DFYMHGFS Chapter 87

87 – If you want to see the HD uncensored version, why don’t you come over to my place?

A mature person rarely regrets actions from their past. Or rather, even if regret exists, once something is done, one must muster the courage to bear all consequences.

But for An Xing, there was one thing he not only regretted, but also couldn’t face.

—He regretted personally telling Lu Tianchen that he wanted to break off their engagement.

Now, recalling the words he spoke at that banquet—about arranged marriages, heirs, and how “breaking off our engagement is for your own good”…

The young man covered his round face, refusing to admit those words came from him.

What a dark chapter in his life!

Old An Xing didn’t care. He figured if he had to marry, he’d pick someone from a similar background, with compatible values, and a good character. Since Lu Tianchen proposed and met those criteria, An Xing agreed to the engagement.

Then Lu Tianchen confessed his feelings. He wanted to marry An Xing not for a strategic alliance, but because he genuinely liked him.

Even before falling for him, An Xing had been willing to marry Lu Tianchen for the alliance. Now that he was in love… wait, what? Brother Chen wants to break off the engagement to be with someone else?

Not a chance!

“Announce it now! Let everyone know Brother Chen is mine! No one else gets to go after him!

After boldly twisting the narrative, An Xing suddenly felt a pang of anxiety and clung to his father, urging him.

An Zhaoming: …

The image of his little fool looking dazed and confused while demanding to break off the engagement was still vivid in his mind. How the tables had turned—now it was his turn to feel nervous.

Here, An Zhaoming had to speak up for fairness. While others had indeed shown interest in Tianchen before, the boy had rejected them all himself. Now, it was his own little fool who was the object of desire!

His father’s gaze was sharp. His own child was sweet, soft, obedient, and naive—if not for Tianchen lurking like a wolf, who knew how tempting he’d be.

“Understood. I’ll definitely announce it.”

An Zhaoming sighed.

“But Xingxing, there’s another reason Dad intends to announce your marriage.”

An Xing tilted his head, puzzled. “What reason?”

An Zhaoming hesitated for a moment. But seeing his son’s serious expression and the innocent look on his little one’s face, he decided to tell the truth.

“To provoke your second uncle and aunt’s family. See what else they’ll do.”

This answer caught An Xing off guard. He paused before asking:

“What do you mean?”

The man pondered for a moment before asking, “Do you know what your second uncle and aunt have done?”

“Ah, I have a rough idea.”

An Xing nodded.

“They knew Brother and I were switched at birth, yet deliberately hid it. They tried to get to him early, filling his head with negative ideas about our family… They even wanted our company.”

As for deliberately provoking Mom’s illness… That never happened, so he couldn’t bring it up, but he’d never forget it.

An Zhaoming patted the boy’s head with satisfaction. He hadn’t expected his son to be so sharp. He’d assumed this seemingly simple-minded lad might know nothing.

“You guessed correctly. They did indeed do those things. But there’s much more you don’t know.”

“So, Dad hopes to use the announcement of your engagement to see what else they’re secretly plotting.”

An Xing understood. It was a bluff, and he got it.

“No problem, Dad. You guys make the arrangements. Whatever you need me to do, just say the word!”

Seeing the boy’s unwavering determination, even An Zhaoming’s heavy heart couldn’t help but lighten. He ruffled the boy’s hair and said:

“Nothing else for now. When you have time in a couple days, have Tianchen come over. We need to discuss things. Provoking them is just a side effect. Since you two are announcing the marriage, you should formally become engaged. That can’t be handled casually.

After An Xing went upstairs, An Rong, who had remained silent, finally spoke up.

“Are you still not planning to tell Xingxing about our suspicions?”

An Zhaoming sighed. His face, still handsome even in middle age, showed signs of weariness.

“Originally, I intended to keep it hidden—even to conceal it until the matter was resolved.”

“But now the situation is different.”

Twenty years ago, Tan Xiu deliberately swapped the two children. Over the past two decades, driven by some psychological compulsion, she has kept watch over An Rong, wanting to see his biological son live a life of hardship and misery.

They deduced all this. Out of protection for An Xing and concern for his tender, easily guilt-ridden nature, they hesitated to reveal the truth to him.

But now it was different. After the Xiao family incident, An Zhaoming realized with horror—Tan Xiu might not stop at financial gain; she might even stoop to murder.

How could An Zhaoming fail to see why the Tan family had colluded with the Xiao family’s illegitimate son to force their way in?

What enraged him even more was the realization that had it not been for An Xing’s inadvertent warning saving Xiao Yi’s life, he might not have noticed anything amiss until both his children were in danger.

This meant his children remained vulnerable. As long as the Tans sought to pave the way for An Hao, they could strike against his sons at any moment.

Given this, even if he feared the truth would devastate An Xing, An Zhaoming could no longer conceal it. He had to make his son vigilant.

*

An Xing remained unaware of his father’s inner turmoil. Returning to his bedroom, he video-called the man, who answered promptly.

“Xingxing.”

An Xing felt his ears tingle. Even after days apart, Lu Tianchen’s voice remained as captivating as ever.

As the video feed sharpened, he gasped sharply, covering his mouth.

The man had just finished showering, wearing only a silk pajama top in the warm, heated house. The open collar revealed his solid chest, the muscles defined and full, bathed in a soft glow from the overhead light.

An Xing acted decisively, ending the video call.

He then fished his tablet out from under the covers and redialed.

When Lu Tianchen answered the call for the second time, he looked slightly bewildered.

“Was the signal bad just now?”

The man was still wearing the same outfit, but now he was leaning back in a chair, with an additional cat on his lap. Hua hua was lazily sprawled across his legs, yawning widely and swiping at the phone camera with its paws.

An Xing immediately protested loudly:

“Hua Hua, move over! You’re blocking my view!”

Lu Tianchen froze, then looked closely. He realized the teenager’s gaze was lingering on his upper body, an unmistakable hint of desire in his eyes.

Just like a kitten eyeing a tasty treat.

As An Xing engaged in a silent battle of wits with hua hua, Lu Tianchen let out a soft chuckle. Glancing up in confusion, the boy saw the man leaning back in his chair, his pajama top falling open wider.

He tilted his head slightly, meeting the youth’s gaze with deep, piercing eyes, a faint smile playing at the corners of his lips.

“Even if you switch to a tablet, the resolution won’t be much better. If you want to see the HD uncensored version, why don’t you come over to my place?”

An Xing’s face instantly flushed crimson. Good heavens! Was this something you could casually say in a video call?!

“I don’t understand what you’re saying…”

The boy mumbled, his almond-shaped eyes stubbornly glued to the tablet, his words betraying his thoughts.

“Seriously, you won’t come to my place? You’re on winter break anyway, no school to attend. Uncle An and your brother are handling Anning Jewelry—no need for you to worry.”

The man deliberately lowered his voice, trying to tempt the boy on the other end.

An Xing had been listening intently, his eyes slowly widening. Without realizing it, he leaned closer to the tablet, straining to hear every word.

“You could give them space to be together, let them bond. Come over and sleep next to me instead.”

The last four words rolled off the man’s tongue with an inexplicably sultry undertone.

An Xing nodded in agreement, then suddenly froze. The words felt strangely familiar. He thought carefully and suddenly realized.

“No wonder during summer break, Brother Chen, you suggested I move in with you! You had this planned all along!”

Listen to this—this line is way too familiar! What about the company not needing his attention, what about letting Brother and Mom and Dad bond… Wasn’t this exactly what Lu Tianchen said when he suggested I move in with him over summer break?

Looking back now, Brother Chen was deliberately seducing me back then!

The teenager shot him a “I see right through you” glare, his round almond eyes narrowing at the man through the screen.

Lu Tianchen leaned back in his chair, stroking Hua hua as he nodded nonchalantly.

“Yep, I was definitely seducing you back then. As for why… can’t you guess, Xingxing?”

An Xing’s face flushed even redder. He pulled the blanket up to cover himself, then grabbed a pillow to cover half his face, leaving only his eyes peeking out as he looked at the man innocently.

“I can’t guess! Tell me why!”

“…Because I like you. I wanted to see you. Every single day.”

“…”

On the other end of the video call, the teenager burrowed deep into his blankets, rolling around restlessly. The camera shook violently before the call abruptly disconnected.

Lu Tianchen chuckled softly, lowering his head to stroke the cat’s head.

“Do you think he’ll come live with me?”

Hua hua mercilessly swatted the man with its paw, leaping off his lap and scampering away.

Such scheming humans—even a cat can’t stand it.

*

He ended the call with decisive efficiency, and when it came time to pack, An Xing was equally swift.

He gathered a small bundle of his daily essentials. Even after finishing, the heat hadn’t faded from his face.

What was up with Brother Chen lately? He was like a house on fire.

An Xing rubbed his face, thinking seriously.

This version of Lu Tianchen felt slightly unfamiliar. After all, the Lu Tianchen he’d known since childhood was always composed, restrained, and gentle—rarely revealing any aggressive side.

Or rather, if Lu Tianchen had an aggressive side, it had never been directed at him.

But since they started dating, Lu Tianchen occasionally displayed an inexplicable dominance around him, as if he wanted to devour him.

He must be thinking about something naughty.

The teenager grumbled to himself, thoroughly disgusted by his Brother Chen’s behavior—calm on the outside, but hot-blooded on the inside. But when dinner time rolled around that evening, An Xing still spoke up honestly, saying he was going to stay with Lu Tianchen.

“What? You’re going to stay with him again!”

The old father nearly choked on his words upon hearing his son speak, then seeing the boy’s flushed cheeks beneath his seemingly indifferent facade. He was about to protest when his wife dug her fingernail into his waist.

“When? Tomorrow?”

Shen Ying asked gently.

An Xing nodded, then added with a drifting gaze.

“Actually… Tonight would work too.”

The An family: …

Sigh. Their child had grown up. They couldn’t control him anymore.

Shen Ying pondered for a moment, glancing at her husband. An Zhaoming froze for a second before quickly grasping his wife’s meaning. After hesitating, he sighed and nodded.

An Rong, realizing what the couple intended, set down his chopsticks.

Sensing the uneasy atmosphere, An Xing looked blankly from his parents to his brother. He heard his mother say:

“Have Tian Chen come pick you up today. While he’s here, Mom and Dad need to talk to you about something…”

“…about how you and Rongrong were deliberately switched at the hospital all those years ago.

TRANSLATOR’S CORNER: I am not a native speaker of either Chinese or English. I basically MTL and edit the text, sometimes I also use some sites for reference. I can’t guarantee that everything here is accurate, But I try to stick to the author’s work as much as possible. Please feel to comment any mistakes🙂🤗.