Xie Yunjing looked at Gu Xian trying on clothes in the cloakroom with amusement: "Why are you so nervous? It's not like you haven't seen my mother before."
"Shut up." Gu Xian compared a dark blue striped tie with the green tie around his neck, his eyes never leaving the mirror.
He had met Xie Yunjing's mother before, but that was when he was a child. And when he first met Xie Yunjing's mother, he happened to trip Xie Yunjing and make him fall to the ground.
That time, Xie Yunjing's pants were torn and his knees were covered in blood. The woman who came in a wheelchair to pick up her son was heartbroken.
Gu Xian couldn't find anything satisfactory no matter how hard he tried. Finally, he got angry and said to Xie Yunjing, "Can't you tell me which one your mother would like better? Don't tell me you don't even know your mother's preferences!"
He usually controls everything and always asks him to wear a suit, but now he just sits there and watches the show!
Xie Yunjing laughed, stood up straight, and took out the sweatshirt and down jacket that Gu Xian usually wore from the closet.
"Just wear the same clothes as usual."
Gu Xian was suspicious: "Are you deliberately trying to embarrass me?"
Xie Yunjing sighed, feeling aggrieved by his suspicion: "My mother likes you just like this."
He pinched Gu Xian's face: "Cute."
Xie Yunjing drove the car into a small road where the sky was almost completely blocked by trees. After driving for a while, he finally saw the entrance to the community.
There was a guard in military uniform standing at the entrance of the community. When he saw Xie Yunjing's car approaching, the guard first stepped forward to confirm Xie Yunjing's identity, then asked Gu Xian to register, and finally let him go after confirming that there was no third person in the car.
Gu Xian looked at the guard who stood back in his original position with his back straight before turning his head back.
"Why does your mother live in the cadre family housing complex?"
Xie Yunjing gripped the steering wheel slightly and replied with a faint smile: "Safe."
Gu Xian raised his eyebrows.
Mr. Xie was a veteran, and even after entering business, he had made numerous donations to the military, making him a special contributor. It wasn't surprising that he was able to apply for a spot in the cadre family housing complex. However, no one else in the Xie family lived in this complex, and only Xie Yunjing's mother lived here. Who was he guarding against?
Xie Yunjing parked the car.
"Get off first."
I came here to see my elders, and now that I’m at the community, I can’t make them wait any longer.
Gu Xian put aside his doubts for the moment, got out of the car and followed Xie Yunjing.
The sound of mahjong tiles clattering can be heard from the end of the path surrounded by lush greenery. After turning a corner, you can see the sign of the community activity room, and the sound of mahjong tiles comes from the activity room.
"bump!"
There were three mahjong tables in the activity room, and each table was occupied. Xie Yunjing walked towards the woman in the wheelchair who had just turned over two cards.
"mom."
Everyone who was playing mahjong intently looked up immediately.
"Ah, Xiao Xu's son is here!"
They also noticed Gu Xian standing at the door and started teasing him.
"That's your son's girlfriend, right? She's even prettier in person than in your son's photo!"
"He looks like a student. Is he really the same age as your son?"
"Why are you standing so far away? Is it because your son is always bullying others at home?"
Gu Xian was somewhat at a loss. Xie Yunjing's mother glanced at him first, then at Xie Yunjing, and then said with a smile, "How dare he?"
Xie Yunjing smiled cooperatively, as if he didn't mind at all that his mother had exposed his shortcomings.
"I won't play this card for now." Xie Yunjing's mother looked apologetic.
Her poker friends didn't mind her leaving at all, and responded magnanimously: "Go ahead, go ahead. It's a rare opportunity for your son to come visit you, so hurry up and go with him."
Xie Yunjing's mother controlled the wheelchair and came to Gu Xian: "Xiao Gu, although we have met before, let me introduce myself again. I am Yunjing's mother. I am very happy that you came to see me."
Gu Xian showed an embarrassed look and said awkwardly, "Ah, hello, Auntie."
"Shouldn't we call her 'Mom'?"
“…” Gu Xian’s face flushed red, and he didn’t know where to put his hands.
Instead, Xie Yunjing called out, "Mom."
"I didn't say anything wrong." Xie Yunjing's mother glanced at her son with a reproachful look, then said to Gu Xian kindly, "Little Gu, don't be nervous. If you're not used to it, just take it slow. You can call me auntie first."
"..." Facing the woman's gaze, Gu Xian felt uncomfortable all over. He desperately wanted to get rid of this situation, so he walked behind the woman and said, "Auntie, let me push you."
"Oh, no, no! Mine is electric, it works great!" The woman said as she pressed the button on the armrest, and the wheelchair whizzed away like a catapult.
The woman showed no intention of stopping and continued to drive the wheelchair, saying, "Take your time, both of you. I'll go upstairs and heat up the food first!"
After the wheelchair disappeared at the entrance of the corridor, Gu Xian asked Xie Yunjing, "Don't we need to chase after him?"
Xie Yunjing held his hand, smiled and shook his head: "No, let her do it."
"..." Gu Xian was led by Xie Yunjing and slowly walked towards the corridor, "Your mother has changed a lot."
When Xie Yunjing's mother caught him tripping Xie Yunjing as a child, he ran away and hid behind a nearby tree for a long time. The woman back then was completely different from the vibrant and energetic woman she is now. Her eyes were filled with sorrow, and she looked weak and frail, making people worry that a gust of wind would blow her down.
"Without having to worry about it anymore, I naturally feel relieved."
Xie Yunjing's words were suggestive, and Gu Xian turned his head to meet his gaze.
Xie Yunjing squeezed his hand and said, "I'll tell you later."
The lunch prepared by the woman was very sumptuous and filled the entire table. Gu Xian was a little reserved at first, but after tasting it, he couldn't stop eating.
The woman herself didn't eat much. After she finished eating, she looked at the two of them with a smile.
"Xiao Gu, do you like the dishes Auntie made?"
The dishes on the table were all his favorites and flavors. Gu Xian swallowed the rice soaked in the braised pork broth and nodded quickly: "I like it very much, thank you, Auntie."
"If you like it, come and visit me more often. I will do anything for you."
Gu Xian was stunned.
The woman frowned immediately, revealing the same aggrieved look as Xie Yunjing: "What's wrong, you don't want to?"
"No, no!" Gu Xian quickly glanced at Xie Yunjing and found that he had no intention of helping. He could only say, "I do. I do."
According to Xie Yunjing, his mother asked to meet Gu Xian because she saw the previous hot searches about his infidelity and was worried about her son's relationship status.
Now that she saw the two children were getting along well and there were no problems at all, she naturally felt relieved. She also noticed Gu Xian's discomfort, so after dinner, she took the two of them to chat and take a walk, and then took the initiative to say, "It's almost time, you two should go back."
Xie Yunjing had no objection. Gu Xian was already feeling awkward, and even if he suggested that they stay, he wouldn't know what to do.
But before leaving, the woman said, "Wait a minute, I have something for Xiao Gu."
She took out a large, exquisite paper bag from the bedroom, handed it to Gu Xian, and said, "These are a few sweaters I knitted when I was free. They are all pure cashmere and very warm."
There was concern and kindness in the woman's eyes. Gu Xian's hands tightened unconsciously, making a rustling noise when squeezing the paper bag.
"Thank you, Auntie."
Back in the car, Xie Yunjing saw Gu Xian put the bag of sweaters on his lap and reached out to take it: "Put it in the back seat."
Gu Xian pushed his hand away, made a hugging gesture, and suddenly said, "Your mother is so good to you."
They are so good that even if their own child falls in love with someone who used to bully them, they can accept it without any hesitation, and even start knitting a sweater for the other person early on, treating him/her as attentively as if he were their own child.
Xie Yunjing thought of Gu Xian's deceased mother and Gu Leyu's family, rubbed his head, and said softly: "She will be your mother in the future."
"..." Gu Xian was silent for a moment, then asked, "Why is your mother the only one living in this community? And..."
He raised his eyes and looked at Xie Yunjing: "Uncle Sansi is not your biological father, right?"
When he met Xie Yunjing's mother that year, he thought that women were inherently weak, but now the woman looked completely different. Xie Yunjing even said meaningfully, "Don't worry anymore."
He had also met Xie Yunjing's father, Xie Sansi. He was a good man: kind, funny, charming, capable, and responsible. If Xie Yunjing's mother had become a lover of Xie Sansi earlier, or even given birth to a child for him, her life would never have been described as "fearful."
Xie Yunjing sighed, not surprised. "You're so smart, I almost want you to guess it yourself."
Gu Xian immediately glared at him: "Don't keep me in suspense!"
"Yeah." Xie Yunjing smiled and started the car. "Let's talk while we drive."
The vehicle slowly drove out of the community gate, and Xie Yunjing looked ahead.
"Xie Sansi is indeed not my biological father."
"Xie Huaihong and I are half-brothers."
Xie Yunjing used the time on the road to tell Gu Xian a story.
His mother was forced to make a living and was deceived into working as a prostitute in a club because she was in urgent need of money. Unfortunately, as soon as she started working, she was noticed by his biological father Xie Yiming, who is now his nominal uncle, and was forced to have sex with her.
At that time, Xie Yunjing's mother was still young and ignorant. She was deceived by Xie Yiming with a few words, especially since the other party gave her a large sum of money to solve her urgent needs and took her away from the club. Then she foolishly started a "love affair" with Xie Yiming.
Xie Yiming might have some sincerity towards Xie Yunjing's mother, as he did not stop her from giving birth to Xie Yunjing, but his sincerity could not compare to his desire for the Xie family's wealth and power. Long before Xie Yunjing's mother gave birth to Xie Yunjing, Xie Yiming had married his wife from a wealthy family without telling Xie Yunjing's mother, and had given birth to Xie Huaihong even earlier.
But what men think is a perfect concealment is always full of clues in the eyes of women. Xie Yiming's wife soon discovered her husband's extramarital affair. But Mr. Xie extremely hated impure marriages, not to mention that Xie Yiming's initial behavior was tantamount to a girlfriend's. If the matter was exposed, Xie Yiming would undoubtedly lose his eligibility to inherit the Xie family property.
Xie Huaihong didn't want to lose his qualifications, and neither did his wife. After many quarrels, the couple finally reached an agreement and decided to let Xie Yunjing's mother and Xie Yunjing, the annoying mother and son, disappear from the world.
Xie Yunjing's face lost the faint smile he had just mentioned these things: "They hired someone to hit me and my mother to death. My mother lost her leg while trying to protect me."
Seeing Gu Xian in the rearview mirror with a dazed look on his face, he looked at himself with heartache and hesitant expression, as if he didn't know what to say.
He smiled again to comfort Gu Xian: "It's all in the past. My mother has let it go. And I haven't finished yet."
Xie Yunjing and his mother survived the car accident, and Xie Yiming's scandal of keeping one child outside and one at home finally came to the attention of the old man.
The old man was naturally furious. However, the conservative and stubborn old man felt that Xie Yunjing's mother had been a prostitute in a club and had been following Xie Yiming for money, so she was no good either. He also didn't want such a scandal to spread in the Xie family.
He arranged the best medical care and nursing for Xie Yunjing's mother and gave her a large sum of money, but the condition was that the Xie family took Xie Yunjing away, and Xie Yunjing's mother had nothing to do with Xie Yunjing from then on.
Xie Yunjing's mother certainly didn't want to be separated from her son. However, if she took both mother and son back into the Xie family, the scandal would inevitably become public knowledge. When the two sides were arguing, Xie Yunjing's uncle, Xie Sansi, quietly took Xie Yunjing and his son away and claimed to the public that Xie Yunjing was his son.
Compared with extramarital affairs and rape, secret marriage and having children is not a scandal. The scandal of the Xie family is over, Xie Yunjing and his mother do not have to be separated, and everything is happy, except that Xie Yiming and his wife have been estranged from then on. Old man Xie is angry that Xie Sansi has ruined his reputation, and no girl will be willing to marry him in the future.
It was not until later that they found out that the reason Xie Sansi dared to do this was because he was a homosexual and didn't care about marriage.
When Mr. Xie was choosing his successor, he set a condition, hoping that his children could get married early. Xie Sansi was determined not to come out in the end, and angered the old man who believed that homosexuality was abnormal.
Mr. Xie attempted to "correct" Xie Sansi's sexual orientation, and finally forced Xie Sansi to run away from home, preferring not to take the Xie family's property.
Xie Sansi concealed his whereabouts from his parents but not from his brothers. He always scoffed at the rumors that the three brothers had become enemies for the family property. In order to prove that he valued family affection more, he took the initiative to tell his brothers that he did not care about the family property.
However, his brothers did not have such a broad mind. They took advantage of this opportunity to hire someone to murder their trusted younger brother.
Xie Yunjing sighed, "My grandfather has always been strong, but he's weak when it comes to family. He was deeply saddened by the loss of my uncle, but he couldn't bear to lose his two remaining children, so he chose to turn a blind eye to this matter all these years."
"However, I have almost gathered enough evidence now, and soon those who should be punished will receive the punishment they deserve."
“…” Gu Xian was silent.
After a long while, he suddenly said, "They all love you very much."
Whether it was Xie Yunjing's mother who protected him with her life, or Xie Sansi who was willing to destroy his own reputation for them, or Grandma Xie who loved Xie Yunjing to the point of partiality, or Old Man Xie who was hard-mouthed but soft-hearted. It was true that Xie Yunjing had a terrible biological father and uncle, but other than that, everyone in his family loved him very much.
Xie Yunjing understood what he was saying. After a moment of hesitation, he smiled and said, "I love you too."
Gu Xian pursed his lips, his ears turned red, turned his head to the window, and replied in a low voice.
"……shameless."
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