CH 3

Shen Kanyu was originally half squatting on the ground. This slap was so sudden and came with such a heavy force, it directly knocked his entire body backward. Who knew what the back of his head knocked against, it hurt so much his eyes saw bursts of black.

***

Ever since Shen Kanyu could remember, dad and mom didn’t like him that much.

His gege, Shen Danxi, was extremely outstanding. He had good grades, could play musical instruments, knew calligraphy, and was gentle and kind, the apple of their eyes. As for Shen Kanyu, his birth could basically be deemed as an accident. If it wasn’t for the superstitious beliefs of his grandparents who didn’t allow them to have an abortion, he simply wouldn’t have born into this world.

In fact, his parents were only cold-shouldered to him at first and didn’t loathe him. If he didn’t become a bad kid, they may have grown to like him.

But he really didn’t mean to become a delinquent.

Since gege had been in poor health since childhood and needed to be cared for, they didn’t have time for him. As a child, he was small and skinny. Hence he was constantly bullied and returned home badly battered. His parents would blame him for seeking trouble and being a nuisance.

To not be a nuisance, Shen Kanyu could only learn to retaliate and he gradually mastered fighting. And to work up his nerve to fight, he made a bunch of bad friends. He also learned how to smoke and drink.

He had only wanted to protect himself and not trouble his family. Although he was deemed a delinquent, he had never actively stirred up trouble with others, nor did he do things like provoke, rob, or retaliate. Quite the opposite, he conducted good deeds with his henchmen, such as protecting the weak and punishing the bad.

But his parents didn’t care; delinquents are delinquents. The first time his dad knew he was fighting at school, he tied him to the metal gate and beat him up, saying that he didn’t have a son like him.

Shen Kanyu felt very sad. Though his neck was about to snap, he still raised his head and asked, “Then can I still call you dad?”

At the time, perhaps his voice was too quiet to hear so his dad didn’t end up responding. He just took it as words his dad had said in a moment of anger. Anyway, he wasn’t stopped when he called him dad later on.

***

Since he was such a nuisance, his parents forgot to buy a new set of warm clothes for him once winter came. He endured the chill for a couple of weeks before he ended up catching a cold.

Shen Danxi had a weak heart so, from a young age, he was cupped in the palms of their parents’ hands and cherished dearly. Every time he fell ill, dad and mom would be running around with distressed faces. Envy inevitably sprouted in Shen Kanyu’s heart.

He also really wanted to be loved and cared for like that.

But gege also happened to be ill at that time he caught a cold. He thought that letting his parents know he was sick may trouble them and they might not be able to care for gege whole-heartedly—of course, it was quite likely his wishful thinking starting again; dad and mom were unlikely to care.

But if wishful thinking could make them less worried and less angry, then a little wishful thinking was fine.

Shen Kanyu rummaged through drawers yet he couldn’t find a thick jacket. As a result, he could only put on a few more layers, and fill a bottle of hot water before running outside and going for a stroll.

The outcome of this stroll was to find an audacious Gu Yansheng walking alone at night. Moreover, this audacious person was very unfortunately stopped by a few stout and sturdy senior students.

Unlike last time, Gu Yansheng didn’t stupidly take out money, instead, he turned and ran like a mudfish.

Shen Kanyu was stunned for a moment before he sincerely praised, “Not bad, there’s an improvement.”

But this pampered son couldn’t outrun these punks, so despite his fever and his legs feeling as heavy as lead, Shen Kanyu caught up to the few punks like a hurricane and started a 1v3, showing off his dazzling fighting skills.