meticulously wrapping all the sharp objects in the room. They are startled to see the notoriously short-tempered Second Young Master carrying someone out. “Why are you just standing there?! Call the doctor over.”

The servants immediately respond, “Yes,” and the doctor, who had just left and whose chair hadn’t even had a chance to get warm, is hastily called back.

The doctor mutters to himself, wondering if the Second Young Master is having one of his episodes. But when he enters, he sees that the Second Young Master is perfectly fine on the sofa, albeit with a deep frown. He is tightly holding a person in his arms, the same boy he had just examined.

He has been a family doctor for the Song family for over ten years, and he has never seen the hot-tempered Second Young Master protect someone like this. It’s truly a rare sight. The doctor doesn’t dare to slack off and thoroughly examines the young man. The result is just that his stomach has poor digestive function and that he still needs to be careful with his diet.

To put it more simply, his stomach is too weak. He can’t eat too fast, and he can’t eat just anything. In short, he needs to be taken care of delicately.

The doctor gives Tao Ning some stomach medication and leaves. Song Yucong, under the astonished gazes of the servants, carries Tao Ning back to the bed.

The servants immediately snap out of their daze and gather around the bed. Some offer warm water, some mix the medicine, some bring a small, delicate dessert, and someone even plans to use a hot water bottle to warm Tao Ning’s stomach… Everyone treats the beautiful boy as if he were a fragile piece of porcelain. Song Yucong stands by with his arms crossed, watching them with a cold stare.

The commotion makes Tao Ning forget his stomach pain. He grabs the medicine and drinks it in one gulp, avoiding the hand that is trying to put the hot water bottle on his stomach. “No… no need, thank you all. I’m sorry to trouble you.”

The servants feel even more affection for this beautiful, doll-like face that looks so fragile. Even those who had previously thought Tao Ning was unfashionable now feel differently. They wonder if Tao Ning bought those ugly glasses himself or if someone gave them to him. What a waste of his beauty!

The servant who wants to warm his stomach quickly says, “It’s nothing, Young Master Tao. Please use the hot water bottle. It will make you feel better…” She tries to put the small hot water bottle on Tao Ning’s stomach again, but a hand snatches it away, followed by Song Yucong’s icy voice: “Get out, all of you.”

No one dares to disobey the Second Young Master. The servant retreats awkwardly, following the others out of the room.

Song Yucong ignores Tao Ning’s small struggles and forcefully places the hot water bottle on his soft stomach. He says coldly, “Hold it yourself.”

“Okay.”

The hand on his stomach lets go, and Tao Ning holds it himself. But he is very sleepy and feels that it’s just a stomachache and doesn’t need all this fuss. Taking advantage of Song Yucong closing his eyes to rest, he secretly puts the hot water bottle aside and tries to sleep, enduring the slight pain.

But the next second, a sarcastic voice explodes by the bed: “Are you really trying to die?” Song Yucong truly wants to roll Tao Ning into a ball and throw him off the second floor. This person has so many problems, yet he feels perfectly fine. He was only left alone for a moment, and he already threw the hot water bottle aside, curled up, and tried to sleep without a blanket.

This bumpkin looks so docile and easy to bully, so why is he so much trouble when he’s sick?!

Song Yucong tries to contain his anger, but he remembers the doctor said that Tao Ning needs to rest well and that his emotions shouldn’t fluctuate too much. With a scowl, he pulls a chair to the bedside, sits down, and puts the hot water bottle back on Tao Ning’s stomach. Finally, he shoves the blanket over Tao Ning’s head.

His movements are as rough and irritable as possible.

With this, the hot water bottle stays firmly against his stomach. The pain from before is immediately much better. Tao Ning quietly squirms, poking his head out from under the blanket. He reveals two slightly round eyes, and his voice, muffled by the blanket, says, “Thank you…”

But the ferocious Second Young Master shows no appreciation. He scowls and says, “Shut up. When your stomach is better, get off my bed immediately and go shine all my shoes.”

Shining shoes? That’s simple. Tao Ning has been polishing his own shoes since he was a child. He says, “Okay,” and then asks, “After I’m done…”

Song Yucong’s voice is impatient: “Say one more useless word, and I’ll throw you off the second floor.”

Tao Ning quietly closes his mouth and says nothing else. The air conditioning in the bedroom is just right, neither too cold nor too hot. Accompanied by the rustling of leaves outside the window and the steady, strong heartbeat of the person beside him, Tao Ning falls into a deep sleep.

When Gao Yu receives the message from the Song family, he is about to go on vacation to Sanya. The message asks him to go to Auxent to pick up some medicine for someone named Tao Ning. The simple errand will pay him two months’ salary. The family is incredibly generous and the money is instantly transferred to his account.

He never questions his patrons’ business, but he can guess who is behind this—it must be Second Young Master Song. Although he is notoriously difficult to deal with and has a terrible temper, he is also the most generous to his staff. The rewards range from thousands or tens of thousands in bonuses to hundreds of thousands in rewards, and all of it comes from the Second Young Master’s personal assets, not the Song family’s accounts.

Therefore, although those who follow the Second Young Master have complaints, they are all motivated by money, and many are eager to curry favor with him. Of course, there are also those who simply can’t stand his temper and would rather die than serve him.

But Gao Yu is one of the many who are more than willing. After receiving the errand fee, he immediately changes his flight to Las Vegas.

So Gao Yu practically speeds to Auxent. Following the information he was given, he finds Tao Ning’s dorm room and knocks on the door, but no one answers. He goes to the administrative staff, who, knowing his identity, have someone give him a key.

The dorm room door opens easily. As soon as Gao Yu enters, he smells a faint scent of blood. Then, a cold gaze falls on him.

The lights in the dorm are off. A man with a bruised face sits at the desk to the right. There is a manila envelope on the desk and a small patch of blood on the floor, which is likely the source of the smell. Hearing the sound at the door, he looks over with a cold stare that appears somewhat sinister in the dim light.

Gao Yu is startled. This must be Tao Ning’s roommate, Xu Jun. He has a strong impression of this person, not from what others have said, but from a charity gala. At the time, Xu Jun was much younger, but he was already wearing a suit and tie, following a real estate mogul and socializing with a calm expression. Gao Yu had overheard Xu Jun reporting: “The bidding a few days from now shouldn’t be a problem, but Commissioner Chen has something that requires your personal attention. He’s at your three o’clock…”

Gao Yu had taken an extra look at the young man and had silently remembered him. Later, he learned that this person was Xu Jun, who, at only seventeen or eighteen, was already more skilled at finance, stocks, and bonds than a professional. But he never got involved himself, only offering his advice.

The next time he heard about Xu Jun was at Auxent, where the school principal had personally invited him from Haizhou No. 1 High School.

But why is this low-key yet formidable young man in such a sorry state now? Gao Yu knows that the Second Young Master got into a conflict with someone, but he didn’t know it was with Xu Jun.

“You’re Tao Ning’s roommate, right?” Gao Yu asks. “Do you know where he keeps his daily medicine? Could you help me find it?” As he speaks, he pulls out some cash and places it on Xu Jun’s desk. There is also a bunch of wilting sunflowers on the desk.

He’s a little curious. This young man seems cold and unapproachable, but he didn’t expect him to buy sunflowers. He seems to have a romantic side.

Xu Jun looks at him for a few seconds with an expressionless face. Then he pulls open a drawer, places a pre-packaged box of medicine on the desk, and closes the drawer.

Gao Yu takes it, closes the door as he leaves, and says, “Thanks. Keep the money on the desk.”

Xu Jun retracts his indifferent gaze, not sparing a glance for the cash. He pulls open the drawer again. Besides the part that was just taken, there is still some medicine left inside. Gao Yu doesn’t know, but Tao Ning has an excellent memory and would know that only a portion of his medicine was taken.

Xu Jun guessed that Song Yucong would send someone to get the medicine. He had packaged the medicine carefully after he got back, and there were even traces of his blood on the instructions.

Xu Jun isn’t sure if Tao Ning will come back himself, but he wants to see Tao Ning.

He slowly looks up and then fixes his gaze on the manila envelope on the desk. After a moment, his gaze shifts and falls on the cash. In the dim light, he stares at the bills with an expressionless face. No one knows what Xu Jun is thinking at this moment, but his hawk-like eyes now resemble a cold, poisonous snake.

After a moment, he wraps the cash in paper and walks to the kitchen. As he moves, blood seeps from his pant leg and falls onto the floor, staining the spotless surface.

He turns on the stove. The flames glow blue and red, and Xu Jun’s indifferent eyes reflect the image of the paper and cash burning together.

Xu Jun watches them burn to ashes. Then he takes out a phone—it’s Tao Ning’s.

He opens the chat with the glaring contact name. After he had sent a message saying “I’m sorry” along with a fake location, the person had sent him many more messages:

Darling, that school isn’t good. I’ll come and get you transferred, okay?

Baby, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have said those things. Please talk to me. (T＿T)

Darling, did you receive the gift?

Darling, did you make new friends (ㄒoㄒ)

…

Xu Jun scrolls through the messages with cold eyes. Finally, he inputs the location of the Song family’s manor and presses send.

After doing all this, he returns to his desk, opens his computer, takes out a document, and dials an encrypted number. The phone rings a few times, and then a young woman’s voice answers: “This is President Li’s office. Do you have an appointment?”

“No.”

The voice on the phone sounds like a middle-aged man.

“Then I’m sorry…”

“I have evidence of Song Rongguo’s corruption. Would your President Li be interested?”

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