SILA 14

Chapter 14

I’m Not Happy

After hearing Mu Xiaoyang’s words, Lin Suian’s face turned pale like paper.

His throat tightened, yet not a single word came out.

Seeing him remain silent, Mu Xiaoyang started imagining things on his own. Suddenly, he spoke uneasily.

“Was it your godfather who hit you? I heard rich people look glamorous on the outside, but secretly they’re violent and twisted…”

Lin Suian laughed.

But the smile looked even uglier than crying.

“Enough. It’s not what you think. I’m really fine…”

“Lin Suian, do you even treat me as a friend? Who hides things from their friends like this?”

But a few seconds later, Mu Xiaoyang seemed to realize something.

His expression gradually darkened, as if heavy thoughts were pressing on him.

He quietly muttered:

“If you don’t want to say it, then forget it. But if something really happens, you have to tell me.”

Lin Suian tightly held his hand, not wanting him to worry.

“Okay.”

Mu Xiaoyang returned to class first, leaving Lin Suian alone in the infirmary.

The surroundings were completely quiet.

Only his breathing and the drip of the IV could be heard.

It should have been a lonely and cold scene.

Yet for the first time in days, Lin Suian felt relaxed and peaceful.

There was no rapid heartbeat.

No tense muscles.

No suffocating pressure.

After class ended, Lin Suian removed the IV needle and returned to the classroom to find Mu Xiaoyang.

But he saw him sweeping the floor alone.

The results of the previous evaluation had come out.

As punishment and reward, the students with the lowest rankings had to clean for the top-ranking students for one week.

This time, it happened to be their turn.

Looking at the filthy floor, Lin Suian asked:

“Why is it dirtier than usual? There’s trash everywhere.”

Mu Xiaoyang snorted angrily.

“These idiots heard it was our turn to clean, so after class they dumped all the garbage they saved onto the floor.”

“That’s too much.”

They were clearly bullying them on purpose.

But seeing Mu Xiaoyang working so hard, Lin Suian could not bear to leave him alone.

Ignoring his weak condition, he picked up a broom and started cleaning together with him.

“Forget it, I can do it myself. We’ll finish quickly. You should go home and rest first.”

Lin Suian shook his head.

“No. We agreed to do it together.”

If he left him alone now, that would be too disloyal.

Mu Xiaoyang could do nothing about him.

Lin Suian’s personality was simply too stubborn.

Almost half an hour later, the two finally finished cleaning, both exhausted and breathing heavily.

“These bastards. Next time it’s their turn to clean, I’ll scoop toilet shit and throw it on the floor for them to mop up…”

The more Mu Xiaoyang talked, the more excited he became.

Lin Suian laughed so hard he held his chest, tears nearly coming out.

“Is it really that funny? I’m serious.”

Seeing Lin Suian laughing until his face turned red, Mu Xiaoyang shyly scratched his nose.

“Mu Xiaoyang, you’re too funny.”

Tears shimmered in Lin Suian’s eyes as he wrapped an arm around his shoulder.

“Come on. Let’s go home.”

Mu Xiaoyang nodded.

But the moment Lin Suian returned to Shi Yushen’s place, all his smiles disappeared.

Shi Yushen sat on the sofa with a dark expression, smoking while furiously cursing at someone on the phone. His tone was extremely harsh.

Lin Suian was startled and did not even dare say that he was back.

Several minutes later, Shi Yushen finally threw aside the phone and suddenly looked toward him.

“Why did you come back so late? Where did you run off to?”