After Marrying Bigshot Vegetable Boss - Chapter 9

Although it was early autumn, the afternoon sun was still scorching.

 

Yu Ling waited for a long time at the entrance of the Chu family’s villa.

 

He felt a bit aggrieved. He had already said his surname was Yu, and his identity was quite obvious. Why didn’t the people at the door let him in?

 

Yu Ling frowned as he looked at the glaring sunlight.

 

But it was just as he had expected. It seemed that the Chu family didn’t regard this marriage as very important. He had heard that on the day Yu Lan got married, he went straight to the vegetative patient’s room to take care of him. It seemed like they had just found a scapegoat for the wedding and also hired him as a part-time caregiver. It was really…

 

Thinking like this, Yu Lan was still quite pitiful.

 

Yu Ling sighed in his heart, feeling a bit superior and fortunate once again.

 

He couldn’t imagine what it would be like to spend every day with a voiceless vegetative patient. Plus, it seemed like the Chu family didn’t value him much. Maybe it was even worse than being a gardener who spent all day tending to flowers and plants in the yard.

 

But the Chu family was indeed impressive. It took Yu Ling quite a while just to walk in. He looked at each row of villas, each brick symbolizing wealth and power, and thought to himself, “There is indeed a gap between social classes.”

 

He wondered which room Yu Lan would be staying in.

 

Just as he was thinking, a maid-like person ran out from the garden, waving at him, saying he could come in now.

 

Only then did Yu Ling follow her into the most luxurious villa in the center.

 

In fact, Yu Ling knew earlier than Liang Zhiyu that he wasn’t actually a biological child of the Yu family.

 

At that time, Yu Ling felt like the sky was falling, and since then, he had lived in constant anxiety, fearing that this secret would be discovered by the Yu family.

 

He treated Liang Zhiyu even better, never doing anything unpleasant, striving for perfection in everything, hoping that this matter would be forever buried in dust.

 

Unfortunately, not long after, when an old lady from the Yu family returned to her hometown, she learned about the incident where a temporary worker who had been dismissed had swapped him and another child at the hospital.

 

Soon, the real young master of the Yu family was brought back.

 

And he, Yu Ling, couldn’t even find his own biological parents.

 

Fortunately, his previous efforts paid off.

 

Liang Zhiyu still treated him like her own son, even better. On the other hand, the child who was brought back was eccentric, taciturn, and simply not likable to anyone.

 

At first, Liang Zhiyu wanted to treat everyone equally, but that person was really unlikeable. Gradually, Yu Ling not only was not ignored, but was even more loved than before.

 

Yu Ling learned about what happened at the Chu family last night, feeling that Yu Lan was both pitiful and despicable. Even at this point, he still wanted to hurt them.

 

So, as her child, he must help her solve her problems.

 

Their decision might not be the right one, but if he went to the Chu family to celebrate the vegetative patient’s “wedding,” his mother would surely cry every day. And if he wasn’t there, with Yu Lan’s strange personality, he didn’t know what extreme things he might do.

 

Considering everything, sending him away was the best solution.

 

With Liang Zhiyu’s permission, he put a bank card with a balance of one million in his pocket—

 

Yu Ling understood that Yu Lan’s days here would probably be worse than at the Yu family’s. After all, no matter how willful, obstinate, and melancholic he was, he was at least the Yu family’s biological child. But at the ruthless Chu family, he was just a flag for a hopeless vegetative patient.

 

And money was something no one would refuse. Although the Yu family had encountered some problems with their business in recent years, compared to Yu Lan’s past life, this amount was already quite substantial for him.

 

As he thought about this, he walked into the Chu family’s villa.

 

Just as everything was imagined—

 

“Mr. Yu, are you hungry? Would you like to eat something first?”

 

“Mr. Yu, wait a moment, I’ll get you an umbrella. It’s too hot outside, don’t get sunburned!”

 

“Mr. Yu, Mr. Yu, the appointment with the fashion designer is scheduled for Thursday, is that okay with you?”

 

Yu Ling raised his eyes, but the scene of him miserably caring for the vegetative patient or being bossed around by servants didn’t appear at all. His gloomy-faced brother, who usually never smiled, was now smiling broadly, pushing a wheelchair with a handsome man who looked like a sculpture.

 

Seeing him arrive, the man greeted him with a smile, “Brother, you’re here?”

 

Yu Lan completely assumed the role of the host, “Come, have a seat. Would you like tea or coffee?”

 

Yu Ling: …?

 

He didn’t need any of the prepared excuses anymore, so he could only follow along and say, “Yes, sure.”

 

Thankfully, Yu Ling quickly adjusted his expression and gently smiled, “Mom has been missing you since she went back, and she insisted on me coming to see you.”

 

Why did Yu Lan look so comfortable?! It was nothing like the rumors from last night.

 

He had come to console his brother, but… this wasn’t suffering at all!

 

And Yu Lan acted as if he didn’t know his thoughts, “Really? I knew you guys cared about me.”

 

Yu Ling had no choice but to reply with a tone of relief, “I was worried, but seeing you doing well, I feel relieved.”

 

It was as if Yu Lan hadn’t heard him. He carefully covered Chu Wang with a blanket and let him lean against him, then spoke to a maid in an apron, “Sister, my brother is here, and I’m feeling a bit hungry. Could you bring us some afternoon tea?”

 

“Thank you, Sister!”

 

Xie Yun had already instructed the people at home to treat Yu Lan better, and with Yu Lan’s arrival, who was beautiful and sweet-voiced, after just one morning, the servants who had originally maintained a neutral attitude all turned their allegiance, feeling that this auspicious wife was better than they had imagined.

 

Yu Ling watched all this along the way, still unable to believe what he saw.

 

How was it possible? This person never used to smile, always had bad ideas, and was very eccentric, right?

 

How did he suddenly become so lovable?

 

And why was everyone revolving around Yu Lan? He was just a newcomer, after all.

 

Didn’t the grand Chu family have any hospitality?

 

Yu Ling had countless questions in his mind, but for now, he could only sit down and continue to play the role of the affectionate brother with Yu Lan.

 

Soon, a whole exquisite afternoon tea was placed on the table and served to the two of them.

 

Yu Ling knew that the Chu family was wealthy, but he hadn’t expected them to be so extravagant.

 

Every dessert was exquisitely crafted and amazing, not just simple cakes or mousses.

 

From the first item to the last, they were all so beautifully made that it was impossible to eat them. Just one glance was enough to know that it was the handiwork of a chef with over ten stars.

 

The situation at the Yu family hadn’t been very good in recent years, and Yu Ling hadn’t experienced such extravagance for a long time, considering Liang Zhiyu’s situation.

 

But Yu Lan had only been here for a day, and he could enjoy all this so casually?

 

Yu Ling saw Yu Lan taking the top layer of the small plate down. “Brother, this one looks very nice,” he said, then handed the plate over to him.

 

Yu Ling was about to take it, but Yu Lan suddenly seemed to change his mind, remembering something, and quickly withdrew it, shaking his head vigorously. “No, no, I almost forgot that you don’t like this. It would have been a big mistake!”

 

Yu Ling: ??

 

“I remember Mom always treated us very well. Every time she took you to a fancy restaurant, she would also bring back leftovers for me,” Yu Lan repeated the words he had said to Liang Zhiyu last night. “Every time I could taste this flavor, I knew it must be something you didn’t like.”

 

Yu Ling: …

 

He clearly felt that the atmosphere around him was not quite right.

 

But Yu Lan seemed oblivious to it all. “And when we went out to play, Mom would always bring you gifts. Every time I came back, when I was packing your luggage, I would also receive gifts you left for me.”

 

Yu Ling: Not good.

 

Sure enough, Yu Lan continued, “I could always find the shoes you left for me in the closet!”

 

“I knew you left your old shoes for me to wear because new shoes would hurt my feet. Every time you wore them in for me, until they were soft and comfortable enough for me!”

 

“I really like them!”

 

Yu Lan praised enthusiastically.

 

Yu Ling’s head was about to explode. While some of what he said was true, it was not as pitiful as he made it sound!!

 

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting weirder and weirder, Yu Ling stood up with a stiff scalp. “Little Lan, weren’t you going to take Mr. Chu out for a walk? I’ll come with you.”

 

Yu Lan nodded. After all, Chu Wang was still waiting in the room. It wouldn’t be good to waste too much time here.

 

He nodded cautiously, helping Chu Wang’s wheelchair to stand up. “Sure!”

 

“It’s been a long time since I had a chat with my brother.”

 

Yu Ling always felt that something was wrong, a vague sense of foreboding enveloped him.

 

But now there was no way to refuse. This request was made by him, so he could only watch as Yu Lan pushed his newlywed partner and followed him to the garden.

 

—

 

Finally leaving the servants’ knife-like gaze, Yu Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

 

He glanced at Yu Lan beside him, and that feeling of foreboding resurfaced once again—something was off, everything was off.

 

Yu Ling began to feel that his decision to come to the Chu family to visit last night was wrong. However, it was too late for regrets. He comforted himself in his mind that it didn’t matter; after all, no matter how glamorous he appeared to be, he was just a tool for the vegetative patient’s wedding, nothing more than that.

 

Thinking this, he felt a bit better, adjusted his emotions, and was about to speak gently—

 

“Where’s the money?”

 

Yu Lan cut in before him.

 

Yu Ling was taken aback. “What?”

 

As soon as they reached the garden, with only the two brothers and a vegetative patient present, Yu Lan immediately dropped his soft and gentle demeanor from indoors. He raised an eyebrow, showing impatience, and repeated, “You didn’t come here just to mock me, did you? But didn’t you promise to give me some money before? Give me the money first.”

 

Although Yu Lan didn’t know how much Liang Zhiyu, being stingy, would give him, he didn’t want to miss out on anything for free. There were too many people indoors earlier, and Yu Lan was already feeling a bit tired from acting. Acting requires payment, which is reasonable, right?

 

So after coming out alone to face Yu Ling, he couldn’t be bothered to pretend anymore. He quickly asked for the money and didn’t want to argue with him. He still had to accompany Chu Wang for a walk and then go back to turn him over.

 

Yu Ling’s mouth twitched. “Xiao Lan, I only came to see you, how—”

 

“Don’t tell me you’re selling me out and now trying to deny it?” Yu Lan pushed the wheelchair, looking down at the shadow cast by Chu Wang’s long eyelashes. “Stop pretending, you rotten green tea.”

 

“…”

 

Hearing him bluntly point it out, Yu Ling’s expression was extremely ugly. He turned red and then white alternately. “Xiao Lan, I know you have grievances against Mom, I completely understand, but don’t use such hurtful words. Regardless, we’re still—”

 

Yu Lan clicked his tongue and covered one ear with one hand while directly reaching out to the other person’s eyes with the other hand.

 

“What? Was Liang Zhiyu really sending you over here planning not to give me a single penny, you rotten green tea.”

 

Calling him a rotten green tea one after another was too harsh. Yu Ling endured it, and after a few attempts, he finally squeezed out a sentence. “Yu Lan, you’re going too far.”

 

“How am I going too far?” Yu Lan grabbed his sweater, disdainfully saying, “You tell me?”

 

“Is it Liang Zhiyu’s constant disdain, or your pretending to be a good brother all day, actually just waiting for me to be kicked out of the Yu family?”

 

Yu Lan’s voice was lazy, and his tone was clear and casual when he wasn’t pretending. “Only you are attached to that place. Do you really think I want to go back?”

 

Yu Ling didn’t know when the person in front of him had become so sharp-tongued and sharp-witted. He couldn’t argue with him at all and felt both angry and anxious. “You—”

 

But he had promised Liang Zhiyu to come and comfort Yu Lan, so he could only weakly defend himself. “Mom isn’t like what you think, you can be angry, but don’t distort the facts!”

 

However, Yu Lan seemed to suddenly become deaf, completely ignoring what Yu Ling was saying. His gaze fell on the automatic watering device in the garden.

 

The weather was too hot, so there were many cooling and watering devices in the yard, which could stand on the ground or be picked up as watering tools.

 

Yu Ling was so anxious that his chest was heaving, so he didn’t notice what Yu Lan was looking at. He thought he had said the right thing when he saw Yu Lan start to fall silent. Just as he was about to continue speaking, he suddenly saw the other person move.

 

He saw Yu Lan take two steps, first studying the thing and then turning it a few times. The nozzle with water attached was then removed.

 

This unrelated action caught Yu Ling off guard. “You…”

 

But before he could finish his sentence, Yu Lan didn’t even look at him, casually picked up the spray head, and without warning, sprayed himself on the back.

 

Yu Ling: …?

 

What is he doing?

 

He did all this without any expression on his face, as if he was just unwrapping a snack wrapper.

 

After two seconds, Yu Lan felt like maybe it wasn’t enough, so he grabbed a handful of his own hair with his wet hand, and restrained himself to just dampening the ends.

 

Just as Yu Ling was still trying to analyze the meaning behind his sudden actions, Yu Lan, drenched halfway, took two steps to reach Chu Wang’s wheelchair, then knelt down and pounced on him:

 

“Ah—!”

 

A very exaggerated and loud voice echoed in the garden.

 

Gardeners and servants who rushed over upon hearing the sound saw Yu Lan’s hair damp and him bowing on Chu Wang’s knees, looking very aggrieved, as if he was determined to protect his husband at all costs.

 

With a tearful voice, Yu Lan looked back at Yu Ling, “Brother, how could you do this!”

 

“I know you’ve never liked me, I know you have a grudge against me, but you… you!”

 

From their perspective, it seemed like Yu Ling was about to spray Chu Wang with the nozzle, and Yu Lan bravely stepped forward to save his husband, getting soaked in the process.

 

“But brother, Mr. Chu is my husband, he didn’t do anything wrong,” Yu Lan sounded aggrieved, “If you have any grievances, take it out on me, why would you want to hurt him!”

 

Yu Ling on the side: ??????

 

This is too absurd!!!

 

However, what no one noticed was that Chu Wang, who had been on standby on the third floor and was almost unconscious, opened his eyes at this moment.