MRFD Chapter 15

Chapter 15

This is probably what they mean by “the heart of a parent is always with their child.”

After Mr. Chen found out about Rong Yi’s gender, his attitude became much more enthusiastic. Rong Yi tried to interrupt several times, attempting to return to his room, but all failed.

The boxed meal was almost cold, but he had no choice but to sit on the sofa and listen to the uncle in front of him praise his son, who gave Rong Yi a headache just thinking about him.

“Ke Yao, that kid, don’t be fooled by his somewhat fierce appearance and inarticulateness. He actually has a really good temper. You see, he’s been learning all that punching and kicking since he was a kid, but he never picks fights with people. He’s very well-behaved. Plus, he’s a good earner and generous too, definitely the type to dote on his wife. I’m his dad, I know him best.”

Then you wouldn’t know that he throws up at the sight of an Omega?

Rong Yi forced a smile out of politeness: “Ah, is that so.”

“And he really likes kids,” Mr. Chen said, shaking his head. “But what’s the point of teaching other people’s kids? Wouldn’t it be better to get married and have one of your own, don’t you think?”

Rong Yi tried to lift the corners of his mouth: “Hehe.”

“You eat together and live together every day, your relationship must be pretty good, right?” Mr. Chen looked at him with anticipation. “Rong Yi, do you… have a partner?”

“I…” Rong Yi was about to confess honestly, but then he thought of the endless troubles it might cause. In order to make this poor father give up his unrealistic fantasies as soon as possible, he swallowed and nodded, “I do.”

Mr. Chen frowned slightly upon hearing this.

“Since you have a partner, why are you living with an Alpha?”

What, are you going to accuse me of not upholding Omega values?

Rong Yi went all the way, taking inspiration from Chen Ke Yao: “To be honest, my partner is also an Omega. So he’s very reassured about me living with an Alpha.”

Coming from someone with Rong Yi’s looks, this statement was very convincing.

Mr. Chen was shocked: “So… you and Ke Yao… are actually…”

“Uncle, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go back to my room first,” Rong Yi stood up. “Have you had dinner yet? Do you want me to make you something?”

Mr. Chen’s eyebrows furrowed together: “It’s okay, I’ll go back right away.”

He stood up immediately and walked towards the door, taking two steps and then turning back: “Don’t tell Ke Yao that I came today, okay?”

Rong Yi looked up at the camera in the corner of the living room: “…Okay.”

As Mr. Chen walked to the door, Rong Yi heard him mutter a few more times: “You young people, not good, this is really not good.”

Rong Yi curled his lips.

No wonder they’re father and son. Not only do they look alike, but they’re also equally annoying when they open their mouths.

After Mr. Chen left, Rong Yi ate the boxed meal, then searched the living room for a long time before finally digging out the medicine box. Opening it, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Chen Ke Yao not only put the cotton swabs and iodine that he used yesterday back in, but also threw in the opened pack of sanitary napkins. Was he planning to save them for the next injury and use them as gauze?

After helping him tidy up the medicine box, Rong Yi couldn’t help but clean up the cabinet where he stored it.

It was a mess inside, with plastic bags tied in knots and wrenches. Rong Yi suspected that the toolbox Chen Ke Yao mentioned being in the shoe cabinet had also scattered its contents all over the house long ago.

After tidying up and taking a shower, he went back to his room, lay on the bed, and read a novel for a while, vaguely hearing the sound of someone opening the door.

Calculating the time, it was about time for Teacher Chen to get home from class.

But because he had just experienced an accident last night, Rong Yi was a bit of a nervous wreck. He tiptoed to the door, opened a crack, and peeked out.

As a result, he met Chen Ke Yao, who had just changed his shoes and was walking in with a large piece of sanitary napkin stuck to his face.

For a moment, both of them were a bit embarrassed.

“…You’re back,” Rong Yi said.

Before Chen Ke Yao could reply, he slammed the door shut.

About half an hour later, Chen Ke Yao suddenly ran over and knocked on the door.

“Are you asleep?” he asked from outside the door. “Is it convenient for me to come in now? I want to talk about something.”

Rong Yi, who had been sprawled on the bed reading a novel, immediately jumped up, tidied his clothes, and then replied, “Oh.”

Chen Ke Yao still brought his own stool when he came in.

“My dad was here just now?” He got straight to the point as soon as he sat down. “What did he say to you?”

Said you would dote on your wife.

“Just chatting,” Rong Yi looked away. “You’re just asking about this?”

“No, I just happened to see him just now, so I asked,” Chen Ke Yao said. “Anyway, don’t take anything he says to heart. That’s just how he is, I find him annoying too.”

“Oh,” Rong Yi looked at him again. “Do you have anything else?”

“That… about last night, don’t think I’m being long-winded,” Chen Ke Yao said. “Actually, in that situation, it’s not rational to fight with people empty-handed.”

“…”

This sounded a bit familiar. It seemed like the police had said the same thing to Chen Ke Yao last night.

“If you encounter something like that, just pretend to be asleep, and call the police after he leaves,” Chen Ke Yao said. “If I hadn’t woken up and heard the noise yesterday, I wouldn’t dare to think about what could have happened.”

Rong Yi didn’t know why, but he suddenly felt a little shy.

His eyes darted around, and he lowered his head: “Oh, I’ll pay attention next time.”

Perhaps infected by his overly obvious change in attitude, Chen Ke Yao also became stiff. He stammered and said some more things about being careful, and finally, he still said something mean.

“If someone gets killed here, it’ll be hard to rent this room out again.”

“…” Rong Yi’s face immediately turned cold, and the way he looked at him changed.

“So let’s not have a next time, okay?” Chen Ke Yao reached out and scratched his hair. “Also, that…”

Rong Yi said unhappily, “What?”

“Aren’t you a bit irresponsible?” Chen Ke Yao said. “You promised to help me change the gauze yesterday.”

“…”

Chen Ke Yao’s wound seemed to be recovering well.

He bought medical gauze, which was very convenient to wrap. After Rong Yi quickly fixed his wound, he watched as this guy casually opened a drawer and threw in the remaining half-roll of gauze.

Rong Yi felt that this person was simply challenging his bottom line.

He rushed over, opened the drawer, took out the gauze, then dragged Chen Ke Yao to the cabinet where he kept his medicine box, opened the cabinet, and pointed to the medicine box: “Do you see this?”

Chen Ke Yao looked at the box, then looked at Rong Yi’s face, and then clicked his tongue lightly.

But seeing Rong Yi frown, he was still very sensible, took the gauze from Rong Yi’s hand, opened the medicine box, and put it in.

“Is this okay?” he said.

Looking annoyed and forced to complete the task.

No wonder his students liked him so much. Naughty kids would of course like naughty adults.

After another few days of peaceful coexistence, Rong Yi welcomed the first weekend after moving into Chen Ke Yao’s house.

But these two days of short vacation were fully arranged for him, and he didn’t have time to invite Zhou Li over to visit.

First, he had to move the rest of his luggage that was still at his old residence. Rong Yi only brought a small amount of clothing with him, and he was already wearing the same outerwear this weekend, which was psychologically unacceptable to him.

His financial situation was seriously in crisis, and he couldn’t afford to hire movers. He estimated that he could manage with at most two suitcases, so he planned to do it himself.

After dragging his suitcase back and forth on the subway twice, he realized that he was too naive.

He always felt like he had nothing to wear when he opened his closet, but now that he had to move it, it seemed endless.

When he returned home with his suitcase for the second time, Chen Ke Yao had just gotten up. Seeing him looking at the suitcase at the door with a look of exhaustion and sighing, Chen Ke Yao frowned: “Are you moving out?”

“Do you want me to leave?” Rong Yi dragged the suitcase into the room.

Chen Ke Yao followed behind him, looking at the clothes piled on the bed that he hadn’t had time to tidy up, and gently “wow”ed.

“You’re moving by yourself? Why didn’t you ask a friend to help?”

“…I thought it would be easy,” Rong Yi said helplessly.

“So are you done moving?”

“No,” Rong Yi shook his head. “I might have to run two more times.”

He said, plopping down on the floor. “So annoying, should I just throw it away? I don’t want to move anymore.”

“Why didn’t you ask me?” Chen Ke Yao looked very puzzled. “I can drive you.”

Rong Yi blinked twice: “…Your car is fixed?”

Chen Ke Yao looked at his face and suddenly smiled: “Thanks to you.”

Chen Ke Yao said that he originally thought it was just a dent from Rong Yi’s kick, but he didn’t expect that when he drove the car back that day, the car door kept rattling all the way.

“Your kick was a bit powerful,” he said. “Practice more, and you’ll have a great future.”

It didn’t sound like praise, Rong Yi looked away, not daring to make eye contact, and didn’t say anything.

With help and transportation, everything else was done in one trip. When they got home, Rong Yi hesitated again and again, but still took the initiative to find Chen Ke Yao.

“How much did it cost to fix this car door… exactly?”

“Very expensive,” Chen Ke Yao said. “You can’t afford it.”

“…”

“Are you going to talk about compensation with people tomorrow?” Chen Ke Yao asked again.

“Just tell me how much it is,” Rong Yi said angrily. “Why so many questions? How do you know I definitely can’t afford it?”

Chen Ke Yao smiled: “I’m teasing you, the insurance company has already compensated me.”

“…”

“I want to eat short rib soup for dinner,” Chen Ke Yao said.

Actually, Rong Yi really couldn’t afford it.

Especially after talking to the agency about the specific amount of compensation the next day. He felt that he would soon be unable to afford even the rent for Chen Ke Yao.

Actually, his previous landlady was really nice. Although she was furious at the time of the incident, now that she had calmed down, she saw that he was a young man living alone and working hard in a foreign land, and she had a good impression of him after so many years of getting along, so the final number she gave was very humane.

Unfortunately, it still wasn’t enough to empty all of Rong Yi’s savings.

His spending habits had never been good, and he was one step away from being broke every month. He earned a lot, but he spent even more.

Worriedly returning home, he hesitated again and again, but still didn’t tell Chen Ke Yao about it.

He had noticed somewhat during this time that Chen Ke Yao was even more extravagant than him in his daily life. Liu Yuan had also said before that this person didn’t lack money and only wanted to rent out the room to spite his father.

If he really asked him if he could extend the rent payment, this person had an eighty or ninety percent chance of agreeing.

But favors were the hardest thing to repay. With the awkward relationship between the two of them, he had already received so many favors, and it wasn’t appropriate to want to take further advantage.

But money wouldn’t fall from the sky on its own.

So how was he going to get through this hurdle smoothly?

The author has something to say:

Mr. Chen: You don’t need to hide it from me, I know everything. That Rong Yi who lives with you is an Omega.

Chen Ke Yao: Dad, don’t talk nonsense to him!

Mr. Chen: And he’s also gay.

Chen Ke Yao: …

Chen Ke Yao: What?