Chapter 055 – This Tragic End of the World: A Gentle Little Submissive – “Little Fish” (05/09)
Xie Chenyang quickly stepped forward with Yue Qing and blocked Guo Yu.
Guo Yu stopped in his tracks, clutched his bag tightly, his face pale and tense, his voice hoarse. “Get out of the way. Otherwise, Brother Zeng won’t let you off.”
Brother Zeng was the henchman of the East District boss who was tormenting him.
“Zeng is irrelevant. I mainly wish to inquire about two individuals.” Xie Chenyang smiled and said, “My name is He Chen. I am searching for my parents. Have you seen or heard of He Wenxiang or Zhou Lan?”
Guo Yu’s expression changed slightly. He naturally knew the names of his adoptive parents.
He brushed aside his slightly long bangs, revealing his sharp eyes, and looked seriously at Xie Chenyang. Looking closely, he could indeed see the resemblance between Xie Chenyang and the He couple.
Guo Yu took a deep breath. “I know where they are. Please follow me.”
Apart from the few supplies he had just obtained, he had nothing else to lose. These two people didn’t look like they were in need of supplies.
Yue Qing let go of Xie Chenyang’s hand and followed Guo Yu with an indifferent expression. Xie Chenyang caught up and walked side by side with him.
Yue Qing didn’t expect Xie Chenyang to find his parents so quickly. He had only entered the East District and asked a passerby for directions, and he found them.
He Chen might not care that he was a zombie, but what about his parents?
They quickly arrived at a building. Gou Yu led them inside and opened one of the doors.
“Xiao Yu is back.” Mother He put down the broom in her hand, looked up with a smile, and her expression changed when she saw Xie Chenyang.
Xie Chenyang walked into the room. “Mom.”
Mother He’s eyes reddened with tears before she turned her head away. She had once been a gentle and beautiful woman. Now, however, her hair was dry and messy, with two prominent scars on her face, and her skin was dry and wrinkled.
Seeing her long-lost son, who seemed to be doing well, she was overjoyed but also couldn’t help feeling apprehensive.
Before the apocalypse, their relationship had reached an all-time low.
Now that they were meeting again, her face was scarred and ugly, and her husband’s leg was broken and he was disabled. Would he reject them?
Xie Chenyang: “Where’s Dad?”
“He’s in his room. He…” She didn’t know where to start.
The base’s internal network was working. Xie Chenyang took out his cell phone and made a call.
“Brother Chen!
“I found my parents. They’re at Building 9, Unit 105, Flower House Lane in the East District. Drive over and pick them up.”
“Okay, Brother Chen, I’ll be right there!”
Xie Chenyang hung up and walked into the living room.
“Xiao Chen,” his mother called after him.
Xie Chenyang turned back, puzzled.
Mother He’s mother licked her dry lips and said, “Your father… He broke his leg in an accident and is now bedridden.
Xie Chenyang nodded and said, ”I understand.“
After saying that, he pushed open the door. Father He was lying on the bed with his back to the door.
You Huang said, ”He’s not asleep. He’s crying.”
Xie Chenyang was stunned.
You Huang was afraid he wouldn’t understand, so he explained, “Mr. and Mrs. He have been constantly worrying about He Chen, but now they feel they are a burden. They want to reconcile with you, but they also want to maintain the cold relationship they had with you before the apocalypse so as not to become a hindrance to you.”
[… Can I use my remaining points?]
You Huang: “… What do you want to buy?” Sigh.
[Restore Mother He’s face and Father He’s legs.]
You Huang: “Then you don’t need to buy anything. There’s a Level 4 healing ability user at the base. He can do everything you want.”
Xie Chenyang searched through his memories of the plot: [Then I’ll go find him later.]
“Xiao Chen,” Mother He stood behind him and said softly, “Your father and I are doing fine, you don’t have to…”
Xie Chenyang turned around and said, “I’m a Level 5 ability user, the same level as the boss of the East District.”
His mother was taken aback.
“I’ve always been looking for you. It’s my fault for coming late,” Xie Chenyang said seriously. “I’ve broken up with that scumbag. You can come back with me. I won’t make you regret it.
Mother He was speechless for a moment and only said, ”It’s good that you broke up with him. Sun Xu isn’t a good person.”
“Mm.” Xie Chenyang smiled at Yue Qing, who was standing there with an indifferent expression, his eyes full of love. “I’m with him now. His name is Yue Qing. He’s a good person and won’t make you angry.”
Mother He followed his gaze and saw Yue Qing standing there with an indifferent expression: “…”
Father He, who’d been pretending to be asleep, couldn’t help but secretly wipe his tears with the corner of the quilt and turned to look over eagerly.
Hearing Xie Chenyang say that he had broken up with Sun Xu, Father He felt his disappointment vanished, but he was a little worried. How could his son have a new boyfriend already? He wasn’t another scumbag, was he?
Xie Chenyang walked over, grabbed Yue Qing’s hand, and pulled him into the room without explanation. “Dad, look, this is Yue Qing.”
He wasn’t bad-looking. He seemed a little nervous.
Xie Chenyang squeezed Yue Qing’s hand.
Yue Qing called out with a cold face, “Uncle.”
You Huang said softly, “I haven’t heard your lover call me uncle yet.”
Xie Chenyang: “…”
Father He: “Yue Qing, yes? Thank you for taking care of Xiao Chen these past few days.”
Yue Qing: “No.” He has never taken care of him.
Father He didn’t know what to say for a moment.
You Huang said, “Guo Yu is leaving.”
Xie Chenyang said, “Mom, why don’t you call Xiao Yu in too?”
At this moment, Guo Yu had already walked to the front door.
Mother He called out, “Xiao Yu.”
Xiao Yu clenched his bag tightly.
Mother He said gently, “Xiao Yu, come here.”
Guo Yu took a deep breath and walked back into the living room. The small room suddenly felt crowded.
“Xiao Yu, this is my son He Chen, whom I’ve told you about. You can call him Big Brother.” Mother He pulled Guo Yu’s hand and looked seriously at Xie Chenyang. “Xiao Chen, your father and I have been helpless. It’s been Xiao Yu who’s been taking care of us all this time.”
She was so happy to see her son that she didn’t notice Guo Yu was about to leave.
At that moment, she felt distressed.
Xie Chenyang smiled and said, “Little Fish[mfn]Xiao Yu = Little Fish, so when it feels more like gentle teasing, I use Little Fish instead of Xiao Yu.[/mfn], you should come back with us later.”
Guo Yu said, “No, I–”
“I have a team, and Yue Qing and I are often away. With you keeping my parents company, they will feel more at ease.”
When Xie Chenyang said this, Guo Yu couldn’t refuse.
Xie Chenyang took out food and water from his space. “My teammates will take some time to arrive, so you guys eat something first.”
“Xiao Chen has a spatial ability?”
After they finished eating, Xie Chenyang took out several sets of clean and comfortable clothes. “I see that your clothes are a bit torn; you’ll be more comfortable wearing these.”
He paused and looked at Mother He. “I have a lot of men’s clothes in my space, but no women’s clothes. These are sportswear, but women can wear them too. Mom, you can wear these for now, and I’ll buy you some new ones later.”
The clothes they were wearing didn’t look comfortable, and they must have been unpleasant to wear.
Mother He smiled and took the slightly smaller set of clothes and went to the bathroom.
Guo Yu said softly, “Brother Chen, you and Brother Yue go out first. I’ll help Uncle change his clothes.”
Xie Chenyang held Yue Qing’s hand and walked out without a care in the world.
Yue Qing whispered in his ear, “Why don’t you help your dad change his clothes?”
If he acted like this, he was afraid that Uncle He would think they looked down on him.
Xie Chenyang said, “There’s Xiao Yu, he’s definitely more skilled than me, and I’ve never helped anyone change clothes before. What if I hurt him?”
Yue Qing asked, “Aren’t you worried that your father will misunderstand?”
Xie Chenyang replied, “What’s there to misunderstand?”
Not long after they had changed, there was a knock on the door.
Someone called, “Brother Chen, Brother Chen, we’re here!”
Xie Chenyang opened the door and saw several cars parked on the street outside. He was puzzled and asked, “Why are there so many cars? One would be enough.
He had it all planned out. He would let his parents sit in the back with Xiao Yu. Then he would hold Yue Qing in his arms and sit in the front passenger seat…
Xiang Qi smiled. “Everyone wants to see your parents! Your small apartment can’t fit everyone, so I cleared out my place and am moving in with Brother Jiu. That way, your parents can stay close to you.”
Xiang Qi’s place was the closest to Xie Chenyang’s studio apartment.
What’s more, Xiang Qi had two bedrooms and a living room.
He originally lived there with another teammate. However, that teammate found a lover and moved out to live with them. It was perfect for his parents to have one room and Guo Yu to have the other.
Xie Chenyang patted him on the shoulder. “Well done.”
Xiang Qi’s eyes turned to Yue Qing behind him. “Who’s this, brother?”
Xie Chenyang raised his chin. “My lover.”
Xiang Qi’s eyes lit up. He walked past Xie Chenyang and extended his hand to Yue Qing. “Hello, sister-in-law. I’m a member of Brother Chen’s team. My name is Xiang Qi.”
Yue Qing extended his hand, shook it briefly, and let go, saying indifferently, “Yue Qing.”
Xie Chenyang kicked him. “Don’t call him sister-in-law. Call him brother.”
“Ah! Brother Qing!”
Xiang Qi also realized that something seemed wrong and changed his words. “Brother Yue.”
“Okay, go out and open the car door.”
“Okay~”
Xie Chenyang didn’t expect the malnourished Mother He and Guo Yu, who had just been assaulted, to be able to do anything, so he quickly entered the bedroom, picked up Father He in a princess carry, and walked out with quick steps. “Hurry up and let’s go. Don’t take anything. I have everything in my storage space.”
Mother He was taken aback and patted Guo Yu’s shoulder before following them. Yue Qing also walked silently behind.
There were four cars in total, but there were eight people, five men and three women, all smiling kindly at them.
Carried by his son and being watched by so many people, Father He felt his face turn beet red.
Xie Chenyang tucked Father He into the car and fastened his seatbelt. Mother He and Guo Yu also entered the car without hesitation.
Xie Chenyang held out his hand to Xiang Qi. “Give me the keys. You ride with them.”
“Okay, Brother Chen.”
Xiang Qi gladly handed him the car keys and ran to the back. ”Hey, listen up, did you see that handsome guy with the icy expression? That’s our sister-in-law, Brother Chen’s future wife!“
“!!!”
“Holy shit!”
After Yue Qing got into the passenger seat, Xie Chenyang drove away. Not long after leaving the East District, he noticed that the car behind them wasn’t following. He didn’t care since the car keys were with the house keys.
When they arrived, Xie Chenyang carried Father He upstairs. He didn’t even let him go in the elevator.
Father He: “…” Never mind, it’s just a hug.
The two-bedroom apartment was spacious and fully-furnished. Xie Chenyang placed Father He on the sofa. “There are two bedrooms here. Mom and Dad can have one, and Xiao Yu can have the other.”
Mother He: “Then what about you and… Yue Qing?”
“We’ll live somewhere else, but it’s not far from here, just one block away.”
Xie Chenyang walked into the kitchen and found that there were enough provisions and water, and even some fruit. He stuffed some more in anyways.
“Mom, make yourself at home with Dad. Everything in here can be used. Yue Qing, Xiao Yu, and I will go out and buy some things.”
Mother He nodded. “Okay, don’t buy too much, we–”
“I know.” Xie Chenyang walked to the door and said to Guo Yu, “Let’s go, Little Fish.”
Guo Yu: “…” He followed silently.
Xie Chenyang said directly, “When I first saw you, you were pale and walking strangely, just like when I slept with Qing seven or eight times.”
Guo Yu’s face turned pale.
Xie Chenyang: “Was it voluntary or were you forced? If it was voluntary and you two are lovers, then let’s go pick him up. If you were forced, then I’ll take you to beat him up.”
Guo Yu clenched his fist. “I was forced.”
“Okay, show me the way later.”
“…Brother Chen, don’t tell auntie and uncle.” Gou Yu’s eyes welled up with tears. “And thank you.”
Xie Chenyang ruffled his hair. “It’s okay. If anyone dares to hurt you in the future, I’ll kick their ass.”
Gou Yu nodded quietly.
Yue Qing looked away.
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Author’s note: Thank you, my little cuties, for your continued support. I love you all, mwah~
Also, the synopsis is too long, so I won’t change it.
Just to clarify, the original form of the male lead isn’t necessarily the same in every world.
Yes, he’s not clean, he’s not clean, he’s not clean!~
Edit: Krone
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