Chapter 83 Chapter 83 Handsome guys also have itchy backs
It was this servant who spread the news of Xing Kui and Li Chengchuan's relationship in order to sell it to reporters for money.
He thought he could hide in the dark with a trumpet, but he didn't know that it would be easy for Jiang Yuming to catch him.
The sky was gray, and fine rain fell like a crystal curtain along the corridor. Jiang Yuming leaned against the wall, his white windbreaker swaying in the slanting wind, contrasting with the red and white rose bushes by the door, it was gorgeous and picturesque, but also frightening.
"Master! Spare my life!" The servant's plea for mercy was shrill.
Jiang Yuming did not leave, nor did he ask Chen Ma to drive the servant away. The servant thought he still had a chance and knelt in the rain, begging in a panic.
His clothes were soaked with rain, and his cheeks were scratched by the wind. He cried mournfully, but no one paid any attention to him, and no one stopped him.
In every corner, the Jiang family's servants were silent.
Some of them are elderly people who know that the young master of the Jiang family is easy to get along with but not to be messed with; some of them are like this servant who doesn't know the rules. He has just arrived and just thinks that the young master who always has a smile on his face is easy to get along with.
Unexpectedly, after the rumors about the variety show guests and the sponsors spread online, not long after, the young master who had not been seen for several months returned to the Jiang residence and sneered at the punishment.
Chen Ma was holding an umbrella and noticed the peeping. She glared at the newcomers from under the umbrella and warned them to get back to work.
At this time, a servant walked out from the door, walked towards Jiang Yuming, and said respectfully: "Master, the master asks you to go to the study."
Mother Chen's face changed slightly, and she looked towards the rose garden by the door almost reflexively. The red and white roses were in full bloom, with sharp and dense thorns.
Jiang Yuming walked into the house without changing his expression. The servant lowered his head and waited until the servant passed by him. He then walked towards the flowers and took out a pair of scissors.
Cut off a few ugly stems and remove the thorns at one end.
The door of the study on the second floor opened, and Jiang's father, who was sitting at the desk, looked over.
"Killing the chicken to scare the monkey, and not tolerating evil, you did a good job." Jiang's father praised in a stiff tone. He was younger than Liang's father and had a better figure than Liang's father. He paid attention to maintenance on weekdays and sat on ergonomic chairs.
But his facial features looked even more vicious than Liang's father's, as if the person in front of him was not his son, but an enemy.
After praising, the father quickly put on thick gloves, took the long stem handed to him by the servant, and stood up.
"But you have to be appropriate. Just have someone kick him out and make everyone in the group fear him. Didn't I teach you that you're a doctor and shouldn't be seen as tyrannical?"
"It's because I'm a doctor." From the moment he was summoned to the moment when Jiang's father picked up the stem, Jiang Yuming's expression never changed until this moment when he frowned.
"I'm an orthopedic surgeon. In the orthopedics department, I've seen countless patients lose limbs and fight to survive, only to be killed by gossip. He exposed Xing Kui to online rumors for his own selfish gain. Shouldn't he be severely punished?"
"It's not like she'll be fine."
"Tsk." Jiang Yuming sneered, "She's fine only because she's Xing Kui. What if it were someone else? Ultimately, this matter is due to your lack of caution, father."
"What did you say about me? You still want to blame me?" Jiang's father was furious, and his steps towards Jiang Yuming became hurried. "You ungrateful bastard, I raised you for decades in vain. Take off your coat."
It has been like this since he was a child. Whenever Jiang Yuming behaves in a way that his father considers unacceptable, he will be punished with corporal punishment.
The rose stems that were caught together were straight and dark green, some thick and some thin, and covered with dense thorns, like snake fangs, which could pierce human flesh and draw a trail of blood on the ground.
Jiang Yuming grabbed the collar of his windbreaker and pulled it down. He was used to being punished and always took the beatings in silence. He rarely talked back to his father, but this time was an exception.
"You're going to beat me whether I tell you or not, so let me continue. My father beats people so hard that he even has to ask the servants to bring him water for washing his feet. If Li Chengchuan finds out, he will definitely take you to see a doctor."
He groaned as the thorny stems fell down coldly, writing the unquestionable patriarchy in blood on his back.
Father Jiang frowned and glared: "I was wondering when you could find me a capable daughter-in-law like Li Chengchuan. Now, looking at your miserable appearance, who would be blind enough to fall for you!"
Jiang Yuming's forehead was covered in sweat, and he clenched his fists while panting: "Don't you feel any remorse at all?"
"Why should I blame myself?" This sentence was like pouring water on Jiang's father's head. "Didn't you buy the news that she was the internet celebrity from the reporter? Our Jiang family has helped Li Chengchuan solve the problem."
Paparazzi usually leak information one by one so that the victim can pay to keep the secret, so the online news about the amateur Xing Kui and Tiantian Qimiao Adventure has not yet been released.
This point is crucial. Even if the paparazzi can't spit out ivory, controlling it on their side can become strong evidence to stop rumors...
"Help Li Chengchuan, what about Xing Kui?"
"She's his girlfriend, what difference does it make."
The study should be filled with bookish air. The sound of the stems whipping is like the heavy rain outside the window, crackling on the eaves. The rain stirs up the fishy smell of the soil, and the stems also prick out rust and blood.
Father Jiang praised Xing Kui for her abilities, but he did not consider her as an independent individual.
The woman is only beautiful, but Jiang's father treats her as a vase.
The woman is not only beautiful, but also treated as a high-end vase by Jiang's father.
Jiang Yuming endured the severe pain and sneered, "After all these years, my father hasn't changed at all."
There was a drizzle and slanting wind outside the window, the night was dark, and the wind blew up a corner of the goose yellow curtains.
The yellow cloth fell. At Xing Kui's house, she put a piece of white paper on the table and tore off the pen cap.
A lot of things have happened recently and many things need to be resolved. She took a shower and wanted to review them before going to bed.
She hadn't used a fountain pen for many years and wanted to try it.
The metal pen tip hung at the upper left corner of the paper. Xing Kui thought carefully, one of the issues was the Internet scandal.
Suddenly, there was a sound of a door opening outside. Xing Kui quickly picked up the utility knife beside him and put it in his pocket. He heard someone using the key and knew who it was. He walked over and looked through the peephole to confirm.
He opened the door and said, "Jiang Yuming, I really have to take your key."
She paused, looking through the peephole like a fog. After the door opened, she saw Jiang Yuming's haggard and bloodless appearance. Before she could take a closer look, he leaned towards her and closed the door with his backhand.
"I'm so tired from staying up late, Kuikui. I sang for you all night last night. You can hear my voice is hoarse."
Xing Kui almost lost his balance and stumbled a few times. He placed one hand lightly on Jiang Yuming's shoulder, and the pungent smell of blood penetrated his nostrils.
She couldn't help but frown. "Don't come on, how could you possibly sing all night? Li Chengchuan and Liang Junhe both told me about it, and I fell asleep after you sang half a song. How much blood did your patient lose today?"
Jiang Yuming rubbed his forehead against her head, like a homeless person starving and freezing outside trying to absorb warmth. "I haven't seen it, but it's not fatal at all. What are you busy with? Why are you still awake so late? Are you waiting for me?"
Xing Kui frowned, sniffed the blood, and nudged him with her shoulder: "You're always flirting. Relax, I'm reviewing it."
Jiang Yuming let go: "Replay? Take me with you."
"You just said you were tired." Xing Kui walked back.
"Yeah, who made me hold the power bank?" Jiang Yuming followed her, a smile on his weak face, "How about one more kiss before the rematch? I'll be so energetic that I can roll over ten times."
Xing Kui covered her ears and said, "I don't want to listen. Otherwise, don't participate in the review. I won't tell you about my recent affairs. Sit down first. I'll go get a glass of water."
When she returned to the table with the water, Jiang Yuming was already reading what she had just written. When she handed the water to him, he looked up and asked, "Are you worried about the uproar online?"
Xing Kui sat down: "A little bit, right? Saying that I was recommended by Li Chengchuan to join the program is nonsense. You drank water, didn't you say your throat was hoarse?"
Jiang Yuming curled his lips and raised his water glass. "Don't worry, you're on your own. Liang Zhaoran was just recommending you. It's because of your traffic and topicality that you were chosen by the program team. Once the public realizes that you're the one behind Tiantian Qimiao Adventure, you'll be able to change the online trend."
Xing Kui hummed. "Currently, Dingtian and Lingchao production teams have all issued statements, stating that the online rumors are untrue. However, public outrage is high, and the statements can't stop the abuse. All three parties are also waiting for the final episode of '100,000 Questions,' where my identity will be revealed, to bring about a turning point."
The internet didn't know that she was from Everyday Wonderful Adventures, and everyone was cursing Yuanqi Sunflower. After a tripartite meeting, it was decided to let them curse.
Let them curse as much as they want. They firmly believe that Xing Kui is an amateur and that she was able to appear on the show only because of the sponsors. Let them believe that.
By the last episode of "100,000 Questions", the identity of Tiantian Qimiao Adventure, who has millions of fans, was revealed, and the three parties used one point to attack the whole and overturned all the accusations.
"Okay, what's the second question?" Jiang Yuming pointed at the paper with his index finger, which was whiter than usual.
"Second question... have you seen the news? They said Li Chengchuan is my boss, and I had no idea."
Xing Kui looked at Jiang Yuming quietly. His face was pale, and his lips, which were thick on the top and thin on the bottom, were a little pink because of the hot water. They were slightly open, as if in surprise.
Then, he grabbed her hand and held it with both hands: "That's terrible, Kui Kui, my brother is not a perverted stalker!"
He felt the same way! Xing Kui's guess was confirmed once again: "Liang Junhe also said that there was something wrong with Li Chengchuan. Didn't I send you a message before, wanting to invite you brothers to meet together, and I also wanted to ask, but you all had work or competitions, and sent me messages at different times."
Jiang Yuming was still in shock. "Then we need to make some adjustments. We can't be careless about this matter. Although I've known Lao Li for many years, I can't judge a person by his appearance."
This sounds familiar. Didn’t Leung Kwan Hyuk say the same thing?
Xing Kui's perspective is limited, and the strange Li Chengchuan is strangely everywhere. Just because he is handsome, you can't rule out the possibility that he is a perverted stalker.
"Okay, do you have a third question?" Jiang Yuming laughed at Li Chengchuan ten times in his heart, and then asked.
"Yes." Xing Kui showed a distressed expression. The first two questions did not make her show such an expression.
She clenched her pen and wrote down the third question: Mom.
"I have a lot of relatives. The middle-aged and elderly ones don't watch variety shows, but the younger generation definitely does. As the saying goes, 'Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles.' My mom might have heard the online rumors."
What are people saying online? From saying that her financial sponsor is Li Chengchuan, to saying that she is being kept by Li Chengchuan, to saying "I was her high school classmate, and she had an affair with a boy in high school", etc., the comments are getting more disgusting by the minute.
The same textbook and the same teacher may not necessarily produce people of the same quality, not to mention that those accounts come from all over the world.
Xing Kui was able to adjust herself and ignore it. She had survived the period when her ugly scars were laughed at, so how could she be defeated during her growth period? But her mother must have been sad to see it.
"I wanted to give her a call to test the waters, but I was also worried that my mom might not know and I'd ask her to check."
Xing Kui was anxious about this and listed three questions on a piece of paper. There was no doubt that she cared most about the third one.
Jiang Yuming reached out and stroked her hair: "You care about your mother a lot."
"Of course. I'm only here because of my mom. Have you ever heard things like 'boys are smarter than girls' or 'boys learn science faster than girls'? Since I was little, more than one relative and even my peers have said this.
Children are so easily influenced by the words of adults. Many of my childhood playmates stayed in the town where they were born for their entire lives.
But my mom would tell me not to listen to them. Without her, I might not have achieved such excellent grades, would not have been admitted to Jingjiang University, and I would not be who I am today.
Xing Kui sighed, "Even if my mother has heard those words for decades and is eventually affected, she will never believe those rumors on the Internet and believe that I am not indecent."
Jiang Yuming glanced at the wall clock: "It's already past nine o'clock."
"Well, my mother goes to bed after nine o'clock. I'll call her tomorrow to check on her." Xing Kui opened the calendar on his phone and added a schedule reminder.
Jiang Yuming watched her typing: "Fortunately, I don't have a mother, so I don't have this worry."
"Nonsense, you are a motherless person who popped out of a crack in the rock, oh oh." Xing Kui shut up quickly, Jiang's mother might have passed away.
"Why don't you say anything?" Jiang Yuming propped up his chin with one hand, "Why don't you ask why I don't have a mother?"
"I guessed it." Xing Kui glanced at him.
"You won't guess." Jiang Yuming raised the corner of his mouth, as if he had thought of something, and his whole body exuded a strange and dangerous aura. "My mother was killed by me."
Xing Kui: “…”
After a few seconds of silence, she stood up and picked up Jiang Yuming's empty ceramic cup. "Don't be so creepy. It's not the first day I've met you."
Jiang Yuming was silent for a moment, and the curve of his mouth retracted obediently.
"Aren't you tired when you come in? Why don't you go to bed?"
Jiang Yuming looked exhausted. Today's operation must have been extremely difficult. He was so tired that he walked towards the west guest room and didn't even think about sleeping with her at night.
Xing Kui stared at his back, turned around and went to the kitchen to wash the cups, put away the teacups, then opened the locker door and took out a box.
Carefully pushing open the door of the guest room, Xing Kui walked in with a small medicine box. Jiang Yuming was sleeping on the bed without taking off his clothes or covering himself with a blanket.
She slept very deeply, after all she added melatonin to the water.
She gently grabbed Jiang Yuming's arm and took off his white windbreaker, revealing a red shirt underneath. The dense blood holes on the back of the fabric came into view, and she took a silent breath.
Really, you got hurt and didn't want to apply medicine, but just came to her house to endure it?
Melatonin takes time to react, so Xing Kui deliberately mentioned the review in front of Jiang Yuming, inviting him to review it with her.
Fortunately, she was not stupid. Xing Kui opened the medicine box and found that the blood on Jiang Yuming's back had already coagulated and part of the cloth was stuck to the wound. It was so scary that it was frightening. She carefully cleaned it, applied medicine, and helped him put on his coat.
After restoring everything to its original state, she quietly left. Jiang Yuming chose to keep it secret, and she did not ask any more questions.
Returning to the table, Xing Kui picked up the pen and wrote down the fourth question: Liang Junhe.
Jiang Yuming still doesn't know about Liang Junhe's changes. She will tell him tomorrow when he feels better. Liang Junhe said he wants to pursue her until she likes him.
Xing Kui was puzzled. The arrogant Young Master Liang's attitude towards her changed drastically overnight. If she hadn't sneaked away during the day, Liang Junhe would have rubbed her clothes until they were pilling.
She confessed to Liang Junhe the purpose of her actions, urging marriage and fake love... He seemed to have guessed it long ago and stuck to her and said:
"That's perfect, we can smoothly transition to true love! Kuikui, if you like me, you'll find a perfect partner!"
To be honest, what Liang Junhe said made sense. Maybe she should really give him a chance to pursue him. She would ask Advisor Jiang tomorrow.
Xing Kui closed the pen cap, turned off the light and went to sleep.
The room gradually turned from dark to bright. Xing Kui came out of the bedroom, half asleep and half awake. He rubbed his eyes and went into the bathroom to wash his face and brush his teeth. He came out of the bathroom and walked towards the kitchen, like a low-level zombie walking slowly.
It was only a little after four in the morning, and she had hardly gotten out of bed at this time in the past year, but today she had to get out earlier.
Jiang Yuming didn't know how much blood he had lost. Xing Kui washed the millet and red dates, stewed a blood-replenishing millet and red date porridge, checked the refrigerator, took out the fermented glutinous rice, and made brown sugar and egg fermented glutinous rice.
Her cooking skills were average and her cooking was slow, but it didn't take long. By the time the aroma of the fermented glutinous rice wine wafted out, it was almost six o'clock and the sky was a shade of blue that was neither light nor dark.
Jiang Yuming opened his eyes, supported himself on the bed with his elbows, unbuttoned his windbreaker, and pressed his shoulder to check the wound on his back. It was not convenient to see at this angle, so he switched to touching it with his hands.
Xing Kui opened the door and saw him touching his back. Jiang Yuming hesitated for a moment, and she blinked: "Is your back itchy?"
She turned around and said, "Don't feel embarrassed about being bumped into by me. It's normal for people to have itchy backs. Even handsome guys have itchy backs. I understand!"
Jiang Yuming couldn't help but laugh. He was in such a good mood to see Xing Kui in the morning that even his injuries didn't hurt anymore. "Yeah, then do you want to scratch it for me?"
"You're crazy, don't do that."
Xing Kui tilted her head slightly and watched Jiang Yuming put on his windbreaker, using the holy white to cover up the deep red blood.
"Go wash your face and brush your teeth. I have to call my mom today. I was nervous, so I got up early and made breakfast. I want you to taste my cooking. Don't miss it."
After finishing a bowl of egg fermented glutinous rice, Jiang Yuming at the table put down his bowl and smiled: "Kui Kui's cooking is really sweet. It's so sweet that my blood sugar is high after drinking it."
Xing Kui blushed: "How can you describe cooking as sweet? You go to work, I'll clean up the dishes. I was just thinking about how to test my mother while I was washing them."
As for Liang Junhe's transformation, Jiang Yuming would most likely come over in the evening, so she would talk about it in the evening.
When he reached the entrance, Jiang Yuming's face was full of smiles. The sweet taste of the sugar water lingered on his tongue and teeth. He was extremely satisfied with his current life.
Xing Kui is having a fake relationship with Liang Junhe and they won't be in a real relationship. This will help her solve her problems and allow Jiang Yuming to stay by her side and enjoy himself.
If everything goes well, he can still curse Jiang's father a hundred times.
Suddenly, the doorbell rang in front of the entrance.
Jiang Yuming was slightly puzzled. Property management? Li Chengchuan? As a traitor who betrayed his brother, he didn't rush to open the door, but first approached the peephole.
The person behind the peephole was fully armed. After ringing the doorbell, he took off his hat and sunglasses, revealing pink hair and a pair of peach blossom eyes.
Jiang Yuming's eyelids twitched suddenly, and a bad premonition surged in his heart.
He pressed the doorknob. The person at the door was about to open his arms to give a hug to the person who opened the door, but when he saw it was Jiang Yuming, he stopped and raised both hands to hug, one to take off his mask and the other to wave hello.
Liang Junhe smiled wantonly and ostentatiously: "Hey, Brother Jiang, are you here to be a thief too?"
He said, steal, too.
Instantly, Jiang Yuming understood, his jawline tensed, staring coldly at Liang Junhe, and also smiled: "Cousin, rather than falling into the game, I prefer to watch the show from the outside."
Liang Junhe raised his chin slightly, his upturned eyes looked penetrating, and he smiled with arrogance and contempt.
"Really? But you look like you want to lock her in a cage."
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