In the spacious living room, Chu Qing and Qi Muyang each occupied a sofa, staring at each other with their eyes wide open. The sunlight outside the French window was bright, making the living room very bright, but it could not shine into the dark hearts of the two people.
At this moment, half an hour had passed since he hung up the phone with the property management. During this period, Qi Muyang tried to turn on the lights in the house countless times, but failed.
The two looked at each other in silence, and saw the clear depression in each other's eyes. After a while, Qi Muyang couldn't hold it anymore, and slapped the sofa and said angrily: "This is too much. He even schemed against his own wife and son! Do you have any humanity?"
“… I don’t know what to say. I can only admire his good memory.” Chu Qing said speechlessly. He is 41 years old and still remembers to assist his 18-year-old self. People with bad memory really can’t do this.
The little lamb of his parents was aroused to rebel. Qi Muyang asked angrily, "Mom, are we just going to give up? Go find him?"
"You can find me if you want. I don't want to find me." Chu Qing looked awkward. Although the truth had been thrown in her face, she still felt that it was extremely magical that she and Qi Weichen would be husband and wife in the future. Before she had sorted out her mood, she didn't want to see him at all.
Qi Muyang nodded: "Yes, we won't go to him. We must let him know that we are people with backbone. If he forces us like this, it will only backfire."
Chu Qing thought it made sense and agreed immediately: "That's right. Putting aside other reasons, we really can't compromise on this matter alone. Otherwise, he will use various means to threaten us in the future, and then we will have a hard time."
"Okay, then let's go to the hotel." Qi Muyang stood up and prepared to go into the house to find some clothes to take with him.
Chu Qing hurriedly called him: "Stay in a hotel? Do you have money?"
Qi Muyang was stunned: "Don't you have any money?"
"I've lent you all the money. Now I only have 300 left for food." Chu Qing looked innocent.
Qi Muyang opened his eyes wide: "I haven't borrowed all the money yet. Didn't I leave you a little over a thousand?"
"It's getting colder soon. I only have summer clothes, not even long pants or long sleeves. Now that it's getting colder, I have to buy everything at once," Chu Qing felt more and more pitiful. "I didn't dare to buy anything. I picked out cheap ones and bought a pair of pants and a sweatshirt. I don't even have a change of clothes."
"Fuck... Why are you so pitiful!" Qi Muyang immediately felt distressed, "Tell me, come back and get your clothes, your clothes are so expensive now, Daddy raised you like a princess."
"Don't mention those useless things. Let's not talk about whether it's not nice to just wear clothes without my consent when I'm 41. As for me, as an 18-year-old wearing 41-year-old clothes, don't you think it's weird?" Chu Qing glanced at him, and suddenly had an idea, "Qi Weichen has remembered the time travel for more than 20 years, and even at the age of 41, he still helps his 18-year-old self. Should I be the same?"
Qi Muyang was stunned for a moment, and his eyes lit up when he understood what she meant: "It's possible!"
Chu Qing snapped her fingers, walked around the living room, and finally her eyes fell on the drawer under the coffee table. She pointed at the drawer and said seriously, "I will start to remember it carefully now. After 20 years, I will leave 20,000 yuan for myself in this drawer. If I haven't forgotten it when I am 41 years old, there should be money in this drawer now."
She closed her eyes and frowned, mumbling a few words, then looked at Qi Muyang with confidence: "Go, open it."
"Okay!" Qi Muyang immediately ran to the drawer, holding his breath and solemnly pulling it open. For a moment, the expectations on the faces of the two people reached a peak -
Yet there was nothing inside.
The mother and son froze for a moment.
After an awkward silence, Qi Muyang struggled to comfort his old mother: "... My dad is a genius, so it's normal for him to remember."
Chu Qing was petrified for a long time, then punched the sofa with a look of grief and anger: "I knew I couldn't remember it!"
"It's okay, it's okay. No matter how smart he is, he will surrender to you as soon as you call him little darling. It's okay." Seeing that she was sad, Qi Muyang quickly increased his efforts to comfort her.
However, Chu Qing didn't want to appreciate it: "... Thank you." What little darling? This was definitely not a name she could call out.
Qi Muyang sighed: "What should we do now? The two of us have less than 400 yuan in total, which is enough to stay in a hotel for one night, but that won't be enough for meals. Do we really have to go find Dad?"
"I don't want to look for him," Chu Qing snorted.
Qi Muyang didn't want to think about it either. After struggling for a long time, he slapped his forehead and said, "I got it. There is a water pipe in the community. Let's go get some water. During the day, we can go to the fast food restaurant to charge our phones. My living expenses will be paid on the 3rd. As long as we can hold on for these two days, we can go to the hotel. What do you think?"
"That sounds like a good idea. I'll find a part-time job at a fast food restaurant. This way I can still make money." Chu Qing's eyes lit up.
"No," Qi Muyang refused without thinking, "You are not allowed to work. When my living expenses are transferred to you, I will give you half of them."
"That won't work. You only have this little money, and you have to stay in a hotel the day after tomorrow. You may not even be able to make it through the holiday," Chu Qing laughed. "You should keep it for yourself. I can make do with whatever I have."
Qi Muyang was not convinced: "Why not? If I don't spend money recklessly and eat in the school cafeteria, one thousand yuan is definitely enough. At most, I will treat less. I am not that tight on money. Anyway, I won't let you do those hard labors. If you are really worried about the quality of life, at most, I will give you all the money and I will work part-time."
"Why weren't you so generous to me before?" Chu Qing raised her eyebrows.
Qi Muyang snorted: "How can that be the same? Now you are my biological mother, and you don't do housework at home, so how can you go somewhere else to wash dishes? Not to mention that I won't agree, even Dad won't agree."
Seeing that he insisted, Chu Qing knew that if he was determined, even if she went to look for a job, he would ruin it. She thought about it for a long time, and finally agreed to him: "Okay, I will definitely remember this matter and compensate you when the time comes."
"Um!"
After the two finished chatting, Qi Muyang went to the bathroom to find a few water containers, and carried them with Chu Qing to get water. Although water doesn't look noticeable, its weight cannot be underestimated. Before entering the elevator, they can only rely on physical strength to transport it, so the two of them soon became tired and sweaty.
After bringing the water upstairs, the first thing they did was to take a shower. After both of them had finished showering, they found that there was only a little water left in the two full basins.
“…Not even enough to flush the toilet.” Qi Muyang was speechless.
Chu Qing took a deep breath: "Go move again!"
So the mother and son went on again, and when they came back, they were speechless looking at the sweat on each other's forehead. In order to save water, the two simply wiped their bodies and saved the rest for other uses.
Although the cell phones were running out of battery, the power bank still had enough to charge them twice, so the two of them decided not to go out. They each lay in their own rooms playing with their cell phones, and except for taking the takeaway when it came, they basically didn't move at all.
The first day passed easily, and the mother and son gained confidence. Although it was painful for them not to be able to take a good bath, they were very motivated when they thought that they would be able to go to the hotel to take a good bath once their living expenses arrived.
So with this motivation, they safely passed the second day and finally arrived at the third day.
Starting from the morning, the two of them sat on the sofa waiting for their living expenses. As a result, they waited from dawn to dusk, and even until night, but they never heard the notification from the phone.
"My dad's ID card is set up to automatically transfer money to my card when the time comes. Usually the error is less than ten minutes. What happened today?" Qi Muyang frowned.
Chu Qing stretched her head to take a look at his phone and said worriedly, "Did the bank forget?"
"It was programmed automatically, how could he forget?" Qi Muyang felt more and more uneasy as he spoke, "Unless it was a machine malfunction."
"That means the machine is malfunctioning." Chu Qing said immediately.
The two looked at each other in silence for a while, and then they sighed at the same time. Qi Muyang felt a little complicated: "Did he cancel the transfer?"
"… Is he still a human being? Definitely not." Chu Qing comforted.
The two of them were silent again. After a long silence, Qi Muyang tried to ask, "If it really doesn't work, how about I call the bank and ask?"
"Tomorrow, let's do it. It's getting late now, so let's go to bed first." Chu Qing swallowed.
Qi Muyang immediately nodded and agreed: "Okay, let's do it tomorrow."
Neither of them was in the mood to chat, so they went back to their rooms, washed up briefly, and went to sleep on the bed. However, whether it was because it was a little hot these two days or for some other reason, they were both a little irritable and couldn't sleep, and only fell into a drowsy sleep in the second half of the night.
The two woke up early the next morning. After coming out of their respective rooms, they were helpless when they saw each other's dark circles under their eyes.
"I did." Qi Muyang said solemnly.
Chu Qing nodded solemnly. Qi Muyang took a deep breath and called the bank. While waiting for the call to be connected, his palms were sweating.
The phone was connected after two beeps. A gentle female voice came from the other end. Qi Muyang quickly asked, "Hello, I want to ask, I am the owner of this phone. I want to ask if the family transfer project between me and my father has been stopped? Why didn't I receive the living expenses yesterday?"
"Please wait a moment. I'll check for you here." The woman said gently. The sound of a computer keyboard came from the other side. A minute later, she answered, "Hello, the query results are out. Mr. Qi Weichen stopped all your transfer projects from October 2042 onwards in July..."
The phone was on speakerphone, and the other party's voice could be clearly heard throughout the living room. No one listened to the rest of the conversation. Chu Qing quickly thanked him and hung up the phone, then looked at Qi Muyang, who looked like the world was coming to an end.
Qi Weichen's move was really... too cruel. Chu Qing didn't know how to comfort him, so she sighed and patted his back gently, fearing that he would get angry and collapse.
… It doesn’t matter if the young and strong lose their temper. What matters is that they don’t have the money to go to the hospital.
The mother and son sat on the sofa with a vicissitudes of life. After a long time, Qi Muyang slapped his thigh as if he had a last burst of energy, and said angrily: "He was so cruel to me, am I his biological child?!"
Chu Qing glanced at his face, which was about 70% similar to Qi Weichen's. After a moment of silence, she said sincerely, "To be honest, I may not be your biological mother, but he is definitely your biological father."
"Then why did he treat me like this?" Qi Muyang was unconvinced.
Chu Qing's mouth twitched: "Maybe it's to get us into his arms as soon as possible."
"Don't even think about it. I won't go looking for him this time!" Qi Muyang snorted.
Chu Qing sighed, looked at the remaining balance of just over 100 yuan, and ordered two cheap takeout meals. The meal was worth the price, and it was so bad that it was hard to swallow. The two of them only ate a little bit and finally refused to eat any more, preferring to go hungry.
It had been autumn for a while and the weather was starting to get cooler, but today for some reason it suddenly got hot. There was no wind outside, and they lived on a high floor so the sun was shining brightly. The whole house was stuffy and opening the windows was of no use.
If it was normal weather, I would just turn on the air conditioner, but now there is no electricity, even cooling down has become a luxury. It was fine during the day, but when I lay in bed at night, I was so dry that I couldn't sleep.
After tossing and turning for a long time, Chu Qing finally couldn't help but go to the bathroom. However, when she looked at the little water left in the basin and thought that she would have to use this water to wash tomorrow, she gave up the idea of taking a bath.
She was still sweating, so she picked up a magazine to fan herself, but it only made her more irritable. Just when she couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to go take a shower, there was a knock on the door. She paused and raised her voice: "What's going on?"
"Mom, I can't sleep." Qi Muyang said sullenly.
Chu Qing paused for a moment, then reluctantly went over to open the door for him, and saw him staring at her with a sad face: "I want to go to my dad's place, I want to enjoy the air conditioning, eat delicious food, and get some pocket money."
“…Where’s your backbone? Didn’t you say you would fight to the end?” Chu Qing was speechless.
Qi Muyang sniffed and pointed at his dark circles pitifully: "I haven't slept well for two days."
Chu Qing actually felt distressed for a moment: "Then go ahead."
"You go too. I don't want to face him alone." Qi Muyang looked even more pitiful.
Chu Qing looked at him for a moment, and finally compromised: "Okay, I'll go with you." She couldn't let the child suffer, so her little discomfort didn't matter for the sake of the child.
Chu Qing was shocked when she thought that she was actually thinking from the perspective of a mother. Before she could figure it out, Qi Muyang had already run to pack his things.
Half an hour later, the two people who had talked to Qi Weichen on the phone got into a taxi.
The air conditioner in the taxi was very cool, and the sweat on the two people quickly disappeared, and their moods were not as depressed as before. It was past two in the morning, and there were less than four hours before dawn. The mother and son sat lazily in the back seat, and the fatigue that had not been eliminated for two consecutive days slowly hit them.
When they were about to fall asleep in the car, they were suddenly awakened by the brakes. The two of them quickly sat up and heard the driver gently say, "We've arrived."
"Ah, how much?" Chu Qing rubbed his eyes and took out his ID card to pay.
"The total is sixty-five. I don't want the change. Sixty will be fine."
Chu Qing was stunned: "Why is it so expensive?"
"There is a 15 percent service charge at night," the driver said patiently.
Chu Qing let out an "ah" and swiped her ID card on the driver's card reader. Then the car stereo sounded a reminder of insufficient balance.
Chu Qing: “…”
Qi Muyang: “…”
There was an eerie silence in the car for a moment, and the driver spoke again cautiously: "How about getting someone else to do it?"
"I have no money." Qi Muyang said innocently.
driver:"… "
Just when the scene was awkward, there were two knocks on the back seat window. Qi Muyang looked up and saw Qi Weichen. He pressed the window and shouted excitedly, "Dad! Please help us pay for the fare!"
Driver: “…” These two are about the same age, right? Just for the fare, they even call him ‘Dad’, it’s really embarrassing for his father!
Qi Weichen glanced at the mother and son who looked obviously embarrassed, and went to the front to settle the bill. For some reason, the driver snorted coldly after they got off the car, and drove away.
"Did I offend him?" Qi Muyang frowned.
Chu Qing glanced at him and said, "Shut up." She had originally thought that this guy would unite with her and would never admit his relationship with Qi Weichen's family of three. But now that she saw him getting intimate with Qi Weichen just for a little car fare, she knew that she could forget about it.
She had just finished mumbling in her heart when she suddenly felt a lightness on her back. When she realized what was happening, Qi Weichen had already taken off her backpack. She hurriedly said, "I can do it myself."
"I'll do it." Qi Weichen only said two words.
Chu Qing's mouth twitched, and she had no choice but to let him go. Seeing this, Qi Muyang immediately acted like a spoiled child: "Dad, help me carry the suitcase. I'm so tired from carrying water these two days."
"Get it yourself." Qi Weichen said three words this time.
Qi Muyang: "...Oh."
Seeing that he treated her so obviously differently, Chu Qing's cheeks felt a little hot for some reason.
"Why do we need to move water?" Qi Weichen asked. After asking, he felt the tension in the two people next to him suddenly dropped. He looked at Chu Qing with his eyes slightly moving.
"Don't ask me, ask yourself." Chu Qing said with a wooden face.
Qi Weichen didn't understand what she meant, and before he could ask further, Qi Muyang answered with a look of grief and indignation: "It's all because of you! You cut off the water and electricity before you went on a business trip, and also stopped my living expenses. Now the two of us have nothing and can only rely on you! Are you satisfied now?"
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment, then understood. He glanced at Qi Muyang, who was snorting, and said calmly, "That was done by 41-year-old Qi Weichen."
"Huh?" Qi Muyang was stunned.
Qi Weichen said calmly: "It has nothing to do with me."
Qi Muyang glared: "Are you shirking responsibility?"
"Did I do it when I was 18?" Qi Weichen asked back.
Qi Muyang was silent for a moment: "... No."
"So it has nothing to do with me." Qi Weichen looked forward.
Qi Muyang: “…” I always feel like something is wrong, but I can’t put my finger on it.
Chu Qing took a look at the silly boy and had to admit that he did inherit her IQ. Fortunately, she didn't think of arguing with Qi Weichen, otherwise Qi Muyang wouldn't be the only one who looked like a fool.
She sighed and looked around. Although the community where Qi Weichen rented was not as high-end as Qi Muyang's home, it was also a good mid-range community with good greening and management, and the air was also very good.
The three of them walked forward in silence and soon arrived at the house rented by Qi Weichen. When he opened the door, everything inside appeared in front of Chu Qing.
The house was unexpectedly spacious. Although not as big as Qi Muyang's, the layout was also very comfortable. Perhaps it was because Qi Weichen had just moved in and there wasn't much stuff in the house, so it seemed very neat.
As soon as Qi Weichen came in, he took Chu Qing's things and went straight to the master bedroom. Chu Qing quickly stopped him: "Give me my things."
"Put it in your room." Qi Weichen looked at her.
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment: "The master bedroom... is it my room?"
"The lighting is better." Qi Weichen said calmly.
Chu Qing felt inexplicably embarrassed: "But you rented the house, it's not good for me to live in the master bedroom."
"You live." Qi Weichen said lightly.
Chu Qing evaded the question: "You should stay here."
"You live."
"still… "
"Why are you fighting? Why don't you just sleep together?" The naughty child said innocently, and the two adults who were pushing each other immediately fell silent.
Chu Qing was so embarrassed that she wanted to crawl into the ground. Just when she was about to say something to change the damn topic, Qi Weichen explained to the naughty child expressionlessly: "When she graduates from high school and is willing, we can sleep together again."
Qi Muyang suddenly realized: "Oh, yes, I was confused. You are all good children. Good children don't fall in love early."
“… Shut up!” Chu Qing was completely furious.
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment: "There are only two bathrooms in a three-bedroom house, one is public and the other is in the master bedroom. Mu Yang and I can share it, but you can't."
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment, then rushed towards him after she reacted. Qi Weichen subconsciously took a step to the side, but the bag in his hand was snatched away by her. When he felt his hands were empty, there was a loud sound of a door closing behind him.
The father and son in the living room stared at each other in silence. After a while, Qi Weichen slowly asked, "You have known your mother for so many years. Does she have a habit of domestic violence?"
"It's okay. I didn't do it to him like I did to others." Qi Muyang said implicitly.
Qi Weichen's shoulders relaxed slightly: "Take a shower and go to bed quickly."
Chu Qing returned to the bedroom, her heartbeat hurting her eardrums, and her mind was filled with Qi Weichen's words, "When she's willing, we'll sleep together." She held her head and roared silently, trying to drive Qi Weichen's voice out of her mind, but it was useless, and she began to clearly recall his movements, tone, and expression when he said this...
ah!
Chu Qing felt that if she continued like this, she would really turn into a groundhog, so she endured the heat on her face, pulled out a piece of unworn clothing from her schoolbag, and went into the bathroom to take a cool shower.
After taking a shower, the heat on my face finally subsided. By the time I finished blow-drying my hair and tidied it up, it was almost four o'clock.
There were still two hours until dawn, and Chu Qing lay in bed, but she couldn't fall asleep. She tossed and turned, but finally she couldn't feel sleepy at all, so she sighed and got up.
After walking around the house, I felt really bored, so I took my phone and went to the living room. After turning on the light, I turned around and was startled when I saw Qi Weichen sitting on the sofa.
"It's me." Qi Weichen looked at her.
Chu Qing nodded uncomfortably and wanted to go back to her room, but she felt that since she had turned on all the lights, it would be inappropriate to just leave. She hesitated and said, "Why don't you go to bed?"
"I can't sleep." Qi Weichen said lightly.
Chu Qing paused: "Why?"
Qi Weichen looked at her, his dark eyes showing no emotion: "I don't know."
Chu Qing pursed her lips, sat down next to him, and sighed, "I can't sleep either."
Qi Weichen was silent for a long time before he lowered his eyes and said, "Because of me."
"Hmm?" Chu Qing looked at him.
"I'm pushing you too hard and you're under pressure." Qi Weichen calmly pointed out the reason why she couldn't sleep.
Chu Qing was a little embarrassed: "A little, but I'm not angry. After all, you are doing this for my own good. Don't mind..."
"But if you give me another chance, I will still do it." Qi Weichen looked at her, his eyes like the bottomless sea in the dark night.
Chu Qing: “…”
"You get into trouble too easily, so I have to keep you by my side and watch you," Qi Weichen paused after saying this, "Now there's another person named Mu Yang who always gets into trouble. You have to be within my sight, and then I can feel at ease."
Chu Qing opened her mouth and said speechlessly for a long while: "Why do you think Qi Muyang and I are the same in your eyes... Then are you raising us both as your sons now?"
"No." Qi Weichen denied.
Chu Qing narrowed her eyes: "Why not? Aren't you now claiming to be my guardian? What's the difference?"
Qi Weichen was silent: "There is a difference."
"What's the difference?" Chu Qing raised her eyebrows. Now thinking about it, he had put herself in the position of guardian since the beginning of their relationship. No wonder she always felt that the two of them were not equal.
Qi Weichen was silent for a long time after being asked by her. When she thought he would not answer, he slowly said: "I would like to have a baby with you, and he is just a baby."
Chu Qing: “…”
The author has something to say: Qi Muyang:
In fact, Qingqing and Qishen both have obvious shortcomings, but they are slowly changing now. Qishen: Today is another day to open my heart.
Sanri Chengjing's "Marrying the Deaf-Mute Male Supporting Role" is asking for nutrient solution. After submitting the nutrient solution and posting "Submitted" in the first chapter, she will give a red envelope. I thought that our million-strong Qing family army (?) has nutrient solution that is about to expire, so I will give it to her.