The next day Zhou MuHui brought him to the hospital to have his hand checked out, it was summer, and the wound was a bit inflamed, the doctor stared at them for half a day, then gave them a scolding, Xin Yi was wimpy as hell, hiding behind Zhou Mu’s back and pushing him out to be scolded.
“If you mess around again, I will tell your father.”
“…No!”
Xin Yi stretched his head from Zhou MuHui’s back, said hurriedly, “How can you be like this ah.”
The doctor used to be their family doctor, he looked after him from his childhood until he was grown up, and could be counted as half his elder, seeing him still daring to refute at that moment, he also became angry, “You even think you’re in the right?”
Xin Yi got frightened by his gaze and shrank his neck, before he was able to say anything, he was pressed by Zhou MuHui.
He stuffed the little kid into his embrace, and lowered his head first.
“It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have made him angry yesterday.”
Xin Yi’s no was quicker than the doctor’s accusing gaze, Xin Yi shielded him, struggled out from Zhou MuHui’s embrace, whispered, “Don’t say anymore, I’ll look well after my hand.”
He pulled Zhou MuHui wanting to leave, he was afraid that if they stayed any longer the doctor would really tell his father.
They shouldn’t have come.
Xin Yi thought, changing hospital was also good, who knew they would be caught by the other party right after entering.
The doctor often got in contact with them during these years, and was also aware of Xin Yi’s protective temper, he took a glance at Xin Yi, he knew that it was useless to speak to him, so he turned his head to look at Zhou MuHui.
“The wound cannot get wet, let him rest calmly for two days.”
Before Zhou MuHui could speak, Xin Yi repeatedly said yes, “Understood.”
He wanted to leave in a hurry, but the doctor called him again.
The other party hesitated to speak, yet his eyes implied reproach.
“Xin Yi, how long haven’t you gone back home?”
Xin Yi didn’t return to his senses even after getting in the car, Zhou MuHui put on the seat belt for him, seeing him with his head lowered and in a daze, bent over to touch him.
“Give them a call, we’ll go over for dinner tonight, okay?”
Zhou MuHui also felt a bit remorseful, he was busy with other things during this time, and had forgotten to accompany Xin Yi home.
Xin Yi had his head lowered and was silent, after a while, he held Zhou Muhui’s hand in despair.
“Mom must be angry at me…”
He whispered, “He hasn’t texted me in a long time.”
Xin Yi has had the best relationship with Xin Shao since childhood, what he had the most difficulty letting go of after getting married was also Xin Shao, his mom felt that he was still too young, having to come to find him every now and then, but just then when Xin Yi pulled out his phone, he noticed that their last WeChat stopped two months ago.
It was his mom asking if he was still coming for dinner.
Xin Yi didn’t reply.
“It is my fault.”
Zhou MuHui whispered, “He won’t blame you.”
He started the car, and the little kid beside him was still reproaching himself, blaming himself for his crimes in a muffled voice.
“I didn’t even give them a call, and did not return home to see them.”
“Mom and I are at school, but I didn’t even pick his classes.”
“… Professor’s classes are too hard, you said that you’re unable to follow them.”
“……”
Xin Yi slapped the seat beside him, not letting him speak.
“Still, I didn’t go to see him, I’m so bad.”
Zhou MuHui’s eyes slowly carried a smile, It was hot in midsummer, and there were few pedestrians and cars on the road, he took a look at the screen of his phone, and turned the car around.
“He must be mad, even uncle Yu1 knows that I haven’t gone home in a long time, he is surely angry at me.”
He said this and stopped talking again, because he slowly remembered why he didn’t reply to Xin Shao at this moment.
Zhou MuHui returned from a business trip that day, Xin Yi agreed to his parents that he would go over for dinner that night, but he was interrupted that afternoon.
Because he found that… divorce agreement paper at home.
Zhou MuHui drove for a moment then noticed that the little kid beside him had gone quiet, the yellow light was flickering, tree shades on the street, warm wind was slightly blowing, and it turned red in another blink of an eye, Zhou MuHui stepped on the brakes, his sight turned to the right.
“What’s wrong?”
Suddenly lowering his head and not speaking.
Xin Yi didn’t say a word, when Zhou MuHui stretched out his palm, it was as if he finally startled awake, suddenly lifted his head.
“It’s nothing.”
He said in a whisper.
He noticed something wrong the moment he lifted his head, Xin Yi took a look outside, hesitating to say, “…We’re not going home?”
He was leaning on the window and watching just like a little kid, Zhou MuHui felt a sourness in his heart, pulled him back to sit upright.
“I asked the professor, they are at home.”
Xin Yi let out an ah, finally reacting to where they were going, but he didn’t even have the time to be happy that he became worried about his hand.
“… can’t hide it anymore.”
Xin Yi said with a wry face.
He was a bit torn, because he wanted to go to see his parents, and also didn’t want them to know that his hand was wounded, but without waiting for him to come to a conclusion, Zhou MuHui already helped him make the decision.
“It’s okay.”
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Xin Yi believed Zhou MuHui’s words, and he finally understood what Zhou MuHui meant by it was okay when they arrived at his house.
His house was empty, after the car drove through the iron gate there was also a large pergola behind, on the left side of the pergola was a rose bush that had just bloomed, Xin Yi saw Xin Shao who was pruning the flower branches with one glance.
And also his father, Yu NanShan.
“……”
Xin Yi instantly became a wimp, shrank his head from under the glass window, and whispered to Zhou MuHui, “How come my dad is also here.”
Today is not a rest day, why is a busy man like him is at home accompanying his mother cutting roses?
Zhou MuHui stopped the car, and stroked the loose strands of hair on his forehead.
He had some hesitations, as if he was afraid of scaring Xin Yi, and only spoke after a while.
“Professor seems to have felt a bit uncomfortable a few days ago…”
Zhou MuHui looked at his eyes at a loss, then hurriedly lowered his head, “Don’t be afraid, I asked uncle Yu, and he almost recovered.”
Xin Yi couldn’t even care about being afraid, he opened to door and ran toward Xin Shao, Zhou MuHui was afraid that he would hurt his hand, when he was about to follow up, he heard someone beside call him.
“Zhou MuHui.”
Zhou MuHui turned around, “Second uncle.”
Yu TingYun nodded, and looked at Xin Shao who stood up with a smile, then pounced over when he saw Xin Yi, and spoke in a low voice.
“Old Yu said you guys went to the hospital.”
Zhou MuHui wasn’t surprised that the other party knew about this matter, he nodded, saying, “Xiao Yi hurt his hand, we went to have it looked at.”
He admit his responsibility before Yu TingYun asked, “It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have made him angry, that’s why he hurt his hand.”
Yu TingYun’s gaze only fell on him at this moment, he no longer disliked Zhou MuHui as he did when Xin Yi was still a teenager, Xin Yi’s begging still wore away quite a bit of his temper.
Yu TingYun hummed, didn’t continue to ask, and only said, “He is spoiled, you should give way to him a little.”
What he said was persuasion but in fact, it was a warning, Zhou MuHui naturally understood.
“I know.”
Zhou MuHui lowered his head.
“Zhou MuHui! Dad! Come quickly.”
Xin Yi called them from not far away, Yu TingYun’s eyes slowly carried a smile.
“Let’s go.”
Yu TingYun said.
Xin Yi didn’t get scolded like he imagined, Xin Shao saw that he was extremely happy, even Yu NanShan didn’t say any heavy words, and even made him a table of dishes, Xi Yi cheerfully sat next to Xin Shao and chatted with him, and from time to time, looked at Zhou MuHui who was talking to his two fathers.
“Sleep at home tonight.”
Xin Shao squeezed his face and said with a smile.
Xin Yi nodded energetically, pulled at the corner of Zhou MuHui’s clothes, and told him, “We’re not going back tonight, let’s sleep in my room!”
He was fed a bit of alcohol, and even his voice got louder.
Zhou MuHui paused, supported him, sighed lightly, and nodded
“Okay.”
Xin Yi then happily turned toward Xin Shao, pulled his hand just like when he was a kid, and leaned on him.
“MaoMao is missing.”
Xin Yi said.
“MaoMao was left behind at home by me.”
Xin Shao patted his shoulder, smile while scolding him, “Little drunkard.”
The men beside them were still talking, and all of them stopped who knows when, Xin Shao noticed the silence, and raised his head to see Zhou MuHui’s dropping eyebrows, who happened to look at Xin Yi gently.
Xin Shao’s eyes carried a smile, nodded toward Yu NanShan, and said to Zhou MuHui, “Carry him to his bedroom, let him sleep for a while first.”
Xin Yi did not drink much, grinning and buried himself in Zhou MuHui’s arms, when he was put down by the other party, he muttered a few words, not wanting him to go.
Xin Shao coughed, handed him the warm towel in his hand, and turned around to leave.
But Zhou MuHui called him.
“Professor, you accompany him, Xin Yi really misses you.”
Zhou MuHui’s voice was very low, as if afraid of waking up Xin Yi.”
“I’ll go…to discuss some things with uncle Yu2.”
The bedroom became quiet after a while, there was also the sound of the door closing with a click coming from the study next door, and Xin Shao washed his face with a towel as usual, but his hand was gripped by the little kid after a moment.
“Mom…”
Xin Yi called him groggily, his voice was very quiet, but if listening carefully one could hear it was trembling, Xin Shao was stunned, leaned over, and asked him, “What’s wrong?”
“I like Zhou MuHui…really really like him…”
“……”
Xin Shao let out a long sigh saying, “I know.”
Then couldn’t help but smile, “That character of you, only remember him.”
Not knowing to go home to take a look even after such a long time.
Xin Yi also smiled in a daze, looking at Xin Shao with a pair of moist eyes, he was nagging nonstop just like the way he did when he was a kid, saying mom are you angry at me, then saying he didn’t not come home on a purpose, Xin Shao teased him, asking him why.
But he was in a daze for a long time, then only after a long moment, he said in a whisper, “… I am afraid.”
Xin Shao hummed confusedly, but he didn’t have time to ask that Xin Yi spoke again.
“Mom…”
“Mom mom mom…”
His voice turned more and more hoarse, and not long after it carried a sob, Xin Shao was scared, and hurriedly coaxed him, “Why are you crying, it’s alright now, mom is here, mom won’t speak anymore.”
Xin Yi slowly sobered up, gasped, and let out a cry, he seemed to be extremely scared, he half got up and hugged Xin Shao, and hid tightly in his arms.
“Mom…”
Xin Yi gasps heavily and cries, “He wants to divorce me…”
The words he dare not say were spit out without restraint taking advantage of the alcohol, and those who he didn’t dare to see where also tightly hidden and will not see them again, only in front of the person he was the closest to, he completely exposed the fear in the bottom of his heart, wailing just like when he was little.
Xin Shao was astonished for a while, then said, “Is it a mistake?”
Weren’t the two of them just fine just a moment ago?
During the intervals when Zhou MuHui spoke, his peripheral vision kept falling on Xin Yi, how come he suddenly wanted a divorce?
Xin Yi shook his head, and revealed his face with mottled tears.
“I saw it… He has that sheet of divorce agreement…” Xin Yi pursed his lips, his tears falling uncontrollably.
“It was already signed.”
“……”
This time, Xin Shao was really stunned, he wiped the little kid’s face clean, carefully put away his wounded hand, and sat down beside him.
“When was that?”
He asked calmly.
Xin Yi coughed twice with his tears, and did not answer.
“Then did you ask him?”
Xin Yi shook his head sadly.
“Does he like someone else?”
“……”
Xin Yi was stunned, with tears in his eyes again, he desperately shook his head.
“He likes me!”
Xin Shao furrowed his brows, and only spoke up after a while.
“…Then why don’t you ask him?”
He looked down at the little kid who was still sobbing, and couldn’t help worrying.
Their family little kid was good in all aspects, but when it comes to Zhou MuHui, he was bold when it comes to something that should’ve made him timid, and he was afraid to death about things that shouldn’t have made him timid.
“Xiao Yi, this is wrong.”
“Mom understands that you are scared, but it doesn’t matter if it’s about a love relationship, or living, we cannot escape problems.”
“Moreover you didn’t ask, how do you know it is the way you think it is.”
“But, but that was a divorce agreement…”
Xin Yi looked at him in a daze, “It wasn’t something else…”
He lowered his head, buried in Xin Shao’s arms, weeping.
“If… If it was something else, I would have asked. He said. “But I’m not stupid, who would put that at home for no reason…”
Xin Shao choked, and was almost convinced by him.
“Mom, I don’t dare to…”
Xin Yi choked and said, “He said he isn’t leaving, said he likes me, but I don’t dare to…”
“……”
Xin Shao sighed, feeling suffocated.
This little kid, he spoke on and on but he was just afraid, he was obviously very lively and noisy when he was a child, but how did he become so timid when he grew up and met Zhou Muhui.
“Mom is not trying to defend him…”
Xin Shao was heartbroken, touched his hair, and said in a low voice, “But Xiao Yu, someone who really wants to leave… wouldn’t be like this.”
They wouldn’t look at you so gently, wouldn’t hang all their heart on you for fear of you colliding and bumping, and wouldn’t look at you from time to time while talking to others.
Love can be restrained, but has no way of lying.
“Uncle Yu.”
The sound of the door closing was crisp, and Zhou Muhui stopped Yu Nanshan when he turned around, his voice was astringent, but took a step forward.
“What’s wrong?”
Yu NanShan stopped, looked at Yu TingYun at one side.
“I’ll go first.”
Yu TingYun gave him a knowing nod.
Zhou MuHui stopped him, his face solemn, looking directly at Yu Nanshan and Yu Tingyun in front of him, he took out the things he had just brought up from downstairs.
“I always carry it on me, thinking that I would come to find you if I had the time.”
Zhou MuHui bowed deeply, pushing out the things in his hands.
“I’ve said before that it wouldn’t change, but now…”
“I won’t divorce Xin Yi.”
He handed Yu NanShan the divorce agreement along with the IOU.
“Please forgive me.”
Notes:
- It’s another “Yu” than his fathers’ family name
- Yu as in his father’s name.
I am completely exhausted, EX-HAUS-TED. I really had the worst week so far, like I never imagined it could be like this. I am having a hard time at work already, I went to pick up my meal, I ordered goat cheese salad (the kind with breacrumbs and fried) and they freaking gave me chicken?! I even had a bite. (Same round shape, with breadcrumbs and fried), I was upset, pissed off, waste another 20 min of lunch break to go back and tell them that they made a mistake. I have to clock in so by the time I came back I was over my lunch break. I am freaking vegetarian! And I had to pay for a package taxes, the website wasn’t working well, they took my money 5 times. Worst week ever.
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Thanks for the chapter! And I’m so sorry that work is stressful. I hope it gets better.
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