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“So what?” Ling Qiang’s voice was a little cold. “I don’t want anything unexpected to happen. In fact, I don’t care if you fool around with people in the office, nor do I care whether you fool around with men or women.”
Qiao Mudong looked at Ling Qiang. “What do you mean?”
Ling Qiang said, “You have the conditions to do so, and if you’re energetic enough, there is nothing wrong with you wanting to play.”
Ling Qiang also experienced being young and energetic at some point. It is precisely because of this kind of Ling Qiang that Qiao Mudong exists. He felt that he understood the thoughts of his young son better than anyone else. A man pursued power and money in the first half of his life, but when he had both in his hands, he needed something else to prove his worth, and that was a woman. Qiao Mudong has the talent; he is young, handsome, rich, and powerful. Even if he does not agree with his mentality of playing with men, it is not incomprehensible. But that’s just for fun. Only a fool would associate themselves with such affairs, and his son should not be like them.
Ling Qiang asked, “Tell me, that person, what’s going on between you two?”
Qiao Mudong held his chin with one hand, thinking of He Yu because of Ling Qiang’s words. He himself wanted to know what was going on, but he couldn’t help but want to see him, tie him to his side, and be intimate with him. He suddenly recalled what He Yu asked him last time: Did he fall in love with him? Qiao Mudong was eager to deny himself and blurted out, “It’s just for fun; what’s the big deal?”
Hearing this, Ling Qiang said calmly, “You better not tell me that you can only be with men.”
Even if they are father and son, it would be a bit embarrassing to talk about this kind of topic, not to mention that they are not close emotionally. Qiao Mudong snorted coldly, “How is that possible?”
Ling Qiang asked what he wanted to ask and felt relieved. He stood up and patted Qiao Mudong on the shoulder. “It’s fun to play, but you have to know the appropriateness of it all. Don’t mess around in the company. If your sister sees it, consider it the next best thing. Otherwise, if other people see it, it will definitely leave a negative impact on you.”
Qiao Mudong was still a little distracted.
Ling Qiang patted his shoulder and signaled for him to get up. “Let’s go down to eat.”
Ling Qiang and Qiao Mudong came down from upstairs together. Ling Zhilu was sitting in the living room. Seeing Ling Qiang’s easy-going attitude and Qiao Mudong’s calm expression, she suddenly frowned and glanced at Fu Chenshan.
Fu Chenshan patted the back of her hand and comforted her: “Don’t make trouble.”
The family sat down to eat.
Zhou Xuelan and Qiao Mudong sat on either side of Ling Qiang. Ling Qiang put a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs in Qiao Mudong’s bowl and said, “This is your aunt’s specialty.” After speaking, he turned to Zhou Xuelan and said, “You made it today, right?”
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Zhou Xuelan smiled slightly and said, “Yes.”
Ling Qiang waved the chopsticks in his hand and said to Qiao Mudong, “Try how it tastes.”
Ling Zhilu finally couldn’t hold it back anymore. Fu Chenshan tried to pull her back, but he didn’t manage to hold her back enough. She stood up and asked angrily, “Dad, is this really the end of what I told you?”
Ling Qiang said solemnly, “Let’s not talk about this while eating.”
Ling Zhilu exclaimed sharply, “Why don’t you say it?! This guy surnamed Qiao is just a pervert. If he did something like that, shouldn’t he be kicked out of Lingyun?! Why do we let him sit in our house and eat my mother’s food?”
With a nonchalant expression, Qiao Mudong picked up the ribs in the bowl, took a bite, and commented, “It’s too sweet, not good.”
Ling Zhilu was so angry that her face turned red. She grabbed the water glass on the table and threw it at Qiao Mudong’s face, yelling, “Get out! Get out of our house! You have no right to sit here!”
Fu Chenshan quickly hugged Ling Zhilu, but he still couldn’t stop her. All the water in the cup splashed on Qiao Mudong’s face.
Qiao Mudong raised his hand and wiped the water from his face, turned to Ling Qiang, and said, “In that case, you and your family can enjoy your meal. I’ll leave first.”
As soon as he stood up, he heard Ling Qiang slapping his hand heavily on the table, shouting, “Sit down!”
Qiao Mudong was about to move, but seeing Ling Qiang staring at him with a gloomy expression, he finally sat down slowly.
Ling Qiang pointed at Ling Zhilu. “Since you like to make trouble so much, then stop eating and go back to your room to vent there all you want!”
Ling Zhilu’s eyes widened in grievance, looking at Ling Qiang in disbelief.
Zhou Xuelan came over and put her arms around her daughter’s shoulders, advising: “Stop talking, be good, go back to your room, and take a rest.”
“Mom!” Ling Zhilu looked at Zhou Xuelan in surprise. “You’re also joining with him? His surname is Qiao! He is a foxy bastard!”
“Shut up!” Ling Qiang roared.
Fu Chenshan hugged Ling Zhilu and wanted to take her upstairs. “Zhilu, stop talking; I will accompany you upstairs.”
He dragged Ling Zhilu for two steps, but Ling Zhilu suddenly pushed him away hard and screamed, “I won’t go! Since you all defend him, then I’ll leave! As long as he is still in Lingyun, I will never come back to this house again!”
“Zhilu!” Fu Chenshan still wanted to pull her away.
Ling Zhilu waved away Fu Chenshan’s arm and shouted bitterly, “You are useless too!” After saying that, she grabbed the small bag she had placed on the sofa and ran towards the door.
“Zhilu!” Fu Chenshan and Zhou Xuelan shouted at the same time.
Fu Chenshan said to Ling Qiang and his wife, “Uncle and aunt, please enjoy your meal. I’ll go and persuade Zhilu to come back first.”
Zhou Xuelan said quickly, “Go quickly and watch after her for me.”
Fu Chenshan nodded. “I know; please don’t worry.” Then he chased after Ling Zhilu.
Thus, there were only three people left, and the table of dishes was almost left untouched.
Ling Qiang picked up the chopsticks and said, “Keep eating.”
Zhou Xuelan sat down with a cold look on her face. Without saying a word, she picked up the chopsticks, picked up the food, and put it in her mouth.
Qiao Mudong had no intention of enjoying their family drama, nor did he have the appetite to eat the dishes cooked by Zhou Xuelan herself. He ate a few bites with him and left on the pretext that he was full.
As soon as he walked out of the front door of the Ling family’s house, the feeling of stuffiness instantly disappeared. He loosened his tie, leaned against the car, and smoked a cigarette, then opened the door and got in. He started the car and drove out.
He Yu himself didn’t expect that he would sleep so deeply that night. He was woken up by the sound of the key opening the door. He lay motionless on the bed, listening to the sound of people coming in to change shoes outside and, at the same time, the sound of two people talking. He knew by then that Ling Zhilu and Fu Chenshan were back together.
There were no lights on in the room, and he came back late these days. Suddenly, he was a little afraid that Fu Chenshan and his girlfriend would think he was always away and would do something intimate, which would be very awkward for them all.
He Yu was about to make a sound to remind Fu Chenshan when he suddenly heard the sound of Ling Zhilu slamming something hard. She said loudly, “You didn’t say a word to help me!”
Then Fu Chenshan persuaded: “Don’t you see that your father is already angry? Your mother is right; that is not the right time to talk.”
Ling Zhilu suddenly started crying, “You think I don’t know; you don’t care about me at all.”
Fu Chenshan said, “How could you say that I don’t care about you?”
Ling Zhilu was still crying. “Fu Chenshan, do you think I’m a fool? What’s your intention for being together with me? Isn’t it just for my identity as Ling Qiang’s daughter? You care about my dad much more than you care about me!”
Fu Chenshan advised softly, “Don’t say stupid things.”
Ling Zhilu snorted coldly, “When my dad gives Lingyun to that bastard surnamed Qiao, we’ll see how you’d shrink back your head!”
He Yu felt like having a headache. He really didn’t want to listen anymore. He reached for the charging cell phone on the bedside table, but only grabbed the charger’s cord. He accidentally pulled the phone off the cabinet and hit it. There was a loud sound from the corner of the cabinet.
Ling Zhilu was startled and exclaimed, “Who’s there?!”
Fu Chenshan came to his senses and walked over to open the door of He Yu’s room. “Xiao Yu? When did you come back?”
He Yu climbed down from the bed and said, “Sorry, I came back to sleep in the afternoon and just woke up.”
Fu Chenshan asked, “Did we wake you up?”
Before He Yu had time to answer, Ling Zhilu stepped forward, pushed Fu Chenshan away, stood at the door, and asked, “Why are you eavesdropping on us?!”
He Yu quickly explained, “I didn’t eavesdrop on your conversation; I was just sleeping in the room.”
Ling Zhilu accused him, “You are hiding inside without saying a word; are you trying to eavesdrop on our conversation?”
He Yu said helplessly, “It’s really not true, Miss Ling; you misunderstood.”
Ling Zhilu was full of grievances, and when she saw He Yu, she was even more angry. She grabbed Fu Chenshan’s arm and said, “Chenshan, make him leave!”
Fu Chenshan was stunned for a moment and said, “Stop making trouble, Zhilu.”
Ling Zhilu said angrily, “Who is making trouble with you?! I said I wouldn’t go home. I will live here from now on. Are you not going to make this man move away?”
Fu Chenshan said, “Zhilu, Xiao Yu is not a bad person; don’t misunderstand him. “
“He’s not a bad person?” Ling Zhilu raised her voice. “Oh, that’s right. I almost forgot, he is a pervert. He can do disgusting things such as giving oral sex to a bastard surnamed Qiao in the office, and you still let him live at your house?”
He Yu’s face suddenly turned a little pale. He wanted to say nonchalantly, “I did it, so what?” But he just couldn’t say it. He was in front of Fu Chenshan.
Fu Chenshan’s face didn’t look good either. He grabbed Ling Zhilu’s arm and said, “Stop talking; Xiao Yu is not that kind of person.”
“He’s not that kind of person?” Ling Zhilu broke away from his hand and said nonchalantly, “Has he done that kind of thing to you, so you can’t bear to let him go?”
“Of course not!” Fu Chenshan shouted.
Ling Zhilu crossed her arms. “Then if he doesn’t leave today, I will leave! Either tell him to get lost, or we break up!”
Fu Chenshan pursed his lips tightly and stared at Ling Zhilu with an almost cruel look.
He Yu reached out and held a fistful of his hair, suddenly saying, “Miss Ling, don’t be angry; I’ll be the one to leave right away.”
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This Miss Ling is such an annoying spoiled, arrogant, extremely homophobic brat and I can’t stand her. She thinks the world relolves around her and everything must happen the way she wants. No wonder Fu Chenshan, a homophobic, ambitious, selfish brat is dating her. These two are perfect for each other and I can only hope they appear less and less in the future because I can’t stand either of them.
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I lowkey sympathize with Miss Ling. Hope she gets a better ending. She might be a brat and homophobic but living with someone like her patriarchal and cheating dad is so horrible. Glad both MC and ML don’t treat her as cannon fodder even though she’s acting like one. That last scene really helped build her character, she’s not as dumb as she seems.