Chapter 24: Going home
You want me to go home! Wang Weiwei stared blankly at Su Can. They had been getting ready to play games all night, and Su Can's words left him stunned.
"Don't forget what you promised me. Of course, you can ignore me and keep Luo Ran and Xiao Wu here playing games all night. I won't interfere," Su Can said mildly. "We can just treat the promise you made today as the irresponsible words of a minor."
Seeing Wang Weiwei's expression darken, Lin Zouwen and Lin Luoran both said to Su Can, "Come on, leave it at that."
"Great, another person here to talk me around. I'm irresponsible?" Wang Weiwei paused, trying to keep the barbs out of his voice. "Then have you ever considered whether they've fulfilled their responsibilities toward me?"
"Your parents may be busy, but who are they working for? Who sends you your living expenses on time every month? Before your father came to Xiahai, he arranged a place and had it put in order, giving you a good environment just so he could spend more time with you. Does he get to see you much each year? And now that he finally has a chance to spend time with you, this sulking is how you repay him?"
Wang Weiwei froze for a moment. He had not expected every sentence Su Can spoke to tug at his heart, bringing subtle changes to his feelings. But then he thought of his father's perpetually self-assured composure, of how his father believed he could keep every thought and action of his under control simply because he was still his father, still able to force him into submission by these means. An indescribable frustration welled up inside Wang Weiwei. Staring at Su Can, he said, stressing