Damn! Is this kid crazy?!
I want to hear people insult you!
There are so many people here. If I were to actually curse at you, wouldn't you be the one losing face?!
Someone, stop him!
Yu Tang roared inwardly as he looked around at the people, only to find everyone with their heads down, standing like statues, barely daring to breathe, as if time had stood still.
Shen Yu repeated, "Tell the truth or die, choose one."
“Pervert…” Yu Tang steeled himself and forced a smile as he admitted to Shen Yu, “I’m cursing you for being so beautiful, but unfortunately a pervert.”
Shen Yu was stunned for a moment.
The cane in his hand moved slightly, and Yu Tang immediately held his breath, fearing that this person would kill him at any moment.
But the expected pain didn't come. Shen Yu removed his crutches and instead smiled strangely.
Shen Yu also found it a bit unbelievable.
This was the first time someone had said that to him, and he wasn't angry at all; in fact, he found the other person's reaction quite amusing.
However, his lack of anger does not mean he will let Yu Tang off the hook.
"Just this once," Shen Yu said. "If you dare say such things again, I'll have your tongue pulled out."
He gestured for Yu Tang to go inside: "Go kneel in the courtyard for three hours before you have dinner."
"Wang Po, keep an eye on him and don't let him slack off."
The old maid nodded: "Yes, young master."
Yu Tang was still incredulous that he had escaped death.
I've seen perverts before, but I've never seen anyone as perverted as Shen Yu.
He actually enjoys being publicly criticized?
However, this time Yu Tang also discovered that Shen Yu seemed to have a higher tolerance for him than for others.
Although he didn't understand where this tolerance came from, at least he knew that as long as he told the truth, this person wouldn't kill him.
This is good news.
Shen Yu returned at 5:30 pm, which was right around dinner time. He ate dinner and went back to his room, while Yu Tang knelt outside until 8:30 pm. His legs were numb from kneeling and he was starving before he was finally able to get up and go to the servants' kitchen to scavenge some leftovers.
However, when Wang Po left, she instructed him to be back in his room before nine o'clock and not to go out all night.
This is a rule set by Shen Yu that must be obeyed absolutely; to break it is to face certain death.
Almost at 8:30, everyone in the Shen family vanished as if they had evaporated into thin air.
The huge house was eerily deserted, resembling a haunted old house.
Yu Tang was eating with a steamed bun in one hand and chopsticks in the other, enjoying his meal in the kitchen without paying attention to the time.
Around nine o'clock, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the kitchen.
A chill ran down his spine. He put down the steamed bun, turned around, and met the gaze of Shen Yu, who was standing at the door.
"Holy crap!" Yu Tang was so shocked he almost jumped up.
But Shen Yu seemed even more frightened than him, sitting down heavily on the ground with bloodshot eyes and a terrified expression, looking like he was about to cry.
"I... I didn't mean to run away..."
Shen Yuyue's white robe was stained with mud on the ground, but he didn't care at all, unlike his obsessive cleanliness during the day. He just huddled by the door, kneeling in front of Yu Tang, pleading in a trembling voice, "I'm just too hungry, please, brother, don't hit me..."
Yu Tang frowned and asked the system: "System, what's going on? Why is Shen Yu like this?"
Uh, I don't know either, the information wasn't filled in.
The system speculated: "Could he have schizophrenia? Maybe he suffered some kind of trauma in the past, which is why he's like this now."
Yu Tang: What you said makes some sense. I'll go ask him.
Thinking it over, he walked up to Shen Yu and squatted down: "Don't be afraid, I won't hit you."
"Are you very hungry?" Seeing Shen Yu nod timidly, Yu Tang said softly, "I'm eating right now, would you like to eat with me?"
Shen Yu hesitated for a moment, then asked cautiously, "I...can I?"
Yu Tang felt a little uncomfortable as he looked into his clear eyes.
“Of course.” He nodded, took a step back, and let Shen Yu in.
The tall young man then stood up, clinging to the doorframe, and stumbled his way into the house.
But his posture was not as upright as it was during the day, like a tall pine tree.
Instead, he hunched over and hunched his neck, cautiously observing everything around him. Even the sound of Yu Tang moving a chair could make him tremble.
Yu Tang originally wanted him to wash his hands before eating, but he found that Shen Yu's eyes lit up instantly when he saw the steamed buns on the table. He ignored the dirt on his hands, grabbed the soft white steamed buns and stuffed them into his mouth. Yu Tang felt choked just watching him swallow.
Didn't he eat?
Why am I still so hungry?
Yu Tang handed the chopsticks to Shen Yu: "Have some food..."
Shen Yu ignored him and kept stuffing steamed buns into his mouth.
After finishing all the remaining steamed buns on the table, he started drinking water, and drank several cans of water.
Then, with a livid face, he clutched his stomach and vomited everything up.
Yu Tang watched in stunned silence the entire time.
He quickly went over to pat Shen Yu's back to help him catch his breath, and handed him water to rinse his mouth: "If you eat like that, it's no wonder you'll throw up..."
"But...but if I don't eat, there won't be any left...I won't be able to eat anymore..." Shen Yu's body trembled, he coughed, and his face was covered in tears: "My parents aren't coming back today, and my brother went back to his hometown, so I was able to come out to eat...If they come back, I won't be able to eat anymore..."
Yu Tang was stunned.
So... that's the truth?
Chapter 5
Died a second time for the villain (05)
Yu Tang thought about it and understood what was going on after considering what the maids had said about the fire.
Shen Yu's parents and his older brother must not be good people. They must have often abused Shen Yu, otherwise Shen Yu would not have said such things.
However, whether Shen Yu actually started the fire remains to be verified.
After all, he didn't quite believe that an eleven-year-old could be so cruel.
"No..." Although Yu Tang felt that Shen Yu during the day was not human, Shen Yu now looked so pitiful that he couldn't help but feel soft-hearted.
Yu Tang wiped away Shen Yu's tears, pulled the young man to sit down on a chair, squatted down, looked up at Shen Yu in a reassuring way, and coaxed him, "I'm here tonight, I'll cook you something delicious, I'll make sure you're full, okay?"
Shen Yu shrank back slightly, his gaze towards Yu Tang still somewhat wary, but at least not as intense as before.
And just hearing about delicious food makes me feel so hungry.
With his fingers intertwined, Shen Yu softly asked Yu Tang, "What's good to eat?"
Considering that Shen Yu had just overeaten and vomited, Yu Tang wanted to make something easy to digest, so she answered him.
"Would tomato and egg noodles be okay?"
Shen Yu's fingers twirled even tighter, his face showing embarrassment: "What is tomato and egg noodles?"
Seeing that he didn't seem to be pretending to be stupid, Yu Tang tentatively asked, "Can you tell me, brother, how old are you this year?"
"I don't know." Shen Yu shook his head, then stopped, as if remembering something, and said to Yu Tang, "Right, Mom used to call me a little bastard, saying she raised me for nothing for five years, so...am I...am I five years old?"
Shen Yu spoke the second half of the sentence very softly, while constantly observing Yu Tang's expression, as if afraid of upsetting him.
Grass!
Yu Tang cursed inwardly.
He recalled that the information stated Shen Yu was an illegitimate son of the Shen family, so that lady must be Shen Yu's father's legal wife, which made sense in Shen Yu's case.
But no matter what, you can't bully such a young child, can you?
"Host, so it seems that Shen Yu's schizophrenia is caused by domestic abuse."
The system said: "I suspect the reason he insists on returning to his family home three days a month is because this illness flares up periodically, and even he can't control it."
Yu Tang: This is probably what they mean when even the most hateful person has a pitiable side.
With a sigh in his heart, Yu Tang reached out and gently ruffled Shen Yu's hair: "Yes, brother knows you're five years old."
"Now you sit here and don't eat anything else. Wait for your brother to make you tomato and egg noodles, okay?"
Seeing that he wasn't angry and was even smiling so nicely at him, Shen Yu relaxed his guard a little and replied softly, "Mm..."
Yu Tang first cleaned up what Shen Yu had vomited, mopping it up before finding the ingredients in the kitchen and skillfully starting to cook.
He used thin noodles, the kind that are easy to digest.
In no time, a steaming bowl of tomato and egg noodles was ready, sprinkled with bright green scallions, and the aroma alone was enough to make anyone's mouth water.
When he turned around, he saw Shen Yu looking at him with the eyes of a hungry puppy, his eyes still red and watery from crying.
Yu Tang's heart melted completely.
He brought the noodles over and found chopsticks for Shen Yu. When he handed them to him, he noticed that Shen Yu was still wearing dirty gloves.
"Can I help you take off your gloves?" He didn't immediately reach out, but patiently asked Shen Yu for his opinion.
Shen Yu hesitated for a moment, then extended his hand and hummed in agreement.
Yu Tang then took action and removed Shen Yu's gloves.
But when he saw the young man's hand clearly, he froze on the spot.
The back of his fair hands was covered with scratches and cigarette burns, small patches of skin and flesh tangled together, looking gruesome and unsightly.
He then removed Shen Yu's other glove.
It's still the same.