Woke Up And Had A Baby With My Mortal Enemy - Chapter 16

Chapter 16 – Washing Dishes

Those who should be scolded, must be scolded. Those who should be disciplined, must be disciplined and those who should be brainwashed, had to be brainwashed. As a former teacher, his mother lived by these principles.

Ms. Shen immediately frowned: “Maybe it was because I was too relaxed with you at that time, that you turned out to be so bad at studying!”

Hang Sizhou: “…Mom!”

‘Can you please stop saying all that in front of Xiao Hang!’

Xiao Hang interjected: “The program starts recording on Friday and will end by Sunday or Monday. I have already communicated with the school that it will not affect Hanhan’s study.”

Ms. Shen nodded with satisfaction, and rolled her eyes at her son: “Look, A-Hang is so organized in doing things. You are still so reckless even at this age. Let me tell you, it’s all because you didn’t study hard at that time. What a loss!”

Hang Sizhou: “…”

‘Help! When was Ms. Shen, the old dean, really going to “retire”!’

Hang Sizhou couldn’t help but turn his head and glance at Xiao Hang.

Xiao Hang happened to be looking at him, with a faint smile in his eyes, like some sort of mockery.

Hang Sizhou angrily poked at the braised pork in the bowl; imagining that it was Xiao Hang’s head, he tried to poke countless holes in it.

Halfway through the meal, Fu Haoyan called Xiao Hang.

After a brief signal, Xiao Hang came to the balcony with his mobile phone.

“Brother Xiao, Qingqing’s show will premiere at around eight o’clock. Will you accompany me?” Whenever Fu Haoyan asked for something, he would undoubtedly be very stubborn.

Xiao Hang turned around.

In the living room, Hang Sizhou and his mother were facing each other. It was unknown as to what they were talking about.

The warm yellow light shines on the mother and son, giving off a comfortable and harmonious atmosphere.

Although Shen Minyun had been scolding Hang Sizhou just now, the intimacy and concern in her words could not be hidden.

Over the years, he had always been willing to accompany Hang Sizhou to his home for dinner, mostly because of this.

His thin lips moved: “Not tonight.”

Fu Haoyan begged him: “Brother Xiao, please help me just this one time!”

Xiao Hang withdrew his gaze from Hang Sizhou, and turned to the dark sky outside: “Jing Qing has been in your company for five years, right?”

“……Um.”

“I remember that his contract ends at the end of the year. With his current status, there should be many companies offering him olive branches, right?”

Fu Haoyan said dissatisfied: “Hey! Hey! What do you even mean by that? Do you even think of me as your brother?”

Xiao Hang lowered his voice: “I’m saying this as your good brother. If you can’t learn to take the initiative, you and Jing Qing will never have any story.”

His words touched Fu Haoyan’s sore spot, and he counterattacked: “What about you and Hang Sizhou? You have been procrastinating it for so many years, and I have never seen you take the initiative!”

Whenever he mentioned Hang Sizhou, Xiao Hang would usually avoid the topic.

Unexpectedly, this time, Xiao Hang actually asked him: “What do you think I am doing now?”

“I’m having dinner at my mother-in-law’s house.”

Fu Haoyan: “Ah?”

This was the first time in so many years that he had heard Xiao Hang address Hang Sizhou’s mother as his ‘mother-in-law’. In fact, this was the first time he had ever told him that he actually goes to Hang Sizhou’s house.

“You and Hang Sizhou…is it possible that you have found your passion again?”

Xiao Hang curled his lips: “It’s okay.”

Then, amid Fu Haoyan’s screams, he hung up the phone call decisively.

When he was about to push open the glass door, Mother Xiao’s voice came from inside.

“Zhouzhou, it was inconvenient for me to ask Xiao Hang just now but, have you asked Hanhan’s opinion about participating in the variety show you mentioned? Is she willing?”

The big hand hanging above the doorknob paused for a moment, and Xiao Hang took a step back, deciding not to disturb the conversation for a while.

But it was quiet outside, and the mother and son inside didn’t deliberately restrain their voices. Every word they spoke came straight to his ears clearly.

“Hanhan is definitely willing.” Hang Sizhou said.

Ms. Shen: “Are you so sure?”

Hang Sizhou: “Actually, most of the reason why I accepted this variety show was because of her.”

Hang Sizhou told Shen Minyun about that day when he and Xiao Zhihan were watching ‘Let’s Travel Together’.

Those words also touched Shen Minyun’s heart to some extent: “Yes, no matter what kind of child, they will look forward to being with their parents and going out to play with them.”

As she spoke, she thought about those things in the past again, and looked at Hang Sizhou with some emotion, “I’m sorry, Sizhou, I was not a qualified mother either. I kept you…”

Hang Sizhou lowered his eyes and interrupted her: “It’s okay, mom. Didn’t I still grow up well?”

The past is indefinitely the past, there was no room for correction. It is just important to not repeat the same mistakes.

Hang Sizhou would never let Xiao Zhihan become another version of himself.

“I hope Xiao Zhihan will be happier.”

Xiao Hang stood at the door and didn’t move for a long time.

It wasn’t until Shen Minyun asked from inside, “A-Hang, have you finished your phone call? The food is almost cold.” He stepped out of the shadow of the balcony, opened the door and walked in.

“It’s there something weird on my face? Why are you always looking at me?”

Xiao Hang has been acting strangely since he made the call, looking at him at every turn with eyes he couldn’t read .

His gaze was so direct that even though Hang Sizhou deliberately ignored it, he still felt uncomfortable all over.

While his mother got up to wrap up the meal, he protested dissatisfied.

Xiao Hang lowered his eyes, suddenly raised his chopsticks, picked up the largest piece of the twice-cooked pork on the plate in front of him, and put it into his bowl.

Hang Sizhou’s eyes widened: “Why are you using your own chopsticks? There are separate chopsticks here. Can you please be more hygienic?”

Xiao Hang glanced at him and said quietly: “Are you still so formal with me?”

Hang Sizhou wanted to have a seizure, but his mother had returned to the dining table and was looking at them with a smile. He pursed his lips and endured the humiliation eating the meat that Xiao Hang had picked for him with his own chopsticks.

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After the meal, Ms. Shen told them that she had to go out to get something and asked the two of them to wait for her at home.

As soon as Ms. Shen left, Hang Sizhou immediately stopped holding in his anger. He punched Xiao Hang on the back: “In the future, don’t you dare play your little tricks in front of my mother!”

After threatening him, Hang Sizhou passed by Xiao Hang and entered the kitchen.

Xiao Hang looked into the kitchen.

The young master who was usually very squeamish and unwilling to do anything actually took the initiative to roll up his sleeves and wash the dishes.

It could clearly be noticed that he really rarely did such work. He was clumsy, even at applying the dishwashing liquid. Even after wiping for a long time, most of the stains on the plate still remained.

Hang Sizhou washed it for a long time, but the results were still not visible.

He turned around to get another dishcloth, and when he looked up, he saw Xiao Hang leaning against the door frame, looking at him intently.

What was wrong with him? Why was he always watching what he does even when it was nothing special?

Hang Sizhou said angrily: “What are you looking at? Have you never seen people washing dishes!”

Xiao Hang said in a long tone, “How is it that I remember a certain person saying that real men never wash dishes?”

Hang Sizhou became angry: “Shut up! If you don’t speak for a while, no one will treat you as a mute!”

If were the normal times, Xiao Hang would have retorted or turned around and left if he was provoked in such a way by Hang Sizhou.

But at this moment, he still stood there, seriously looking at Hang Sizhou’s profile.

Looking at the man with a sharp voice, rough movements, and a “real man” who never washes dishes, his fair earlobes were dyed a beautiful pink bit by bit out of shame and anger.

Xiao Hang raised his wrist and slowly unbuttoned his cufflinks.

“What are you doing?” When he noticed that Xiao Hang rolling up his shirt sleeves and walking towards him, Hang Sizhou took a step back alertly like a coward cat pretending to be brave.

Xiao Hang stood by the sink, picked up the rag soaked in the water, and then looked at Hang Sizhou’s surprised face and said with curved lips: “I’ll help you.”

The dishes that were originally strongly stained and could not be washed in Xiao Hang’s hands became as clean as new in a short time.

In the end, the person standing aside and watching became Hang Sizhou.

“You can find an aunt for your mother’s house.” After putting the last bowl on the dish rack, Xiao Hang turned around and said to Hang Sizhou.

“She will definitely not agree.” Hang Sizhou shook his head, “After my mom became the dean, she really didn’t have time to clean the house, so she hired an aunt and then….”

The more Hang Sizhou spoke, the softer his voice became, and his brows knitted together.

It was precisely because his mother was getting busier and busier that the woman had the opportunity to sneak into their home by using her identity as a nanny.

And what happened after that was better to be left unsaid.

His shoulder was tapped very lightly.

Hang Sizhou stopped his thoughts, turned around and looked over, and saw a faint handprint on his shoulder.

Hang Sizhou glared at Xiao Hang with disgust: “Don’t touch me with your wet hands!”

The man said “Oh”, and just when Hang Sizhou thought he would retract his hand, the man suddenly raised his hand and scratched the tip of his nose.

This action was too intimate, and Hang Sizhou forgot how to react for a moment.

He stared at Xiao Hang blankly, and when he saw the smile in the man’s eyes, he almost didn’t think about it before putting his own hands on the man’s cheeks.

T/N:

Really sorry, I had no idea that the previous chapter had been repeated instead of the actual chapter 16. Thank you so much Lina-er for pointing it out. And apologies for the mix-up.