Month: May 2022 (Page 1 of 4)

Chapter 50 – Bygone old friends

Xing Zhongwan went down the slope, got into the car parked on the side of the road, lit a cigarette and took a deep breath. Xue Qing looked at his face that was half-hidden under his sunglasses as he tapped the watch on his wrist. “Should we go?” Xing Zhongwan said to himself with a cigarette in one hand and the car window in the other. “People are most afraid of obsessions. The most difficult thing to do is let go.”

Xue Qing slapped him on the forehead, “Clear your head! If you want to leave the house from now on, there’ll be no door for you to leave. This sister will take care of you till you’re old!”

Xing Zhongwan couldn’t hold the cigarette in his sore hand. “Sister, my head is made of flesh and I don’t wear a steel helmet on my head. With how you’re hitting it, I’m going to get a concussion. You don’t know your own strength!”

Xue Qing started the car, “It seems that your brain is not broken. That’s still the Xing Zhongwan I know.”

Xing Zhongwan was stunned for a while before he was interrupted by the car window closing, “There are so many ladies in the world, without me they will cry.”

Xue Qing glanced at him with disgust, “Forget about what I just said.”

Xing Zhongwan crossed over and hugged her before whispering a thank you.

Xue Qing patted him on the back, laughed and called him a fool.

Qi Yun’s surgery went smoothly as expected. Xing Zhongwan had a few chats with Professor Gao and the answers they got were very reassuring.

Xing Zhongwan watched Qi Yun, who was still in a coma, through the glass window at the door of the ward, lying there quietly like an enchanted prince. In a short period of time, he has changed a lot. Xing Zhongwan glanced inside his pocket and found that there were no more cigarettes. As soon as he turned around, there was an extra pack of cigarettes in front of him. Xing Zhongwan took it and nodded at Chen Ying, “A stick of cigarette for me?”

“I want to apologize to you. I didn’t think carefully about the photo.”

Xing Zhongwan waved his hand and said he didn’t mind. Chen Ying hesitated as he looked at the young man with beautiful eyebrows and almost sharp eyes.

“I’m going to leave after Young Master Yun’s eyes recover. The chairman transferred me overseas. I might not have the chance to see you again in the future. I want to tell you something.”

Chen Ying straightened his back, “Master Yun, he is really good. He cares about you and is very happy with you. Needless to say, that kind of happiness can be felt through his eyes. I used to worry that you would become his weakness, but now that I understand more, you are his hope.”

As Chen Ying said these words, his entire person felt decadent. In his years of experience, he really never thought that Qi Yun would fall in love with a man. This fact caught him off guard, but he had to face it. Meeting him again, Xing Zhongwan’s change made Chen Ying flustered, he felt that the young master might lose this man.

Xing Zhongwan extinguished the cigarette in his hand, took off his jacket and held it in his arms, “No one should be anyone’s hope. Everyone is fickle.”

Xing Zhongwan opened the door and went out. Only Chen Ying was left in that narrow space when the phone in his pocket rang.

“Secretary Chen. The chairman is critically ill.”

Qi Yun woke up the next morning. He opened his mouth and moved his hand slightly beside his hospital bed as if he was looking for something. The nurse bent down and listened for a long time before realizing he was asking for Wanwan.

Xing Zhongwan entered the ward and held Qi Yun’s hand. At that moment, the person on the bed became quiet.

Xing Zhongwan approached Qi Yun and whispered in his ear, “The operation was successful. You’ll be able to see after a period of recovery. Have a good rest and just go to sleep if you want.”

Qi Yun moved his lips, his voice was very soft, “I…want to see…you.”

Xing Zhongwan sat up slowly, knowing that Qi Yun had fallen asleep again.

Taking out the hand he was holding, Xing Zhongwan took a box out from his pocket and put it on the head of his bed.

He got up and kissed Qi Yun’s gauze-wrapped head. Fairy sister, you will be fine. As for us, we will never see each other again.

Xing Zhongwan left the ward and Xue Qing was waiting for him. She took him by the shoulders, “Hey, go back and get your hair done by teacher Tony.”

“Why does everyone who does styling call themselves Tony?”

“You think too much! Don’t let go of yourself. Be good and go back to work. Think about those little beauties who are waiting for you, big boss. You should get back to business!”

Xing Zhongwan’s slender arms were folded behind his head, “Let’s go back home.” He turned his head and met Xue Qing with a smile. Let’s just treat it all as a fever dream.

When Qi Yun woke up again, Xing Zhongwan had already left the country.

His headache was prominent and there was also an inexplicable ache in his heart. Qi Yun knew that there was someone around him, but it was not Wanwan. He asked in a low voice, “Where is Wanwan?”

After a while, Chen Ying said, “The young madam has something to do so he went back to Jiangnan. He will come back when he is done.”

Qi Yun was stunned for a moment and did not make a sound. Chen Ying knew that it was wrong to lie to him that Xing Zhongwan had left. Qi Yun would know about it sooner or later, but he must not know about it now.

Chen Ying walked out of the ward. When someone noticed him, they walked up to him and whispered, “I can’t find the young madam.”

“What about his flight information?”

“The young madam’s name was not found. All overseas flights have been checked, but we did not find anything. We also included a list of all the expats but the young madam’s name was not found. We don’t have enough authority to carry out more complex information checks.”

Chen Ying had a headache and he suddenly felt that Wanwan was a fictional character.

Before he came to the hospital, Shen Qinghong told him that once the child disappeared, no one should try to find him as they won’t be able to find it.

Chen Ying was worried. He glanced at the ward. What should he do? If Qi Yun knew that Wanwan was gone… He really didn’t dare to think about it.

Qi Yun woke up in the middle of the night soaked in sweat. The little nurse by his side asked him if he was uncomfortable. Qi Yun raised his hand and touched the gauze on his head, followed by the one on his eyes, “Where is Wanwan?” He asked with a hoarse voice. The nurse went out to call Chen Ying, who was guarding the door.

“Master Yun?” What is your order?”

“Where is Wanwan?” Qi Yun repeated. Chen Ying said, “The young madam went to Jiangnan.”

“How about late at night?” “Qi Yun didn’t seem to listen to Chen Ying’s answer.

“The young madam has gone to Jiangnan.” “Chen Ying bit the bullet and said it again.

“Where is Wanwan?” The hoarse voice became more and more emotional.

“Master Yun!” Chen Ying knelt in front of the hospital bed, “The young madam has gone to Jiangnan, he…”

Qi Yun raised his hand to cover his aching heart, “Wanwan left me. I dreamed that he left. During this time, he won’t leave me to go to Jiangnan unless he doesn’t want me anymore.” 

The corners of Chen Ying’s mouth twitched as he pinched himself tightly, “Master Yun, the young madam, he really…”

“He’s gone, he’s gone…”

In the quiet ward, Qi Yun’s deep voice kept repeating these words and Chen Ying couldn’t bear to look so he turned his head away. No matter what he said at this time, it would be futile.

After that night, Qi Yun seemed to have changed into a different person. He became quiet and silent. Everything was out of control as Chen Ying feared. Qi Yun’s eyes recovered well and he could see some images vaguely but they never talked about Xing Zhongwan again. There was also something Chen Ying had to pass to Qi Yun.

It was the bracelet after it was repaired very well. The golden phoenix pattern had been carved to skillfully cover up the cracks from the past, as though it had never been broken before. Qi Yun stroked the pattern on it very carefully.

“No wonder he had a bandage on his hand last time, after he abruptly broke it. He must’ve hurt so much.”

Qi Yun muttered to himself, as if he was just talking to himself.

“I thought I could wait until the day he told me his name.”

“I wanted to see what he looked like. I really wanted to. When I was blind, I had countless fantasies about what he would look like, but now I don’t even have the chance to ask for his face. Not any more.”

Chen Ying wanted to appease Qi Yun, but what should he say? No matter how much he consoled him, it wouldn’t be as good as Xing Zhongwan himself.

“We searched for all the information regarding entry and exit from this country, but we couldn’t find the young madam.”

Qi Yun said nothing. Chen Ying bowed down, “Master Yun, the chairman is dying. Please go see her for the last time.”

The silence was enough to suffocate a person.

Qi Yun’s right hand rested on the Buddha bead on his left wrist, “What’s his name?”

Chen Ying raised his head in surprise and Qi Yun’s cold and pale face was blank, “What’s his name?”

Chen Ying silently said three words¹1.Xing 2.Zhong 3.Wan.

Qi Yun said, “Get out.”

“Yun’er, it’s a pity that the child is a boy. If he were a girl, grandma would definitely ask her to be your daughter-in-law.” This is what his grandma often said jokingly.

Back then in the hospital…

“Your Aunt Xing is not in good health. Take the little brother out to play later.”

“Sister, you are so beautiful.”

“Yun’er, how could you just let go of the little brother’s hand? How impolite.”

“He called me sister. I don’t look like a girl anymore. I don’t like him. He’s dirty and disgusting.”

“Yun’er, have you visited Aunt Xing and the little brother? Grandma is dying. I really want to see them again before I die.”

The boy suddenly remembered that he had thrown the teacakes into the trash can. He didn’t intend to look back, but he saw that child’s eyes filled with some sadness that didn’t belong to his age.

In Jiangnan, when Qi Yun asked Xing Zhongwan, “Have you seen me when I was a teenager?” 

The other only covered it up.

The dirty little boy looked at him with adoration on his face.

“Sister, you look so pretty. After I’m all grown up, will you marry me?”

Qi Yun couldn’t stand up straight in pain. His eyes were red as he covered his eyes, but there were still tear stains seeping from between his fingers .

The Xing family has always been full of people. Qi Yun, Qi Yun, why didn’t you think that Wanwan could be Xing Zhongwan?

How could there be someone who was so inexplicably kind to him, even with a body that he hated himself? He had been taking good care of him for so long but he left without saying a word. He already told him that he will never forgive deception. He knew it, he knew it all, but why didn’t he ask him a single question? It’s okay for you to just scold me twice. It’s better than you leaving silently.

“Look at the child’s eyes and you’ll know that he is a good boy. Yun’er, he is a good boy but it’s a pity. Even if you both can’t get married, it’s good enough if you can grow up together, it really is a pity.”

Qi Yun was in distress and couldn’t sit still. He crouched down as his fists turned red from clenching them too tightly, leaving marks.

The pain in his heart made him unable to bear it any longer, 

Ah… Ah… Ah! 

Whyy?!

It was like he was strangled by the neck, unable to make a full-syllable sound.

The rough cry was intermittent with unspeakable pain deeply embedded in every word. The shouting alarmed the bodyguards at the door, but Chen Ying stopped the person who was about to rush in. There was then some muffled crying from inside.     

Chen Ying dismissed the bodyguards and the little nurse did not dare to go in with the tray. Chen Ying waved her away as the little nurse looked inside worriedly before sighing and turning away.     

The ward soon regained its tranquility and Chen Ying knocked on the door. Qi Yun sat in the wheelchair with his back to him. His thin back was crumpled, as if his whole self had spirited away and there was not a trace of anger left in his hoarse voice.

“Take me to see Shen Qinghong.”

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Chapter 49 – Don’t read into the past and live up to one’s original intentions

Qi’s fourth young master was dragged out of the ward as Qi Yun’s chest fluctuated violently. Qi’s fourth young master’s words made him nervous. Yes, he was also a scumbag and he’s done a very stupid thing to get Wanwan. He should have confessed, but he dared not to. Only god knows that Qi Yun could also be afraid one day. When he was paralyzed on the bed, his body bad and rotting away, he was not afraid. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of losing that heart-warming feeling never coming back to him, the driving force convincing him to live.

Qi Yun was lying on the bed as he covered his eyes with his hands. The ward was eerily quiet and the bodyguards at the door did not dare to enter until a tall man with glasses appeared at the door.

He knocked on the door, stood by the door and called out to young master Yun.

Qi Yun didn’t move so Chen Ying walked in and lowered his head and voice, “You are about to have an operation. The chairman was worried and asked me to come and look after you.”

Qi Yun didn’t speak for a long time. There were two people in the ward. One was standing and one was lying down. The atmosphere was weird.

Qi Yun took his hand away. His eyes were bloodshot and his lips were bloodless, “Go down. When Wanwan arrives, let me know.”

Chen Ying gave him a deep look and turned to leave the ward.

Xing Zhongwan walked out of the emergency building. As soon as he walked out, he heard that someone had jumped off the building. Xing Zhongwan glanced at the bloody man lying on the cart with a calm expression. Even if he died, it would have been better to commit suicide than to be hunted and killed by Qi Zongcheng. Xue Qing handed the medicine in her hand to Xing Zhongwan. Qi’s fourth young master jumped off the building and this was the best ending for him.

“Qi Yun finally drove his brother to death, how ruthless!” Xue Qing patted Xing Zhongwan on the shoulder and went to the parking lot.

Xing Zhongwan went to the inpatient department with the medicine bag in his hand. When he got out of the elevator, Xing Zhongwan saw Chen Ying at once.

“You’re back?”

Chen Ying glanced at him alertly, but suddenly felt that this man was a little different. The entire person was as quiet as a clear spring.

“Young madam.” Chen Ying bowed down to him. His ears heard Xing Zhongwan’s chuckling and the faint contempt in his laughter made Chen Ying raise his head in confusion. In the past, Xing Zhongwan had always been indifferent to the title Young Madam, but today…

When Chen Ying recovered, Xing Zhongwan had already disappeared in the corridor.

Xing Zhongwan opened the door of the ward, walked to Qi Yun’s bed, pulled up a chair beside him and watched him quietly. Qi Yun opened his eyes and smiled, “Wanwan, are you back?”

Xing Zhongwan pulled his sleeves to cover the bandage on his wrist, “Qi’s fourth young master is dead.”

Qi Yun was stunned before relaxing, “There is no pain after death.” After a pause, he asked, “Do you think I was too cruel and forced him to his death?”

Xing Zhongwan leaned on the back of the chair, resting his left hand on his forehead, “No, this was his choice. It was his fault that he ended up like this today.”

Qi Yun turned his head sideways, his expression was a little uneasy, “Wanwan, you always find excuses to cover up the darkness in my heart.”

Xing Zhongwan bent down his waist so he was close to Qi Yun. Qi Yun’s warm breath hit his cheek as Xing Zhongwan took out a string of beads from his pocket and wrapped it around Qi Yun’s hand, “This is what my mother gave me. I’m giving it to you. I hope it will get rid of all your lifetime’s anger inside you.”

Qi Yun held Xing Zhongwan’s hand. Wanwan’s hands were a little strange tonight. He reached out and touched the gauze on his wrist. Qi Yun stroked it a few more times uncertaintly, “Wanwan, you were injured.”

Xing Zhongwan took back his hand without a trace, “I accidentally scratched it on the way here just now. It’s nothing major. You will rest for a while. Your surgery is tomorrow so I will be watching you.

Qi Yun didn’t let go of Xing Zhongwan’s hand, “Wanwan, if I ever did something wrong and I confessed to you, would you forgive me?”

Xing Zhongwan raised his hand to cover Qi Yun’s eyes, “Don’t think about it. Just close your eyes and go to sleep. Have a good rest.” 

Qi Yun’s Adam’s apple gulped as he whiffed Wanwan’s hand that smelled of disinfectant.

“I want the first thing I see to be you, I have a lot to say to you.”

Xing Zhongwan patted the back of his hand, “Go to sleep.”

Qi Yun closed his eyes and Xing Zhongwan’s steady breathing made his tired body relax quickly as the unease in his heart finally failed to withstand the surging sleepiness.

He still has a lot of time, he will get better and become even better. He had a lifetime to seek forgiveness from Wanwan, as long as Wanwan gave him a chance.

While Qi Yun was asleep, Xing Zhongwan moved his hand from Qi Yun’s eyes before slowly moving down to his white and slender neck. As long as you exert force, yes, as long as you exerted force…

Xing Zhongwan chuckled lightly and withdrew his hands. He glanced at Qi Yun before finally getting up and leaving the ward. Chen Ying was standing at the door when he saw Xing Zhongwan, hurriedly following behind. Xing Zhongwan turned around and raised his mouth slightly, “We should have nothing to say to each other. Just stay, Secretary Chen.”

Chen Ying’s body froze. He was not the same… not the same anymore.

Qi Yun shaved his hair before entering the operating room. Xing Zhongwan smiled and said, “What a handsome little monk.” 

Qi Yun’s ears were red and he turned his head away a little embarrassedly. Fortunately, there was no one else in the ward.

“Sure enough, even a bald head can look attractive on a beautiful person.”

Xing Zhongwan squatted down in front of Qi Yun, “Don’t be nervous. It will be fine. Come on.”

Qi Yun raised his hand to hold Xing Zhongwan’s face, “Will you wait for me?”

Xing Zhongwan smiled and rolled his eyes, “Yes.”

Qi Yun bent down and slowly approached Xing Zhongwan, when their lips were about to touch, Xing Zhongwan tilted his head so Qi Yun’s kiss fell on his ear.

Qi Yun was a little disappointed and Xing Zhongwan said lightly, “It’s almost time, we should prepare.”

When Qi Yun was pushed into the operating room, he kept holding Xing Zhongwan’s hand until the moment they were separated. Qi Yun’s eyes were a little red. As Xing Zhongwan watched Qi Yun being pushed in, the hands that held onto him remained hanging outside the hospital bed.

The soft touch from Qi Yun on his ear was still there. Xing Zhongwan rubbed his tumbling stomach and walked quickly into the bathroom. Holding the washbasin with both hands, he retched constantly. Turning on the faucet and washing his face, Xing Zhongwan raised his head. The hair on his forehead was wet and drooping lifelessly, as the water droplets flowed down the straight bridge of his nose onto his plump lips.

Raising his hand to wipe off the water on his mouth, Xing Zhongwan went out of the bathroom. Before leaving, he glanced at the closed door of the operating room. He only took one glance. When the elevator door opened, Xing Zhongwan never looked back and entered the elevator.

In the cemetery of the Xing family, Xing Zhongwan put a bunch of hydrangeas in front of his mother’s grave. It was the first time he had come to see her since his mother moved in.

His mother’s tomb was well taken care of and it seemed that the caretaker was very attentive. When Xing Zhongwan came, there was already a bunch of hydrangea besides his own.

Xing Zhongwan took off his sunglasses, knelt down and kowtowed in front of his mother’s grave.

“I’m going back. It may be a long time before I can come back to see you, but you won’t be lonely, right? I know you are the happiest with them by your side.”

Xing Zhongwan stretched out his hand and patted his mother’s photo on the tombstone. There were footsteps coming from afar that drew nearer until they stopped beside him. Xing Zhongwan tilted his head, “Thank you, those hydrangea were probably from you.”

Xing Zhengping looked down at Xing Zhongwan, but did not answer his words.

“You took good care of my mother’s grave, thank you.”

Xing Zhengping snorted, but didn’t seem to have any intention to leave. Xing Zhongwan looked up and saw that he was looking at his mother’s photo in a daze.

Xing Zhongwan stood up straight and looked at him, “I know that you made a deal with Madam Qi to get rid of me through mom. In fact, you did not have to do this, I have never been interested in the Xing family or your position. Besides, you got your position based on your ability. The Xing family has come this far and as long as they maintain their duties, they won’t fall. Every year, I will make a sum of money into the company’s account. Consider it a thank you for taking care of my mother.” 

Xing Zhongwan’s didn’t know how much Xing Zhengping listened to his words. It was the first time that Xing Zhongwan looked at him so seriously.

Xing Zhengping was old, but you could still see how gentle and handsome he was when he was young.

“I really liked Qianyi.” Xing Zhengping suddenly said such a sentence, which made Xing Zhongwan stunned.

Xing Zhengping didn’t look at him, he was staring at his mother’s tombstone.

“When Xing Yanyin wanted to adopt me, I thought it was a joke after three days of delay. We were already distant relatives. No matter who he chose, it was impossible for him to choose me. That was the luckiest my life will get.”

“But I don’t think that was my greatest good fortune. My greatest luck was to marry your mother.”

Xing Zhongwan’s eyes widened and he almost laughed out loud. “That’s why you kicked her out of the Xing family?!”

“When Xing Yanyin asked me to marry Qianyi, I felt like I was dreaming. Xing Qianyi, the goddess in the eyes of many people back then, was willing to marry me, a poor country boy. I swore at the time that I would be good to her for the rest of my life. Even if she wanted the moon in the sky, I would find a way to pluck it off. But… After I got married, I found out that everything was completely different from what I thought. Your mother was indifferent. I thought that as long as I was nice to her, I would definitely be able to warm her heart. I didn’t mind that she already had you in her belly at that time and I was willing to treat you as my biological child for her. But… I thought too much, and when I finally found out the truth, the shock, anger, and shame made me clearly realize that I will never be as good as the person in her heart in my life. It’s too funny.

Xing Zhengping covered his reddened eyes.

“I wanted to be angry with her so I brought back a girl from the countryside and said that I had a relationship with a lover outside. I thought at the time that she would just scold me, but she didn’t. She asked me to take good care of myself! Hahaha, this is your mother. She stabbed my chest with a knife. When Xing Yanyin died, I thought she would pay more attention to me. Hahaha, no, so I took the paternity test certificate and threatened to leak this about the Xing family if she didn’t stay with me, but she would rather divorce me on the accusation of adultery! How could I bear it! Your presence was the greatest threat of them all. I have managed to get it all. Do you know how difficult it is for me as a country boy to climb up to where I am now? But you are different. The blood in your body can easily be used to trample over me.”

Xing Zhongwan listened quietly. At last, he asked him, “Are you happy now?”

Xing Zhengping was stunned. The resentment and guilt that had been surging in his heart was suddenly stopped by this sentence. 

Xing Zhongwan put on his sunglasses and looked at him, “When my mother was dying, the person who was the most sorry was you. She didn’t hate you for driving her out, but only hated herself for delaying your life.”

Xing Zhongwan went beside him, “There will be no change. Xing Zhongwan is no longer on the Xing family tree and no one will steal your position.”

Xing Zhongwan left as Xing Zhengping squatted down and wept in front of the tomb. He endured for a long time and finally couldn’t help but cry.

Xing Zhongwan walked a long way and suddenly looked back at Xing Zhengping curled up as the faint sound of his cries entered his ears.

In life, there are many mistakes to be made. The most important thing is to live the present well, not read into the past, and to live up to one’s original intentions.

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Chapter 48 – This is the end of it all

Qi Yun went back to the ward as the bodyguards stood guard at the door. Qi’s fourth young master took the apple on the coffee table and took a bite, “Qi Yun, are you looking down on me or are you too confident in yourself? It’s just the two of us in this room, aren’t you afraid?”

Qi Yun sat in a wheelchair with a calm face, “Although you are not smart, you are not stupid. If something happens to me, it won’t end well for you.”

Qi’s fourth young master walked up to him and looked at him condescendingly, “I just don’t understand you. You hate me so much that you didn’t give me a chance to live. Qi Yun, is your heart made of stone?” 

Qi Yun turned his head sideways, “Don’t get too close to me. I don’t like the smell of your body.”

Qi’s fourth young master sullenly said, “You know why I don’t like you? You, son of a b-tch, are really unpleasant. Just because you were born earlier than me and became the eldest son and grandson, why should I make way for you? Why? Grandma likes you, grandpa likes you too. Why are you my elder brother? If you were weaker than me, then I wouldn’t hate you as much as I do today.”

Qi Yun rubbed his painful forehead, “We shouldn’t have come this far. I know you like to steal from me. Whether it’s things, women, or status. You came here so open and plainly, as if you are capable!”

Qi’s fourth young master sneered twice and simply sat down beside Qi Yun, “Which woman beside you never gave up on you? You are a heartless person so no matter how infatuated a woman is, she will give up after waiting for a heart that can never be warmed. That wh-re of the Qiu family. Did you know how much effort I spent to get her? That wh-re slept with me for so long, Qi Yun. Did you not know? You knew, you just didn’t care! You see everyone as a tool. Who did you put in your eyes? I just can’t stand you dying with that aloof expression.”

“But so what if she gave up on you. I asked that wh-re to steal documents from you, but she wouldn’t. What could I do? I could only drag her father out. Could Qiu Shihao have stayed in that position for so many years without any tricks? He jumped off the building and committed suicide after so I let you take the blame. The Qiu family hated you to death and as soon as I instigated her, she agreed. Hahaha. Qi Yun, why are you not dead? Your car was destroyed yet you could be saved from it. What a great life you have!”

Qi’s fourth young master shook his head and laughed as tears streamed from the corners of his eyes. The wound on his forehead opened up and blood flowed down his eyes. Qi’s fourth young master raised his hand and wiped it.

“I thought when you became paralyzed, mother would support me with all her strength. I didn’t expect that she would still hang onto your life and was not willing to let you die. Even after you became crippled, I still can’t fight you. I’m so discontent, Qi Yun!”

As Qi’s fourth young master shouted, the bodyguard at the door almost broke in.

Qi Yun turned dark as the corners of his mouth curled up. He looked at the past from Qi’s fourth young master’s point of view with contempt.

Qi’s fourth young master was annoyed and was about to pounce when Qi Yun’s next words made him stop,

“Do you know why? It’s because you are not the child of the Qi family at all. You are a bastard born to Guan Yang and her lover. “

Qi’s fourth young master was stunned with a look of disbelief on his face. After a long time, he seemed to recover from the huge shock, “Impossible! You are lying to me! Qi Yun, you are really vicious! You actually made up such a lie to deceive me. I!”

The disgust on Qi Yun’s face flashed by, “Actually, you already have the answer in your heart. There is the Qi family’s reaction since your mishap occurred as well as the Shen family that has ignored you since you were a child. A Yuan, you have done a lot of bad things to try to obtain a position that’s impossible for you. I don’t care how much dirty water you poured on me but your existence is a shame to the Qi family so Qi Zongcheng won’t keep you and he will let you die to understand this!”

Qi’s fourth young master was shaking his head frantically, “Impossible. It’s impossible. There’s no way, mother will save me, mother will save me!” At the end, Qi’s fourth young master’s voice became weaker and weaker. He couldn’t even convince himself with his own words

“Guan Yang won’t save you. She can’t even save herself now. It’s unforgivable to bring shame to the family. The Qi family can’t keep her and she can’t go back to the Guan family. What is she doing to save you? I’m afraid she only wants to draw a clear line between you two. Don’t you understand our mother and the thousands of calculations she makes in her head?”

Qi’s fourth young master’s eyes were empty and the wound on his forehead was bleeding a lot, “You knew it for a long time, but you have endured it until now and you have never thought about leaving me a way to live!”

“It’s not like you thought about giving me a way out to survive the car accident. A Yuan, it wasn’t bad being a young master who only ate and drank right? Our birthright and position were about the same. To have reached this point, you can’t blame others for it.”

Qi Yun’s cold and clear voice echoed in the ward. Qi’s fourth young master raised his head and his eyes were red and swollen, “Qi Yun, where did you get the idea that you are better than me? And how much better are you compared to our selfish and cruel mother with her blood engraved in your bones? Hahaha, does the little beauty beside you know that you drugged yourself? I went to that woman and she said that you drugged yourself that night. Does he know that you used such a dirty way to get him? Qi Yun, hahaha, do you think you are noble? You are also dirty and dirty to the core. Hahahaha, to drug the person you like, how can you do that, hahahaha!”

Hearing this, Qi Yun’s calm and self-controlled face finally cracked, “Shut up!”

Xing Zhongwan was standing at the door of the slightly opened ward. From this angle, he could just see Qi Yun’s profile. That alluringly beautiful face was like a beautiful flower, beautiful but evil.

The bodyguard next to him called out to the young madam but Xing Zhongwan took two steps back expressionlessly, “Don’t tell Qi Yun that I was here.”

After speaking, he bypassed the two bodyguards behind him and walked slowly along the long corridor of the hospital, leaving slowly.

He had promised Qi Yun that he would come back at night, but now he would rather he never came back and never heard what he just said.

His head was swollen and uncomfortable as his stomach began churning for a while. When the physical need to vomit hit him, Xing Zhongwan turned into the stairwell, bent down and retched for a while, but nothing came out.

His eyes turned red and the pain in his heart made his nose sore. After the pain was a burst of uncontrollable anger as he leaned against the wall with one hand. The jade green bracelet stung his eyes and he smashed it against the wall once, then twice…

The harsh sound of collision and the sharp pain in the wrist helped offset some of the discomfort that was like a knife to his heart. The brightly red blood splattered on the white wall as there was a crisp sound of the bracelet splitting into two pieces and falling to the ground.

Xing Zhongwan had a bloody tear on his wrist. As the blood dripped on the ground little by little, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. It broke. It’s good that it’s broken. It has been long overdue. What secret method? Only he knew the secret method to unlock it? It was this simple all along. Qiyun, I was stuck in my own imaginary world’s impression of you. Your acting was too good, or it was because I didn’t want to admit it. That to me, you were soft and kind? I want to laugh when I think about it now. From beginning to end, I have never seen your true face clearly!

Xing Zhongwan’s wrist needed eight stitches. Xue Qing frowned against the wall. As Xing Zhongwan didn’t take anesthesia, his forehead was covered in sweat and his face was pale, but he never said a word.

Xue Qing sighed and said to the doctor who was suturing the wound, “Doctor, please sew it well, this kid has no small scars at all on his body.”

The doctor raised his eyes and glanced at Xing Zhongwan who refused to use the anesthetic. He didn’t know what to do. With such a beautiful face, the little nurses in the emergency room blushed as their hearts beat fast.

After so long without saying a word, he really managed to bear the pain. His temper was really big.

After cutting the medical tape, the doctor gave Xue Qing a list, “You have to take some anti-inflammatory drugs these days and reapply the medicine on time.” Xue Qing took it with a smile after the doctor went to see other patients. Only the two of them were left in the clinic.

Xue Qing sat opposite Xing Zhongwan, “You didn’t even use anesthesia. Do you think your body is made of iron? Does it hurt?”

Xing Zhongwan stared at the carefully bandaged wrist, “I purposely wanted to remember this pain!”

As he said this, he took out the broken bracelet from his pocket, “Find someone to return it.”

Xue Qing took the blood-stained bracelet and said nothing for a long time.

Xing Zhongwan got up and smiled at Xue Qing. Those long and narrow eyes were less playful and more cold. This was the first time he showed such an expression in his eyes since he returned to China.

Xue Qing breathed a sigh of relief, but was inexplicably uncomfortable.

This was the real Xing Zhongwan. There was a man who helped him shed his cold exterior, but today, everything has returned to how it was originally.

Xing Zhongwan hugged Xue Qing’s shoulders, “This is the end of it all.”

T/N: bWAHAHA… poor Qi Yun. Now it’s no longetr Qi Yun x Wanwan. It’s Qi Yun x consequences owo.

Hope you aren’t too angry about the quiz thingy and it’s consequences I posted in the previous chapters’ translator notes haha. I think I’m becoming a bit demented from translating so many chinese text… (As well as the dog blood drama that’s happening. Jeez, isn’t Qi Yun too cruel… Poor Wanwan… hurry and get outta that toxic place before you get swallowed up too~)

Usually, I hate it when authors use misunderstandings to make the story longer, but I believe Qi Yun deserved to repent and suffer a but for what he has done. It’s true he is not a good person and he should face anything that comes his way as a result of his betrayal, especially from Xing Zhongwan, who has sacrificed much for him. Else, he will not have learned anything.

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Chapter 47 – Do you not want the other hand anymore?

When Xing Zhongwan and Xue Qing got into the car, Xue Qing took out a receiver from the back of the car, debugged it, and turned it on.

A hint of surprise flashed across Xing Zhongwan’s face, “What’s this?”

Xue Qing raised her voice, “I put a bug in Qi Yun’s room.” 

When she entered Qi Yun’s ward just now, Xue Qing placed it on the coffee table opposite the hospital bed. It was an eavesdropping device.

Xing Zhongwan looked at the busy Xue Qing, a little helpless, “What are you trying to do?”

Xue Qing closed the car door, “I want to let you see what kind of person Qi Yun is behind your back.”

The conversation between Qi Yun and Qi Zongcheng was clearly transmitted through the radio as Xue Qing lit a cigarette and Xing Zhongwan listened. At the end, after turning off the receiver, he turned his head to look at Xue Qing, “Are we still going to eat?”

Xue Qing squeezed the cigarette in her hand and looked at Xing Zhongwan carefully. His face was surprisingly calm.

She started the car and left the hospital. Along the way, Xing Zhongwan quietly closed his eyes with a cigarette in his mouth as the car window was half-opened, not knowing what to think.

Xue Qing raised her hand and touched his arm, “You don’t have anything to say?”

Xing Zhongwan opened his eyes, the cigarette holder was bitten badly by him, he took it down and looked at it, “What can I say?”

Xue Qing punched the steering wheel, “Qi Yun, that white-eyed wolf¹An ungrateful and vicious person.. You treated him so well, but look at how he treats you!”

Xing Zhongwan chuckled, “Are we going to eat? I’m hungry.”

In the exquisite box, Xing Zhongwan had a normal expression while eating mustard cabbages while Xue Qing drank several glasses of wine angrily.

“Don’t drink too much. This mustard dish tastes really authentic, you should try it.”

Xue Qing angrily put down the wine glass in her hand, “If your heart feels uncomfortable, just say it, okay? I feel heartache if you’re like this too.”

Xing Zhongwan took a cup of water from the side and sipped it before saying, “Why should I be uncomfortable? Because of what Qi Yun said? Well, I feel a little uncomfortable, but what can I do? If I scold him or even beat him, anger obviously can’t solve the problem. Besides, he’s about to have surgery…”

Xue Qing raised her voice, “Xing Zhongwan! Did you know that Qi Yun even used his own medical condition as a bargaining chip? What’s less than 50%? He lied to you! When I came back, Professor Gao told me that he had told him long ago that in the final assessment, Qi Yun’s surgery had a very high probability of success. In order to hold you back, Qi Yun pretended to be so pitiful. Regarding those photos before… Alright, I don’t care! But we both heard what he said to Qi Zongcheng today. You can consider that he lied because he was reluctant to let you go, but I believe he dragged you in to make you his shield!”

Xue Qing was so angry her face turned pale. Xing Zhongwan’s hand that was holding the cup shook, as he raised his head, “Did you say that his surgery has a high chance of success?”

Xue Qing snorted, took the red wine bottle on the side before pouring it into a goblet.

Xing Zhongwan put down the cup and took a deep breath, but looked blankly at the corner of the box, “That’s good.” 

His tone was calm, and there was no emotion.

Xue Qing was stunned. Seeing Xing Zhongwan was speechless for a long time, she finally tipped her head to empty the red wine in the glass, “You really like Qi Yun.”

Xing Zhongwan picked up the chopsticks again and picked up his bowl. He ate the rice one bite at a time without stopping.

Xue Qing scratched the fringe on the top of her head irritably, “I should have dragged you back in the first place too! Even if he was a serial killer, after looking at Qi Yun’s face for a long time, even a stone statue will be tempted, not to mention the way he pretends to be pitiful in front of you. Now I really regret it! This thing can’t be known by that drag queen. Otherwise, he will have to come over with a knife and chop someone! Goddamn this fate!”

Xing Zhongwan ate the rice in the bowl cleanly, “Qi Yun’s surgery is the day after tomorrow. We can go back after packing up a little.”

Xue Qing wanted to say a few words to Xing Zhongwan, but when she opened her mouth, she didn’t know what to say. Xing Zhongwan’s reaction was too calm and it was not normal.

Xue Qing took Xing Zhongwan’s shoulders, “It’s good to go back. There are so many bad things happening when we come back. It seems that we are only ever at war here, see how good it is to be abroad. What kind of beauty do we want? No, a Qi Yun is nothing. Let’s go and get out for our peace of mind. When we get back, we will invite that drag queen and the three of us will go out together and wash away the bad luck.”

Xing Zhongwan smiled, but his eyes were on the bracelet on his wrist and he did not return to his senses for a long time.

While Xing Zhongwan remade the porridge for Qi Yun, he burned it twice. Xing Zhongwan washed the rice for the third time, added water and put the pot on the stove. Looking at the bright red flame, Xing Zhongwan suddenly threw the wooden spoon in his hand into the sink. With his hands on the side of the sink, Xing Zhongwan pursed his lips. Qi Yun, how do you want to use me? I won’t object, but you can’t use your illness as a pretext. What I hate most is when others lie to me.

Xing Zhongwan closed his eyes, calmed down and opened them again. There was no trace of turbulence in those beautiful eyes.

Xing Zhongwan sat beside the hospital bed and watched Qi Yun drink porridge quietly as he played with the car keys in his hand.

Qi Yun took a few sips and stopped, “Wanwan, you are very quiet today.” 

Xing Zhongwan smiled, “Really? Maybe I’m just tired.”

Qi Yun stretched out his hand and asked for his’. Xing Zhongwan was stunned. After a while, he stretched out his hand to let Qi Yun hold it, “Then go back and rest for a while. Don’t tire yourself.”

Xing Zhongwan looked at Qi Yun’s peaceful eyebrows and suddenly remembered how he looked when he first saw him. Now that he has recovered to this point, he suddenly realized how much effort he has spent on him.

Xing Zhongwan said, “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”

Just as he was talking, someone hurriedly came in from the door of the ward, “Third young master, it’s not good!”

Glancing at Xing Zhongwan, he stopped but Qi Yun said, “Go ahead.”

“Third young master, the fourth young master has been released on bail. Take a look at this…”

Xing Zhongwan got up, “I’ll go out first.” When he took the bowl in Qi Yun’s hand, Qi Yun grabbed Xing Zhongwan’s hand, “Are you coming again at night?”

“I will come.” Xing Zhongwan smiled and walked out the door with his hands in his trouser pockets.

When he came to the door, he looked back at Qi Yun. The person sitting on the hospital bed was both familiar and unfamiliar, Xing Zhongwan lowered the corner of his mouth and touched the braid on the back of his head. This hair should really be cut!

Qi Yun frowned. Wanwan’s mood was not right. Something must have happened. The inexplicable confusion made him unable to be at peace. Did Xue Qing say something to him? Qi Yun rubbed his aching forehead, he should have made it clear to Wanwan.

“Third young master, what do you think we should do next?”

Qi Yun waved his hand, “Don’t look for him. He will come to me. Qi’s fourth young master has nowhere to go already. Qi Zongcheng made a good decision to find someone to set him free so that he’ll deliberately look for me. He bailed him out because he wanted him to find trouble with me. He also believed that I would not let Qi’s fourth young master go free. Using this trick to kill both his problems, what a good plan.”

Qi Yun thought for a while, “Send someone to follow the young madam. Be sure to protect him.”

“Yes!”

As soon as Xing Zhongwan left the hospital, he found someone trailing behind him. Xing Zhongwan looked at the rearview mirror indifferently with a cigarette in his mouth as he picked up his mobile phone and called Xue Qing, “I’m not going to see my mother anymore. There’s a tail on me.”

Xue Qing snorted, “If Laoniang didn’t see your facial expression. I would really want to f-ck that little bastard Qi Yun to death!”

Xing Zhongwan was amused by her, “Can’t you talk in a more refined way?”

Xue Qing snorted, “Are you going to lead them away?”

Xing Zhongwan turned the steering wheel, “No, I’ll take the kids behind me for a ride.”

Hanging up the phone and sitting back, Xing Zhongwan raised his long and narrow eyebrows as a trace of disdain flashed in his eyes. Come, brother will lead you and take you drifting, you can follow if you want!

After Qi Yun finished the last check, he was pushed back to the ward. He heard the people around him answering the phone, “What? You lost him? How could you lose track? Hurry up and find a way to find him!”

Qi Yun turned his head and looked over, “Who was lost?” The attendant said cautiously, “It’s the young madam. The person we sent out has lost track of the young madam!” Qi Yun turned his head and looked cold, “You won’t be able to live if you don’t find him!”

The attendant almost knelt down, “Yes, yes. We are finding him now!”

“Who are you looking for? My good brother, did you lose the little beauty beside you?!”

A strange voice came from the front of Qi Yun. The bodyguards around him quickly guarded and blocked the front of him.

“You really had the guts to come.”

Qi’s fourth young master wore a peaked cap on his head and looked shy, “My brother, you have prepared such a big gift for me, of course I have to come to thank you!”

Qi’s fourth young master, who was wearing a bandage, took off the hat on his head. There was a new long wound on his forehead.

“Good brother, you are so ruthless. Does that little beauty beside you know that?”

Qi Yun’s face was expressionless, “Do you not want your other hand anymore?”

T/N: Depending on how you answered the fire dumpster question before, here the consequences of what will happen.

If you answered…

A) The police will come and arrest you

B) You will obtain the gacha character/weapon of your dreams, and then wake up.

C) Your post goes viral but for a bad reason.

D) You need therapy, so you get some 🙂

E) The fire gets put out.

F) All of the above happens, but from E to A.

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Chapter 46 – How could the heir of the Shen family like a man?

As Xing Zhongwan left, Shen Qinghong looked at the photo in her hand, brushing her withered and slender fingers on the serious-looking girl’s face before finally pressing the photo under her pillow.

Closing her eyes, traces of tears slid from the corner of her eyes.

“Qian Yi, why don’t you call Xing Yanyin your father?”

“We have no blood relationship, so I don’t call him that. Plus, you never call him uncle.”

“Xing Yanyin is so young, in what way does he look like my uncle?!”

Shen Qinghong opened her eyes and Uncle Li on the side handed her a handkerchief. Shen Qinghong stared at the handkerchief in a daze.

“Xing Yanyin said that we should meet less often in the future to avoid suspicion.”

“Qian Yi, we are best friends right? Even if we can’t contact each other often, don’t forget me.”

Shen Qinghong removed her handkerchief, but her tears did not stop.

“Our marriage is never up to us. Qinghong, do you have someone you like?”

“Qianyi, instead of having to marry someone I don’t love for profit like my mother did, I’d rather not get married for the rest of my life!”

Feeling sullen, her mouth filled up with sweetness as Elder Li’s eyes were red, “Miss, don’t be aggrieved. Your body can’t bear it!”

“Qinghong, I’m pregnant.”

“Whose child is it? Qian Yi? Qian Yi!”

Shen Qinghong spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the snow-white veil in her hand red.

“Xing Yanyin asked me to marry Xing Zhengping. If that’s the case, then I will do as he wishes.”

“Qianyi, that kid looks gentle and elegant, but he is actually a playboy with bad intentions. How can you marry such a person? “

“Qinghong, I envy you very much. You have lived a very self-fulfilling life all your life. This is something beyond my ability.”

After Uncle Li took away Shen Qinghong’s blood-stained handkerchief, the nurse came in and hung a liquid for her. The cold fluid flowed into the blood in her body.

“Where’s my mother? I have to see her regarding a matter.”

“Miss, the madam is talking to the master of the Xing family, you can’t go in.”

Xing Yanyin also came so she also wanted to go and ask him why he treated Qianyi like this.

The study door was half-closed and Shen Qinghong could only see Xing Yanyin’s back, “Yuya, I have no one else to entrust that mother and son pair to. After I die, I ask that you take care of them. Let them go abroad safely and stay far away from the power struggle.”

Her mother sighed lightly, “You were too stubborn back then and led wolves into the house. You have suffered much for that mother and son pair. Don’t worry, I will do everything I can.”

“Hong’er, you go abroad for a while. Come back after finishing the job!”

“Why mother? Qianyi, that mother and son pair needs my help the most now. How can I leave?!”

“Listen to me. Regarding the Xing family, don’t you interfere. I know that you and Qianyi are deeply affectionate like sisters, but at this moment the word love is just a burden. Forget the friendships between us and the Xing family before this.”

Shen Qinghong clutched her aching lungs, that unconditional smile suddenly flashed in her mind. The  corner of her mouth twitched upwards thinking of Xing Zhongwan, who was sitting beside her not long ago.

“Qianyi, you really gave birth to a good son. He is too good. It’s a pity that our Qi family had no such luck with our sons.”

Qi Yun entered the hospital and arranged for a preliminary physical examination. After changing into the hospital clothes and entering the ward, he just laid down. He heard a knock at the door, so Qi Yun said enter. There was an unfamiliar sound of high heels. Qi Yun calmly looked to the direction of the door, “Who is it?”

Xue Qing walked to the bed, folded her hands in front of her chest and looked at Qi Yun carefully. He had a really good appearance.

“I’m Xue Qing.”

Qi Yun turned his face slightly, “Turns out it is Miss Xue. It has been hard on you for making this trip in person.”

Xue Qing snorted and sat on the sofa not far away, “I didn’t do it for you. I was curious about what kind of person you were, so I came here to see.”

Qi Yun was very calm, “I know you’re doing it for Wanwan, but thank you anyway.”

As Xue Qing saw his calm demeanor, a fire was lit inside her. Although she could not interfere with the affairs between him and Xing Zhongwan. But to Xue Qing, Xing Zhongwan was like a younger brother. After growing up together for more than ten years, she also felt the pain he felt deeply. Compared to what Qi Yun did to those outsiders, his deception to Xing Zhongwan was really nothing, but Xue Qing couldn’t bear it. This kind of calculated love will eventually harm Xing Zhongwan.

“Master Qi, you really gave up a lot to keep him, but a lie will always remain a lie. Are you not afraid that he will find out?”

Xue Qing raised her hands and looked at her blood-red fingernails with disdain.

Qi Yun’s expression didn’t change and he just said lightly, “I don’t understand what Miss Xue is talking about.”

Xue Qing got up and smoothed the folds of the hem of her suit, “If you don’t understand, it’s okay. You’ll understand later.” The sound of high heels left the ward and Qi Yun’s face sank.

In the corridor, Xing Zhongwan bumped into Xue Qing while holding a thermal insulation box.

“Why are you here?” Xing Zhongwan smiled as Xue Qing squinted at him, “Have you come and see your baby?”

Xing Zhongwan took her by the shoulders, “What’s the matter? Hearing your tone of voice… is something wrong?”

 Xue Qing pointed to the thermal insulation box in his hand, “Is this for the person inside?”

Xing Zhongwan nodded. Xue Qing took it and as soon as she took it, she opened the lid, took the spoon on the side and started to eat it, “That kid in there is not worth your kindness. Laoniang will help you eat it. I haven’t eaten the porridge you made for a long time.”

Xing Zhongwan sat next to her, watching Xue Qing gulping down the porridge that was intended for Qi Yun, and felt a little uneasy, “What’s the matter? Don’t hide anything from me.”

The box was then put back into his hands, “I’m exhausted so I’m going back to sleep. Jet lag.  Call me if something happens.”

After she got up, she stretched her neck a few times. At this time, a group of people came to the end of the corridor. Walking in the middle was a rather dignified and refined old man. Xue Qing turned around and pulled Xing Zhongwan into the stairwell to the side.

The two watched as the group of people walked through the glass door.

Xing Zhongwan frowned, “It’s Qi Zongcheng.”

Xue Qing pulled Xing Zhongwan down the stairs, “You go back to the hotel with me first. The Shen family is watching Qi Yun so Qi Zongcheng will not do anything to him. It’s not convenient for you to be here, after all, your identity…”

Xing Zhongwan understood, “Then let’s go first.”

Xue Qing stopped Xing Zhongwan, “Sister will take you to eat delicious food. How about Jiangnan cuisine? I know one that is very authentic.”

“You foodie. Didn’t you say you were going back to sleep because you’re tired? Still eating?”

“You will only have the strength to sleep after you’re full, young master! So let’s gogogo!”

Xing Zhongwan grinned. When he turned around to walk down the stairs, there was still a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold.

Qi Yun lowered his head and fiddled with his fingers as Qi Zongcheng pushed everyone out and stood beside Qi Yun’s bed. He looked down at him, “Qi Yun, how long are you going to make trouble for? Don’t think that because Shen Qinghong is protecting you that I won’t dare to do anything to you, even if you’re my own grandson. If you damage the reputation of our Qi family, I will also…”

“Grandpa.” Qi Yun raised his head and looked at him with his dull eyes, cutting off his words.

“Is there no one else in the Qi family? It is said that apart from me, a crippled person who is useless in your eyes, there is no suitable heir after you.”

“You!” He was furious when he was attacked at a weak point.

“Qi Yun, don’t forget your surname is Qi!”

Qi Yun chuckled twice, but his face was indifferent.

“When I was sent to a suburban villa to die, why didn’t my grandfather bring up my Qi surname?”

Qi Zongcheng was trembling all over, pointing to him with his hands as they shook, “You! Good, very good! I, Qi Zongcheng, really raised a good grandson. If you don’t want to stop, then good. You won’t be able to keep the man standing by your side.”

Qi Yun raised the corner of his eyes lightly, “You can’t threaten me. Grandpa should know about grandma’s undisclosed will regarding the shares by now. I only need someone to be next in line for the Shen family. As long as that person is not lackey, anyone will do. 

Now that my goal has been achieved, even if there is no 35% stake in shares with that bracelet, as long as Shen Qing Hong departs, I am still the heir of the Shen family. Grandma said that the inheritance is to be left to the daughter-in-law. That daughter-in-law is a man and it is all just a pretense, grandpa. You really are serious about this, huh?!”

Qi Zongcheng was surprised, did the people under him make a mistake? It was clear that Qi Yun cared about the man beside him, the illegitimate son of the Xing family, very much. Now that the Xing family has fallen, they can’t do anything big.

Could it be that Qi Yun did all this to confuse the public, or did they misunderstand this from the very beginning and that man was really just a pretense?

“I don’t believe it. After all, you even thought up things like fake marriages. Although you did this to provoke me and your mother, I don’t believe that you are this selfish!”

Qi Yun replied calmly, “Grandpa, I used to want to compete with you, but now I don’t. It’s time for me to play on another stage. I want to go back to the Shen family. How could the heir of the Shen family like a man?”

Qi Yun said this one-by-one casually and the words were loud and clear.

Putting his hand under the quilt, he pinched his thigh using the hand hanging beside his leg tightly and through the thin hospital gown.

“Why should Grandpa bother with an irrelevant person? The person you want to deal with is me.”

T/N: oWO I sense that Qi Yun is gonna eat his own words soon…

Anyways, who cares if the heir of the Shen family likes a man? The heir of the Li family likes a cat! If you’re a feline lover like I am (Tho not to the extent of this cat perv from the Li family), do check out Revenge of the Garfield…! I can assure you it’s an absolute banger to read~ There are more shocking twists in that novel than this one too ohoho. Many more competitors for the same title of the Li family’s head.

Sigh, why can’t we just be left alone to love who we love?

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Chapter 45 – You are not suited for one another

Xing Zhongwan and Qi Yun got off the plane. As soon as he got to the parking lot and turned on his mobile phones, his phone rang.

Xing Zhongwan carried Qi Yun into the car, closed the door and glanced at his phone before picking it up.

Those long and narrow eyes narrowed slightly, as he muttered an ok.

He then knocked on the car window. The window came down and Xing Zhongwan said to Qi Yun who was inside, “I have something to do. You go to the hospital first and I will meet you there when I am done.”

Qi Yun nodded, “Be careful and come back early.”

Xing Zhongwan couldn’t help reaching out and touched Qi Yun’s skinny chin, “Be obedient and don’t get angry.”

Qi Yun grabbed Xing Zhongwan’s hand and put it on his lips before kissing it, “I’ll be obedient but I’m a little worried in these troubled times.”

Xing Zhongwan drew back his hand carefully, “Don’t worry.” He gave some instructions to the driver in front of him and watched the car carrying Qi Yun slowly leave.

The smile on Xing Zhongwan’s face gradually faded and he slowly walked towards the safety exit with his hands in his trouser pockets.

After exiting the parking lot, a gust of cold wind came in through the open window, hitting Qi Yun’s forehead. Qi Yun frowned slightly. His heart was inexplicably flustered and Xing Zhongwan’s words by the small pond by the south of the Yangtze River were like a time bomb ticking in his heart.

When he woke up in the middle of the night, he was always subconsciously felt around his bed, and it was only after he felt Xing Zhongwan’s warm body that his heart settled down.

The driver in front saw that Qi Yun’s hair was a little messy and asked carefully, “Third young master, do you want to shut the window?”

Qi Yun turned his face to the side and the cold wind wafting in from the window brought in the smell of the car exhaust’s smoke. There was the smell of dust that was different from the fresh and natural air in the South Yangtze River and Qi Yun actually missed it. From the moment he came back, some things started to change quietly.

Xing Zhongwan called a taxi. When he got out of the car, he paid the driver and the driver looked at the side door and the handsome young man, “I’ve read about this place in news magazines, but I didn’t expect to come here one day.”

Xing Zhongwan gave money to the driver and smiled, “There’s nothing good about this place. It’s full of demons, ghosts and monsters.”

After speaking, he walked straight towards the gate. The driver had a regretful expression, for such a beautiful person, there seemed to be a problem with his mind.

Xing Zhongwan rang the doorbell and after a while, the door slowly opened. An old man with gray hair came out and bowed down towards Xing Zhongwan, “You’re here. The chairman has been waiting for you for a long time.”

Xing Zhongwan took off his sunglasses and nodded to the old man, “The Shen family has opened the door for me. The treatment towards me is too good.” 

The old man said nothing and stretched out his hand to guide Xing Zhongwan, who suddenly turned around, “Have I seen you somewhere before?” 

The old man smiled, “It’s good that you remember me. I was lucky enough to see the young master a few times when I was younger.”

Xing Zhongwan put the sunglasses in his pocket. When he saw the old man, he felt that he looked familiar and felt that he had seen him somewhere before. Turns out he had seen him as a child and was fated to meet him again now.

Xing Zhongwan followed the old man into the Shen’s family house. The main building of the Shen family was a three-story European-style building. In front of the main building was a very large garden full of rosemary. Along the way, there were servants who all wore uniforms and bowed their heads respectfully. No one said a word. The huge courtyard was too quiet.

Xing Zhongwan followed the old man to the second floor. As soon as he went up the stairs, Xing Zhongwan caught a strong smell of medicine and coughed from time to time. He understood most of it in his heart and it seemed that the rumor was true, that Shen Qinghong was indeed seriously ill. This idea was suddenly overturned after Xing Zhongwan met Shen Qinghong.

The person lying on the bed was very weak and her body was attached to a medical instrument with some fluid hanging down and connected to her hand. She was as thin as a wooden board and Xing Zhongwan doubted whether she could survive till tomorrow.

Shen Qinghong clutched her chest and coughed a few times. Those lost eyes were stunned when she saw Xing Zhongwan. She struggled to get up. Xing Zhongwan hurriedly stepped forward to help her up and let her lean on the bed. Shen Qinghong looked at Xing Zhongwan and a trace of grief and wonder flashed in her eyes.

“Xing Yanyin?” Xing Zhongwan sat on the chair beside the bed and covered her with a quilt, “Do you know my grandfather?”

Shen Qinghong smiled, “You really look like him, but those eyes look very much like your mother’s.”

Xing Zhongwan was taken aback, “You know my mother? But I never heard her talk about you.”

Shen Qinghong’s eyes were slightly red, “Your mother and I have had a great affection for one another since childhood, it was unfortunate that I couldn’t help you those few years ago.”

Elder Li on the side came in with the medicine, “Miss, it’s time to drink the medicine.”

Shen Qinghong waved her hand, “Take it away. I want to talk to this child. “

Elder Li lowered his head and sighed as Xing Zhongwan watched Shen Qinghong take out a photo from under her pillow and hand it to him, “My body can last for another month at most and I have to wait for Yun’er to finish his operation anyway before I can pass away.”

Xing Zhongwan looked at the two girls in school uniforms in the photo. One had a stern face and a very serious face while the other had a youthful and beautiful smile.

Xing Zhongwan’s hands gently brushed it, “Qi Yun’s smile looks very much like your’s.”

Shen Qinghong was stunned for a moment and then burst out laughing before coughing uncontrollably. The thin chest heaving up and down looked a little frightening and felt like it would break at any time.

“Yun’er rarely smiled in front of me ever since childhood. He was serious like a tiny adult, not like other children at all. It was even more impossible for him to pretend to be cute. There are many grievances hidden in my heart. While the mother was still her, she was still alright. However, as soon as she returned to the Qi family’s house, the child’s personality became even worse. I still regret it now. At that time, I shouldn’t have let him go back to the Qi family’s house, cough, cough… But now that I think about it, in such an environment, if he didn’t do what he did, how could he protect himself?”

Shen Qinghong rested for a while, “I apologize to you on behalf of Chen Ying about the photo. He is a stubborn person, and he hasn’t changed his thinking yet. I’m sorry for the trouble he has caused you.” 

Xing Zhongwan said nothing and just looked at Shen Qinghong. Shen Qinghong took a few breaths as Xing Zhongwan handed her a cup of water.

“Qi Yun actually doesn’t know, right? After talking to you today, my impression of you is a little different from what I thought before. You have never harmed Qi Yun, right?”

Shen Qinghong took a sip of water and put the cup aside, “You are such a transparent child, it’s no wonder that Yun’er likes you.”

Xing Zhongwan didn’t expect her to say this, and felt a little embarrassed for a while.

Shen Qinghong said, “This child’s prejudice against me can’t be resolved in this life. It’s okay if he hates me. I’m already dying. As long as the Shen family can be handed over to him, I can join my mother with peace of mind.”

“What’s the deal with you calling me here today?”

Xing Zhongwan looked at Shen Qinghong with a hint of pity in his heart. In the end, such a figure of great-standing ended up waiting for death alone.

“I just wanted to see you before I die, to see Qian Yi’s¹Xing Zhongwan’s mother. child.”

Xing Zhongwan said, “How did you recognize me?”

Shen Qinghong smiled, “Your grandfather left a secret lifeline and my mother has told me of this before her death. She ordered that as long as you made a move, it would definitely mean that Qian Yi’s child is back inside the circle, so if necessary, the Shen family would use all their strength to protect you.”

Xing Zhongwan straightened his back and a thin layer of sweat appeared on his palms. “My grandfather and Mrs. Qi were… old friends?” During his grandfather’s rushed funeral, Mrs. Qi looked indifferent so Xing Zhongwan thought that the two just knew each other out of courtesy. Later, when Mrs. Qi helped him and his mother, Xing Zhongwan also thought that it was because of the old lady’s temporary kindness, he didn’t expect them to have a deeper connection.

“My mother and your grandfather have been close friends for many years. Later, my mother married into the Qi’s family, so she covered up this relationship to avoid suspicion.”

Shen Qinghong finished speaking, staring at the bracelet on Xing Zhongwan’s wrist, “That thing in your hand was the bracelet that was given to my mother by your grandfather back then. They all talked about a phoenix tree in the corridor of the Qi family, which allowed for a phoenix to perch on that phoenix tree, bringing all the children of the Shen family good matches in marriage. The owner of it can inherit 35% of the shares in the Shen family. Qi Yun gave it to you, not only as a sign of trust, but also as a sign of recognition.”

Xing Zhongwan was stunned as he looked at the exquisitely carved phoenix pattern on his wrist and was speechless for a while.

Seeing him like this, a trace of sadness flashed in Shen Qinghong’s eyes, “You are a good boy and I liked you as soon as I saw you. If you can be with Qi Yun, I will be able to smile even as I die. However, with his personality. You two are not suited for one another.”

Xing Zhongwan raised his head. So this was the purpose of seeking him out today.

Shen Qinghong straightened up and put her hand on the back of Xing Zhongwan’s hand, “Child, I’m dying and I know Qi Yun’s personality all too well. I just ask you to weigh the original relationship between our two families. If Qi Yun does something too outrageous, please…cough, cough.”

Shen Qinghong arched her body forward as her face turned blue from coughing. Xing Zhongwan patted her on the back, “You need a good rest now.”

Shen Qinghong grabbed Xing Zhongwan’s hand, her skinny knuckles hurting, “Yun’er cares about you too much. If he one day crosses the line, please leave some thoughts for him and spare him so that he can survive. I’m here to beg you for this.”

Shen Qinghong’s eyes were flushed, and her chapped lips were trembling. Xing Zhongwan couldn’t bear to look anymore, so he lowered his head and replied, “I promise you!”

In the interrogation room, Qi’s fourth young master could be described as haggard with disheveled hair as he stared out of his blood-shot eyes, “What did my mother say? When can you bail me out?”

Lao Hu’s expression was also very bad, “This matter is very difficult to handle. Madam has been grounded inside. There’s also a video of you and Miss Qiu… The master is angry. You need to… wait for this matter to pass…”

Qi’s fourth young master slammed his fist on the table, “Wait! How dare you make me wait? How can there be a video leak of me and that dead woman? Qi Yun, it must be Qi Yun. Why didn’t you suppress it? Why! Grandpa must have given up on me, how can a ruined member of theQi family be the heir?!”

Qi’s fourth young master screamed out with all his strength and collapsed on the chair.

Lao Hu knew very well in his heart that Qi’s fourth young master had no chance of turning over the situation again. Qi Zongcheng now wished for him to disappear from this world. Even if it brought shame to the Qi family, he will not save him.

“Lao Hu, you better help me. Bail me out! I want to see Qi Yun. He hurt me like this. I won’t let you off easily this time! Hahahaha, Qi Yun, why did the Shen family help you even though you are blind and disabled? I am also the grandson of grandma so why? Why was I never better than you in anything? Why is my fate always worse than yours!? Hahaha, you f-cked me over! I won’t let you live in peace! Qiyun, wait for me. I’m going to kill you!”

Lao Hu looked at Qi’s fourth young master, who already went insane, and frowned. He’s walking himself to a dead end and Madam Qi can’t protect herself, so he has to find a way out for himself.

T/N: More and more secrets gonna be unraveled. They are starting to hint at Xing Zhongwan’s true background~ Try not to give any spoilers to our fellow readers who have not finished reading haha, let them figure it out 🙂 But for real, it’s just so sad…

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