CH 96

Reborn Man (6)

Translated by Jev Kaez

Edited by Jev Kaez

Ji Rui felt dumbfounded. After staying in this luxurious big house for more than two hours, he felt that his past outlook on life had been impacted.

In fact, the story was bloody and old-fashioned. His mother came from a wealthy family, but his father was an orphan who grew up in a welfare home.

The gap between the two families was so huge that after his mother desperately wanted to marry the poor boy, that is, his father, the grandparents did nothing and cut off the relationship with their daughter in a fit of rage.

That’s why he had grown so big and had never seen his grandfather and grandmother once.

Fortunately, over the years, his father had worked very hard, relying on his own struggles to buy a house in this big city.

It started with a loan, and when he was ten years old, his father paid off the loan and bought a car.

Finally, the family loan was repaid and they lived a comfortable life, but his father lost his young life because of a car accident.

Fortunately, his father bought a huge amount of insurance for the family, and there were no relatives who wanted to share the insurance money in a mess. With his mother, their life was not too bad.

But it was only after his art and college entrance examinations that he found out that his mother had a very serious illness, which almost emptied all the family’s savings.

Originally, his mother did not intend to repair the relationship with his parents. After all, his mother was extremely stubborn, and she was still genetically stubborn.

But yesterday, she heard her son’s words, and as a mother, it was not impossible for her to give in a little for her child. She still decided to try to contact her parents. It would be best if she could succeed. If she couldn’t save herself, she could let the two old people take more care of her son.

If it didn’t work, at least let the son knew that he had blood-connected relatives in this world. As for the future, she couldn’t think so much.

After listening to her mother explain the past, Ji Rui fell silent. In his memory, his mother and father had always been very affectionate, never raised the issue of family background, and his father was also very kind to his mother.

But when he was young, because his father worked very hard for the family, his material requirements were basically met. Generally, he had the same as his peers, and he also had thing that his peers didn’t have. He hardly ever worried about material things; he didn’t quite understand the importance of money.

It wasn’t until his father’s sudden death that his mother was decadent and lost for several years. Not long ago, his mother became seriously ill, and as he grew up, his friends were more or less in family conflicts due to economic reasons, and he gradually began to pay attention to money and family.

If he were the mother’s parents, he would definitely be angry when he saw his daughter find such a wrong son-in-law.

It took his father so long to get out of the house they lived in. But his grandparents could live in a villa in a high-end community that he couldn’t even enter.

And this villa was not the long-term residence of the grandparents, but one of the houses under their name.

There were at least a few class gaps between his father and his mother, and the gap was so big that his family couldn’t catch up even if they won the 100 million lottery.

Understanding was understanding, but he felt that there was no way to forgive, and he couldn’t get close to the old man who was related to him right away.

His hands were tightly clenching the hem of his clothes, although according to his mother’s wishes, he hoped that he would behave better, but to be a well-behaved child, and please his grandparents, he couldn’t do it at all.

And Ji Rui’s grandfather, looking at his grandson’s face, couldn’t get close to this child at all.

Although it was his own daughter’s child, he didn’t look like his own daughter at all. Instead, he looked like the man who abducted his own child back then.

Looking at Ji Rui’s attitude, the old man who had not spoken for a long time, that is Ji Rui’s grandfather, said, “We agree to give this child financial support, but the condition is that you must go back with us abroad, so we can find the best doctor to treat you.”

Ji Rui’s mother immediately said, “I don’t agree. I want to take Ji Rui with me. Dad, he is my son, why can’t you accept him?”

Ji Rui’s grandmother was a docile woman. Although she loved her daughter, she habitually obeyed her husband, and they Ji Rui’s mother was not the only child. When the trouble was so stiff, she could only learn from the relationship between her husband and daughter and choose the husband.

In fact, she had been in contact with her daughter secretly for a long time, and had been paying attention to whether her daughter was doing well, and even to that poor boy, Ji Rui’s father, she silently lent a helping hand when he was poor.

Otherwise, her delicate daughter had been raised for more than 20 years, and she had never touched the spring water with her ten fingers1, but she had to endure hardship with such a poor man, how could she really bear it.

Looking at her grandson, her daughter, and her husband, she was in a dilemma, but she could only say to the old man: “My daughter finally agreed to reconcile. You are so old, so don’t be stubborn with her.”

She persuaded her daughter again: “your father is hard-mouthed and soft-hearted. In fact, he really missed you very much these years.”

Ji Rui’s mother was trembling with anger: “What a tough mouth, I think he is a hard-hearted, cold-blooded animal.”

If it was true, how could she had not seen her parents for nearly twenty years?

She knew that children should not ask their parents to help the poor. After becoming a mother, she had experienced so much, and she could also understand her parents’ feelings back then.

But her situation was obviously different. When she saw her parents, she was very aggrieved and moved.

Because she just called, the old man rushed over from abroad overnight. But seeing the attitude of this stubborn old man, she couldn’t help arguing with her father.

What’s more, she wanted to contact her parents for Ji Rui’s sake, but her father wanted to separate her from his son. How could she accept it.

Ji Rui, who had been silent for a long time, was about to tear her clothes. He opened his mouth, but persuaded his mother and grandfather to leave: “Mom, it doesn’t matter to me.”

After he spoke, the whole hall fell silent.

In a very spacious house, you could even hear echoes when you speak.

Ji Rui said seriously: “I’m going to college soon, so I can’t be your side. And it’s the same in the future. You’ve been away from my grandparents for so long. They are also parents, so they must really want to be with you and…”

He paused: “I hope you get better rather than watching you get sick every day when you’re by my side. Even if we separate, we’re still mother and son, aren’t we?”

He raised his head and tried to force himself to show a bright smile: “I’m eighteen years old, I’m no longer a child, I can be my own master, so it’s good for my mother to go abroad with my grandfather.”

Ji Rui’s mother looked at her son, her eyes suddenly turned red: “But…”

Ji Rui’s grandfather snorted coldly: “It’s useless for me to pretend to be pitiful and well-behaved. If you make a decision, prepare early.”

Ji Rui’s grandmother took her man into the room to talk, and Ji Rui also talked to her mother.

Although it was hard for him to leave his mother, who had depended on each other for so many years, what he wanted more was to see her get better.

The two parties talked for a long time, and the final decision was that Ji Rui’s grandfather and grandmother took their daughter to go abroad for medical treatment, while Ji Rui continued to study in China.

Originally, he was going to go to university after the college entrance examination, although as long as Grandpa Ji Rui wanted to, it would not be difficult for his grandson to enter a good foreign school.

But who made Ji Rui look bad? It was hard to say that Ji Rui looked ugly, but in fact he looked very good-looking, just too much like the man who kidnapped his precious daughter with just one face.

He finally boiled the man to death, and now there was another young man. He looked at that deceiving face and had a bad heart, not to mention doing this and that for Ji Rui.

The family doctor brought by Grandpa Ji Rui specially checked Ji Rui’s mother and came to the conclusion that the sooner she left, the better.

In addition, although Ji Rui’s grandfather and grandmother were old, they were still very busy, and they didn’t have much time to toss in the country, so they took their daughter away by private jet that day.

Under the persuasion of Ji Rui’s grandmother, the house they stayed in today was left directly to Ji Rui. If a pair of mother and son were torn apart abruptly, they should give some compensation anyway.

Although Grandpa Ji Rui still disagreed, he hadn’t seen his daughter for almost 20 years. In the end, he didn’t care about the younger generation, agreed, and let some people stay to take care of Ji Rui.

But to Ji Rui, this big luxurious house was simply not as warm as the small home he grew up in.

After watching his mother leave, he trudged home.

The people that Grandpa Ji Rui left behind said that he could take him back in a car, but he didn’t want to see these people now, let alone ride in their cars.

He took the subway back in a daze by himself, and when he reacted, he found that he had sat on the platform.

After getting off the subway, he walked for nearly two more hours before returning home.

The cocoons that came out of picking up garbage these days were all worn out, and the good mood accumulated in the employer’s house had disappeared in an instant.

After returning, he didn’t even take a shower, so he just fell into his room and fell asleep.

And these, Lu Yi knew nothing about it.

But at noon the next day, Ji Rui didn’t come. He made a few calls, only to hear the prompt “The phone you dialed has been turned off”.

He was not very familiar with this little cook who came to cook for him. He had been with him for about ten days, and he only knew that he was a person from the community. For the convenience of contact, they had saved their numbers.

So far, the information he had learned was that the other party was about the same age as his current body, and he was about to go to college. Because his family background was relatively difficult, he came out to work part-time. Other than that, only his name and phone number.

Of course, there was one more, cooking was delicious.

But cooking delicious food didn’t mean he could break the contract without reason.

At noon, Lu Yi ate something, and when it was almost evening, Ji Rui hadn’t come yet.

Lu Yi called again and again, but it was still turned off.

Disappointed, he put the phone aside and resumed work.

As a result, as soon as he put down his mobile phone, he heard the sound of someone opening the door with the key.

He stood up and saw a familiar figure.

The other party panted and carried a large bag of vegetables upstairs. When he saw him, he bowed his head repeatedly and apologized: “I’m sorry, I’m really sorry, I slept late at home yesterday, my phone was dead, and I forgot when I came back.”

As soon as the phone was on, he found the phone call from Lu Yi, and he couldn’t care less about the decadence, so he got up and went to the vegetable market to buy something.

There was nothing more sincere than a face-to-face apology. As for his own family affairs, he was not the kind of person who liked to expose his wounds to others, and he would not cry about his grievances and sufferings like Mrs. Xianglin2.

Of course, at this level, he was not suffering.

Lu Yi saw that his attitude was sincere, and he couldn’t say anything more: “If there is anything, you can ask me for leave in advance. Forget it this time, and don’t have another time.”

The boy nodded again and again: “Okay, I’ll cook now.”

He still hadn’t recovered from that bad mood. When he woke up, he was woken up by hunger. There was no mother at home, and he didn’t want to do anything by himself to pad the stomach, he then remembered to charge the phone, and then realized that there was an employer waiting for him to be fed.

He was in a bad mood at first, but then he hurried over to buy food.

He tried his best to think in a positive way. Although his grandparents didn’t like him, but they were so powerful, his mother’s condition must have improved, and at least he didn’t have to worry about college expenses.

It was a good thing, and he was already an adult, and he was about to go to college. Although he was in a local school, the school life was very rich, and he was not a baby who needed to be breastfed by his mother. Separation was very common matter.

However, even if he comforted himself like this, his heart was still empty, and the feeling of not being recognized was very uncomfortable. Ji Rui was cutting and cutting, and all the good dishes were cut into pieces by him.

Lu Yi had come out to pour himself a glass of water, but he glanced at it inadvertently, and quickly snatched the kitchen knife from the cook’s hand.

He scolded: “You don’t want your hands anymore?!”

If he remembered correctly, the other party mentioned that he studied design, and he would go to the university to report when the school started. Whether he was a painter or an architectural designer, both hands were very important.

He was just a stranger, and he was so cruel to himself.

“Don’t worry about it, what do you know? You don’t know anything!” After shouting three times, Ji Rui softened like a pufferfish pierced by a needle.

He was aggrieved, and his eyes turned red all of a sudden. The man also slowly crouched down to the ground, covering his face, tears streaming down his fingers.

Lu Yi was stunned, he heard Ji Rui’s cry, although it was slight, he was sure that the other party was sobbing. Because of education, most boys don’t dare to cry. After all, boys don’t cry easily.

And even though they didn’t get along for a long time, Ji Rui gave him the impression that he was a very strong, sunny and energetic boy.

He was a person who ate soft and not hard. If Ji Rui was unreasonable, he could deal with it, but when the other party was crying, he couldn’t help but start to think, was it really what he said just now too much?

But he didn’t say anything excessive, and the scene two minutes ago was really dangerous. If he started a few seconds late, the other party’s fingers might be gone.

He didn’t feel that he had done anything wrong, but it would be uncomfortable for people to cry, and he began to reflect on his attitude.

Lu Yi felt that his attitude was also very strange. He was not the kind of person who was particularly soft-hearted. For example, Zhao Wuchen, even if he cried so much that it was so pitiful, his heart would not fluctuate.

But this little brother who had not been with him for a long time, he felt that the other party could easily affect his emotions.

This was really not normal. Perhaps the best way was to terminate the contract and pay a little more liquidated damages.

In order to protect his rights and interests, if he canceled the contract early, he would at most pay an extra month´s salary

Five thousand dollars, he could still pay.

Thinking like this, Lu Yi said, “I said, if you…”

“Huh?” Ji Rui raised her head and looked at him. He cried silently, but his sleeve was wet, and when he looked up, the tears on his face were wiped dry.

But the extra bright eyes and the red eye sockets could still tell that the other party had just cried.

When Lu Yi was about to dismiss, his mouth went round three times. He didn’t know what was going on, but what he said was completely different from what he thought before: “If you have something to say, if you don’t mind, I can be your audience.”

He put down the knife and sighed: “I don’t need you to cook today, I´ll just cook whatever you want. Do you want to drink porridge?”

Ji Rui responded: “Drink.”

He was still squatting on the kitchen floor, his feet numb.

Reason told him that if he didn´t cook, but asked his employer to cook for him, this behavior was incorrect and would be spurned.

But even if he thought so, he still wanted to be capricious.

It was summer, and it was night again. Lu Yi didn’t have any appetite for particularly greasy dishes. He cooked white porridge for about three persons in a small pot, patted cucumbers, fried green vegetables, and then used the bean skin that Ji Rui bought and made cilantro carrot mixed with tofu skin.

“Let’s have something to eat.” He washed his bowl and chopsticks, and then urged Ji Rui.

Ji Rui had been unreasonable for such a long time, and he felt that his particularly sore emotions were almost vented, and he was finally willing to let it go.

When he got up, the latter’s facial expression was slightly distorted: after squatting for too long, his feet were not only numb, but also a little cramped.

It was impossible for Ji Rui to tell outsiders unreservedly about matters in hid own home. He concealed some of the situation, and when he slowly drank porridge, he revealed most of the things.

In front of his mother, he behaved very sensible, but in front of Lu Yi, it was probably because he had no scruples that he expressed his true thoughts: “Speaking unpleasant things, in fact, I don’t like them at all, obviously I had a good time with my mother, they were the ones who came out of nowhere, and the old man was stubborn and annoying. He doesn’t like me, do I have to like him? Being rich is amazing.”

Lu Yi took a chopstick and bean curd: “It’s really amazing to be rich.”

Ji Rui vented his energy, with a wry smile on his face: “You’re right, having money is really great, if it wasn’t for me, my mother would have had a good life. In fact, before this, in my grandmother’s side, they knew I existed, but they refused to accept me because I looked a lot like my father.”

If he looked like his biological mother, his grandfather should easily accept his existence, after all, love the house and its crown3. But he was like his father, and he angered the other party.

His voice dropped: “Sometimes, I also think, it would be fine if she didn’t have me. I really don’t seem to be useful except to drag my feet.”

Lu Yi wiped off the sauce he accidentally got on with a paper towel: “You said something wrong. Your existence is her own choice. She decided to give birth to you for herself, not you.”

Lu Yi didn’t like the job of a psychological counselor very much, but since the other party had such a relationship with him, he was still willing to say a few more words.

Lu Yi’s voice was gentle and sure: “You’re fine, it’s not as bad as you think.”

At least the other party could cook a good dish, unlike him, what he cooked could only be said to be edible.

Ji Rui finally showed his first sincere smile today: “Thank you, you are also a very good person.”

He could actually get out of this bad situation by himself, but the comfort and affirmation from Lu Yi, a stranger, was a very warm force to him.

Lu Yi, who was inexplicably issued a good person card, didn’t say a word. He only said something while putting on gloves to wash the dishes: “If it’s really uncomfortable, you can rest for a few days without deduction of wages.”

If Lu Yi’s former subordinates knew that their boss had become so humane, I’m afraid the contact lenses would fall out of fear.

“I can do it, I’ll definitely come over tomorrow!”

It didn’t matter if grandpa didn’t need him, there were others who needed him. In return for his employer, Ji Rui decided to work hard and train his cooking skills to the pinnacle.

When he left the Lu family, it was already dark, Ji Rui returned to his home, and his mother was not there, he felt very uncomfortable.

For the first time, he felt that the vacation was so long.

The next morning, there was a knock on his door, and one of the big men who showed up at his house yesterday stood at the door, bringing him a hearty breakfast and a cell phone.

The big man said, “Miss hopes that after you get up, you give her a call.”