Chapter 86: Strike First to Gain the Advantage

Sheng Hanyu did not offer a single word of defense, suddenly falling straight backward.

……

When he woke up, he found himself lying on a bed, surrounded by a sea of white!

If the surroundings weren't completely unfamiliar and an IV drip weren't hanging from the back of his hand, he would have certainly suspected that what had just happened was a nightmare, not reality.

He was the only one in the Hospital Ward.

However, there were voices at the door, and Sheng Zerong's voice sounded sorrowful yet tinged with anger: "Aunt, I usually don't say anything when you're muddled, but now is exactly the time when Big Brother needs care the most; how can you speak like that?"

Wang Yingzhi muttered: "What did I say? Is what I said wrong? The point is, I'm not the only one saying it, and it wasn't my idea either; everyone is saying it, even the newspapers say so..."

"Zerong, I really don't know what to do. Your uncle has no backbone, and among your family, you are the only one still willing to talk to me as an equal. If you ignore me too, I'll have no choice but to jump into the river!"

Wang Yingzhi was cowardly, incompetent, and selfish, and every word she spoke was only about herself.

After saying a few words, Sheng Zerong couldn't be bothered to talk to her anymore; he couldn't keep going, or he would be angered to death.

He finally understood the meaning of the saying that there is something hateful about every pathetic person. In the past, when he saw Big Brother being cold to the point of freezing toward his aunt, he thought Big Brother was heartless, but now it seemed his heart wasn't cold enough.

If he were truly heartless, he should have severed the mother-son relationship with her!

"You'd better behave yourself."

"Bang!"

Sheng Zerong walked into the Hospital Ward and slammed the door shut.

When he noticed Sheng Hanyu's eyes were open, he ran over in pleasant surprise: "Big Brother, you're awake? That's great, how do you feel? Do you want to drink some water?"

He struggled to get out of bed, but Sheng Zerong hurriedly stopped him, accidentally bumping his injured arm, which made him wince in pain.

"Are you alright?" Sheng Hanyu didn't dare to struggle too much.

"I'm fine."

Sheng Zerong shook his head: "The doctor ordered that even if you wake up, you cannot get out of bed; you must stay in bed for two hours of observation."

"Where is Grandfather?"

Silence.

Sheng Hanyu yanked the needle from the back of his hand and threw off the quilt to roll off the other side.

"Big Brother—"

Sheng Hanyu used a gesture to stop his third brother from coming over and said to him: "How long have I been unconscious? What has happened during this time? Keep it simple."

Sheng Zerong said: "You've been unconscious for half a day. The doctor said it was due to excessive shock and warned that you must not be shocked again..."

He interrupted him halfway through: "I want the main points."

Sheng Zerong also knew that even if he didn't say it now, Big Brother would find out through other channels in a while; such things simply couldn't be hidden.

So he tried to be as tactful as possible: "Grandfather has gone to heaven; he didn't suffer at all when he left..."

This time, Sheng Hanyu did not refute or deny it; clearly, he had already accepted this cruel fact in his heart.

Sheng Zerong felt a bit relieved and continued: "There are some rumors about you outside right now, and they aren't very pleasant. Big Brother, you must pull yourself together quickly; you cannot let those spreading rumors take advantage of the situation."

Although the brothers had a good relationship, whenever they mentioned Sheng Yukai and Sheng Haibai, they would tacitly use other terms to refer to them.

Sheng Zerong and Sheng Yukai were biological brothers born to the same parents, yet he had the best relationship with Sheng Hanyu, so to avoid awkwardness, they avoided mentioning them whenever possible.

"I want to go out and see Grandfather one last time." Sheng Hanyu swallowed with difficulty; saying these few words took all his strength.

Sheng Zerong paused; he feared exactly what was coming.

"No, Big Brother, you need to rest. The doctor said..."

"I want to go out and see Grandfather, now, immediately, at once!" Sheng Hanyu's gaze was firm, and his tone allowed for no doubt.

There was no other way; he could only tell the truth: "Grandfather... Grandfather has already been cremated."

"What?"

Sheng Hanyu's volume rose sharply, and he was so agitated he almost fainted again!

His body swayed violently twice, and his third brother hurriedly went over to support him: "Big Brother, are you alright? The doctor said you shouldn't get excited; sit down and rest for a while."

"Get off."

He coldly shook off his third brother's hand, his face cold and his gaze even colder, as cold as permafrost: "Whose idea was it? Why didn't you stop it?"

The idea was, of course, Sheng Yukai's. At the time, Sheng Zerong was afraid his second brother would do something to harm Big Brother, so he personally sent him to the hospital, only to find out shortly after that Grandfather had been sent to the funeral home and cremated immediately.

He had wanted to go and cause a scene, but if he went back to do that, there would be no one here to watch over Big Brother.

The deceased were gone, and the facts were already irreversible, but the living could not suffer any more mishaps.

Sheng Zerong was also very sad, but no matter how sad he was, he had to protect Big Brother now.

"Big Brother, I know you're sad right now. How about this, you can beat me up to vent your anger, okay? As long as you can feel a little better, I won't have a single word of complaint no matter how you treat me."

"Move aside."

Sheng Hanyu pushed his third brother away again and walked toward the door, but he blocked the way again, refusing to let him out no matter what.

"Are you going to move or not?"

"I won't."

If it came to a physical confrontation, the refined Sheng Zerong would certainly be no match for Sheng Hanyu.

In fact, that was exactly what Sheng Hanyu intended to do—use force to make him move!

At this moment, however, the door was "banged" open, and several reporters rushed in from outside, holding microphones and cameras aimed at Sheng Hanyu: "Mr. Sheng, may I ask where you were when the Sheng Family caught fire?"

"Young Master Sheng, the old man didn't even have a memorial service, and you gave the order to cremate him; are you trying to cover something up?"

"Young Master Sheng, rumors are flying outside that you are the successor now that the Chairman has passed away; is this true?"

These people's words were piercing; Sheng Zerong was afraid his Big Brother couldn't take it, so he used his own strength to push them away: "Get out, get out! Who let you in?"

"My Big Brother is not accepting any interviews right now. Everything you're saying is completely untrue. I warn you, you are not allowed to spread baseless rumors, otherwise, I will take every one of you to court..."

The reporters all knew the third young master studied law, and this wasn't just empty talk to scare them.

Furthermore, they were wary of his status as Sheng Yukai's own younger brother; since Sheng Yukai was their financier, the only reason they would pursue him so relentlessly all the way to the hospital was because they had taken Sheng Yukai's money and were acting under his orders.

Now that the financier's own brother had spoken, the few men exchanged glances and then left.

They wanted the money, but they did not want to take the risk!

It was not worth getting sued for money, and even if the financier asked, they would have a good explanation—your brother stepped in, so there was nothing we could do.

The door was closed by Sheng Zerong, and he stood before Sheng Hanyu and closed his eyes: "Big Brother, beat me up to vent your anger, but it would be best if you didn't hit my face."

There was no movement for a long time, so he opened one eye; Sheng Hanyu was still standing straight in front of him, only his gaze was no longer cold and sharp.

"I'm sorry." His apology was sincere; he had indeed misunderstood Sheng Zerong.

Sheng Hanyu was not stupid; from the moment the reporters came in and asked those questions, he could deduce what was going on outside, and he also realized in passing that his third younger brother had just stopped him for his own good.

"It's fine, Big Brother, you don't need to say sorry to me." Sheng Zerong thought his big brother would not go out.

But he said: "Move aside, I have to go out."