Chapter 2 - Seeing CaiWei Again

Cai, you came to see your father?”

T/N: Xiao means young; however, when put in front of someone’s name, it’s a sign of fondness to call someone younger than you.

“Yes, Auntie Chen. Why didn’t you let me know that ZhouXiang had awakened? This is a cause for celebration. When will he be discharged? I’ll take you two out for dinner.”

“Oh, you’re so busy with work. How can we trouble you?”

“What trouble? You always help the nurse take care of my dad. I really can’t return this favor in this lifetime.”

“What are you talking about? I’m free and have the time. You still have to earn money to support a family. You can’t compare to this idle person. Don’t say these courteous words. If you have free time, come visit your father more often. Perhaps he will wake up one day.”

CaiWei smiled, “Yes, maybe we can also rub off some of your luck.”

ChenYing’s face is obviously full of radiance with her entire body bursting with happiness. “Xiao Cai, come have some fruits.”

The three chatted for a while. CaiWei stayed for more than an hour. He help his father change, fixed his hair, and left.

After he left, ChenYing said to ZhouXiang, “I didn’t say anything in front of him… don’t want to trouble others. The doctor said that you can be discharged tomorrow.”

ZhouXiang said happily, “That’s great.”

“I’ll clean and pack up the stuff. You take a good rest. We’ll go home tomorrow.”

ZhouXiang softly muttered, “Mom, you worked hard.”

ChenYing smiled and caressed his grown long hair, “As long as you wake up, any hard work is worth it.”

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The next morning, they got up very early to do the discharging procedures. Unexpectedly, CaiWei came.

CaiWei smiled, “Auntie Chen, you are too kind, not even telling me that he’s being discharged. Good thing that I asked the doctor myself. Don’t argue and be so modest with me. Today, I’m here to help and have a celebratory meal with you two.”

ChenYing was particularly embarrassed and said a few polite words. She couldn’t win over CaiWei’s enthusiasm so she could only accept it.

CaiWei rushed out to take care of the discharged procedures for them. ZhouXiang put everything in his car. Having lived in the hospital for two years, his discharged is like moving homes. If it wasn’t for CaiWei’s car, they would really be in trouble.

After a busy morning, everyone was exhausted. ChenYing was worried about ZhouXiang’s health. Actually, ZhouXiang felt that his body is fine and feeling physically energetic. This body has been lying for two years, what it lacks now is not rest but exercise.

CaiWei took the mother and son to a very high-class Cantonese restaurant. Seeing CaiWei’s new car and then at his extravagance, ZhouXiang knew that he had been doing pretty well in the past two years. He is very happy for CaiWei.

ZhouXiang also graciously accepted; they ate and chatted.

ChenYing didn’t chat much with them. She said a little and then stayed quiet, leaving the two to talk among themselves. After chatting for a while, CaiWei looked at him strangely.

ZhouXiang’s heart is startled for a moment, “What’s wrong?”

“The feeling that you give me…is very much like a close friend. What’s with this?”

ZhouXiang quickly recalled whether or not he had mistakenly said anything. He had already tried to be cautious. He shouldn’t have said anything wrong, right? Finally, he laughed, “Didn’t Wei Ge say… we have fate.”

CaiWei shook his head and smiled, “That’s true. I’m thinking too much. Who told you to also have the same name as my brother?” After he said that, he sighed.

ZhouXiang was afraid that CaiWei will reminisce the past again so he quickly poured him a glass of wine, “Come, Wei Ge, let’s drink.”

After three rounds of alcohol, both men’s faces were red.

CaiWei asked, “ZhouXiang, what are your plans for the future?”

“Look for a job.”

“What did you do before?”

ZhouXiang is speechless. He turned and asked ChenYing, “Mom, what did I do before?”

CaiWei smacked his head, “Oh, I forgot. You can’t remember. Then what you learned in the past might be wasted then?”

“Can’t be right?”

Whatever ChenYing was thinking, her expression didn’t look good, “You used to do photoshoots for magazines and model for the auto exhibits or something. You said that you wanted to be a star and was going to join some training. At that time, I urged you to be more realistic but you won’t listen. Aigh……” ChenYing sighed. She seemed to realize that she had said too much and lowered her head to eat.

Time stopped. ZhouXiang didn’t expect that the former owner of this body actually harbored dreams to be a star. The qualifications of this body are not bad, but there many attractive boys in Beijing so he really doesn’t stand out. Without anything exceptionally distinctive, there is essentially no chance to be popular. He had been in the entertainment industry for so many years and had seen too many young people with excellent qualifications leaving dejectedly in the end. To become popular, even if everything is in place, without luck, one will be left empty handed.

CaiWei smiled. “So you wanted to be a star? This just happened to be my profession. This brother here can help you out.”

ChenYing raised her head, “Not good. So many people wanted to be a star but how many actually succeed? Why not just find a real steady job instead.”

ZhouXiang also nodded, “Wei Ge, I don’t want to be a star. I also know that my qualification won’t work. I know that you’re from an entertainment company. If you want to help me, help me find some work in your company. Like as a backstage assistant or something, I can do that.”

CaiWei nodded. “That’s not a problem. Our boss recently bought a model agency with about a thousand-square-meter photo studio in the Liuwan area. There is a lot of work to be done. If you’re not afraid of hard work, the salary will be enough to support you and your mom.”

ZhouXiang decisively nodded. “I’ll thank Wei Ge.” Considering that he doesn’t know anyone at the moment, if it is as he thought, that CaiWei is willing to introduce jobs to him, having an income immediately is exactly what he wanted. If he had died, then so be it. But he’s alive, so he has to figure out how he is going to live on.

ChenYing opened her mouth, but seeing that ZhouXiang’s mind had been decided, she didn’t say anything. However, her expression is full of worries.

End of the chapter