Chu Qing stared at Qi Weichen in silence for a moment, took a deep breath and decided to avoid this matter for the sake of her own mental health, so she decisively changed the subject: "Qi Muyang probably doesn't know how difficult the questions are, and thinks that all his studying for so long is useless. Should we comfort him?"
"Do you know where he went?" Qi Weichen asked back.
Chu Qing: "... the treacherous ministers know."
"Call him."
"Oh," Chu Qing responded and took out her phone. After asking Chen Xiu for her phone number, she suddenly paused, "Why don't we just wait for the rankings to come out?"
"Why?" Qi Weichen asked.
Chu Qing sighed, "The rankings haven't come out yet, so no one can tell how he'll do. What if it's similar to last time? Wouldn't that mean we'll give him hope and then disappoint him?"
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment after hearing this: "Then wait for the ranking to come out."
"…Just waiting like this?" Chu Qing asked dryly.
Qi Weichen looked at her without saying a word.
Chu Qing also knew that he was being inconsistent. He rubbed his nose and said, "I'm sorry. I just saw him run away just now. I felt a little distressed. If I don't go find him, he might think that we don't care about him..."
Before he finished speaking, Qi Weichen had already walked out. Chu Qing hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?"
"Find him." Qi Weichen said calmly without turning his head.
Chu Qing hurriedly followed: "I'll go with you."
"No need, I'll go see him, you stay." Qi Weichen lowered his eyes.
Chu Qing let out an "ah" and said hesitantly, "Then I'll ask the treacherous officials where they are. I'll send you a message when I find out."
"Okay." Qi Weichen looked at her again, then turned and left the classroom.
As soon as he walked out of the teaching building, he received a text message from Chu Qing, so he went to another teaching building according to the message and went straight to the roof.
As November approaches, the weather has turned completely cool, especially on the rooftop, where the cool breeze is so strong that it makes people feel cold even to the bones.
When Qi Weichen arrived at the rooftop, the treacherous minister, who was only wearing a sweater, was shivering. When he saw him, he hurriedly greeted him. Qi Muyang turned his face away when he saw him, and asked the treacherous minister in a bad tone: "Did you tell him?"
"Okay, boss. If you have anything to say, just talk about it. Don't keep it in your heart. I'm almost freezing to death. I'll go downstairs first." Qi Muyang hasn't said a word since he got on the rooftop. He is just filled with grievances. The treacherous ministers tried to coax him for a long time but to no avail, so they had to ask Chu Qing and others for help.
After the treacherous minister left, only the father and son were left on the rooftop. Qi Weichen quietly sat down next to Qi Muyang, looking at a cloud floating in the sky without saying a word.
"Dad." Qi Muyang called him sullenly.
Qi Weichen maintained his previous posture and did not turn his head to look at him.
Qi Muyang felt even more aggrieved when he saw this. He rubbed his eyes randomly and said in a voice like he had a cold: "Do you think I am terrible and not like the child you, Qi Weichen, gave birth to? I didn't inherit your good qualities. Are you disappointed? So be it. There will be more disappointments in the future. It's better for you to get used to it sooner..."
"Before I met your mother, I never thought about getting married and having children." Qi Weichen suddenly interrupted him.
Qi Muyang suddenly shut up and looked at him in shock.
"Since I was very young, I felt like a sophisticated machine. I was calm, self-sustaining, and smart, but I also lacked human empathy," Qi Weichen looked at the sky calmly, with the clouds forming small reflections in his eyes. "I couldn't understand why people cried or laughed, and why they could have such volatile emotions even when they knew the outcome."
"Dad..." Qi Muyang opened his mouth, and the following words were automatically muted.
Qi Weichen then looked at him. After the two looked at each other for a long while, he slowly said, "Because I know myself, I understand that someone like me is not suitable for family life. If nothing unexpected happens, I will be surrounded by knowledge and loneliness all my life, just like my name, born before dawn and never seeing the light all year round."
Qi Muyang was his child. Although he didn't know much about his past, he knew a little bit. His grandparents separated and started their own families very early, and no one was willing to accept the product of this failed marriage, so he started living alone when he was twelve or thirteen years old, and only had a family after he married his mother.
Now hearing him say in such a calm voice that he would die alone, Qi Muyang suddenly remembered these things and felt as if his heart was being squeezed.
"But after I met your mother, I changed my mind," Qi Weichen said with a little tenderness in his eyes. "No one doesn't like the sun. Even if I look like a machine, I am not a machine. After seeing the light, I will not let it go. I told you the meaning of your name before. Do you remember?"
"Well... it means liking sunshine. My mom is your light." Qi Muyang replied hesitantly.
Qi Weichen's lips curled up a little: "Not only her, but also you."
Qi Muyang was stunned.
"I thought I didn't need a family, but the moment I agreed to be with her, I thought of the name of my future child. Qi Muyang, you are also my hope and the family I want. Your birth is the best thing that has ever happened to me. How could I think you are bad?"
Qi Muyang lowered his eyes: "I can't learn it well no matter what I do, isn't this considered bad?"
"When I named you, I thought about your gender, personality, and whether you would have a high IQ. I also had many expectations for you, the most important of which was that I hoped you would be healthy, kind, and have the courage to move forward," Qi Weichen said word by word. "As for your grades, I never thought about them."
Qi Muyang pursed his lips: "It's okay if I'm not smart enough? It's okay if I don't have good grades?"
"Okay," Qi Weichen paused after saying that, as if afraid that he wouldn't believe it, so he added, "Your mother is even less intelligent, and her grades are terrible, but don't I still like her?"
Qi Muyang was stunned. He didn't quite believe it at first, but when he heard the last sentence, he suddenly found it very convincing.
Qi Weichen's eyes softened as soon as he saw his expression. "Whether it's grades or future work, there are many times when your efforts don't produce the desired results. Even if you're not used to it, you shouldn't vent your anger by verbally attacking others. Do you understand?"
Qi Muyang wanted to say that he did not use verbal attacks, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly remembered that he was just questioning his father's remarks that he did not like him, so he stopped talking immediately.
Qi Weichen stopped talking and looked at the sky quietly. Now the cloud had drifted away, revealing the late autumn sun hiding behind it.
After a while, Qi Muyang whispered, "I'm sorry."
Qi Weichen looked at him.
"I shouldn't have said that you don't like me. You must be sad," Qi Muyang said, his eyes slightly red. "I just didn't adjust well a little bit. Please don't be angry with me, okay?"
He was the one who made the mistake, but when he apologized, he looked pitiful and like he was being bullied. He looked exactly like someone sitting in the classroom at the moment. Qi Weichen's eyes flashed with a faint smile: "I'm not angry."
"Really?" Qi Muyang looked at him immediately.
Qi Weichen nodded slightly: "Really."
"I knew you were the best, Dad." Qi Muyang smiled, revealing a row of pure white teeth.
Qi Weichen rubbed his hair and said, "The senior year exams have always tested three years of knowledge. You have only reviewed the textbooks from the first semester of the freshman year. It is normal that you are making slow progress. Once you finish studying all six books, you will have a qualitative leap. Be patient, and everything will be fine."
"What if it doesn't go well?" This exam really hit his self-confidence, Qi Muyang asked nervously.
Qi Weichen comforted her, "It doesn't matter if it's not good. Just think of it as developing your learning ability. You can open a braised meat shop after graduation."
"… I don't want to open a braised meat shop," Qi Muyang said speechlessly, "That's my mother's dream."
Qi Weichen glanced at him and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Let's play games. I can be an e-sports player." Qi Muyang was very excited.
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment: "The game you often play seems to have a lot of people swearing in it."
"I didn't learn it from them. You see, although I swear normally, I seldom speak when I'm playing games, right?" Qi Muyang was afraid that he would not let him play games in the future, so he quickly explained.
Qi Weichen looked at him: "Because they were scolding you."
Qi Muyang: “…” If you want to say that I don’t have a talent for e-sports, just say it directly. Why are you beating around the bush
After being indirectly confronted by Qi Weichen, Qi Muyang's mood actually improved. The father and son spent a whole class on the rooftop, and only went downstairs together when the bell rang for the end of the class.
The bell for the end of get out of class had just rung and the students in the classroom had not yet had time to come out. They were the only two people walking quietly in the corridor.
After walking in silence for a long time, Qi Muyang suddenly spoke: "I always thought that you had a one-sided crush on my mother, so you thought of the name of your future child after meeting her, but you seemed to say just now that you thought of the name after you agreed to be with her."
Qi Weichen: “…”
"So," Qi Muyang opened his eyes innocently, and asked in shock after realizing what was happening, "You were together before?"
Qi Weichen froze for a moment, then said expressionlessly, "No."
"Don't give me that! You two must be together, otherwise why would you say that!" Qi Muyang exposed him without hesitation, then took a deep breath and asked with a look of despair, "Who of you chased who?!"
“… This is not important.” Qi Weichen refused to answer.
Qi Muyang's IQ came online in time, and he said even more frustratedly: "It's her! It's her who is chasing you! She said before that she doesn't fall in love prematurely, which made me think she was such a pure and innocent girl. It turns out that it was all fake. She is a liar!"
"Calm down." Qi Weichen's eyes moved slightly.
Qi Muyang snorted heavily and continued to ask: "How long have you been together? When did you get together? Why couldn't I see it before? Are you hiding it from me?"
Qi Weichen was silent for a long time. When Qi Muyang thought he would not answer, he slowly said, "Promise me to keep it a secret first. Don't let her know that you already know about our premature love. Then I will tell you everything."
"Okay, you say!" Qi Muyang agreed immediately.
Qi Weichen glanced at him, organized his words, and told him everything that happened in the past. Qi Muyang's face changed from time to time, and finally sneered: "It turns out that it is a drama of falling in love and breaking up, breaking up and entanglement. She is much more playful than I thought. This liar, if I hadn't discovered it myself, how long would she plan to deceive me?"
"Remember your promise. Don't tell her that you already know." If Chu Qing knew that he had accidentally let the secret slip, she would definitely not let him off. Qi Weichen believed that although he did not have a high emotional intelligence, he still had a good desire to survive.
Qi Muyang originally wanted to settle the score with Chu Qing, but after being reminded by Qi Weichen, he had to grit his teeth and nodded, agreeing to keep the matter secret.
Qi Weichen was a little worried, so he gave up after repeated instructions, and the two of them returned to the classroom together.
The two of them hadn't come back for a whole class, and Chu Qing was worried sick. When she saw them, her eyes lit up and she quickly stood up from her seat: "Why did you come back just now? The ranking will be announced soon."
Qi Muyang glanced at her, snorted coldly and sat down in the corner. Chu Qing looked puzzled, looked at him and asked Qi Weichen: "Why is he so crazy? Did I offend him?"
Qi Weichen: "…It's okay, he's in a bad mood."
Qi Weichen was inexplicably guilty when he spoke. Chu Qing would definitely be able to hear it if it was any other time. Unfortunately, she thought Qi Muyang was still unhappy about his grades, so she didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, she turned around and comforted the child, "Don't be afraid. I just asked several people, and their scores have dropped a lot. There are four or five people who are not as good as you. Your ranking will definitely improve this time."
When Qi Muyang heard her say this, his ears immediately pricked up, but when he thought of the fact that she was a puppy love scammer, he immediately frowned and did not respond to her.
If Chu Qing couldn't see that he was targeting her, she would have lived for 18 years in vain, so she looked at Qi Weichen with a wronged look on her face: "What did you two talk about? Why is he suddenly angry with me?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Qi Weichen's body tense up slightly. She narrowed her eyes and was about to ask more questions, but then she heard the voice of her head teacher behind her, so she could only sit down.
The head teacher brought an A4 paper into the classroom. The sharp-eyed people saw the words "midterm" at a glance, and everyone suddenly became quiet.
The head teacher coughed and seemed to be in a good mood: "The overall ranking has been posted on the bulletin board. You can go and see it after this get out of class. I am holding the class ranking now. The questions this time are particularly difficult, so most of the students' scores look very unsatisfactory, but don't be too stressed, as the college entrance examination rarely tests this kind of questions."
After she said this, the originally low-pressure atmosphere in the class immediately relaxed, and the low-spirited students were whispering to each other.
The failed student who had cried several times had red eyes and could not wait to ask the head teacher: "Teacher, how is my ranking this time?"
"Second in the grade, very stable." The head teacher looked at him encouragingly.
I failed. Looking at my English score which had just passed, I thought I wouldn’t even be in the top ten this time. But when I heard that I still maintained my previous ranking, I actually felt a sense of relief.
The head teacher looked around the class, and finally focused on the left corner. Chu Qing, who was stared at by her, couldn't help but sit up straighter.
"Most of the students' grades are very stable, but the rankings of a few students have dropped a lot. I won't say more about who they are. Please come to my office after class." The head teacher said, and looked at Chu Qing again.
Chu Qing swallowed her saliva. Just as she was wondering if her grades at the bottom of the class could still decline, she heard the head teacher say, "Of course, there are students who have made great progress in this exam. We should highlight their achievements, especially Chu Qing and Qi Muyang..."
The people who were named tensed at the same time, and two-thirds of the class looked over at them.
"Student Chu Qing ranked 44th in the class in this exam, an improvement of nine places. Qi Muyang made even greater progress, from last to 40th, and his English score even ranked in the top ten in the class. I would like to give him special praise and encourage him."
As soon as the head teacher finished speaking, the traitor took the lead in clapping, and then the whole class followed suit, especially those in the back row, who cheered and whistled. In the end, it was not until the head teacher put on a stern face to stop them that it ended. Chu Qing and Qi Muyang had many times in the limelight, but neither of them had ever been in the limelight at such a time. Even if they pretended to be indifferent, the excitement in their eyes and the blush on their cheeks could not be deceived.
"Don't be proud, keep working hard. With Qi Weichen's help, I believe you will soon get better grades." The overall performance of the class was pretty good this time, and the head teacher said happily, "Share your notes with your classmates. Only by helping each other can we make progress."
"Qi Muyang's grades are usually so bad. Even if someone helps him improve a few places, how could he possibly get into the top ten in English? I'm afraid he cheated." Failing muttered to himself.
Although he said it quietly, the whole class heard it. The head teacher frowned and was about to say something to him when he heard Qi Muyang say disdainfully, "When I was in elementary school, my parents went abroad to work on a project, and I followed them for three years. I also spent my winter and summer vacations in junior high school there. English is really not difficult for me."
I didn't expect him to refute directly. After a moment of silence, my face gradually turned red. It's a pity that since Chu Qing pointed out that he knew the test paper but didn't tell others, his followers have unknowingly decreased a lot, so now no one speaks for him.
"The examination rooms today are not the same as they were a dozen years ago. There are a lot of high-definition cameras and smart monitoring equipment, so cheating is impossible. Zhen Youzhi, when you say this about Qi Muyang, have you ever thought that you are destroying someone's reputation and is illegal?" This time, the head teacher did not turn a blind eye and lectured him in front of everyone.
Bu Ji bit his lip and said reluctantly: "I'm sorry."
"It's good that you know you were wrong. In the future, focus more on your studies and stop thinking about random things." The head teacher looked at him, told everyone to study on their own, and then turned and left.
As soon as the head teacher left, the classroom was in chaos again. Chu Qing immediately turned around excitedly, looked at the father and son in the back row and said, "I'm ranked 44th this time!"
Qi Muyang was also very excited: "I'm 40th, which is actually a few places higher than you!"
"You have a good foundation in English. Besides, each generation is stronger than the last. It's normal that you are smarter than me." Chu Qing praised generously.
Qi Muyang's cheeks flushed, and he excitedly grabbed Qi Weichen's hand: "Then then can I go to the Internet cafe?!"
"Well, call your friends and I'll treat you." Qi Weichen's eyes relaxed slightly.
Qi Muyang cheered and immediately stood up and called the traitor a traitor. He talked to him about going to the Internet cafe through Qi Weichen and Gu Quan. When they heard that Qi Weichen was going to treat them, the group of elementary school kids immediately became happy.
Chu Qing looked at their happy faces with a hint of envy in her eyes. When she looked at Qi Weichen again, she felt a little disappointed: "I am just one place away from improving ten places." If I could get two more points, she could ask Qi Weichen for a gift.
"It's okay, Jiuming is also good, what do you want?" There was a little more of "gentleness" in Qi Weichen's eyes. Although it was not obvious, Chu Qing could still feel it clearly.
She was stunned for a moment, the excitement in her eyes faded, and she felt a little embarrassed: "Is it really okay? Actually, I haven't thought about it yet."
"Well, when you've thought it over, I'll take you there." Qi Weichen's lips curled up slightly.
Chu Qing's face was as red as an apple, and she nodded shyly when she heard that. Qi Weichen looked at her quietly, examining every inch of her carefully, as if he could never see enough. The two of them seemed to have their own barrier, which excluded all the chaotic sounds. There were only the two of them in the barrier, and the atmosphere was gradually becoming gentle.
After Qi Muyang finished his heated discussion with his friends, he sat down and saw through the aberration between the two at a glance. His expression froze, and he thought of the grudge with Chu Qing, and snorted coldly to show his presence.
Chu Qing really looked at him: "Have you decided which internet cafe to go to? Qi Weichen is treating, why don't you go to a better one."
"It's none of your business, you love liar." Qi Muyang said coldly.
Chu Qing: “?”
The author has something to say: Qi Muyang: Love liar, I ask you, where is your conscience
Qingqing: ...get out