Chapter 251: Do You Like Me or Qi Shaoze?
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
After asking Huo Xuan, Gu Qingcheng suddenly thought that her participation in the Peach Blossom Cup would definitely go trending.
The thought of trending made her feel a sense of joy mixed with annoyance. She was sure that going trending would infuriate Gu Mei and Qin Jun, this couple of troublemakers.
“Trending is a good thing. Mommy intentionally went for it,” Gu Qingcheng said.
Huo Xuan:
He looked at his mom in astonishment. “Trending is a good thing?”
“Of course,” Gu Qingcheng continued her work, speaking softly. “Didn’t I just say? I intentionally aimed for trending.”
Huo Xuan was left perplexed by his mom’s words.
Was it really a good thing for his mom and Qi Shaoze to trend together?
Why?
“But, Mommy and Qi Shaoze trending together, is that a good thing?”
Gu Qingcheng’s heart sank.
She and Qi Shaoze trending together?
Wasn’t she just attending the Peach Blossom Cup to show up Gu Mei and Qin Jun?
Moreover, Qi Shaoze had assured her that the restaurant was completely private, with no chance of media coverage. Otherwise, he’d let her kick his head like a football.
So how did they end up trending?
She felt displeased and contemplated calling Qi Shaoze to ask him what was happening.
At this moment, Huo Xuan felt a chill and turned to look at Huo Sicheng. His dad had just appeared at the door, and his heart tensed.
“Dad…”
Gu Qingcheng was about to pick up her phone.
Huo Sicheng was here.
She was feeling emotionally turbulent, but she took a deep breath and continued to prepare food, acting as if everything was fine.
She decided not to call or contact Qi Shaoze.
Huo Sicheng was going abroad with her to meet Miss Bai Yueguang, and trending with Qi Shaoze didn’t matter.
What’s the big deal if she and Qi Shaoze were trending?
Why should she pamper Huo Sicheng?
Besides, she stood upright, and she wasn’t afraid of any shadow. What Huo Sicheng thought about trending was his own business, not hers.
In his heart, she wasn’t as important as his Bai Yueguang.
For her, she was nothing.
“Why can’t it be a good thing? It’s not as if someone is doing shameless things behind the scenes and forcing things,” she said, suppressing the pain in her heart, intentionally explaining to Huo Xuan. “Furthermore, my relationship with Qi Shaoze is quite close. It’s perfectly normal for me to trend with him. He is also the CEO of Star Dreams Entertainment, which can help the Royal Dance Academy. For me, it’s a good thing.”
As Gu Qingcheng uttered the words “close relationship” with Qi Shaoze, Huo Sicheng felt like a blunt knife twisting his heart, causing him to suffocate.
Then there was what she said about some people doing shameless things behind the scenes.
Was she talking about him? What shameless things had he done?
He stared at Gu Qingcheng with his long, slander, pitch-black eyes, his hands clenched into fists on the armrest.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the kitchen became very strange.
Huo Xuan had already realized that the conflict between his parents was not as simple as morning grumpiness.
He didn’t want his parents to argue. He walked up to his father and softly said, “Daddy, whatever happens, apologize to Mommy and make it up to her.”
Huo Sicheng ignored Huo Xuan. He thought that Gu Qingcheng was just angry due to morning grumpiness. It was only when he saw her trending with Qi Shaoze that he understood her impatience was more than just a morning mood.
He knew that Qi Shaoze had a knack for sowing discord.
Yet he had always held back because Qi Shaoze and Gu Qingcheng were ex-lovers and friends.
For him, making way for Qi Shaoze was a small matter. The important thing was whether Gu Qingcheng’s heart still belonged to him.
Now that Gu Qingcheng’s heart seemed to have shifted away from him, he felt like his heart was being twisted and he was very upset.
She had been saying she loved him, but did she still love him now?
He didn’t know what to do.
“Dad…” Huo Xuan tugged on his father’s sleeve, speaking softly. “I’m talking to you. Apologize to Mommy, and about trending, I believe Mommy and Qi Shaoze have nothing to do with it. You should trust Mommy.”
Huo Sicheng allowed Huo Xuan to persuade him. His eyes were only on Gu Qingcheng, who was busy in the kitchen.
Should he trust Gu Qingcheng?
It wasn’t about trust; it was about Gu Qingcheng not acknowledging her role as Huo’s wife. She had always been ambiguous with Qi Shaoze and was now openly claiming that their relationship was deep. She didn’t care about his
feelings.
“Baby, it’s time to eat.”
Huo Xuan was surprised that his mom only called him to eat without mentioning his dad. He felt worried.
“I’m here,” he said, looking at his dad and raising his voice. “Daddy, Mommy called us to eat.”
Huo Sicheng ignored Huo Xuan, who had come to the dining table. There were two sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table, clearly missing one set, which was for him.
She was completely ignoring his presence.
He felt like a blunt knife was twisting his heart.
Huo Xuan picked up his plate. “Mommy, there’s one set of tableware missing.” Gu Qingcheng didn’t say anything, continuing to eat with her chopsticks.
“Mommy, thank you for cooking. I know you are too tired to set out the tableware for me,” Huo Xuan said, finding a reason to ease the tense atmosphere. He walked over to the kitchen counter. “I’ll get it myself.”
Gu Qingcheng heard Huo Xuan’s words and immediately stood up to hold him back.
“Isn’t there one set of tableware left for you? That’s prepared for you,” she told Huo Xuan, pausing before adding, “The cupboard is too high for you to reach, so I will get the missing set for you.”
Huo Xuan obediently said, “Okay, Mommy.”
Gu Qingcheng placed a set of tableware in front of Huo Sicheng, then sat back down and used her chopsticks to pick up some food for Huo Xuan.
“Drink your milk and eat your eggs before the vegetables.”
“Alright, Mommy. Let me eat the food you picked for me first.” Huo Xuan sat still and then looked back and forth at his dad and mom. He turned to his dad and said, “Daddy, Mommy likes this dish of seaweed. You should pick some for Mommy; her plate is empty.”
Huo Sicheng knew that Huo Xuan was finding an open and harmonious reason to help him and Gu Qingcheng reconcile.
He didn’t want to argue with Gu Qingcheng. He picked up his chopsticks, intending to put some seaweed on Gu Qingcheng’s plate.
“Baby, don’t make things up. Mommy doesn’t like seaweed,” Gu Qingcheng said when she saw Huo Sicheng’s intentions. “These have been prepared for you.”
“Huh…but I don’t like seaweed.” Huo Xuan was stunned. “But wait. Mommy, I’m sure I remember that you liked seaweed. Why did you say you don’t like it today?”
“People change. Just because I liked eating it before doesn’t mean I like it today.” Gu Qingcheng picked up the plate of seaweed that she had worked so hard to prepare, walked to the trash can, and poured it down. “Since no one likes it, let’s not waste table space.”
Huo Sicheng’s hand froze in mid-air, the seaweed still on his chopsticks. The words she had just said, “People change,” were clear to him; she was telling him that she had changed.
Could he assume that she had fallen out of love with him, that her love for Qi Shaoze had replaced her love for him?
Huo Xuan looked at the large dining table and saw that this plate of seaweed clearly wasn’t taking up any space.
Or was this something his mom was saying for his dad to hear? He cautiously looked at his dad and saw that his dad’s face was as pale as paper.
Seeing his dad’s hand that was holding the chopsticks tremble slightly, she quickly picked up his plate. “Dad, it was my mistake. Mommy doesn’t like seaweed. I’ll eat the seaweed myself. It’s good for you.”
Gu Qingcheng watched as the considerate Huo Xuan put the seaweed from Huo Sicheng’s chopsticks onto his plate.
She didn’t even look at Huo Sicheng. She didn’t want to eat breakfast with him and just wanted to leave this place.
Huo Sicheng’s thin lips opened, and he asked in a low, hoarse voice, “Do you like Qi Shaoze that much?”
