Huo Zhixing didn’t like the term “ownership” before. He believed that everyone was his own person.
However, when he heard Zhao Heyu say that Tong Qiu belonged to him, he had conflicting thoughts.
So humans, much like animals, slap their faces every day.
Meanwhile, Tong Qiu considerably felt his heart lighter on his way back. In fact, the reason he came to visit was to assert his ownership. Wasn’t someone pursuing Huo Zhixing? Then he, the boyfriend, marked Officer Huo to inform everyone that the man was already taken.
He didn’t need to meet with the man after Huo Zhixing. Today, he visited the station. Who wouldn’t know what’s going on? When that man would return, there was no need to think about it, he would definitely hear of Tong Qiu being spoken by the other policemen.
Handsome, approachable, gentle, considerate, and noble.
Tong Qiu thought his performance today can be scored a perfect 100, so there was nothing more to worry about crushing his rival.
He finally was on day shift on Saturday, and at 4:30 pm Huo Zhixing had already changed his clothes and was out of the station.
“Shifu!” Zhao Heyu jogged towards him, “Where are you going that you’re so happy about?”
“Guanghan palace.” Huo Zhixing teased him.
“Oh, are you going to meet sister Chang'e or brother Wu Gang?” Zhao Heyu grinned, “Bring your beloved apprentice along.”
“In your dreams,” Huo Zhixing walked out, “I have a date with Tong-laoshi tonight. It’s been days since we last saw each other.”
When he heard Huo Zhixing was going to see his boyfriend, Zhao Heyu became even more energetic, “Then all the more you need to bring me.”
Huo Zhixing squinted at him, “disgust” obvious all over his face.
“Don’t be so stingy, Shifu. Tong-laoshi is so good-looking, what’s wrong with showing him to me? Besides I don’t pose a threat to you, I’m perfectly straight as a ramrod!”
Zhao Heyu was a straight man. According to him, he was still a single-minded innocent straight man. His first love hasn’t even started yet.
He has been chasing a girl since he was in school. Later, by coincidence, the girl came to the Sanhu police station with him, but after a few years, Zhao Heyu still hasn’t succeeded in “being superior”. The girl hasn’t accepted him yet.
“Is Tong-laoshi someone you can freely look at?” Huo Zhixing stood by the roadside and waited for a taxi. As a result, he didn’t know what was wrong today, every car that passed by was occupied.
“Shifu, I’ll drop you off.” Zhao Heyu recently bought a new car and dangled the keys in front of Huo Zhixing. “Won’t it be bad if you were late for your date with Tong-laoshi?”
Huo Zhixing was ashamed to admit that he was thirty minutes late the first time he and Tong Qiu met.
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“So,” Zhao Heyu started, “Just let me take you there, and I won’t show myself. Is it not my right to be filial to my Shifu and future Shimu, isn’t it?
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“Okay, okay, don’t worry about it. My future Shimu might worry if we get there any later!” Zhao Heyu pushed Huo Zhixing to the place where he parked his car. “For your relationship to stay strong, your apprentice will break his heart.”
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“I can get off at the nearest drop point.” Huo Zhixing received a message from Tong Qiu stating he has arrived and was on the first floor waiting in front of the entrance of a certain brand.
“Shifu,” Zhao Heyu said, “I want to pee.”
“… No need to inform me, I’ll get off anywhere you wanna pee. Anyway, your car is big enough to cover you.”
Zhao Heyu looked at him bitterly, “Shifu, I didn’t expect you to be such a person.”
He drove the car into the underground parking lot, “I’ll go up to look for a toilet. I really won’t follow you.”
Huo Zhixing sneered and hit the back of Zhao Heyu’s head from behind.
In fact, he had already expected that this kid would follow. While they were on their way, he had already asked Tong Qiu if he would mind Zhao Heyu crashing their date.
Of course, Tong Qiu would like to. He was happy that Huo Zhixing was introducing him to his colleagues.
After he parked the car, Zhao Heyu followed Huo Zhixing upstairs.
“Well, on which floor is the toilet?” Zhao Heyu was still pretending. When they reached the first floor, he began to look around. Although the huge toilet sign was not far from them, he pretended not to see it, instead was looking for Tong Qiu’s silhouette.
Huo Zhixing patted him on the back, “Okay, stop pretending. Let’s go, Tong Qiu is at the north gate.”
Zhao Heyu smiled, “Shifu, you are very kind to me.”
“…Shut up, don’t be disgusting.”
Huo Zhixing brought Zhao Heyu to look for Tong Qiu and assured him, “You should just be honest with me next time. After all, you are also a policeman. Don’t bring shame unto our uniforms and let people think that the police station is a monkey house.”
“Don’t worry,” Zhao Heyu punched his chest and promised, “Your beloved apprentice won’t let you lose face.”
It would be strange if Huo Zhixing would feel assured by that, but he couldn’t kick Zhao Heyu at this moment.
Fortunately, the boy knew how to act appropriately for the current situation. After he got told off by Huo Zhixing, he straightened his waist and changed his tone.
Every time Tong Qiu and Huo Zhixing went out for a date, the atmosphere around them always seemed delicate. Although they have been going out for a long time now, each one always felt like the first one. They were always reserved around each other.
Today, with Zhao Heyu, it was a lot more relaxed.
When they met, Tong Qiu greeted Zhao Heyu with a smile. In the beginning, Zhao Heyu was still pretending, but it didn’t last long. After a few minutes, Zhao Heyu could not keep it up anymore and started babbling endlessly around Tong Qiu.
At first, he said he knew what to do, then added about how difficult it is to be a policeman as they weren’t always at home. Listening to him, Tong Qiu wanted to give them an “Inspiration of China” certificate.
The three headed to the restaurant together. After settling down, Huo Zhixing had to answer a phone call, leaving Tong Qiu and Zhao Heyu alone.
Zhao Heyu glanced at Huo Zhixing, who was outside in the middle of a call, and spoke to Tong Qiu, “Tong-laoshi if you didn’t know since you got together with my Shifu, he has been happy every day and scolds me less.”
Tong Qiu smiled, “He used to have such a bad temper?”
“Oh don’t you know it!” Zhao Heyu replied, “I’ll tell you a secret but don’t tell him. I gave him the nickname “Baobao Hu“, doesn’t it sound cute? But when he gets angry, everyone becomes afraid. It was said that back when he was still in the Criminal Division, he used to have such a violent temper. However, if he is the “tyrannical tiger”, then I think you are a beast tamer. Really, even love can change beasts.”
Tong Qiu couldn’t help but laugh, “That’s just exaggerated.”
He turned his head to look outside. Huo Zhixing happened to also glance in their way and their eyes met.
Tong Qiu became a little shy. He told Zhao Heyu, “We get along well. I think he has a good temper.”
“Because he loves you!” Zhao Heyu was simply Huo Zhixing’s wingman, “I have to thank you. With you here, my life became better.”
Tong Qiu wanted to throw his head back and loudly and proudly say: Look, Tong Qiu’s charm is simply boundless.
But he can’t. He has to be reserved.
“But Tong-laoshi, there’s something I have to tell you.” Zhao Heyu took a sip of his water and glanced back again to his Shifu, “What I told you just now was not an exaggeration. Although we are just mere policemen from a local police station and aren’t as powerful as the criminal police, our work still can’t be considered not easy – especially Shifu’s. He works very hard.”
It was only now that Tong Qiu understood why Zhao Heyu came along.
“Although I tend to complain about him, but Shifu is the one I admire the most. Tong-laoshi, I know you are in love and plan to marry, and I have no right to say this, but I just want to tell you honestly.” Zhao Heyu rubbed his nose in embarrassment. “I’ve known him for a long time but this was the first time I saw him being attentive to anyone. I really hope you two would get along well going forward. To be honest, someone in our unit had a divorce a few days ago because their partner felt that the other was always away from home. He would be gone for a day or two, making their partner feel alone and lonely. Can you understand where I’m coming from?”
Tong Qiu nodded.
In the beginning, he met Huo Zhixing. Later, they decided to get together and now we’re discussing marriage. Tong Qiu was aware of just how busy Huo Zhixing was.
In other words, the main problem would be that two people’s time would rarely match up, which can lead to a misunderstanding that couldn’t be talked about in time – and communication is the most important thing in a relationship.
Tong Qiu understood the hazards, but he lacked the resolution to make a decision. He hesitated.
One can say that Huo Zhixing was a good catch. Marrying him won’t be a loss, but because of the nature of his job, Tong Qiu is torn.
Sometimes in the middle of the night, when Tong Qiu’s mind would suddenly start overthinking, thoughts of “he should just renounce this relationship” would emerge. After all, they were both already in their thirties and couldn’t be more realistic.
But this thought was often suppressed by Tong Qiu as soon as it emerged. In the end, he was still a little hesitant to part.
Sitting here today, having heard what Zhao Heyu had to say, what touched him the most was Huo Zhixing’s concern.
Tong Qiu always thought that Huo Zhixing was the kind of person who would not show his emotions while at work. He did not expect that even the other’s colleagues could see that Huo Zhixing cared about him.
Tong Qiu felt that he could no longer afford to give up. Somehow, he felt that he had to be responsible for Officer Huo.
“Don’t worry,” Tong Qiu assured, “None of us are kids anymore. Decisions must be made after careful consideration, besides…”
Tong Qiu glanced outside at the person still in the middle of a call. “I think that if I let him slip away from my fingers, I would not be fortunate enough to meet someone as good as him again.”
Zhao Heyu bit his lips and implored, “Tong-laoshi, do you have a little sister? Does your sister look like you? Is your sister looking for a boyfriend?”
Nell’s Corner:
Adopt me please Tong-laoshi! I am willing to volunteer as tribute to be Zhao Heyu’s lover!!!!
On a side note, two more chaps to go. I will miss Zhao Heyu this…
Zhao Heyu is such a good wing man! I’m going to miss this story. 😩
Thank you for the chapter, Nell. 💙
Ha ha ZH is such a loyal junior and he is soo cute..
oh… two more chapters… and I’ll need a re-read. Definitely.
Thank you fo the chapter!!!
Thank you for the chapter ❤️❤️
Hello Dear Nell , I really like the cutie novel that Ex-Husband’s Call. The first thank you very much for your translating. And I’m asking for your permission. I want to translate that novel to Myanmar Sub. So I need your permission. Can you allow me. Please!!! I’m willing to allow you ❤🙏.
I don’t mind! But I hope you are aware this is wholly MTL’ed and that I can’t guarantee the accuracy of my translations.
I’m glad you enjoy reading this!
Then I’m assuming you allow it.
When you post it gimme a link and I’ll put it up in the info page in case there are some who would be more comfortable to read it in your language 😊
Actually, I have something to confess and apologize to you. In the beginning, I posted without your permission. Then my senior sister suggested that I ask for permission and then I do not know where to contact you. Finally, I wrote in the comment and tried my luck.I do not expect a reply. But I got a reply. Thank you so much for that and I’m really sorry. Sorry for posting without your permission.
And link is here :
https://www.wattpad.com/story/291328742
May I have your e-mail address? I have tried to add a link in the comment 2 times. I don’t know, is it an error?
Sorry I just read it now. It’s fine the link is showing up there’s nothing for you to worry about 😊
Zhao Heyu💘💘💘
Thank You for the chapter (ฅ’ω’ฅ)♥