Silent Confession – Ch.40 – Warning! Please do not bully my Zhou MuHui

The next day, Xin Yi slept until the afternoon, in between, someone pushed the door open and came in, then quietly went out after a while, Xin Yi opened his eyes in confusion and vaguely saw the shadow of his mother.

He was alone on the bed when he woke up again, Xin Yi rubbed his eyes and got up, then hissed the next second.

He got up too quickly, Xin Yi accidentally bumped the base of his leg, Xin Yi looked down and covered his face in embarrassment.

Zhou MuHui and he messed around until midnight last night, even the moonlight gradually turned to the white color of a fish belly¹, Xin Yi trembled under his body and pushed him away.

He was about to be done to death, yet Zhou MuHui didn’t let him go, biting his lips and coaxing him into opening his mouth, Xin Yi was sleepy and anxious, scratched him fiercely, and the man finally touched his nose and lay down next to him.

Xin Yi thought that he drank too much, which is why he was being unusual.

Because they have been together for three years, married for two years, and the number of times they’ve done it was very few, not to mention this roughly.

But it was also Xin Yi’s fault for not having principles, he wasn’t even able to find the North after being kissed twice by him, Xin Yi touched the base of his thighs where medicine had already been applied, bit the quilt again, and giggled stupidly.

It turned out that his mother was right, Zhou MuHui really did not intend to divorce him!

He sat up obediently after he was done going crazy, and put on his clothes one by one.

Zhou MuHui left very early this morning, yet Xin Yi slept very profoundly, usually the man would never wake him up on purpose, but today he shook him and told him to open his eyes, Xin Yi was extremely sleepy, dragged his hand to hit him but was caught by him.

And kissed him on his lips.

“Be good, I will come to pick you up this afternoon.”

Zhou MuHui coaxed him in a good temper, then bit his fingertips, telling Xin Yi to not be afraid, saying that he was just going to work.

Xin Yi couldn’t even open his eyes and nodded confusedly under him, the words he heard were incomplete, he only knew that Zhou MuHui said he wasn’t leaving, he didn’t lose his temper even after being coaxed into kissing by Zhou MuHui, becoming a nodding robot with no feelings, Zhou MuHui would ask him a question, he would nod once, saying an ok.

His voice was so soft that it almost lost its edge, but didn’t even take a glance at Zhou MuHui.

Zhou MuHui laughed despite himself, knowing that his explanations were superfluous, only touched his hair and then got up to leave.

Xin Yi didn’t have the spirit to pay attention to him when he was sleepy, now that he was awake, he started to think about it again, he held his phone for a good while after putting on his clothes but didn’t press down.

The memory of last night was so vivid, that Xin Yi felt a little belatedly embarrassed.

After struggling for a while, he still sent him a message, the emoticon of a kitten peeking its head out, it was sent to him by Fang YiHe when he was chatting with him a few days ago.

After sending it, he threw away the phone at top speed and stumbled out of bed to look for Xin Shao.

When he was half asleep and half awake, Xin Shao pushed the door open, probably to ask him to get up to eat.

Xin Yi walked slowly, but he didn’t find his mother.

The house was empty, leaning over the railing and looking down, there was also no one in the living room, Xin Yi was surprised, and thought that all of his parents had gone out, but just as he was about to go back, he heard a muffled groan coming from the corner.

“…Why are you just pointing your finger and only getting angry at me, Shao Shao, I wasn’t aware of anything about it before.”

The voice was purposely lowered, but Xin Yi could hear who it was.

It was his dad Yu TingYun.

He blinked confusedly and turned his head to look over there, where he was standing was a bit far away, and his parents couldn’t see him unless they turned around.

“Ghost knows if the two of you aren’t messing with me.” Xin Shao gritted his teeth, then fiercely kicked Yu TingYun, “Go away.”

Yu TingYun hissed in pain and stopped Xin Shao in a hurry, Xin Yi looked at them strangely, and then realized half a beat later that both of them were arguing.

He scratched his face sheepishly and tiptoed to leave.

“Why are you bringing me into this when he was the one who messed around, he went to find Zhou MuHui himself for his signature, I also only learned that last night, moreover xiao Xin Yi was still so young when he was deceived by that brat, everyone can rest assured with another guarantee, it is not a big deal, as long as Zhou MuHui won’t disappoint xiao Xin Yi, who would force them to divorce?”

Xin Yi was stunned, his mind hadn’t realized what his father was saying when he heard Xin Shao sneer.

“Do you think that the two of you aren’t capable?”

His dad was embarrassed, coughing twice.

“The both of you are messing around behind, but aren’t the one suffering your son.” Xin Shao was furious, scolding him, “Couldn’t even hide a few sheets of broken paper, Xiao Yi fucking learned that a long time ago, last night he hugged me and cried for half a day, not daring to go ask, thinking that Zhou MuHui wanted to divorce him.

“…Ah?”

Yu TingYun paused, and said, stuttering, “Then, then you…”

Before he finished speaking, he knew that Xin Shao probably had not explained directly to Xin Yi, their family big one and small one, were always sensitive and affectionate, and they were afraid that a misunderstanding would make the other party sad again.

“Get lost!”

Xin Shao pushed him away, and was upset just seeing him, “I’m not clear about this matter, how did I dare to say that directly.”

Xin Yi was already so afraid, Xin Shao was scared that he was wrong again, then at that time the little kid would be even sadder, and could only try to comfort him first and wait until it was over before asking those two bastards.

Who knew that they would have half of the house’s alcohol, not giving him the chance to ask them when they returned.

While they were arguing, they realized that someone was standing behind them, the person they were talking about just now was standing by the railing in a daze, looking at them blankly.

The hand Xin Shao used to push Yu TingTun paused, and became speechless.

Xin Yi was wrapped in a blanket and sitting on the sofa, his mother was serving porridge for him in the kitchen not far away, Yu TingYun on the side moved closer and called him cautiously.

“Xiao Yi?”

Xin Yi ignored him, he was feeling aggrieved and angry right now, and didn’t want to say a single word to his father.

He was scared and terrified for such a long time, it turned out it wasn’t only related to Zhou MuHui.

Xin Shao came over after a while and drove his father away with a cold face, Xin Yi lowered his head and was quiet, his hand which was wrapped in gauze was carefully held by Xin Shao.

“Let’s change the dressing first, Xiao Zhou brought it last night.”

Xin Yi didn’t move at all until he heard Zhou MuHui’s name, and only then did he slowly give a nod.

His mother helped him change the dressing of his wound, then fed him porridge just like when he was a kid, his father stood awkwardly not far away in the living room, Xin Yi glanced at him several times from the corner of his eye, but he didn’t move away.

“Mom will apologize first.”

Xin Shao spoke first, “It is mom who didn’t look well after your dads, allowing them to play this farce.”

Xin Shao explained to him the reason, and in the end, he felt ashamed for those two people, sighed, and rubbed Xin Yi’s hair.

“Adults always have adult considerations, afraid that you would be wronged, afraid that you would be bullied, even if you’re grown up, you’ve become an adult, and can never stop worrying, and do things that we think are good for you.”

Xin Yi was twisting his fingers and didn’t speak, Xin Shao saw it, his heart feeling sour and soft.

Their family’s little kid has been running around behind them since he was a little radish dice, it wasn’t easy for him to grow this big, he hadn’t even stayed by their side for a few more years before he ran away with Zhou MuHui in an off-guard moment.

“Mom won’t try to defend them, if Xin Yi is angry, or unhappy and doesn’t want to pay attention to them, I will listen to Xiao Yi, but you and Xiao Zhou…”

Xin Shao paused momentarily, and said looking at him, “Have to communicate well, and not be sad anymore because of these matters.”

“……”

Xin Yi wrapped in a blanket, moved.

“…I, I asked him already.”

Xin Yi finally spoke.

Using Xin Shao as a shield, he grabbed the corner of his mother’s clothes and said, “He also said… he wouldn’t divorce me.”

He pursed his lips and raised his head, he leaned over like he did when he was a kid, propping himself on Xin Shao’s chest feeling aggrieved.

“Mom, I don’t want to pay attention to dads, they are already this old, how could they still bully me and Zhou MuHui.”

Xin Shao was startled, then suddenly smiled, he stroked the kid’s soft hair and nodded, saying okay, Yu TingYun on the side wanted to refute, but got a fierce glare from Xin and suppressed him ruthlessly with his eyes.

Close to the nighttime, Xin Yi was waiting for Zhou MuHui to come pick him up, but before Zhou MuHui came, Yu NanShan came back home first.

His dad saw him sitting at the entrance, lowered his eyes, and told him to come inside.

Xin Yi was unwilling, and didn’t even want to pay attention to him, but in the next second, he looked up tremblingly.

The tall man didn’t even enter the door but squatted down in front of him wearing his stiff suit.

The man’s face was calm, but stretched his hand, caressed his head like when he was a kid, and called him.

“Xiao Yi, dad was wrong.”

Xin Yi was a kid Yu Nanshan brought up, his mother became sick after giving birth to him and did not get well after many years, she didn’t like him when she was clear-headed, not even wanting to carry him, and she couldn’t recognize him when she was confused, hiding behind his dad crying and saying she didn’t like Xin Yi.

Xin Yi grew up from a meatball to a kid with thin arms and thin legs, and all kinds of things in between, were all done by Yu NanShan himself.

Sometimes, Yu NanShan even doted on him more than Xin Shao did.

All Xin Yi’s grievances burst out with this sentence.

He glared at Yu NanShan with red eyes, and pushed away his hand with force.

He stopped speaking after losing his temper, Yu NanShan paused and called him again.

He directly called Xin Yi’s name, and had a conversation with him as if he were an adult, he said Zhou MuHui was indeed not bad, but he worked everywhere, and he was an ordinary person with a heavily sick mother at home, what could he give to Xin Yi to have a good life.

“Could it be that you would raise him for a lifetime?”

“……”

Xin Yi was so angry that he gritted his teeth, and said loudly, “He wouldn’t! Zhou MuHui is amazing!”

Xin Yi’s eyes and head hurt altogether, he originally thought his father was here to apologize to him, but who knew that when he opened his mouth, it was to criticize Zhou MuHui.

He didn’t want to pay attention to Yu NanShan anymore, but before he got to stand up, Yu NanShan’s hand landed on his shoulder, heavily pressing him.

“He needs to be even more amazing.”

Yu NanShan looked at him calmly, and said in a deep voice, “If you’re firmly set on him, then he cannot just be an ordinary person.”

He needs to become stronger, strong enough to shield Xin Yi from all the wind and rain, he must love Xin Yi, no obstacle or difficulty can be a reason for him to give up, He must be brave and tenacious, and tear off all lingering rotten scars on his body, standing dignifiedly together with Xin Yi.

“But he is already very good!”

Xin Yi refuted hastily.

“……”

Nobody spoke for a long time, the midsummer wind was restless, making Xin Yi sadder and sadder, everyone said that Zhou MuHui was not good, but he didn’t know how Zhou MuHui could do better to become the so-called best in their mouths.

“……”

“Dad understands.”

The man’s deep voice rang after the silence, Yu NanShan lowered his eyes, and slightly nodded.

That’s why I would let go, that’s why I was willing to accept him, letting him really stay by your side.

Along with the slow passing of time, even if you’ve grown up into an adult, even if I know that you can live well by yourself, I would still worry. I would still think that you are a child, wanting someone who can pull you up anytime, call you when you fall, and stay by your side when you are upset and want to give up.

He doesn’t have to be excellent but must love you.

Love you a hundred percent.

So you won’t be alone.

The older man became gentle, looking at his family’s little kid’s wronged and hurt expression, touched his head, and lowered his voice.

“Xiao Yi, after all, we cannot…stay by your side for a lifetime.

Notes:

Fish-belly white is the name of a traditional color in China, it refers to when the sun is about to set or rise, in the morning it generally appears at 4:30 am~5:30 am in the morning.