Chapter 46: Spoiled and Proud
It was around five in the morning when we got back to Huaicheng. When the car drove into Qingping Garden, Qi Xing suddenly said, "The sun is coming out."
Ye Xingzhou opened his eyes in the passenger seat and saw through the car window that a corner of the dark sky ahead was already showing signs of dawn.
After watching quietly for a while, he heard Qi Xing's laughter beside him: "Being able to see the first ray of morning light on New Year's Day means you will definitely have good luck this year. Wish you good luck and prosperity."
Ye Xingzhou picked up his phone and, for the first time in his thirty years of life, took a picture of the scenery.
Ten minutes later, the car stopped in front of a small building in the park, which was where Qi Xing stayed overnight every time he came here.
The housekeeper of Qingping Garden was waiting here to greet them and told them that Mr. Chen had not woken up yet, so he asked them to rest first and then go over to have lunch with Mr. Chen at noon.
Qi Xing got off the car, stretching lazily. He was actually in good spirits, having slept almost all the way back, and only exchanged blows with Ye Xingzhou in the last hour. Although his back shoulder still ached slightly, it was not impossible for him to fight Ye Xingzhou for another three hundred rounds.
So when the housekeeper politely told Ye Xingzhou that the accommodation arranged for him was next door, he turned around, hooked his finger at Ye Xingzhou, and took him to his place.
After being pulled and tugged, they fell into the bed. Ye Xingzhou's tie just happened to hang on Qi Xing's face, making it a little itchy. Qi Xing secretly complained that this man was too pretentious. He had to wear a suit even though he had traveled thousands of miles to send him off during the New Year. He opened his mouth and bit him.
He bit a piece of his tie and pulled the man closer, his eyes full of provocative interest.
Ye Xingzhou took advantage of the situation and looked down at him for a moment, then lowered his head and put his tongue into his mouth through his tie.
In the end, they only fought for one round. Qi Xingxian couldn't hold on any longer, so he rolled the quilt over himself, turned over and fell asleep.
Ye Xingzhou lit a cigarette, smoked it quietly, took a shower, and went out to see Old Chen.
Old Chen had just woken up and was having breakfast. When he saw Ye Xingzhou coming over, he asked him to sit down with him and asked him with a smile, "Aren't you tired after driving all night? Qi Xing fell asleep, right? Don't you need to rest?"
Ye Xingzhou said calmly: "Fortunately, I can hold on."
It doesn't matter to him how many hours he sleeps a day. As long as he wants, he can always find a way to keep himself focused.
Old Chen picked up the teapot and poured him a cup of tea himself: "Did you go over there to see Qi Xing's parents?"
"Qi Xing had a conflict with his parents and went to his cousin's house alone. I picked him up at his cousin's house." Ye Xingzhou said.
Mr. Chen looked up at him and said, "You said before that we were just friends. What about now?"
Ye Xingzhou replied calmly: "Whether it is or not, it needs to be determined by Qi Xingxing."
Mr. Chen: "I thought you were the more proactive one."
"If I'm the only one leading him from the beginning to the end, it's not fair to me, nor to him." Ye Xingzhou picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly, his expression calm, "Let's wait until he figures it out."
"But you won't give Qi Xing any other choice," Elder Chen saw through him at a glance, "You never even thought of giving him any other choice."
Ye Xingzhou did not deny: "I hope you understand."
Perhaps it should be a request, but his tone was exceptionally strong, even when facing a figure like Mr. Chen.
"If I said I didn't understand or didn't agree, you probably wouldn't care. Even if Qi Xing's parents insisted on opposing it, you wouldn't take it to heart at all."
"I don't want it to come to that."
"What if it happens?"
"I insist, too."
Ye Xingzhou's attitude was clear. Old Chen sighed, "If you ask me to be honest, I do think that you, or your family, are too complicated and not suitable for Qi Xing."
Ye Xingzhou: "I can protect him."
"When Qi Xing was in middle school, his father had just established himself in the business world in Huaicheng. He was at his most proud. For a while, the old man became too arrogant and didn't listen to my advice. He acted radically and offended many people, which led to Qi Xing being kidnapped. He disappeared for five days. The police had no clue. In the end, I used my connections to find him."
Ye Xingzhou frowned slightly, and Old Chen continued, "Fortunately, the kid only suffered some external injuries, nothing serious. He was also very carefree, and forgot about it in a few days. He didn't have any psychological trauma, but his father changed since then. He learned to take care of the family, and his business methods became low-key and gentle. The couple felt guilty about Qi Xing, and they always spoiled him. In some aspects, they were very strict with him, requiring him to go home on time every night. Even though he is in his twenties now, they still set up curfew for him. It was all because of what happened back then. After all, they only have Qi Xing as their precious son."
"As for me, I have had a pretty good life. The only regret is that I have few relatives. When I got old, I only had Qi Xing as my adopted grandson. I treated him like my own grandson and would give him whatever he wanted. He said he liked men and I supported him. The only thing I worry about is that he won't find a good man and will be harmed by others."
Ye Xingzhou insisted: "No, I can protect him."
It is still this sentence, resounding.
Old Chen stared at his eyes. Ye Xingzhou was not wearing glasses today, which was indeed different from usual. Although this man is young, the courage and determination in his eyes are something that Mr. Chen has rarely seen in other people in his entire life. Therefore, he is optimistic about him, invests in him, introduces him to connections, and helps him to make further progress.
If there was anything bad, it was that Ye Xingzhou's strength was mixed with a cruelty that he tried to conceal but couldn't. He didn't care about it before, and even felt that evil also had its good points, but when it came to Qi Xing, he couldn't help but worry.
He used to hope that Qi Xing could be friends with Ye Xingzhou, hoping that the boy would improve his skills and temper a little, and if he really made trouble with Ye Xingzhou, he would be there to clean up the mess, but it was definitely not the ambiguous friendship they have now.
Once feelings are involved, it is not something that outsiders can interfere with. Even he, the godfather, or Qi Xing's parents, can't do anything.
The grandson-in-law mentioned before was just a joke. A person like Ye Xingzhou is far better as an opponent than as a family member, especially as a son-in-law.
Although Qi Xing is not a girl, it doesn't make much difference. But this matter is no longer useful even if he or Qi Ronghua and his wife object.
"I heard from people that Lin Hongfei from the Lin family staked all his fortune and invested in a state-owned enterprise in Chongjiang City. Was it you who introduced him to this?" Old Chen suddenly changed the subject and talked about something else.
Ye Xingzhou nodded calmly: "Yes."
"Did you do this on purpose?" Elder Chen examined his expression but could see nothing. "Since you said you were friends with Teacher Lin, why did you do this?"
"There are no friends in the business world. I don't think Mr. Chen should ask such a question." Ye Xingzhou remained calm.
"Maybe I'm old, but I still think it's better to forgive others when you can. Qi Xing's father also learned from his mistakes," said Mr. Chen, shaking his head slightly. "What if the target is Qi Xing's company? Would you also think that friends are not needed in the business world?"
Ye Xingzhou: "I won't do anything that will make Qi Xing unhappy."
He does things without any scruples, does not know how to restrain himself, and only puts profit first, but for Qi Xing, he is willing to make concessions.
Mr. Chen was silent for a moment and stopped asking: "Have breakfast, the food is getting cold."
Ye Xingzhou said, "Qi Xing was hit on the back by his father with a stool last night. The bruise on the back of his shoulder is very serious. When he wakes up, we will ask a doctor to come and take a look. Please also tell his father not to do this again next time."
Old Chen frowned when he heard that. He could tell that Ye Xingzhou's voice was not polite and contained some dissatisfaction with Qi Ronghua. The cooperative relationship between Ye's and Ronghua Capital was insignificant. His respect for Qi Ronghua was probably based on the fact that he was Qi Xing's father. If Qi Ronghua treated Qi Xing badly, he would no longer have this respect.
Old Chen couldn't blame anything. He understood Qi Ronghua's rage, but if Qi Xing was really hurt, he would also trouble that old guy, not to mention Ye Xingzhou: "After breakfast, I'll call him and tell him that Qi Xing is here, and I'll remind him about this."
Ye Xingzhou nodded: "Thank you."
Old Chen held his breath in a daze. Not only was Ye Xingzhou rude to Qi Ronghua, he was becoming increasingly rude to him. This "thank you" seemed polite, but in fact it completely classified Qi Xing as part of his own side, as if he and Qi Ronghua were outsiders.
I don't know what's wrong with this brat Qi Xing, he just fell in love with this girl. He said he didn't like her, but the girl was easily abducted away. The cabbages they raised with great care were eventually eaten by pigs.
Qi Xing slept until almost noon. When he moved, Ye Xingzhou beside him also opened his eyes. Qi Xing was still a little confused. He reached for the phone on the bedside table to check the time. It was already past eleven o'clock.
He tried to sit up but the movement was too big, which affected the injury on his back and his waist which was sore from overuse. He let out a wail and fell back into the bed, and was caught by Ye Xingzhou.
He gasped in pain. Ye Xingzhou held him and looked at his back carefully. The bruises were more obvious than last night and seemed to have expanded. "Does it hurt?"
Qi Xing was about to cry: "It's all your fault, you bastard."
"You didn't awaken to your sexual orientation because of me, and you said it had nothing to do with me when you came out." Ye Xingzhou reminded him coldly.
Qi Xing shut up instantly.
Will you die if you say something nice so early in the morning? Well, it's midday.
This person must have been possessed by someone else last night. After the magic time was over, his original character returned.
Ye Xingzhou held him down and asked someone to call a doctor.
There were medical staff stationed in Qingping Garden. They came to check Qi Xing and confirmed that he had no fractures. They prescribed some blood-activating and blood-stasis-removing medicines and reminded him not to do any big movements and to rest more in the next few days. That was all.
Qi Xing reluctantly lay on the bed. Ye Xingzhou poured the medicine into his palm and rubbed it to massage him. The feeling of ice and fire made him hum constantly. Sometimes he complained that Ye Xingzhou pressed too hard, and sometimes he thought he was not strong enough and was very difficult to serve.
His appearance coupled with these words was enough to arouse people's imagination, but the smell of the ointment was too pungent, and all the ambiguous thoughts disappeared.
Ye Xingzhou's hand stroked Qi Xing's shoulder again and again, staring at his narrowed eyes, and for no reason he thought of a cat he had raised as a child.
It was a wild cat, and very beautiful. He was still in the orphanage at that time. The wild cats often climbed over the wall to ask him for food. When they were hungry, they tried their best to act cute and coquettish, lying on the ground with their belly open for him to touch. When they were full, they would immediately turn their faces away and walk away with a proud cat step.
Occasionally, when the wild cat was in a good mood, it would catch some birds, mice and the like and give them to him. From time to time, it would climb on him and roll over and over, tearing and trampling his few clothes until they were dirty and worn, and it enjoyed this.
Later, the cat was thrown to death by other children in the orphanage. He buried the cat himself and designed a plan to make the other child fall from the second floor and break a leg.
That was the first time he did not suppress the evil in his nature.
From that day on, no one else in the orphanage dared to mess with him or touch his things, and he never kept a cat again.
Qi Xing noticed something and looked back at him: "What are you thinking about?"
Ye Xingzhou increased the strength of his hands and pressed harder. Qi Xing took a breath and glared at him: "Are you taking revenge on purpose?"
Ye Xingzhou let go of his hand and reminded him: "Now that you know it hurts, be careful and don't always hurt yourself."
Qi Xing said angrily: "My dad smashed this, what can I do? Should I fight him?"
Ye Xingzhou: "You can hide, but if you can't hide you can run. Don't be so stupid as to think you can be a good son and let him beat you."
"I tried to dodge but failed, and I ran away. If I didn't run away, I would not just be hit in this place. I'm not stupid, so I wouldn't stand there waiting for him. Do you have to call me stupid?" Qi Xing muttered a few words, then felt it was boring and lay back down.
Ye Xingzhou didn't say anything else. Jing Jing helped him apply the medicine and patted his waist gently: "Go wash up and have lunch."
Qi Xing was busy playing with his phone and didn't want to pay attention to him.
Ye Xingzhou stood up and washed his hands first.
When he came back, he saw Qi Xing lying in a daze, not even playing with his phone. Ye Xingzhou sat over to him, stretched out his hand to pinch his face, and asked him to look at him: "Are you angry?"
Qi Xing waved his hands in annoyance. Ye Xingzhou kept staring at him, so he said unhappily, "Young Master Ye is so fierce. I was the one who got hurt, and you still lectured me with a stern face."
Ye Xingzhou: "Am I fierce?"
Qi Xing: "Aren't you fierce?"
"Just saying a few words to you is called fierce?" Ye Xingzhou said with a smile, "What do you call this, Young Master Qi? Being spoiled and arrogant? Have you seen what I really look like when I'm fierce?"
Qi Xing blushed: "You are the one who is arrogant because of your favor, stop talking nonsense."
Ye Xingzhou: "If this isn't being arrogant because of being favored, then what is this?"
Qi Xing was stumped by his question. It seemed that he really could not stand Ye Xingzhou speaking harshly to him. If others said things he didn't like, he would definitely roll his eyes and say "What the hell is it to you", and then do what he had to do. Even if his parents said it, he could just ignore it in one ear and out the other, but Ye Xingzhou couldn't do that.
After a long while, he finally said, "Then please say something nice. I'll let it go this time. I'll reluctantly not argue with you."
Ye Xingzhou didn't remind him that this behavior was not just about taking advantage of his favor, but also about taking advantage of others: "What's so nice about that?"
Qi Xing: "Think about it yourself."
Ye Xingzhou looked at him and didn't say anything immediately.
The only person he could indulge like this, apart from the wild cat back then, was Qi Xing.
Even during the time when his relationship with Lin Zhinian was the best, they were always very cautious in their interactions. No one could make him angry or laugh like Qi Xing, or make him feel that he could still find his empathy as a human being.
The only person he wanted to protect was Qi Xing.
Qi Xing didn't know about his complicated feelings. He thought he didn't want to pay attention to him. He was about to turn his head away angrily. Ye Xingzhou finally spoke: "You can be arrogant if you want to rely on your favor. It's up to you."
Qi Xing: "Is that a nice thing to say?"
Well, it does sound better than before.
Ye Xingzhou suddenly bent down, came closer, and rubbed his nose against his. Without waiting for Qi Xing to react, he stood up and stepped back, reminding him again: "Your grandfather has sent someone to urge you, hurry up and get up."
After saying that, he turned around to get his clothes first. Qi Xing was stunned for a while, his eyes unconsciously following Ye Xingzhou's back. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and press his chest.
My heart is beating so fast. Damn, Ye Xingzhou is such a bastard. It's so unfair. Where did he learn this...
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