It doesn't matter

Wei Mingjue seemed like an unemployed vagrant, running from the suburbs to the university town to find him every day. Every time he came, he would bring a lot of exquisite meals that were obviously packed from the restaurant, as if he wanted to please Xu Wang at the same time.

But Xu Wang hated Wei Mingjue from the bottom of his heart. He could not forget how much his friend had changed and how many times he had been heartbroken because of this man. Those were things that could not be washed away or changed by just a few takeout meals.

The day before school started, Zou Yuqing went home. Even with the neighborhood women taking care of him, he still worried. His reputation in the neighborhood must have become strange. Would that affect his mother? He didn't know.

Xu Wang strongly requested to go home with him, but he refused. As soon as he entered the community alone, the aunties who were distributing the street welfare benefits that month came towards him. After seeing him, they whispered a few words, then greeted him with a smile: "Xiao Zou is back!"

"Well, thank you aunties for taking care of my mom these days." Zou Yuqing nodded and thanked them politely.

Unexpectedly, the aunts looked at each other in confusion when they heard this. "Xiao Zou, don't you know? It's your boyfriend who's been taking care of your mother these days."

Boyfriend? Zou Yuqing was stunned. A figure popped into his mind, causing him to purse his lips.

Seeing the Alpha in front of her was a little stunned, the aunt said again: "When did you start dating? It's an Alpha, right? He's tall and handsome, and his family is also quite rich..."

"He's not my boyfriend." Zou Yuqing immediately interrupted the aunts' gossip. He thought that Wei Mingjue must have run into these aunts and said something he shouldn't have, otherwise they wouldn't have thought an Alpha was his boyfriend.

"So he's pursuing you? That's pretty good. He's also very attentive to your mother. He's..."

"I really have nothing to do with him. Aunties, I'm going back to see my mother first." After saying that, Zou Yuqing nodded slightly at them and continued walking forward.

The women behind him probably spoke loudly on a daily basis, so he could hear even the quietest words. He heard them say he was stubborn, that his Alpha pride was too strong, and that he lied to them even though he had been marked long ago.

He didn't understand why people who knew nothing would comment on other people's lives. He admitted that he used to be very grateful to these aunts, after all, sometimes they would give him more benefits.

But he knew that he had always been the focus of these aunts and uncles' after-dinner conversations. After all, he had a family like that, a mother with mental illness, and now he was involved with Alpha.

He sighed and pushed open the door. His mother, who usually sat idly on the sofa, actually came to greet him. However, after seeing his face clearly, her expression was obviously lost. Could it be that Zou Yushen had come again? That's why his mother was like this?

"Mom, who are you waiting for?" Zou Yuqing asked with a smile, "Who has been here?" His tone was gentle.

Xu Jie didn't answer, but her eyes were evasive, and her hands were nervously grabbing the hem of her clothes and then letting go, over and over again.

Zou Yuqing knew how to get Xu Jie to speak. He deliberately put down his bag and pretended to be packing, and by the way, took out the bank card that appeared in Wei Mingjue's hand for some reason.

Sure enough, when my mother saw the bank card, she was stunned for a moment, then ran over and snatched the card away.

She looked in disbelief at the card she had clearly given to "Zou Yushen." She raised her head and looked at Zou Yuqing and asked, "Did your father come to see you?" After asking, she seemed to suddenly realize something and looked away with a guilty look. She whispered, "Yushen encountered some difficulties, so I had no choice. I saw the card on your side and gave it to him. It's normal to help your father when he is in trouble..."

Zou Yuqing felt so sad when his mother muttered. He wanted to ask Zou Yushen what difficulties he had. The ones who had difficulties had always been them, mother and son. But he just laughed and looked at his mother, "Mom, you gave it to the wrong person."

Why is it Zou Yushen? It's clearly Wei Mingjue. It seems that Mom's condition has deteriorated again. She can't even recognize the person she loves the most.

"Wrong person? No, your father... Yu Shen has been visiting me every day these days and brought me delicious food!" Xu Jie widened her eyes and her emotions got a little out of control as she spoke.

"He is... Anyway, he is not Zou Yushen, Mom, you..."

"He is! My husband! Can't I recognize him myself?!"

Zou Yuqing wanted to explain, but he didn't know what identity to give Wei Mingjue. While he was still thinking, his mother interrupted him again, looking hysterical, "He's your father! How can you not even recognize your own father?"

This sentence was too funny and outrageous. Zou Yuqing didn't know how to convince his mother for a moment. He knew that his mother would not listen to anything in her current state. She only believed what she wanted to believe.

After saying that, Xu Jie glanced at the clock on the wall, which was no longer accurate, and then murmured, "Yu Shen will be here soon. He's coming to see me again."

"I'm going to cook noodles, Mom. You should take a rest first." Pursing his lips, Zou Yuqing decided to prepare lunch first. Just as he was about to go to the kitchen, his mother grabbed his arm and said, "Your father will be here soon. You should recognize him carefully. He is your father."

As if it was rehearsed, the door opened as soon as Xu Jie finished speaking.

Wei Mingjue didn't know that Zou Yuqing had returned home. He was stunned for several seconds when he saw Zou Yuqing. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Xu Jie holding Zou Yuqing's hand and walking towards him.

"Yu Shen, come quickly, Yu Qing is back." After saying that, Xu Jie looked at Zou Yuqing again, "Hurry up and have a good talk with your father, don't quarrel."

Dad? Wei Mingjue and Zou Yuqing exchanged a glance, suddenly feeling awkward. Wei Mingjue wanted to say that he only wanted to be his boyfriend and had no intention of becoming his father, but they both knew that Xu Jie's mental state had reached a critical point.

"Let's talk inside." Wei Mingjue didn't give any explanation. He put the food in his hand on the table and nodded to Xu Jie.

Zou Yuqing did not leave. He also understood that if he said "That's not Zou Yushen" one more time at this time, his mother's emotions would immediately collapse, and the whole corridor would be filled with those shrill screams and roars again.

So he and Wei Mingjue walked into his room and closed the door.

"Are you angry? Because I came here without telling you?" After a long silence, Wei Mingjue couldn't stand it anymore and spoke. But the Alpha in front of him, with his back to him, remained silent. All he could see was his clenched fists. "Yes, I've been coming here every day these days, and your mother thinks I'm..."

"How did you tell others about our relationship?" Zou Yuqing asked before he finished speaking.

This made Wei Mingjue a little unhappy. How could he tell others about their relationship? What did Zou Yuqing mean? But he quickly thought of what the aunts had said that day and explained, "I heard someone speculate about you, so..."

"Just let them speculate. We don't have any relationship, do we? Why lie?" Zou Yuqing turned around abruptly. "Wei Mingjue, we have no relationship now, and we won't have any relationship in the future."

Zou Yuqing's words were too absolute and cold. Rather than anger, Wei Mingjue felt more aggrieved, one of the few emotions he had experienced since childhood. He thought, he clearly wanted to help Zou Yuqing and prevent outsiders from making malicious assumptions about her, but why was Zou Yuqing so angry?

"Go away, please, and don't show up again." After saying that, Zou Yuqing lowered his head, looking a little painful.

The midday sun shone through the yellowed window glass onto Zou Yuqing's body, reflecting a gentle warm light, but the person in front of him was trembling slightly, looking extremely pitiful.

Wei Mingjue wanted to continue explaining and wanted to tell Zou Yuqing some things about the Zou family, but he didn't say anything. He just chuckled and said, "I bought a lot of food, remember to eat with your mother," then turned and left.