Chapter 56

The smell of gunpowder in the air became stronger. Qiu Yi looked at Mi Xiangxiang coldly. There was indifference and alienation in his eyes, as if Mi Xiangxiang was just a stranger who casually meddled in other people's family affairs.

Tao Luanxi stared at Qiu Yi steadily, fearing that this guy would suddenly explode and do something irreversible.

But fortunately, Qiu Yi was just sitting.

Mi Xiangxiang seemed to be used to Qiu Yi's look. She showed no fear at all and glared at him, "Why are you looking at me like that? Do you want to beat me up?"

"No," Qiu Yi retracted his gaze and took a sip of soup from the bowl: "I was afraid that you would beat me."

Mi Xiangxiang folded her arms and sneered, and the tense atmosphere finally eased. Mi Xiangxiang leaned against the table behind her and sighed: "You have never made me worry since you were a child."

Qiu Yi frowned: "You talk like you're in your seventies or eighties. Please wake up a little, you're only twenty-six!"

Mi Xiangxiang pulled out a piece of paper, crumpled it up and threw it at him: "Then I also watched you grow up!"

Qiu Yi remained silent, which was considered as his tacit agreement.

Mi Xiangxiang continued, "My mother was a nanny at your mother's house. Because she didn't have time to take care of me, she had to take me in to stay in the maid's room to do homework. My mother was grateful to the Qiu family from the bottom of her heart, so even though she knew your mother didn't treat you well, she still hoped that your family could be harmonious."

Qiu Yi lowered his eyes and listened with a lack of interest, perhaps because he was tired of hearing such words, but Tao Luanxi was very interested. He supported his chin with one hand and looked at Mi Xiangxiang intently.

Mi Xiangxiang shrugged: "I was probably influenced by my mom. I always like to mention your mother in front of you, hoping that if I mention her too much, you can remember some good things about her. But now that I think about it, your mom was quite a jerk at the time."

Qiu Yi curled his lips and smiled: "This word is fresh, but I like it!"

Mi Xiangxiang sneered: "Isn't it just love? As soon as I mentioned your mother, you turned against me, and when I talked about these things, you were more interested than anyone else."

Qiu Yi lowered his head and chuckled, rubbing his fingers lightly on the edge of the white porcelain bowl without saying a word.

Mi Xiangxiang sighed: "Originally, it was your mother who committed the sins herself. She reaped the fruits of her own evil deeds, causing you to suffer for so many years. Fortunately, the old man of the Qiu family took you away early, otherwise I don't know what would have happened now."

Perhaps thinking of the unpleasant things that happened in the Qiu family's house in the past, Mi Xiangxiang's face was also a little sad: "I don't have such lofty goals as the old man of the Qiu family. I just hope that you can live a peaceful life. Since you two have come together, I don't want to say anything. Just do whatever you want!"

"Thank you, sister!" Qiu Yi smiled, and his smile was as dazzling as the little sun, as if the person who was glaring at Mi Xiangxiang ten minutes ago was not himself.

Mi Xiangxiang waved her hands and said in disgust: "I can't bear your thanks. Please don't hate me."

"Thank you, Sister Xiangxiang." Tao Luanxi also said this, thanking Mi Xiangxiang from the bottom of his heart for not making things difficult for them.

Mi Xiangxiang turned her head, looked at Tao Luanxi deeply, and said to him: "You are a good child. If you hadn't met Qiu Yi, you would have had a good life."

This was a very subtle statement, and it seemed to have a lot of meaning. Tao Luanxi pondered for a long time, slightly opening her mouth, not knowing how to answer. After thinking for a long time without an answer, Tao Luanxi simply pursed her lips and smiled: "I want to give it a try."

Mi Xiangxiang smiled, walked forward and touched Tao Luanxi's head: "I have always regarded Qiu Yi as my brother. Later, he brought you here, and you called me sister, so I also regarded you as my brother. No matter what happens in the future, I hope you will be well."

Tao Luanxi's heart warmed up and his nose felt a little sour. He was never a crybaby. He clenched his fists to suppress the sour feeling and said seriously, "Thank you."

Even after leaving the house, Tao Luanxi still reached out and touched the place on her head where Mi Xiangxiang had just touched her, with a little shyness and excitement on her face: "Except for my mother, no girl has ever touched my head like this before."

Qiu Yi glanced at him and said coldly: "I have touched it before, but I'm really embarrassed. I'm not a woman."

Tao Luanxi was still stroking the hair at the back of his head. When he heard Qiu Yi's words, he looked up at Qiu Yi's profile. As usual, he had a handsome face with a hint of rebelliousness. He looked arrogant, but his tone was sour as if he was possessed by lemon spirit. Tao Luanxi smiled and leaned against Qiu Yi. The two of them put their arms together. Tao Luanxi tilted his head and said, "Do you want to touch me?"

Qiu Yi stretched out his hand, grabbed Tao Luanxi's shoulders, and pecked Tao Luanxi lightly on the cheek.

There were few people in the alley, and the two of them were not in a hurry to go back to school, so they walked back and forth along the alley. Tao Luanxi thought of the scar on Qiu Yi's lower back that he had seen last time, and then thought about what Mi Xiangxiang said today -

"The scar on your lower back...was it caused by your mother?"

Qiu Yi nodded, and Tao Luanxi looked into the other person's eyes carefully. There seemed to be no sign of anger, and he spoke calmly as if he was talking about someone else's business.

"She treated you badly?"

Qiu Yi smiled and did not answer the question. Instead, he said, "I don't think I have ever told you about my family affairs."

Tao Luanxi nodded.

"Curious?"

Tao Luanxi stopped talking. He was very curious, but since this was someone else's family affair, he didn't feel comfortable asking.

"Be good," Qiu Yi's voice was hoarse and low, "Tell me that you like Qiu Yi the most in the world, and I will tell you everything."

Tao Luanxi glared and immediately retorted: "I said I want to hear it?"

Qiu Yi pinched Tao Luanxi's face in frustration and said, "You're faster than anyone else at going off topic. Is that the point?"

"No," Tao Luanxi answered quickly, "But this sentence is not quite right. The people I love most in the world are my parents, my silly girl, and the two pots of flowers on our balcony. You don't know where they are ranked. If I say this, my mother will be sad."

“…”

Tao Luanxi blinked, his expression serious and innocent. Qiu Yi's face was full of black lines. Well, not only did he not even have to go with the dog, but in other people's hearts, plants ranked ahead of him.

Qiu Yi waved his hands, indicating that he didn't want to argue about these things with his lover, but the next second he was pushed against the wall.

Tao Luanxi was not as tall as Qiu Yi, so she stood on tiptoe and put her chin on Qiu Yi's shoulder, with half of her body weight on Qiu Yi. Because of this, the two of them were very close, face to face, and their breaths entangled. Tao Luanxi's face was slightly hot, and she leaned close to Qiu Yi's ear and said word by word the words that the other person wanted to hear most. After she finished speaking, she still felt that she was being taken advantage of, so she opened her mouth and bit Qiu Yi's earlobe.

The bite was a bit heavy. Tao Luanxi stepped back and took a look. The bright teeth mark on the earlobe was particularly noticeable.

Qiu Yi gently held Tao Luanxi's waist and used a little strength to lift him up to facilitate the other party's movements. Even though he was bitten unexpectedly, he endured it without saying a word. When Tao Luanxi retreated, Qiu Yi smiled and said, "Baby is really passionate."

This sentence was extremely ambiguous both in terms of wording and tone. Tao Luanxi pursed her lips to prevent her shyness from revealing her love, while in her heart she cursed Qiu Yi as an old hooligan.

The "old rogue" reluctantly let go of the hand that was around Tao Luanxi's waist, and carefully helped Tao Luanxi pull up the clothes that were rubbed against her when she moved back.

"Keep your promise!" Tao Luanxi reminded him hastily, fearing that the other party would take advantage of him.

Qiu Yi hesitated for a moment and said, "Where should I start?"

"Start with what you think is acceptable!" Although Tao Luanxi wanted to understand Qiu Yi's past, she couldn't bear to let Qiu Yi recall the painful experience. Tao Luanxi lowered her eyes and reached out to hold the other's hand.

Qiu Yi shook his hand back, as if to comfort him. He smiled and said, "This story won't be a good one no matter where I start."

Mi Xiangxiang said that Qiu Yi's mother was a bastard, and she was absolutely right.

Perhaps because she was born into a wealthy family and was beautiful, Qiu Yunzhi's early life was a dissolute life that outsiders could not imagine. Perhaps this dissolute lifestyle was ingrained in her bones. Even after marrying into the Qiu family for a business alliance, Qiu Yunzhi's life remained as dissolute as ever for more than a decade.

The husband's family was also a well-known and prominent family in the local area. Both of them knew the nature of this marriage very well. Even though they each had their own affairs, on the surface, the couple respected each other and always presented an image of a loving couple to the outside world. If Qiu Yi had not been born, this marriage would probably have always been like this.

It was a happy thing that his wife was pregnant. The two families jointly released a news release. The couple took a few photos with a smile in front of the background. After the photos, one flew to France and the other to Hawaii. The next time they met was when Qiu Yunzhi gave birth.

Two wealthy families got married, and a little boy was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. All the major media were waiting outside to get the first-hand news, but they didn't know that inside the hospital, both families had grim faces when they held the paternity test results.

A month later, Qiu Yunzhi announced her divorce, and the cooperation between the two companies collapsed. The other party even implemented various commercial suppression on the Qiu family. The Qiu family's industry suffered huge losses, and naturally everyone was very dissatisfied with Qiu Yunzhi.

Qiu Yunzhi suddenly fell from the cloud. She was angry and had no place to vent her anger, so she turned her anger towards her son who didn't even know who his biological father was.

Qiu Yi's childhood was filled with all kinds of sharp shouting, scolding, beatings and beatings, and it was common for him to have facial injuries. At that time, Mi Xiangxiang often followed her mother to Qiu Yunzhi's residence and secretly gave Qiu Yi a lot of help.

When Qiu Yi was ten years old, Qiu Yunzhi got drunk and hit Qiu Yi, who was playing with toys with his back to her, with a chair. This hit almost made Qiu Yi spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.

The head of the Qiu family finally couldn't stand it anymore, and after Qiu Yi recovered from his illness, Qiu Mingde personally took Qiu Yi to the Qiu family's old house. From then on, the mother and son rarely had the chance to meet.

Qiu Yi pursed his lips when he said this, feeling that it was particularly boring. Seeing that it was already half dark outside, the dim street lights shone on the two of them, as if they were covered with a layer of oil stains.

Qiu Yi feels tired and he can no longer remember most of his childhood experiences. The Qiu family's psychiatrist said that this is the body's self-protection mechanism. For those painful memories, the body chooses to forget them to reduce the pain.

Qiu Yi almost said "Bullshit!" at that time. If possible, he would like to remember it well, remember how much pain he was in, and then he clearly realized that he was still alive.

"Maybe next time. I'm a little..."

As soon as Qiu Yi finished speaking, Tao Luanxi hugged him to his chest, and a faint sense of wetness began to spread on his school uniform.

Qiu Yi touched his head and smiled helplessly: "I didn't cry, why are you crying?"

"I didn't cry!" Tao Luanxi protested in a nasal voice, adding: "What's there to cry about?"

Qiu Yi lowered his head, rested his chin lightly on Tao Luanxi's head, and stroked his back from time to time.

"Can I see your scar?" Tao Luanxi looked up at him, with a few drops of water on her eyelashes.

Qiu Yi couldn't refuse, so he turned around and lifted the hem of his clothes. The air was slightly cool at night, and Tao Luanxi stroked the scar over and over again. He rested his head on Qiu Yi's back and kissed him through the fabric.

"I don't want you to feel any pain, Qiu Yi."

"Now, no one can make me feel pain except you."

The author has something to say: The last two sentences feel weird after I wrote them, please think about them carefully.