MNL Chapter 68

Chapter 68: Speculation Concluded, the Xu Family Line is About to End.

Chapter 68: Speculation Concluded, the Xu Family Line is About to End.

The door opened, and Qin Xin was already at the elevator entrance.

“Mom,” Xu Jing quickly called out.

Qin Xin returned, somewhat surprised, and said, “I thought I had the time wrong. Why are you at Shen Yan’s place? Didn’t you hear me ringing the doorbell just now?”

“Just now… he was helping me practice English listening comprehension.” The words came out without thinking, and Xu Jing felt his ability to lie was getting stronger.

“Is that so? How did you feel about the exam this time? You didn’t even contact your mom right after finishing. As expected, sons don’t stay with their mothers once they grow up.” Qin Xin’s tone had a hint of blame.

“It was alright. I ate with a friend after the exam and didn’t have time to tell you.”

“Okay.”

Qin Xin couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. Although she had always educated Xu Jing with a laissez-faire approach, thinking it was good for boys to be independent early, Xu Jing was a quiet person who didn’t like to talk to his family about things, which made it hard for her as a mother not to worry.

One son was already so exhausting; if she had another daughter, she wouldn’t have a single day of peace, the more Qin Xin thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed.

“By the way, your dad and I are planning to take you to Sanya for vacation during the summer. What do you think?”

“Sanya?”

Xu Jing’s first thought was that it was far away.

“I don’t want to go.”

But immediately afterward, another thought popped into his head: why couldn’t he bring Shen Yan along?

“Why not? You’re going to stay home for two months during the summer? Are you planning to grow mushrooms, Xu Jing?”

Under Qin Xin’s dangerous gaze, Xu Jing naturally changed his mind. “Then, I’ll think about it.”

“That’s more like it.” Qin Xin immediately asked, “Are you going back to the city to stay tonight?”

“No, not for a few days.”

Qin Xin felt something was off, but she didn’t know where that feeling came from. So, she glanced at 602 a few times, remained silent for a while, and said, “You’ve been working hard these past few days for the exams. Get some rest. And Xiao Yan too; his English teaching is quite good.”

“Yes, he teaches very well.”

“It’s good that he’s willing to tutor you, but you can’t always trouble him. Didn’t you stay overnight at his place before?” Qin Xin’s tone had a hint of probing.

Hearing this, Xu Jing’s body stiffened, and after a long while, he just hummed in agreement and said, “I know.”

The person standing behind the door leaned against the wall, listening to the conversation outside without moving. He had actually wanted to go out with Xu Jing, but for some reason, he felt a bit timid and hesitated before ultimately deciding not to step out.

“Then, I’m leaving. Come home more often when you have time, or else be careful that your dad might really conjure up a little sister for you one day.”

“Mom,” Xu Jing said directly, “My dad can’t conjure one up alone.”

Qin Xin laughed and scolded, “You know too much. Go back, go back. Mom’s leaving.”

Xu Jing hummed in response and waited for five minutes after Qin Xin left before the tension in his heart completely eased. At this moment, Shen Yan also came out. The two looked at each other, and Xu Jing asked, “Why didn’t you come out just now?”

“Shy.”

“Stop it.” Xu Jing paused, then suddenly asked, “Do you want to go to Sanya?”

“Huh?” Shen Yan looked back, puzzled. “With you guys?”

“Yes.”

The relationship between him and Xu Jing might seem normal to outsiders, but Qin Xin and Xu Huaiyang were different; they were his parents, people who could detect even the slightest abnormality in their son.

Shen Yan looked serious and said, “Let’s not.”

“I know what you’re thinking, but it doesn’t matter.” Xu Jing’s voice paused slightly, and the look in his eyes as he looked at Shen Yan was particularly firm. “I will definitely do what I said last time.”

Of course, Shen Yan knew what Xu Jing was referring to. Sometimes, he really felt that although Xu Jing was slow, he also had an inexplicable stubbornness and impulsiveness at times. If it really came to that, what would the consequences be? Xu Jing might not want to think about it, but he couldn’t be so selfish.

“We’ll talk about it later.”

“Okay.”

The passionate and ambiguous atmosphere in the room had completely disappeared because of Qin Xin’s arrival. After they both showered, they lay in bed, both seeming to have something on their minds, and neither did anything else. Around two or three in the morning, Shen Yan heard Xu Jing say a few words in his sleep. His voice was very soft, and he listened several times before he could make them out.

“I will do it.”

“Trust me.”

“I will…”

Shen Yan couldn’t describe how he felt at this moment. He only felt like someone had dropped a stone in his heart. The stone was very heavy, and it was making it hard for him to breathe. Shen Yan touched Xu Jing’s face and pulled the blanket up a little more. With the help of the faint light coming in from outside, he stared at the face of the person in his sleep for a long time, occasionally poking at it, which made Xu Jing feel itchy somewhere. After a while, he turned over. Shen Yan couldn’t help but smile, and finally, he didn’t bother him anymore, gently leaving a kiss on Xu Jing’s forehead.

That night, Shen Yan couldn’t fall asleep again.

The next day, sunlight shone in through the window. The few boring and rigid potted plants that Shen Yan kept were particularly vibrant. Xu Jing glanced at them while eating lunch and couldn’t help but think that those plants were indeed resilient, being able to grow so well under Shen Yan’s almost destructive, laissez-faire care.

Xu Jing put a piece of pork rib into his mouth and casually asked, “Were there mosquitoes last night?”

The mosquito-himself replied with a calm face, “No.”

Xu Jing frowned. He clearly felt something messing with his face last night, intermittently, making him want to throw a punch in his half-awake state.

Could it be this person?

Xu Jing looked at Shen Yan suspiciously. Noticing the gaze, Shen Yan found it amusing and asked, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

Forget it, as long as there wasn’t a third person in the room, that was fine. Xu Jing generously decided not to dwell on it and asked, “How have you been considering yesterday’s matter?”

Shen Yan didn’t directly answer the question but asked, “Do you really want me to go?”

Xu Jing gave a soft “hmm.” Actually, it wasn’t just because he wouldn’t see Shen Yan for a long time, but also because he wanted Shen Yan to integrate more into his life.

People without a sense of belonging are the same whether they live in a crowded metropolis or a desolate Gobi Desert, wandering without knowing where to go. So, he hoped that he could bring a sense of belonging to Shen Yan, so that Shen Yan wouldn’t be like a kite with a broken string, not knowing where to go.

Even though he was also very afraid of the matter coming to light without being fully prepared, what if Qin Xin and Xu Huaiyang forced him to make a difficult choice?

While he was thinking about it, Shen Yan kept putting food into his bowl. Seeing the small mountain piled up in front of him about to collapse, Xu Jing had to quickly come back to his senses and eat.

“Then, I’ll go.”

Xu Jing was buried in eating, his cheeks puffed up, and he didn’t seem to hear clearly. “What?”

“I said, I’ll go with you.”

Xu Jing was stunned. The irritation that hadn’t yet developed was instantly extinguished. The smile in his eyes spread halfway, but he pretended to be reserved. “That’s more like it.”

That night, Xu Jing went home and talked about it. Xu Huaiyang agreed without even thinking about it. For their family, it was just one more person, and Xu Jing himself didn’t like to make friends. Xu Huaiyang was very happy about this rare occasion. Although Qin Xin also agreed, her expression seemed a bit strange, and Xu Jing noticed it, but didn’t ask much.

Then, at three in the morning, Xu Huaiyang was finally awakened by Qin Xin’s sighs.

“What’s wrong, honey?”

Qin Xin looked at the ceiling, her face full of melancholy, “Something’s on my mind.”

Xu Huaiyang was completely awake and immediately sat up, vowing to the heavens, “I guarantee that since I met you, I have never done anything to betray you.”

“…” Qin Xin lazily glanced at Xu Huaiyang and said, “Who’s thinking about your affairs?”

Her trust in Xu Huaiyang had reached the point where she wouldn’t suspect him even if she saw a woman entering his room with her own eyes.

Xu Huaiyang chuckled twice and said, “If you’re not thinking about me, then are you thinking about our son?”

Qin Xin hummed and sighed for the twenty-third time that night.

Xu Huaiyang immediately began to boast, “What’s there to think about with Xiao Jing? Intelligence, looks, height, which one doesn’t come from his dad’s excellent genes? Can you find a second boy more excellent than my son in the whole world? It’s just that his personality is a bit quiet, unlike me. When I was young, I was suave and made countless girls fall head over heels for me.”

Xu Jing, who was planning to sleep in the bedroom, sneezed twice for no reason.

Qin Xin really wanted to kick Xu Huaiyang off the bed. How could she have fallen for this narcissist when she was young?

Well, it seemed that she was shameless because of his face.

“Honey, you’re not talking again.”

“Forget it, let’s sleep.” Qin Xin turned over, leaving Xu Huaiyang a back that was too lazy to communicate.

“Don’t, honey. Honey, just tell me, what is it that’s making you so worried?” Xu Huaiyang’s business-minded brain couldn’t figure out what Qin Xin was worried about at this moment.

As soon as Qin Xin closed her eyes, she thought of the way Shen Yan looked at Xu Jing, which inevitably made her even more melancholy.

Well, after all, he was the father of her children. Although she felt like she was talking to a brick wall with Xu Huaiyang, Qin Xin still slowly opened her mouth, “I think our Xiao Jing seems a little different from normal people.”

“How is he different?”

“His sexual orientation.”

Hearing this, Xu Huaiyang’s first reaction wasn’t shock, but laughter.

Xu Huaiyang laughed as he hugged Qin Xin, using his still charming face to rub Qin Xin’s neck intimately, “Honey, let’s have another one, I think you need to shift your attention.”

“I’m not joking with you, I’m serious!”

“Okay, okay, hahaha, then tell me, which boy has our son fallen for? I’ll personally take care of this person and make him stay far away from our Xiao Jing.”

Qin Xin narrowed her almond-shaped eyes, her expression serious, “It’s Shen Yan.”

“That one who came to our house last time?” Xu Huaiyang was stunned for two seconds and stopped talking. After another two seconds, the smile on his face also disappeared. He originally thought that Qin Xin was worried because Xu Jing always didn’t talk to girls, and that he was reluctant in his heart, but after hearing that there really was such an existence, Xu Huaiyang thought carefully and also felt something was strange, frowning and asking, “What happened?”

Next, Qin Xin analyzed her doubts from beginning to end, and also told Xu Huaiyang those extremely reasonable inferences. After Xu Huaiyang finished listening, he had only two words in his heart: finished.

Their Xu family line was about to end.

So, after a few minutes, Xu Huaiyang hugged Qin Xin even tighter, and said solemnly, “Honey, I’ve changed my mind.”

Qin Xin thought that Xu Huaiyang was referring to agreeing to let Shen Yan go to Sanya together. Thinking about Shen Yan’s family situation, she still felt a little unbearable, and hesitated, “Actually, we can’t draw conclusions based solely on these things. I still like Xiao Yan this child very much. Maybe I’m really thinking too much. Sigh, otherwise we—”

“Just in case, let’s have another son.” Xu Huaiyang nodded as if he had made up his mind.

Qin Xin: “…………”

“Get out!!”