ASSHKHME Chapter 60

Chapter 60: The Backup Account

When Xie Yu drove home, Xie Liangjun and Cheng Tangyu were eating dinner, a simple meal of five dishes and a soup.

The maid saw him return and hurriedly added a set of cutlery.

Cheng Tangyu raised her voice and asked, “Didn’t you say afternoon? Why are you back so early?”

Xie Yu grunted, “Someone chased me back.”

Xie Yu casually tossed the car keys into the small box in the entryway, walked to the dining room, pulled out a chair, sat down, and his face was filled with displeasure.

No one knows a son like his mother. Cheng Tangyu could guess eight or nine out of ten just by looking at his sullen face.

“What’s wrong, son? Your face is practically dragging on the ground. Did you quarrel with your girlfriend? She’s a girl, you should be more considerate.”

Xie Liangjun chimed in, “Haven’t you memorized our family rules yet? The wife is the most important, quickly change that bad temper of yours.”

The moment Xie Yu heard the word “girlfriend,” he felt guilty. He lowered his head and shoveled white rice into his mouth, mumbling, “Ah, don’t worry about my matters, I know what I’m doing.”

Cheng Tangyu ladled a bowl of soup for him, “Have some ambition. Aren’t you choking eating just white rice? If there’s a problem, talk it out. Don’t be like those blockheads in novels who don’t open their mouths, unable to resolve a tiny issue even after a dozen chapters, it’s annoying to read.”

Xie Yu picked up the bowl, took a sip of soup to soothe his throat, and sincerely asked, “Mom, what if, what if he’s chasing after celebrities? I get annoyed hearing ‘my idol’ all the time, how do I solve that?”

“That’s it?”

Cheng Tangyu glanced at him, speechless. “What’s wrong with a little girl chasing after a celebrity? You’re being too controlling.”

Xie Yu ignored the words “little girl,” and said logically, “He already has a boyfriend, how is it okay to like other men?”

Cheng Tangyu sighed, shaking her head, “Break up then, it’ll be suffering to stay together.”

Xie Yu “ah”-ed, “Isn’t that a bit much? Ah, it’s not really a big deal, if he coaxes me a bit, I’ll forgive him.”

Xie Liangjun put a piece of greens into Cheng Tangyu’s bowl, explaining, “Your mother means, it’s the girl who’s suffering, it’s better for her to break up with you.”

Xie Yu bristled, “Why? I’m not the one at fault, why should I be dumped?”

Cheng Tangyu said, “Chasing after stars is just a small hobby of hers, she can’t just revolve around you because she’s dating you, right?”

Xie Yu put down his chopsticks, disgruntled, “I don’t care, he can only have me in his eyes.”

Cheng Tangyu wanted to say something, but Xie Liangjun stopped her, “Alright honey, let the young people solve their own problems, love is also a kind of cultivation.”

The phone on the table “buzzed” once. Xie Yu’s eyes lit up, and he quickly picked it up to look.

It was a junk text message.

“Heh, hilarious!”

Xie Yu coldly laughed, flipped the phone face down on the table, and silently shoveled rice into his mouth, chewing fiercely.

Cheng Tangyu was speechless but also found it amusing, she looked at Xie Liangjun, “What kind of act is your son putting on?”

Before she finished speaking, the phone “buzzed” again.

Xie Yu’s chewing motion paused. Under the caring gaze of his parents, he pretended to be nonchalant, waiting a full five seconds before awkwardly picking it up to look.

Chen Xiaozhuo’er: [Image.jpg]

Chen Xiaozhuo’er: [The sun is so nice today, don’t be angry anymore, you’re the most handsome, I like you the most, boyfriend.]

The corners of Xie Yu’s lips couldn’t help but rise. Under the caring gaze of his parents, he very haughtily put down the phone and slowly ate his vegetables.

Cheng Tangyu happily said, “Oh my, he’s still pretending, I wonder who he takes after.”

Xie Liangjun claimed it, “He takes after me, he takes after me, honey, hurry up and eat, it’ll get cold in a bit.”

Xie Yu was in a great mood, he suddenly remembered the purpose of his return home and asked, “Mom and Dad, what did you want to talk to me about?”

Cheng Tangyu and Xie Liangjun exchanged a look, their expressions strange, “Eat first, we’ll talk after you finish eating.”

Xie Yu pondered for a moment, tentatively asking, “Our family isn’t going bankrupt, is it?”

Xie Liangjun helplessly said, “Can you hope for something good for our family? It’s not about the company.”

Xie Yu “oh”-ed, and naturally picked up his phone, taking a picture of the food on the table and sending it: [Have you eaten?]

Immediately after, “The other party is typing…” appeared above the chat box.

Chen Xiaozhuo’er: [Just finished washing up, heading to the cafeteria right away, without you, I can’t eat on time anymore.]

Under his sharp brow bones, those eyes were filled with smiles. Xie Yu happily typed: [So you’re just using me as a delivery guy?]

Cheng Tangyu’s eyes showed surprise.

It was the first time she had seen Xie Yu show such a silly expression, and she became increasingly curious about her future daughter-in-law.

What kind of girl must she be, to train her always willful and self-centered good son into this state.

After lunch, Xie Yu was called into the study.

The family of three sat around the conference table. Cheng Tangyu sat at the head, and the two Xies sat on either side.

Xie Yu suddenly felt nervous, “Why so formal, what’s going on?”

Cheng Tangyu gave Xie Liangjun a look, Xie Liangjun nodded and handed Xie Yu a checkup report.

Xie Yu suspiciously took it, and after clearly seeing the words “Human Chorionic Gonadotropin” and the value below, he abruptly raised his head, looking at Cheng Tangyu.

He said in disbelief, “This, Mom, you’re, you’re pregnant??”

Cheng Tangyu tightly grasped Xie Yu’s hand, apologetically saying, “Honey, Mom knows you can’t accept it, it’s all Mom and Dad’s fault for not paying attention, it really was an accident, it’s not because we’re not satisfied with you.”

Xie Liangjun followed up, “Yes, yes, it’s all Dad’s fault, Mom is also a victim, don’t blame your mother.”

“… Oh, my dear dad, no need, no need to tell me so many details.”

Xie Yu pinched the small report, his face solemn, worriedly saying, “Mom, you’re almost 43, a geriatric pregnancy, can your body handle it? Do you plan to keep this child?”

Cheng Tangyu was a little touched. As expected of her own son she had raised for nineteen years, his first reaction was to care about her health rather than worry about another person dividing the family fortune.

She said, “Mom and Dad want to ask for your opinion, after all, when you were little, Mom promised you that she would only love you, and not have a second child.”

Xie Yu searched his memory, but couldn’t find anything, “Ah? Was there such a thing?”

Xie Liangjun said, “You forgot? You were so clingy when you were little, whenever your mother went to the bathroom for more than five minutes, you would start crying while clinging to the door. Grandma teased you, saying she would get you a little sister, and you would tearfully say that Mom could only be yours, oh…”

He smiled and shook his head, his gaze at Xie Yu filled with fatherly love, “You were so small then, not even as tall as this table, I could pick you up with one hand, and now you’ve grown so big.”

Cheng Tangyu touched Xie Yu’s face, as if seeing that little bean sprout from back then, her eyes reddening, “I’m sorry, baby, Mom went back on her word. Never mind, Mom will get it removed tomorrow, it’s Mom and Dad’s problem, we shouldn’t make things difficult for you.”

Xie Liangjun embraced Cheng Tangyu, “It’s my fault, it’s my fault, I’m sorry honey.”

Xie Yu was really embarrassed, after all, he was already nineteen, and suddenly they said they were having a younger sister or brother, it felt strange in his heart.

He didn’t know if this was Heaven helping him, once there was a second child, his parents’ attention would be diverted.

Even if his relationship with Chen Zhuo was exposed one day, at least there would be a backup account at home to help share the responsibility, and his pressure would be less.

But…

Xie Yu scratched his head, comforting, “Mom, I’ve long forgotten the things from when I was little, you don’t need to worry about me, I respect your right to give birth. If you want to keep this child, I have no objections, but…”

Cheng Tangyu and Xie Liangjun looked at him.

Xie Yu put down the report, seriously saying, “Mom, your health is the most important thing. Tomorrow I’ll accompany you to the hospital for a comprehensive checkup, we’ll find a few more experts. If the doctor determines that this child is okay to have, and you also want to keep it, then have it, but if the doctor says there are risks, I hope you can prioritize your own body, okay? After all, I only have one mother.”

Cheng Tangyu choked up, “Whose baby is so well-behaved and filial?”

Ever since Xie Yu entered his annoying rebellious adolescence, the most common title he heard was “You little rascal!”

It had been a long time since he had heard the word “baby,” and he was a little embarrassed, “Mom, watch your emotions.”