Chapter 525: Family Ties and Unexpected Laughter

Chapter 525: The Brother-Enabling Devil + Mama’s Boy (3 Updates)

A teacher’s heart is like a parent’s—it’s not just an empty saying.

Back in the day, a master’s status even eclipsed that of one’s parents.

And some masters truly treat their disciples as if they were their own children.

Xiao Yu and Wang Cheng are only a year apart, yet he plays the elder…

In the backyard of the Criminal Investigation Team.

Xiao Yu has found his unfortunate disciple.

Wang Cheng sits dejectedly on a stone bench.

At times he wears a foolish grin, at others a face full of sorrow.

Xiao Yu wedges a cigarette between Wang Cheng’s lips and lights it.

Only then does the fool come back to his senses…

“Master!”

A smile, even less appealing than crying, flits over Wang Cheng’s face.

“It’s just a breakup, nothing monumental,” he says.

With a cigarette still dangling from his mouth, Xiao Yu retorts, “Look at me—your master never even gets a chance to suffer a breakup!”

Wang Cheng: …

Why does this master always behave like that?

If you can’t truly comfort someone, then don’t bother.

Acting like that only breeds resentment—it feels like you’re showing off!

“Cheer up,” he advises.

Realizing he’d gone too far, Xiao Yu adds, “Men—everyone’s had a few breakups…except me!”

“We broke up,” Wang Cheng admits.

Wang Cheng laments, “We were together for so long, I just couldn’t let go.”

“So what? Do you expect me to hand out awards for that?”

Xiao Yu smirks, “What exactly happened?”

“My girlfriend’s mother is into fortune-telling and that sort of thing.”

Wang Cheng forces a bitter smile, “She had my girlfriend’s fortune read and claimed our zodiac signs were incompatible—apparently, her mom is all about the Monkey sign!”

Monkey sign… Xiao Yu is momentarily taken aback.

Ah, she meant it’s about the matching of birth charts—like zodiac signs.

I must have misunderstood!

“So a zodiac sign was enough to shut you down?”

Xiao Yu, puzzled, asks, “Is it really that serious?”

“It sure is,” comes the reply.

Wang Cheng gestures to himself, his expression gloomy, “I’m living proof.”

Playing it cool… Xiao Yu winces, “Weren’t you only dating her for a short while? I thought only her brother knew about you—how did her mom find out too?”

“A few days ago, my girlfriend mentioned she missed me, and since no one else was home, she invited me over.”

Wang Cheng recounts, “I went over, only to have her mom block my way at her house… Master, please don’t give me that strange look. We were dating normally; nothing happened.”

A normal relationship or something else? You need to clarify… Xiao Yu winks oddly, “I believe you!”

These days, young folks say that when you’re dating, nothing really happens.

If you buy into that, then you must be a fool!

“At the time, her mom was actually quite polite, asking what I did for a living—I honestly explained… well, sort of.”

Wang Cheng continues, “Then I left, still thinking her mom was easy to talk to. But a few days later, my girlfriend said her mom didn’t approve of us and broke up with me.”

“Hmph!”

Xiao Yu scoffs, “The brother-enabling devil is scary enough, especially when paired with a mama’s boy!”

When couples stick together, making it to the end can be incredibly tough, with countless obstacles.

Parents are often the biggest hurdle.

But if a breakup happens just because the stars don’t align…

Then that kind of girl isn’t worth it.

This is when you really need to think things through.

It’s not about being opinionated—it’s about whether the girl truly cares for you.

Some things Xiao Yu finds hard to say, so he lets his disciple figure them out on his own.

“Don’t be sad. After work, let’s grab a drink. I’ll have your master’s wife come over.”

Xiao Yu advises, “Later, let your master’s wife help you find someone in her circle—guaranteed fair-skinned, beautiful, with long legs.”

He feels that not only is he worried sick for his disciple,

but he also feels like nothing more than a pimp!

“Really?”

Wang Cheng’s dejection gives way to a spark of hope, “Someone like the older sister type?”

“You mean, someone who’s great in every way and has money to spare?”

Xiao Yu is startled, his gaze turning lecherous as he looks at his disciple, “You really know your stuff?”

“Huh?” Wang Cheng looks utterly confused, “Master, what are you saying?”

“Oh, nothing.”

Xiao Yu laughs, “Why are you set on dating someone older?”

“Isn’t it because our team is full of legends about you and your master’s wife?”

Wang Cheng shrugs, “I was just thinking—if I ever date again, I want to try someone older.”

Trying? But you’re still young… Xiao Yu holds back a chuckle.

“Maybe someone like Mu Qingwu; or how about a simple, ‘little puppy’ type?”

“You’ve really no idea how ruthless a tycoon’s wit and tactics can be!”

After a morning spent consoling his disciple, Xiao Yu heads home to take care of his child.

By the afternoon, most colleagues at the Criminal Investigation Team have clocked out.

··· (Requesting Flowers) ···

So Bai Ting, the female bodyguard, helps out with the kid.

The young couple shows up at the Criminal Investigation Team and treats everyone to a meal.

Mu Qingwu is well-known among the team and has a knack for keeping things under control.

The entire gathering is filled with laughter and cheer.

They even promise to help set up an introduction for Xiao Yu’s disciple.

When the time comes, they’ll arrange an… arranged date for Wang Cheng.

Speaking of arranged dates, the young couple can’t help but share affectionate glances, their eyes twinkling with fond smiles.

They met on an arranged date, and look at them now.

True romance is choosing each other, no matter what.

Sometimes, arranged dates aren’t so bad after all!

……

At night, the couple walks hand in hand.

….. 0 …….

Not driving, they stroll down the streets.

It feels like rediscovering the magic of their early days.

“Your disciple sure is something, isn’t he?”

Mu Qingwu laughs softly, “That girl probably didn’t really like him, did she?”

With the tycoon’s cunning needs no explanation—after hearing Xiao Yu recount Wang Cheng’s situation, she already knows.

“Boys can be impulsive sometimes.”

Xiao Yu shakes his head with a smile, “Sometimes, regardless of whether a girl is attractive or truly cares, boys still end up falling into her trap. Back then, we weren’t fish—they were shrimp!”

“Shrimp?”

Mu Qingwu smiles, “Are you sure they weren’t blind?”

“Sometimes, we boys are just too naive.”

Xiao Yu chuckles, “I remember when I was a kid I asked my dad, ‘Dad, be honest—am I a rich kid?’ and he shot me a disdainful look, saying he used to ask my grandpa the same thing!”

“Haha!”

Mu Qingwu bursts into a fit of giggles.

“Then when I met my sister, everything clicked.”

Xiao Yu says earnestly, “At last, we learn what truly makes a man happy.”

“Oh?”

Mu Qingwu asks, “And what is it?”

With a mischievous grin, Xiao Yu replies, “Of course…”

Xiao Yu adds with a wicked smile, “When a girl calls you ‘Daddy,’ that’s when we really come alive!”

“Xiao Yu!”

Mu Qingwu scolds, chasing after the fleeing disciple, “You’re such a dog!”

Dog?

Xiao Yu dashes off gleefully, thinking, How could I be a dog?

When someone’s that adorable, it’s obvious—they’re a boy!

The End.