Black Lotus

Aunt Lan brewed the coffee and went up. After gently knocking on the door, she walked in, put the coffee down on the table, and turned around to leave.

“Wait,” A dull voice came from behind the computer.

Aunt Lan stopped and asked respectfully, “Sir, is there anything else you want?”

Gu Yansheng looked at the files in his hand and asked as he took a sip of the fresh coffee, “What is Wen Niannan doing right now?”

“He has already gone to bed. When he returned from the hospital today, he was already very tired. Do you want to see him?”

Gu Yansheng was skeptical. Did Wen Niannan really just sucked up the pain from the video? He hasn’t even asked me about it yet.

“Don’t worry about him. His pitiful acting is never going to win my sympathy. Just let him do his own thing.”

Aunt Lan thought about Wen Niannan, who seemed out of his mind the entire time while he was eating dinner. She was hesitating if she should speak her thoughts or not.

Seeing that Aunt Lan was still standing there, Gu Yansheng asked faintly, “Is there anything else you want to tell me?”

Aunt Lan waited a little longer before saying, “Sir, although I’m not sure exactly what happened between you and Mr. Wen that caused you to think of him that way, but in reality, Mr. Wen is truly not the type of person that you think he is. He loves you with all his heart and is just hoping that you can care about him a little bit more.”

After saying that, she left the room. Gu Yansheng put down the documents in his hand and looked at where the door was for a very long time.

Lying on the bed, Wen Niannan couldn’t fall asleep at all. He was still thinking about the video because after all, it was eroding away his life.

After lying in bed for a long time, he still didn’t feel anywhere close to falling asleep, so to fulfill his curiosity, he turned on his computer.

There was an intense discussion online after someone claiming to be Gu Yansheng and Shen Luoan’s high school classmate posted a lengthy article describing their previous relationships.

The article claimed that Gu Yansheng and Shen Luoan were a perfectly matched pair in high school, yet Wen Niannan suddenly appeared out of nowhere and started seducing Gu Yansheng from Shen Luoan. During the school-wide music competition, he claimed that Gu Yansheng stole his music, and just like this time he didn’t have any evidence to back his words up.

As he was reading the article, the hand holding on to the mouse clutched tighter and tighter. Finally, he jumped up in anger and pushed away his computer. His body was trembling violently, gasping for breath.

It was impossible for others to know so many details. He could tell without even thinking who must it be that was behind the scenes of this.

By just imagining how happy Shen Luoan and Gu Yansheng were looking at these comments, Wen Niannan felt that he was being swallowed by an endless sense of despair.

Why do you have to do this to me… You ruined my high school days and now my entire life…

The next day, when Wen Niannan came downstairs for breakfast, his eyes were swollen in redness. Aunt Lan was startled, thinking if Gu Yansheng had once again hurt him.

The food on the dining table was a little different before. There were more dishes that were easy to digest and good for his health. Aunt Lan saw that he noticed, so she explained, “I made these just for you. With your condition worsening, you really need to take good care of yourself.”

Wen Niannan took a few bites, and the food truly tasted delicious. With a sweet smile, he said to Aunt Lan, “It tastes awesome, thank you, Aunt Lan.”

“Oh, really? This is my first time making that dish. I’m glad that you liked it.”

Aunt Lan continued on about how her new recipes had special health effects. They were so engaged in their conversation that they didn’t even notice Gu Yansheng also walking downstairs.

Translated by: Summit

Edited by: UnderTheMoon