In June, jade shines and gold flows.

　　Inside the Shen family villa, sunlight penetrated the entire floor-to-ceiling window in the living room, and even the second floor was covered with gold powder.

　　Shen Chu leaned on the railing on the second floor with his chin resting on his arm, looking towards the living room on the first floor. Su Luoyue was answering the phone on the sofa, and the TV opposite was playing the popular summer drama in a low voice.

　　There is a row of small robots on the TV cabinet below, and on the antique display shelf on the other side, there are no antiques but various national certificates of honor inlaid with gold and silver, as well as various trophies.

　　”Yes, I am Xie Shiming’s mother…”

　　Su Luoyue’s voice was cheerful.

　　”Which university to choose? That depends on his opinion… We always respect our children’s decisions.”

　　This is the nth call you’ve received?

　　Shen Chu rubbed the flesh of his arm with his chin and curled his lips.

　　”You are happy now.”

　　Catching a glimpse of a figure from the corner of his eye, Shen Chu instantly straightened up and called out in a sarcastic tone, “Provincial No. 1 Scholar.”

　　”How long have you been standing behind me, watching me?”

　　Xie Shiming walked out from the shadows on the second floor, light and shadow shifting on his body.

　　Shen Chu looked at him and wanted to curl his lips again.

　　The pair of phoenix eyes inherited from Su Luoyue were cold and sharp on Xie Shiming, making him look unworldly. A golden halo stained his face inch by inch, making him as handsome as a god. People could not help but admire him, but were afraid to approach him.

　　Shen Chu wanted to touch his eyes.

　　Including him, of the five children in the Shen family, the other four inherited Su Luoyue’s phoenix eyes. Only he was obviously different. Unlike Shen Mingzhou’s peach blossom eyes, he had completely different almond eyes.

　　Of course it can’t be the same. Although his surname is still Shen, it’s just a surname.

　　After all, he is not a member of the Shen family at all.

　　Every aspect, inside and out, is different from the real Shen family.

　　When he was 5 years old, he knew that he was not the biological son of the Shen family.

　　Xie Shiming is the biological youngest son of Su Luoyue and Shen Mingzhou.

　　Even though he was adopted into the Shen family at the age of 5 and had always refused to change his last name, Xie Shiming had proved in other ways that he was undoubtedly a member of the Shen family. Like his three brothers, he was so outstanding that people could only look up to him.

　　As for Shen Chu, apart from clinging to the surname “Shen”, he seemed to be out of tune with the Shen family in any way.

　　The eldest brother, Shen Shuo, is only 26 years old and has only graduated for a few years, but he has already taken over the Shen Group and become one of the top new business elites with outstanding achievements and numerous honors.

　　Shen Yi and Shen Sui are the same age and are fraternal twins.

　　At the age of graduating, one is already a top star in the entertainment industry with both good reputation and achievements, while the other is in the field of AI and has been invited by major international research institutes for his self-developed robots.

　　Xie Shiming is the same age as him, and both of them have just taken the college entrance examination.

　　Shen Chu had been working very hard, trying desperately to surpass Xie Shiming. During the first six months, he did not relax for a single day. He would secretly study under the quilt in the middle of the night, fearing that Xie Shiming would see the light on in his room.

　　However, in this war without the smoke of gunpowder, before the last moment, the enemy had already occupied the high ground and the outcome was immediately clear.

　　As the provincial top scorer, Xie Shiming had already received admission calls from top universities before other students’ college entrance examination results came out.

　　Shen Chu was carrying the flag, but before he could charge to Xie Shiming, he was crushed halfway. The flag fluttered, covering his entire body, head and face. He didn’t even need to be compared, he could have “died peacefully”.

　　Still want to compete with others?

　　The result is so embarrassing.

　　The more Shen Chu thought about it, the more he opened his eyes wide and looked at Xie Shiming.

　　What is this called? You lose the fight but not the battle.

　　”Xie Shiming, are you very proud now?”

　　Xie Shiming stood opposite Shen Chu, wearing a black short-sleeved jeans, simple and refreshing, with cold white skin and no extra expression on his face, giving off a cold feeling that was difficult to approach.

　　”What are you proud of?”

　　Xie Shiming glanced at Shen Chu and said, “What joke do you have for me to see? The new birthmark on your chin?”

　　”What birthmark?”

　　Shen Chu rubbed his chin and glared at Xie Shiming.

　　I was wondering about it, but then I saw a round red circle on my raised arm. Then I remembered that I had just rubbed the flesh on my arm with my chin for a long time. His skin was white, and it turned red when he exerted force, which was very obvious.

　　Realizing what kind of image he was currently portraying, Shen Chu glared at Xie Shiming in anger again.

　　His eyes are round like a cat.

　　There is a red circle on the chin, and it is still a silly cat.

　　Xie Shiming glanced at Shen Chu again, walked over, put his hands on the second-floor railing, looked down, and suddenly asked: “What do you want to do in the future?”

　　”What?”

　　Shen Chu was a little slow to react.

　　Xie Shiming turned to look at him: “Continue to compete with me? Or with Shen Shuo and the others?”

　　”Is it interesting?”

　　Shen Chu paused: “What do you mean?”

　　”Literally.”

　　Xie Shiming’s tone was calm, but it made Shen Chu angry for no reason: “What does it mean literally?!”

　　”Xie Shiming, if you look down on me, just say it! I know I’m not as good as you, nor as good as my elder brother and the others. I have always known myself, and I haven’t done anything to you. I just want to–“

　　”You just want to prove yourself.”

　　Shen Chu pursed his lips and held back from speaking, keeping all his breath in his stomach, like a bloated puffer fish.

　　Xie Shiming turned his gaze back and looked downstairs, seeming to sigh.

　　”Prove something… Is it necessary?”

　　He sneered: “Don’t you have what you want?”

　　”I……”

　　”Shen Chu, aren’t you tired?”

　　Xie Shiming knocked on the railing: “Even if you are not tired, I feel tired for you. Besides, I have my own way to go in the future. I don’t want you to follow me all the time. It’s annoying.”

　　Shen Chu’s face turned red instantly, with a mixture of anger and a sense of being hit on the head.

　　”Who has been following you?”

　　Shen Chu yelled, but turned and left.

　　I thought, of course I have what I want, I want…

　　What do I want?

　　What will I do in the future?

　　What path will I take in the future?

　　From childhood to adulthood, it seemed as if he had always been watching the backs of his three brothers, trying desperately to catch up. This was even more so after he knew that he was not a biological child of the Shen family. He put all his effort into competing with Xie Shiming again, and would fight to the death if he could not win.

　　No matter how sleepy I feel at night, I pinch myself and won’t go to sleep until I finish my studies.

　　You have to learn everything, learn this and that, but it seems that you can’t learn any of them well or thoroughly.

　　If you can’t compare anything else, then compare your grades.

　　His grades were not bad, but compared with the four biological children of the Shen family, he was nothing like them.

　　Shen Chu sometimes felt like a fly with its head buried, buzzing around and unable to find the right direction, but what could he do? It was the same person who made him choose to stay in the Shen family in the first place, so he could only work hard to prove himself.

　　Prove that my original decision was right…

　　But over the years, facts have proved that even if he kills himself, there is still a huge gap between him and the Shen family.

　　The gap between kinship is an insurmountable chasm.

　　He is not the son of Su Luoyue and Shen Mingzhou, there is no way he can be.

　　Shen Chu rubbed his eyes and rushed downstairs with his head down. His mind was a mess. He seemed to have all kinds of ideas, but he couldn’t think of anything. Suddenly, he felt dizzy and the world was upside down.

　　At the same time, a voice that finally changed its tone came to my ears.

　　Shen Chu was still in the mood to think, it turns out that Xie Shiming could make this kind of sound?

　　Then he fell down, and the whole person fell into darkness.

　　When he fell into darkness, Shen Chu suddenly felt very regretful.

　　He not only heard Xie Shiming’s voice, but also Su Luoyue’s voice.

　　So panic-stricken, so extremely frightened.

　　Shen Chu could say without hesitation that Su Luoyue loved him the most. Even after knowing that he was not her biological son, her love for him remained the same and even increased a little.

　　But he still had a “grudge” in his heart, always remembering that he was not Su Luoyue’s biological son, and always felt a little awkward.

　　He didn’t want to have any estrangement with Su Luoyue and Shen Mingzhou, but he drew a line for himself.

　　Ignorant and stupid, extremely stupid.

　　Thinking about it now, I really want to slap myself a few times.

　　Comparing himself with his brothers and Xie Shiming, he tried desperately to prove himself, to prove that as the son of Su Luoyue and Shen Mingzhou, he could also be excellent. But in the end, for so many years, he put the cart before the horse and hurt himself and others.

　　Has he ever truly been himself over the years?

　　And… when his only remaining relative came to find him, he did not leave with them. All these years, this matter has been hidden in Shen Chu’s heart. In fact, he regrets it, and can’t help but wonder, what would happen now if he had left with the other party?

　　But then again, how could he have the time to think so much?

　　Didn’t he fall down the stairs?

　　And he fell badly…

　　At this moment, Shen Chu finally realized what had happened and broke out in a cold sweat, and screamed “Ah!”

　　It feels wrong to call it out.

　　Whose voice is this?

　　Shen Chu’s eyes widened and he covered his mouth with a snap.

　　Then he covered his mouth and whispered: “Ah?”

　　Wow! It’s so tender!

　　“Hmm? …Ah!”

　　He lowered his head to look at his short arms and legs, which were still chubby and round. When he pinched them, they left marks. It hurt. This must be a dream! Was he shrinking or something?

　　Everything has become smaller.

　　After pulling up the shorts, Shen Chu was shocked. He had never seen such a small penis!

　　My three views were shattered and I suddenly felt something was wrong.

　　As soon as Shen Chu looked up, he saw a child opposite him, looking at him with an indescribable look.

　　Ah, isn’t this… Xie Shiming when he was a child? !

　　Shen Chu immediately crawled over and pinched Xie Shiming’s face. Xie Shiming was stunned for a moment, then his face became stern, his brows furrowed, and he asked in an inexplicable tone: “What are you doing?”

　　Oh, it’s alive and can talk!

　　Shen Chu narrowed his eyes, said nothing, and crawled back to where he was, sitting on the fluffy carpet, hugging his chubby little arms in deep thought. After a while, he clapped his hands and confirmed with some hesitation, he has returned to his childhood? !

　　Xie Shiming was there too, when he was 5 years old?

　　Was he this fat when he was a kid? A little round chubby kid?

　　Shen Chu pinched his chubby belly in frustration, thinking that he had grown so thin, must he have lost weight by doing too much curling? He had always thought that he was a person who could not gain weight, but it turned out that it was not the case.

　　I lowered my head and noticed that there was a brick-like book between my legs. It seemed to be a dictionary?

　　It’s all in English.

　　When Shen Chu closed his fat hands, he saw the words “Oxford English Dictionary” written on the hard cover.

　　“…”

　　Come to think of it, he had memorized this dictionary when he was a child.

　　After all, he knew how to “exhaust himself from competition” since he was a child, especially after Xie Shiming was recognized as a member of the Shen family.

　　If he is not thin, then who is thin?

　　People who have practiced “bricks^[1]dictionary” since childhood…

　　Shen Chu opened his eyes wide and stared at the brick in front of him, then narrowed them again, stretched out his fat legs, exerted his might, and shouted with contempt, “Ha!”, “Screw you!”

　　When he grows up, abandon will no longer be the first word, bullshit!

　　A fat foot kicked at the brick.

　　The brick was moved a few inches symbolically, and Shen Chu fell on the carpet holding his fat feet, defeated.

　　The pain was so severe that tears were about to come out, but when he turned around, he saw Xie Shiming looking at him as if he was a fool, so Shen Chu held his tears back.

　　“What are you looking at!”

　　Shen Chu yelled, tried to hold it in, but couldn’t help it. He lay on the carpet, held his fat feet up to his eyes, and blew on his big toe twice with his mouth. It’s bleeding. How unlucky he was.

　　After I finished blowing, I thought about it and realized that I had overestimated my flexibility. I was like a little turtle trying to flip its lid, with its belly sticking out, and I couldn’t flip it up all at once.

　　”Oops.”

　　Shen Chu shook his hands and feet, then leaned to one side before getting up. Then he saw Xie Shiming looking at him with an indescribable look in his eyes, which was quite complicated.

　　”What are you looking at? There’s nothing good to see!”

　　Shen Chu lamented that Xie Shiming was very emotional when he was a child, but at the same time he felt a little annoyed and angry at being looked at. He also felt that he had become smaller and was not adapting well, and was making a fool of himself, so he yelled at Xie Shiming again.

　　It’s really unreasonable.

　　But Xie Shiming had never spoiled him since he was a child, so he said, “If you are sick, take medicine.”

　　Although he didn’t know why, Xie Shiming felt that the little fat man in front of him was a little different. Xie Shiming subconsciously thought that the other party might be sick. After all, sick people will have some changes.

　　So what little Xie Shiming said actually didn’t have any extra meaning, it just meant to remind Shen Chu to take medicine quickly if he was sick.

　　But when Shen Chu heard this sentence, it didn’t mean that.

　　He hadn’t come to his senses yet and felt that Xie Shiming was being sarcastic towards him.

　　Just as the fat boy was about to retort, he was beaten again.

　　Touching his chin, Shen Chu’s eyes rolled and his tone suddenly changed, smiling.

　　”Brother, are you feeding me medicine?”

　　”My feet still hurt, brother, can you help me with the soothing?”

　　Xie Shiming: “…”

　　Watching Xie Shiming’s face change several times, not knowing what expression to put on, Shen Chu lay down on the carpet again in great joy, and stretched out his fat feet in front of Xie Shiming.

　　”Brother, give me Huhu^[2]blow?”

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