Chapter 19: Asking for His Help

  The next day, Fang Qing was still lying in bed with a drowsy look on his face when the doorbell started ringing intermittently. He covered his face with both hands and helplessly turned over, then suddenly sat up.

  There was an empty space beside him, Fang Qing had a moment of daze, had Xiao Qi already gone to work?

  He didn't even wake him up, it's hard to describe what kind of feeling that is. Although others had already let him sleep in, he still complained.

  Wait a minute. The sound at the door, is Xiao Qi forgetting to bring his key and coming back? Fang Qing hurriedly got out of bed and put on her slippers, only to feel empty down there.

  Alright, he shouldn't wear this out, when the door opens later someone might take a picture of him. This is miserable, wait for me, master of the house, I didn't do it on purpose!

  I absolutely didn't do it on purpose! Humph, you don't want me to get up, and you think you can just abandon me and leave? A sly smile spread across Fang Qing's delicate face. Well, then you'd better wait patiently.

  She slowly opened the wardrobe, slowly picked out her clothes, and finally couldn't help but quickly put on her skirt and go downstairs.

  The doorbell was still ringing relentlessly, Fang Qing thought of scolding someone for being ill. If it were Xiao Qi, it shouldn't be like this.

  Fang Qing suddenly felt a little afraid to open the door, wondering if it was an enemy of Xiao Qi's. Swallowing hard, Fang Qing took two steps back and still walked towards the door.

  The moment the door opened, Fang Qing instinctively closed his eyes. The splattered red paint would be fine after a wash. But he was truly mistaken, and what greeted him was a long-awaited hug.

  Fang Qing was a little afraid to open his eyes. He shouldn't be dreaming, right? How could Dad come here and hold him in his arms?

  "Fang Qing, what's wrong?" Fang Xu patted Fang Qing's shoulder. He didn't want to come originally, but Xu Fang insisted that he come. She said something like the company was his, and if he didn't want it anymore, then he could just stay home.

  They actually owe this son a lot, and now they come to ask him for something again, it's really somewhat unscrupulous.

  He forced a stiff smile, unsure of what expression to put on. He was supposed to be happy, but he knew his parents wouldn't come looking for him without a reason.

  He has been at Xiao's house for several days, and they haven't even called him. Now he is taking the initiative to come over... He is not a fool, he can see the difference in this.

  "Dad and Mom, how did you come?" Taking two steps back to leave Fang Xu's arms, Fang Qing smiled at Fang Xu and Xu Fang.

  Xu Fang suddenly pushed Fang Xu away, looked him up and down for a long time, and then a big smile appeared on his face. "Fang Qing, Dad and Mom need your help with something."

  Unexpectedly, Xiao Qi didn't seem as clever as the rumors said. After all this time, he still hadn't figured out Fang Qing's true identity.

  "What's going on?" His hand clenched into a fist by his side, he had thought that his parents would at least exchange some pleasantries with him. But now that the door was just opened, they didn't ask about his well-being or how he had been living until today, and instead directly asked for his help.

  His heart had actually chilled a bit, but thinking that the person in front of him was the one who had raised him for so many years, he couldn't bring himself to be ruthless.

  "Don't you even invite your parents in for a cup of tea?" Xiu Fang said with some annoyance, a hint of dissatisfaction flashing across her pretty face before quickly hiding it.

  Fang Xu pulled on Xu Fang's arm, hinting that she should be more polite, but the other person simply shook his hand off fiercely.

  Fang Qing slightly turned sideways to let Xu Fang and Fang Xu enter, then gently closed the door with her backhand. I wonder what help he needs from me, can he do it?

  Xian Fang and Fang Xu sat on the sofa, while Fang Qing got up and walked to the kitchen to pour each of them a cup of boiling water. As for coffee or anything like that, he couldn't make it, and his parents knew it too.

  Put the water cup on the tea table, Fang Qing just sat down and heard his mother speak.

  "Fang Qing, you also know why we let you marry into the Xiao family, right?" Xu Fang's tone was much softer than before, and it was unclear whether it was because she had a favor to ask.

  "Could it be that Fang Qing has returned? Fang Qing's heart tightened, they were going to let him reveal his own identity. It seems they still don't know that Xiao Qi has already discovered the truth, this is also good. 'I know, tonight Xiao Qi will return, I'll tell him, I'm Fang Qing's older brother.'"

  "No, don't tell him!" Xufang hastily interrupted, immediately grasping Fangqing's hand tightly. "Mom just wants you to tell Xiao Qi to give our Ou Sheng Group a way out."

  Although they betrayed the Xiao family last time, who knows if Xiao Qi will cut off their retreat because of this. Now that there is no news at all, she is really anxious.

  "Hmph, you think I can do it?" He sneered to himself. At this moment, Fang Qing hoped that Xiao Qi was by his side. Originally, his biological parents had treated him as a tool, using him freely whenever they could.

  If Xiao Qi had sent him back home on their wedding day, wouldn't he have no place to stand now?

  Xu Fang did not expect Fang Qing to answer her like that, and for a moment she was also at a loss. She tilted her head and glanced at Fang Xu, hoping he would continue speaking.

  Fang Xu thought they were doing something wrong, took a sip of water from the cup and then looked at Fang Qing steadily, "If you're not having a good time here, why don't you come back with us now, before Xiao Qi finds out you're a boy."

  Fang Qing opened his mouth, and unexpectedly spoke up for his dad, who he usually didn't bother with. "I..."

  Just as Fang Qing was about to speak, Xu Fang interrupted him, standing up and pointing at Fang Xu with a look of indignation. "Fang Xu, are you a man? If it weren't for you, who would come here to beg for help? You're really good, aren't you, trying to sabotage me!"

  "Xu Fang, that's enough." Fang Xu lowered his head in disgust. If he didn't have such a low status at home, how could Fang Qing be neglected by Xu Fang to this extent?

  Although he was their own son, he didn't receive any favoritism at all.

  "You... you... forget it, I won't talk to you two anymore! You father and son are both hopeless cases." With that, Xu Fang angrily grabbed her bag, turned around and opened the door to leave.

  Fang Xu looked at him with some embarrassment, "Fang Qing, don't mind what your mom said." Since his identity had not been discovered yet, it was definitely because Xiao Qi had never met Fang Qing before.

  It seems that Xiao Qi also doesn't like Fang Qing, so how can they still force Fang Qing to speak for them.

  "Dad, go after Mom, she looks really angry. After Xiao Qi comes back, I'll talk to him about it, but I don't dare guarantee he'll agree." At least his dad still has a soft spot for him, and besides, he can't just watch the Fang family fall into trouble.

  "Well, I'll go first. You just do your best." Fang Xu let out a faint sigh and turned to leave as well.

  Fang Qing sat still in her original position, only feeling a sour and uncomfortable sensation in her chest.