Chapter 9

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Ling Qing set down his coffee cup and stood up. “I will explain to the Young Master. Don’t worry, it’s not what you think.”

“That would be for the best.”

“I don’t mind if you tell him about our conversation today to him, but don’t tell anyone else, okay?”

“Rest assured, Madam. I am not that type of person.”

“I believe you.” Ling Qing smiled. “I’m going back to my room. I’d like to eat curry tonight, thanks.”

“Alright,” the steward responded respectfully.

When Yu Chen returned home from work, he noticed the house smelled strongly of curry. The steward had mentioned to him that Ling Bai had come over to see Ling Qing earlier this afternoon. Frowning, Yu Chen returned to his room to change his clothes.

When he returned downstairs and entered the kitchen, he found that Ling Qing was already seated in a dining room chair.

“Come sit,” Ling Qing motioned with his chin.

Yu Chen sat down across from him and asked, “I heard Ling Bai came this afternoon?”

“Yep.”

“What did you talk about?”

Ling Qing looked at him calmly, “Oh, he said that you were deeply in love with him, that he didn’t mean to have you fall for him, and that he wanted to have dinner with me.”

Yu Chen: …

Yu Chen had a headache.

“And what did you say?”

“What I said was more intense than him.” Ling Qing said with a face full of tranquility, “Wanna know? If you want to, come over here.”

“Just spit it out.”

“No, it was too shocking, the walls might have ears.”

Yu Chen looked at him doubtfully, “What in the world did you say?”

Ling Qing beckoned him, “Come here, I’ll tell you.”

Yu Chen didn’t move.

Seeing that he didn’t move, Ling Qing also made no effort to move and looked at him collectedly. Unable to bear it any longer, Yu Chen walked over and bent down to approach him.

“Speak.”

Reaching out, Ling Qing hooked an arm around his neck, pulling them close together as he whispered softly, “I said that I liked him. Then I told him a big secret.”

“What secret?”

“Xiao Bai isn’t the child of the Ling family.”

Yu Chen was shocked and looked at him in disbelief. “Ling Qing, you can’t just speak utter nonsense.”

“If I didn’t have proof, would I say this kind of thing?”

Yu Chen was unconvinced, “How did you know?”

Ling Qing had long since known. “When I was young, my mother once lost me. I was brought back, but I was very young and at that age, many children seemed alike. My mother believed my father had picked up a random child and that I was not her son.”

“Later, I learned of her suspicions and took a paternity test with everyone in the family. The results indicated that I was related to my parents but not Xiao Bai, so it was at that point that I knew.”

Yu Chen remained silent for a bit. “Do you still have a copy of the report?”

“Of course I didn’t keep it. What did I do with it? I burned it.”

“So this is why you used to bully Xiao Bai.”

Of course not. He was just making things up. The original owner had no clue that Xiao Bai wasn’t his brother.

“I bullied him because he bullied me. You only saw me bullying him but didn’t see him bullying me.”

At these words, Yu Chen had nothing to say.

Ling Qing glanced at him, “Now you and I both know, the steward knows, and Xiao Bai knows. This secret is limited to the few of us.”

“How does Uncle Wang know?”

“He was getting some things when he overheard,” Ling Qing explained, “But he promised not to tell anyone else.”

Yu Chen nodded, “It’s not good for too many people to know.”

Ling Qing shrugged. He didn’t care either way. “Well, I don’t really care.”

When he heard these words, Yu Chen couldn’t help but peer at him.

Ling Qing saw that he was puzzled, so he wrapped another arm around his neck and laughed. “Why are you looking at me like this? Did you suddenly discover that I’m actually a good person?”

Yu Chen: … He was actually thinking this.

Ling Qing had put on a great performance and his acting was bulletproof. He put on a perfect portrayal of one who knew long ago that his brother was not his own, yet never divulged the secret. Although he revealed it today, he didn’t intend to publicize it.

This surprised Yu Chen, who felt that for the first time, Ling Qing’s character wasn’t too bad. In fact, he was a bit more gentle and honest.

Nevertheless…

“You never told him before, so why did you decide to tell him today?”

“I…” Ling Qing started speaking when he heard the sound of tableware clattering on the table.

When he turned around, he saw the new chef Xiao Liu staring at them, stunned.

“I didn’t mean to interrupt, the meal was ready so I brought it. Please continue, don’t mind me, I’m leaving.” She finished speaking and rushed out.

Ling Qing and Yu Chen faced each other, dumbfounded. Ling Qing turned his head at the same time that Yu Chen happened to lower his, and as their eyes met, the tips of their noses inadvertently touched. The two were stunned.

The chef, Xiao Liu, had been preparing to bring the side dishes. When she arrived at the door, she happened to see this scene and ducked to the side.

“What are you standing there for? Why aren’t you delivering the food?” Steward Wang happened to see her and reprimanded loudly.

Xiao Liu looked at him and whispered, “Not now.”

“What’s wrong?”

“The Young Master and his wife are hugging and kissing. It’s not appropriate to enter at this time.”

Steward Wang: ???!!!

What did he just hear?

The Young Master was kissing Ling Qing?!

Impossible!

“Are you sure you weren’t mistaken?”

Xiao Liu nodded, “I’m sure. When I sent the main course in, the two of them were whispering and cuddling with each other.”

Steward Wang: …

Xiao Liu continued, sighing, “They’re newlyweds, so naturally they’re very intimate.”

Steward Wang: …

Steward Wang felt this newly recruited chef might have some vision problems.

“Just remember to deliver the meal,” he instructed, before turning away.

Xiao Liu nodded, not forgetting to peep at them to see if it was safe to enter.

Yu Chen was the first to react. He raised his hands and removed Ling Qing’s arms. “Let’s eat first.”

Ling Qing nodded with an “en.”

Seeing that the two had separated, Xiao Liu came in and gave them the side dish followed by some drinks and desserts. After she put everything down, she quickly retreated.

Ling Qing was very satisfied with the meal and felt that the dessert was pretty good. He even ate Yu Chen’s portion.

At this point, Yu Chen remembered his previous question and asked, “So why did you tell him today?”

“I don’t like him,” Ling Qing said, sipping black tea calmly, “I told him so he would stop bothering me.”

“You also said that you like him?”

“Yeah,” Ling Qing had no intention of hiding it. “He really likes to twist his words. It’s better if not only you like him, but I like him too. Isn’t it more exciting?”

Yu Chen didn’t quite comprehend what he was implying, so he explained, “The kind of like I have towards him is only that I like to protect him. I promised him back in our school days, that’s all.”

“You just want to protect him, but you don’t want to marry him?” Ling Qing was in disbelief. “Protection and possession, there’s a fine line between the two.”

Love that sprouted from protection, he had seen it many times.

Yu Chen was silent for a moment before he indifferently replied, “If I didn’t want to before, I don’t want to now.”

Ling Qing nodded and didn’t question him further.

Yu Chen watched him as he silently ate his dessert. “You don’t believe me?”

“I believe you.” Ling Qing looked at him, “Xiao Bai is like his name, a little blank emotionally and intellectually. If you want to hang yourself on this tree, who would stop you? I can’t and won’t stop you, I’ll just enjoy the show.”

Yu Chen: …

Ling Qing chuckled, “I just said all these things about him but you didn’t get mad. Seems you’ve really let him go.” He finished the last bite of cake and stood up. “I’m full. I’m going back.”

“The day after tomorrow, I’ll be taking a day off. We’ll go back home.”

“Go back home?”

—–

The author has something to say:

Ling Qing: ??? Where am I going home to?

Yu Chen: Going back to my parents house to see my parents~

Ling Qing: I don’t think we really need to.

Yu Chen: I think we really need to!

(Sharing the same bed will happen soon.)

[Small Theater]

Chef: Steward Wang, the Young Master and his wife have been eating for 30 minutes.

Steward: Are they done?

Chef: No, they’re kissing each other~

Steward: !!!

Chef: Newlyweds are so affectionate~

Steward: ???

Chef: They’re so sweet~

Steward: …

Steward: You’re blind!

A few days later.

Steward: I was blind!

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