Chapter 53 Confessing and Apologizing

Fu Yanle waited for Yan Chaoqing outside the restroom, and idly opened Weibo.

The comment section under trending search terms is like a boiling pot in a public canteen, with dumplings of all kinds of fillings splashing and bubbling in the water. As the heat evaporates, they become softer and softer, making it difficult to tell at a glance which dumpling has which filling.

[Fu Yanle has a long history of financial backing, and he loves to criticize, so why doesn't he explain this? It's because he feels guilty.]

Honestly, I'm just a bystander, but judging from Fu Yanle's mouth, if he didn't have powerful connections, he would have been beaten up long ago, right?

[Having a sugar daddy isn't a big deal. There are plenty of wealthy patrons in the industry. Besides, judging from his back view, Fu Yanle's sugar daddy is quite young. It's better than him hanging out with an old man.]

[When Fu Yanle first appeared in Xuandu, he was decked out in luxury brands. Where do college students get that much money? He either has a rich biological father or a rich sugar daddy. But why would a rich kid become a minor internet celebrity? I don't understand.]

[Fu Yanle clearly didn't receive proper upbringing; he seems to lack manners.]

Fu Yanle sighed and replied to the comment: "Your brain is obviously stuffed with dog poop, and you just had a full-body spa treatment with a swarm of dung beetles, right? The stench emanating from your mouth can't be blocked by the internet cable."

"Lele." Yan Chaoqing came out of the bathroom and poked Fu Yanle's hand. "Don't hold your phone too close to your eyes when you play on it."

"Got it." Fu Yanle immediately put his phone back in his pocket.

Yan Chaoqing took his arm and walked back, turning halfway to the resting balcony.

She pulled a long gift box from her coat pocket, took out a necklace, and said, "I see you like wearing this. I asked a friend who works in jewelry design to make it for you. It has two circles of small white pearls, and is decorated with small roses made of cat's-eye jade. It's everyday yet still has a sense of design. Lele, take a look, do you like it?"

"It's really beautiful." Fu Yanle said a little shyly, "Thank you, Mom."

"It's nothing valuable, just a small token of my appreciation." Yan Chaoqing put the necklace back and stuffed the gift box into Fu Yanle's hand. "Actually, I asked a friend to make this before, but I didn't expect it to be winter by the time I sent it out."

Fu Yanle gripped the gift box tightly. "Mom, I want to say sorry to you."

Yan Chaoqing frowned in confusion, "Good Lele, why are you suddenly saying this?"

“I know that you and my mother were old acquaintances, and after my mother passed away, you took good care of me. Later, you went to live abroad, and I didn’t see you often anymore, only contacting you by phone during the Chinese New Year. Later, I met Su Fengyao, and I became more and more distant from you.”

Fu Yanle didn't know how to explain; he felt he had been manipulated by the author and the plot, and his tone was strained.

“I was young and ignorant, and I did some foolish and stupid things in those years, including forgetting the kindness you once showed me. I am very sorry, I am really sorry.”

Yan Chaoqing's eyes welled up with tears, and she couldn't help but squeeze Fu Yanle's hands tightly, saying, "Don't apologize to me, Lele, I don't blame you. Actually, your mother and I were just old acquaintances, and our relationship wasn't that important. But after she passed away, I felt very sorry for you and even wanted to take you away. Unfortunately, our two families are not related, and I have no right or qualification to take you away from your biological father."

“I know,” Fu Yanle said. “After my mother passed away, the reason why my father didn’t dare to remarry or bring his illegitimate child into the open was initially because of your pressure. You have done enough for me; I was just being immature.”

"Fu Sheng is a scoundrel. The mistress he keeps at home seduces his brother-in-law. They are a pair of scumbags!" Yan Chaoqing spat fiercely. "I was really happy when I found out that Grandpa Lu took you away. Later, when you fell in love with that little slut named Su Fengyao, I was really worried for you, afraid that you would follow in your mother's footsteps."

"It was definitely a mistake in my past life." Fu Yanle sighed inwardly. It's just that his mother had poor eyesight and found a dog, while he was unlucky and was assigned to a dog.

“Lele, you need to know that even if you don’t end up with Jingchen, I still hope you can be with someone who truly likes and cherishes you.” Yan Chaoqing gently patted Fu Yanle’s head. “Of course, I’m even more at ease knowing you’re with Jingchen. I’m not just saying this to brag, but although Jingchen is decisive and ruthless in his actions, he is absolutely upright and would never do anything like that.”

“I know,” Fu Yanle said. “Having spent so much time with Brother Chen, I know what kind of person he is.”

"I know that in relationships, no one can predict the outcome until the very end, but I still hope that you two little darlings can stay together happily, support each other, and respect each other." Yan Chaoqing paused, "I only just found out that Jingchen lied to me and signed a marriage agreement with you, right?"

Fu Yanle scratched his head, "I didn't expect him to be honest with you."

“I never expected him to come up with this idea.” Yan Chaoqing was both angry and amused. “He’s completely clueless when it comes to love, so I’m actually a little relieved that he could come up with such a ‘scheme.’ But I still don’t approve of his approach because it’s essentially a lie, and lies usually lead to misunderstandings.”

“Don’t blame him. He’s already confessed to me about this, and I’m not angry. Besides, he only made the suggestion; whether I agree or not is up to me.” Fu Yanle scratched his head. “And we’re really dating now, so that piece of paper isn’t important to me.”

“I’m glad you think that way. I just hope you two can be serious about your relationship and not let other things influence you.” Yan Chaoqing smiled and gently rubbed Fu Yanle’s face. “I hope Jingchen can be happy, and I hope you can be happy too. I asked you to call me Mom not because you’re Jingchen’s boyfriend, but because I did have the thought of taking you away and making you my son. If you really feel sorry for me, then you should be good to me from now on, okay?”

"Thank you, Mom, I understand." Fu Yanle stuffed the gift box into his pocket, put his arm around Yan Chaoqing, and turned around. "Let's go back."

The two returned to the private room, where the father and son had already finished their meal.

Yan Chaoqing said, "Let's go after we finish eating. The four of us will go out and have some fun!"

Yu Zhouxing tapped the table discreetly. Yu Jingchen immediately stood up, stepped forward, removed Yan Chaoqing's hand from Fu Yanle's elbow, and then pulled Fu Yanle to his side, saying, "Actually, Yanle and I already have a plan."

Fu Yanle: "What—"

Yu Jingchen gently pinched Fu Yanle's waist.

Fu Yanle shivered from the tickling sensation and immediately changed his tune, saying, "Yes, Mom, Chen-ge and I have a very detailed plan!"

“That’s right,” Yu Jingchen added calmly, “It’s a two-person dating plan.”

Yan Chaoqing was torn between two conflicting emotions. She finally had a chance to go out and play with her two little darlings, how could she not seize it? But her two darlings were in love, and they finally had a chance to enjoy some time alone together, how could she bear to interfere?

Seeing this, Yu Jingchen patted Fu Yanle's waist suggestively.

Fu Yanle, like a little machine that had been turned on, obediently said, "Mom, don't be disappointed. We'll have many more opportunities to go out and play in the future. Besides, you and Dad must have had a long flight back. Why don't you put on a face mask and get a good night's sleep?"

Yu Zhouxing, who witnessed the whole thing from behind, was overjoyed: it seemed that his son's family throne had not been lost.

“That makes sense. Well then, let’s call it a day. You two have fun. Zhouxing and I will go back and rest first.” Yan Chaoqing paused, her eyes darting between the two of them, when suddenly an idea came to her.

“Oh dear, I suddenly remembered that the villa in the north of the city has been empty for a long time. It would be more convenient to stay in a hotel,” Yan Chaoqing said. “Give me your ID cards and I’ll book a room for you in advance, so you don’t have nowhere to stay if you stay out too late.”

But isn't the Yan family located in Beicheng...? Fu Yanle thought to himself, but still obediently handed over his ID card.

Yu Jingchen saw through Yan Chaoqing's little scheme at a glance and handed over his ID card quickly and naturally.

Yan Chaoqing's plan had succeeded, and she said with a smile, "Alright, alright, go have fun. Be careful, it's cold outside, don't catch a cold."

"Goodbye Mom, goodbye Dad." Fu Yanle waved his paw and followed Yu Jingchen out of the private room.

"Oh my, I'm such a reliable mom!" Yan Chaoqing happily touched her face.

Yu Zhou walked up to her and asked, "Are you really staying at a hotel tonight?"

"We're already at home, why stay in a hotel?" Yan Chaoqing rolled her eyes at him. "We'll book their rooms and then go back to the Yan family home. Mom, Dad, brother, and sister-in-law are all here, and Xiaoqi's university is on winter break, so we can take the gifts back with us. I carefully selected them all."

“Alright.” Yu Zhouxing picked up her handbag. “I think Xiaoqi will be very happy to see the pink magic wand you specially picked out for him.”

Yan Chaoqing said smugly, "I think so too!"

*

Fu Yanle followed Yu Jingchen out of the restaurant, jumped down four steps in one step, stretched out his arms and spun around in the cold wind, then got blown around like a little dork, and ran back behind Yu Jingchen with his head tucked in.

Where are we going?

Yu Jingchen took a step back, letting Fu Yanle's forehead rest against his back, and said, "I left the car keys; we can walk to digest our food." He opened his phone and checked the map. "There's a shopping mall about twenty minutes away with all sorts of facilities. Want to go check it out?"

“Okay, lead the way!” Fu Yanle reached out and took Yu Jingchen’s arm, the one without his phone, took out his phone, opened Weibo, and said with his head down, “I want to continue the battle that was interrupted before.”

Yu Jingchen led him forward, saying, "Don't blame me if you bump into a tree."

"I'll tie you to a tree!" Fu Yanle clicked on the still-high-flying trending topic and found that his reply had been pushed to the top and had even been tagged in a reply.

[Did you swallow an enema? Why are you spewing insults every day?]

A reply of this level is incredibly easy. Fu Yanle sighed and replied: 【What would I eat if I didn't criticize you? (Feeling wronged)】

He left and continued selecting today's lucky winner from the top comments section.

[Which other celebrity is like you? As a public figure, can't I even say a few words? You must be a prince, so precious. (bursts into tears)]

Fu Yanle replied: 【I'm nothing like you. I've reincarnated for 80,000 years, and every time I've been destined to be a servant. Even jinxes would be scared away from you. (Poor thing)】

[With such a sharp tongue, she probably wouldn't dare utter a single word under her ex-boyfriend's crotch, right? Hilarious!]

Fu Yanle frowned slightly, feeling humiliated.

He pulled Yu Jingchen to a stop, stood still, and typed a reply to show that he valued the comment.

[With such a capacity for utter nonsense, your whole family must be shedding a single tear at your grave, right? If you're going to die, hurry up and come out and die, so your internet grandpa can have a laugh. (smile)]

Author's Note:

—From "A Man with a Strong Will Throughout His Life"

Good morning, everyone.