Quick Transmigration: Saving That Cannon Fodder

All their efforts to make amends over the years have been in vain; their son not only fell ill but also became gay.

This completely shattered the harmony the couple had maintained, and all those years of self-righteous care and compensation turned out to be nothing but an illusion.

The damage was never healed by time, and Si Yucheng even suspected that all of this was Si Ningyu's way of taking revenge on him.

He was getting revenge for taking the money and letting that beast go back then.

"Get out of here! Get out of my house!"

Zhou Wanyi was about to hit Chixing again when Si Ningyu rushed in front of her, almost getting hit by Zhou Wanyi. It was Chixing who held him and raised his hand to block.

"Don't hit it, don't hit the stars."

Chi Xing heard Si Ningyu's voice tremble slightly, and with a forceful push, he pushed Zhou Wanyi away and whispered words of comfort.

"Don't be afraid, you didn't hit me."

Despite being pushed away, Zhou Wanyi did not fall. She continued to cry and plead with Si Ningyu to send Chixing away.

"That's no good, Xiaoyu. You must have never been with a woman before. You don't know. You've been deceived."

Si Ningyu stubbornly shook his head. He disagreed. He liked Chi Xing, but Zhou Wanyi was his loving mother.

The situation reached a stalemate, and Si Ningyu's suppressed emotions resurfaced, with tears streaming down her face.

"No, don't send him away."

His trembling hand moved even more violently, stubbornly refusing to let go of Akahoshi.

"What are you doing?"

Si Youning rushed in through the door and dragged Si Yucheng and Zhou Wanyi out.

Seeing that Si Ningyu's face had turned pale, Zhou Wanyi had no choice but to follow her out.

She slapped Si Youning hard across the face as soon as she stepped out, cursing under her breath:

“You’ve been home all day. You’re the one who invited that person to our house. You’re gay, so you’re trying to drag your brother down with you. How could you be so vicious?”

Si Youning's face was slapped to the side, and that rebellious feeling surged up instantly.

"Sometimes I even doubt if I'm your biological child. Why is it that when my brother comes out, it's my fault? But when I come out, it's because I'm shameless?"

These words made the couple pause. They naturally assumed that Si Ningyu, who always stayed at home, wouldn't do those things, so it must be Si Youning's fault.

Si Yucheng pointed at him and cursed, "What's wrong with your brother? What's wrong with you? Si Youning, we worked so hard to send you to school, and this is the disgusting thing you learned?"

The two had no intention of letting him off the hook. When they saw him return, they assumed he had come back to apologize, or even that he had been scolded by Gu's parents.

Who could accept such a scandalous and immoral act?

Relying on the fact that Si Youning dared not leave, they acted as if they were facing not their son, but an enemy.

Si Youning listened quietly to their argument. He and his brother were both adults and had plenty of ways to get away from them.

Inside the room, Chi Xing helped Si Ningyu calm down, while some of the sounds of the couple scolding Si Youning outside drifted in.

Si Ningyu was about to get out of bed to stop him:

"It's not Youyou's fault, it's my fault, I'm the bad one."

Chixing pulled him back and hugged him, saying, "Ayu, calm down."

Si Ningyu looked at him and listened to Chi Xing say, "This is not wrong. You are not wrong, Si Youning is not wrong, and it is not wrong for two men to be together. No one stipulates that men cannot be with men."

“They know what’s going on, but they still blame Si Youning. Ayu, it’s their fault, you know?”

How could he not know? He's not stupid.

But that was his mother who had worked so hard to raise him; before him were his favorite stars; and outside the door, his own younger brother was being scolded…

"Ahhh-"

Si Ningyu couldn't help but scream; he didn't know what to do.

He raised his hand to bite his wrist, but Chi Xing quickly grabbed it, and Si Ningyu's teeth bit his hand.

She bit down hard, tears mixed with blood dripping down her face. When Si Ningyu finally reacted, she covered Chi Xing's wound with her trembling hand.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry—sob sob."

Si Ningyu nearly broke down in tears, but Chi Xing hugged him and said in a calm tone:

"Yes, I accept your apology. Ayu just couldn't control her emotions. I can understand you, really."

Unable to hurt herself, Si Ningyu could only hold Chixing with all her might and vent her emotions by crying.

Chixing blocked out the outside sounds and asked him in a low voice:

"Ayu, do you want to come home with me? Or, let's go somewhere else."

"If you don't like it here, let's leave and go see the grasslands, okay? The grasslands are more beautiful than in paintings. The wind there is free, and there are flowers and grass everywhere. Don't you want to experience it, Ayu?"

Hearing his gentle coaxing, Si Ningyu gradually calmed down.

Chi Xing described the beautiful scenery of the grassland as a picturesque scroll, the endless sand dunes of the desert, the dazzling starry sky at night, and the dreamlike aurora borealis, which A Yu had never seen before.

Images flashed through Si Ningyu's mind: no young person doesn't yearn for freedom.

But he's not a normal person. Can he even get out?

Knowing his thoughts, Akahoshi gently stroked his head:

“With me here, Si Youning and her boyfriend will go with us. Ayu, with me here, I will protect you.”

Si Ningyu still didn't react, and Chi Xing didn't press him, waiting for him to consider.

After a while, Si Ningyu's anxious voice came from Chi Xing's arms: "But, where is Mom?"

He really is the worst person in the world. He's alive and causing his brother to be scolded, Xingxing to be beaten, and his mother to be sad.

He subconsciously bit his lower lip tightly, and Akahoshi quickly pinched his chin:

"Let go, don't bite yourself."

The words "It will break my heart" echoed in Si Ningyu's ears, and he obediently let go, but his lower lip was still bitten until it bled.

Chixing told herself that she couldn't blame him; Ayu just couldn't control herself.

After wiping away the blood with cotton swabs, Akahoshi continued what she had been saying:

“Ayu is Ayu. You are a person, an independent individual with your own thoughts, not Ms. Zhou’s puppet.”

He gently cupped Si Ningyu's face in his hands, and as they looked into each other's eyes, he told him:

"They took care of you as you grew up because Ayu is their child, and it is their responsibility and obligation to do so."

Ayu has grown up and should choose her own life. Be with whoever you like; don't overthink it. They're not as fragile as you think, and Ayu shouldn't choose a life she doesn't want for their sake.

Si Ningyu understood the big picture, but he couldn't get over the hurdle in his heart. He remained silent and never managed to say anything to make Chi Xing leave.

"Ayu, why don't you try stepping out of this door? As long as you go out, you'll definitely see a rainbow tomorrow. I promise you."

Si Ningyu looked out the window; it was already dark.

A rainbow? He hadn't seen one in a long time.

"I'm not going with you. Are you going to leave me?" Si Ningyu couldn't help but ask.

Akahoshi smiled at him: "No, I'll climb out of the window to find you every day, even if I get beaten up, I'll stay with you."

Si Ningyu held Chi Xing's injured hand, feeling very sad and heartbroken.

He silently berated himself for being so useless, for not being able to protect the person he loved.