Jiang Yuan opened the door and was pleasantly surprised to see Yu Tang.
"Xiaotang is here too? Come in and have a seat."
She had already heard Wei Mosheng say that Yu Tang was his benefactor, and they had met in the past two days, so she was naturally not unfamiliar with him at this time.
"Hello, Auntie..." Yu Tang's original intention was to hand over the things to Wei Mosheng and then leave.
But since Jiang Yuan opened the door, they had no choice but to follow her in.
As he walked inside, he heard Jiang Yuan behind him ask Wei Mosheng, "Why do you look so pale? Are you too tired from practicing your boxing?"
"No..." Wei Mosheng pursed his lips, feeling sorry for his mother and Yu Tang when he thought about his dangerous thoughts just now.
He is a man, and Yu Tang is a man too.
My mother would definitely not accept that I am a lesbian.
Moreover, it can be said that Yu Tang is now helping his family the most.
What right does he have to tell Yu Tang these filthy thoughts?
Moreover, if he really did say it, he and Yu Tang might not even be able to remain brothers.
The thought of the other person looking at him with disgust and saying he was nauseous made him feel like he was being torn apart.
The pain was suffocating, from head to toe.
Chapter 19
Died for the villain for the first time (19)
"Host, the favorability rating has risen to 70!" Yu Tang had just sat down on the sofa when he heard the system's message.
I was stunned for a moment.
Yu Tang: Why didn't you give me a hint just now?
I just saw that you two were having a good time, so I didn't have the heart to interrupt—
Yu Tang: What kind of atmosphere is good?
"Huh? How slow-witted are you, host?"
The system was speechless: [Don't you think the distance between you two at the door just now looked like you were about to kiss?!]
[I even noticed the villain's expression; he's incredibly hungry, like he's about to pounce on you at any moment!]
Yu Tang was a little confused: Really? I didn't notice.
【Ugh! Are you a blockhead?! How can you be even more clueless about love than I am?! And you call yourself an award-winning actor?! You've acted in so many movies and TV dramas, how could you not understand these things?!】
Yu Tang was unhappy: "Sayings are one thing, but this is a personal attack."
However, Yu Tang was indeed aware that this was his weakness.
In the past twenty-eight years, many women have shown interest in him, and he has tried dating some of them.
But the outcomes were all unsatisfactory.
Most women fall in love with his on-screen personas, but once they get to know him, they'll say he's slow-witted, heartless, unromantic, and like a block of wood that doesn't understand romance.
So we broke up without really understanding what was going on.
Yu Tang was even more ruthless; he didn't feel sad at all.
To this day, he has even forgotten the names of the women he has dated.
"Well, it's fine this way."
The system sighed: "If you don't get too deeply involved, leaving won't be too painful once you've maxed out your affection level."
"Don't lie to your mother." Jiang Yuan felt sorry for Wei Mosheng when she saw his face. She urged him to go inside: "Go back to your bedroom and rest for a while. I'll entertain Xiaotang. I also have something to talk to him about alone."
Wei Mosheng: "What is it?"
"It's just chatting, adult stuff." Jiang Yuan pushed him into the house: "Don't worry about it."
The woman poured Yu Tang a cup of tea and handed it to him, saying, "Little Tang, come and have a cup of tea."
"Thank you, Auntie." Yu Tang said politely, "Please sit down, don't bother."
"Hmm..." The woman's face paled after walking around the room for only a short while. She sat on the sofa, slightly hunched over, and quietly placed her hand on her upper abdomen. She glanced at Wei Mosheng's door to make sure it was closed properly before whispering to Yu Tang.
"Xiaotang, I actually want to ask you for a favor."
Yu Tang sensed something was off about her tone and straightened his expression: "Auntie, you can tell me anything, and I'll definitely do it."
Jiang Yuan took out a letter from a drawer under the coffee table. Inside, there was a bulging object: "I would like to ask you to give this letter to Sheng Sheng after I die."
After death?
Yu Tang was startled. He took the envelope and asked Jiang Yuan, "Auntie, what's wrong?"
Jiang Yuan smiled bitterly: "I had a check-up before, and it turned out to be late-stage stomach cancer."
Yu Tang fell silent, a sudden sense of powerlessness washing over him.
He couldn't control what happened in this world; he could only exist on the fringes as an observer and a half-baked executor, making efforts within his own capabilities.
“I’ve kept it from Shengsheng and haven’t told him.” Jiang Yuan pleaded with Yu Tang, “So, Xiao Tang, please don’t tell Shengsheng either. I don’t want him to suffer such a blow just as he’s regained his confidence in going to school.”
“He’s suffered so much because of me.” Jiang Yuan’s eyes reddened as she wiped away tears. “If I hadn’t been a burden to him, he wouldn’t have been abused by his father for so many years, wouldn’t have had to drop out of school, and wouldn’t have to spend every day with this useless woman like me…”
Yu Tang felt a sharp pain in his heart. He pulled out a tissue from the coffee table and handed it to Jiang Yuan: "Auntie, please don't say that."
He said, "You have no idea how important you are to Ah Sheng. He told me before that without you, no matter how much money he earns or how much education he gets, it won't matter."
“He is a filial son, and he loves you, so you don’t need to blame yourself at all.”
He pursed his lips: "And your illness. We can go to the hospital for treatment without telling Ah Sheng."
"He's busy with his studies, so he probably won't notice."
"You don't need to worry about money, I have it."
Hearing this, Jiang Yuan's eyes reddened, and her voice trembled as she said, "How can I take your money again?"
"You've already helped us enough."
“What’s more important than life?” Yu Tang said, “I’m an orphan and a bachelor. No matter how much money I earn, I have nowhere to spend it.”
Instead, we'd like to use the money to show our respect to you, so you can spend more time with Ah Sheng.
"I...I..." Hearing this, and seeing Yu Tang's sincere expression, Jiang Yuan almost burst into tears: "You, you are truly our great benefactor. It is a blessing for Asheng to have a friend like you..."
Yu Tang felt a pang of pain in his heart. He gently patted Jiang Yuan's back and patiently comforted her.
He arranged a time to go to the hospital with her, and only left with the envelope after she calmed down.
He guessed that the envelope probably contained the secret of Wei Mosheng's background. Jiang Yuan wanted to ask the Wei family for help because she didn't want Wei Mosheng to be left without anyone to take care of him after her death.
Although this woman is gentle, she knows the bottom line of being a decent person.
She was deceived by Wei Mosheng's father, and later, when she found out that he had a family, she made up her mind that no matter how hard she suffered, she would not break up his family or become a mistress who would be despised by others.
And so they persisted for so many years.
As soon as Yu Tang got home, he received a message from Wei Mosheng.
Wei Mosheng: Brother Tang, why is my mom crying?
Wei Mosheng: When I asked her, she said it was to thank me for taking care of us, but I found it strange.
Wei Mosheng: Can you tell me what exactly you talked about?
Yu Tang pursed her lips, and the discomfort she had just suppressed welled up again.
He thought for a moment before organizing his thoughts and sending the message to Wei Mosheng.
Yu Tang: We talked about what my aunt said, but she got too emotional, and I felt embarrassed.
Yu Tang: You should comfort your aunt and tell her that what I did was nothing, and not to take it too seriously.
Yu Tang: And remember to listen to your aunt and don't make her angry, okay?
Wei Mosheng on the other end looked skeptical. But he was too embarrassed to ask any further, so he replied...
Wei Mosheng: Yeah, I wouldn't bear to upset my mom.
Chapter 20
Died for the villain for the first time (20)
Su Yu arranged for Yu Tang and Wei Chen to meet a week later.
That day, after Yu Tang took Jiang Yuan to her chemotherapy session and sent her home, he sent Wei Mosheng a message telling him to be careful during his boxing match that night before going to meet Wei Chen.
The meeting place was private room 302 at the Jinchen Club, owned by the Wei family.
Two bodyguards stood outside the door, their posture ramrod straight. Judging from their arms and lower bodies, these two were no ordinary men.
Yu Tang pushed open the door and saw a tall, handsome man sitting there alone, holding a wine glass and drinking slowly.
Wei Chen was well-educated by the Wei family.
He is almost perfect in every way, and he doesn't have the slightest bit of the spoiled rich kid vibe.
I treated him very politely when we first met, even to the point of being extremely courteous.
But Yu Tang just felt that he was dangerous, and his intuition told him that if he continued to get to know him, something bad would definitely happen.
"President Wei..."
“Sit here…” Wei Chen gestured for Yu Tang to sit next to him. As soon as Yu Tang sat down, Wei Chen pointed to the extra glass of wine on the table: “Drink it…”
Yu Tang frowned. To be honest, he didn't trust Wei Chen; he was afraid that something had been added to that drink.
"Mr. Wei, I came by motorcycle, so I can't drink alcohol."
"It's okay, I'll have the driver take you home if you're drunk."
"Whose house are you taking me back to?" Yu Tang bluntly asked, "What if I wake up in your bed, Mr. Wei's house?"
"You dare to say anything." Wei Chen glanced at him, a smile appearing on his face, then sat up straight and called a waiter.