Author: hoenibean (Page 76 of 78)

Chapter 9 – Qi Yun, I am going to turn into a monk because of you!

 

Qi Yun knew that the Xing family wanted to send Xing Zhongjie to take care of him. He also knew Xing Zhongjie well, she was his former fiancee. When the old Xing family was still prosperous in the early years, there was no need to say more about the illustrious Xing family. Qi Yun’s grandfather wanted to win over the Xing family, he personally asked for Xing Zhongjie, hand in marriage.

 

Since he was a child, Qi Yun knew that he would have no control over whomst he married. His only thought about his future wife was for the exchange of interests. So when his grandfather asked him to marry Xing Zhongjie, Qi Yun didn’t think too much. Xing Zhongjie was just for him to keep up with appearances only.

 

He still had some vague recollections of Xing Zhongjie. It’s not that she wasn’t pretty. She was considered to be the best in the circle. Qi Yun just inexplicably didn’t like her. When they first met, there was a familiar look in her eyes. It was the kind of gaze filled with scrutiny. Calculating and working out how much one could gain and the best way to achieve and optimize such gain.

 

Qi Yun looked at her coldly. She was a very utilitarian woman. She loved her own appearance and loved the Qi family standing behind her even more.

 

It’s just that this marriage contract didn’t last long. After Master Xing’s death, the Xing family quickly declined, and the Xing family gradually lost its original power. When he came to divorce, Xing Zhongjie cried prettily and pitifully, even pulling at his sleeves so that he would not abandon her. Qi Yun looked down at his torn cuffs while thinking that these tears seemed a little fake. This woman’s somewhat clumsy acting skills were like a joke in Qi Yun’s eyes.

 

Sure enough, within a week of the two’s dissolution of their marriage, Xing Zhongjie was photographed being paired up in a speed-dating event. At that time, his grandfather had already found another “right” person for him.

 

So when Qi Yun knew that Xing Zhongjie was coming, he was full of disgust. It was inconceivable that a person like Xing Zhengping would send his only daughter to take care of him, unless he made some underhanded deal with the Qi family. 

 

Remembering Xing Zhongjie’s eyes full of desire for the inheritance, he really didn’t believe that she would take care of a cripple like himself.

 

It’s just that things are a little different from what he thought. Xing Zhongjie that came here was extremely quiet. It was so quiet that it was as if there was no such person in this house at all.

 

Until that day she poured him a glass of water. Even without listening to her voice, Qi Yun knew that this person was definitely not Xing Zhongjie.

 

The slightly deep voice was not like an ordinary woman’s, but the old housekeeper called her Miss Xing. He didn’t know that the Xing family actually had another daughter, but this person is definitely not Xing Zhongjie, then who was she?

 

Qi Yun recovered from his thoughts. There was no one in his room. Xing Zhongwan went back to change his clothes and he has not returned yet. Qi Yun, who was already used to being alone, suddenly felt a little lonely.

 

Scared by his own ridiculous thoughts, Qi Yun forced himself to draw out his thoughts. Why did the Xing family send this woman here? The Xing family must have made some kind of deal with the Qi family, and the person that had carried out the deal didn’t seem to be his grandfather. Qi Yun knew his grandfather’s personality too well. Once he’s determined that this person was useless, he won’t even have an ounce of care in his heart, then …was it his own mother?

 

Qi Yun was a little confused. His car accident was not an accident. Someone in the Qi family had wanted to harm him. Although his mother has lost all hope for him, she was still his son after all. She will not watch Qi Yun die, but it is absolutely inconceivable to think that she still wanted to take care of him herself. The old housekeeper was sent under her, but she left him hanging, only half-heartedly caring for him.

 

But his mother also wanted to keep her good reputation, and even if the eldest son was crippled, she had to act and maintain the image of a kind mother.

 

Qi Yun sneered. This was his relative, who had very close blood ties with him but was doing the cruelest thing in the world.

 

He thought of the woman who has been taking care of him these days. Her name was Wanwan, it is a nice name. She was quite tall and Qi Yun felt that she should not be much shorter than his previous self. She was very slender. Qi Yun inevitably touched her chest when she was supporting him. They were…flat…

 

A tall and slender woman called Wanwan…

 

Once again, Qi Yun was frightened by his own thoughts. What was he doing thinking about this? What did that woman have anything to do with him?

 

Qi Yun shut his eyes heavily, there was still the leftover sweetness of beef soup in his mouth, and her cooking was not bad…

 

Xing Zhongwan took a bath and changed his clothes. He felt really exhausted physically and mentally. He tossed the dirty clothes into the laundry basket and went downstairs to the kitchen to eat some leftover beef soup. Seeing that it was too late to take a nap, Xing Zhongwan decided to go out for a drive.

 

He went upstairs to change his clothes again before taking his car key and going out. The old housekeeper stood by the door and stared at him with a dull but sharp gaze. Xing Zhongwan whistled at her, “Staying in a happy mood is good for your health. Don’t keep a sullen face unless you want to get older quicker. Qi Yun should have already fallen asleep. Let me go out. It won’t violate our agreement.” 

 

The old housekeeper snorted coldly and went upstairs.

 

Xing Zhongwan didn’t want to say anything to her. He went out and got into his car and started the engine. Xing Zhongwan opened the window and lifted his head to look up at the windows on the third floor. The weather was very good today. The windows were open as the white curtains swayed with the wind. The wind blew and Xing Zhongwan thought it was funny, Xing Zhongwan ah, Xing Zhongwan, just when did you become such a fussy mother-in-law.

 

Once I step on the accelerator, I must go around town and let loose.

 

Xing Zhongwan went to the mall with the thick envelope in his hand. He won’t have to leave any unused, everything must be spent by today. An hour later, Xing Zhongwan’s hands were full carrying shopping bags and when he came out of the counter, he cast a wink at the young lady behind the counter, and she almost went weak in the knees.

 

Xing Zhongwan shook his cell phone. He didn’t know how many women’s contact information he had added during this time. He has been a vegetarian¹ Doesn’t refer to plant-based diet. The ‘meat’ he hasn’t had for a long time refers to sex. for a long time since returning to China… He wondered if he could find someone to meet up with tonight.

 

Suddenly, the man who was paralyzed on the bed flashed across his mind. Xing Zhongwan thought that Qi Yun had survived so long without him, and it should be no problem not to go back all night.

 

Tossing shopping bags and humming all the way, he didn’t know how many men and women were watching him in secret. Xing Zhongwan had long gotten used to it. He knew how likable his own face was.

 

Xing Zhongwan booked a hotel, and found a woman who seemed decent from his phone contacts to meet up with.

 

Xing Zhongwan took a bath, wrapped his lower body in a bath towel, and opened a bottle of red wine. The water droplets slowly flowed down along the slender and white neck to his prominent chest, flowing through the beautifully shaped abdominal muscles before finally sliding down into the shadow of a bulge looming inside the bath towel.

 

The doorbell rang, and Xing Zhongwan stretched out his red tongue, tasted the red wine dripping from his lips, and made his move…

 

It’s just… despite everything being ready, and the mood was heavy. Xing Zhongwan was about to put his gun inside when thunder flashed by the floor-to-ceiling-high windows and the rain hit the glass heavily. Xing Zhongwan violently pushed aside the woman under him. Was the window in Qi Yun’s room open?

 

Xing Zhongwan got up and put on his clothes, and the woman under him pestered him with some dissatisfaction. Xing Zhongwan smiled at her but was a little bored in his heart. He took out a box from a shopping bag and threw it over. The woman opened it and her eyes were filled with surprise and disbelief. The watch inside was worth a few years of her salary.

 

Xing Zhongwan carried the shopping bags out of the room and did not forget to turn around before saying, “I have already paid for the room. Next time we have the opportunity, let’s meet up again, goodbye!” The woman fawned at Xing Zhongwan. Where else could I find such a good one-night stand?

 

Xing Zhongwan closed the door, the smile on his face disappeared, and stepped up the elevator. The window was very close to Qi Yun’s bed. He wondered if the old woman had closed the window.

 

Xing Zhongwan looked at himself in the elevator mirror and his eyes were filled with suppressed desire that screamed dissatisfaction. The scratch on his face had not faded either.

 

He cursed in a low voice, Qi Yun, I am going to turn into a monk because of you!

 

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T/N: Hey, welcome back! I’ve decided to do a mass update as an apology for not updating in a while. Also, it does seem rather painful to just leave yall with cliff-hangers where waifie just leaves angrily or Qi Yun’s just pitifully left behind hehe ;D Plus, I’m not that sadistic <3 so consider this thanks for waiting on me!

Poll #2?
Oh no, Xing Zhongwan waifie is angy, not to mention, pent-up again… Qi Yun is such a bad hubby…

What is he gonna do to relieve his anger and pent-up ’stress’?

A) Google up breathing exercises and sign up for online anger management courses or group counselling.

B) Punch his pillow and scream into it several times, pretending it is the third young master. (Qi Yun: Oh no, waifie don’t be so angry… it’s not good for the baby. // Xing Zhongwan: What baby?!)

C) Quickly leave this madhouse. Everyone’s calling him Miss Xing as though their young master’s blindness is an infectious disease. Quickly pack up before he himself also catch the disease.

D) Unzip. “Turn around.” (to Qi Yun //Qi Yun: !!! I thought I was the seme of this story??)

 

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Chapter 8 – Turns out your name is Wanwan

 

Xing Zhongwan is also a strange person. Although he was born in a wealthy circle, he had no good opinion of the people in that circle. When he and his mother were driven out by Xing Zhengping’s ploy, his grandfather had already passed away. Even among those socialite women that often saw her mother on the weekdays and were closer to her, no one came out to speak up for her. His mother didn’t want to leave the Xing family. Although Xing Zhongwan still didn’t understand why his mother was so persistent, what kind of nostalgia was there to have had about the Xing family that ate people up and did not leave even the bones.

 

Before being kicked out of the country, his mother fell ill. He doesn’t know what Xing Zhengping did but there was no established hospital that was willing to admit his mother. There was nowhere to go. The young Xing Zhongwan knelt at the entrance of the hospital with his mother in his arms, feeling at a loss.

 

He thought that maybe he and his mother would die in front of the hospital. But God made them a path and the kind-looking madam who appeared at his grandfather’s funeral helped him and his mother.

 

Qi Yun felt that he must have heard it wrong and turned his head blankly. His eyes could not see and he could only judge where the speaker was by the direction of his voice.

 

Xing Zhongwan sat upright, enduring the aches and pains all over, “Answer me first, are you able to control your urination or defecation?”

 

Qi Yun had a sullen look on his face and did not speak. Xing Zhongwan had expected this situation already. He was in no rush, slowly, he spoke.

 

“If you can control it, it will be easy. I will move into your room today. Call me if you need anything. If you can’t, then I have to put on the adult diapers for you. Every time you poop, I’ll have to change it right after, and that’ll really kill me.”

 

Xing Zhongwan said while observing Qi Yun’s expression. He found that his ears were a little red.

 

“You better tell me the truth, your skin is so blistered that it is really not suitable for wearing that stuff. “

 

Xing Zhongwan looked at Qi Yun quietly, he wasn’t going to press on, this kind of thing couldn’t be forced. After a long time, Qi Yun said, “There’s no need to wear it.”

 

His voice was hoarse and harsh, and Xing Zhongwan couldn’t help rubbing his ears.

 

“Then alright, you can rest easy and eat. If you need anything, I’ll be here.” 

 

I took a look around on Thursday and there really was a urinal pot.

 

After yawning, Xing Zhongwan picked up the bowl and started to feed him again. Qi Yun still had his mouth closed.

 

Xing Zhongwan said impatiently, “Are you still a kid? Please, I have been tossed ¹ bothered by by you all night and haven’t slept a wink. I’m very tired right now. Can you eat it quickly and let me rest?”

 

Qi Yun’s eyes dropped down. Those long eyelashes fell on the pale skin, and it seemed even a gentle breeze could make his entire person float away.

 

Why did it feel like I’m bullying you? Xing Zhongwan was crying without tears, the one who should be crying and depressed should be me, no? 

 

Qi Yun opened his mouth and ate the beef soup. The sweet taste of beef spread in his mouth and his stomach became more comfortable. Even his heart was not as empty anymore.

 

After eating the porridge, Xing Zhongwan didn’t have much energy to clean up, so he casually put the bowl on the chair and blinked his eyes open for a bit.

 

Seeing that the person near him didn’t make a sound for a long time, Qi Yun turned his head in confusion. After a while, he heard the sound of deep breathing. Was he asleep?

 

Qi Yun turned his head, the sight beyond him was pitch black and his weak waist was sandwiched between the pillows he half-sat up on. It had been a long time since he had sat up for such a long time.

 

Did the person beside him not eat yet? Qi Yun was taken aback by his thoughts and couldn’t help coughing.

 

In a daze, Xing Zhongwan said, “If you want to go to the bathroom, remember to call me.”

 

After that, he went back to sleep.

 

Qi Yun’s ears were a little hot, he moved his upper body helplessly and finally looked in the direction of his breathing.

 

Xing Zhongwan had another dream. In the dream, the kind madam arranged for his mother to go to the hospital. The little Xing Zhongwan was still worried that they would implicate her and cause her trouble.

 

The madam touched his little head, “Such a sensible child. You can live with peace of mind, no one will come to trouble you.”

 

“Come Yun’er, take this little brother to go out and have fun.”

 

The youth beside the older lady walked towards Xing Zhongwan and held his hand. Xing Zhongwan raised his head and looked at him, “Big sister, you’re very beautiful.”

 

The young man frowned and threw away his hand. The madam beside him was a little unhappy, “Yun’er, you can’t be rude.” The madam smiled and said to Xing Zhongwan, “He has a bad temper, did he scare you?”

 

Xing Zhongwan shook his head. He just thinks that this elder sister is good-looking and has a nice name. Yun’er…did it not sound like a fairy’s name?

 

“Madam, when I grow up, I will marry a beautiful wife who is as beautiful as elder sister.”

 

The young man’s face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and the madam burst out laughing.

 

After that day, Xing Zhongwan never saw the madam and the beautiful sister who stayed by his side. After his mother got better and was discharged from the hospital, she decided to go abroad. Before they left, his mother told him that in the future, if he had the opportunity, he must repay Madam Qi. But later, he told himself that people like them probably didn’t need any help from them.

 

“Wanwan, we received others’ kindness. Mom won’t have any chance to repay them, but I want you to remember who it was that saved us, mother and son’s lives.”

 

This was the only thing his mother thought about before she died, other than wanting to go back to the Xing family.

 

Xing Zhongwan was awakened by the sound of a heavy object falling. He opened his eyes to see that Qi Yun’s entire self had fallen onto the ground. Xing Zhongwan thought, mother, you really foresaw all this huh? Now your son is here to pick up the poop and clean the piss to return their kindness.

 

Xing Zhongwan got up and helped Qi Yun up, “What now? Didn’t I ask you to call me? Want to go to the bathroom?”

 

Qi Yun went stiff and his face turned pale. After he fell down, his elbow hurt really bad. He wanted to get the urinal pot beside the bed, but accidentally fell down after a moment of carelessness.

 

Xing Zhongwan helped him to the bed and grabbed the urine bottle. As he started to undo Qi Yun’s pants, Qi Yun turned his face away in embarrassment. Xing Zhongwan was speechless. We’re all grown men here, what are you shy about? Taking out Qi Yun’s ‘thing’, he took a look and the color looked pretty good.

 

Previously, Xing Zhongwan didn’t take a closer look. It was the afternoon when there was plenty of light, and even if Xing Zhongwan didn’t want to see it, he had no choice but to do so. He still couldn’t help thinking, Qi Yun definitely didn’t have any women before, but no matter how he thought about that cool and elusive exterior, he couldn’t imagine what he would be like in bed.

 

After waiting for a long time, he still didn’t see any pee come out of Qi Yun, and his face was flushed. Holding back an ounce of tolerance, Xing Zhongwan couldn’t help but ask, “Can’t pee?”

 

Qi Yun lowered his eyes and his forehead was slightly sweaty. Xing Zhongwan noticed it, Qi Yun would lower his eyes whenever he felt uncomfortable.

 

“Will it be better to stand up? I’ll help you walk to the bathroom.”

 

Qi Yun clenched his teeth, his face was getting redder.

 

Xing Zhongwan didn’t wait for him to answer and stooped down to help him stand up. Qi Yun’s two legs hung limply on the ground, it was of no use at all. Xing Zhongwan used a great amount of effort and dragged him to the bathroom. He then let the other lean on himself as he undid Qi Yun’s pants, and took out his **. “Relax.”

 

Qi Yun closed his eyes, his eyes were flushed and Xing Zhongwan was struggling, “Please hurry up, you’re very heavy.” After he let go of the thing in his hands, he rubbed Qi Yun’s lower abdomen. Qi Yun’s body shook a bit. Pitter patter went the discontinuous stream of pee as it  splashed all over Xing Zhongwan.

 

Xing Zhongwan watched his own trousers turn black. He pulled Qi Yun’s trousers up and dragged him back to the bed. Turning around, he wanted to go back and change his pants.

 

“Who are you?”

 

The man on the bed suddenly spoke, and Xing Zhongwan turned his head in surprise.

 

Qi Yun opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling blankly, “Are you not Xing Zhongjie? Who are you?”

 

Xing Zhongwan scratched his hair, circling around thousands of bends in his mind for some time, thinking about making up a name.

 

“Wan…” Xing Zhongwan thought for a long time, “Wan…” Wan who..?

 

“Wanwan?” Qi Yun repeated the name.

 

Xing Zhongwan: Ah!?

 

“So your name is Wanwan.”

 

Qi Yun’s hoarse voice hit Xing Zhongwan’s head like a brick, hey, no, the gentleman on the bed, just wait a minute.

 

This was the nickname that his mother would call him by. How could it sound so strange when it came out of Qi Yun’s mouth?

 

Xing Zhongwan wanted to explain himself but Qi Yun had already closed his eyes and stopped talking.

 

Xing Zhongwan felt something was wrong, Qi Yun, did you misunderstand something…

 

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T/N: Owo Qi Yun, did you misunderstand something…?

What should Xing Zhongwan do next?

A) Keep quiet. He’ll only be here for awhile, then he’s leaving as soon as Qi Yun is up and running.

B) Laugh it off. (Menancingly and yes, in his real, bonafide male, super-deep, baritone, definitely not feminine voice)

C) Shout: “I’m a real, bonafide man!” and then proceed to grab Qi Yun’s hand and pull it towards a place that grows what a man can only have.

D) Stare at the poor blind, paralyzed man in disbelief and pity. Then proceed to have a long, hard  ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)  discussion with him about the differences between birds and bees, male and female and so on.

 

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Chapter 7 – Qi Yun, I must have owed you a lot of money in my previous life!

 

Xing Zhongwan took off his coat, went into the bathroom, took a clean towel and a wash basin filled with warm water, and walked to Qi Yun’s bed under the surprised eyes of the old housekeeper.

 

Xing Zhongwan was in a bad mood and didn’t feel like being polite with her, “If you don’t want to help, get out and close the door on your way too!”

 

Xing Zhongwan’s tone was terrible, and the old housekeeper’s face turned pale. After looking at him for a bit, she finally left and closed the door.

 

Xing Zhongwan took a deep breath and turned to take off Qi Yun’s pants. Unexpectedly, before Xing Zhongwan could start, Qi Yun’s thin pair of hands had already gripped his own waistband tightly.

 

Xing Zhongwan felt funny, “What are you doing? I don’t know why you thought of yourself as some virgin young maiden. Besides, I’ve already seen it before, what’s there to be embarrassed about?. Even I don’t feel the need to be disgusted by this, yet you feel disgusted by me?”

 

He grabbed Qi Yun’s hand, it was so cold that it was frightening. Qi Yun’s body was trembling slightly. His face turned sideways as his whole face went pale. Xing Zhongwan couldn’t see how humiliated he looked nor did he know what the other thought he was going to do with him.

 

“Qi Yun, you have to face the reality, you have driven away all the caregivers. Do you really want to lay in… this?. It’s normal for you to be unable to take care of yourself in your current situation, but you won’t let others touch you. That’s alright, you have some self-respect and I can understand it. But let me tell you the truth, what’s the use of your self-respect now? Will you just let your wound become infected again? People have to learn to lower their heads at the right time. Your excessive pride will not bring you any benefit. In the eyes of others, it’s just a needless struggle. Nothing more than a joke. “

 

Xing Zhongwan threw the towel in his hand into the basin, “What do you want to do, You can figure it out yourself!” “

 

Xing Zhongwan was so pissed off, and the unspeakable smell in the claustrophobic space was getting stronger and stronger.

 

Some time passed before Xing Zhongwan snorted coldly and got up. He wanted to leave. In the first place, he was not a good person. This was the breaking point, and he didn’t have the time to spend it with the bad-tempered cripple lying on the bed. It’s not a big deal if nothing’s going to change after he’s come all this way. Looks like he’ll just have to think of another way to solve that issue regarding his mother. He can’t afford to stay idle.

 

Xing Zhongwan thought he understood the other. Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly saw Qi Yun remove his trembling hand. Xing Zhongwan was stunned, yes, he could not leave now.

 

Xing Zhongwan untied Qi Yun’s pants, replaced the soiled apparel, and wrung out the towel. Bit by bit, his lower body was wiped clean. During this time, Xing Zhongwan glanced up at Qi Yun who closed his eyes tightly. He could see blood stains from where he bit into his own lips. At this time, Xing Zhongwan did not feel the same anger as he did in the beginning. He also understood Qi Yun’s prideful self, how honorable his status actually was. He had been held in high esteem by many others ever since he was a child. Now, his crippled self only brought him humiliation.

 

Xing Zhongwan shouldn’t overdo it either, everyone has their own life and he really wasn’t going to bother too much with the other things.

 

After thoroughly cleaning Qi Yun, Xing Zhongwan applied medicine to him and opened the windows to allow for better ventilation. Some air freshener was also sprayed. After a while, the whole room felt more fresh.

 

Xing Zhongwan looked at Qi Yun. The man returned to his indifferent expression again, and his gaze was pointed straight to the ceiling.

 

“I’ll go downstairs to get something to eat. I will bring it to you later. Rest up.” Xing Zhongwan finished speaking and walked out of the bedroom.

 

The moment the door closed, Qi Yun’s eyes blinked, his eyeballs were slightly red.

 

When Qi Yun had just gotten injured, his body had not atrophied that much. Although there were wounds on his body after surgery, the young man’s body was still amazingly beautiful. 

 

In the beginning, the young nurses were very diligent in taking care of him and Qi Yun did not resist being touched by others as much as he did now.

 

Later, the nurses were slowly replaced by new ones. When these people touched his body, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Qi Yun became disgusted. Batch after batch, the nurses were changed and later the Qi family became more and more neglectful, and the quality of the nurses they hired became worse and worse. The discussions about Qi Yun’s body and the teasing that were supposedly kept in private didn’t go unheard. The ill will and disgust in their tone of voice made Qi Yun nauseous. He began to resist being touched by others, and the attitude of the caregivers towards him became worse and worse and situations like today often happen. It was common for him to lie on dirty sheets for days and no one would pay any mind. Most of the time, it would be the old housekeeper who came in to feed him. Then when the stench became unbearable, she would force the nurses to come in and clean up.

 

Qi Yun was like a piece of pork that had long spoilt after being turned over again and again by others. It wasn’t as though he had completely lost the ability to feel in his lower body. Qi Yun could feel the rough movements, and them wiping him down felt like they were scraping away at a dead fish.

 

Qi Yun is prideful, but Xing Zhongwan said he had to face reality. He accepted his reality long ago, from the moment the doctor deemed his legs and eyes useless. But the pride he grew up with made him want to retain a little bit of dignity.

 

Xing Zhongwan’s words just now broke that last bit of his dignity.

 

Xing Zhongwan changed his clothes and scrubbed him off with gentle movements. He heard the slight gasp of the people around him. It took a lot of effort to hoist and maneuver a person whose lower body is paralysed. He often hears complaints from the nurses. But Xing Zhongwan didn’t do that, and he cleaned him up without saying a word. Lying on the bed, Qi Yun felt the dirty air in the room dissipate little by little, and the air freshener smelling of sea salt filled the whole room. For the first time, Qi Yun felt respected.

 

Qi Yun stared at the ceiling, and he suddenly became a little curious about the person next to him.

 

Xing Zhongwan was cooking soup in the kitchen, and he only slept for a few hours in the morning so his head felt dizzy. After another physical exertion, Xing Zhongwan knew without a second thought that he must look very haggard. There must be dark circles around the eyes of his baby face now.

 

Xing Zhongwan felt that he was overstepping his boundaries and just looking for trouble.

 

The beefy scent wafted into the open and Xing Zhongwan took a sip. It didn’t taste too bad. He turned off the fire. The old housekeeper stood behind him and Xing Zhongwan was taken aback. “Is it a habit of yours to stand behind others and scare people?” The old housekeeper was calm, “I didn’t expect Miss Xing to really care about the third young master.”

 

Xing Zhongwan was also blunt, everyone is sensible, and there is no need to talk in circles.

 

“I don’t care. In any case, should I just watch him die? I have to protect myself. The Xing family sent me here just to make me a cannon fodder¹ a pawn to be sacrificed or used by someone else to gain the upper hand . I’m not stupid. Old lady, you are here, I don’t know what sort of benefit you’ll get from being here but we’re here for the same reason, that we can’t watch the third young master Qi die. Since our purpose is the same, let’s go on playing our roles without interfering with each other. You are still the old housekeeper, and I am still Miss Xing.” 

 

The old housekeeper’s haggard face was expressionless, and there was some guard in her eyes. Xing Zhongwan filled a bowl of soup and waved it in front of her, “Relax, it’s not poisoned.” He snorted coldly, before turning to leave the room.

 

The old housekeeper’s face was livid, as she looked at Xing Zhongwan’s back, lost in thought.

 

Xing Zhongwan went upstairs carrying a bowl. He walked to Qi Yun’s bed and pulled out a chair.

 

“It’s beef soup today, I already tried it and it tastes okay.”

 

Xing Zhongwan bent over to help Qi Yun up, supporting his body upright with a pillow. This time Qi Yun didn’t resist. Xing Zhongwan breathed out a sigh of relief.

 

He scooped a spoonful of soup and placed it in front of Qi Yun’s mouth, Qi Yun opened his mouth and ate it. Xing Zhongwan felt that he would be able to take a quick nap today.

 

But… Qi Yun refused to eat after taking two mouthfuls.

 

Xing Zhongwan: …

 

Did it taste bad? That’s not right, it still tasted alright.

 

“Does it taste bad?” Xing Zhongwan couldn’t help asking.

 

After some time, Qi Yun turned his head away slightly.

 

Xing Zhongwan was surprised, “Why aren’t you eating?” 

 

The pin-shaped² he’s so skinny, that his ribs and hip bones jut out while his stomach is concaved inwards… like a pin in a bowling alley… my poor baby 🙁 man held the sheets under him tightly with his hands. Xing Zhongwan was stunned, and suddenly a strange thought flashed into his mind.

 

“Are you afraid of eating too much because going to the bathroom would be inconvenient?”

 

Qi Yun’s face turned away a little, and his upper body was visibly shaking. This Qi Yun looked inexplicably fragile in Xing Zhongwan’s eyes.

 

Xing Zhongwan held his forehead, it seemed like he really owed something to the Qi family, no, to Qi Yun.

 

He scooped a spoonful of soup again, “It’s not a problem, I’ll help you!”

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T/N: OWOWOW kind and nice waifie Xing Zhongwan is backkk!! Now, now Qi Yun… you better play nice and don’t scare away your prospective wife ‘cos no one else if as good as your Wanwan!

Anyways, expect another few chapters tomorrow! Sorry for not updating in a while, got busy with life. Hope you’re all doing good out there, not sick and well with the fam. Seeya tmr!

 

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Chapter 6- He’s really f/cked now!

 

Qi Yun was surprised. His heart, which he thought had withered up from despair, rippled a little in surprise. He originally thought that Xing Zhongwan would not come back again. He had already rejected this person twice. He thought that…he was now a useless cripple. In the past, others approached him because of his appearance and power. Now he was in a state of embarrassment and physically-incapable. Even I feel nauseous when I look at myself. Why was this person being nice to me over and over again? There was nothing in him that anyone could seek to gain.

 

He even said he looked down on me. Before, if anyone had dared to speak to him like this, there won’t even be any bones left of them to find.

 

The former third young master, Qi was not a good person, but the current third young master Qi has become a useless person. Strangely, Qi Yun’s heart was not as unsettled as before. Perhaps he felt that all this was too absurd. He didn’t understand why this person would treat him this way.

 

In fact, Qi Yun made too many presumptions. Xing Zhongwan’s thought process was very simple. Since he needed to stay with Qi Yun for a while, why not make him as seductive and as good-looking as he used to be. Who didn’t like beautiful things, it was better than facing a skeleton all day long. Plus, seeing a haughty person getting better with his own hands will give him a sense of accomplishment. His life here will also not be as boring.

 

Neither person could guess each other’s thoughts. The hand Xing Zhongwan had been holding out was sore. When he decided to give up and retract it, Qi Yun opened his mouth and swallowed the spoonful of porridge.

 

Xing Zhongwan smiled, “Isn’t this better? Don’t make it difficult for your own body, alright.”

 

Taking another bite, Qi Yun swallowed silently. It was undeniable that the porridge in this person’s hand was much better than what he had eaten before.

 

After feeding a few mouthfuls, Xing Zhongwan stopped, “Can you hold the bowl by yourself? Can you eat it on your own?”

 

Qi Yun was stunned. After a while, there was a lukewarm thing placed into his hand, it was a bowl. Qi Yun felt a little unsteady. He hadn’t held a bowl in a long time. He tried to put some force into it to pick it up, but his fingers didn’t listen to him. The bowl was turned over and the porridge all landed on the quilt.

 

There was a sense of self-hatred in Qi Yun, and the feeling of powerlessness in his heart was like his weak waist. Qi Yun was very angry, mad at why he was made to hold the bowl, and that he had lost face¹ suffer a shameful loss on the exterior image in front of a stranger.

 

Realizing this, Qi Yun’s heart was startled. Face? ² exterior image that he once took pride in  Did he still own such a thing?

 

There was no complaint or ridicule like he thought he might receive. Only the sound of footsteps entered his ears as the quilt on his body was lifted and replaced with a clean one.

 

After a period of hustling around, Xing Zhongwan filled another bowl of porridge that was kept warm by the rice cooker in the kitchen downstairs and returned to Qi Yun’s side. “It’s normal to have no strength after a long time. Your upper body isn’t useless. I’ll feed you first this time, then when you have the strength, you can hold the bowl and eat it yourself.”

 

Qi Yun whiffed the faintly fragrant porridge that was brought to his mouth as the doubts in his heart deepened. Just what could you stand to gain from me?

 

It was almost dawn when Xing Zhongwan returned to his room. He checked the time and dialed up a video call. The call was quickly connected, and there was a beautiful woman’s face on screen. Her face was really, really beautiful, but the words that came out of her mouth did not match her face at all.

 

“Laoxing³ like laozi, but with more specificity to Xing Zhongwan as it is literally Lao (adds seniority) + Xing (his name) , you finally took the initiative to contact me. When will you come back? Laoniang is close to dying from exhaustion. I am working with three people at once. I am not some cow⁴ hardworking animal, like sweatshop worker . I can’t bear this suffering. Come back quickly. Without Xing in my life, I’ll soon cry to death. “

 

Xing Zhongwan dug his ear, “Speak normally.”

 

The person in the video immediately sat up, and despite it being obviously a woman’s face, a deep voice much like a man’s spoke out instead.

 

“I said that if you’re now addicted to pretending to be Xing Zhongjie in the country, and don’t  come back soon, I tell you, just continuing to squeeze me up, overloading me with work like this, I am going to quit!”

 

 Xing Zhongwan lazily laid on the bed, “My mother’s grave hasn’t been returned yet. I have to wait until my mother’s affairs are finalized before I can leave. Plus, it seems like you can’t revert back to wearing men’s clothes now, you transvestite!”

 

Cheng Zhengzhe laughed coldly, “Is it your business? I’ll wear what I like to wear. Hey, it’s not as if you won’t be able to leave in the end right? What kind of joy can you even derive from waiting on that paralyzed third young master Qi?”

 

Xing Zhongwan touched his own face, “What?”

 

“You seem very happy.”

 

Xing Zhongwan rolled his eyes at him, “Just treat it as me doing good deeds and accumulating merit.”

 

Cheng Zhengzhe squinted at him, “As if I’ll believe that!”

 

Xing Zhongwan snorted, “Reality is too hard to bear and I choose to live the life that makes me happy. During this period of time, you work hard first. When I go back, I’ll reward you well, if you want any beauties, as long as you let me know, there’s none that this Xing Zhongwan can’t invite back.”

 

Cheng Zhengzhe bent his pinky with bright red nail polish and said happily, “It’s a promise!”

 

Xing Zhongwan hung up. It was now early morning, five o’clock, so he decided to lie down and sleep.

 

Xing Zhongwan had a dream in which he and his mother were standing at the door of Xing’s old house. His mother begged Xing Zhengping to let them in to allow them to see his grandfather for the last time. Xing Zhengping stood on the steps and looked at them coldly and told them to dream on. His mother was crying and trembling all over as she was holding him. Xing Zhongwan was still young at that time and didn’t understand what was going on. He was just in shock from seeing his mother’s own tears.

 

In a trance, someone stretched out his hand to support his mother, Xing Zhongwan looked up, his eyes could not open as if they were blinded by the sun. There was his very kind old grandmother in that blur.

 

A young man stayed by his side. The young Xing Zhongwan looked over and the boy’s appearance was vague. Just as he tried to squint, the boy’s face suddenly changed to Qi Yun’s. Then, the boy’s face suddenly withered quickly, turning into a bony face with only thin skin dr4p3d around it.

 

Xing Zhongwan suddenly opened his eyes. His back was wet and he was holding his forehead. How could he have such a dream? Just as he was thinking of getting up, there was a loud noise from outside the door, followed by the housekeeper’s endless cursing.

 

Xing Zhongwan frowned and got up. He put on his clothes and opened the door to see two servants still complaining loudly.

 

“He still takes himself for some sacred, precious thing, and won’t allow us to touch him. If it was not because he had money, who would want to touch him.”

 

“The bed is full of excrement and urine, yet he won’t let other’s clean it up. Does he think I want to do this?”

 

“That cripple’s temper is just too much! I’m not doing it anymore, whoever is willing to take care of him, go ahead and walk right in!”

 

The washbasin in his hand fell onto the ground heavily, and the two servants only took a quick glance at Xing Zhongwan before leaving. Although they didn’t understand why the old housekeeper insisted on calling him Miss Xing, despite him being a man, they understood right away by the way he dressed up that he wasn’t some ordinary person. They still didn’t know why he would choose to live with some cripple.

 

“Miss Xing, hurry up and leave too. This place really isn’t for anyone to hang around.”

 

Xing Zhongwan glared at them coldly and the two servants looked at each other before lowering their heads and headed out without speaking.

 

Xing Zhongwan raised his head and looked in the direction of the third floor. What is the one upstairs fussing about now! His mood was sour because he had just woken up. When he went to the third floor, Xing Zhongwan smelled an indescribable smell before even entering. Qi Yun’s quilt was thrown on the ground and his pants were half taken off. The person who was lying on the bed looked like a piece of paper. His chest violently heaving up and down, with his two pitifully pale and bony legs, his lower body was covered with excrement, making him look even more miserable.

 

Xing Zhongwan clutched his forehead. This person was really cripppled and still didn’t want to change his temper, so he can feel comfortable. Since the others were driven away, who will clean up now? The lifeless voice of the old housekeeper came from behind him, “Don’t worry Miss Xing, a new servant has already been sent for.”

 

Xing Zhongwan asked, “How long will it take before they arrive?” 

 

The old housekeeper was silent. Xing Zhongwan laughed angrily, “If there was no other servant, were you just going to let him lie down like this? In a pile of shit and urine?” 

 

The old housekeeper only smiled, “I have fulfilled my duty. If Miss Xing can’t overlook this, you can do it yourself.”

 

After speaking, the old housekeeper gleefully looked at Xing Zhongwan. Xing Zhongwan rubbed his aching head. The bad smell wafting between his nose made him want to act violently but when he looked back and saw the slightly trembling body on the bed, he realized that Qi Yun must have heard what the servant and the old housekeeper said just now.

 

Suddenly the shockingly handsome face flashed across his mind. Xing Zhongwan gnawed his teeth, he’s really fvcked now!

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T/N: Heyhey! Sorry for the hold-up, been busy with life and stuff. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this chapter 😀
I’ll be posting more frequently now (more than before at least heh)

Also, following my shameless promotion from the previous chapter of a wonderful novel called Perfection, did I mention that the seme is a truly, one-of-a-kind gentleman? Unlike our rude, impolite, ungrateful Qi Yun here grrrr… (jk, he gets better, pls pls pls dun leave just yet uwu, trust me or not… hehe *rubs hands together*) He’s very kind to our uke and more importantly has a very beeg dieck hehehe *breathes heavily* ANYWAYS, THANKS FOR READING BYE!

 

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Chapter 5 – I’ll just look down on you

 

The person in bed was startled, Qi Yun didn’t expect to hear such words from a total stranger. He has been lying in bed for more than a year, and has listened to the tone of disappointment a lot. Rarely did anyone really care about his body. Hearing these words from a stranger today, Qi Yun thought it was a bit strange, who are you, and what right do you have to care about me.

 

Qi Yun snorted coldly. It wasn’t like Xing Zhongwan didn’t have a temper. In fact, he was already being patient talking to him. In the end, the other person did not appreciate it at all! Xing Zhongwan heavily put down the bowl in his hand on the bedside table and left.

 

As soon as Xing Zhongwan left, the room instantly became quieter. Qi Yun opened his eyes, in his sight, it was still pitch black but the tip of his nose caught a faint scent of vegetables. Following the fragrance, Qi Yun turned his head, staring at the direction of the bedside table with no clear focus in his pupils and his hands beside him, clenching the clean sheets tightly.

 

Xing Zhongwan felt that he was smothered and wanted to smoke. After feeling around in his coat pocket for a long time, he only managed to bring out a lollipop. Xing Zhongwan was sitting on the steps outside the villa with a lollipop in his mouth. It was damn sweet, and still strawberry-flavored too! Xing Zhongwan sighed, even the breath he breathed out was full of the scent of strawberries.

 

Xing Zhongwan rubbed his hair which was blowing in the cold wind, and couldn’t help but sneeze.

 

Xing Zhongwan had never eaten sugar as a child, and his mother has been in poor health ever since giving birth to him. Later, the mother and son pair were kicked out of the country by Xing Zhengping, and their fvcking health became even worse. At the age of ten, Xing Zhongwan knew how to pull out his mother’s needle, and now that he was even older he could help give her injections, so that was why he was proficient in pulling out the needle for Qi Yun.

 

His mother had very little time to take care of Xing Zhongwan after being bedridden for many years. Xing Zhongwan was also very sensible. Who didn’t like to eat sweets as a child, but he knew his mother couldn’t eat sweet stuff, plus there was nothing sweet at home. On his birthdays, he’s also never eaten any cake before. As a child, Xing Zhongwan only counted down the days his mother could live for every day, how would he be in the mood to celebrate his own birthday.

 

It’s not that he‘s never been scolded for being an illegitimate child. It is strange that Xing Zhongwan is very calm about it. He doesn’t think his identity is inferior to others. For him, it is enough to have the best mother in the world. Although his mother has never said that he loves him, Xing Zhong knew full well that his late mother loves him, her eyes full of affection do not lie.

 

His mother believed in Buddhism. When he was a child, Xing Zhongwan liked to lean on his mother and listen to her teaching Buddhist scriptures. Before his mother died, Xing Zhongwan always wore a string of Buddhist beads to keep himself safe. His mother always told him not to hate, and that everything had its causes and effects, and to always look on the bright side and live more carefreely. The encounter between a person and others is an opportunity, everything follows fate, and to always follow one’s own heart.

 

Xing Zhongwan bit the lollipop, his mother told him to be very open-hearted, but he still couldn’t let go.

 

After his mother departed, Xing Zhongwan’s feelings seemed to have been taken away along with her. He ate sugar and cakes that he had never eaten before, which was sweet and unappetizing. People who don’t care, all the good things in the world have lost their original luster.

 

Xing Zhongwan bit the sweet strawberry lollipop and swallowed it, and the anger in his heart had long since dissipated. Qi Yun was originally someone who had nothing to do with him. There was really no need to be angry because of him. His behavior just now was a bit funny.

 

Xing Zhongwan stood up, stretched his waist, took a few steps, and suddenly remembered something.

 

Three years ago, he came back to the country for a personal matter and met Qi Yun at a banquet.

 

At that time, Qi Yun was in the limelight. Although he looked like an ethereal being, there were still many people who were not afraid of death and wanted to climb up the social ladder. At that time, Qi Yun had already broken the marriage contract with the Xing family and had a new fiancée. Xing Zhongwan had seen that woman, her aesthetics was far worse than that of his white lotus sister, but her dad gave her a strong family background.

 

Xing Zhongwan sneered in his heart, Qi Yun, Qi Yun, no matter how high your status is, what’s the use of your status? You can’t even choose the person you like. Plus, could someone like you sincerely like another?

 

At that moment, Xing Zhongwan felt that Qi Yun’s lofty appearance grew less irritating.

 

Xing Zhongwan originally planned to show up and get the formalities over with before leaving. Unexpectedly, he was dragged around for two full hours. Xing Zhongwan was depressed and went to the garden outside to breathe. The hotel’s garden was full of night lavender. Before Xing Zhongwan could breathe again, he saw a scene that made him hold his breath.

 

A slender body in a black suit bent over, looking at the night lavenders in front of him. The white flowers lined up to his shocking profile. Xing Zhongwan felt that the man not far off was about to drift away.

 

The scent of evening lavender was intoxicating, and Xing Zhongwan felt as though he was about to be poisoned. The corner of the man’s mouth was gently upturned, and his long eyelashes cast a silver glow under his eyes.

 

When Xing Zhongwan regained his wits, he almost choked himself to death.

 

No wonder so many people polished themselves up to send their daughters to Qi’s family to marry Qi Yun, and why his sister was crying like that after her divorce. Now he can see where the sincerity in their actions came from.

 

Qi Yun really is attractive, and that ethereal appearance makes others want to fvcking ruin him.

 

Xing Zhongwan was amused by his own thoughts for a bit, and when he turned around, the other person was no longer there. Like a saint who secretly descended to the world, he left a faint fragrance before disappearing.

 

Xing Zhongwan pulled himself away from the memory and sighed before looking up at Qi Yun’s room on the third floor. He cursed and then entered the house.

 

Going to the kitchen to make a new bowl of porridge, he then entered Qi Yun’s room. Pushing the bowl of cold porridge aside, Xing Zhongwan glanced at Qi Yun with his eyes closed, “I know you are still awake, come and drink the porridge. I made it myself, not as unpalatable as the one they made.”

 

The person on the bed was still motionless, so Xing Zhongwan exhaled, I was so fvcking blinded by your beauty, but it already expired that year!

 

Xing Zhongwan stretched out his hand to support him and Qi Yun opened his eyes. His thin face made Xing Zhongwan feel as though he could puncture the skin on his face with a little bit of force.

 

Of course, his body didn’t get any better yet, and now even his bones hurt.

 

“Can you sit up?”

 

Qi Yun didn’t resist this time, but didn’t cooperate. Xing Zhongwan took two pillows to cushion his back but Qi Yun’s weak body slid down the pillows.

 

Xing Zhongwan frowned and took two more pillows from the cabinet. Helping Qi Yun up, he stabilized his weak lower body with the pillows.

 

After doing this, Xing Zhongwan was already sweating. Qi Yun opened his eyes, and those eyes looked a bit terrifying on his face with the remaining thin layer of skin.

 

Xing Zhongwan wiped the sweat on his face and sat on the side of the bed with a bowl in his hand.

 

He took a sip of porridge and placed it next to Qi Yun’s mouth, but Qi Yun remained unmoving.

 

Xing Zhongwan snorted, “If you want to die, I will help you.”

 

After saying that, he threw a fruit knife on Qi Yun’s body, “Take this knife to your throat. You will be relieved.”

 

Xing Zhongwan picked up the knife and placed it in Qi Yun’s hand. “If you still don’t want to die, drink the porridge. It’s much harder to live than to die. Qi Yun, you want to just rot here. In this place, and then be buried in the ground in obscurity and let the name Qi Yun disappear from the memory of other’s? If you want to, then I won’t get in your way.”

 

Xing Zhongwan chuckled, “I’ll just look down on you!”

 

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T/N: Owo Qi Yun, you better stop being cold and making waifie mad or else waifie is gonna leave you for real ahahaha…Also, isn’t Xing Zhongwan being just a tad bit a little too cold? owo ur hubby is still sick, show him some leniency hehe. All in all, a rather dramatic chapter, hopefully things cool down soon… See you in the next one!

Also, if you like rather angy, smol but cute ukes, do check out Perfection! The uke’s personality there is also very adorable, almost as adorable as his little secret and his tiny peen owo. More on the plot of that novel at seven in the next chapter ahaha. Did I mention that it’s fully translated too?

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Chapter 4 – Since God let you live, don’t ruin this for yourself!

 

Qi Yun thought that Xing Zhongwan had already left, and closed his eyes weakly. He has been lying in bed for more than a year. When he woke up from the car accident, his eyes could no longer see and his legs were broken so he could only lie on the bed and wait for death. Born in the Qi family, Qi Yun knew very well that his body was no longer of use to the Qi family. Grandpa, who had always had high hopes for him, only took a look after he regained consciousness, and never appeared again.

 

His mother, Mrs. Qi, came to see him and cried a few times, and a few times only. Qi Yun was blind but not deaf, and he knew all the private discussions between the servants clearly. His younger brother from abroad was brought back, the younger brother his mother had completely given up on supporting. At that time, Qi Yun was still calm, his mother was that kind of person. Her being nice to him or caring about him was never because he was her own son. She only ever cared about how much benefit his person could bring to her in order to consolidate her position in the Qi family. After being cripplied, he had completely lost his place in her heart. 

 

In the days when he was paralyzed in bed, it was not too unbearable at first. Despite the pitch blackness of his vision and not being able to feel his legs, everyone was still respectful at the beginning. After all, as the third young master, Qi, he still carried some power. But after a long time, he gradually realized that the wind no longer blew in his direction. This third young master Qi was no longer the former third young master Qi. The original reverence slowly turned into negligence, which has now turned into being completely shunned out.

 

Qi Yun went from being agitated in the beginning to indifferent now. From the moment he moved to this remote villa, all of Qi Yun’s contact was cut off from the outside world. Even if he didn’t want it, his legs and eyes were not getting better. The doctor’s diagnosis also discouraged him. 

 

His physical condition made him feel frustrated and he lived like a dead man. The people in this villa didn’t treat him like a living person. It’s not like he didn’t smell the scent of rotting flesh on his body. Sometimes he also hated himself and felt that he was going to rot on the bed. This useless body should have been taken away by God at the same time as the car accident.

 

The footsteps that had already faded away came again, Qi Yun opened his eyes sharply, he came back?

 

Xing Zhongwan came back with warm water and a washbasin. He then raised the temperature of the indoor heater. Xing Zhongwan rolled up his sleeves and began to take off Qi Yun’s clothes.

 

Qi Yun’s voice was cold, “What are you going to do?”

 

Xing Zhongwan sneered, “What do I want to do? Can you take care of it? Are you in any condition to refuse? If you can, you can flip over my basin water, but can you even see it?”

 

“You!” Qi Yun was a little annoyed. He didn’t want his body to be seen by others, but it was as he said, does he have the right to refuse now?

 

Xing Zhongwan wrung the towel and began to wipe Qi Yun’s body carefully. Qi Yun was visibly stunned, and his upper body that he could still move shook slightly.

 

Xing Zhongwan wiped the skin mottled with blood-filled pus with a light touch, and took a shaky breath, “Does it hurt?”

 

He glanced at Qi Yun, who was expressionless. Seems like he shouldn’t be able to feel it. Xing Zhongwan stopped looking at him and continued to wipe. Qi Yun’s heart was already in a mess. It had been a long time since anyone had wiped his body. Even his mother just left after seeing his urination and defecation. He could hear disgust in her words. He doesn’t like others to move his body, and it’s not that he can’t hear those servants’ comments behind his back. Qi Yun closed his eyes. The person rubbing down his body now spoke in a bad tone but did not have malicious intent.

 

Xing Zhongwan changed the water in the basin three times to clean Qi Yun, and took clean clothes from the cabinet and put them on him. Although Qi Yun was almost as thin as his skeleton, he was still a tall man. Xing Zhongwan was sweating when he changed his clothes.

 

Xing Zhongwan went downstairs to find the old housekeeper and asked her to call a doctor. The old housekeeper glanced at him, and a sneer flashed across her mouth, but she still called a doctor.

 

The doctor came and gave Qi Yun a fever-reducing shot. Xing Zhongwan lifted Qi Yun’s quilt, “What about these wounds, are you not going to deal with them?”

 

The doctor pushed the glasses on the bridge of the nose, “It is not stated in the contract that this is my responsibility.”

 

Xing Zhong sneered belatedly, “Not your responsibility. And when his wound does not get any better. To me, it seems your contract also tells you to just watch him die.”

 

The doctor was startled for a moment before telling the nurse behind him to give him the medicine.

 

As soon as he wanted to leave, Xing Zhongwan pulled on the collar of his coat, “Tell me how to use it, before you go!”

 

Xing Zhongwan took the ointment and smeared it on Qi Yun’s ulcerated wounds with cotton swabs. He thought it only affected the lower body, but when he changed his clothes, he realized that his whole back was also covered with them. The damp skin became ulcerated after being in bed for a long time. Xing Zhongwan thought, if you didn’t feel the pain in your lower half, he could understand it, but your upper body was so bad, how can you bear it too.

 

It took more than half an hour to apply all the wounds on Qi Yun’s body. Xing Zhongwan felt a little hungry. He glanced at the hanging IV still filled with liquid and decided to go down to eat first. As soon as he stepped out of the door, the old housekeeper stopped him.

 

“Miss Xing, it seems that you really decided to go against my words. I mentioned when you first came here that you should talk less. Also, don’t do the things you shouldn’t do!”

 

Xing Zhongwan leaned against the door. Looking at her crookedly, ever since a child, he’s always hated being reprimanded. What I want to do, what does it matter to you!

 

“Old lady, since I’m here, I can’t watch him die. It was Madam Qi personally who asked me to do this. I’ve also mentioned this!”

 

Xing Zhongwan passed by her and went downstairs. He didn’t say the second half of the sentence. Qi Yun was basically a deadman, this doesn’t benefit him at all. His cheap dad wanted to take the opportunity to drag him into the water. Even if Qi Yun died, Xing Zhengping would have no choice but to fulfil his wish. Besides, in front of his mother’s grave, Xing Zhongwan said that it would help his mother return gracefully. Although he didn’t think it was such a great thing to go back to the Xing’s house, her mother couldn’t let it go even up till her death. After being handed such a good opportunity, Xing Zhongwan must make sure to successfully get this done.

 

Annoyed, Xing Zhongwan stomped up the stairs while holding onto the railings. He entered the kitchen and glanced at the already prepared dinner, which had already gone cold which was also unappetizing. Xing Zhongwan went into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator. Looking up and down, he simply made himself a bowl of noodles. After eating quickly, he turned his head and pondered for a bit before washing some rice and putting it on the stove to make some porridge.

 

Xing Zhongwan carried the porridge into Qi Yun’s room, and the anti-inflammatory medicine that was about to run out. Xing Zhongwan skillfully pulled out the needle and pressed the cotton onto it to stop the bleeding.

 

Xing Zhongwan stretched out his hand to help Qi Yun up. As soon as his hands touched Qi Yun’s shoulder, the person on the bed opened his eyes vigilantly, “What are you going to do?”

 

Xing Zhongwan said casually, “It’s time to eat, what else. Don’t tell me whatever that old woman fed you managed to make its way into your stomach.”

 

Qi Yun didn’t speak, but also didn’t cooperate. Xing Zhongwan was sweating profusely, and he was in a bad mood. He didn’t care about the other. He blew at the spoon of porridge and put it next to his mouth, “Eat.”

 

Qi Yun flicked his hand, and the porridge with the spoon fell on Xing Zhongwan’s white shirt. On the shirt, Xing Zhongwan was annoyed. The grudge regarding the injury on my face hasn’t been settled with you. Why are you so shameless!

 

“I kindly cooked it for you, what’s with your attitude!”

 

Qi Yun turned his head, “I didn’t ask you to care for me!”

 

Xing Zhong stood up angrily at night, you think I wanted to take care of you! If it weren’t for Laozi being roped into this little game, I wouldn’t have fvcking cared if you lived or died.

 

He angrily paced back and forth in the room a few times, Qi Yun’s sunken cheeks were lifeless under the dim light, making him look like a person made of cardboard.

 

Xing Zhongwan thought to himself, why should I be angry with a disabled person.

 

Walking in front of Qi Yun, Xing Zhongwan bent down and leaned against his ears, “Since God let you live, don’t ruin this for yourself!”

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T/N: Heyo guys! Usually, I get kinda queasy at any mention of ill people, especially those that are on their death-bed or even look remotely close to being weak cause my heart just can’t handle the pain that they’re going through… But fear not my fellow readers, for Qi Yun will make a hearty recovery soon, with his wife by his side kekekeke!!

Also, speaking of health… I hope you’re all taking good care of yourselves and your loved ones during this pandemic. Be sure to stay and home and quarantine if you feel unwell and self-test regularly using those RAT¹ rapid antigen testing kits! If you have no choice, but have to work or go to class like I do, be sure to wear a mask or follow appropriate social distancing measures! I, myself am waiting for my third shot, aka my booster vax, AND I CAN’T STRESS THIS QUITE ENOUGH. If you have the means to get it as well, I would recommend you get it too (after the supposed 6 months after your 2nd shot iirc).

 

Anywoots, thanks for reading. Hope you enjoyed this chapter hehe.

 

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Chapter 3 – Turns out you can still talk

 

Xing Zhongwan looked at himself in the mirror, the left side of his face had some prominent blood stains. Taking out a small pill box from his luggage, he applied some ointment on it. Xing Zhongwan treasures his face the most, and this daily care is a life-time’s chore. God bestowed him with this face, so he should cherish it well!

 

He didn’t expect Qi Yun to be that strong. Xing Zhongwan gritted his teeth as he looked at his face distressingly. There was a timely knock on the door and Xing Zhongwan went over to open it. The old housekeeper was at the door looking sternly at him. Xing Zhongwan was still worried about his face, and absent-mindedly asked, “What’s wrong?”

 

The old housekeeper looked at the scratch on his face for a moment before speaking, “Looks like Miss Xing didn’t listen to me.”

 

Xing Zhongwan sneered, “Thank you for reminding me, I will pay attention to it in the future.”

 

The old housekeeper obviously didn’t think he was listening, “Miss Xing, everything you do here reflects the Xing family. Please think your actions through before doing things. “

 

Who cares about the Xing family, he really doesn’t care about being the Xing part of Xing Zhongwan. If it was not for his own fvcking compulsion, he would’ve long been living it up outside, instead of wading these muddy water.

 

It was enough just for his mother to be admitted into the ancestral grave, if he can’t do it, Xing Zhongwan is not one to let other’s boss him around either. He might be afraid of cumbersome things, but not of tough situations.

 

“That person is half dead, it’s not like I can do anything. At least he is still alive, and not some vegetable yet. The way I see it, even the dogs raised by Mrs. Qi, are living a better life than him! For just that cup of water, do you really have to be so concerned over it and come over to press me about it?” 

 

A glint flashed through the old housekeeper’s eyes, “I saw nothing. This old lady has overstepped, Miss Xing do have a good rest!”

 

Xing Zhongwan closed the door. fvck!

 

The phone rang, and Xing Zhongwan glanced at it before picking it up.

 

“Oh, so you finally answered the phone. Where did you go?” The lazy female voice on the phone had some charm to it, but after hearing it, Xing Zhongwan’s only felt a headache coming.

 

“Can you speak normally?” The other end of the phone was stunned silent for a while. “Xing Zhongwan, don’t be shameless. Laoniang¹Female ver. of Laozi is supporting you with that huge business stuff. Where did you fvck off to, living your merry-go-life. Laoniang works 15 hours a day. I have acne all over my face now, you know. Come back now, almost a month has passed since I lived the Xing lifestyle!”

 

Xing Zhongwan had a habit of taking cigarettes from his pocket, but there were none now. He pulled open the drawer and took a lollipop from inside.

 

“I can’t come back in the meantime. You’ll have to live a while longer without Xing!” The chatter came on the other end of the line, ” That’s not right, there’s a situation, snap out of it otherwise Laoniang will quit at it too .”

 

Xing Zhongwan sucked on the lollipop, it was too damned sweet.

 

“Laozi is here as a nanny, but I foresee that I’ll be forced into a routine.”

 

Xing Zhongwan talked about his situation for a while, and the phone kept beeping.

 

“Unexpectedly, the third young master, Qi, was so miserable. At the beginning, he was said to have had a car accident, and the fiancee who was sitting in his passenger seat died on the spot.It was only said that great efforts were made to save him, and that his legs were broken, but his eyes and his blindness were not mentioned. Tsk tsk, these political circles really have dirty hands.”

 

“I think Qi Zongcheng loved the third young master, Qi, his own grandson who was about to be the heir of the Qi family. I didn’t expect that there would be nothing left in a car accident. In my opinion, the Qi family really is ruthless. Despite being crippled, the third young master, Qi’s mother, really doesn’t care about him.”

 

Xing Zhongwan bit the lollipop in his mouth and said, “Don’t young master this, young master that. If you were to speak of this on the past, your mouth would’ve been mutilated by others”

 

“Hahaha, oh, you’re such a saint. But that’s about right, you are his fiancée in name at the moment. Man, I’m going to die of laughter, haha.”

 

Xing Zhongwan pulled the phone away from his ears at the presumptuous laughter.

 

“Qi Yun still has a younger brother. Is he not Mrs. Qi’s only hope now. He is blind, and his legs are gone, what inheritance rights will he get. Qi Zongcheng has so many grandchildren, how can Mrs. Qi protect her own little son. As for this one, it really is a big waste.” 

 

There was a sigh on the other end of the line, “Xing Zhongwan, what about you, being sent to take care of a useless thing. Isn’t the Xing family just using this opportunity to get rid of you.”

 

Xing Zhongwan threw the stick into the trash can, “Good idea!”

 

Xing Zhongwan hung up the phone, after finally convincing the gossipy woman to get back to work, only to see that it was almost time for dinner. Xing Zhongwan opened the door and prepared to go to the dining room to make a scene.

 

As soon as he went out, he met two maids who were washing clothes. Xing Zhongwan happened to glance at the laundry basket, and saw that there were some yellow dried up bodily fluids with some blood stains on the undergarments on the first layer. Judging from the disgust from the two maids, one doesn’t have to guess whose clothes are in the basket to know who it belonged to.

 

Xing Zhongwan went downstairs and pondered about it before going back to the third floor.

 

Opening Qi Yun’s room, the scent of disinfectant overpowered his senses. The smell was really weird, it was as though someone was trying to cover up some other smell. There was a bib in the trash can. It seems that he had already been fed his meal. There was no one else in the room. Xing Zhongwan turned around and wanted to leave but suddenly he found that there was something wrong with the person on the bed, his breathing was faster than before. Xing Zhongwan raised his brows and walked over to see that Qi Yun’s face was a little red. He tried touching his forehead. Xing Zhongwan frowned. He had a fever.

 

How did he get a fever? Without hesitation, Xing Zhongwan opened Qi Yun’s blanket, and a strange odor rushed towards his nostrils along with the smell of disinfectant. Xing Zhongwan pulled down Qi Yun’s pants. No wonder! Xing Zhongwan couldn’t help but cover his mouth and nose. Those inhuman beasts really wanted Qi Yun to pass away quickly.

 

No wonder underwear had blood stains on them.

 

Qi Yun’s lower body was not cleaned up and the discharge this time was due to the lack of proper care. It was infected with pus, and the pants he had just put on were soaked with blood.

 

Xing Zhongwan couldn’t help but swear and curse, looking at his two legs that were as thin as bamboo poles because of neglect, in his heart he felt that Qi Yun was a little bit pitiful. Covering him with the quilt, he glanced at the man. He really didn’t know how the other endured this pain.

 

Xing Zhongwan thought about it. Before calling a doctor, he had to deal with it first. He stretched out his hand to take off his shirt.

 

The person lying motionless on the bed suddenly opened his eyes. Xing Zhongwan was startled. Those eyes looked straight at him. If he was not sure Qi Yun was blind, Xing Zhongwan really thought he was pretending. Those eyes had no life to them, but they were sharp and scary.

 

“Scram!” The hoarse and rough voice was akin to a cogwheel that hadn’t been oiled for a long time. It pierced one’s ears unpleasantly.

 

Xing Zhongwan smiled suddenly, “So you can still talk.”

 

The person on the bed did not speak any more, listening to Xing Zhongwan’s gradual departure, he slowly closed his eyes…

 

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T/N: Wow, isn’t our seme being a little too cold to his wife?? ASDFG I guess that’s normal, considering everyone out there is out to get him. Don’t worry, he gets much sweeter later. Well, jk I lied ehe. He gets more possessive and over-protective, that’s for sure. But that’s what I like about this story owo, I’m a bit f/ked up like that I guess… :3 Hope you’re still coming along for the ride 😉

Also, be sure to check out the other works on this site, they’re super good. I recommend Garfield, a transmigration story (about a chaebol too) where the MC came back as a cat and gets picked up and cared for by someone who he thought was once his enemy, or at least someone who wasn’t too friendly towards him hehe. Even though the description says its a face-slapping story, I believe there’s more comforting elements to it than revenge. He is also able to transform back into a human after a few chapters, but hooo boy I personally can’t wait for the smut scenes, I mean… Can you imagine when his estrus cycle arrives owo. It’s all apart of natural cat physiology okay, so I’m not being too much of a perv here okay!?

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Chapter 2 – Even if you wish to die, don’t involve me!

 

At the first dinner with the Qi’s, Xing Zhongwan glanced around the huge dining room alone, with three dishes and one soup right in front of him. Xing Zhongwan took a look and lost his appetite. After looking in all four corners, there was still no one. Xing Zhongwan snorted coldly, even all the quiet ghosts in this house are sure to come out now.

 

“Miss Xing, is the food not to your taste?” The voice suddenly reminded him of the old housekeeper standing behind, and Xing Zhongwan was startled, “Why don’t your footsteps make any sound?” 

 

The old housekeeper slowly handed him an envelope. “This will be your living expenses for this month. If you feel that the food is not to your liking, you can go out to eat or cook by yourself. But you can’t leave the villa while the third young master is awake.”

 

Xing Zhongwan took the envelope and glanced inside. There was a thick stack. Xing Zhongwan looked up at the old housekeeper, “How do I know when the third young master is awake?” 

 

The old housekeeper’s mouth twitched, “Miss Xing will naturally know from now on.”

 

Xing Zhongwan waved the envelope in his hand, “Thanks. “

 

“In this house, I’ll remind Miss Xing again to talk less. There will be professionals here to take care of the third young master, you only have to be present in the house, don’t worry about other matters.”

 

Xing Zhong smiled belatedly, “I’m not one to pry.”

 

The old housekeeper nodded in satisfaction and slowly walked out of the dining room. As soon as she left, Xing Zhongwan’s face fell. Looking at the third young master Qi’s appearance, even he couldn’t tell how long he had to live. He won’t die even if I’m not here to play my part.

 

When night came, Xing Zhongwan finally saw the doctor, he turned over Qi Yun’s quilt and looked underneath, and simply checked on his eyes. Xing Zhongwan couldn’t help but shake his head. Even this could be considered a fvcking examination! The doctor left in less than five minutes. As soon as the doctor left, the old housekeeper came in with a tray. Xing Zhongwan peeked inside and saw a bowl of porridge, which was supposed to be fed to Qi Yun.

 

The old housekeeper took something like a bib and wrapped it around Qi Yun’s neck, picked up the bowl, scooped a spoonful of porridge and fed it to him. Qi Yun did not open his mouth, and the porridge flowed to one side of the bib. After dripping down so many times, Xing Zhongwan finally understood why Qi Yun had become so thin, none of it went in at all. When the bowl in the old housekeeper’s hands was empty, the old housekeeper took the bib and threw it into the rubbish bin. She then wiped Qi Yun’s neck with a towel. Xing Zhongwan still saw leftover rice grains on his skinny neck.

 

The old housekeeper took the bowl and bin before leaving. Xing Zhongwan leaned at the door and opened his mouth, “Does he not have the strength to even swallow?” 

 

The old housekeeper glanced at him without answering. After a while, the doctor came and gave Qi Yun an IV drip. The needle was inserted into a dried-up blood vessel several times but nothing got inside. Xing Zhongwan felt some heartache while watching, but the person lying on the bed did not react at all.

 

Xing Zhongwan frowned and said nothing.

 

And just like that, two days have passed. The old housekeeper still did the same thing, and Xing Zhongwan was almost numb just watching. Finally there was one day when he curiously took a bite of the porridge given to Qi Yun, Xing Zhongwan sneered, he couldn’t even stomach it, how could the one lying on the bed do it. Three meals a day, if there is no variation, anyone would vomit, not to mention the usage of the IV drips every day. These people had no intention of helping the third young master, Qi recover!

 

Xing Zhongwan felt that he should think carefully about the reason for being sent to Qi Yun. He was told to take care of him, but he couldn’t do anything. Everything was taken care of by the old housekeeper. So what did they want him to do?

 

In the evening, Xing Zhongwan was lying on the bed, playing with his mobile phone, and there was an overflowing amount of messages asking him where he went. Xing Zhongwan had left his phone on the bed without replying to a single message. Laozi¹A superior way of referring to oneself had to bear the humiliation here in order to send his old mother back to the Xing’s house. Before coming, Xing Zhengping already signed a non-disclosure agreement with him. Xing Zhongwan got up and took a black leather band from the bedside table to simply tie his hair. By night, the third young master, Qi, should be asleep. He was going out to have some fun, otherwise he would grow mouldy, just watching the house day long.

 

After seeing everyone who lived and came by this house, no one except the third young master, Qi, cared whether he was a man or a woman. Xing Zhongwan no longer concealed that he was a man. Holding the car key, Xing Zhongwan went down to the second floor and coincidentally saw two people dressed like nursemaids conversing.

 

“Did you help the mister wash his body for today?”

 

“How could I dare to, he won’t allow others to touch him at all, not to mention, he’s so dirty, would you want to do it.” 

 

“As if I want to do it. If they didn’t pay this much, I wouldn’t have agreed to come here. But the person lying on that bed is also pitiful. It’s been a year, but no one has come to visit.”

 

“I heard that he was the eldest young master of the family, I think even now, we are still inferior to him.”

 

“He’s not only disabled, but blind as well, if not for the IV drips he would’ve long died!”

 

Xing Zhongwan shook the key in his hand, sneering. Qi Yun, Oh, Qi Yun. If you knew that these two workers were sent here just for the sake of it, the previous you would have been angered to death.

 

Exiting the villa, he opened the car door. Xing Zhongwan looked at his own wicked eyes in the rearview mirror. His eyes moved down and there was a string of Buddhist prayer beads hanging from them, which was given to him by his mother while she was still alive. Xing Zhongwan lowered his head and cursed before opening the car door, and getting out of the car.

 

Walking to the door of Qi Yun’s bedroom on the third floor, Xing Zhongwan opened the door. There was still that indescribable smell. There was something different this time, the person in bed had stretched out his arm and was holding onto a glass of water on the nearby bedside table. Those thin arms supporting the large hospital gowns look as though they would snap at any given moment.

 

Xing Zhongwan leaned at the door and silently watched. Turns out his entire body wasn’t completely paralysed.

 

Just thinking about it, there was a sharp sound, and the glass fell to the ground. The water spilled all over the ground. The arm froze in mid-air, and then was slowly retracted.

 

Xing Zhongwan looked at the clock, five minutes had passed and no one came up to see what happened.

 

Xing Zhongwan used his finger to shift the wristwatch, aiming the sapphire’s glimmer into the dimly-lit room. The person on the bed remained unmoving and silent like a dead person, with only the slight ups and downs of his chest proving that he was still breathing.

 

Xing Zhongwan turned around and went downstairs. Holding a water glass in his hand, he approached Qi Yun. Xing Zhongwan put the water glass on the bedside table and reached out to help Qi Yun up but he did not expect a thin hand to suddenly grab his wrist as he touched the other’s body. The cold touch made a chill run down the back of his spine.

 

“I didn’t mean anything by it, just poured you a glass of water. “

 

Xing Zhongwan regretted going out of his way a little bit. He could’ve completely ignored him, but sympathy is a terribly scary thing, good people often rationalize it in order to prove to oneself that they did not lie to the other. Xing Zhongwan held Qi Yun’s arm and placed the glass of water in his hand. With a sudden swing of his arm, the unstable water cup fell to the ground, and the water splashed all over Xing Zhongwan.

 

Xing Zhongwan laughed angrily, apparently he couldn’t play the good guy in this case.

 

Xing Zhongwan got up and looked at that thin face, where there was still the slightest bit of that same old pride from before in it.

 

Xing Zhongwan hummed coldly, turned and went downstairs to pour another glass of water. Without a word, he dragged Qi Yun up from the bed. The stubborn man waved his arms frantically. It was not known how long he hadn’t cut his nails. They inadvertently left marks on Xing Zhongwan’s face.

 

Xing Zhongwan opened Qi Yun’s mouth and poured water in. Qi Yun coughed violently and his meager chest violently heaved up and down.

 

Xing Zhongwan threw the person back on the bed and looked at him coldly, “Even if you wish to die, don’t involve me!”

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T/N: If you’re wondering why Zhongwan did that thing with the sapphire, I think he was trying to test if Qi Yun would react to the light, making sure he was completely blind before coming any closer. 

 

Also, I hope you enjoyed this chapter 😀 there’s like 70-ish in total, so I hope you buckle up cause things are about to get more awkward for the poor Xing Zhongwan ahaha, not to mention the strange misunderstanding that’s about to take place. Oops, my, my is that a spoiler? Ahaha pardon me ^^

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Chapter 1 – Forced into it.

 

Xing Zhongwan stood at the door of the Qi’s villa in the suburbs shouldering his scant luggage. Only after rummaging through his pocket for a long time did he remember that he had already thrown away the cigarettes before arriving.

 

Xing Zhongwan sniffled to clear his nose before ringing the doorbell. The bell rang three times, and an old woman came out to open the door. Late into the night, a pair of dark pupils eyed Zhongwan up and down. This gesture made some discomfort welt up from the bottom of his heart, so he impatiently asked, “May I go in?” 

 

The old lady finally answered. “Are you the missus from the Xing family?” Her baritone voice was akin to the crisp crunch of a tree branch underfoot in winter. Xing Zhongwan felt uncomfortable, awkwardly grasping at his white t-shirt, “Yes.” 

 

The old lady led Xing Zhongwan up the flight of stairs, “The young lady’s voice sounds a little different.” Xing Zhongwan coughed a few times,”I have a sore throat, so there are some problems with my vocal cords.”

 

The old lady’s muddy eyes glanced back at him, and a grin suddenly appeared in her mouth. Xing Zhongwan looked at the surrounding environment indifferently, “Where will I stay?” 

 

The old lady took him to the room at the end of the corridor. “This is your room, rest for now. I will take you to see the third young master later.” Xing Zhongwan put his luggage on the bed and thanked her. The old lady nodded to him, turned, and slowly went back downstairs.

 

Xing Zhongwan closed the door and looked around the room. It was a very large room with white curtains, a desk and a wardrobe as well as a bathroom. At a glance, one could tell it was a guest room. Xing Zhongwan took a deep breath and laid down on the big bed staring at the yellowed ceiling above him in a daze.

 

A month ago, Xing Zhongwan was called back to his family home. He does not have any good memories of his family, as an illegitimate child who has never even been seen by his own father, to be called back out of the blue wouldn’t have meant anything good. Sure enough, his father who has never cared for him in these 20 years asked him to go to Qi’s house to take care of a paraplegic ¹a person who’s lower-half is paralysed.

 

As Xing Zhongwan was about to leave without looking back, Xing Zhengping had unexpectedly added that he would promise to move his mother’s ashes back to the Xing Family’s ancestral burial grounds as long as he was willing to come to Xing’s house. 

 

Xing Zhongwan laughed angrily, “How did a paraplegic cause you to make such a large effort to accept even an illegitimate child like me?” Xing Zhengping didn’t dare look at his son who had a crazed smile, but was in fact extremely indifferent to the whole situation. “If it weren’t for your sister who ran away, when would it ever be your turn to take care of Qi Yun!” Xing Zhongwan narrowed his eyes, turns out it was THAT Qi Yun. No wonder Xing Zhengping was put on the spot.

 

“You old man… you want me to impersonate Xing Zhongjie? Which part of me looks like a woman to you?”

 

Xing Zhengping impatiently said, “I don’t care what you do! Just get it done and your mother will be allowed to enter the Xing family’s ancestral burial grounds.” Xing Zhongwan was smoking a cigarette. He narrowed his eyes, and sneered, “You old man, don’t you dare go back on your words!”

 

Xing Zhongwan visited his mother’s cemetery that same day and brought a bottle of liquor to sit in front of her grave, drinking through the night. When it was bright, Xing Zhongwan got up and looked at the serious-looking woman plastered onto the tombstone, “For the sake of your dog-shit deathwish, this time your son has to substitute for that white lotus ²Usually used to describe a person who seems pure on the outside, but has a bad personality Xing Zhongjie’s and take care of a paraplegic.” Xing Zhongwan stared at her. After watching the damned photo for a long time, he suddenly bowed to the tombstone.

 

“Don’t worry, I will let you return gracefully.”

 

Thinking of this, Xing Zhongwan annoyedly got up from the bed and went to the bathroom to look at himself in the mirror. With middle-length hair, a white t-shirt, and jeans, it was a very modest attire. The collar closely covered up his small Adam’s apple.

 

Xing Zhongwan didn’t know if this get-up could fool Qi Yun, but after seeing the old housekeeper’s reaction earlier, it seems he wasn’t too convincing. Regardless, who cares about him, Xing Zhongwan had no interest in knowing what the pair did in private. He didn’t believe that the powerful Qi family would not know about Xing Zhongjie’s runaway from home.

 

As he turned the faucet and washed his face, Xing Zhongwan felt a little irritable and pinned back his moderately long hair. Fortunately, he had been lazing around for a year, so his hair hasn’t been trimmed. He didn’t expect that it would come into use for this particular scenario. He only hopes that when Qi Yun sees him, the other won’t get angry to the point of aggravating his illness.

 

As he was thinking, the door was knocked on politely three times. Xing Zhongwan opened the door to the old lady glancing at him, “Miss Xing, are you ready? I’ll be taking you to see the third young master.”

 

Qi’s villa was not very large. There were three floors in total. Xing Zhongwan lived on the second floor and Qi Yun lived on the third floor. Xing Zhongwan walked up all the way and found that all the curtains in the corridor windows were all closed. The whole place was dark and made it seem like it was nighttime, which would make others inexplicably feel discomfort. Plus, there seemed to be only one old housekeeper in this villa, he hasn’t seen anyone else in the long time he was here. The old housekeeper stopped in front of the room at the end of the corridor and looked back at Xing Zhongwan, “The third young master likes it quiet, Miss Xing, try not to talk too much later.” Xing Zhongwan already knew in his heart he wouldn’t be talking much anyway.

 

The moment the door opened, Xing Zhongwan looked inside and frowned. The inside of the room was darker than outside. After opening the door, there was a smell due to the lack of ventilation for a lengthy period of time. Xing Zhongwan thought, how could this be a sick person’s room? Following the old housekeeper inside, he only saw a single large bed and machines surrounding both sides of the bed which he didn’t know what they were used for. There was a person lying on the bed. From the thin outline, the person on the bed was very thin.

 

The old lady spoke towards the bed, “Third young master, Miss Xing is here.” 

 

Her words sank into the silence, akin to drowning into a calm lake. Xing Zhongwan walked a few steps and saw the person lying on the bed in the low light. Even a person with a wild personality like Xing Zhongwan was shocked when he saw the person on the bed. Was this really the famous third young master, Qi?

 

The person on the bed was covered with a blanket. Although he couldn’t see his body, Xing Zhongwan could guess what his body looked like after seeing his face.

 

His entire face was so thin like there was only a layer of skin attached to the bones, and it has long been indistinguishable from its original appearance. The open eyes were empty and lifeless, if it weren’t for the faint ups and down movement from his chest, Xing Zhongwan would’ve thought he had just seen a dead person!

 

The old housekeeper slowly walked to the side to open the curtains, and the bright sun shone in instantly, Qi Yun’s thin and deformed face appeared more clearly in front of Xing Zhongwan. Qi Yun’s eyes remained unmoving, and even Xing Zhongwan couldn’t help but narrow his eyes. Xing Zhongwan something was amiss with the person on the bed and saw the indifference of the old housekeeper nearby, as well as the blatant disgust that appeared in her eyes, and suddenly understood that Qi Yun was not only paralyzed, but also blind.

 

Xing Zhongwan couldn’t help but sneer in his heart, this time he would not have to worry about being found out as a fake ‘Xing Zhongjie’. This had been a calculated move, it’s no wonder that an illegitimate child like himself was allowed to approach the third young master, Qi. Keeping in mind all the strange happenings since he walked through the door, it’s no wonder the housekeeper doesn’t care much about his almost careless pretense.

 

Haha! Qi Yun was treated as an abandoned son. Which affluent family would want a paralyzed and blind heir.

 

Xing Zhongwan looked at the person lying motionless on the bed, and felt a little pity in his heart. He met Qi Yun many years ago when he came to the Xing’s family to witness the divorce. His white lotus sister cried until she almost fainted. Xing Zhongwan watched it all funnily, as the Xing family all acted out a good show. At that time, Qi Yun had a cool exterior, and that beautiful face made people afraid to give him a second glance. He left the Xing’s house without even drinking a cup of tea. Xing Zhongwan stood on the balcony looking at that tall and straight back, feeling for the first time that he really wanted to see that proud man fall from the sky and land in the mud.

 

Unexpectedly, he really got to see it. Xing Zhongwan withdrew from his thoughts and smiled faintly. His boneless father really did think it through, and he didn’t just play at his own weakness too. But Xing Zhongwan was not stupid. Alright, since he was here, he will take good care of him, only to the point where Qi Yun doesn’t die. As for the rest, it’s best not to depend on him……

 

Xing Zhongwan looked at the man lying on the bed unable to move, Qi Yun, let’s get along well in the future…

 

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T/L notes: This is the new novel I picked up as I thought the plot was pretty interesting and a started off little different to those chaebol/ rich-family-political-intrigue stories. Not everyday you see a crippled seme being nursed back to health by his uke. Anyways, hope you enjoy and please like and comment. Appreciate every feedback I can get from yall <3

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