amaotonovel Chapter 123 What if we switched positions?
Chapter 123 What if we switched positions?
An obedient child?
Bo Junxing looked at the old man with a subtle expression. "I am obedient and compliant because of respect, because you are my father. But have you always treated me like a child? I am about to become a father myself."
"..." The old man's lips moved, but he couldn't find the right words to refute.
Seeing this, Bo Junxing didn't say anything more, but simply took Shen Feiwan's hand tightly and led her away from the study.
Throughout the journey, Bo Junxing never let go of Shen Feiwan's hand.
Shen Feiwan asked him again, "Where are you taking me?"
Bo Junxing then stopped and looked down at Shen Feiwan. "Why don't you go out for a walk to clear your head?"
Shen Feiwan nodded, "Okay."
The two then got into Bo Junxing's car.
Shen Feiwan got into the passenger seat and fastened her seatbelt before remembering to ask Bo Junxing, "Where are we going?"
Instead, Bo Junxing asked her, "Is there anywhere you'd like to go?"
Shen Feiwan thought for a moment and said, "Yes, I do. I just don't know if you'd be willing to take me there."
Upon hearing about what happened at home, he immediately rushed back from the company.
Is there any place he wouldn't want to go now?
"You said."
Shen Feiwan nodded and gave an address, "Let's go to Jing Si Cemetery."
Bo Junxing was taken aback. He hadn't expected Shen Feiwan to want to go to a cemetery... to relax?
However, he didn't ask any more questions and simply turned on the navigation.
The car started quickly and headed towards its destination.
At first, neither of them spoke, making the atmosphere in the car somewhat heavy, with only the navigation system occasionally providing voice prompts.
Shen Feiwan turned her head to look at the scenery rushing past the car window, her thoughts drifting away.
Bo Junxing glanced at her profile out of the corner of his eye and felt that she seemed a little depressed today.
She shouldn't be in this state.
"Is that where your mother lives?" he suddenly asked, his voice low.
Shen Feiwan was taken aback for a moment, then came to her senses. "Yes. By the way, thank you for your help with my mother's matter."
"..." Bo Junxing turned his head and glanced at her, his gaze complicated. "Don't say that. If you say that, I will feel ashamed."
He paused, a hint of self-deprecation in his voice, "I'd like to know what I can do to help you."
But she doesn't need it at all.
Shen Feiwan also noticed the strangeness in Bo Junxing's tone, and quickly looked at him for a second, but then looked away again.
A brief silence fell over the car again.
However, the silence was soon broken by Bo Junxing's phone ringing.
He glanced at the center console; it wasn't connected via Bluetooth. He then said to Shen Feiwan, "Help me see who's calling."
Shen Feiwan glanced around. "Where's your phone? I can't see it."
"Pants pocket," Bo Junxing said, looking straight ahead. "Take it yourself."
Shen Feiwan stopped looking for her phone, rolled her eyes at him, and said, "Can't you take it yourself? You were pretty adept at touching me with one hand while driving last time, weren't you?"
"..." Bo Junxing, his thoughts exposed, coughed to cover it up, "We're about to turn, it's inconvenient."
Shen Feiwan gave a soft snort and quickly reached into his pants pocket to pull out her phone.
When his fingertips brushed against his thigh unintentionally, Bo Junxing's grip on the steering wheel tightened slightly, and his Adam's apple bobbed.
However, he quickly suppressed this inappropriate desire.
Shen Feiwan had already gotten the phone by then. "It's your older brother."
She asked in a casual tone, "Should I answer it?"
Bo Junxing thought for a moment, "It must be because of Xu Ruoqing's matter, so I won't answer."
Shen Feiwan said "Oh," and added, "If I don't answer this time, he'll definitely keep calling relentlessly."
Just as Shen Feiwan had predicted, Bo Chengyang's calls came one after another, driving her crazy.
"Why don't you just accept it? Anyway, Xu Ruoqing's situation is already set in stone, and no one can change it."
"Then put it on speakerphone."
As soon as the call connected, Bo Chengyang's anxious voice came through the phone's speakerphone.
"Junxing, did you know your sister-in-law got into trouble? Ha, this must be related to you and your husband, right?"
“Bo Junxing, from childhood to adulthood, when have I not given in to you? Every time you make Dad angry, I do my best to smooth things over for you. I ask myself, I have no debt to you whatsoever.”
"But what about you? How could you and your wife stab me in the back? Why didn't you discuss this with us beforehand!"
Bo Chengyang's words came out like a machine gun, one after another without any gaps, giving Bo Junxing no chance to interrupt.
"I see you've thrown away our decades-long brotherhood for a woman! Have you forgotten all these years of brotherhood? How could you do such a thing? How could you face me?"
Bo Chengyang became more and more agitated as he spoke, bringing up one past event after another. These trivial matters from the past now became sharp weapons for him to accuse Bo Junxing.
“I’m more than twenty years older than you. When you were little, I practically raised you like a son. Even after you grew up, I never competed with you for power in the company. You wield immense influence in the group, while I have nothing. Have I ever said anything?”
"But now, for a wife you've only been married to for a few months, to please her, you've betrayed me and your sister-in-law like this! Bo Junxing, you've gone too far!"
Perhaps he was tired of talking, Bo Chengyang finally stopped after this point.
Throughout the entire process, Bo Junxing gripped the steering wheel tightly, his expression remaining calm.
He listened quietly to Bo Chengyang's rant, without rebuttal or explanation, simply waiting patiently.
Just as Bo Chengyang paused, Bo Junxing spoke.
“Brother, if Xu Ruoqing is innocent, the police will naturally give her justice. The truth will not be distorted because we took the initiative to report the case, nor will it be covered up because of anyone’s protection.”
He paused slightly, then added, "I'm driving, so let's stop here."
After saying that, he pressed the hang-up button.
The car instantly fell silent, with only the soft sound of music playing.
Shen Feiwan stared at Bo Junxing's profile for a while. The afternoon sunlight shone through the car window, outlining a faint golden edge on his features, making him uniquely handsome.
However, being someone who loves beautiful things, her mind was not on the aesthetics of the light and shadow at the moment.
“I’ve thought about it carefully,” she said slowly, her tone thoughtful. “If we were in each other’s shoes today, I probably wouldn’t be able to do what you did. I would probably talk to my family first, provided that I have a family relationship with them.”
Upon hearing this, Bo Junxing simply gave a soft "hmm," his tone so flat that it revealed no emotion, as if he didn't care much about Shen Feiwan's words, or perhaps he was lost in thought about something else.
"So, what do you want to say?"