Due to the incident caused by Chen Xiaohui, Chen Qingyu left the next morning. Surprisingly, Chen Qingyang didn't stop her this time, but suggested that he would buy the train tickets.
Supporting each other among family members is normal, but if one side keeps giving without expecting anything in return, it can make the recipient take it for granted. And once they are not satisfied with something, they will feel greatly dissatisfied. This is the current situation in Chen Qingyang's family.
Liu Huamei had always been accommodating towards Chen Qingyang and her sisters, but this time it really crossed her bottom line. Combined with Chen Xiaohui's antics, it made her explode completely.
They stayed at home until the 5th, and then Lu Zhengfei and Chen Qianqing returned to City A. The airfare was paid by Liu Huamei, and Lu Zhengfei repeatedly declined, but she insisted on paying. In her view, it was embarrassing that Lu Zhengfei was misunderstood again after she invited him to visit. So even though Lu Zhengfei said there was no need, she still insisted on paying.
In the evening before leaving, Chen Qianqing received a phone call from his childhood friend Yuan Zhitao. Yuan Zhitao asked if Lu Zhengfei was the person he liked.
Chen Qianqing remained silent for a long time before saying, "I don't know." He really didn't know, and he would never have the chance to know.
Yuan Zhitao said, "Qianqing, can I come find you in the future?"
Chen Qianqing responded with a "Yes, you are always welcome." Yuan Zhitao informed him of something he had never known... Of course, it didn't make him happy at all; it was all regret and pain.
After a moment of silence, Yuan Zhitao asked, "Qianqing, is there really no chance between us?"
Chen Qianqing held his phone tightly and whispered, "Yuan Zhitao, I'm sorry."
There were faint sobs coming from the other end of the phone. Chen Qianqing could tell that Yuan Zhitao really liked him, but he was just a counterfeit, even if he could pretend to be gentle to Yuan Zhitao, he would never fall in love with her.
Yuan Zhitao said, "Qianqing, I regret not going to the same school as you." When they applied for college, she was determined to study medicine, so she chose a different school from Chen Qianqing. She thought even if they were far apart, they could still maintain contact, but she realized how terrible distance could be once they were really apart.
At least at that time, Yuan Zhitao never thought that Chen Qianqing would fall in love with a man.
After hanging up the phone, Chen Qianqing stood on the balcony for a long time before returning to the bedroom.
The next morning, Lu Zhengfei and Chen Qianqing returned to City A on a 10 a.m. flight.
With two more days until school started, Lu Zhengfei asked Chen Qianqing if there was anywhere he wanted to go.
Chen Qianqing was sitting on the sofa and didn't even lift his head. "I just want to stay at home. Are you really that free?"
Lu Zhengfei agreed, saying, "Yes, I'm extremely free."
Chen Qianqing snorted. Lu Zhengfei couldn't possibly be free. He remembered that the European financial crisis was happening during this time, which had a huge impact on Lu's industries in Europe. If it weren't for Liu Huamei insisting that Lu Zhengfei accompany him home, Lu Zhengfei would be busy like a dog.
As the informal successor, Lu Zhengfei had too much to learn. He was only twenty-seven and had a long way to go before officially taking over the Lu family.
Lu Zhengfei spent every day with Chen Qianqing, which made him happy, but it obviously made some people unhappy, including his cousin, Ruan Wenhong, who liked to meddle in everything.
In fact, many people in Lu Zhengfei's family were dissatisfied with Chen Qianqing, but most of them thought Lu Zhengfei was just playing around due to his youth and didn't take it seriously. However, Ruan Wenhong and Lu Zhengfei had a very good relationship, and he could see that his cousin was probably serious, not just playing around.
Ruan Wenhong was right because Lu Zhengfei had come out to his family during the Chinese New Year.
In one's lifetime, there will always be a few wrong decisions made, and one of Lu Zhengfei's biggest mistakes in his life was to announce his relationship with Chen Qianqing to his family before he had firmly established himself.
It was more like coercion than love. After fully understanding this matter, Lu's father and mother almost broke Lu Zhengfei's legs. Their roots are in the military, and only in recent years have they ventured into the business world.
Lu Zhengfei's grandfather and uncle both served in the military, and his father, as the youngest and most favored in the family, wanted to go into business. Surprisingly, the family did not oppose this decision.
However, in Lu Zhengfei's generation, it was only him and his younger sister. So when they found out that Lu Zhengfei was attracted to men, his father almost went crazy. In the eyes of their older generation, being attracted to men was considered abnormal. If it weren't for Lu's mother stopping them, Lu Zhengfei would probably have been severely injured. Even if he wasn't physically harmed, his situation wouldn't have improved.
That memory was deeply ingrained in Lu Zhengfei's mind. He was beaten all over, but still refused to give in while kneeling on the ground. His father was so angry that he almost went to the kitchen to get a knife.
Lu's mother's eyes turned red with anger as well, but she still had some rationality. She said to Lu Zhengfei, "Zhengfei, your father and I are strict with you because we care about you. But what you're doing, liking men, do you really know what you're doing?"
Then came three years of confinement. The Lu family completely isolated Lu Zhengfei from Chen Qianqing. During this time, Lu Zhengfei fully underwent a transformation as a man.
Lu Zhengfei didn't know what those three years meant to Chen Qianqing, but he did know that when he saw Chen Qianqing again, he could be certain that he only wanted this person in his life.
"Qianqing, what are you thinking?" Lu Zhengfei's voice rang out, bringing Chen Qianqing back to his senses. He turned his head to see Lu Zhengfei with shining eyes.
"What's going on?" Chen Qianqing asked.
Lu Zhengfei replied, "You don't have anything to do these days, right? Tomorrow night, my friends and I are having a small gathering. Do you want to come too?"
Chen Qianqing raised the book in his hand and said, "I haven't finished reading this book. I don't have time."
Lu Zhengfei said, "Are you really not going?"
Chen Qianqing glanced at him and said, "If you don't touch me for half a month, then I'll go."
Lu Zhengfei: "..."
Chen Qianqing sneered. Although he didn't remember that gathering with Lu Zhengfei, he could guess its purpose. Lu Zhengfei just wanted to announce Chen Qianqing's identity in front of everyone.
Looking at his younger self, Chen Qianqing couldn't help but sigh at his past naivety. He didn't realize it at the time, but going through it again now, he could only laugh bitterly.
In his twenties, Lu Zhengfei didn't understand the impact that exposing their relationship would have on Chen Qianqing.
Lu Zhengfei had his family to protect him and his social status to silence rumors, but what did Chen Qianqing have? He was just an ordinary student. Once this kind of thing came to light, it would be a devastating blow to Chen Qianqing.
Faced with such a situation, it wasn't difficult to understand why Chen Qianqing, also in his twenties, would refuse without hesitation. Moreover, at that time, he didn't even acknowledge his relationship with Lu Zhengfei.
Chen Qianqing remembered clearly that he had made the same request back then, only to be rudely rejected. The original owner of his body had pointed at his nose and cursed, "Lu Zhengfei, you want to announce our relationship? What is our relationship?! Isn't it just the relationship between a rapist and victim?"
With the same fiery temper, Lu Zhengfei didn't listen to any of that. He directly had people tie up Chen Qianqing and force him into the car, bringing him to that gathering.
Of course, although nothing major happened at the gathering, they had several fights afterward because of it. Chen Qianqing was pushed to his limits and started using harsh words, saying that he didn't believe in Lu Zhengfei's love and that Lu Zhengfei was just a rapist. Even if he fell in love with a dog, he would never like him.
After intense collisions, Chen Qianqing would usually compromise due to the imbalance of power. Lu Zhengfei had plenty of ways to control Chen Qianqing, and their relationship deteriorated even further.
Lu Zhengfei said, "Okay, half a month it is! I won't touch you for half a month, but you have to come with me!"
Chen Qianqing's reminiscence was interrupted by Lu Zhengfei. He thought that accompanying Lu Zhengfei wouldn't be a big deal anyway. Even if he didn't want to go, Lu Zhengfei would find a way to force him.
Seeing Chen Qianqing's indifferent expression, Lu Zhengfei thought he had misunderstood and explained, "Qianqing, they are all my close friends, there won't be any outsiders, and they won't gossip."
Chen Qianqing said, "Hmm, I know."
Lu Zhengfei reached out and held Chen Qianqing's hand, stumbling over his words, "Q-Qian, Qianqing, I really like you."
Looking at Lu Zhengfei's hand, Chen Qianqing suddenly wanted to say, "Lu Zhengfei, I really hate you." But in the end, he held back and his smile on his face faded a bit.
Lu Zhengfei said, "Qianqing, when you graduate from college, let's get married abroad, okay?"
Chen Qianqing had said this exact same sentence before, but after he said it, the person in front of him smashed the cup in their hand and yelled, "Do you think everyone is as abnormal as you? Get married? I will never marry a man!!!"
Chen Qianqing sighed and remained silent.
Lu Zhengfei took Chen Qianqing's silence as agreement and exclaimed, "We can even immigrate, go anywhere you want... Qianqing, if you want children, we can even adopt one..."
As Chen Qianqing listened to Lu Zhengfei's description of their future, he felt a chilling emptiness in his core. He wasn't truly Chen Qianqing, and even if he was, he could never fall in love with Lu Zhengfei.