Chapter 113
The five people who He Shen invited, except for one Silly Husky, knew about his relationship with Qiao Shao.
Of course, Qiao Shao thought they had no idea. Xiao Qiao Tongxue thought he was very good at hiding it. He hadn’t let a single thing slip so no one could possibly know.
Chen Su and Wei Jiayu never talked about their personal matters. At this time, Chen Su had been so worried that he just blurted it out.
Wei Jiayu had already seen earlier that Chen Su knew and he wasn’t at all surprised.
The four of them often have lunch together and then they’d go back to the dormitory together too. Shen Ge never shied away and always took good care of the little poor ghost. If he couldn’t see it, then it wasn’t as simple as wearing glasses. Chen Su needed to go see ophthalmologist immediately!
Wei Jiayu muttered to himself. “That’s why he’s telling us to go!”
How could Chen Su ever keep up with Blue Hair’s brain hole. “What?”
Wei Jiayu said reservedly, “Think about it. It’s Shen Ge’s eighteenth birthday, he would definitely want the little poor ghost there. But if the little poor ghost went by himself, he wouldn’t be able to explain it to his family. But if he called all his classmates, then it would only be logical, right?
This was how he managed to lead Chen Su astray. “And so…”
Wei Jiayu said firmly. “We’re there to serve as cover!”
Chen Su understood. “So that’s how it is.”
Wei Jiayu looked at the little suit in his hand and sighed. “Shen Ge, really staked a thousand gold pieces on a single throw!”
In order to let the little poor ghost be at ease, he spent hundreds of thousands of yuan. So rich!
The night before his birthday, He Shen returned to the Xie Family’s house.
They spent everyday together and he couldn’t get used to suddenly being separated like this. Qiao Shao kept thinking of him.
Qiao Zongmin shot him a glance. “You haven’t matured at all.”
Qiao Shao also glared at him. “Just what are you two planning!”
In the past six months, Qiao Zongmin and He Shen had a lot of secret discussions. He wasn’t stupid. He had a vague speculation as to what it had been about.
Qiao Zongmin said, “Just some trivial matters.”
Qiao Shao said, “It has something to do with the Xie Family!”
Qiao Zongmin didn’t actually want to hide it from him. It was He Shen who was unwilling to make Qiao Shao upset. He said, “In short, after tomorrow, He Shen will be free.”
Qiao Shao felt extremely nervous. “You’re not going to do anything illegal are you?”
Qiao Zongmin flicked his forehead. “What are you thinking? Why are you still nervous when I’m around?”
Rationally, Qiao Shao should be able to rest assured, but emotionally, he was still couldn’t be at ease.
He knew the knot in He Shen’s heart.
He Shen has always regarded his family as inferior and this feeling extended even to himself. The more he felt the warmth of the Qiao family, the more he felt inferior because of his own family. He was afraid of the Xie Family creating trouble for Qiao Shao and was even more afraid that once Qiao Shao experienced for himself the impudence of the Xie Family, he would associate that with the blood running in He Shen’s veins.
Actually, there was no way Qiao Shao would ever think that way. In his heart, everything about He Shen was good. So good that he’d blow rainbow farts in the heirloom diary if he could.
Of course he didn’t dare do it, afraid that Da Qiao would be jealous.
That tight knot in He Shen’s heart couldn’t be resolved with mere words. What he needed was to completely break away.
Break away from Xie Yongyi’s control, away from association with Xie Chengyu, away from the rotten to its very core Xie Family.
Qiao Shao didn’t know how to help him, but fortunately, Da Qiao could.
It was the end of December and the weather had turned very cold. But with the floor heating in the room turned on. Qiao Shao didn’t feel cold. He lay on the bed and sent a message to He Shen, “How are the preparations going?”
He Shen called back after a while: “Everything’s set.”
Qiao Shao suddenly remembered, “Ah, that’s right. Granddad and grandpa will also be going tomorrow.”
He Shen showed his first smile that day. “I know.”
Qiao Shao whispered: “They’ll be going to celebrate your birthday, won’t your family think it’s strange?”
He Shen said, “No at all. They’re very happy about it. They think they’re doing it to give the Xie Family face.”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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He Shen paused and said warmly, “Shao Shao.”
Qiao Shao was defenseless against this voice of his. His ears felt tickled. “En?”
He Shen’s every word went straight into his heart. “In the future, I want to spend every one of my birthdays with you.”
Qiao Shao couldn’t help laughing. “I’ll also be with you on this birthday.”
He Shen said, “Not at the Xie Family’s house.”
Qiao Shao was dazed.
There was s longing in He Shen’s voice that couldn’t be concealed. “We’ll spend it at our home.”
Qiao Shao’s heart felt bittersweet. He agreed, “Okay! We’ll spend all our birthdays together at home!”
On the first of January, Qiao Shao and Da Qiao went to the Xie Family’s house.
Last time they went to attend Xie Yongyi’s birthday feast. This time they went to attend Xie Shen’s birthday feast. It was only a short half year between them but he felt completely different.
Qiao Shao looked at the scene outside the window and said, “It’s beautiful here.”
Actually, it was only because his mental state was different. The last time they came was in summer. The lawns were green and the garden was thriving. As far as the eye could see, it seemed like they were approaching a beautiful manor in Europe. This time it was winter and no matter how it was decorated, this season always appeared bleak and it will never look as vibrant as summer.
But in Qiao Shao’s eyes, at this moment, the Xie Family’s house appeared much better than half a year ago.
After getting off the car, it was still He Shen who welcomed them. Qiao Shao personally handed him the gift and said, “Happy birthday.”
He Shen’s lips bent into a smile. “Thank you.”
Qiao Zongmin was saying his greetings to Xie Chengyu. Qiao Shao looked over at them and froze… It’s only been half a year since he last saw him, how did Xie Chengyu become like this? Qiao Shao could hardly recognize him.
Xie Chengyu noticed Qiao Shao staring and looked at him. Qiao Shao said his greetings and Xie Chengyu nodded. With unsteady steps, he walked away to greet the other guests.
Qiao Shao couldn’t help but ask his father, “What’s wrong with Xie Chengyu?”
The man was completely hollowed out by the wine and debauchery. He had become a complete waste.
Qiao Zongmin said expressionlessly, “You can’t run away from what you brought upon yourself.”
Qiao Shao was dumbfounded.
In the past six months, He Shen had put in countless good words for Xie Chengyu to Xie Yongyi. This was simply a matter of course. After all, biologically speaking, he was his father.
At first Xie Yongyi still said, “With your father’s temperament, you can’t let him go unrestrained!”
In the end, he was no match for He Shen’s earnest filial piety. And Xie Yongyi truthfully lacked the energy, he relented saying, “I don’t care about him, but you should keep an eye on your father, you understand?
He Shen agreed but he never even spared a glance for Xie Chengyu.
Xie Chengyu had been living an absurd and wanton kind of life for several years. He has never overdone it though because Xie Yongyi kept him restrained.
Now that Xie Yongyi has let go and He Shen turned a blind eye, Xie Chengyu immediately went wild. He spent all day and night partying. Young people wouldn’t be able to bear it, let alone someone nearing fifty.
In just half a year, He Shen didn’t even have to do anything, Xie Chengyu set himself on the road to ruin.
After greeting most of the guests, He Shen went upstairs to see Xie Yongyi.
Xie Yongyi was in high spirits. He had heard that Qiao Ruan and Yang Xiaolong had come to celebrate his grandson’s birthday. He was so happy that he had to go down and see for himself.
He Shen sent away all the people waiting upon him and personally came to receive him.
Xie Yongyi was almost eighty years old. These past few years, because of sickness, he had become skin and bones. Even so, his eyes are sharp and greedy. When need arises, he uses those shrewd eyes to capture everything around him.
Alzheimer’s did not overwhelm him, what else could overwhelm him?
He Shen sneered in his heart and gently locked the door.
Xie Yongyi didn’t notice anything, he was in such high spirits. “Let’s go, Grandfather will celebrate your birthday. After today, the Xie Family …
He Shen interrupted him. “Grandfather.”
Xie Yongyi was distracted. He found that Xie Shen was a bit strange.
He Shen walked to his side and said softly, “I have something to tell you.”
Xie Yongyi felt an inexplicable chill. He said, “It’s almost time. There are so many guests downstairs already, let’s go down first.”
“No hurry,” He Shen pressed him down to sit on the sofa. “It’s not too late to go downstairs after we have a little talk.”
For the first time, Xie Yongyi discovered that the child he had groomed with his own hands was so tall. The hand on his shoulder was like a huge boulder, making him unable to move.
“What’s the matter?” Xie Yongyi looked up at him.
He Shen looked down at the selfish old man with only disgust in his heart. “I’m gay.”
Xie Yongyi was startled.
He Shen continued, “I like men.”
Xie Yongyi’s face went pale and his dry lips trembled. “This, it doesn’t matter. Grandfather is very open-minded, as long as you …”
He Shen dealt him a heavy blow. “I won’t get married and I will never have children.”
As soon as these words came out, Xie Yongyi flew into a rage. “What nonsense are you saying!”
He raised his hand to hit He Shen, but unfortunately for him He Shen sidestepped it easily. Not only did he hit empty air, he almost fell.
He Shen did not help support him and simply looked at him coldly.
Xie Yongyi’s mind was filled with a buzzing sound. He was short of breath. “Xiao Shen, don’t make trouble. Grandfather doesn’t care who you like, but our Xie Family can’t be without a male heir. You can just have a test tube baby …”
He Shen said, “I won’t have children.”
Xie Yongyi’s face was flushed, he was absolutely furious. “Are you crazy? I gave the Xie Family to you to let you continue the family line! You can refuse to get married, but how can you not have children? If there are no offsprings, then who should we give this fortune I’ve struggled to build!”
He Shen calmly said, “When I retire, I will donate it to society.”
He did not hesitate to use these words like a sharp blade and stabbed it into Xie Yongyi’s heart!
Xie Yong’s blood began to boil and his eyes were growing dark. “You! You! You!”
He Shen knew what he was most afraid of. “As of last month’s medical examination, Xie Chengyu has lost the ability to father anymore children.”
Xie Yongyi clutched his chest and began to cough.
He Shen waited for his cough to abate, and gave him another document. “This is my permanent ligation surgery report.”
Xie Yongyi choked and coughed up black blood. “Impossible, how old are you … how … how could you …”
This report was indeed false, but what did it matter? It was enough to overwhelm Xie Yongyi.
“I won’t have any offsprings.” He Shen stared at him, and said slowly, “Because I never had any intention of letting this disgusting bloodline continue.”
Xie Yongyi saw this moment’s He Shen; there was something else he didn’t understand: “You this, this despicable seed! You have been pretending all along, you …”
He Shen didn’t display the slightest change despite being called a despicable seed. He said emotionlessly, “Yes, I have been lying to you all along.”
Xie Yongyi’s eyes darted about. He gripped the armrest tightly and said, “Lawyer! Call my lawyer! I’m not dead yet. I want to change my will. I can’t give the Xie Family to you …”
He Shen looked at him coldly, “You won’t be able to die.”
Xie Yongyi suddenly couldn’t speak.
He Shen then said something that gave him a sense of déjà vu. “You will remain in this room and keep on living in a foolish daze.”
Xie Yongyi tried to speak but he couldn’t say a word.
The tremendous stimulation collapsed his spirit. That illness that he could never recover from suddenly reared its head. All the hopes he’d built this past half year were dashed. Xie Yongyi, who fell from high up in the clouds, was now completely ill.
It was true that Xie Yongyi had left a will, but if he wanted to change it, he’d have to do so while lucid.
The Xie Yongyi now had truly succumbed to dementia.
He Shen left the room. He opened the window in the hallway, and a cold wind rushed across his face, calming the resentment in his heart.
If it weren’t for Xie Yongyi, at most He Rui would have had a broken heart but she never would have married Xie Chengyu.
If it were not Xie Yongyi, He Rui wouldn’t have been locked away in that small courtyard, depressed all her life.
If it were not Xie Yongyi, his mother wouldn’t have fallen in a pool of blood, unwilling to accept fear even at death’s door!
He Shen closed his eyes and said softly, “I’m sorry, I’m leaving you.”
He said goodbye to his mother and turned around to go downstairs.
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Qiao Shao went to find Chen Su and the others.
The teenagers stood together, feeling very uneasy. Even Wei Jiayu looked like he didn’t know where to put his hands and feet.
Chen Su saw him coming and asked him nervously, “Are you all right?”
Qiao Shao was dazed.
Wei Jiayu said, “Don’t pretend, I know you’re dead nervous. It’s okay. Let’s stay together. No one will notice you!”
Qiao Shao returned to his senses… they …
Silly Husky Song was still out of the loop, but he quickly chimed in. “Shao Ge, we, we’ll give you the courage!” F*ck, I’m already scared to death though!
Qiao Shao bent his lips and smiled. “Well, there is something I want to ask you.”
Wei Jiayu said, “What’s the matter? Tell us. Your brothers are here with knives piercing both sides.” Aaaahhh, but no matter if all of us get knives pierced through us, it won’t be enough to bridge the gap between you and He Shen.
Qiao Shao felt very ashamed. “My birthday is next month, um, would you like to go to Maldives or Tahiti?”
Five teenagers: “???
Qiao Shao hurriedly said, “There won’t be anyone else on my birthday. Let’s have some fun by ourselves. I suggest going to Tahiti. There are more places to play there. Maldives might be a bit more boring …”
Wei Jiayu recovered his voice. “That …” After saying this word, he didn’t know what else to say.
“Ah, that’s right,” Qiao Shao said again, “My dad’s here too. Let me introduce you.”
Saying so, he found Qiao Zongmin and said to him, “Dad, these are my classmate that I often mention to you. Chen Su, Wei Jiayu, Song Yixu …”
After introducing everyone, Qiao Zongmin gently shook hands with the children. “Hello.”
Five children: “…………………………………………………………”
This was Qiao Zongmin, the youngest man on the Forbes list, the perpetual tyrant on the hot search list!
It was not until Qiao Zongmin left that the five petrified teenagers slowly regained their senses.
Chen Su was stupefied. He was starting to go cross-eyed. “Qiao, qiao, qiao…”
Wei Jiayu had gone crazy. “Your father is Qiao Zongmin?”
Qiao Shao said embarrassedly, “I’m sorry I hid it from you.”
Silly Husky Song fainted directly into his seatmate’s arms. “Quick! Hit me! I need to wake up.”
Jie Kai slapped his arm repeatedly. “Wake up, wake up, wake up …”
Qiao Shao’s mouth was raised in a smile. His eyes were filled with gratitude. He bowed deeply to them and said solemnly, “Thank you for everything this past six months.”
Because I met you all, I now have the power to face the past, and I’ve slowly come out of the shadows.
When Qiao Shao raised his head, he happened to see He Shen walking straight towards them. He straightened up. “Right, I have someone I want to introduce to all of you again.”
He intertwined his fingers with He Shen and said warmly. “This is my boyfriend.”
He Shen also smiled. All the haze disappeared, leaving only dazzling light. He said, “En, and he’s my boyfriend.”
The past is past. At this moment, as He Shen passed into adulthood, he grasped hope and took a step towards a new life.
The author has something to say: This is the appropriate place to end the main text!
Of course, there will be some extras ~~~
One of the tentative extras would be them going to see Xiao Ge play.
Crying, my babies have truly grown up. They don’t need this Jie to look after them anymore🤧 Sob I’m so proud of them! He Shen finally stretched out his wings and is ready to fly without those shackles and Qiao Shao can finally step out of the dark past and into the bright future. Truly a wonderful chapter
Thanks for the chapter~♡
I forgot to mention but Xiao Qiao dropping that bomb on then was kinda funny, laughed a little. Silly Husky Song got a double whammy!
Ahhh the ending has me so sad, I looked forward to these two shenanigans every day. But I am satisfied with how they ended. I would love to see some of the future extras on them.
Thank you for the translation!
Thank you for finishing this novel! Everything met its end :’)
This novel was so much more than I was expecting. I cried, I laughed out loud, I cried while having a silly grin on my face. Absolutely one of my faves and will definitely re-read it. Also very happy there are still some extras because I’m so not ready for this to truly fully be over!
Thank you for translating this gem!
LOL the gramps ain’t the only one having a heart attack. Spar those 5 little dummies from the bombarding info 😂
Fk, my eyes won’t stop leaking. There must be something wrong with them. Quarantine is ruining them, of that I’m sure
This finally ending….. Gahd, I’m not ready for this! But for now, I’m glad we get to see He Shen Shen let himself free and Qiao Shao revealing the truth to their friends. (Also, really excited to see Lou Xiao again!! I missed him so much ngl)
Thanks for the chapter! 🙂
Ok, just checked and we have like 9 more extras THANK GOD!! At least this will go on, even if just a little longer!
I have no words left, don’t wanna part with them :(((( this novels is so sweet, ah! I’ll come regularly to reread!
Thanks for the chapter!
I’m so happy for them i’m tearing up this was such a good story beautiful ending this is perfect it turned out way better than i first expected this is one of the best novels out there
Thank you so much for the translation
I loved every single chapter. Thank you for the wonderful translation 😍😘
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Aaaah~ I really liked this novel :3 And it has a satisfying end. I’m looking forward to the extra with our ex-school tyrant, I miss that blind guy xD
Thx for the ch (≧▽≦)/
He didn’t even have to do anything, Xie Chengyu had already set his own pit pfft.
Ah it end ; ; But yeah the main text should end here and let’s go to the extras!
Have a happy life okay you guys!
Thank you for translating this story ☺️💕💕
Sadly, all good things must come to an end ;w;. Thank you for translating this novel, I hope the extras fulfill my desire for more fluffy stuff. Anyway, this chapter made me think that since QS and HS are rich, they’d have an easier time adopting a kid or going through the surrogate option.
I’m so glad the face-slapping wasn’t a truly vicious face-slapping, but something that was natural and poetic justice. 👍 He Shen and Da Qiao handled it quite gracefully.
😭 I have the same sentiments as everyone else…I don’t want this story to end! Thank you for the translation.
This is sweet😍
I’m so very much happy for them.
Thank you Translator-sama Sleepy Little Mushroom for picking up this novel and bringing such joy to our lives.
I’m happy. It was fun watching them grow up. Looking forward to reading those extras!
Thank you for translating this novel~❤️❤️❤️
This novel is really beautiful and I really love it! I’ll be waiting for their vacation then lololol 🤣
Thank you for updating! 🥰
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To be completely honest I don’t have great expectations of the story at first but each and every character give me some kind of feeling which makes the story wholesome and amazing. Thank you for these amazing journey💜
Wtf is with this ending😭😭. I wanted to read more if the action😘😘. Thank you sleepy little mushroom for translating us this wonderful and beautiful novel 😇😇😘
Thanks so much for translating this novel! I love it so much, I’ll be super sad in a few weeks when I won’t be seeing the updates in my notification box.
😭😭my babies😭😭
Thank you for the chapter ❤
Thank you for the chapters
I feel like Chen Su’s reaction is a bit mild and handwaved?
Wahh 😢 all loose ends has been tied up & the main story is done.. I feel like my babies have grown up ah! thanks for the chapter~
When I was dying in sweetness I saw
The author has something to say: This is the appropriate place to end the main text!
I almost cursed out!
Thank you for all your hard work
Awww wonderful, wonderful, wonderful … Thank you!
This chapter was sooooo satisfying!! Sad to see it end tho (;´༎ຶٹ༎ຶ`)
Thanks for the chapter and all your hard work!! Looking forward to the extras
So happy, ahhhh the synopsis and what I read was so different and I’m so glad. This was much better than anything I could come up with when I read the synopsis. There was so much to love, so much happened to both He Shen and Qiao Shao but they are still so wonderful despite all that and they are beautiful together. Also love Qiao Shao’s family, they are all so precious
Ah noooo, Im not ready! Tears of joy coming through 😢 . Thank you for translating this! Its everything 😍
What is Chen Su’s reaction!!!?
Wait!!! This is ending
No!!!! Please no
I still want to be abused by He Shen’s shamelessness
Thx for the chapter
Thank you for the update!
DYING TO SEE XIAO GE PLAY ! ! !
Will definitely miss this two 🙁
I loved this novel.
Thanks for the translation!
Wuwuwuwuwu these people!!!!! I’m crying these babies have grown up so much !!! Also poor Wang Jiayu, Chensu, Jie Kai & our Husky Song they’re simply so shocked LMAOOOO
thanks for the chapter and for this journey you’ve brought us on zezeze excited to read the extras!!!
This novel has been worth a read!!!! One of the best thibgs I’ve ever had the honor to read oh my god thank you so much ToT
Wattt tat was abrupt!Luckily theres extras.Arghhhh everytime I read good novels and they ended it always left me emptty.Extras here I come!!
Thank you so much for the chapter!(๑´>᎑<)~❤
That was awesome! Although I really wish they would have kids later on. 1 for He Shen and 1 for Qiao Shao. Not for family lines, but for them to love and spoil. I think the grandfathers and Da Qiao would be so thrilled.
I’m most satisfied with the main ending.. with He Shen’s birthday.. and Qioa Shao inviting their classmate to for his birthday as well..
I’m sobbing so hard that my head hurts. I’m so proud of Qiao Shao especially. He’s a lovely boy who got dealt a very bad hand. I’m happy his family was there to support him and help him through his dark times. Da Qiao is an amazing dad and I wish more parents like him existed. The world would be a brighter place. And He Shen!! HE’S FREE!! I love everyone in this book almost as though they were real.
Thank you so much to the translators for translating this wonderful story!
AWWWWW IM SO F**K*NG HAPPY!!!
HE SHEN, QIAO SHAO, SILLY HUSKY SONG (SONG YIXU), CHEN SU, JIE KAI, WEI BLUE HAIR (WEI JIAYU), LOU XIAO, DA QIAO (QIAO ZONGMIN), GRANDAD AND GRANDPA. i will miss all of you
QAQ 😭
The best ending!!!
Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad. Sad.
I’m so sad it has to end. But I’m happy for our main characters. But I’m still sad.
Oh Lord, this was so very sweet, I gonna miss them so much, I’m so happy that they finally overcame their past and got to be together with their lovely family and friends yingyingying thank you for bringing us this story sleepy little mushrooms TvT
Correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m pretty sure “ligation” is for females, and “vasectomy” is for males.
Oh, Shao Shao finally revealed his identity to his schoolmates! Wah, Tahiti does sound great 😁 🏖️
Thanks for the chapter of main story 💕
they’re so sweet, am crying… (╥﹏╥)
ahhhhhhhhh i feel warm and full of dog food sending infinite love
OMG, guys this is so beautiful, I love you so much. * starts crying * ❤
My heart… I was like a mother seeing her children grow up. Another great story came to an end. The emptiness you feel after reading a book… It’s kinda suffocating. Still, I’m very happy that I get to know this novel. I am thanking the author for creating such a masterpiece. I am also thanking the translator for their hard work! Thank you very much!
Thanks for translation 😍😍😍
Beautiful
I’ll miss them omgmgmffm T ^ T