KEIGHTY: Yey, we reached our ko-fi goal special thanks to Beverly! 🎉 Here’s an extra chapter to celebrate this achievement (((o(*>ω<*)o)))
Sometimes, when he thought about it, life was really like a drama. He Yu went to jail for Fu Chenshan, but met Qiao Mudong because of it. If you asked him again now if he regretted his original choice, he would still answer: Yes. After all, he lost the most important relative in his life for this, and nothing could be exchanged for that. But if you asked him, what would he do if he missed Qiao Mudong because of this? He would probably answer that he would search all over the world to find Qiao Mudong. Qiao Mudong could only be his.
They lived at Qiao Song’s old house for less than a month before they finally moved out, owing to Qiao Mudong’s complaint that it was too big. It was so empty that when someone walked around the house, one could still hear the echo of their footsteps, and even going out to get a glass of water would take up to two to three minutes.
Moreover, there was always an old and decayed atmosphere in the house. One time, Qiao Mudong was sitting on the bed watching a movie on his laptop. He Yu poured water from downstairs, walked to the bed, and said to him, “I just passed by your grandpa’s room. I seemed to have caught sight of a person sitting in there.”
Qiao Mudong raised his head to look at him.
He Yu added, “He looks like your grandpa.”
Qiao Mudong cursed, “Shut up, don’t talk nonsense.”
He Yu sat down by the bed. “This house is so eerie that it looks like it’s haunted.”
Qiao Mudong couldn’t bear it anymore. “Fine, we’ll move out tomorrow!”
Of course, they couldn’t move out so quickly, but at He Yu’s urging, Qiao Mudong found a small house not far from He Yu’s company. It was rented for the time being while He Yu was still looking for his ideal house. It was best to have a small, two-storey apartment like Qiao Mudong’s house that could accommodate a jacuzzi that the two of them can lie in together.
Although he still quarreled with Qiao Mudong every day, He Yu felt that this was probably the best living situation. If nothing unexpected happened, the two of them would live forever like this.
After moving, He Yu was too lazy to drive to work. There was a bus in front of his door, and he could get to the company in three or four stops. If he got up early and was not in a hurry, he would walk nearly half an hour to work from time to time.
The car was still driven by Qiao Mudong most of the time.
In fact, since Li Tang came to help Qiao Mudong, Qiao Mudong had been more leisurely than before. Li Tang was a very reliable and careful person, and basically, Qiao Mudong didn’t have to worry about big or small things. Qiao Mudong was also very grateful to He Yu for this. It was He Yu who came to ask him to help Li Tang in exchange for Li Tang’s wholeheartedness today.
However, Ling Qiang naturally saw everything happening on Qiao Mudong’s side.
Ling Qiang suddenly felt deeply powerless. He seemed to have no way to deal with Qiao Mudong anymore. He didn’t even know whether to be happy or angry about this. Even if his son left him, he was not a good-for-nothing person, but because of this, he also had nothing more to combine threats with inducements for Qiao Mudong to return to his side.
Ling Qiang seemed to be aging unknowingly, and his back, which was always straight, gradually became a little bent.
Ling Zhilu went abroad to relax. Before that, she still refused to see Fu Chenshan. For this reason, Zhou Xuelan had a heart-to-heart talk with her and asked her if she would really not forgive Fu Chenshan.
Ling Zhilu said, “He doesn’t care about me at all.”
Zhou Xuelan sighed and replied, “He cares more about you than your father does about me.”
Ling Zhilu said coldly, “That’s all fake. He only wanted to marry me because of my father’s money and Lingyun. He thought he was putting up with me, but he didn’t know that I had been putting up with him too. I figured it out now. Why should I continue to tolerate him? A husband? Isn’t it easy to find someone who’s good to me? If he only loved me wholeheartedly and never thought about someone else, I probably wouldn’t have plenty of quarrels with him.”
Zhou Xuelan said, “Have you ever thought that your father is already satisfied with Fu Chenshan? If it were someone else, it would be even more difficult to snatch Lingyun from Qiao Mudong!”
“I’ve never thought about it!” Ling Zhilu quipped back. “I didn’t want to snatch Lingyun. One day, my father will die. According to the law, we will all inherit the inheritance. Why should Lingyun belong to him alone?!”
Zhou Xuelan quickly covered her mouth. “What nonsense are you talking about?! How can you talk like that? That’s your father!”
Ling Zhilu said bitterly, “Does he care about me? Has he ever thought about doing good for me? He doesn’t love me as a daughter at all. What kind of father is he?!”
So, despite Ling Qiang’s objections, Ling Zhilu insisted on going abroad with a few friends to relax.
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.
After Fu Chenshan got the news, he thought for a moment that this was okay. During this time, he finally didn’t have to worry about coaxing Ling Zhilu back. He had never been so confused before. He wanted to give up on Ling Zhilu and divorce her countless times, but he also thought countless times, why would he give up now? He had given up a lot of things, and the only thing he still held in his hands was Lingyun, which he was not even completely sure of. How could he give up so easily?
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Fu Chenshan raised his hands to cover his face and began to mutter to himself.
The waiter came closer and said, “Sir, how about I call a friend for you and have them pick you up?”
Fu Chenshan seemed to have called out a name.
The waiter listened and heard him say, “He Yu.”
When He Yu received the call, he was reading a book at home alone.
The other person on the phone said, “Is this Mr. He Yu? Your friend Fu Chenshan is drunk in our bar. Can you please pick him up?”
“Who?” He Yu was stunned for a moment and asked.
The person on the phone repeated clearly, “Fu Chenshan.”
He Yu hesitated and requested, “Can you ask him to answer the phone?”
The person over there seemed to have called Fu Chenshan twice but failed to make him answer. He said helplessly, “He really drank a lot. I’m afraid he can’t talk to you now.”
“It’s like this, ah,” He Yu said after a moment of silence. “Then tell me the address of your bar, and I’ll see if I can find someone to pick him up.”
The waiter over there quickly agreed, “Okay.”
After writing down the bar’s address, He Yu hung up the phone.
He looked at the address he had written down and walked back and forth at home uneasily. He hesitated for several minutes before he finally called Qiao Mudong. He guessed that Qiao Mudong would probably be unhappy, but it seemed inappropriate to just let Fu Chenshan get drunk alone in the bar. The best way he could think of was to ask Qiao Mudong to notify the Ling family to pick him up.
Qiao Mudong hadn’t gone home yet. He had just socialized outside, but he had to drive, so he didn’t drink.
When he received the call from He Yu, he was naturally unhappy. “It’s none of your business!”
He Yu had no choice but to lie down on the sofa. “I’ve already answered the phone, so I can’t just not care about him, right?”
“Don’t care about him!” Qiao Mudong replied.
He Yu was feeling helpless at the moment. “You should call the Ling family. If they say they don’t care about him, then I won’t care about him, okay?”
Qiao Mudong snorted, “Who should I call? Ling Zhilu or Ling Qiang? I’m afraid the Ling family won’t care about him now, so don’t worry about it.”
He Yu sighed after hearing this.
Qiao Mudong felt uncomfortable hearing this. “What? Are you feeling distressed?”
He Yu said, “It’s not that I feel bad, I just feel a little bit—I don’t know how to say it.”
Qiao Mudong asked, “Why don’t you pick him up yourself?”
He Yu answered, “Isn’t it because I’m afraid that you will misunderstand? Nothing is more important than Qiao-daye‘s feelings!”
Qiao Mudong hummed, feeling satisfied, and then said, “Give me the address. I’ll go take a look.”
He Yu was a little surprised. “You’re going?”
Qiao Mudong said, “I’ll just take a quick look at him. The most I can do is throw him to a nearby hotel. I’ve done my best to be kind and righteous. Don’t mention any other requests. Otherwise, I won’t listen.”
He Yu smiled. “Okay, that’s enough. Come back quickly. I’ll wait for you at home.”
After ending the phone call with He Yu, Qiao Mudong followed the address he mentioned and drove towards the bar where Fu Chenshan was. Ever since He Yu was kidnapped at that time, he had taken the relationship between Fu Chenshan and He Yu lightly. He could tell that He Yu no longer cared about Fu Chenshan. Although they claimed to be ordinary friends, they had almost no contact with each other. No one could truly become a pair of ordinary friends after this kind of relationship.
Parking the car on the street outside the bar, Qiao Mudong got down and walked into the bar.
Fu Chenshan actually had a good nap and was already awake. He was sitting in a corner seat, dazed. When he saw Qiao Mudong walking towards him, Fu Chenshan raised his head, seemingly unable to understand what was happening.
The waiter who called him quickly came over and asked Qiao Mudong, “Are you Mr. He Yu?”
Qiao Mudong shook his head. “He Yu asked me to pick him up.”
Fu Chenshan looked a little gloomy. He raised his hand to wipe his face and said, “It’s okay, no need. I’m sorry for troubling you to come out so late.”
Qiao Mudong did not leave immediately but confirmed, “Is everything okay?”
Fu Chenshan said, “I’m okay, thank you.”
Qiao Mudong asked again, “Can you go back by yourself?”
Fu Chenshan replied, “I’m going to take a taxi.”
Qiao Mudong nodded. “Okay, then I’ll leave first.”
After Qiao Mudong turned around, Fu Chenshan said, “Thank He Yu for me.”
Qiao Mudong looked back at him. “I can answer for him. You’re welcome.”
Qiao Mudong walked out of the bar, stood at the door, and lit a cigarette. Just as he took a puff, a figure suddenly appeared next to him, smiled, and took his arm, calling out, “Master Qiao.”
Qiao Mudong turned his head and saw Lu Jincong wearing a black V-neck T-shirt, black tight jeans underneath, and a long chain hanging around his neck, looking at him with a smile on his face.
Lu Jincong seemed to have drunk a lot, and his words were laced with alcohol. He came closer to Qiao Mudong and said, “Mr. Qiao, do you think we’re destined to be together? I see you every time I go out to drink.”
Seeing that Qiao Mudong was alone this time, without He Yu accompanying him, he boldly approached him out of drunkenness. He was really interested in Qiao Mudong. When he went back to Lingyun to find Wen Guanghua, Wen Guanghua told him that Qiao Mudong had already resigned and that they wouldn’t need him in the future.
Lu Jincong felt very regretful for that. He was very confident in his appearance, and everyone in the circle would always chase after him. Even if he could just sleep with him, it would be enough. The first time he saw the way Qiao Mudong looked at He Yu, he knew that the relationship between the two people was unusual. Since they both liked men, what was wrong with using his own ability to snatch and chase him? What’s more, this person, surnamed Qiao, still had money.
When Qiao Mudong saw Lu Jincong suddenly approaching him, he was not too surprised and remarked calmly, “It’s you, ah?”
Lu Jincong thought that there was hope, so he leaned close to Qiao Mudong’s ear and whispered, “It’s me, ah. Where are you going, Master Qiao? Can you give me a ride?”
Qiao Mudong shouldn’t have any emotions towards Lu Jincong. A few years ago, whenever he would meet a man like this, he would definitely have a good time. But now, he was no longer in that mood. In his opinion, Lu Jincong was doing it on purpose. He was approaching him, and the purpose of approaching him was probably according to Ling Qiang’s instruction, wanting to sow discord in his relationship with He Yu.
Qiao Mudong was tired of Ling Qiang’s tricks.
He took the cigarette out of his mouth, placed it in Lu Jincong’s mouth, and raised his chin.
Lu Jincong was filled with joy. He leaned forward to take a sip, and then blew off the smoke on Qiao Mudong’s face.
Qiao Mudong threw the cigarette to the ground, stamped it out, and asked Lu Jincong, “Where are you going?”
Lu Jincong answered, “I will go wherever you go, is that okay?”
Qiao Mudong said, “Fine, let’s get in the car.”
The two of them got into the car. Qiao Mudong started the car and drove home without saying anything.
Lu Jincong thought that Qiao Mudong had accepted his invitation. He was in a good mood, even humming softly.
Seeing Qiao Mudong driving towards the south of the city, Lu Jincong stretched out his hand to touch Qiao Mudong’s thigh and asked, “Master Qiao, where are we going?”
Qiao Mudong answered, “Going home.”
Lu Jincong was stunned for a moment, then thought that Qiao Mudong was really going to take him home, so he asked, “You want to take me back?”
Qiao Mudong shook his head. “I had no plans. You said you would just go wherever I go. I’ll give you a ride everywhere along the way.”
Lu Jincong felt that something was wrong this time. He saw that the surrounding area was already a little remote, with large lawns on both sides of the road, and asked, “Master Qiao, what do you mean?”
Qiao Mudong said, “I don’t mean anything. I just won’t do whatever you want me to do, so stop bothering me in the future.”
When Lu Jincong heard this, his expression changed. He said loudly, “Stop the car!”
Qiao Mudong achieved his goal, stepped on the brakes, and parked the car on the side of the road, saying, “How much money did Ling Qiang give you to mess with me? Go tell Ling Qiang that it’s not worth it. It won’t work anymore. I’ll make him lose money for these intentions.”
Lu Jincong said, “You’re crazy! I don’t know what you’re talking about!” He was also a little flustered, so he hurriedly opened the car door to get out of the car.
Qiao Mudong leaned over, pressed down the car window, and said, “Help me send Ling Qiang a message. He should know when or where to stop everything and that he shouldn’t make this great master scratch his face.”
Lu Jincong turned around and kicked Qiao Mudong’s car door angrily. “What the hell?! You really think that you’re rare, huh?! Don’t think that having both filthy money would make you amazing!”
Qiao Mudong shook his head, started the car, and left. After driving for quite a distance, he could still hear Lu Jincong cursing.
Back home, He Yu was still lying on the sofa, reading a book. When he saw Qiao Mudong coming back, he quickly sat up and asked, “You’re back?”
Qiao Mudong took off his coat and hung it on the back of the door, stretching tiredly.
He Yu advised, “Go take a shower first.”
Qiao Mudong came over. “Don’t you want to ask about Fu Chenshan’s condition?”
He Yu shook his head and replied, “You went there, right?”
Qiao Mudong sat down on the sofa and said, “I did.”
He Yu said, “Then I won’t ask.”
Hearing this, Qiao Mudong rubbed the top of his head.
He Yu kicked his feet and said, “Go take a shower.”
It’s nice to see the A-hole Fu all alone and abandoned by everyone, he deserved worse in my opinion, but I’ll settle with this as well.
Thank you for the chapter!
Although I hate Ling Zhilu as well she’s right in FCS has never cared for her and only cares about getting Lingyun. But, seriously woman, you should have realized it BEFORE you married him 😑
But what in the hell is FCS doing calling He Yu when he’s drunk. Don’t tell me he regretted it… Too late 🙄
Yea girl would probably be a lot happier marrying a guy who actually loves her and not her family’s inheritance 🤷♂️ also he yu and qiao mudong’s tacit understanding like an old married couple just makes me smileeee ☺
+1 their tacit understanding 🔛🔝