Chapter 53: I’m the Young Master’s Dog! Woof!

Chapter 53: I Am the Young Master's Dog! Woof!

Chi Xingcun kept his head down, looking far from happy about their arrival.

His passive demeanor broke his parents' hearts.

Chi's mother continued, "But you must still have something weighing on your heart, otherwise you wouldn't have stopped contacting us. These past two weeks, your father and I waited for your message and were heartbroken. But afterward, we came to understand—this is part of your growth, and we can't be there for every step of it. So we just wanted to tell you: when the day comes that you've grown enough to let go and trust us again, come back and give us a hug, alright? We'll always be waiting for you."

On the surface, Chi's parents showed an understanding side, but inside, their hearts were racing with worry.

No matter what they said or how understanding they acted, they didn't truly feel that way inside—it was all just to get their son to come back to them.

Chi Xingcun remained silent the whole time. Chi's parents exchanged a look, hoping their son would throw himself into their arms like he used to.

The seconds dragged on.

Chi Xingcun finally lifted his head, breaking into a sweet, obedient smile: "I understand. Thank you, Mom and Dad."

Before his parents could respond, he added, "Oh, by the way, Mom and Dad, could you help me cast a vote for someone?"

"Huh?" The two were taken aback. Then, realizing their son needed their help, they perked up immediately, quickly pulling out their phones. "Son, vote for who? Tell us, and we'll help you vote."

Chi Xingcun smiled brightly as he taught them how to vote and even set up memberships for them.

"This membership only lasts a week, so you'll need to vote every week."

"Okay, okay." The two nodded in agreement. "Huh? Isn't this the teacher who modeled for you back then?"

Chi Xingcun nodded eagerly. "Yeah, it's him."

Xue Xue and Chi Hanxin exchanged a glance—their son really did like him a lot.

The two gave helpless smiles. "You asked us to help sue his parents before, but he didn't want to get involved, so we had to drop it. So now he's a trainee?"

The three chatted as they walked, and Chi Xingcun told them about Xie Yean.

"Yeah, his grades were great, but he got bullied at school because of his parents too. So he took a leave of absence and became a trainee." Chi Xingcun said excitedly, "Mom and Dad, you have to vote for him every week."

The two were amused by their son's cute, innocent enthusiasm and quickly agreed: "Okay, okay. Mom and Dad will vote for him every week."

"He joined Xinghe," Chi Xingcun said, with deliberate emphasis.

"Xinghe..." One of the top entertainment companies in the world, and coincidentally, it had partnerships with the Shen Group.

Their son bringing it up on purpose must mean he had an agenda... Xue Xue glanced at her son, only to see him turn his head away as if nothing had happened.

The two smiled—he wanted to help but didn't want the other person to find out.

That made sense. That kid was clearly stubborn and wouldn't want to owe anyone anything.

Still, this was their son's wish, so of course they'd help make it happen.

After walking around for a while, they finally stopped, and Chi Xingcun suddenly spoke again:

"Mom, Dad, I want to break off my engagement with Fu Chenzhan."

Saying this before would have seemed strange, but now the timing felt right.

Xue Xue and Chi Hanxin were stunned, but they quickly came to terms with it, since their son hadn't been constantly talking about Fu Chenzhan or going to hang out with him for a long time now.

Their son truly didn't like Fu Chenzhan anymore and wanted to be rid of him.

"Alright, I'll talk to your Uncle Fu and Aunt Fu about it."

They didn't know what the Fu family would think, but Fu Chenzhan probably didn't care much about who he was engaged to.

Although the Fu family elders adored their son Xingcun, Fu Chenzhan had never been into it, and the relationship had always been one-sided on their son's part. Now that their son no longer liked Fu Chenzhan, there was no way this relationship could continue anyway.

Since Chi's parents insisted, Chi Xingcun went back to the Chi residence that evening and brought Qin Liyi home with him.

The two were inseparable, and Chi's parents could only let them do as they pleased.

That night, after a late-night snack, they all went to their own rooms.

Chi's mother went back to her room, stood on the balcony, and called someone from the company: "There's a trainee named Xie Yean. Have them keep an eye on him—he's my son's good friend."

Although their son had struggled to keep up with others in many ways since childhood, he had one advantage few others could match—he had a lot of friends, and they all listened to him.

Even though these friends were all young masters in their own homes, they somehow never knew how to say no to her son.

She still remembered one time when she went to pick up her son from kindergarten, only to find those rich young masters on all fours, acting as her son's horse.

Her son sat on their backs, waving a toy sword, his pretty face glowing with excitement, his chubby little mouth shouting, "Charge!"

There were even a few "horses" on the other side.

Those young masters were yelling, "I'm the young master's dog! Woof woof!"

"Me too! Young master, I want meat, woof woof woof!"

She was so startled she nearly lost it. She rushed over, scooped up her son, then made the other kids stand up and brushed the dust off their knees.

At the time, she and Chi Hanxin had just taken over, and the company was going through a transition, desperately needing to stabilize their business and build connections.

Those young masters' parents were all their business connections!

If they found out their sons were being used as her son's dog—not even a horse!—they'd be livid!

She made the kids stand up straight, pulled the teacher aside, and demanded to know why she'd let the children play such a game. The teacher, seeing the kids still barking, was scared stiff and quickly explained:

"I'm so sorry, ma'am. I did stop them before, but they asked why they couldn't be Young Master Chi's dog—they insisted on being dogs. I... I didn't expect that the moment I turned my back, they started again..."

Xue Xue's face turned as red as an apple when she heard this. Kindergarten was indeed a place for silly antics, but if word got out that so many young masters wanted to be her son's dog... the wealthy circle would probably never let their sons play with hers again...

She also remembered that Qin Liyi wasn't among those young masters, but one day, she came home and pushed open her son's door to find—Qin Liyi playing dog for Chi Xingcun, the only "dog" in the room.

She really couldn't look at them the same way after that.

Thinking back on those childhood antics, Xue Xue couldn't help but laugh out loud, feeling nostalgic.

She then texted Fu Xiao and Li Meirong:

"Free tomorrow evening? Let's talk about our sons?"

The current head of the Fu family had blood on his hands, and even after going legit, there were still very few who dared to cross them.