ASSHKHME Chapter 125

Chapter 125: Talking

Xu Qingyou leaned back in the leather seat, his long legs casually crossed. He rubbed the face of his watch with his thumb, and said calmly, “Probably.”

At first, when Ling Xu confessed to him, Xu Qingyou didn’t take it seriously, and even thought there was something mentally wrong with this psychologist. However, his good manners prevented him from saying the words “Are you sick?”

As an outsider, falling in love with the unrequited lover in someone else’s story, isn’t that absurd? In Xu Qingyou’s opinion, Ling Xu should stop practicing and take some medicine to get himself treated.

But for the past few months, Ling Xu had been expressing his affection for him continuously, and he was measured and never overstepped boundaries. There wasn’t any behavior that made Xu Qingyou feel uncomfortable. Gradually, Xu Qingyou began to believe that Ling Xu’s so-called confession had some credibility.

But if you asked if Ling Xu was pursuing him, based on Xu Qingyou’s experience…

He had no experience, so he couldn’t judge.

After all, Ling Xu had never expressed a desire to be in a relationship. And to be precise, Xu Qingyou had never truly pursued anyone, nor had he ever been pursued. When he was studying abroad, he had been confessed to by both men and women, but he had rejected them all mercilessly, and there was never a next step.

In short, Xu Qingyou’s IQ and EQ were both quite high, but he seemed to be missing a string when it came to love. One could even say he was clueless and didn’t know what to do. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have only realized that he also liked the same sex after Chen Zhuo started dating.

Chen Zhuo asked the driver to raise the partition and recalled, “He happened to be off work, and he just happened to appear at the entrance of your company. Isn’t that pursuing you? The two cups of coffee that Doctor Ling was holding, one of them was for you, right?”

Xu Qingyou’s brow twitched slightly, and his fingertips subconsciously tapped the face of his watch. He looked at him sideways. “You observe very carefully.”

Chen Zhuo believed that he understood Xu Qingyou fairly well. If Xu Qingyou completely rejected Ling Xu, he wouldn’t have given Ling Xu the opportunity to appear at the company entrance pretending to be a chance encounter.

Nearly a year had passed since Chen Zhuo and Xu Qingyou had laid their feelings bare to each other. Chen Zhuo sincerely hoped that Xu Qingyou could find his own happiness. He deserved to have a lover who would love him wholeheartedly.

Chen Zhuo observed Xu Qingyou’s emotions and carefully probed, “Not only that, but I also observed that Doctor Ling was sad.”

Xu Qingyou said in a light voice, “Is that so? That’s good. I hope he can realize sooner that I’m not the person he imagines, and the kind of relationship he expects cannot be perfectly replicated.”

Chen Zhuo didn’t understand what he meant. He pointed to the phone Xu Qingyou had placed on the armrest. “Aren’t you going to comfort him?”

Xu Qingyou sighed. “Xiaozhuo, are you so concerned about my love life because you once rejected me and feel guilty, so you hope I can quickly start a new relationship?”

Before Chen Zhuo could answer, he continued, “It’s normal to reject and be rejected in a relationship. Don’t think about taking on my emotions. It’s not your fault that you don’t like me. Just live your life well. And my life, your brother’s life, I’ll take care of it myself. Don’t worry, I’m not someone who can be trapped by the past.”

Chen Zhuo moved his lips, looked at him, and said seriously, “Qingyou-ge, the reason I hope you start a new relationship is not because I feel guilty and want to make myself feel better, but because I hope you can be happy, do you understand?”

Xu Qingyou chuckled softly. “I know, but Xiaozhuo, the definition of happiness is not built on love. I don’t need a relationship to prove that I’m doing well. My career can also give me happy feedback.”

Chen Zhuo leaned back in his seat in a gesture of surrender and said quietly, “Okay, you win, workaholic. I can’t argue with you.”

After saying that, he bounced back up and asked with lingering hope, “Qingyou-ge, isn’t it lonely to live in a two-hundred-square-meter house by yourself? Isn’t that big bed cold? Isn’t the gentle Doctor Ling good-looking?”

Xu Qingyou said calmly, “Home is just a place to sleep. I spend most of my time at the company, so I’m not lonely. And the heating is very good now. The bed is not only not cold, but it’s also a bit hot.”

Chen Zhuo blinked. “What about the last question? Isn’t Doctor Ling good-looking?”

“…” Xu Qingyou didn’t answer.

People who are too rational are always repeatedly weighing the results, making it difficult to understand what it means to go all-in without hesitation.

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Cheng Tangyu was from the South and especially loved snow. Therefore, the Xie family’s manor villa did not have all the snow removed. Only the stone paths were swept clean. Looking out, everything was covered in silver.

Xie Yu casually made a snowball and threw it into the fish pond, disturbing a pond of koi.

When he walked through the back garden corridor into the living room, Cheng Tangyu and Xie Liangjun were playing a tactile game with their youngest daughter.

Seeing him come in, Xie Liangjun snorted coldly and said sarcastically, “Oh my, who’s here? A rare guest. He still remembers there’s a home here?”

Xie Yu said with a smile, “Dad, why are you still angry with me? I misunderstood you yesterday. I know I was wrong. Don’t be angry.”

Xie Liangjun “Hehe” said, “I wouldn’t dare to let young master Xie apologize to me. After saying ‘sorry,’ there are dozens of sentences waiting to attack me.”

“How would I dare? I really know I was wrong. My attitude was bad, please forgive me.” As he spoke, Xie Yu mischievously put his icy hand, which had just finished making a snowball, on the back of his father’s neck.

Xie Liangjun was shocked by the cold and cursed, “You brat! Are you trying to murder your own father!”

Cheng Tangyu looked at this pair of lively treasures, smiled, and shook her head helplessly. She said to Xie Youning, “The men in the Xie family are really childish. They’re not as mature and steady as our Ningning, are they? Little treasure~”

When Xie Youning saw her brother, she happily stretched out her lotus-root-like little arms towards him, babbling and flailing.

Xie Yu took off his coat, first went to the bathroom to wash his hands clean, and waited until the chill on his body had dissipated before taking Xie Youning into his arms.

He shook the StellaLou doll in his hand and said gently, “A gift from Xiaozhuo-gege, does Ningning like it?”

Xie Youning wanted to bite it as soon as she held it, but Xie Yu took it away and laughed, “It’s not clean, you have to wash it before you can bite it, you gluttonous girl.”

Xie Youning pouted, and her big grape-like eyes immediately filled with tears of grievance. Before she could cry out, Xie Yu quickly stuffed her into Cheng Tangyu’s arms, “Mom, your daughter is crying.”

Cheng Tangyu rolled her eyes at him, hugged Xie Youning, and coaxed her softly, “Your brother is really annoying. Ningning likes the gift from Xiaozhuo-gege, right? Let’s wait for Mommy to wash it clean before we play with it, okay?”

Xie Yu was a little moved. Even though his mother didn’t quite understand his relationship with Chen Zhuo, she had never said anything bad about Chen Zhuo.

Xie Liangjun coughed once, covering his fist with his mouth, “Xie Yu, come to the study with me, let’s talk, you and I.”

“Okay.” Xie Yu responded and followed his dad upstairs.