《Dare to Take Me as a Stand-in? Are You Worthy?》


 CH 1

    [Xianzun1, I¡¯ve sent you back and left you a gift. It¡¯s your previous storage ring. You can now go back to your original world and continue to love life!]


    The voice of system 034 slowly drifted away and finally disappeared.


    Xie Qing opened his eyes.


    The dark space in front of him was replaced by light coming from the window of a small room. The desk, old sofa and thick books piled up in the corner all told Xie Qing that he had finally returned.


    In the early summer a few years ago when Xie Qing was 17, he was on the way home with his adoptive father Gu Mingguo to celebrate his birthday when they unexpectedly collided with a large truck full of goods on the road. In his daze, Xie Qing heard a mechanical sound similar to a robot. The other party claimed to be system 034 and that it had come to help Xie Qing.


    But it was only possible under the premise that Xie Qing would go to different worlds to help it complete various tasks. When those different tasks met the standard, the main system would issue life points to maintain the lives of those who should have left.


    Now, ten years had passed and Xie Qing finally returned to his original world.


    He tilted his head and opened the light-colored curtains in his room. His slender and bony fingers seemed to be transparent under the sunlight. Xie Qing looked at the scenery not far away from him through the window. These things felt a little strange to him.


    This was the place where his main body after the car accident chose to stay in after he graduated from university in the original world. It was located in a remote community that looked old and dilapidated. Every morning and evening, there would be many elderly people setting up small food stalls on both sides of the road. The walls were stained with strange graffiti by youngsters. The whole area seemed to show how lively it was.


    As it approached the evening, Xie Qing opened the window and he immediately noticed a few children aged seven to eight running around downstairs. Their laughter and cheers drowned out the lonely feeling around the building. Some children raised their heads and looked at him from afar. The bright smiles on their immature faces seemed to be aimed at him, as if greeting Xie Qing.


    Xie Qing held the window with one hand, his knuckles turning white with force.


    It was a world that he had left for ten years.


    Ten years seemed to have passed in the blink of an eye, as if it was nothing.


    Xie Qing slowly opened his wardrobe and changed his clothes. He then stood in the bathroom. The bathroom wasn¡¯t so big and there was a mirror with broken corners hanging in front of the sink. The young man in the mirror had gentle and delicate facial features, but his complexion was pale like a terminally ill patient that hadn¡¯t seen the sun for a long time.


    Truthfully, this body¡¯s health didn¡¯t look optimistic.


    When Xie Qing was just 8 years old, someone drugged him and threw him in the snow. When his adoptive parents picked him up, his face had turned blue from the cold and his heartbeat was so weak that it could hardly be heard. His adoptive parents rushed him to the hospital and doctors expanded a lot of effort to save him. Since then, Xie Qing¡¯s body had been severely weakened and he would frequently suffer from chills.


    Looking at those deep and dark eyes, like a night sky with thousands of hidden stars, they seemed out of tune with the paleness of his skin.


    Xie Qing stretched out his hand and rubbed the corner of his eye. There was a bright red tear mole under his soft fingertips. He closed his eyes and the memories from the past ten years that were in his mind constantly turned up, revealing every root and corner.


    When Xie Qing got into the car accident, it was exactly a month before the college entrance exams. As he had been lying in a hospital bed for a whole month, he had no choice but to miss it. As if it was a sequela of the car accident, his initial image of an outstanding student in every teacher¡¯s eyes became uncharacteristically stupid. He barely passed three exams in the college entrance examination.


    After his college career ended, Xie Qing became a blogger that focused on filming food videos in order to earn his own living expenses.


    Slowly reviewing his life in the past ten years, it seemed to show that it was the same as that of an ordinary person. But there were also significant differences. For example, since two years ago, Xie Qing¡¯s life had been messed up by several men.


    Xie Qing lowered his head and picked up his phone. There was still a message on the screen that hadn¡¯t been clicked on yet.


    Yu Kaize: I¡¯ll come and find you later.


    Speaking of which, a small anchor like him and a newly popular actor like Yu Kaize shouldn¡¯t have any intersection at all. But things just didn¡¯t work as expected. One night two years ago, Xie Qing had accepted an invitation from a short video platform to attend a banquet. An unintentional glance in the crowd made Yu Kaize notice Xie Qing and cause him to launch a fierce pursuit soon after.


    It was impossible for someone to fall in love at first sight. The reason why Yu Kaize pursued Xie Qing relentlessly was because Xie Qing and the person Yu Kaize liked looked exactly the same.


    Naturally, they looked the same. It was because the person Yu Kaize liked was called Xie Ling, who was actually Xie Qing¡¯s elder twin brother.


    Yu Kaize and Xie Ling were high school classmates. The former had excellent grades and the latter had a very good face. Xie Ling knew that with his grades, he wouldn¡¯t have been able to enrol in a prestigious school. So in order to not embarrass the Xie family, he simply chose a film school with low requirements. In order to pursue his sweetheart, Yu Kaize steadfastly ruined his parents¡¯ expectations and followed Xie Ling without any hesitation.


    Regrettably, the relationship between the two had always remained at the level of friends, which made Yu Kaize suffer a lot. He loved Xie Ling a lot but could only watch as other men hugged Xie Ling into their arms. His helplessness towards Xie Ling and his resentment towards other men made Yu Kaize immediately have other thoughts when he saw Xie Qing¡ª


    He was going to use Xie Qing as Xie Ling¡¯s stand-in.


    All the love that he couldn¡¯t get from Xie Ling, he would get it from Xie Qing.


    But what Yu Kaize didn¡¯t expect was that Xie Qing wasn¡¯t a soft persimmon that could be pinched. Although he didn¡¯t look very smart, he was unexpectedly very stubborn and completely unmoved by his overtures. At the same time, more people also coveted him as Xie Ling¡¯s substitute.


    There were sudden footsteps coming from outside his house. The voice of a child asking his parents what was for dinner could be heard through the walls with poor sound insulation. Xie Qing¡¯s thoughts that were immersed in memories were brought back. With a movement of his slender fingers, he swiped open the lock screen and opened the message box.


    After silently looking at Yu Kaize¡¯s name for a while, the corners of Xie Qing¡¯s lips suddenly curved. The colour of his pale lips seemed to be much more gorgeous in an instant. He snorted slightly and clicked delete.


    ¡­


    ¡­


    At about eight o¡¯clock in the evening, Xie Qing cooked pumpkin porridge. The sweet smell of pumpkin wafted out of the small window in his kitchen and entered the noses of passers-by. He received low murmurs of ¡®it smells so good¡¯ in exchange.


    As soon as Xie Qing left the kitchen with his porridge on one foot, there was a ¡®bang, bang, bang¡¯ on the door. He raised his eyelids and looked towards the door. He leaned on the sofa and listened to the people outside shouting, ¡°Open the door.¡±


    The voice sounded muffled, as if the speaker was drunk.


    There was no response from the inside, so the person outside became more and more impatient. The door was smashed louder and louder, ¡°Quickly open the door for Laozi!¡±


    Yu Kaize.


    The name immediately popped up in Xie Qing¡¯s mind. He remembered the text message that he received during the day and looked at the direction of his door. Xie Qing¡¯s brain buzzed. His mood that was originally not bad after he had just returned to the original world, fell to the bottom in an instant.


    He lowered his head and glanced at the ruby ring on his index finger. With a twist of his fingertips, a sharp axe appeared out of thin air and Xie Qing held it firmly in his five fingers. The storage ring and axe were all his collections from the small world called ¡®One sword overturning the earth¡¯. He was one of the immortals of the Chaoyun sect. Xie Qing had been thrown into a medicine field by the sect when he first joined the sect. Here, his usual work was to manage the medicine field and cut down overgrown branches.


    After a hundred years, the axe he used was thrown into his storage ring as a souvenir.


    He didn¡¯t expect to be able to take it out again after a hundred years.


    Xie Qing slowly dragged the axe towards the door, stood aside and turned the doorknob casually. The opening of the door didn¡¯t attract Yu Kaize¡¯s attention. The man still kept pounding on the door with his fist as most of his body leaned against the door panel¡ª¡ª


    *Clang*.


    The door panel moved inward with a click and Yu Kaize couldn¡¯t dodge in time, falling face first like a bereaved dog.


    Before he could react, an axe glowing with silver light heavily fell on the floor less than ten centimeters away from his nose. Under the light, it slowly registered into Yu Kaize¡¯s head who was dizzy from his drunkenness. Looking at the axe, he seemed to see a few traces of blood on it. He put his hands on the floor, stunned.


    Looking up inch by inch along the long handle of the axe, the young man standing in front of him stared at him lightly with narrow eyes. There was a faint smile on his pale and handsome face, ¡°Coming here so late at night. Are you coming back to sleep together?¡±


    Obviously, that voice sounded gentle and warm like the spring breeze on the banks of a river in March. But when the cold wind of the night blew on Yu Kaize¡¯s face, he felt a thin layer of cold sweat form on his back. His instinctive fear made his brain start to wake up. He opened his mouth for a while but didn¡¯t say anything. Instead, he felt as if his throat was blocked by a stone, which made him uncomfortable.


    The cold blade pressed against the side of Yu Kaize¡¯s face. Xie Qing squatted down and looked into his eyes. His long and narrow eyes were bent and even the dark red tear mole at the end of his eyes became a bit more vivid. He then said softly, ¡°Then, what do you think of not waking up forever?¡±


    ¡°You¡­¡± Yu Kaize finally regained his voice. The temperature coming from the cold axe on the side of his face formed an absolute gap with the scorching weather outside. It was as if blood penetrated into his skin and covered his body inch by inch, freezing him in place. Yu Kaize soon realized that Xie Qing didn¡¯t seem to be joking¡ª¡ª


    This young man who had been easily controlled by them like a marionette before, seemed to have broken out suddenly.


    His eyes were no longer like what Yu Kaize remembered. They used to be foggy as if their owner could never find a way out.


    Xie Qing had changed.


    Realizing this, Yu Kaize¡¯s body trembled uncontrollably. He struggled to get up from the ground but saw that Xie Qing was one step ahead of him. He lifted his foot to step on Yu Kaize¡¯s shoulder.


    His strength seemed neither light nor heavy, but it made Yu Kaize fall over.


    The uneasiness Yu Kaize felt in his heart became heavier and heavier. The suffocating feeling of a stone pressing onto his heart gradually became stronger. He got up from the ground in a panic and his dizzy head became completely awake at this moment. Half of his body was hidden by the door. He gritted his teeth and hoarsely said, ¡°Are you crazy? Do you know that you¡¯re breaking the law by threatening someone!¡±


    Xie Qing glanced at him lazily, ¡°You can go find the police.¡±


    Yu Kaize: ¡°¡­¡±


    Who is he kidding? How could he call the police?¡¯


    If he called the police, it would be equivalent to sending news to the paparazzi and hot searches. Yu Kaize wasn¡¯t as stupid as that. But since this was the case, it showed that he could only eat this loss with tears in his eyes.


    ¡°If you don¡¯t dare to call the police, get out for me quickly. If you come to find me again later, I can call the police for you.¡± Facing Yu Kaize¡¯s widened eyes, Xie Qing smiled and the mole at the end of his eyes looked as red as blood, ¡°I don¡¯t care about my face. Do you care about it?¡±


    Of course Yu Kaize cared.


    Xie Qing knew very well that Yu Kaize didn¡¯t dare to reveal anything to Xie Ling, his lord white moonlight, about finding a substitute for him. If Xie Qing called the police, one could imagine what Yu Kaize would face with the upsurge of public opinion. At that time, Xie Ling probably wouldn¡¯t give him a good face either.


    After all, in Xie Qing¡¯s memory, Xie Ling had hated his younger twin brother very much.


    Otherwise, why would he coax him to go to the amusement park, stun him and then dump him in the suburbs of Beijing?


    Under Xie Qing¡¯s half-smiling gaze, Yu Kaize secretly gritted his teeth. He finally turned and left.


    As if venting his anger, he slammed the door on his way out.


    Xie Qing raised his eyes, slowly took out his mobile phone and dialed an unfamiliar number, ¡°Hello, is this Liang Hong¡¯s studio? I have explosive news here with me. Are you interested in the scandal of the actor Yu Kaize?¡±


    Immortal master. Like Chu Wanning

 CH 2

    In the entertainment circle, Liang Hong Studio was the news outlet which received the most scolding and attention from their consumers. Fans of some celebrities felt overwhelmed when they heard the name ¡®Liang Hong Studio¡¯, for fear that their gege1 and jiejie2 would be targeted. Catching them off guard with love melons3 and slandering melons.


    When Liang Hong received the call, he was debating whether to break the news of a certain actress and a mysterious man entering the hotel or the news that two male actors of a certain popular drama had a fight on set.


    Hearing the name Yu Kaize, Liang Hong was actually a little surprised. In his impression, Yu Kaize was considered to be one of the most peaceful among his generation of young actors. The other little fresh meats would frequently break out new news, but only Yu Kaize was like a veteran cadre who seemed like he lived in another world.


    Liang Hong would also joke around when chatting with his friends, saying that he didn¡¯t know whether Yu Kaize was really just low-key or that he was just really good at pretending. Now that a phone call about his scandal came, Liang Hong vaguely realized something.


    He suppressed the curiosity in his heart as he pretended to be calm, ¡°Oh? Are you sure that it¡¯s a scandal of the actor Yu Kaize? Can you guarantee that it¡¯s the truth?¡±


    Xie Qing was too lazy to quibble with the other party. He hung up the phone after telling him to check his mailbox.


    Hearing the beeping tone coming from his mobile phone, Liang Hong was so stunned he didn¡¯t know what to say. He stared at his phone with round eyes and laughed aloud, ¡°Hey, that¡¯s quite a personality.¡±


    This was one of the few insiders that Liang Hong encountered that simply just broke out the scandal without asking for anything extra. The person really didn¡¯t talk nonsense and only had one purpose¡ª¡ªto f*ck him over!


    Curiosity gnawed at Liang Hong¡¯s heart like ants. He hurriedly sat down in front of his computer and opened the mailbox. After waiting for a while, he clicked on his mouse to refresh but still didn¡¯t receive any email. He thought that maybe the guy was just playing with him? Just when this idea came into his mind, he heard a prompt. The screen immediately displayed: ¡®You have a new email!¡¯


    Liang Hong¡¯s fingers trembled and he tapped on his mouse several times before he could manage to double-click on the email successfully.


    The whistleblower sent two pieces of audio. Liang Hong clicked on one of them and a familiar male voice came, sounding drunk, tinged with alcohol. There was even a trace of a crying tone in it¡ª¡ª


    ¡°Tell me, why doesn¡¯t he like me? Is it because I¡¯m not good enough? Am I not as good as Liao Yu?¡±


    ¡°What kind of thing is Liao Yu? I can play the role of the Male Lead, but he can only play a small supporting role. He should be ashamed to snatch Ah-Ling4 away from me¡­ Heh. But I made him pay the price. Do you want to know what it was?¡±


    There was no other voice talking in the audio. There were also no obvious sounds of it being paused deliberately due to editing. Everything was as clear as it was, Yu Kaize was only talking to himself.


    ¡°I asked the director to kick him out and took away his resources. Heh, getting nothing after acting for more than half of the scenes. Tell me, if it was you, wouldn¡¯t you die of anger?¡±


    ¡®Oho!


    Such shocking news. Yu Kaize dealt a black hand against his own colleague for his own selfish desires?¡¯


    Liang Hong¡¯s heart was already pounding with excitement. He quickly reached out and patted his chest. He continued on and opened the second recording. The second recording was actually the same as the previous one. It was also Yu Kaize attacking Xie Ling¡¯s suitor because of envy and jealousy.


    ¡®This should be enough.¡¯


    Liang Hong thought.


    An actor who disguised himself so perfectly. These two recordings were definitely enough to overwhelm him.


    ¡­


    ¡­


    At around one o¡¯clock in the morning, when most people had already gone to bed and night owls were still active, a piece of audio released by Liang Hong¡¯s studio directly put Yu Kaize on the trending list.


    Zhang Hui was Yu Kaize¡¯s old fan. She had been a fan of Yu Kaize since he debuted six years ago. At that time, Yu Kaize was just a newcomer, shy and silent in front of the camera. This kind of youthful reaction made Zhang Hui, a seasoned star chasing girl, sigh at how cute he was. For the next six years, Zhang Hui chased after Yu Kaize and became the person in charge of his fan club.


    In Zhang Hui¡¯s eyes, Yu Kaize was a very good person. In the six years that she had been a fan of Yu Kaize, he had never exposed any love affairs or scandals. The person that she was a fan of was innocent and upright. The only thing that changed was probably him changing from naivety to maturity. The young man who used to be shy in front of the camera had now grown into one of the best actors in the circle.


    This sense of accomplishment made Zhang Hui feel that her vision was really good!


    That was, until tonight.


    Zhang Hui slept quite late on this night. She worked overtime in her workplace until about ten o¡¯clock. After finally returning home, she found that she had left her things behind in the company. After going back and forth, it was already around twelve o¡¯clock when she could go to bed. Feeling very depressed, she dug out some of Yu Kaize¡¯s works and watched it again as usual.


    An hour passed as she watched his works. Zhang Hui decided to head off to sleep, otherwise she would be late tomorrow. When she was about to turn off her mobile phone, she received a private message from a fellow fan friend on Weibo, [Huihui, did you hear the audio recording on the hot search? It sounds a lot like Ah-ze.]


    Zhang Hui, [?]


    ¡®Hot search? Audio recording?¡¯


    The combination of these several key words made Zhang Hui have a vague bad premonition. Before she had time to think about it, she quickly exited the chat room and opened the hot search list. She didn¡¯t even need to look for it specifically. The topic #YuKaizeRecording# hung conspicuously in the first place.


    Zhang Hui pursed her lips and opened it.


    Ten minutes later, she blankly returned back to the chat room with her fellow fans and friends.


    Fellow Fan Friend5: [Is it him? I¡¯ve heard his voice so many times. It¡¯s impossible for me to get it wrong.]


    Zhang Hui took a deep breath.


    Even if she wanted to tell lies with her eyes open, she couldn¡¯t deny that it really was Yu Kaize¡¯s voice. She was the person in charge of his fan club. She would often hand over some things to Yu Kaize¡¯s studio. She even talked with Yu Kaize on the phone and met him in person. She was very familiar with Yu Kaize¡¯s voice.


    Fellow Fan Friend: [So, you¡¯re saying I f*cking chased another piece of shit?]


    Zhang Hui: [¡­Why don¡¯t we take a look?]


    Fellow Fan Friend: [Look at what fart? Some staff broke the news that the role Liao Yu had acted in for more than half of the scenes was taken away from him. Liao Yu¡¯s fans are now going crazy. You can go to our super chat6 to find out.]


    Zhang Hui¡¯s heart turned cold.


    [Is it your stupid c*nt7 of a gege that stole my family¡¯s endorsement?]


    [F*ck. I remember! Liao-ge was very happy when he first joined the group. Why was he so haggard during the live broadcast a while ago? Yu Kaize, do you want a bit of face?]


    [Pure passer-by here, there¡¯s too much to process. I don¡¯t know what to mention first.]


    [What does this mean? Is ¡®Ah-Ling¡¯ Xie Ling? So Yu Kaize couldn¡¯t get Xie Ling, so he took his anger out on Liao Yu? What did Liao Yu do wrong? Is it his fault that Xie Ling fell in love with him because he¡¯s too good?]


    [Yu Kaize, go die for me!!]


    [F*ck your uncle Yu Kaize! You¡¯re f*cking embarrassing! To each their own. If Xie Ling really takes a fancy to you, he¡¯s blind!]


    Inside Yu Kaize¡¯s super chats were all Liao Yu¡¯s fans who came to make trouble. Zhang Hui only glanced at it casually and still felt embarrassed. Although she was a fan of Yu Kaize, she was not the kind of fan who wasn¡¯t able to distinguish between right and wrong, those that only knew how to protect what seemed right to them.


    Thinking about it from another angle, if Yu Kaize was the one to be tossed by Liao Yu like this, her behaviour wouldn¡¯t be any different from what Liao Yu¡¯s fans were showing at the moment.


    Zhang Hui gritted her teeth as confusion and somewhat complicated emotions quickly invaded her body. She held her mobile phone and saw that the fans in the fan group were trying to guide the masses and comments in an orderly manner. Immediately afterwards, the staff of Yu Kaize¡¯s studio made their appearance in the group.


    Staff: [It¡¯s all nonsense. You¡¯ve all been fans of Ah-ze for so many years. You guys should know what kind of person Ah-ze is. We¡¯ll send a lawyer¡¯s notice to those rumour-making marketing accounts. Everyone please go to bed early.]


    Although it seemed that the fans were able to control the comments section calmly, they still felt a little uneasy in their hearts. Now as soon as the staff came forward to clarify the matter, their nervously beating hearts were pushed back into their original positions. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and replied, ¡®Who can sleep peacefully? Let¡¯s show Liang Hong our strength today!¡¯


    However, at this time, Zhang Hui silently sent a video to the group.


    Naturally, the young fans wouldn¡¯t doubt Zhang Hui. Thinking that this was a video that taught fans how to control comments and materials, they opened it. But after opening it, they found that it wasn¡¯t the case¡ª¡ª


    In the video, there were three people sitting facing each other on a sofa. Looking at it from another angle, it seemed to be Liao Yu and his manager. Sitting opposite the two of them was the director of Liao Yu¡¯s previous crew who was also the director of Yu Kaize¡¯s movie.


    The dialogue between the two parties sounded in the video.


    The first thing that could be heard was the fury of Liao Yu¡¯s agent, ¡°Director Li, are you joking right now? How long has our Liao Yu prepared for this role? He lost 20 pounds for this role and has even lost his previous appearance just to play this role well. Now that this role is halfway done, you¡¯re letting us go?¡±


    The director looked embarrassed, but still said, ¡°This¡­ I don¡¯t want to either.¡±


    The agent laughed angrily, ¡°This is your crew!¡±


    The director also lost his temper at this point, ¡°It is my crew. But how dare I not listen to the investors? Film Emperor Yu pointed you out and told you to leave. What can I do?! I¡¯m just a director. I can¡¯t afford to offend Yu Kaize!¡±


    The manager wanted to say something but was held back by Liao Yu. Compared to the manager¡¯s anger, he looked very calm. He then asked the director softly, ¡°Did Actor Yu say why?¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t know about this. He just asked me to kick you out suddenly. I¡¯m really sorry Xiao Liao, I didn¡¯t really want to.¡±


    The video ended abruptly.


    The fan group was silent for five minutes.


    At the same time, the staff member who saw the video trembled. They quickly dialed Zhang Hui¡¯s number and when they got through, they couldn¡¯t help but shout, ¡°What are you trying to do?!¡±


    Hearing the other party¡¯s furious tone, Zhang Hui had already guessed something in her heart. She turned her head to look at a poster of a certain movie of Yu Kaize¡¯s and sighed silently, ¡°I just wanted to ask, is what was said in this video true? Those matters that happened to Liao Yu¡¯s role and endorsement, did Yu-ge do it?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ve motherf*cking told you that it¡¯s nothing. If you don¡¯t believe me, you can roll out of the fan group!¡±


    Zhang Hui, ¡°¡­¡±


    It was really quite funny.


    Although she wasn¡¯t as hardworking as the studio staff, she had spent a lot of time managing and promoting Yu Kaize¡¯s matters. Now, the staff was telling her to get the hell out of the fan group.


    Truthfully, even this fan group was established by her.


    The self-mockery on Zhang Hui¡¯s face gradually turned into a sneer. After sending a recording of the phone call to the group, she quit the group as what the staff wished.


    An hour later, the topic of #GoneOverboard# directly entered the top five hot searches.


    Netizens curiously entered the topic and saw a scene of Yu Kaize¡¯s fans turning back and stepping off.


    [That idiot Yu Kaize and that idiot staff! Lao zi wasted three years of my life supporting your fatherf*cking8 sh*t! Now I find out that the owner9 and the staff are all motherf*ckers!!]


    [I want to laugh to death. Why do you want to seal Huihui-jie¡¯s mouth in such a hurry? Who¡¯s guilty if you aren¡¯t guilty?]


    [Who the hell is the one that needs to roll away? This fan group was built by her! She built it! Y¡¯all are f*ckers! You¡¯re even worse than a crooked dog thing10!]


    [I¡¯m disappointed. Is this how I say goodbye? After all, this was what I spent my youth on.]


    [How outrageous! I believed in what the staff said. I believed you guys when you said that these were nonsense. But the way you guys just jumped to show your feet is a little too hilarious.]


    [@Yu Kaize are you playing dead? You had the face to attack other actors hard for the sake of ¡®Love¡¯, but you don¡¯t have the face to talk to the fan group? Be a man. Come out and apologize.]


    In just a short period of time, Yu Kaize received a new @ no less than five thousand times.


    He rushed to his studio overnight. Standing in front of the office window with a dark face, he suddenly picked up the ashtray on the table and smashed it on the floor. His manager and assistant looked at the soot that flew towards their feet and stood aside while looking at each other.


    The atmosphere in the room was extremely oppressive. The two slowed down their breathing, for fear of disturbing Yu Kaize who was acting like a raging lion.


    At this moment, his phone sounded out with a ¡®ding dong¡¯.


    The manager and agent subconsciously reached out to touch their pockets and took out their mobile phones to take a look¡ª¡ª Ah, it wasn¡¯t theirs.


    Yu Kaize didn¡¯t notice their small movements. He lowered his head to look at his bright mobile phone and reached out to take it.


    It was a text message.


    [Meeting gift, did you like it?]


    As if the sender was afraid he didn¡¯t know who he was, he even added a note to it himself, [sender: Xie Qing.]


    The veins on Yu Kaize¡¯s temples bulged and he gritted his teeth. There was a strong thirst for blood in his words, ¡°Xie Qing!!!¡ª¡ª¡±


    New chapter every Saturday~ Unless of course I get busy with something or I suddenly drop dead


    big brother


    big sister


    news


    Xie Ling, adding an Ah is to add intimacy towards the name


    Lmao this person is so cannon fodder they didn¡¯t even deserve a name


    like a huge group chat for people with common topics


    those that came from AFHAMR may know that this is my favorite Chinese word. SB!!!! SHA BI!! AWW YIS!!


    lotsa curse words here


    Yu Kaize


    too complex or too simple curse words. I wasn¡¯t allowed to learn such a thing. I only knew SB from my brother after I used the abbreviation sb to message him and he told me the meaning. Please let me know if you guys know what this meansÕâ¶ù±È±ÈÍáÍá¹·ÍæÒâ¶ù Also think of it as when Lady Dimitrescu called Ethan a ¡®stupid man thing¡¯ in Resident Evil Village

 CH 3

    On that night, there was a bloodbath on Weibo and various forums, but Xie Qing slept very well. He woke up from a heavy sleep at 8 o¡¯clock in the morning the next day. He changed his clothes as usual then opened the curtains. The sunlight from outside shone on the lush trees and casted large shadows on the ground.


    After making plain porridge and having it with a salted duck egg brought by his adoptive mother, Zheng Jie, Xie Qing checked the situation on Weibo. After all that, Yu Kaize was still a film emperor, it was not easy for him to go cold. However, after this incident, the good image that he had been building in front of the media was completely lost. In addition, many fans of his from his own fan base turned back and stepped down. It was estimated that he would be very busy in this period of time.


    Xie Qing then released Yu Kaize¡¯s number from his blacklist and unexpectedly noticed that more than a dozen missed calls and messages had been coming from the same number for over a few hours. He narrowed his eyes, scanned through the contents of those angry messages and finally settled on the words, [Xie Qing, wait for me1!]


    The youth leaned on the sofa, looked up at his light-colored ceiling and softly clicked his tongue.


    ¡®Let¡¯s see who¡¯s going to wait for whom.¡¯


    ¡®You don¡¯t really think that my retaliation is over now do you?¡¯


    ¡­


    ¡­


    At around 8:30 in the morning, Xie Qing took his mobile phone and went out.


    The sun¡¯s rays weren¡¯t so strong in the morning.


    A youth wore a simple shirt and trousers as he walked under the shade of trees in the old neighbourhood. During this working hour, many people walked past Xie Qing. As if they all had an agreement, almost everyone who passed by him involuntarily turned their eyes towards him2.


    After getting on the bus3, Xie Qing glanced at the seats and finally chose to stand by the handrail. The bus started moving and inertia made him grip on the bus-ring. The girl standing beside him quietly raised her head to look at his almost transparent white hand. She then turned her gaze towards his face. It was his face that made her startled.


    ¡°You¡­ aren¡¯t you Xie Ling?¡±


    ¡°No.¡± Xie Qing wasn¡¯t at all surprised when he heard that name. He smiled gently at the girl and touched the corner of his eye softly with his fingertips, ¡°We both look very similar, but I have a tear mole.¡±


    The girl¡¯s eyes widened and she took a closer look when she heard his words. She found that it was exactly what he had said. The tear mole at the end of his eye made Xie Qing very different. When she saw Xie Qing for the first time, she didn¡¯t think about Xie Ling at all. The young man next to her had a pale face and a thin body, but the tear mole dyed him in a more glamorous and bright light.


    Different from Xie Ling.


    The girl had just watched a TV series starring Xie Ling the day before. Xie Ling played a big role, wearing expensive clothes and standing under the spotlight, making him seem untouchable to others.


    Thinking of this, the girl scratched her head in embarrassment. She then said in a low voice, ¡°If I didn¡¯t know that Xie Ling was an only child, I would¡¯ve thought the two of you were brothers. But the two of you really feel different. You¡¯re really good looking.¡±


    Xie Qing smiled, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    The bus soon stopped at a bus stop. Xie Qing waved at the girl, receiving one back in return. He then turned around and got off the bus. A movie poster was pasted on the bus stop and on the poster, standing at the right side of the centre position was the protagonist Xie Ling that Xie Qing and the girl on the bus talked about.


    ¡®It¡¯s been almost twenty years since I last saw him. Xie Ling still looks so proud.¡¯


    They were only less than five minutes apart. In Xie Qing¡¯s memory, the young Xie Ling treated him very well as a child. At that time, the two were still young and they were no more than five years old. Xie Qing was bullied by other children living nearby and Xie Ling always helped him vent his anger.


    But such days only lasted for a short period of one or two years.


    When they turned six, Xie Qing felt that his older brother started to distance himself from him. When he went to find him, his elder brother would always give him different excuses¡ª¡ª


    ¡®I¡¯m going to practice the piano4.¡¯


    ¡®I¡¯m going to go study.¡¯


    ¡®I¡¯m going to play with my friends.¡¯


    ¡°Hey, quickly take a look at Weibo. Liao Yu came out to clarify!¡±


    A voice next to Xie Qing brought him back from his thoughts and he looked away from the poster. When the two youths walked away from the bus stop, he took out his mobile phone and checked Weibo.


    Liao Yu, who was a protagonist in last night¡¯s topic, posted a Weibo at this time with only two simple words: ¡®A misunderstanding.¡¯


    What it meant was self-evident.


    This post was to clarify for Yu Kaize. It was to show that the director¡¯s decision in kicking Liao Yu out of the crew and the cancellation of Liao Yu¡¯s endorsements were all just misunderstandings.


    Xie Qing just curled his lips and walked towards the residential building not far away.


    After standing on the bus for around 20 minutes and walking for nearly half an hour, when Xie Qing finally opened the door, a layer of cold sweat had already formed on his forehead. He leaned against the door to take a few breaths and rearrange himself. With a clear expression, he called into the house, ¡°Mom.¡±


    This was where Xie Qing¡¯s adoptive parents, Gu Mingguo and Zheng Jie, lived. It was also the house that Xie Qing lived in for more than ten years.


    He had been living here ever since he was picked up by Gu Mingguo when he was seven till he graduated from highschool.


    Not waiting for his mother¡¯s response, Xie Qing frowned slightly. After wiping away his sweat, he quickly walked towards the living room. At this time, the sound of a ceramic bowl coming in contact with the ground came from the inner room accompanied by a sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. Xie Qing¡¯s heart tightened and he quickened his pace.


    Pushing open the door of the inner room, what could be seen was a bright and warm room. A man was lying quietly on the bed and beside the bed was a woman in her forties on the ground, her face full of surprise and disbelief.


    ¡°Mom, what¡¯s going on?¡±


    Xie Qing hurriedly went forward to help Zheng Jie up. But because of his poor health, his own legs weakened first. Fortunately, Zheng Jie regained her senses in time, so she quickly got up from the ground and held Xie Qing¡¯s hand. Her eyes were full of worry, ¡°I¡¯m fine. But don¡¯t you know what¡¯s wrong with your own body? Quickly sit down. I¡¯ve told you multiple times to call me to pick you up when you arrive at the station, but you don¡¯t listen every time.¡±


    Her chattering voice never stopped. But in her complaints, there was love and concern for him.


    Xie Qing¡¯s eyes bent as he held Zheng Jie¡¯s palm. His fingers inadvertently touched the thick calluses on her palm. Xie Qing kept smiling, but sighed inwardly.


    During the years of him doing missions in the small worlds, 034 would occasionally inform him about the situation here. It would even directly cast a screen in order for him to see his parents with his own eyes. Xie Qing even once thought to himself that if Gu Mingguo and Zheng Jie didn¡¯t pick him from the snow all those years ago, would the two of them now have their own children and be living happily together?


    At the very least, there wouldn¡¯t be an unfortunate matter such as getting into a car accident when picking him up that caused Gu Mingguo to go into a vegetative state and made him lie in bed for ten years.


    But this matter had already happened. All Xie Qing could do was to compensate them.


    Zheng Jie didn¡¯t notice the change in Xie Qing¡¯s eyes. She took Xie Qing¡¯s hand into her own, her eyes shining brightly and full of tears as she stared straight into Xie Qing¡¯s beautiful eyes. She suppressed the excitement in her heart that had nowhere to be vented. With a hoarse voice she said, ¡°I- I just saw your father¡¯s hand move.¡±


    Xie Qing froze for a moment.


    ¡°Really. I can guarantee that I didn¡¯t see wrongly. He really did move a few times just now. I saw it.¡± The tears in Zheng Jie¡¯s eyes dripped down as she kept repeating her words, ¡°Really. He really moved.¡±


    In a daze, Xie Qing seemed to hear 034¡¯s voice.


    [Xianzun, I forgot to mention it to you yesterday. All the life points are in place. Your father will recover soon. This time I¡¯m really going to say goodbye. I hope your family will be blessed and stay happy forever.]


    Xie Qing¡¯s fingers moved and he embedded his nails in the flesh of his palm. He closed his eyes and said softly, ¡°Thank you.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± Zhen Jie looked over towards him.


    ¡°I¡¯m thanking the heavens.¡± Xie Qing smiled, ¡°The heavens have returned dad to us.¡±


    ¡­


    ¡­


    The news that Gu Mingguo seemed to be regaining his consciousness quickly spread among the Gu family. On that day, all members of the Gu family hurriedly gathered in front of his bed.


    There were many members in the Gu family. The patriarch and matriarch were still alive. But the current matriarch was actually the old man¡¯s second wife. Gu Mingguo was the eldest son of the Gu family and was born to the patriarch and his first wife. Later on, Gu Mingguo¡¯s mother passed away and the patriarch married his second wife. Soon after his youngest son, Gu Jinghao, was born. Gu Jinghao was already married and had a son who was going to attend highschool soon.


    There were so many people in this family and the amount of friction in the family wasn¡¯t small either.


    The matriarch was born with a pair of upturned eyes that made her look very fierce. She indeed was fierce and had a bitter temper. At the beginning, she was very dissatisfied with Gu Mingguo and Zheng Jie for adopting the seven year old Xie Qing. After Gu Mingguo had a car accident, she became even more dissatisfied with Xie Qing. It was common for her to call Xie Qing a ¡®fool¡¯ and today was no exception.


    Standing in front of the bed while holding a cane for less than five minutes, the old matriarch frowned, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say the eldest is awake? From what I can see he looks the same as before. Who was it that even saw the eldest¡¯s hands move? It can¡¯t be this fool right?¡±


    Zheng Jie¡¯s good mood because of the awakening premonitions of her husband, who had been in a coma for ten years, was easily broken by the old lady¡¯s words. She calmly dragged Xie Qing behind her, trying to use her thin body to block the old lady¡¯s excessive eyes that were aimed at Xie Qing. Pursing her lips, she repeated once more, ¡°Qingqing is not a fool. Mom, don¡¯t say that. Besides, I was the one who saw Mingguo¡¯s hand move.¡±


    The old lady snorted angrily, rolled her eyes and muttered in a low voice, ¡°From what I can see, you don¡¯t seem to be normal either. Maybe you were mistaken.¡±


    Her words fell into Zheng Jie¡¯s ears, making her even more unhappy.


    She didn¡¯t like the old lady of the Gu family from the beginning to the end. The old lady was from the old man¡¯s second marriage, so she didn¡¯t like the son that was left behind by the old man¡¯s first wife. But since they were family anyways, she couldn¡¯t just say anything. The gap in treatment between the old lady¡¯s son and Gu Mingguo was really a bit big.


    The reason why she didn¡¯t like Xie Qing wasn¡¯t because he wasn¡¯t a member of the Gu family, but because of his existence that enabled Gu Mingguo to have an extra child and ask for his share of the property to be left to Xie Qing.


    Without Xie Qing, the money would have belonged to her grandson at the end of the day.


    Zheng Jie was well aware of the old lady¡¯s mind but she didn¡¯t say anything due to wanting to preserve the face of the family. What¡¯s more, although the old lady was too much, the old man still loved Gu Mingguo. Zheng Jie didn¡¯t want to make things too ugly.


    Zheng Jie, as always, didn¡¯t quarrel with the old lady. Suddenly a hand was put on her shoulder. She saw that it was Xie Qing who had put his arm around her shoulder. He took advantage of his tall height to glance at the old lady. His lips curled up as he chuckled and said, ¡°If you don¡¯t know how to speak, just shut up. It¡¯s displeasing to those that hear your words.¡±


    For a moment, the whole room fell silent.


    The old lady, Gu Jinghao and even Zheng Jie all stared at Xie Qing.


    Zheng Jie opened her mouth and was about to say something but found that her shoulders seemed to be gently squeezed by the young man beside her. This movement also made Zheng Jie realize that he seemed to know something. Her hands that were on either side of her body clenched slightly.


    ¡°You¡­ eldest nephew, how can you talk like this? This is your grandma. Have you really lost your mind?¡± Gu Jinghao¡¯s life was very different from Gu Mingguo¡¯s. He was a strong man with a rough voice that was enough to make Xie Qing¡¯s ear buzz.


    Xie Qing held Zheng Jie¡¯s shoulders and took a step back, smiling at Gu Jinghao, ¡°Second uncle must be joking. If I really had become a fool, I should have been as transparent as I was before when you mocked my mother.¡±


    Gu Jinghao was stunned for a while and turned dumbfounded in an instant.


    But the old lady lost her temper.


    ¡°You little bastard! What did you say? Is this how you treat your elders? I¡¯ve said this from the beginning that things that were picked up on the streets must be unwanted by others. There should be something wrong with the person. You still didn¡¯t believe me, saying that he¡¯s a good boy! Is this a good boy? This good boy can¡¯t compare to Xuanxuan who is going to attend junior highschool!¡±


    Her cane angrily knocked on the wooden floor and the sound that reverberated sounded harsh. No one noticed Gu Mingguo who started to frown slightly on the bed.


    ¡°Is this my attitude towards grandpa?¡± Xie Qing laughed, ¡°Aren¡¯t you ashamed to use the word ¡®elder¡¯ in front of me to suppress me? My mother respects you, so she bore with it and listened to your sarcasm all these years. I was a fool before to also have just listened all those years ago silently. But it¡¯s different now. If you¡¯re too old to learn how to speak human words, then you can just quickly roll out of my house.¡±


    Even when he said the word ¡®roll¡¯ he said it calmly, looking gentle and polite.


    After a pause, he looked into the eyes of the old lady and found the disgust and anger in those cloudy but shrewd eyes, ¡°From what I can see, you¡¯ve always disliked our family of three. It¡¯s best for you and for us if you can just leave here as soon as possible.¡±


    Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was becoming more and more tense, as if it was going to explode with just a slight touch, the old man hurriedly used his hands to pull the old lady back. At the same time, Gu Jinghao¡¯s wife said in a low voice, ¡°I seem to have seen elder brother¡¯s hand move.¡±


    ¡°Really?¡± The old man stopped holding back the old lady and immediately stepped forward towards the bed.


    Looking at Gu Mingguo¡¯s wrinkled face on the bed, the old man¡¯s thoughts were in a disarray and his mood was extremely complicated. When Gu Mingguo and Zheng Jie picked up Xie Qing and decided to adopt him, they were only in their twenties. The old man didn¡¯t think badly of that decision at that time. Xie Qing was a well-behaved, obedient and sensible child.


    But as time passed year by year, he found that his eldest son and daughter-in-law seemed to have no plans to have children. He pulled his son aside to ask and his son told him that they had already regarded Xie Qing as their own son.


    At that time, the old man was really unwilling. But this reluctance gradually disappeared with the passage of time. However, at that moment, his eldest son had a car accident and laid in bed for ten years. The old man also blamed Xie Qing for this matter.


    Emotionally, the old man blamed Xie Qing. But rationally, what did it have to do with Xie Qing who was just a child?


    Xie Qing was also very pitiful. Such a small child was thrown in the snow and he almost froze to death. He was then frightened stupid in a car accident. Even so, when he knew that the family was short on money, he went to look for part-time jobs. According to his daughter-in-law, it had not been easy for the child all these years.


    The old man flattened Gu Mingguo¡¯s clothes and said softly, ¡°Mingguo, you should really wake up soon. Your wife and son have been waiting for you for ten years.¡±


    Zheng Jie and Xie Qing stood on one side as she held her husband¡¯s fingers, praying silently.


    On the other side, the old lady looked at the warm ¡®family¡¯ and was very angry. She wished that she could pick up her cane to knock Xie Qing and Zheng Jie unconscious. Out of sight, out of mind. She gave a look at her son and Gu Jinghao immediately rushed over towards her to hold his mother¡¯s hand, howling loudly as he did so, ¡°Aiya! What¡¯s wrong with you mom? Are you feeling uncomfortable?¡±


    The old lady held her chest as she weakly said, ¡°My heart hurts. I can¡¯t breathe.¡±


    ¡°What¡ª¡ª¡±


    Gu Jinghao¡¯s words were interrupted by Xie Qing, ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll help you call an ambulance right now. You can go to the hospital for a general examination. If you¡¯re not healthy, I¡¯ll help you pay your medical bills.¡±


    Gu Jinghao had a bad feeling when he heard this. Sure enough, the old lady couldn¡¯t hold back.


    ¡°Little bastard! Who are you cursing to get ill?! Even if you die, I still won¡¯t get sick!¡±


    Xie Qing looked at her with an insincere smile, ¡°Looks like your body is indeed very good. Your reaction is fast enough and you¡¯re full of anger when you curse. What¡¯s the matter? Does your heart still hurt? Can you still breathe with the pain?¡±


    The old lady, ¡°¡­¡±


    The old lady¡¯s face turned as green as the hulk toy that Gu Jinghao bought for his son.


    guys this is in a threatening tone like wait for my retaliation. I REPEAT ML IS NOT THE ACTOR. ML IS NOT THE ACTOR. ML IS NOT THE ACTOR. IMPORTANT THINGS MUST BE REPEATED 3x Anyways¡­ the ML here is actually so side-charactery that even the villains had more scenes than he did


    Oh ya I forgot to mention. LMAO THE AUTHOR ACTUALLY WARNED US SAYING THIS NOVEL IS MARY SUE MC HAHAHAHAHA DUDE I¡¯M TRANSLATING A NON MARY SUE NOVEL AND A MARY SUE NOVEL HAHAHAH STEPPING ON TWO BOATS HAD NEVER BEEN SO SATISFYING FOR ME!!


    Xinghe: Me, who is currently standing in a bus while editing this¡­¡­¡­.


    At this point I¡¯m not exactly sure if he meant piano or zither cuz they use the same word and my tiny brain doesn¡¯t know which it was but I¡¯m pretty sure it¡¯s the piano cuz in a standard modern Mary Sue, one must know how to play the piano

 CH 4

    The Gu family¡¯s old lady finally had enough and started to use her cane to hit Elder Gu and his vegetable son, Gu Mingguo. Xie Qing, too weak to stop her, just watched as the Gu family¡¯s old lady bashed his father¡¯s head with her cane. He took out his axe, and gave the old lady 40 whacks. When he saw what he had done, he gave his uncle 41.


    Eventually, the neighbours who heard the commotion called the police and the scene was taped up. Xie Ling was then arrested for prostitution.


    The End.


    HAVE A NICE DAY!


    LMAO SORRY APRIL FOOLS AOAOAO


    Editor: Xinghe


    Proofreader: UM3


    The Gu family¡¯s old lady finally had enough and left. Gu Jinghao was worried about his mother, so he dragged his wife away to follow her. When he left, he deliberately looked back at his father several times. But who would have thought that the old man¡¯s mind was all focused on Gu Mingguo. So Gu Jinghao could only roll his eyes and leave.


    Standing by the door, Xie Qing could still hear the muttering between Gu Jinghao and the old lady coming from the corridor.


    ¡°Dad is partial to my elder brother. If I had been the one lying in bed for ten years, he¡¯d wish me dead early on.¡±


    ¡°Bah, bah, bah. What kind of nonsense are you talking about?¡± The old lady was so angry that she gave her son a slap, ¡°You can¡¯t be compared to that cripple. I¡¯ve heard people say that even if one wakes up from being a vegetable after ten years, they¡¯re still useless. It¡¯s better to just die.¡±


    She was then relieved of the anger she felt, ¡°It would be best if that little bastard just died in the first place. It¡¯s better for our Xuanxuan. Didn¡¯t Xuanxuan get first place in the last exam?¡±


    When talking about his son, Gu Jinghao¡¯s face burst into a proud smile, ¡°Yes. The teacher said that he can be admitted to the best high school in Beijing. Then he can be admitted to Beijing University. He¡¯s going to stand out in the future. Much better than this nephew of mine.¡±


    The old lady was obviously very satisfied with this fact. Her anger towards Xie Qing quickly dissipated.


    The sound of footsteps hurriedly disappeared and Xie Qing closed the door, turned around and walked towards the inner room. He noticed Zheng Jie standing in front of the sofa in the living room, looking at him. The woman¡¯s eyes were a little red, obviously she had just finished crying. But when she looked at Xie Qing, there was a natural smile on her face.


    Seeing Xie Qing standing in front of her, Zheng Jie walked up to him and hugged her grown up son, ¡°Today is the happiest day for mom in these ten years. Mom¡¯s husband finally woke up from a coma and mom¡¯s child is also back.¡±


    Xie Qing returned her hug and replied softly, ¡°We¡¯ll protect you from now on.¡±


    Ten years left a lot of marks on Zheng Jie. She was only around 30 when Gu Mingguo went into a vegetative state. She took care of her son for the first ten years of her marriage, then she took care of her husband for the next ten years. This strong woman could finally see the light of dawn at the age of forty-two.


    ¡°You can go and talk to grandpa and dad, I¡¯ll go out to buy food.¡± As if to avoid Zheng Jie¡¯s refusal, Xie Qing raised his hand and shook the key of the electric bike that hung on his long and thin fingers, ¡°I¡¯ll be driving there, I won¡¯t get tired.¡±


    Zheng Jie didn¡¯t reject her son in the end.


    After ten, Xie Qing came back from the market with a lot of ingredients in his hand. It happened that the old man came out of the inner room with Zheng Jie and was a little surprised to see him, ¡°It¡¯s just the three of us eating. There¡¯s no need to buy so much.¡±


    Xie Qing gave out a smile. His face finally had a little colour. He put the ingredients aside and explained, ¡°The aunts and uncles in the market gave me some things. But I paid them when I scanned the code. Sit with my mother, grandpa, I¡¯ll go and cook.¡±


    Xie Qing closed the kitchen door, took out his phone and put it up. He wanted to take a simple video, wait until he got back home to edit it and put it on the platform.


    He was just going to cook some simple home dishes, nothing special.


    He fried a plate of green pepper beef, made a tomato and egg soup, along with a plate of green vegetables. Three dishes were enough.


    Xie Jing¡¯s cooking skills were all taught by Zheng Jie. The old man gave him a thumbs up. After eating, the old man followed Zheng Jie to feed Gu Mingguo some liquid food. Seeing the skillful movements of his daughter-in-law and thinking about the possibility that his son was about to wake up, his eyes suddenly became warm.


    He said softly, ¡°If Mingguo can really wake up, we should go pay respects to Guanyin. However, I heard people say that a vegetative person like Mingguo with serious brain damage might not wake up the same as before¡­¡±


    ¡°Dad, no matter what happens to Mingguo, I¡¯ll always be by his side.¡± Zheng Jie smiled at the old man and was about to continue feeding when she turned back, but was suddenly taken aback.


    Xie Qing, who was leaning against the door frame, had a smile on his face. His voice was soft and calming, ¡°Mom, dad is awake.¡±


    Gu Mingguo, who was being fed, had opened his eyes at some point. There was still confusion in his eyes that had just opened. Looking at his wife and father like a child, he seemed to move his lips as if he wanted to say something. But in the end, he didn¡¯t say anything.


    Zheng Jie and the old man were at a loss for a while. They were excited but they didn¡¯t dare to get too excited. They were flustered and they didn¡¯t know where to place their fingers. Xie Qing was quite amused by their appearance. So he stepped forward, holding Gu Mingguo¡¯s hand and placing his fingertips upon his wrist.


    Xie Qing knew a little bit of medical skills. At the very least, he knew how to feel a pulse. He could feel the strength of Gu Mingguo¡¯s pulse and knew that he would be able to recover and be the same as an ordinary person in a short time.


    This might be unbelievable to others, but to Xie Qing, this matter wasn¡¯t surprising.


    034 had mentioned that the life value was already in place. If Gu Mingguo didn¡¯t recover, it would really be something to marvel about.


    ¡­


    ¡­


    The old man returned back to his own house in the afternoon. It was said that the old lady kept asking Gu Jinghao to call him to say that she was unwell and urged the old man to go home. The old man didn¡¯t say much, but he quickly agreed and left.


    In the evening, when Zheng Jie went to turn over and wipe Gu Mingguo¡¯s back, she found that Gu Mingguo could speak.


    Zheng Jie was so excited and was about to call the old man. But when she was about to make a phone call, Xie Qing held her back.


    The youth pulled the phone out of her palm, blacked out the screen and put it aside, ¡°Don¡¯t tell grandpa and the others. Mom, it¡¯s a miracle that my dad can wake up after being in a vegetative state for ten years. He just opened his eyes today. Being able to talk now, this matter can only be described as something abnormal. So let¡¯s just live our own lives. Dad¡¯s good news, it¡¯s enough if only you and me know.¡±


    Zheng Jie was taken aback.


    Looking into her son¡¯s eyes that were as dark as the night, her excitement that seemed as if she wanted to tell the world finally subsided slowly. She grabbed Xie Qing¡¯s palm with her backhand and nodded repeatedly, ¡°Yes, yes, you¡¯re right. I read in a novel that someone would be taken away for experiments. Your father finally woke up. We can¡¯t risk it.¡±


    As these words dropped, the two of them were amused by it.


    After talking about some things to Zheng Jie, it was late. So Xie Qing returned back to his own rented house with the small pastries that Zheng Jie gave him.


    Sending her son to the nearby bus station, Zheng Jie looked at the cars passing by and her depressive state that she had suppressed for many years finally relaxed, ¡°Have you passed the drivers test yet? If not, go there when you have time to get a driver¡¯s license. Our family can go and buy a car.¡±


    Xie Qing could hear her easing up, so he quickly agreed.


    The young man¡¯s voice was softer than a night¡¯s breeze, ¡°I¡¯ll take you and dad for a drive at that time.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what you said. You can¡¯t take it back.¡±


    ¡°Of course.¡±


    Xie Qing got into the bus and Zheng Jie went home. She went straight to the inner room and noticed that her husband was staring at the ceiling with his eyes open. After hearing the sound of the door opening, he turned his head slowly and smiled at her, ¡°B-back?¡±


    The man¡¯s voice paused as he spoke. It was a little hoarse. Obviously he was still a little unaccustomed to speaking.


    But compared to others that woke up from their vegetative states, he was still very different.


    Zheng Jie quickly walked to Gu Mingguo¡¯s side. After a moment of silence, she repeated what Xie Qing reminded her, as if she was reminding herself.


    Looking at his wife whom he hadn¡¯t seen for ten years, Gu Mingguo just said, ¡°Qingqing is a smart child.¡±


    He turned his head to look out the window. The warm temperature of the room reminded Gu Mingguo of the picture that flashed through his mind before he woke up.


    There are no miracles. Everything is because of cause and effect.


    It¡¯s his child that has been gritting his teeth for him.


    It was almost nine when Xie Qing got back home. After taking a shower and changing clothes, he sat in front of the computer to start editing videos. Several irrelevant frames were deleted, a warm background music was added and soon the short video was uploaded to the platform.


    Xie Qing¡¯s food videos were very popular. With nearly a million fans, many merchants would ask him to help promote their products. At that time, although Xie Qing was slow to respond and was a little silly, he was still extremely rigorous in this aspect. He would often only promote products that he had already tried. In this way, his word-of-mouth and reputation for bringing goods was quite good and fans trusted his reviews very much.


    A simple cooking video was released and it soon got nearly a thousand likes in just a few minutes.


    [The anchor¡¯s hands are still as good-looking as ever.]


    [Might I ask, when will I have the chance to have a meal with the anchor?]


    [Today¡¯s video is also a video without speaking.]


    [Watching this video is simply enjoyable.]


    [Do you still have that non-stick pan? My parents asked me to help them buy one too.]


    ¡­¡­


    ¡­


    Xie Qing carefully read through the comments and replied to their questions before opening Weibo. He hadn¡¯t paid attention to Yu Kaize¡¯s situation since he heard about Liao Yu coming out to clarify for him this morning. He was too lazy to search the hot search list, so Xie Qing directly typed Yu Kaize¡¯s name in the search box.


    After Liao Yu clarified that it was a misunderstanding, Yu Kaize released a photo of the two eating together.


    In the photo, the two looked happy. But sharp-eyed netizens noticed a pair of used bowls and chopsticks on the table between Liao Yu and Yu Kaize. It was very likely that these bowls and chopsticks belonged to the person who helped take the picture, but who the other person was had also aroused everyone¡¯s speculations.


    The two protagonists of the topic seemed to be having a good time, but the fans of both parties were not so harmonious and friendly.


    Especially fans of Liao Yu.


    In order to vent their anger for their family¡¯s gege, they ran to Yu Kaize¡¯s super chat and threw out all the swear words they¡¯ve known all their life. As a result, Liao Yu slapped them in the face. Him saying that it was a misunderstanding made fans dizzy. They held their mobile phones, looking at their crazy words and were speechless for a moment.


    They even felt a little embarrassed.


    This matter was caught by Yu Kaize¡¯s fans and they1 were made a mockery of. It didn¡¯t take long for the two sides to spray each other again.


    At the same time, Zhang Hui finished her work early today and watched the fun with her legs crossed.


    Soon a friend of hers sent her a message, [Reversal?]


    Zhang Hui put her head down and typed, [Reversal my farts. Didn¡¯t you notice? Liang Hong studio played two audio clips. It¡¯s just that everyone¡¯s attention is on Liao Yu right now.]


    She then sent a picture over to her friend.


    Friend: [What does this mean?]


    Zhang Hui: [Let me show you an enlarged version of this picture. Can you see it? Zoom in. Is there a human face reflected there? Doesn¡¯t it look like Xie Ling?]


    Zhang Hui, [If you look at the clock on the wall, it¡¯s three minutes from the time Yu Kaize posted on Weibo. I don¡¯t believe that this is an old photo.]


    Friend, [I understand now. After the incident happened, Xie Ling organized a get together overnight. Letting Yu Kaize and Liao Yu have a meal together, turning the fight into friendship. How clever¡ª¡ª]


    Zhang Hui snorted.


    How good Yu Kaize was in her heart in the beginning was how hypocritical she felt he was right now.


    Friend, [Do you mind if I post this matter on Weibo?]


    Zhang Hui, [What do you think?]


    Her friend immediately sent a ¡®hehe¡¯ emoticon package. Then she sent the enlarged and finely cut photos to a marketing account. She then later said to Zhang Hui, [It¡¯s very miserable to be disliked by Laozu. Really miserable.]


    It was also at this time that Liang Hong Studio, who was @ by countless fans of Yu Kaize and was threatened to be sued for defamation and rumour spreading, posted another Weibo, [So the second recording was eaten up by you? Some things are unfamiliar at first, but people should become accustomed to them soon enough, right?]


    There was also a very arrogant @ to Yu Kaize.


    Liao Yu¡¯s fans

 CH 5

    Meng1 Jie, Yu Kaize¡¯s manager, hadn¡¯t been able to get a good night¡¯s sleep for a while. He thought that the matter would be over after they got in touch with the people on Liao Yu¡¯s side.


    The results? They ignored the second recording.


    Meng Jie¡¯s head buzzed as he leaned on the sofa in the studio. He looked at the ceiling above his head blankly, as if a little villain2 who looked exactly like Yu Kaize appeared right in front of him. He stretched out his hand to slap the illusion that came out of nowhere.


    The assistant Xiao Xu couldn¡¯t take it anymore. He took a glass of water and handed it over to Meng Jie.


    Meng Jie took a sip of water and sighed, ¡°I¡¯ve told him before, ¡®Since Xie Ling doesn¡¯t like you, you should just accept it. Otherwise, something big will happen sooner or later.¡¯ Yu Kaize just never listens, thinking that Xie Ling would be moved by him sooner or later. How disgusting!¡±


    Xiao Xu didn¡¯t know why but despite their current bad situation, he still laughed inexplicably when he heard Meng Jie¡¯s last two words. Fortunately, his sanity was still there and the corners of his mouth soon fell right after being raised.


    He asked, ¡°So, in that recording, who was Yu-ge talking about?¡±


    Meng Jie rolled his eyes.


    Now here lies the problem.


    Meng Jie also didn¡¯t understand why Yu Kaize would say such things when he was drunk. He still had to mention it to the same person. The most troublesome thing was that in the first leaked audio, Yu Kaize directly named the other person¡¯s identity, making it easier for them to deal with the matter. The second one though, was different. He had been talking to himself the whole time, turning over everything upside down. He talked about all the bad things he did but he didn¡¯t mention who the target was.


    When he asked Yu Kaize, Yu Kaize didn¡¯t say anything.


    Based on his understanding of Yu Kaize after working with him for five years, there¡¯s a high possibility that Yu Kaize had already long forgotten that he had said such a thing. He probably didn¡¯t even remember who he was talking about.


    After all, as soon as someone in the circle showed even a little different thought for Xie Ling, pursued Xie Ling a bit more aggressively or Xie Ling responded to the other party a bit more, Yu Kaize would act as anxious as a cat with fried3 hair.


    Netizens might not know, but Meng Jie was well aware¡ª¡ª


    People like Liao Yu who were targeted by Yu Kaize couldn¡¯t be counted even with both hands.


    Meng Jie gulped down his large glass of water and said with a blank expression, ¡°Play dead. After a while they¡¯ll forget about these things. Aren¡¯t all netizens like this? We¡¯ll be fine.¡±


    Xiao Xu just gave out an ¡®ah¡¯ twice, thinking what Meng Jie had said made sense. However, five minutes later, he held up his mobile phone and smiled awkwardly at Meng Jie, ¡°Meng-ge, this matter¡­ it seems that it can¡¯t be resolved by playing dead!¡±


    Meng Jie stretched his neck to look and his vision went dark.


    ¡°You¡¯ll eventually have to pay for what you said, that¡¯s it.¡±


    ¡­


    ¡­


    Shortly after the second audio was mentioned, several well-known and lesser-known artists in the circle popped up to claim that they were the people Yu Kaize mentioned in the audio.


    A kind person helped to count and the number of those claiming to be victims reached eighteen people.


    Although there might be some people that were fishing in troubled waters4, it was still enough to show that Yu Kaize wasn¡¯t really a good person.


    Seeing this miraculous development, the black fans of Yu Kaize and passers-by almost fainted from laughter. The ex-fans who removed their fan titles didn¡¯t care anymore about the sourness they initially felt in their hearts after loving Yu Kaize for several years and finding out that he was scum, instead they were all stunned.


    [This magical reversal really made me laugh to death. How could this be so funny?]


    [This move, this move is definitely Xie Ling trying to act as a mediator to save the relationship between Yu Kaize and Liao Yu. Who knew that Yu Kaize would turn out to be an absolute pig teammate5.]


    [Eighteen people came out to claim that they were victims¡­ There¡¯s still an actor among them whom I like very much. Is this real?]


    [Let me present an award to Xie Ling, you¡¯re now the new Daji6!]


    [What the hell? Hahahaha! The clarification statement was posted on the front foot that stripped fans off of their fan status and now eighteen people claim to be the victims on the back foot. My God, Yu Kaize, you really are a treasure-gege7!]


    [Since everyone is scolding Yu Kaize, then let me say something else. Liao Yu, are your eyes covered with sh*t8? Yu Kaize had plotted against you like this and you can still shake hands with him? His thoughts, Laozi can see them from here!]


    [Poster upstairs, everyone knows that the power of love is the most powerful thing there is.]


    [A small gossip. It¡¯s because Liao Yu hasn¡¯t caught up with Xie Ling, that¡¯s why he agreed with this arrangement. This is to leave a good impression in front of Xie Ling.]


    For three days in a row, the entire internet was discussing what type of person Yu Kaize was in private. At the same time, the love and hatred between Xie Ling, Yu Kaize and Liao Yu, along with those artists that came out, attracted many people. There were endless streams of ridicule.


    Someone summed up the situation that was happening at the moment.


    Yu Kaize: Wants to be cold9.


    Xie Ling: The calamitous beauty of the entertainment industry.


    Liao Yu: A humble licking dog. Maybe he won¡¯t have anything left after licking (a question mark needs to be added here)


    Other artists that were targeted by Yu Kaize: Pitiful little flowers10.


    Xie Qing watched the battle on Weibo that went on for three days at home. During this period, he had also received a call from Liang Hong¡¯s studio. Liang Hong had kindly asked him if he would like to go and work in their studio. After being rejected by Xie Qing without hesitation, he quietly asked if there were any other revelations. This time he had conscientiously offered that he would buy it with money.


    Xie Qing didn¡¯t give him a definite reply but said meaningfully, ¡°Depends on the future opportunities.¡±


    These simple five words made Liang Hong immediately stand in awe.


    ¡®What does this mean? Does it mean that this enthusiastic netizen has a lot of material in his hand?¡¯


    Liang Hong immediately replied, ¡°Okay, okay! You can find me if you need anything in the future.¡±


    Xie Qing hung up the phone and smiled. He wasn¡¯t talking casually. Xie Ling¡¯s group of suitors that couldn¡¯t obtain him11 would always come to him12, thinking that he was a fool who didn¡¯t understand anything and dared to say everything in front of him. Unfortunately for them, those scenes were all recorded by 034 and it just so happened that Xie Qing had asked 034 for those recordings before he returned.


    ¡®You can all come one by one, there¡¯s no need to rush.¡¯


    In the evening, Xie Qing continued to record videos of himself cooking as soon as dinner time came, the same as the past few days. Fans on the short video platform praised him for being particularly motivated recently. In the past, he would usually post two videos a week. But now it was almost one video per day. The most important thing was that Xie Qing never spoke in the previous videos, but it was different this time.


    Fans were so excited that they wished they could crawl into the video to see what Xie Qing looked like after hearing his voice that they had imagined countless times.


    Xie Qing hadn¡¯t gone back home tonight and only made dinner for one. Since he wasn¡¯t in good health, he ate a relatively light dinner. He simply cooked pork ribs soup and rice. He added corn to the pork ribs soup and stewed the soup until the ribs were so soft that meat could be easily removed from the bone13.


    After eating most of the bowl of rice, Xie Qing searched through his storage ring for a while until he finally found a pill that nourishes blood and qi.


    There were many treasures in the storage ring. The things inside included a lot of pills and porcelain, all of which were collected by Xie Qing in the cultivation world. His real body had suffered a lot, so it would be a good idea to supplement himself with some pills.


    After tidying up the things in his house, Xie Qing listened to his parents¡¯ suggestions and went out to wander around. A couple walked past him with their young son. As Xie Qing looked up, he happened to meet the eyes of the child that turned his head back. The child waved at Xie Qing without any shyness.


    Xie Qing pursed his lips and waved back with a smile.


    The evening heat that night couldn¡¯t stop the enthusiasm of the residents. Xie Qing sat on the sides of a big flower bed and quietly watched the aunts who were dancing14 in the square. Speaking of which, in order to take care of him and Gu Mingguo for so many years, his mother had no time to do what she liked. When he was young, Xie Qing remembered hearing Gu Mingguo proudly announce that Zheng Jie had learnt to dance.


    At that time, Zheng Jie would be embarrassed and push Gu Mingguo aside.


    Thinking of the things that happened more than ten years ago, Xie Qing couldn¡¯t help but close his eyes and smile. It was also at this time that a figure sat down beside him who was under the streetlamp. Xie Qing subconsciously turned his head to look and met a pair of dark eyes.


    The other person looked like an old man in his eighties with grey hair and a beard. His eyes, however, looked extraordinarily bright. At first glance, there was no fatigue of the elderly in him at all. The other party looked full of energy.


    The old man looked at him up and down for a while and stroked his beard, ¡°Young one, you don¡¯t seem to be in good health?¡±


    ¡°Are you a doctor?¡±


    ¡°A doctor specializing in traditional Chinese medicine.¡± The old man waved his hand and looked at Xie Qing with a smile that Xie Qing couldn¡¯t understand. Without waiting for Xie Qing to say anything, the old man spoke once more, ¡°I feel like you look strangely familiar, young child.¡±


    Xie Qing understood.


    Even though he didn¡¯t have a good relationship with Xie Ling, he wouldn¡¯t be angered by this matter. He just smiled and said, ¡°You mean that big star Xie Ling, right? We do look a bit alike.¡±


    The old man smiled without saying a word.


    Soon, more people came, but Xie Qing didn¡¯t feel uncomfortable. The two old and young sat on the edge of the same flower bed as they looked on towards the lively scene in front of them, occasionally saying a few words. It wasn¡¯t until the aunts dancing in the square turned off their music and prepared to leave that the old man stood up straight with his hands behind his back, also preparing to leave. He looked back at Xie Qing.


    ¡°Boy, come find me in the city hospital if you have time. My surname is Zhou.¡±


    ¡°Thank you, I understand.¡±


    Watching the old man leave, Xie Qing noticed that it was getting late, so he walked back home.


    At this moment, Elder Zhou15, who had wandered back to the building next door, slowly took out his mobile phone and dialled a number, ¡°Stinky boy, I saw a young man who looks very similar to that Xie Ling. Around twenty-seven to twenty-eight. Is that the person you are looking for?¡±


    There seemed to be a slight pause from the person on the other side, ¡°Are you sure?¡±


    ¡°They look exactly the same. I believe that they are twins. There¡¯s a mole on his face, I believe you young people call it a tear mole? Anyways, he¡¯s much more comfortable to look at than that big star. It¡¯s just that his body doesn¡¯t look very healthy. His face looks pale and weak at first glance.¡±


    ¡°Where are you now? I¡¯ll be right over.¡±


    ¡°Why not tomorrow? You can go find me directly tomorrow.¡±


    After Elder Zhou finished speaking, he noticed that the other party was a bit hesitant and reluctant. The old man rolled his eyes towards the sky and said angrily, ¡°This old man will drag him to the hospital tomorrow. You can wait there.¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s great. Thank you for your hard work.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s fine. Your patronage can be counted as labour fees16 for me.¡±


    ¡­


    ¡­


    The night fell and the crowds in the square dispersed. The area around the apartment building was empty, except for the occasional meowing of a stray cat.


    Xie Qing leaned against the wall of the stairwell as coldness pierced through his thin shirt into his skin.


    He raised his eyes and looked at Yu Kaize in a casual manner.


    Xie Qing wasn¡¯t at all surprised to find Yu Kaize there. It just so happened that as he was about to go upstairs, Yu Kaize, who was dressed in black and was wearing a mask with the words ¡®going to do bad things¡¯ written all over him, had rushed towards him, grabbing his arm and pressing him against the wall.


    The eyes exposed above the mask were bloodshot and filled with evil, ¡°Xie Qing, is this what you mean by a meeting ceremony gift?¡±


    The hand around his neck tightened, making Xie Qing felt particularly uncomfortable. He raised his eyes slightly, feeling a bit suffocated. Yu Kaize was so angry that he completely ignored the reaction of the person in front of him.


    Rather, even if he realized it, Yu Kaize still wouldn¡¯t let go of his hand.


    He even wanted to kill Xie Qing.


    Xie Qing had caused him a lot of trouble. Fans let go of their feelings for him and he received a continuous stream of ridicule on the internet. Additionally, it caused Xie Ling to look at him with a bit of disappointment.


    All of this was because of Xie Qing.


    ¡°You really hate me that much? Hate me to the point of wanting to destroy me?¡±


    ¡°Shouldn¡¯t I hate you? You¡¯ve got me in a wall choke against the wall of the emergency exit of my apartment building.¡± Xie Qing¡¯s voice was hoarse, but his lips curled up slightly, ¡°For your own selfish desires, you treated me as Xie Ling. Finding someone to be a stand-in who looks exactly like Xie Ling, does it make you feel like the two of you can be affectionate?¡±


    Looking at Yu Kaize¡¯s face, he asked softly, ¡°Have you people ever thought about how I would feel? Have you thought about how Xie Ling would feel? Additionally, using my parents to threaten me?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s what Li Youbai, that st*pid c*nt, did!¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why, Li Youbai would have the same ending as you.¡± Xie Qing said calmly, ¡°The things you all are so proud of. Your reputation, family background and dignity, I¡¯ll trample it all down, step by step.¡±


    Yu Kaize was stunned yet shocked and amused at the same time.


    What stunned him was the fact that Xie Qing, a fool, dared to say such a thing.


    The funny thing was, does he even know what he¡¯s talking about? Did he take himself seriously?


    However, before Yu Kaize could mock him, the smile on Xie Qing¡¯s face deepened.


    Yu Kaize noticed this and a bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart.


    Immediately afterwards, Xie Qing¡¯s voice sounded once more, ¡°You¡¯ve been to my house so many times. But you haven¡¯t noticed that the police station is right next door, right?¡±


    There was no time for him to react as the door behind him was suddenly kicked open from the outside, followed by loud voices. A hand was then pressed on Yu Kaize¡¯s shoulder.


    ¡°What are you trying to do?!¡±


    Yu Kaize staggered from being held. When he fell back, he caught a glimpse of a familiar face out of the corner of his eye.


    It was Liang Hong.


    At the same time, a few young policemen in uniform stood on top of him.


    And Xie Qing, who had escaped from his grip, lightly touched his already purple neck and said in a hoarse voice, ¡°Officer, I want to report a crime. This person has broken into my house several times and harassed me.¡±


    Frankly in this chapter he¡¯s called Sheng Jie instead of Meng Jie, but later chapters used Meng, so let¡¯s go with this


    more like a chibi


    like with all its hair up


    taking advantage of the chaos


    teammates that hold you back instead of helping you


    said to be a woman that was so beautiful she captivated rulers and turned them into a fatuous ruler. Some say that she¡¯s the incarnation of a fox demon


    like a treasure chest¡­ full of surprises¡­ like a cursed goblet or sth


    Well now a familiar sentence¡­ my family uses this saying a lot. They¡¯d also say ¡®did I step on your tail¡¯ if someone were to fight with someone. Of course they would answer with a ¡®Yes, you stepped on my tail¡¯


    like lose everything. His support and love from fans in the industry, from everyone around him


    the raws used only ¡®xiao kelian¡¯. Should be ¡®little pitiful¡¯ but I felt adding the word flower seems better


    Xie Ling


    Xie Qing


    my fav soup to make back when I was in uni and living alone¡­


    Xinghe is experiencing culture shock rn~ Xinghe didn¡¯t know people actually did this irl~ It¡¯s called square dancing. Back when I lived in uni dorms, I used to walk to the nearby supermarket¡­ Next to the supermarket was this huge empty lot that the elderly would go to to exercise together¡­


    Truthfully, the raws said Elder Jiang, but in his intro and later chapters he¡¯s named Zhou instead¡­ So I¡¯ll just change this to Zhou


    UM3: NOOO! The old man seems nice at first!!! Is he going to hurt our baby XQ??? Me: No no rest assured~

 CH 6

    It was already one o¡¯clock in the morning when they1 could finally come out of the police station. Street lights were lit everywhere and the people walked past them at night. The summer wind blew, spreading the aromatic scent of cumin.


    As the informant and victim, Xie Qing was able to provide evidence and recorded a statement in the police station. But when he got out, he found that Liang Hong was still waiting for him outside the police station. Liang Hong was completely different from what Xie Qing had imagined him to look like. He was tall, but his appearance gave him a simple and honest look.


    ¡°Why are you still standing at the entrance this late at night?¡±


    ¡°Isn¡¯t it because I was afraid you¡¯d be in some kind of trouble?¡± Liang Hong scratched his head and smiled.


    This was also fate. Liang Hong had asked Xie Qing a few days ago if he had some other material. Xie Qing¡¯s answer at that time was to wait and see if there¡¯s an opportunity another time. Liang Hong was afraid that the upcoming opportunity wouldn¡¯t belong to him so he forcefully asked for Xie Qing¡¯s WeChat. As a result, Xie Qing¡¯s moments2 on WeChat revealed his address and Liang Hong immediately noticed that they lived in the same community.


    So when Yu Kaize came to the door today, Xie Qing had swiped his phone with his hand that was hidden behind his back. Liang Hong¡¯s contact was the number on top when he opened the address book.


    As soon as the call connected, before Liang Hong could ask if anything was wrong, he heard Yu Kaize¡¯s voice first. Liang Hong¡¯s heart trembled and he immediately thought of what Xie Qing had said back then while they were chatting before¡ª¡ª


    ¡°Yu Kaize will come to me once he gets angry. Maybe you can get some exclusive news at that time.¡±


    Liang Hong didn¡¯t take his words seriously at all that time. But when he received Xie Qing¡¯s call, he had to admit that Xie Qing really knew Yu Kaize well and had guessed everything.


    Liang Hong lived on the second floor of the building next door. He had ran down the stairs in a few steps and looked at the emergency exit next door. After learning about Xie Qing¡¯s situation, he immediately turned around and called the police station. It only took a few minutes for the police to come and go to his house.


    Xie Qing took out his phone and looked at the time on it. He then looked at Liang Hong and asked him with a smile, ¡°Do you have time? I¡¯ll treat you to some skewers.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    The stand that was selling skewers was at a nearby alley. As soon as someone walked close, they would be able to smell a strong aroma. Liang Hong and Xie Qing chose a place in the outer area and carried their cheap red plastic stools. As he sat down, Liang Hong couldn¡¯t help but stare at Xie Qing. Seeing the other party sitting upright even on this kind of small stool, he couldn¡¯t help but sigh¡ª¡ª


    Good looking people were of a different breed. Even while sitting on such a stool, it made them look as if they were sitting on a throne.


    As soon as they sat down, Liang Hong immediately asked, ¡°Xie Qing, let me ask you a private question. If you mind, you don¡¯t have to answer me.¡±


    Xie Qing raised his eyes and glanced at him. The corners of his lips curled up with a half-smile as he said in a casual manner, ¡°Xie Ling is my blood-related older brother.¡±


    Liang Hong, ¡°¡­F*ck. How did you know what I was going to ask you?¡±


    ¡°Under normal circumstances, when people who know Xie Ling see me, they¡¯ll all say I look similar to him.¡± Xie Qing spread his hands, ¡°I¡¯ll tell you about the grievances between Xie Ling and I in the future. It¡¯ll be another big news at that time.¡±


    When he had said these words, Xie Qing¡¯s voice was neither satirising nor was it weak. Not much emotions could be detected from him. But Liang Hong¡¯s sixth sense was telling him that Xie Qing didn¡¯t really like his ge3, Xie Ling, very much. So this grievance between them¡­ might ruin Xie Ling¡¯s reputation.


    Liang Hong silently noted it down and slowly gave Xie Qing a thumbs up, ¡°I have also taken a picture of Yu Kaize today. He would definitely go completely cold this time.¡±


    It just so happened that a large plate of skewers finished cooking and Liang Hong took a bunch of it for himself. He passed a few to Xie Qing, but the latter waved his hand, ¡°I¡¯m not in good health. I can¡¯t eat this sort of food. I¡¯ve told you that I¡¯m treating you, you can eat more.¡±


    Hearing this, Liang Hong was stunned for a moment and then he understood.


    The first time he saw Xie Qing, he had felt that this young man in front of him didn¡¯t look like a normal person. His thin physique and pale complexion made people perceive him as someone who had been ill for a long time. But compared to those haggard and sallow looking patients, Xie Qing¡¯s condition was obviously caused by his weak health.


    Liang Hong nodded to express his understanding and chatted slowly with Xie Qing while eating skewers. The word ¡®cozy¡¯ could be seen all over his body.


    ¡­


    ¡­


    When Wen Xu received a call from Elder Zhou, he had just changed into his pajamas and was about to rest. Knowing that Elder Zhou met the person he was looking for, Wen Xu¡¯s mood had been in a state of excitement. He hadn¡¯t calmed down at all. He had wished that time would pass by in the blink of an eye and that tomorrow could come immediately.


    Thinking about the person that he cared for from the bottom of his heart, Wen Xu told himself to rest early. Just as he thought that he was going to meet the other person in his best condition tomorrow, Elder Zhou called him.


    A bad premonition vaguely floated in Wen Xu¡¯s heart. When the call connected he heard the old man¡¯s voice that was full of anxiety, ¡°A-Xu, I just saw that kid leave with the police.¡±


    The old man had just arrived home and was about to open the door when he heard the neighbours walking behind him discuss about the police station next door and how someone was sent over. As soon as the old man turned his head, the neighbour yelled, ¡°Lao Zhou4, it seems that the young man who sat with you just now was taken away by the police.¡±


    Only then did Elder Zhou realize that something was wrong and he immediately notified Wen Xu.


    Wen Xu lived in the suburbs of Beijing which was connected to neighbouring provinces and separated by several mountains. After he was informed of the news, he immediately drove all the way to the police station, only to learn that Xie Qing had left.


    Wen Xu grabbed a young policeman¡¯s arm and confirmed something once more, ¡°You said that that person was called Xie Qing?¡±


    The young policeman, ¡°¡­ Didn¡¯t you come here to look for him? Why don¡¯t you even know what his name is?¡±


    Wen Xu put down his hand, his palm fell to his sides and he clenched his fists. He closed his eyes and replied softly, ¡°I just wanted to make sure.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s Xie Qing. I just saw him pass by the alley.¡± The young police officer couldn¡¯t help but look at Wen Xu a few more times, scratching his head and muttering, ¡°Why do you look so familiar¡ª¡ª¡±


    It wasn¡¯t until Wen Xu¡¯s back completely disappeared from the gate of the police station that the young police officer slapped his own thigh, his face full of shock.


    No wonder he looked familiar!


    The other party was on the Beijing TV station a few days ago. It was said that a young man from a wealthy family suddenly went to the suburbs to buy a few hills and to start farming. This wasn¡¯t the key point, the key point was that Wen Xu seemed to be very good at it. The vegetables and fruits he grew were so much better than those in the general market and they were very much sought after.


    The young policeman¡¯s wife had been having severe morning sickness at this time and she had been yelling at him to buy some apricots from Wen Xu. It¡¯s a pity that it was very difficult to buy. He had squatted in the online shop all night but was still unable to get it, which made him want to cry.


    He had finally met the rightful owner today and yet he still missed a good opportunity. What a mistake!


    Wen Xu didn¡¯t know how annoyed the young policeman was at the moment. He had gone all the way into the alley in the direction that was pointed by the other party. The alley was extremely lively and the lights of different small restaurants were brightly lit. The shouts of merchants and the chatting of guests came and went one after another. Wen Xu kept looking at the stalls and restaurants in the vicinity with the help of the nearby streetlights.


    After searching for around twenty minutes, just as Wen Xu was about to turn around and walk onwards, he suddenly froze.


    Beside a small table by the roadside, a dim light shone down causing a faint shadow to form on the side of the youth¡¯s fair face. Different from the tall and strong man that was feasting on skewers, he just sat there holding a disposable water cup with his bony fingers. He occasionally took a sip from the cup to moisten his lips as he turned his head to talk to the person sitting beside him.


    This was an intuitive feeling.


    Even though he was sitting at a barbecue stand full of fireworks5, the young man revealed a sense of tranquillity all over his body.


    Wen Xu looked at him quietly with a faint smile in his eyes.


    Even if they hadn¡¯t met for a long time, he could recognize him at a glance.


    Perhaps due to a paparazzi¡¯s keen intuition and sensitivity to being watched, when Liang Hong was about to raise his hand to pick up the last beef skewer, he suddenly raised his head as if he had sensed something¡ª¡ª


    A few seconds later, he poked Xie Qing¡¯s arm. When the other party looked at him, he reminded him in a soft tone, ¡°Xie Qing, someone over there has been staring at you.¡±


    Xie Qing looked over towards the direction Liang Hong was gesturing at.


    The meeting between Xie Qing and Wen Xu could be regarded as something that happened a hundred years ago. That was when Xie Qing had just followed 034 to the small worlds to perform missions. The first small world was an ancient farming novel. The protagonist of that text was Wen Xu.


    The role played by Xie Qing here was Wen Xu¡¯s cousin.


    Wen Xu was born in a poor family and his parents had passed early. So Wen Xu had to live in his cousin¡¯s house. It was a pity that his cousin¡¯s parents also left in an accident, so the two could only depend on each other.


    Xie Qing transmigrated at this time.


    034 had told him that the relationship between Wen Xu and his cousin wasn¡¯t that good. The cousin had always been jealous of his excellent cousin, Wen Xu. He had spoken ill of Wen Xu behind his back more than once and had even framed him.


    Xie Qing¡¯s mission here was to take care of Wen Xu, protect him at every moment and even sacrifice his life for Wen Xu if necessary.


    After all, if Xie Qing died, it was just him leaving this world and going to the next. But if Wen Xu died, then the order of that small world wouldn¡¯t be maintained.


    But¡­


    How did Wen Xu appear in the real world?


    ¡°I was originally from this world.¡±


    As if he had guessed what Xie Qing was thinking, Wen Xu raised his hand to gently rub Xie Qing¡¯s head. He then smiled and said, ¡°But I went to that place earlier than you. Twelve years ago, when my friends and I went to the mountains for vacation, I stumbled and fell off a cliff. At that time I thought that I was going to die. But when I opened my eyes, I found that I had transmigrated into an ancient person.¡±


    He was reborn into a strange dynasty, the parents who were supposed to protect him had died early. Although Wen Xu lived in his uncle¡¯s house, his life had been difficult. But that changed completely when Xie Qing arrived.


    Wen Xu gradually realized that he had hope and sustenance in that strange world that he had no sense of belonging to.


    However, just like what 034 had informed Xie Qing early on, when necessary, he needed to dedicate his life to Wen Xu. That night, not long after Wen Xu found out that he was actually a child left behind by the current emperor, an assassin arrived. In order to protect Wen Xu and allow him to return to the capital safely, Xie Qing sacrificed himself for him.


    The one who was stabbed to death by arrows was him.


    The one who was buried silently in the mountains and forest was also him.


    ¡°Ge6, how was your life after that?¡± Xie Qing asked softly.


    ¡°Nothing special. I even thought that it would be best if the emperor didn¡¯t find me at that time.¡± Wen Xu put his hands in his trouser pockets. His straight body cast a long shadow under the streetlamp. He turned his head to look at the side of Xie Qing¡¯s face and smiled, ¡°What are you thinking? I didn¡¯t become the emperor. What kind of emperor can a farmer like me be? Wouldn¡¯t the country be ruined if I were to be the emperor?¡±


    ¡°Farming is good enough.¡±


    Xie Qing could still recall the scene that year. Wen Xu and Xie Qing lived in a small village. This might be the special charm of a protagonist in a farming novel. Wen Xu often dug up precious medicinal materials in the mountains. Then Wen Xu would plant the medicinal plants in his own field.


    After coming and going a few times, his field became full of rare medicinal materials.


    However, the efficacy of his medical materials were so much better than that of ordinary similar medicinal materials.


    In 034¡¯s words, Wen Xu could reach the pinnacle of life with his field. But the result was that he was doomed. Such a medicinal field was destined to attract other people¡¯s covetousness. Only the identity of a prince could help Wen Xu.


    Xie Qing had once told Wen Xu that if he recognized the emperor as his father, he didn¡¯t have to hide his medicinal field anymore.


    But Wen Xu regretted it.


    If he knew that such stability was bought by Xie Qing¡¯s life in exchange, he wouldn¡¯t have gone back to the capital.


    Raising his arm to wrap it around the shoulders of the young man beside him, Wen Xu remembered the strange voice he had heard before his death. It had said that Xie Qing was from the same place as he was. If Wen Xu was willing, they could meet again.


    Therefore, after returning from the other world, Wen Xu had been looking for Xie Qing.


    When he accidentally saw Xie Ling on TV, he thought that he had found the person he was looking for. But a quick glance in private made him ¡ª¡ª


    This was definitely not his didi7.


    Fortunately, the heavens still favored him.


    Xie Qing and Liang Hong


    feature on wechat


    elder brother


    Old Zhou/Elder Zhou. While normally kinda improper to use, it is often used on the seniors. A formal way would be calling them LaoYezi, but its generally the same meaning, just less formal (at least this is in my POV. Normally I don¡¯t often meet lotsa old people. Normally I¡¯d call them Gonggong or Ah-tai, not sure if this is Cantonese or something else¡­ I grew up in a multilingual household. Oh nvm I call my father¡¯s aunt and uncle Lao-gu and Lao-gutio which means grand aunt and grand uncle. Huh so it¡¯s actually to distinguish between which is which since losta people share the same title or name)


    lively


    Elder brother. It¡¯s fine to use it to call older male cousins in such a way. You can also use the word ge to call a male of your generation that is older than you.


    younger brothe

 CH 7

    Throughout the night, Wen Xu stayed in Xie Qing¡¯s small rental house. Their conversation continued on till the early morning sun appeared. Wen Xu had learnt from Elder Zhou that Xie Qing wasn¡¯t in good health. Seeing as the other party hadn¡¯t had any intention of going to rest at all, his brows furrowed. He wished that he could just directly press Xie Qing down so that he could take a rest.


    But Xie Qing just gave him an innocent look, ¡°I can¡¯t sleep.¡±


    He really couldn¡¯t sleep.


    Xie Qing never would have thought that 034 would give him such a wonderful gift.


    If Xie Ling, his elder brother who had a blood relationship with him only brought him more harm than any good then Wen Xu, his elder brother who had no blood relationship with him brought him an actual elder brother¡¯s love.


    When he died in that small world, Xie Qing was very reluctant. But there was nothing else he could do.


    Now that they met again, there were naturally countless things to tell each other.


    During this period, Xie Qing also figured out Wen Xu¡¯s identity in reality. Wen Xu was born in a wealthy family. His mother was from a scholarly family, the elders from his maternal side were all professors. While his paternal side were all big bosses. The major that was chosen by Wen Xu back when he was in university also overlapped with the expectations of his parents. He wanted to be an outstanding entrepreneur in the future. But after he woke up from an accident, Wen Xu used his pocket money to buy a few hills and started farming.


    ¡°My father and mother¡¯s expressions at that time were really no different than someone watching the sky fall.¡±


    However, although the Wen couple didn¡¯t dislike Wen Xu¡¯s choice, they still thought that their son¡¯s head was broken.


    After Wen Xu implemented his plans, the Wen couple would go to the mountains from time to time to check on their son. The situation was completely different from what they expected. Wen Xu¡¯s business was so successful that others became envious. All kinds of vegetables and fruits that he had planted were always out of stock and people would have a hard time buying them. In addition, Wen Xu had also planted some medicinal materials and all of those would immediately be transported to the hospital after they matured.


    According to Elder Zhou, these medicinal materials were very effective. Wen Xu was really good at it.


    ¡°Speaking of which, I still have some seeds with me here.¡± Without hesitation, Xie Qing took out a bag of seeds from his storage ring and put them in front of Wen Xu, ¡°This was something that was given to me by the Second Elder when I joined the Chaoyun Sect.¡±


    The Second Elder of the Chaoyun Sect was someone who really loved creating medicine. He usually stayed in front of a medicinal stove instead of the medicine field. He was very satisfied with Xie Qing, the young disciple who was in charge of the medicinal field. If it wasn¡¯t for the Sect Leader of the Chaoyun sect that took Xie Qing under his wing, Xie Qing would have been abducted to be his disciple by him1.


    Wen Xu listened to Xie Qing talk about everything he had experienced within these few years. But now that everything was clear, he wasn¡¯t stunned with anything.


    Xie Qing said, ¡°These are the seeds of various spiritual plants. The Chaoyun Sect was full of aura, so it¡¯s easy to grow it there. But here¡­ it¡¯s hard to say whether they can even germinate¡±


    ¡°I can try.¡± Wen Xu¡¯s eyes lit up, ¡°If this can really be planted, will it be good for your body?¡±


    Xie Qing was taken aback. He then laughed.


    ¡°My body has just lost too much nutrition. It would be good for me to make up for it slowly. But if these spiritual plants could be used to make medicine, it would definitely be beneficial to other patients.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re right.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯ll make a list for you later. I¡¯ll write down the medicinal effects and important points of these seeds which may increase the survival rate of these seeds a little.¡±


    ¡­


    ¡­


    The two of them didn¡¯t sleep at all that night. But they seemed to be in a good state of mind. After breakfast, Wen Xu brought Xie Qing to the hospital where Elder Zhou was already on a chair waiting for them. His gaze swept across the eyebags under the eyes of the two young men and his eyes were immediately filled with disapproval.


    As if he knew what Elder Zhou was going to say, Wen Xu hurriedly said, ¡°Elder Zhou, please rest assured. After you take a look at Ah-Qing, I¡¯ll immediately bring him home so that he can rest.¡±


    Elder Zhou rolled his eyes and asked casually, ¡°Nothing happened last night, right?¡±


    Wen Xu nodded with a smile, ¡°It¡¯s fine.¡±


    Elder Zhou had always trusted Wen Xu. When the child found him a few years ago, he had told him that he would provide him with medicinal materials. He had thought that he had heard wrong. Although he knew that Wen Xu had started farming a long time ago, wasn¡¯t he dabbling in vegetables and fruits? Could these things be used as medicinal materials? Elder Zhou had thought that Wen Xu was joking, but he didn¡¯t realize how reliable Wen Xu was until he saw those herbs.


    Turning his gaze to Xie Qing, Elder Zhou said, ¡°I¡¯ll prescribe some mild Chinese medicine for you first. Drink two bowls of it every day and once you¡¯re done with these, come to me.¡±


    Xie Qing smiled lightly, ¡°Okay, sorry for the inconvenience.¡±


    It was Wen Xu who went to the pharmacy to collect the medicine, so in the meantime Xie Qing chatted with Elder Zhou leisurely. But Elder Zhou was a well-known traditional Chinese medicine practitioner in the city hospital, many people came to see him. The small room was soon full of people after a while. Xie Qing bid farewell to Elder Zhou and stood outside. When he looked up he saw a familiar face.


    Meng Jie was on his phone, cursing at it, ¡°That stupid c*nt wouldn¡¯t learn his lesson unless he goes cold. Xiao Xu had heard that he entered the police station last night and rushed over in a hurry. It turned out that he was fine, but he pushed Xiao Xu down the stairs. Oh, has this guy¡¯s brain been covered by sh*t these days? I haven¡¯t seen him act like this before!¡±


    ¡°Nonsense! Laozi also knows that he was careless. If he had done it on purpose, he¡¯d be killing someone. Do you understand what it means to murder someone!¡± The more Meng Jie talked, the angrier he got. He lifted his foot and kicked hard on the plastic chairs on the side of the corridor.


    The chairs shook and the person sitting nearby was also affected by it. The person was furious, ¡°Are you a stupid c*nt?¡±


    Meng Jie had just finished scolding Yu Kaize for being a stupid c*nt, but fate turned on him and he was scolded the same way. He hurriedly bowed at the other party in embarrassment, said sorry and then turned to leave. But then he stopped abruptly.


    ¡°Wei, aren¡¯t you Xie¡­ No, you¡¯re not Xie Ling.¡± Meng Jie was still holding his mobile phone to his ear. From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of a young man standing at the door. He was startled for a moment. But upon closer inspection, he found that this person was completely different from Xie Ling. Especially the tear mole at the corner of his eye which Xie Ling didn¡¯t have.


    Meng Jie had once stared at Xie Ling¡¯s photos and videos for a whole day. From his looks, to his temperament, to his abilities, he didn¡¯t miss a single point. He had just wanted to see what Yu Kaize liked in Xie Ling.


    In the end, he couldn¡¯t find anything. But he was able to remember Xie Ling¡¯s face clearly.


    The young man really looked similar to Xie Ling, but he wouldn¡¯t mistake him for Xie Ling.


    Unexpectedly, although he didn¡¯t know who Xie Qing was, the latter nodded at him and smiled, ¡°I know you. You¡¯re Yu Kaize¡¯s manager.¡±


    Meng Jie felt flattered. He had never thought that his face would be recognized by someone one day.


    Meng Jie was about to speak, but before he could do so, Xie Qing stepped forward, ¡°My apologies, I¡¯ve seen my friend. I¡¯m going ahead first.¡±


    Without giving Meng Jie a chance to do anything, Xie Qing left.


    Meng Jie scratched his head, didn¡¯t say much and quickly walked away.


    It was his first time in the city hospital and he almost lost his way.


    After arriving at the inpatient department, Meng Jie stretched out his hand and pushed open the door to the ward only to find the culprit that caused Xiao Xu¡¯s fracture, sitting beside the bed with his head drooping. Xiao Xu¡¯s leg was wrapped in bandages and gauze like a pig¡¯s trotter. He had an unloveable expression on his face at the moment¡ª¡ª


    Xiao Xu felt that it was like a life¡¯s trial for him.


    His family¡¯s artist was blinded by rage and had accidentally pushed him, causing him to roll down the stairs of the police station like a ball. After he was tossed for a long time, he finally arrived at the hospital. Yu Kaize just sat beside him with his head drooping down. Those who didn¡¯t know might think that he was the one who was injured instead.


    Xiao Xu even comforted Yu Kaize, becoming more and more aggrieved as he spoke.


    Seeing Meng Jie¡¯s arrival, he immediately asked for help with his eyes.


    Meng Jie sighed helplessly in his heart. He walked up to Yu Kaize and sat down. He patted Yu Kaize on the shoulder. The other party finally moved and raised half of his face. When Meng Jie saw it, he was taken aback.


    Whoa, why was he in such a mess?


    There were two scratches on the handsome face that Meng Jie was so proud of. The dark circles under his eyes almost reached his lips and his eyes were fully bloodshot. He looked like someone who was so frustrated that he was in despair.


    But thinking about it carefully, Meng Jie felt that it was justifiable. One must know that Yu Kaize was held like a treasure by his fans before the incident broke out. When he entered the entertainment circle, all he had gotten was praise. As someone who stayed in heaven all the time but was suddenly dragged to hell, it would really be outrageous if you could still laugh about it.


    Meng Jie had been so busy these past few days that he almost passed out. While dealing with the crisis, he was still wondering what kind of turtle2 grandson wanted to bury their family¡¯s artist. Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, he couldn¡¯t find anyone.


    Thinking of this, he couldn¡¯t help but sigh.


    ¡°You can¡¯t be like this. Director Zhang¡¯s film is about to start. If you¡¯re in this state, you can¡¯t join the crew, can you?¡± Meng Jie frowned, ¡°Just film well the next period of time and disappear for a few months. Once you come back, these things will probably be forgotten.¡±


    He said this intentionally, making the atmosphere of the ward a little lighter. He then talked about what happened to him just now with a smile.


    ¡°When I was on my way here just now, I saw a person that looked very similar to Xie Ling. But he had a tear mole making him look devilishly¡ª¡ª¡±


    Handsome.


    Before he could say the last word, Meng Jie froze in his tracks. He stared at Yu Kaize with a helpless look on his face. The man who was still depressed just a few moments ago, now looked like a fierce wolf that hadn¡¯t eaten for a few days. The hatred emitting from his eyes made Meng Jie feel strange and terrified.


    Why does this guy look like he wanted to eat him alive?


    ¡°W-what¡¯s wrong?¡±


    ¡°What did you tell him?¡±


    ¡°N-nothing at all.¡± Meng Jie backed away uncontrollably and muttered softly, ¡°You guys know each other? No wonder he knows that I¡¯m your manager.¡±


    The atmosphere in the ward became tense in an instant. When Xiao Xu and Meng Jie held their breaths and were so flustered that they didn¡¯t know where they could put their hands and feet, Yu Kaize¡¯s breathing became even more rapid and heavier. He closed his eyes and took two deep breaths, stood up from his stool, kicked the stool away and walked out of the ward in big strides.


    Meng Jie had just stood up and wanted to chase him when the door of the ward was slammed back. It almost grazed Meng Jie¡¯s face.


    Meng Jie: ¡°¡­¡±


    F*ck.


    If he had moved even one centimeter forward, his face would¡¯ve been ruined today.


    Meng Jie took a step back with his weak legs and fell directly to the ground.


    After taking a full five minutes to calm down until his heartbeat slowed, he turned his head to look at Xiao Xu who was also shocked until his mouth was wide open, ¡°Has he gone crazy?¡±


    Xiao Xu hesitated for a while, with a small voice he whispered, ¡°Meng-ge, that person seems to be the culprit that caused Yu-ge to be like this.¡±


    Meng Jie, ¡°????¡±


    Xiao Yu then said with a confident face, ¡°Really, I¡¯m telling the truth. Yu-ge told me everything when he sent me to the hospital.¡±


    Meng Jie, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xiao Xu noticed Meng Jie¡¯s expression of despair that made him look as if he was about to find a hole in the ground to crawl in. After thinking about it, he comforted him, ¡°It¡¯s fine, Yu-ge just has some ptsd towards him. Let¡¯s just not mention this person in front of him in the future.¡±


    Meng Jie became even more depressed in an instant, ¡°No, you don¡¯t understand.¡±


    This was no longer a ptsd problem.


    This was no longer a question of whether they should mention him or not.


    It was he, who sent the big news of ¡®Yu Kaize pushing his assistant down the stairs, suspected of being a violent person¡¯ to the hands of the culprit.


    Ruined.


    The next second, his phone rang and the incoming call sounded like a call informing him of his death. Meng Jie bowed his head speechlessly. As soon as the phone connected, a furious voice immediately resounded throughout the ward, ¡°How did the media find out that Yu Kaize pushed Xiao Xu down the stairs? Now the matter has been blown up!¡±


    Meng Jie, ¡°¡­¡±


    So¡­.


    That soft smile Xie Qing gave him, was a clear contrast to how viciously his hand moved.


    Translator¡¯s Notes:


    There might be a slight delay on the editing of the next few chapters¡­ I¡¯m currently on vacation right now and I didn¡¯t bring my laptop with me to post the edited chapters. I¡¯ll be in China for half a month~ I¡¯ll go visit my ancestral farm and also my 2nd sister-in-law¡¯s ancestral house~ I¡¯ll share food pics and scenery pics on Dummy Discord if I remember to take pics~


    The Second Elder


    well its an insult

 CH 8

    Growing up, Yu Kaize had always been regarded as an excellent student in the eyes of his teachers and peers for more than 20 years. He was praised by fans and held in the palm of their hands for the next five years. Never in all the years of his life had the situation been as bad as it was right now.


    It was as if the proud son of heaven fell into the abyss in an instant. His white clothes could no longer be washed once they were stained with dust and mud.


    Xie Qing, Xie Qing, Xie Qing.


    This was all thanks to Xie Qing.


    Repeating the name in his mouth, Yu Kaize¡¯s bloodshot eyes looked feral, as if he was about to swallow Xie Qing alive. However after leaving the ward, he ran wildly for five floors. He stood at the exit of the safety exit but didn¡¯t know where to go next. The rage he felt ignited and burnt all his reason, making the name Xie Qing something akin to a devil¡¯s whisper that lured him to move forward.


    The door of the safety exit was opened by another person and the wind that came in blew across Yu Kaize¡¯s face, finally calming him down.


    He stood where he was and took a deep breath


    A few minutes later, he bowed his head and sent a message to Xiao Xu. He then pushed open the door of the emergency exit and walked out.


    Yu Kaize didn¡¯t want to stay outside for a long time, so he directly hailed a taxi and went home. The community he lived in was a high-end courtyard and the taxi couldn¡¯t enter. When Yu Kaize bowed his head to pay, the driver stretched out his neck and looked out. He then whispered, ¡°It¡¯s quite lively here.¡±


    Yu Kaize didn¡¯t hear the driver¡¯s words at all. When he closed the door, the taxi whizzed away, blowing exhaust all over the place. Suddenly there was an angry shout coming from behind Yu Kaize, ¡°Look, it¡¯s Yu Kaize!¡±


    Although Yu Kaize didn¡¯t know what was going on at the moment, he subconsciously moved his long legs and ran towards the way that he came from. But his reaction was still a bit too late. In the blink of an eye, he was blocked by multiple reporters rushing up to him.


    At the same time, multiple microphones were aimed towards Yu Kaize¡¯s face.


    ¡°Film Emperor Yu, we heard that you pushed your assistant down the stairs. Are you someone with violent tendencies?¡±


    ¡°Someone broke the news that you were brought away by the police last night, is it true?¡±


    ¡°Recently there have been a lot of scandals about you, do you have anything to say?¡±


    Different voices resounded in his ears non-stop making Yu Kaize feel as if there were a bunch of ducks quacking. It made his head spin and made him feel irritable.


    He stretched out his hand to push away a reporter that was about to stick to him and said with a cold face, ¡°I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about.¡±


    The reporter who was pushed away by him had an innocent look on his face, but his words were particularly annoying, ¡°Why don¡¯t you understand what we are talking about? We heard that you were also a student in the top three in your grade before you were admitted to film school, weren¡¯t you? Do you really don¡¯t intend to explain why you pushed your assistant down the stairs?¡±


    The reporters didn¡¯t stop chattering, asking Yu Kaize repeatedly why he entered the police station and why he pushed his assistant down last night.


    A reporter that wasn¡¯t crowding around him put away his mobile phone and yelled, ¡°Just now, a netizen said that you entered the police station yesterday due to sexual harassment and threatening others? Did you push your assistant down the stairs because you were too angry in the police station?¡±


    Yu Kaize¡¯s brain was already buzzing at this time and his temples throbbed in pain. When he heard the words ¡®sexual harassment¡¯ he abruptly raised his head and fixed his eyes on the speaker.


    The reporter obviously didn¡¯t expect Yu Kaize¡¯s eyes to be so terrifying. The look Yu Kaize gave him seemed to show that he wanted to swallow him alive. However, after thinking about it, this expression obviously proves that the netizen¡¯s revelations were certainly true.


    Between catching a hot topic and safety, the reporter chose the former.


    In this kind of atmosphere, the reporter continued to ask loudly, ¡°So, is it true?¡±


    The other reporters echoed the question loudly.


    A shadow suddenly flew and hit the top of the reporter¡¯s head. The reporter didn¡¯t react for a while and a mobile phone smashed onto his forehead. He fell back, feeling pain coming from his head. He sat on the ground blankly, completely unaware of what had just happened. The other reporters around him were already going crazy at the moment¡ª¡ª


    They witnessed such big news with their own eyes. The film emperor Yu Kaize was so angry that he attacked and injured a reporter!


    Wasn¡¯t this news as shocking as his sexual harassment scandal which caused him to go to the police station and subsequently pushing his assistant down the stairs in anger.


    For a while, everyone had no thoughts of blocking Yu Kaize¡¯s way.


    Why should they do such a thing anyways? They now had a lot of materials in their hands.


    The crowd around Yu Kaize gradually dispersed and the feeling of suffocation he felt gradually dissipated. However, the eyes which contained disgust and sarcasm from the surrounding reporters, poured onto Yu Kaize from head to toe as if he was being drenched in cold water, cooling down his body.


    His heart suddenly sank.


    What did he just do?


    ¡°You¡­¡±


    Yu Kaize looked at the reporter who had just got up from the ground. His mobile phone was next to the reporter, broken in two halves. The reporter was being supported by the people next to him and the expression on his face was somewhat ferocious.


    ¡°So, being a Film Emperor lets you hit others indiscriminately? Just wait for me! Laozi will let the whole world see your virtues!¡±


    In a daze, Yu Kaize seemed to remember what he had said to Xie Qing back then.


    ¡ª¡ª Just wait for me.


    How did Xie Qing answer him?


    ¡ª¡ª That reputation, family background and dignity all of which you are so proud of, I¡¯ll crush it under my feet step by step.


    He was finished.


    Yu Kaize opened his mouth silently.


    These three words that popped up in his mind made him unable to do anything else.


    ¡­


    ¡­


    Firstly, entering the police station due to sexual harassment, then pushing the assistant down the stairs when he went to pay for bail. Finally beating a reporter in front of the camera.


    Three consecutive hot search topics with the word ¡®explosive¡¯ shocked almost all the netizens online.


    The staff of Yu Kaize¡¯s studio looked at each other silently. After a long while, someone looked at Meng Jie and said in a low voice, ¡°Among these few things, it seems that only the incident of Xiao Xu being pushed down the stairs could be explained a little.¡±


    As long as the assistant Xiao Xu came forward to say that Yu Kaize was being careless or that he fell down the stairs by accident, then there would be no problem with this matter.


    But the situation was obviously not that simple.


    To say that the sexual harassment case was not true, Liang Hong¡¯s studio had already taken a picture of Yu Kaize pressing a person against the wall with his arm stuck on the other person¡¯s neck. Because it was taken from a crack from the door, Liang Hong was able to cheap out1 and magnify the fierce expression on Yu Kaize¡¯s face that was completely different from Yu Kaize¡¯s usual appearance in front of the camera.


    In addition to that, throwing his mobile phone at a reporter under the watchful eyes of the public had established the fact that ¡®Yu Kaize has violent tendencies¡¯.


    Targeting an innocent person for love, sexual harassment and violent tendencies. If this matter could still be saved, the PR team of Yu Kaize¡¯s studio should just ascend to be gods.


    In the end, if they were to prosper, they would prosper together and if someone gets attacked, they would all be attacked. So the staff were still unremittingly pressing down the scandal. But obviously their actions were simply futile. In the wake of these hot topics, there was definitely someone pushing behind-the-scenes who wanted to put Yu Kaize to death.


    Meng Jie immediately thought of the young man who smiled gently at him and couldn¡¯t help but shiver.


    F*ck.


    How good looking he was, was a clear contrast to how poisonous his heart was.


    He waved his hands at the other staff and said bluntly, ¡°Yu-ge went to find someone to help and solve it. Let¡¯s just wait and see.¡±


    As the night fell and lights came on.


    In the most upscale club in Beijing, Qingtian was very lively at the moment. Li Youbai laid on the sofa in the lounge, crossing his legs and looking at the mobile phone in front of his eyes. He watched his phone light up from a call for a minute and then black out again. After this repeated a dozen times, the calls finally stopped coming in.


    But within ten minutes, another call came in.


    It was Xie Ling.


    The young man sitting next to Li Youbai noticed his vibrating cell phone. He glanced at him while holding a bottle in his hand and laughed, ¡°Li-shao, your sweetheart is looking for you. Why aren¡¯t you answering your phone?¡±


    Most of the rich second generation in Beijing knew that Li Youbai fell in love with the big star Xie Ling at first sight. When Li Youbai had accompanied his little boyfriend to a party, he noticed Xie Ling performing on the stage at a glance and then even ignored his little boyfriend, sending flowers to Xie Ling the very next day.


    It stands to reason that Li Youbai was the heir to Hengliu Entertainment and Jinhong group. If he wanted any resources, he had them. If he needed money, he had it. He was a very good and thick thigh for a star. But Xie Ling was a little different. He wanted to maintain a good friendly relationship with Li Youbai, even though Li Youbai¡¯s intentions were very clear.


    The phone that kept ringing was still not answered. The ringtone stopped after 30 seconds and it rang again after two seconds. The young man laughed even harder, ¡°Li-shao, your sweetheart is very anxious right now and just wanted to call you.¡±


    Li Youbai smiled at him, but the meaning behind that smile was unclear.


    Almost all of the people who arrived in this private room today were all his cronies. All of them hung out in the same circle. There was no real friendship among them at all. At most, they would bring each other when they went out drinking, that¡¯s all.


    He snatched the wine bottle from the other man¡¯s hand and took a sip, ¡°You don¡¯t understand.¡±


    Xie Ling must have called him regarding Yu Kaize¡¯s matters.


    After all, when did Xie Ling take the initiative to call him to ask for something?


    He laid on the sofa with his long legs draped over the sofa¡¯s pillow. He gave out a drunk-sounding voice when the phone connected. There was a pause from the other end of the phone and then a man¡¯s helpless and comforting voice fell into Li Youbai¡¯s ears, ¡°Ah-You, are you drinking again? I¡¯ve told you to drink less, right? It¡¯s not good for your health.¡±


    A smile appeared on Li Youbai¡¯s face, ¡°Why should I listen to you? You don¡¯t belong to me.¡±


    Xie Ling was silent for a long time. He could hear the background behind Li Youbai through the phone. It was noisy and tumultuous. One could guess that Li Youbai was at a clubhouse at the moment.


    He lowered his eyes and seemed to mutter, as if he was talking to himself, ¡°I don¡¯t like you acting like this.¡±


    Li Youbai said casually, ¡°I can¡¯t change it. I¡¯ve been like this all my life. So, are you calling me at this time for something?¡±


    ¡°If you¡¯re busy right now, I can wait.¡±


    Li Youbai snorted silently.


    It sounds nice to hear, but that idiot Yu Kaize shouldn¡¯t be able to wait, right?


    He casually waved to a boy in the crowd and the boy¡¯s eyes lit up. He quickly threw himself into Li Youbai¡¯s arms and called out ¡®Li-shao¡¯ sweetly. His voice wasn¡¯t too loud, but it was just enough for the person on the other end of the phone to hear. Seeing this, the other people in the private room also became interested to see what would happen next.


    This picture was really interesting.


    He had been in a call with his sweetheart, but he turned around and exposed his little lover on purpose.


    But if that sweetheart has a little interest in Li Youbai, he should throw away his phone and rush over to their location at this moment.


    Unfortunately, Xie Ling pretended not to hear the call and just said, ¡°Ah-Ze said that he called you several times but you didn¡¯t answer.¡±


    ¡°I probably didn¡¯t hear it. What does Yu Kaize want from me? From what I can see, he¡¯s been diligent in staying on the hot searches recently. Film Emperor Yu has almost become a household name.¡±


    The boy in Li Youbai¡¯s arms laughed loudly at this.


    It might sound nice, but it really was just insinuating that Yu Kaize had become notorious for what he had done recently.


    The expression on Xie Ling¡¯s face froze for a moment.


    Sometimes, he actually was very unwilling to get along with Li Youbai. This was the reason. This person was very flirtatious. You probably think that he¡¯d be doing nothing all day long and was just drinking with friends. But in fact, he was very smart. He seemed to know everything.


    This was also the case at the moment.


    Xie Ling could most definitely guarantee that Li Youbai had been waiting for his call since Yu Kaize made the first call.


    Waiting for him to call instead of Yu Kaize.


    ¡°Ah-You¡­¡± Xie Ling sighed and was about to saw something more. But Li Youbai changed his attitude and tone, saying softly with a smile, ¡°Give Yu Kaize the phone. I¡¯ll talk to him.¡±


    There was a rustling sound on the other side.


    ¡°Li-shao.¡± Yu Kaize uttered hoarsely, it could be heard from his tone that he was obviously tired. He sounded miserable. Li Youbai just wanted to laugh at this, so he didn¡¯t hold back. He just sneered and asked unceremoniously, ¡°Did you really get played by Xie Qing? Yu Kaize, only you would let even a fool step on your head.¡±


    Upon hearing Xie Qing¡¯s name, Yu Kaize reflexively felt disgusted.


    He took a deep breath and said word for word, ¡°He has become smarter. Otherwise, how could I have gotten to such a point?¡±


    Li Youbai clicked his tongue, ¡°Why do you think I will help you?¡±


    ¡°Just help me suppress the news. I¡¯m going to join a filming crew in a while. As long as I don¡¯t appear in the public eye during this period, things can pass by quickly.¡±


    What do most stars fear?


    One is that their black material explodes, the other is that their black material was brought out often.


    Yu Kaize had no way to change the former, so he could only reduce the possibility of the latter breaking out.


    Yu Kaize glanced at Xie Ling who was standing by the window with his back turned to him. He hesitated for a moment then turned and walked towards the door. As soon as he closed the door behind him with a click, he said to Li Youbai on the other side of the phone, ¡°You must help me. You know that Xie Ling hates Xie Qing the most. If he knew that you¡¯ve been in contact with Xie Qing, he¡¯ll definitely not agree with your pursuit.¡±


    Li Youbai sneered at this.


    He said it as if Xie Ling would agree to be with him if he hadn¡¯t gone to Xie Qing.


    However, he still nodded his head, ¡°Got it, it¡¯s just suppressing a trending search.¡±


    Money might not be able to solve this matter, but others would definitely give Yu Kaize a little bit of face for him, the prince of Hengliu Entertainment.


    After hanging up the phone, Li Youbai was in no mood to continue drinking in the clubhouse. He pushed the boy on him away and was about to leave when a voice suddenly came from behind him.


    ¡°Was the person who you were talking on the phone with the Film Emperor, Yu Kaize?¡±


    This somewhat unfamiliar voice made Li Youbai look back subconsciously.


    The young man that spoke caught his eyes. He was only in his twenties, with a beautiful face and a pair of peach blossom eyes that made anyone look at him feel as if they were flooded with spring. Just standing like that was also like a beautifully painted picture. It¡¯s just¡­ which family was this guy from?


    Li Youbai hummed lightly and then laughed, ¡°Does Qi-shao also know Film Emperor Yu?¡±


    The young man¡¯s eyes hooked up as he revealed a harmless smile. He then shrugged, ¡°Of course I do. I¡¯ve seen several of his movies. Is he in trouble? I think I can do something for him.¡±


    Li Youbai was slightly surprised. He didn¡¯t expect Qi Huaiyu to be a fan of Yu Kaize.


    Qi Huaiyu was quite a notorious person in their circle. He came from the famous and noble Qi family. He had a face prettier than a woman¡¯s. Hearing the boys in the compound call him ¡®meimei2¡¯ Qi Huaiyu would respond to them sweetly. Then he would turn around and put worms in their school bags. After this repeated a few times, no one dared to play with him.


    Qi Huaiyu didn¡¯t mind him at all.


    In the words of the elders, he didn¡¯t need any friends. Friends will only hold him back.


    Li Youbai¡¯s family wasn¡¯t comparable to that of the Qi family. He had never hung out with Qi Huaiyu, but what he heard about him through the mouths of others made him realize that they were right. Qi Huaiyu showed signs of being a ¡®genius¡¯ as soon as he started school. He skipped grades all the way and finished college at the age of eighteen3. Everyone thought that Qi Huaiyu¡¯s title of ¡®genius¡¯ was well deserved, but Qi Huaiyu suddenly suffered from a strange disease.


    No one knew what it was, but he disappeared for four full years. It wasn¡¯t until recently that he finally reappeared in Beijing¡¯s circle.


    The heir of the Qi family came back and many wealthy families readied themselves to move. They invited Qi Huaiyu to various banquets and gatherings from time to time but Qi Huaiyu never refused.


    It was estimated that someone invited him here today.


    Although Li Youbai was surprised that Qi Huaiyu turned out to be a fan of Yu Kaize, but the other party had mentioned it so naturally like he wasn¡¯t the one to lose face. He repeated Yu Kaize¡¯s request to him casually and said with a smile, ¡°If he has Qi-shao¡¯s help, Yu Kaize would definitely be happy.¡±


    Qi Huaiyu smiled brightly, ¡°If I can do something for him, I¡¯ll be happy.¡±


    After leaving the private room, Li Youbai sent a message to Yu Kaize: ¡®Fortunately for you, Qi Huaiyu is your fan. He said he would fix it for you.¡¯


    Yu Kaize was shocked when he received the news.


    Qi Huaiyu?


    Yu Kaize: ¡®Which Qi Huaiyu are you talking about?¡¯


    Li Youbai didn¡¯t reply to him anymore, but Yu Kaize had obviously guessed something as his heartbeat sped up.


    At the same time, shortly after Li Youbai left, someone came to Qi Huaiyu¡¯s side and chatted nervously with the young man who was obviously a few years younger than they were, ¡°I didn¡¯t expect that Qi-shao was someone to chase stars.¡±


    The corners of Qi Huaiyu¡¯s lips hooked up with a smile. His beautiful porcelain-like fingers brushed the corners of his lips and he said softly, ¡°Yes.¡±


    Leaving the clubhouse, he got into a black luxury car. He casually tore open the collar of his shirt, revealing his delicate and thin collarbone. He leaned back on the back of the seat in a relaxed manner. The driver glanced at him quietly from the rearview mirror and asked in a low voice, ¡°Did you have a good time, Young Master?¡±


    ¡°Happy.¡± Qi Huaiyu closed his eyes and smiled, ¡°Do you know Yu Kaize?¡±


    Yu Kaize?


    The driver froze for a moment and shook his head.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay, the people all around the world will know him soon.¡±


    ¡ª¡ª His bright red lips hooked up, murmuring in a soft voice.


    gain something for a small price or free


    little sister


    so you¡¯re telling me this is genius level? I got my psychology degree at 18 after skipping¡­ does it mean I¡¯m a genius too?

 CH 9

    Ever since he found that the eldest son of the Qi Family, Qi Huaiyu, was actually his fan, Yu Kaize felt as if a breeze had blown on him on a hot summer day, carrying a unique gentle feeling. Even though his team was struggling to save his future, he still didn¡¯t feel any sense of panic at all.


    Looking at his expression, Meng Jie felt that things might have turned around for him. When he tried to ask, he was shocked to find out and didn¡¯t know what else to say.


    Doesn¡¯t this mean that Yu Kaize was on his way to the pinnacle of his life once more?


    After all, the Qi family had its foot in various industries all over the world. Whatever they wanted, they could get.


    This was not something that ordinary bigwigs in the circle could compare with.


    Meng Jie thought to himself, from what he could see, it seemed that Yu Kaize¡¯s road hadn¡¯t come to an end yet. This meant that the team in their studio wouldn¡¯t lose their jobs yet.


    ¡­


    ¡­


    Even Yu Kaize¡¯s team felt the same way. Xie Qing also felt that Yu Kaize was strangely calm.


    He had received two messages from Yu Kaize in just one day.


    The first one read: ¡®Just you wait, Laozi will kill you sooner or later.¡¯


    The second one read: ¡®Wanting to see Laozi¡¯s jokes, do you deserve it?¡¯


    Xie Qing clicked his tongue and had to admit that Yu Kaize was really confident in himself. Then he lowered his head and kept a screenshot of the message he sent.


    ¡°Ah-Qing.¡±


    ¡ª¡ª A voice came from beside Xie Qing¡¯s ears. Xie Qing raised his head, only to face Wen Xu¡¯s slightly furrowed brows.


    Xie Qing had said that he was interested in Wen Xu¡¯s life experience and when he had heard that Wen Xu had gotten several hills to farm, he went over with Wen Xu to take a look. Not long after he sat down, Wen Xu saw that the young man held his own mobile phone with his thin fingers, donning an unclear expression on his face. That low-pitched tongue clicking fell into Wen Xu¡¯s ears, which made him feel a little worried.


    He was worried that someone would upset Xie Qing once more.


    ¡°Nothing¡¯s wrong, it¡¯s just that that stupid c*nt Yu Kaize sent me a text message and told me to wait and see,¡± Xie Qing said as he put his phone aside. He took Wen Xu¡¯s arm and looked around, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that you wanted to take me here and look at the fruit you planted?¡±


    ¡°Well, Elder Zhou had said that you had a bad appetite these past two days. I¡¯ll take you to pick some red bayberries, they might whet your appetite,¡± Wen Xu said, while carrying a basket on the side. His mind, though, was still on the name Yu Kaize.


    After learning about the actions of Yu Kaize, Li Youbai and the others from Xie Qing, Wen Xu intermittently felt nauseated when he heard these names. At this time, he suddenly felt that it was actually better to live in the ancient times. At the very least, he was quite capable as a prince and it wouldn¡¯t take much effort to get rid of these dregs.


    However, it really wasn¡¯t that hard right now either.


    But what puzzled Wen Xu was that there seemed to be more than one person that was checking out Yu Kaize.


    Wen Xu hesitated for a moment, but then decided not to tell Xie Qing.


    Wen Xu¡¯s bayberry garden was huge, occupying a small half of the mountain he was using to grow plants. The not-so-high bayberry tree looked very luxuriant and multiple red to purple bayberry hung under green leaves and branches. From a distance, the purple and green were well-matched with each other, making it look very beautiful.


    Xie Qing picked one casually and was about to stuff it into his mouth, but Wen Xu took it away in a second.


    ¡°Wash it first before eating.¡±


    Wen Xu¡¯s voice sounded stern, like an old father and Xie Qing couldn¡¯t help but laugh, ¡°Ge, this is your garden. Normally, shouldn¡¯t you say ¡®why don¡¯t you eat more?¡¯?¡±


    Wen Xu rolled his eyes and his temperament of a gentleman disappeared completely, ¡°As long as the person that¡¯s standing here is a healthy person, I won¡¯t stop them from eating.¡±


    Finally, Wen Xu picked around two full boxes, weighing around twenty catties when lifted. Xie Qing¡¯s eyes twitched when he saw this, ¡°I can¡¯t finish eating so much.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not asking you to finish everything on your own. Didn¡¯t you say that you were a food blogger? It¡¯s fine to send some benefits to your fans once in a while and stabilize your relationship with them.¡± Wen Xu squatted on the ground with his eyes closed and picked out some little red bayberries that didn¡¯t look very good or were a little bad and put them aside.


    ¡°Wait a moment, I¡¯ll pick two more boxes of watermelons for you to take away later.¡±


    Xie Qing, ¡°¡­¡±


    His brother was really enthusiastic.


    At around two o¡¯clock in the afternoon, Xie Qing was sent home by Wen Xu. After visiting Gu Mingguo and Zheng Jie with the fruit from Wen Xu, he returned to his small rental house to start cooking and recording videos.


    Xie Qing decided to follow Wen Xu¡¯s advice and prepare some gifts for his fans.


    What Xie Qing was going to do tonight was to fry some noodles and make a small dessert.


    ZhaJiangMian1 was fairly simple to make. The most important thing was the stir-fried sauce. Xie Qing didn¡¯t like the taste of pork much so he cut up some beef. He then added green onion, ginger and garlic into a pan and stir-fried them with the beef. After he poured the sauce onto the pan and mixed it, he finally poured everything onto the noodles that he had prepared beforehand on a plate.


    After making the ZhaJiangMian, he cooked up some sago and made watermelon and bayberry sago2.


    After he had dinner, he edited the video he recorded and then uploaded it. He added some words at the end of the post, [Today five fans from the comment area will be drawn to be sent some fruits as a gift. Thank you for your continuous support.]


    ¡­


    ¡­


    Yue Sisi was an office worker. When she was busy with work and was under great pressure, she would occasionally watch some food-related videos which would make her feel better throughout the day. Today was the same as usual. Taking advantage of it being the end of work, she relaxed on her seat and flicked through the screen of her mobile phone.


    A swipe landed her on a post from a food blogger named Fu Feng.


    Yue Sisi had an impression of this blogger named Fu Feng. There were not many videos of Fu Feng in the food section of short videos, but Yue Sisi really liked watching his videos. They made her feel very peaceful. This was actually a very attractive trait in today¡¯s rushed era.


    Fu Feng also didn¡¯t like to talk in his videos. The background of the video was just the slight clashing between pots and pans which could calm people down. Yue Sisi quietly finished watching the video and drooled over the fruits in the video. She thought about whether she should order takeaway later, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of the writing in the post¡ª¡ª


    ¡®Today five fans from the comment area will be drawn to be sent some fruits as a gift. Thank you for your continuous support.¡¯


    Just needed to comment to win!


    Realizing this, Yue Sisi immediately clicked on the comment section. She hurriedly scrolled through ten comments and when she exited contently, she paused.


    With a single refresh, hundreds of comments were added in an instant.


    But the contents were different from what Yue Sisi had thought. They weren¡¯t just commenting for the lottery, they were just too shocked.


    [Wait wait, am I seeing this right? Isn¡¯t this basket of bayberry and watermelon from Wen Xu¡¯s family?]


    [@FuFeng @FuFeng are you saying you¡¯re sending fruits from Wen Xu?]


    [Damn!! Is it true? I¡¯ll rush first! It¡¯s not too much for one person like me to comment 100 comments alone right?]


    [Is it true? Isn¡¯t the purchase of Wen Xu¡¯s fruits limited? Why can this blogger have two big baskets?! I¡¯m not convinced. Wen Xu, come out and explain!]


    [Could it be fake? After watching the blogger¡¯s previous videos, I just feel that they¡¯re shot very well. The blogger will be red in no time, there¡¯s no need for the blogger to take a narrow-minded shortcut.]


    [It can¡¯t be from Wen Xu¡¯s family. The bayberries were all fully reserved when they first came out a few days ago. It¡¯s not yet on sale. The blogger was either deceived or the blogger is deliberately deceiving to attract traffic.]


    Ever since Wen Xu sold the fruits and vegetables he grew online, his store had become famous instantly. The fruits and vegetables were fresh and delicious. Even children who didn¡¯t like eating vegetables could finish two bowls of rice in a row which was enough to show its popularity. This also caused a sensation when the link of the online store was posted and snatched empty within seconds.


    In the past, there were many people who took advantage of Wen Xu¡¯s name and took the name of his store label, but there was no doubt that they all failed.


    It was freshly picked today and the gift he was sending was from Wen Xu¡­


    Admittedly this was a traffic that attracted a lot of fans, but it must also be known that this kind of behaviour could easily cause a backlash.


    The regular customers of Wen Xu turned around and took screenshots of Xie Qing¡¯s post to find the customer service of Wen Xu¡¯s store. Even at this moment, they were going to show Xie Qing, this liar, the consequences of deceit. A lot of people who were eating melons were interested and all of them held their mobile phones to wait for the much-anticipated face-slap of a small blogger.


    As a result, after two minutes passed, the melon eaters refreshed the comments, only to find that the aggressive comments had disappeared.


    At the same time, the netizen who threatened to slap Fu Feng¡¯s face sent several emojis that went hahaha. Then they added, ¡®Isn¡¯t this just trying to flood the temple of the Dragon King3?¡¯


    People who didn¡¯t understand clicked on his avatar and entered his homepage. They then found a screenshot that was posted half a minute ago.


    User0056: ¡®Hello, I¡¯m a fan of Wen Xu, did you really sell him so many bayberries and watermelons? I remember that the pre-ordered ones haven¡¯t been shipped out yet.¡¯


    Customer Service: ¡®Dear, good evening. Our boss didn¡¯t sell so much red bayberries to anyone.¡¯


    User0056: ¡®I knew that this person is a liar!¡¯


    The reply from the customer service came again the next second: ¡®Rest assured, dear. I just asked the boss. The boss said that if the blogger you meant was Fu Feng, then these bayberries and watermelons were indeed grown on our mountain. These were picked off by the boss himself and sent out.¡¯


    User0056: ¡®¡­?¡¯


    Customer Service: ¡®Sent out to his little brother.¡¯


    User0056: ¡®¡­¡¯


    The melon eating crowd: ¡®¡­¡¯


    [Hahaha I¡¯m about to laugh to death! How embarrassing.]


    [It really made me laugh out loud when the Customer Service said that it was sent to his little brother.]


    [Those two ellipses are quite spiritual.]


    [Wen Xu: I heard that you¡¯re questioning my little brother? *Add to blacklist* Don¡¯t think about buying things from my family in the future.]


    [So the fruit from Fu Feng is really from Wen Xu¡¯s mountain? F*ck, I¡¯ll go and rush first. You guys can continue here hahaha.]


    [Fellow brothers, are you still here to watch a joke? If we miss the lottery because of this, we¡¯ll really be a joke.]


    So when Xie Qing got up the next day to prepare for the lottery and opened the comment section of the short video post, he was shocked to find that he had received nearly 50,000 comments and the likes he received for this video had reached 900,000.


    Xie Qing: ??


    For the first time in Xie Qing¡¯s life, he finally knew how good the effect of the lucky draw was.


    Wen Xu prepared a lot of red bayberries for him and each person could be sent two catties. He found a random number generator software and rolled five random numbers. He then used the numbers generated to find the comment number and reply to the other party, asking the other party to privately send him their shipping address and contact information.


    As a result, the first ID drawn was called ¡®You¡¯re my little sweetheart¡¯. The other party left a comment on his short video post, [How shameless, how can you be popular?]


    Xie Qing: ?


    He didn¡¯t bother to find out what that message meant, so he turned to the second winner.


    As a coincidence, it was still the same little sweetheart.


    Comment: [Little brother, I¡¯m sorry, I¡¯m wrong. Forgive me! I was wrong! I apologize!!]


    Xie Qing: ?


    This comment really aroused Xie Qing¡¯s curiosity. He roughly flipped through the comment section and finally understood what had happened. He smiled helplessly. Compared to these comments from fans, he cared more about Wen Xu¡¯s actions.


    He had initially thought that Wen Xu had really just asked him to have a lottery so that he could have an excuse to give him some fruits. But the other party had already considered it. He clearly wanted to use himself4 to help him5 increase his popularity.


    Xie Qing found Wen Xu¡¯s WeChat account and sent him an emoticon of a cat.


    The two of them used to raise a black cat in that small mountain village. It was so black that only its teeth were white. The villagers in that small village had a low level of education and had always been insensitive to black cats, even thinking that it was a curse. But Wen Xu and Xie Qing were fearless and often brought the cat with them.


    Later, when Xie Qing left, the little black cat also left two years later.


    Wen Xu buried them together.


    Wen Xu seemed to be busy and didn¡¯t reply to Xie Qing¡¯s message immediately. Xie Qing wasn¡¯t in a hurry for him to reply. He just went to prepare his breakfast for the day.


    Wen Xu didn¡¯t reply to his WeChat message until it was near noon. There was only a link in the message he sent.


    Xie Qing took a look at it.


    [Shocking news! Film Emperor Yu Kaize is arrested by the police on suspicion of suicide instigation!]


    Noodles with stir fried bean sauce


    I really hate sago btw¡­ but I like boba


    meaning useless. Since Chinese dragons live underwater


    Wen Xu


    Xie Qing

 CH 10

    Even Xie Qing was stunned when he saw the news. He clicked on the link sent to him by Wen Xu and carefully read through it several times. He finally confirmed that it wasn¡¯t a joke made by some unscrupulous media outlet, but the actual truth.


    It had only been an hour since the news had broken out, but the number of comments on this Weibo post had already reached a shocking 100,000 which showed the shock of the netizens. The post on Weibo didn¡¯t reveal too much about the details of the suicide instigation, but it had released a photo of Yu Kaize being taken away by the police from his studio.


    Yu Kaize seems to have not expected such a situation at the moment. There was still a furious look on his face. On the side, his assistant, Xiao Xu, who was still holding on to a walking stick and his manager, Meng Jie, all held up confused looks on their faces¡ª¡ª


    How could he even be involve in suicide instigation?


    There had been a lot of slander on the internet about their family¡¯s artist recently, but they hadn¡¯t expected for it to reach the point where their family¡¯s Yu Kaize would instigate other people to commit suicide, right?


    However, for some unknown reason, although Meng Jie really wanted to stop the police, he could only watch in a daze as the group got into a police car and left quickly.


    It wasn¡¯t until he saw the police car whizzing away from the scene that Meng Jie finally silently opened his mouth and turned to look at Xiao Xu who also held a strange expression on his face, ¡°What¡¯s going on? Yu Kaize had told me not to worry last night and that after he entered the filming crew and came out once more, he¡¯ll be back to the popular film emperor.¡±


    Xiao Xu scratched his head and muttered in a low voice, ¡°Yu-ge told me that he would alway be popular.¡±


    Meng Jie muttered, ¡°Black1 red2 can still be said. There¡¯s no guarantee that he would be red all the time.¡±


    Anyways, Meng Jie couldn¡¯t find a second person that was like Yu Kaize in the entertainment industry.


    Front foot exposed all kinds of black material and the back foot got taken away by the police on appalling charges.


    He was the only person that experienced this in the entertainment industry.


    It could be said that it was quite awesome.


    Xiao Xu nodded in agreement and then asked, ¡°Then what can we do?¡±


    ¡°We¡¯ll have a farewell dinner tonight and each of us will go towards our own future.¡±


    Anyways, he no longer had any hope for Yu Kaize.


    ¡­


    Before the dinner started though, Meng Jie received a call from Xie Ling. Although Meng Jie didn¡¯t like him much and still felt that Xie Ling was inseparable from Yu Kaize¡¯s ¡®achievements¡¯. But Xie Ling had asked him about Yu Kaize in the most humane way possible, so he answered back as best as he could. After telling him the truth about Yu Kaize¡¯s situation, Xie Ling was silent for a moment and then thanked him.


    Immediately afterwards, he made a phone call to Li Youbai. Li Youbai still acted the same as before. As soon as the call went through, Xie Ling could hear the surrounding chatter and laughter coming from his side. Xie Ling frowned in disgust and said, ¡°Yu Kaize has been arrested by the police. Do you know anything about this?¡±


    Li Youbai had consumed a not so small amount of alcohol today and his whole person was a little dizzy. But when he heard the news from Xie Ling, he instantly sobered up.


    ¡°Taken away?¡±


    ¡°Mn, it¡¯s said that he had previously instigated another person to commit suicide and was taken away.¡± Xie Ling pursed his lips, he had some guesses in his heart but felt it was a bit difficult to say them out loud. Li Youbai seemed to have sensed it and asked playfully, ¡°You don¡¯t think that I did it now, do you?¡±


    Xie Ling felt embarrassed being exposed in such a manner. But fortunately they weren¡¯t face to face at the moment. Xie Ling took a deep breath to calm down his anxiety, ¡°Of course not, I was just feeling surprised. That day Ah-ze had told me that he was fine and that you found someone for him.¡±


    Li Youbai, ¡°¡­¡±


    Li Youbai thought of Qi Huaiyu.


    He frowned, feeling a little puzzled.


    Qi Huaiyu said that he would help Yu Kaize solve the mess. Could there be people that are more capable than the Qi family wanting Yu Kaize dead? When did Xie Qing get such a skill? It didn¡¯t make any sense.


    A bad premonition faintly rose in Li Youbai¡¯s heart, but he didn¡¯t say anything more to Xie Ling. He just said ¡®I¡¯ll go and ask¡¯, then turned around to ask people for Qi Huaiyu¡¯s contact information.


    Although Qi Huaiyu had attended multiple gatherings since he came back, the people that had his contact information could be counted with just one hand. Li Youbai finally obtained Qi Huaiyu¡¯s number after begging his grandpa and threatening to sue to his grandma.


    At that time, Qi Huaiyu was leaning on a sofa in his living room. The whole living room was empty and the wind that came from the air conditioner made the curtains flutter around. Qi Huaiyu showed a sense of laziness all over his body as he played with a red bayberry with his porcelain white fingers and threw it into his mouth. He then rubbed the little black cat that was laying on his lap.


    He glanced down at the caller ID of the person calling him, with a smile on his face, he accepted the call.


    ¡°Li-shao, why have you called me?¡± Qi Huaiyu teased with a smile, ¡°Is there something wrong?¡±


    Many wealthy sons that had spent time with Qi Huaiyu have said that Qi Huaiyu was an unusual person and that they were unable to get along with him. But Li Youbai didn¡¯t feel that way. Qi Huaiyu gave him a good feeling after only meeting him twice¡ª


    He often smiled and didn¡¯t seem to put up any airs.


    This was also one of the reasons why Li Youbai dared to directly ask about Yu Kaize¡¯s situation.


    Hearing Yu Kaize¡¯s name, Qi Huaiyu shook his legs leisurely, ¡°Yu Kaize ah.¡±


    Li Youbai hummed in confirmation, ¡°Didn¡¯t you say that you were going to help suppress all his hot searches, do you still remember?¡±


    ¡°Of course I remembered, isn¡¯t it being suppressed?¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Qi Huaiyu¡¯s fingers flicked on the screen of his tablet that was showing the hot searches. Originally, the post on the top 10 included Yu Kaize¡¯s violent tendencies. But now that search had disappeared, being replaced by #YuKaizeSuicideInstigation# with the word ¡®explosive¡¯ on the back.


    The young man¡¯s voice was gentler than a spring breeze. With a smile on his face, he said softly, ¡°Instigating others to commit suicide, isn¡¯t this topic suppressing the original one?¡±


    The sound of fingers tapping on a tablet made a *thump**thump* sound, hitting Li Youbai¡¯s heart one after another, making him feel depressed and nervous. Li Youbai opened his mouth, not knowing what to say at all.


    ¡°Watching several of his movies had brought me a certain amount of fun. So I made him completely popular.¡± Qi Huaiyu stood up from the sofa with twinkling eyes.


    The young man was completely barefoot. His porcelain white complexion formed a sharp contrast with the dark floor, giving an indescribable sense of beauty.


    Looking out through the huge floor-to-ceiling window, there was a large area covered in red roses that were in full bloom.


    ¡°I said I would help him.¡±


    Li Youbai suddenly realized that the words the people said about Qi Huaiyu being difficult to get along with were not a joke, but the most authentic perception of him. He had really thought that Qi Huaiyu was a harmless little sheep that was visiting the clubhouse that day, as if an ordinary fan who said that he was going to help Yu Kaize out of the predicament.


    But it was clear now that Qi Huaiyu really wanted Yu Kaize to die a more miserable and faster death.


    ¡°W-why?¡± He asked hesitantly.


    Li Youbai could guarantee that Yu Kaize and Qi Huaiyu never interacted. Yu Kaize¡¯s family background is considered to be good amongst ordinary people. But in Li Youbai¡¯s eyes, it was not worth looking at. So it was impossible and there was no chance for the Yu family to offend the Qi family. It¡¯s even more impossible for Yu Kaize to have a personal relationship with Qi Huaiyu.


    He really couldn¡¯t think of a suitable reason.


    The little black cat circled around Qi Huaiyu¡¯s feet. Rubbing its soft fur made Qi Huaiyu calm down. He bent down to hug the cat and rubbed it just like how Xie Qing did countless times. Running his finger across the little black cat¡¯s back to get the other¡¯s comfortable purring in return.


    He threw the phone aside after he asked softly, ¡°Do I need a reason?¡±


    ¡­


    Li Youbai received a call from Xie Ling not long after the phone was hung up. He had only one reply to him, ¡°He can¡¯t be saved. Just pray that the suicide instigation was just nonsense.¡±


    Even if he could be saved, Li Youbai didn¡¯t want to lend a hand.


    That also meant going against Qi Huaiyu.


    Which also meant going against the Qi family.


    Since there was no outside interference in Yu Kaize¡¯s matter, it was convenient for the police to investigate the matter. When Yu Kaize¡¯s fans were still struggling to control the flow of the comment section, the truth was revealed to everyone. Even various news outlets broadcasted Yu Kaize¡¯s incident.


    Why did Yu Kaize instigate others to commit suicide? The reason was very simple. The other party liked Xie Ling. This happened right when Yu Kaize was in highschool. A boy named Li Chuan had confessed to Xie Ling but the latter didn¡¯t agree. After Yu Kaize heard about it, he naturally didn¡¯t say anything in front of Xie Ling. But in private, he became friends with Li Chuan as a netizen.


    From then on, he began to instigate Li Chuan on the internet.


    If Li Chuan was unable to get Xie Ling¡¯s attention, he would instigate Li Chuan into doing self-harm in front of Xie Ling.


    Xie Ling was terrified at that time. He would then turn to find Yu Kaize, hold his hand and complain to him. At that moment, Yu Kaize felt as if he was floating in heaven after being able to make suggestions for his sweetheart.


    He planned everything perfectly step by step.


    But Li Chuan really died.


    At that time, Li Chuan had really poured out all of his grievances to Yu Kaize. But Yu Kaize only replied casually, ¡®Then die in front of him and he will remember you forever.¡¯


    In that way.


    Although Li Chuan didn¡¯t jump off a building in front of Xie Ling, he did leave a suicide note for him.


    Xie Ling had nightmares for a while because of that and Yu Kaize stayed by his side for a long time.


    The police didn¡¯t release the details of the matter, but just from the fact that Yu Kaize had done something that was inferior to a beast, it was more than enough for the netizens to scold him for being worse than a pile of shit.


    [Was I blind before to actually like this thing? I was stupid.]


    [¡­ how suffocating.]


    [Ah¡­ So I¡¯ve liked a murderer for five full years. I even thought about helping him whitewash himself. I¡¯m a dirty person, I¡¯m sorry everyone.]


    [Cold, Yu Kaize is definitely going to go cold this time.]


    [It only takes a while for someone to go from heaven to hell. Yu Kaize¡¯s situation in the past two days perfectly explains what it means to fall harder after climbing higher. I hope that Yu Kaize can sit in prison. Thank you.]


    [There¡¯s no need to say much more, it¡¯s enough if Yu Kaize just dies.]


    [Fans have already started to prepare for his funeral.]


    Xie Qing briefly scanned the topic on Weibo and after getting a general understanding of the situation, he looked at the information on his computer and sighed¡ª¡ª


    He hadn¡¯t used these things yet.


    What a waste.


    However, in comparison, Yu Kaize¡¯s current scandal was definitely more impactful.


    He only had videos of Yu Kaize playing around.


    Wen Xu walked up to Xie Qing with two cups of barley tea and put one of them in front of Xie Qing. He took a glance at the page the young man was browsing and suppressed his doubts, only saying a sentence, ¡°Bad guys will have their own retribution.¡±


    Xie Qing narrowed his eyes, ¡°But retribution comes sooner or later.¡±


    Retribution at the age of thirty and retribution at the age of sixty are two completely different things.


    On such a hot day, Xie Qing slowly drank barley tea. His chin rested on the window frame of a wooden window as he looked at Wen Xu who was tilling the soil. Wen Xu had already planted some of the spiritual herb seeds that he gave, but it would take a while to see if they would even germinate.


    ¡°Ge, what¡¯s over there?¡±


    Wen Xu straightened up and glanced over at where Xie Qing was pointing at, ¡°Ginseng. I¡¯ll dig it out in two days and give it to uncle3.¡±


    ¡°He shouldn¡¯t use such a thing for the time being.¡± Xie Qing tactfully said.


    Even so, his father¡¯s body had recovered faster than he did and he4 was finally able to walk yesterday.


    ¡°It can always be used some other time, if he doesn¡¯t need it then you can use it as a supplement.¡± Wen Xu didn¡¯t lift his eyes as he touched the soil with his fingers, ¡°I heard the weather forecast saying that it will rain in the next two days. There¡¯s no need to water these today.¡±


    It turned out that the weather forecast was quite accurate.


    Just as Xie Qing had finished dinner with Wen Xu and was about to leave, it started raining heavily. A gust of wind blew making Xie Qing¡¯s shirt rustle as he got into Wen Xu¡¯s car. He patted Wen Xu on the shoulder and said bluntly, ¡°Trouble you, ge.¡±


    Wen Xu couldn¡¯t help but laugh, ¡°There¡¯s no trouble. I was originally going to stay down the mountain today5.¡±


    The rain went as soon as it came and the air after a heavy rain was somewhat clean and fresh. Xie Qing really wanted to get out of the car for a walk, so he asked Wen Xu to take him to the main road which was the opposite way to the community that he lived in. Seeing that the rain stopped, Wen Xu naturally didn¡¯t refuse his request. He told Xie Qing to take care of himself and then drove away.


    Xie Qing walked all the way back. Most of the shops on that road were closed and only barbecue stalls and supper shops still opened, as if they were weighing whether the rain would continue and if they could put their small tables outside again.


    Before they could figure it out, a strong wind blew and rain began to fall down heavily again. Almost at the same time, Xie Qing received a call from Wen Xu, ¡°It¡¯s raining again, have you walked back yet? Find a shop on the side of the road and wait for me. I¡¯ll drive right back.¡±


    Xie Qing closed his eyes and smiled helplessly.


    Wen Xu treated him like a porcelain doll.


    ¡°Ge, there¡¯s no need to come back. I¡¯ll just borrow an umbrella from the owner of the barbecue stand. It¡¯s just a short distance walk, the time it takes for you to drive back is enough for me to go back home twice. There¡¯s no need to trouble yourself.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no trouble, it will never be troubling.¡± Wen Xu pursed his lips and said in a low voice.


    Xie Qing was taken aback, ¡°If there is really something that I can¡¯t resolve, I won¡¯t keep my mouth shut. Ge, it¡¯s just two steps. I¡¯m not that delicate. I¡¯ll send you a message when I get home, okay?¡±


    In the end, Wen Xu couldn¡¯t convince Xie Qing, so he agreed.


    Xie Qing went and borrowed a big black umbrella from the barbecue stall owner. Holding onto the handle of the black umbrella with thin white fingers, he walked alone in the rain. The rain became denser and denser, and the sound of raindrops continued. The water droplets splashed by his shoes on the ground were mixed with dust, staining his white shoes.


    On the road to the community, he had to pass a small alley. As soon as Xie Qing stepped past the alley, he heard the pitiful meowing of a cat and his footsteps stopped immediately.


    He turned around and looked towards the opening of the alley.


    In the corner, there was a young man who was a few years younger than him, looking up at him. The rain fell on him and made his hair wet. His short hair stuck to his face, making his complexion look even more fair. Noticing Xie Qing¡¯s gaze, he seemed to move a little uneasily. The kitten which had been protected in his arms, poked out its head, but was pushed back by the young man.


    His eyebrows drooped and his crow-feather-like eyelashes trembled slightly as raindrops fell down his face.


    This scene seemed to have fallen into the depths of Xie Qing¡¯s heart.


    Ten years ago, he had also picked up a pitiful little thing on a rainy night.


    Later, the other party became his little apprentice.


    For reasons unknown, Xie Qing took a few steps forward. Holding onto an umbrella, he stood in front of the young man with his thin but straight body. The big black umbrella prevented the rain from falling on the young man¡¯s head.


    Looking at the shirt that clung onto the youth¡¯s skin, Xie Qing turned his gaze away and asked softly, ¡°Why don¡¯t you go home?¡±


    The young man looked up at him. His slender neck looked like that of a swan6. His Adam¡¯s apple moved as he mumbled, ¡°My family doesn¡¯t like cats. We have no place to live now.¡±


    Xie Qing stared at him for a while and saw that the little black cat came out of his arms again unwillingly. He pursed his lips.


    Ten minutes later, he opened the door of the rental house, followed by a drenched little pitiful young man and a familiar black cat.


    famous cuz of scandals


    famous cuz of good stuff


    refers to Xie Qing¡¯s adoptive dad


    his father


    he meant that he was going to live in his house that wasn¡¯t on the mountain


    istg this guy is more of a shou than our Xie Qing

 CH 11

    The young man stood behind Xie Qing, looking at him with narrowed eyes. Rainwater that dripped from his hair fell on his shoulders, making a wet spot. It made the young man feel as if he could possibly see the porcelain white skin of the person in front of him through the thin fabric.


    During their silence, the little black cat seemed to realize that it was safe and jumped out of the young man¡¯s arms with a small whimper. It grabbed onto Xie Qing¡¯s shoulders with its two paws and struggled to climb onto Xie Qing¡¯s head.


    After sitting down, it shifted its body around, as if trying to make itself comfortable in a nest.


    Feeling the kitten weighing close to nothing as it layed on top of his head, Xie Qing blinked in confusion and reflexively reached out to touch the black kitten. However, his fingertips instead touched a piece of cold and delicate skin. He turned his head and saw that the young man was raising his hand, as if he wanted to take the kitten off his head.


    Startled by them, the little black cat immediately returned to the young man¡¯s palm obediently.


    The young man raised his eyes.


    His appearance was beautiful and his peach blossom eyes rippled when he blinked and smiled at Xie Qing. When the other person¡¯s pale lips hooked up, Xie Qing felt as if there were flowers blooming.


    This person¡¯s appearance was indeed a bit too beautiful.


    ¡°Berry is a bit naughty, normally he¡¯s also a bit sticky.¡±


    ¡°Berry?¡± Xie Qing¡¯s eyes quickly shifted from the young man¡¯s face to the little black cat with no expression on his face. His fingers gently caressed the kitten¡¯s small head. The smooth and shiny fur of the kitten was enough to show that its owner really groomed it very carefully.


    Coincidentally, the kitten that he and Wen Xu raised before in the other world was also called Berry.


    The pair of brothers at that time were broad minded. When they picked up that little kitten, it howled at them. Later when they went up to the mountains, the little black kitten would also follow secretly, looking for bright red berries in the bushes to eat.


    From that day on, Xiao Hei1 was named Berry.


    ¡°What about you? What¡¯s your name?¡± Xie Qing asked him.


    ¡°Qi Huaiyu.¡± The young man said, ¡°The Huai of the Huai River and the Yu of Jade.¡±


    ¡°My name is Xie Qing.¡±


    Xie Qing led Qi Huaiyu to the sofa and turned around towards his room to get some clean clothes. Previously, there were a lot of messy clothes of different styles in his closet, all of which were prepared by Yu Kaize and the others for him under the delusion that every aspect of him must be the same as that of Xie Ling. After he came back, he had thrown away those things and now when he opened the closet, there were only a few old shirts.


    Xie Qing, ¡°¡­¡±


    So why on earth did he even bring another person back home?


    With a headache, he picked up a piece of clothing and a pair of trousers and went back to the living room. However, Xie Qing found that Qi Huaiyu was still standing. The latter was a head taller than him and Xie Qing wasn¡¯t sure if he could fit in his clothes.


    He thought about this and asked casually, ¡°Why haven¡¯t you sat down?¡±


    ¡°The sofa will get wet.¡±


    Xie Qing froze for a moment as his thin lips curled up. Thinking to himself that although the both of them were pitiful, this kid was a bit better than his former apprentice. He handed the clothes to Qi Huaiyu and said, ¡°It¡¯s fine. These are the clothes I usually wear. I don¡¯t know if you can fit in them. Go take a shower first so you don¡¯t catch a cold.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡± When Qi Huaiyu turned around, he seemingly hummed in a low voice. The sound was not loud, but it could easily be heard by Xie Qing, making him turn his eyes back to him just when he started paying attention to Berry.


    When his eyes landed on the faint red on the young man¡¯s shoulder, Xie Qing stretched out a hand to touch Qi Huaiyu.


    ¡°What¡¯s wrong with your shoulder?¡±


    The questioning tone was almost inaudible and all Qi Huaiyu could feel was the warm touch of Xie Qing¡¯s hand. His fingertips were itchy as he took great lengths to hold himself back from touching Xie Qing¡¯s hand.


    The tip of his tongue unconsciously licked his canine teeth. With his back turned to Xie Qing, the latter was unable to see his eyes that were full of deep and invisible desire that flashed for a moment but soon disappeared in the blink of an eye. When he turned his head to look over, his eyes were clear, even his smile was a little shy, ¡°I went out in a hurry and was accidentally scratched by a car on the road.¡±


    ¡°Then you¡ª¡ª¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s no problem. I¡¯ll go change my clothes first.¡±


    Qi Huaiyu leaned back against the door panel as he unbuttoned his shirt buttons one by one, revealing his clear skin. He stood under the shower as warm water slid down his face. Shower gel came into contact with the stab wound on his back, bringing stinging bursts of pain. Qi Huaiyu didn¡¯t care, he just stretched out his hand to rub it vigorously.


    The wound that had been washed white by the water became even more bloody and terrifying.


    After he finished taking a shower, he dried himself off with a clean towel and changed into the clothes that Xie Qing had given him. Xie Qing¡¯s clothes looked short and small on him. Although he himself looked very thin, his thinness was completely different from Xie Qing¡¯s. He buttoned one or two buttons on the shirt haphazardly and wore the pyjama pants that only went down to above his ankles.


    As soon as Qi Huaiyu came out of the bathroom, Berry ran to his feet and sniffed him back and forth carefully. Berry seemed shocked to find that the smell of its owner was exactly the same as the smell of that big brother who was playing with him just now.


    Qi Huaiyu bent down to pick up the cat and walked to Xie Qing¡¯s side. The wound on his shoulder looked faintly red and Xie Qing had obviously prepared a medicine kit for him. Looking at the quiet youth hugging a cat, he softly said, ¡°Take off your shirt, I¡¯ll help you disinfect and bandage your wound.¡±


    The young man was very obedient.


    Looking very much like a docile little puppy.


    His exposed shoulders were fair and the scratch marks around his wound were particularly glaring. A large area around the wound looked purple and there were even tender bits of flesh exposed in more severe places.


    Xie Qing took a look at it and frowned.


    Most boys are rough and don¡¯t really care about these kinds of wounds at all. Xie Qing paused for two seconds and couldn¡¯t help recalling the unusual behaviour of his little apprentice in his mind. In the world of cultivation, injuries were quite common, especially for youths who only wanted to improve themselves at a young age.


    He would have been bitten by a wolf in the mountains one day and the next day, he would go down the mountains to fight malicious spirits.


    But Xie Qing never saw him show any weakness towards anything. If it weren¡¯t for the fact that Xie Qing discovered it by accident one day, he never would have expected a child to have so many wounds.


    Iodine rubbed on the wound, causing bursts of stinging pain. However, the young man in front of him didn¡¯t respond at all. Xie Qing couldn¡¯t help but lower his eyes to look at Qi Huaiyu¡¯s hand that was on the sofa. His five fingers were clenched into a fist with visible force.


    Xie Qing couldn¡¯t hold back a laugh.


    Qi Huaiyu froze and turned to look at him. His long and narrow peach blossom eyes were as clean and clear as a lake in a forest. But it looked sad and with a bit of imperceptible anger.


    Hm.


    Boys at this age are very thin-skinned. They would be embarrassed if they were seen through2.


    Why was it exactly the same as his little apprentice?


    However, his family¡¯s apprentice was just 16 years old at that time.


    Habitually as before, after applying medicine, he stretched out his hand to pat the youth on the head. When he met the young man¡¯s eyes, Xie Qing suddenly realized that something was wrong.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry, it¡¯s a habit.¡±


    Qi Huaiyu didn¡¯t feel offended by his actions. One person and one cat obediently blinked their dark and beautiful eyes at Xie Qing as the person asked curiously, ¡°Ge, did you often pat other people¡¯s heads before?¡±


    ¡°Not very often. I used to have a ¡­ little brother.¡±


    Xie Qing put the medicine box back in its original position and went to the window to pull on the curtains. The rain hadn¡¯t stopped and it was still raging on unscrupulously in the middle of the night. When it blew towards the window with a clatter, lightning could be seen in the distant sky as the area lit up in an instant.


    It was unknown when Qi Huaiyu stood behind him. Through the light, two shadows could be seen, one tall and one short. They seem to be close to each other, embracing in an ambiguous and intimate posture. Xie Qing didn¡¯t notice this. Only the young man behind him tilted his head slightly and raised his fingers, as if he was covering the hand of the person in front of him.


    ¡°Ge, can I leave Berry with you tonight? I¡¯ll go find a hotel. I¡¯ll check out some nearby rental places during the day and I¡¯ll bring back Berry by then.¡±


    Berry meowed softly, as if in response to Qi Huaiyu¡¯s words.


    Xie Qing looked at Berry that had been wandering around his feet and his heart felt so soft as if it was melting into a pool of spring water. He leaned down and picked up Berry, letting it see the lightning and thunder outside the window. Holding the soft paws of Berry, he made a mark on the window and the smile in his eyes didn¡¯t fade.


    ¡°It¡¯s too late. If you don¡¯t mind, you can sleep on the sofa in the living room. Don¡¯t worry, the door to my room will be locked and there¡¯s 24-hour surveillance in the house.¡±


    Xie Qing paused and pointed towards the direction of the gate, ¡°There is also surveillance outside the gate.¡±


    ¡­


    It was already late at night, the wind and rain coming from outside the window seemed to have gradually ceased. Xie Qing who slept in the bedroom fell into a peaceful sleep and had a rare dream. The scene of the dream was the Baiyu Peak of the Chaoyun Sect. Baiyu Peak was located in the most remote place of the Chaoyun Sect and was usually quiet and uninhabited. After Xie Qing joined the Chaoyun Sect as the sect leader¡¯s student, Baiyu Peak became his residence.


    The moon and stars couldn¡¯t be seen clearly that night and there was an occasional breeze blowing. Xie Qing walked all the way back to his residence in the dark night with a teenage child in his arms. The strong wind and rain at the foot of the mountain caused branches to bend and break. When Xie Qing passed by, he happened to spot a child trying to cover his own body with a pile of branches and leaves, as if he wanted to use them to resist the violent wind and rain.


    Xie Qing watched his actions for a quarter of an hour and finally picked the child up and returned to Baiyu Peak.


    The child slept for a day and night. The scorching temperature coming from him made him murmur while he was in a coma. Xie Qing served him like a parent all night. The head of the sect came the next day out of curiosity.


    In the sect leader¡¯s impression, his student was not a troublesome person. Normally, when he¡¯s asked to select a disciple from the sect, it would be exchanged with the words, ¡®I don¡¯t want to accept any disciples¡¯.


    Who would have thought that he would take the initiative to bring a child back in the end.


    The child woke up in the evening of the second day. At that time, the sky had turned red and was cloudy as dusk approached. Xie Qing had been standing by the bed for less than a quarter of an hour when he heard a small sound from the child as his eyelashes trembled and his eyes slowly opened.


    The moment their eyes met, Xie Qing suddenly woke up from his dream.


    The weather outside the window had changed from yesterday and the sun shone brightly. Xie Qing sat on the bed for a few minutes, feeling dizzy. He then remembered that there was still a pitiful person at home, so he quickly washed himself and opened the door.


    The living room was quiet, and only the sound of Berry¡¯s soft meowing could be heard from the sofa.


    At the same time, a young man came out of the kitchen with a bowl of porridge in his hand. When he noticed Xie Qing, his eyes lit up and he even quickened his steps a little, ¡°You¡¯re awake. I¡¯ve made some porridge. Come and eat.¡±


    Xie Qing thought that this kid was not bad.


    A minute later, he sat at the dining table, taking a spoonful of porridge.


    The liquid splashed.


    Xie Qing was silent for two seconds as he then asked, ¡°Did you learn (cooking) from your school cafeteria?¡±


    the cat was probs nicknamed Xiao Hei at first


    their front of a tough guy

 CH 12

    The white porridge that Qi Huaiyu had made looked like soup at first glance. It was as if he was drinking a drink after taking the first sip. For a while, Xie Qing wondered if he had run out of rice. As a result, when he went to the kitchen, he saw that the rice bag was still full.


    The youth followed behind him like a little tail, lowering his head and whispering sorry. He sounded extremely aggrieved as he stretched out a hand to carefully tug on Xie Qing¡¯s sleeve, ¡°Why don¡¯t I cook another portion?¡±


    Xie Qing couldn¡¯t help but want to laugh.


    He took a step back and leant against the door panel. His eyes swept onto Qi Huaiyu. The young man in front of him was obviously pampered. His finger bones were well proportioned while his fingertips looked soft and delicate. It could be seen at first glance that he was not someone that cooked.


    Xie Qing waved his hand and pulled Qi Huaiyu out of the house.


    Qi Huaiyu was now wearing the clothes he wore yesterday which were dried by Xie Qing with the dryer. There were quite a lot of vehicles that passed by the small road this morning. As a car drove away, two youths could be seen walking at the side of the road.


    Xie Qing was still thinking about the breakfast he had today, ¡°What do you want to eat? Youtiao2, soymilk3 or steamed buns?¡±


    Qi Huaiyu, ¡°I¡¯m fine with anything. I¡¯ll eat whatever you eat.¡±


    Looking at Qi Huaiyu¡¯s pampered self, Xie Qing finally chose a more expensive breakfast shop. He didn¡¯t eat much and just drank some porridge in two to three mouthfuls. It was quickly finished, so he propped up his chin and just glanced at Qi Huaiyu.


    The youth holding onto his chopsticks paused lightly. There was a faint undetectable smile on his lowered eyes.


    He liked the fact that Xie Qing had put all of his attention on him.


    Just like before.


    After they had breakfast, Xie Qing stopped by a nearby vegetable market to buy some food. Qi Huaiyu had said that he was looking for a place to live, but when he heard that Xie Qing was going to the vegetable market, he eagerly followed behind him. Facing Xie Qing¡¯s eyes that were full of surprise, he gave him an innocent smile, ¡°I¡¯ll help ge4 bring vegetables back. Then I¡¯ll go and find a place to live.¡±


    ¡°Then why don¡¯t you just wait until we have lunch together first before leaving.¡±


    Because there were more people than usual, Xie Qing made quite a well-prepared lunch. He bought a crucian carp to make fish soup and even bought some pork ribs and vegetables. After they returned to the rental house, Xie Qing set up his mobile phone to record a video.


    Qi Huaiyu was never idle and offered to help him. But as long as Xie Qing thought of the porridge made by the other party, there would be a hesitant expression on his face. Unexpectedly, Qi Huaiyu picked up the fish and knocked it unconscious quite skillfully and smoothly.


    Seemed like he was quite skilled at this.


    Thinking of it like this, Xie Qing didn¡¯t care about Qi Huaiyu¡¯s matter anymore.


    The youth was holding onto the fish with his left hand. His porcelain-white fingers were covered in sticky fish scales, making him feel very impatient. However, his gaze inadvertently landed at where Xie Qing was arranging the ingredients with downcast eyes. His profile under the camera was clean and beautiful. With just a glance, all the restlessness that he felt in his heart disappeared completely.


    Qi Huaiyu¡¯s hands were stained with fish blood, he quickly rinsed them off with clean water.


    Putting the fish into a bamboo basket beside him, he squeezed a lot of dish soap and carefully cleaned his own fingers until all he could smell was the fragrance of dish soap on his fingers before he stopped.


    ¡°I¡¯ve finished cleaning the fish, is there anything else I can help you with?¡± The youth¡¯s voice sounded in Xie Qing¡¯s ears, attracting his attention towards him. Turning his head to look at the fish in the basket, he gave him a full 100 points of praise.


    So Xie Qing shook his head lightly and said with a smile, ¡°No need, why don¡¯t you go and play with Berry.¡±


    ¡°Okay.¡±


    The sound of footsteps gradually disappeared. Xie Qing slowly stewed the fish soup and then cleaned the ribs. He had asked about Qi Huaiyu¡¯s tastes. He5 said that he likes sweet food, so making sweet and sour pork ribs would be best.


    Making sweet and sour pork ribs wasn¡¯t difficult. The ribs should be blanched first and then marinated. It¡¯s best to fry them first before adding the sauce.


    When Xie Qing started cooking, the sound of footsteps coming and going from behind him could be heard. Before he could turn his head, a hand stretched out from behind him, holding a bright red bayberry between his fingertips.


    ¡°Do you want to eat?¡± The youth leaned over towards him. The two were so close that Xie Qing seemed to be able to feel his breath.


    The movement of his hands paused unconsciously and he turned his head to face the other person calmly. However, out of the corner of his eyes, he caught sight of the young man¡¯s pale fingers. He raised his eyebrows.


    ¡°You eat.¡± Xie Qing lowered his eyes and pushed the hand that was holding the red bayberry away.


    The youth let out a muffled hmm and slowly walked back to the living room while dragging his slippers. He looked down at Berry who was sniffing the red bayberry basket and hugged it in his arms. As a result, one person and one cat looked in the direction of the kitchen.


    From this angle, one could only see Xie Qing¡¯s thin back.


    His waist under his white shirt seemed easily snappable to him. Qi Huaiyu clicked his tongue softly, as if whispering to himself, ¡°Shizun seems to still be on guard against me. Berry, what should I do?¡±


    Once, he was the person closest to Xie Qing.


    If he had a nightmare, he could easily climb onto Xie Qing¡¯s bed and sleep soundly in his arms all night.


    But it was unknown since when that feeling of intimacy between family changed.


    He gradually formed a rebellious idea.


    But he was terrified by this and kept telling himself that this sort of thinking was wrong.


    He tightly suppressed the beast in his heart into a cage. It wasn¡¯t until that night, when a storm broke out. Just like the night when the Xianzun of Chaoyun Peak rescued him from hell. That night, countless evil clouds covered Chaoyun Peak. The head of the sect hurried over to them, his face full of anxiety.


    On the second day, the news that Fufeng Xianzun of Chaoyun Peak had faced a problem in his practice, his meridians were damaged and he fell unconscious, spread all throughout the sect.


    It was also from that moment on that the cage could no longer trap the beast.


    After lunch, Qi Huaiyu first went to a pet supply store near the community to buy a set of necessities for Berry such as cat litter, so that Berry could stay at Xie Qing¡¯s house temporarily. While he himself went out pitifully to find a place to live.


    After Qi Huaiyu left, the whole house seemed to be quiet once more.


    Berry slept on Xie Qing¡¯s lap while Xie Qing rewatched the video that he had taken several times. He then uploaded the video onto his computer to start editing. While editing, he found a somewhat distressing problem. Xie Qing was used to shooting videos alone, quietly without saying a single word.


    But today was a little different. Qi Huaiyu had spoken to him twice while filming. Both of which were recorded by the phone.


    Xie Qing thought about it and finally decided to delete the conversation between them.


    But even so, the fans noticed the small difference when the video was uploaded.


    [What did I just see? Is there someone on the side?]


    [I see it too! Was it the hand that appeared when the fish was thrown into the bamboo basket? Who is this?! Anchor, come out and explain quickly!]


    [F*ck me, this hand is so beautiful.]


    [@FuFeng, @FuFeng, @FuFeng, hurry up and explain.]


    [It turns out that I¡¯m the only person drooling over the crucian carp soup and the sweet and sour pork ribs.]


    [@WenXu come quick and look at the wild man that appeared in your didi¡¯s6 video!]


    [What wild man? Maybe it¡¯s Wen Xu himself.]


    [Impossible. Wen Xu¡¯s hands don¡¯t look like this! He usually farms and weeds his plants by himself. His hands wouldn¡¯t look this delicate.]


    [So who the hell was that?]


    Xie Qing didn¡¯t expect that when he posted a new video, most of the fan¡¯s attention would be on Qi Huaiyu¡¯s exposed hand. But Xie Qing didn¡¯t explain much. Since the last time he selected fans to give some bayberries as a gift, the fans knew about his relationship with Wen Xu. The number of his fans on his broadcast had grown rapidly.


    It was no exaggeration to say that in terms of fans, he could barely be regarded as a big anchor. Although such an honour was thanks to Wen Xu.


    Lu Guohua was one of those fans. At the same time, he also had another identity, one of the heads of the Jingyu short video platform. Lu Guohua was originally a fan of Wen Xu. He had learnt that Wen Xu also had a didi that was a food blogger in Jingyu, so he rushed to the channel.


    After watching Xie Qing¡¯s video, he already had a certain understanding and analysis of Xie Qing in his heart.


    Although Xie Qing didn¡¯t have many fans at the beginning, almost all of them were diehard fans of his. Now that there¡¯s a Wen Xu sending the east wind7, it was only a matter of time before he became famous. If he was able to seize the opportunity, he didn¡¯t need to worry about anything in the future.


    Lu Guohua thought for a while and decided to help Xie Qing out.


    The next day, when Xie Qing opened the short video platform of Jingyu, he unexpectedly found that the number of his fans had increased once more. Clicking on the video that was released yesterday, there were already millions of likes and tens of thousands of comments. He really looked like a big anchor.


    Even in his private message list, there were many merchants who approached to invite him to cooperate with them.


    Xie Qing carefully read through the product introductions sent by these merchants, selected two of them and negotiated with them about using the products for a period of time. If the products were good, he would promote them. The merchants were also confident in their own products, so they agreed with Xie Qing¡¯s offer without hesitation. They then asked for Xie Qing¡¯s address, fearing that he would regret it and go back on his words.


    Seeing how anxious they were, Xie Qing blinked his eyes and smiled.


    Putting down his phone, he went to the side to place some cat food for Berry. During this period, he received another message from Qi Huaiyu. The message was along the lines of him eagerly trying to find a house. Xie Qing casually comforted him with a few words and sent him a photo of Berry, informing him that Berry¡¯s stay was fine.


    Qi Huaiyu stared at the black cat in the photo.


    A young man was holding a little black cat in his arms as he crossed his long legs in a casual manner. The hand that was on Berry¡¯s head was pale and beautiful as it ran on Berry¡¯s body. Xie Qing¡¯s sleeves were rolled up, revealing his slender wrist. Qi Huaiyu¡¯s eyes darkened at once. The colour of his eyes was blacker than water in an abyss, with the desire to take everything in the picture into his mind.


    He really just wanted to press on that wrist, pinch his waist and wantonly kiss those thin lips that he had coveted for a long time.


    Just thinking about what he coveted made him tremble in fascination all over his body. He felt as if the person he coveted was floating, like a cloud in the sky, unable to be touched no matter what.


    Qi Huaiyu leaned back on the leather sofa behind him and undid the button on his collar.


    When desire rose, even his heart would tremble and ache in pain.


    In the end, he just lowered his eyes and typed a few words on his phone.


    ¡®I envy Berry for having found a home. I can only stay in a hotel.¡¯


    Xie Qing didn¡¯t notice this message as he had received a call from the police station, bluntly informing him that Yu Kaize wanted to see him. They asked if he would like to go there and see him.


    This was something new.


    Yu Kaize, who was in prison, wanted to see him.


    Xie Qing¡¯s slender fingers landed on the table as he made a knocking sound with his knuckles. After a long while, he raised his lips and said softly, ¡°No problem. I can go there right now.¡±


    ¡­


    An hour later, Xie Qing was able to see Yu Kaize. The actor who used to be glamorous in the past was now sitting on a chair in a prisoner¡¯s uniform. Yu Kaize seemed to have lost a lot of weight as his clothes hung on his empty looking body. His face was covered with stubble as his eyes were bloodshot. The most shocking thing was that more than half of his hair had turned white8.


    It was enough to show that Yu Kaize hadn¡¯t been living well these past few days.


    Xie Qing sat on the seat opposite of Yu Kaize, resting his chin on one of his hands. His whole body revealed a kind of calm and casual aura.


    ¡°Why are you looking for me?¡±


    Yu Kaize looked at the person in front of him in a steadfast manner.


    Two years ago, if someone told him that he would fall into the hands of a fool like Xie Qing, he would definitely have treated that person like a lunatic.


    But now, he admitted that he took some things for granted.


    His conceit and arrogance in front of Xie Qing turned into a joke.


    He suddenly opened his mouth, ¡°I never would have thought that you would have something to do with Qi Huaiyu. Xie Qing, I really underestimated you.¡±


    Qi Huaiyu.


    Hearing that name from Yu Kaize¡¯s mouth, Xie Qing¡¯s smile deepened.


    Translator: Idiot


    Hotel: Trivago


    fried doughsticks. I love these but I get extremely sick if I eat them


    Xinghe: I wanna drink this in my life someday. UM3: OMG! THIS THE BEST WITH BROWN SUGAR~ RAWR~ Me: I like vitasoy malt flavored soymilk


    used to refer to guys older than you in your generation. Doesn¡¯t need to be related


    Qi Huaiyu


    younger brother


    bringing along a favorable situation


    Xinghe: ? Wasn¡¯t he quite young? Me: Hair can turn white from stress

 CH 13

    The atmosphere of the visiting room of the prison was strange. Xie Qing leaned on his chair in a relaxed manner as he fiddled with the cuff on his right wrist. Following his silence, Yu Kaize gradually turned anxious however the meaning expressed in his eyes was completely different from what he meant.


    Yu Kaize was testing him.


    Testing whether Xie Qing actually knew Qi Huaiyu.


    The truth was soon revealed as Xie Qing said in a calm voice, ¡°You seem to have misunderstood something. I don¡¯t know anyone named Qi Huaiyu. I can also tell you that I had no hand in the matter of your suicide instigation on Li Chuan. After all, you know I only have recordings. I don¡¯t really have the ability to investigate your past.¡±


    Yu Kaize¡¯s back, which had been tense, completely relaxed at the moment and he slammed back on his chair.


    The violent collision made the police outside the door couldn¡¯t help but look around inside to see if anything went wrong. However, they soon walked back to their original positions after they noticed that nothing unusual happened.


    Xie Qing asked, ¡°Who is Qi Huaiyu?¡±


    Probably because he was stimulated, Yu Kaize was unexpectedly easy to talk to at the moment. He stretched out his hands to cover his face and took a deep breath, ¡°The young Prince of Beijing. If you don¡¯t know him, then you must have heard of his grandfather¡¯s name, Qi Guoguang.¡±


    Yu Kaize didn¡¯t pay attention to Xie Qing¡¯s face and expression, he only had one thought in his head¡ª¡ª


    He was scammed by Li Youbai.


    He should have known. What kind of person is Qi Huaiyu? How can such a high-ranked young master offer to help a celebrity? What¡¯s more, if the other party really had this idea, why didn¡¯t he just find him himself? But when all is said and done, he was the one who overestimated himself and underestimated Li Youbai¡¯s character.


    Never would he have expected that Li Youbai would step in and put him to death at this moment.


    The man lowered his head and the hatred coming from his eyes couldn¡¯t help but burst out. Xie Qing looked at him with a thoughtful look, thinking of the young man that he had met the night before. He chuckled silently.


    After a while, he pushed away his chair and stood up. Looking at the desolate and dejected man, he said, ¡°Good luck.¡±


    After that, he turned away and left.


    After Xie Qing left, when the prison guards entered the room to take Yu Kaize away, they heard him say, ¡°I still want to see another person. His name is Xie Ling.¡±


    Guards: ?


    Was he trying to collect people like stamps?


    Both are surnamed Xie.


    ¡­


    Leaving the prison, Xie Qing boarded a bus. The location of the prison was quite remote, so there were only a few people on the bus. Xie Qing sat by the window as the bus wobbled the way back home. During this period, he dug out his phone to look at WeChat. He looked at the chat labelled ¡®Qi Huaiyu¡¯ and replied slowly, ¡®Don¡¯t be envious, you¡¯ll find one too.¡¯


    Then he went to the browser and typed the three words ¡®Qi Guoguang¡¯ in the search bar.


    Yu Kaize really overestimated him1. He had been away from this place for ten years. Those insignificant things have all long been turned into dust in his memories, scattered in different corners of his mind. But well, the internet was now well-developed. It was more than enough for him to find information about Qi Guoguang.


    After reading the contents shown on the webpage, Xie Qing gave out a light snort.


    Little liar.


    There was not a word of truth that came out of his mouth.


    An heir with real estate all over the country ran away from home because his family members wouldn¡¯t let him keep a cat? Even huddling in an unoccupied corner in the rain. Rather than saying that he had no place to stay, it was better to say that he was waiting for him there.


    But¡­ why?


    There must be a reason right?


    Could it be that he was one of Xie Ling¡¯s suitors that want him to be a substitute after failing to catch up with his sweetheart?


    Thinking about it this way, Xie Qing felt that it was impossible. Between Qi Huaiyu and Xie Ling, the one that can¡¯t catch up was probably Xie Ling.


    Leaving the page, he opened the chat with Qi Huaiyu again and typed, ¡®Come over for a meal if you have time. Berry probably misses you because the cat food wasn¡¯t eaten much these days.¡¯


    The other party replied almost instantly, ¡®I¡¯ll go over there tonight.¡¯


    Xie Qing: ¡®Not tonight. I want to go back to my parent¡¯s place and have dinner with them.¡¯


    Qi Huaiyu immediately sent him a pitiful-looking emoji. It was a Shiba inu with its head drooping down with a few tears hanging from its big eyes. Xie Qing couldn¡¯t help but imagine such an expression on Qi Huaiyu¡¯s face when he saw it. Needless to say, it was really something.


    Soon Xie Qing couldn¡¯t talk with Qi Huaiyu anymore. He had to get off the bus and transfer to another one. It was already past three in the afternoon when he got home. Coincidentally, while standing in the lobby of his parent¡¯s residence, he received a call from Wen Xu. The latter was near and had wanted to ask him if he wanted to pick him up. They had agreed to have dinner together with Gu Mingguo and his wife today.


    After knowing that Xie Qing had arrived there, Wen Xu drove over without saying a word. It wasn¡¯t far away from where he was and it wasn¡¯t even commuting time, so there were not many cars on the road. It only took Wen Xu about five minutes to park his car beside a small flower bed. He then walked up with his arms around Xie Qing¡¯s shoulders.


    The two walked slowly towards the stairs and when they reached the third floor, Xie Qing¡¯s ears moved slightly. As expected, he heard familiar muttering. Xie Qing raised his eyes and saw the old lady of the Gu family being supported by Gu Jinghao and his wife. Her face was dark and she seemed to be in a bad mood.


    Gu Jinghao also felt complicated facing his mother. Seeing that she was angry, he could only comfort her in a low voice, ¡°I¡¯ve told you not to come over here early on. If Dad wants to come over, let him come here by himself. Mom, why do you need to come here just to lose your temper?¡±


    ¡°Let him come by himself? Are you stupid? Your dad only cares about Gu Mingguo in his heart right now. Do you still want them to spend time alone? Do you want to hand over this family to outsiders?¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s not that exaggerated is it? Anyways, my ge doesn¡¯t seem to have gotten that better.¡± Gu Jinghao whispered a few words. When the old lady was about to turn away, Gu Jinghao spotted the handsome young man standing at the entrance of the stairway on the 3rd floor and was startled for a moment. With embarrassment on his face, he immediately grabbed his mother, for fear that she would say something unpleasant.


    Sometimes, although the two families obviously hated each other, they always looked good on the surface.


    After the old lady noticed Xie Qing, the original topic wasn¡¯t brought up anymore. But it would be difficult for Gu Jinghao to realize his wish2 as his mother glanced at Xie Qing with disgust and spat, ¡°Little bastard.¡±


    Wen Xu frowned upon hearing her vicious words.


    Back then, when he was staying in the small village, Wen Xu would often hear the villagers calling him a little bastard. These three words were ugly which made Wen Xu, who had usually been good-tempered, quite angry. However, Xie Qing moved much faster than he did.


    The young man had a smile on his face as if he wasn¡¯t affected by these words at all. He even chuckled lightly, ¡°Old yet not dead.¡±


    Gu Jinghao, ¡°¡­¡±


    Wen Xu, ¡°¡­¡±


    Gu Jinghao¡¯s eyes widened. He had thought that Xie Qing¡¯s response last time was shocking enough, but he didn¡¯t expect that he would be tit-for-tat about this. Last time his mother was angered to the extreme, would it be so again this time? Gu Jinghao really didn¡¯t dare to delay leaving at all. He just took the old lady¡¯s hand, wishing to bury his head on his chest and brought her away.


    The old lady finally came to her senses and yelled angrily, ¡°Why are you dragging me? Didn¡¯t you hear that little bastard scold your mother!?¡±


    Gu Jinghao responded with a few perfunctory words but walked even faster.


    Gu Jinghao¡¯s wife who was following them rolled her eyes.


    Dead old woman, why don¡¯t you think about how you scold other people?


    Wanting to save face just because you¡¯re old.


    Seeing the three people leave, Xie Qing was in a good mood, as if nothing happened. He then said to Wen Xu, ¡°Let¡¯s go. Mom and Dad should be waiting for us.¡±


    Wen Xu couldn¡¯t help but give him two more looks.


    ¡°What? Are you shocked?¡±


    Wen Xu smiled, ¡°It¡¯s not that shocking. It was just a bit surprising. I think the old lady¡¯s face looked sour. It¡¯s nothing much really.¡±


    Speaking of this stuff, Xie Qing couldn¡¯t help but be interested. He raised his eyebrows slightly and his narrow eyes were filled with a smile, ¡°Why don¡¯t I know that you¡¯re still able to read people¡¯s faces3, ge?¡±


    ¡°I can only do a little bit.¡± Wen Xu gestured lightly, showing Xie Qing how small that little point is, ¡°I had gone to Jixi Temple a few years ago when I had nothing to do. I met a master and learnt some skills from him.¡±


    ¡°A Buddhist fortune teller?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s quite special. To be precise, he¡¯s a Taoist studying Buddhism.¡± Not surprised by Xie Qing¡¯s expression at all, Wen Xu deliberately made a gesture and waved his hand in front of his chest, saying in a steady and low voice, ¡°Buddha is merciful4.¡±


    Xie Qing smiled.


    ¡­


    Zheng Jie had received a message from Xie Qing that he arrived long ago, so she stood at the door but no one arrived yet. Zheng Jie thought of the three from Gu Jinghao¡¯s family who went downstairs not long ago and faint worry arose in her heart. Since the last time when Xie Qing had a tit-for-tat confrontation, the faces of the two families had been torn off. If this could happen, what else couldn¡¯t happen too?


    Just when Zheng Jie was about to go downstairs to find him, Xie Qing and Wen Xu appeared in front of her shoulder to shoulder.


    It was the first time for her to see Wen Xu. Wen Xu was tall and handsome, a polite and well-behaved boy at first glance. When he noticed that an elder was looking at him, Wen Xu quickly smiled at her, ¡°Hello, auntie. I am A-Qing¡¯s friend. My name is Wen Xu.¡±


    ¡°Ai, Xiao Wen, hello.¡± Her eyes flashed as she noticed the gift box in Wen Xu¡¯s hand. Zheng Jie couldn¡¯t help but feel helpless, ¡°What kind of gift do you need to bring coming home? You¡¯re A-Qing¡¯s friend, so treat us like family. There¡¯s no need to spend money.¡±


    ¡°No money is spent. This is the ginseng I dug out myself along with some fruits and vegetables that I grew. Nothing that requires spending.¡±


    Seeing Wen Xu and Zheng Jie exchange pleasantries and then refusing5 gifts, Xie Qing immediately stepped forward and hugged his mother, ¡°Mom, don¡¯t be too reserved with Wen Xu. I treat him as my ge. Oh yeah, I met Gu Jinghao¡¯s family just now. They didn¡¯t do anything to you, did they?¡±


    Zheng Jie just gave him a look.


    Immediately afterwards she said helplessly, ¡°What can I do? At most, I can only listen to some bad words. I¡¯ve been listening to them for ten years. This old lady doesn¡¯t have any new words.¡±


    Only Gu Mingguo lost his temper.


    When Gu Jinghao, his wife and the old lady came, Gu Mingguo had been lying in bed pretending to be in a bad state. In Between the lines of Zheng Jie¡¯s words to them, she had meant that Gu Mingguo¡¯s health had improved, although he couldn¡¯t return to being an ordinary person for the time being. But if he reluctantly had to interact with people, he could barely do it6.


    Speaking of this, Zheng Jie laughed once more, ¡°You didn¡¯t see it before, but the old lady¡¯s face fell and she lost her temper.¡±


    ¡°She just hopes that our family doesn¡¯t live well.¡± Xie Qing also smiled. That Gu family and the old lady were no different from a joke to him. If it weren¡¯t for worrying that he would leave a bad influence on Gu Mingguo and his wife, Xie Qing wouldn¡¯t even bother to pay attention to her. He comforted Zheng Jie, ¡°It¡¯s almost time. In the future, the three of us will have to go to the old house to sit for a while and p*ss her off.¡±


    Zheng Jie was completely amused by Xie Qing¡¯s words. She patted him on the shoulder and realized that Wen Xu was still there. She quickly rolled her eyes at Xie Qing to signal him to not talk any nonsense.


    Xie Qing didn¡¯t care.


    His ge had heard him scolding people anyways.


    Does he still need to mind hearing a few more sentences?


    ¡­


    Wen Xu and Xie Qing wanted to cook dinner together. When Zheng Jie heard of their plan, she opened her mouth to refuse. It was a pity that she couldn¡¯t hold back the two young men. So she could only stand by the window to talk with Gu Mingguo.


    When most of the dishes were ready, Xie Qing received a message from Qi Huaiyu, which was a picture.


    The contents of the picture were simple. It was a simple egg-fried rice. The rice looked a bit burnt. It looked like the cook was unable to control the heat well.


    Xie Qing didn¡¯t believe that a chef from a wealthy family couldn¡¯t even cook egg-fried rice. Additionally, he didn¡¯t believe that a young master of a wealthy family could only eat egg-fried rice for dinner.


    This little liar was acting pitiful once more.


    Xie Qing leaned on the table, casually untying the apron around his waist. He bowed his head and typed a few words, ¡®Did you make this yourself? It doesn¡¯t look bad.¡¯


    Qi Huaiyu quickly replied to him, ¡®But it¡¯s burnt. Ge, what are you eating tonight?¡¯


    Xie Qing leisurely took photos of all the dishes and sent them to him. Every dish looked attractive.


    ¡°Are you chatting with someone?¡±


    Wen Xu brought out the steamed chicken7 to the dining room and then went back into the kitchen. At a glance, he noticed that Xie Qing had an unexplainable smile on his lips. He typed with his fingers and seemed to be very happy.


    Xie Qing nodded in response. He put away his phone and asked Wen Xu, ¡°Ge, do you know Qi Huaiyu?¡±


    Qi Huaiyu?


    Wen Xu was stunned for a moment. The name hadn¡¯t gone into his mind for a long time.


    Wen Xu had also left this world for nearly thirty years and many of his memories were scattered. When he came back, he had either inquired about Xie Qing¡¯s whereabouts or planted sprouts, fruits, vegetables and herbs in the fields. But even so, the name Qi Huaiyu was quickly dug out from his memory.


    After all, Qi Huaiyu was really well-known.


    ¡°I¡¯m acquainted with him. We encountered each other before.¡± Wen Xu turned his head to look at Xie Qing. Seeing the faint interest in the other person¡¯s eyes, he opened his mouth to confess all the information that he knew, ¡°The only son of the head of the Qi family. After the head of the Qi family unexpectedly died, Qi Huaiyu grew up with Qi Guoguang. I heard that he was a genius. But unfortunately, he suffered from a strange disease four years ago and hadn¡¯t seen anyone for a long time. Recently, he seems to have appeared in the banquets of the rich second generations.¡±


    After a pause, Wen Xu continued, ¡°He has a bad temper, the kind that can¡¯t be messed with.¡±


    Xie Qing hummed. While he was looking down at his phone, Qi Huaiyu sent him another message.


    The bad-tempered and unruly young man from Wen Xu¡¯s mouth sent him a cute emoji and left a few words, ¡®Ge, I want to eat too(¡¨¡¯¨Œ¡¯¡¨).¡¯


    As if he was acting coquettish¡­.


    Xie Qing


    his wish of hoping his mother wouldn¡¯t say anything unpleasant


    like reading their fates and stuff


    it¡¯s a saying. Buddha is merciful to everything, a gesture of pity to all living beings. BTW I was also a Buddhist back when I was a child¡­ So I was baptized as a Catholic because I was born in the PH. Being full-blooded Chinese from a traditional family means I must follow Confucianism. But my school didn¡¯t have Confucianism so I had to join a Buddhist class


    more formality rather than rudeness


    insinuating it would be hard to interact with them, implying they were hard to handle


    bai qie ji, white cut chicken? Idk the skin of the chicken is actually yellow from the spices used. I hate it. My mom loves it

 CH 14

    Xie Qing stopped replying to Qi Huaiyu after that.


    When the family eats at the dinner table, everyone subconsciously places their phone aside and just talks about trivial matters. Although it was the first time Zheng Jie and Gu Mingguo met Wen Xu, they had an excellent impression of him. Hearing that Wen Xu¡¯s current occupation is ¡®field work¡¯, their expressions were even more stunned.


    ¡°These days, there are not many young people doing this kind of work.¡± Gu Mingguo said with a smile. ¡°I heard A-Qing mentioning that you usually live on the mountains and even the ginseng was dug up from the mountain?¡±


    ¡°Yes.¡± Wen Xu nodded his head, turned and glanced at Xie Qing while saying softly, ¡°A-Qing had also planted land with me before.¡±


    Gu Mingguo and Zheng Jie obviously misunderstood his sentence.


    Zheng Jie patted the shoulder of her son who was sitting beside her with a smile on her face, saying unceremoniously, ¡°I¡¯m afraid with A-Qing¡¯s body, it might be difficult for him to plant land. By the way, have you taken your medicine recently?¡±


    One sentence instantly attracted the attention of the other two men. Before Xie Qing could answer her, Zheng Jie frowned, ¡°You won¡¯t secretly pour out the medicine like you did when you were a child, right?¡±


    Xie Qing, ¡°¡­¡±


    Xie Qing felt that he really needed to change his mother¡¯s impression of him. But it was too late, Wen Xu became interested in the Xie Qing from Zheng Jie¡¯s mouth. He realized that when he had met Xie Qing, the other party had already become a mature young man, even though according to age, Xie Qing wasn¡¯t eighteen yet and was underaged at that time. But everything Xie Qing showed him was much different from what ordinary teenagers showed.


    But no matter how precocious people are, there were times when they acted naive.


    With someone being interested in the topic, Zheng Jie continued on. Soon with Gu Mingguo joining in, the couple had a fun-filled chat with Wen Xu and almost told him all the embarrassing things that Xie Qing did from childhood to adulthood. Wen Xu kept listening to them with a smile and nodding from time to time, looking very happy.


    On the contrary, Xie Qing, Chaoyun Peak¡¯s Xianzun, who was always very calm, was so embarrassed that his ears turned red. He quietly reached out to pinch his ear and then opened WeChat.


    The three in his family teased him, so he could only tease the son of the Qi family.


    As soon as he opened WeChat, Xie Qing realized that Qi Huaiyu had already sent him several text messages when he wasn¡¯t paying attention to his phone. Informing him that he had already found a house but just needed to wait for the details.


    Xie Qing sent him a ¡®good¡¯.


    It was already nine o¡¯clock when they finished dining. Gu Mingguo and Zheng Jie would go to bed early at night, so Xie Qing took Wen Xu and left. Before leaving, Zheng Jie kept inviting Wen Xu to come over for another meal next time and Wen Xu didn¡¯t refuse. It could be seen that he really liked Xie Qing¡¯s adoptive parents very much.


    ¡°Uncle and Auntie are very enthusiastic people.¡± Before leaving, Zheng Jie had stuffed a big apple into Wen Xu¡¯s arms and had asked him to eat it on his way home.


    Xie Qing had been in a good mood the whole time. At this moment, the corners of his eyes were hooked up in a smile. He put his arms around Wen Xu¡¯s shoulders and looked at the moon covered in clouds in the sky, ¡°Yes, otherwise they wouldn¡¯t have picked me up back then. Let¡¯s come back here next week.¡±


    ¡°Good.¡± Wen Xu naturally wouldn¡¯t refuse.


    The two walked side by side into the night. Cicadas on the pine and cypress trees on both sides of the path sang as moths fluttered their wings under dim street lamps, bumping into the lampshade from time to time. Half of Xie Qing¡¯s body was hidden in the darkness and the other was exposed to the light. The half of his face that was exposed looked even more gentle than the nightly breeze.


    Wen Xu looked at him quietly for a while and then suddenly said, ¡°Two days ago, when I had gone to check Yu Kaize, I found that someone else was also investigating him.¡±


    Xie Qing blinked and realized who Wen Xu was talking about.


    But obviously, Wen Xu didn¡¯t know that, ¡°After thinking about it, I felt that I should tell you about this.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s Qi Huaiyu.¡±


    ¡°What?¡±


    Xie Qing replied, ¡°The person doing a check on Yu Kaize is Qi Huaiyu. If I guessed correctly, the person who sent Yu Kaize in should also be Qi Huaiyu.¡±


    Hearing this, Wen Xu was a little puzzled.


    What enmity and grievance does Qi Huaiyu have with Yu Kaize? So much so that Qi Huaiyu could deal such a ruthless hand. Not only did he cut off Yu Kaize¡¯s stardom, but also cut off the rest of his life.


    Before he could open his mouth to ask, Xie Qing had already answered, ¡°Even Yu Kaize doesn¡¯t know how he had offended Qi Huaiyu.¡±


    Wen Xu, ¡°¡­Then it might just be retribution1.¡±


    The corners of Xie Qing¡¯s lips curled up as he smiled.


    The next few days were uneventful.


    Yu Kaize¡¯s scandal had died down on the internet. But from time to time, when the media mentions Yu Kaize¡¯s friend circle, they would bring the matter up again to earn a lot of traffic. At times like this, the netizens would just scold Yu Kaize to vent their anger.


    As the person in Yu Kaize¡¯s heart, Xie Ling avoided the media during this time. All the marketing accounts were filled with lots of imagination. They imagined the scene where Xie Ling became immensely disappointed and unhappy with Yu Kaize. After receiving reports one after another, Xie Ling finally couldn¡¯t sit still.


    In the past two days, Xie Ling¡¯s temper grew. His manager is the well-known Ling Hongying who used to be the gold medal manager of Hengliu Entertainment. But later she went out on her own and found Xie Ling. Seeing him for the first time, Ling Hongying¡¯s heart moved.


    While she was at Hengliu, she brought up a few idols. But since she left Hengliu, the artists under her hands hadn¡¯t been as good. This made the people in the circle who once admired her before to start ridiculing her behind her back, saying that she only had good luck previously while in Hengliu.


    It wasn¡¯t until she met Xie Ling.


    At that time she only had one thought in her mind¡ª¡ª


    Xie Ling would definitely be popular.


    Over the past few years, Ling Hongying has attached great importance to Xie Ling. Rather than saying that one was in charge and the other was a subordinate, it was better to say that the two were allies. Because of this, Ling Hongying had always been polite towards Xie Ling.


    ¡°Have you been in a bad mood these past two days? Director Zhang had asked me to remind you about joining the crew, but you don¡¯t seem to care about the matter at all.¡± Ling Hongying pointed out to Xie Ling cryptically.


    What she had said was actually overly tactful.


    The Xie Ling she saw these past two days had opened Ling Hongying¡¯s eyes. The two of them had worked with each other for several years but this was the first time that Ling Hongying saw Xie Ling¡¯s distraught expression. Xie Ling had often put on an indifferent cold face. Those who didn¡¯t know him well probably thought that he was sad about Yu Kaize¡¯s situation. But Ling Hongying knew very well that Xie Ling didn¡¯t like Yu Kaize at all.


    Although she didn¡¯t mean to point fingers at Xie Ling¡¯s love life, in her heart, the relationship between Yu Kaize and Xie Ling was at best a licking dog and its owner. Perhaps the relationship between Xie Ling and his other suitors was the same.


    Ignoring the news of Xie Ling¡¯s love life, in fact, no one actually made Xie Ling take a second look.


    Although Ling Hongying vaguely felt that Xie Ling might overturn the boat one day, but judging from is situation¡­ it seems that his group of suitors really hold a mysterious love for Xie Ling.


    For some things, it¡¯s best that they never happen.


    Xie Ling didn¡¯t know what Ling Hongying was thinking in that short period of time. Just as the other party had pointed out, his mood really wasn¡¯t that good these days. The police had suddenly called him the other day, informing him that Yu Kaize had suddenly wanted to see him. Even though he was already tired of Yu Kaize, Xie Ling still went to see him for the last time.


    It wasn¡¯t until the moment that they met that Xie Ling realized an outrageous thing.


    The moment they met in the prison visiting room, Yu Kaize had informed him that he and Li Youbai would look for Xie Qing from time to time. That they regarded Xie Qing as his substitute and would deliberately buy clothes for Xie Qing so that they would look the same.


    After all, they both have the same face.


    This matter really disgusted Xie Ling.


    But afterwards, Yu Kaize told him that Xie Qing and Li Youbai had nothing to do with his current fate. Xie Qing was no longer the foolish young man before and Li Youbai might have changed his thoughts.


    After returning from the detention centre, Xie Ling¡¯s thoughts were completely on Xie Qing and Li Youbai.


    Disgust filled his whole body as well as fear and anxiety.


    It was all because of Xie Qing.


    Yu Kaize had said that Xie Qing had become smarter.


    If he became smarter, wouldn¡¯t he be able to remember everything that had happened back then?


    [What are you so nervous about? Even if he became smarter, there was no evidence to prove that you gave him medicine and abandoned him. There is also no evidence to prove that you were the one who orchestrated the car accident either.]


    A sudden voice sounded in Xie Ling¡¯s mind and his uneasy heart returned to its original place. He took a deep breath and said softly in his mind, ¡®You¡¯re right.¡¯


    The voice seemed to sneer as it said, [You don¡¯t have to worry about those people abandoning you. Xie Qing is no longer the protagonist of this world. What ever you want to do, just do your own thing and don¡¯t hinder me.]


    Xie Ling, ¡®I understand.¡¯


    After he finished conversing with the voice in his head, Xie Ling turned his head to look at his manager Ling Hongying who was frowning in worry. With a flawless smile on his face, he said, ¡°Hong-jie, please help me contact Director Zhang. Tell him that I¡¯ll join the crew at the specified time.¡±


    Seeing his expression, Ling Hongying relaxed. Although she was curious about his behaviour, she didn¡¯t ask. She just picked up her phone and went over to the window to dial Director Zhang¡¯s number.


    The full name of the Director Zhang they were talking about was Zhang Zizhen, a famous director. The literary films that he directed were unlike the youthful angst of others. Each of Zhang Zizhen¡¯s movies contained a rich philosophy of life. So it was not only easy for the crew to win awards, but the box office was always high.


    Ling Hongying was quite surprised when Zhang Zizhen took a fancy to Xie Ling. In the beginning, Ling Hongying had almost arranged all of the resources for Xie Ling. Under normal circumstances, directors normally wouldn¡¯t look for those that are normally on TV. But Zhang Zizhen really went to find Xie Ling.


    His attitude toward having Xie Ling act in his film was also extremely firm.


    It was said that the screenwriter had mentioned that Xie Ling was inappropriate several times but Zhang Zizhen didn¡¯t have any intentions of changing his mind.


    The call was quickly connected and Ling Hongying called out to Director Zhang in a polite manner first before hurriedly saying, ¡°My apologies Director Zhang, Xie Ling isn¡¯t in good health these past two days. But he will enter the crew in time. You don¡¯t need to worry about this.¡±


    Zhang Zizhen was silent for a while on the other side as no sound came from the phone. Ling Hongying looked at her phone, finding the situation to be strange, but the call was still ongoing. She thought that it was a signal problem and called out to Director Zhang a few times.


    At this time, Zhang Zizhen coughed twice and his tone was somewhat embarrassed. ¡°That, Xiao-Ling, I¡¯m sorry to inform you that our crew has found another Male Lead.¡±


    ¡°What?!¡± Ling Hongying couldn¡¯t control the surprise.


    Zhang Zizhen and the screenwriter looked at each other. The screenwriter snatched the phone away from him and stuck it next to his ear, asking in a tone that made the listeners uncomfortable, ¡°What ¡®what¡¯? Isn¡¯t this something normal? We had asked Xie Ling to enter the crew in time and he didn¡¯t even reply to us. Won¡¯t others normally think that he doesn¡¯t want to cooperate anymore? Is there a problem with us finding another Male Lead? Anyways, you said that the contract can be signed after joining the crew, so we haven¡¯t violated the contract, right? Well, that¡¯s it. What a waste of my time.¡±


    The screenwriter was too impatient to listen to any rebuttals and immediately hung up the phone after ranting.


    Throwing the phone back into Zhang Zizhen¡¯s hand, he put a hand on his waist, feeling refreshed from venting out his emotions.


    ¡°What I don¡¯t understand was why you were so attracted to Xie Ling at that time. Apart from that face that he has, what else can he provide?¡±


    Zhang Zizhen felt even more embarrassed after hearing the screenwriter¡¯s words. His face turned pale and red for a while and he could only mutter in a low voice, ¡°I also want to know why I had my eyes on him.¡±


    Obviously, he didn¡¯t really fit the role.


    But it seemed that at that moment, his mind was only on him.


    Thinking back to it now, Zhang Zizhen really wanted to poke his eyes out.


    ¡­


    Ling Hongying squeezed her phone as her face darkened.


    Facing Xie Ling¡¯s doubtful eyes, Ling Hongying said in anger, ¡°Zhang Zizhen said that you didn¡¯t respond when he notified you before. So they have now found a new Male Lead. It¡¯s not your role now.¡±


    ¡°Is he insane?!¡± Xie Ling was full of disbelief. ¡°Changing the Male Lead without notice. Does he want to be scolded to death?¡±


    Ling Hongying sneered at this, ¡°Is he someone that¡¯s afraid of being scolded? It would be too funny if a director like him is afraid of a few words.¡±


    Honestly speaking, although Ling Hongying felt upset, she had to admit that there were legitimate reasons for this decision made by the crew.


    It was better for them to swallow this breath than to hold it out for Zhang Zizhen and fall out with him.


    ¡°Forget it. A gourmet variety show sent over an invitation two days ago. Why don¡¯t you go and participate in it? I¡¯ll hand you the script, you can take a look at it.¡±


    ¡°A gourmet variety show?¡±


    ¡°Well, a big star is participating. It¡¯s a good opportunity for you.¡±


    ¡°Who is it?¡±


    Ling Hongying threw her phone aside and looked at him, ¡°Zhao Jing.¡±


    Diluc looking on the side be like¡­ THIS IS RETRIBUTION!!

 CH 15

    In just a few days, with Xie Qing¡¯s videos being in excellent condition, the number of his fans increased once more. At one point, even other bloggers felt a bit greedy watching his growth and lamented that Xie Qing¡¯s luck was too good. Why couldn¡¯t they have a brother like Wen Xu?


    On this day, Xie Qing uploaded a video as usual. When he opened his private message to filter out the messages, he saw a special-looking message.


    Since his stats were getting better and better, multiple advertisements came knocking on his door. Xie Qing would sometimes pick a few products that were very practical for life applications. It was the same today. But something else caught his attention.


    [Hello FuFeng, I am the person in charge of the gourmet variety show ¡¶Quickly eat, it brings happiness¡·. Are you interested in participating in our show?]


    Xie Qing, ¡°?¡±


    Xie Qing searched for the information of ¡¶Quickly eat, it brings happiness¡·on the internet.


    ¡¶Quickly eat, it brings happiness¡·was a gourmet variety show. According to the limited information that he could find on Baidu, the main purpose of the show was to recruit chefs or food bloggers to make food for the MCs and make them happy.


    After the private message sent from the other side changed from sent to read. The other party immediately sent another message.


    [Rest assured, we are definitely not scammers. You can come to our place to have a look first since we still need to sign a contract.]


    [Oh yes. Although our show is an online variety show, the MCs are all very popular. The confirmed MCs this time include Xie Ling, Zhao Jing and others.]


    Xie Ling.


    The moment Xie Qing saw this name, the corners of his lips curled up.


    He closed his eyes for a bit and then replied, ¡®Let¡¯s talk about this after we meet. My appearance might make you hesitate.¡¯


    The person in charge felt puzzled when he saw such a reply. He was a fan who had been following Xie Qing for quite some time. Although he knew that Xie Qing was someone who never showed his face in the video, he thinks that a food blogger doesn¡¯t need to care about their appearance. But now¡­ looking at Xie Qing¡¯s reply¡­


    How ugly was he that he was so unconfident of himself?!


    But it doesn¡¯t matter. Their program group had never been superficial. It could be seen from the main purpose of their program that they were all thoughtful people!


    Therefore, the person in charge vowed,


    [We won¡¯t change our mind because of the way you look. How about we make an appointment?]


    Xie Qing replied, ¡®Okay.¡¯


    ¡­


    Xie Qing and the person in charge set a time for them to meet at 2 in the afternoon.


    ¡¶Quickly eat, it brings happiness¡·was supposed to be filmed in the studio of the Beijing TV Station. So the meeting between Xie Qing and the person in charge was fairly convenient. After lunch, he headed out.


    When he stepped out of his main door, movements could be heard from the flat across him. The door was then opened, revealing Qi Huaiyu¡¯s beautiful face.


    Qi Huaiyu moved in yesterday.


    Xie Qing couldn¡¯t help but sigh with emotion. The young master of the Qi family really was amazing. He was able to buy the flat directly opposite of his and within two days he managed to completely clean and replace all the furniture to live in it.


    ¡°Ge, are you going out?¡±


    Xie Qing looked at Berry, who was lying on his head, nodding while asking casually, ¡°What are you doing?¡±


    Qi Huaiyu straightened up and smiled, ¡°I¡¯m taking Berry out for a stroll. What a coincidence.¡±


    Xie Qing closed his eyes, showed a smile full of meaning and said in a low voice, ¡°Well, really a coincidence.¡±


    But no matter how coincidental their meeting was, the two still had to go their separate ways at the gate. Xie Qing casually waved at Qi Huaiyu and got on the bus that had just arrived. Through the rearview of the mirror, he could see the young man standing in place as his eyes followed the bus. It wasn¡¯t until the person in the rearview mirror became smaller and smaller that Xie Qing finally looked away.


    At ten minutes before two, Ping Feiyu, the person in charge of the variety show ¡¶Quickly eat, it brings happiness¡·walked into the coffee shop with a file bag. He thought that he had already been in contact with all the big stars and even famous entertainers like Zhao Jing for this show so it wouldn¡¯t be a big deal. But when he thought that he would be meeting FuFeng in a while, he still felt indescribably nervous.


    Ping Feiyu had imagined Xie Qing¡¯s appearance multiple times in his mind.


    Whether he¡¯s naturally not good-looking or was disfigured in a car accident.


    He thought of everything that he could think of and could basically ensure that once he faced Xie Qing, he wouldn¡¯t be too shocked and lose his manners.


    Looking around the coffee shop, Ping Feiyu immediately noticed the man sitting in the corner who only showed his side face. With a thin-looking physique, his slender fingers were holding onto the round handle of a black coffee cup while his other hand was stirring the contents of the cup with a spoon. Just looking at his appearance, the word elegance was written all over him¡ª¡ª


    Ping Feiyu would¡¯ve never been able to imagine that a person with this kind of temperament would make people hesitate when making a decision.


    Could it be that he found the wrong person?


    Realizing this, Ping Feiyu immediately turned around and walked around the coffee shop. But today was a working day and it was two o¡¯clock in the afternoon which was work time. So there were not many people in the coffee shop.


    There were a few others in the other corner, but they were still wearing their school uniforms. It was obviously a group of students who skipped class and snuck out.


    There was only this man left.


    Ping Feiyu tentatively took two steps forward and finally saw the other person¡¯s face with a better angle.


    Why does he look so familiar?


    Just when question marks popped up all over his head, the man who had been paid attention to by Ping Feiyu seemed to have sensed something. He raised his eyes and looked over towards him. The moment their eyes met, Ping Feiyu opened his mouth in shock, ¡°Xie¡­ Xie Ling?¡±


    ¡°F*ck me!¡±


    FuFeng, the food blogger of Jingyu short video turned out to be Xie Ling¡¯s vest1?


    The contents of several vest novels flashed through Ping Feiyu¡¯s mind. He thought to himself, this Xie Ling, a big star, was well-updated with the trends these days.


    It wasn¡¯t until Ping Feiyu noticed the corner of ¡®Xie Ling¡¯s¡¯ eye that he realized something.


    Hey, does Xie Ling have a tear mole?


    Wave after wave of doubt and shock washed over him. Ping Feiyu stood there in a daze and didn¡¯t move. On the contrary, Xie Qing had already expected this reaction, so he pushed away his chair and stood up. He gave Ping Feiyu a nod with a smile on his lips and said in a gentle voice, ¡°Hello, are you the person in charge of ¡¶Quickly eat, it brings happiness¡·? I am FuFeng. You can also call me by my real name, Xie Qing.¡±


    ¡°Not, not Xie Ling?¡±


    The smile on Xie Qing¡¯s face deepened, ¡°Of course not.¡±


    Ping Feiyu, ¡°¡­¡±


    At this moment, he seemed to finally understand what Xie Qing meant by saying that he would hesitate when he saw his appearance.


    He looks so much like the popular star Xie Ling!


    His last name is even Xie!


    This was a really big news! One must know that Xie Ling had long said in front of the camera that he was an only child in the family and had no brothers at all¡­ How could he look so similar?


    Ping Feiyu couldn¡¯t help but hold his breath. He walked to the chair opposite to Xie Qing and sat down. He said hello and introduced himself. After he finished speaking, his eyeballs seemed to be stuck on Xie Qing¡¯s body and he couldn¡¯t move his sight away no matter what.


    Xie Qing didn¡¯t mind his stare as he talked in a calm tone, ¡°You¡¯ve seen my face now, if Mr. Ping and the program team still have the same idea as before, I¡¯m very willing to participate in the program.¡±


    ¡°I think¡­¡± Ping Feiyu swallowed hard and said word by word, ¡°You might have misunderstood our program team.¡±


    Your mom!!!


    It¡¯s such big news!!!


    With the similar looks of Xie Qing and Xie Ling creating conflicts, would their program group be afraid of losing popularity?!?!


    What a joke!


    Ping Feiyu remained calm. He clearly knew that Xie Qing was just an amateur. If he had a conflict with Xie Ling¡­ Xie Ling¡¯s fans would bomb him. It would be Xie Qing who would suffer.


    So he emphasized on it, ¡°Mr. Xie knows what you might face if you appear in our program group right?


    Xie Qing gave him a smile, ¡°Of course.¡±


    Since confirming that he would be participating in the program, Xie Qing had been preparing for it.


    Coincidentally, ¡¶Quickly eat, it brings happiness¡·had prepared and the official announcements had already begun.


    ¡¶Quickly eat, it brings happiness¡·was tentatively scheduled to have several recurring MCs which included Xie Ling, Zhao Jing and a director named Yu Shu. In addition, there were different guests, chefs and food bloggers like Xie Qing in each issue.


    According to Ping Feiyu, there would also be other artists that would be popular enough to shake the venue.


    All in all, they had a very strong lineup.


    As long as the program group did well and didn¡¯t act up, this program would definitely be popular.


    On the day of the official announcement, Xie Ling¡¯s fans screamed that their gege would finally be going on a variety show. Of course, Zhao Jing¡¯s fans didn¡¯t want to be outdone. Zhao Jing, who was a veteran actor, had been silent for a long time. As a result, the notice of his participation in a gourmet show blew them up!


    Was it possible that he wouldn¡¯t be blown up?


    Xie Ling¡¯s fans didn¡¯t dare to do anything in the face of Zhao Jing, a senior. Seeing that the hot comments on Weibo were all from Zhao Jing¡¯s fans, they could only swallow this breath with tears.


    In addition to that, there were also some supportive comments that were quite interesting.


    [FuFeng? Is it the FuFeng I know? It¡¯s really an unexpected surprise!!]


    [Aoaoao! Is Chef Gu participating too? I¡¯m looking forward to it wuwuwu.]


    [Sisters, the highlight of this show are the chefs.]


    [D*mn, there are so many big names here. They¡¯re all well-known food bloggers. The program team has spent a lot of money.]


    [*Cough* FuFeng-didi has made quite a lot of money on the show. @WenXu why don¡¯t you hold a lottery to celebrate?]


    Everyone knew that that person was just joking, but no one would have thought that Wen Xu would really do it.


    For quite a long time, the contents of Wen Xu¡¯s Weibo had been almost full of work. It was mainly to promote the maturity of the red bayberries on the mountain. The next one was to post the links to his online stores, which fully demonstrated the essence of being a workaholic. But today was different, Wen Xu had unexpectedly reposted the Weibo post where the netizens joked about him holding a lottery and replied bluntly,


    [Yes, yes. A lottery to become a vip member can be held. You¡¯ll be able to enjoy all the discounts of a vip member.]


    Netizens were stunned for a moment and then all hell broke loose.


    [F*ck, f*ck!!!]


    [What does this mean? That you can buy products without any reservation? 20% off?]


    [How indulgent! Why don¡¯t I have such a gege wuwuwu.¡±


    [Wait a minute. Did a big star repost it just now?]


    [Made me laugh to death. There are more than one who reposted it.]


    The netizens ¡®accidentally¡¯ found a group of people fishing in troubled waters under the excitement. There were quite a few celebrities and entertainers such as the actress Xu Tingting, who was popular these days, the new fresh meat Du Miao, etc, who could be seen reposting Wen Xu¡¯s Weibo.


    Their desire to be VIP customers was quite obvious!


    ¡°It¡¯s too expensive.¡± Xie Qing put his phone aside and looked at the man standing on the ridge.


    Wen Xu didn¡¯t care about this matter at all, ¡°There¡¯s no expense spent here. If I wanted to make money, I could¡¯ve just inherit the Wen family.¡±


    But he didn¡¯t.


    He just missed the peaceful life at that time.


    He just wanted to give Xie Qing the best.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t expect the spiritual plant to really be able to grow.¡± Wen Xu quickly changed the subject of the conversation as he pointed towards a little green bud emerging from the soil with a pleasant smile on his face, ¡°Maybe it can really mature.¡±


    Xie Qing walked to Wen Xu¡¯s side and lightly tapped the small leaves of the spiritual plant with his finger. A gust of wind blew and the green sprout trembled. Xie Qing said softly, ¡°This is a hemostatic herb.¡±


    The hemostatic herb had absorbed the spiritual energy in Chaoyun Sect. The hemostatic effect was quite good. Under normal circumstances, the medicine hall would refine a lot of hemostatic pills and hand them over to each disciple in case of emergencies.


    ¡°When it matures, we can try out its medicinal effects. As long as the hemostatic herb can retain even one-tenth of its medicinal effect, that¡¯s enough.¡±


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