Chapter 46: Preparing to Expose
The autumn sun was not too glaring. It shone gently on people, making them feel lazy and unwilling to move.
It was supposed to be a fine afternoon, but Wen Nian’s heart felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over him, drenching him completely.
His heart was cold and sad. He looked at the small, nail-sized bald spot on his head and ran out, covering his eyes, tears streaming down his face.
“Xiaxia, sob sob~ I’m really, really bald, wah wah!”
Chi Xiasheng was hugged by Wen Nian like an octopus, his back leaning against the sofa. The paper in his hand was not held tightly and floated to the ground.
The little nurse stood on the side, waiting for him to speak. Her peripheral vision caught the test report that had fallen on the ground, and her eyelid twitched.
Chi Xiasheng didn’t pay attention to the fallen paper and just patted Wen Nian’s shoulder. “Get up first. You’re not really bald yet, are you? You can’t stay up all night anymore. It’s not good for your body or your hair.”
Wen Nian still couldn’t recover from his sadness. He didn’t understand how a little enlightened carp like him could have contracted such an incurable disease after only half a month in the human world.
“Then… can I still get better? They say online that baldness is irreversible. Xiaxia, they’re lying to me, right?”
Wen Nian looked at Chi Xiasheng with big, pleading eyes, which made his heart soften, and he couldn’t bring himself to say anything too cruel.
“You’re different from them. If you sleep well and study hard, you’ll definitely get better.”
The studying Chi Xiasheng was referring to was learning some cultivation techniques.
Wen Nian was an extremely playful and mischievous little fish who could never settle down to learn anything. Even his transformation into a human was only successful because Wen Shu had used a medicinal herb she had treasured for many years.
After that, the little fish in human form was even more of a homebody, wandering around in the sea all day. Only when Wen Shu pulled his ear and told him to be quiet would he reluctantly cultivate for a while.
This is not a good sign, Chi Xiasheng thought. Learning is endless. I have to make Wen Nian understand the importance of learning.
“Look, have you been losing your appetite recently? You even ate one less bowl of rice last night, right?”
Wen Nian quickly nodded. “Yes, yes, I ate a lot less.”
Chi Xiasheng coughed and continued to bluff. “And your hair is falling out faster. Look at your red hair in front, it’s lost its shine. It has a lot to do with you not studying seriously with Auntie Wen.”
Wen Nian covered his drooping red hair, tears welling up in his eyes. He sat there in a daze, thinking for a long time.
“I know. I absolutely can’t go bald! I can’t get this incurable disease!”
Wen Nian cheered up, determined to cultivate for two more hours every day!
Just as he was making up his mind, his eyes fell on the paper on the ground. His attention was immediately drawn to it, and he picked it up to read. “…After our hospital’s test, it is confirmed that Mr. Chi Xiasheng and Mr. Su Chengjian are biological father and son… What does this mean? Xiaxia, are you Su Chengjian’s son?”
Wen Shu was, after all, a talented woman. Although Wen Nian’s handwriting was a bit crooked, he had no trouble reading everyday things, so he read the test results very smoothly.
Chi Xiasheng nodded. “That’s what it means.”
After speaking, he half-closed his eyes, his expression becoming silent.
Wen Nian didn’t know who Su Chengjian was, but he felt that Chi Xiasheng’s expression didn’t seem very satisfied with the report, so he quickly picked up the paper and placed it on the table.
On the table, there was another identical piece of paper, but the result of this test was that they were not biological father and son.
“Hey, Xiaxia, look, look. This result is different. Why did this hospital come up with two different things?”
Wen Nian quickly pulled Chi Xiasheng over to look. “Don’t be sad. The hospital must have made a mistake!”
Chi Xiasheng also glanced at the test result on that paper and couldn’t help but let out a cold, sarcastic laugh. “This is the test report between Su Chimian and Su Chengjian.”
Wen Nian was even more confused. “Su Chimian? And Su Chengjian…?”
As a carp, Wen Nian’s brain capacity was really not enough to hold such complicated things. He tried hard to sort out their relationship as if he were stuck.
“You and Su Chengjian are father and son, but Su Chimian and Su Chengjian are not father and son. Then you and Su Chimian… are not biological brothers!”
After sorting out the relationship, Wen Nian let out a cry of “oh” and was immediately happy. “That’s great! I knew that Su Chimian was so bad, how could he be your younger brother?! It’s better for us to be brothers! Look how similar we are!”
With that, Wen Nian pressed his face against Chi Xiasheng’s and showed him on his phone screen how similar they looked.
Chi Xiasheng looked at Wen Nian’s comical winking and silly smile and couldn’t help but laugh. How are we similar?
What a silly little fish.
“He was a fake from the beginning. Unfortunately, what can a fake do?” Chi Xiasheng’s slender fingers brushed over the two pieces of paper, and he gently put them away.
The little nurse on the side, hearing this, really wanted to move her phone. The camera mode was still on, and although it couldn’t capture anyone in her pocket, it had recorded everything they said.
This mode had been accidentally switched on when she was taking photos just now, but she hadn’t noticed. It wasn’t until Chi Xiasheng started talking that she suddenly realized her phone was still on.
But the moment the little nurse’s fingers touched her phone, Chi Xiasheng spoke again. “The Su family knew Su Chimian was a fake before they brought me back.”
Wen Nian didn’t understand and asked in confusion, “What do you mean, ‘bring you back’? Didn’t you live with your parents before, Xiaxia?”
Wen Nian and Wen Shu had never asked before, thinking that Chi Xiasheng also had parents before he accidentally fell into the sea. It was just that a series of things had happened, perhaps similar to Wen Shu’s experience, and his parents were no longer around, so he had become a wild little merman.
Wen Shu had never asked Chi Xiasheng about this matter, afraid of touching his sore spot, and had also repeatedly told Wen Nian not to say anything, lest his big mouth make him unhappy again.
But now, hearing Chi Xiasheng’s words, Wen Nian felt that it was not the case.
“No, I grew up in an orphanage for the first twenty years. I only found out later that Su Chimian and I were switched at birth.”
The little nurse’s hand, which was about to press stop, paused for a moment and then quickly pulled back.
She couldn’t turn it off. The information here was too big!
Money moves people’s hearts, and the little nurse admitted that she was tempted.
Wen Nian’s questions were always numerous. He asked what “switched at birth” meant and why Chi Xiasheng had only found out later.
Chi Xiasheng rubbed his head. “You talk too much. Anyway, I have nothing to do with the Su family anymore. It’s their business if they want to choose Su Chimian. It has nothing to do with me.”
Wen Nian felt that Chi Xiasheng, when he said this, was shrouded in a layer of sadness that others could not penetrate. It was as if he had separated himself from the world, lonely and pathetic.
“Xiaxia…”
Wen Nian didn’t know what to say, but he just wanted to hug the boy in front of him.
That’s what he thought, and that’s what he did. He hugged Chi Xiasheng’s waist with a thud.
“The Su family has no taste. I’ll be good to you. We’ll always be good brothers!”
Wen Nian really liked Chi Xiasheng, not only because he was a merman he had always admired, but more importantly, because he was too patient. Every time Wen Nian said something, he would look back and see the other smiling at him, indicating that he was still listening.
Even his own mother, Wen Shu, would get annoyed with this fish, but Chi Xiasheng wouldn’t.
One was active and the other was quiet. In a sense, they were unexpectedly complementary.
The first time Wen Nian had seen Chi Xiasheng, he had felt a strange joy from the bottom of his heart. There was no reason for it, he just felt that the other was very, very good!
Such a good Xiaxia, if the Su family didn’t want him, then he would just take him home!
Let them regret it!
Chi Xiasheng was hugged tightly, and his chest, which had been leaking air, felt as if it had been suddenly plugged. The cold wind was blocked outside, leaving only the continuous warmth from this little fish.
Rubbing Wen Nian’s head, Chi Xiasheng looked up and blinked. “Alright, I’m fine. Let’s go.”
Wen Nian hugged him for a while and then lifted his little head, looking at him. “Then are you okay, Xiaxia? You’re not sad anymore?”
Chi Xiasheng shook his head. “I’m not sad. You’re so chattering and annoying, how can I have time to be sad?”
Wen Nian rubbed his nose and shyly showed his small white teeth. “Hehe, we’re not sad. It’s all their fault!”
Chi Xiasheng looked at Wen Nian’s little face and couldn’t help but nod. “Yes, it’s their fault.”
Seeing that his mood had obviously improved, Wen Nian took the report and left with him.
The little nurse’s mind was blank. She had been on tenterhooks all the way. It wasn’t until she saw them out that she wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Before getting into the car, Chi Xiasheng inadvertently glanced at the little nurse’s pocket.
The pocket of the nurse’s uniform was only a thin layer. With a little more care, you could see the light from the phone inside.
But Chi Xiasheng didn’t say anything and got into the car with an unchanged expression.
The little nurse thought she had gotten away with it. After they left, she quickly sent the recorded things to the marketing account of Orange Heart Entertainment.
When the marketing account received the test report from the little nurse, the entire department immediately went into action and held an emergency meeting.
But halfway through the meeting, they received even bigger breaking news from her.
“Old Zhang, what do you guys mean now? Do we release this or not?”
The people sitting below saw the leading Old Zhang lower his head to look at his phone, scratch his head, and let out a deep sigh.
If they didn’t release it, it was a big story, involving both wealthy families and the entertainment industry.
But if they did, they were worried that after the Su family freed up their hands, they would crush their small studio. After all, compared to the behemoth of the Su family, their small studio was really not enough to look at.
In fact, some studios with connections in the background had probably also heard some rumors about the Su family, but they probably couldn’t release them due to various reasons.
Now this hot potato had been passed to him. He was reluctant to throw it away, but it was too hot to hold.
Old Zhang took off his headphones and, after listening to the recording, he tapped the table and finally nodded. “Release it! We must release it! You guys listen to this.”
With that, he clicked on a dark video, and Chi Xiasheng’s voice came from inside.
After listening, everyone’s faces were filled with incredible shock.
They all swallowed and, one of them also slammed the table. “Then let’s release it! I had a rich second-generation friend before who said that Sheng Sheng from Shengshi Group seems to be a little ambiguous with Chi Xiasheng, and he’s been going against the Su family recently. Why don’t I go and contact Shengshi?”
Once Shengshi helped them guarantee it, what were they afraid of! They could just go for it!
The enemy of my enemy is my friend. Old Zhang knew this principle well and immediately nodded, telling him to contact them as soon as possible.
Breaking news had to be fresh to be interesting. They had already prepared the announcement and were ready to release it online immediately. On the other side, they had also managed to contact Sheng Sheng’s secretary after many twists and turns.
After the call was connected, Liu Secretary, hearing that the other party wanted to cooperate, first tried to recall where this small studio had come from. How had he never even heard of the name?
“It’s like this, we have the paternity test results of Mr. Chi Xiasheng, Mr. Su Chimian, and Su Chengjian…”
After explaining the matter, Liu Secretary’s expression became serious.
Chi Xiasheng was his future boss’s wife. He couldn’t be careless.
So he nodded and said he had to ask for instructions from above.
The person from the small studio on the other end was a little dazed. “Above? Is it… CEO Sheng?”
Does such a matter need to be reported to Sheng Sheng?
The person from the studio slapped his hand, thinking to himself, As expected, it seems the relationship between Chi Xiasheng and Sheng Sheng is really not ordinary!
The rumors are not unfounded!
Liu Secretary said “hmm” and said he would contact him again soon. He hung up and immediately called Sheng Sheng.
Sheng Sheng had been listless at home all day. He looked at his black, steady image in the mirror and felt that it was quite in line with the mainstream aesthetic, right?
Then why did Chi Xiasheng go to pet a white dog?
And it was the complete opposite color of himself. This made Sheng Sheng have to think.
Chi Xiasheng had clearly touched my head and rubbed my ears the night before, saying I was the cutest dog he had ever seen. How could he have changed his preference so quickly?
The little puppy sat in front of the mirror with his chin on his paws and looked at it all day. Sheng Sheng still felt that he was much more domineering than that silly white dog.
Yes, that dog must have run up to him on its own.
Chi Xiasheng must have been unable to dodge and only then got its scent on him. It must be like that!
After barely comforting himself, Sheng Sheng finally transformed back into his human form and sat on the sofa, searching for the stage version of Chi Xiasheng’s “Deep Sea.”
Just as he was immersed in the singing, the phone rang.
He swiped to answer, and Sheng Sheng frowned. “What is it?”
Hearing his slightly impatient tone, Liu Secretary didn’t dare to be vague and blurted out everything.
Sheng Sheng’s face grew darker and darker as he listened, his eyes dark, and his tone couldn’t help but be tinged with anger. “You mean Chi Xiasheng is Su Chengjian’s biological son, but Su Chimian is not? And the Su family still chose to abandon him? Is that family out of their minds?”
Liu Secretary also felt that this matter was really messed up, but he was also an enlightened demon and couldn’t understand the complex feelings of humans. He could only sigh. “That’s how it is. Do you want to help this small studio?”
Sheng Sheng’s thin lips curled up in a cold sneer. “Help, why not help? Make it big for me. Buy me the trending topics for a few days and nights. I’ll let the Su family have a good taste of what it means to be embarrassed.”
Liu Secretary trembled, thinking to himself, You have a lot of money, you’re willful!
“Alright, I’ll go and do it now.”
