Chapter 417 – The Aloof Male God’s Exclusive CP – Pinky Promise (24)
The middle-aged couple was pitiful, but the one who had been hurt wasn’t Bai Tang. Bai Tang sympathized with them, yet he couldn’t forgive them on Wei Rushuang’s behalf.
He followed Qi’s mother out of the office, the voices inside gradually fading away behind them.
Qi’s mother suddenly stopped. Coming back to her senses, she said to Bai Tang, “Mom has to go back now. Will Tang Tang be okay on his own?”
Meeting her concerned gaze, Bai Tang felt warmth spread through his heart. His voice turned soft and sweet. “I’ll be fine. If something happens, I’ll call Mom to come rescue me.”
Bai Tang’s response was exactly like that of a child who depended on his parents, giving Qi’s mother—whose maternal affection had nowhere to go—a great sense of fulfillment.
Look, she was the child’s strong and reliable support!
Qi’s mother patted his head and said gently, “Alright then. After class, I’ll have the driver come pick you up.”
“Bye, Mom.”
After Qi’s mother left, Bai Tang returned to the classroom. It wasn’t until the bell for the second period rang that Wei Rushuang came in with reddened eyes.
Bai Tang asked worriedly, “Are you okay?”
Wei Rushuang shook her head. What had just happened had shocked her too much. She knew Bai Tang cared about her, but she didn’t want to say it out loud and scare him.
In order to make Wei Rushuang forgive their daughter, that couple had actually taken out a knife, saying that a life should pay for a life. They had almost committed suicide right in front of her. Fortunately, the dean of discipline stopped them in time—otherwise a tragedy would have occurred.
In the end, Wei Rushuang’s parents arrived, and the dean told her to go back to the dormitory and rest. Her mind was in chaos. As she walked aimlessly, she somehow ended up near the teaching building. Since she was already there, she decided she might as well go in and attend class.
Wei Rushuang was distracted. The poisoning incident from over a month ago had been too serious—every teacher and student in the school was paying attention to it. The professor sighed. Seeing that Wei Rushuang was spacing out but not disrupting the class, he simply turned a blind eye and let her continue daydreaming.
During class no one gathered around, but once it ended, many classmates who cared about Wei Rushuang crowded over.
Bai Tang and Wei Rushuang ended up trapped in the center of the crowd. The dense ring of people and the overlapping voices of concern nearly made Bai Tang’s ears explode.
Wei Rushuang was completely different from her usual self. Instead of her normal quick-witted energy, she seemed to be drifting toward a dazed and absent-minded state.
It took Bai Tang quite some effort to escape the enthusiastic classmates with her. By then, the Qi family’s driver had arrived. Not daring to leave Wei Rushuang alone at school, he brought her back to the Qi residence with him.
Qi’s mother glanced at the Wei Rushuang who had come back with Bai Tang, sympathy flashing in her eyes. She let out a faint sigh that was almost inaudible, patted Bai Tang’s head, and told him to go upstairs while she pulled Wei Rushuang to sit on the sofa.
No one knew what Qi’s mother said to Wei Rushuang, but when Bai Tang came out after changing his clothes, Wei Rushuang was clearly much more cheerful.
“I’ll have the driver take you home,” Qi’s mother said. “Don’t let your parents worry.”
The young girl was still tender and inexperienced. What she had gone through so far hadn’t been too much—but that afternoon, two lives had nearly ended right before her eyes. It wasn’t strange that she didn’t know how to handle it.
After Wei Rushuang left, the house finally fell completely silent.
Bai Tang walked behind Qi’s mother and reached out to massage her shoulders.
The comfort made Qi’s mother let out a soft moan. After quite a while, the rhythm of his hands slowed. She patted Bai Tang’s hand, signaling that he could stop.
She pulled him to sit down beside her. Looking into his pure, innocent eyes, she steeled her heart and told him about some of the darker sides of the world.
A child couldn’t remain under protection forever—sooner or later, he would have to learn to face life’s storms.
In several lifetimes, the elders around Bai Tang had cherished him like the apple of their eye. No one had ever thought of letting him go through hardships; they had shielded him from everything bad. As a result, Bai Tang still maintained a rather innocent nature and held great kindness even toward strangers.
Seeing this, Qi’s mother felt deeply worried.
Kindness was a good thing—but one couldn’t be without caution.
Frightened by the examples Qi’s mother gave, Bai Tang sat there in a daze. When she finished speaking, he quietly handed her a glass of water.
“Mom, it can’t be that serious, right?” Bai Tang felt that those kinds of things wouldn’t happen to him. How could it be so extreme?
Qi’s mother really wanted to knock on his head and see if it was filled with nothing but pine nuts. “Have you already forgotten about the cyberbullying incident? Don’t imagine everything to be so beautiful.”
“Take that middle-aged couple today, for example. Tang Tang, do you think they’re pitiful?”
“They are pretty miserable… They only have one daughter, and something like this happened…”
“But have you thought about it? The matter was already being handled through proper channels, so why did they still go to Wei Rushuang in private? Apologizing is fine, but why didn’t they apologize properly at her home? Instead, they went to the school, sought her out alone, and even staged a suicide attempt to ‘repay a life with a life’ for their daughter.”
“That’s because they knew the teachers would stop them—they wouldn’t actually die. And a young girl with little experience would be frightened. There’s a good chance she might agree to withdraw the lawsuit.”
“School is a place for learning—so why choose to cause a scene there? Between pitiful parents and a girl who wasn’t severely injured, who do you think people would side with? Emotionally, people tend to favor the weaker party. If they used death to pressure her and she still refused, how do you think others would view Wei Rushuang?”
“If they couldn’t reach the Wei family and came to the school to contact her parents through the teachers, that would be one thing. But they deliberately only met Wei Rushuang. Her parents only found out after those two caused a suicide scene. Tang Tang, what do you think?”
Bai Tang lowered his eyes slightly, his emotions unreadable. “I understand.”
Qi’s mother said softly, heart aching, “Tang Tang, Mom also hopes you’ll never have to face life’s storms. I’m telling you all this just in case. Not everyone is worthy of your trust.”
“Mhm~”
Everything Qi’s mother said was for Bai Tang’s sake—Bai Tang knew it, and so did the two systems—but his mood still wasn’t very good.
This feeling only improved after Qi Yuanxu returned from the company.
After learning the reason for Bai Tang’s low spirits, Qi Yuanxu sighed. He gently stroked the boy’s soft hair. “Tang Tang, don’t think too much. Mom was just speaking casually. I’ll protect you.”
Bai Tang responded with a muffled “Mm,” still a little down.
Like a little squirrel, his emotions came quickly and went just as fast. Besides, what Qi’s mother said hadn’t even happened yet. In this lifetime, with Qi Yuanxu protecting him, there was no way he would end up miserable. In fact, as long as the male lead in any world was Bai Tang’s lover, Bai Tang would never meet a tragic end.
To help lift his spirits, Qi Yuanxu arranged for Bai Tang to take part in a radio drama. When fans found out, they rushed to their Weibo accounts, eagerly urging for updates—they couldn’t wait for it to be released so they could ship the CP.
With the biggest crisis in the original storyline already over, Bai Tang and Qi Yuanxu’s lives gradually returned to peace. More and more people online became their fans. Bai Tang also put aside the things Qi’s mother had said to scare him and threw himself wholeheartedly into voice acting.
As Bai Tang himself put it, “Being liked by others is a kind of recognition of my abilities—it feels amazing.” In order not to disappoint his fans, he worked hard to improve his voice acting skills. When he was about to receive his graduation certificate, he even considered applying to a film academy’s voice acting department for formal training.
At the time, Qi Yuanxu felt utterly despairing—but seeing how enthusiastic Bai Tang was, he didn’t dare interrupt him, afraid that Tangtang would get upset and ignore him.
Fortunately, Bai Tang still remembered his promise with Qi Yuanxu: they would get married after he received his graduation certificate.
On the day he got his certificate, Qi Yuanxu showed up with flowers to congratulate him. Before they could even take photos, Bai Tang dragged him off to register their marriage.
Looking at the two freshly issued red marriage certificates in his hands, Qi Yuanxu still felt a little dazed. He and Tangtang were officially registered now—they were legally a married couple. No one could ever take Tangtang away from him again.
“Now that we’ve got the certificates, Ah Xu, come with me to sign up. I want to properly study voice acting~”
Qi Yuanxu had never been able to refuse Bai Tang—especially when Bai Tang used his ultimate move: acting cute. The dominant, decisive man from the workplace was nowhere to be seen. Now, whatever Bai Tang said, he followed—going wherever he was pointed without the slightest deviation.
That night, after Bai Tang had fallen asleep, Qi Yuanxu opened his eyes. He carefully moved the boy’s arm off himself, quietly got out of bed, opened the drawer, and took out the two red certificates they had received that afternoon. Click, click—a few photos were taken.
Your special-followed account has posted a new update.
Night owls were still hiding under their blankets, playing on their phones, when a notification suddenly popped up. When they tapped it, they saw that Yin Yue—who hadn’t posted on Weibo for a year—had updated:
[A testament to Tang Tang and me.]
Attached image: two red marriage certificates.
This post—calling it a midnight bomb wouldn’t be an exaggeration.
Netizens who were still awake sat up in bed, rubbed their eyes, refreshed their screens, and confirmed that they weren’t seeing things. One after another, they flooded the comments with congratulations.
Qi Yuanxu acted quickly—everyone who offered their congratulations received a red envelope, and the amount wasn’t small.
As dawn began to break, Bai Tang couldn’t feel Qi Yuanxu beside him and slept restlessly. Meanwhile, Qi Yuanxu, thoroughly satisfied, put down his phone. After telling the netizens “I’m off,” he shut it down and pulled his beloved boy into his arms to sleep.
Those who had gone to bed early the night before woke up to the news and were devastated—beating their chests and stomping their feet, crying that they had missed out on a fortune. They frantically tagged Qi Yuanxu, urging him to wake up and continue the celebration.
But the person everyone was calling for not only didn’t wake up—he was still holding their little “pine nut” and sleeping soundly. Life was truly wonderful.
After graduation, the relationship between the male and female leads had completely ended. Compared to Bai Tang and Qi Yuanxu’s smooth marriage, blessed by their family, Wei Rushuang’s side played out like a melodramatic “Here’s ten million—leave my child” scenario.
Yan Yang was unmoved by money. He tore up the check on the spot and turned to walk into the pouring rain. Wei Rushuang wanted to chase after him, but her parents held her back. From that moment on, she never saw Yan Yang again, nor heard any news about him.
Qi Yuanxu could actually find out where Yan Yang was, but he chose not to say anything. Since it was Yan Yang’s own decision, there was no need for him to interfere.
Five years later, Yan Yang returned with an international journalism award. Over those five years, he had worked as a war correspondent. Now, carrying honor and recognition, he came back to see the Wei family again and formally asked to marry Wei Rushuang.
Yan Yang had become widely renowned. If he married Wei Rushuang now, it would only benefit the Wei family’s company. However, Mrs. Wei, worried for her daughter, refused him on the grounds that being a war correspondent was too dangerous. Unexpectedly, Wei Rushuang publicly agreed to marry Yan Yang. The Wei parents had no choice—after putting him through numerous tests, all of which he passed, and after he promised to transfer to a safer position, they finally relented and approved the marriage for their daughter’s happiness.
After getting married, the two moved into a house Yan Yang had bought. It wasn’t big, but it was warm and cozy. Their life was simple, yet happy.
The Qi family was wealthy and influential. Since Qi Yuanxu had married a man, there were concerns about having no heir, and relatives from branch families had been eyeing the main family’s assets. Unexpectedly, Qi’s mother, already in her forties, gave birth to a second child. Although it was a girl, she became the treasure of the entire family.
The little princess especially loved clinging to Bai Tang, and Bai Tang adored the soft, cute child as well. The closer the two were, the darker Qi Yuanxu’s expression became. He had thought that after getting married, he could prevent others from coveting Tang Tang—but in the end, he was defeated by his own family. And he couldn’t scold or hit her, which made it all the more frustrating.
Though she was his younger sister, Qi Yuanxu and Bai Tang raised her like a daughter. The little girl fully inherited Qi Yuanxu’s presence and charisma, forcefully entering the company. Qi Yuanxu completely let go. On her first day taking office, he packed his things and ran off with his beloved. When she got home and saw the note left by her brother and brother-in-law, she was so angry she stomped her feet.
“Tang Tang, being able to meet you in this life is wonderful.”
“Then I’ll allow you to meet me again in the next life.”
“Then it’s a promise.”
“Mm, pinky promise.”
Author’s Note:
This world arc ends here. There was supposed to be more voice acting content, but it didn’t turn out to be much—it went a bit off track. Still… it was sweet~