A couple of days into the trip Qi Tiezui is walking to tend to some plants when he sees Hei Yan Jing outside at a table. He was surprised since he had been holed up in the room for the start of it so it was nice to see his son. The man is staring out into the distance, his head leaning on his fist. An open book lay in front of him. Qi Tiezui places his pruning stuff down and walks into the grass to the table. He is a bit worried by his solemn behavior, but he knows Hei Yan Jing likes to be alone in his thoughts.
"Hey you", Qi Tiezui says. He wears a black cheongsam with a black cloak. He sits down in a chair next to him. "Are you okay?"
"Why does everyone ask me that?" Hei Yan Jing says. He sips his tea. It was cold out and he also wore a cheongsam except he wore a trench coat over it. His hair was pulled back into a messy bun. He closes the book in front of him. Qi Tiezui sees the cover, something about feng shui.
"Because I am your father", Qi Tiezui says. He pours himself a cup of tea. "Did your grades come back in? I know you were working full time this semester".
"How do you know that?" Hei Yan Jing asks.
"I know all, you know that. I told you I would pay for your housing", Qi Tiezui says. "Zhang Ye also said he would help pay for the housing when he learned about it".
"I don't need your help. I really didn't want to hurt your expenses. And I do not want you leaning on him for money, you never liked to do that. I made the decision to go to college so it is my burden", he says. Qi Tiezui sighs at that and leans his head on his hand. They are quiet for a few minutes.
"He isn't coming for the reunion dinner this year", Qi Tiezui says in a quiet voice. Hei Yan Jing looks up at him.
"Why?" Hei Yan Jing asks.
"I don't want to talk about it", Qi Tiezui says. "I will cook like usual and we will celebrate as we do". Hei Yan Jing gives him a look but then looks off in the distance.
"Dad", Hei Yan Jing says. He reaches across the table and he squeezes his hand. "We will have fun without him". Qi Tiezui just nods his head. Hei Yan Jing spends more time with him but urges him to go inside when the snow starts to come down more. Qi Tiezui goes inside to start dinner and Hei Yan Jing goes back to his room.
Xie Yuchen is sitting on the bed shirtless on his computer. He looks annoyed as he scrolls. A towel is thrown on the bed, hinting he had just showered.
"Hey I have an idea", Hei Yan Jing says. He slides into the bed next to the man. "My father..he has been upset".
"Your father always looks upset", Xie Yuchen says. "He has you for a son so that makes sense". Hei Yan Jing gives him a look and closes the man's laptop so he has his attention.
"Well he has been upset recently because it seems like he had a fight with my other father. He won't be here for the lunar new year". Xie Yuchen raises his eyebrows at him. "Yea I know".
"What do you want to do for him?" Xie Yuchen asks.
"You see my father loves traditional music", Hei Yan Jing says. "He is the reason I got into the erhu, because he used to put on operas when I was younger".
"He did?" Xie Yuchen says.
"Well not put on...more like. He pretended he was a good singer and I loved it because I am a devoted son", Hei Yan Jing says. "It made me so happy to see him parading around with a fan and singing. So I want to put on a performance for him, it has been a while since he heard me play".
"Then do it", Xie Yuchen says with a smile. Hei Yan Jing remembers what Xie Yuchen said when they first met one another.
Sorry not anyone can play music for me
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Chasing Happiness
RomanceXie Yuchen gets a new roommate, Hei Yan Jing. He hates the man the first time they meet, but as they become friends his feelings blossom into something he can not control. He is unaware that Hei Yan Jing also has a crush on him, both of them are sca...
