KEIGHTY: We reached our ko-fi goal thanks to Maggy‘s lovely support 🎉 Here’s an extra chapter as promised!
Qiao Mudong was driving the car on the way out of the city. In front of them was Hong Minhang’s car.
He Yu looked at the car in front of him, was stunned for a while, and asked Qiao Mudong, “That guy surnamed Hong, is he Brother Li’s younger brother?”
Qiao Mudong said, “Li Tang is not really Hong Xiangfeng’s biological son.” After that, Qiao Mudong added, “Hong Xiangfeng is Hong Minhang’s father.”
He Yu nodded. Apart from not knowing exactly who Li Tang was, he could now more or less guess the relationship between the two. However, “In a certain way, they are indeed brothers. Li Tang’s younger brother, Hong Minhang, and those people—his subordinates, they refer to him as elder brother, right? Why do they have such manners toward him?”
Qiao Mudong was silent for a while. Just when He Yu thought he didn’t want to answer him, Qiao Mudong turned his head to He Yu and suddenly asked, “Are you going to my place tonight?”
He suddenly changed the topic, so He Yu was stunned for a moment and then said, “Why? Will that count as the exchange condition?”
Qiao Mudong said, “Li Tang has nothing to do with me; who do you think I am doing this for?”
He Yu turned to look out the car window and couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly. He knew that Qiao Mudong was trying to help him. Even if the ultimate goal was to have sex with him, at least Qiao Mudong didn’t threaten him with this. He still felt grateful from the bottom of his heart to Qiao Mudong. But despite being moved, He Yu still couldn’t help but mock: “For what? To let me spend the night at your place tonight?”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Mudong raised his hand and patted the steering wheel hard.
He Yu knew that he was angry, and he probably wanted to slap him in the face.
Qiao Mudong’s anger was quickly suppressed. He felt that He Yu was actually right. Why did he bother so much to help him? Wasn’t he just trying to coax him to do it with him willingly? No, probably not just once. But no matter how many times he tried to coax him, he would never desire for He Yu to fall in love with him.
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By this time, the car was already on the highway, heading towards the cemetery outside the city.
He Yu calmed down and looked at the scenery outside the window silently. It was the juncture of spring and summer. The sky was blue, and the smell was refreshing. As far as the eye could see, there was endless farmland. It seemed like a very suitable day for a picnic in the suburbs.
Unfortunately, no one cared to appreciate it. The two cars in front and behind kept heading towards Tailing Cemetery in the suburbs. It only took an hour from leaving the city to arriving at the destination.
He Yu looked at the time when he got out of the car. It was almost two o’clock in the afternoon. He and Qiao Mudong hadn’t bothered to have lunch yet, and now they were a little hungry.
The car parked in the parking lot, and two young men got out of the car with Hong Minhang, both of whom were his subordinates. One of them went to the flower shop at the entrance of the cemetery and bought a bouquet of flowers and handed it to Hong Minhang.
Qiao Mudong also bought a bouquet of flowers and then led He Yu and followed Hong Minhang up the mountain.
Since Qiao Mudong didn’t care about other people’s eyes and held He Yu tightly wherever he went, He Yu could only let him do it as he followed him obediently.
This cemetery is also the cemetery where He Yu’s mother was buried. The last time He Yu came here, he came with Fu Chenshan.
However, unlike the compact, small tomb of He Yu’s mother, Hong Xiangfeng’s cemetery stands alone in a large open space, surrounded by green pines. There is a garden rockery and a pond arch bridge in front of it. It is so luxurious that it is almost ridiculous.
Hong Xiangfeng started his career in their dying business. The shop on Xiangzhu Street was the first to be passed down from his parents into his hands. However, Hong Xiangfeng was not content with simply selling some joss sticks and paper money. He was probably one of the first people in the city to start a large-scale funeral industry. Soon, Hong Xiangfeng discovered that his one-stop funeral service business was very profitable, and the money was coming in a steady stream.
Seeing that Hong Xiangfeng had made a fortune, other people were not to be outdone and began to try to get a piece of the pie. Hong Xiangfeng was a man with a vile mind and did not want others to cut his cake, so he gathered many relatives and friends to join him. There are many people who are brave enough to compete with him, and at his peak, he went to the hospital to kill such people. Hong Xiangfeng has become the “corpse tyrant” in Beicheng District, Chongfeng City. His colleagues have no way to compete with him and can only avoid him.
Seeing that money was easy to come by, Hong Xiangfeng was restless in the funeral business. He had such a large group of people. Since he wanted money and people, Hong Xiangfeng began to get involved in some shady businesses, including running several small businesses like casinos. Then he felt that this kind of business would not last long, so he started other legal and legitimate investments and opened some entertainment venues and hotels. Later, he invested in real estate and stocks and suddenly became an upper-class member of society.
As for Li Tang, he had followed Hong Xiangfeng since he was a child. He had a lot of sons at that time, but compared to Hong Minghang, his own blood and biological son, Li Tang received more of Hong Xiangfeng’s fondness.
He Yu saw Li Tang kneeling in front of Hong Xiangfeng’s tomb in the distance. Although his legs were bent, his back was still straight. Only his head was slightly hung, and his hair covered his eyes. Because he was taken directly from the restaurant in the middle of the night, Li Tang only wore a pair of boxer shorts and a tight sleeveless undershirt. Although it is almost May, the temperature is not very high. It must’ve been unbearable for him to wear such thin clothes.
There were four or five young people standing next to Li Tang, smoking cigarettes and chatting, as if they were just trying to prevent Li Tang from leaving.
When He Yu saw Li Tang like this, he couldn’t help but push away Qiao Mudong’s hand and run towards Li Tang.
The young people quickly came up to stop him. Some people saw Hong Minhang and greeted him, “Brother Hong.”
He Yu was filled with anger and kicked the person in front of him on the thigh. “Let go!”
The man was in pain and waved his hand to punch He Yu in the face.
Qiao Mudong and Hong Minhang saw this and shouted at the same time, “Stop!”
Unfortunately, they were a step too late. Although the man reduced his strength, his fist still grazed the corner of He Yu’s mouth, which immediately turned red.
Qiao Mudong suddenly became so aggressive that he wanted to go and beat him up. Hong Minhang quickly stopped him and said to the young men, “Let him go! That’s Master Qiao’s friend; don’t do anything!”
Those people hesitated and retreated.
He Yu broke away from them with all his strength, then pushed away the person in front of him and walked to Li Tang’s side. He bowed down and called out, “Brother Li.”
Li Tang’s movements were a little slow, but he still looked back at He Yu and said softly, “I’m fine; you can go back.”
He Yu was stunned for a moment and saw Li Tang turning back to look at Hong Xiangfeng’s tombstone, so he took off his coat and put it on Li Tang’s back. Li Tang did not refuse, but turned to look at He Yu and actually smiled. “It’s okay, you go back first. Tell them to take two days off, and you still have to go to work on Saturday, so don’t be lazy.”
He Yu squatted down next to him and asked, “Brother Li, are you really okay?”
Li Tang said, “It’s okay. I’m here to pay my respects to my father. What can I do?”
As soon as he finished speaking, a young man slapped Li Tang on the back of the head, causing Li Tang’s head to sway and hang down. The man put away the cigarette butt from his mouth and cursed: “Shameless thing, you think you deserve to call Mr. Hong father?”
Hong Minhang’s face turned cold, and he slowly said, “Get out of the way.”
Several young people looked at Hong Minhang in astonishment and took a few steps back.
Holding the flowers in his arms, Hong Minhang walked slowly to Hong Xiangfeng’s tomb and then placed the bouquet in front of the tombstone. He never looked at Li Tang but said softly, “Dad, today is your death anniversary, and your son has come to visit you personally.”
The young man who came with Hong Minhang handed him a stick of incense and then helped him light it with a lighter. Hong Minhang held the incense in his hand, knelt down respectfully, and kowtowed three times before placing the incense in the small incense burner in front of the tombstone.
Hong Minhang stood up, suddenly pointed at Li Tang, and said loudly: “This man right here is the same man whom my father said before he died that no one is allowed to pursue. No one is allowed to mess with him! If in the future, more things will happen like this without my knowledge—including keeping secrets from me—I will fucking punish all of you properly! You would not be let off so easily!”
Those young people all shrank and lowered their heads.
Hong Minhang walked towards Qiao Mudong again. “Mudong, thank you for coming to pay homage to my father.”
Qiao Mudong said, “It’s alright.” Then he walked to Hong Xiangfeng’s tomb, presented flowers, and said, “Uncle Hong, Mudong came to see you. You treated me to a lot of popsicles when I was a kid, and Mudong remembered it all.”
Hong Minhang laughed when he heard this and said, “My dad has always liked you and said that the boy from the Qiao family will be a promising man when he grows up.”
Qiao Mudong chuckled and said nothing.
Hong Minhang said again, “He is here. If you want to take him away, you can take him away. I have something to do at the company, and I have to rush back. I’ll excuse myself now.”
Qiao Mudong raised a hand and said, “Take care.”
Hong Minhang smiled and waved, then nodded to He Yu.
He Yu nodded out of politeness. Seeing the group of people leaving with Hong Minhang, he, Qiao Mudong, and Li Tang were the only three left in front of the tomb. He Yu went to help Li Tang again. “Brother Li, they have left already. You can come with us. “
Li Tang still said the same thing: “I’m fine; you go first.”
Qiao Mudong came over and pulled He Yu up. “If he wants to kneel, just let him kneel.”
“But—”
“It doesn’t matter!” Qiao Mudong interrupted him. “He won’t feel at ease if he doesn’t kneel enough.”
He Yu heard the meaning of Qiao Mudong’s words and saw the attitude of Hong Minhang and others towards Li Tang. He Yu also had some vague guesses in his heart, so he stood up and said to Li Tang, “We will wait for you in the parking lot. Let’s go back together when you’re done.”
Thank you for the chapter! Omg this is so intriguing 🤩
Fufufu, intriguing indeed! You’re welcome~
A lot of mystery going on.. Li Tang doesn’t seem like a bad person I wonder what happen