Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 142 - 142 139 Quite lively huh

Chapter 142: Chapter 139: Quite lively, huh? Chapter 142: Chapter 139: Quite lively, huh? “Although Uncle and Auntie said Grandma is still fine, just old with some common elderly illnesses and nothing serious, I know that’s not the case. The last two times I talked to Grandma on the phone, her voice was noticeably weak, and her ears… also couldn’t hear others clearly.”

“Did she go to the hospital for a check-up?”

“Uncle said they did, but they didn’t find any major issues, just that her body is aging a bit quickly.”

Thinking back to her time at Uncle’s place, Jiang Yan remembered seeing Grandma polish Grandpa’s portrait every day, then sitting in front of it for half the day… At that moment, Song Jiawen thought Grandma must miss Grandpa a lot!

The two didn’t stay outside for too long; Jiang Yan then took Song Jiawen back to her dormitory building.

She had just stepped into the dorm when the wall phone rang immediately afterward.

“Jiajia, you answer it. It’s probably for you.”

Ding Yuanyuan, flipping through her book, spoke while also casting a glance at Liang Yujun, who was manically texting on her phone. She had been at it all evening and was still going.

Those hands tapped away at the keypad with resounding clicks, as if resentful that they couldn’t move fast enough.

Smart as Liang Yujun was, she too was undone by love.

Ding Yuanyuan shook her head, thinking that one shouldn’t fall in love so early, acting like a fool!

On this end, Song Jiawen picked up the phone, and a gentle female voice came from the other side, “Xiaosi, did you go out?”

Song Jiawen hummed a response, then said, “Don’t come over to Yunzhou for now. My grandma’s health isn’t good, and she can’t take any shocks.”

Mu Chenyan sighed quietly in her heart, but was also relieved to hear it was only temporary, which meant they could visit in the future.

“Okay, Mom understands. Let me know when you think it’s okay to come, your name and household registration need to be changed.”

Xiaosi can’t keep using a name from someone who has passed away; it’s too inauspicious.

Besides, her own name is so nice, given to her personally by her grandmother.

This matter, however, didn’t bother Song Jiawen much; a name was just a label. Maybe she’d feel uncomfortable at first, but after being called a few times, she’d get used to it.

“I’ll have a few days off after military training ends. Mom bought a house nearby that’s being renovated now. Do you want to come over and see what style you’d like your room to be?”

Song Jiawen thought about it and agreed, but…

“Tell them not to come looking for me; it’s very troublesome!”

“I’ve already told them not to worry. From now on, they will only come over when you are home on weekends. But Xiaosi, keep the phone Mom bought for you. Otherwise, it’s not convenient to contact you.”

After chatting for a few more minutes, the mother and daughter hung up the phone.

…..

Furen Hospital.

It was just past seven in the evening when Yu Feng, holding a leather bag, went to Yu Zexiao’s hospital room.

“Second Uncle, have you had dinner?”

“Where’s your dad? Why hasn’t he come these past two days? His phone is unreachable, what’s he up to?”

“My dad? It seems like he went abroad.”

The investment related to the Tan Family required Yu Zekun to sign in person to get the money back.

Yu Zexiao wondered, “What’s he doing going back all of a sudden? Is there a problem?”

Last year, when he decided to come back, he transferred all his overseas assets back to the country, handled personally by his sister-in-law without letting his brother get involved at all.

And his brother was only too happy to stay out of it, not meddling at all.

So what was he doing going back now?

“He’s going to get back the money invested in your little brother-in-law’s project.”

Yu Feng handed the leather bag over saying, “Second Uncle, have a look at this first.”

“What is it?”

Yu Zexiao took it, leaned against the head of the bed, and casually pulled out those pages of paper, then he looked down and slowly read until the end, staring at the words “Parent-child relationship not established” for a while before lifting his head and asking Yu Feng, “Whose is this?”

“Yours and Yu Xin’s.”

Yu Zexiao: …

After a good while, he burst out laughing with a “Ha,” “I knew it. Why have I never liked this girl since she was born? Turns out… she really isn’t my seed!”

He turned his head and asked through gritted teeth, “What about Tan Min?”

“Shopping, beautifying herself, and drinking coffee with friends every day; she’s living a more carefree life than anyone. But she’s added a new activity lately—setting up blind dates for Yu Xin.”

Yu Zexiao threw back the covers, turned out of bed, and as he took clothes from the wardrobe, he said to Yu Feng, “Help me get discharged, I want to go home.”

He was supposed to be discharged in the next couple of days anyway, but Yu Zexiao, being pampered, always felt his surgical wound hadn’t healed well and wanted to stay in the hospital a little longer before leaving.

But now that something has come up… Yu Feng watched his second uncle get dressed with not the slightest bit of clumsiness and thought, well isn’t he just fine?

It seems having a few straws on his head wasn’t a bad thing after all.

“Second Uncle, what are you planning to do?”

On the way home, Yu Feng asked while driving.

Although he didn’t have much affection for Yu Xin, he’d spent on her as a father should from her childhood to adulthood. As he had said before, no matter what, she was his own flesh and blood. He might like to play around rather than take care of children, but that was a whole different story from not taking any responsibility at all.

Besides, he didn’t take care, but his brother had helped to take care.

Of course, that was secondary, the main thing was Tan Min’s betrayal.

The old lady truly didn’t like Tan Min, and she only agreed to their marriage because Tan Min was pregnant.

Yu Zexiao really thought the child in her womb was his, as back then, they weren’t truly boyfriend and girlfriend—they had just drunk too much at a social gathering, and the next day, they woke up naked in bed together.

Because he genuinely felt like they had done that deed, he believed it had really happened.

A month later, Tan Min came to him.

Out of a sense of responsibility, Yu Zexiao married her.

For that, he was punished with the family law by the old lady, and he couldn’t get out of bed for a week.

His thoughts were interrupted by Yu Feng, and Yu Zexiao snorted coldly, “What else could I do? Divorce, of course.”

It’s not like I could kill her.

Besides, what would be the point of killing? The cuckold’s hat has already been on my head for over twenty years.

At this moment, Yu Zexiao truly had some regrets about his forty-plus years of mediocrity and lack of ambition. If he had been the slightest bit clever, he wouldn’t have found out only now… no, he wasn’t even the one who discovered it.

“Mom has found a divorce lawyer for you, and they’ve already started preparing the complaint. Go to the law firm tomorrow to take a look,” said Yu Feng.

Yu Zexiao absentmindedly replied with a “hmm.”

Soon, the two of them arrived home, and Yu Zexiao took out his keys to open the door.

As soon as he opened it, the sound of merry laughter came pouring out—

“Oh, Tan Min, the red wine you have here is really good. What’s it called again? The Aus-something white?”

“Out of date, aren’t you? This isn’t from Australia, it’s from France…”

“Turn the music up; I want to dance.”

…..

Five or six women were sitting in the living room, one of whom was wearing a pink cheongsam with a thigh-high slit, twisting and turning with a flushed face, obviously drunk.

Yu Zexiao tossed the bag he was carrying onto the floor with a “bang,” and looked coldly at Tan Min, sitting among the women, and said with a smile, “Quite lively here. Looks like I’ve come back at the wrong time. I should have stayed in the hospital for a few more days.”

The noisy scene fell silent, the women exchanged glances, and after a while, the slightly drunk woman in the cheongsam asked Tan Min in confusion, “Didn’t you say your husband was, was out of the country?”