Don't let us know you're really hooking up with a guy
"Mom, is something wrong?"
While Yu Xiu was answering the phone, Xie Qi had already opened the car door and got in.
He could hear Tao Mengtang questioning him about where he was and what he was doing, but his eyes were fixed on the car keys that Xie Qi held out. The silver SX logo on them swayed in his eyes.
He took the car keys and said without blinking, "Get ready to drive home."
"Go home? I saw you leave with a man. You'd better really go home. Don't you dare bring a man like that home?"
Yu Xiushi frowned, held the phone tightly, and turned the phone naturally to prevent Xie Qi from hearing Tao Mengtang's accusations.
"Okay, Mom. If you don't want me to do this, just stop talking."
There was silence on the other end of the line for a few seconds, with only a slight rustling sound.
"How do you talk to your mother?"
It’s Yu Shengda.
"Good night, Mom and Dad." Yu Xiushi ended the conversation directly and hung up the phone decisively.
After driving a distance, Yu Xiushi, who felt something was wrong, broke the silence. "Shouldn't I drive you home in my car? Otherwise, how am I going to get home later?"
Xie Qi took some fruit out of the car's refrigerator and ate it. He looked at his phone and said, "You can choose to go back and change cars, or you can ask my driver to take you home after you get to my house."
Thinking about his parents' furious expressions, he might just run into them when he goes back, and... seeing Xie Qi so relaxed in his own car, it was obvious that it was more comfortable to ride in his own car, so Yu Xiushi chose the second suggestion.
Anyway, Xie Qi's residence is not too far from his home.
Although they are in a cooperative relationship, they have often been at odds with each other, so there is not much to talk about.
Xie Qi told Cen Yuan to go back first and let him go home on his own. Calculating the time, the movie should have finished by then.
When they got home, Xie Qi's driver took over directly. When it was Yu Xiu's turn, he sat in the back. Xie Qi stood outside and waved to him, "Thanks, Director Yu."
Yu Xiushi nodded to him, and then the car drove out directly.
Xie Qi walked in in a very good mood.
After sending a message to Zheng Jicue, Cen Yuan walked through the quiet path to the small building where he lived. As soon as he stepped into the door, he saw Xie Qi still making tea late at night.
Seeing him come back, she raised her teacup as if drinking, "Hey, you just came back, want to have a drink?"
It was almost the same distance, but he still waited this long before getting home.
Even with the aroma of tea lingering around, Cen Yuan still yawned.
Let’s talk about it after he wakes up.
The next second, he couldn't hold on any longer and disappeared on the first floor.
Xie Qi brought the scalding hot teacup to his lips and blew gently, cooling the tea into his mouth.
Yu Xiu had just entered the house when he heard some movement at the door.
It's time to change the door lock, Yu Xiushi thought as he bent down to change his shoes.
The door was quickly opened from the outside, and Yu Shengda and Tao Mengtang pushed the door open and came in. Seeing that he had just changed his shoes and came in, their already unhappy expressions became even uglier.
The two pairs of eyes seemed to be saying that you had indeed done something bad.
Yu Xiushi looked at the two men expressionlessly as they suspiciously checked to see if anyone was at his house.
After confirming that there were indeed no strange men in his family, the two of them relaxed a little.
"Why don't I see your car in the garage?" Yu Shengda asked him.
"I drank a little tonight and didn't drive back. I asked someone to drive back."
Tao Mengtang asked directly: "Where is Mr. Xie? Didn't you leave with him?"
"You'll have to ask him about that. I don't know him very well."
"Hmph, I'll trust you for once. And what's wrong with you tonight? Are you thinking of falling in love with someone else just because Zeyu is married?"
What she meant by "falling in love with someone else" was obviously not what it meant literally, it was purely sarcastic.
Tao Mengtang's question instantly chilled the atmosphere in the room.
"I'm telling you, listen to your family and find a woman to marry. Don't do this kind of shameful shit all the time. If Zeyu knew that your long-time friend actually liked him, he would be disgusted to death."
"Don't let us know that you're really having an affair with a man, or else you'll change your last name, get out of the house, and never come back!"
"We can't afford to lose this person, and neither can the Yu family."
The couple sang in unison and did not need Yu Xiushi's answer at all. Yu Xiushi was used to them doing this and did not even frown.
It has been like this ever since they knew they liked men, and might like Cheng Zeyu.
Or maybe at the beginning he just had a crush on Cheng Zeyu but was not yet in love with him, but his parents' unusual behavior made him gradually magnify his affection for Cheng Zeyu.
He even allowed himself to indulge in it.
However, the silent resistance and love could not make him truly relax. Before the incident between Cheng Zeyu and Jin Man was exposed, he decided to let himself go.
"Silent Mourning" is the best sacrifice to this period of indulgence.
After all, his parents will never change, he will not like women, and he will not marry a woman.
After a lecture, Yu Shengda cleared his throat and glared at Yu Xiushi, "Why aren't you talking? Did you hear what I said to you?"
"I heard you." Yu Xiushi walked to the door, opened it under his parents' scrutiny, and said to them, "It's late. Mom and Dad, you should go home."
The cold night wind blew in through the wide-open door, ruffling Yu Xiushi's hair, but he still persisted, standing calmly at the door waiting to send people away from his home.
His sudden action left Yu Shengda and Tao Mengtang stunned for a moment, and soon they became furious because of Yu Xiushi's attitude.
"We come to talk to you late at night, and this is your attitude?" Yu Shengda said angrily.
"It's so late, I'm going to go out and order a male model. You and mom can rest at home. Is that okay with you? After all, it's time to wash up and go to bed."
Yu Shengda slammed the table, "You're so rebellious!"
Tao Mengtang: "If you have any dissatisfaction with your parents, just say it directly. There is no need to do this."
Compared to her husband, she was not as harsh as before.
Yu Xiushi nodded, "I'm tired and want to rest early."
Tao Mengtang looked at him deeply and pulled her still angry husband towards the door.
When she passed by Yu Xiushi, she said, "Your cousin's second child is about to be born. You should also work harder. Your grandfather was still talking about him today."
It seemed like a very common, everyday remark, and Yu Xiushi just wanted to slam the door.
Send the person away, close the door, and keep all the coldness out.
Yu Xiushi sat on the sofa, lighting a cigarette, his eyes unfocused. He inhaled a puff of smoke, which passed through his lungs and slowly spit out. His completely empty mind was suddenly struck by a thought: Sometimes, he really envied Xie Qi and Cen Yuan. They had such a good relationship, and seemed so tolerant of each other.
Only two people like that are qualified to be a family, right?
Then he got stuck here and flicked off his cigarette butt.
A hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Thinking that Xie Qi was only willing to admit that he and Cen Yuan were brothers, he felt that his previous thought was very ironic.
After all, some things are meant to be seen by outsiders.
Xie Qi, he just put on a good show.
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When Wu Liwen returned home, she did not tell anyone about what happened with Zheng Jicue today. Before entering the door, she patted her face, calmed down, and pretended nothing had happened. Holding the painting that her grandfather gave to the Zheng family, she pushed the door open and walked in with a smile.
Xiao Ya was the first to notice her and greeted her with a smile. Zheng Yuanzhou sat on the sofa, looked up and nodded at her. The scene was very warm.
Wu Liwen handed the painting to the couple and watched them take it with surprise. Wu Liwen looked at them absentmindedly.
There was a voice coming from upstairs.
Knowing that she was back, Zheng Xi came down from upstairs immediately, walked to her with love in his eyes and heart, "You are back."
Wu Liwen was looked at gently by him and instantly forgot what Zheng Jicue had said.
Mrs. Chen pushed the food up on a cart. Wu Liwen looked at the full table and knew that they hadn't eaten yet because they were waiting for her to come back.
I feel happy but also a little complicated.
Except for the matter of Zheng Jicue, the Zheng couple were actually very good to her, not to mention Zheng Xi who always respected and cared for her.
It would be better if there was no Zheng Jicue.
Without him, everything is perfect.
Wu Liwen didn't realize that she had the same idea as the Zheng family at this time.
After dinner, Zheng Xi and his father went to the study to look at paintings, while Wu Liwen returned to her room alone. After resting for a while, she went to take a shower when her eyes unconsciously looked towards a corner.
As if possessed by some mysterious force, she stood on the bathtub, reached in through the exhaust fan, and groped around the edge.
After groping for a while and finding nothing, her face changed instantly.
Could it be...
She stood on tiptoe and groped inside. After a while, she felt a small ball of something stuck to the inner wall. She carefully tore it off.
It was a crumpled piece of paper that Zheng Jijue had given her when she first came to the Zheng family.
At that time, she just wanted to flush it down the toilet, but she found a random place to hide it, and then she found glue and stuck it on the toilet.
She clearly hated Zheng Jicue at that time, but she still stayed.
Slowly unfold the piece of paper.
She had become extremely familiar with the numbers on it over the past period of time. Wu Liwen couldn't help but sneer, crumpled up the paper into a ball again, and prepared to flush it down the toilet.
When her eyes fell on the last 6, she stopped.
She remembered that the number that sent her those disgusting messages ended with a 0.
No... maybe he was just lying to her.
How could that kind of person possibly tell the truth?
"Liwen?"
It's Ashi.
Wu Liwen was shocked. How long had he been back?
She swallowed hard, suppressing her pounding heart, "What's wrong? I'm going to take a shower."
Zheng Xi's voice came from outside the door, "It's okay, I just didn't hear any sound when I came back, and I was worried that something might happen to you inside."
Although Wu Liwen felt a little weird, she slowly calmed down and couldn't help but smile: "What can happen to me?"
On New Year's Eve, Zheng Jijue received a message from Zheng Yuanzhou early in the morning, asking him to return to the Zheng family for dinner tonight.
He really isn't afraid of turning the Zheng family upside down...
Of course, no one except him would let him go back for the New Year’s Eve dinner.
Zheng Jijue guessed that he was reluctant to part with the huge amount of money that he and Cen Yuan had taken away in just two or three months, so he was waiting for an opportunity to get some benefits from him at any time.
People like Zheng Yuanzhou, who cares so much about face and can do anything disgusting, are really despicable.
You want it all, and take it for granted that as long as you are still his wife and son, you should continue to support him regardless of the past. How can you keep holding on to those trivial things in the past?
Oh, there is no such good thing in the world.
He opened the curtains and looked across.
Even though the area around here is decorated with some Spring Festival gadgets, it's still too deserted.
I was used to it before, but now I feel disgusted by this lonely atmosphere.
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