Chapter 84. Child with autism? Let me give him a shock treatment!
Finally, Guo Shaoshuai was chased back.
However, after experiencing such a large-scale social death incident, he couldn’t handle the pressure and locked himself in his room.
Mo Rushuang knocked on the door outside, shouting with deep concern, “Junior Brother, if there’s something bothering you, please open the door. Don’t isolate yourself! You can tell me anything, can’t you even trust your senior sister? It would make you sick if you keep it all in…”
A voice of shame and anger came from inside the room, “Senior Sister, please don’t bother me, let me deal with my own problems! If you keep bothering me, I’ll run away and never see you again!”
After these words were spoken, there was no sound anymore.
“Junior Brother! Junior Brother…” Mo Rushuang called a few more times, but didn’t get a response, so she sighed and left.
“How is he?” Lin Beifan and the others asked in unison.
“He’s still the same, can’t face reality and doesn’t want to see anyone.” Mo Rushuang said helplessly.
At this point, the straightforward little princess spoke up, “Sister Rushuang, I don’t know if I should ask this or not, but why does your junior brother, Guo Shaoshuai, like to eat spoiled food? He ate it so happily just now, even finished the whole bucket…”
Mo Rushuang suddenly felt ashamed.
Her junior brother’s act of stealing spoiled food had been exposed, which made her, his Senior Sister, lose face too.
She really wanted to kick the door open and give him a few kicks.
“I don’t know why! I can only say he wasn’t like this before! He used to dislike anything that wasn’t fresh, but now…” Mo Rushuang sighed. “Maybe something happened to him and it caused some changes in his psychology! When he was caught by accident, his self-esteem was hurt, so he doesn’t want to face reality anymore…”
“I guess we can only understand it like that!” Everyone nodded.
“Let’s not bother him for now. Maybe he’ll come around on his own.” Mo Rushuang sighed.
“You can’t do that! Young people, like him, are most likely to get stuck in their own thoughts and do unexpected things! So, I’ll go and enlighten him!” Lin Beifan said.
“Are you sure you can do that?” Everyone was doubtful.
“Except for me, there aren’t many people in this world who can. Did you forget my identity? I am the director in the Imperial Academy, responsible for the moral and ethical education of students! Under my guidance and education, the students of the Imperial Academy have worked hard, flourished and prospered!” Lin Beifan said confidently.
The students of the Imperial Academy all sneezed.
The little princess remembered the embarrassing things Lin Beifan had done at the Imperial Academy and said anxiously, “Are you really capable of that? Don’t mess things up!”
Lin Beifan shook his sleeves and said confidently, “You watch and learn. I’ll give him a shock treatment!”
Lin Beifan walked calmly to Guo Shaoshuai’s room door.
After a few knocks and no answer, he gathered his energy and made a light chop, slicing through the beam, pushing the door open.
At that moment, Guo Shaoshuai was lying on the ground, eyes staring at the ceiling, as if he had lost all hope.
But when he saw Lin Beifan come in, he reacted a little.
“How did you get in? I don’t want to see you!” Guo Shaoshuai said.
Lin Beifan squatted down, looked at the lifeless Guo Shaoshuai and sighed, “Why do you torment yourself like this? It’s not that big of a deal!”
Guo Shaoshuai remained expressionless, with no reaction.
Lin Beifan sighed again, “Actually, when I saw you eating spoiled food so happily, I felt very close to you because I could understand your situation. I also went through tough times and often suffered from hunger and cold, so sometimes I had to…”
A glint of seeking approval appeared in Guo Shaoshuai’s eyes, “You…Have you also eaten spoiled food before?”
Lin Beifan shook his head, “No, unlike you, I don’t have such a good appetite!”
Guo Shaoshuai couldn’t help but laugh.
“I used to be hungry all the time, so I had to beg for food like you do now. That way, I wouldn’t starve to death!” Lin Beifan recalled his past unconsciously.
“What happened later?” Guo Shaoshuai’s eyes had a glint of seeking empathy.
“I didn’t succeed either!”
Lin Beifan shook his head and spoke with a bitter tone. “I was too handsome, and no one believed that I was begging. They all thought I was a destitute scholar, so they would drag me in and feed me until I was full before letting me go!”
Guo Shaoshuai snorted.
“Especially young ladies from wealthy families who were about to enter marriageable age. They didn’t even want to let me go and wanted to make me their husband! Tell me, was it easy for me to do all that just for a meal?”
Guo Shaoshuai snorted again.
“That’s why I envy you so much!”
Lin Beifan said, “You still have a chance to beg for food and eat whatever you want. As for me, I don’t even have the opportunity to try because others have blocked my way!”
Guo Shaoshuai was angry, very angry. He let out a roar, “Enough, Lin Beifan! Are you deliberately trying to provoke me? Let me tell you, you succeeded! You successfully made me angry! We’re not on the same side now!”
“Don’t think too much!”
Lin Beifan smiled and said, “I just wanted to tell you a profound truth. Don’t think too highly of yourself. Everyone is busy and doesn’t have time for you! The only people who have time for you are those who want to see you fail, like me now! So, why make the people who care about you unhappy and the people who dislike you happy? Why torture yourself?”
Guo Shaoshuai was stunned and fell silent.
He realized that what Lin Beifan said was…
Really sensible!
“So, you really don’t need to think too much!” Lin Beifan laughed. “You eat leftovers and drink sour water, which only disgusts others. It should be them who want to die, not you!”
Guo Shaoshuai’s mouth twitched.
At this moment, Lin Beifan went out and came back with two jars of wine.
“No need to say anything else. Let’s drink! Being drunk is the best solution to anything!” Lin Beifan said, “Do you remember the poem I read? The world’s changes come from people like us. Time flies when we’re in the martial arts world. We talk and laugh about politics and power, but we can’t surpass the moments we get drunk in life.”
Guo Shaoshuai’s spirits lifted and shouted, “Good! Let’s drink!”
The two of them drank the wine until they were satisfied.
However, Lin Beifan soon regretted it.
This guy couldn’t hold his liquor. He became crazy after drinking half a bottle.
It would have been fine if he just acted crazy, but he also called Lin Beifan his brother.
Just calling him brother was bad enough, but he also shared his feelings about how he had to eat leftover food for the last few days.
Lin Beifan felt disgusted listening to it.
When the conversation became emotional, the other party said excitedly, “Brother, you understand me! From now on, I will take care of you! As long as I have a bite of food, you can have a sip of my urine!”
Lin Beifan was deeply moved. “Brother! As long as you’re full, I don’t care if I’m thirsty!”
“Brother! Hahaha…” Guo Shaoshuai laughed and passed out.
Lin Beifan immediately got up from the ground and called for help to clean up.
The next day, Guo Shaoshuai’s condition was much better after he sobered up.
However, he still had the impulse to commit suicide when he thought about what he had done yesterday and how he had exposed his worst side in front of his sworn enemy.
He didn’t realize that his resentment towards Lin Beifan had diminished quite a bit.
Mo Rushuang felt relieved and said, “I’m glad you’ve recovered, Junior Brother!”
“Don’t worry, Senior Sister. I won’t do anything foolish that will make you worry,” Guo Shaoshuai assured her.
Mo Rushuang felt even more relieved and said, “Junior Brother, you’ve become more mature and responsible than before!”
Guo Shaoshuai nodded in agreement.
He realized that he had grown up a lot since being enlightened by Lin Beifan. It was as if he had matured in an instant.
“By the way, Junior Brother, how did Mr. Lin enlighten you and help you mature so quickly?” Mo Rushuang asked curiously.
Guo Shaoshuai’s lips twitched, “Senior Sister, it’s better not to mention these things. Let’s just forget about it. Oh, and by the way, why are you staying in Lin Mansion?”
“This is the situation! That night, I was being chased by a high-level practitioner and many soldiers…” Mo Rushuang briefly explained the situation.
Guo Shaoshuai thought about it and said, “It seems that Lin Beifan saved you! Although he’s a corrupt official, he still has some conscience…”
“Junior Brother, you can’t say such things about him!” Mo Rushuang’s face was serious. “Actually, many outsiders misunderstand him! Although he’s corrupt, he has principles in his corruption and is much better than other court officials! He has never been a traitor to the country, and he has done a lot for the country and the people. We should respect him!”
“Senior Sister, what’s the whole story?” Guo Shaoshuai asked seriously.
Mo Ruolshuang explained the situation to him.
“It seems that he’s not as annoying as people say…” Guo Shaoshuai’s attitude towards Lin Beifan had also undergone a fundamental change.
But he still didn’t want to show a good face to Lin Beifan.
Perhaps this was the last stubbornness of a young man!
Afterwards, the Senior Sister and Junior Brother lived in Lin Beifan’s house for a week to recuperate.
During this time, they had recovered 70 to 80% of their injuries and decided that it was time to leave. They came to say goodbye to Lin Beifan.
“Mr. Lin, we’ve caused you a lot of trouble these days. Thank you very much! However, we’ve been delayed for too long, and we have important matters to attend to, so we must leave now. We’ve come to say goodbye!” Mo Rushuang said gratefully.
Lin Beifan understood and nodded, “I won’t keep you, take care!”
“Thank you for your understanding, Mr. Lin! We may meet again in the future!” Mo Rushuang bowed politely.
“Take care!”
Guo Shaoshuai also bowed respectfully.
After that, they used their light skills to leave the city under the cover of night.
Before leaving, Mo Rushuang glanced reluctantly at Lin Beifan before finally flying away.
Suddenly, Guo Shaoshuai, who had been silent for a long time, asked, “Senior Sister, do you like Lin Beifan?”
Mo Rushuang trembled, trying to play it cool, “Junior Brother, why do you say that?”
“You can’t hide liking someone! I’ve never seen you care so much about any man before! I’ve already figured it out. You can’t fool me!” Guo Shaoshuai said, feeling a bit sour in his heart.
His beautiful Senior Sister had been taken away by this guy.
What a jerk!
Mo Rushuang sighed and smiled bitterly, “What can I do if I like him or not? We’re not meant to be together, after all!”
“He’s a court official, and we’re from the Jianghu! He’s the Empress’s confidant, and we’re the followers of the Prince! We…are destined not to be together!” Mo Rushuang said.
Guo Shaoshuai nodded and didn’t say anything more.
The two of them continued on their journey.
