Although Yu Sui had his misgivings about Shi Luos family, he never asked Shi Luo anything about them.
Judging from the previous situation, anyone with eyes could see that Shi Luos family relationship was very complicated. Yu Sui wasnt good at helping people work through their issues and he also didnt want to pry into anothers private matters.
So by tacit mutual understanding, they shelved that matter. Until one day, when Yu Sui together with Shi Luo had to drive for ten kilometers before they found a wonton shop. Yu Sui, finally couldnt help but ask, Ke Hao was loaded when we were in junior high school. So, why was...
Why was your situation so miserable that now, youd even feel uneasy if you dont get to eat breakfast every day?
Captain, among your relatives, do you have one whos ... Shi Luos tongue was scalded by the hot wonton. He quickly sucked in some air to cool it down. Outrageous? Or relatively outrageous?
After a bit of hesitation, Yu Sui nodded.
Shi Luo said, For everyone in my extended family, my dad was that outrageous relative.
Starting from when he was young, he was already ignorant and incompetent. When he grew up, he began to run amok. All his romantic relationships were a mess. His decision to get married was an impulsive one and after he got married he didnt want to bear any responsibilities.
At the post my grandfather arranged for him, he enjoyed all the privileges without doing a stroke of work and he stole funds to invest in get rich quick schemes ... Shi Luo sneered. Engaged in every kind of evil imaginable, thats him, alright.
Yu Sui frowned slightly.
When he was a teenager, Yu Sui occasionally went to Ke Haos house. That year when he left home, his visits there became more frequent and he would freeload meals off them almost every month.
At that time, Ke Hao lived with his parents in a little family of three. Their house wasnt very big, but a single glance was enough to see that it was a very exquisite home.
Ke Haos father was gentle and refined. Ke Haos mother was gentle and elegant. They treated others with respect. When they found out about Yu Suis profession, they were very understanding.
They even often advised Yu Sui to keep in touch with his parents, hoping that they could resolve their conflict as soon as possible. Family was, after all, family.
That year, Ke Haos family was a source of great comfort for the young Yu Sui. So when he found out that Ke Hao had an uncle and cousin, Yu Sui instinctively thought that, given they came from the same clan, even if their situation wasnt as good as Ke Haos, it wouldnt be that different either.
This clearly wasnt the case.
Shi Luo preferred strong and rich tasting foods. When eating wonton, he would put a lot of condiments in his bowl. Soon, he had dumped half a bottle of vinegar into his soup. He continued to add vinegar and asked, Do you think my fathers a lot poorer than my uncle?
Yu Sui said nothing.
Shi Luo, himself, wasnt the least bit concerned. Its nothing that cant be said. He really doesnt have much money. Think about it, if you were my grandfather, would you trust someone like him to hold an important position?
Can you trust him to be in-charge of a lot money?
Yu Sui smiled but said nothing.
Maybe, grandfather did give him a lot of money but my fathers great at squandering away a family fortune. He was always throwing money at things I always felt were no good. When he lost big time, it was my grandfather who told me the whole story.
My uncle and my aunt dont say anything outwardly, but inwardly... Shi Luo laughed at himself, I was always the one who was embarrassed for him. But he didnt feel ashamed. He was always asking money from my grandfather.
My grandfather also felt that things couldnt go on like that. It would be very unfair to my uncle. So, my dad was paid a little less than half of the company five years ago. After that, he wasnt to be given any more money.
Shi Luo quickly ate half his bowl of wontons and said, But every month, he could still receive some dividends. All he needed to do was be a bum, do nothing and just spend money. But he was unwilling.
He keeps trying to create some big news so that my grandfather would acknowledge him and give him back the family business. As you can guess, my grandfather grew more and more disappointed in him and his share of the dividends was docked.
Something flashed in Yu Suis eyes. His lips moved, but he still didnt speak.
Shi Luo took a sip of soup and raised an eyebrow. So, now, the only thing my dad has thats presentable enough is me. Although my grandfather doesnt like me, I am still his grandson. And my grades are really good, so he needed to give it more consideration.
After that ... my grandpa is already eighty years old this year. Do you understand?
Yu Sui looked quietly at Shi Luo. So you dropped out?
Yes. Shi Luo said indifferently. I wont help my dad to fight for a share of the will. Even if he does manage to get something someday, he wont give it to me anyway. Besides, I dont want any part of it.
Shi Luo didnt want to touch these more than 10,000 yuan things at all, and he shook his head: No need, no, I believe it.
There was a smile in Yu Suis eyes. He took a puff of his cigarette and continued playing.
Very few of what Yu Sui said then were true. He especially loved to tease Shi Luo. But, at the time, Shi Luo was still at that honest young age when hed believe anything. He couldnt distinguish between jokes and serious talk.
As long as Yu Sui said it, Shi Luo believed it without the slightest doubt.
Although Yu Sui was very young at that time, he was already a veteran-level figure in the circle. He was also at the pinnacle of all medics and he was their divisions strongest shield. So many haloes had been bestowed upon his person that it was all too easy to be duped by Yu Sui.
So, it wasnt until long after that, when Shi Luo had entered NSN and then IAC; after being beaten down several times by reality and having received wages from both teams did he realize, that wages should have been paid by the clubs finance department.
They werent paid via direct cash transfer from the team captains Alipay account.
It was then that Shi Luo found out that the two months salary he had received from FS that year were all from Yu Suis personal account.
Until now, the former senior executives of FS didnt even know that their club had a parasite of a substitute who had been earning that much of an annual salary.
Those two months high monthly salary was just Yu Suis way of letting Shi Luo maintain his dignity in front of Ke Chunjie.
Shi Luo, who came to understand afterwards, also wanted to question Yu Sui. But Yu Sui had already left for Europe. He thought of returning the hundreds of thousands to Yu Sui. But, of course, these simply remained as thoughts.
The two had long since broken all relations with each other and theyve both said theyd never contact the other again.
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At that time, Shi Luo looked at the transfer records from Yu Sui and found it hard to breathe. He suddenly realized why, despite Yu Suis situation, despite hurting so many people with what he did, he still had so many die-hard followers.
Some people were able to treat you so well and also break off things with you so decisively that in the following years, you would hate them to the bone but you would be unable to let go.
For a time, Shi Luo hated Yu Sui so much hed almost gone crazy. He wanted to tell everyone. Dont be fooled by this person. Dont let him treat you well.
Otherwise, hell dig a pit for you from which you wont be able to crawl out of and youll regret it to death. But later, Shi Luo gradually found out that the only one who couldnt crawl out of his pit of memories, was only himself.
Shi Luos eyes were reddened by the hot steam coming from the wonton soup. He forced himself to eat all of the wontons and then drink the soup until there wasnt a single drop left.
Shi Luo wiped the corners of his mouth with a tissue. He hung his head low as he swiped his QR code to pay. He turned around and headed out of the breakfast shop, walking back to the IAC base.
It was only seven oclock in the morning and the base was silent. Shi Luo dragged his feet towards the stairs. When he passed by the meeting room on the first floor, the door to the meeting room opened.
Shi Luo looked out from the corner of his eyes. It was Zhao Feng.
Zhao Feng looked up and down at Shi Luo. Shi Luos eyes, ears and neck were all red, but his lips were slightly pale, and his eyes were slightly ashen. He was obviously in a bad state. Zhao Feng was speechless.
You, you are ...
I drank too much. Have the substitute join the afternoon training matches instead. I need to sleep this off. Shi Luos voice was hoarse, Dont call if theres isnt anything the matter.
Zhao Feng nodded hurriedly.
Shi Luo turned and started climbing the stairs. Zhao Feng hesitantly called out, Evil.
Shi Luo frowned. Is there anything else?
Zhao Feng gulped. I dont want to disturb you, but I wouldnt be able to hide this. Its just that...
Shi Luo had a splitting headache, and said irritably, Can you just spit it out?
Zhao Feng said, Whisper will be coming over tonight, should I ... call you?
Shi Luo froze in place.