Rebirth: Different Way [(重生) 殊途]

Chapter 88

Because of Shen Dehan's physical condition, Li Xiyong did not stay in the ward for very long. Before Shen Bixue could thoroughly digest what Li Mingxuan had said, Li Xiyong had already pushed the door and walked out.

"Where is Mingxuan?" Li Xiyong wondered, noticing that Shen Bixue was the only one at the door.

Shen Bixue gestured towards the stairs, "He's having a tantrum with me to stand up for Xiao Xi."

Li Xiyong was taken aback, then chuckled, "Brat! What's happened?"

Shen Bixue laughed bitterly, "I just wanted Xiao Xi to come to the hospital to spend some time with Big Brother, but when I mentioned it, Mingxuan refused on Xiao Xi's behalf and acted like I had gone too far. Just think about it, Big Brother has been strong all his life, but when he is old and lying alone in the hospital, none of his three sons are around, what does it feel like?"

Shen Bixue obviously disapproved of Li Mingxuan's behaviour. Noticing Li Xiyong's disbelief, Shen Bixue gave him a disgruntled look, "You also help me to explain that to Xuan, Xiao Xi's surname is Shen after all, and what resentment can be there when Big Brother is already like this?"

Shen Bixue's thoughts were simple, but Li Xiyong was not as optimistic as she was. However, he did not want to argue with her at this time and changed the subject, "Why didn't Ah Ji and Ah Cheng come?"

Shen Bixue frowned, "Ah Cheng is recovering from drugs, Ah Ji is with him and can't leave, now only Xiao Xi has time."

The topic of conversation once again moved to Shen Xi, and Li Xiyong said soothingly, "Since Mingxuan has already refused, you should not bring up the matter of Xiao Xi coming to the hospital again. Besides, according to Dehan's nature, he might not be willing to see Xiao Xi either."

That was true, but thinking of Shen Dehan lying alone in the hospital, Shen Bixue felt her heart sink. She wanted to say something else, but Li Xiyong once again said, "I know what you mean, but you have seen how Dehan treated Xiao Xi all these years. You can't just ask Xiao Xi for everything regardless of Dehan's attitude. Xiao Xi might be filial, but does Dehan treat him like a father? Besides, it's up to Xiao Xi to decide whether he wants to come or not, so what's the point of us getting involved in this?" According to Li Xiyong, since they had acquiesced to Shen Dehan's attitude towards Shen Xi all these years and did not care about what happened to Shen Xi, what right did they have now to point fingers at Shen Xi's behaviour? Shen Xi was with Mingxuan, but that didn't mean they could interfere with Shen Xi's attitude through Mingxuan. Besides, even Ah Ji was unwilling to stay at the hospital because of Shen Rong, so why should they make things difficult for Shen Xi?

Li Xiyong's words made Shen Bixue sigh. Over the years, Li Xiyong had never interfered into the Shen family's affairs, and this was the first time he had made a clear statement. She understood what Li Xiyong meant. Since she had sat back and watched Shen Dehan's indifference towards Shen Xi, what qualifications did she have to ask Shen Xi to come here now? With a silent sigh, Shen Bixue said in a low voice, "I see!"

Li Xiyong and Li Mingxuan stayed with Shen Bixue at the hospital for a whole afternoon, and it was not until the evening that the two left. Li Mingxuan did not go back to Ye Han's place, but turned along the familiar street to the neighbourhood where Shen Xi lived.

Skillfully parking the car at a corner of the neighbourhood, Li Mingxuan did not get out but sat quietly in the car and looked up at the familiar window. The warm glow from the window was a great attraction to Li Mingxuan. He tried hard to suppress the urge to appear in front of Shen Xi and stayed in the car restrainedly. It had been three days since he left Shen Xi. Li Mingxuan forced himself not to think about Shen Xi, but no matter what he did, Shen Xi's shadow always lingered in his mind. Today, his mother mentioned Shen Xi, so he could no longer resist and sneaked back here in the darkness.