Chu Qing was stunned for a moment when she heard his words, and then she realized that they were both dating, but she hadn't given the other person a formal status yet.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Qi Weichen frowned slightly and said, "You are not allowed to refuse."
"Why can't you just refuse?" Chu Qing laughed.
Qi Weichen was unhappy: "I am yours now. If you refuse now, what's the difference between you and a scumbag?"
When he said this, someone happened to pass by and immediately looked over. Chu Qing quickly pulled Qi Weichen to a corner and said with a smile, "I haven't said anything yet, why are you calling me a scumbag again?"
"Will you refuse?" Qi Weichen pressed on, implying that she would be a scumbag if she refused.
Chu Qing narrowed her eyes: "Didn't you say you would wait until college before reconciling with me?"
"That was before, when you rejected me." Qi Weichen paused and lowered his eyes, "You don't reject me now, do you?"
Chu Qing snorted and then stopped talking. Qi Weichen held her hand tightly, and his voice was also tense: "Hurry up, promise me."
"… It's not your birthday yet, how can you ask for a birthday present in advance?" Chu Qing glanced at him and muttered softly, "Besides, things like premature love… I don't care, but when I think about Qi Muyang finding out, I feel a little uncomfortable. As parents, we are by his side, we can't teach him bad things."
She was lucky to meet a mature, restrained, and insightful boyfriend in high school, but Qi Muyang might not be as lucky. If the two of them set an example of premature love, what if he found a girlfriend at this critical moment? What if the girlfriend refused to study with him
When Chu Qing thought of this, she couldn't help but sigh. She felt that being an elder was too difficult. She was afraid of corrupting the children no matter what she wanted to do.
Qi Weichen saw her sad face and moved his lips slightly: "Actually..."
"What?" Chu Qing looked at him.
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment, then changed the subject of his words: "In fact, we were always by his side before he went to college, and he and I lived in the same dormitory. We would be able to spot any bad signs of him at the first time, so there is no need to worry that he will be affected."
"That won't work either. My image in his heart has already been almost destroyed. If he finds out that I'm in a premature relationship, won't the last bit of it be gone? How can I live my life in the future?" Chu Qing said seriously.
Qi Weichen's eyes moved slightly: "If... he knew, what would you do?"
"You don't want to tell him about our previous relationship, do you?" Chu Qing narrowed her eyes. "Don't even think about it. If I knew you said it, I would really ignore you."
Qi Weichen immediately said: "I didn't say that."
"You definitely haven't said it now. I'm talking about the future. You are not allowed to say it in the future. Anyway, we still have a year left here. When we go back, he won't know what we do." Chu Qing felt happy when she thought that there was no one supervising her.
Qi Weichen was unhappy: "I have to wait another year?"
"About half a year, until he finishes the college entrance exam," Chu Qing smiled, "and I really like the current situation. Since we won't have anyone else, it doesn't matter whether we have a name or not, right?"
Qi Weichen looked at her disapprovingly. Chu Qing smiled and took his hand, and the two of them walked home together.
The two of them spent a happy weekend without their son's light bulb. Qi Muyang was not idle either. A group of elementary school students kept researching how to deceive Chen Xiu's father on Monday. After rehearsing several times, they finally finalized the draft.
On Sunday afternoon, Chu Qing and Qi Weichen returned to school. Before they reached the school gate, they saw Qi Muyang standing there waiting. Chu Qing smiled and waved when she saw him. When he ran towards her, she smiled and murmured, "I'm done. How can I control my mood as a mother so well? I miss him so much after not seeing him for a day."
"Will you miss me if you haven't seen me?" Qi Weichen asked calmly.
Chu Qing looked at him strangely: "Of course not, he is my son, and you are not."
"Without me, you can't give birth." Qi Weichen frowned.
Chu Qing's mouth twitched. Just as she was about to retort, Qi Muyang had already run up to her. She immediately grinned, "Why are you alone? Not with your friends?"
"They went to play basketball. I was too lazy to go, so I came to wait for you at the school gate," Qi Muyang said with a smile, "You haven't eaten yet, I haven't eaten either. There's a new restaurant opened at the back door of the school. You can take me there."
Chu Qing was about to agree when she caught sight of Qi Weichen, who was still emitting an unhappy look. She paused for a moment and then smiled, "You'll have to ask your father. He's the financial backer of the family."
"Dad." Qi Muyang looked at Qi Weichen obediently, opening his eyes wide and pretending to be innocent.
Chu Qing also stood up like him, and followed him and called out obediently, "Dad."
Qi Weichen's Adam's apple moved slightly, and after a moment he nodded silently. The mother and son cheered, clapped their hands and were about to go to the back door. Qi Weichen walked silently between the two of them, separating the mother and son. The mother and son were completely unaware and walked next to him intimately, and his brows finally relaxed.
The three of them arrived at the restaurant together, ordering food and chatting. Chu Qing asked curiously, "Have you figured out how to solve the Chen Xiu issue?"
"I've thought it over. There will definitely be no problem this time." Qi Muyang patted his chest and guaranteed.
Chu Qing laughed: "Really?"
"Really, we are all ready." Qi Muyang said, and then laid out the whole plan.
Chu Qing clicked her tongue twice and praised, "I didn't expect you guys to be so smart. You can come up with such a dirty trick. Don't use this trick against us in the future, or you'll be so angry that you'll die and you'll be motherless."
"How could that be? I don't want to make you angry." Qi Muyang chuckled.
Seeing him grinning at her foolishly, Chu Qing couldn't help but pinch his face: "Then you should always be good."
"Well, I'll be good," Qi Muyang said. Seeing that Qi Weichen hadn't said anything, he paused and asked, "Dad, do you think my approach is inappropriate?"
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment: "Whether it is inappropriate or not is another matter. I don't think you will succeed. If you fail, it will only make his father reject this school and you as his friends even more."
"It won't fail...right?" Because he was too authoritative in Qi Muyang's heart, just one sentence made Qi Muyang waver, "Then what can you do?"
"Be honest and have a good chat, maybe you can convince him." Qi Weichen said calmly.
Qi Muyang refused without a second thought: "No, his father is obviously unreasonable, how can we have a good chat?"
"You should have confidence in your parents." Qi Weichen said calmly.
Qi Muyang paused, frowning slightly: "Dad, as a parent, do you understand Chen Xiu's father especially well, so you always speak from the perspective of a parent?"
Qi Weichen said nothing.
Qi Muyang sighed, "But Dad, not all parents are like Mom, who grew up in a healthy and healthy family and knows how to love their children. They are also not like you, who are willing to read the materials and learn from scratch when they know they are lacking. Most parents are very arrogant and ignorant, and this will probably not change no matter how many years pass."
Qi Weichen was silent for a long time, then slowly said: "Since you already have an idea, just do it, don't worry too much about my opinion."
"Well, we'll see what happens." Qi Muyang nodded firmly.
Qi Weichen glanced at him and picked up a shrimp dumpling for him.
After finishing the meal, Qi Muyang went to find Chen Xiu and the others first, while Qi Weichen and Chu Qing walked slowly on the road. After a while, Qi Weichen asked, "What do you think?"
"... I don't know. I think what you said makes sense." Chu Qing was the one who had the least stance in this matter. She looked at Qi Weichen blankly, "Anyway, no matter whether our stances are different, the ultimate goal is the same, which is to hope that Chen Xiu can get better, right?"
Qi Weichen lowered his eyes and held her hand: "What about you, do you want Chen Xiu to leave?"
"If Chen Xiu wants to leave, I hope he leaves. If he doesn't want to leave, I hope he doesn't leave. But this is not something we can control. He is still a high school student, so he should listen to his parents," Chu Qing said with a sigh. "I am more worried about Qi Muyang now. He is so enthusiastic about helping Chen Xiu. If he can't keep her here, he will be very sad, right?"
Qi Weichen was silent for a moment: "Will you be sad?"
“… I don’t know.” Chu Qing still had no concrete feelings about Chen Xiu’s departure, but she probably would feel uncomfortable for a few days.
Qi Weichen pondered for a long time, then reached out and rubbed her hair: "Got it."
"What?" Chu Qing was puzzled.
Qi Weichen looked at her without saying anything, then took her hand and walked forward. When they were almost at the school gate and there were more people around, the two naturally let go of each other.
Monday arrived quickly. Before the morning self-study was over, Chen's father came over with the head teacher. After the two talked for a while, they called Chen Xiu out directly.
Chen Xiu stood up nervously, and Chu Qing moved to make an aisle for him behind him.
"Come on, don't be nervous. We must make a louder noise later so that it will be easier for us to get out." The fat man encouraged, his trembling voice revealing his nervousness.
Chen Xiu swallowed and nodded solemnly.
"Success or failure depends on this one move, so don't let me down." Qi Muyang added with a stern face.
Chen Xiu responded and waited for the head teacher to urge him before he went out. As soon as he left, Qi Muyang and others immediately stared at the outside. Chu Qing couldn't help but look at the door. She saw Chen Xiu's face was solemn. Chen's father pushed him twice, but he still stood stubbornly at the door. When Chen's father couldn't help but beat him, he suddenly burst out: "I won't leave!"
This shout was so loud that it drowned out the sound of people reciting their lessons in the class, causing everyone in the class to fall silent at the same time, and then they all looked out inquiringly. After Chen Xiu finished shouting, he turned around and ran away, and the head teacher and Chen's father quickly chased after him.
Qi Muyang and the treacherous little fat man looked at each other and immediately rushed out. Chu Qing couldn't help but turn around and ask Qi Weichen: "Chen Xiu acted really well. If I hadn't known the script in advance, I would have been fooled by him."
"The show is too good, truly beyond imagination." Qi Weichen frowned slightly.
Chu Qing nodded: "You think so too, right? It should be okay to deceive his father this time, right?"
"I'm afraid he will deceive himself." There was a chill in Qi Weichen's voice.
Chu Qing was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant and quickly ran out, calling Qi Muyang and others while running, but no one answered.
She could only put her phone back into her pocket and ran directly to the rooftop of the teaching building that Qi Muyang had mentioned yesterday. The school building had only four floors because there was no elevator. She quickly reached the rooftop. At this moment, Chen Xiu was already standing in front of the guardrail, holding on to the one-meter-high and half-meter-wide stone guardrail. Three meters away from him stood Chen's father and others.
"I won't transfer schools! I want to stay here. If you force me, I will jump down from here!" Chen Xiu said with red eyes.
Father Chen was furious: "I raised you up, and this is how you repay me?!"
"Uncle, calm down. He is very excited now. If you provoke him again, what if he really jumps?" Qi Muyang spoke at the right time.
The treacherous minister also chimed in: "Yes, uncle, don't provoke him. If he really doesn't want to transfer schools, then forget it. It's the same wherever he goes to school. There's no need to destroy the father-son relationship for the sake of transferring schools."
Chen's father sneered and ignored their advice. He stared at Chen Xiu and sneered, "You are my son, how could I not know what kind of person you are? You have been a coward since childhood, and you dare to try to commit suicide with me? Tell me, which grandson taught you this? I will tear his mouth to pieces!"
The three grandchildren next to him: "..."
"I wanted to jump on my own, it has nothing to do with anyone else. I don't want to transfer schools, don't force me." Chen Xiu said with a pale face. When Chen's father took a step forward, he immediately took a step back, his legs kept weakening, and he could only stand by holding the guardrail.
Father Chen looked at him with contempt: "Even if you die today, I will arrange for you to transfer to another school. If you have the ability, jump down. If you don't have the ability, follow me!"
As soon as he said this, everyone present felt a jolt in their hearts. The head teacher looked at him disapprovingly: "Dad Chen Xiu, you can't say that. Don't always stimulate the child when he is so vulnerable."
"Yes, yes, the teacher is right, don't say that." The little fat boy said quickly.
Father Chen looked at the little fat man and the others for the first time. After sizing them up, he said with disgust, "If it weren't for your bad friends, he wouldn't have played this trick on me. You guys discussed it together. Do you really think I can't see it?"
Qi Muyang's face turned cold: "Don't talk nonsense!"
"What nonsense am I talking about! If it weren't for you, Chen Xiu's academic performance wouldn't have been so bad. It's because of hanging out with you that he has ended up like this! How could he, a person with acrophobia, think of jumping off a building?!" Chen's father was so angry that he almost cursed at him. Even the fat on his belly was shaking with anger.
Qi Muyang and the others were stunned at the same time. They never thought that Chen Xiu would be afraid of heights. They had rehearsed in the dormitory before, and only went to the rooftop today.
"My fear of heights is not serious. I can go to high places normally. As long as I don't look down, I won't feel dizzy." Chen Xiu raised her voice and explained.
Qi Muyang and the others were relieved. The little fat boy turned to Chen's father and said, "Uncle, whether you believe it or not, Chen Xiu has always been studying and has never run around with us. We have never disturbed him. The important thing now is to persuade him to come down. If you don't like us, ask the class teacher to change our seats so that we can stay away from him."
This was a very well-written statement. First, it explained that they were not the ones who held Chen Xiu back. Second, it directly hinted that Chen Xiu would not leave. Moreover, it sounded very aggrieved. Even the head teacher could not help but help them: "Yes, Chen Xiu's father, I understand this. Although they have a good relationship, it is rare to see Chen Xiu go out to play with them. They are not the bad kids you think they are."
"If they are not bad kids, why would they skip school and go to the Internet bar together?" Chen's father was unmoved.
Qi Muyang pursed his lips: "Just this once, really just this once."
"It's just once if I catch you, but what if I don't?" Father Chen looked at him with disgust, then looked at Chen Xiu, "I'll say it again, you either come with me now, or jump down from here. You won't die from falling from the fourth floor anyway. At worst, I'll just raise a cripple. Anyway, you're a waste now, no different from before!"
"Don't go too far with your words!" The treacherous minister finally couldn't bear it anymore.
Father Chen sneered: "It's none of your business to interfere in our family affairs!"
"You!" The treacherous minister wanted to step forward but was stopped by Qi Muyang.
Qi Muyang's face turned cold: "Do you really want him to leave?"
"Yes, we must go!" Father Chen had no intention of negotiating and stared at Chen Xiu, "Get down now!"
"Why do you control me?!" Chen Xiu finally broke down and questioned him with a pale face. Her eyes, which were always about to cry, were now without tears. "Why do you control me? I grew up with my grandparents. You didn't come to me when I needed you the most. Now that I have time, I want to pretend to be a good father, but you are not qualified! You didn't raise me, so why do you control me!"
"Because you are my son!" Chen's father was furious.
Chen Xiu panted, her eyes full of determination: "You gave birth to me? Were you pregnant for ten months? Did you experience the pain of childbirth? Did you raise me, take care of me, and care about me? You didn't do any of these, you just felt good for a while..."
"Chen Xiu!" The head teacher frowned and interrupted him, "Calm down."
"Teacher, I'm fine. This is a matter between him and me. You don't need to get involved." Chen Xiu choked.
Father Chen was extremely angry, and said with a dark face: "Okay, between us, if I didn't make money, would you be able to go to Chengde? Do you know how expensive the tuition here is?!"
"Just tell me how much it costs. When I get a job, I will pay you back in full." Chen Xiu said tiredly.
Father Chen laughed angrily: "How can you bear it? As long as my blood flows in your body, you can never repay it. You are my son, you owe me since you were born!"
“…Okay, then I’ll give your life back to you.” Chen Xiu suddenly calmed down, looked at him deeply, then turned around and climbed up the guardrail.
"Chen Xiu!" This scene was not in their plan, Qi Muyang stopped him sternly.
Seeing Qi Muyang and others were about to move forward, Chen Xiu smiled bitterly and said, “Boss, don’t come over.”
"...Okay, I won't go over there. Calm down and don't do anything stupid." Qi Muyang was completely panicked.
Chu Qing, who had been standing at the stairs, couldn't help but step forward: "Chen Xiu, stop messing around, come down!"
Chen's father's face turned pale. Looking at him sitting there, he almost collapsed on the ground: "Don't look down, don't look down, you will faint, raise your head..."
"You are still young. After I die, you can give birth to another child and be a father next time. Remember, you can choose not to accompany him or give him money. These are not important, but you must respect him." Chen Xiu was sitting on the guardrail, swaying.
Father Chen was trembling all over: "Don't mess around, don't mess around..."
Chen Xiu slowly closed her eyes and opened her arms as if to fall down.
"Chen Xiu!"
"I promise you!" Father Chen shouted.
Chen Xiu suddenly opened his eyes, and the others also looked at Chen's father.
Father Chen's breathing became difficult, and he spoke tremblingly: "I promise you, I won't transfer schools, we won't transfer schools, you come down."
"Really?" Chen Xiu asked suspiciously.
Chen Xiu nodded fiercely: "Really!"
Chen Xiu stared at him for a long time, and finally chose to believe him and went down from the guardrail. As soon as he came down, everyone surrounded him, scolding him, but also happy that he didn't have to transfer schools. After a long time of weakness, Chen's father finally stepped forward.
Chen Xiu looked at him awkwardly: "Dad..."
Bang!
A broad slap landed on Chen Xiu's face, knocking his face crooked. Everyone fell silent, and only the sound of the wind remained on the huge rooftop.
"You... have to come with me," Father Chen said tremblingly, "I will never allow you to stay here any longer."
Chen Xiu looked at him desperately: "You lied to me again."
Father Chen grabbed his wrist without hesitation and pulled him downstairs mercilessly. Qi Muyang stepped forward to stop him but was pushed away.
"Boss!" Chen Xiu screamed.
Qi Muyang stood up angrily and really had the urge to beat up Chen's father, but considering Chen Xiu, he could only hold back and continue to stop him with his body.
A group of people dragged to the stairs. When Chen's father was about to pull Chen Xiu downstairs, a tall figure blocked the stairs.
"Qi Weichen..." Chu Qing called him softly.
Qi Weichen glanced at her, then turned to look at Father Chen: "You can stop him this time, but can you stop him next time?"
"Who are you?" Father Chen asked unhappily.
Qi Weichen looked at him coldly: "If you take him home, he won't commit suicide? The scissors, bed sheets, and bathtub in the house, as long as he wants, each of them can be a tool for suicide. Unless you clear out the room, wrap him in soft bags, and imprison him like a mental patient, you can guarantee that he will not die."
"What do you want to say?" Father Chen frowned.
Qi Weichen lowered his eyes: "Let's talk, as a father."
The author has something to say: Sorry for the long wait! There will be another update in the evening