It’s Colder Today

Twenty-Two Degrees Part 2

He braced his hand on the side of her head and followed her lips, kissing her for a long time. At the end, his movements were a bit heavy, and she fearlessly revealed an attitude of begging for mercy, which caused every nerve and cell in Wei Congying’s body to invoke a sadistic and violent reaction.

He marked the end of today’s play by biting Shi Yun’s cheek.

Wei Congying lay next to her, and just like the previous times, she came over and let him hold her.

Shi Yun lay in his arms for a long time before she recovered, got up, and went to the bathroom.

In front of the sink of the bathroom, Shi Yun looked at her face carefully in the mirror and saw Wei Congying’s bite mark on her cheek. Although it didn’t break the skin, it was still obvious.

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People still love beauty to some extent.

When Wei Congying entered the bathroom, she was leaning in front of the mirror and turning her face left and right. She was leaning forward which made a beautiful curve.

She occupied the entire sink by herself. Wei Congying walked over and patted her butt: “Make room for me.”

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Wei Congying responded: “You love reading too much.”

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Shi Yun looked up from the book, lay on the sofa, and put her leg on his lap: “There is a golden house in books.”1[1] The meaning of this phrase boils down to, “there is a wealth of knowledge in books”.

Wei Congying allowed her to keep her legs on his lap, and touched her ankles and feet with his palms: “Then you can focus on reading and I’ll play Chen Jiao.2[2] Chen Jiao was the Empress consort of Western Han Dynasty. Her name, Jiao, has the meaning of beautiful..”

Keeping the mistress in a golden house.3[3] It’s said that the young Emperor Wu of Han boasted that he would build a golden house for Chen Jiao if they were married. This inspired the Chinese idiom, keeping the (beautiful) mistress in a golden house.

After saying that, his cell phone rang.

The ringing of the phone made Shi Yun put down the book she joked: “If someone calls early in the morning, it’s not certain whose golden house you will enter.”

After saying that, she continued to raise the book, blocking Wei Congying.

Shi Yun felt her legs being placed to the side of him, and he stood up from the sofa. She said sourly4[4] Sour = Jealous 🙂: “Which young woman is it?”

Wei Congying looked at the caller ID and deliberately teased her: “This young woman is really someone you can’t compare to.”

After saying that, the one who was reading but not looking at him kicked in his direction.

Wei Congying took his cell phone to the balcony and closed the sliding door: “Hi grandma.”

But it was not Mei Ruolan who spoke on the other end of the phone, but his grandfather: “Hello, my dear grandson.”

Wei Congying changed his words: “Grandpa.”

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Wei Zhenlin didn’t leave him hanging: “Are you free today? Come to our house if you have time.”

Without saying anything, he asked him to go back. The phone was hung up quickly, and when he returned to the living room, the doorbell coincidentally rang.

Wei Congying threw his phone on the sofa and walked to the door.

It was the takeout.

The takeout filled a large box.

Wei Congying took it to the living room and called out to the person eating ‘spiritual food’ on the sofa: “It’s time to eat.”

Shi Yun closed the book and walked to the dining table with bare feet. She took off the hair tie on her wrist and tied her hair while sarcastically saying: “Eat more, it’s tiring for you to attend to both sides.”

Wei Congying took out the take-out containers one by one from the chiller box but did not give Shi Yun the vinegar packets given by the restaurant. Seeing her reaching out to take it, he hit the back of her hand and smiled: “As for this, you won’t be needing it, it’s sour enough on its own.”

Teasing her till now, she was close to being angry, so Wei Congying explained: “My grandparents called me and asked me to make a trip back home .”

“Oh.” Shi Yun took the vinegar packet and picked up a shrimp dumpling with chopsticks: “Then you can take me back to the dormitory after this.”

“You can catch up on sleep here. Won’t it be noisy when you go back to the dormitory?” Wei Congying pulled apart his chopsticks and picked up a tiger skin chicken foot for her, “I’ll be back in the evening.”

It wasn’t until dinner that Wei Congying figured it out.

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It turned out that the trick his grandparents used was called —— “Have a taste of your own medicine”.

So including Jiang Xuyang, who could at least still go out, the four of them, no, it should be the three and a half of them, became brothers in distress.

At the beginning of dinner, only he and his grandparents ate together, and his father did not come back.

But whether he came back or not had nothing to do with Wei Congying.

Probably because he knew that he would soon be restricted from going out freely, Wei Congying didn’t feel that dinner was delicious anymore. At this moment, the sound of a car engine was heard, and the servant added a pair of dishes and chopsticks, saying that Mister was back for dinner.

Mister, referred to his old man, Wei Mingcheng.

When Wei Congying heard what the servant said, he had already stood up, picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth: “Grandpa and grandma, I’ve finished eating. You guys can take your time.”

Mei Ruolan noticed he hadn’t touched much of the food. Elders can never bear to see children not eating enough: “Why do you only eat so little?”

Wei Congying stood up: “I have no appetite.”

He retreated quickly enough, but he still met his father head-on.

Wei Mingcheng stopped Wei Congying who was getting up. He handed the briefcase to the servant next to him, unbuttoned the sleeves of his suit, and pulled out a chair: “Sit down and eat together.”

Facing his father, how could Wei Congying eat?

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When did this antagonistic father-son relationship begin?

Was it was the first time he saw the photo of his father’s first love, or was it the time he secretly saw his mother hiding in the room crying?

Wei Congying could not remember clearly.

Anyway, his dislike for his father grew day by day, and finally reached its peak when his mother chose to divorce.

He felt nauseated and felt physically uncomfortable when he saw Wei Mingcheng. But where as he felt so uncomfortable that he didn’t want to eat, Wei Mingcheng sat down and helped the servant to serve the rice.

When you feel uncomfortable, you should find someone to feel uncomfortable with you. If his father didn’t bear the brunt of it, who else would?

Wei Congying was uncharacteristically obedient and sat next to him. He took out a cigarette from his pocket and didn’t eat. Instead, he lit a cigarette and started smoking. He blew smoke rings towards Wei Mingcheng one by one.

Of course, Wei Mingcheng knew that Wei Congying was doing it on purpose. If he told him not to smoke at this time, he would definitely be following his wishes, and he would definitely follow with, “Then I’ll leave.” Wei Mingcheng sighed, gave a look to the servant, and indicated to her to open the window.

The evening wind poured into the room, and the smell of smoke completely dispersed.

“Don’t go out too often for the next few days.” Wei Mingcheng picked up his rice bowl and continued eating, “The two of you are friends, learn more from Jiang Xuyang and help out in the company.”

“He lost millions on a project. If you need me to do this kind of thing, I can do it too.” Wei Congying put out his cigarette in the ashtray.

When Wei Congying picked his major in college, it could be considered a relatitory choice. One being that he was not someone who could engage in intrigues in the business world, and the other being that he did not want to follow Wei Mingcheng’s wishes and learn things like business management.

It was enough for his family’s company to reach this scale, and there was no need for him to also participate in bringing honor to his ancestors.

Talking about this kind of topic would only make him more angry. Wei Mingcheng changed the topic: “Then you should stay at home for the next two days and don’t go out. Don’t go racing. If you are really bored, just book a flight.” Visit your mother. She is your mother after all, and you should go and see her too.”

It was disgusting.

Wei Congying did not hide his annoyance. He rolled his eyes at the person opposite him and raised the corners of his lips, but his smile did not read his eyes, and his expression seemed mocking. “Don’t worry, my mother is very busy. She seems to be doing research recently. Rockets and spaceships, I believe. I heard on the phone two days ago that she is determined to send all the cheating men who have abandoned their wives and children away from the earth in her lifetime, leaving the universe as space junk, reducing the earth’s carbon dioxide emissions and toxic productions.”

Mei Ruolan raised her hand and patted Wei Congying’s back, meaning for him not to speak so harshly.

Wei Congying saw Wei Mingcheng’s expression worsen, and his mood immediately turned happy. After achieving his goal of upsetting his father, he was no longer willing to stay as a drinking companion. He picked up the cigarette case and lighter on the table: “By the way, about your comment of racing less, what are you afraid of? If I have an accident, you still have someone to take care of you in your old age. Seeing that you’re raising a child for your first love, you are such a kind person. That girl will definitely be closer to you than your son when you grow old. Besides, haven’t you been divorced and have yet to remarry? I think that girl looks quite similar to her mother, so why don’t you settle for the next best thing?”

After he finished speaking, the person who had remained unruffled while being ridiculed by him for cheating in marriage and abandoning his wife and child became furious.

Wei Mingcheng slapped his hand on the table: “Wei Congying, don’t go too far.”

Wei Congying put his hands in his trouser pockets and strolled out of the dining room: “So what, if I’m going too far?”


Notes:

[1] The meaning of this phrase boils down to, “there is a wealth of knowledge in books”.

[2] Chen Jiao was the Empress consort of Western Han Dynasty. Her name, Jiao, has the meaning of beautiful.

[3] It’s said that the young Emperor Wu of Han boasted that he would build a golden house for Chen Jiao if they were married. This inspired the Chinese idiom, keeping the (beautiful) mistress in a golden house.

[4] Sour = Jealous 🙂


Translator Corner:

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