Chen Tianxu was so angry that he was crying nonstop.
His face turned beet red.
He snatched off his glasses, "I saw it with my own eyes! Three years ago, on July 3rd, you and a woman! You were hugging and cuddling together, I saw it all! And you say I’m talking nonsense?"
Chen Yeming’s face suddenly couldn’t hold the facade, frozen at the stairwell, not expecting his son to have known so early.
He felt a total loss of face, but too guilty to get angry.
"Tianxu, about this matter... Dad can explain to you, you..."
"Dad, should you be explaining it to me?" Chen Tianxu interrupted his father wearily, "The one you should be explaining to is my mom!"
Chen Yeming fell silent on the other end.
Clearly unable to face it.
Seeing the two of them falling silent, Jiangli gestured to Chen Tianxu.
Chen Tianxu then remembered the real purpose of his call, took a deep breath and said, "Dad, I didn’t call you today to talk about that. Dad, are you still at the office?"
Chen Yeming certainly didn’t want to dwell on the embarrassing incident, hearing his son change the subject, he eagerly followed, "Yes, I’ll be home in a bit, or else wait..."
"This matter can’t wait until you get home," Chen Tianxu cut in, guessing what he was going to say, "Dad, listen to me, I... I don’t even know how to say this, but remember my words, you must not go home alone tonight."
Chen Yeming couldn’t help but be startled, "Why?"
"This... it’s not easily explained in a few words." Chen Tianxu frowned, unsure of how to explain and more afraid that Chen Yeming wouldn’t believe him if he did, so he shifted gears, "Dad, just remember my words, okay? Don’t go home alone and don’t take any shortcuts, and as long as you promise me, you’ll still be my dad in the future, and I’ll forget about the past."
Chen Yeming was full of suspicion, but at Chen Tianxu’s words, he replied without hesitation, "Alright, Dad understands. Don’t worry, son, Dad will be careful. As long as you promise not to tell your mom about this, I’ll do anything you say."
Chen Tianxu opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he just hummed in agreement.
Chen Yeming felt relieved and exchanged a few more awkward words with Chen Tianxu before hanging up the phone.
Chen Tianxu couldn’t relax, gripping his phone tightly, his heart still suspended in his throat, he turned to Jiangli, anxious, "Will this do?"
Jiangli calmly replied, "Whether it will work or not, we will only know the outcome tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, Chen Tianxu became anxious, "Can’t we know now? I, I told my dad , if he listens to me, he should be safe, right?"
"Kid, you’re too naive," Jiangli glanced at him, "Your dad is a man marked by death. Even if Heavenly Dao has left a sliver of hope by allowing you to meet me, it doesn’t mean that just because you spoke up, he won’t be in danger anymore."
Chen Tianxu’s freshly dried tears began to flow once more.
Jiangli massaged his temples with a hint of a headache and raised a hand to stop his crying, "Little brother, that’s enough. Life and death are a matter of fate, and we can’t be too forceful about these things."
"Yeah, you’re lucky to have met the Abbot today," Xia Xin chimed in, trying to soothe him, "If you hadn’t come today and met the Abbot, you wouldn’t have known what could happen. If your dad really died tomorrow, there wouldn’t be much you could do, right? Relax, being prepared and having a chance for survival is better than being in the dark. Wait and see what happens."
Xia Xin’s words were rough but had solid reasoning.
Chen Tianxu’s tears stopped abruptly.
Just then, his phone rang.
He picked it up and saw that it was his mother calling.