Chapter 2 – Trigger and impact

Fu Shen left in a really informal method.

The cigarette ends within the ashtray weren’t completed, and the espresso desk was in a multitude.

Tang Zhou did not have a lot relaxation final night time. His eyelids have been combating to remain awake. With the odor of smoke in the home, he lay down on the couch and slept.

He entered a dream once more, and the world within the dream was unusual.

A bit boy hid within the nook, holding a damaged doll and wiping his tears secretly. He hiccupped from crying a lot.

Tang Zhou stood in entrance of him and requested blankly: “What are you crying for?”

The little boy was startled, and his tears fell down once more. He raised his little head and checked out him. He requested in confusion: “Who’re you?”

The face of the little boy is a small model of Tang Zhou.

Tang Zhou squatted down and checked out him, “What is the level of crying?”

“The doll is damaged.” The little boy held the cut-off arm of the doll in misery, “They would not let me play with the doll and so they ruined it.”

His chest was full of ache. Tang Zhou stared on the doll and stated coldly: “They do not allow us to play. We will play by ourselves.”

“However I’ve no cash, and so they will not purchase it for me.” The boy pouted in grievance.

He could not perceive why different youngsters might get into their mom’s arms, trip on their father’s again, get rewards after getting good grades, and get consolation after they have been unhappy, however he had nothing?

His dad and mom by no means go house. His grandfather typically tells him that he’s the inheritor of the Tang household. He cannot play with dolls, spout nonsense or go to the playground. He should examine endlessly and bear the duty that an inheritor ought to do.

He does not actually perceive these directions in direction of him.

Tang Zhou reached out and touched his head, “Then generate profits by your self. While you generate profits, you may have as many dolls as you need and do no matter you need.”

The eyes of the little boy lit up and he shortly requested, “So do you will have a variety of dolls now?”

Tang Zhou barely paused and going through the boy’s expectant gaze, he stated after an extended whereas: “Sure, I can have as a lot as I need.”

He can have it, however he does not want it anymore.

Tang Zhou mocked himself in his coronary heart. Because the successor of the Tang household, such a interest will not be first rate within the eyes of others. In fact, he actually cannot present it in entrance of individuals.

The shadows of his childhood have been all the time engraved in his coronary heart. From the time his grandfather let the servant throw his doll within the trash, and the time he failed to guard it, he did not need to have it anymore.

However ultimately, the one who made the choice to throw away his doll, additionally gave up on him.

As quickly as the image shifted, a face with vertical and horizontal gullies appeared in entrance of Tang Zhou.

“A Zhou, your father did one thing unsuitable, however you’re additionally a member of the Tang household. You’ll be able to’t simply watch the corporate go bankrupt.”

“Grandpa, how would you like me to reserve it?”

“For thus a few years, I have never interfered together with your non-public investments, however I’ve heard that every one these investments you’ve got made…”

“Would you like me to promote these shares and take the cash to fill the debt for him?”

“A Zhou, he’s your father. You’re the inheritor of the Tang household. Do you need to watch the Tang household fall?”

Tang Zhou smiled. He can certainly change these shares for some huge cash, however in an emergency state of affairs like this, the worth of these shares can be vastly lowered.

However confronted with the present situation of the Tang household and his grandfather’s request, he had no alternative.

He resolutely offered all his shares. As anticipated, the cash he might get from these shares was lowered by almost half.

“Mr. Tang, Mr. Fu of Deep Blue Expertise stated he was prepared to purchase your shares on the market worth.”

Tang Zhou froze for a second, “Market worth?”

With the present affect of Deep Blue Expertise and the market worth of his 5% shares, it may be known as an unimaginable quantity.

Why did Fu Shen do the other when everybody else purchased them and was closely discounted?

In fact, Tang Zhou wouldn’t suppose that Fu Shen was merciful. He decisively dialed Fu Shen’s cellphone.

“Mr. Fu, inform me about your circumstances.”

Fu Shen laughed deeply, “I hope Mr. Tang can condescend to be my private assistant for half a 12 months.”

The karmic retribution, as anticipated.

Tang Zhou needed to agree, as a result of he’s certainly in need of cash.

The debt that Father Tang made was too massive, and Tang Zhou did his greatest, however the cash was nonetheless not sufficient.

Though Lu Ye and Qiao Yuan needed to assist him, they have been additionally powerless.

As a final resort, Tang Zhou might solely discover Fu Shen.

Fu Shen appeared to have been ready for a very long time. He sat within the huge and shiny workplace, as if holding a successful ticket, “I can lend you, however there’s a situation.”

Tang Zhou was not stunned and stated calmly, “You say it.”

“5 years.” Fu Shen leaned ahead barely, rigorously analyzing Tang Zhou’s expression, “You’ll be my assistant for one more 5 years.”

In Tang Zhou’s thought, these 5 years must be thought to be repaying the Tang household’s nurturing. Nonetheless, 5 years may be very quick, and it handed in a blink of a watch.

Tang Zhou turned the tide[1] and introduced the Tang household again to life.

Simply earlier than Tang Zhou was anticipated to utterly take over the property of the Tang household, a specious[2] picture immediately pulled Tang Zhou down from the platform.

Previous Father Tang had a darkish and sullen face. He threw the image in entrance of Tang Zhou, “What is going on on right here?”

Within the picture, Fu Shen put his arms round Tang Zhou’s shoulders and his face pressed diagonally over him. From the attitude of the photographer, the 2 appeared to be kissing.

It was simply that Fu Shen was drunk. He needed to fulfill his responsibility as an assistant and carried him house.

Tang Zhou’s face was expressionless, “Pretend.”

“What precisely is your relationship with him?” Previous Father Tang confirmed the energy as the top of the household, “Why did he purchase your shares in Deep Blue on the market worth within the first place?”

Tang Zhou’s coronary heart all of a sudden turned chilly.

It was so chilly that he laughed uncontrollably, “Grandpa, why did not you ask me when did he purchase it that point?”

This sentence stirred up the status of the top within the household. Mr. Tang flung the picture on him, “You might be from the Tang household and may’t lose the face of the Tang household.”

Tang Zhou was disheartened. “Even when I like males, It is not as a lot as Tang Zhen’s lack of face.”

He knew it was not a coincidence, it was a scheme that was plotted by others.

He offered all his shares to fill the debt made by Tang Zhen. Now he has nothing. If he carries the “accusation” that he was a gay, the seat in energy of the Tang household will simply fall into the arms of his illegitimate brother.

Tang Zhou, this particular person, not has any worth anymore.

The temperature was very chilling. Tang Zhou wakened from his nightmare. The sweat on his again soaked his garments and it was chilly on his physique.

He shuddered abruptly.

Till now, he nonetheless didn’t need to consider that he was simply cannon fodder in a novel. To ensure that the protagonist to assault the topic remoted underneath the difficulties created by the villain, he, the cannon fodder, after all, needed to sink into the mud first.

Since he had acquired the warning of the dream, he will certainly not repeat the identical mistake once more.

He does not need to be a puppet of the Tang household anymore, he simply needs to dwell for himself.

*

Fu Shen returned to the dormitory and patted the mattress boards of his roommates to wake them up.

A fats man turned over and checked out him via the hole within the bedside railings, and requested in a daze: “Brother Shen, what is the matter early this morning? Let’s sleep a bit longer.”

The opposite two did not transfer.

“Is it an enormous deal that Tang Zhou needs to withdraw his funding?” Fu Shen turned his chair and sat down.

The dormitory was quiet for a second. Two individuals all of a sudden sat up from their mattress, and the opposite sat up slowly.

“Withdrawal?!”

Fu Shen put the again of his elbow on the desk, “Are you guys awake now?”

The fats man hurried down from the pole and moved the chair to take a seat over. “I’m awake, I’m awake, hurry up and discuss it. What’s going on!”

Though he’s fats, he strikes extra flexibly than these two.

One other man crawled and requested, “Why did Tang Shen[3] withdraw his funding?”

“I am simply fooling you guys.” Fu Shen waited for everybody to take a seat down and defined, “He made a situation this morning, saying he needed forty % of the shares, do you guys agree?”

“Did not we now have an settlement earlier than?” The fats man was so anxious that his head was sweating, “Tang Shen cannot return on his phrase, proper?”

At the start, they actually had no alternative, in order that they mentioned with Fu Shen to seek out Tang Zhou, who has the identical faculty as him to cooperate. Fu Shen introduced again the excellent news and stated that Tang Zhou promised to inject 5 million yuan in half a 12 months. It was solely a month. Why did he change his thoughts?

The boy in Pikachu pajamas flipped via his cellphone calendar and hesitantly stated, “At the moment is April Idiot’s Day, might Tang Shen be joking.”　

The thin boy with dark-framed glasses pushed the sting of his eyewear and stated with out an expression in his face, “So far as I do know, Tang Zhou by no means jokes.”

Tang Zhou is a well-liked determine in Jiangda. He was born in a wealthy household. He has by no means taken second place since he was a baby. A legendary gold achiever within the eyes of bizarre individuals.

Everybody unanimously revered him as “Tang Shen”.

It is simply that this Tang Shen, who’s noble and smug, can solely discuss to his buddy Lu Ye, the inheritor of the Lu household. Until it is necessary, he hardly ever comes out. The particular person is kind of mysterious at his whereabouts, showing at one second and disappearing after.

There are numerous individuals who need to climb[4] as much as him, however most of them cannot even meet him.

Once they first went to seek out Tang Zhou to cooperate, they have been impetuous. Nonetheless, they did not count on that they might actually get on with this relationship.

Now Fu Shen introduced again the dangerous information and several other of them have been at a loss.

The boy in Pikachu pajamas frowned, “Tang Shen will not be an individual who goes again on his phrase. Might it actually be an April Idiot’s joke? I inform you, actually, some individuals appeared aloof and perhaps they have been foolish however an amusing particular person inside.”

“Though playing around does not accord with Tang Shen’s temperament.” The fats man creased and crumpled his hair, “However can we ask once more tomorrow?”

The boy in glasses contemplated for a second and checked out Fu Shen, “In response to my statistics, Tang Zhou will not return in his phrases midway when he makes his funding. Nonetheless, he all of a sudden modified his thoughts. Is there a risk of negotiating once more?”

Fu Shen thought for some time, “It is attainable.”

Elevating the worth is both euphemistic refusal or giving them a psychological anticipation earlier than bargaining.

The boy in Pikachu pajamas stated, “That is not sufficient ah. For those who ask me, let’s discuss it once more. The 4 of us go to a restaurant collectively and fill him with three or 5 bottles of alcohol. At the moment, I am certain he’ll comply with no matter we are saying.”

“What a nasty thought!” The fats man punched him. “That is profiting from somebody.”

“It is not a nasty thought.” The boy in glasses took out a couple of coupons from the drawer, “That is the restaurant the place Tang Zhou, Lu Ye and Qiao Yuan typically go, probably the most high-end one close to Jiangda is a bit more costly, however there are coupons. We will sincerely invite him to barter there.”

“Crap, the place did you get that?” The fats man grabbed over to watch, “I’ve not been there, this time I can satiate my starvation.”

The boy in Pikachu pajamas patted his fats stomach, “For those who eat once more, you will not have the ability to discover a girlfriend.”

The fats man checked out him with resentment. “I’ve to take care of 01 each day. Solely ghosts can discover a girlfriend.”

“Hahahaha, you then discover a boyfriend as a substitute!”

“Go to hell!”

Ignoring the 2 who have been joking round, the boy in glasses requested Fu Shen: “Tang Zhou all of a sudden modified his thoughts, is it associated to you?”

Fu Shen smiled and stated, “I’ve that a lot fame?”

Considering of the scene when he got here on this morning, he was certain that one thing will need to have occurred final night time, but it surely ought to don’t have anything to do with him.

The boy in glasses patted him on the shoulder, his delicate and fairly face was stuffed with earnest, “Brother Shen, it has been a tough time for you.”

Fu Shen was shocked, “You understand?”　

He hid about being Tang Zhou’s assistant from his three associates, however he did not count on to nonetheless be came upon by Liang Chen.

No marvel this month, when he returned to his dormitory, he discovered that his water bottle was full and his desk was neat. He by no means had a share in cleansing on responsibility.

Once they have been requested, they stated they misplaced a wager and needed to do it.

Liang Chen nodded.

Fu Shen regarded on the two males who had hit the door, “And the 2 of them?”

“Misplaced a wager with me.”

Fu Shen smiled and patted him on the arm.

“Thanks.”

Footnotes:

1. (力挽狂澜) lìwǎnkuánglán – to drag strongly in opposition to a loopy tide (idiom); fig. to attempt arduous to save lots of a determined disaster

2. 似是而非 (sìshì’érfēi) – apparently proper however truly unsuitable; specious (idiom)

3. 神 (Shén) – God / abbr. for 神舟

4. 攀 (pān) – to climb (by pulling oneself up) / to implicate / to say connections of upper standing