Chapter 115 Testimony from My Own Mother

Qiao Xing watched him answer the phone. Having nothing else to do, she saw a milk tea shop across the street and went over to buy some.

After watching her walk away, Qin Ce said into the phone, "I haven't forgotten, I just had too many things to do."

"What's wrong? You're so busy you've forgotten about Mommy?"

"I've found you a daughter-in-law."

There was a sudden silence on the phone. One second, two seconds... five seconds later, a woman screamed from the other end.

"Son!! You're married?"

Qin Ce couldn't stand the volume, so he moved the phone away and only put it back to his ear after the woman finished yelling.

"Um."

The woman's excited voice trembled with a fake sob, "Waaah, it's so great! You're finally married! Mommy thought you really were gay!!"

Qin Ce's forehead veins bulged. It was one thing for Qiao Xing to think he was gay, but even his own mother thought so. It seemed he should really reflect on his actions.

"Do you have any photos? Send them to Mommy. Is she pretty? Is she prettier than Mommy? What does she do? How old is she? Where did you find her...?"

"It's a long story."

"No, no, quickly turn on the video, let me see my daughter-in-law."

She's not here.

"Not here? What do you mean not here? I said she's here, so she's here! Turn on the video!"

Qin Ce looked up and saw Qiao Xing returning, carrying three cups of milk tea. Qin Ce said, "You'll scare her like that."

"Wow, you care about your wife so much? Looks like it's true love! What should I do? I want to see it even more now. Hurry up and open it, Mommy promises not to scare her!"

"real?"

"Of course! Hurry up, baby, I'm so impatient! Please, Mommy begs you, let Mommy take a look..."

Qin Ce has always been a loner with few friends. She knows that because of her, Qin Ce is very averse to interacting with women.

Therefore, she always felt guilty. She tried to change herself so that she wouldn't live like a resentful woman every day, although... the change was a bit exaggerated.

But she was really afraid, afraid that her son would never get married, afraid that he would die alone. If that were the case, she would not be able to die in peace.

Now that he's actually married, how could a mother not be excited?

"Okay, please tone it down." After saying that, Qin Ce hung up the phone, opened WeChat, and made a video call.

Qiao Xing came back with milk tea and showed it to Qin Ce. "You're done? Which one do you want? This black tea is for Grandpa. You can choose one of these two."

Qin Ce stared at her without saying a word.

Qiao Xing blinked. "Aren't you going to drink?"

"You drink it."

"Um... I'll have two drinks, or I'll gain weight again."

"Then you can leave it there, I'll drink it later. My mom just called me."

Qiao Xing casually grabbed a cup of milk tea, inserted a straw, and took a sip. "Oh, you guys stopped chatting so soon?"

Qin Ce stared straight at her and said, "She wants to see you."

Qiao Xing froze, and subconsciously looked behind her, but didn't see any particularly beautiful women. So she asked again, "Where?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ce placed his phone in front of her.

On the screen, a woman in pajamas smiled. She looked to be in her early thirties, very beautiful, with blonde curly hair, but her features were classic, typical of an Eastern woman.

Qiao Xing thought it was a screensaver until she saw the woman's smile widen and she wave at her, "Daughter-in-law, hello there."

She gasped for breath, took a big gulp of her milk tea, and a few pearls flew into her mouth, causing her to choke and spit it out.

It actually sprayed directly onto Qin Ce's phone.

Qiao Xing broke down on the spot. She frantically rummaged for tissues in her pocket, "I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, I was just too nervous!!"

She hurriedly snatched Qin Ce's phone and wiped the milk tea off it.

The woman in the video laughed hysterically when she saw Qiao Xing's flustered appearance.

After wiping the phone, Qiao Xing put it back in Qin Ce's hand, gave him an awkward grin, but it didn't look very good.

Qin Ce turned his phone to himself and said, "I already told you, you'll scare her."

"This isn't my fault. You scared my daughter-in-law by not greeting her. Don't try to smear me!"

After the woman finished speaking, she added, "You, you get out of the way, I want to see my daughter-in-law."

Qiao Xing took the initiative to move in front of the camera and appear in the same frame as Qin Ce, awkwardly smiling as she greeted the woman, "Hello, Auntie."

The woman raised an eyebrow. "What did you call me?"

"Auntie?" Qiao Xing repeated uncertainly.

"You're married to Cece now, and you still call me 'Auntie'?"

"Ah..." So sudden, Qiao Xing was a little speechless for a moment, and besides, she and Qin Ce were not the kind of real couple who came together because of feelings.

The woman laughed again, "Oh, just kidding. You can call me that next time we meet."

Qiao Xing breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at the woman, "Okay."

"Honestly, you didn't even tell me about such a big event as your wedding, Cece, you really made Mommy sad."

Qin Ce rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

Qiao Xing's smile faltered slightly. This auntie was so lively...

Qin Ce is thirty this year, so this aunt must be at least fifty. She is very well-maintained; apart from the crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, there are almost no wrinkles on her face.

It's true that maintaining a good mood can make you look younger.

The aunt then asked, "My dear daughter-in-law, what's your name?"

"Auntie, my name is Qiao Xing."

"Qiao Xing, that's a lovely name. Auntie's name is also Joy, which translates to Joey. What a coincidence! You're so beautiful. When we meet, Auntie will give you a kiss."

"..."

Qiao Xing was having some trouble handling it.

Qin Ce lowered his eyes, looking rather displeased.

Because he hasn't even kissed her yet.

"Xingxing, you're amazing! You managed to win over our Cece. You have no idea, Auntie almost thought he was gay... You saved him, you're Auntie's savior..."

Qin Ce realized something was wrong and immediately cut off the video call.

His mother's words made it impossible for him to clear his name.

Qiao Xing glanced at him awkwardly. It seemed that his family didn't know he was actually gay.

Qin Ce could tell what she was thinking just by looking into her eyes, but he was still desperately trying to explain, "I'm not."

"Hmm..." Qiao Xing nodded reluctantly. What else could she do but trust him?

Qin Ce took a deep breath. He regretted it; he shouldn't have made that video.

This video only made things worse for him, who was already in a difficult situation. Even his own mother was confirming to Qiao Xing that he liked men. What could be worse than this?

This must be karma.

Qiao Xing wanted to ease the tension, so she handed him the milk tea, "Want some?"

"I'm not drinking." Qin Ce walked away dejectedly.

Qiao Xing quickly caught up with him, but seeing his dejected figure, she didn't know how to comfort him.

Speaking of foreign ideas...aren't they supposed to be quite open-minded? Why would his mother mind if he likes men or women?

Qiao Xing thought that he was disappointed because of his mother's lack of understanding.

Qin Ce hadn't taken two steps when he received another WeChat message from Qiao Yi, containing just a few large, glaring characters.

—I'm going back to China next week!