It Was All History, I Got Xingchen

"How could you…"

It took Jiang Guohao over 10 minutes to finish the whole story. It was somewhat strangely quiet in the living room. Jiang Yi's anger had vanished and was taken place by his incomprehension of his parents. He had always taken his parents as the best ones in the whole world. His parents gave full support to whatever he wanted and whatever he wanted to do without forcing him to do anything he didn't like. He never dreamed that his parents would do such things to his brother with autism. The great images of his parents gradually collapsed.

How would he be the only one shocked?

Although Ye Xingchen could basically speculate what had happened to Jiang Shang from his words and attitude, anger and pain filled Ye Xingchen's heart when he heard how Jiang Shang's parents had treated the young Jiang Shang. Ye Xingchen seemed ready to blow his top, with his hand tightened in Jiang Shang's.

"Not autism. You no idea. Don't say. No."

Sensing the fluctuation of Ye Xingchen's mood, Jiang Shang also tightened his hand in Ye Xingchen's. Jiang Shang took a look at Ye Xingchen with love and then fixed his eyes on Jiang Guohao with his head up. In Jiang Shang's childhood, disappointment and sadness had stricken him over and over again. But he had completely let go of that ever since he had Ye Xingchen as his mental support. Moreover, Jiang Shang had also let go of all the anticipation and respect he had for his parents. Even if his father told him that his parents had regretted what they had done and his father couldn't take any big fluctuation, the only thing Jiang Shang could do was to inform his parents of the reality.

Jiang Shang was not a man with autism. He had suspected that when he was young. But when he grew older, he had made a research. Patients with autism didn't like to talk or connect with other people. They giggled without a reason and did something abnormal out of blue, etc. But Jiang Shang had been nothing like that. He had hung out with friends whenever asked. He had personally checked whether the actors' performances of his songs and his plays met his ideal standards after he had become a song writer and playwright. When necessary, he had also done the propaganda cooperatively. He was just not good at expressing himself in words.

Neither Jiang Guohao nor Jiang Yi completely understood what Jiang Shang was exactly trying to say. Ye Xingchen sighed resignedly. "What Shang is trying to say is that he is not a patient with autism. He didn't talk just because he didn't know what to say. But you trusted the doctor and treated Shang as a patient with autism. How would you hope him to have responded? When he grew mature and wanted to say something, you guys didn't give him the chance."

It was beyond doubt that Jiang Shang's parents had got much to do with why Jiang Shang ended up like today. It was definitely a lie that Jiang Shang had no complaints. God knew how much effort Ye Xingchen had spent in restraining himself from blowing up. The man Ye Xingchen loved and cherished had actually been treated as a worn shoe. Ye Xingchen felt his heart was going to be melted by pain.

"Wh-what on earth did we do?"

Hearing that, Jiang Guohao slapped himself on the face. He put his hands over it and shed tears miserably. His son just didn't know what to say. Why couldn't he and his wife have shown his son more patience? Why had they treated him as if he had been diagnosed of an incurable disease? Jiang Guohao felt his heart broken and beat himself up over this when he saw his son couldn't express himself clearly even until now.

"Dad…"

Jiang Yi, who couldn't make allowance for his father, hugged his father slightly. No matter how his parents had treated his brother, his parents had treated him with love since he was born, at least. His brother could hate them, but he couldn't.

"It's alright. It was all history. I got Xingchen."

Jiang Shang took a look at his miserable father with a frown. His words of comfort sounded very peaceful. It might sound unbelievable, but he truly didn't have any grudges in his heart but perfect peace.

"Shang, me and your mother are so sorry…"

With his head up, Jiang Guohao finally confessed their mistake before his son even though it was perhaps late.

"It's OK."

Jiang Shang turned around to look at Ye Xingchen. Jiang Shang beamed with a smile when Ye Xingchen encouraged him with a nod. Indeed, it was fine. Everything had passed. Now Jiang Shang had his own family and the one he loved. He didn't care for other things. He also hoped his father could let go of the past as if nothing had ever happened. They lived their own lives and never interfered with each other. They would be father and son only with blood related. Whenever his father and brother were in need, Jiang Shang would also help them.

"Shang…"

"Captain Jiang, I don't know and I don't wanna know how scared you felt when you faced the so-called autism of your son. Jiang made his points clearly enough. It was all history. Please respect his will. Don't ever ask for more from him. Particularly, don't make things difficult for him with the little kinship remained."

Jiang Guohao was going to say something, but was interrupted by Ye Xingchen. The habitual refined smile on Ye Xingchen's face had been replaced by bland sternness and solemness before being noticed. No one knew it more clearly than Ye Xingchen did that Jiang Shang was actually innocent and constant in love. In Ye Xingchen's mind, what mattered mattered most. Even if it took his life to protect whoever mattered, he wouldn't knit his eyebrows. That was how he treated Jiang Shang. As for someone that was not important for Ye Xingchen, he would just take him as a passerby. Ye Xingchen didn't want Jiang Shang's father and brother to cause more trouble to Jiang Shang. Ye Xingchen just wanted to love Jiang Shang more and do that also for his parents.

"I…"

Jiang Guohao took a look at Ye Xingchen and then at his son who shifted his eyes off Jiang Guohao and turned to Ye Xingchen with a different expression. Jiang Guohao found himself unable to speak a word. No matter how much Jiang Guohao regretted and wanted to compensate, his son didn't need it anymore. When his son was in need, Jiang Guohao and his wife hadn't given him anything. Now Jiang Shang had the one he loved and his own family. Perhaps just like Ye Xingchen said, it would just be a burden for Jiang Shang if Jiang Guohao forced to give him anything.

"Let's just drop it. Well, did you just arrive in the capital? Which base were you in?"

A moment later, Jiang Guohao spoke again and changed his topic. As could be seen, not only Jiang Guohao but also Jiang Yi beside him had regained their composure, because they knew it was an unchangeable reality that Jiang Shang's parents had done harm to him and that he no longer needed his parents. Not letting go of that would just make everyone suffer. Then why not focus on the future since the future had various possibilities?

"Yesterday, the southwest."

Jiang Shang's answer was as concise as usual. But this time, Jiang Guohao and Jiang Yi understood him. "You guys arrived yesterday? Then why didn't you come until today? It's said that the Southwest Base is good. How have you been in that base?

Since his son was willing to answer his question, Jiang Guohao got excited and bombarded his son with a series of questions. Jiang Shang blinked his eyes adorkably as he organized his words, not knowing how to answer. Ye Xingchen shook his head resignedly and held Jiang Shang's hands with their fingers interlaced. "The Southwest Base is not so large as the Capital Base yet, but as secure as the Capital Base. Shang and I are both members of Peak Squad, which ranks the second in the southwest. After we arrived yesterday, we confirmed our accommodation with our captain and got to know something about the capital."

"Peak? You mean the one that host a feast outside the east gate yesterday?"

Jiang Yi shouted out of blue. Jiang Guohao also seemed to recall something. The two of them looked at Ye Xingchen and Jiang Shang in doubts, hoping to get answers from them.

"Huh… Not exactly a feast. It was just lunch time. Our captain just wanted us to have a decent meal."

Ye Xingchen found it amusing that the rumor about their lunch ended up like that. But no one else could actually do such a thing, except Yun Che.

"I heard that your captain owns the improved formula of the nutrient. Is it true… brother?"

After all, Jiang Yi was a big boy. He was certainly a man of much curiosity. After being told the truth, his grudges against Jiang Shang had vanished. Perhaps it had been long since Jiang Yi called Jiang Shang that way. The word brother actually sounded nervous and shy.

"Yes. Not there."

Jiang Shang was also happy to hear that. But he felt nothing more than that.

"Ah?"

"The formula of the nutrient is now kept in our accommodation. Hopefully, you won't need to suffer from the sourness in the near future."

Jiang Shang's words couldn't get across to Jiang Yi. Fortunately, they had Ye Xingchen as their interpreter who could always interpret Jiang Shang's words timely. Jiang Shang nodded happily beside them. The way he looked at Ye Xingchen was full of love and joy. Jiang Shang's charming eyes sparkled like stars. Jiang Shang was on cloud nine at the thought that Ye Xingchen could always understand him correctly.

"Good to hear that. Mr… Mr. Ye, to be honest, I'm scared of the taste of the nutrient."

"Don't call me that way. Sounds weird. Just call me Xingchen."

Ye Xingchen didn't care about that since it was just a name. Before the doomsday, he played various characters in movies and TV plays. So basically, he could accept all kinds of names. It was just like the case when he put up with Jiang Shang. That brat always restrained himself from ejaculating, hoping to torture Ye Xingchen. At that moment, Ye Xingchen would call him by honey to force him to ejaculate. The reason why Ye Xingchen asked Jiang Yi to call him Xingchen was that Jiang Yi hadn't broken down the barrier and stuttered the name.

"Okay, Xingchen."

Jiang Yi took a look at Jiang Shang and then Ye Xingchen before calling Ye Xingchen that way. Since Jiang Yi looked so much like Jiang Shang, Ye Xingchen's heart softened a lot and his smile was warmer.

"Why do you have the improved formula? Did you make the nutrient?"

Jiang Guohao did live up to his status as CEO before the doomsday. He was no doubt much smarter than Jiang Yi. Jiang Guohao managed to recall everything related nearly in an instant. Although Jiang Guohao charged the superfunction squad which ranked the first in Section D, he and his people were essentially ordinary survivors. It was naturally impossible for the army and the government to expose the development of the nutrient even if one of their soldiers knew that.

Ye Xingchen and Jiang Shang took a look at each other. Ye Xingchen then nodded with a smile. "Yeah, we made not only the nutrient but also the antidote and the energy gun. Our captain Yun Che is the spouse of Captain Xing Feng of Chaoyang Squad, which is the No.1 squad in the southwest. During the earthquake and the snow disaster, they asked the military to give them the institute that hadn't got much achievement. Later, we made the antidote, the nutrient and the energy gun successively."

That was not worth being hidden. It was known to everyone in the southwest. As long as Jiang Guohao and his people had a direction, it was nothing difficult for them to find out the whole story.

"Seems you lead a really good life. Where do you stay now? I'll visit your captain personally some day."

Upon hearing that, Jiang Guohao felt relieved but a little disappointed too. He was very happy that his son led a good life. But that meant his son was less likely to come back to host Dragon Squad with Jiang Yi.

"Villa section in Section C. When I go back, I'll tell our captain about your visit."

"Sure. That'll do. After all, you're just members of Peak. You should tell your captain."

Jiang Guohao obviously misunderstood something, which Ye Xingchen and Jiang Shang could tell. But the two men didn't intend to explain. It was not necessary to let everyone know their relationship with Yun Che.