CH 54

Li Jun didn’t hear Qin Zhongyue’s answer so he asked again, “Hello? Why aren’t you saying anything?”

Qin Zhongyue who saw Xie Zhongxing’s expression felt his heart drop. He immediately ended the call.Xie Zhongxing asked expressionlessly, “Male mother? Mother? Is that how you have been describing me to your friends?”Qin Zhongyue tried to clarify with a small voice, “I didn’t say that. He was the one who misunderstood!”Xie Zhongxing, “Oh? Then what were your original words?”Qin Zhongyue, “I just said that you’re like my mum….”Xie Zhongxing, “……..”Xie Zhongxing asked, “Is there any difference?”No matter how bad Qin Zhongyue may be with reading another person’s expressions, he could feel the scary air coming from Xie Zhongxing. He hurriedly explained, “Let me finish! My original words were that you were like my mum so I can’t be unconcerned about you or I would be a beast! I was expressing how much I care about you!”Although he thought it would clear up the situation, Xie Zhongxing’s expression didn’t change. He just nodded and said, “Yes, I am indeed like your mother. Did you think that I was strict like your mother, constantly forcing you to study?”“No, I know you did it for my own good, and I was also the one who wanted to go to the same university as you.” Qin Zhongyue said with a guilty conscience, “I was just using an analogy. I don’t think of you as my mother, I think of you as….” He suddenly stopped.Xie Zhongxing, “What do you think of me as?”Qin Zhongyue wanted to say something but he held himself back. Seeing this, Xie Zhongxing softened his tone a little, “Why aren’t you saying anything?”Qin Zhongyue said timidly, “I’m afraid that you will hit me if I said it.”Xie Zhongxing quietly looked at him and said, “Tell me. I won’t hit you.”Qin Zhongyue, “My wife.”Xie Zhongxing slowly blinked a few times, “Wife?”Qin Zhongyue laughed awkwardly, “Would you believe me if I said that I thought of you as my wife?”Xie Zhongxing, “I do. And then?”Qin Zhongyue was a little flustered when he heard this. His eyes flitted around, not daring to look directly at him, “You really do? I was just spouting nonsense.”

Xie Zhongxing looked at him and said gently, “Okay, then I won’t believe you.”The atmosphere was getting warmer, as if they were in a steamer. Qin Zhongyue was panicking inside. He suddenly had a small urge ---- Why don’t he just let Xie Zhongxing continue to be his wife!In any case, he had already grown used to the cold Xie Zhongxing in his previous life and the current Xie Zhongxing is a lot cuter and livelier and would often smile at him and speak gently to him. Why would he not marry him?But the other party currently likes women. How awkward would it be if he was rejected? And despite how good he is, Xie Zhongxing actually doesn’t like him!He still remembered Xie Zhongxing saying that even if only the two of them were left in the world, he wouldn’t like him!Qin Zhongyue, who was lost in his thoughts, didn't speak for a while. Xie Zhongxing at this moment suddenly turned his head and looked at him, “Check your results.”Seeing that Xie Zhongxing didn’t plan on continuing this conversation, Qin Zhongyue felt a little disappointed. He absentmindedly tried to open the page again. Fortunately, the site wasn’t lagging this time and he managed to get in.Qin Zhongyue was surprisingly calm. He was neither nervous nor flustered as he checked his results. He entered his details and proceeded to log in. When the page loaded, all he saw were 0’s.Qin Zhongyue’s eye widened. Xie Zhongxing next to him also saw it.Qin Zhongyue finally panicked, “Why? How did I get zero for everything?”Xie Zhongxing’s heart also stopped beating for a moment. His mind was completely blank. A while later, he remembered something, “The grades of those ranked in the top 50 in the province are kept secret. Could this be because of that…..?”Qin Zhongyue, “But no one from Tsinghua or Peking University called.”His eyes turned red, “I clearly checked my name and admission ticket number multiple times, nothing was missing. Why did I get zero?”Xie Zhongxing hugged him and patted his back, “Don’t cry. Don’t worry, let me give Teacher Wang a call.”He took out his phone and gave Wang Yuxue a call. Wang Yuxue said, “Oh, it’s like this. Qin Zhongyue seemed to have also performed very well. I wanted to ask but the principal said that he would call his parents to tell them. You should get him to ask his father. His father probably knows.”Just as Xie Zhongxing was about to say something after ending the call, he saw Qin Zhongyue suddenly sit up, “I remember now. I used my dad’s number for my contact details.”Xie Zhongxing, “……”Qin Zhongyue “I’ll call my dad and ask.”After Qin Zhongyue said this, he took out his phone and called Qin Xiangqian but before it could ring more than a few times Qin Xiangqian rejected his call.

Qin Zhongyue, “………”He widened his eyes in shock. He had always been the one hanging up on Qin Xiangqian, he had never expected Qin Xiangqian to actually hang up on him!Qin Zhongyue didn’t give up. He called a few more times but they were all rejected.Xie Zhongxing, “You deserve it.”Qin Zhongyue, “…….”After Qin Xiangqian rejected Qin Zhongyue’s call, he happily tapped open the family group chat and typed while trying to hold back his excitement, “The college entrance examination results are out. My son’s principal personally called and told me he scored 682.”The group chat was quiet. No one spoke.Qin Xiangqian didn’t mind. He continued typing, “Haa, it’s not that great. With his mother’s intelligence, he shouldn’t be getting only 682. I guess I can only take it as it is though, since he only studied for two months after all.”After saying that, he sent out some red envelopes. As soon as they were sent out, there were multiple dings and they were all snatched up.Qin Xiangqian typed, “Looks like you’re all here.”His oldest brother’s daughter, Qin Lulu, said, “Congratulations third uncle. That’s great news.”Qin Xiangqian pouted. No one except for him seemed to be happy with this news. He sighed. Without him around, his son would probably be eaten up by these people here.As Qin Xiangqian thought this, he asked Qin Dejiang, “Eldest brother, I remember Wenxuan also only scored 624 in his college entrance examination, no?”Qin Dejiang’s message appeared, “This year's questions were easier than the previous years. You cannot compare their results like that.”Qin Xiangqian, “You always say that the exams are simpler than previous years but the total score has always been 750 and the admission scores for the universities have never exceeded the high 600s.”Qin Dejiang stopped replying. A while later, he called out to Qin Wenxuan in the chat and said enigmatically, “You useless brat. You were so proud of yourself when you got 624 back then but look at your Brother Zhongyue. He was able to improve by more than three hundred points in just two months. Are you still proud of yourself now?”Qin Wenxuan replied, “Who knows if a certain someone achieved it himself? Perhaps he cheated.”Qin Xiangqian’s expression darkened, “Wenxuan, are you questioning the fairness of the exam? Shouldn’t you know what your Brother Zhongyue is like? He would rather hand in a blank paper instead of cheating. Are you trying to deny his two months of hard work?”

“Let me tell you how he spent those last two months. Everyday, he would only sleep five hours, from 11:30 to 4:30 and then he would start studying as soon as he got up, even bringing a stopwatch with him to the bathroom. Can you do that? If you dare slander your brother again, I really want to ask your father how he has raised you. If he can’t even raise his own son properly, how can I trust him with the company projects?”Qin Dejiang immediately jumped out and tried to settle the situation, “Xiangqian, don’t pay the little one any attention. He’s still young. I’ll have a good talk with him later. It’s great news that Zhongyue got such a high score. You should let father know about this later and celebrate.”After saying that, he transferred some money to Qin Xiangqian, “This is some pocket money for Zhongyue. You can help accept it for him. Don’t be angry. This is great news for our family.”Qin Xiangqian softened his tone, “It’s fine as long as you’re aware. With Wenxuan like this, if it weren’t for his strong family backing, he probably would have had his legs broken several times.”Qin Dejiang’s face stiffened when he heard this. Because his business had been doing well these past few years, Qin Xiangqian’s relationship with his brothers had improved a lot and it had also caused him to forget how brutal Qin Xiangqian was during his younger years.Back then, Qin Xiangqian had done his fair share of things to send a message to the rest of the family. Right now, everyone is aware that even if they didn’t like him, they still had to rely on this younger brother of theirs to make a living.Qin Xiangqian was a strong, unstoppable figure. This was why he could act with so much authority.Qin Dejiang’s anger was completely gone. He hurriedly got Qin Wenxuan to apologise but Qin Xiangqian ignored the two of them.He called Qin Zhongyue’s mother Zhong Ning but he was blocked. He gave his brother-in-law Zhong Qing a call and asked him to tell her Qin Zhongyue’s results.Only after doing all this did he remember Qin Zhongyue. He gave Qin Zhongyue a call but after it rang a few times, the call was rejected.Qin Xiangqian, “……”There really is no need for this type of rotational exchange between father and son.Qin Xiangqian called Qin Zhongyue again. This time, the call connected almost immediatelyQin Zhongyue shouted on the other end, “Dad!”He didn’t ask Qin Xiangqian why he rejected his calls and went straight to the point, “Dad, what did I get?”Qin Xiangqian teased, “You should try and guess.”Qin Zhongyue was annoyed, “Dad, don’t joke around. Hurry and tell me. Xing Xing is waiting!”Qin Xiangqian, “682. My good son, your mother would be pleased with you!”Qin Zhongyue glowed with happiness when he heard this, “682? Are you for real?”Qin Xiangqian, “It’s true. Your principal personally called to tell me. How could it be a lie?”

Qin Zhongyue quickly ended the call and said to Xie Zhongxing, “Xing Xing, I got 682!!!”Xie Zhongxing who heard this didn’t relax his expression, “The admission cut off for Tsinghua last year was 676. 682 might be cutting it close.”Qin Zhongyue, “…...I think I should be fine?”Xie Zhongxing was still worried, “It’ll depend on what the cut off is.”Qin Zhongyue however was very confident. He directly called Mo Yu’s father, “Good morning uncle!”Mo Rulong was surprised. He asked, “Good morning Zhongyue. What’s wrong? Need something from uncle?”Qin Zhongyue proceeded to tell Mo Rulong the bet he and his son made and his results, “Uncle, let me tell you this first. If Mo Yu tries to back out of this bet, you must side with me!”Mo Rulong, “……”After ending the call, Xie Zhongxing was speechless, “We’re not even certain if you’ll get in. Why are you making the call already?”Qin Zhongyue answered seriously, “I just want to make their whole family nervous.”Xie Zhongxing, “……..”Qin Zhongyue, “Who told Mo Yu to make such a big bet with me?!”You should know that he only gets a hundred thousand yuan a month now!“…………” Xie Zhongxing was expressionless, “So you knew it was a big bet. I thought you didn’t think of money as money.”Qin Zhongyue said with a guilty conscience, “How could that be? I’ve also had times where I could only spend a hundred a day and could only get three hundred after a night of hard work.”Xie Zhongxng couldn’t imagine someone like Qin Zhongyue working all night, “Three hundred a night? That’s a high paying job. What part-time job is it?”Qin Zhongyue said with a pained look, “I worked as a duck.” (KKnotes: Slang meaning male prostitute)