Qingge Chapter 1

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“Lin Qingge, if you want to bring shame to the Lin family for the sake of a man, then you don’t have to be a part of this family anymore. From today onwards we are no longer father and son!”

Lin Qingge lay in bed remembering his father’s words and how the other had cussed him out in the morning. The man was a gold digger and only married his mother for her wealth. Her body was barely cold before he shamelessly remarried.

Lin Qingge looked up and surveyed his surroundings. He couldn’t help but sigh in his heart after taking a look around. He was only beaten a bit by his father but it was still enough to cause him to black out and be sent to the hospital.

He remembered it was the same in the previous timeline as well. No one in his family wanted him back. Lin Chengyu, his father, was particularly intent on severing their familial ties. His family took the opportunity while he was in the hospital to pack up his belongings then sent a family steward to deliver his things.

Lin Qingge had no doubt that his mother planned for this day. It was said that his maternal grandmother had the ability to foresee the future after all. How else could he explain why his own mother left him so many options. The so called “parents love their sons and so think deeply about their future.” It was a pity though that his mother fell in love with the wrong person. Lin Chengyu was really not worthy of being the object of her benefaction.

Lin Qingge reached out and touched the bracelet on his hand. A boy wearing a bracelet was a little strange, but then again this bracelet was itself also a little ususal. The bracelet had its own unique dimensional s.p.a.ce. He was completely disbelieving when his mother told him about it at first, he was after all a young boy living in the twentieth century. He didn’t believe his mother. Honestly how could he? This was practically something from a xianxia novel. So his mother made him p.r.i.c.k his finger a little and place the blood on the bracelet. He humored her and did so. To his shock, this act bound the bracelet to him, acknowledging him as its owner and allowing him to view the hidden dimensional s.p.a.ce inside. Although the s.p.a.ce inside was only about fifty meters, it was still fifty meters of secure s.p.a.ce.

Though his mother’s family was on the decline, when she married his father she still had a sizeable dowry. This bracelet was one of the items in it.

She gave it to him as a gift when he was younger and since then he had always worn it. Thinking about the items in the bracelet reminded him of Liu Yang.

He was incredibly stupid in his previous life and believed all the sweet nothings Liu Yang said to him. If he was more prudent and kept his head straight, he would not have lost all his money and ended up so poor.

Brother Jing was the person who helped him when he was at his lowest. It was because of Brother Jing that he was able to break away from Liu Yang and finally be at ease.

His mother helped to sponsor Yujing when he became orphaned. His full name was Duan Yujing and his parents died in a car accident when he was fifteen. He was left alone to care for his younger brother who was six at the time. Though this brother was his father’s illegitimate child, Duan Yujing was still devoted to raising him. He had tried his best to develop his business to support the two of them. Although the business he built from the ground up was precious to him, he was willing to risk it all against the Lin family, nearly going bankrupt in the process.

Lin Qingge recalled his memories of Duan Yujing. They had met for the first time at a festival. He was ten and Duan Yujing was fifteen. Later on Duan Yujing had sent him a simple greeting card with some general greetings written inside. The second time was when he was leaving the hospital after his father disowned him. He was eighteen then and intended to go with Liu Yang but fainted on the road partway. Duan Yujing came and tried to convince his past self to go with him. Of course he was not convinced and instead chose to follow Liu Yang. The third time they met was in the hospital. Duan Yujing came for two reasons. The first was to take care of him and the second was to get him justice from the Lin family and from Liu Yang. In fact, he spent quite a bit of money and years of hard work to accomplish this goal.

Just as Lin Qingge recalled these events a well-dressed middle aged man came in. Lin Qingge propped himself against the bed and smiled insincerely. “What is it?”

The man deposited two suitcases by the door before speaking. “Young Master, this is what the Master ordered me to bring to you. Everything has been cleared out. The Master says that after this you are no longer a Young Master of the Lin family and you are on your own.” He promptly left after relaying the message. His tone had been neutral neither disrespectful nor polite.

Lin Qingge sighed after looking at the suitcases. These were all the belongings they allowed him huh? It was fortunate he moved most of his things into his bracelet, else he would be bereft. Currently his entire savings of five million was inside. He resolved to not touch it unless absolutely necessary. It was the money his mother left him before she pa.s.sed away.

He also had a cash card. Although his father didn’t care for him, he did pay for his living expenses and didn’t hesitate to use money on him when needed. He had a stipend of twenty thousand every month. Since he was usually in poor health and didn’t go out much, he ended up saving most of it. Because of this, there was two million left on the card, making him a rich young man.

Since this money was in his own personal account, he wasn’t worried about his family trying to take it from him. It was definitely enough for him to live off of. Then there was also all the jewelry from his mother. Each piece had a unique origin. If he became desperate he knew he could sell them and get enough to feed himself. Although he didn’t have many vivid memories of her, he was grateful she planned so much for him. As long as he was not imprudent, he would be able to live comfortably with the resources she left him.

His thoughts turned to Liu Yang. That time when he first came out of the closet, he had been financially supportive of Liu Yang but had not confessed his love yet. At the beginning he had a strong sense of propriety and willingness to sacrifice, wanting first to wipe away all obstacles in their path before moving in together. Back then although he mostly interacted with Liu Yang at school, the two were not particularly affectionate in front of others. After the college entrance exams Liu Yang didn’t have much time for him, instead Liu Yang was busy trying to please a certain Miss Xu. Lin Qingge sighed.

He didn’t know where he to go from here. With his weak chicken like body, he could only stay in the hospital for a while, especially since Lin Chengyu was footing the hospital bill anyways. He remembered that Brother Jing would always pay attention to him and always be the first to help. Otherwise how could he live so easily after losing all his money? These were all things he knew from the previous timeline.

In a company office in Qing city a well dressed young man sat behind a desk listening to his reports.

“Mr. Duan, Young Master Lin had an accident and is currently resting in the hospital. The news of him being gay and his father disowning him is already well known gossip in the city.”

Duan Yujing kept tabs on Lin Qingge and hired a bodyguard to watch over him from a distance.

“How is he?” Duan Yujing frowned not understanding why Qingge declared his gender preferences so suddenly. But if Qingge liked men, then ... did that mean he had a shot? Although this made him hopeful, he was also concerned. Since Qingge came out, the Lin family was very clear about their stance regarding him. His health was already so poor, how much more would he suffer? He wanted to help him as much as he could.

“Young Master Lin is physically weak right now. The two people I have watching him say that only one family steward visited him since he was hospitalized.” Duan Yuchen gave his report.

“Get me the earliest flight there.” Duan Yujing made his decision immediately. His decision was influenced by his emotions in the past year and the financial support Auntie had given him. There was no way he was going to let Qingge come to harm.

Duan Yujing still remembered when his parents died. His relatives shunned him and refused to provide any a.s.sistance. Left with no recourse, he was forced to take his little brother to an orphanage. Just when he thought it was hopeless, Qingge’s mother appeared and offered to help him and his brother.

It was also because she helped fund his education and shared her business knowledge that he was able to build the foundations of his business today. It gave him the knowledge and ability to create “Liu Jing” now the largest and most renowned food company in Quanqing city. The company was so successful that they were able expand to out of the domestic market and export their products internationally.

“Yujing, you want to go overseas to meet the Young Master?” The one speaking was his friend and the one who knew him best, Shen Ningyu, the second master of the Shen family. The Shen family led the entertainment industry and Shen Mingyu, his older brother, was the president of Interstellar Entertainment. Despite these connections Shen Ningyu chose not to enter the entertainment industry, and instead chose to follow Duan Yujing and work at his company.

“Yes, Qingge broke off relations with the Lin family so he’s on his own. I promised Auntie I would take care of him and help him if anything happened. So how can I stand idly by and stay here while he’s suffering over there? I’ll have to trouble you and Little Chen to take care of the company while I’m away.” Little Chen was Duan Yujing’s younger half brother. They didn’t know where his biological mother was, but up until Duan Yujing’s parents death, the four had been living together as a family. Because of this they had bonded well and were actually very close.

Duan Yuchen knew his big brother would be uneasy about Qingge’s situation. Although this was only the second day of the incident he figured his big brother would most likely take a business trip and visit Qingge for a few days. At home it was just the two of them. Since he would be absent for a while, Duan Yuchen would stay at Shen Ningyu’s place until his return.

Shen Ningyu laughed heartily before saying, “No worries. Just go and get him. I’ll take care of things on this end.