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Chapter 121 When was it discovered?

Qin Xiuyun was caught off guard and was hugged tightly. His body stiffened. Looking at Qin Jinyi in his arms, he was a little dazed for a moment.

Qin Jinyi seemed to feel that she had done something wrong, and buried herself in his arms, crying.

Qin Xiuyun sighed and patted his head soothingly: "What's wrong? Is this matter very troublesome?"

"...No." Qin Jinyi wiped her tears, got out of his arms, pouted and choked with sobs and told Qin Xiuyun what happened before. Qin Xiuyun didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing the reason.

"So, you feel that it's unfair if he's the only one saying it, so you confessed to me?" Qin Xiuyun said, somewhat amused, "Have you ever thought about what you would do if he didn't say it?"

"Then..." Qin Jinyi was stunned, as if he had never thought of such a possibility. He hesitated for a moment and said softly, "Then we won't be together..."

"Have you ever thought about this, since you are not together, then what does what you said to me today mean?" There was no blame in Qin Xiuyun's tone, but rather a gentle tone.

"If he doesn't tell his parents, and if I don't accept this, then what will you do? Should you keep insisting on your idea? But if he doesn't do it, should you give up? Then what's the point of you telling me that you like him?"

"You said he confessed to you first, so the choice should have been in your hands, but you told me first. If you told him before him, wouldn't it mean that you threw the choice back?"

"...I haven't thought about it that much." Qin Jinyi lowered his eyes and told the truth, "In fact, I originally wanted to tell you that I might be in love with Mo Hanshang, because of what he said to himself... and I do have some feelings for him. I didn't think so much, I just felt that if he really did it, I could accept being with him. I was just afraid that you would not agree, so I came here to tell you in advance..."

Qin Xiuyun pointed his finger, looked at him, and smiled for a moment: "If you say so, then it is indeed understandable."

Qin Jinyi pursed his lips and smiled.

"So now you know... it's——"

Qin Jinyi looked at him cautiously, blinked, and asked tentatively.

"I..." Qin Xiuyun stretched out his voice, as if thinking, and then spoke, "I disagree."

"...Ah?" Qin Jinyi was stunned. He didn't expect his father to answer like this.

"But you can still be together." Qin Xiuyun said softly, "I don't agree with you being together. You are still young - especially you, you haven't met too many people, how can you guarantee that your love now will last a lifetime? And if you don't even plan to spend your whole life together, then why do you want to be together? Do you think it's fun?"

"Of course not--" Qin Jinyi wanted to refute.

Qin Xiuyun raised his hand to stop him: "So, I don't agree with it at the moment. Of course, you can choose to be with him, it's your freedom. I hope that if you end up together, you can prove it to me with actions and convince me with time, rather than relying on a few words now."

"What do you think?" Qin Xiuyun looked at him seriously. "Time will prove everything. Don't swear to me here just because you are so excited. I won't believe you."

"...So, you mean...I don't approve, but I won't stop it, right?"

"Yes."

……

Qin Xiao lay on the bed with his eyes closed and breathing slowly, obviously asleep.

Qiongqi yawned out of boredom, glanced at him lazily, and continued to lie on the bed, biting a large bag of dried meat that he had bought not long ago, chewing it intermittently, as if he was holding a teether.

Qin Xiao frowned slightly, suddenly opened his eyes, sat up abruptly, breathing lightly, and seemed a little uneasy.

"Having a nightmare?" Qiongqi glanced at him.

"...No." Qin Xiao lowered his eyes, shook his head, and looked at the time, "...It's time. You have been--"

"I'll be leaving in a while." Qiongqi suddenly said, "Go out and take a look."

Qin Xiao was slightly stunned, and responded: "Where are you going?"

"I don't know, let's just walk around first." Qiongqi stretched and said lazily, "I haven't been out for a long time, so it's a good time to go out for a walk."

Qin Xiao nodded to indicate that he understood.

After a moment's silence, Qiongqi looked at him sideways.

"What about you?"

"I?"

Qiongqi responded: "I heard about it when I was transferring recently. People like you are not welcome here. Aren't you prepared?"

"...I haven't thought about this question yet." Qin Xiao was stunned for a moment, and told the truth, "Logically speaking, I should be able to go to school after waiting for another two years, but I haven't been to school yet, and there may be no school willing to accept me... The situation is a bit complicated, so let's talk about it when the time comes."

"It's no use worrying about it now." Qin Xiao said, and he got up, changed his clothes, washed his face, and looked at his watch. "I'm going out. Is there anything you want me to bring for you?"

"No." Qiongqi stared at the ceiling without looking away, as if in a daze.

Seeing this, Qin Xiao said nothing more and turned away.

"..."

Qiongqi looked at the ceiling for a while, and suddenly sneered, his smile habitually carrying a hint of sarcasm.

"...Not bad." Qiongqi lowered his voice and murmured, "This one is not bad."

"Mo Ze..."

……

"I don't know what you like to eat. I heard from Han Yu that you have a good appetite, so I ordered these dishes. Do you think they are okay? Do you need some more?" Ye Ningzhi looked at Qin Xiao with a smile, looking very kind.

Ye Ningzhi booked a private room, a very expensive one, in an ancient water pavilion. From the upstairs seat, one could observe the scenery outside while sitting in the room.

The leaves outside the house are still turning yellow, and half-dry leaves are hanging on the branches, as if they may fall at any time. A breeze blows by, blowing off many leaves of different shapes, which are scattered on the water, giving it quite a charm.

The pond was probably filled with lotus flowers, but as it was already late autumn, only a solitary citron was left, standing abruptly on the water's surface.

For this dinner, Ye Ningzhi only called Mo Hanyu and brought Qin Xiao here. They entered the prepared private room, looked at the food that was served one after another, and looked at Qin Xiao expectantly.

"Because this store requires pre-orders, what do you think?"

"Very good." Qin Xiao looked at the dishes that came up. There were 4 kinds of cold dishes alone. "Are we the only ones?"

"Han Shang said he had something to say to his father, so he won't be with us." Mother Mo said enthusiastically, "Try it. I think the food here is pretty good."

Qin Xiao responded, picked up some, and nodded: "It's really good."

Then he thought about what Mo Hanshang was about to say and looked at Ye Ningzhi for another moment.

Mo Hanyu looked at Qin Xiao, thought about what happened today, pursed his lips, turned his face away, didn't speak to him, just lowered his head to eat his own food.

"Is there anything you like to eat?" Ye Ningzhi also ordered some drinks for the two of them, filled Mo Hanyu's glass of orange juice, and looked at Qin Xiao.

"...No." Qin Xiao paused and replied honestly, "As long as it's edible."

After Qin Xiao finished speaking, he looked at Ye Ningzhi's expression and felt that he seemed to have said something wrong.

"...Did Qin Xiuyun abuse you?" Ye Ningzhi covered her mouth sadly, "It's fine as long as I can eat it."

"No, not really." Qin Xiao quickly explained, "I'm just not picky about food, and my father treats me very well..."

Listening to Qin Xiao's explanation, Mo Hanyu suddenly recalled what he saw that day. Compared to those poisonous insects, it seemed that anything else was acceptable.

Mo Hanyu suddenly felt his heart tremble, and the coldness he had been trying to maintain instantly disappeared. He tightened his fingers slightly and looked at Qin Xiao.

Qin Xiao glanced at him, feeling a little surprised by his sudden concern, but he didn't pay much attention to it.

Ye Ningzhi ordered more than a dozen dishes. Qin Xiao had been trying very hard to eat, but in the end he couldn't swallow it anymore and had to give up.

Looking at the remaining dishes on the table, some of which were not even touched, Qin Xiao felt a little sorry and wanted to take them back, but because it was Ye Ningzhi's treat, he hesitated.

Fortunately, Ye Ningzhi saw Qin Xiao's thoughts and took the initiative to ask the people in the store to pack up the food.

"I want to go for a while." Before leaving, Qin Xiao politely declined Ye Ningzhi's suggestion to go back together. Ye Ningzhi did not force him, and readily agreed, letting Mo Hanyu go up to the Warcraft and wait for him first.

"My Han Yu has a rather sullen personality. These past few years...thank you for taking care of him." Ye Ningzhi squatted down, looked up slightly, and spoke softly, her eyelids trembling slightly, "To be honest, sometimes I don't understand him, but now seeing him like this, I am very happy. Thank you."

Qin Xiao was stunned when he heard Ye Ningzhi's words: "Why?"

"……what?"

"Why should I thank you?" Qin Xiao was a little confused. "Let's not talk about the fact that he was the one who initiated the relationship between him and me. I just followed his wishes. It's just that...his actions were all out of our own hearts. There is no need for you to thank me."

Ye Ningzhi was stunned.

"If I had no interest in him, I would not have helped him—even though it might not have been much help. I just think your gratitude is a little strange. He did not change because of me, and I did not realize how he had changed, but I think that his change towards you was most likely due to you."

After Qin Xiao said these words, he saw that Ye Ningzhi still looked like she hadn't recovered from the shock, so he nodded at her and turned to leave.

Ye Ningzhi did not stop him, but quietly watched his receding figure. She didn't know what she was thinking about, but suddenly she smiled.

"No." Ye Ningzhi said, shaking her head.

This kid is not right.

Mo Hanyu did not change because of them.

Ye Ningzhi slowly stood up and restrained the expression in her eyes.

This child is indeed very different.

"What did you talk about with him?" Mo Hanyu asked as he watched his mother land lightly beside him.

"Nothing." Ye Ningzhi smiled and shook her head, "Let him--"

"That's right! He doesn't know the way." Mo Hanyu suddenly slapped his thigh and hurriedly jumped off the monster. "I'll go with him. Mom, you go back first."

Having said that, he turned around and started to chase after him.

Ye Ningzhi was stunned and quickly reminded: "Then be careful, remember the things your father gave you, press them when you encounter danger."

"Okay!" Mo Hanyu didn't even look back and hurried towards the direction where Qin Xiao disappeared.

……

"Mother! Mother, look at him..."

As soon as Ye Ningzhi returned to the hotel, she saw Mo Hanshang running towards her and dodged behind her. Mo Jian then appeared in front of her and stared at Mo Hanshang with a bad look.

"Mo Hanshang, come out." Mo Jian spoke, his voice was so cold that ice could fall off, and there was a hint of murderous intent.

"I won't!" Mo Hanshang held Ye Ningzhi's shoulders and shrank behind her, "You're definitely going to hit me, but I won't."

Mo Jian suddenly sneered, as if he was angry. A black light appeared on his hand, and he was about to use his attributes.

"Okay, stop fighting for now." Ye Ningzhi held Mo Jian's hand, patted it soothingly, and glanced at Mo Hanshang, "Don't block the road here and make fun of yourself. Let's talk inside."

Mo Jian glanced at him, his aura relaxed slightly, then he looked at Mo Hanshang, as if he had thought of something, and became cold again.

Seeing this, Mo Hanshang turned around and tried to run, but Ye Ningzhi grabbed his wrist.

"Let's talk in the room." Ye Ningzhi smiled at him and easily dragged him upstairs despite his resistance.

When they arrived at the room, Mo Jian sat on a chair beside the bed, saying nothing, his chest heaving, as if he still hadn't recovered.

Mo Hanshang looked at Ye Ningzhi's face, and shrank back as he wanted to run. The moment the door closed, the domain opened, blocking his way.

"So what happened?" Ye Ningzhi's face was still amiable, without any anger, and she looked at the father and son with a smile, "I just came back from dinner with the kid from the Qin family, and you guys are going to fight?"

When Mo Lan heard the word Qin family, he seemed even angrier. He held his forehead and said nothing.

"Qin Xiao? Where's Mo Hanyu?" Mo Hanshang blinked and asked.

"The kid said he wanted to go out for a walk. Han Yu was afraid he would get lost, so he wanted to follow him." Ye Ningzhi poured a cup of tea and handed it to Mo Jian, letting him calm down. She also stroked his hair from top to bottom, "Don't change the subject. What happened to make your father so angry?"

Mo Hanshang felt a little guilty when he mentioned this and touched the tip of his nose.

Mo Lan glanced at him and took the tea from Ye Ningzhi's hand.

"That... is..." Facing Ye Ningzhi's gaze, Mo Hanshang began to stutter for some reason, avoiding her gaze, turning around twice, and gritted his teeth, "I want to fall in love."

"Hmm?" Ye Ningzhi was stunned, a little surprised, "That's fine, you are 18 years old, too old for marriage, who are you from?"

"The Qin family." Mo Jian suddenly spoke up, and couldn't help but sneered, "It's Qin Xiuyun's child."

"...Ah?" Ye Ningzhi blinked and nodded slightly. Just as she was about to ask who he liked, she suddenly thought of something. Her eyes narrowed slightly and she looked at Mo Hanshang in disbelief.

"Qin Jiuyuan is only 8 years old! You——"

Mo Hanshang was stunned: "Ah?"

Mo Jian paused for a moment, and the tea poured into his throat, causing him to cough violently.

"She's just a child—"

"No, no, no, it's not her." Mo Hanshang waved his hands quickly to stop Ye Ningzhi from saying shocking words.

"Didn't you say it was Qin Xiuyun?" Ye Ningzhi looked at the two of them and saw that they were both shocked. She couldn't help but feel a little strange, "Didn't you say it was Qin Xiuyun?"

"...Yes." Mo Hanshang raised his arm and opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but paused for a moment, "But it's not Qin Jiuyuan."

"But... isn't there only one girl in the Qin family...?"

Ye Ningzhi was halfway through her speech when she suddenly thought of a possibility. She raised her voice and tilted her head to look at him.

"...You like Jin Yi?"

Mo Jian and Mo Hanshang were both stunned and looked at Ye Ningzhi, wondering what she came up with.

"I saw you and Jin Yi were very close." Ye Ningzhi saw the doubts in their eyes and explained, "So that's what happened?"

Mo Hanshang was silent and nodded.

Mo Jian glanced at him and said, "Didn't you just swear to true love? Why don't you talk to your mother?"

Ye Ningzhi: "True love?"

Mo Hanshang: ...

Mo Hanshang looked at his father, his lips moved slightly, and he wanted to say something, but he could only bite his lower lip angrily, with the corners of his mouth turned down.

"...I just like him, what's wrong?" Mo Hanshang was silent for a moment, then suddenly spoke, looking at his parents, "I confessed to him a few months ago, but he never answered. I finally said all that today, so of course I--"

"They are rejecting you politely, can't you hear it?" Mo Jian said angrily, "Do you think everyone is like you?"

"What's wrong with me?!" Mo Hanshang was dissatisfied, "I——"

"What did you say?" Ye Ningzhi interrupted their quarrel and asked Mo Hanshang.

Mo Hanshang curled his lips and repeated what Qin Jinyi had said to him in the afternoon: "He just likes me!"

Mo Jian was so angry that he laughed: "Why don't you use your brain? You don't have to use the brain in your head, but you can't just use it as a decoration, understand?"

"Look at my dad! He just knows how to mock me all day long." Mo Hanshang cried out in grievance, "That's obviously..."

Ye Ningzhi's ears hurt a little from their noise, so she rubbed her temples and calmed down.

"Shut up, everyone."

The two of them fell silent immediately, and one could hear a pin drop.

"So you mean you like boys. When did you find out?"

Ye Ningzhi sorted out her thoughts and spoke slowly.

"…When I was fifteen." Mo Hanshang was silent for a moment, "I didn't know what was going on at the time, but looking around, I felt that it seemed abnormal, so I didn't say anything…"

When Mo Jian heard what he said, his eyes moved slightly and he looked at him.