Luo Zhenduo never expected that after recognizing his biological son, the first thing he would say to him would be "Dad, give me money."
Luo Zhenduo suddenly felt shaky and about to fall.
He took a few deep breaths and comforted himself. Chi Yue was young and used to being poor. She had the wrong ideas and he could correct them slowly. He couldn't make the same mistake again and let Chi Yue follow in Xi Yin's footsteps.
Luo Zhenduo tried his best to act calm and asked Chi Yue: "How much do you want?"
Chi Yue thought for a moment and said, "Two hundred thousand, maybe."
Luo Zhenduo suddenly felt a little distressed. Seeing how poor the child was, he only dared to ask for 200,000 yuan when asking him for money.
He originally wanted to ask more of Chi Yue, but immediately realized that he was beginning to spoil the child unconsciously again, and he was very conflicted for a moment.
Chi Yue thought Luo Zhenduo didn't want to give it, so she said, "I want two hundred thousand, no less, I want more money."
Luo Zhenduo was stunned: "You owe money?"
That won't do. I heard that Chi Yue was either in school or working before. It turns out that she is in debt. It must be a student loan.
Chi Yue nodded and said, "I crashed Mr. Zhuang's car before. I planned to pay him back after I repaired it, but I kept putting it off. Now I can pay him back."
Luo Zhenduo: “…”
Chi Yue continued: "He has bought me clothes, given me red envelopes from time to time, and taken me to eat delicious food every now and then. He let me intern at his company. Internship is not just about wasting time. He found people to give me a lot of things. He also took me on trips. You should know this."
Luo Zhenduo was stunned when he heard this. Chi Yue said to him, "Mr. Zhuang is always worried about whether I have been wronged, and cares about my studies and my life." Chi Yue's tone was very calm, and he described the relationship between him and Zhuang Baihua frankly, "Mr. Zhuang has done so much for me and never asked me for anything in return. It's all out of the love of an elder for a younger generation."
Although Chi Yue was reluctant, he had to admit that Zhuang Baihua treated him as a junior, a fact that often made him a little frustrated.
Chi Yue asked: "Now that I have a rich father, should I take the initiative to repay him?"
Luo Zhenduo pursed his lips and said in a hoarse voice: "You are right, I should thank him."
The word Luo Zhenduo uses most frequently these days is "mixed mood".
He felt a little jealous when he heard Chi Yue describing Zhuang Baihua's good points, but he couldn't tell whether he was jealous of Zhuang Baihua's meticulous care for Chi Yue, or jealous of Zhuang Baihua for fulfilling his fatherly responsibilities to Chi Yue on his behalf.
Zhuang Baihua treats Chi Yue as an elder. Luo Zhenduo doesn't dare to think about how Chi Yue views Zhuang Baihua. Thinking about it will drive him crazy. He decides to numb himself first, turn a blind eye and handle the matter between him and Chi Yue.
Luo Zhenduo laughed at himself and said, "I need to learn from Bai Hua how to be a competent elder. He has never been a father, but he is much better than me who has a son."
"That's right, he asked me to write a self-criticism." Chi Yue said.
Zhuang Baihua is not blindly indulgent, he criticizes when it is necessary.
The father and son chatted about Zhuang Baihua, and the atmosphere was surprisingly good. At the end, Luo Zhenduo said to Chi Yue with great emotion: "Would you like to give me a chance, a chance to be a father again, and move in with me."
Luo Zhenduo invited Chi Yue to return to the Luo family to recognize her ancestry.
Luo Zhenduo always felt that Chi Yue was very calm about his life, not too surprised, and did not have any extra requests. Even when he asked for money, he only asked for 200,000 yuan to repair Zhuang Baihua's car.
His biological son is more mature than he appears. He has a kind of detachment that makes him look down on everything. To put it more bluntly, he doesn't care about anything.
Luo Zhenduo thought that this was caused by his lack of family affection, and silently made up his mind to take good care of Chi Yue.
Chi Yue did not respond to Luo Zhenduo's invitation immediately. Luo Zhenduo asked, "Are you worried about Xiyin?"
The Luo family couldn't just ignore Xiyin. Luo Zhenduo and Madam Luo had discussed it. It was not like their family was poor and they could afford to raise two children. It was just that Xiyin's matter was difficult to handle.
Chi Yue shook her head: "Xiyin doesn't matter, but I'm living with Mr. Zhuang now."
Luo Zhenduo: “?” Why are you living together
Although Chi Yue repeatedly emphasized that Zhuang Baihua treated him as a junior, Luo Zhenduo still could not accept that his son was living with his good friend.
He called Zhuang Baihua and tried his best to persuade him to let Chi Yue return to the Luo family.
Zhuang Baihua was surprised and said, "As long as Chi Yue agrees, it's fine. He just didn't want to go back to the Chi family during the summer vacation. I felt sorry for him living alone in the dormitory, so I asked him to come and live with me."
Luo Zhenduo felt half relieved, and the other half was reserved to persuade Chi Yue.
Zhuang Baihua asked Luo Zhenduo: "Chi Yue has returned to the Luo family, what about Xi Yin?"
Talking about this, Luo Zhenduo remained silent. After a long time, he said, "Xiyin underwent a full set of examinations. There is nothing wrong with his body, but he insisted that he was not feeling well. We had no choice but to let him stay in the hospital."
Luo Zhenduo hesitated and said, "Although I am disappointed with Xiyin, after twenty years of getting along with him, I can't abandon him."
Zhuang Baihua paused, his tone became serious, and he said to Luo Zhenduo: "You can't be so indecisive anymore, you must make a decision."
Zhuang Baihua rarely spoke to Luo Zhenduo in such a harsh tone, which made Luo Zhenduo stunned.
Zhuang Baihua said: "Xiyin has a clear tendency to hurt others. Do you want to condone it? You are largely responsible for him becoming what he is today."
"You indulged him blindly, didn't care about his true inner needs, didn't correct his wrong tendencies in time, and let him go further and further astray."
Luo Zhenduo is a few years older than Zhuang Baihua. Zhuang Baihua usually has some respect for Luo Zhenduo. At this moment, he put aside his politeness and directly pointed out Luo Zhenduo's mistake. This is because he truly regards Luo Zhenduo as a friend and does not want him to continue making mistakes.
"And have you ever thought about Chi Yue's feelings? Xiyin hurt Chi Yue before, and you are hesitant about Xiyin, which is equivalent to indirectly hurting Chi Yue again. Chi Yue has been wandering outside for so many years. I can guarantee that he is a very good child. Now he is waiting to be taken back by you, but you can't even handle Xiyin's affairs. Do you want him to become the second Xiyin?"
Zhuang Baihua was anxious, and only realized after he finished speaking that his words were a bit harsh.
He was an outsider after all, but he was worried that Chi Yue would be wronged when she returned to the Luo family.
After a long while, Luo Zhenduo finally spoke hoarsely: "You are right."
His voice was filled with fatigue. Zhuang Baihua calmed down and said, "Xiyin is sick. You should know that his illness is not in his body, but in his heart."
Luo Zhenduo was silent again, then said: "I will find someone to give him psychological counseling. Before that, I will not let him contact Xiaoyue again."
Zhuang Baihua thought for a moment and said, "I know a good psychologist. I'll introduce him to you."
"Okay, thank you." Luo Zhenduo knew that Xiyin's matter could not be delayed any longer. "Thank you, Bai Hua, you enlightened me."
He has two children now and he has to take responsibility.
Zhuang Baihua sent Dr. Zhao's contact information and received a transfer from Luo Zhenduo shortly afterwards.
Two hundred thousand, and the transfer information was “Chi Yue’s car repair money”.
Zhuang Baihua: “…” He had long forgotten about this matter.
Zhuang Baihua smiled and leaned back in his office chair, thinking of what Chi Yue had said on the day of the car accident. He thought that he would definitely pay the money, but he didn't expect that he had always remembered and kept his promise.
After a few days, Luo Zhenduo discussed with Dr. Zhao and decided to transfer Xiyin to a sanatorium on the outskirts of the city. It is said that Xiyin was very resistant at first, shouting "I'm not crazy" and refusing to cooperate. Luo Zhenduo asked the doctor to give him a sedative and successfully sent him to the sanatorium. Later, with the efforts of Dr. Zhao, Xiyin finally calmed down and was willing to accept psychological treatment.
Zhuang Baihua contacted Dr. Zhao privately to inquire about Xiyin's condition. After all, Xiyin was a paranoid boss, and his situation was inextricably linked to Chiyue.
Doctor Zhao said that Xiyin's problem was quite serious because he had experienced illness since childhood. He had a special sensitivity to pain and blood. Flowing blood was a sign of survival and pain made him feel alive. But at the same time, he was afraid of pain, so he hoped that watching others bleed and suffer would bring him sensory stimulation. In layman's terms, this was a psychological disorder with a tendency to sadism.
However, Luo Zhenduo and Mrs. Luo's unconditional doting from childhood to adulthood made Xiyin have no bottom line. He could get what he liked by pretending to be well-behaved and acting like a spoiled child, which was too easy, which stimulated his inflated desire in disguise. Until he met Chi Yue, Chi Yue did not respond to him, which made him powerless. He wanted more and more for Chi Yue, hoping to hurt Chi Yue to express his love.
Doctor Zhao explained Chi Yue's psychology to Zhuang Baihua in simple words, which made Zhuang Baihua shudder with fear.
Why do these people say they like Chi Yue but actually hurt him over and over again
Zhuang Baihua was silent for a while, then said, "I don't understand. I think if I like someone, I should be nice to him."
Doctor Zhao said with a smile: "Mr. Zhuang is a normal person. Some people's psychology is broken and they can't be compared."
Zhuang Baihua suddenly remembered something: "I have something I want to consult the doctor about."
Doctor Zhao said generously: "Please come in, Mr. Zhuang."
Zhuang Baihua told Dr. Zhao about Chi Yue's behavior at his home and asked the doctor what was wrong with Chi Yue.
Doctor Zhao: "From this behavior, I see a strong sense of insecurity. There must be something threatening him that makes him feel uneasy for a moment."
Zhuang Baihua was stunned. Doctor Zhao's description made him feel uncomfortable. Why did Chi Yue, an ordinary college student, feel so threatened
Zhuang Baihua asked Dr. Zhao what to do. Dr. Zhao could only spend as much time with Chi Yue as possible. The most important thing was to find the thing that threatened Chi Yue so that he could find a solution.
Zhuang Baihua knew that Chi Yue would not tell him the answer, and several times when they encountered such questions that touched her heart, Chi Yue would skip over them and not ask any more questions, so Zhuang Baihua did not ask any more questions.
The topic returned to Xiyin, and Zhuang Baihua asked: "Is there a chance that Xiyin will recover?"
The sanatorium is called recuperation, but in reality it is impossible to lead a normal life. Luo Zhenduo has already arranged for him to take a leave of absence from school.
Doctor Zhao was not sure: "For a patient like Xiyin, the difficulty lies in requiring him to restrain himself. He must restrain his inner desires. The fastest way is to use your ideas and beliefs to impact him, but we generally don't do this, it's a bit too rough..."
Before Dr. Zhao finished speaking, Zhuang Baihua said, "I helped him find his faith."
So Zhuang Baihua found a job for Xiyin, asking him to be a volunteer at the Red Museum, giving lectures to the primary school students who came to visit and learn every weekend.
While receiving treatment, Xiyin regularly volunteers at the museum, which Dr. Zhao says is good for his recovery. Luo Zhenduo and Mrs. Luo will go to the sanatorium to take care of him, but Luo Zhenduo will always send someone to watch over him. Even when Xiyin is at the museum, there are always many people watching over him to prevent him from doing anything inappropriate.
Xiyin had never wanted to go to the museum, but now he had lost the trust of the Luo family, and he didn't want Luo Zhenduo and Madam Luo to think that he couldn't even do such a small thing.
People are like this, they don't know how to cherish what they have. Xiyin used to treat the two adults of the Luo family as tools to provide money and love. Now that the adults of the Luo family are disappointed in him, he begins to miss the family affection he once had.
Reciting the commentary was extremely easy for Xiyin. He repeated it over and over again and had already memorized it by heart.
Most of the commentaries were about revolutionary stories. When people came to visit, Xiyin would lead the tourists to see the exhibition while vividly describing that period of history.
"The revolutionary martyrs sacrificed their lives and shed their blood. Are you moved by this?"
Zhuang Baihua's voice suddenly came out, and Xiyin's voice tightened.
He turned his head and shouted at Zhuang Baihua: "You are so annoying. I will do my best. Don't come and spy on me!" Then he turned around and ran away.
Zhuang Baihua sometimes takes time to visit the museum, on the one hand to check on the situation of Xiyin, and on the other hand to relive the past.
He saw Xiyin leave without saying anything. He stood in front of the exhibition with his hands behind his back, looked up at the words and photos on the display boards, tears welling up in his eyes.
Xiyin, who was watching secretly from the side: "… "