Ch. 34: I Didn’t Mean To<br>Fei Wenluo's mother was American, slender-waisted and long-legged, a model in her youth. He fully inherited his mother's strengths: deeply carved, three-dimensional features, a pair of deep, soulful eyes, fair skin. When he smiled, he was exactly the mixed-race heartthrob of girls' dreams.<br>With that handsome face, he'd deceived plenty of hearts. As long as they were good-looking, regardless of gender, he'd take them all. The Jian and Fei families were old friends; the two had known each other since childhood. Shen Qingchen knew his character well from the start—he'd sleep with a lover, then discard them, even more despicable than himself.<br>Hearing this now, Shen Qingchen's face instantly darkened. "Screw you! If you dare lay a finger on him, I'll ruin you!"<br>Fei Wenluo shrugged his shoulders, smiling appeasingly. "Tch, just joking. Why so fierce?"<br>"But this really isn't honorable. I may be a scumbag, but I'm a scumbag openly. I never play both sides. You... sin, sin."<br>"If you keep nagging, I'll have you tied up and sent home to inherit the family fortune." Shen Qingchen said coldly.<br>Fei Wenluo pursed his lips and fell silent, holding Cheng Xiaonuan's hand, slowly inserting the needle into the back of his pale hand.<br>Serves him right—rich second generations nowadays didn't like obediently inheriting. In college, he rebelled against his family, insisted on attending medical school. After graduation, he bitterly ran out to open some private clinic. No wonder he got called out in the middle of the night to clean up messes. Damnation. Utter damnation.<br>After securing the needle, Fei Wenluo carefully adjusted the drip speed, stood up, and started packing his medical kit. "Alright, he's on saline. Sleep through the night, and he'll be fine by tomorrow. Two days without food is a heavy burden on the gut. Don't give him anything too greasy. Light food is best. Porridge for the next two meals is ideal."<br>"Don't sleep tonight. Keep an eye on him. When the IV bag is empty, pull the needle out promptly. Don't let his blood flow back and drain half his life away again."<br>This time, Shen Qingchen didn't mind his tone, responding softly, "Yeah. Okay."<br>Before leaving, Fei Wenluo paused at the door. Uncharacteristically serious, he turned to look at Shen Qingchen sitting on the edge of the bed.<br>"I mean it. Since you've decided to be with Cheng Ruochen, let go early."<br>"He's a person, not a pet."<br>Seeing no response from the other, he shook his head and left.<br>After the sound of the door closing downstairs, the large villa returned to silence.<br>In the dim room, Shen Qingchen's slender fingers slowly brushed the hair on the man's forehead, smoothing it gently. His gaze was cool and distant.<br>He had actually thought about letting go, especially since Cheng Ruochen was back now. But just thinking about this little fool possibly liking someone else in the future, chasing after someone else as foolishly as he had chased him, felt unbearable.<br>He couldn't quite describe the feeling. Maybe it was just that a pet dog, raised for a long time, was hard to give away temporarily.<br>So, he'd just keep him. He was easy to raise anyway; a mouthful of food would do.<br>In his coma, Cheng Xiaonuan drifted through dreams all night. He dreamed of returning to his childhood, getting up early and going to bed late to help his mother set up the breakfast stall.<br>That life was hard, but happy. Every morning, he could eat the small wontons or egg pancakes his mother made herself. Taking a hot bite was pure happiness.<br>The scene shifted. After he became an adult, a young man in a clean suit, very handsome, suddenly came to the small restaurant where he worked. At first, the man mistook him for Cheng Ruochen. Discovering he wasn't, he seemed a bit disappointed. But he was very good to him. After that, he came to this shabby little restaurant every day to eat, waited for him to get off work, took him to all kinds of places he'd never been before. He even said he liked him, would always be good to him.<br>But not long after, the man's attitude changed. Became cold, distant. The look in his eyes when he looked at him often showed impatience and annoyance. He knew he was stupid, clumsy, always making him angry, with nothing worthy of his liking. But he tried hard. Yet, no matter how hard he tried, A'qing still seemed dissatisfied.<br>So, A'qing never liked him at all…<br>All along, the person he liked was his younger brother, Cheng Ruochen. It was only because he had a face identical to Ranran's that he deliberately deceived him.<br>A'qing didn't like their child either.<br>The baby was gone. He was so sad.<br>The image froze on the scene of Shen Qingchen kissing Cheng Ruochen in the room. Cheng Xiaonuan woke up sobbing, tears streaming down his face. His vision met Shen Qingchen's handsome face close at hand.<br>He murmured blankly, "A'qing…"<br>"What's wrong? You've been crying since earlier. Nightmare?" Shen Qingchen propped himself up to look at him.<br>He'd been woken up by Cheng Xiaonuan.<br>"…" The little fool shook his head. As his lashes fluttered, more uncontrollable tears slipped from the corners of his eyes.<br>If it were usual, Shen Qingchen would coldly order him not to cry. Now, feeling a bit guilty about yesterday's events, he pulled a tissue from the bedside table and patiently wiped him clean, saying gently, "Alright, stop crying. Two days without food, your stomach must be starving. I'll have someone bring some food over in a bit."<br>Cheng Xiaonuan had no strength at all. He took two steps after getting out of bed and fell. In the end, Shen Qingchen carried him downstairs.<br>The table was set with abalone porridge and some light side dishes sent over by the assistant. After setting him down on a chair, Shen Qingchen sat opposite him and began to elegantly sip his own portion of porridge.<br>Low blood sugar made Cheng Xiaonuan dizzy. For a few seconds, he couldn't see anything. He forced himself to sit there, his spirit dazed.<br>"Hurry up and eat. What are you spacing out for?" Shen Qingchen glanced up at him, his tone flat. "Do you need me to feed you?"<br>The little fool quickly shook his head, reaching out to grab the spoon. Because his body was too weak, his wrist trembled uncontrollably. The normally light spoon felt like it weighed a thousand pounds. Before it even reached his mouth, it slipped from his fingers, splattering the table and then rolling to the floor with a 'crash', shattering into pieces.<br>"I... I'm sorry..." He instantly panicked, his eyes reddening. He frantically bent down to pick up the pieces. Unexpectedly, he lost his balance, kneeling directly on the floor. Sharp ceramic shards pierced his knees. The pain turned his face deathly pale, but he had no time to care, just tremblingly picked up the other fragments, muttering through tears, "I... didn't mean to..."<br>"A... A'qing, don't be angry... I didn't mean to..."<br>"What are you doing? Get up!" Shen Qingchen's face darkened. He stood up and went over to pull the man up.<br>Blood quickly welled from the wound on his knee. Cheng Xiaonuan was in so much pain he couldn't stand straight. If Shen Qingchen hadn't been holding him, he probably would have fallen again the next second. His gaze lacked focus as he looked at Shen Qingchen, repeating the words over and over. "I didn't mean to..."<br>"I... I didn't mean to..."<br>"A'qing... don't be angry..."