In the evening.



Qing Yun arranged his work for the next period before returning to his place.

He turned on the light and prepared to pack the things he needed to bring.

Qing Yun’s life is exceptionally disciplined, just like his current residence. Even though he lived there for more than three years, at first glance, it still looks as if nobody had lived there. Everything was neatly placed, everything from the living room to the bedroom was spotless.

There was one corner, though, that was a bit out of place, with all sorts of different trinkets on display.

These were all Zou Chen’s handiwork.

Qing Yun walked into that side of the bookcase and picked up an exquisite robot to play within his hand.

The man never forgot to send one to Qing Yun when he encountered something novel. Qing Yun doesn’t know if Zou Chen’s behavior of collecting such childish things while wearing a face that can be described as fierce and evil has scared others.

Qing Yun’s eyes couldn’t help but shine with a smile.

This time, he would stay in the country for a longer time when he returned. After pondering for a while, Qing Yun began to pack up the little items on the bookshelf, placing them in boxes and arranging them neatly into the suitcase.

As he was packing up his things, his phone rang. It was Zou Chen.

Qing Yun frowned. How could it happen so coincidentally that this person was calling at this time?

Quietly staring at the vibrating phone, Qing Yun’s eyes narrowed and hung it up viciously.

Refused to answer?

Zou Chen looked at the phone in his hand as if he was looking at some difficult business problem. He tried to dial back again, and that’s when he heard Qing Yun’s lazy voice.

“What are you calling me for again?”

“Hmm? In a bad mood? Sleeping already?” Zou Chen asked in a warm voice, sensing something slightly off in Qing Yun’s tone of voice.

Qing Yun got up extremely angry. Zou Chen learned to be good only after accidentally stepping on thunder a few times.



“What is it?” The tone was worse this time.

Zou Chen couldn’t laugh or cry, busy reassuring with a few words, and then said, “Where are you going to live when you return? I have a few properties in Yan City. Would you like to take a look?”

Without being able to see Qing Yun, the daily video and phone calls became the time Zou Chen looked forward to the most, and every time he was able to drag a minute is a point.

Without waiting for a reply from Qing Yun, Zou Chen summarized several of his properties and sent them to Qing Yun.

When Qing Yun received the documents, the corners of his mouth could not help but reveal a slightly pleasant smile.

He picked through the houses under Zou Chen’s name one by one. He waited until Zou Chen was in a mixed mood before he closed the file, leaned back on the bed, and asked him in a haughty tone, “I have my own house, so why should I live in your place?”

Zou Chen became helpless for a moment, and he could think of Qing Yun’s proud little appearance just by the sound of his voice.

He must have had a slightly raised chin and squinty eyes, and he looked like he wanted to make people….

Love him well.

“Actually, I’d rather have you live in the Zou family’s old mansion.” Zou Chen’s tone couldn’t help lowering.

“Okay.” Qing Yun agreed simply and grinned at the end, “What? You think I’m afraid to move in?”

Hearing Qing Yun’s promise, Zou Chen’s heart swelled with incredible joy.

Is that what he thinks it means? Did he say yes?

However, even though Zou Chen’s heart was rejoicing with anticipation, the Zou family’s old house was still discarded by Qing Yun.

In the end, Qing Yun chose a villa near the Xiao family.

He had to go back after all.

The next day, Zou Chen arrived at the airport early, without anyone following him. No one would have expected that President Zou would actually run to the airport to pick up someone in person.

Yesterday, Qing Yun’s words disturbed him, and he couldn’t wait to come over and make sure.



If it wasn’t the result he wanted…

Then tie him back up, Zou Chen thought fiercely.

But no matter how much the dark thoughts swirled in his mind, he was still looking nervously in the mirror now, fixing his hair and clothes to make sure he was handsome before he got out of the car with anxiety.

At the sight of the figure at the exit, Zou Chen’s heart almost jumped to his throat, his black eyes locked onto Qing Yun with a smile on his lips, and he immediately took a step forward to greet him.

However, someone was faster than him. A well-maintained middle-aged woman directly overtook him and pounced towards Qing Yun with open arms.

The slightly raised curve of Zou Chen’s mouth froze.

“Mom!” Qing Yun helplessly gave Mother Xiao a hug. He looked at Zou Chen, who was slightly stiff not far away and couldn’t stop the corners of his mouth from rising.

“Ohh, I missed you, you brat. You didn’t know how to come back to see me these past few years.” Mother Xiao was simply ecstatic, not even paying attention to her son’s ambiguous atmosphere with the person behind him, “Tired, right? Go home and rest…”

Was it his mother? This realization made Zou Chen feel slightly better as he stepped forward, his deep eyes looking at Qing Yun, “Back?”

“Mm.” Qing Yun looked up at him. The smile on his lips carried some seductive meaning, watching Zou Chen’s Adam’s apple sliding up and down twice.

Their brief but seemed to contain a thousand words greeting surprised Mother Xiao, who was caught in the middle. She turned her head to look at Zou Chen and couldn’t help but ask, “This is…”

Although she had heard of Zou Chen’s name, Mother Xiao hasn’t observed him up close, so she naturally didn’t recognize him at first sight.

“My friend.” Qing Yun handed over his luggage to Zou Chen, “I’m staying at his place for the time being while I’m back.”

Hearing the plain word “friend”, Zou Chen’s heart sank a bit, but Qing Yun’s actions and the rest of the sentence made his heart burst with joy.

Zou Chen received the luggage and greeted Mother Xiao with a “good” greeting, “Hello, Auntie.”

“Then, I’ll be troubling you for a while. My Chengnuo has quite a few problems, you have to bear with him more.”

Mother Xiao responded with a smile, turned around, and looked at Qing Yun. In the end, she did not say anything. She knew that Qing Yun was reluctant to go home. These years, Qing Yun’s achievements in foreign countries, others were unaware of, but Mother Xiao knows some of it.

She only felt proud in her heart. Qing Yun was right back then. After leaving the Xiao family, his son had become more and more promising.



“It’s no trouble, between Chengnuo and I… we don’t need to talk about this.” Zou Chen seemed to be exchanging pleasantries with Mother Xiao in a gentle manner, but in fact, his heart was on fire.

According to his expectation, they should have a hug, followed by a passionate kiss, and then something else in the car. When they get back to their place, he’ll let Qing Yun rest for the night, and tomorrow they’ll have a whole day to do all kinds of things they love to do.

But now… with Mother Xiao present, Zou Chen didn’t dare to do anything. He wasn’t stupid, how could he not see how much Qing Yun valued Mother Xiao, and now he naturally showed the spirit of treating his mother-in-law.

“Hey, it’s still early, but you’ve been on a plane for so long, so go back and rest.” Although Mother Xiao said so, she was still a bit reluctant.

Upon hearing that, Zou Chen was in high spirits.

Unexpectedly, Qing Yun shook his head and said, “I’m not tired. Tomorrow is Grandma’s birthday. Let’s go pick out a gift for her.”

“Really?” Mother Xiao looked happy, and Zou Chen’s mood fell again.

Qing Yun nodded before looking with interest at Zou Chen, whose entire body was somewhat dejected at this point, “First… goodbye?”

“…goodbye.”

Zou Chen nodded helplessly. He looked at Qing Yun’s back as he slowly left and covered his face with a sigh, but then he softened his eyes when he saw the luggage in his hands.

Qing Yun followed Mother Xiao into the car, who was obviously extremely happy, talking to him as she drove, “I always thought you had friends, but I didn’t expect it to be this good today.”

“Although he looks a bit fierce, he’s quite good-tempered.”

“Just seems a little older, but you should make more of these steady-focus friends.”

With a frown, Mother Xiao said, “You didn’t tell me what the person’s name is either, wasn’t that just a little rude?”

Qing Yun listened to these words about Zou Chen with a smile on his face the entire time. Until then, he raised his eyes and threw a bomb at Mother Xiao.

“Name? Oh, he’s Zou Chen.”

Mother Xiao’s entire body stiffened, and the driver of the Xiao family in front was obviously very shocked as well, and the entire car drifted a bit.



Mother Xiao suddenly remembered the incident that shocked the entire high society of Yan City three years ago. She clicked her tongue and turned her neck, asking Qing Yun, “Is that the one from the Zou family? Sure it’s Zou, not Zhou?”

“Hmm.” Qing Yun nodded his head casually.

Affirmed, Mother Xiao slowly turned her head, completely unaware of what she was supposed to be thinking.

She wasn’t there when it happened. Hearing it brought up again by others later on was only considered an exaggerated rumor. After all, in her heart, Zou Chen’s unkindness and unattainability are deeply rooted.

Who would have thought that the Zou family head, who is said to have an extremely bad temper, would be such a… a dog in front of his own son?

Suddenly she was stirred, if what had happened back then was true…now these two were living together again…

“Oh, son…you two?” Mother Xiao asked carefully, but after asking, she suddenly felt that it was unnecessary. She immediately waved her hand and said, “Forget it, don’t tell me.”

Regardless of what Qing Yun’s answer was, Mother Xiao knew in her heart that she couldn’t interfere. Anyway, it looked like her son wouldn’t suffer, so what was she afraid of.

Qing Yun just got back. Although it is important to pick out a gift for his grandmother, Mother Xiao was afraid that he would be tired.

But when it came to the checkout, there was a bit of a minor situation. Qing Yun accidentally took the wrong card and swiped Zou Chen’s card.

Since the mall was Zou’s property, even the manager was alarmed and respectfully escorted the two out.

Qing Yun didn’t think anything of it. However, Mother Xiao was visibly excited, simply because she had met two good sisters earlier, and this scene still made her feel quite dignified.

After Qing Yun and Mother Xiao left, Xiao Chengzhe, on the other hand, walked slowly down the stairs with Zou Qiyao.

Xiao Chengzhe ignored the female companion beside him and followed Qing Yun’s back with his eyes. He didn’t expect that Xiao Chengnuo would appear again. In the past few years, Xiao Chengnuo has disappeared and never had any contact with Zou Chen, and the incident three years ago has been forgotten by many people.

But now that Xiao Chengnuo has suddenly come back and pulled Mother Xiao to swipe Zou Chen’s card freely in a mall owned by the Zou’s. What does he want? Do you really want to get close to the Zou family as Father Xiao said?

Xiao Chengzhe sneered, he initially thought that Xiao Chengnuo had a bit of backbone, but now it seemed to be just that. But was Zou Chen’s thigh so easy to hold?

He withdrew his gaze and patted the shoulder of Zou Qiyao beside him, “Look, the one who just went out is Xiao Chengnuo. You still remember what happened three years ago, right? It seems that Zou Chen is really nice to him.”

Zou Qiyao also looked over, but it was with a disdainful face.

“What are you babbling about? I’m still not sure who my brother has around him. Who is that Xiao Chengnuo?”