Chapter 66

Translated and Edited by KitKat

At 12 o’clock, Father and Mother Ling realised that it was getting late and took Shu Tong to his bedroom so that he could get a good night’s rest.

Ling Qing was about to go back to his room, when his mother stopped him.

Ling Qing did not understand, but Mother Ling said, “I have something to tell you.”

Ling Qing had to follow her to her room.

He looked at the woman in front of him, not knowing what she was going to say to him or what he could say to her; he just sat there and waited for her to speak.

After a long time in silence, Mother Ling asked him, “You said in the hotel today that you were the first to find out about this matter and went to do a paternity test. Why did you go for a paternity test?

Ling Qing didn’t hide it, “You think I’m not your biological child, don’t you?”

He said, “I thought so too, so I went to do it.”

“And when you found out that Xiao Bai wasn’t, shouldn’t you have been happy? Why didn’t you say anything?”

“There’s nothing to be happy about.” Ling Qing said, “It’s not that I didn’t say anything straight away, it’s just that I told the two of them first and you later.”

Mother Ling looked at him, deeply, for a long time, and said, “You’re right, I did suspect before that you were not my biological child.”

“You’re not like me.” She said, “Especially in personality.”

“Ling Bai is like you.” Ling Qing said calmly.

Mother Ling smiled as she said, “There are some parts of him that are like me, but he’s not like me either.”

“No one can be completely like another person, it’s normal.”

Mother Ling nodded, “That’s true.”

“You were lost once and when you were brought back by your father, you distanced yourself from me and stuck more to your father. Later, when Xiao Bai was born, you didn’t like him either.”

“You probably don’t remember, but you would always bully him when you were little. He was still so small and not as strong as you, and he didn’t speak as much as you did, and when you bullied him, all he did was cry.”

“I told you to let him be. I said he’s the younger brother, you’re the older brother and that we’re a family so you shouldn’t always bully him. But the more I insisted on it, the more you bullied him and the less close you got to me.”

Ling Qing didn’t say anything, he wasn’t the original owner, those words didn’t work for him. He didn’t care about those things in the past either.

“But no, Xiao Bai surprisingly isn’t my child.” Mother Ling finished, stunned like a statue for a while.

The wind was blowing through and brought a faint scent of flowers in the room.

Mother Ling looked at the carnations not far away and whispered, “He had indeed discussed with Shu Tong a long time ago, so he has been staying at home for a while now. Before leaving, he also gave me carnations. Seems like he had already made up his mind to leave.”

Ling Qing glanced at the red carnations not far away. The flowers were very beautiful and were Mother Ling’s favourite colour. No matter how Mother Ling treated the original owner, whether the original owner loved her or not, Ling Bai did love this mother very much .

Mother Ling turned to look at him and said, “For so many years, I haven’t gone to verify if you are my child. It was not because I dared not go, but because I didn’t know what to do if you really were not my child. I hoped you were, but I was afraid that you were not. Anyway, since we had grown apart, it was better to retain the status quo. If you wanted money, I would give it to you. If you wanted to marry Yu Chen, I helped you marry Yu Chen. Apart from not being able to distance myself from Xiao Bai as you wished, I’ve done everything else I can. It somehow consoled me that I was not mistreating you.”

Ling Qing looked at her with a calm expression. At this moment, Ling Qing was surprised to find that she should have also genuinely liked the original owner.

She was well aware of the previous relationship between Ling Bai and Yu Chen, and also well aware that every visit by Yu Chen was for Ling Bai. She was also aware of the conflict between Ling Bai and Yu Chen, as well as the fact that “Ling Qing” had played tricks, but she chose to side with “Ling Qing”.

She wasn’t swayed by Ling Bai’s ambiguous words and feelings nor was she dissatisfied by “Ling Qing’s” arrogance and pride. She was too distant from the original owner so even if she showed favouritism towards him, the original owner still didn’t get close to her.

Ling Qing suddenly felt that it was all unnecessary.

He had once felt that the original owner was very miserable. On the night of their wedding, his other half had secretly met the white moonlight, which was even worse than tofu dregs.

Then he realised he was wrong. Yu Chen is not a scumbag, and meeting Ling Bai privately was not what he had thought. He felt that the original owner was just like him and couldn’t please his mother.

But he realised tonight that it wasn’t that either. Mother Ling made sure that Yu Chen, who was most important to Ling Bai, was married to “Ling Qing” with her help.She was well aware of Yu Chen’s background and value, extremely clear, but she still chose “Ling Qing” instead of Ling Bai, who had had a better relationship with Yu Chen.She may have doubted whether “Ling Qing” was her child, but beyond this doubt, she also yearned for the closeness of “Ling Qing” and had silently cared for him.

So, Ultimately, he was still different from the original owner. The life that the original owner had felt to be very tragic, had been very happy for him. 

The original owner had what he wanted but those were still far from enough for him.

Ling Qing chuckled softly and said, “Thank you.”

He calmly chatted with Mother Ling and then said goodbye and left.

He approached his bedroom, feeling inexplicably tired.

After finishing the phone call, Yu Chen walked into the bedroom from the balcony and saw him sitting silently by the bed. He approached and asked, “What’s wrong?”

He reached out and touched Ling Qing’s face, “Why are you unhappy?”

Ling Qing looked at him, gave a perfunctory smile, and reached out to embrace him.

He didn’t like the original owner; he thought the original owner was scheming and duplicitous, but such an original owner was also loved by his parents.

Even if he felt that his mother didn’t like him and wasn’t close to him, his mother didn’t think like Mother Ling did; she really didn’t love him. From the beginning to the end, he was the only one who was not liked by his parents.

Ling Qing silently hugged Yu Chen tightly and softly asked him, “Xiaoyu, do you like me?”

Yu Chen didn’t understand why he went to talk to his mother and came back feeling so unsure of himself. He gently rubbed Ling Qing’s back and said firmly, “Of course.”

“Do you like me the most?”

Yu Chen kissed the side of his face and said with a smile, “Like you the most.”

Ling Qing gradually became happy again.

He buried his head in Yu Chen’s arms and said, “Then you must always like me the most.”

“Okay”, Yu Chen smiled and said.

He pressed onto Ling Qing’s shoulder, slowly widening the distance between them, and then pressed against his forehead, smiling as he went to kiss him.

“I love you the most in my life,” he said.

Ling Qing looked at him, looking at himself in his eyes, and couldn’t help but laugh.

Then I will love you forever, he said in his heart, forever.

“Let’s do it”, he hooked his hand around Yu Chen’s neck, “I want to do it with you now.”

“At your house?” Yu Chen was surprised. “Didn’t you say it couldn’t be done?”

“We’ll just have to be quiet.” Ling Qing tilted his neck and winked at him.

Yu Chen:….

Yu Chen felt that his rationality was fading away.

“Take me to take a shower first,” Ling Qing laughed. “We can do it in the bathroom first, and then…!”

Yu Chen kissed him, but couldn’t bear to bite him hard on the lips. Then, he picked up Ling Qing and went into the bathroom. The spring scenery was beyond enchanting.

When the two of them returned to bed, Yu Chen hugged him and asked again, “Did your parents say anything to you?”

“Hmm, we talked about some things from before.”

“Is that why you were sad?”

Ling Qing shook his head. Yu Chen looked at him, seeming puzzled. Ling Qing smiled and went to kiss him, then hugged him tightly and said to him, “It has nothing to do with them.”

“What is it then?”

Ling Qing pressed his index finger to Yu Chen’s lower lip, while Yu Chen raised his hand and kissed his finger and interlocked it in his hand and asked, “Can’t you tell me?”

“No , it’s just that I don’t know how to tell you,” said Ling Qing.

He leaned on Yu Chen’s shoulder and whispered, “Xiaoyu, give me some time. After that, I’ll tell you later when I know what to say to you.”

Yu Chen looked at his calm profile and felt that his inner thoughts seemed to be more than he thought.

“Okay,” he promised.

Ling Qing looked up at him and asked, “Will you still like me?”

Yu Chen chuckled and said, “It’s not like I like you for those secrets of yours.”

“Why do you like me?” asked Ling Qing.

Yu Chen found it difficult to answer this question, “How can I really explain this kind of question? It’s just that I like you. Your presence makes me like you, so I like you.”

Ling Qing felt like he was quite good at speaking.

He hugged Yu Chen and leaned against him with peace of mind. Yu Chen kissed his forehead and said, “So, you have to stay by my side so that I can always like you.” 

“Mmm,”Ling Qing said.

He looked up and kissed Yu Chen, saying softly, “Goodnight.”

Good night

The matter between Ling Bai and Shu Tong has been resolved, and Ling Qing is now preparing to record a variety show.

The variety show he will record this time is called “All Star Friday”. Judging by the name or the content, Ling Qing found out that it is an outdoor variety show for travel and exploration.

“It is said to be a travel and adventure,but in fact, it’s too dangerous that I dare not let you do it. To put it simply, I just want you to go outdoors to do some tasks to show the exquisite life of the stars through their stupidity and cuteness. So it’s not that difficult, it’s quite simple.”

“Okay.” Ling Qing had no objections.

“This program has recorded seasons before, you can take a look at it first and have some mental preparation.”

“Good.”

“That’s it then, I’ve sent you the specific itinerary on your phone, I’ll pick you up when it’s time.”

“You can meet people now?” Ling Qing laughed.

Yun He was helpless, “Why are you still making fun of me, of course I can meet people, it’s not like I’ve done anything wrong.”

“Before, that was for fear of having a bad influence on you, now that Chen Hongming has jumped ship, I’m taking over other artists. That’s simply normal. His fans, even if they scold me, they’re not involved in the resources of March Peach Blossom Laughs so it won’t have a big impact on you.

“I’m not making fun of you, I just think it’s not easy for you.”

“That’s more like it.” Yun He finished, advised him a few times and hung up the phone.

“You’re working again?” Yu Chen listened to him and asked.

Ling Qing nodded his head, “You’ve been working for so many days, don’t I have to work too?”

Yu Chen was a bit reluctant, “How long will it take this time?”

“This time is simpler, it’s a variety show with a five day cycle, so we can still see each other at least once a week.”

Yu Chen: ……

Yu Chen felt that this was also very difficult for him.

“It’s almost like we’re in a long-distance relationship.” He lamented.

Ling Qing approached him and sat on his lap, “Wake up, we have been together for a few months and you’re so much happier than you would’ve been in a long distance relationship.”

“So am I still supposed to be happy? We’re newlyweds!”

Ling Qing was helpless and reached out and cupped his face, “Just wait a little longer, when I’m popular later on, I’ll have time to accompany you.”

“Then I hope you will be popular in the future.”

Ling Qing laughed lightly, “Better be realistic, baby.”

Yu Chen sighed and hugged him a little tighter.

Three days later, Ling Qing was watching All Star Friday when he heard his cell phone ring, he picked it up and it was Yun He.

“What’s wrong?” Ling Qing asked.

“Bad news.”

“Speak.”

“Chen Hongming intercepted Sun Zhuo, which means he’s also going to participate in the variety show All Stars.”

“Is this variety show very popular?” Ling Qing recalled the data he had looked at before, “It’s average, not a big hit variety show, right?”

“Of course not, he’s going after you to avenge ‘March Peach Blossom Smile’.”

Ling Qing smiled disdainfully and said, “Really, then let him come.”

“As the shooting hasn’t started yet, if you don’t want to participate and are too lazy to care about him, you can still turn it down.”

“I am too lazy to pay attention to him, but since he has the intention to take revenge, I am also too lazy to hide. There’s no need to cower and hide for things that can be solved with a beating.”

Author has something to say:

Ling Qing: If something can’t be solved with one beating, then two!

Yun He: ……

Ling Bai/Shu Tong: My brother is right!