Day: May 26, 2022

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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Chapter 44 – Qi Yun, do not lie to me.

Xue Qing called Cheng Zhengzhe, “Did you call Laoxing just now? No wonder I couldn’t call him again after that.”

Cheng Zhengzhe recently came out of the meeting room so it was very noisy.

“I’m so angry.”

Xue Qing asked, “What did Laoxing say?”

“He told me to shut up!” 

Xue Qing didn’t speak for a long time before she finally sighed, “Then let’s shut up.”

Cheng Zhengzhe loosened his tie and grabbed the wig on his head, “Qi Yun is really cruel. I thought this little wolf cub had some conscience, but I didn’t expect it! Look at him walking down step by step. First, Qi’s fourth young master was arrested, then the incident regarding the illegitimate children of the Qi family broke out, and today he didn’t want to even let his mother live. This incident was aimed at Guan Yang on the surface, but it was actually going to bring down the Qi family. Who didn’t know that this was a sensitive period? With so many pairs of eyes watching as a shocking scandal broke out this time, the Qi family will not be able to put an end to this.”

“The most terrifying thing is Qi Yun’s mind, which is too deep! He can’t just drag Laoxing down. Laoxing has put so much thought on him. This is sad.”

Xue Qing pursed his lips and glanced at Professor Gao who was preparing to board the plane at the airport, “Don’t worry, I’m here. I’ll know what’s going on when I return to China. Don’t worry and work hard. The stall will be handed over to us, we have to finish it. And… with Laoxing’s personality, I believe him. He is still very calm at this critical moment. I will hang up first. Go complete your matters first!”

Xue Qing hung up the phone as she smiled and walked towards Professor Gao. Professor Gao pointed at her, “Miss Xue seems to be worried about something.”

Xue Qing spread her hands and Professor Gao patted her shoulder, “Are you worried about Mr. Qi’s condition? You don’t need to worry too much. Mr. Qi has a very high chance of a successful surgery.”

Xue Qing was a little puzzled, “Isn’t it less than 50%?”

Professor Gao smiled, “Yes, the initial diagnosis was indeed the case, but after more consultation, we have communicated the situation with Mr. Qi’s secretary, Mr. Chen Ying. Didn’t they tell you the good news? It’s a pity.”

Xue Qing was stunned on the spot. She almost folded her passport and the air ticket in her hand. How rotten.

“Qi Yun!!!”

Shen Qinghong held the newspaper in her hand when the nurse on the side wanted to come up to give her an injection. She waved her hand and the little nurse left the ward with her prescription.

“What’s going on?” Shen Qinghong slammed the newspaper onto the hospital bed, while the secretary on the side wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Shen Qinghong closed her eyes and calmed down after a while, “I told Chen Ying not to carry out such petty tricks in private, but he just won’t listen! You tell them to suppress this news.” 

The secretary wiped the sweat from his forehead, “I’m afraid it won’t be easy to suppress. The impact of this matter is too great.”

Shen Qinghong straightened up, “Then find something that has a bigger impact to suppress this! Cough, cough, cough!”

Shen Qinghong coughed violently, “Let Elder Li come in!”

“Yes Chairman!”

Uncle Li came in after a while. Shen Qinghong handed him the newspaper, “See? I don’t care what happens to the Qi family but that child, Xing Zhongwan can’t be involved. You let what happened that year come to light and summon Chen Ying back to me. If we do not succeed, we stand to lose more than we can gain!”

Xing Zhongwan sat in the bathroom for a long time with his phone in hand. Although the angle of the photo was ambiguous and his face could hardly be seen, anyone who is familiar with him should be able to tell at a glance, otherwise Cheng Zhengzhe and Xue Qing would not angrily call him themselves so early in the morning.

The angle chosen was very ambiguous. The photo of him and Madam Qi was taken after Qi Yun was drugged and he made an appointment with Madam Qi. In the photo with Qi’s fourth young master, he was lying down as Qi’s fourth young master bent down to look at him. The posture angle was very ambiguous. It was taken when Qi’s fourth young master came to find Qi Yun and was beaten by him.

Xing Zhongwan held the phone, unable to describe how he was feeling right now, when a push notification suddenly came in. Xing Zhongwan opened it and immediately understood that the real headline-maker was here!

The news, through a few candid photos, talked about the Qi family’s mother and son’s chaotic private life. The mother and son robbed a man. If he wasn’t Xing Zhongwan, the party involved, he would have believed the photos. The news that broke out was the fact that Qi’s fourth young master was not the child of the son of the Qi family, but that he was born to Madam Qi and her lover. This was the headline.

It really stacked up one by one, and the timing was so perfect that Xing Zhongwan would applaud.

Someone had been planning this for a long time, and these secretly taken photos means he had always been followed by someone. Not only followed but also recorded bit by bit. A lot of things have happened in the past few days and no wonder Xue Qing and the others are so angry. No matter how they think about it, there was no way this had nothing to do with Qi Yun.

Xing Zhongwan put his phone on the washstand and wiped his face. If he hadn’t been with Qi Yun for so many days, if he hadn’t known Qi Yun well, he would have believed it.

He got up, opened the door, walked out of the bathroom, and walked to the bed. Qi Yun was still asleep. Xing Zhongwan watched him for a while, covered him with a quilt, opened the door and left the room. Before walking a few more steps, he saw Chen Ying. Xing Zhongwan walked up to him expressionlessly, “Does Qi Yun know what you did?”

Chen Ying stood up straight. He was neither humble nor arrogant, “Young madam, you are the one wearing the bracelet so I’m calling you young madam, but the heir of the Shen family can’t marry a man!”

Xing Zhongwan smiled and suddenly punched him. Chen Ying staggered, his glasses fell to the ground, and the lenses shattered, “I hate people making a fuss about me the most. Qi Yun is short on people on his side right now, so I won’t embarrass you.”

As Xing Zhongwan squatted down and grabbed Chen Ying’s chin, a sharp pain came. Chen Ying was sweating profusely.

“Also, remember this from me. I’m not interested in the Shen family, but you have no right to control who Qi Yun wants to be with!”

Shaking off Chen Ying’s chin, Xing Zhongwan got up and stretched. Turning around and going downstairs, there was no smile under his seemingly relaxed appearance.

Qi Yun drank the millet porridge and turned his head slightly, “Wanwan, are you in a bad mood today?” 

Xing Zhongwan put down his fork, “No.”

Qi Yun frowned, “No, the atmosphere is not right. You won’t be like this if you’re in a good mood.”

Xing Zhongwan held his chin, “How should I be like?”

Qi Yun put down the bowl in his hand and stretched out his hand to hold Xing Zhongwan’s, “What’s the matter?”

Qi Yun asked cautiously as Xing Zhongwan looked at him and suddenly felt that he didn’t understand Qi Yun.

“Qi Yun, did you find someone to follow me?”

Qi Yun paused for a while, then retracted his hand and grabbed the blanket over his knee nervously for a long time…

“Only to protect you, nothing else.”

Xing Zhongwan chuckled, “Why are you so nervous? If they’re only just following me, I have nothing to hide. We will go back tomorrow, so I will go out for a walk today. I don’t know when I will be able to come back to Jiangnan next time.”

Qi Yun didn’t say anything to stop him this time, as he let Xing Zhongwan walk away. After that, he lowered his face.

“Where’s Chen Ying?”

The attendant beside him hurriedly took two steps forward, “Secretary Chen was called back by the chairman and should be at the airport now.”

Qi Yun maneuvered the wheelchair and moved out of the dining room, “Read today’s news to me.”

The attendant lowered his head and looked at the others around him. Qi Yun said calmly, “Quickly!”

“Yes!”

After Qi Yun finished hearing it, he did not respond for a long time. The attendant behind him was sweating coldly and asked cautiously, “Master Yun, you..?”

Qi Yun closed his eyes and they were unable to read his emotions, “Suppress the news.” 

The attendant was hunched over, “Master Yun, the chairman of the board, has told me to pass you word that she has already given an order to suppress the news so please let Chen Ying live. He has been loyal to the old lady for half his life. As such, she has summoned him back first!”

Qi Yun clenched his fists tightly as blood dripped on the blanket on his knee. Qi Yun opened his eyes which were full of ruthlessness, “Shen Qinghong! “

Wanwan was his bottom line and no one could touch him.

Xing Zhongwan ate two bowls of rice paired with boiled shrimp made by Uncle Zhong. Old Uncle Zhong handed a silk scarf to Xing Zhongwan to wipe his mouth.

“Master is in a bad mood.”

Xing Zhongwan replied with a smile, “How can you tell?”

As long as you are in a bad mood, you will like to eat white rice. When you were a child, you taught the master that you can eat three bowls of white rice in one go.” Old Uncle Zhong got up and cleaned up the tableware and chopsticks on the table.

Xing Zhongwan picked up the fragrant tea that had already been prepared, “I just felt a little bored.”

Old Uncle Zhong stopped, “The Qi family is really acting too ruthlessly. Is young master disappointed?”

Xing Zhongwan stretched out his arms with a smile as his two long legs knocked on the bluestone floor tiles.

“You also think Qi Yun did it?” Qi Yun’s bad history was too extensive. 

Old Uncle Zhong walked to Xing Zhongwan’s side and looked at his melancholically slanted eyebrows, “Young master, you have always lived a very transparent life and most of the children in our family’s personality have always followed the master’s. However, to say you can’t bear this is saying too much compared to the young lady. One thing you are better at than the young lady¹Xing Zhongwan’s mother. is that you know what you want. The master put all his energy into keeping you and the young lady away from the rights and wrongs of the world. You were also very clear that once you come back, these right and wrong choices to make will automatically come to find you. The Qi family are the unknown variable. In fact, you already have the answer and have decided on your future path, so what else can you worry about? You just know too much in your heart and know that you can’t but bear with it. Emotions become compulsions if you can’t let them go.”

Xing Zhongwan wrapped his arms around Uncle Zhong, “Oh my Uncle Zhong, I have made a mistake. I’m the one who’s supposed to worry about you when you’re so old.”

Old Uncle Zhong patted Xing Zhongwan’s back, “Young Master, even if you become seventy or eighty years old, in my heart you will always be the skinny kid who ran around the house with his bare buttocks.”

The smile on Xing Zhongwan’s mouth slowly faded away, “This time I will go back. I don’t know when I can come to see you, so you have to take care of your health.”

Xing Zhongwan came back with a bag of tea in his hand and looked around for Qi Yun but couldn’t find him. He finally found him in the small pond beside the tea garden.

Xing Zhongwan walked over and just as he was about to speak, he saw four and a half crescent-shaped wounds on Qi Yun’s open palm.

Xing Zhongwan went back to the house to get the bottle of disinfectant, came back and squatted beside Qi Yun. As soon as he touched Qi Yun’s hand, Qi Yun shrank back.

Xing Zhongwan pulled on it hard, “I know you didn’t tell them to do it.”

Qi Yun’s hand stopped in midair as Xing Zhongwan took some cotton and dipped it in iodine for disinfection.

“In the future, if you’re angry, can you stop venting your anger with your body? It took me so much effort to raise you like this and you don’t even cherish it.”

“Wanwan!” A low and hoarse voice called out.

Xing Zhongwan sighed.

After taking care of both of his hands, Qi Yun stared blankly at the ground. He dared not make any other movements.

Xing Zhongwan circled him before he stopped in front of Qi Yun and put a thin coat behind him on his body.

“You mentioned before that you don’t like people lying to you.”

Xing Zhongwan straightened up and straightened Qi Yun’s bangs, which had been ruffled by the wind as he touched his dry lips.

“Me too. Mutually using each other is the unspoken rule of this society. I understand and accept it, but I hate deception and my heart hurts when I’m deceived. I don’t like pain and I never forgive!”

Qi Yun had an uncomfortable expression. As Xing Zhongwan approached Qi Yun’s ear, the fragrance of pine wood mixed with the smell of iodine.

“So… Qi Yun, don’t lie to me.”

T/N: A lot of peepo say lying is bad and will eventually come back to bite ur arse, so try not to lie! If you wanna lie, only lie to peepo who got a bad haircut. Don’t be like Qi Yun :O

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