A CERTAIN SOMEONE ( THE ON1Y ONE )

Chapter 038 - Mix-Up

I’ve Caught Plenty Of Young Couples Already.

Staying in school didn’t go quite well. The moment it was brought up, they were met with all sorts of opposition. By ‘Opposition’, it referred to Sheng Mingyang, Jiang Ou as well as the nanny, Auntie Sun.

Sheng Mingyang sent three video call requests in a row. Sheng Wang accepted one, and hung up on two. With that, he was still nagged to the point that his head was buzzing.
It was already one in the morning. The ‘Encyclopedia For Healthy Living’ wasn’t living ‘healthily’ at all; he assiduously sent new messages.

With an earpiece stuffed into his ears, Sheng Wang tapped on the 10+ voice messages in quick succession. They were father and son after all, he knew what the other person would say with the beginning alone—
“Something must have made my son unhappy, why else would you want to stay in the dorms when everything is fine and dandy?”
“Wang-zai, talk with dad, please?”
“Don’t keep it to yourself, you can say whatever that you want to say. People your age always think that us parents are old-fashioned and rigid in our thinking. We aren’t all like that, actually.”
“Is it dad’s fault or your Auntie Jiang’s?”
……

Sheng Wang was someone with a good upbringing. Until now, he had never ever seen him losing his temper at anyone. Yet, at the same time, he had an extremely dominant nature. It was just that his dominance happened to be wrapped in his moderate use of language, it would be difficult for ordinary people to tell.
Those who dealt with Sheng Mingyang would often unwittingly end up following the plan he charted out for them. He would always be able to convince you but it would be challenging for you to even change his mind.

That was what was exactly happening right now. He stubbornly insisted that his son chose to stay in school due to unhappiness with the current arrangement; he even proved his point from various angles, despite the multiple “I’m not angry” Sheng Wang stated over and over again.

It was useless no matter what; it was as though there would never be an end to this ordeal if he didn’t admit according to his words.

The last voice message lasted for an entire 60 seconds. Sheng Wang stopped it after five.
He removed his earpiece and tossed it onto his desk, restless and irritable. After hanging on the chair with his head skywards, he finally couldn’t help himself.
He pressed the voice message button: “I’ve said that it isn’t because I’m angry, I’m not angry, can you please listen to me for once.”
Sheng Mingyang replied almost immediately: “I’m listening, really. Dad will only know some things when you say them out loud, dad is scared that you’re unhappy.”

Sheng Wang’s irritation threatened to break out from him with greater force. Still, he was a little similar to Sheng Mingyang at the fundamental level; he wouldn’t start screaming and yelling in an ugly manner, that would be way too unsightly.
Even at this moment, his tone was slightly harsher, his talking speed slightly increased.

“I’m oversensitive, selfish, and have a terrible temper. There are plenty of times when I’m truly pissed off, when have I ever not told you any of them? Have you ever helped with any of them? I said I didn’t need some new family members, I’m fine with being on my own and you dealing with your business all over the place. Tell me when you’re coming back ahead of time, and I can wait. Did you actually listen? You found Auntie Jiang.”

“Afterwards, I got over it. My mom isn’t around anymore, there’s still decades ahead. I will fall in love and get married when I’m an adult, and you can’t just be by yourself forever. You can find someone new, I’ll accept anything, as long as you don’t let her replace my mom, anything goes. In the end? You let the person move into where I lived as a kid, sleep in the room where my mom used to stay in, use the kitchen where my mom cooked, cook the dishes she loved to cook.”