The atmosphere started to freeze. He Ze suddenly felt like he was at home listening to his parents argue, suffocating and uncomfortable. He moved slightly, not daring to breathe too loudly.

Qin Chaochen also didn’t dare to breathe too loudly. He gently exhaled carbon dioxide and inhaled oxygen. People have to live, right?

Fu Quezhi spoke, his tone cold and restrained: “So you have so many complaints about Shu Shu.”

Qin Chaochen: “Uh-huh!” Any normal person couldn’t stand it, okay? Qin Chaochen confidently admitted this fact and kindly corrected Fu Quezhi: “You need to add a possessive ‘my’ before ‘uncle’.”

Fu Quezhi: “…”

He Ze: “…”

He Ze was completely stunned, like a stone statue, his face a palette of colors, thinking Qin Chaochen must be the ultimate jerk.

Abandoning wife and child?

Fu Quezhi suppressed his anger, looking at Qin Chaochen’s arm in a cast, seeing his unrepentant look. His heart was pounding.

Recalling now, Fu Quezhi realized that when he first saw Qin Chaochen in the corridor, there was a look of wariness and surprise. Now, hearing these words, something flashed in Fu Quezhi’s mind.

He choked on his words, coldly saying, “I am willing to raise my own son! Shu Shu is just a three-year-old child, there’s no need to be so harsh on him!!” Fu Quezhi’s tone was calm, but his heart was not: “Whether you’re the child’s father or not, you shouldn’t say such things, especially since you are the child’s father. Such words should never be said in front of Shu Shu.”

Is this even human speech? Is this what a father should say? Is this what a man should say to another man?!!!

Qin Chaochen felt cold all over, his mind dizzy. This “uncle” is his son, so how is he also Fu Quezhi’s son? So they have a child together?! How could he and Fu Quezhi have a child? He had been attacking this “uncle” child all along.

Fu Quezhi noticed a brief confusion on the face of the person opposite him, then cautiously said: “Is today April Fool’s Day? How could I have a child with Fu Quezhi?”

Fu Quezhi realized something was wrong with Qin Chaochen, and He Ze also quickly pressed the bell to call the doctor.

He Ze suddenly said: “I was wondering how Chaochen could be such a jerk.” Maybe he hit his head too hard, though that’s not good news either.

Fu Quezhi’s eyes were deep. He stepped forward to touch Qin Chaochen’s forehead, finding no signs of fever. Fu Quezhi sat by the bed, his tone gentle: “What am I to you?”

Qin Chaochen blurted out: “Arch-enemy!”

The air was filled with awkwardness.

Oh, this only further proves that Qin Chaochen’s brain is broken! He Ze held his forehead.

Fu Quezhi, however, was taken aback, his handsome face softening, suddenly turning red.

*

In a hospital room, Qin Chaochen sat restlessly, his chin against his chest, hands obediently on his knees.

The doctor looked kindly: “Your name.”

Qin Chaochen moved unnaturally: “Qin Chaochen.”

“Age.”

“Eighteen… twenty-three years old.”

“Gender, that’s not needed.”

“Marital status.”

“Unmarried… not married.” Qin Chaochen suddenly shivered, as if a black hole in front of him was about to swallow him up, clearly a bit anxious and confused.

The doctor asked a few routine questions, and Qin Chaochen answered fluently.

The doctor asked seriously: “How old do you think you are?”

Qin Chaochen: “…Eighteen, a senior in high school.” He added a word, his tone a bit aggrieved.

Qin Chaochen came out of the room with an extra medical record sheet, the words “I am willing to raise my own son” from Fu Quezhi still echoing in his mind. He walked along the wall, his fingers unconsciously picking at the white wall.

“Be careful not to hurt your fingers, that’s tile.”

Qin Chaochen nodded, his ears turning a bit red, feeling like he wanted to escape, so awkward.

As soon as he left the room, Fu Quezhi immediately scheduled a neurology and full-body check-up for him. Qin Chaochen, doubting his life, saw Fu Quezhi chatting enthusiastically with the doctor, suddenly questioning: “Is there really something wrong with my brain?”

After Fu Quezhi politely bid farewell to the doctor, he saw Qin Chaochen’s red eyes and patted his head: “It’s okay, you just have amnesia.”

Qin Chaochen got goosebumps all over, following Fu Quezhi like a little tail.

Fu Quezhi hadn’t bankrupted their family, and now they even had a child, though it might just be adopted, but at least they were a family. Should he get a divorce?

If he didn’t and lived with Fu Quezhi, could he really adapt? Qin Chaochen brainstormed, now he was only eighteen, how did he end up with Fu Quezhi at twenty-three?

Fu Quezhi went out to pay the fees, and as soon as he left, Qin Chaochen quickly regained his energy like a little sun. He poked He Ze: “Tell me about me and Fu Quezhi.”

Fu Quezhi had only told Qin Chaochen the basic situation, the rest he hadn’t had time to elaborate on, so Qin Chaochen could only rely on this traitor.

He Ze: “I don’t know, okay.”

Qin Chaochen was disheartened: “What’s the use of you?” They wouldn’t have been in a secret relationship, would they?

He Ze said bitterly: “Maybe you guys got involved in senior year and kept it from us. By the time I knew, you were already in college, thick as thieves, arm in arm.”

“I really have amnesia.” Qin Chaochen was despondent: “No wonder when I woke up, you looked so much older.”

He Ze: “?”

Even though it was the truth, why did it sound so strange?

He Ze thought for a moment: “You went to B University, Fu Quezhi went to A University, the two schools are next to each other. You were determined to be with Fu Quezhi, otherwise, you wouldn’t have worked so hard in senior year.”

Qin Chaochen was shocked, he endured the hardship of studying for Fu Quezhi?

“Fu Quezhi even gave you a child. For four years of marriage, you were the model couple in the circle. Even when Fu Quezhi went bankrupt, you didn’t leave him. From opposing your family to be with Fu Quezhi, to following him through hardships, you truly love him. It seems you were destined to be together, neighbors since childhood, in adjacent classes, and finally in neighboring universities, A and B.” He Ze sighed: “This damn love! It tastes so sweet!”

Qin Chaochen: “Uh…”

He let out a big question mark.

He asked the universe: “Can men have children?”

Fu Quezhi returned with the medical record and test results. Apart from the arm in a cast, Qin Chaochen had no other issues.

As for the amnesia, the doctor said it might be temporary, needing family companionship. Currently, there were no detected health issues for Qin Chaochen, which relieved Fu Quezhi.

Since childhood, he had been weak and sickly, while Qin Chaochen was healthy and ran around everywhere. Fu Quezhi and Qin Chaochen weren’t together from birth; they became neighbors when he moved during kindergarten.

Before entering, Fu Quezhi heard Qin Chaochen’s voice.

“Who gave my son such a name?!”

He Ze blurted: “Wasn’t it you?”

Qin Chaochen was delighted: “Awesome!” In the future, anyone who tried to take advantage of his son would have to call him uncle.

He Ze suddenly felt the apple in his hand wasn’t as tasty.

Fu Quezhi walked into the room with a smile on his lips, and Qin Chaochen instantly deflated.

Fu Quezhi placed the medical record on the bedside table.

The air seemed to become heavy and awkward again.

He Ze felt he shouldn’t have been here today. Didn’t they know that inhaling too much carbon dioxide could cause leg cramps?

Qin Chaochen said dryly: “Hey, Fu Quezhi, you’ve suddenly become big, you’ve turned into Big Fu Quezhi.”

He Ze suddenly realized Qin Chaochen was quite double-standard. He himself had just gotten older, but Fu Quezhi was “Big Fu Quezhi,” how nauseating.

“Mm.” Fu Quezhi smiled and said: “The doctor said you’re fine, you can be discharged in a few days.”

Qin Chaochen almost jumped up: “I’m fine! Do you believe what you’re saying?”

Fu Quezhi said: “The doctor said your body is fine, amnesia doesn’t harm the body.”

“…True, I should be satisfied.” Qin Chaochen sighed: “My mind may not be whole, but at least my body is intact after the car accident, I’m happy, I should be happy.”

Qin Chaochen pitifully rubbed the corner of his hospital gown.

“This is just temporary.” Fu Quezhi comforted him, hesitating a bit before approaching Qin Chaochen: “You’ll recover in time.”

Fu Quezhi watched Qin Chaochen’s eyes redden with frustration, feeling a bit worried.

Qin Chaochen had to brace himself, finally noticing the appearance of his arch-enemy.

Fu Quezhi had also shed his youthful look, with a high nose bridge and lightly pressed lips.

Although Fu Quezhi had always been cold, his words were often sarcastic, leaving people stunned. Now, he seemed a bit more gentle.

Men really do change.

Qin Chaochen sighed deeply.

His life had always been a bit strange, but it was flavorful. Now, it was like a life explosion, leaving Qin Chaochen completely dazed.

He was now labeled as a “married man,” “father of a child.”

Qin Chaochen: “Can I go back to my own home?” He was thinking of returning to the Qin Family.

“Of course you can.” Fu Quezhi readily agreed, seeing Qin Chaochen’s face and saying: “My home is your home.”

“…”

Qin Chaochen wore a mask of pain.

No!!! This wasn’t the home he wanted!

Fu Quezhi, you sly fox!

▍Author’s Note

Dumbfounded brothers: ????

Lack of paper is also twenty-four years old, so it’s a twenty-four change.