The next day after the exams, the class was lively with discussions. Some were complaining that the topics were beyond the syllabus’ materials, others were comparing answers, while the rest were excited to be finally liberated. Ji Liao was a part of it until his phone rang. He glanced at it, then walked outside to accept the call.
“Mom?” It was Xu Ai Wen.
“Tang Tang, Mom is at your school gate with Uncle Meng. When can you come out?”
Ji Liao answered, “I’m going out now.”
He packed his schoolbag and recalled that Ji Qing Wen would come to pick him up every time after his final exams.
Rushing downstairs and turning two corners, he jogged to the school gate, and as expected, he saw Xu Ai Wen. Today, she had put on some light makeup, which made her seem more graceful and very compatible with the elegant man beside her.
Ji Liao walked over and called out, “Mom, Uncle Meng.”
Xu Ai Wen smiled and helped him with his schoolbag. Meng Yuan took it automatically and held it in his hand.
Xu Ai Wen said, “Let’s wait awhile for Yao Yao. Yao Yao is your Uncle Meng’s daughter. She’s your age, also in year two. Do you know her?”
Ji Liao looked surprised. Yao Yao, the school flower Meng Yao Yao?!
What a coincidence.
Just then, Meng Yao Yao appeared and waved to them with a sweet smile.
“Dad, Auntie Xu!” Meng Yao Yao ran over and greeted them briskly.
Then she looked at Ji Liao and said in surprise, “I didn’t expect it to be you!”
It was in a very familiar tone.
When Xu Ai Wen heard this, she couldn’t help but ask, “Yao Yao knows our Tang Tang?”
“Tang Tang?”
Meng Yao Yao had met Xu Ai Wen once before and had a good impression of her; she was graceful as well as pleasant, and was also a good conversationalist. Her father had been single for many years and it was difficult for him to meet someone. Of course, she had to do her best to support them!
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They got into the car together. Xu Ai Wen sat in the front passenger seat while Ji Liao sat with Meng Yao Yao in the back.
Ji Liao felt a little awkward since his lack of experience with girls made him uncomfortable. Moreover, he and Meng Yao Yao were considered love rivals.
He touched the tip of his nose while his phone vibrated. He picked it up: it was a phone call from He Cheng Ming!
Panicking for just a moment, Ji Liao wanted to cut off the call, but instead he accidentally accepted it. A low male voice with a hint of a smile was heard, “Baby, where are you?”
Although it wasn’t very loud, it was still profound enough for everyone to hear…
Inside the car, it became instantly silent. Ji Liao lowered his head as his ears turned red. Even his hands were shaking.
He tried to control himself by saying, “This is Ji Liao. You are?”
There was a short silence, then a laugh. “Sorry, I’ve gotten the wrong number.”
Ji Liao said “okay” before he hung up the phone.
The atmosphere was so weird that he couldn’t determine if his pretense had been believable or not.
Meng Yao Yao suddenly burst out laughing and helped him out. “I received a similar call once. The person actually called me Mom! I’m only seventeen. I was so pissed off!”
Others might not have recognised it, but she did. It was her male god’s voice! Charming and flirtatious!
Meng Yao Yao’s heart was weeping, but on the surface, she controlled her emotions and joked around.
She suddenly recalled a situation some time ago about a rumour in school speculating that He Cheng Ming was dating. According to the rumour, a girl overheard He Cheng Ming calling someone “baby.” Could that person have been Ji Liao?!
Meng Yao Yao felt bitter when she couldn’t figure out why all the good-looking guys were gay. She was very cute too!
But she respected He Cheng Ming’s choice and strongly believed that she would meet someone better in future.
Near the restaurant entrance, Meng Yuan stopped the car, and Xu Ai Wen and the two children alighted first.
While they were eating, Meng Yuan briefly introduced himself. He had an apartment at the second tier and had no elders in the family, only a daughter that was Meng Yao Yao. Her mother passed away from cancer five years ago, and since then he had been single, until he met Xu Ai Wen.
The life of being a pool of stagnant water began to surge.
They worked in the same company and he was Xu Ai Wen’s superior. Because of frequent joint projects, their feelings for each other grew over time, which eventually led them to their current relationship .
Adults did not particularly require their love to be a raging inferno on dry wood — as long as they felt they were suitable, it was okay.
Meng Yuan’s intention in saying this was that he had hoped he could marry Xu Ai Wen soon.
In fact, he had already proposed to her, but due to the obstruction of Ji Liao’s unclear inclination, Xu Ai Wen had not agreed.
Today’s meal was for Ji Liao to provide his opinion on this.
“I don’t mind.” Ji Liao looked up and voiced his thoughts.
He sensed the change in Xu Ai Wen. Ever since she got together with Uncle Meng, she was radiant, like a young woman immersed in love.
So what reason did he have to object?
Meng Yuan was very happy, and Meng Yao Yao was even more so. Although her father doted on her a lot, there were some things that she could only talk about with a mother.
On second thought, she wouldn’t be able to tell Auntie Xu too much of her worries, or else Ji Liao would be exposed!
After the four of them finished their meal, Meng Yuan sent Xu Ai Wen and Ji Liao home. As soon as they returned, they went upstairs.
Ji Liao left his phone on the sofa to pour himself a glass of water in the kitchen. When he came out, he saw Xu Ai Wen holding his phone.
He had set a lock screen so Xu Ai Wen couldn’t unlock it.
“Mom.” Ji Liao walked over, his expression a little tense.
Xu Ai Wen asked, unsmiling, “Are you dating someone?!”
When Ji Liao had answered the phone in the car, she had seen his phone screen through the rear-view mirror. It had clearly stated a person’s name and was obviously not an unknown number.
Ji Liao pursed his lips and remained silent, his heart beating quickly.
Xu Ai Wen became angrier. It didn’t matter to her that he was dating, but with a boy?!
“Tang Tang, tell Mom what’s going on?”
She tried her best to suppress her emotions to get Ji Liao’s confession. She blamed herself for not loving him enough, which had led to Ji Liao’s psychological problem of liking boys.
“It’s what you think. I like him.” Ji Liao lowered his head and his voice was gloomy.
Xu Ai Wen was furious. For the first time in over ten years, it was her first time giving him such an order: “Break off the relationship with that person immediately!”
Ji Liao didn’t speak, his silence was a rebellion.
Xu Ai Wen was heartbroken, unable to understand how her well-behaved son could become like this. She was ruthless as she pushed him out the door. “Fine, if you don’t want to, go and look for that person. Let him support you, feed you, clothe you and provide for your studies!”
Ji Liao was also upset. With red eyes, he banged on the door. “Mom, Mom…”
There was no response for a long time.
At night, the freezing wind blew against him. He had not even brought his phone out with him. Feeling through his pockets, he only had twenty dollars.
He took a taxi to He Cheng Ming’s neighbourhood. Ji Liao knocked on the door and looked at the person who opened it.
“I’ve been kicked out. Will you take me in?”
With that, he smiled bitterly but full of expectation.
Some mother you are. Your son supported you with your relationship even tho he clearly don’t want you to forget his father but here you are. Kicking your son out your house in the cold just because he’s in love with a boy? So what if he’s in relationship with a boy? I hate this kind of mothers in bl. They were portrayed as this loving mother but once they’d know about their son’s boyfriend they’d go bat sht crazy. 🙄
+1 seriously tho thats some crazy decisiveness
Agree!
Well if we think deeper, she is afraid boit JL. She’s afraid that is only a game for other party (or she knows something about He family and about death of jl father) which will cause JL be heartbroken.
I think she is only testing our young couple. She will calm down sooner or later and we will have our HE
I don’t think so, she clearly thinks it’s an illness, so even if there’s chance, it’s very slim and may take a long while
I dont think she even knows that the boy her son is dating is related to the He family. So her reaction isn’t because of that
+2 she should be crucified😠😠😠😡
+3
+4
Totally agree, he just supported you towaeds your happiness but can’t seem to do for him.
Sorry you just don’t do that. Especially with awesome kid like JL
+100000000 that’s kinda messed up. She want love and she’s stopping her son to do so? Hmmp
What the hell!! that was extremely cruel especially after JL made an effort to accept that she deserved to have a new relationship
Thanks for the chapter! ^ ^
Agreed
Well, not all moms are written are written as good moms. Hopefully she turns around and accepts him for what he is.
I had such high expectations for this woman and didn’t expect this from her! I’m utterly disappointed.
Thanks for the chapter!
Welp, the moment I saw the title I could see what was coming… But man, did it still hurt; Ji Liao has always done everything with his mom in mind, and he’s such a good and filial son who has mostly made his whole life turn around her to care for her, and she didn’t even hesitate to kick him out. Like, not even the ice treatment first just straight out of the house, guess that since she has already a new family in the bag there’s no need for his not perfect son… well, mothers.
Nevertheless, Thanks for the chapter~!!!<3
Thanks for the chapter. Patiently waiting for the next one. 😁
So you feel that your child had made a mistake and he is also psychologically ill? You also feel that this is your fault for not paying him enough attention?
Ok then.
Why abandon an underage son who is in need of your guardianship, mentorship, upbringing and shelter?
I thought you love him enough to delay your own marriage?
Is having a psychologically ill son more terrible than everything else under the sky?
What a useless mother looool
Thanks for the chapter! Based on the mom’s previous character and the closeness between the two of them, I confess I did not see this coming… although the title hinted at it.
Thanks for the translation 💕
Homophobes is homophobes ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Not much you can do about that I’m afraid.
I’m honestly more interested to see if Ji Liao is willing to still acknowledge her as family after she comes crawling back to apologize
I’m bouta fuck his mother up
damn, xu ai wen, we were rooting for you! we were all rooting for you! i have never yelled at a girl like this
Thank you for the chapter (^з^)-☆
omg Yao Yao is best girl, but Mother Xu is the opposite 😭
Woah😥 not expecting that… I’ve thought that his mother probably not gonna be happy with it..but not like this..kicking him out n all…soo fuck up
Getting shocked and angry, I can understand but shouldn’t she atleast try to talk to him…if nothing else, don’t kick him out!!
Your son approves your new husband so you should approves your son’s boyfriend too. I’m disappointed in the mom.
Oh wow mom is really angry.I mean I understand, most parents want the best for their kids but they mistakenly thought they KNOW what’s best. Furthermore most old ppl are still very traditional . I’m thinking what if she knows the identity of HCM will she blamed him or sth.
On a side note ” Meng Yao Yao felt bitter…why all the good-looking guys were gay. She was very cute too!” I LOL ed at this. This is wat my single friends always said Haha Haha Haha!!
Lmao so it’s all fun when he gets good grades, helps her out, accepts her relationship but he gets a boyfriends and suddenly all those years of affection becomes zero? lmao k
boyfriend*
I knew it was coming given the last chapter ah. Yeah a lot of chinese mothers (and father ngl) are quite homophobic. I know most of my family is, but that really is wayyy too decisive like I expected her to go out of the room and ignore him for a while, then go into like the 7 stages of grief but in the middle stages finally can’t accept it and kicks him out ah.
Didn’t Ji Liao agreed that you could remarry even though he was uncomfortable with the new man? Shouldn’t you do the same and let him decide for his own?
Liking the same sex is normal. It’s in no way a psychological problem! Geez.
what the hell????? his mother really kicked him out cold ?????? aiya so angry ah!!!! thank u for the chapter~
“She tried her best to suppress her emotions to get Ji Liao’s confession. She blamed herself for not loving him enough, which had led to Ji Liao’s psychological problem of liking boys.”
Dude! Being gay is not some psychology problem!
“Ji Liao’s psychological problem of liking boys”
Utter bullsh*t 🙄
I am a straight woman. I really do not understand why there is a common belief that Asian boys become gay because of the lack of a father figure. Can someone please explain? Because honestly all I came up with is what the hell kind of crap reason is that! Aren’t people just born how they are?
that is some ridiculous bullshit. i am asian but never even think about it that way😟
Fhe is your son You should accept your child for who you are. As long as he’s a good person, that’s enough.
not her kicking out Ji Liao ??😟😟
Listen…. i knew it was delusional to hope that his mom was just adverse to pda…. BUT IT WAS HOPE DAMN IT!!! QAQ
Whoa shit. Did not expect that. Too harsh mother XAW. I bet she’ll regret it once she cools down.