5 Chapter 5: Baby Chi’s Dad
Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
Rainy City was nearing 0° late at night.
Chi Enen was jolted awake by the cold.
Only when she awoke did she realize she was lying on the side of the road, her mobile phone and bag scattered all over the ground.
Fortunately, there was no one around on the road, otherwise, she couldn’t imagine what might have happened to her.
Asshole!
Chi Enen got up and looked around.
In the suburbs, not a single car in sight.
Without a doubt, it was Li Beijue who had ordered her to be dumped here.
The high heels she had previously been holding were nowhere to be found, and even if she found them, she couldn’t handle the ten-inch heels. Resigned, Chi Enen started walking barefoot towards the city area, stepping unevenly…
After walking for 2 hours, she finally hailed a cab.
…
Playing small roles was tough and the salary was low.
With that meager income, she couldn’t afford a house in Rainy City. It was Lin Anxin who helped her find a two-room and one-living-room house to rent.
The cab stopped outside the old community she was renting in, Chi Enen paid the fare, and went upstairs.
Fishing out the key, she opened the door.
As soon as she entered, the mobile phone began to ring.
She casually closed the door and took out her mobile phone from her bag. It was Lin Anxin calling. Chi Enen rubbed her throbbing temple and answered.
“…Hello?”
“Chi Enen! Where were you last night? I asked you to shoot a Uniqlo video, you didn’t really run off for a one-night stand with a man, did you?” Lin Anxin sounded impatient, even as she spoke.
Last night’s memories gradually returned, and Chi Enen’s headache split. She remembered coming back to the country and going to a bar with Anxin. Then, after too many drinking games, Anxin insisted that she and a man play a handgun version of the Uniqlo game. She was also drunk, got a bit crazy, and somewhat agreed, resulting in her encountering… that man.
How could she run into Li Beijue under those circumstances? And to actually give that man a “handgun”!
So, how did she return home last night? With Li Beijue’s foul temper, wasn’t it strange that he hadn’t torn her apart?
Chi Enen’s temples throbbed and she sat down on the sofa, feeling irked and disheveled. Pouring herself a glass of water and drinking it down, she finally felt a bit better.
“I’m asking you,” insisted Lin Anxin’s urgent voice from the other side.
Chi Enen rubbed her temple, feeling as if the strength of the entire year had been drained from her in one night, leaving her listless. As Lin Anxin kept pressing from the other end, she weakly replied, “No, I ran into someone I knew. I’m back home now.”
“You just returned to the country; who could you know?”
“Baby Chi’s dad.”
“What?” The voice on the other end was loud enough to burst an eardrum.
Chi Enen flicked her ear, not needing to see to imagine Lin Anxin’s shocked reaction on the other end.
“Are you sure he’s that man?”
Lin Anxin knew that Chi Enen had a boyfriend in high school. But then, for some unknown reason, Enen suddenly went overseas. The following year, she had a child, nicknamed Baby Chi, formally named Chi Jingchen, who still remained overseas, cared for by an elderly couple. After much questioning, Enen finally told her that the child was from that previous boyfriend.
“Certain.”
“You ran into him, then what? What happened between you? Did you tell him about Baby’s existence?”
“The child is mine, I gave birth to him, I raised him, why should I tell him?” Chi Enen paused, her lips tightening, “If he knew, I would definitely lose custody of the child.”
