Chapter 90: Picking Up My Boyfriend
Ye Ran remembered clearly that in the original plot, Ye Tingyun and Ye Muqing were involved in all sorts of fierce rivalries over Qiao Yubai.
Even if Qiao Yubai wasn’t with either of them yet, their sexual orientation shouldn’t have changed.
“Are you saying those two are also…” Ming Qingyan felt a lack of oxygen.
It was one thing for Ye Ran not to be her biological son, but how could those two also be so troublesome?
For Ming Qingyan, this was undoubtedly adding insult to injury.
Ye Ran and Xu Huiyang walked toward the school cafeteria. Along the way, Xu Huiyangâs mouth didn’t stop for a moment.
“Holy shit! Your stance just now was simply too cool!”
“The Uprising of the Foster Son vs. The Heartless Adoptive Motherâif this were written into a novel, it would be a legendary scene.”
Ye Ran walked leisurely, occasionally kicking a small pebble on the road.
He had been full of confidence when speaking to Ming Qingyan just now, but afterward, he felt a tiny bit of guilt.
Back at the old residence, Chi Yuheng had told the old man that he wouldn’t marry Qiao Yousheng; he knew that much.
But… he might not necessarily listen to him, right?
Xu Huiyang looked back at him, his eyes filled with curious light. “You just said youâre with Chi Yuheng now and that heâs your man. I only slept for one morning; did I miss something?”
Ye Ran gazed at the road ahead, his tone nonchalant. “You didn’t miss anything. I was lying to her just now.”
“Chi Yuheng isn’t my man yet.”
Xu Huiyang stared at him for a few seconds before understanding. “Damn, this move is good! Blurring the lines between truth and falsehoodâsnuffing out her hope first, so they don’t keep coveting him.”
Ye Ran looked at him. “Obviously. It saves her from thinking about Qiao Yousheng marrying Chi Yuheng every day. Itâs annoying just hearing it. Why should I let someone else covet my boyfriend?”
Xu Huiyang smacked his lips. “Tsk tsk tsk. ‘My boyfriend.’ Itâs rare to hear Young Master Ye be so direct.”
“He will be, sooner or later.” Ye Ran spoke casually, yet every word was filled with a sense of certainty.
Xu Huiyang raised an eyebrow. “So confident? What if your confession fails?”
Ye Ran retracted his gaze and looked back at the road ahead. The crowd at the cafeteria entrance was growing, and the faint sound of commotion could be heard from inside.
He remembered calling Chi Yuheng in high school. The other manâs low voice had come through the receiver, asking what he was eating for lunch at school.
Ye Ran had said, “Braised pork ribs, but they aren’t as good as the ones you make.”
Chi Yuhengâs next sentence was a doting reply: “When you come home tonight, Iâll make them for you.”
Chi Yuheng would be the first to bring food to him when he was hungry and would be the first to appear when he needed him.
If he closed his eyes and was asked who the first person he thought of was…
Ye Ran would definitely answer: Chi Yuheng.
Ye Ran wondered why he had fallen for Chi Yuheng.
It was probably those tiny, warm moments that, like small pebbles, had built up his confidence and gradually transformed into love.
Ye Ran tilted his chin. “If the confession fails, Iâll just cling to him. Anyway, Iâve clung to him more than once or twice since I was a child. Iâll keep at it until the next time he can accept my confession.”
In Ye Ranâs view, the key to a relationship was being thick-skinned.
As long as Chi Yuheng was willing to pay attention to him, there was hope. Besides, he hadn’t confessed yet, so it wouldn’t necessarily be a failure.
Ming Qingyan was supported into the car by a bodyguard, looking dazed. Even after leaning against the leather back of the seat, she still couldn’t believe what Ye Ran had said.
She took out her phone and dialed Ye Muqingâs number. The other party sounded lazy. “Mother, I said Iâm not interested in company matters…”
Before Ye Muqing could finish, Ming Qingyan interrupted him. “If you aren’t interested in company matters, then get married early. Iâll arrange a blind date for you tomorrow.”
Ye Muqing said without thinking, “Making me go on a blind date? You should give up on that idea.”
Ming Qingyan completely lost her patience and roared into the phone, “You don’t care about the company and you won’t go on blind dates? Do you want to go to heaven?!”
It was the first time Ye Muqing had seen his mother fly into such a rage. Usually, everyone at home followed her wishes, and he had never seen her encounter a rival outside.
Why was her temper so explosive today?
Ye Muqing guessed that Ming Qingyan might be going through menopause.
With women in this stage, it was best not to provoke them.
“Itâs not that I canât go on a blind date, but I think you should let Eldest Brother go first. He doesn’t even have a partner yet; I canât snatch the spot before him.”
Ye Tingyun, who was sitting next to Ye Muqing eating lunch: “…”
Ming Qingyan didn’t want to hear Ye Muqingâs excuses. She just wanted to know if her son actually liked men, so the heavy stone in her heart could drop.
She simply asked directly, “Is the reason you don’t want to go on a blind date because you like… men?”
Ye Muqing blurted out, “How did you know?”
Ming Qingyan nearly stopped breathing. Everything Ye Ran said was true.
She hung up the phone, and all Ye Muqing heard was a dial tone.
Ye Tingyun gave him a faint glance. “Don’t use me as a shield from now on.”
Before Ye Muqing could reply, Ming Qingyanâs phone called again, but this time it was for Ye Tingyun.
The two brothers exchanged a look, and Ye Tingyun pressed the answer key.
Ming Qingyan didn’t beat around the bush and went straight to the point. “Tingyun, Mother is asking you: do you like men or women?”
Ye Tingyun was choked by this sudden question. Should he tell the truth or a lie?
Ye Muqing became interested and sat quietly to the side, waiting to hear how his brother would answer.
Unexpectedly, Ye Tingyunâs answer was even more direct. “Men.”
In that instant, it was as if Ming Qingyan had been struck by lightning again; her heart was shattered.
She hung up the phone as if her soul had left her body. How could Heaven treat her this way? She hadn’t wanted to give birth to sons before, but now that they were grown, not a single straight one was left for the Ye family.
The bodyguard looked at the spiritless Ming Qingyan in the car and finally asked, “Madam, where are we going next?”
Ming Qingyanâs fingertips moved as she tried to pull herself out of her despondency.
Children were unreliable; she could only rely on herself.
From the moment she lifted her head, she had already thought of a solution.
“Go find Ming He.”
…
In the afternoon, Ye Ran finished class before 5 PM.
He guessed that the busy President Chi was still occupied at this time.
In his previous message, Chi Yuheng had said he would pick him up in the evening. Ye Ran estimated there was still a long time to wait, and he couldn’t wait any longer.
There was no rule saying only Chi Yuheng could pick him up; he could also pick up Chi Yuheng.
One had to be proactive when pursuing someone.
Thus, Ye Ran floored the accelerator and drove directly to the Chengyi Group.
Chengyi Group CEOâs Office
After Xin Yu handed the documents to Chi Yuheng, he received a call from Ye Ran. After a few brief words, he looked at his boss.
“Young Master Ye has arrived at the company. Heâs at the front desk right now.”
Chi Yuhengâs hand, which was signing a document, paused.
He lifted his head, his brow slightly arched, his eyes filled with obvious surprise. “He didn’t have class today? Why has he come at this time?”
Xin Yu, with a smile, relayed Ye Ranâs words exactly. “Young Master Ye said he came to pick up his boyfriend from work.”
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