Chapter 23: Parasite

Wang Xiaoxia was still smiling softly. At this age, she hadn’t aged too much, and she looked gentle and kind.

“These two kids are not as sensible as your Xiaohao.” Wang Xiaoxia said, then changed the subject, “But I still feel that you can’t control these things too tightly. As long as they don’t become too obsessed with entertainment, it’s okay to have some fun.”

“Oh, that won’t do. Experts online say it’s a scourge, you can’t touch it.”

Second Aunt spoke with utmost seriousness, then proudly patted her son’s shoulder, “My son is in college now, and I strictly control his phone time. When he comes home for the holidays, I collect his phone every night at ten o’clock.”

Chen Lu looked at the boy and suddenly felt a little sorry for him.

Then he suddenly noticed Second Aunt’s gaze and found that she was looking at him.

Second Aunt stroked her son’s head, then looked at Chen Lu and Chen Mo who were playing with their phones, and said, “Xiao Mo is in high school now, right? You have to keep a tight rein on her. When my son was in high school, I didn’t let him look at his phone for a second.

But this kid is also very ambitious, he got into a top university last year.”

Chen Mo was speechless, how could she get caught in the crossfire while lying down.

“Xiao Mo, you should learn from your cousin.” Chen Guanglin casually mentioned.

Unexpectedly, Second Aunt became even more proud, pointing at Chen Lu, “You, as the older brother, should also set a good example for your sister! Spend less time on your phone and study more! Don’t relax even in college!”

Chen Mo hooked Chen Lu’s arm and laughed, “My brother is great, he’s a really good role model.”

Second Aunt didn’t believe it, took a sip of water and asked, “Where does Xiao Lu go to school now?”

Chen Lu cleared his throat, “My school… it’s okay, just Yuhang University, it’s close to home.”

“…”

The silence around the coffee table was a little awkward. Chen Mo exchanged glances with Chen Lu, as if praising their teamwork.

Yuhang University was a top 10 school after all, it was still a good thing to brag about.

Chen Lu looked at the boy beside him, the other party’s expression still didn’t change much, no one knew what he was thinking.

He was also a pitiful person, being treated as a continuation of his parents’ dreams by his overly controlling parents, he drank the poison called “It’s all for your own good” and lived as a puppet.

As for his hobbies and dreams? No one cared, not even himself now.

After a while, Second Aunt’s family left for a random reason.

Chen Guanglin and Wang Xiaoxia returned to their room, not sure what they were packing.

Chen Mo shook Chen Lu’s arm and said, “Brother, you’re so good.”

Chen Lu smiled at her, “You’re disgusting.”

He wasn’t fooled, according to the normal process, Chen Mo was about to ask him for money.

“Mom! My brother said I’m disgusting!”

“Chen Lu!”

Wang Xiaoxia’s roar came from the bedroom.

Chen Mo smiled slightly at Chen Lu, as if she wasn’t the one who had just tattled, “Brother, I want to go to the movies, can you sponsor me?”

“No money.”

“If you don’t give me money, I’ll tell everyone about you chasing Yuqing! That’s Uncle Mo’s daughter, he’s so good to us, how can you do that?”

Chen Mo scratched his neck with his hand, imitating Ding Xiu in the movie “Embroidered Spring Blade” and whispered: “I will eat your secret for the rest of my life.”

The need for a unified external appearance was over, the two returned to their usual mode of interaction.

“Go ahead and tell everyone, I’ve given up anyway.” Chen Lu’s expression was a little gloomy.

This made Chen Mo stunned, she quickly covered his forehead with her hand, “You don’t have a fever, are you serious?”

Seeing Chen Lu nod, Chen Mo stopped making a fuss, she sat there blankly watching him, as if she had just met her own brother for the first time.

She knew how much Chen Lu liked Mo Yuqing over the past few years.

It was because she knew too well that she was now surprised.

Chen Lu chuckled, he didn’t say anything more.

At this time, the door of the master bedroom slowly opened, Chen Guanglin and Wang Xiaoxia walked out with their suitcases.

They were both wearing sunglasses, they were very affectionately hugging each other.

“What are you doing?” Chen Lu asked.

“Going on a trip.” Wang Xiaoxia said as a matter of course.

Chen Lu’s tone became a little anxious, “Why didn’t you say so earlier? I haven’t packed anything.”

He didn’t even know how many clothes he had left at home that could be taken out.

“Why should I tell you earlier? I didn’t say I was taking you.”

“Ah?”

“What ah, why are you joining in on our couple’s time?” Wang Xiaoxia kissed Chen Guanglin’s cheek.

Chen Guanglin was wearing sunglasses so his eyes couldn’t be seen, only his lips curled up slightly, “Stay at home with your sister and behave.”

Chen Lu was dumbfounded, he shouted, “You were still calling me to come back the other day! You said I didn’t care about my family!”

But as soon as I came back, you two are going to have a couple’s vacation??

“Didn’t you also say it was the other day?”

“…”

So Chen Lu slumped onto the sofa and stopped talking.

Tired, just let it all end.

Chen Mo seemed to have known all along, and she had already slumped down from the beginning.

The child was just an accident.

Wang Xiaoxia tidied up the coffee table, looked up at Chen Lu and said, “By the way, don’t be idle these few days, go find a tutor for your sister. She’s been living too comfortably going to school every day, I can’t stand it anymore.”

Chen Lu was stunned, then he suddenly remembered something, “My friend is looking for a part-time job recently, let my friend try?”

Wang Xiaoxia gently patted him, “Chen Lu, are you sick? Why don’t you teach her yourself? It’s good for you to earn this money, it’s a few hundred yuan an hour!”

Chen Lu was scared, it would be better to kill him than to let him teach Chen Mo.

Although Chen Mo’s grades were good and she was quick-witted, she was really too unreliable.

The money he earned wouldn’t even be enough to treat his high blood pressure.

“You don’t know what your daughter is like? I’d rather pay for her tutor than teach her! Otherwise, I won’t live to see the day I get paid!”

Wang Xiaoxia touched her son’s head and smiled happily.

“Okay, it’s settled. The money she pays for a tutor will be deducted from your allowance. Let your friend try.”

As the door was slammed shut, only two unwanted children were left in the living room.

Although Chen Guanglin and Wang Xiaoxia had always been like this, they still felt a little complicated at this moment.

“How did you upset Mom?” Chen Lu asked angrily.

Chen Mo shook her head innocently, “I just dropped a little in my grades.”

“How much is a little?”

“Just a few dozen places.”

“In the whole school?”

“In the whole class.”

Chen Lu laughed angrily, he asked curiously, “What have you been doing lately?”

“I really haven’t done anything, I just didn’t perform well in the monthly exam, I said I’ll definitely perform steadily next time, but Mom doesn’t believe me.” Chen Mo lay on the sofa in a state of complete relaxation, with her legs resting on the coffee table, looking completely listless.

After a few seconds, she sat up straight again, her arms wrapped around herself, “Wait, is your classmate male or female? You wouldn’t sacrifice my beauty for your friendship, would you?!”

“First, no one will like you.” Chen Lu said, extending a finger, then he extended a second finger, “Second, it’s a girl.”

“Finally, little sister, you’re really shameless.”

Chen Mo was stunned, this was the first time she had heard a girl’s name other than Mo Yuqing from Chen Lu.

Who on earth is she?

Why did her brother suddenly give up pursuing Mo Yuqing?

What happened?

In just a few seconds, Chen Mo had already imagined a TV series full of love, hatred and revenge.

“What happened between you and Yuqing?” Chen Mo asked tentatively.

Chen Lu didn’t answer her question, he walked slowly towards his room.

“I’m tired today, I’ll take you to watch movies and go shopping tomorrow, then you honestly tell Mom that you’re willing to let my classmate teach you.

Anyway, you don’t really need a tutor, whoever teaches you is the same.”

……

Night, a hotel room with a sea view.

Wang Xiaoxia looked at the ceiling lamp and muttered softly.

Middle-aged couples seem to have endless topics to talk about at this time.

“Guess what Xiao Lu talked to me about tonight?

Wow, he actually asked me how much I was going to pay.

Although I was planning to pay the market price even if it was his friend, I’m still so angry that he’s siding with outsiders.”

Wang Xiaoxia yawned as she spoke, “But Xiao Lu is right, we’re not the kind of people who want to pay less just because it’s a college student or his friend.”

Chen Guanglin listened silently to his wife’s complaints, he didn’t say anything.

He had a feeling that things weren’t that simple when he heard the word “classmate” from Chen Lu’s mouth.

After a while, just as Chen Guanglin was about to fall asleep.

Wang Xiaoxia suddenly sat up.

“Wait! It can’t be a female classmate, can it?!”