NOVGO.NET Chapter 393
Wen Bai brought his mother inside, and as soon as she entered, she began to look around, her gaze eventually falling on Qin Xiaoyu and Qin Jing.
Her expression, however, wasn’t exactly friendly.
Wen Bai, upon entering, quickly glanced at Qin Jing before approaching Qin Xiaoyu and saying, “Xiaoyu, I brought my mom over to apologize.”
“Mom, this is my girlfriend, Qin Xiaoyu, and this is her brother, Qin Jing. These are the others…”
Qin Xiaoyu promptly introduced everyone, and they all smiled and greeted each other, except for Ji Fei.
Ji Fei was lost in the crowd, so no one paid much attention to her.
“Mom, you misunderstood her brother earlier, so you should apologize,” Wen Bai nudged his mother.
Wen’s mother, though hesitant, still stepped forward and said to Qin Jing, “I’m sorry, I misunderstood earlier. Please don’t hold it against me, an older woman.”
Wen Bai looked uncomfortable but also chimed in with several apologies.
Qin Jing, for the sake of Qin Xiaoyu’s feelings, let it slide. Although he found it rather unpleasant that Wen’s mother insisted on maintaining her seniority during the apology, it wasn’t entirely incomprehensible—many older people are reluctant to apologize to their juniors.
Qin Xiaoyu, though also feeling uneasy, managed to swallow her discontent, as Wen Bai’s efforts were otherwise commendable.
Wen Bai quickly changed the subject, steering the conversation away from his mother’s presence.
Wen’s mother, not causing any further trouble, quietly stood to the side, though her eyes continued to dart sneakily towards the twins.
Wen Bai didn’t stay long, as he had teammates to meet up with for an upcoming event. He told Qin Xiaoyu they would see each other later at the victory banquet and left.
After they were gone, Qin Xiaoyu also ushered everyone to leave.
“So, what do you guys think?” Qin Xiaoyu asked with a smile as they walked.
Qin Jing replied, “Other than your mom, who might be a bit much for you to handle, everything else is fine. Nobody’s perfect.”
Qin Zhao and Qin Rong also had a good impression of Wen Bai and agreed with Qin Jing. Then they turned to Ji Fei, knowing that she had a special insight into people.
At that moment, Ji Fei’s expression was completely rigid, almost as if her actions of walking with them were purely mechanical, with her mind elsewhere.
Qin Zhao and Qin Rong sensed something was terribly wrong. Could this mean Wen Bai was a jerk?
It wasn’t until Qin Rong nudged Ji Fei that she snapped out of it, bewildered as she looked at the siblings walking ahead.
“What a calamity! Those two siblings are in a real mess! If I hadn’t come today, how much longer would they be deceived?”
Qin Zhao and Qin Rong: !!!!!! There’s a scandal!!!
But worst case scenario, he’s in love with Qin Xiaoyu’s money and not her. Does that even matter to her?
Or is it his mom who has some issues?
[Wen’s mother wasn’t wrong—she was actually interested in Qin Jing. It seems she stumbled upon it by accident, since Wen Bai’s pillowcase was filled with photos of Qin Jing.]
Qin Zhao: !!!!!!
Qin Rong: ?????
[The photos were all taken secretly. Whenever Wen Bai met Qin Xiaoyu, he would occasionally see Qin Jing and seize the opportunity to take photos!]
Qin Zhao and Qin Rong: Wait, so Wen Bai is actually gay? And he’s not in love with Qin Xiaoyu but with Qin Jing? Is he pretending to be straight and fooling Qin Xiaoyu?!
[I was joking before, but now it’s actually true! Now I’m just curious about one thing—if Qin Jing knew that his soulmate was actually Wen Bai in disguise, would he still say that the soul is the most important thing?]
Qin Zhao and Qin Rong both came to a sudden halt, unable to take another step, their eyes wide as they stared at the two people in front.
So… they’re both being courted by the same person!!!
Qin Zhao and Qin Rong felt mentally scarred. This scandal was way too explosive. Their brains were about to short-circuit.
[Wen Bai is truly a genius. Despite being gay, he kept it deeply hidden due to his mother’s disapproval. After joining a team that faced issues, he met Qin Xiaoyu, and her wealth forced him to bow to the capital’s influence, pretending to be straight and dating Qin Xiaoyu. He initially thought he could break up later, but then he unexpectedly met Qin Xiaoyu’s look-alike, Qin Jing, and he fell in love at first sight.]
Qin Zhao and Qin Rong’s hair almost stood on end at this shameless melodrama!
[From then on, he fell ill with unrequited love, unable to stop himself from stealing Qin Jing’s contact information from Qin Xiaoyu. He posed as a woman to add Qin Jing on social media, and after confirming that Qin Jing was straight, he had to continue pretending to be a woman. Eventually, they started a ‘online relationship.’ In order to have more chances to interact with Qin Jing, he couldn’t break up with Qin Xiaoyu, and he even thought… I spit! What a deceitful man—he actually wanted to trick Qin Xiaoyu into being his ‘same-sex wife,’ so he could be together with his brother-in-law every day.]
Qin Zhao and Qin Rong: Ew, enough of that!
[Being gay is normal, but being gay and marrying someone of the opposite sex to deceive them is just too damn cruel!]
Qin Zhao and Qin Rong: It’s the kind of cruelty that would make ancestors rise from their graves in protest!
How did he think things would go so smoothly for him? He wanted to have all the benefits?
[Earlier, I thought he looked at Qin Xiaoyu with love, but now I realize it’s just the love of someone who sees her as a replacement!]
Qin Zhao and Qin Rong: Now that you mention it, I remember that too. Shivers all over!
Just moments ago, they thought Wen Bai was decent. Now they felt tainted just by talking about him.
And they recalled how Qin Jing had once mentioned that Wen Bai seemed obsequious, but they assumed it was because of his brother-in-law. Little did they know, it was because of his crush!
Suddenly, they felt a wave of sympathy for the siblings. Both had given their hearts to someone who turned out to be deceiving them—and worse, it was the same person. Who could they even go to for comfort?
And then there was the impending revelation of the truth…
Will the siblings find out? If they do, what should they do?
It’s usually complicated enough to tell a friend or sibling that their significant other is cheating on them, but how is one supposed to deal with not just one but two people, each unaware that they are both being cheated on by the same person—to the point of being deceived in parallel? The emotional shock would be double the heartache, could their familial bond withstand such a blow?
Ji Fei was also worried. [The truth must come out, obviously, but how to reveal it?! Should I go to Wen Bai’s house and look for the photos, or should I steal his phone and find the chat records? Or should we catch them in the act?… Wait, nah, better not. I can’t even imagine the mess that would create, especially when dealing with Qin Jing. It’s way too scary.]
Qin Zhao and Qin Rong agreed,
They were deep in their worry, so they all coincidentally thought of the same thing at once and silently picked up their phones.
And so, Qin Xian, occupied in his office, received different messages.
Ji Fei: “Honey, I encountered something weird today… Why would she call Qin Jing a ‘cunning fox,’ so strange… Could you help me think about it?”
Qin Zhao and Qin Rong in the group chat: “Big news from the sister-in-law! *crack*…*pop*! Second brother, come tonight, let’s think of a solution!”
The little family group, including the second older family, instantly burst into an uproar.
Qin Xian: ….