The Rebirth Of A White Robe Man: I'll Follow You This Time

Chapter 140: Shao Cheng All Thoughts, Acceptance And Priorities.

After a while, Shao Cheng has spoken his farewell to his two mothers, two older sisters, and older brother before walking toward his own section in the huge Shao residence while easily ignoring the disappointed expression of his family faces since he knows that all of them wanted to interact with him more.

Although, Shao Cheng is able to interact properly with his biological family in his new life, which is a nice experience, however, he still doesn't want to interact with them too long because, despite the fact that he truly and genuinely wants to try getting close to them, he still needed to be extremely careful when interacting with the Shao Family.

It was all because Shao Cheng has planned in mind and he doesn't want to suddenly provoke the hidden enemies in the dark while letting them become absolutely suspicious of his actions that they will also start eyeing the performance that he will do.

Despite the fact that Shao Cheng has disregarded the Shao Family, he has still read all the inside information that has happened into the Cheng Empire after getting the status as the Great Advisor of the newly crown Emperor, and during this time, the Shao Family has hidden spies around them.

Truthfully, Mei and the housekeeper are truly loyal to the Shao Family despite their ambitions, but the others, Shao Cheng lip twitch while his sapphire eyes turned colder, there are so many rats and snakes inside the Shao Family that it was extremely laughable.

Ah, it was genuinely a surprise that it took a bit too long for the Shao Family downfall to happened despite having their enemies people inside the main residence.

Well, then, which family should he try dealing with first? How should he handle those families that desire the downfall of the Shao Family? There are also those people that desire his biological family to descend into a miserable life and death in a rather vicious and nasty way.

Honestly, Shao Cheng has numerous choices in mind either treason, execution, planting false crime to cause them troubles and problems, even setting them up against the royal families but what comes to his mind the most is causing the enemy's entire family to extermination.

And it will probably easier for Shao Cheng to do so because one way or another almost all the aristocrat families in the Chang Empire are corrupted, it just depends on how heavy their crimes are while having a genuinely loyal and simple aristocrat family like the Shao is truly rare, in the end, a family as the Shao make it so easy to be scheme though.

In which during this era and time of the Chang Empire that is full of greedy, ambitious, and malicious people was the most deadly matter to the Shao Family that only wanted to serve the Royalty with absolute faith.

Soon numerous thoughts, schemes, and plots continue to run on Shao Cheng's mind, completely awakening his attitude when fighting against the enemies and the experience of being the Great Advisor in the previous life to once more showing its appearance.

Nonetheless, he suddenly the loud sound of a youthful male voice full of excitement has caused his entire attention to return back to those dark and bloody thoughts.

"Hahaha, Chia I will inform mothers about how you ate too much food outside before its dinner time again!"

"Ah! No fair! Please don't tell Mothers about it, Brother Cai!"

Although Shao Cheng can dodge and evade the abrupt appearance of the two sprinting youths that have made a sudden turned in a corner, which is absolutely not watching where they are running from.

Probably being used to the servants getting out of their way, Shao Cheng has just let the younger male directly hit his body causing him to take a stumbling step backward at the powerful force of his younger brother running into him.

"Ah!!!"

While Shao Cheng's secret glance to the other person which has made the surprising sound while making an abrupt stop as soon as she saw their figures or more precisely seeing Shao Cheng standing there which is definitely surprising to his younger sibling since he rarely appeared in their Mothers part of the residence.

"... AhT-Third B-brother C-Cheng"

Shao Cheng couldn't help but slightly wrinkle his eyebrows after hearing the nervous, apprehensive, and flustered voice of the young Shao Cai that has abruptly raise his head up while staring at him with wide large eyes filled with astonishment while being lost on what to do.

And the entire time, he just slowly removes the hand that has been placed gently upon his younger brother's shoulder after using it to steady their balance after that sudden forceful hit.

Um Shao Cheng doesn't have a complete plan on how to handle the youngest children in the Shao family until he met them because unlike his older brothers, sisters, and mothers, Shao Cai who is fourteen years old and Shao Chia who is thirteen years old are younger in age and completely unable to understands about what is happening to the original Shao Cheng.

"B-Brother C-Cheng I s-sorry! I d-didn't s-see y-you there ah, no I wasn't paying attention!"

Huh, Shao Cheng never knew that Shao Cai acted this way, its completely different from the steady, calm, and determined grown-up Shao Cai that he met in the previous life before, but circumstances change a person's personality and bearing so it was understandable that he is different right now, although, he never knew that his younger brother can be this cute, which is the type that makes people want to keep teasing.

"Hmph! What are you sorry for! Brother Cai, this person is the one in the wrong! In the first place, it's already miracle to see him in this part of our home! What did you eat that you suddenly came back so early and even appearing in this place, huh?"

"Chia! Don't speak so disrespectful to our Brother Cheng like that!"

"You too Brother Cai! I don't get why every single one of you treats him so nicely like this! Its weird, especially when this person doesn't care about us anyway! So why are all of you guys so gentle and pleasant when he treats us like nothing? He doesn't see us as his family, so please just wake up already!"

The entire time, Shao Cheng only indifferent glance at his younger sister that has suddenly erupted in a fit of anger while inwardly nodding his in acceptance at her words, after all, what Shao Chia said is the absolute truth, at least in the previous life, that is what he truly felt toward them.

He has never seen and even treated them as his Family, only Huang Ya, and Chang Pei, besides them no one else has gotten his affection until he died though, and somehow, he has grown soft when it comes to Ren Yuan.

Although, that certain attitude of Shao Chia will also give Shao Cheng a slight obstacle since it might affect how his other family treats him, while secretly glancing at the noisy servants that have once more quietly while hidden as they watched the events that are happening, such a gossip group the Shao Family sure have while also knowing that some of them are the spies around the Shao residence.

Anyway, from what Shao Cheng's observe so far toward his two youngest siblings, Shao Cai is more nervous and flustered around him, not knowing how to interact with his usually indifferent and cold attitude, especially when being intimately close that he wasn't being thrown or driven away when everyone knew that Shao Cheng has certain intimate and space problem.

While Shao Chia, who is the youngest daughter of the Shao family and was spoiled a bit while acting in a bratty manner, and a bit unrestrained attitude only cause Shao Cheng to smile ironically because the only person that was capable enough to see the true reality of what the original Shao Cheng and his previous self have considered the Shao Family was her alone, so that cold snort he receives is understandable and acceptable in his mind.

Nonetheless, Shao Cheng has decided to not give Pinky to his younger sister anymore, at least if her attitude remains the same later on because, despite the fact that Shao Cheng has decided to return the affections of what his biological family has showered him, it doesn't mean that he required and want all the affections of all the members of his biological family.

The most important matter is changing the Shao Family miserable ending and Shao Chia is also added into it no matter what her attitude is.

Shao Cheng doesn't need to be that desperate to get her love and affection, as long as he fulfills the repentance he has to the Shao Family then everything is alright, at least, he won't treat them so cruelly, coldly and ruthlessly the same way he has behaved in the previous life.

In the end, he is still cold and indifferent to the people that won't matter or at least, to the people who will not enter his heart.

So Shao Cheng just nodded his head to what his younger sister has spoken with, ignoring and disregarding the surprise and astonished look she has shown, especially the slight guilt that has flash on her eyes before it becomes hardened because she genuinely believes what she spoke about while seeing nothing wrong about it, before gently pushing Shao Cai to the side and proceeding toward his sleeping quarter without any words spoken.

"... Chia I can't believe you have spoken that way to Brother Cheng he is still our brother, if you can't recognize him as a brother then I can only regrettably accept that since it's your decision of what you want..., but the way you delivered and expressed it is absolutely wrong. Chia.. you wanted to hurt him with your words right?"

Shao Cai that has softly reached over the place that his third brother has touched with an astonished expression while gazing with wide eyes at the disappearing figure of his brother that is clad in snow-white clothes has instantly woke up when his younger sister let out a loud huff while her face has turned red from the emotion she was feeling while her pale blue eyes were wide open in fierceness while at the same time showing a wrong expression.

"I'm not wrong! He doesn't care about us! Mothers, brothers, and sisters even father and grandfather has been hurt by how he acted all these years, I saw it all! I. I can't just forgive him for that! It's not fair! Why is he suddenly acting differently like everything is alright?"

Understanding what his younger sister is speaking about but Shao Cai still felt that the way she did it isn't the right way, at least, he can see that Chia wanted to let their third Brother experience what they felt all these years.

"Chia you are right however, what's the point of trying to hurt him the same way? Or will you feel good and happy if you see Brother Cheng's sad and lonely expression? Isn't it better if all of us get along after many years of trying to reach out to him? If everything can be completely right again in our family, then, wouldn't that be wonderful?"

I feel that Third Brother is different from usual that gentle touch and actions, accepting my close proximity when I knows that he dislikes people being close and touching him is something that I recognize as a miracle itself. 

"I I refuse it!"

Shao Cai can only sigh while pulling his younger sister before showing sadness and understanding which appeared so mature despite his young ages.

"Alright, Chia, I can understand if you don't like Brother Cheng but at least give him some respect alright? No more trying to hurt him or else Mothers, brothers, and sisters will feel sad about it."

Getting a reluctant nod on Shao Chia, the two of them have proceeded to walk toward their Mothers section of the residence, although this time the two of them have a heavy atmosphere around them while remaining silent the entire journey, completely having thoughts in their mind.

And Shao Cheng that has stood in front of the frozen lake for a while has gotten all his sense back after using his special ability to check the conversation of his two youngest siblings, although there isn't a change in his expression the whole time that he was spying on them, especially what he heard since he just continues toward his resting place.

Shao Cheng knows his own goals and priorities, it doesn't matter what everyone felt and thoughts about, in his new life only one person has his entire worries and concern and that is the moment that he will be absolutely be affected.

"Ah... I wonder, how Ren Yuan doing..."