Chapter 171: My Hero

Hyson didn't know why Miss Sora was looking for him on her own. And he didn't plan on going just like that. He decided to first have a discussion with his manager before taking any action. The entertainment circle was a huge mess. It only looks glamourous on the outside, the water was deep and dirty.

The only reason he had been able to keep his innocence while swimming in these currents was his cautious behavior. He'd never even take a single step without thinking about it a million times over. Besides, he had a best friend who had been acting as his advisor since the beginning.

"Do you have to leave?" questioned Mu Chenyan.

"Hmm..." Hyson hummed in reply. "The role I auditioned for..."

"You got it?" Mu Chenyan interrupted him and he shook his head in reply.

"Let me finish. I don't know whether I got it or not but the screenwriter who is also the original author of the series called to make an appointment with me. I'm not sure what she wants."

"Forget it," said Mu Chenyan. "Whatever the matter is, it can wait. You finish up your meal first."

Hyson looked at his bowl which was overflowing with food and felt a headache coming on. "Yanyan, just because Ellie is not here doesn't mean you need to pour all this love on my bowl. It's overflowing."

Mu Chenyan pouted at him, "What are you saying, my dear Yue Fai? I didn't give you much. In fact, I think this much won't even be enough to wet your stomach. I should pick up something-!" Hyson held her hand in which she was holding the serving chopsticks.

"Spare me! I'll have to run an extra hour to fit in all of this love of yours."

"My poor Fai," lamented Mu Chenyan. "Why is your life so hard? My heart hurts seeing you like this. Just who the hell said you need to diet? Bring that person here, I'm gonna pummel him into a soup!"

Hyson laughed at her reaction before he pinched her cheeks saying, "Yanyan, why are you so cute?"

"Is he your son or hers?" asked Shui Koshing to Mother Yue who was smiling at her son and her best friend. She looked at Shui Koshing and made hand gestures that he couldn't understand so he looked towards Hyson for help.

"Mum says there is no difference," Hyson translated his mother's words for him and then added, "Mum is right though. These two beautiful ladies are my life. Who cares who gave me birth? Isn't it enough that my Yanyan loves me just as much as my mum?"

"It's such a shame though that you don't love me as much as you love your mum," complained Mu Chenyan.

Hyson chuckled at Mu Chenyan, "Yanyan, you also don't love me as much as you love Ellie. We are both biased about a certain someone in our lives. Let's not expose each other now."

Having Hyson at the breakfast table was a delight for Grandfather Xiang. Even with Raelle around, the house didn't seem as lively as it did with this young man's presence. Even though he complained about how much food Mu Chenyan had put on his bowl, he still hesitated before finishing it all.

After he was done, he stood up and placed a hand over his stomach that seemed to be bulging from how much he ate just now. He hugged Mu Chenyan's shoulder and gave her a kiss before moving to his mother to repeated the process. Then he walked over to Grandfather Xiang and bent at his waist to allow Grandfather Xiang to pat his back.

"I'm gonna take my leave now," he announced. "It was nice to meet you, Uncle Shing. And since you seem to know my mum, we'll be seeing each other more often. Until then, bye-bye!"

Shui Koshing watched his leaving and asked in amusement, "Seriously, Yue, how old is your son? Why am I getting an illusion like I just met an adorable kid?"

"He only grew taller, his inner kid is still alive, well, and bouncy as well!" Mu Chenyan spoke the words that Mother Yue was trying to convey and then she chuckled softly, "Yue is right though. Yue Fai is like a big kid. But don't take him as a kid. That'd be the biggest mistake of your life."

"Now that Fai is already not here," began Grandfather Xiang who had been quiet all this while. "Since Koshing is your cousin-in-law, I believe our Yue is a part of the Yue Clan from the Hai City? Am I on the right track here?"

Mother Yue pressed her lips together and lowered her head while Shui Koshing looked at Grandfather Xiang incredulously, "Uncle Yu, you didn't know about Yue's identity?"

"Our Xiang Clan had never been connected to the Yue Clan. Although Xiang Clan had been military from the beginning, no one ever delved into politics. While the Yue Clan had long been a part of the politics and government of our country." Grandfather Xiang put his hand on the table as he continued, "It's only right that I don't know much about the Yue Clan."

"You're right," agreed Shui Koshing. "Even my family would not have had any connection with the Yue Clan if not my wife."

Mu Chenyan perched her elbows on the table and cupped her face as asked, "Shing Ge, since you have known my Yue for so long, you must know how she was when she was young?"

Shui Koshing smiled in amusement at how excited Mu Chenyan looked, "She was definitely not like how she is now. She was a chatterbox. And not only that she loved to play the piano and she loved to sing. In fact, she had countless admirers back in the day."

"Wow! I knew it! My best friend must be amazing," commented Mu Chenyan.

"At least, Yue is better than you. You're a disgrace on the name of a lady."

Mu Chenyan pouted at Grandfather Xiang's comment, "Elder Xiang, I also had countless admirers back in the day."

"Oh?" Grandfather Xiang raised his brows at her. "Why don't you mention how you got rid of them?"

Mu Chenyan coughed to avoid answering that.

"I'm curious to know," said Shui Koshing.

"Our dear Chenyan gave an open challenge that whoever wants to date her, has to first defeat her. If they succeeded, she'll date that person." Shui Koshing gaped at Mu Chenyan while Grandfather Xiang went on, "Needless to say since she grew up in the barracks, it was quite difficult for those admirers to defeat her in a fight."

"Chenyan, didn't you have any admirer from the barracks?" questioned Shui Koshing.

Mu Chenyan snorted at that, "We're like bros! Who would think about dating? Besides, whoever had that unrealistic idea in their head, my Ge straightened them up. Never in their life would anyone dare to look at me." She seemed quite proud talking about her glory days, "In those days, I was at the top of the world. My Ge loved me so much. And since he was the best soldier, no one would come to find troubles for me. Instead, because of my Ge, everyone in the barracks helped me in concealing a lot of my dark history."

"Have some control over yourself," said Shui Koshing. "Your love and admiration for your Ge, is also overflowing right now."

Mu Chenyan's lips twitched at the reminder and she instantly turned her head to look at Grandfather Xiang who seemed to not care about what she said. Even though she was talking about his son, his face didn't show any emotion. He was neither angry with her for bringing him up nor did he stop her from doing so.

"I'm gonna go and take my medicine," said Grandfather Xiang when he noticed everyone got, because of his presence.

As he disappeared from their vision, Mu Chenyan heaved a sigh of relief, "I thought I was gonna be beaten up for bringing up Ge."

"Who told you to do it?" chuckled Shui Koshing.

Mu Chenyan made a face at him, "Shing Ge, it's not my fault that my whole life revolved around my Ge. Back then, he was truly my hero. He was the best brother."

'But he isn't a good father.'

Mu Chenyan looked at Mother Yue's hands and gave a sad smile, "No, Yue. Ge is a good father. He just isn't a good father to our Elle."

Shui Koshing nodded in agreement, "Chenyan is right."

'No matter what you both say, I'm biased with Raelle. I won't consider him a good father.'

Mu Chenyan shook her head at her best friend, "You don't have to. But I wish you could meet him. It might not change your biasedness but it'll allow you to see that he is worthy of the praise he receives. After all, I used to admire him a lot. There has to be some reason for my respect for him."

Mother Yue knew that whenever Raelle's father's name would come up, Mu Chenyan always reacted strangely. Although she seemed angry with him because of Raelle's matter, however, that didn't hide how much he meant to her. It was obvious that Mu Chenyan's feelings were complicated when it came to her beloved Ge.