Chapter 55: Driving Them Away
The servant not only prepared their meal, but also filled Yi Mei’s small bowl with dog food. Yi Mei ate with great joy, almost wanting to take off right there.
Fan Xia set out the bowls and chopsticks, looking at him still standing by the stairs, his face as red as thin clouds in the sunset. She smiled and said, “Come and eat.”
Several lamps with a simple yet unique design hung above the dining table. The warm yellowish light shone on the table, casting several round, warm halos on the surface. The warm-toned lighting also made the steaming dishes look more appetizing.
Rong Xiu gathered his black robe, his gaze hesitating over the dining table, seemingly considering whether to sit across from Fan Xia or beside her. In the end, the meal was finished smoothly, as sweet as honey.
After tidying up the table a bit, Fan Xia went into the bathroom.
They had been indulging without restraint until the evening, just now pausing to eat, without having time to clean up.
The sound of rushing water echoed in Rong Xiu’s ears. He sat on the soft but messy bed, his slender fingers gripping the sheets that still bore traces of their lovemaking. The memory of their passionate encounter rolled through his mind along with the sound of water, which seemed infinitely amplified in his ears. Rong Xiu’s long lashes lowered slightly, feeling as if he was going mad. It was as if he had been injected with an addictive drug. In less than half an hour, he already felt unsatisfied again.
From childhood to adulthood, he had been as cold and rational as an emotionless machine in human form. Only Fan Xia, like a poison and an addiction, could ignite such unprecedented passion in his heart.
He buried his head in the pillow Fan Xia had used, taking a deep breath. When he raised his head again, he took off his robe and walked into the bathroom.
The hot water poured over his body, steam swirling in the bathroom. Misty water marks were left on the glass wall, droplets rolling down. His eyes seemed to be moistened by the steam, damp mist condensing like tears at the tips of his curled lashes. He saw a flash of shock in Fan Xia’s eyes.
His long hair, wet and heavy with water, hung thickly in front of him, yet it couldn’t compare to her clear eyes, which silently crashed into his heart.
Blood flowed backwards as his entire body was pressed against the glass wall. His reddened body against the cold, transparent glass created an indescribable, vivid scene. Fan Xia embraced him from behind, sucking on his protruding Adam’s apple. In the misty, damp air, their two figures were tightly intertwined.
Xie Cen had never hated his son, whom he had carried for ten months, so much before. His own wife was cheating, sleeping with men, yet he didn’t deal with it. Instead, he blamed it all on them, constantly saying that it was because they had occupied her home, making it impossible for her to return, which allowed others to take advantage of the situation.
What a joke. Did a woman need a reason to cheat?
Unable to capture Fan Xia’s heart, he turned around and blamed them, trying to pin everything on them, insisting on driving the whole family out.
He made a fuss, threatening to jump off the building if they were driven out.
But this good-for-nothing son of a bitch actually told him to go ahead and die!
Xie Cen was so angry he nearly passed out.
Wen Lan Sheng, however, seemed to be possessed. No matter how much he cried, begged, or pleaded, he wouldn’t listen or look.
As soon as two hours were up, he took a taxi home, seemingly determined to drive Jing Jing out.
Wen Jing was in a panic, and Xie Cen was also at a loss, not knowing what to do. They hurriedly completed the discharge procedures for Wen Ming Yue and rushed home.
As soon as they reached the doorstep, they saw Wen Jing’s clothes, shoes, her computer, various accessories, and even the small bed she slept on had been thrown out, directly into the stairwell.
Wen Jing shouted, “Wen Lan Sheng, are you sick?”
She quickly ran to cradle her precious computer in her arms and scolded, “Do you know how much money I spent on these things? Can you afford to pay if they’re broken?”
Wen Lan Sheng acted as if he hadn’t heard and continued to clear out the things in the house.
Xie Cen took a closer look and was terrified. Wen Lan Sheng had already started packing up his and Wen Ming Yue’s things. Their clothes, bedding, and the tea cups and other items they had brought from the old house were being roughly stuffed into a large sack.
Wen Ming Yue was even more shocked. The sickly appearance she had put on at the hospital was gone. She rushed into the room, grabbed a clothes pole, and hit Wen Lan Sheng hard on the back, angrily scolding in a suppressed voice, “Wen Lan Sheng, do you really want to drive your mom and dad to death? Do you really want us to starve on the streets?”
Xie Cen also rushed in crying, holding onto the large sack and refusing to let go. He pleaded tearfully, “Lan Sheng, Dad knows you’re angry, but what have your mom and I, two old people, done wrong? We’ve lost our house now, we’ve lost our money, Lan Sheng, you’re our only support now. If you don’t take care of us, how are we supposed to live?”
Wen Lan Sheng took Wen Ming Yue’s blow without a sound, but his actions of packing things didn’t stop. He continued to sweep through Xie Cen and Wen Ming Yue’s things like a storm while saying, “Dad, you don’t need to cry to me. Your savings are gone, but Mom still has her salary. It’s enough for you to rent an old house near her workplace.” He took out a stack of documents and slammed them on the table with a loud bang.
AD 7“I’ve arranged a house for her near Mom’s workplace and paid three months’ rent for you. You can move in now, but I won’t be responsible for the rent after that. Dad, don’t you always say that a married son is like spilled water? In the future, just rely on your precious daughter.”
“As for Wen Jing,” Wen Lan Sheng coldly glanced at her, “She has hands and feet. Even if she really has to beg on the streets, I won’t care about her.”
“Wen Lan Sheng, how can you say such unfilial things! Being so heartless, are you even human?” Xie Cen screamed at the top of his lungs.
“I’m heartless?” Something seemed to have triggered Wen Lan Sheng, his emotions suddenly changing as he rushed towards Xie Cen, his eyes crazed: “To accommodate you all, Xia Xia is about to leave me, do you know that? You people only care about yourselves, only know how to take advantage of Xia Xia, to make money from her, when have you ever cared about our lives! Who’s really heartless!”
Xie Cen was so shocked by his shouting that his old bones felt like they were about to fall apart. His trembling finger pointed at Wen Lan Sheng’s face as he cursed loudly: “You really are a beast! A heartless beast! How could I have given birth to such a demon!”
His voice echoed throughout the corridor, and some neighbors even poked their heads out of their doors to see who was crying and shouting.
They saw it was the eccentric in-laws from apartment 1101.
That explained it. This old couple had caused trouble before, and basically all the residents in the building knew them. Now they were making a big fuss again, probably causing trouble as usual.
The neighbors didn’t want to get involved and were about to close their doors, but Xie Cen was quick. He grabbed a neighbor’s hand, pointed at Wen Lan Sheng’s face and said: “Comrade, please help me call the police. My son is a beast. He doesn’t want to take care of us old folks, letting us live on the streets waiting to die. Please call the police for us, I want him to go to jail!”
Wen Jing also angrily chimed in: “Yes, how can a son do this? A son must fulfill his duty of filial piety. If he won’t support my parents, then let the police come educate him, tell him he must take care of his parents’ lives!”
The neighbor was shocked, but they certainly weren’t going to call the police. They didn’t want to get involved in this matter at all.
But after returning to their own apartment, they couldn’t help but gossip about it in the residents’ WeChat group, expressing sympathy for Fan Xia.
“It’s that eccentric old couple from 1101 again? This time their son wants to drive them out, and the old couple wants to call the police to report him for not supporting his elderly parents? What’s going on here!” A gossip-loving neighbor complained: “My goodness, the owner of 1101, Miss Fan, must have really bad karma from her past lives to end up with such eccentric in-laws.”
“I never imagined that in-laws could be even more troublesome than parents-in-law. Her husband is also too much, he shouldn’t have brought his parents over in the first place. Now it’s easy to invite the gods but hard to send them away.”
“This is why women can be casual about finding men, but must find a husband of equal status, otherwise it’s just precise poverty alleviation.”
As they were talking, a neighbor in the chat group remembered seeing Fan Xia being intimate with another man in the elevator earlier, and suddenly understood and sympathized with Fan Xia.
With such an eccentric family of origin for her husband, it was understandable that she would be eager to find another man, to change to in-laws who were more reasonable.
Moreover, that man’s suit was expensive, seemingly from a high-end brand. He looked distinguished, unlike Fan Xia’s current husband who, though handsome, was delicate and a bit petty. Unlike the man Fan Xia was being intimate with, who looked well-educated at first glance. A family like his probably wouldn’t be as troublesome as her current husband’s family.
At midnight, Wen Lan Sheng ignored Xie Cen’s crying and Wen Ming Yue’s cursing, stuffing them into a taxi together.
The cold night wind whipped against his face, his expression revealing hidden excitement. They were finally gone. As long as they were gone, Fan Xia would definitely come back and continue living with him.
He ran home quickly, his steps as light as when he was in high school.
He had cleaned the rooms overnight, restoring the bedroom, living room, and balcony to their original state. Looking at the familiar scene before him, he happily called Fan Xia.
It took a long time for the call to be answered.
“Xia Xia, I’ve driven my parents and Wen Jing away. From now on, it’s just the two of us at home. They won’t come back again. Xia Xia, you can come back now. We can go back to living like we used to.” Wen Lan Sheng’s tone revealed a childlike innocence, a childlike delusion.
Rong Xiu’s fingers twisted the bedsheets, fine sweat on his forehead, his voice filled with pleasure and heat: “Mmm~ I understand, I’ll tell Fan Xia in a moment~ but she probably won’t be coming back tonight~ I can’t take it anymore~”!
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*Spotlight on Finished Novel Translations*
My Clingy Little Husband (Female-dominant)
One-line summary: The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
Introduction:
One day, Lu Yuner’s soul transmigrates into a female-dominant world. She enters the Imperial Academy and takes up the position of a doctoral instructor, teaching classes and grading schoolwork.
One day, she encounters the young prince Su Qingwan secretly skipping class from the male academy.
As a result, Su Qingwan is punished.
From then on, Su Qingwan sees Lu Yuner as a “thorn in his side”.
But before long, this “thorn” becomes the person he cherishes most, and he goes to great lengths to win Lu Yuner’s affection.
Mini scene 1:
One day, the sun is high in the sky but Su Qingwan still hasn’t gotten up for class.
Servant Xiaoyuan: “Young prince, it’s time for class. You’ll be late otherwise.”
Su Qingwan says arrogantly: “I’m not going. I am the esteemed prince, my status is so noble, why should I suffer this hardship? Besides, isn’t learning all this just to please women? Hmph, they’re not worthy!”
Mini scene 2:
After Su Qingwan falls for someone, he completely changes. He no longer skips class and diligently learns how to be a good husband and father. But he discovers that Sister Yuner is always surrounded by admirers.
Drunk and overcome with jealousy one day, he clings to Lu Yuner, crying beautifully like a pear blossom in the rain.
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan likes Sister Yuner.”
Lu Yuner: “Young prince, you’re drunk.”
Su Qingwan: “Qingwan isn’t drunk. Qingwan likes Sister Yuner, likes you so much, likes you to bits…” Before he can finish, Lu Yuner’s eyes flash with emotion and she leans in closer.
[Reading Guide]
1. The female lead is gentle, gracious, humble and polite but not weak. The male lead is initially an arrogant, noble, love-deprived brat, later a cute, clingy, scheming little jealous one.
2. 1v1, a bit torturous in the beginning but definitely sweet later on.