TSBFL Chapter 68.1

TSBFL Chapter 68

Chapter 68.1:  告白

[Confession]

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In the evening, after Zhou Qing’s mother had paid the ransom at the court, she finally saw Zhou Qing, who was beaten black and blue (Bloody nose and swollen face—badly battered). 

Zhou Da Niang’s original careless expression was taken aback when she saw her son’s tragic state. She hurriedly went up to help the man who could hardly walk steadily. She cried out at once, “My son, who beat you? How did you get bullied into such a state?”

Zhou Da Niang originally thought that her family’s son this time is also like his usual self like that. With his gang of scoundrels, having fun and making trouble, so that he did not know what was proper. This time, he even make trouble into Yamen, who knew that they will even was beaten into this? 

Looked at a snotty handful of tears crying, no longer like the past, that kind of tough self, think of these suffering today, and even just went out, he was hit with two boards, to let him have enough brains to learn from one’s mistakes. Zhou Qing’s face emerged with a few points of resentment. He grunted fiercely, “Mother, you rest assured, today’s suffering from all of this, I will someday get it back double.”

Zhou Da Niang looked at her son who swore, the tears in her eyes instantly retracted, and then revealed a look of shocked uncertainty as she looked at him and warily said, “I’m telling you, it’s fine if you want to go and teach people a lesson, but don’t let yourself get hurt again.”

Zhou Qing looked at his mother and revealed a smile, gently saying, “Mother, don’t worry! I will definitely find a perfectly fine method this time.”

As Zhou Qing finished saying this, a rude smile appeared on his face, as if he would soon be able to see the unlucky sight of Gu Lang, who had caused him to become so wretched. It was only a pity that his smile was so big that he didn’t stop it at once, involving the wound at the corner of his mouth, and all of a sudden causing him to shout out in pain again.

Zhou Da Niang looked at him from one side and moved her hand to not hit him after all. Forget it, it’s just a matter of waiting for him to get better that day, and then teach him a lesson.

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Gu Mansion over here, Chen Xing and the others were finishing their meal.

Chen Xing did not say a word and buried his head to eat, Gu Lang slowly and methodically clipped the dishes with chopsticks while Qiu Jiu, from time to time, looking at the two sides of them, always felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.

As Chen Xing ate the dishes in front of him, his mind was still constantly recalling Gu Lang’s words when he came back, and he felt that his head was on the verge of turning into a paste.

‘What exactly did Gu Lang mean? Did Gu Lang mean what he thought he meant when he said those words? Why on earth did Gu Lang say those words? Was he just playing him for fun?’

One question after another hovered in Chen Xing’s heart like a ball of wool in a snowball, and there was no way to make sense of it.

Chen Xing had the intention to ask Gu Lang what he really meant, but the moment he looked up and saw his calm expression as if nothing had happened, he immediately swallowed back the words that had come to his throat. He was still secretly struggling with whether he had been overly concerned, and that the words were only literal, so it did not have any other derivative meanings.

Just as Chen Xing’s heart was in a mess, confused by his own thoughts, there was suddenly an extra piece of sweet and sour pork in his bowl.

Looking in the direction of those chopsticks, he only saw Gu Lang calmly retract his hand, and the moment he looked up at himself, he revealed a smile towards himself, then said in a warm voice, “What’s wrong? Is there something on your mind, so that’s why you are eating the entire meal absent-mindedly?”

Chen Xing looked at Gu Lang’s expression that was no different from his usual expression, as if the words uttered today were just a casual joke, and he himself who had been thinking about that matter was like a fool.

Chen Xing thought to this point as he do not know why, inexplicably somewhat angry, angrily glared at Gu Lang, and then buried his head to eat the rice, as if the bowl of rice and him have some bitter and deep-seated hatred. 

Moreover Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing this kind of appearance, not only he did not have the slightest surprise, but instead, his expression became more and more pleasant, and there seemed to be a few points of joy in the meaning of it.

Qiu Jiu looked at the angry Chen Xing, and then looked at the good mood Gu Lang, scratching his hair as he totally in loss and then buried his head and ate the meal. Until the meal was finished, he immediately excused himself to wash the dishes, only then he ran away.

Waiting until Qiu Jiu leave, Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing who was sitting on the sidelines holding a teasing stick and teasing a cat (Xue Qiu) with very unhappy expression, yet Gu Lang smiled.

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