Rebirth: Different Way [(重生) 殊途]

Chapter 52

In his new life, his goal had always been clear, and no one could stand in his way.

Shen Xi's tone was distant as he revealed facts indifferently, and Li Mingxuan's heart sank. He felt that Shen Xi at this moment seemed far away from him, so far that if he let go of his hand, he might not be able to hold on to him anymore and would lose Shen Xi forever.

Li Mingxuan looked ahead in silence. He had always known that his uncle was cold towards Shen Xi, and he also knew the knot in Shen Xi's heart. After getting together with Shen Xi, both of them consciously or unconsciously avoided mentioning the Shen family, and even if they did occasionally mention it, Shen Xi would always have a tone of disinterest.

He thought that Shen Xi was escaping; he thought that no matter how unconcerned Shen Xi seemed on the surface, he still had expectations for his father in his heart. He did not expect Shen Xi and Shen Dehan to have a father-son bond, but he thought there would always be a trace of father-son affection between them.

But now the mockery in Shen Xi's words made his previous thoughts ridiculous. He had no way to question the rightness or wrongness of Shen Xi's behaviour, and even his first thought was to protect Shen Xi; but in his heart he couldn't tell how exactly he felt.

It turned out that he had never understood what was really in Shen Xi's heart. He thought he understood Shen Xi, but in fact he was just being presumptuous.

Li Mingxuan's heart clenched tightly; he wanted to say something to Shen Xi, but he didn't know where to start. Shen Xi did not show the slightest sign of speaking either, sitting indifferently beside him, as if a solid wall had been erected between them.

They soon arrived at the hospital; Shen Xi pulled open the car door and walked ahead. Li Mingxuan followed behind him in silence.

Shen Dehan had awakened on the way to the hospital and was now surrounded by doctors doing various tests. Shen Ji and Shen Cheng were quietly standing on one side of the ward. Shen Xi swept a glance at the two of them and walked to the other side of the ward. Without hesitation, Li Mingxuan stood next to Shen Xi, staring unconsciously at Shen Xi's profile.

The doctor's examination was soon over. There was nothing wrong with Shen Dehan's body. Like the last time, he was just stimulated a lot and felt suffocating. Of course, the doctor also warned everyone that although Shen Dehan's health was good, he was too old to withstand too much emotional turmoil. The family must be careful not to let Shen Dehan suffer any further stimulation in the future.

In order to soothe Shen Dehan's emotions, the doctor gave him an injection. Watching Shen Dehan fall asleep, Shen Ji finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I'll watch over Father tonight, you guys go back and rest first." Gently closing the door of the ward, Shen Ji said to the others.

Shen Cheng glanced at Shen Ji worriedly, "Big Brother, let me accompany you."

Shen Ji shook his head, "You still have to go to the company tomorrow. Go to bed early, the company is depending on you these days."

Shen Cheng nodded, and Shen Ji's gaze fell on Shen Xi, "You can go back too."

Shen Xi lightly responded, "Big Brother has worked hard." After saying that, without much delay, he turned around and left.

Li Mingxuan looked at Shen Xi's back, turned and patted Shen Ji's shoulder, "You shouldn't worry too much, didn't the doctor say that Uncle was fine?"

Shen Ji smiled bitterly, "I'm fine, tell Aunt about Father's situation."

Li Mingxuan agreed. Uneasy that Shen Xi was leaving alone, without saying anything else, he quickly chased after Shen Xi.

The moment the elevator was about to close, Li Mingxuan reached out his hand to stop it. As the elevator doors slowly opened again, Shen Xi's face came into view. As their eyes met, Shen Xi's gaze was filled with emotions that Li Mingxuan could not understand. A great fear rose in Li Mingxuan's heart. Unlike the indifference in the car, there was too much strangeness about Shen Xi at this moment. Li Mingxuan had a hunch that if he did not do something, he might lose Shen Xi forever.