Ch8 - Returning Home

At the same time, in Xinchen community.

As soon as Qin Lang woke up, the first thing he did was pick up his phone and check for news. Unfortunately, there was still no information on Ji Qinghuai’s disappearance. He put down his phone, becoming more and more worried. Brother, where the hell are you?

Qin Lang was no longer sleepy so he got out of bed and went to wash up. He opened his door and was about to walk to the bathroom when he sensed the presence of a familiar person. Qin Lang was stunned.

The door of the adjacent room was wide open and the room was dim. The curtains must have been drawn. When he walked in softly, he saw a person lying on the bed.

It was Ji Qinghuai.

Ji Qinghuai noticed someone approaching but didn’t open his eyes. Instead, he turned over and continued to sleep while Qin Lang stood quietly by the bed.

Ji Qinghuai was right.

During the period he disappeared and could not be contacted, Qin Lang went crazy looking for him. Now that he saw Ji Qinghuai safe and sound, his worries for the past ten days gradually dissipated and he could finally be at ease.

Seeing that he still wanted to sleep a little longer, Qin Lang didn’t disturb him. He gently closed the door and went back to his room to tell both Ji Xianzhi and Qin Xiaorou that he was safe, only then did he feel completely relieved.

Ji Qinghuai didn’t sleep for long. When he woke up, Qin Lang was talking on the phone with Ji Qinghuai’s agent to clear up things. During the period of his disappearance, Qin Lang had been handling all the work so he was relieved when Ji Qinghuai finally returned.

A plate of breakfast had been prepared and placed on the table. After Ji Qinghuai washed, he sat at the table and waited for Qin Lang to have breakfast together. Qin Lang hung up the phone and walked over to sit next to Ji Qinghuai.

Qin Lang opened his mouth first, “We haven’t been able to get in touch with you these days, we were all worried about you.”

Ji Qinghuai felt that Qin Lang’s reaction was calmer than expected. “You don’t want to ask where I was? Or whether I was bullied?”

“No, you must have had a good time,” said Qin Lang.

Ji Qinghuai was confused and asked, “Why do you think that?”

Looking at him up and down, Qin Lang declared, “Brother, you’ve gotten fatter.”

Ji Qinghuai said, “…!!!”

He knew he had gained weight but was it so obvious?!

Ji Qinghuai hurried stroked his face and asked nervously, “Is it really fatter?”

Qin Lang picked up a bowl and poured some millet porridge, “A little bit.”

Ji Qinghuai continued to ask, “How much is a little?”

Qin Lang’s speech was still calm, “It’s not too obvious, I just know you too well so I can see it easily.”

Ji Qinghuai breathed a sigh of relief. Qin Lang placed the bowl of porridge in front of Ji Qinghuai and changed the topic, “I postponed your work arrangements for the past two days, you should go home after breakfast.”

Ji Qinghuai knew that his parents hadn’t had a good rest since he went missing so the most important thing now was to go back and see them first.

“Okay,” Ji Qinghuai lowered his head to take a sip of porridge and then suddenly paused.

The temperature of the congee was just right and the concentration of millet was also adequate. The texture was pleasant, soft and glutinous. Ji Qinghuai liked his millet congee slightly sweet so Qin Lang had added some rock sugar. The light fragrance mixed with a little sweetness warmed the stomach and was delicious.

Ji Qinghuai looked down at the millet porridge in front of him and thought of Xie Yan. He had left without saying a word and he didn’t know if he would worry about him.

Thinking of this, he realized that he was thinking too much. Xie Yan always thought he was a wild cat, but after he left, he might think that the cat couldn’t be tamed. Moreover, he had freeloaded at his house for half a month, it was already very good that Xie Yan didn’t scold him, so how could he worry about him?

Qin Lang watched as Ji Qinghuai take a bite and stared at the millet porridge in a daze. He asked in confusion, “It doesn’t taste good?”

“No, it’s good.”

Ji Qinghuai came to his senses and remembered that someone had come to pick on Xie Yan. “There is a community not far away from here, called Dixin community. Many demons are living in it but it seems that no one is managing it. The environment there is not very good, can you find someone to control it?”

Dixin and Xinchen were relatively close to one another. Ji Qinghuai only discovered this when he returned last night. Both names had ‘new’ in their name so Ji Qinghuai got confused and went to the wrong area.

Qin Lang replied to him, “It’s already been reported, I sent Yang Yinian to handle it.”

Yang Yinian was Qin Lang’s assistant and was competent so Ji Qinghuai could rest assured. He nodded. This way, no one would come to find trouble for Xie Yan anymore.

Ji Qinghuai temporarily put Xie Yan aside for the time being. He had suddenly disappeared for half a month and left a lot of work to be done. He had to deal with it as soon as possible.

Ji Qinghuai was not just a young master who lazed all day long. He had another identity in the entertainment industry as an actor who had debuted for nearly ten years. Until now, his career had been smooth-sailing and he had won the film emperor award at twenty-eight. Now, he was thirty years old.

Just like him, Qin Lang also chose to enter the entertainment circle. Now, he was on par with Ji Qinghuai in terms of influence and reputation. Few people knew of the fact that they were brothers and in public, they would say that they were good friends.

Because of this, during Ji Qinghuai’s disappearance, not only Qin Lang and his parents were distressed, but Ji Qinghuai’s agent was also crying anxiously.

“I’ve postponed all the work that can be pushed back for you. I’ve also recorded the two shows that couldn’t be cancelled. Next, you have to work yourself to the bone and work as soon as possible to keep up with your work schedule.”

As Qin Lang drove, he continued explaining his arrangements, “Since I couldn’t find you these days, I only told the public that you suddenly fell ill and needed to rest for some time. I didn’t specify what illness you had so you can figure that out yourself.”

Ji Qinghuai nodded while playing with his newly bought phone. As soon as he logged into WeChat, thousands of messages popped up. He glanced at the screen and saw that his agent, Yuan Man, had sent the most messages to him. Apart from that, there was Qin Lang’s daily missed calls and Qin Xiaorou’s texts filled with worry.

He could imagine the scene of his mother crying if she couldn’t find him and felt a little sad. He immediately sent a message to let her know she was he was safe.

An hour later, the car stopped outside a house. As soon as he got out of the car, a figure ran towards him. He turned around, stretched out his arms and hugged the person who was running towards him.

“Qingqing, you scared mom to death.” Qin Xiaorou hugged Ji Qinghuai tightly and after a long time, she was finally willing to let go of him, “You must have suffered outside these days. Let me see if you are injured.”

Qin Xiaorou looked at Ji Qinghuai in distress, tears pooling in her eyes. She looked him up and down carefully and held back the tears that were about to burst out.

“Qingqing, you…” Qin Xiaorou stretched out her hand and squeezed Ji Qinghuai’s face, making sure that she was not mistaken, “Did you…get fatter…”

Ji Qinghuai: “…”

Her son, who had been missing for half a month, came back safe and sound. Shouldn’t he hug his mother and say some tear-jerking words to make his mother cry? Why is everyone focusing on him getting chubby?!

Oh no, my mother is still young. Ji Qinghuai pouted his lips. He was a bit sad at first but his emotions dispersed in an instant. The atmosphere had turned a complete 180 because of Qin Xiaorou’s words. Qin Lang chuckled from the side and even Ji Xianzhi, who had a serious face all day long, couldn’t help but smile.

Ji Xianzhi walked to Qin Xiaorou’s side and said to Ji Qinghuai, “It’s all right, let’s go in first.” His old man was rarely so gentle.

During the half month that Ji Qinghuai disappeared, Ji Xianzhi was also very worried. He wanted to inquire about Ji Qinghuai’s traces and activities during the half-month, but it was not a good idea to spread that Ji Qinghuai had gone missing.

As soon as they sat down, Qin Xiaorou asked, “Qingqing, where have you been these days?”

These days, in order to find him, they had combed through all four districts but there was no sign of Ji Qinghuai. Such a big person disappearing into thin air all of a sudden was not good news at all. When Qin Xiaorou received news of her son’s disappearance, she had burst into tears.

Now that Qin Xiaorou saw her son return safely, Qin Xiaorou was about to cry and show her concern, but her son was not injured and even gained weight so she became even more curious about Ji Qinghuai’s half-month experience.

Qin Lang was also very curious. He wanted to ask in the morning, but he knew that Qin Xiaorou and Ji Xianzhi would also ask, so he simply waited to listen to it when they gathered.

Speaking of this half-month experience, Ji Qinghuai thought of Xie Yan and briefly recounted what happened that day.

When Ji Qinghuai said that his body was frozen for unknown reasons, Ji Xianzhi frowned slightly.

“Later when I woke up, I found that my spiritual power was completely depleted and I returned to my original form. At this time, another cultivator passed by, so I followed him all the way.”

Thinking of this, Ji Qinghuai explained, “He…he is a good person. He not only took me in but also took care of me. What’s more, he also helped me to heal the cold poison in my body. It was only because of his attentive care that I was able to recover quickly and come back to see you.”

After listening to his experience, Ji Xianzhi frowned and focused on the cold poison he mentioned, “Let me have a look.”

Ji Qinghuai understood, stretched out his hand, and Ji Xianzhi placed his two fingers on Ji Qinghuai’s wrist and was silent for a moment.

There was no difference in his pulse. Ji Xianzhi retracted his hand and asked, “According to what you said, you discovered that you had cold poison hidden in your body after being bitten by the rat demon that day. During this period, did you consume any cold foods?”

“No.”

Ji Xianzhi shook his head, “Under normal circumstances, cold medicine or food will not affect your body, but in some special periods, these inconspicuous things will have a great impact on your body, such as when you are poisoned.”

“When the rat poison attacked you, your body would have weakened and activated the cold poison in you. However, since it didn’t strike before, it means that the cold poison was generated after you were poisoned.”

His father’s words made sense but he didn’t eat anything cold that day. He just bought two boxes of medicine…

He paused abruptly. Was it possible that the medicine contained cold drugs?

“This cold poison should not be underestimated. You have to figure out what is causing it as soon as possible.”

Ji Xianzhi said, “A new director named Xu Luo from the Food and Drug Administration has made great achievements in medical science. When you have time, visit him for a check-up and get some medicine to suppress the cold poison. Try not to let it relapse again.”

Ji Qinghuai noted his father’s words and nodded.

“Also,” Ji Xianzhi spoke again, “The one who saved you, find a time to thank him. Make sure you’re courteous and sincere, don’t make others laugh at you.”

“Yes, father.”

There’s an author note but the author was jus emphasizing that Ji Qinghuai is the gong. I know some of you were shocked when you found out JQH was the gong haha.

I also wanted to say that the little stuff I write after the end of chapter is meant to be on the more comedic side although it might not be funny to everyone haha or I just want to share some mini events that I experienced. The things I share are not meant to be serious, just something light-hearted for you to read!