53 Chapter 53
◎ "Do you have someone you like?"◎
Ying Yun received a message from his mother when he was just getting off the operating table. As usual, she was very enthusiastic and kept her word, and asked him to meet her after get off work.
When they met after a long time, as expected, Ying Yun found that his mother was in better condition than he had expected. She was wearing a Chanel suit, carrying an Hermès bag, and was in a stable mood. It was obvious that relaxing and shopping abroad had helped her adjust her mentality. Now she could no longer see the impact of Ying Wenjun's cheating on her.
The two of them met in a very private restaurant. Each table had its own semi-private compartment. Perhaps because Ying Yun's mother arrived early, she was able to sit by the window. The one-way glass allowed people in the restaurant to enjoy the street view without being observed or scrutinized by people outside.
Ying Yun only ordered a cup of tea. He looked at the time and was afraid that the conversation with his mother would take a long time, so he sent a message to Yang Xueyi saying that he had an appointment and might be home late.
"Ying Yun, it's been so long since we last met. Why didn't you even say hello or ask how I was? Instead, you're texting absentmindedly!"
It turned out that his mother came today to call him to task.
After picking out Ying Yun's lack of concern, he immediately changed the subject and got to the point—
"Lawyer Wu said you didn't cooperate with the asset transfer procedures, and you haven't even moved into the house I prepared for you."
Ying Yun raised his eyelids and said, "I don't need to live in such a big house by myself. It's too far from my hospital, and I have to renovate it. It's a waste of time and trouble."
"So where do you live now?"
Ying Yun didn't answer directly: "I live near the hospital and rent a house, which is more convenient."
His mother looked dissatisfied, but she finally endured it because she had something more important to ask—
"What's going on online?" She pulled out her phone, flipped to a video, and pointed with a well-maintained finger. "If someone hadn't forwarded it to me a while ago, I wouldn't have known about it. Did you get into a medical dispute at work? Why are you saying it so harshly? I did a search, and there are all sorts of rumors about your background online."
"I've contacted Lawyer Wu, and they've already collected evidence and are going through the prosecution process."
Unfortunately, Ying Yun’s answer obviously failed to comfort her mother. She frowned and picked up the phone.
Ying Yun just felt a little headache, he knew who she was going to call.
Sure enough, the next second, as soon as the phone was connected, his mother started to speak—
"Ying Wenjun! Are you kidding me? You cheated on me and got my mistress pregnant, and now the internet is full of smear campaigns against Xiaoyun and me. Everyone in Yuanyang Freight's public opinion monitoring department is dead? You don't know how to handle this?"
"I saw these obscene words online while I was relaxing abroad. I didn't want to ruin my mood, and I didn't want to look for you, fearing that it would disrupt your love with your new wife and new child. So I contacted the Public Opinion Monitoring Department directly, and they replied that they would go through the process. Now that I've returned to China, have the process been completed? The online rumors are getting more and more."
"When I first met you, I was pregnant with Xiaoyun. I never lied to you. I only married you because you promised to treat him as my own. Now that you think you're about to have a biological child, you don't care about Xiaoyun's life or death. Don't expect me to humble myself and beg you to leave Xiaoyun a share of the family fortune."
"I don't care about your little money. Save it for the child you and your mistress have! Ying Yun and I don't care about it!"
…
As expected, Ying Yun's mother was furious and scolded Ying Wenjun.
After hanging up the phone, I still didn't feel relieved. It was only after drinking a sip of black tea that I finally calmed down.
"Mom, there's no need. He hasn't treated me badly. Rumors are spread by other people, so who can control their mouths? It's not his problem."
"How is it not his fault? Do you think he's truly ignorant of the rumors? Isn't he just trying to gain recognition and save face? If he comes forward and clarifies everything, it will inevitably expose the fact that he cheated on his wife, which will damage his reputation."
"After he cheated, I didn't want to contact him, but when I saw all the insults online about you, I immediately called Yuanyang Freight's public opinion department. They just gave me an official line. Do you think this wasn't his tacit approval? Otherwise, how would they dare?"
"Ultimately, it's selfish. He's afraid that his image and that of Yuanyang Freight will be affected, so he's just playing coward and letting you bear the brunt of the rumors. He's the poor victim instead."
"Mom, don't think that way. His trust fund has been paying me money, but I don't want it."
Ying Yun's mother seemed to want to roll her eyes, but held back for the sake of her image: "He says he still treats you like his son, and he might be willing to give you money, but has he ever taken the initiative to care about you during this time?"
She sneered, "I raised you since you were a child, and I believe he has feelings for you, but the balance has long been unbalanced, and his mind has long been on his own biological child in the mistress's belly."
"For a man of his age and status, money isn't a scarce resource. He wouldn't go bankrupt if you gave him a little money, but who is he devoting his most valuable energy to? Do you really think that giving us mother and son some money can appease us and send us off? Who needs his little money?"
Ying Yun's mother took a sip of her tea and glanced at Ying Yun, a little embarrassed. She said apologetically, "I just made the decision on your own and said you didn't care about Ying Wenjun's money. I was so angry that I lost my temper and said some harsh words to him..."
Ying Yun was very calm about this: "It doesn't matter. I didn't want to inherit Yuanyang Freight in the first place. After all, I'm not his biological child, so it's not right for me to ask for his money. I have my own hands and feet and a job, so I'm fine now."
Ying Yun's mother breathed a sigh of relief, and her mood brightened up again: "That's fine. Anyway, if you really don't have enough money in the future, I will take you to your biological father and ask for his money legitimately."
Ying Yun was stunned for a moment, then laughed a little: "Okay, Mom, stop joking."
As a result, after Ying Yun finished speaking, his mother was silent for a moment. She paused, as if she was choosing her words: "I'm not kidding."
"Actually, the video that just now spread rumors and attacked your background was first seen by your biological father, who then sent it to me."
"He saw you online and realized you looked a lot like him. Plus, some idiots couldn't wait to spread rumors that you were the child of an affair. Out of curiosity, he found me in some family day photos from Yuanyang Freight and concluded you were his son. So, he found someone to contact me."
Ying Yun was stunned. He had never expected this development.
"He was going abroad for his career and didn't want to get married and start a family anytime soon. I didn't want to drift in a foreign country and was more eager to start a family. We had major differences in life choices, and I didn't want to drag it out and end up growing tired of each other. It was better to cut the Gordian knot."
Ying Yun's mother took a sip of tea and said, "So I broke up with him. After we broke up, I found out I was pregnant with you. By then, he had already started a new life in the United States. I didn't contact him and decided to give birth to you alone. Later, I met Ying Wenjun."
"Your biological father wants to see you now, but I respect your opinion. It's up to you whether he wants to see you or not." Ying Yun's mother looked at Ying Yun. "He's very rich, much richer than Ying Wenjun. You're a doctor, so you might have heard of his company, Duanfang Biology."
Ying Yun frowned slightly: "Duan Fang Biological? Jiang Yi?"
Ying Yun's mother said calmly, "Yeah. A few years ago, he returned to China to start a business, which happened to be a booming business. He never married for the sake of his career, and his career has paid off. His company was listed on the Hong Kong stock market a while ago, and I heard they're going to list in the US."
"Jiang Yi really didn't lie to me. He's devoted himself to his career, never married, and has no children. He's a workaholic. I heard he didn't even date after breaking up with me. Now, due to health reasons, he can't have any other children in the future. So when he found out about you, he was ecstatic and couldn't wait to acknowledge you as his kin so that Duan Fang Biology would have a successor."
Ying Yun saw his mother twitching her lips and said, "What were you doing before? Back then, for the sake of her career, she thought it was best to stay single and not have children. Now that she knows she has a son, she's jumping in, eager to be his father. These men are all wishful thinking."
"I didn't tell you before because I felt that since I was married to Ying Wenjun, I had cut off all ties with the past. Ying Wenjun really treated you like his own son back then, but now the situation has changed. You're an adult now, and you have a good psychological endurance. You have the right to know this, so I'm telling you. As for whether you want to see him or not, it's up to you."
"But Jiang Yi is a strong person. Although I have repeatedly told him that it is ultimately your decision whether to meet or not, and that I hope he will give you time and space and not disturb you rashly, and he has agreed on the surface, I am not sure if he will go against his will. So rather than you being startled by him suddenly showing up, it is better for me to talk to you about this first."
It would be a lie for Ying Yun to say that he was not surprised that his biological father was Jiang Yi.
But it hasn't reached the point where I want to recognize my relatives.
Ying Yun lowered his eyes: "We are just strangers. It would be awkward to meet each other. There is no need to meet."
He is satisfied with his current life.
It was previously revealed that he was not Ying Wenjun's biological son. This might be bad luck for others, but Ying Yun felt that it was a blessing in disguise.
Because if it weren't for this incident, he would at least not have been able to have the beginning of his relationship with Yang Xueyi today - even if he had no official status, he at least occupied a temporarily important position beside her.
Being able to go home and see Yang Xueyi after a busy day at work made Ying Yun feel that his life was peaceful and stable, just like the kind of TV drama he longed for, which finally came to a happy ending after twists and turns.
Even if he is in this position now, it is only due to Yang Xueyi's misunderstanding, mixed with Ying Yun's unclarified lies, the misunderstanding that is getting worse and worse, and Yang Xueyi's simple and kind sympathy.
In reality, it is not the real ending, but a falsehood composed of some lies, a superficial stability that is whitewashed.
But even so, Ying Yun didn't want to clarify.
Even if Yang Xueyi's kindness to him was out of sympathy, he accepted it.
It's like begging, you can't be picky. Ying Yun should be grateful and satisfied if he can get even a little bit of charity from Yang Xueyi.
Therefore, he pretended to be poor in a despicable way and did not clarify Yang Xueyi's misunderstanding so that he could continue to get precious "supplies" from Yang Xueyi. He also became selfish and did not care whether there were others who should have gotten things from Yang Xueyi.
Anyway, as long as he is here, there is no one else.
Ying Yun felt that if he changed his mindset, he should actually be thankful - at least he had a body that satisfied Yang Xueyi.
If Yang Xueyi wants it, he will give it to her.
After all, it seemed that this was all the use he had left to Yang Xueyi.
So at least in providing the services that he can provide, Ying Yun never spares any effort.
…
"I don't care whether you meet Ying Wenjun and Jiang Yi or not, but there is one person you must meet."
Ying Yun's mother always thought she was open-minded. She would not force Ying Yun and Jiang Yi to recognize their relationship, nor would she ask Ying Yun to submit to Ying Wenjun.
But as a mother, I naturally worry about Yingyun's lifelong affairs.
She lifted her long curly hair and said, "My friend's daughter is two years younger than you. She studies art and just returned from studying in the UK. She's pretty and quiet..."
But before she could finish her words or even take out the photos, Ying Yun's face darkened with an unfriendly expression, and he interrupted her without giving her face.
"No, we have no common language."
Ying Yun's mother snorted coldly, having already prepared herself: "It's okay if I don't meet this person. I have a friend whose niece is a pharmacist. You should have something in common..."
However, Ying Yun's voice was low and his attitude was firm and unyielding: "I don't want to see you."
Ying Yun's mother paused and looked up: "Do you have someone you like?"
Ying Yun pursed his lips and didn't give a direct answer. Obviously, he didn't want to share with her. He just said briefly: "I'm very busy and don't think about this right now."
Ying Yun's mother wasn't stupid. She asked tentatively, "What kind of girls do you like? Pretty ones?"
"No."
"Does that mean you have to have a good figure?"
"Not interested."
Ying Yun was truly determined to remain stubborn. Ying Yun's mother felt a headache coming on. She rubbed her brows and was about to continue asking questions when she turned her head and glanced out the window. She was stunned: "Isn't that Yang Xueyi? Why is she here?"
Almost at the moment when Yang Xueyi's name was mentioned, she saw her son, who always had a nonchalant and cold expression on his face, suddenly raised his head and looked out the window almost as if it was a conditioned reflex.
On the street outside the one-way glass, Yang Xueyi looked disheveled, as if she had just run intensely. Her chest was heaving with gasping, her cheeks were flushed, and her forehead was slightly sweaty. A few strands of her shiny black hair were stuck to her face, making her skin look even whiter than snow.
However, those eyes were filled with fear and panic, as if they were looking for someone but couldn't find them, and they were filled with a huge sense of loss after their expectations were dashed. They were misty, aggrieved and helpless, with tears almost filling their eyelashes, and their lips were tightly bitten, and it looked like they were about to cry in the next second.
It was indeed Yang Xueyi.
I don't know why I'm so embarrassed.
Before Ying Yun's mother could say anything, the next second, Ying Yun, who was sitting opposite her, stood up. Before she could stop him, he had already walked quickly out the door with a sullen face and said nothing.
**
Because of a similar but blurry profile, Yang Xueyi chased like a fool for almost half an hour.
The beautiful high heels she wore when working overtime in case clients came to visit her became beautiful torture instruments when she was running. Not only could she not speed up, but even when she was caught up, every step felt like walking on the edge of a knife.
Yang Xueyi had only one thought in her mind, if it was Mrs. Ying, then she must catch up with her, or at least let her go and see Ying Yun.
But still lost.
As Yang Xueyi was running in high heels, she fell down because of a piece of gravel on the uneven road surface in an alley.
Although she had gotten up again a long time ago, the heel of one of her high heels had broken, the ankle strap was also torn, and her knee was bruised by the force of inertia on the gravel ground.
The wound was not deep, but it covered a large area, so it looked a bit scary. Blood was oozing out at the moment, and the area around the wound was covered with dust and dirt from the fall.
But Yang Xueyi didn't care about herself at all. She just felt annoyed and angry with herself.
Because of this untimely fall, she lost track of the figure that looked very much like Ying Yun's mother. Now that she came to this street, it was bustling with people everywhere, with groups of hurried pedestrians. There was no possibility of finding the figure again.
I was running as fast as I could and trying my best, but it all seemed to be in vain.
Yang Xueyi stood in the middle of the road in a daze and in a mess, and suddenly felt that she was completely ridiculous.
In that unknown corner, Ying Yun would never know what Yang Xueyi had done, because she ultimately failed.
He would never fall in love with Yang Xueyi because of her efforts.
Yang Xueyi felt a surge of pain in her heart. Rather than her knees, it was as if her heart had fallen and was pierced by gravel and sand, oozing blood.
She tried hard to suppress the tears rolling in her eyes, not wanting to cry like a fool for no reason in the middle of the road.
Perhaps it was when she was most vulnerable that she would think more about the person she liked. Yang Xueyi was half-dazed and hallucinated. She vaguely seemed to hear Ying Yun's voice, who was as difficult to please as ever, and a little angry.
"Yang Xueyi, what's wrong with you?!"
This time the voices are more real than ever.
Yang Xueyi stood there blankly, looking towards the voice, and then she realized that the person standing in front of her was Ying Yun——
He had a handsome face, but an extremely ugly expression. When he looked at Yang Xueyi, his eyes seemed to be burning with fire, filled with suppressed intense anger.
Why is he so angry?
Could it be that this chance encounter was actually Yang Xueyi's stalking? After all, it was indeed too much of a coincidence.
Yang Xueyi almost subconsciously wanted to explain: "Ying Yun, I didn't..."
However, Ying Yun didn't give her a chance to finish. He walked up to Yang Xueyi with a sullen face, glanced at her, and then half-knelt down. He seemed to have no intention of listening to Yang Xueyi's explanation at all. He only looked at the wound on her knee: "How did you fall?"
After checking the wound, Ying Yun stood up, his face grim and cold, his voice stern: "Wait here for me."
Despite his scolding tone, Ying Yun threw down the words and turned to run to the nearby pharmacy. After a while, he returned with iodine and cotton swabs. He quickly raised his chin to Yang Xueyi and said, "Don't just stand there like an idiot. Go sit over there."
Because one of her high heels was broken, Yang Xueyi could only hop and jump awkwardly towards the public seat on the roadside. She was trying hard to keep her balance, but the next second her body was lifted into the air. Ying Yun's hand came around her waist, picked her up, and put her on the seat.
"You're too slow." Ying Yun's expression remained calm, his tone calm. "It'll take forever for you to move over. I'm in a hurry."
He really seemed to be in a hurry, because after he finished speaking, Ying Yun immediately squatted at her feet, not willing to delay for even a second, and treated Yang Xueyi's wound with a stern face.
When being rinsed and disinfected with iodine, Yang Xueyi screamed in pain.
Perhaps because he shouted too loudly, Ying Yun paused and became more cautious.
He raised his eyes and looked at Yang Xueyi: "Yang Xueyi, who are you chasing? You're in such a mess, running like this in high heels. What if you fall and break a bone? Where's your sense of safety?"
Yang Xueyi looked at his head so close, feeling a little embarrassed but also aggrieved, fearing that Ying Yun would misunderstand her. "Ying Yun, I really don't know why you are here. I'm not chasing you or following you."
She lowered her head, not knowing why she lacked confidence, but also knowing that it would be outrageous to say it out loud: "Actually, I saw a figure from behind that looked very similar to your mother, so I followed her all the way here..."
Ying Yun was stunned for a moment, his expression a little unnatural: "Did you see her?"
Sure enough, as soon as his mother was mentioned, Ying Yun's expression changed obviously.
No matter how old you are, the love you have for your mother is irreplaceable.
Fearing that Ying Yun would be embarrassed, Yang Xueyi turned her gaze to the nearby trash can: "You must be eager to see her, right? You have a lot of questions to ask her. This is very normal, don't feel embarrassed, because if you were in her place, I would be the same. I'm not a mama's boy, so don't feel burdened."
"I'm not sure if it's her. Her profile and back look very similar, but I lost her..."
Sure enough, when Ying Yun heard that he had met his mother but lost her, his expression became solemn, the corners of his lips straightened and drooped slightly, and it was obvious that he was angry.
Yang Xueyi felt a little uncomfortable: "I'm sorry, Ying Yun."
Ying Yun's eyes were calm and strange: "You ran and fell like this just to chase after a figure that might be my mother?"
"Um."
Yang Xueyi didn't know why she felt a little embarrassed, because when she thought about it carefully, her actions made no sense and were really a bit outrageous.
"I know I might have mistaken you, but what if I was wrong? If I did, you could meet your mother and have a good chat. This incident is a huge change for you both. Your mother might have her own reasons. She definitely didn't abandon you on purpose..."
However, Ying Yun had no patience to listen to the end. He lowered his eyes and stopped Yang Xueyi——
"Stop it. I don't care about that."
Yang Xueyi expected Ying Yun to be like this. She thought her wishful thinking might be a burden to Ying Yun. However, when reality hit her, Yang Xueyi felt like she was slapped hard in the face. She felt embarrassed and achy.
She felt like she was really going to cry.
Yang Xueyi swore that if Ying Yun said another word to blame her, she would burst into tears, curse Ying Yun for being so cruel and heartless, and break up with him.
However, Ying Yun just looked at her and asked softly, "Yang Xueyi, did it hurt?"
The handsome orthopedic surgeon said with a straight face, "No one is worth you falling like this to chase them. My mother isn't worth it, and neither am I. No matter how important someone is to me, if you get hurt, I don't care if I get to see them this time."
"Don't do that next time."
"I don't want you to be like this. I don't want you to get hurt." He turned his head away and looked at the ground. He didn't look into Yang Xueyi's eyes. His tone was unnatural: "Otherwise, Aunt Yang will scold me too."
"Also, I saw my mom. Thanks for keeping an eye out for me too."
Yang Xueyi was stunned. "You sent a text message saying you had an appointment tonight, so the person you were meeting was her? Did you finish the meeting? Do you want me to go say hello to Auntie as well, and then I'll go back first. If you have anything to talk to her about privately, you can continue the conversation. You just said you were in a hurry, right?"
"No, I'm done talking to her." Ying Yun cleared his throat and looked away. "She's very busy and has already left. Don't bother with her."
【Author’s words】
200 red envelopes dropped in this chapter
Ying Yun’s mom: It’s going to rain, and the girl is going to get married… Boys don’t stay when they grow up~ [rolling eyes]
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You Didn't Expect That
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Shi Yuwei, who was forced to transfer schools due to her parents' job changes, had only one wish - to drop out and return to her original school.
In order to be persuaded to drop out of the new school, she made great efforts——
He publicly expressed his love for Jiang Yu, the most beautiful girl in the international class.
Jiang Yu came from a wealthy family, had a good appearance, and was a brilliant mind. More importantly, as the only son of a school director, offending him was tantamount to offending the school...
Chasing him made him angry, and Shi Yuwei was persuaded to retreat.
However, the opposite happened and after chasing for a long time, nothing happened.
There were so many people chasing after Jiang Yu that Jiang Yu ignored them all.
But the plan to drop out of school was completely declared bankrupt, and Jiang Yu's image as a passionate pursuer was firmly placed on her. Any behavior of Shi Yuwei was infinitely magnified and interpreted——
Clearly, she just wanted to sneak a peek at Jiang Yu's answers, but rumors spread that they were so in love that they even exchanged glances of affection during exams;
The tears that came from choking on the chili peppers while eating lunch turned into tears that choked on seeing Jiang Yu eating with the other girls;
Forced to fast for a week due to gastroenteritis, it was misrepresented as being too painful to eat because Jiang Yu was suspected of being in love...
As the rumors grew more intense, Shi Yuwei decided to find Jiang Yu to clarify and apologize.
Before she could speak, Jiang Yu interrupted her: "I know what you are going to say."
Jiang Yu's face was so handsome it seemed unreal, but his next words made Shi Yu feel dazed.
"I promised you."
? !
"I'll have dinner with you later. There's nothing to cry about."
"I'm not in a relationship with anyone. Don't refuse to eat or drink over something like this. You can come to me directly to verify it."
"But don't stare at me during the exam. It distracts me."
Shi Yuwei: ...
It's over. The school director's only son is in a premature relationship. He's really going to be fired this time...
*Campus Literature
*Fake affection VS fake aloofness
*Jiang Yu, you didn’t expect that my pursuit of you was fake!
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