Chapter 69 Promise
Qi Xing slept for more than two hours and woke up. It was still dark. They were still on the highway. Except for the occasional large truck whizzing past, they were the only ones there.
He sat up and rubbed his sore neck. Ye Xingzhou looked ahead and reminded him, "It's still early. You should sleep a little longer."
"Switch hands, or you'll have to stay up all night again."
Ye Xingzhou turned his gaze and saw that Qi Xing looked determined. He said nothing more and parked the car in the emergency lane.
Five minutes later, Qi Xing glanced at the car navigation system, restarted the car, and reminded Ye Xingzhou: "It will take more than three hours. Go to sleep. I'll call you when we get there."
Ye Xingzhou leaned back in his seat and said only one sentence: "Drive slower."
After the car drove out, Qi Xing looked back at the people around him several times. Ye Xingzhou was sleeping very lightly and silently.
"Stop staring at me and focus on driving."
Ye Xingzhou reminded him in a hoarse voice with his eyes closed.
Qi Xing's gaze fell back to the front and he drove absent-mindedly.
He suddenly thought that he and Ye Xingzhou had been together for such a long time, but Ye Xingzhou always seemed to go to bed later than him and wake up earlier than him. He had never let him see him asleep, and at most he would just close his eyes and rest beside him.
This person is energetic and alert most of the time, but he seems to have overlooked that Ye Xingzhou is also a human being, not a machine or a god, and it is impossible for him not to be tired.
Their destination was a county-level city in a neighboring province. When they arrived, it was already daybreak, past eight o'clock.
There was no need for Qi Xing to call him. After getting off the highway, Ye Xingzhou heard some movement outside the car window and immediately opened his eyes. Qi Xing looked back at him again, suspecting that this bastard had not slept for even a minute.
"Change it back, you don't know the way." Ye Xingzhou took a sip of water and gestured to him.
"Ye Xingzhou..."
"Um?"
His eyes met Qi Xing's and he hesitated for a moment, but the words came to his lips but he gave up. He switched back to the passenger seat and reminded Ye Xingzhou: "Let's find this place to have breakfast first. I'm hungry."
This kid is always the most honest when he is hungry. Eating is more important than anything else to him. Ye Xingzhou seemed to smile and drove forward.
He took Qi Xing to a roadside breakfast shop that had been open for many years and was doing a booming business. When they parked the car, many people who came to eat looked at them intentionally or unintentionally. Ye Xingzhou looked calm and took Qi Xing to find an empty seat to sit down, and ordered something from the waiter who came over.
Qi Xing turned his head and looked around, somewhat surprised: "Father, you actually come to a place like this to eat?"
"When I was a child, I lived nearby. Every morning after buying groceries with my mother, we would come here to have breakfast." Ye Xingzhou said casually, helping him break open the disposable chopsticks.
Qi Xing was stunned: "Then why did you go to Huaicheng again?"
Ye Xingzhou: "When I was six or seven years old, my mother took me to Huaicheng so that I could receive a better education."
Then in less than two years, he became an orphan and entered an orphanage over there. If he had a choice, he might have preferred to stay here. But if he didn't go to Huaicheng, he wouldn't meet Qi Xing.
The breakfast they ordered was delivered, and Ye Xingzhou ate in silence.
Qi Xing, however, had no appetite: "...Are there any other relatives in your mother's family?"
"After Ye Chonglin left, my grandfather went to Huaicheng to seek justice from him, but he died in a car accident on the way back. My grandmother also died of illness within two years. My mother was their only daughter, and the other relatives were relatively distant and we didn't have much contact."
Ye Xingzhou's tone was very flat. Qi Xing was unsure how much pain the past events had left in his heart. He wanted to comfort him, but felt that so many years had passed and nothing he said would be of much use.
"Ye Xingzhou, are you saying this because you want me to pity you?"
Ye Xingzhou raised his eyes and saw Qi Xing looking at him cautiously. Even his eyes were very similar to the cat he raised when he was a child, ignorant, with a little doubt, and everything was clear.
"Yes." Ye Xingzhou did not deny it.
Qi Ronghua said, "It's either me or him." If he insists, he actually has no chance of winning against Qi Xing.
His only bargaining chip is Qi Xing's reluctance to let him go, his love for him, and his pity and sympathy for him.
Of course there are other ways. If he wants something or someone, he can always get it by using the most drastic means, but he doesn't want to use those on Qi Xing again.
Qi Xing licked the oil on the corner of his mouth: "Okay, you win."
Ye Xingzhou raised his eyebrows, and Qi Xing patted his shoulder with his paw: "Godfather, be more confident. Brother Qi said he would not abandon you, and he must keep his word."
Although he was careless, he was not really stupid, and now he seemed to be able to figure out Ye Xingzhou's thoughts more and more. After a little thought, he understood the purpose of Ye Xingzhou bringing him here and saying these things.
Ye Xingzhou brushed his hand away: "There is oil."
Qi Xing: “…”
A pretentious man can only be affectionate for three seconds, and he will die if he continues for one second longer.
Qi Xing laughed dryly and changed the subject: "Where was your home near here when you were a child? Where exactly? Take me to see it?"
Ye Xingzhou: "There's nothing to see. It was demolished a long time ago and a shopping mall has been built now."
Qi Xing: "What about kindergarten? You went to kindergarten here, right? Do you have any photos of your naked butt that I can see?"
Ye Xingzhou: “No.” The rejection was merciless.
Qi Xing made a "tsk" sound, lowered his head and ate with big mouthfuls. He shouldn't have felt sorry for this bastard, not at all!
After breakfast, they went directly to the cemetery outside the city. Before getting in the car, Qi Xing saw the flower shop across the street and suggested, "We can't go empty-handed. I have to buy a bouquet of flowers for my mother-in-law."
When the clerk heard that they were going to pay respect to their deceased loved ones, he helped them pick out a bunch of white chrysanthemums. When paying the bill, Qi Xing casually asked, "If I buy flowers for my wife, what kind of flowers would be most suitable?"
The shop girl smiled and said, "Of course they are roses. The champagne roses at the door just arrived this morning. They are very fresh and blooming beautifully."
Hearing the words "champagne roses", Qi Xing suddenly felt guilty and subconsciously glanced at Ye Xingzhou. Ye Xingzhou glanced at the flower with disgust, and said, "I'm going to drive, hurry up," and left.
Qi Xing quickly paid the bill. The girl asked him if he wanted the champagne roses again. Qi Xing was not interested: "No, my wife ran away. I'll just have this bouquet of white chrysanthemums."
Sitting in the car, he took the initiative and said, "Ye Xingzhou, are you jealous? I gave the flowers to Teacher Lin and you threw them away. You couldn't have been targeting me at that time, right?"
Ye Xingzhou ignored him, tapping the steering wheel with his fingers while driving, thinking about this problem himself.
Saying that Lin Zhinian threw away the flowers because he was allergic to them was just a random excuse. He was probably a little unhappy at the time after he realized that he had feelings for Qi Xing.
"Yeah." He nodded casually.
Qi Xing was already looking down at his phone, and was very surprised when he heard this: "Really?"
Ye Xingzhou turned his head and looked at him: "Not bad."
Oh, I just fell in love with his face.
"Don't mention your teacher Lin in front of me in the future, and contact him less often." Ye Xingzhou reminded him.
Qi Xing: "It's so sour."
After returning from the United States, his relationship with Lin Zhinian was indeed better than before. They would occasionally like each other's posts on WeChat Moments, but that was all. What did he call him Teacher Lin? How could Ye Xingzhou have the nerve to say such things?
Well, it's a changing of times.
"Then Ye Xingzhou, do you want me to give you flowers?"
"Vulgar."
"…you tasteless bastard."
Half an hour later, they arrived at the place.
The cemeteries in this kind of small city are not big. Ye Xingzhou's mother and grandparents are buried here together. The tomb Ye Xingzhou built for them is not luxurious, but the location is good, in a very quiet place on the mountain.
Qi Xing put down the flowers and looked at the woman in the photo on the tombstone. She was very young and beautiful. Ye Xingzhou looked 70% like his mother. No wonder he looked much more handsome than the three brothers of the Ye family.
Ye Xingzhou said nothing, he squatted down and pulled out the weeds around the tombstone.
Qi Xing stepped forward, clasped his hands together, bowed three times and said, "Auntie, my name is Qi Xing, I am seven years younger than Ye Xingzhou. Although I am a man, you won't object to my relationship with Ye Xingzhou, right? I like him very much. In this world, besides you, I am probably the only one who likes him the most, so you have to give him to me reluctantly. I promised him that I would never let anyone bully him in the future. Now I promise you again, as long as I, Qi Xing, am here, even if the sky falls, I will jump up to help Ye Xingzhou first, and I will never let him suffer or be wronged again."
Ye Xingzhou turned around to look at him. Qi Xing was smiling when he said these words, but his eyes were extremely sincere. He was seriously making a promise to his mother.
Ye Xingzhou never believed in the promises he made to others. Ye Chonglin had never fulfilled any of the sweet words he had promised to his mother. So when Qi Xing asked him if he could say something else on the wedding day, he only said the two words "I love you". He would only say what he was sure he could do at the moment.
But today, when Qi Xing stood in front of his mother's tombstone and said these words in a joking tone, he believed it.
Qi Xing said it, so he believed it.
When coming down from the mountain, Qi Xing sighed: "My mother-in-law is so gentle and beautiful, she will definitely not object to our relationship. Just now, after I finished speaking, the wind blew a petal into my hand. It must be that my mother-in-law agreed."
Ye Xingzhou: "Mother-in-law? Wasn't she mother-in-law before?"
Qi Xing: "Shh, grandma can hear you here, I'm just giving you face."
They had already walked to the car door, and Ye Xingzhou suddenly stopped and turned to look at him.
The scorching sunlight fell into Qi Xing's smiling eyes, casting a strange color on his irises.
Ye Xingzhou looked straight into those eyes, reached out to pull him closer, and tilted his head to kiss him.
It was rare for Ye Xingzhou's kiss to be so unhurried and non-aggressive. His tongue licked every part between the lips and teeth carefully, and could even be described as gentle and affectionate.
Qi Xing stared at him, his breath was especially hot so close to him, but the expression on Ye Xingzhou's face was full of piety and concentration.
This guy really knows how to make his heart flutter, Qi Xing thought secretly, and suddenly he felt a pain in his lower lip as Ye Xingzhou bit him lightly.
"Focus."
Ye Xingzhou reminded him.
Qi Xing: "Who wants to kiss you like this?"
He murmured these words vaguely with their lips pressed against each other, then he opened the car door, pushed Ye Xingzhou into the back seat, climbed in as well, sat on top of him, grabbed Ye Xingzhou's collar, and kissed him passionately.
Lips and tongues push, entangle, collide and dance together; this kissing rhythm is more suitable for them.
Ye Xingzhou raised one hand, pressed hard on the back of Qi Xing's head, and pushed him towards himself.
Ever since Qi Xing asked him eagerly at the breakfast shop if he wanted him to pity her, Ye Xingzhou had wanted to kiss him.
But such a kiss was not enough. The passionate and raging love hit his internal organs. For the first time, Ye Xingzhou realized that his heart could also beat so vigorously.
They kissed until they were both a little out of breath before they separated. Qi Xing held Ye Xingzhou's head and kissed him again and again, smacking his lips: "It's a pity that it's broad daylight, and people can come here at any time. Otherwise, we can have a wild fight."
Ye Xingzhou closed his eyes and said in a tired voice: "Let's go and look somewhere else."
Qi Xing stared into his eyes. Ye Xingzhou usually didn't wear glasses in front of him, so he could clearly see the fatigue in this man's eyes. Maybe he would hide it in the past, but now Ye Xingzhou can reveal some real emotions in front of him. Just like at this moment, Ye Xingzhou's eyes are dark and there are red bloodshot in the corners of his eyes. Maybe he is indeed tired.
Qi Xing still sat on him without moving: "Ye Xingzhou, on the way here just now, were you not asleep at all?"
Ye Xingzhou looked a little distracted and nodded slightly.
Qi Xing: "Can't sleep? I don't think I've ever asked you if you have insomnia?"
Ye Xingzhou: "Not bad."
"I don't believe it." Qi Xing raised his hand and pinched his face, "Tell the truth."
Ye Xingzhou grabbed his rebellious hand and said, "Sometimes, I am just used to light sleep."
"You will age quickly if you don't have deep sleep. You can't do this. Be careful or I'll dislike you in the future," Qi Xing said as he got off him, sat aside, patted his legs, and motioned for Ye Xingzhou to lie over. "Anyway, we're not in a hurry to go anywhere. Let's take a nap first. Come here."
Ye Xingzhou frowned, and Qi Xing urged him: "Hurry up."
Being stared at with a smile, Ye Xingzhou finally lay down, resting his head on Qi Xing's legs. He was probably not used to this position, and his body was a little stiff.
Qi Xing looked down at him, still smiling: "Let Brother Qi give you the warmth of love, ok?"
Ye Xingzhou had no expression on his face, but his brows gradually relaxed. He said helplessly, "Shut up."
Qi Xing refused: "You can't live longer by smoking and drinking coffee. Although it's not nice to curse you, I've said that if you become a short-lived ghost, I won't be a widow to you."
Ye Xingzhou still said the same two words: "Shut up."
Qi Xing finished laughing and said seriously, "My dad said I can't live without you. I don't think that's the case, but I think it would be boring to be without you. Living a life of debauchery and drunkenness like before is actually boring. At least I can do something serious by following you. So Ye Xingzhou, you have to take good care of yourself."
Ye Xingzhou hummed softly and put his arm across his eyes to block the emotions in his eyes so that Qi Xing could not see them.
Qi Xing patted his shoulder and said, "Go to sleep."
He took out his cell phone, turned it to silent mode and played games quietly.
After a while, when I looked down again, Ye Xingzhou's breathing had become steady and he was really asleep this time.
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