Villainous Sick Beauty Chapter 73

TL: Hua

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Qin Chaoyan’s gaze was no different from usual, and when he looked at Ye Rongxu, there seemed to be a hint of inquiry.

But he was too calm; his deep eyes were like a bottomless pool, with an unknown undercurrent.

Perhaps he guessed something the moment he got the test report, and Ye Rongxu’s nervous expression solidified this guess, causing his eyes to darken.

He retracted his gaze and looked at the test report again, slightly twisting the paper with his dry fingertips.

As the pages turned, his dark pupils shrank, and his body seemed to tense, but then he fell silent again.

The hallway was extraordinarily quiet, the only sounds being the turning of pages and the purposefully muffled breathing.

Ye Rongxu put his hands on his knees, his slender fingers unconsciously grasped the thin blanket, and his glass-clear eyes didn’t blink for a moment, looking at Qin Chaoyan nervously.

Qin Chaoyan stood next to the wheelchair; his figure was as slender and tall as ever, like a green pine and bamboo. But at this moment, he lowered his head slightly, his eyes were downcast, and his bony fingers turned the report page by page.

Ye Rongxu’s beautiful and fair face was slightly raised, and he could almost see all his expressions.

But he was as calm as ever; only at the beginning did his body tense for a moment, and then he turned the pages silently and mechanically as if he was reading an ordinary document.

After he finished flipping through all the pages, he closed the file and remained silent. The hand holding the document slowly dropped to his side, and his eyes fell on the ground in front of him, seemingly out of focus.

Ye Rongxu had been looking at him nervously and asked carefully, “Are you okay?”

As early as when he received the call from the hospital, Ye Rongxu actually knew the result of the identification: Qin Chaoyan and Zhang Yun were indeed not mother and son. In addition, Qin Chaoyan and Xie Yu did have a blood relationship.

His previous guesses were all correct. Qin Chaoyan was Xie Yunzhao’s son and the real heir of the Qin family.

Qin Chaoyan turned his eyes to look at him, and there seemed to be a moment of confusion in his eyes, but it soon turned into endless darkness.

Ye Rongxu couldn’t help but grasp his drooping hand, holding his fingers with both hands, and comforted him dryly: “Actually, this is a good thing, at least…”

At least in the future, Qin Chaoyan will no longer be morally kidnapped by Zhang Yun, and he won’t have to feel inferior and tolerate everything others threw at him because of his birth.

Although Qin Chaoyan never said anything, Ye Rongxu could feel that he was ashamed of his background. So in the past, no matter how difficult it was, he wouldn’t accept the favor of the Qin family and showed a lot of tolerance towards Qin Jingxu.

This was partly due to Zhang Yun’s teaching, but more importantly, he felt that his existence was a harm to Qin Qijiang’s original wife.

In his heart, he was born with original sin.

If it weren’t for Zhang Yun’s coercion, and if Qin Jingxu hadn’t crushed all his hopes again and again, he wouldn’t have fought with the other party, let alone entered the Qin family.

But he was actually glad…

He never told Ye Rongxu that he had been vilely thankful, thankful that Qin Jingxu was a bad person, thankful that he had pushed himself to a dead end.

If Qin Jingxu’s character wasn’t so bad, how could he have the opportunity to be with Ye Rongxu?

Although he agreed to the engagement with a not-so-clean mind at first, he was glad to have this opportunity countless times later.

He knew that if it weren’t for the things Qin Jingxu did, he and Ye Rongxu would be parallel lines with no intersection.

It would be fine if he didn’t like him, but how could he be willing to stop after he liked him? He used his tenderness to weave a net, holding Ye Rongxu tightly, unwilling to let go, but occasionally waking up, feeling empty and uneasy in his heart.

He knew clearly that it was because Qin Jingxu was bad enough that he had a chance. If the other party was good enough and treated Ye Rongxu consistently well, what else was there for him?

But now, the thin pages in front of him told him that everything Qin Jingxu owned should have been his in the first place, even including the engagement with Ye Rongxu.

His life was a huge lie.

He could have had the same life as Qin Jingxu, including… the opportunity to grow up with Ye Rongxu as childhood sweethearts.

He turned his head and looked at Ye Rongxu, stiff as a puppet, as if he had forgotten to react.

Seeing him like this, Ye Rongxu couldn’t utter any more words of comfort.

That’s right; how can this be a “good thing”?

Qin Chaoyan was obviously the legitimate son, the true eldest young master of the Qin family. He originally had a clean background, a privileged life, and a mother who loved him dearly. He was supposed to grow up outstandingly, be envied and respected, and have a bright future.

But his identity was changed; he became the son of a mistress and was cursed as an illegitimate child who brought shame to the family. He experienced severe hunger at the age of three, physical abuse at the hands of Zhang Yun when he was five, and after he was recognized back to the Qin family, he suffered even more from cold eyes and ridicule because of his origins. Even his studies and future were destroyed again and again by Qin Jingxu.

If it weren’t for my own impulse to get engaged to him, where would he be now? Would he have dropped out of school and set up a stall on the roadside? Or would he be moving bricks at the construction site?

Can it be described as a “good thing” to be mistreated for twenty years like this? Can the belated revelation of the truth heal the deep-seated wounds inflicted by that past abuse?

Ye Rongxu suddenly remembered the dream again. The plot in the dream was intermittent. He didn’t dream about Qin Chaoyan’s life experience, but he remembered that the other party came back to take revenge on Qin Jingxu four years later… No, it should be three years now.

Ye Rongxu felt that if it were him, he would definitely take revenge and take back everything Qin Jingxu had, not giving up a single bit.

He’s just this kind of person, domineering and uncompromising.

Qin Chaoyan seemed to do the same in the dream and took him away too.

Fortunately, the other party shouldn’t do so in reality, after all, many things have changed.

He held Qin Chaoyan’s hand again, feeling that his fingers were cold and wanting to comfort him again.

But before he could speak, Qin Chaoyan suddenly squatted down and hugged him tightly.

Ye Rongxu was stunned for a long time, then gently hugged him, hesitated for a moment, and comforted him by patting his back.

Perhaps silence is best right now. Qin Chaoyan may need tranquility more than words.

Silent companionship can also soothe emotions.

Ye Rongxu nodded with a serious face.

Finally, Qin Chaoyan’s hoarse voice sounded in his ears.

“In fact, when I was young, I also wondered if I was actually her child or not.” He spoke slowly, like a calm narration, “But at that time I was confused and didn’t understand and didn’t take it seriously.”

“The only time I really doubted it was before I got engaged to you.”

“!” Ye Rongxu’s eyes abruptly widened in disbelief. “You suspected it?”

Qin Chaoyan let him go, nodded slowly, and said, “It was the night I agreed to get engaged to you.”

Ye Rongxu instantly remembered that day.

It was raining heavily that night, and he was about to go to bed. Qin Chaoyan suddenly called him and said that he agreed to the engagement. At that time, the other party’s voice was weak, not as loud as the sound of rain coming from the receiver, and he fainted after speaking. Later, he and Chen Jiang took Qin Chaoyan, who fainted on the roadside, home.

Qin Chaoyan also recalled that night; his eyes were clear.

That night, he went to question Zhang Yun about helping Qin Jingxu transfer his household registration and school registration. After parting unhappily, he was unwilling to give up and turned back.

Through the gap in the room door, he saw Zhang Yun caressing the wound on Qin Jingxu’s forehead with heartache. Bright white lightning broke through the dark cloud outside the window, illuminating the ward and also illuminating Zhang Yun’s expression and tears.

Qin Chaoyan didn’t know how he left at that time. He witnessed Zhang Yun’s deep sorrow for Qin Jingxu, who had been injured by him—so heartbroken that she cried.

Zhang Yun usually only dared to call Qin Jingxu “Young Master,” but that night she called him “Jingxu,” and then she couldn’t help but call him “Xu’er.” At that time, her expression was that of a mother who really loved her son.

That was a warmth that Qin Chaoyan had never seen, let alone had.

Perhaps having long been disappointed in Zhang Yun, Qin Chaoyan thought coldly at that time: perhaps they were actually the real mother and son.

But that thought flashed by and didn’t stay in his mind.

As he walked aimlessly in the pouring rain that night, his heart became colder and colder, wrapping him in darkness. He agreed to Ye Rongxu’s engagement proposal and even had the idea of ​​revenge on Qin Jingxu.

When he woke up the next day, looking at the bright sunshine outside the window and the boy sitting in the dining room with a warm smile, he suddenly felt that his cold and dark self in the rainy night yesterday was as strange as another person.

No, that’s because someone pulled him out of the cold and darkness.

Just like now, there’s a silly person caring for his life experience and feeling unfair for him.

Qin Chaoyan grabbed Ye Rongxu’s hand and suddenly hugged him tightly again, his voice hoarse: “Thank you, Xuxu.”

You don’t know what you have brought to me.

Ye Rongxu thought the other party was grateful that he helped find out his identity, so he hugged him again and said dryly, “Oh, i-it’s nothing.”

After a pause, he couldn’t help showing off: “It’s mainly because I’m smart.”

He pushed Qin Chaoyan away, raised the corners of his lips, and boasted, “Guess how I found out? It was Grandma Zhang who showed me your photo… oh yes, I almost forgot one thing.”

When he mentioned the photo, he remembered the jade pendant. Although he’s now basically certain that Qin Chaoyan is the person who saved him when he was a child, Qin Chaoyan himself doesn’t know yet, and he can’t help but want to tell the other party.

But before he could say it, Qin Chaoyan’s phone suddenly rang. Qin Chaoyan took out his phone for a look, and when he saw that it was Qin Qijiang, he hung up directly.

But then, the phone rang again. This time it was Jiazhao’s second-in-command—Lou Xinyu.

Seeing this, Ye Rongxu said, “You answer it first.”

Qin Chaoyan frowned. After connecting, the voice coming from the other side of the phone was a bit urgent.

“Boss Qin, someone from the head office suddenly came to check the accounts today. In addition, President Qin asked you to go to the headquarters for a meeting.”

Qin Chaoyan’s eyes became serious. After glancing at Ye Rongxu, as if afraid that Ye Rongxu would be worried, he suddenly got up, walked to the side, and asked in a deep voice, “Do you know what exactly is going on?”

“I don’t know, but I feel that the person who came is not friendly. Boss Qin-”

“It’s okay, I’ll go and take a look.” Qin Chaoyan said in a flat tone.

After hanging up the phone, he walked back to Ye Rongxu with a hesitant look.

Ye Rongxu looked up and asked him, “What’s wrong?”

Qin Chaoyan shook his head and said casually, “Nothing, the company asked me to go to the headquarters for a meeting.”

Ye Rongxu frowned and said, “Oh, didn’t you quit already?”

Qin Chaoyan chuckled, “I quit, but some work needs to be handed over.”

Previously, due to the college entrance examination, there was no time for handover, so it was postponed until after the exam.

Ye Rongxu wrinkled his nose and said, “Okay, then Uncle Chen and I will send you, but there’s one thing to do before leaving.”

Seeing Qin Chaoyan’s doubts, he showed off and explained, “Qin Jingxu’s sample has not been given to the doctor yet.”

Although Qin Chaoyan’s identity has been confirmed, for the sake of safety, he also needs to confirm that Qin Jingxu is indeed Zhang Yun’s son and has no blood relationship with the Xie family.

Qin Chaoyan knew that he was busy for himself, and a warm feeling flooded his heart.

After doing all this, when they got in the car, Qin Chaoyan remembered what he had said before when he was interrupted by a call and couldn’t help asking, “What did you want to say to me before?”

Ye Rongxu slapped his forehead and remembered the jade pendant again. He was about to speak, but when he looked up and saw Chen Jiang driving, he felt a little embarrassed.

“Uncle, is there a baffle between the front and rear seats of our car?”

Chen Jiang: “…”

He seemed to understand something and silently raised the baffle.

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