"... Do you want to follow?" Qi Muyang was a little nervous.
Chu Qing took a deep breath and said, "You can't escape the first day, let's go."
Qi Muyang sighed and followed her to find Qi Weichen.
It was still class time, and apart from the playground where people were free to move around for physical education class, there was almost no one else. There was no one in the shade of the office building where Qi Weichen worked.
Chu Qing and Qi Muyang pushed each other to get in front of him and gave him an awkward smile.
Qi Weichen looked at them calmly: "Did you see the results?"
“… I saw it.” Qi Muyang glanced at him and quickly lowered his head.
Qi Weichen said slowly: "The last one, the third from the last."
"I, I am more than 20 ranks higher than him in my grade." Chu Qing said quickly.
Qi Weichen looked at her: "What's the difference?"
Chu Qing: “…” It seems that there is really no difference.
"I thought your performance in the first monthly exam was just a temporary slump, but now it seems that's not the case," Qi Weichen frowned slightly, as if he had encountered some trouble, "You are in a worse situation than I thought, especially you."
Chu Qing was about to nod in agreement when she saw him looking at her. The moment they looked at each other, she realized that this "especially you" was not referring to Qi Muyang. She was immediately confused: "I, haven't I made progress?"
"The total score is more than 30 points higher than last time, but you only have to take an extra subject, Chinese. Do you think this is progress?" Qi Weichen looked at her disapprovingly. "And don't forget, before you traveled through time, you had already risen from the bottom to the lower middle."
Chu Qing pulled the corner of her mouth uncomfortably, lowered her head and kept silent. Qi Muyang saw her frustrated look and couldn't help but gloat over her misfortune. He originally thought that he was the one who would be scolded, but he didn't expect that his colleagues set off well and he was just a false alarm.
"What are you laughing at?" Qi Weichen's cold voice came, Qi Muyang's face froze, and he heard him ask coldly, "If you don't write the big questions, it means you don't know how to do it. Why don't you write the Chinese composition? Don't you know Chinese characters?"
Qi Muyang rubbed his nose embarrassedly: "I accidentally fell asleep." People who are not good at studying know that the examination room is a more hypnotic place than math class. He really didn't fall asleep on purpose.
"Even though you knew I might cause trouble for you if you didn't finish writing, you still went to sleep." Qi Weichen said lightly.
Qi Muyang smiled ingratiatingly. He was indeed very conflicted at the time, but in the end he couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep.
Qi Weichen looked at him for a long time, then said thoughtfully: "It seems that my intimidation to you is not as great as your sleepiness."
Qi Muyang: “…” He didn’t dare to say anything, after all, he really thought so at that time.
Qi Weichen looked through his test paper and said, "It's ok that you failed the comprehensive science math, but you only scored 50 out of 150 in Chinese. You got all 8 points wrong in the ancient poetry and all the mistakes in the classical Chinese reading. Only English was okay, but there were a lot of mistakes in vocabulary and grammar. It looks like a mess."
"... I'm just not cut out for studying." Qi Muyang was so frustrated that he could hardly raise his head, and couldn't help but utter a word.
When Chu Qing heard this familiar line, she felt like an arrow had hit her knee.
"Are you mentally retarded?" Qi Weichen asked calmly.
Qi Muyang was stunned for a moment before he realized that he was not scolding him, but asking him seriously. He grunted for a long time and answered with difficulty: "It should be, it shouldn't be."
"Give me a definite answer." Qi Weichen said calmly. Although he was still as calm as ever, his aura of a strict father was fully revealed.
Qi Muyang glanced at him hesitantly and answered in a low voice: "I took an IQ test when I was a child, and the score was 128."
"Then you're a little better than the average person. You can be considered smart. You don't have dyslexia and no other psychological trauma. Why do you say you're not good at studying?" Qi Weichen's eyes turned cold.
Although the target of criticism now was not her, Chu Qing felt as if these words were spoken to her. At the same time, when she saw Qi Weichen talking about Qi Muyang, she realized how gentle Qi Weichen had been to her in the past.
Qi Muyang was speechless after being confronted by Qi Weichen. After a while, he realized that he would never win the argument with his father. Whether it was in terms of knowledge or aura, he would be crushed in a minute. After weighing the pros and cons, he said aggrievedly: "I know I was wrong. I won't sleep in the next exam, but I may still fail."
"Why?" Qi Weichen asked.
Qi Muyang sighed: "I haven't studied well since high school. Now even if I listen to the class, I can't understand it."
"Yes, me too!" Chu Qing said immediately.
Qi Weichen glanced at them and said, "I didn't ask you to attend the class."
Qi Muyang's eyes lit up, and just as he was about to speak, he heard Qi Weichen say calmly: "Start reciting from the first volume of Grade 1 today, recite one article a day, and complete all the required ancient poems and classical Chinese within two months. As for the others... I will organize the materials from Grade 10. In the future, you don't have to listen to the teacher in class, you just need to study according to my requirements."
Chu Qing was overwhelmed when she heard that this meant that they were to be taken over in all aspects. "No, that's not good. If the teacher sees it, he will be so angry."
"Why don't you worry about the teacher getting angry when you sleep?" Qi Weichen looked at her expressionlessly.
Chu Qing got scared, smiled awkwardly and said nothing.
Qi Weichen's gaze softened: "Don't worry about that. I've already told Teacher Zhao about this. She will notify the teachers of each subject and will not disturb you in the future."
Mother and son: “…”
Qi Weichen finished giving out the sticks and started giving out the sweet dates: "Don't worry, I will refine the teaching materials and improve efficiency. I won't embarrass you."
… Your existence is already a problem for us. The mother and son looked at each other, feeling a sense of sympathy.
Qi Weichen glanced at them and said, "Forget about today. From tomorrow on, you will study according to the tasks I set for you every day. If you complete them on the same day, you will be rewarded with 50 yuan in pocket money."
"Fifty?" Qi Muyang's eyes lit up.
Qi Weichen nodded.
Qi Muyang immediately agreed: "Okay! I will definitely complete it!"
Chu Qing, who had been tutored for half a semester, sighed and agreed. Seeing that both of them agreed, Qi Weichen's expression was not as tense as before, and he took the initiative to take the two of them to the supermarket. The mother and son, who were originally in low spirits, suddenly became happy after each of them had an ice cream.
Qi Weichen kept his word and did not mention studying that day. Chu Qing and Qi Muyang spent a fairly pleasant afternoon.
After the evening self-study, Chu Qing lingered until she was the only one left in the class, and then she walked out slowly. The school was as stingy as ever, turning off the lights ten minutes after school, so she could only use her phone to light herself.
A person walked out of the classroom slowly and just as she turned into the corridor next to her, she saw two familiar figures. She smiled and walked over: "Why haven't you left yet?"
"Waiting for you, Mom, you're too slow, the lights are off." Qi Muyang complained, but his expression didn't show any impatience. Now there were only three of them in the corridor, and he could finally call mom and dad without any scruples.
Chu Qing walked between the two people speechlessly, and two tall boys accompanied her downstairs, one on each side.
"Why are you waiting for me? It's not like I don't know the way." Chu Qing said casually.
After she finished speaking, both sides were silent for a moment. Qi Muyang coughed and said unnaturally: "It's dark here, it's not safe for you to be alone."
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment before she realized that he was still traumatized by the incident with the bad monkey, and she suddenly didn't know what to say.
"But don't worry, Mom. My dad is very powerful. Bad Monkey's father has been in a lot of trouble recently, and Bad Monkey has been sued again. Neither the father nor the son can take care of each other. They might both go to jail." Qi Muyang comforted.
Chu Qing laughed: "I'm not worried."
"Knowing that you are powerful, my dad and I are worried, so in order to prevent us from worrying, you should let us accompany you in the future," Qi Muyang smiled, and did not forget to find an ally after speaking, "Isn't that right, Dad?"
"Yeah." Qi Weichen responded.
The voice came from the left side of Chu Qing's head. Although she knew that his lips were some distance away from her head and she could not feel his presence, when he spoke, she still felt a gust of wind passing over her head, causing the left half of her body to stiffen for a moment.
When several people stopped talking, the atmosphere suddenly became quiet. It was strange. There were obviously three people walking side by side, but for some reason, Chu Qing only paid special attention to the one on the left, while Qi Muyang on the right had no sense of existence at all. When the other person was walking, his fingers accidentally touched her fingertips, and the two of them paused at the same time.
“… It’s so crowded walking like this, let’s not walk side by side, Qi Weichen, you should walk in front.” Chu Qing said with gritted teeth.
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment: "Mu Yang, go to the front."
"oh."
Qi Muyang walked in front obediently, and the scene of three people walking together turned into two people walking side by side. However, Chu Qing did not feel much relieved, but felt it was even more crowded.
In the darkness, her lips were dry, she pursed them lightly and took a big step forward. Just as she was about to move forward, her left hand was suddenly held. For a moment, she was completely tense, looking at the person next to her in disbelief. However, the corridor was too dark, and the light of the mobile phone in her other hand was facing the ground. In the dim light, she could only vaguely see his outline.
Well, he is still as calm as before, and you can't tell at all that he is the one doing something bad at the moment.
If it was before, Chu Qing would have just pushed Qi Weichen away or dismissed him, but now there was a child present—
Even though Qi Muyang might have lived a few months longer than her, to them he was just a child. It was not appropriate to quarrel in front of the child, or to let him know that his biological father was an old rogue. If it left a psychological trauma, it would last a lifetime.
Chu Qing was worried about Qi Muyang's education while she struggled silently with a red face. However, Qi Weichen's hand showed no intention of letting go and she struggled several times but failed.
"Mom, I heard that the new school cafeteria will open tomorrow. Why don't we go and try it together? My dad will treat us." Qi Muyang in front suddenly spoke.
Chu Qing was startled, but only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he didn't turn around: "...Ah, it's all right."
"That's settled then."
Qi Muyang finally turned around as he spoke. In a flash, Chu Qing immediately put the phone in her pocket. The flashlight was blocked by her clothes, and the stairs fell into darkness again.
"Is your phone out of battery?" Qi Muyang stood two steps lower than them and looked up at them.
Chu Qing's hand was still held by Qi Weichen. Fearing that Qi Muyang might notice something, she could only move towards Qi Weichen and use her body to block the two people's holding hands: "Well, I just realized that we don't have much battery left." After saying that, she was afraid that Qi Muyang might notice something was wrong, so she secretly turned off her phone.
"It's okay, there's only one floor left, let's go." Qi Muyang said, not even bothering to turn on his phone, and walked downstairs in the dark.
Chu Qing glanced at Qi Weichen angrily. Just when she was worried that he would not let her go even when they got downstairs, Qi Weichen actually let go of her hand. But the next second, his big, hot hands held her shoulders: "I can't see. Take me downstairs."
Chu Qing: “…”
She stood there in silence for two seconds in the darkness, but she was eventually defeated by this shameless man, and walked slowly downstairs with Qi Weichen. When they reached the last few steps, the street lights outside had already illuminated the horizon, and Chu Qing dodged, turning three steps into two and running down the stairs, thus avoiding Qi Weichen.
She breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and glared at Qi Weichen, then moved closer to Qi Muyang: "Let's go, I'm so sleepy."
"Mom, why is your face so red?" Under the street light, Qi Muyang looked at her puzzledly.
Chu Qing froze for a moment, then suddenly hit him: "I want to be this famous, is that not okay?!"
Qi Muyang: “…” He didn’t say anything.
He looked at Qi Weichen innocently and confusedly, and found that his ears were also red, so he became even more curious. However, his father gave him a look, and he shut up without daring to ask anything. The family of three walked forward in silence. When they were about to reach the dormitory gate, Qi Weichen suddenly asked, "Would you like some ice cream?"
Qi Muyang came back to his senses: "Eat!"
"Go buy it. Your mother and I will wait for you here." Qi Weichen said.
Qi Muyang paused and was about to ask why they didn't go together, but he looked at this and that, and after he understood, he immediately turned around and ran away.
As soon as he left, Chu Qing couldn't hold back any longer: "Qi Weichen, you are so capable. Do you really think that I wouldn't dare to beat you if Qi Muyang were here?"
"If he wasn't here, you wouldn't have beaten me." Qi Weichen looked at her calmly. Maybe it was the street light, but there seemed to be a tiny light in his eyes, covering up his natural coldness.
Chu Qing sneered: "Who said that? If you dare to make a move without telling me in advance again, I will really beat you up."
"Is it okay to just say hello in advance?" Qi Weichen is obviously very good at reverse thinking.
Chu Qing choked at his question, and the heat on her face rose again: "... You are not even allowed to greet me in advance!"
"So I won't say hello." Qi Weichen concluded.
Chu Qing took a deep breath and was about to say something when a strand of hair fell down beside her ear. She subconsciously raised her hand to touch it and saw Qi Weichen taking a step back steadily and quickly. She was stunned for a moment and raised her eyebrows and asked, "Why are you hiding?"
“…Violence cannot resolve any dispute.” Qi Weichen stared at her raised hand seriously.
The embarrassment that Chu Qing had just felt was now completely gone. Seeing his serious, dignified, and fearful look, she had to work hard not to laugh. She coughed, "Don't you think you won't be beaten? I'm going to beat you up now to let you know if you will be beaten."
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment: "Don't you like me anymore?"
Chu Qing was stunned, not knowing where his question came from.
"You only attack someone when you hate them," Qi Weichen still had no expression, but the pressure around him dropped. "Do you hate my touch, or do you hate me?"
Chu Qing originally thought it was fun to tease him, but when she saw his lowered eyes, she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. She rubbed her hair unnaturally, and her originally smooth long hair became frizzy after being pulled by her, just like her mood at the moment.
She held it in for a long time before finally saying, "I don't hate you, I just... I just don't understand, you're just going to let things take their own course, why are you still teasing me for no reason?"
Hearing her words "I don't hate you", Qi Weichen's low pressure was swept away, and the atmosphere seemed to melt and flow again. He was silent for a moment, and answered truthfully: "To keep your heart moving towards me."
"Huh?" Chu Qing was puzzled.
Qi Weichen looked into her eyes and said, "People's sense of freshness and energy are limited. If they are not maintained with continuous stimulation, they will disappear in a short time. In order to keep your heart moving towards me, before we start dating again, I will do things to you from time to time that can stimulate your blood flow and produce pheromones and dopamine, so as to minimize the possibility of you changing your mind."
"… What nonsense! Where did you see that?" Chu Qing looked at him suspiciously. She didn't believe at all that he had come up with this bullshit theory.
As expected, Qi Weichen answered truthfully: "I read some books about the relationship between the sexes."
"Don't read it anymore, it's all nonsense." Chu Qing glanced at him, muttered "lunatic" and ran away, leaving him standing alone under the street light.
When Qi Muyang ran over with two ice creams, he saw that Chu Qing was not there, and said curiously, "Where's my mom?"
"She has already gone back." Qi Weichen said lightly.
Qi Muyang raised his eyebrows, his expression very much like Chu Qing: "Did you kill the conversation and make her angry and run away?"
Qi Weichen remained silent.
"I knew it. No wonder you two didn't fall in love until college. With your emotional intelligence, it's amazing that you can chase my mom." Qi Muyang said, looking at the two ice creams in his hand reluctantly, "She's not here, so I'll just eat two."
"No, go back to the dormitory and say goodbye one by one." Qi Weichen said coldly, turned around and left.
Qi Muyang curled his lips and followed them back to the dormitory with the ice cream. He obediently gave one of the ice creams to the little fat boy, played in their dormitory for a while, and then went to his own dormitory.
When he arrived at the dormitory, he saw Qi Weichen writing something in a notebook. He paused and asked, "Another parent-child note?"
After he asked this question, he felt touched. His young father had really put a lot of effort into educating him. A man who never took notes in class actually worked so hard for him.
"Go take a shower, and turn off the lights and rest in half an hour." Qi Weichen said lightly.
Qi Muyang was too moved to be moved by what he said, and quickly took his clothes and ran to take a shower. Qi Weichen wrote some more in the notebook, and then went to lie down on the bed.
When Qi Muyang came back from taking a shower, he saw his notebook lying on the table. He didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when he saw that the cover of the notebook was different from the previous ones, a trace of doubt flashed through his mind.
Glancing at Qi Weichen who was lying down, and seeing that he was not looking in his direction, he immediately walked cautiously to Qi Weichen's desk and quietly opened his notebook, only to see a dozen pages of thick notes inside. The most impressive thing was a long excerpt with the title of the book written below -
"Eighteen Ways to Chase a Girl: Make Your Woman Love You Forever"
Qi Muyang: “?”
The author has something to say: Qi Muyang: What happened, Dad, have you forgotten your own character