Turns Out I’m Crazy

When Liu Huamei and the others came back, they saw Chen Xiaohui pitifully crying outside the door.

Her mother asked, “Xiaohui, why are you sitting there?”

Chen Xiaohui saw the adults and started crying piteously, “Qianqing-ge kicked me out, he even locked the door!”

Hearing this, the expressions of several of them became a bit strange.

Chen Qingyu laughed forcefully. “Your ge is just joking around.”

Liu Huamei felt a little awkward, so she stepped in. “Xiaohui, stop crying. Auntie will scold your ge later.”

Although she didn’t like this niece, she still needed to keep face.

Chen Qingyang’s expression wasn't any better; he told her, “Go inside first, let’s talk about it.”

When he was younger, he didn't have a bad relationship with his sisters; however, his oldest sister and youngest sister didn’t share the same good relationship with each other. Most of the time they wouldn't talk, much less agreed to meet each other. Only on this occasion they would.

Liu Huamei took the key and unlocked the door; only then could Chen Xiaohui enter the house.

They didn’t see Chen Qianqing in the living room, and the bedroom's door was closed shut. Looking at Chen Xiaohui who was still crying and complaining, Liu Huamei could only put on a show and knock on Chen Qianqing’s door. “Qianqing, are you still sleeping?”

There was no movement heard from inside the bedroom.

Liu Huamei turned around and said innocently, “Qianqing said he wasn’t feeling well, so he has been sleeping all this time. How could he have kicked Xiaohui out? Xiaohui, tell your auntie, what happened exactly?”

The cause of all this was Chen Xiaohui’s own misbehavior; if she hadn’t knocked on the door with ill intentions, Chen Qianqing wouldn’t have kicked her out. But if she revealed this, Chen Xiaohui wouldn’t be able to put the situation to good use. Therefore, she feebly answered, “Auntie, forget it. Qianqing doesn’t feel good already, let him sleep.”

Liu Huamei was thinking of a reply, but Chen Qingyu cut in before she could. “Aiya, they’re both little kids, just joking around, no need to take it too seriously.”

Chen Qingyu was smart too; knowing that Chen Xiaohui was afraid of being found out, it was unreasonable to keep this up. She simply would not let Chen Xiaohui mention it. “Sister-in-law’s Qianqing isn’t feeling well, so we should stop bothering him.”

Liu Huamei saw the two singing the same tune and understood. “Alright, I’ll go prepare food then.”

At three in the afternoon, Lu Zhengfei’s plane landed in City Z. Compared to his estimations, he was going to be late; however, fortunately he would be by only an hour.

And most importantly, he was sick, now having an excuse for his delay.

Lu Zhengfei’s parents had flown directly to City Z the night before.

When Lu Zhengfei ran over to City C to visit Chen Qianqing, it was on the pretext of business.

Ruan Wenhong picked him up, his countenance gloomy. Seeing Lu Zhengfei get out of the car, he commented coldly, “You still know how to get home?”

Lu Zhengfei still had a fever. Although his temperature wasn’t very high, he still needed to take deep breaths. “Let’s meet up with my parents first, right now I’m….about to collapse.”

Ruan Wenhong, “What happened to you? Running off somewhere far away to get laid, and then once you're done you start wilting?”

If this exchange had happened any other time, Lu Zhengfei would’ve definitely continued bickering with his cousin. But right now he really didn’t have the strength to, so he just ordered, “Start your car.”

After that, he immediately took out his phone and called Chen Qianqing.

Before getting on the plane, he'd called; after getting off the plane, he did the same.

The moment Lu Zhengfei heard Chen Qianqing’s “hey”, he felt his heart soften. “Qianqing, I made it.”

Ruan Wenhong started the car and saw Lu Zhengfei’s gentle expression reflected in the rear-view mirror. The bad omen in his heart became heftier: his cousin had really fallen into a trap.

After answering Lu Zhengfei’s phone call, Chen Qianqing got up from the bed, his face as white as a sheet. If one were to examine him under a light, they would presume him to be worse off than the feverish Lu Zhengfei.

When Chen Qianqing emerged from his room, Liu Huamei jumped at the sight of him. She inquired, “Son, why is your face so pale? Where is your ailment?”

Chen Qianqing only felt dizzy. “Mom, is there any congee?”

Liu Huamei hurried to the kitchen and came back with a bowl of congee.

At the time, everyone was on the couch watching TV. When Chen Qianqing showed up, Chen Xiaohui had the remote and was in the process of switching channels. She didn’t dare face him, so she just stared at the TV without saying a thing.

Liu Huamei touched Chen Qianqing’s forehead. “You’re not hot. Are you hungry?”

Chen Qianqing shook his head slowly, gulping down a spoonful of vegetable congee.

His body hurt all over, but he had guessed that this was a consequence of his mental state - so all in all, there was nothing to worry about.

Seeing how sickly he looked, Chen Qingyang’s elder sister Chen Qingyi commented, “Qianqing, you students like staying up all night, but you should take your health seriously.”

Chen Qianqing made a noise in agreement, but didn’t answer.

Liu Huamei, “Da-jie, when will Chen Liao be home? Will he not be here for the spring festival?”

Chen Liao was Chen Qingyi’s only son, her treasure and her pride. “He said that he won’t be back for New Year’s, but he’ll be there on the second day.”

Liu Huamei, “It's all good as long as he returns. Earning money is important, but one shouldn't forget to come back home.”

The entire family chattered idly, while Chen Qianqing lowered his head to eat congee. On the second day, some of the TV programs were dull, but Chen Xiaohui was watching it with interest. When it was time for entertainment news, the TV showed a familiar face.

It was a clearly handsome face, pale skin framed by black hair. Currently the most popular pretty young man, his smile looked both gentle and soft.

Who would’ve thought that this producer-type singer idol would turn out to be the effeminate man living with Chen Qianqing in the dorms a few months ago, Gao Ziyu?

Chen Qianqing had to keep his jaw from dropping when he saw him, feeling like he should question reality.

Instead, Chen Xiaohui obviously really liked Gao Ziyu. “Qiuqiu is so handsome.”

Chen Qianqing, “Qiuqiu?”

Chen Xiaohui, “Ma Qiu! He’s the runner-up of Most Powerful Male Voice! I loved listening to his music and I’ve seen every match of the Most Powerful Male Voice!”

Chen Qianqing, “...” Ma Qiu? Who came up with that stage name? Gao Ziyu is a better one.

Chen Xiaohui, “Qianqing-ge, are you also Qiuqiu’s fan?”

Chen Qianqing slowly replied, “Don’t you live at school? Where did you watch Most Powerful Male Voice…”

Chen Xiaohui, “...” Your ability to fixate on details is that good?

Chen Qingyu’s expression immediately changed when she heard this; she grabbed Chen Xiaohui, “Did you sneak out??”

Last time, when Chen Qianqing’s family found out that Chen Xiaohui had an abortion, Chen Qingyu gave her a good beating. So this time, she immediately snapped, “Chen Xiaohui, are you itching to get a beating?!!”

Chen Xiaohui sobbed. She was such a good actress that even if her mother hadn’t hit her yet, her tears had already started flowing like money couldn’t.

Liu Huamei and Chen Qingyang just so happened to be sitting next to Chen Qingyu and began consoling her, while Chen Qingyi pretended she didn’t see anything and continued watching TV.

In Chen Qianqing’s previous life, all of his energy was spent on Chen Qianqing. He wasn’t interested in the entertainment industry, so he didn’t remember this Gao Ziyu at all; he didn’t expect that Gao Ziyu and Chen Qianqing were dormmates.

While Liu Huamei and Chen Qingyang managed to placate Chen Xiaohui and Chen Qingyu, Chen Qianqing finished eating his congee.

Liu Huamei, “Qianqing, is that all you’re eating? Have some more.”

Chen Qianqing shook his head. Truth be told, he didn’t feel like eating; even this very small bowl of congee was surging up sourly in his throat. Needless to say, he couldn’t eat any more.

Liu Huamei’s eyes were full of worry. It was normal for boys Chen Qianqing’s age to eat a few bowls of rice, but her darling only ate so little congee! How could she, as his mother, not be worried?

Chen Qianqing took notice of it, but could only say, “Yesterday, I ate barbeque with a classmate, I got a bit of a stomach ache.”

Liu Huamei was a bit relieved to hear that. “Smoked food can easily cause cancer, eat less of it.”

Chen Qianqing could only agree.

After eating his congee, he had another shower. At first, he wanted to go downstairs and exercise a bit; but his arms and legs felt weak, so he could only return to his bed early and let his mind wander once again.

In the evening, Lu Zhengfei sent him multiple text messages, nothing but greetings. Chen Qianqing read them, but didn’t send any replies. He knew that Lu Zhengfei was at home, and he didn’t dare talk endlessly on the phone.

Since he didn’t plan to come out of the closet anymore, Lu Zhengfei would keep his relationship with Chen Qianqing a secret from his family.

Chen Qianqing had originally looked forward to Lu Zhengfei’s coming out, because he’d then be free of him for three years. However in the end, this event inexplicably caused a butterfly effect.

This wasn’t even the worst part. The worst part was having Ruan Wenhong unexpectedly offering him five million yuan to move abroad.

Without that assistance, it was hard for Chen Qianqing to imagine a life on his own.

That being said, he was reborn in Chen Qianqing’s body. If there was no suffering and everything went well, there would be no reason to go on.

Chen Qianqing sighed, covering his eyes with his arm.

The snow that had been falling for several days finally stopped in the evening, and Liu Huamei asked Chen Qianqing again if he wanted to eat. Chen Qianqing ate a bowl of soup, then brushed his teeth, washed his face and returned to the warmth of his blanket.

In his previous life, Chen Qianqing hadn't had all this free time; but now, he simply had too much of it.

When one is idle, one ponders a lot more. Even if Chen Qianqing had planned to get a good night’s rest, in the end he spent the night thinking. Soon the sky began to brighten: the night was over.

Chen Qianqing’s whole head hurt. He suddenly discovered that when he slept with Lu Zhengfei, his sleep quality was better than when he slept by himself…

Sorry for the delay, real life calling