Chapter 10 Overbearing President’s Runaway Wife (10)
Second Uncle Qin wanted Bai Xiyu to invite Qin Zerong tomorrow to a place in the outskirts called City of No Return, but he didn’t tell Bai Xiyu the reason why.
After Bai Xiyu hung up the phone, he kept analyzing what Second Uncle Qin meant. Perhaps he really had the intention to take Qin Zerong and do something ambitious, but thinking that Second Uncle Qin already knew that he was involved with Qin Zerong, he decided that this might be a test to probe him and see which side he ultimately is.
Although he agreed to Second Uncle Qin’s order on the phone, he didn't dare gamble the male lead's personal safety.
After all, Qin Zerong was considered lucky that the tree trunk last time hadn’t smashed him to retardation. If there would be another accident this time, he truly would be ashamed to go see Jiang Dong's Elders[1].
Bai Xiyu absentmindedly entered S City, City of No Return on Baidu. At first, he thought that the place Second Uncle Qin selected would be a relatively distinguished pub. What he didn't expect was that City of No Return turned out to be a resort.
Are you crazy?! What would two adult men be doing at a resort?! A honeymoon?!
Bai Xiyu planned for a while and finally decided to call Second Uncle Qin back: “Sir, I just searched for City of No Return on Baidu, and it’s not appropriate for me to invite Young Master Qin there. Furthermore, Young Master Qin is a busy man, why would he agree to come with me?”
Second Uncle Qin quietly listened to Bai Xiyu on the phone. After he finished speaking, Second Uncle Qin took a sip of red wine and slowly told Bai Xiyu, “It’s alright to just give him a call. If he doesn’t agree, I’ll think of another way.” He paused, set down the wine glass in his hand, smiled, and added: “I’ll listen to your conversation later.”
Before Bai Xiyu could think of a refusal, Second Uncle Qin continued: "Xiyu, I asked for your help because I trust you. If you do this well, I would be happy to give you money to build a road for that small mountain village and let the children get a better life. If you can't do it, I won't force you..." Second Uncle Qin chuckled again after saying this.
This late at night, a laugh like that was somewhat scary and although Second Uncle Qin stated that they were villains, he paid a little attention to its image.
Bai Xiyu accepted the call from Second Uncle Qin. After the installation, he hesitated for a few minutes before calling Qin Zerong without a single expectation of Qin Zerong agreeing to his nonsensical request. After all, at this time, he just coaxed Pei Qingqing back and was taking advantage of this moment to comfort his beloved. How could he have any time to go to a resort with a man?
Unfortunately, Bai Xiyu hadn’t yet seen clearly how pure and innocent the male lead of this world is. After Qin Zerong received Bai Xiyu's invitation through the phone, he didn’t even ponder about the situation before immediately agreeing to Bai Xiyu.
Bai Xiyu was immediately stupefied, but he also knew that Second Uncle Qin was still eavesdropping on the other end of the call, so he casually chatted for a bit then hung up the phone.
Qin Zerong agreed too quickly. Bai Xiyu was resolute in not believing that there was no other way. Second Uncle Qin probably already knew that he was very similar to Qin Zerong's ex-girlfriend, that was why he dared to ask him to invite Qin Zerong to the resort.
What about Qin Zerong? Qin Zerong obviously didn't want that dark period of his history anymore, so why is he acting like this now?
Bai Xiyu lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling above his head, lost in thought. There was a possibility that Qin Zerong already knew what Second Uncle Qin wanted to do and agreed so that he could take advantage of the situation. He suddenly recalled the middle-aged man he saw standing next to Second Uncle Qin that day. Bai Xiyu had seen him beside Qin Zerong.
What happened in the past three years? For the first time, Bai Xiyu somewhat regretted his choice to stay in a small isolated mountain village for the past three years, causing him to break too far away from the main plot of this world. For a moment, he was a bit unable to grasp this role.
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After Qin Zerong hung up Bai Xiyu's call, he stood by the window and made no movements for a while. The flickering neon lights outside the window turned into a colorful ocean, tall buildings stood tall and the sky was speckled with stars. Qin Zerong's expression was cold.
This is the second time that Bai Xiyu had abandoned him.
Before everything, although he couldn’t remember what happened three years ago, he still wouldn’t feel sad. He always felt that he didn’t like the girl named Bai Xiyu, the person who only existed in the mouth of others. No matter how perfect she was, she was nothing but a stranger.
And finally one day, that person vividly appeared in his life once again and after three years, he then understood the blooming love others had spoken of.
No matter how calm he was when he saw him for the first time, his heart was already panicking. Although he still couldn't remember who he was, he couldn’t control his pounding heart. He was distressed that the man had no choice but to use a wheelchair. He wanted to hold that person in his arms and embed him to his bones.
He told Bai Xiyu that he wasn’t gay, this may be a truth and a lie.
If he didn't meet Bai Xiyu, perhaps in a few years, he would have liked someone, but he wouldn’t have ever thought that person to be a man.
So had he already known that Bai Xiyu was a man three years ago?
Bai Xiyu, Bai Xiyu, heh, he’s bound to find out that clearly, Bai Xiyu threw him under the bus and was still quite willing to do so.
But...it had been twice now, he had controlled him for so long. He should ask for a bit of interest for himself too, right?
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Regardless of what Qin Zerong had planned towards Bai Xiyu’s unknown circumstance, Bai Xiyu still wouldn’t want to take a risk with the male lead.
But sometimes it couldn’t be blamed when the male lead caused his own death, right?
Early in the morning, Qin Zerong drove his luxury car to pick up Bai Xiyu. While Bai Xiyu quietly ridiculed himself for he should enjoy a female lead’s treatment, Qin Zerong kindly carried him into the car and fastened his seat belt.
The two men didn't speak much along the way. Although Bai Xiyu thought that Qin Zerong was a bit strange today, he couldn't tell which exactly was strange.
Bai Xiyu went through some worlds, even if he was previously a fool, he had currently picked up some things. Qin Zerong had done some precautions behind his back. He had also guessed one or two clues. This way, he can let go of some things in his heart.
His task was to deliver a halo to the male lead, but in fact, this was nothing more than a free bodyguard for the male lead.
Qin Zerong wanted to play with his second uncle. No matter what the ending would be, Bai Xiyu could only do his best to protect Qin Zerong.
Of course, in order to conform to the core social system of values, the ending won’t allow the villain to win.
Qin Zerong only booked one suite. Bai Xiyu once again lamented about the female lead treatment he was enjoying, but he was also slightly anxious. He always thought that Qin Zerong was always partial to indulging in beautiful things.
Translator’s Note:
Uuuuuhhhhhhh… *sweats over Qin Zerong’s apparent creepiness*
[1] 江东父老 or Jiang Dong’s Elders is from the idiom 无颜见江东父老 which translates to “not having the face to meet Jiang Dong’s Elders” and implies failure to the point of embarrassment. Jiang Dong’s Elders refers to hometown, elders, relatives.
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