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“Dad…”
Qi Xing just opened his mouth when Ye Xingzhou got out of the car and calmly greeted Qi Ronghua who was coming over to make a scene. “Uncle Qi.”
“Don’t call me that!” Qi Ronghua raised his voice, not intending to give Ye Xingzhou any face at all.
“Dad, what are you doing?” Qi Xing was a little unhappy. His dad could scold him if he was angry, but why was he getting mad at Ye Xingzhou? “Can’t you just talk properly?”
Qi Ronghua glared at him: “I’m asking you what you were doing with him just now.”
“Didn’t you see? We're making out.”
It’s already happened, so Qi Xing just simply admitted it. Whatever his dad thought, so be it.
“You’re so shameless to say that! You two big men are making out in public like this, wouldn’t you feel embarrassed if others saw you?!”
Qi Ronghua was like a firecracker, ready to explode at the slightest touch and Qi Xing was annoyed by this: “Why would I be embarrassed? Ye Xingzhou and I aren’t just making out, we are in a relationship. What’s so shameful about that?”
“I’ll beat you to death, you little bastard!”
Qi Ronghua threw his suit jacket to his assistant who was approaching with an embarrassed expression, rolled up his sleeves, and was about to beat Qi Xing when Ye Xingzhou stepped forward and stood in front of him: “Uncle Qi, calm down.”
Qi Ronghua’s anger immediately shifted to his new target: “You! Did you seduce Qi Xing?! He’s a fool with a muddled mind. What did you do to trick him away?!”
Qi Xing: “Dad, be reasonable, okay? I’m twenty-something years old, who can seduce or trick me away? You can be angry, but don’t go around accusing people here. Wouldn’t you feel ashamed to argue in public?”
“I’ve lost all face, so what face do I need as an old man? I’ll beat you to death!”
Qi Ronghua was furious.
When he first saw his son sitting on a man’s lap, limp and boneless while kissing in the middle of the street and in front of their apartment building, he almost had a heart attack.
He was always a hot-tempered, rough man. He pretended to be kind and amiable outside, but that was all a facade.
If he were younger, he would have been a bully in his hometown, and he could beat ten guys like Ye Xingzhou, who had impure intentions, with one punch.
As his fist came up, Qi Xing immediately ducked and ran, a conditioned reflex from being beaten up by his father for being naughty when he was young. Even though his movements were a bit rusty after all these years, but with his father's old age, his punches weren’t as sharp.
Ye Xingzhou frowned and block Qi Xing before Qi Ronghua’s fist landed, taking a punch to the face and immediately bleeding from the nose.
Qi Ronghua was even angrier at this: “Do you believe I’ll beat you up too?”
Ye Xingzhou remained unmoved: “As long as Uncle Qi can calm down, then do whatever you want.”
Qi Ronghua was completely enraged by his attitude, gritting his teeth and say, “You’re asking for it.” and he punched again and again. Not caring about Ye Xingzhou identity as the chairman of Ye Corporation or as Young Master Ye.
Because in his eyes, Ye Xingzhou was just a seducer who tricked his son!
A piece of trash!
Ye Xingzhou didn’t dodge or avoid, letting him hit him, and didn’t fight back.
After a few punches, Qi Xing finally reacted. He rushed forward to push his dad away. His temper also flared up: “Dad, that’s enough! Why are you hitting him? I’m the one who chased him and I’m the one who sent myself to him! What right do you have to hit him?!”
Qi Ronghua’s face was twisted with anger.
Qi Xing stood in front of Ye Xingzhou. Protecting him with his hand, and glared at his father.
“Get out of my way.”
“No, I won’t! You would hit him.”
“Get out!”
Ye Xingzhou reached out to gently pat Qi Xing’s arm, and reminded him softly: “Move aside first.”
Qi Xing looked back and saw his face, which was bruised beyond recognition, and said angrily: “You want to get beaten up again? Look at your face!”
Ye Xingzhou’s hand slid down to pinch his wrist: “Listen to me. Just move aside.”
Their little actions further enraged Qi Ronghua, who was about to beat them both up.
But Ye Xingzhou reacted quickly. He stepped forward and pulled Qi Xing behind him.
When Qi Ronghua’s fist came up again, Ye Xingzhou no longer held back.
He raised his hand to quickly grab the other man’s arm and did not give Qi Ronghua a chance to resist as he spun around and threw Qi Ronghua over his shoulder. Cleanly throwing the older man to the ground.
Qi Xing was instantly stunned, along with Qi Ronghua’s assistant. Both are just standing there while feeling speechless and dumbfounded.
When Qi Ronghua landed, Ye Xingzhou reached out again to protect his head and waist, preventing a serious injury.
Qi Ronghua fell to the ground in a mess while howling in pain.
Qi Xing: “…”
Twenty minutes later, Qi Ronghua, shirtless and with a gloomy face, sat on the sofa while staring at Qi Xing, who was hanging his head and not speaking.
Wang Cuilan rubbed the injured part of Qi Ronghua’s waist with medicinal wine. Although Ye Xingzhou had supported him when he landed, he was old after all, and he hadn’t fought anyone in years. His bones were stiff, and it was no surprise that he twisted his waist.
Wang Cuilan nagged him: “Don’t you know how old you are? You think you’re still young? You lose your temper and start fighting with people without thinking. Do you think you can still beat anyone? Aren’t you ashamed?”
Qi Ronghua’s face became even more ugly. He was angry, but he was also feeling ashamed.
“What? You’re not convinced? Does it feel good to be thrown over the shoulder by a younger guy? If he hadn’t let you go, you’d probably be in the hospital now!” Wang Cuilan said and each word, aimed at his heart.
It has to be said that Qi Xing and Qi Ronghua, father and son, have the same temper.
Both are impulsive and only wanting to solve problems with their fists but never considering their own capabilities.q
Wang Cuilan finished scolding him and couldn’t help but sigh.
When they were young, one was a local bully and the other was a local beauty. Their love affair was passionate. There were so many hooligans who wanted to get with her, and Qi Ronghua would beat up one for every one that came. On which, Qi Xing’s fighting skills were all learned from his father.
She just didn’t expect that after all these years, Qi Ronghua’s temperament was still the same as before. He hadn’t changed at all.
“You’re the one who spoiled that brat.” Qi Ronghua retorted, feeling indignant. “You didn’t see him just now. He was sitting on that Ye Xingzhou’s lap and making out with him with the car door open, and right in front of the apartment building. He’s so shameless!”
Wang Cuilan rolled her eyes elegantly: “My dad didn’t approve of me being with you either, so you sneak around in the middle of the night to my house on your motorcycle to block me, but did my dad beat you up? You can do it, but my son can’t?”
Qi Ronghua’s old face flushed red: “That’s not the same thing! Is Ye Xingzhou someone you can be with? That kid, if he’s with him, he’ll be sold and he’ll still be counting the money for him! He’ll be eaten alive and he won’t even know what happened!”
“Why isn’t it the same thing?” Wang Cuilan said disdainfully. “My dad also thought you were not a good person, but didn’t he eventually give in and let me marry you? Are we not living well now? How do you know that your son can’t be with Ye Xingzhou?”
Qi Ronghua: “How can two men be together? Can they get married?!”
Wang Cuilan didn’t say anything and just tore off the plaster and slapped it hard on his waist. Qi Ronghua gasped in pain and his momentum instantly weakened.
Qi Xing, who had been silent the whole time, picked his ears, stood up and said, “I’m going out.”
Qi Ronghua immediately shouted: “Where are you going again?”
“To Ye Xingzhou’s place.” Qi Xing put on a dead-pig-not-afraid-of-boiling-water attitude. “You beat him up like that, so I have to go see him.”
Qi Ronghua: “You’re not allowed to go!”
Qi Xing pretended not to hear and turned and left.
As he left the door, he could still vaguely hear his father’s scolding, but Qi Xing ignored it and walked quickly into the elevator.
“I’m going to your place.”
He sent this message, and Ye Xingzhou quickly replied: “I haven’t left yet.”
Qi Xing was a little surprised because he thought that Ye Xingzhou had already gone back, but he didn’t expect him to still be downstairs.
Ye Xingzhou’s car was still parked in the same place. When Qi Xing saw it, he felt reassured and went over to open the car door.
This time, he sat obediently in the passenger seat.
Ye Xingzhou put out the cigarette he was smokin and turned to look at him and said, “Your dad let you out?”
Qi Xing: “I don’t care about him.”
Ye Xingzhou’s face was even worse than when he got punched. Seeing it made him feel bad, and he couldn’t help but blame Qi Ronghua in his heart.
Ye Xingzhou himself seemed not to care as his bruised face paired with the smile he forced on his lips looked particularly wicked.
Qi Xing: “…What are you laughing at?”
Ye Xingzhou: “Nothing.”
He didn’t say anything, and started the car.
……..
They returned to Ye Xingzhou’s house and it was almost ten o’clock.
As soon as they entered the door, Qi Xing went to get the medicine cabinet and applied medicine to Ye Xingzhou.
He had done this many times before, but he felt particularly bad today: “Why didn't you dodge? My dad beats you up and you just take it. I didn’t know you were so obedient.”
Ye Xingzhou: “I had to let him vent, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to calm down.”
Qi Xing: “I thought you didn’t care at all.”
Ye Xingzhou leaned back on the sofa with his expression a little casual as he just simply hummed.
Qi Xing: “Hmm what?”
Ye Xingzhou didn’t want to explain because he really didn’t care.
Apart from the business interests, his attitude towards Qi Ronghua and his wife depended entirely on their importance to Qi Xing.
“Are you going back?” He changed the subject and asked Qi Xing.
Qi Xing: “I don’t want to go back. I’ll stay here for a few days and then we’ll see.”
Ye Xingzhou: “Then stay here first. When your dad’s anger subsides a little, I’ll go talk to him.”
“How are you going to talk to him?” Qi Xing was a little worried. “He’s got such a stubborn temper and I don’t think any promises you make will work.”
Ye Xingzhou: “How will you know if you don’t try?”
Qi Xing was too lazy to say anything.
He held the cotton swab and carefully applied the medicine to him. He even blew on it after applying it twice.
Ye Xingzhou’s hand pressed against his waist: “Qi Xing.”
“Hmm?” Qi Xing didn’t understand.
Ye Xingzhou: “Don’t blow.”
Qi Xing blinked slowly before realizing what he meant, and smiled: “You can still get horny after getting beaten up like that. Young Master Ye is really in the mood.”
Ye Xingzhou’s hand rubbed his waist hard.
Qi Xing slapped his hand away and insisted on applying the medicine. After a while, he stared at Ye Xingzhou’s face, which was beyond recognition, and his heart stirred: “Ye Xingzhou, am I the only one who has ever fought for you?”
Ye Xingzhou looked up with his eyes clearly moved.
Qi Xing: “Is that right?”
Ye Xingzhou’s throat rolled: “Yes.”
Qi Xing was silent for a moment, then continued to hold the cotton swab and apply the medicine to him.
This was what Lin Zhinian told him when he went to the hospital that day.
At that time, Lin Zhinian said that Ye Xingzhou was always bullied by the three Ye brothers when he was studying, and he fought with them every day, so his life was very difficult.
“Because the three brothers took the lead, he was isolated by other students in the school. Every time he was beaten up, no one dared to help him and I didn’t dare either. I could only go to him afterwards to give him medicine and comfort him. I thought I was doing enough, but it wasn’t enough for him because he said that you were the only one who was willing to fight for him. I think I understand why he’s willing to do anything for you.”
“Did you really fight with people often before?” He didn’t want to ask Ye Xingzhou, but he couldn’t help it.
Ye Xingzhou: “I’m used to fighting, so it’s okay.”
Qi Xing: “You can get used to it?”
“Don’t you always fight with people and cause trouble outside?” Ye Xingzhou’s tone was flat. He probably wasn’t interested in talking about the past.
Qi Xing: “That’s different.”
He fought with people because they offended him first, but Ye Xingzhou was bullied, how could that be the same?
Who would have thought that Ye Xingzhou, who is so arrogant now, was actually a little pitiful boy who could be bullied by anyone when he was a student?
Qi Xing felt a little depressed, but unfortunately, he was still a primary school student at that time and didn’t know Ye Xingzhou.
Ye Xingzhou didn’t want to say it, so he didn’t ask any more.
He touched the part of this bastard’s face that wasn’t injured and felt a little relieved that his face wasn’t disfigured: “Ye Xingzhou, I won’t hit you anymore.”
Ye Xingzhou nodded casually because in reality, he didn’t mind it. For him, it was a little bit fun to be scratched by a kitten sometimes.
Qi Xing was depressed, so he leaned against his neck and kissed him: “Thank you for tonight.”
Ye Xingzhou was slightly surprised: “Thank me for what?”
“If it weren’t for you, my dad would have beaten me up. Although I would rather he beat me up, anyway, thanks. But next time, don’t let him beat you up. He’s a hypocrite. He’s lenient with himself and strict with others, so just ignore him.” Qi Xing said while thinking of his father’s pathetic appearance when he returned home.
Qi Ronghua must have felt that he lost all face for the rest of his life, so Qi Xing couldn’t help but want to give Ye Xingzhou a thumbs up. “Daddy, you’re really a god. You didn’t see my dad’s expression when he got home, pfft—”
Ye Xingzhou: “You’re happy to see your dad eat crow?”
Qi Xing: “Of course I am, why did he hit you without any reason? From now on, no one can hit you except me.”
Ye Xingzhou reminded him: “You just said you wouldn’t hit me anymore.”
“I said I would try my best to control myself.” Qi Xing threw away the cotton swab before sitting on Ye Xingzhou’s lap face-to-face and called him, “Ye Xingzhou.”
Ye Xingzhou tilted his head slightly, so Qi Xing leaned over and kissed him: “You’re so handsome. I really love you.”
“From now on, you’re my husband in bed and my wife outside. Brother Qi is protecting you, and I won’t let anyone bully you again.”
Even though it was an extremely embarrassing thing to say, he said it frankly with a sincere and fervent eyes.
Ye Xingzhou looked into those eyes and fell into them: “Okay.”