Chapter 21 Burn Scars, Strange Man
Mother Cheng was horrified. "Xiao Ye, what are you talking about? Of course you are my biological son. Before I brought you back to the Cheng family, I had already prepared a professional and authoritative paternity test report."
"Oh. Really?" Cheng Ye said without emotion, "Then as my mother, you value your adopted son and ignore your biological son. Am I right?"
Mother Cheng was extremely shocked. "Xiaoye, I treat you and Fenghao equally. He calls you brother, so you two brothers should get along well with each other."
Cheng Ye found this extremely ridiculous. His voice was icy cold, "You want me to be friends with a fake guy and get along well with him?!"
When the second sister Cheng Zhirou heard the word "fake", she immediately exploded, "Cheng Ye, don't be shameless, who are you showing off to?!"
"Do you still need to ask? I'll show you." Cheng Ye said in a tough tone, "I don't want to bother with you. Who is the one who started the conversation?!"
Cheng Zhirou was furious.
Look, how can a brother talk to his sister in this way?
Cheng Ye doesn't even have the most basic respect!!
The third sister Cheng Shiyan was very angry, with a look of contempt on her face, "Cheng Ye, you have no ability, what else can you do besides talking big?!"
"In my opinion, after you graduate from high school, you can only work in a factory tightening screws!!"
"You are destined to be mediocre and accomplish nothing in this life!!"
Cheng Shiyan has never recognized Cheng Ye as her younger brother.
During these three years, they had almost no communication.
She never gave any response to Cheng Ye's flattery.
In her opinion, Cheng Ye was disgusting.
I would go to the hospital to see her every now and then, bring her food, and accompany her home.
She had clearly shown it, but Cheng Ye still had no sense of propriety. She ignored him, but he insisted on getting close to her.
Cheng Shiyan believed from the bottom of her heart that Cheng Ye attached great importance to his status as the young master of the Cheng family.
It is impossible to remain indifferent to the Cheng family's wealth.
According to the law, Cheng Fenghao is not the legal heir of the Cheng family.
The reason why Cheng Ye sang a different tune from them was simply to retreat in order to advance and to play hard to get.
Thinking of this, the disgust in Cheng Shiyan's eyes deepened a little more.
Cheng Shiyan's words touched upon Cheng Ye's pain point from his previous life.
His grandmother died because of him, and after he joined the factory he no longer had any desire to continue his studies.
Although he had talent, he allowed himself to fall into depravity and gave up on himself.
Mental exhaustion and depression.
In his previous life, until he died suddenly from working overtime late at night, he was never able to recover from the extreme pain brought to him by the Cheng family.
Retracting his thoughts, Cheng Ye suppressed the urge to beat someone up. He would not hit girls.
This was the Cheng family member that he had tried his best to please in his previous life.
Knowing that your grades are not good, I still want to rub salt into your scars.
Cheng Ye tensed his body and said in a steady voice, "I'm afraid I'll disappoint you."
"Tsk, what? Are you thinking that you can still get into a good university?" The third sister Cheng Shiyan said in a bad tone, "Cheng Ye, be realistic. You are now in the third year of high school and your grades are basically set. Don't wait until then and get into a bad college."
"Mom, Dad, my eldest sister, my second sister, and I all graduated from prestigious universities. After all, you have the blood of the Cheng family flowing in your veins, but you can't even get a bachelor's degree. Don't you feel ashamed?!"
Mother Cheng quickly persuaded her third daughter, "Shiyan, stop talking. As long as Xiaoye can correct his attitude towards study, that's enough."
"Correct your study attitude?" Cheng Shiyan said in a bad tone, "He was in the physics competition today, and he came out in less than 35 minutes, while brother Fenghao was still working hard on his homework."
She wanted to continue mocking him, but her eyes suddenly noticed the scar on the inside of Cheng Ye's right arm. She was stunned for a moment, as it looked like a burn mark.
Brother Feng Hao also has burn scars on his body, but his are on the wrist and the burn area is only a small area, not as large as the burn area on the inside of Cheng Ye’s right arm.
One night two years ago, I had just performed a major operation on a patient in the hospital.
She was very tired and returned to the apartment she had bought near the hospital.
Because there was a power outage, she lit a candle for lighting. After washing up, she lay on the bed, drowsy, forgetting to close the window and extinguish the candle.
When she woke up, the room was on fire and filled with smoke. Her consciousness gradually faded and she had no strength to get up.
Just when she was about to lose consciousness, she vaguely heard the sound of someone kicking the door, and then someone picked her up.
When she woke up again, she was in a hospital ward.
After asking her family who saved her, she realized that it was her brother Feng Hao who risked his own life to save her from the raging fire!!
When she saw the scar on Feng Hao's brother's wrist, she became even more certain that it was Feng Hao who saved her.
But why does Cheng Ye also have burn scars on his arms? !
The third sister Cheng Shiyan couldn't help but feel deeply suspicious.
"Did you do the test seriously?" Cheng Ye looked at Cheng Fenghao who just came out of the examination room, looking down at him like an ant, "It's just that you did it slower than me, and your accuracy rate is not as high as mine."
Cheng Fenghao's face suddenly fell, but in front of the Cheng family, he still pretended to be kind and generous, "Brother, I admit that I still have a lot of room for improvement in physics."
As he spoke, Cheng Fenghao's eyes drooped like crazy, his eye circles were red, "Then when I encounter physics problems I can't solve in the future, can I ask you for help, brother?"
On the surface, Cheng Fenghao wanted to seek advice from Cheng Ye, but in fact he was being sarcastic to Cheng Ye.
Father Cheng was very annoyed, "Cheng Ye, you bullied Feng Hao again. When will you change your bad temper? It's better for Feng Hao to teach you a lesson."
"The results of the physics competition will be out tomorrow, and then we will know who is teaching whom." Cheng Ye left lazily, leaving behind a nonchalant remark.
The second sister Cheng Zhirou was speechless to Cheng Ye, "You just talk big!"
The eldest sister Cheng Wei helped Cheng's mother, whose mood was fluctuating greatly, to leave, "Mom, please stop crying."
Father Cheng increasingly felt that Cheng Ye was not qualified for marriage arrangement. The results of the physics competition would be out tomorrow, and he could take this opportunity to take Feng Hao to meet the old man of the Chu family.
As long as Feng Hao can show his positive image in front of the old man of the Chu family, maybe the old man of the Chu family will agree to let Feng Hao be his grandson-in-law.
Third sister Cheng Shiyan was absent-minded. How did Cheng Ye get the burn scar on his arm? !
The Cheng family members each had their own thoughts. They sent Cheng Fenghao and Chu Xiyan back to the classroom. When they went down the stairs, they happened to pass by a young man in a suit and leather jacket wearing a black mask.
Father Cheng was shocked. The man had a superior temperament and exuded the aura of a superior. Most importantly, he always felt that the other person was very familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere.
The young man went upstairs and quickly disappeared around the corner of the stairs.
Father Cheng suppressed his strange emotions and couldn't help but guess the man's true identity.
"Dad, what are you daydreaming about?" Cheng Wei supported her mother and walked for a long time. Suddenly, she found that her father was left behind. He turned his head and stared at the corner of the stairs, wondering what he was thinking about.
Father Cheng came back to his senses and started walking again, "Nothing."
Maybe he thought too much.
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Cheng Ye returned to the classroom after lunch.
He saw from afar that Jiang Mian was sitting in a seat, raising her sparkling eyes and chatting with a strange man.
The man sat in front of Jiang Mian, face to face, wearing a black mask so his real face could not be seen.
But through the exposed forehead and eyes, it can be seen that he is about the same age as Jiang Mian.
Cheng Ye’s first reaction was, Jiang Mian’s...boyfriend?